Jeremy Roberts
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"That old childhood saying 'pick what you want from the tree of life' simply not working anymore? Becoming a foreigner in Indonesia might be as good a stab at something new and rewarding, as anything..."
Armed with a teaching contract, some poems, and a guitar-playing buddy, Roberts discovers a potentially life-changing experience in 2013. And so the Bajaj Boys make themselves at home.
Indonesia is revealed as a challenging but welcoming land...
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Ranging from quick-fire questions for us to ponder to provocative longer works drawing on classical themes, this highly entertaining collection will surprise and inspire with its wit and honesty.
Lean, yet vivid, Jeremy Robert's style can be sensuous, graphic or outspoken. He weaves in and out around Pop Culture icons such as James Dean & Andy Warhol, as well as making irreverent commentaries on Kiwi culture.
From 'seeking answers' in Auckland's...
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As USA TODAY, The Nation's No. 1 Newspaper, puts it, The Beatles have never lost their standing as the world's most influential and popular band. They've sold more records than any act in U.S. history." But in the beginning, few people knew their names. The Beatles-John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr-began as an ambitious band out of Liverpool, England, that wanted to play rock 'n' roll music in the American style. Often...
4) Running Time
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Bruce Campbell (The "Evil Dead" Series, TV's "Burn Notice") stars as Carl, a man who launches a full-scale heist to steal mob money from the prison that just released him. With the help of an old friend (Jeremy Roberts, "The People Under the Stairs"), a driver and a safe-cracker, Carl's attempt to carry out the heist is fraught with incompetence and bad luck.
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©2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.4 - AR Pts: 3
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Looks at the life and political career of Franklin D. Roosevelt, the only president in U.S. history to be elected to four terms, discussing his youth, marriage, and service to the country during the Great Depression and World War II.
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©2004
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Profiles the self-educated man who arose from poverty to become the sixteenth president of the United States, focusing on how his virtues enabled him to overcome many personal and political difficulties. Abraham Lincoln, one of the greatest American presidents, was an unlikely figure to rise to power. After educating himself, he spent years practicing law on the frontier before coming to the White House. Charming many with his honesty and his rough,...
10) Joseph Goebbels
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[2000]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 2
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Relates the life of Nazi propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels and his role in formulating Hitler's policy of exterminating the Jewish people.
11) Zachary Taylor
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2005
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Examines the life of Zachary Taylor, nicknamed "Old Rough and Ready," from his youth in Kentucky, through his military training, to his brief sixteen months as president of the United States.
14) James Madison
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2003
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A biography of the fourth president of the United States, who helped ensure ratification of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights.
15) Benito Mussolini
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c2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.5 - AR Pts: 3
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Tells the life story of Italian dictator Benito Mussolini, describing his childhood in northern Italy, early exposure to politics, creation of the Fascist Party and rise to power in the 1920s, repressive regime, relationship with Adolf Hitler, and actions during World War II.
18) The Beatles
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c2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 3
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Tells the story of the Beatles, describing how the group began, their phenomenal success and influence, the breakup of the group, and their separate musical careers
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