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"From the worldwide bestselling author of Eat Pray Love: the path to the vibrant, fulfilling life you've dreamed of. Readers of all ages and walks of life have drawn inspiration and empowerment from Elizabeth Gilbert's books for years. Now this beloved author digs deep into her own generative process to share her wisdom and unique perspective about creativity. With profound empathy and radiant generosity, she offers potent insights into the mysterious...
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At 11:15 on the morning of June 28, 1914, in an outpost of the Austro-Hungarian Empire called Sarajevo, the twentieth century could be said to have been born. The repercussions of the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand are with us to this day. The immediate aftermath of that act was war. Global in extent, it would last almost five years and leave five million civilian casualties and more than nine million military dead. The war also left us...
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Pub. Date
2017
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"Weekly, there are major threats, mass killings, terrorist attacks, and even weather-related disasters--the list goes on. And this increasingly dangerous world includes more violent and deadly threats that are specifically targeting everyday civilians ... [Via this safety bible], ... you can make educated predictions using the new key questions of who, why, where, when, and how from the attacker's point of view"--Amazon.com.
5) Twilight
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c2009
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Isabella Swan moves to gloomy Forks, Washington to live with her father. She begins her junior year in high school and becomes fascinated by Edward Cullen. He holds a dark secret which is only known by his family. To Edward, Bella is what he has waited 90 years for, a true soul mate. But he knows the further they progress in their relationship the more he is putting Bella and those close to her at risk. Edward tries to warn Bella that she should leave...
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Young DJ always kew there was something strange about thje old Nebbecracker house across the street. When the houser becomes a living, breathing monster, DJ enlists his pals to learn the secret that keeps the house alive. Sudddenly, they find themselves in a hair-rising battle with an unstoppable entity and must save the neighborhood from total devastation.
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IL: LG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 1
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The story of ten courageous woman who fought for women's right to vote-a journey that took more than seventy years of passionate commitment : Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony, Sojourner Truth, Harriet Tubman, Jovita Idar, Alice Paul, Inez Milholland, Ida B. Well,s Lucy Burns, and Mary Church Terrell.
9) Kenya
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Pub. Date
[2002]
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This book explores Kenya in depth with a wealth of information, including geography, climate, economy, history, influence on the world and more.
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[2009]
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To fans of the hugely successful television series Little House on the Prairie, Melissa Gilbert grew up in a fantasy world with a larger-than-life father, friends and family she could count on, and plenty of animals to play with. Children across the country dreamed of the Ingalls' idyllic life -- and so did Melissa. She was a natural on camera, but behind the scenes, life was more complicated. Adopted as a baby into a legendary show business family,...
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Based on the true story of journalist Gary Webb. The film takes place in the mid 1990s, when Webb uncovered the CIA's past role in importing huge amounts of cocaine into the U.S. It was sold in ghettos across the country to raise money for the Nicaraguan Contras rebel army. Despite enormous pressure not to, Webb chose to pursue the story and went public with his evidence. As a result he experienced a vicious smear campaign fueled by the CIA.
"If...
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2021.
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"Her story weaves in and out of time and place. She's Frida Kahlo, Loïs Mailou Jones and Amrita Sher-Gil en route to Mexico City, Paris or Bombay. She's Suzanne Valadon and Gwen John, craving city lights, the sea and solitude; she's Artemisia Gentileschi striding through the streets of Naples and Paula Modersohn-Becker in Worpswede. She's haunting museums in her paint-stained dress, scrutinising how El Greco or Titian or Van Dyck or Cézanne solved...
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c2004
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In the city of Las Vegas, Nevada, with its constant influx of visitors, criminals are provided with ripe targets of all varieties. Luckily for the victims, the Las Vegas Police Department's night shift Crime Scene Investigations unit is led by Gil Grissom. With almost obsessive dedication towards his quest for the facts, he and his elite team of criminalists work various perplexing cases using scientific skills and equipment that are capable of finding...
16) Twilight
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Isabella Swan moves to gloomy Forks, Washington to live with her father. She begins her junior year in high school and becomes fascinated by Edward Cullen. He holds a dark secret which is only known by his family. To Edward, Bella is what he has waited 90 years for, a true soul mate. But he knows the further they progress in their relationship the more he is putting Bella and those close to her at risk. Edward tries to warn Bella that she should leave...
17) Love songs
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Pub. Date
2010
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Drawn from 15 years of recordings, Vince Gill has personally created a collection featuring some of his greatest love songs, which includes such hits as You and You Alone.
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[2021]
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Fistful of dollars: an anonymous but deadly sharpshooter rides into a lawless Mexican border town torn by war between two factions, the Baxters and the Rojos. Instead of fleeing or dying, as most other would do, the man schemes to play the two sides off each other, getting rich in the bargain.
For a few dollars: Two bounty hunters join forces to capture an outlaw gang leader.
The good, the bad and the ugly: The "Man With No Name" teams with two...
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2020.
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"First, flash back in time for a thrilling re-examination of Captain America's incomparable origin story! See frail Steve Rogers became a super-soldier, and thrill to his first mission as the Fighting Avenger of World War II! Plus, the Black Panther and Agent 13 join Cap in battle with one of his greatest foes, Baron Zemo - but is more going on than meets the eye? And a classic team-up between Captain America and Spider-Man on a mission for S.H.I.E.L.D.!...
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Pub. Date
2011.
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Musician, author and child development specialist, Jim Gill engages children and parents with his CD, Music Play for Folks of All Stripes, which includes a bonus DVD. Features songs: Beethoven's Five Finger Play, Foot Notes, Truck Stop, Living Inside of a Jar, and 11 more!
