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1) Roads
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Series
Pub. Date
©2018
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.9 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Readers will have a blast learning about Roads. From stone to asphalt and concrete, this book explores how they are built, how they are used, and the engineer's job to build and plan for them. --Amazon.
Author
Pub. Date
1920
Description
Roads of Destiny (1909) is a collection of short stories by American writer O. Henry. Inspired by his experiences as a fugitive and in prison, these stories address themes of crime, poverty, and fate. "A Retrieved Reformation," perhaps the most notable of the collection's twenty-two stories, is semi-autobiographical in that it explores the life of a criminal and fugitive who maintains a moral identity while struggling to adjust to life outside of...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 15
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Description
A novel of a dysfunctional family in a Pennsylvania coal-mining town. The mother is in jail for killing the father and the four children are on their own. They are supported by the eldest, Harley Altmyer, 20, who is having an affair with the mother of a friend of his sister.
8) Roads
Author
Pub. Date
2001.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 1
Description
This book examines the history, design, construction, and uses of roads and describes Roman roads, the Royal Road of the Incas, the Lancaster Turnpike, and other roads.
Pub. Date
2008.
Description
This report investigates the impact of highways and landscape connectivity in Colorado. To do so, it describes three complementary research questions. Given the threat of roads to both wildlife populations and human safety, describing the distribution of animal-vehicle collisions (AVC) is a necessary step in understanding potential roadway impacts.
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"It's been a year and a half since the women of the Sisterhood received their presidential pardons, but the freedom they craved has come at a high price. The impossibly lucrative positions handed out to them by the mysterious Global Securities company have turned out to be golden handcuffs, scattering them around the world, cutting off communication, and leaving them in miserable isolation. But a happy homecoming at the old Virginia farmhouse is marred...
14) Separate roads
Author
Series
Ribbons west volume 2
Pub. Date
c1999
Description
Book Two in repackaged RIBBONS WEST Series While the Civil War is raging, Brenton Baldwin has promised to provide a safe escort to California for Caitlan O'Connor. But now that his heart is totally hers, how can he leave her once they finally arrive? Meanwhile, Kiernan and Victoria O'Connor struggle as his work on the Central Pacific Railroad keeps them separated for long periods of time. Then a devastating accident with explosives suddenly changes...
15) Dark roads
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Pub. Date
2021.
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Description
"For decades, people have been warned about the Cold Creek Highway. Hitchhikers have vanished along it over the years, and women have been known to have their cars break down... and never be seen again. When Hailey McBride decides to run away from an unbearable living situation, she thinks that her outdoor skills will help her disappear into the Cold Creek wilderness, and she counts on people thinking that she was the victim of the killer. One year...
16) Building roads
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"Roads allow people and goods to travel across land quickly and safely. Discover the engineering behind roads"--Provided by the publisher.
Author
Pub. Date
1999
Description
"Organized by year and by the battles that occurred within each year, this remarkable volume presents a comprehensive overview of the Civil War as a whole, showing how the fortunes of the North and South shifted as each battle was fought. Illustrated with many rare and never-before-published maps-- some of them drawn by soldiers who actually participated in the battles in question-- each battle is also described in depth, with fascinating background...