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Epithet erased : prison of plastic / by Blaber, Brendan,author.; Hello, Bo,illustrator; Ellis, Amyeditor(CARDINAL)210327;
"In this world, a lucky few are born with special powers based on a single word. That word is called an "EPITHET." Each epithet is linked to the user's soul, and no two people have the same one. By tapping into their word, epithet users--the inscribed--can do things that ordinary people--mundies--could only dream of. After a long week of dealing with criminals and panic attacks, twelve-year-old Molly Blyndeff returns home to her family's toy store for some much-needed rest. Unfortunately, her older sister, Lorelai, has other plans. Molly and her friends end up trapped in a magical world created by Lori's epithet, Augment. Now they must travel through her wonderland to confront Lorelai, and the only weapon they have at their disposal is Molly's considerably less intimidating epithet, Dumb"--13+years old
Subjects: Young adult fiction; Fantasy fiction; Sisters; Magic; Ability; Siblings;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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American nicknames, their origin and significance / by Shankle, George Earlie.(CARDINAL)175158;
Bibliographical foot-notes.
Subjects: Nicknames.; Epithets.; Names, Geographical; Names, Personal.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Nicknames of places : origins and meanings of the alternate and secondary names, sobriquets, titles, epithets and slogans for 4600 places worldwide / by Room, Adrian.(CARDINAL)139571;
Includes bibliograpical references (pages 331-332) and index."Many places in the world, from the smallest settlement to the largest expanse of land or water, have a secondary name. This new dictionary is devoted to over 4,500 such names. The Dictionary entries are arranged alphabetically by secondary name and include the city's real name, its location, and an explanation of the secondary name"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Names, Geographical.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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A sailor's treasury; being the myths and superstitions, lore, legends and yarns, the cries, epithets, and salty speech of the American sailorman in the days of oak and canvas. / by Shay, Frank,1888-1954.(CARDINAL)125945;
Seeing things at sea -- The ship and the company she keeps -- Salty speech.
Subjects: Folk tales.; Ocean; Folklore;
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Achilles and Hector : the Homeric hero / by Benardete, Seth.(CARDINAL)152041; Burger, Ronna,1947-(CARDINAL)721726;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 136-140).
Subjects: Achilles (Mythological character); Homer.; Homer; Homer; Epic poetry, Greek; Greek language; Hector (Legendary character) in literature.; Heroes in literature.; Trojan War;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The fine art of political wit : being a lively guide to the artistic invective, elegant epithet, and polished impromptus as well as the gallant and graceful worldly wit of various British & American politicians from the 18th century through our own days of grace; a handbook for piercing the political epidermis of opponents. by Harris, Leon A.(CARDINAL)126410;
Bibliography: pages 277-279.
Subjects: Humor.; American wit and humor; English wit and humor; Politics and literature;
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Belle & Sebastian [videorecording] / by Boussuet, Felix,actor.; Brillion, Frederic,film producer.; Cancelier, Urbain,actor.(CARDINAL)848474; Chatelier, Margaux,actor.; Dumas, Sidonie,film producer.; Guichard, Eric,director of photgraphy.; Karyo, Tcheky,actor.; Legrand, Gilles,film producer.; Miserez, Clement,film producer.; Pedelaco, Stephanie,editor of moving image work.; Pietschmann, Andreas,actor; Pietschmann, Andreas,actor.; Sales, Juliette,screenwriter.; Storoge, Dimitri,actor.; Suarez, Fabien,screenwriter.; Urtin, Raphaele,editor of moving image work.; Vanier, Nicolas,film directorscreenwriter.; Warter, Matthieu,film producer.;
Tcheky Karyo, Felix Boussuet, Margaux Chatelier, Dimitri Storoge, Urbain Cancelier, Andreas Pietschmann.It all happened way up in the Alps, where the snow is pristine, where chamois and marmots frolic, where soaring peaks scrape the clouds. A solitary little boy meets a stray dog, and so begins a story of enduring friendship. The timeless tale tells the story of how Sebastian tamed Belle; the extraordinary adventures of a resourceful, adorable boy during the Second World War.Rating: PG - mild themes and coarse languageBlu-ray; Anamorphic widescreen 2.35:1 ; DTS-HD Master Audio ; requires Blu-Ray player
Subjects: Children's films.; Feature films.; Fiction films.; War films.; Children and animals; Dogs; World War, 1939-1945;
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Belle and Sebastian [videorecording] / by Vanier, Nicolas,film director,screenwriter.; Dumas, Sidonie,film producer.; Miserez, Clement,film producer.; Warter, Matthieu,film producer.; Brillion, Frederic,film producer.; Legrand, Gilles,film producer.; Sales, Juliette,screenwriter.; Suarez, Fabien,screenwriter.; Boussuet, Felix,actor.; Karyo, Tcheky,actor.; Chatelier, Margaux,actor.; Storoge, Dimitri,actor.; Cancelier, Urbain,actor.; Pietschmann, Andreas,actor.; Guichard, Eric,director of photgraphy.; Urtin, Raphaele,editor of moving image work.; Pedelaco, Stephanie,editor of moving image work.; Omnibus Entertainment (Firm),film publisher.;
Oiginal music, Armand Amar; photography, Eric Guichard; editor, Raphaële Urtin, Stephanie Pedelaco.Tcheky Karyo, Felix Boussuet, Margaux Chatelier, Dimitri Storoge, Urbain Cancelier, Andreas Pietschmann.It all happened way up in the Alps, where the snow is pristine, where chamois and marmots frolic, where soaring peaks scrape the clouds. A solitary little boy meets a stray dog, and so begins a story of enduring friendship. The timeless tale tells the story of how Sebastian tamed Belle; the extraordinary adventures of a resourceful, adorable boy during the Second World War.Rating: Not rated.DVD, widescreen (2.35:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 ; Dolby Digital 2.0 ; NTSC region 1.
Subjects: Feature films.; Children's films.; War films.; Fiction films.; Children and animals; Dogs; World War, 1939-1945;
Available copies: 8 / Total copies: 10
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The adventures of Huckleberry Finn and race in America / by Jarnow, Jesse.(CARDINAL)672077;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 59-60) and index.The life of Mark Twain -- Big river -- The chain of slaves -- Abolitionists and the end of slavery -- Twain challenges southern myths.Traces the process and influences behind the writing of Mark Twain's novel, Huckleberry Finn, which was published in the late nineteenth century and has been banned frequently since then for his use of racial epithets or simply for being coarse.Accelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Finn, Huckleberry (Fictitious character); Finn, Huckleberry (Fictitious character); Twain, Mark, 1835-1910.; Twain, Mark, 1835-1910.; Twain, Mark, 1835-1910; Twain, Mark, 1835-1910; Race in literature.; Race in literature; Race relations in literature.; Race relations in literature; Satire, American; Satire, American; Satire;
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Rifles and war bonnets / by Place, Marian T.(Marian Templeton),1910-2006.(CARDINAL)151667;
Bibliography: pages 144-145.An account of the work fighting Indians and making the West safe for settlers performed by the Tenth Cavalry, formed of Negro recruits after the Civil War, who became known as "the buffalo soldiers," an epithet which expressed the Indians' respect for these troops.
Subjects: United States. Army. Cavalry, 10th.; United States. Army. Cavalry, 10th; African American soldiers;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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