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Tolstoy, Leo
Powell, John Wesley, 1834-1902
Defoe, Daniel, 1661?-1731
Stevenson, Robert Louis, 1850-1894
Beaumont, Charles, 1929-1967
Schnitzler, Arthur
Matheson, Richard, 1926-2013
Reyes, Emma, 1919-2003
Simenon, Georges
Woolf, Virginia
Schuyler, George S. (George Samuel), 1895-1977
Sims, Michael
Powell, John Wesley, 1834-1902
Defoe, Daniel, 1661?-1731
Stevenson, Robert Louis, 1850-1894
Beaumont, Charles, 1929-1967
Schnitzler, Arthur
Matheson, Richard, 1926-2013
Reyes, Emma, 1919-2003
Simenon, Georges
Woolf, Virginia
Schuyler, George S. (George Samuel), 1895-1977
Sims, Michael
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As a result of his controversial works criticizing the Russian government and the Russian Orthodox Church, Tolstoy was excommunicated in 1901. Tolstoy dismissed the event lightly as he continued his search for a practical religion. "A Confession and Other Religious Works" is the product of years of introspection, resulting in a drastic reorientation of Tolstoy's beliefs and values. He felt undeserving of the wealth and fame he had accumulated, while...
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2003 | Penguin Books | xii, 397 pages, 10 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 20 cm. | On Shelf Central 979.13 P884e 2003 |
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2012 | Hoopla | 1 online resource (288 pages) | Available Online Online Hoopla Collection | |
2020 | Hoopla | 1 online resource | Available Online Online Hoopla Collection |
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One of the great works of American exploration literature, this account of a scientific expedition forced to survive famine, attacks, mutiny, and some of the most dangerous rapids known to man remains as fresh and exciting today as it was in 1874.
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2003 | Penguin Books | xxxviii, 289 p. ; 20 cm | In Transit
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2021 | Hoopla | Falcon Press LLC | 1 online resource (1 audio file (12hr., 04 min.)) : digital. | Available Online Online Hoopla Collection | |
1988 | Hoopla | Recorded Books, Inc | 1 online resource (1 audio file (8hr., 53 min.)) : digital. | Available Online Online Hoopla Collection | |
2018 | Hoopla | Naxos Audiobooks | 1 online resource (1 audio file (10hr., 08 min.)) : digital. | Available Online Online Hoopla Collection | |
2020 | Hoopla | Author's Republic | 1 online resource (1 audio file (8hr., 38 min.)) : digital. | Available Online Online Hoopla Collection |
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Imagine a plague so horrific, only forty percent of the population lived to tell the tale. Written as a first-person account of the world's most dangerous pandemic, the mysterious narrator bears witness to a society that has seemingly given up hope during terrifying times. . From mounting death tolls, to horrific bodily ailments, contracting the Black Plague was considered a fate worse than death. Combining his own experiences within each of the...
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Carmichael
944 S848t 2004
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944 S848t 2004
Rio Linda
944 S848t 2004
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2004 | Penguin Books | xlii, 269 p. : maps ; 20 cm. | On Shelf Carmichael 944 S848t 2004 North Natomas 944 S848t 2004 Rio Linda 944 S848t 2004 |
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SCIENCE FICTION Beaumont, C.
Walnut Grove
SCIENCE FICTION Beaumont, C.
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[2015] | Penguin Books | xiv, 320 pages ; 20 cm | On Shelf Carmichael SCIENCE FICTION Beaumont, C. Walnut Grove SCIENCE FICTION Beaumont, C. |
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Dream story
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SCIENCE FICTION Matheson, R.
Central
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North Sacramento-Hagginwood
SCIENCE FICTION Matheson, R.
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2017 | Penguin Books | xviii, 407 pages ; 20 cm | On Shelf Arcade SCIENCE FICTION Matheson, R. Central SCIENCE FICTION Matheson, R. North Sacramento-Hagginwood SCIENCE FICTION Matheson, R. |
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2018 | Hoopla | Unabridged | Blackstone Publishing | 1 online resource (1 audio file (15hr., 08 min.)) : digital. | Available Online Online Hoopla Collection |
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2017 | OverDrive | Blackstone Publishing | Available Online Online OverDrive Collection |
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Online OverDrive Collection
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2017 | OverDrive | Penguin Publishing Group | Available Online 1 copy, 1 person is on the wait list. Online OverDrive Collection |
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"The first career retrospective of terrifying stories by "one of the greatest writers of the 20th century" (Ray Bradbury), edited by award-winning author Victor LaValle Among the greats of 20th-century horror and fantasy, few names stand above Richard Matheson. Though known by many for novels like I Am Legend and his sixteen Twilight Zone episodes, Matheson truly shines in his chilling, masterful short stories. Since his first story appeared in 1950,...
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709.2 R457 2017
Central
709.2 R457 2017
Fair Oaks
709.2 R457 2017
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1 of 1 | Sylvan Oaks | 709.2 R457 2017 |
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[2017] | Penguin Books | xii, 177 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm. | On Shelf Carmichael 709.2 R457 2017 Central 709.2 R457 2017 Fair Oaks 709.2 R457 2017
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2017 | OverDrive | Penguin Publishing Group | Available Online Online OverDrive Collection |
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"A literary discovery: an extraordinary account, in the tradition of The House on Mango Street and Angela's Ashes, of a Colombian woman's harrowing childhood. This astonishing memoir of a childhood lived in extreme poverty in Latin America was hailed as an instant classic when first published in Colombia in 2012, nine years after the death of its author, who was encouraged in her writing by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Comprised of letters written over...
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The Krull house
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Carmichael
FICTION Penguin
North Natomas
FICTION Penguin
Southgate
FICTION Penguin
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1 of 1 | Carmichael | FICTION Penguin |
0 of 1 | Central | FICTION Penguin |
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2019 | Penguin Books | xlv, 517 pages ; 20 cm. | On Shelf Carmichael FICTION Penguin North Natomas FICTION Penguin Southgate FICTION Penguin
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This fantastically varied and exciting collection celebrates the great Japanese short story, from its modern origins in the nineteenth century to the remarkable works being written today. Short story writers already well-known to English-language readers are all included here - Tanizaki, Akutagawa, Murakami, Mishima, Kawabata - but also many surprising new finds. From Yuko Tsushima's 'Flames' to Yuten Sawanishi's 'Filling Up with Sugar', from Shin'ichi...
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Selected short stories
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Central
326.80922 U59 2021
Martin Luther King, Jr. African American Collection
326.80922 U59 2021
North Natomas
326.80922 U59 2021
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2021 | Penguin Books | xxix, 617 pages ; 20 cm | On Shelf Central 326.80922 U59 2021 Martin Luther King, Jr. African American Collection 326.80922 U59 2021 North Natomas 326.80922 U59 2021 |
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"An new historical anthology from transatlantic slavery to the Reconstruction curated by the Schomburg Center, that makes the case for focusing on the histories of Black people as agents and architects of their own lives and ultimate liberation, with a foreword by Kevin Young. This is the first Penguin Classics anthology published in partnership with the Schomburg Center, a world-renowned cultural institution documenting black life in America and...
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Carmichael
229.94 G259 2021
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2021 | Penguin Books | xxxviii, 439 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm. | On Shelf Carmichael 229.94 G259 2021
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A new translation of the oldest non-canonical Christian gospels, including the Gospel of Thomas, the Gospel of Mary and the Gospel of Judas.
14) Black empire
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Martin Luther King, Jr. African American Collection
FICTION Schuyler, G.
North Natomas
FICTION Schuyler, G.
Sylvan Oaks
FICTION Schuyler, G.
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[2023] | Penguin Books | xxx, 339 pages : illustration ; 20 cm | On Shelf Martin Luther King, Jr. African American Collection FICTION Schuyler, G. North Natomas FICTION Schuyler, G. Sylvan Oaks FICTION Schuyler, G.
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2023 | OverDrive | Books on Tape | Available Online Online OverDrive Collection |
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2023 | OverDrive | Penguin Publishing Group | Available Online Online OverDrive Collection |
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"At once a daring, high-stakes science fiction adventure and a strikingly innovative Afrofuturist classic, this controversial and fearlessly political work lays bare the ethical quandaries of exactly how far one should go in the name of justice"--
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Central New Books - 1st Floor
MYSTERY Penguin
Colonial Heights
MYSTERY Penguin
McClatchy
MYSTERY Penguin
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[2023] | Penguin Books | xvi, 323 pages ; 20 cm. | On Shelf 5 copies, 1 person is on the wait list. Central New Books - 1st Floor MYSTERY Penguin Colonial Heights MYSTERY Penguin McClatchy MYSTERY Penguin
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2023 | OverDrive | Penguin Publishing Group | Available Online 3 copies, 1 person is on the wait list. Online OverDrive Collection has 3
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"An anthology of classic murder mysteries - the unfamiliar, the unjustly forgotten, and little-known gems by the most famous practitioners A Penguin Classic These are not the usual suspects. When Edgar finalist Michael Sims formed the line-up for The Penguin Book of Murder, he did not include the familiar classics that you can find anywhere. Although he wanted to explore the first century of murder mysteries (from 1827 to 1924), he sought out the...