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1) War dogs
Publisher
Warner Bros. Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Two friends in their early 20s, living in Miami Beach during the Iraq War, exploit a little-known government initiative that allows small businesses to bid on U.S. military contracts. Starting small, they begin raking in big money and living the high life. But the pair gets in over their heads when they land a $300-million dollar deal to arm the Afghan military, a deal that puts them in business with some very shady people, including the U.S. government."...
Author
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
This book offers a novel approach to food writing, presenting a history of eating habits and mores through the lens of the technologies we use to prepare, serve, and consume food. It tells the history of food through its tools across different eras and continents to present a fully rounded account of humans' evolving relationship to kitchen technology. From the birth of the fork in Italy as it discovered pasta, to culture wars over spoons in Restoration...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"100 all-new super-simple and incredibly delicious one-pot, one-pan, one-sheet--one-everything!--recipes from the New York Times star food writer and bestselling author of Dinner in French. Melissa Clark brings her home cook's expertise and no-fuss approach to the world of one-pot/pan cooking. With nearly all of the recipes being made in under one hour, the streamlined steps ensure you are in and out of the kitchen without dirtying a multitude of...
4) The tuxedo
Publisher
DreamWorks Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
Jimmy Tong is an ordinary cabbie-turned-chauffeur who slips on a 2 billion dollar, super-spy suit and inadvertently becomes a dashing secret agent. Fit for trouble, this deluxe tux unwittingly thrusts Jimmy and his dazzling partner into a dangerous world of international espionage.
5) I'm cool!
Author
Series
Publisher
Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"When the ice is full of cuts and ruts, only one machine has the GUTS to clean it up. But can this slow-movin' ice fixer smooth the grooves before the next period? Or will he lose his COOL? The timer's ticking! BUZZZZZZ!"--Publisher.
Author
Language
English
Description
The first conflict to use iron-clad gunboats, metallic cartridges, and submarines, the Civil War also introduced such inventions as the telegraph and military balloons, utilized by the Signal Corps. This comprehensive reference describes these and many other forms of arms and military equipment employed during the war, including pontoon bridges, percussion grenades, "freak guns," siege artillery, mines, and torpedoes. Profusely illustrated with the...
9) Ruff justice
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
"It's spring dog show season in Connecticut, and Melanie is determined to help her son lead his Standard Poodle toward a championship title. Aunt Peg even skips the judging panel to exhibit a pup of her own, standing out from the pack with a handmade leash from Jasmine Crane, a talented canine portrait artist who also crafts stunning accessories for discriminating show-goers. Then Jasmine is murdered behind the concession booth, strangled by one of...
Publisher
Cool Springs Press
Language
English
Description
If you use gas-powered lawn mowers, snowblowers, chain saws, or any other piece of equipment with an engine, you know how inconvenient it is when the implement needs service. Small-engine maintenance is not that complicated or time consuming, especially if you have good information to show you how. This book is the information source that shows you just what you need to do. Among the skills you'll learn in this fully illustrated book are adjusting...
13) Soccer score
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 0.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Mia has a new soccer shoes and other equipment so she is already to take the field and score.
15) Airplane
Author
Series
Publisher
Dorling Kindersley
Language
English
Description
Explains how the airplanes and major pieces of equipment in an airport work and interact.
16) Undetected
Author
Language
English
Description
"Researcher Gina Gray is on the verge of a breakthrough in sonar technology, and what she's told Navy Commander Mark Bishop is only the beginning.."--
Author
Publisher
Gareth Stevens Pub
Pub. Date
1999.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Discusses saddles, bridles, bits, rugs, and other kinds of equipment used when riding and caring for horses and ponies, as well as their proper usage to make the animal comfortable and safe.