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881) A dog's way home
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
As a puppy, Bella finds her way into the arms of Lucas, a young man who gives her a good home. When Bella becomes separated from Lucas, she soon finds herself on an epic, 400-mile journey to reunite with her beloved owner. Along the way, the lost but spirited dog touches the lives of an orphaned mountain lion, a down-on-his-luck veteran and some friendly strangers who happen to cross her path.
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"In Eve, Cat Bohannon answers questions scientists should have been addressing for decades. With boundless curiosity and sharp wit, Bohannon covers the past 200 million years to explain the specific science behind the development of the female sex. Eve is not just a sweeping revision of human history, it's an urgent and necessary corrective for a world that has focused primarily on the male body for far too long. Bohannon's findings, including everything...
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Language
English
Description
"A gripping first-hand account from inside the halls of Congress as Donald Trump and his enablers betrayed the American people and the Constitution--leading to the violent attack on our Capitol on January 6th, 2021--by the House Republican leader who dared to stand up to them. In the aftermath of the 2020 presidential election, Donald Trump and many around him, including certain other elected Republican officials, intentionally breached their oath...
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Series
Man and his cat volume 1
Publisher
Square Enix
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"A kitten languishes in a pet shop, unwanted and unloved. Even as his price drops with each passing day, no one spares him a glance unless it's to call him names. Having practically given up on life, the kitty himself is most shocked of all when an older gentleman comes into the store and wants to take him home! Will the man and the cat find what they're looking for..in each other?"--Provided by publisher.
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The king's beast volume 2
Publisher
VIZ Media, LLC
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Ajin boys who show signs of special abilities are conscripted to serve in the imperial palace as beast-servants--status symbols and shields for their royal masters, to be kept or discarded on a whim. When they were children, Rangetsu's twin brother Sogetsu was ripped from her arms and sent to the palace to attend Prince Tenyou as a beast-servant, where he quickly fell victim to bloody dynastic intrigues. Now in a world that promises only bitterness,...
887) Coraline
Publisher
Shout! Factory
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
A young girl walks through a secret door in her new home and discovers an alternate version of her life. The parallel reality is eerily similar to her own life but only much better. When the adventure turns dangerous, Coraline must count on her resourcefulness, determination, and bravery to get back home and save her family. Includes 2-D version only.
888) Books for living
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Language
English
Description
From the author of the beloved New York Times best-selling The End of Your Life Book Club, an inspiring and magical exploration of the power of books to shape our lives in an era of constant connectivity.
"[A] gift, and one that keeps giving.” —USA Today
For Will Schwalbe, reading is a way to entertain himself but also to make sense of the world, and to find the answers to life’s...
"[A] gift, and one that keeps giving.” —USA Today
For Will Schwalbe, reading is a way to entertain himself but also to make sense of the world, and to find the answers to life’s...
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Language
English
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Description
Describes the American rowing team's triumphant and unlikely win during the 1936 Olympics.
For readers of Unbroken, out of the depths of the Great Depression comes the astonishing tale of nine working-class boys from the American West who at the 1936 Olympics showed the world what true grit really meant. With rowers who were the sons of loggers, shipyard workers, and farmers, the University of Washington’s eight-oar crew was never expected to defeat...
890) Educated: a memoir
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Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Tara Westover was seventeen the first time she set foot in a classroom. Born to survivalists in the mountains of Idaho, she prepared for the end of the world by stockpiling home-canned peaches and sleeping with her "head-for-the-hills bag." In the summer she stewed herbs for her mother, a midwife and healer, and in the winter she salvaged in her father's junkyard. Her father distrusted the medical establishment, so Tara never saw a doctor or nurse....
Series
Flashpoint volume season 5
Publisher
CBS DVD
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
Follows the emotional journey into the tough, risk-filled lives of a group of cops in the Strategic Response Unit. This highly skilled tactical team rescues hostages, busts gangs, defuses bombs, climbs the sides of buildings, and talks down suicidal teens. Includes all eleven action-packed fifth season episodes.
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Language
English
Description
"Brandi Carlile was born into a musically gifted, impoverished family on the outskirts of Seattle and grew up in a constant state of change, moving from house to house, trailer to trailer, fourteen times in as many years. Though imperfect in every way, her dysfunctional childhood was as beautiful as it was strange, and as nurturing as it was difficult. At the age of five, Brandi contracted bacterial meningitis, which almost took her life, leaving...
Series
Flashpoint volume season 3
Publisher
CBS DVD
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Follows the emotional journey into the tough, risk-filled lives of a group of cops in the Strategic Response Unit. This highly skilled tactical team rescues hostages, busts gangs, defuses bombs, climbs the sides of buildings, and talks down suicidal teens. Included are all sixteen episodes in season three, plus featurettes, deleted scenes, and extended scenes.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Join Mama, Papa, Sister, and Brother as they head out on vacation for some family fun. First, the family arrives at a mountain cabin. Although Papa promises the best vacation ever, things at the cabin don't go according to plan! Will the cubs be able to remain positive and have fun? Then, the family heads to an amusement park! Brother boasts to his friends that he can ride the legendary thunderbolt roller coaster fearlessly. Will his nerves take over...
895) The princess bride
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
A lowly stable boy, Westley, pledges his love to the beautiful Buttercup, only to be abducted and reportedly killed by pirates while Buttercup is betrothed to the evil Prince Humperdinck. Even as Buttercup herself is kidnapped by a giant, a scheming criminal mastermind, and a master Spanish swordsman, a mysterious masked pirate (could it be Westley?) follows in pursuit.
Author
Series
Publisher
Diamond [distributor]
Pub. Date
2005
Language
English
Description
Mark Grayson is just like most everyone else his age. He's a senior at a normal American high school. The only difference between Mark and everyone else his age is that his father is the most powerful superhero on the planet, and as of late, he seems to be inheriting his father's powers. But that's only the beginning of Mark's problems.
898) Star trek
Series
Star trek volume 1
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
On the day of James Kirk's birth, his father dies on his ship in a last stand against a mysterious alien vessel. He was searching for Ambassador Spock, who is a child on Vulcan, disdained by his neighbors for his half-human nature. Twenty years later, Kirk has grown into a young troublemaker. He is inspired by Capt. Christopher Pike to fulfill his potential in Starfleet, even though he annoys his instructors. Suddenly, there is an emergency on Vulcan...
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Language
English
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"This story of the virus that destroyed Iran's nuclear centrifuges, by top cybersecurity journalist Kim Zetter, shows that the door has been opened on a new age of warfare--one in which a digital attack can have the same destructive capability as a megaton bomb dropped from an airplane"--
"Top cybersecurity journalist Kim Zetter tells the story behind the virus that sabotaged Iran's nuclear efforts and shows how its existence has ushered in a new...
Series
Chicago fire volume season 11
Publisher
Universal Studios
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
The heroic firefighters and paramedics of Firehouse 51 are prepared to put their lives on the line to save the citizens of Chicago in Season 11 of the red-hot drama series from Emmy Awardʼ-winning executive producer Dick Wolf and co-creator Derek Haas. The fearless Firehouse 51 family includes Lt. Kelly Severide, Lt. Christopher Herrmann, Lt. Stella Kidd, Deputy District Chief Wallace Boden, paramedics Sylvie Brett and Violet Mikami, veterans Randy...
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