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PBS
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2018.
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At the very northern edge of North America is Ellesmere Island, where the unforgiving Arctic winds tear through the tundra, dipping temperatures to 40 below zero. Discover the White Wolf, one of the most hardened predators on the planet in the Ellesmere’s unforgiving ice and snow. In a fight for survival, these roaming hunters must travel far from the den to feed their cubs putting them at risk.
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"A young woman hunts for her wayward shadow at the school where she first learned magic--while another faces a test she never studied for as ice envelopes the world. The tasks assigned a bookish boy lead him to fateful encounters with lizards, owls, trolls, and a feisty, sarcastic cat. A bear wedding is cause for celebration, the spinning wheel and the tower in the briar hedge get to tell their own stories, and a kitchenmaid finds out that a lost...
24) Wolf winter
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"The time is the 1960s, at the height of the cold war; the place, Norway, from the treacherous intrigues of Oslo to the frozen wastes of the Arctic Lapland. On a secret mission to the Finnish-Soviet border, two Norwegian soldiers are killed, their blood-stained bodies found in the snow on the wrong side of the border."
25) Dead man's fancy
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"Wolves howl as a riderless horse returns at sunset to the Culpepper Dude Ranch in the Madison Valley. The missing woman, Nanika Martinelli, is better known as the Fly Fishing Venus, a red-haired river guide who lures clients the way dry flies draw trout. As Sheriff Martha Ettinger follows hoof tracks in the snow, she finds one of the men who has fallen under the temptress's spell impaled on the antler tine of a giant bull elk, a kill that's been...
27) The Ursulina
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"The mythical beast goes by many names. Bigfoot. Sasquatch. Yeti. In Black Wolf County, he's called...the Ursulina. But to Deputy Rebecca Colder, the beast is no myth. A serial killer has taken on the identity of the monster--and with each body left behind, there's a chilling message written in blood: I am the Ursulina." -- Inside front jacket flap.
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"Swedish Lapland, 1717. Maija, her husband Paavo and her daughters Frederika and Dorotea arrive from their native Finland, hoping to forget the traumas of their past and put down new roots in this harsh but beautiful land. Above them looms Blackåsen, a mountain whose foreboding presence looms over the valley and whose dark history seems to haunt the lives of those who live in its shadow. While herding the family's goats on the mountain, Frederika...
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Patrick McLanahan novels volume 24
The Patrick McLanahan volume Book 24
Brad McLanahan volume 8
[Brad McLanahan series] volume 6
The Patrick McLanahan volume Book 24
Brad McLanahan volume 8
[Brad McLanahan series] volume 6
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"In this new installment in the New York Times bestselling Brad McLanahan series, Russia and China have teamed up to gain dominance in outer space, and it's up to McLanahan and the newly formed U.S. Space Force to stop them"--
"Because its enemies never stop trying to undermine the United States' security, the men and women who serve to protect America must always be vigilant. Few know this better than warriors Brad McLanahan and Nadia Rozek. Newly...
30) Kiss me, cowboy
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The Rancher's Wedding: When a tough Colorado rancher who's in the red meets up with a screenwriter-turned-waitress dogged by scandal, they put their talents--and their hearts--together. But will front page news put a damper on the sparks flying between them?
Colorado Cowboy: Fleeing her mother's killer, Esther Marist ends up at a rugged stranger's cabin. A wildlife rehabilitator with a menagerie that includes an elderly wolf, Matthews isn't the type...
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"A near-future Earth has shaken off the devastating colonization by alien Lokaran invaders and totalitarian rule by the alien's human puppets. But now Earth is flung into galactic intrigue and war. The Lokaran empire teeters on the edge of a meltdown and a cabal of ancient enemies hope to use Earth as a proxy to destroy the empire and rule over a new Galactic dark age. Captain Andrew Roark, the son of heroes of the rebellion and an officer trained...
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A rewrite of 28 classic fairy tales from a feminist point of view. Thus Aladdin becomes Ala Dean and uses the lamp to ask for moral, rather than material riches, while Red Riding Hood becomes White Riding Hood and sides with the wolf. Each story is accompanied by a foreword giving its origin. By the author of The Women's Encyclopedia of Myths and Secrets.
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The tundra is very cold and difficult for animals to survive in. The ones who live there have developed special adaptations to help them stay warm and find food. For example, arctic wolves often have white fur to help them blend in with the snow, so they can sneak up on their prey. Readers learn this and many other fun facts about these powerful predators. Full-color photographs beautifully illustrate this informative text, which is designed to adhere...
38) Arctic wolf pack
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Public Broadcasting Service
Pub. Date
[2018]
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English
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At the very northern edge of North America is Ellesmere Island, where the unforgiving Arctic winds tear through the tundra dipping temperatures to 50 below zero. But running through this shifting sea of snow and ice is one of the most hardened predators on the planet, the White Wolf.
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