Robert Richardson
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3 volume 1
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Covert operative Claire Chartrand has a dozen guns pointed at her -- and that's the least of her worries! The same betrayal that lands her in an impossible situation during a critical mission also reveals Claire's true occupation to her two identical sisters -- a scientist and a model -- who now discover that the company Claire works for is partially responsible for the professional success they thought they'd earned on their own. 3 tells the story...
2) Old School
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Old School is the story of retired heroes returning to the world at large, and how heroism, and ol' fashioned elbow grease, can still make a difference in today's world.
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As Leviathan City's star super-heroine the Matriarch, Sherry tries to balance work and home-life against a backdrop of friends, foes, and potential love-interests. Aggressive alien thoughts made manifest deep within the earth; an entire army of monsters and villains; and a secret so startling it could mean the end of the world as we've known it...and the beginning of something entirely new.
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"A New Yorker Best Book We've Read This Year" Robert D. Richardson (1934–2020) was the author of the acclaimed biographies William James: In the Maelstrom of American Modernism, Henry Thoreau: A Life of the Mind, and Emerson: The Mind on Fire. He was a recipient of the Bancroft and Francis Parkman prizes and a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award. Megan Marshall is the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Margaret Fuller: A New American...
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The definitive biography of the fascinating William James, whose life and writing put an indelible stamp on psychology, philosophy, teaching, and religion-on modernism itself. Pivotal member of the Metaphysical Club, author of The Varieties of Religious Experience, eldest sibling in the extraordinary James family, William emerges here as an immensely complex and curious man. William James, ten years in the making, draws on a vast number of unpublished...
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The World War II fighter-pilot story
On the very first day of the invasion of Sicily, three months into his combat career, Allan Knepper flew his P-38 Lightning fighter in a squadron sent out to sweep the island and interdict German ground targets. Retreating German infantry unexpectedly pounded the American flyers. Knepper was one of two shot down; he was never found. Knepper's story is the story-in-microcosm of thousands of American fighter pilots...
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William "Greg" Gregory was born into a sharecropper's life in the hills of North Central Tennessee. From the back of a mule-drawn plow, Greg learned the value of resilience and the importance of determined living. Refusing to accept a life of poverty, he found a way out: a work-study college program that made it possible for him to leave farming behind forever.
While at college, Greg completed the Civilian Pilot Training Program and was subsequently...
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(c.1960)
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How does a telescope work How much does the moon weigh and what are its chief features What was the map of the sky like at the time of Christ What kinds of worlds are the planets How do astronomers work These and many other questions are answered for the amateur in concise and non-technical language. Suitable also for the high school student with a slight knowledge of and an interest in astronomy.
11) Wall Street
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Tired of the view from his one-bedroom apartment, Bud Fox dreams of the luxury and power at the pinnacle of Wall Street investment banking. Charming his way into the tutelage of Gordon Gekko, the best of the best, Fox is soon rubbing shoulders with friends in the highest places. But in a world that values high-risk greed over low-yied ethics, Fox will soon find himself in a most precarious position.
12) Django unchained
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2013
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Django, a former slave turned hired gun, heads back to the plantation to free his wife, Broomhilda, from the tyrannical plantation owner Calvin Candie, with the help of a German bounty hunter, Dr. King Shultz.
16) A few good men
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Cruise stars as a brash Navy lawyer who's teamed with a gung-ho litigator in a politically-explosive murder case. Charged with defending two Marines accused of killing a fellow soldier, they are confronted with complex issues of loyalty and honor - including its most sacred code and its most formidable warrior.
17) Casino
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1998
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The story of the rise and fall of three friends in 1970s-era Las Vegas: Mafia-connected casino operator Sam "Ace" Rothstein, Mafia enforcer Nicky Santoro, and hustler Ginger McKenna.
As the opening credits say, the film is "adapted from a true story". The source material is Pileggi's nonfiction biography of Frank "Lefty" Rosenthal, and most of the characters in the film are based on real people.
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c2009
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The story of a husband and wife who are serial killers involved in a cross-country killing spree that elevates them from fugitives into media celebrities. Special features include: Commentary by director Oliver Stone, deleted scenes with optional commentary by Oliver Stone, alternate ending, and "Chaos rising: the storm around Natural born killers."
The companion booklet includes a 2009 introduction by Oliver Stone, actor filmographies, trivia, and...
20) Breathe
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2018
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The inspiring true love story of Robin and Diana Cavendish, an adventurous couple who refuse to give up in the face of a devastating disease. Their heartwarming celebration of human possibility marks the directorial debut of Andy Serkis.
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