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681) Pipe dreams
Series
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
This is a story of personal tragedy, political rivalries, corruption and trial by media that nearly tore apart Australia at the moment of its birth. In the late 1800s, two men shared a vision for opening up Western Australia by pumping a river of water through pipes across the desert. Isolated goldfields were ripe with precious metal, but the people were dying of thirst. The state's first Premier and leading explorer, John Forrest, had a vision to...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
About this episode: The plains are home to the greatest gatherings of animal life on the planet. But today these wild grasslands - along with the iconic species that live here - are among the most endangered places on Earth. As we humans continue to fight for space with wildlife, Sanjayan makes it his mission to find a solution to the battle over the plains. The front line is in Africa, where Sanjayan joins an action packed elephant rescue. Elephants...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
Undetermined
Description
Since the 1950s, American animator Robert Breer has been well-known for his films exploring shape, color, perspective and motion. His work exhibits innovative graphic and dramatic interpretation as well as great wit and humour, and has inspired generations of other filmmakers. Robert Breer's prolific career as painter, sculptor, animator, and filmmaker began in Paris in 1950. After studying engineering at Stanford University, his interests shifted...
Publisher
Love Inspired
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
A Christmas skiing retreat turns treacherous when Pacific Northwest K-9 Unit officer Veronica Eastwood's sister is kidnapped--and only rival officer Parker Walsh can help her in Katy Lee's Yuletide Ransom. And in Sharee Stover's explosive Holiday Rescue Countdown, K-9 officers Dylan Jeong and Brandie Weller must race against the clock when they face a Christmas parade bomb threat...and a killer from Dylan's past.
Author
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
©2022.
Language
English
Description
"Magazine spreads and Hollywood hits showcase stars with perfect skin, perfect faces, perfect hair, perfect lives, perfect... everything. But what if the absence of scars is really a lie? And what if, underneath all that perfection, something far more powerful and authentic is waiting to be seen, shown, and heard? In Braver Than I Thought, kids meet the true stories of remarkable people whose scars have been a part of their journey, who have helped...
Publisher
National Geographic
Language
English
Formats
Description
"When words in verse are paired with the awesomeness of nature, something magical happens! Beloved former U.S. Poet Laureate J. Patrick Lewis curates an exhuberant poetic celebration of the natural world in this stellar collection of nature poems. From trickling streams to deafening thrunderstorms to soaring mountains, discover majestic photography perfectly paired with contemporary (such as Billy Collins), classics (such as Robert Frost), and never-before-published...
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"You've Got Mail for a new generation, set in the days of AOL and instant messenger, following a lonely editorial assistant in publishing whose surprise meeting with "the other woman's" boyfriend changes the trajectory of her summer. Summer Fridays is a witty and emotional love letter to New York City that also captures the feeling of being young and starting out, uncertain of what to do on your Summer Friday. It's also perfect for readers who remember...
693) Collected stories
Author
Series
Everyman's library volume 145
Publisher
Knopf
Pub. Date
[1993]
Language
English
Description
Collects Kafka's short stories and parables, each reflecting his concern for modern man's search for identity, place, and purpose.
Author
Publisher
Findaway World, LLC
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
The Snowy Day -- This is the story of the silent wonder of a city snow, and Peter's solitary delight as he slides down snow mountains and takes a snowball home in his pocket. Apt. #3 Read by Charles Turner -- The sounds of a harmonica lead to an understanding between a blind man and two boys who live in the same building in the city. Goggles! Read by Geoffrey Holder -- Peter and his friend Archie call upon faithful dog Willie to outsmart a gang...
Publisher
Flatiron Film Company
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Dr. Claw and M.A.D. are at it again, this time bringing war and diabolical plans to inspector Gadget's day. But thanks to the intelligent help of his young niece, Penny, and his faithful, long-suffering dog, Brain our hero always manages to vanquish his enemies and emerge victorious!
697) July '64
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Summer, 1964: Violence erupted on a hot July night in Rochester, New York. July '64 tells the story of an unrest that altered the course of history in Rochester, and predicted urban unrest throughout the American North. The night of Friday, July 24th, 1964 started off normally enough in Rochester New York, stiflingly hot and humid; but by the next morning no one would look at race relations in the North the same again. July '64 takes a penetrating...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
Français
Description
This film, the first from the Central African Republic, takes us inside the world of the 'pygmies' or more properly BaAka. Le silence de la forêt is a film about the difficulty for even the most well-intentioned person to know and respect another culture. In this case, the problem is so acute that there is even heated debate over what to call that 'other.' The subtitles in the film use the familiar word 'pygmies,' a relatively pejorative European...
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