Joan Allen
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Language
English
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This is the true story of Esther Morris, who started out life believing she could do anything, and then proved it, by building her own business, raising a family in the Wild West, working to get women the vote for the first time, AND becoming the first female judge and the first woman in the US to hold a political office!
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English
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A woman steps over the line into the unthinkable in this brilliant, powerful, and unforgettable new novel by the author of The Lovely Bones and Lucky.
For years Helen Knightly has given her life to others: to her haunted mother, to her enigmatic father, to her husband and now grown children. When she finally crosses a terrible boundary, her life comes rushing in at her in a way she never could have imagined. Unfolding over...
For years Helen Knightly has given her life to others: to her haunted mother, to her enigmatic father, to her husband and now grown children. When she finally crosses a terrible boundary, her life comes rushing in at her in a way she never could have imagined. Unfolding over...
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English
Description
The story of Skip Cuddy, the Blessings caretaker, who finds a baby asleep in that box and decides he wants to keep her, and of matriarch Lydia Blessing, who, for her own reasons, decides to help him, Blessings explores how the secrets of the past affect decisions and lives in the present; what makes a person, a life, legitimate or illegitimate, and who decides; the unique resources people find in themselves and in a community. This is a powerful novel...
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English
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Receive God's love-it's for everyone.
This is a true story about how God works in the lives of ordinary people who put their trust in Him, Jesus Christ. It brings miracles into everyday situations and invites readers to believe for themselves so that they can see miracles in their lives. It covers all kinds of situations, from salvation to baptism of the Holy Spirit to healings and deliverances, knowing God intimately to crisis and prosperity. As...
7) Unless
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English
Description
“Nothing short of astonishing.” — New Yorker
“A thing of beauty—lucidly written, artfully ordered, riddled with riddles and undergirded with dark layers of philosophical meditations.” — Los Angeles Times
The final book from Pulitzer Prize-winning author Carol Shields, Unless, is a harrowing but ultimately consoling story of
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English
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"After a tumultuous period in American politics, a new administration has just been sworn in, and to everyone's surprise the president chooses a political enemy for the vital position of secretary of state. There is no love lost between the president of the United States and Ellen Adams, his new secretary of state. But it's a canny move on the part of the president. With this appointment, he silences one of his harshest critics, since taking the job...
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English
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"Dynamic Aging is an exercise guide to restoring movement, especially for healthy feet, better balance, and the activities of daily life. Biomechanist and movement teacher Katy Bowman shares exercises and habit modifications for varying fitness and mobility levels." --Amazon
Publisher
Universal
Language
English
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Description
Jason Bourne has abandoned his life as a CIA assassin and has been traveling beneath the agency's radar. He has been able to reconnect with Marie, the woman he loves. But Bourne is still haunted by vivid dreams and troubling memories of his days as a killer, and he's not really certain how much really happened and how much is a product of his imagination. When Bourne is led out of hiding by circumstances beyond his control, he must reconcile his past...
12) Nixon
Series
Publisher
Hollywood Pictures Home Video
Pub. Date
[1996]
Language
English
Description
Drama about the fall of Richard Nixon based on the view that a dark, murderous conspiracy controls the world.
13) Georgia O'Keeffe
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
Follows the life of American artist Georgia O'Keeffe and her tumultuous relationship with her husband, photographer Alfred Stieglitz. As their relationship suffers, Alfred takes a younger lover. Georgia's search for solace moves her west, where she finds new inspiration for her paintings, and ultimately her own voice, in the New Mexico landscape.
14) Room
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Publisher
Lionsgate
Language
English
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Description
After five-year old Jack and his Mom escape from the enclosed environment that Jack has known his entire life, the boy makes a miraculous discovery: the outside world.--
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Formats
Description
The heartwarming true story of a loyal dog named Hachiko. This very special friend would accompany his master to the train station everyday and return each afternoon to greet him after work. Even after his master passed away, he continued to return to the same spot at the station every day for the next nine years to wait for his beloved master. During his daily visits he touched many lives and taught the local people about love, compassion, and above...
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Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
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English
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Bourne is once again brought out of hiding. This time, inadvertently by London-based reporter Simon Ross. Simon is trying to unveil Operation BlackBriar which is an upgrade to Project Treadstone, by writing about it in a series of newspaper columns. Bourne sets up a meeting with Ross and realizes instantly they're being scanned. Information from the reporter stirs a new set of memories, and Bourne must finally, ultimately, uncover his dark past whilst...
17) Face/off
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Publisher
Paramount
Language
English
Description
FBI agent Sean Archer (John Travolta) must go undercover to investigate the location of a lethal biological weapon planted by his arch rival, terrorist-for-hire Castor Troy (Nicolas Cage). After undergoing a radical surgical procedure, Archer literally "borrows" Troy's face and identity to carry out his mission. But things go awry when Troy, emerging from a coma, is transformed into Archer and wreaks havoc upon his life, both at work and at home.
18) The crucible
Series
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Description
A group of teenage girls meets in the woods at midnight for a secret love-conjuring ceremony. When the ceremony is witnessed by the town minister, the girls are accused of witchcraft. Soon the entire village is consumed by hysteria, and innocent victims are put on trial, leading to a devastating climax.
20) Off the map
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
An 11-year-old girl watches her father come down with a crippling depression. Over one summer, she learns answers to several mysteries and come to terms with love and loss.