Mark Johnson
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Mark Johnson tells a timeless tale of the struggle to find truth in belief, faith in fact, and friendship in times of fear. It is a new survival story, one that takes place post-climate apocalypse where our main character, Elon, thirty-seven, alone, hungry, and desperate to hear just another voice, is determined to discover what is next for a world sunken and on fire. When Elon discovers a hidden retreat deep in the woods of Northern Michigan, he...
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What makes a fifty-year-old man quit a highly successful career in charity work to take on the low-paid, dangerous job of being a police officer? When Mark Johnson left the United Way to become the oldest rookie in the Mobile, Alabama, police department, he didn't just have to adjust to a new career-he had to adjust to an entirely new life of danger, violence, and stark moral choices. "Apprehensions and Convictions" is Johnson's explosive memoir of...
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Mark Johnson is one of the great thinkers of our time on how the body shapes the mind. This book brings together a selection of essays from the past two decades that build a powerful argument that any scientifically and philosophically satisfactory view of mind and thought must ultimately explain how bodily perception and action give rise to cognition, meaning, language, action, and values.
A brief account of Johnson's own intellectual journey, through...
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A Minister's Son is a moving nonfiction account of a young man's struggle with his strict religious upbringing. It recounts his touching relationship with his evangelical father, a minister; his steamy experiences with young women in his father's church; his escapades as a competitive public speaker, and his eventual lapse into addiction. The book will be of interest to anyone who has had a troubled relationship with God, organized religion and/or...
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Named a Top 10 Business Strategy Book of 2018 by Inc. magazine
In his pioneering book Seizing the White Space, Mark W. Johnson argued that business model innovation is the most proven path to transformational growth. Since then, Uber, Airbnb, and other startups have disrupted whole industries; incumbents such as Blockbuster, Sears, Toys "R" Us, and BlackBerry have fallen by the wayside; and digital transformation has become one of the business world's...
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We all know a visionary leader when we see one. They're bold and prophetic and at the same time pragmatic. They don't just promote change-they drive it, while inspiring and mobilizing others to do the same. Visionaries like Steve Jobs and Jeff Bezos possess a host of innate qualities that make them extraordinary, but what truly sets them apart is their ability to turn vision into action.
In Lead from the Future, Innosight's Mark W. Johnson and Josh...
7) Whetstone: The Complete Guide to Using a Knife Sharpening Stone; Learn How to Sharpen Your Knives A
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If you want the highest quality knife blade you need to learn how to use a whetstone, the most effective Japanese way of sharpening knives is to maintain their edge crisp and sharp. Whetstone will not only teach you the basics of knife sharpening, but also an essential range of other essential skills. You will learn how to thin old knives to renew them and make them as good as new. You will also learn how to create a knife sharpening plan that will...
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While Life As Play chronicles the author's life-long spiritual journey, his goal is to provide a road map for those seeking Oneness with Everything.
In its pages, you will discover how to allow your innate Playful essence to express itself in every moment. Think of Mark's story as a tour and initiation into a life of Play. This book is filled with tales of the unexpected and the unique circumstances that characterize a life of Play. This is not a...
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From Muscle Shoals to Mobile, Alabamians enjoy fabulous barbecue at home, at club meetings and at countless eateries. In the 1820's, however, a group of reformers wanted to eliminate the southern staple because politicians used it to entice voters. As the state and nation changed through wars and the civil rights movement, so did Alabama barbecue. Alabama restaurants like Big Bob Gibson's, Dreamland and Jim 'n Nick's have earned fans across the country....
10) Life As Play
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English
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While Life As Play chronicles the author's life-long spiritual journey, his goal is to provide a road map for those seeking Oneness with Everything.
In its pages, you will discover how to allow your innate Playful essence to express itself in every moment. Think of Mark's story as a tour and initiation into a life of Play. This book is filled with tales of the unexpected and the unique circumstances that characterize a life of Play.
This is not...
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Walt Disney Home Entertainment
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English
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Lucy Pevenise, along with her older brothers Edmund and Peter, and her older sister, Susan, are in London during the initial bombing raids of WW II. Like many families, their parents decide to send them to the country for safer keeping. Peter, the oldest, is told to watch over the children and make sure they stay safe. This simple request will test Peter's ability to protect his siblings, especially after Lucy discovers an amazing secret. The children...
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English
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Sara and Brian live an idyllic life with their young son and daughter. Suddenly, their baby girl falls ill, and her only hope for survival rests in her parents' ability to find a compatible bone marrow donator. Their desperate decision to conceive another child raises both ethical and moral questions and begins to erode their relationship. Their actions ultimately set off a court case that threatens to tear the family apart.
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2010
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (ca. 615 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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After an unremarkable chemistry teacher learns he has terminal cancer, he turns to an exciting life of crime to provide for his loved ones.
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English
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Good morning Vietnam: Imported by the Army for an early morning radio show in Vietnam, disc jockey Adrian Cronauer blasts the formerly staid, sanitized airwaves with a constant barrage of rapid-fire humor and the hottest hits from back home. The G.I.'s love him, but the brass is up in arms.
Dead Poets Society: English professor John Keating, in an age of crew cuts, sport coats and cheerless conformity, inspires his students to live life to the fullest,...
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Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (112 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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A tight knit team of rising investigators, along with their supervisor, is suddenly torn apart when they discover that one of their own teenage daughters has been brutally murdered.
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Warner Bros. Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (128 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Kern County Deputy Sheriff Joe "Deke" Deacon is sent to Los Angeles for what should have been a quick evidence-gathering assignment. Instead, he becomes embroiled in the search for a killer who is terrorizing the city. Leading the hunt, L.A. Sheriff Department Sergeant Jim Baxter, impressed with Deke's cop instincts, unofficially engages his help. But as they track the killer, Baxter is unaware that the investigation is dredging up echoes of Deke's...
17) The rookie
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Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2002]
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Standard format.
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1 videodisc (ca. 127 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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High school baseball coach Jim Morris promises his team he will try out for the big leagues if his team becomes district champion. When they win the championship, Jim tries out and becomes the oldest rookie in Major League Baseball.
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Walt Disney Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2008]
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1 videodisc (ca. 149 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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The four Pevensie children - Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy - return to Narnia, only to discover that hundreds of years have passed since they ruled there. Now, crowning himself king, the evil General Miraz has taken charge. The children enlist the help of a heroic mouse called Reepicheep. They set out to find the exiled Prince Caspian, determined to see him rightfully named king.
19) Downsizing
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Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (135 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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When scientists find a way to shrink humans to five inches tall, Paul and Audrey Safrane decide to ditch their stressed out lives in order to get small and live large in a luxurious downsized community. Filled with life-changing adventures and endless possibilities, Leisureland offers more than riches, as Paul discovers a whole new world and realizes that we are meant for something bigger.
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Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (113 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
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When Lucy and Edmund Pensive, along with their cousin Eustace, are swallowed into a painting and transported back to Narnia, they join King Caspian and a noble mouse named Reepicheep aboard the magnificent ship The Dawn Treader. The courageous voyagers travel to mysterious islands, confront mystical creatures, reunite with the Great Lion Aslan, and embark on a mission that will determine the fate of Narnia itself!