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"A stunning new novel from the author of A Children's Bible, a National Book Award finalist and one of the New York Times 10 Best Books of 2020. Over twelve novels and two collections Lydia Millet has emerged as a major American novelist. Hailed as 'a writer without limits' (Karen Russell) and 'a stone-cold genius' (Jenny Offill), Millet makes fiction that vividly evokes the ties between people and other animals and the crisis of extinction."--
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It is the turn of this century. Two couples-businessman Bobby Rose and his artist wife Carole Ridingham, his partner Coleman Snow, and Snow's wife, Ruth Farr-have gone on a walking tour in Wales, during which a fatal accident occurs. The question of what happened preoccupies not only an ensuing negligence trial but also the narrator, Bobby and Carole's daughter. Susan lives alone in her parents' house near the coast of Maine, addressing us from a...
4) The walk
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In 1974, Philippe Petit assembled a team to help him achieve his dream of walking between the World Trade Center towers.
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[2013]
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Based on the inspirational true story of eight-year-old Zack Bonner on his quest to change the world with nothing more than a blazing spirit of philanthropy and his beat-up red wagon. When Zack sets out to help the homeless children in America in the wake of Hurricane Charley, by walking across the country, he must overcome bureaucrats and blisters and capture the hearts of his family and the entire nation.
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[2013]
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Based on the inspirational true story of eight-year-old Zach Bonner on his quest to change the world with nothing more than his beat-up red wagon and a blazing spirit of philanthropy. When Zach sets out to help homeless children in America in the wake of Hurricane Charley, by walking from his house in Tampa, Florida to the White House, he must overcome bureaucrats and blisters and capture the hearts of his fractured family and the entire nation.
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[2016]
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Spoiled, selfish, and rich college student Luce is forced to take a holiday job walking a rich developer's dog. The only thing she's thrilled about is discovering about a new salon and spa, being built over the local dog park. But when Luce meets Dean, a handsome dogwalker actively trying to stop the demolition, Luce is forced to question what the park means for her newfound friends and whether she can put her selfish ways aside to help save the park...
8) The walk 3D
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[2016]
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English
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In 1974, Philippe Petit assembled a team to help him achieve his dream of walking between the World Trade Center towers.
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