Edward Herrmann
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The book of Genesis, written at the beginning of recorded history, remains a thoroughly unique document. This ancient work transcends the primitive mythologies of the ancient Near East as a divine account of Earth's earliest ages. It is informative in its content, beautiful in its arrangement, and inspiring in its appeal. There is something of value for everyone-the scientist, the historian, the theologian, the housewife, the farmer, the traveler,...
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September 8, 1900, began innocently in the seaside town of Galveston, Texas. Even Isaac Cline, resident meteorologist for the U.S. Weather Bureau, failed to grasp the true meaning of the strange deep-sea swells and peculiar winds that greeted the city that morning. Mere hours later, Galveston found itself submerged by a monster hurricane that completely destroyed the town and killed over 6,000 people in what remains the greatest natural disaster in...
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The gap between rich and poor has never been wider. Legislative stalemate paralyzes the country. Corporations resist federal regulations. Spectacular mergers produce giant companies. The influence of money in politics deepens. Bombs explode in crowded streets. Small wars proliferate far from our shores. A dizzying array of inventions speeds the pace of daily life. These unnervingly familiar headlines serve as the backdrop for a dynamic history of...
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"The University of Washington's 1936 eight-oar crew transformed the sport and grabbed the attention of millions of Americans. The sons of loggers, shipyard workers, and farmers, the nine boys, in the depths of the Great Depression, showed the world what beating the odds really meant. They defeated elite rivals from California and eastern schools to earn the right to compete against the German crew rowing for Adolf Hitler in the Olympic Games in Berlin....
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Kindle County novels volume 1
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English
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Rusty Sabich is an up-and-comer in the county prosecutor's office. He's intelligent, hard working, dependable. And, just maybe, he's also a murderer.
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A & E Television Networks
Pub. Date
[2008]
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English
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The true story of Christopher Columbus was not only one of victorious discovery, it was marked by disaster, accusation, and betrayal. Ten short years after his discovery of the New World, Columbus languished in a Caribbean prison. There, awaiting the gallows, he plotted what he called his 'most treacherous' voyage - one that ended with the loss of all four of his ships and left Columbus and his crew shipwrecked with little hope of survival.
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Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
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The critically acclaimed box office hit is about two sets of identical twins who are mismatched at birth. Forty years later, their paths cross amid the hustle and bustle of Manhattan, and the result is unrestrained pandemonium.
Comedy about two sets of identical twins who are mismatched at birth, and forty years later their paths cross in Manhattan at New York's Plaza Hotel.
11) Overboard
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MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
©1999
Language
English
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A super-rich and pretentious socialite winds up in the world of a struggling carpenter with four kids.
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Gilmore girls volume season 5
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
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Relive the first year of being an inn owner with Lorelai, the turmoil of being a second-year student at Yale with Rory, and the ups and downs of love and family.
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Gilmore girls volume season 7
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Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2007]
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English
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Television series about a mother and a daughter living in Stars Hollow, Connecticut. After 20-plus years of single motherhood, after a series of Mr. Not-Quite-Rights, after buying that perfect wedding dress and watching it hang in the closet, Lorelai finally gets married. This season also includes Lane's baby shower and Rory's graduation.
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Universal Pictures
Pub. Date
[2004]
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English
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Miles Massey is a high-powered Los Angeles divorce lawyer nearing a midlife crisis. While representing his wealthy client Rex Rexroth, Miles meets his match in Rex's gold-digging wife, Marilyn. He's impressed by her similarly heartless ways of using marriage to fuel an expensive lifestyle, but Miles still manages to defeat her in court. With Marilyn looking to get her revenge and Miles finding himself attracted to her, the two engage in a ruthless...
16) The aviator
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Warner Bros. Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2005]
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English
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Howard Hughes was a rich young man from Texas, heir to his father's fortune, when he decided he wanted to make movies. Age 21, he made the most expensive Hollywood film ever (at the time); and went on to break air-speed records, make another fortune in aircraft design, smash Charles Lindbergh's round-the-world flight record, and be romantically linked with almost all of Hollywood's famous beauties. Nevertheless, he died alone, sealed into a room he...
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Gilmore girls volume season 4
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2005]
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English
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Welcome to the fourth season of the series acclaimed for its agile balance of life and laughter. Oh yes, and love. Now fans can relive Rory's first year at Yale and Lorelai's dream of opening her own inn coming true.
18) The lost boys
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Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2010]
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English
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When a string of mysterious deaths occur after they move to a coastal California town, teenagers Mike and Sam become convinced that their new home is overrun with vampires.
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On a May afternoon in 1943, an Army Air Forces bomber crashed into the Pacific Ocean and disappeared, leaving only a spray of debris and a slick of oil, gasoline, and blood. Then, on the ocean surface, a face appeared--Lt. Louis Zamperini. Captured by the Japanese and driven to the limits of endurance, Zamperini would answer desperation with ingenuity; suffering with hope, resolve, and humor.
20) Innocent
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Kindle County novels volume 8
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English
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"INNOCENT" continues the story of Rusty Sabich and Tommy Molto who are, once again, twenty years later, pitted against each other in a riveting psychological match after the mysterious death of Rusty's wife.