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1) Encounter
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x, 178 pages ; 22 cm
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Milan Kundera's new collection of essays is a passionate defense of art in an era that, he argues, no longer values art or beauty. Art is what we possess in the face of evil and the darker side of human nature. With the same mix of emotion and idea that characterizes his novels, Kundera revisits the artists who remain important to him and whose works help us better understand the world we live in and what it means to be human. An astute reader of...
2) Encounter
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 22 cm
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Awakened gently by Sun, Sailor sets off to explore new lands where he meets Fisher, and although they speak and dress differently, they find they have much in common. Includes author's note about the first encounter between a European explorer and a Native North American.
3) Encounter
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Deklyn Boyd is a student favorite on Huron University's campus. You won't find an empty seat during any of his lectures. Department colleagues find him personable, engaging and intelligent. But his private life is the reason why documentaries get made and binge watched. Willow Darby's investigation into a rash of unrelated bombings has drawn her into a dangerous game. One that has potentially lethal consequences for its loser.
4) Encounter
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We never saw it coming. The Encounter is here.Time has run out for Maya and her children. The alien invasion has created hell on earth, and the creatures are determined to destroy humankind. But a chance discovery leads to a glimmer of hope. Maya must mobilize before it's too late, risking a daring move that could end her life and life on the planet as we know it.
5) Encounter
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A group of friends uncover an otherworldly object in a rural field, which they soon discover holds greater secrets than they could imagine.
6) Encounter
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Humans are unique in that we were not just made in the image of God; we reflect His very nature. If we understood our spiritual, neurological, psychological, and even physical connection to God, we could bring solutions to every problem humanity faces - and many would be practical, even scientific, solutions.
In this book, Shawn Bolz shares a series of rich, divine encounters that have defined his spiritual perspective so others can be released into...
7) Encounter
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Before the odyssey began... there was the Trader. Stories of the Trader and his convoy of war wagons endure in the badlands of post-holocaust America. A dealer in Deathlands' most precious commodities - weapons and fuel - Trader takes note of a young Ryan Cawdor. Surrounded in myth and rumor, Trader sets into motion the beginnings of legend at a place called Virtue Lake... At Spearpoint, the ultimate redoubt housing a valuable cache of predark technology,...
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Jeff, a lost soul and former playboy turned journalist married to a good woman, is having issues in his marriage. His friend from an immoral past takes him to a unique resort for the night of his life. This opens the doorway to a dark world of lust, power, murder, kidnap, bullying, abuse and blackmail. He finds himself too deeply involved to quit.
A girl lost from birth and at the mercy of a selfish society is trapped in an underground world of human...
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Encounter volume 4
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Encounter and Barko leave Kayla and the city behind to go camping and get some well-deserved relaxation! However, their rest is interrupted when intergalactic bounty hunters from Myornak come looking for them! Worse still, these hunters are prepared with the perfect tools for capturing our shape-shifting hero! With high-tech cameras and anti-superpower devices, these hunters may be too much for even Encounter! Can Encounter convince the relentless...
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Encounter volume 3
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Who knew ribbons could be a secret weapon? But these aren't just ribbons; these are electrically charged, telepathic ribbon-tentacles controlled by a fearsome villain dead set on stealing the pods! Could Ribbon Rhonda's secret ribbon weapon force Encounter to give up the protected pods? Encounter is on the case, but will his laundry-inspired ploy be enough to defeat Rhonda? And even if it does, who is the villain mastermind that sent not one, not...
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Encounter volume 5
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Egads! UFOs have come to Earth, and they're all over the news! Barko and Kayla are ready to protect the city, but Encounter seems reluctant to face them. However, when these spaceships start colliding into buildings, someone MUST do something to keep the people of Earth safe! Can we depend on our yellow and green hero to come save us?
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Encounter volume 2
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Encounter, Kayla, and Barko are enjoying a nice day of fishing down at the boardwalk, where their only care in the world is choosing between ice cream and barbecue. When suddenly-shark attack! And this is no ordinary great white, it's Cold Blaze the Thermodynamic Shark, and he's after the pods! How can our heroes fend off a flying, talking shark that's half-frozen and half on fire? They'll have to find a way to mix him up-hot side cold, cold side...
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Encounter volume 8
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Encounter and Barko are seeing double. Two Kaylas have broken into their home, and their secret identities are out! But how can they tell the real Kayla from the fake? It could be the end for Champion! Game shows aren't just for TV, and this one is pulling back the curtain on the villain behind it all. Now is the time to tell friend from foe . . . and family?!
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Encounter volume 9
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With Encounter missing and Plagnor underground, Kayla and Barko are trying to save the day with no clue where the villain might strike next. But when Kayla reveals the truth about the pods' location, Plagnor's goal is in sight and out of this world. The evil plan is in motion . . . LITERALLY, as the comic shop launches the heroes into the final battle! Encounter's gone missing just as Plagnor discovers the location of the pods. The chase is on, and...
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Encounter volume 7
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Champion might be Earth's newest hero, but Barko is sure he's a foe in disguise! There's no time to find out the truth when villain Stare-O, using X-ray vision, goes after the pods. How will Encounter protect his friends from dangerous optic blasts when he doesn't even know who they are? And what happens when secret identities are revealed?
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Encounter volume 1
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A brand-new series by Tiny Titans creators Art Baltazar and Franco! Encounter is a new kind of hero; an alien escaped to Earth with pods that will eventually hatch to become his siblings, who can take any form he chooses, and decides to become a hero! With help from his talking dog Barko, he fights crime on our planet. But there is a mysterious figure who will try anything to defeat him. In volume 1, Encounter and Barko must defend the pods from villains...
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