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Minnesota Historical Society Press
Publication Date
2012
Language
English
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Much of the focus on the Dakota people in Minnesota rests on the tragic events of the 1862 U.S.–Dakota War and the resulting exile that sent the majority of the Dakota to prisons and reservations beyond the state's boundaries. But the true depth of the devastation of removal cannot be understood without a closer examination of the history of the Dakota people and their deep cultural connection to the land that is Minnesota. Drawing on oral history...
2) The heir
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Series
Publication Date
1996
Language
English
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Description
A revamped regency from the #1 New York Times bestselling author
When a marriage is arranged between a shrewd and strong earl and his equally matched cousin, they set off fireworks, both in their anger and in their passion.
When a marriage is arranged between a shrewd and strong earl and his equally matched cousin, they set off fireworks, both in their anger and in their passion.
3) Lebanon
Author
Series
Publication Date
1997
Accelerated Reader
IL: - BL: 9 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
From isolated mountain peaks to the busy capital of Beirut, readers explore the many faces of life in Lebanon through this detailed guide to a fascinating nation. Focused chapters highlight Lebanon's history, government, environment, arts scene, and more, and each chapter is updated to include the most recent events in this nation. Fact boxes and sidebars provide additional information, and recipes add a creative twist to this reference resource....
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Publication Date
2018
Language
English
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Description
Keiko Furukura had always been considered a strange child, and her parents always worried how she would get on in the real world, so when she takes on a job in a convenience store while at university, they are delighted for her. For her part, in the convenience store she finds a predictable world mandated by the store manual, which dictates how the workers should act and what they should say, and she copies her coworkers' style of dress and speech...
5) Pachinko
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Publication Date
2017
Language
English
Description
"A new tour de force from the bestselling author of Free Food for Millionaires, for readers of The Kite Runner and Cutting for Stone. PACHINKO follows one Korean family through the generations, beginning in early 1900s Korea with Sunja, the prized daughter of a poor yet proud family, whose unplanned pregnancy threatens to shame them all. Deserted by her lover, Sunja is saved when a young tubercular minister offers to marry and bring her to Japan....
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Publication Date
2012.
Language
English
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"Winn Van Meter is heading for his family's retreat on the pristine New England island of Waskeke. Normally a haven of calm, for the next three days this sanctuary will be overrun by tipsy revelers as Winn prepares for the marriage of his daughter Daphne to the affable young scion Greyson Duff. Winn's wife, Biddy, has planned the wedding with military precision, but arrangements are sideswept by a storm of salacious misbehavior and intractable lust:...
Author
Publisher
Minnesota Historical Society Press
Publication Date
2012
Language
English
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Minnesotans are a highly skilled bunch, whether pursuing traditional activities like wild ricing and pickling, or tastefully displaying taxidermy, or selecting the right fishing bait. Skills particularly appropriate to Minnesota such as creating seed art or baking a Bundt cakemay be fully on display at the state fair, a prime opportunity to join with neighbors in celebrating our many talents. The Minnesota Book of Skills brings to...
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Publisher
Wisconsin Historical Society Press
Publication Date
2013
Language
English
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"In The Flavor of Wisconsin, the late Harva Hachten explored "the taste of this place," pairing essays on the state's culinary history with recipes from Wisconsin kitchens. Now, in this revised edition, regional food specialist Terese Allen weaves the story of the state's magnificently rich food history to the present, introducing new topics and recipes and elaborating on others. Allen widens the lens to show how economic forces and newer phenomena...
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Series
Publication Date
1957
Accelerated Reader
IL: - BL: 8.8 - AR Pts: 61
Language
English
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Description
Our Mutual Friend was Charles Dickens' last completed novel, and some believe his most sophisticated. A young man discovers that he must marry a mercenary young woman before he can claim his inheritance. He is on his way to do his father's bidding when a body discovered in the Thames is identified as his, and his inheritance passes instead to Boffins, a working class man. The effects are felt through all levels of society.
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Series
Publication Date
2011
Language
English
Description
"From the popular author of Kane and Abel and A Prisoner of Birth comes the story of one family across generations, across oceans, from heartbreak to triumph. The epic tale of Harry Clifton's life begins in 1920, with the words, "I was told that my father was killed in the war." A dock worker in Bristol, Harry never knew his father, but he learns about life on the docks from his uncle who expects Harry to join him at the shipyard once he's left school....
Publisher
Touchstone Home Entertainment
Publication Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Hassan is a culinary ingenue with the gastronomic equivalent of perfect pitch. Displaced from their native India, his family settles in a quaint village in the south of France. They plan to open an Indian restaurant, that is, until Madame Mallory, the owner of a classical French restaurant, gets wind of it. Her icy protests against the new Indian restaurant so near her own escalate to all out war; until Hassan's cooking talent and love for Mme. Mallory's...
Author
Series
44 Scotland Street volume 4
Publication Date
2008
Language
English
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Description
Six-year-old Bertie and artist Angus Lordie join forces to rescue Lordie's beloved dog Cyril from the pound in this fourth charming installment in the bestselling 44 Scotland Street series.
Author
Series
Publisher
Lerner Publications Co
Publication Date
2002.
Accelerated Reader
IL: - BL: 7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
An introduction to the cooking of Japan featuring basic recipes. Also describes special ingredients, how to set a Japanese table, and how to eat with chopsticks.
17) Dubliners
Author
Publication Date
1954
Language
English
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Description
This work of art reflects life in Ireland at the turn of the last century, and by rejecting euphemism, reveals to the Irish their unromantic reality. Each of the 15 stories offers glimpses into the lives of ordinary Dubliners, and collectively they paint a portrait of a nation. Map.
18) Georgia
Author
Publisher
Marshall Cavendish
Publication Date
1998.
Accelerated Reader
IL: - BL: 10 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
Describes the geography, history, government, economy, people, lifestyle, religion, language, arts, leisure, festivals, and food of a Caucasian republic with a turbulent past.
Author
Series
Fairy Tales volume 1
Publication Date
2010
Language
English
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Description
Miss Kate Daltry doesn't believe in fairy tales . . . or happily ever after. Forced by her stepmother to attend a ball, Kate meets a prince and decides he's anything but charming. A clash of wits and wills ensues, but they both know their irresistible attraction will lead nowhere. For Gabriel is promised to another woman--a princess whose hand in marriage will fulfill his ruthless ambitions. Gabriel likes his fiancée, which is a welcome turn of events,...
20) A wreath of snow
Author
Publication Date
2012
Language
English
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“A wonderful story of redemption and restoration that will warm your heart during the Christmas season—or any time of year!”
—Francine Rivers, best-selling author of Redeeming Love
Wrapped in a cloud of steam, the engine rolled to a stop, the screech of metal against metal filling the frosty air. Snow blew across the railway platform and around Meg’s calfskin walking boots. The weather
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