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Presents an examination of the environmental degradation being exerted on the region of the Arctic, and provides a first-hand account of the dangerous chemicals and pesticides from North America, Europe, and Asia that are being carried to the Arctic by northbound wind and waves.
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Albany Co. Public Library - Mystery Collection
MYSTERY GRIFFITHS
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MYSTERY GRIFFITHS
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"In the sequel to the "captivating"* Zig Zag Girl, DI Edgar Stephens and the magician Max Mephisto hunt for a killer after two children are murdered in a tragic tableau of a very grim fairy tale. *Wall Street Journal It's Christmastime in Brighton, and the city is abuzz about a local production of Aladdin, starring the marvelous Max Mephisto. But the holiday cheer is lost on DI Edgar Stephens. He's investigating the murder of two children, Annie and...
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Albany Co. Public Library - Nonfiction
508.98 LOPEZ
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508.98 LOPEZ
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This book is an account of the history, ecology, and mystique of the arctic region. The author offers a thorough examination of this obscure world, its terrain, its wildlife, its history of Eskimo natives and intrepid explorers who have arrived on their icy shores. But what turns this marvelous work of natural history into a breathtaking study of profound originality is his unique meditation on how the landscape can shape our imagination, desires,...
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Albany Co. Public Library - Nonfiction
551.6 MICHAELS
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551.6 MICHAELS
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"It's a fact that there are fewer citations in the refereed scientific literature providing evidence for the moderate view of global warming, but that's to be expected. In Climate of Extremes, climatologists Patrick J. Michaels and Robert Balling Jr. explain that climate science is hardly unbiased, even though the global climate community itself believes that any new finding has an equal probability of making our climatic future appear more or less...
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Albany Co. Public Library - Science Fiction Collection
SCIFI ARDEN
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SCIFI ARDEN
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Albany Co. - Centennial Branch - Science Fiction Collection
SCIFI ARDEN
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SCIFI ARDEN
1 available
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Albany Co. Public Library - Large Print Collection
LP SCIFI ARDEN
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LP SCIFI ARDEN
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"At the edge of the Russian wilderness, Vasilisa spends the winter nights huddled near the fire with her siblings, listening to her nurse's fairy tales. She loves the chilling story of Frost, the winter demon, who claims unwary souls. Wise Russians fear him and honor the spirits of house, yard, and forest that protect their homes from evil. After Vasilisa's mother dies, her father goes to Moscow and brings home a new wife. Fiercely devout, city-bred,...
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Albany Co. Public Library - Large Print Collection
LP FICTION CANE
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LP FICTION CANE
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"Adam Desantis is back-bruised, battle-weary and sexier than ever! Not that Brooke Thalberg is in the market. The beautiful cowgirl of Silver Creek Ranch needs a cowboy for hire, not a boyfriend-though the gaggle of grandmas at the Widows' Boardinghouse thinks otherwise. But from the moment she finds herself in Adam's arms, she's shocked to discover she may just want more. Adam knows it's crazy to tangle with Brooke, especially with the memories that...
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Albany Co. Public Library - Science Fiction Collection
SCIFI BROOKS
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SCIFI BROOKS
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As humans and elves face annihilation from Void demons and other creatures, the last Knights of the Word, Logan Tom--who leaves Seattle--and Angel Perez--who encounters the Elves of Cintra--swear to protect innocent children; and Hawk, a human-shaped gypsy morph, along with Tessa, meets the King of the Silver River.
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Albany Co. Public Library - Science Fiction Collection
SCIFI BRODSKY
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SCIFI BRODSKY
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"Manhattan has many secrets. Some are older than the city itself. Winter in New York: snow falls, lights twinkle, and a very disgruntled Selene DiSilva prowls the streets looking for prey. But when a dead body is discovered sprawled atop Wall Street's iconic Charging Bull statue, it's clear the NYPD can't solve the murder without help. The murder isn't just the work of another homicidal cult -- this time, someone's sacrificing the gods themselves....
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Albany Co. Public Library - Science Fiction Collection
SCIFI BRACKSTON
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SCIFI BRACKSTON
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Mute fledgling witch Morgana is married for her safety to a kind farmer in the mountains of Wales before she is targeted by townspeople who are being manipulated by a dark force that compels Morgana to harness her powers.
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Albany Co. Public Library - Holiday Collection
E HOLIDAY ALSENAS
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E HOLIDAY ALSENAS
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Tired of all the snow at the North Pole, Mrs. Claus takes a world tour before Christmas one year.
11) Our subway baby
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Albany Co. Public Library - Easy
E RELATION MERCURIO
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E RELATION MERCURIO
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"Written in direct address to the author's son Kevin, this is the moving and poignant true story about how one baby was adopted after being found on a New York City subway platform"-- Provided by publisher.
12) Iced
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Albany Co. Public Library - Mystery Collection
MYSTERY CLARK
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MYSTERY CLARK
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PI Regan Reilly investigates the theft of paintings from the vacation home of friends in Colorado. The suspect is the home's caretaker who has disappeared, but Reilly, who helped him get the job, believes he is innocent. The setting is the skiing resort of Aspen.
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Albany Co. Public Library - Young Adult Audio Visual Collection
YA CD FICTION CARTER
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YA CD FICTION CARTER
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Six years ago Maddie lived in Washington D.C. with her father, a Secret Service agent assigned to the President's family, and her best friend was Logan, the President's son; but after her father was wounded in an attempted kidnapping the two of them moved to a remote cabin in Alaska and Logan never replied to her letters--but now he has suddenly turned up on her doorstep, and, while she has no attention of forgiving him for his silence, she soon realizes...
14) Perfect snow
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"On the first snow of the season, Jim and Scott and their classmates build an enormous snowman fort " -- Provided by publisher.
15) Wintercake
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Albany Co. Public Library - Easy
E PERKINS
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E PERKINS
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Albany Co. - Centennial Branch - Easy
E PERKINS
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E PERKINS
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"When Thomas misplaces the basket of dried fruit he needs to make his seasonal wintercake, friends old and new come together to save the day"--Provided by publisher. Includes recipe for wintercake.
16) American panda
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Albany Co. Public Library - Young Adult Fiction
YA FICTION CHAO
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YA FICTION CHAO
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A freshman at MIT, seventeen-year-old Mei Lu tries to live up to her Taiwanese parents' expectations, but no amount of tradition, obligation, or guilt prevent her from hiding several truths--that she is a germaphobe who cannot become a doctor, she prefers dancing to biology, she decides to reconnect with her estranged older brother, and she is dating a Japanese boy. Can she find a way to be herself, before her web of lies unravels?
17) The sanatorium
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Albany Co. Public Library - Fiction
FICTION PEARSE
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FICTION PEARSE
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Albany Co. - Centennial Branch - Fiction
FICTION PEARSE
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FICTION PEARSE
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"A chilling debut in which a detective must uncover the dark history of a luxury hotel in the Alps if she has any hope of stopping the deaths that won't let up. . . Half-hidden by forest and overshadowed by threatening peaks, Le Sommet has always been a sinister place. Once a sanatorium treating tuberculosis patients, it was abandoned years ago and had fallen into disrepair. Long plagued by troubling rumours, it has recently been renovated into a...
18) Winter solstice
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Five people buffeted by life's difficulties come together at a rundown estate house in Northern Scotland during a revelatory Winter Solstice.
19) Spymaster
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Albany Co. Public Library - Fiction
FICTION THOR
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FICTION THOR
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"The newest thriller in the #1 New York Times, #1 Wall Street Journal, and #1 Publishers Weekly bestselling series! Across Europe, a secret organization has begun attacking diplomats. Back in the United States, a foreign ally demands the identity of a highly placed covert asset. In the balance hang the ingredients for all-out war. With his mentor out of the game, counterterrorism operative Scot Harvath must take on the role he has spent his career...
20) Magic breaks
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Albany Co. Public Library - Science Fiction Collection
SCIFI ANDREWS
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SCIFI ANDREWS
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"As the mate of the Beast Lord, Curran, former mercenary Kate Daniels has more responsibilities than it seems possible to juggle. Not only is she still struggling to keep her investigative business afloat, she must now deal with the affairs of the pack, including preparing her people for attack from Roland, a cruel ancient being with god-like powers. Since Kate's connection to Roland has come out into the open, no one is safe-especially those closest...