Tim Sanders
Author
Description
The long awaited prequel to global best seller Love Is the Killer App: How to Win Business and Influence Friends. Are you just hanging in there? Have life's curveballs thrown you off balance? Do you feel as if your life is going sideways? Best-selling author, leadership coach, and former Yahoo! executive Tim Sanders knows how you feel. His father's unexpected death put him in a downward spiral for fifteen years-what he calls his "sideways years."...
2) Whale rider
Description
The Whangara people believe their ancestor Paikea was saved from drowning by riding home on the back of a whale. The tribal group has since granted leadership positions to the first-born males, believing them to be descendants of Paikea. But then a young mother dies in childbirth along with her newborn male son. His twin sister survives and the little girl, Pai, is brought up by her grandparents. Learning the skills of chiefdom from her uncle, Pai...
3) Whale Rider
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Description
A contemporary story of love, rejection and triumph as a young Maori girl fights to fulfill a destiny her grandfather refuses to recognize.
Pub. Date
2007
Description
Three centuries ago, human genetic experimentation gave rise to an advanced species known as the Brotherhood. These superior beings lived in harmony with mankind, protecting them from disease while relying on them for sustenance. But now the fragile balance between man and vampire is threatened when Brother Silus learns that one of his own kind has unleashed a deadly virus that is killing off humans - and wiping out any chance for a peaceful coexistence....
5) Derby Dogs
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Description
When 12-year-old Ben sets out to win the local soapbox derby in the memory of his father, he learns what matters in life and how to heal a broken family when he is forced to battle cheating opponents, dodgy loan sharks and a mother who has banned him from the race.
6) Whale rider
Series
Pub. Date
[2017]
Description
A small Maori village faces a crisis when the heir to the leadership of the Ngati Konohi dies at birth and is survived only by his twin sister, Pai. Although disregarded by her grandfather and shunned by the village people, twelve-year-old Pai remains certain of her calling and trains herself in the ways and customs of her people. With remarkable grace, Pai finds the strength to challenge her family and embraces a thousand years of tradition in order...
Pub. Date
[2010]
Description
Assisted by a fellowship of heroes, Middle-earth hobbit, Frodo Baggins, plunges into a perilous trek to take the mystical One Ring to Mount Doom so that it and its magical powers can be destroyed and never possessed by evil Lord Sauron. An epic adventure of good against evil, the power of friendship, and individual courage.
Pub. Date
2010
Formats
Description
Assisted by a fellowship of heroes, Middle-earth hobbit, Frodo Baggins, plunges into a perilous trek to take the mystical One Ring to Mount Doom so that it and its magical powers can be destroyed and never possessed by evil Lord Sauron. An epic adventure of good against evil, the power of friendship, and individual courage.
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Disillusioned with the materialism of Christmas, Santa escapes as far from the North Pole as possible! When his rocket sleigh crashes and sinks in the waters of an idyllic beach in New Zealand, he is found washed up by Sam, his sister Molly and their newly separated parents. They discover his identity and must unite to rescue and convince him to return to the North Pole in time for Christmas.
Pub. Date
[2021]
Appears on list
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Harry Potter & the sorcerer's stone: Rescued from the outrageous neglect of his aunt and uncle, a young boy with a great destiny proves his worth while attending Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
Jurassic Park: This epic film is sheer movie-making magic that was 65 million years in the making. Jurassic Park takes you to an amazing theme park on a remote island where dinosaurs once again roam the earth and five people must battle to survive...