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"Amos McGee, a friendly zookeeper, always made time to visit his good friends: the elephant, the tortoise, the penguin, the rhinoceros, and the owl. But one day--'Ah-choo!'--he woke with the sniffles and the sneezes. Though he didn't make it into the zoo that day, he did receive some unexpected guests."--Dust jacket.
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Dwayne Hoover, a successful automobile dealer in Midland City, suddenly decides that he is a machine and begins to act accordingly. Science fiction writer Kilgore Trout is on his way to the Midland City Festival of the Arts. When they meet, the result is catastrophe.
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From the Publisher: Kurt Vonnegut's absurdist classic Slaughterhouse-Five introduces us to Billy Pilgrim, a man who becomes 'unstuck in time' after he is abducted by aliens from the planet Tralfamadore. In a plot-scrambling display of virtuosity, we follow Pilgrim simultaneously through all phases of his life, concentrating on his (and Vonnegut's) shattering experience as an American prisoner of war who witnesses the firebombing of Dresden. Slaughterhouse-Five...
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In this thought-provoking book, which is based on the NPR series, 80 essayists use the three little title words as a jumping-off point to a discussion of their deepest personal beliefs. The list of contributors includes Colin Powell, Isabel Allende, Bill Gates, John Updike, William F. Buckley Jr., Gloria Steinem, and Penn Jillette; but it also includes relatively unknown people with everyday jobs.
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2009
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English
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"Nine Lives" explores New Orleans through the lives of nine characters over 40 years, bracketed by two epic hurricanes. It brings back to life the doomed city, its wondrous subcultures, and the rich and colorful lives that played themselves out within its borders.
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Dr. Jessie Copeland, having pioneered a tiny robot designed to excise tumors that had previously been considered inoperable, draws the attention of remorseless mercenary Claude Malloche who thinks nothing of threatening the lives of thousands of people in order to get Copeland to use her technology on his brain tumor.
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When homeschooled farm girl Piper McCloud reveals her ability to fly, she is quickly taken to a secret government facility to be trained with other exceptional children, but she soon realizes that something is very wrong and begins working with brilliant and wealthy Conrad to escape.
12) Obama's wars
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English
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Woodward shows Obama making the critical decisions on the Afghanistan War, the secret war in Pakistan and the worldwide fight against terrorism.
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Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
First edition.
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xix, 314 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
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English
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"Sixty-five of the world's leading writers open up about the books and authors that have meant the most to them. These wide-ranging interviews are conducted by Pamela Paul, the editor of the The New York Times Book Review, featuring personalities as varied as David Sedaris, Hilary Mantel, Michael Chabon, Khaled Hosseini, Anne Lamott, and James Patterson. These questions and answers admit us into the private worlds of these authors, as they reflect...
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Fuzzy Slippers Productions
Pub. Date
2010.
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English
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Explores the essential ways contact with the natural world promotes children's health and well-being, contributes to the future of the planet, and nourishes the human spirit. Includes an interview with Richard Louv, author of "Last Child in the Woods."
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"Ninety-six years of anyone's life would surely yield some good stories, but when that life is George Seldes', the stories are the history of the twentieth century. One of the great, tireless journalists of all time, George Seldes was always present alongside the movers and shakers who made history. Trotsky. Isadora Duncan. Albert Einstein. Freud. Lenin. William Jennings Bryan. Emma Goldman. Bernard Shaw. Theodore Roosevelt. J. Edgar Hoover. Tito....
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The Penguin Press
Pub. Date
2007
Edition
1st ed.
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284 p. ; 21 cm. Contains hardcover & softcover. Includes CD.
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English
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Hardcover book "Listening Is an Act of Love" in slipcover with LISTENING IS an ACT of LOVE: A Celebration of American Life from the StoryCorps Project" (The Penguin Press), A companion CD and paperback book 'Listening is an act of Love: Notes on Ten Beloved Stories . and How to Record You Own". All three included in slipcover case. / Starbucks Entertainment.
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[2017]
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English
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Sophia and her coding club BFFs have the best time together. Sure, they work on coding projects, but mostly they gossip about crushes, eat cookies, and do totally silly impersonations. Now they're about to participate in their first hackathon--a full day of coding and meeting other coders--so it's time to step up their game!
Publisher
First Run Features
Pub. Date
c2004
Edition
[Fullscreen version].
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (78 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Documents the life and times of the historian, political activist and author of the best selling classic: A people's history of the United States. Features interviews with Zinn and his colleagues and friends, including Noam Chomsky, Marian Wright Edelman, Daniel Ellsberg, Tom Hayden and Alice Walker, as well as archival materials.
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