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1) Nightwork
Author
Language
English
Description
"Harry Booth started stealing at nine to keep a roof over his ailing mother's head, slipping into luxurious, empty homes at night to find items he could trade for precious cash. When his mother finally succumbed to cancer, he left Chicago--but kept up his nightwork. Wandering from the Outer Banks to Savannah to New Orleans, he dons new identities and stays careful, observant, distant. He can't afford to attract attention--or get attached. Still, he...
Author
Series
Publisher
Viz Media
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
Description
Kenshin and his comrades have finally discovered the location of Enishi's island compund, but to free Kaoru from captivity, a good deal of fighting will be necessary. Woo Heishin, Enishi's mysterious second-in-command, meets them on the beach and brings his deadly bodyguards, the Su-Shin or the "Four Stars," to serve as a welcoming committee. Yahiko, Sanosuke, Saito and Aoshi dive into combat with Woo Heishin's warriors as Kenshin prepares himself...
Author
Series
Publisher
Viz Media
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
While Kenshin tries to embrace the peace he and others fought so hard for, there are those who don't agree. In ten days, Kenshin's enemies will come for him and all those who stand with him are in danger also. Is it time for Kenshin to pay for his past sins?
Author
Series
Publisher
Baen
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"FIRST NEW HONOR HARRINGTON NOVEL IN FIVE YEARS! New York Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal and international bestselling phenomenon David Weber delivers book #19 in the multiple New York Times best-selling Honor Harrington series, the first new Honor Harrington novel since 2013's Shadow of Freedom. HONOR'S FINISHING WHAT SHE STARTED The Solarian League's navy counts its superdreadnoughts by the thousands. Not even its own government knows how...
Author
Publisher
Baen Books
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
Rear Admiral Michelle Henke was commanding one of the ships in a force led by Honor Harrington in an all-out space battle when she and her surviving crew were taken prisoner. Through an agreement with the Havenites and her government, she was given a command far away from the war's battle lines. What she didn't realize was that she would find herself on a collision course with the interstellar syndicate of criminals known as Manpower.
Author
Publisher
Greystone Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"In this powerful and affecting book, writer and journalist Lene Wold offers a rare window into the world of "honor killings"--the controversial practice that sees more than five thousand women murdered at the hands of close relatives each year, all to restore their family's reputation. Wold spent more than five years in Jordan, visiting prisons and mosques, reviewing newspapers and judicial archives, and interviewing imams, village elders, and other...
Author
Publisher
Viz Media
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
Description
As the feared assassin of the Bakumatsu, Himura Kenshin killed in the name of the new era. As the rurouni of Meiji, he wielded a sakabato to protect those who counldn't protect themselves, all along holding true to his vow to never take another life. Now Kenshin's fight with Enishi has entered its final stage, as has his quest for atonement. Will another life be required to complete the circle? The road of redemption has been a long one for the...
Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
Intertwining philosophy and historical narrative, Appiah has created a remarkably dramatic work, which demonstrates that honor is the driving force in the struggle against man's inhumanity to man--and the foundation of democractic movements such as the emancipation of women, slaves, and the oppressed.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
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When her ailing father is conscripted to fight invaders from the north, Mulan dresses as a man to take his place in the army. Chosen for an elite team under the command of the princeling, they cross the Great Wall to face the enemy beyond. An old enemy and an attraction for her troop's commander complicate her mission. -- adapted from jacket
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