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941) The miracle match
Publisher
Touchstone Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
An inspiring tale of one of the greatest underdog stories in sports history. Based on the true story of the 1950 United States soccer team who, against all odds, beat England 1 - 0 in the city of Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Coming together to form the team just ten days before the start of the Cup, this ragtag team of recreational players came together to represent the United Sates. Although no U.S. team has ever won a World Cup title, this story is about...
942) The last waltz
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Language
English
Description
The Last Waltz was a concert by the rock group, The Band, held on Thanksgiving Day, November 25, 1976, at Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco. Billed as a 'farewell' concert after 16 years of touring, The Band was joined by more than a dozen special guests, including Eric Clapton, Neil Diamond, Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Van Morrison, Ringo Starr, Muddy Waters and Neil Young. The event was filmed by director Martin Scorsese and made into a documentary...
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English
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"At the turn of the century, Paris was a hotbed of creativity. Technology boomed, delivering to the world electric light, the automobile, and new ways to treat disease, while imagination blossomed, creating Art Nouveau, motion pictures, and modernist literature. A pivotal figure during this time, yet largely forgotten today, Loie Fuller was an American performance artist who became a living symbol of the Art Nouveau movement with her hypnotic dances...
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English
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Una biografía bilingüe de José Martí, que dedicó su vida a la promoción de la libertad para todos los hombres y mujeres.
A bilingual biography of José Martí, who dedicated his life to the promotion of liberty for all men and women, Includes author's note, afterword, and author's sources.
945) 50 song memoir
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Publisher
Nonesuch Records
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Stephin Merritt's autobiography in 50 songs, one for each year of his life.
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Series
Understanding China through comics volume 3
Publisher
Stone Bridge Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"A great way to learn about China''s vast history!"--Amy Tan, author ofThe Joy Luck Club Excels at clarifying the often-confusing transitional periods between dynasties... An excellent introduction to the large trends of early Chinese history."--School Library Journal "The lucid, economical text makes one eager for the successive volumes."--Booklist "The combination of silhouettes--often threatening, martial ones--with open-faced, expressively individualized...
Publisher
Teaching Company
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
History is made not only by kings, queens, presidents, and generals, but equally by inventors and the technological powers they unleash. This course explores the inventions that have changed the world from prehistoric times to the 21st century. Along with recounting famous inventions such as the steam engine, airplane, atomic bomb and computer chip, these lectures explore a number of surprising innovations, including beer, pagodas, indoor plumbing...
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English
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"A heartwarming and funny memoir from a beloved actress, Lilyville tells the story of a mother and daughter whose narrative reflects that of American women in the 20th and 21st centuries, and mirrors American cultural changes and the world's shifting expectations of women"--
Feldshuh has always played powerful women who aren't afraid to sit at the table with the big boys and rule their world. But offstage, she struggled to fulfill the one role she...
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Publisher
Eva-Birch Media
Language
English
Description
What every family member of a loved one with dementia needs to know: How to help without sacrificing YOU. In Surviving Alzheimer's you'll find: -- The best, most current thinking on how to enhance quality of life and safety while minimizing stress on everyone involved. -- The "Why This, Try This" approach to understanding what's behind odd, frustrating behaviors -- and what you can do about them. -- How to defuse resentment, guilt, anger, and family...
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English
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Kenn Nesbitt's hilarious poetry is adored by kids. They just can't get enough of the great beats, wonderful imagery, and good ol' belly laughs his poetry contains! With over a hundred poems included, most of them new but some old favorites too, My Hippo Has the Hiccups is a laugh-out-loud good time. The audio CD features lots of the great poem readings and zany humor that make Kenn one of the most widely sought school speakers in the country. From...
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Publisher
Howard Books, an imprint o Simon & Schuster, Inc
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"Hollywood power couple DeVon Franklin and Meagan Good candidly share about their courtship and marriage, and the key to their success--waiting. Columbia Tristar Pictures executive DeVon Franklin and award-winning actress Meagan Good have learned sometimes all we can do is wait for "the one" to come into our lives. They spent years crossing paths but it wasn't until they were thrown together while working on the film Jumping the Broom that their storybook...
953) Illegal
Series
Film Movement volume 9, film 1
Publisher
Film Movement
Language
Français
Description
Tania is a former teacher from Russia, living illegally in Belgium with her 14-year-old son, Ivan. One day, they are stopped on the street for a routine check by the police; Tania is arrested and placed in an immigration detention center for women, while Ivan manages to escape. Threatened with imminent deportation and fearful for Ivan's fate, Tania embarks on a harrowing journey, determined to preserve her dignity and find her son.
Author
Publisher
Basic Books
Language
English
Description
"For all we hear of neuroscience's great advances, the field has generated more questions than answers. We know that the brain combines sensory input from all over your body into a single perception, but not how. We think brains "compute" in some sense, but we can't say what those computations are. We believe that the brain is organized as a hierarchy, with different pieces all working collaboratively to make a single model of the world. But we can...
955) Montaigne: a life
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English
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"One of the most important writers and thinkers of the Renaissance, Michel de Montaigne (1533-92) helped invent a literary genre that seemed more modern than anything that had come before. But did he do it, as he suggests in his Essays, by retreating to his chateau, turning his back on the world, and stoically detaching himself from his violent times? In this definitive biography, Philippe Desan, one of the world's leading authorities on Montaigne,...
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English
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Covers the latest changes to the grant writing process as well as a listing of where to apply for grants; the latest language, terms, and phrases to use on the job or in proposals; the easiet ways to target the best websites to upload and download the latest and user-friendly application forms and writing guidelines; a major expansion on the peer review process; and, one-stop funding websites and state agencies that publish grant funding opportunity...
Publisher
Dead Sky Publishing
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Climate change can be terrifying as we navigate through climate action--haunted by our past which dictates our future. In this anthology--Revelations: Horror Writers for Climate Action--twenty-one legendary horror authors bring both dark tales and awareness to our worldview. Apocalyptic futures, dire warnings, things unleashed from icy tombs... this collection gets under your skin and gives readers a peek into worlds where prophecy and nihilism reign....
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Publisher
Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W. W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"No lover of Gothic literature will want to be without this literary keepsake, the final volume of Leslie Klinger's tour-de-force annotations of Lovecraft's canon. In 2014, The New Annotated H.P. Lovecraft was published to widespread acclaim--vaunted as a 'treasure trove' (Joyce Carol Oates) for Lovecraft aficionados and general readers, alike. The landmark volume, hailed by Harlon Ellison as an 'Olympian landmark of modern gothic literature,' included...
960) Mr. Woodcock
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
John Farley grew up as a chubby kid with no athletic skills and poor self-esteem. During his early teenage years his nemesis was Mr. Woodcock, the school's gym teacher. Woodcock took a sadistic glee in tormenting John and others like him. Years later, John has slimmed down and has come to terms with his self-image. He has become a best-selling author, publishing a self-help book on overcoming the specters of the past. John comes home to visit his...
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