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Pub. Date
2005
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When an army of invading Martians lands in England, panic and terror seize the population. As the aliens traverse the country in huge three-legged machines, incinerating all in their path with a heat ray and spreading noxious toxic gases, the people of the Earth must come to terms with the prospect of the end of human civilization and the beginning of Martian rule.
The film follows an American dock worker who is forced to look after his children,...
17082) The Ha-Ha
Pub. Date
c2005
Description
Howard Kapostash has not spoken in thirty years. Ever since a severe blow to the head during his days in the army, words unravel in his mouth and letters on the page make no sense at all. Because of his extremely limited communication abilities--a small repertory of gestures and simple sounds--most people think he is disturbed. No one understands that Howard is still the same man he was before enlisting, still awed by the beauty of a landscape,...
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Pub. Date
March 22nd 2019
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Before the Black Pearl, there was a teenage stowaway named Jack Sparrow Book 1: The Coming StormAdventure-seeking teenager Jack Sparrow has assembled a motley crew, and theyre on the quest of a lifetime. Their goal: to locate and procure the legendary Sword of Corts, which will grant them unimaginable power. But will this ragtag team of adventurers survive their first mission, or will they succumb to the power of the sea, vicious pirates, ancient...
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Pub. Date
c2004
Description
This collection of the author's best short, fantastic stories includes: The curious case of Benjamin Button, a surreal story about a man who is born as a feeble old man, and ages in reverse until he becomes a baby at the end of his life. Fitzgerald's preoccupation with moneyed society takes on a fantastical form, in The Diamond as big as the Ritz, in a playful yet sinister fairy tale about a family so wealthy they are entirely above the law. In Tarquin...
17085) Barnaby Rudge
Pub. Date
1979.
Description
A gripping tale of murder, conspiracy and revolt that culminates in the burning of the Newgate Prison during the anti-popery riots of 1780, Barnaby Rudge tells the story of a sweet, simple-minded youth swept up by the mob into acts of horrible violence and barbarism.
17086) Pirates of the Caribbean: Jack Sparrow Books 4-6: The Sword of Cortes, the Age of Bronze, And Silver
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Pub. Date
April 1st 2019
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Before the Black Pearl, there was a teenage stowaway named Jack Sparrow Book 4: The Sword of Corts. He has the enchanted sheath. Hes read the mystical incantation. Hes holding the all-powerful Sword of Corts in his hands. But unfortunately for Jack Sparrow, he also has the specter of the Swords first masterHernn Cortswatching over his shoulder. Now, stranded on a snowy Caribbean island, the fate of the Barnacles crew hangs in the balance. Jack must...
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Pub. Date
2019.
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In this thoughtful treatise spurred by the 2015 death of African-American academic Sandra Bland in jail after a traffic stop, New Yorker writer Gladwell (The Tipping Point) aims to figure out the strategies people use to assess strangers-to "analyze, critique them, figure out where they came from, figure out how to fix them," in other words: to understand how to balance trust and safety. He uses a variety of examples from history and recent headlines...
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