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501) Santa's summer house
Publisher
Rapid Heart Pictures
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
"Five travelers on a summer vacation in Southern California are waylaid by a mysterious fog. Landing on a strange island, they meet its two inhabitants: an eccentric old man and his jolly wife, who go by the name of 'Claus.' The travelers soon discover they share a common bond of discontent that will need to be remedied by some off-season Christmas magic." --
Author
Publisher
University of California Press
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"Profiles the lives of ten composite characters whose lives span the eighth through the tenth centuries, using contemporary sources and firsthand accounts to illustrate life along the Silk Road, which linked Europe, India, and the Far East."--
Author
Publisher
Ridge Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"I found no one to accompany me, and was determined to do; so I trusted to fate, and went alone. In 1797 in Vienna, Ida Pfeiffer was born into a world that should have been too small for her dreams. The daughter of an Austrian merchant, she made clear from an early age that she would not be bound by convention, dressing in boys clothing and playing sports. After her tutor introduced her to stories of faraway lands, she became determined to see the...
