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Pub. Date
[2017]
Description
In the near future, Africa collapses into an enormous failed state, leaving the continent lawless and severely depopulated. For most, the breakdown brings horror, but for others -the outcast, the desperate, the criminals, and the insane- it allows unparalleled opportunity: a new frontier of danger and unlimited possibility. In America, ex-Navy SEAL Slade Crawford, emotionally crippled after twenty years of front line combat, the dissolution of his...
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Atmospheric science paper volume no. 484
Pub. Date
[1991]
Description
Atlantic basin tropical cyclone variability is examined in relation to monsoonal rainfall over West Africa.
43) Rogue
Pub. Date
[2020]
Description
Team leader O'Hara leads a lively squad of soldiers on a daring mission: rescue hostages from their captors in remote Africa. But as the mission goes awry and the team is stranded, O'Hara's squad must face a bloody, brutal encounter with a gang of rebels, and the horde of ravenous, enraged lions they encounter.
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Tarzan volume 11
Pub. Date
1928
Description
Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle by Edgar Rice Burroughs is a thrilling adventure novel that continues the legendary saga of Tarzan, the iconic jungle hero. In this installment, Tarzan has assumed the mantle of Lord Greystoke, embracing his dual identity as both a nobleman and the undisputed king of the jungle. Yet, despite his aristocratic title, Tarzan remains deeply connected to his wild roots, finding solace and purpose in the untamed wilderness that...
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Kurt Wallander mysteries volume 3
Pub. Date
2003.
Description
The execution-style murder of a Swedish housewife looks like a simple case even though there is no obvious suspect. But then Wallander learns of a determined stalker, and soon enough, the cops catch up with him.
47) Africa
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.3 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"Discover the traditional lifestyles, beliefs, skills, and crafts of the peoples of this vast and ancient continent."--Cover.
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His second major venture into nonfiction (after Death in the Afternoon, 1932), Green Hills of Africa is Ernest Hemingway's lyrical journal of a month on safari in the great game country of East Africa, where he and his wife Pauline journeyed in December of 1933. Hemingway's well-known interest in--and fascination with--big-game hunting is magnificently captured in this evocative account of his trip. In examining the poetic grace of the chase, and...
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Atmospheric science paper volume no. 222
Pub. Date
1974.
Description
An estimation of the relative importance of various factors to the rainfall in West Central Africa has been attempted. The factors considered were tropical waves, monsoon depressions, the position of the intertropical discontinuity (ITD) and the tropical easterly jet stream (TEJ) of summer.
53) Beyond Borders
Description
While attending a fundraising gala, Sarah witnesses a fiery plea delivered by an intruder - a renegade humanitarian, Dr. Nick Callahan. His pleas made on behalf of impoverished African children turns Sarah's life upside down. Sarah impulsively abandons her pampered life to work along his side. Her work takes her to volatile areas, where few have travelled to and even fewer have survived. She discovers harsh realities and encounters and ignites in...
54) Vortex
Author
Pub. Date
[1991]
Description
In the near future, radicals take over South African, reinstate apartheid, and invade Namibia. When Cuba launches a counterattack on the revolutionaries, the Afrikaners resort to nuclear weapons.
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Series
Anansi books volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
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A clever spider tricks Elephant and some other animals into thinking the melon in which he is hiding can talk.
A tricky spider outwits all the other animals in this African folk tale.
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Sigma Force novels volume 16
Pub. Date
2022
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Description
From #1 New York Times bestselling author James Rollins, the latest riveting, deeply imaginative thriller in the Sigma Force series, told with his trademark blend of cutting-edge science, historical mystery, and pulse-pounding action.
It begins in Africa ...
A United Nations relief team in a small village in the Congo makes an alarming discovery. An unknown force is leveling the evolutionary playing field. Men, women, and children have been reduced...
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Pub. Date
2009
Description
Follow Central Park Zoo animals, including, Alex the Lion, Marty the Zebra, Melman the Giraffe and Gloria the Hippo, along with the psychotic penguins, the monkeys, and the lemur leaders as they unexpectedly are now stranded in the middle of Africa. While Alex, Marty, Melman and Gloria are rather happy with their new environment, they quickly realize that it's not all that it seems. Meanwhile, the penguins attempt to repair the plane that they accidentally...
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