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21) River's call
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Anna Larson's daughter, Lauren, is confused, brokenhearted, and misguided. It's the turbulent 1960's and, feeling alienated from her mother, Lauren chooses to stay with her paternal grandmother. However, repelled by the woman's manipulative and spiteful ways, Lauren returns to her mother, the river, and the Inn at Shining Waters. There, Lauren begins to appreciate the person her mother is becoming--and she loves the river. However, romantic interests...
22) River's song
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Following her mother's funeral, and on the verge of her own midlife crisis, widow Anna Larson returns to the home of her youth to sort out her parents' belongings, as well as her own turbulent life. For the first time since childhood, Anna embraces her native heritage, despite the disdain of her vicious mother-in-law. By transforming her old family home on the banks of the Siuslaw River into The Inn at Shining Waters, Anna hopes to create a place...
23) River's end
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In the final story of The Inn at Shining Waters, Anna Larson's granddaughter Sarah is beginning to find her independence. But her relationship with her parents suffers as a result and she travels away from all that is familiar. While the solace of the river calls Sarah back, surprises await upon her return. Three generations of family heartbreak and disappointments converge at Shining Waters as Sarah finds God right in the center of it all.
24) The miner's lady
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Ely, Minnesota. 1890. When Chantel Panetta's younger sister claims to be in love with Orlando Calarco, Chantel knows there is no hope. The Panettas and Calarcos have been sworn enemies for decades, and young love cannot heal the deep wounds between the two iron-mining families. Yet, unable to resist Isabella's pleas, Chantel agrees to help her sister spend time with Orlando... only to have a run-in with Dante, Orlando's brother. Chantel can't deny...
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As the lone female in a houseful of men at the turn of the century, Merrill Krause dedicates her life to caring for her family and their business, as her dying mother asked. And though she's been mostly content up to this point, a part of her wonders if there will ever be anyone who will notice her amid the bevy of brothers determined to protect her from any possible suitors. When Rurik Jorgenson arrives in their small Minnesota town to join his uncle's...
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Vietnam Journal High Shining Brass volume 4
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Everything unravels for Black Ops agent Durand as he finds out that his operations were "off the radar" and he and his band of men are left alone to fend for themselves. When he finally escapes to return back to the US Army, he finds nothing was as he thought it was. In this true tale, Durand finds that the real world is much more incomprehensible than the shadow one he had been living in. The conclusion to Don Lomax's High Shining Brass story....
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Vietnam Journal High Shining Brass volume 1
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A companion story to the Don Lomax's award winning Vietnam Journal series, High Shining Brass is based on the true story of an American spy in Vietnam as told to Don Lomax by agent Robert Durand who chronicles the tale. Durand was a member of a black-ops team, code-named "Shining Brass." The series depicts the horrific atrocities witnessed and performed by the once naïve special forces member as he attempts to perform his duties and understand the...
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Vietnam Journal High Shining Brass volume 3
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Black-Ops agent Durand finally gets back to North Vietnam to join up with his band of soldiers and finds out that their supply chain has been cut off from the US government. It forces Durand to take drastic action before he finds out the drugs the CIA has been injecting into him are causing permanent damage. Part 3 of 4.
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Vietnam Journal High Shining Brass volume 2
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Robert Durand, serving the CIA, is forced to go against his deepest beliefs on a task that he draws the short straw on. When he finally makes it back from the mission, he is eager to get back to his men and friends but finds that suddenly he is to be transferred to another country entirely. Part 2 of 4.
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Vietnam Journal High Shining Brass volume 1
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A companion story to the Don Lomax's award winning Vietnam Journal comic book series, High Shining Brass is based on the true story of an American spy in Vietnam as told to Don Lomax by CIA agent Robert Durand who chronicles the tale. Durand was a member of a black-ops team, code-named "Shining Brass." The series depicts the horrific atrocities witnessed and performed by the once naïve special forces member as he attempts to perform his duties and...
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When her sisters' tragic deaths halt her plans for marriage, Emmalyne, a girl from a family that requires youngest daughters to stay single to care for their parents, reunites with her former love years later when their families are drawn into a conflict at the local granite quarry.
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Kane/Miller Book Publishers
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"Who lives around the apple tree? Shine a light behind the page and see ... Explore a tree up close and you will find a small world filled with great surprises! From worms wriggling among the roots, to birds nesting high in the branches, the hidden wonders of this amazing habitat are revealed"--Publisher.
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Kane Miller, a division of EDC Publishing
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What can we spot on the construction site today? Shine a light behind the page and see ... From the crane driver high up in his cab and engineers digging deep underground, to bulldozers and all kinds of machines, each page-turn will take you behind the scenes of a busy construction site.
34) At the garage
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Kane Miller, a division of EDC Publishing
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What goes on inside a busy, noisy garage? Children can find out in this beautifully illustrated Shine-a-Light title, which looks at a day in a garage, where engines are fixed, wheels are pumped up, and vehicles are repainted and mended so that everyone can go on their way.
35) The human body
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Kane Miller, a division of EDC Publishing
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"What happens underneath our skin? Shine a light behind the page and see... Explore the human body up close and discover how incredible it is! From the air we breathe and the food we eat, to the muscles that help us move and the heart that pumps our blood, the hidden wonders of the human body are revealed"--
36) Dinosaurs
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Kane Miller
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What were the dinosaurs like? Shine a light behind the page and see... Explore an amazing world that existed millions of years ago, when extraordinary animals, such as the fierce Tyrannosaurus rex and the speedy Compsognathus, roamed the land.
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Kane Miller, a division of EDC Publishing
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"What lives in the vegetable garden? Shine a light behind the page and see ... Explore a fruit and vegetable patch up close and find a small world filled with great surprises! From popping pea pods to wriggly worms, the hidden wonders of this busy world will be revealed"--Back cover.
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Kane Miller, a division of EDC Publishing
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"Who lives at the seashore? Shine a light behind the page and see ... Explore a tidal pool up close and you will find a small world filled with great surprises! From jewel-like sea anemones to spiky sea urchins, the hidden wonders of this amazing habitat will be revealed"--
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Kane Miller, a division of EDC Publishing
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A Shine-a-Light Book. Embark upon a memorable journey of discovery with this combination of natural landscapes, animal habitats, and geological wonders. From a snowy Antarctic landscape and dry African grasslands to tectonic plates rumbling beneath the planet's crust and meteorites whizzing through the atmosphere, children will be fascinated by the beauty of their home - our Earth! The unique design of the book allows children to discover a "hidden"...
40) Draw and Order
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Appalachian artist and local guide Miranda Trent opens a new murder investigation after her Paint & Shine tour group discovers the remains of a missing hiker along an ancient trail . . .
For her latest excursion, Miranda is thrilled to take a close-knit group of rock climbers, the Risky Business Adventurers, up the challenging Battleship Rock Trail to paint and sample moonshine. But the outing is cut short...
For her latest excursion, Miranda is thrilled to take a close-knit group of rock climbers, the Risky Business Adventurers, up the challenging Battleship Rock Trail to paint and sample moonshine. But the outing is cut short...
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