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Featured: New DVDs
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Year Published: 2022
The world's greatest drummers reflect on the art of drumming and how it has shaped their lives. Features interviews with Ringo Starr from The Beatles, Taylor Hawkins from Foo Fighters, Stewart Copeland from The Police, Mickey Hart and Bill Kreutzmann from Grateful Dead, Chad Smith from Red Hot Chili Peppers, and more.
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Year Published: 2022
Better Call Saul's final season concludes the complicated journey and transformation of its compromised hero, Jimmy McGill, into criminal lawyer Saul Goodman. From the cartel to the courthouse, from Albuquerque to Omaha, season six tracks Jimmy, Saul, and Gene as well as Jimmy's complex relationship with Kim, who is in the midst of her existential crisis. Meanwhile, Gus, Nacho, and Lalo are locked into a game of cat and mouse with mortal stakes.
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Year Published: 2022
It tells the story of the iconic WW2 bomber, through the words of the last surviving veterans of the bombing campaign.
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Year Published: 2013
With songs like June Is Bustin' Out All Over; Mister Snow; and You'll Never Walk Alone, Rodgers & Hammerstein's Carousel remains a landmark in musical theater. The New York Philharmonic welcomes an all-star Broadway and opera cast. Originally broadcast on April 26, 2013.
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Year Published: 2019
Five of Dr. Weil's landmark programs on health and nutrition in one essential DVD set: 8 Weeks to Optimum Health; Spontaneous Healing; Eating Well for Optimum Health; Dr. Andrew Weil's Healthy Aging; and Dr. Andrew Weil's Guide to Eating Well.
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Year Published: 2022
Brad Pitt stars as Ladybug, an unlucky assassin determined to do his job peacefully after one too many gigs gone off the rails. Fate, however, may have other plans, as Ladybug's latest mission puts him on a collision course with lethal adversaries from around the globe, all with connected, yet conflicting, objectives, on the world's fastest train. The end of the line is just the beginning in this non-stop thrill-ride through modern-day Japan from David Leitch, the director of Deadpool 2.
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Year Published: 2022
A young woman is wooed and swept off her feet, only to realize a gothic conspiracy is stirring.
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Year Published: 2018
This epic action-adventure collection includes five feature-length films in the Scorpion King franchise. The Scorpion King; The Scorpion King 2: Rise Of A Warrior; The Scorpion King 3: Rattle for Redemption; The Scorpion King 4: Quest For Power; and Scorpion King: Book Of Souls.
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Year Published: 2022
Down on her luck and burdened with debt, Emily gets involved in a credit card scam that pulls her into the criminal underworld of Los Angeles, ultimately leading to deadly consequences.
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Year Published: 2001
Harry Pendel is an ex-con turned tailor to the rich and famous, and married to smart, sexy Louisa. Andy Osnard is a suave and ruthless British spy who entices Harry into eavesdropping on the powerful politicians he clothes. Harry’s talent for storytelling compels him to weave an elaborate tale that’s not only taken as truth, but sets off a chain of events that threaten to destroy everything he treasures most in life.
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Year Published: 1977
A thinly disguised Irving Thalberg character in command of his studio but haunted by love lost to the past.
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Year Published: 2021
The Mitchell brothers unexpectedly get roped into a Christmas House decorating reality TV show and compete to see who can create the better Christmas House.
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Year Published: 1985
In a luxury Paris hotel, two detectives are working on the vexing case of an assassinated prince. In a nearby room, boxing trainer Jim Fox Warner is getting his young protege ready for a fight. But Jim owes big money to the mob, as well as to the Chenals, a bickering husband, and wife. In Godard's fractured, poetic style, the tension ratchets up between these groups until they reach a bloody breaking point.
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Year Published: 2022
A showdown decades in the making brings the Donovan family legacy full circle as they find themselves drawn back to Boston. Struggling to overcome their violent upbringing, their fierce love for each other keeps them in the fight.
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Year Published: 2022
Based on the 2011 murder of Betsy Faria that resulted in her husband, Russ' conviction. When his conviction was overturned, the crime set off a chain of events that exposed a diabolical scheme deeply involving Pam Hupp.
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Year Published: 1967
Twins Delphine and Solange, a dance instructor and a music teacher, dream of big-city life; when a fair comes through their quiet port town, so does the possibility of escape.
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Year Published: 1983
Alex Owens is a fiercely determined eighteen year old with one all consuming dream: to study at the Pittsburgh Conservatory of Dance. Working during the day as a welder and at night as an exotic dancer, Alex bravely pursues her dream. As she undertakes an unforgettable journey that reveals the power of her convictions, she will also learn the meaning of love.
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Year Published: 2022
Michael Berryman ("The Hills Have Eyes") explores the history of heavy metal music and horror, and how the two genres crossed paths. Various metal artists share their introductions to horror, influences, and more. Icons also discuss how their films have influenced the genre, their connections to metal artists, and why metal and horror work together, illustrated by commentary from industry giants. Mike Schiff includes a narrative wraparound film that helps set up each chapter of the documentary.
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Year Published: 2022
It explores the life of one of history's most fascinating figures, a cowboy, soldier, statesman, conservationist, adventurer, reformer, author, and finally, U.S. president. Featuring over five hours of expert interviews, rich archival material, and vivid live-action sequences, this two-part documentary charts Roosevelt's journey from his sickly childhood to being a champion for the working man to becoming, at age 42, the youngest president of the United States, whose legacy and impact on progres
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Year Published: 2022
Thor enlists the help of Valkyrie, Korg and ex-girlfriend Jane Foster to fight Gorr the God Butcher, who intends to make the gods extinct.
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Year Published: 2013
The adventures of a daydreaming, jazz-loving, football-headed 9-year-old, who lives in a boarding house with his grandparents and some eccentric boarders, encounters life in the city with his best friend Gerald, a loofah-haired kid, who is the keeper of the urban tales and coolest kid in class; and Helga, who torments him, but loves him secretly.
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Year Published: 2021
A fan of rock music, Fabio wanted to convince the Foo Fighters to perform in his small village in Italy. So, he gathered 1,000 musicians to play their hit song 'Learn to Fly' together, perfectly in synch. And so the Rockin' 1000, the largest rock band on earth, was formed. This is the story of how the largest rock band on the planet came to be: over nineteen thousand musicians, amateurs and pros from every age group and social background, united by one passion: rock 'n' roll.
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Year Published: 1987
7-year-old stockbroker Andrew Morenski goes undercover at his cousin's high school after an attempt is made on his life by mobsters involved in a bonds scandal who want to keep him from testifying against them.
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Year Published: 2022
Desperate for income, Emily takes a shady gig buying goods with stolen credit cards supplied by a charismatic middleman named Youcef. Seduced by the quick cash and illicit thrills, they hatch a plan to take their business to the next level.
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Year Published: 2022
During the summer of 1986, ten-year-old Tate Millikin is uprooted and forced to move to the suburbs of Kansas City. When his transphobic father discovers that their next-door neighbor is a trans woman named Gossamer, he forbids Tate to even say hello to her. As Tate's parents' marriage unravels, Tate defies his father's orders and instead, forms a powerful bond with Gossamer and her father, Edward, a retired English professor.
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Year Published: 2022
For best friends Becky and Hunter, life is all about conquering fears and pushing limits. But after they climb 2,000 feet to the top of a remote, abandoned radio tower, they find themselves stranded with no way down.
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Year Published: 2021
Jacob Chandler is just an ordinary man with an extraordinary gift. The epitomes of the accidental exorcist, Jacob and his nephew Liam have forged a career clearing demons from the bodies of their clients. Of late, something has changed as possessions increase and Jacob fights to keep those he loves safe, the burden weighing heavy on his shoulders. When his path crosses with Liam's new girlfriend, Atalie Carlisle, he recognizes something in her dark, broken gaze. She too can see the damned. Jacob
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Year Published: 2006
Hanna, a factory worker with a hearing aid, lives in isolation and routine. One day she volunteers as a nurse and helps a burn victim, Josef, suffering from temporary blindness. She soon sees parallels in their lives as she helps him.
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Year Published: 1951
Tennis star Guy hates his unfaithful wife, and mysterious Bruno hates his father. They strike up a proposal to kill each other's burdens in this Alfred Hitchcock film.
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Year Published: 2022
Sarah Jo is a naive 26-year-old living on the fringes of Hollywood, longing to be seen. After starting an affair with her older boss, she's thrust into education on sex and power.
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Year Published: 2017
Reza, having distanced himself ferom the urban quagmire, leads a simple life along with his wife and young son, somewhere in a remote village in Northern Iran. He spends his days working on his goldfish farm. Nearby, a private company with close links to the government and local authorities, has taken control of nearly every aspect of regional life. Its shareholders, accumulating wealth, power and economic influence, have been pushing local farmers and small owners to sell off their belongings,
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Year Published: 1985
Inclement conditions with unpredictable and severe storms pummel the coastal areas, the pattern of weather that occurs in Florida during the late summer months. Nearing burn out, the career of Miami reporter Malcolm Anderson is rejuvenated after an article detailing the unsolved murder of a local teen brings him notoriety as well as an unexpected and unwanted fan: a man who claims he's the murderer.
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Year Published: 2022
Adapted by Steven Moffat from the beloved novel of the same name, it follows the intricate and magical love story between Clare and Henry, and a marriage with a problem: time travel.
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Year Published: 1984
After a Soviet citizen defects to the USA, he has problems coping with the new lifestyle in America.
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Year Published: 1942
A shellshocked WWI soldier returns home unaware he is married. His wife must find ways to help him remember. Based on the novel by James Hilton.
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Year Published: 2022
His nickname was "Czech locomotive," holder of eighteen world records, and famous for his three gold medals triumph at the 1952 Olympic Games. Emil Za´topek's grandiose success comes alive in the memories of his loved ones, friends, and rivals.
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Year Published: 2004
A Balkan immigrant becomes a man without a country when war breaks out in his homeland. He is stuck in an airport terminal with no visa, and he is not allowed to leave. He makes friends with employees and even falls in love during his stay.
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Year Published: 1971
As the Thirty Years’ War rages through seventeenth-century Germany, a fierce captain lays waste to any village his army encounters. But when he arrives in an undisturbed valley where he meets a beautiful peasant girl, his long-dead memories of peace and happiness are reawakened. As war closes in, will he heed its call or fight for the new life he has found?
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Year Published: 2021
After years of distance, Artemis has to get back to Athens due to her father's frail state of health. Discovering her father's well-kept secret allows Artemis to understand her father in a way she was not able before, and therefore love him truly for the first time.
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Year Published: 1957
Aliens resurrect dead humans as zombies and vampires to stop humanity from creating the Solaranite (a sort of sun-driven bomb).
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Year Published: 2022
The collection includes: Common Threads; Where Are We?; and Paragraph 175.
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Year Published: 2008
A psychological thriller in which a deadly virus infects a small Ontario town.
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Year Published: 1992
A travelling theater group has so much going on behind the curtain, they almost ruin their performance in front of the curtain.
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Year Published: 2022
Chase and Laine head to the Horror Hound festival where Laine begins to experience unexplained premonitions and disturbing visions associated with the town's past, and in particular, local legend The Creeper. As the festival gets underway and the blood-soaked entertainment builds to a frenzy, Laine believes that something unearthly has been summoned and that for the first time in 23 years…The Creeper is back.
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Year Published: 1953
Byron Haskin’s genre-defining sci-fi classic, an Oscar-winning adaptation of the novel by H.G. Wells, is both an influential triumph of visual imagination and a still-disquieting document of the wonder and terror of the atomic age.
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Year Published: 2012
The small town of Pacashau, Georgia, has fallen on hard times, but the people are counting on the Divinity Church Choir to lift their spirits by winning the National Joyful Noise Competition. The discord between its two leading ladies threatens to tear them apart. Their newly appointed director, Vi Rose Hill, stubbornly wants to stick with their tried-and-true traditional style, G.G. Sparrow thinks tried-and-true translates to tired-and-old.
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Year Published: 2022
Two siblings who run a California horse ranch discover something wonderful and sinister in the skies above, and the owner of an adjacent theme park tries to profit from the mysterious, otherworldly phenomenon.
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Year Published: 2022
4000 teenagers simulate every facet of their state government including elections, deciding court cases, and passing legislation. Three candidates emerge in the inspiring race for Youth Governor.
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Year Published: 2009
Now much older, fifteen-year-old Ben Tennyson faces the wrath of the DNAliens, who have captured his Grandpa Max and are scheming a full-scale infiltration of Earth and the universe.
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Year Published: 2022
The powerful story of the most iconic heavy metal/art collective/monster band in the universe, as told by the humans who have fought to keep it alive for over thirty years.
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Featured: New Books on CD
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The acclaimed story of individualism through the arts and a view into the intellectual scene: a young architect battles with conventional standards and the seductive power of money and fame.
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It is a psychologically probing novel concerning the gambling episodes, tangled love affairs, and complicated lives of Alexis Ivanovitch, a young gambling addict; Polina Alexandrovna, the woman he loves; a pair of French adventurers; and other characters. Narrated by Alexis, this short novel is based on Fyodor Dostoevsky's own experiences as a compulsive gambler. Like so many characters in Dostoevsky's novels, Alexis is trying to break through the wall of the established order.
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John Milton presents the classic poem in which God and Satan clash in attempts to gain control of humankind's destiny. Occurring throughout heaven, hell, and earth, Satan and his gang of rebel angels scheme against God. Caught in the middle of this debacle are Adam and Eve whose ultimate defeat is steadfast love.
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The groundbreaking novel that propelled its author to literary stardom: told in a continuous monologue from patient to psychoanalyst, Philip Roth's masterpiece draws listeners into the turbulent mind of one lust-ridden young Jewish bachelor named Alexander Portnoy.
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In this classic novel, author Jane Austen unfolds the coming of age story of Catherine Morland who vacations at the fashionable resort of Bath with her friends the Allens. While in Bath, she meets Henry Tilney and his sister Eleanor. The Tilney's invite Catherine to Northanger Abbey, their family estate. Catherine, an avid reader of Gothic novels, soon grows obsessed with the thought that possible atrocities are afoot at the Abbey.
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George Orwell's classic novel features the prophetic, terrifying vision of a dystopia where Big Brother is always watching. Winston Smith is a lowly Party member tasked with rewriting history so that it fits with official Party records. However, when his curiosity for the truth and a relationship with a fellow Party member lead to his arrest, Winston may lose much more than his freedom.
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Presented as a manuscript of protagonist Harry Haller, Steppenwolf recounts the story of a man struggling to come to grips with who exactly he is. Harry views himself as a dichotomy: part intellectual, reasonable human, and part base, instinctual animal. These discrepancies lead him to consider taking his life. However, his chance meeting with young Hermine shows him what it means to truly live.
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Prince Lyov Nikolayevitch Myshkin is one of the great characters in Russian literature. Is he a saint or just nai¨ve? Is he an idealist or, as many in General Epanchin's society feel, an 'idiot'? Certainly, his return to St. Petersburg after years in a Swiss clinic has a dramatic effect on the beautiful Aglaia, youngest of the Epanchin daughters, and on the charismatic but willful Nastasya Filippovna.
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William C. Davis, one of America's best Civil War historians, here offers a definitive portrait of the Confederacy unlike any that has come before. Drawing on decades of writing and research among an unprecedented number of archives, he tells the story of the Confederate States of America not simply as a military saga, but rather as a full portrait of a society and incipient nation.
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In this political fable, the animals of Manor Farm revolt against their human rulers to establish the democratic Animal Farm. But as the society evolves, leaders become rulers and totalitarianism is reestablished.
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Growing up in North Korea, Hyeonseo Lee was trapped by a secretive and brutal communist regime. As the famine of the 1990s struck, she began to wonder, question, and to realize that she had been brainwashed her entire life. Given the repression, poverty, and starvation she witnessed, surely her country could not be, as she had been told ‘the best on the planet?’ At seventeen, she decided to escape North Korea, not knowing it would be twelve years before she was reunited with her fa
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With his dog Charley, John Steinbeck set out in his truck to explore and experience America in the 1960s. As he talked with all kinds of people, he sadly noted the passing of region speech, fell in love with Montana, and was appalled by racism in New Orleans.
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With her signature sense of humor and down-to-earth storytelling, Lauren Graham opens up about her years working in the entertainment business, from the sublime to the ridiculous, and shares personal stories about everything from family and friendship to the challenges of aging gracefully in Hollywood. In "RIP Barneys New York," she writes about an early job as a salesperson at the legendary department store, and the time she inadvertently shoplifted; in "Ne Oublie" she warns us about the perils
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New York Times best selling author and acclaimed historian Douglas Brinkley chronicles the rise of environmental activism during the Long Sixties, telling a highly charged story of an indomitable generation that quite literally saved the natural world under the leadership of John F. Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, and Richard Nixon.
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From two-time Academy Award winner and screen icon Geena Davis, the surprising tale of her "journey to badassery", from her epically polite childhood to roles that loaned her the strength to become a powerhouse in Hollywood.
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Science fiction extraordinaire Jules Verne presents the underwater adventure 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. When a mysterious sea monster begins attacking ships in the Pacific, the United States government enlists French marine biologist Pierre Aronnax to go on an expedition that leads him and his crew inside the belly of the beast. But in forebodingly futuristic fashion, this beast proves to be more diabolically mechanical than viciously animal.
New Adult Fiction Books
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On his eighth birthday, Edward Rochester is banished from his beloved Thornfield Hall to learn his place in life. His journey eventually takes him to Jamaica where, as a young man, he becomes entangled with an enticing heiress and makes a choice that will haunt him. It is only when he finally returns home and encounters one stubborn, plain, young governess, that Edward can see any chance of redemption - and love.
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A terrible storm builds in the early morning sky over Bloomington, Indiana, as Elizabeth Baxter prepares to celebrate her daughter Kari's wedding to Tim Jacobs. It's supposed to be the happiest of days, but Elizabeth can't shake a growing sense of dread. Is the storm a sign? Something bad is about to happen. Elizabeth knows it. Indeed, there are dark currents of conflict and doubt coursing through the Baxter family. In the midst of them, Kari Baxter is starting to panic. Is marrying Tim a mistak
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A guide to 320+ four-year schools, including quotes from real students and information you won't find on college websites. In addition to detailed and candid stories about each school, you will find lists of strong programs and popular majors at each college, information on how to apply, graduation and acceptance rates, and exclusive academic, social, and quality-of-life ratings. -- Adapted from back cover.
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"This book focuses on teaching knitters all three methods of knitting socks, using step-by-step photos and a series of helpful hints and tips. The basic designs are given in three sizes for children, women and men and are made with a popular self-striping yarn.'--
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"Whether you want to visit Cape Breton Island, eat fresh lobster and mussels, or learn about Acadian culture, the local Fodor's travel experts in Nova Scotia & Atlantic Canada are here to help! Fodor's Nova Scotia & Atlantic Canada guidebook is packed with maps, carefully curated recommendations, and everything else you need to simplify your trip-planning process and make the most of your time. This new edition has been fully-redesigned with an easy-to-read layout, fresh information, and beautif
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"Switzerland, Europe's mountain playground, is a classic tourist draw. Fodor's Switzerland is the perfect guide for travelers seeking to ascend the slopes of the Alps and feel on top of the world. When they come down from the mountains, they find thriving, cosmopolitan cities steeped in history and culture. This travel guide includes: Dozens of full-color maps, hundreds of hotel and restaurant recommendations, with Fodor's Choice designating our top picks, multiple itineraries to explore the top
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Presents a guide to taking the GRE test, with five full-length practice tests, a review of the topics covered, best strategies for taking the test, and additional study aids available online.
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"IN 1997, Timothy McCall, MD left a successful medical career to become a yoga therapist. Twenty years later, diagnosed with metastatic cancer, he returned his focus to the practice of medicine, this time as a patient. He would need all he had learned in both healing worlds ... Dr. McCall leads us on a surprise-filled journey from South India to the US and back, from banana, jackfruit and coconut groves: "Wearing only a muslin loincloth, I lie on a hardwood table. Its legs are still the original
New Young Adult Books, Graphic Novels, Manga & Zines
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After members of her coven are murdered, sixteen-year-old Emsy moves across the country with her parents to master her neglected craft in order to find the killer and protect her coven.
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"Samir finds that life as a teenage runaway isn't all he thought it would be; Allison spirals trying to impress her new 'friends,' Tina considers leaving town to follow a passionate new connection, and Richard faces down a volatile classmate with a scoreto settle"--
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"A locked-room murder mystery puzzles paranormal detective Sarah Jewell and her associate Marie Theraese when a weekend trip on a private island off the coast of Washington goes awry. Trapped by a storm and surrounded by myriad suspects who have gatheredfor an auction of occult items, the intrepid duo must unravel the supernatural mysteries surrounding the guests in the hopes of uncovering the murderer! But all the while bodies keep piling up, and at any moment Sarah or Marie Theraese could be n
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"Tony Chu is a detective with a secret. A weird secret. Tony Chu is Cibopathic, which means he gets psychic impressions from whatever he eats. It also means he's a hell of a detective, as long as he doesn't mind nibbling on the corpse of a murder victim to figure out whodunit, and why. He's been brought on by the Special Crimes Division of the FDA, the most powerful law enforcement agency on the planet, to investigate their strangest, sickest, and most bizarre cases"--Cover.
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Garlic embarks on a harrowing journey to the Magic Market, far from her home valley, to help her new friend The Count, while dealing with the news from witch Agnes that Garlic is slowly turning human.
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"In 2009, Tessa Brunton experienced the first symptoms of myalgic encephalomyelitis. Notes from a Sickbed recalls the next eight years of her life-largely housebound-with honesty, a pointed wit, and a lively visual imagination"--
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Featured: New Children's Picture Books
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"As a boy, Andrew Young learned a vital lesson from his parents when a local chapter of the Nazi party instigated racial unrest in their hometown of New Orleans in the 1930s. While Hitler's teachings promoted White supremacy, Andrew's father, told him that when dealing with the sickness of racism, "Don't get mad, get smart." To drive home this idea, Andrew Young Senior took his family to the local movie house to see a newsreel of track star Jesse Owens racing toward Olympic gold, showing the wor
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With the light of their trusty bicycles and a glorious full moon illuminating the darkness, Chirri and Chirra take on the night, accompanied by their new cat friends.
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As the smallest of five brothers, Tyson is used to being left out; but when the family's pet gerbil, Swish, escapes, Tyson's creative thinking and mathematical skills save the day.
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Dave the Grizzly bear lives in the shadow of his big brother, and even when he finds his own talent he is worried that the other woodland animals will laugh at him--until he finds the courage to show them all what he can do.
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"One morning, a young girl catches a beautiful rainbow and places it in a glass jar. An instant bond is formed and the two become inseparable. But for the rainbow, homesickness eventually sets in--and no matter what the girl does to cheer it up, it can'tescape feeling unwell. To make things right again, she must make a gut-wrenching decision and, in the process, learn the hard way what love truly means"--
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"In this math-themed Mouse Math title, Albert is given the uniform number zero on his soccer team and is sure it is cursed when he can't score any goals"--
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Hoping to win lunch with famous entomologist Arizona Brown, Albert looks for all twelve bugs at the insect zoo and counts down each time he finds one.
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"Sent by his parents to Bad School to learn to be a big, bad wolf, Little Good Wolf, unable to be selfish or rude, discovers a way to be a wolf while being GOOD!"--
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Part of the Take Care with Peanuts program, this story finds Charlie Brown, Snoopy and the Peanuts gang planting a tree in their neighborhood for Arbor Day to add to the many trees they love.
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Max figures out how to assemble his new gift even though the instructions for putting it together are written in Bulgarian.
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A celebration of the ways in which teachers change the world, from encouraging creativity, to making students laugh, to helping them form friendships, always wanting everyone to succeed, and making the classroom a great place to be.
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"When Cozy the musk ox has a clever idea for how to save a trapped friend, his brave efforts help win the heart of the one he admires most"--
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In order to be on time for her first day of school, Little Tortoise hurries and goes as fast as she can, but despite her best efforts she is passed by all her friends along the way.
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A young child learns that he does not have to be the strongest, fastest, or jump the highest, but as long as he has determenation and heart any goal is achievable.
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In this math themed story, Albert the mouse and his friend Leo agree to split everything they get at the arcade restaurant, Melty's, equally--which works perfectly until their "prize" turns out to be seven balls.
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Snail loves the quiet things about parties, like confetti and the silence before everyone yells, 'surprise!', and decides to plan his own party without any loud noises, but when he feels like something is missing he discovers he may long for the 'loud' after all.
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"Celebrate exactly what makes you YOU in this new book that champions self-expression and self-love. Whether silly, curious, sad, or glad, Wonderful You! reminds kids to be proud to be themselves, and to embrace the many faces of YOU. With beautiful artwork featuring an array of kids and lovely text, this book will encourage the youngest of readers to celebrate what makes them unique every single day"--
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Lili loves to cook little dumplings called baos with her grandmother, but when cabbage is needed, Lili races up and down the stairs of her grandmother's apartment building to find the ingredient and help the other grandmothers borrow ingredients for different dumplings, from Jamaican meat patties and Italian ravioli to Lebanese fatayer and more.
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"Life as a leaf is pretty sweet. The weather is pleasant, the view is fine, and everything just feels fresh. But when autumn breezes begin to blow, adventurous Birch, nervous Oak, and grumpy Maple each have their own way of facing the new crispness in theair. The squirrels take pleasure in warning the leaves about the transformations to come: New colors! And more...an actual fall"--
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Cielo loves to skateboard, but loses her confidence after a fall, until the intervention of some new friends helps her regains her confidence.
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Sujata, a milkmaid, observes the Buddha smiling at a single rose, and, closing her eyes, begins to truly perceive the world around her, and her connection to all of the universe.
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"One hippo, all alone, calls two hippos on the phone. Exuberant hippopotamus guests show up in ever-increasing numbers, until an all-night party is inevitable"--
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