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"In 22 carefully planned original walks, Walking Village London uncovers the capital s prettiest and most historic villages from bustling Kensington to Rotherhithe in the city centre, to hilltop Monken Hadley in the north and unspoilt Carshalton in the south. Full color photographs capture each village s refreshing rural charms, while clear easy-to-follow route maps pinpoint places of interest and the best restaurants and cafés to be found en route....
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Español
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After a 35-year absence, director Mercedes Álvarez returns to her native village Aldealseñor in remote northwest Spain. She was the last child born there, and now only fourteen aged inhabitants remain. The passing years have made them natural philosophers, historians, and comedians as they muse on the transience of things, regard the folly of conquerors from Caesar to Bush, and lace it all with ironic, quintessentially Spanish humor.
564) Toffee apple torment
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Claire's Candles cozy mystery volume 6
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English
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Candle shop owner, Claire Harris, loves everything about Halloween, from the crisp autumn nights to the movies, music, and costumes. Her latest toffee apple candle captures the spooky season's magic in one jar, and according to her best friend and co-worker, Damon, the candle is a 'one sniff sensation.' If only the shop had more customers to test that theory... But the lack of shoppers in Northash's chilly square becomes the least of Claire's worries....
565) Villages
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English
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Describes life in early American villages, including colonial and Native American settlements, and examines various living history or recreated villages.
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English
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Uncork the aging effervescence of the Yorkshire Dale's famously merry men and women. Sometimes sober, sometimes not, they exercise a suit of armor to get rid of the squeaks, challenges a legless man to a bicycle race, and cross-dress with hilariously disastrous results. Barry misses his midlife crisis. Howard panics at a stern voice from on high. And someone's singing 'Happy Birthday' in the back of the hearse.
567) Censored voices
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עברית
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The 1967 'Six-Day' war ended with Israel's decisive victory; conquering Jerusalem, Gaza, Sinai and the West Bank. It is a war portrayed, to this day, as a righteous undertaking; a radiant emblem of Jewish pride. One week after the war, a group of young kibbutzniks, led by renowned author Amos Oz, recorded intimate conversations with soldiers returning from the battlefield. The recording revealed an honest look at the moment Israel turned from David...
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Español
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Miguel, a respected Peruvian fisherman, is expecting his first child with his beautiful wife, Mariela. However, their peaceful existence is threatened by Miguel's love for Santiago, a visiting artist whose presence is viewed as a threat by the villagers. When a fatal accident befalls the community, Miguel is faced with hiding his true feelings or coming to terms with who he is and risk losing everything, including those he loves.
571) Fresh linen fraud
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Claire's Candles cozy mystery volume 5
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English
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You can't choose your family. Because if Claire Harris had a choice, her maternal grandmother - not-so-affectionately known as Mean Moreen - certainly wouldn't have made the cut. Nor would she have received an invitation to the party celebrating Claire's mum Janet's forty years of service at the Northash Post Office. However, after a disturbing conversation with her boss, Eryk Kowalski, Janet calls off the party at the last minute, leaving Claire...
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日本語
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The terror of the Otsutsuki Clan continues! Although Kaguya is long banished, the evil Isshiki picks up where she left off! Naruto and Sasuke rise to defend the Leaf Village and headstrong Boruto assists and pulls the god-like Isshiki into another dimension. In the fierce battle destined to become the stuff of legends, Naruto makes the ultimate sacrifice! But will it be enough to save the village and the entire world?
574) The bookshop murder
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Flora Steele mystery volume 1
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English
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"Bookshop owner Flora Steele escapes the sleepy English village of Abbeymead through the adventures in the stories she sells. Until one morning, everything changes when she discovers a body amongst her own bookshelves... The young man with the shock of white-blond hair lay spread-eagled on the floor, surrounded by fallen books. His hand reached out to the scattered pages, as though he was trying to tell her something. But who is he? How did he come...
575) Salka Valka
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"On a winter night, an eleven-year-old Salvör and her unmarried mother Sigurlína disembark at the remote, run-down fishing village of Óseyri, where life is "lived in fish and consists of fish." The two struggle to make their way amidst the rough, salt-worn men of the town. After Sigurlína's untimely death, Salvör pays for her funeral and walks home alone, precipitating her coming of age as a daring, strong-willed young woman who chops off her...
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Peridale Cafe mystery volume 21
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English
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With Baby South-Brown's arrival just around the corner, Julia joins the local book club during her maternity leave. What better way to rest, relax, and connect with a few of Peridale's book-loving citizens? But when one of the book clubbers dies during a meeting, everyone's a suspect. Meanwhile, with a missing father and a murdered woman already on Barker's plate - not to mention the poison pen letters demanding his return to novel-writing, or else,...
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Björnland volume 2
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Español
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Beartown, una pequeña comunidad escondida en lo profundo del bosque, es el hogar de gente dura y trabajadora que no espera que la vida sea fácil ni justa. No importa lo difíciles que sean los tiempos, siempre han podido estar orgullosos de su equipo local de hockey sobre hielo. Así que es un golpe cruel cuando se enteran de que el hockey sobre hielo de Beartown podría disolverse pronto. Lo que empeora las cosas es la evidente satisfacción que...
579) Ardaas =: Aradāsa
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Panjabi
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Gurmukh Singh is a teacher from the city who moves to the village where he realises the issues of the local people. Singh's strength lies in his belief in the Almighty, but will this be enough to deal with the ever growing local issues?