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"In a shabby house, on a shabby street, in the new capital of Madrid, Luzia Cotado uses scraps of magic to get through her days of endless toil as a scullion. But when her scheming mistress discovers the lump of a servant cowering in the kitchen is actually hiding a talent for little miracles, she demands Luzia use those gifts to better the family's social position. What begins as simple amusement for the bored nobility takes a perilous turn when...
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Flagstaff, Arizona, was originally settled in the 1870s as a railroad and lumber town on the southwestern edge of the Colorado Plateau, amid the ponderosa pines. Now most noted for its proximity to the Grand Canyon, the city offers a tantalizing combination of history and progress. Theodore Roosevelt, the Apollo astronauts, Walt Disney filmmakers, Navajo code talkers and Pluto-discoverer Clyde Tombaugh all feature in the area's fascinating past. Join...
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Explore the laws and theories of physics in this accessible introduction to the forces that shape our Universe, our planet, and our everyday lives. Using a bold, graphic-led approach The Physics Book sets out more than 80 key concepts and discoveries that have defined the subject and influenced our technology since the beginning of time. With the focus firmly on unpicking the thought behind each theory - as well as exploring when and how each idea...
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"Arizona's place at the forefront of early aviation often goes unrecognized. This book, a finalist for the 2017 Arizona Authors association book of the Year, sets the record straight as the reader soars into the clouds with the first intrepid aeronauts. From one of the earliest air shows in the nation to its status as the only place in the nation where the first two transcontinental pilots landed at the same time, to the first municipal airport, and...
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"The Declaration of Independence identified "the pursuit of happiness" as one of our unalienable rights, along with life and liberty. Jeffrey Rosen, the president of the National Constitution Center, profiles six of the most influential founders--Benjamin Franklin, George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and Alexander Hamilton--to show what pursuing happiness meant in their lives. By reading the classical Greek and Roman moral...
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Anyone who read Brighty of the Grand Canyon by Marguerite Henry or who has hugged the statue of Brighty at the North Rim Lodge of the Grand Cnyon has a soft spot for a hardworking pancake-loving burro. Martha Krueger is the daughter of the little boy who took Brighty to the spring every summer day. She has collected her father's and grandfather's memories here together with her own thoughts, family photographs, and letters.
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"Before 1870, humanity lived in dire poverty, with a slow crawl of invention offset by a growing population. Then came a great shift: invention sprinted forward, doubling our technological capabilities each generation and utterly transforming the economy again and again. Our ancestors would have presumed we would have used such powers to build utopia. But it was not so. When 1870-2010 ended, the world instead saw global warming; economic depression,...
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From visionary creator, Taylor Sheridan comes a prequel to television's number one show, Yellowstone. It follows the original Dutton family as they embark on a journey west through the Great Plains toward the last bastion of untamed America. It's a stark retelling of Western expansion, and an intense study of one family fleeing poverty to seek a better future in Americab2ss promised land Montana.
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"Grand Canyon: The Vault of Heaven is the story of the canyon--a rich and mesmerizing creation of water and time--and a reminder of that first experience in Grand Canyon. The slash of colorful rock, the chirp of birds, and the awe of this special place will give pleasure for years in the form of this striking work. Spectacular photography from some of the best photographers of the Grand Canyon region and Susan Lamb's fascinating storytelling detailing...
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