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Works volume 9-10
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English
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A Tramp Abroad is a work of travel literature, including a mixture of autobiography and fictional events, by American author Mark Twain, published in 1880. The book details a journey by the author, with his friend Harris (a character created for the book, and based on his closest friend, Joseph Twichell), through central and southern Europe. While the stated goal of the journey is to walk most of the way, the men find themselves using other forms...
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English
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The book that made Mark Twain famous and introduced the world to that obnoxious and ubiquitous character: the American tourist Based on a series of letters first published in American newspapers, The Innocents Abroad is Mark Twain's hilarious and insightful account of an organized tour of Europe and the Holy Land undertaken in 1867. With his trademark blend of skepticism and sincerity, Twain casts New World eyes on the people and places of the...
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English
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In 1784, travel wrenched Thomas Jefferson out of the darkest period of his life. He sailed to France a broken man, but on the road, he rediscovered a world of hidden beauty and penned a guide he called Hints for Americans Traveling in Europe. During a crisis of his own, Derek Baxter dares himself to follow Jefferson's route. On a series of journeys (piloting a Dutch canal boat, hiking the French Alps, and fishing in the Atlantic), Baxter follows the...
5) Europe
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Series
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Twenty-First Century Books
Pub. Date
c1998
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.5 - AR Pts: 2
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English
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Secret of the rose volume 4
Publisher
Tyndale House
Pub. Date
c1995
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.5 - AR Pts: 31
Language
English
Description
Political unrest shakes the foundations of a war-torn country-and of the McCallum family as they fight for their faith in the Secret of the Rose series. Many years after their daring escape from a divided Germany, Sabina and Matthew McCallum return with their son, Tad, to attend a conference on preaching the gospel of Christ in a country still scarred by the Cold War. What they discover is troubling. Western Christianity, while well intentioned, is...
7) Europe
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Capstone Press
Pub. Date
c2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
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English
Description
"Describes the continent of Europe, including climate, landforms, plants, animals, countries, people, as well as Europe and the world"--Provided by publisher.
8) Europe
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Series
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Abdo Pub
Pub. Date
c2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
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English
Description
A very brief introduction to the geography, climate, plants, and animals of Europe.
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English
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"The millennium between the breakup of the western Roman Empire and the Reformation was a long and hugely transformative period--one not easily chronicled within the scope of a few hundred pages. Yet distinguished historian Chris Wickham has taken up the challenge in this landmark book, and he succeeds in producing the most riveting account of medieval Europe in a generation. Tracking the entire sweep of the Middle Ages across Europe, Wickham focuses...
10) Europe
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Children's Press
Pub. Date
2009.
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English
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Provides a brief overview of the geography, wildlife, history, and people of Europe.
11) New Europe
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Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
Travel into territory that was once forbidden - the new Europe previously shrouded behind the Iron Curtain. Now that the Iron Curtain has lifted and the Cold War is over, Michael can enjoy a new freedom to roam unhindered across an unexplored swathe
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English
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In the early seventies, Bill Bryson backpacked across Europe-in search of enlightenment, beer, and women. He was accompanied by an unforgettable sidekick named Stephen Katz (who will be gloriously familiar to readers of Bryson's A Walk in the Woods). Twenty years later, he decided to retrace his journey. The result is the affectionate and riotously funny Neither Here Nor There.
17) City cat
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English
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An easy-to-read book about a globe-trotting cat that crosses paths with a vacationing family in the great cities of Europe. Includes facts about the cities.
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Pantheon Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
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English
Description
In light of Russia's aggressive 2022 invasion of Ukraine, Goodbye, Eastern Europe is a crucial, elucidative read, a sweeping epic chronicling a thousand years of strife, war, and bloodshed--from pre-Christianity to the fall of Communism--illuminating theremarkable cultural significance and richness of a place perpetually lost to the margins of history. Eastern Europe, the moniker, has gone out of fashion since the fall of the Soviet Union. Ask someone...
20) Europe
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Series
Publisher
Weigl Publishers
Pub. Date
c2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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