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Esperanza believed her life would be wonderful forever. She would always live on her family's ranch in Mexico. She would always have fancy dresses and a beautiful home filled with servants. Papa and Abuelita would always be with her. Esperanza and her mother are forced to leave their life of wealth and privilege in Mexico to go work in the labor camps of Southern California, where they must adapt to the harsh circumstances facing Mexican farm workers...
2) Speak
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Overview: The first ten lies they tell you in high school. "Speak up for yourself--we want to know what you have to say." From the first moment of her freshman year at Merryweather High, Melinda knows this is a big fat lie, part of the nonsense of high school. She is friendless, outcast, because she busted an end-of-summer party by calling the cops, so now nobody will talk to her, let alone listen to her. As time passes, she becomes increasingly isolated...
3) The Exchange
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He's fighting the present. He's fleeing the past. Can love survive across the ages?
Pendleton, 2030. Ari never backs down from doing the right thing. And when her defiance almost costs her father's job, her punishment is to host an exchange student from the early Twentieth Century. But the cute farm boy she gets stuck with unexpectedly steals her heart… and unleashes a flood of trouble.
James hates life in 1903 and wants to live in the future....
4) Energy Wars
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Filled with romance, galactic polity, financial intrigue, brutal battles, violence and bloody death, Energy Wars, the two-part sequel to Project Anan, takes the reader on a nail-biting journey across galaxies.
'... I am an outlaw with the worst of them, hidden away on The Sixth's doorstep... Who would have thought that?' The Eight said after returning to the Anan Galaxy. Despite the success of Project Anan, all was not as he left it!
Escaping death...
5) Project Anan
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Don't miss this thrilling Space Opera from new Author, Lionel Lazarus.
Our Ancestors Are Back. Abandoning Earth after extracting their precious energy, Aliens left and forgot the human population they changed. Those changes linked the three species, across time and the Intergalactic Space that separated their worlds. Ravaged by sickness and an energy shortage that threatens their extinction, the Aliens return on a clapped out old rust bucket seeking...
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David is now a dungeon core, charged with producing armies of minions and ensuring his domain is a place where the unworthy go to die. David knows all about working in a dead-end job. At least he thinks he does. After a freak accident in the barren wilderness of the Australian outback, he finds himself confronted with the true meaning of the term. David is now a dungeon core, charged with producing armies of minions and ensuring his domain is a place...
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International Chef Exchange volume 3
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Swedish celebrity chef Christofer Johansson creates a stunning feast for the British locals. While in Sussex he visits an apple orchard and cider farm, and meets a local gamekeeper. In Linköping, chefs Jimmy and Jeremy cook up a Sussex storm. They tour a beautiful castle garden, an organic farm, and a fabulous lakeside restaurant.
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International Chef Exchange volume 2
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Chef Bas Oonk visits Michael's acclaimed restaurant 64 Degrees in Brighton to demonstrate his exquisite skills. He visits an organic chocolate producer, a traditional English Pub and the famous Victorian subterranean aquarium. Over in Den Haag Michael runs the kitchen at Basaal to show his own modern European style of cooking. He visits the local fish market, eats herring and learns about Genever.
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International Chef Exchange volume 6
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In Brighton, Sicilian Chef Nicola demonstrates his gelato making skills and cooks live for a huge audience. He tours Audrey's Chocolates. Meanwhile, British chef Seb Cole visits sunny Sicily for a feast granita in the beautiful seaside town of Acireale. While there he climbs Etna, visits vineyards, and descends into the ice caves on the slopes of the local volcano.
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International Chef Exchange volume 4
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Chef Audrey Eussen comes to Brighton to cook a fabulous meal from her native Limburg. She tours the Ridgeview Wine Estate, a local fishing fleet and a Sussex cheese producer. Brighton's Andy MacKenzie travels to Maastricht and takes over Audrey's kitchen. He visits a pasta maker, kobe beef producer and tastes foie gras.
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International Chef Exchange volume 5
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In Brighton, food celebrity Chef Tony Leck produces a fabulous meal, embracing local produce and foraged foods. While in Sussex he travels to a micro-brewery and a beach front fish smoker. Over in Guernsey, Semone cooks a dinner of twisted classics to the delight of his audience. He tours a cider producer, herb farm and cheese maker.
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International Chef Exchange volume 1
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Dutch celebrity chef Pepijn Schmeink comes to Brighton to cook his innovative cuisine. He also visits a cheese shop, eats artisan gelato and cooks traditional British fish and chips. Meanwhile, Rob Carr travels to Pepijn's restaurant, struggles with a strange kitchen, transfers desserts across the city in the back of a van and battles to create a stunning dinner.
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The earliest trade between India and other cultures took place through both overland and sea routes. The end of the Silk Road inspired the European "Age of Discovery" in which explorers attempted to find new ways to reach India. India's gems, raw materials, and handmade goods were an alluring prospect to these explorers. Trade Routes to India provides an in-depth look at the politics, economic factors, technology, and people behind what ultimately...
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Between the sixth and sixteenth centuries, trade flourished between sub-Saharan Africa and Arab cultures. Traders exchanged gold, slaves, cloth, and salt along the trans-Saharan routes. This trade was directly responsible for seismic shifts in African economies and the foundation of new empires. This book explores how this complex trade network shaped the history of Africa, the Middle East, and Europe.
18) The Silk Road
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The Silk Road played a fundamental role in the transmission of art, religion, and goods, including luxury items such as jewelry, spices, textiles, and horses. The opening of trade between cultures as distant as ancient China and Rome also came with a big cost: disease. This colorful book examines the establishment of this sweeping trade route, the explorers who opened trade, and the wide-ranging consequences of the more than 1,300 years of history...
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The Phoenicians were known as intrepid sailors, and their skillful navigation and shipbuilding led to trade routes that brought them glory and economic power. This book investigates the ways that technology helped to form trade partnerships between cultures, which ultimately resulted in the transmission of art, new economic systems, and more.
20) The Panama Canal
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Since the beginning of exploration, people have searched for easier ways to navigate between waterways and oceans to bolster trade. The Panama Canal demonstrates how innovation, advanced engineering, hard work, and great personal cost resulted in one of modern history's most critical trade routes. This book includes information about the explorers and inventors behind the project, the goods and services traded, and the ways the canal is used today....
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