David Ogden Stiers
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English
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When a devastating famine descended on Soviet Russia in 1921, the United States responded with a massive two-year relief campaign that battled starvation and disease, and saved millions of lives. By summer 1922, American kitchens were feeding nearly eleven million Soviet citizens a day. At the time, the American rescue operation was hailed as "the beau geste of the twentieth century." The American expedition took place as the embers of the 1917 Russian...
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Jack Ryan and John Clark novels volume 7
Jack Ryan novel volume 07
Jack Ryan novel volume 06
Jack Ryan Jack Ryan Jr. and John Clark novels volume 07
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Jack Ryan novel volume 07
Jack Ryan novel volume 06
Jack Ryan Jack Ryan Jr. and John Clark novels volume 07
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 53
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English
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How do you save the U.S. President from himself? Jack Ryan never thought he'd would have to ask this question. With the exceptional realism and authenticity, Clancy, constructs a novel of unrelenting suspense, a story as explosive as today's headlines. With one terrible act, the world is plunged into the ultimate nightmare. Forces collide. Shots are exchanged. What had seemed to be an isolated and horrible incident appears to each side as the...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 33
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English
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In a rolling sea off the coast of South America, a target disappears in a puff of green light. In the Soviet hills of Dushanbe near the Afghanistan border, an otherworldly array of pillars and domes rises into the night. To the two greatest nations on earth, no contest is more urgent than the race to build the first Star Wars missile defense system, and no one knows that more than the two men charged with assessing the Soviets' capabilities: Colonel...
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[2009]
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English
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An evil creator has created a little creature by genetic experimentation. The creator and creature are sent to prison. The creature escapes and heads for Earth where he tries to impersonate a dog. Bent on self preservation, he plans to use a human shield to protect him from the aliens sent to recapture him. Earth girl, Lilo, adopts the 'dog,' gives him the name Stitch, and actually developes an emotional attachment to the little creature. Lilo's dysfunctional...
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English
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Celebrate the most magical time of the year with this special edition of the irresistible holiday movie inspired by Disney's beloved classic. Share the wonder as Mrs. Potts recounts another 'tale as old as time' about a Christmas past that almost wasn't - thanks to the scheming of former court composer Forte who is determined to keep Belle and Beast apart forever. This enchanting adventure boasts exciting bonus features, delightful songs, spellbinding...
10) Better off dead
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English
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After his girlfriend ditches him for a boorish ski jock, Lane decides that suicide is the only answer. However, his increasingly inept attempts only bring him more agony and embarrassment. Filled with the wildest teen nightmares, a family you can't help but identify with, and a host of wonderful comic characters, Savage Steve Holland's writing/directorial debut is a masterful look at those painfully funny teen years.
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English
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Few American artists have reached a wider audience or enjoyed more widespread popularity in their own lifetime than Ansel Adams. Ansel Adams had a profound impact on how Americans see the majesty or their continent and helped transform how people think and feel about the meaning of the natural world. A visionary photographer, a pioneer in photographic technique and a crusader for the environment, this portrait of Adams portrays the great artist and...
13) Iron Will
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1994.
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English
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Based on an incredible true-life story. A young man enters a dangerous cross-country dog sled race in an attempt to win the grand prize that will save his family from financial ruin.
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[2010]
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English
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The spell of an enchantress turns a cruel prince into a hideous beast. Belle, the heroine, is a book-loving young lady trapped by the beast when she comes looking for her father. To break the spell, the beast must win Belle's love before the last petal falls from an enchanted rose.
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[2014]
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English
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Each year, Rabbit plays Easter Bunny, but this year, he's decided its Spring Cleaning Day, and he orders everyone to hop to it: scrubbing, dusting, and mopping. All his pals are disappointed, especially little Roo, until Rabbit learns that putting others first and showing friends how much you care turns every day into a precious gift. Sparkling with unforgettable songs, it is a delightful egg-stravaganza that shows why love, hope and friendship are...
17) Spirited away
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[2003]
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English
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When a young girl gets trapped in a strange new world of spirits, she must call upon the courage she never knew she had to free herself and rescue her parents.
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Pub. Date
[2003]
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English
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"City of the century tells how in just 60 years Chicago grew from a remote, swampy frontier town into one of the most explosively alive cities in the world". -- Container. Chicago by 'L" is part travelogue, part history, and part tour of Chicago's neighborhoods by 'L', Chicago's elevated train.