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When acclaimed Washington Post writer Wil Haygood had an early hunch that Obama would win the 2008 election, he thought he'd highlight the singular moment by exploring the life of someone who had come of age when segregation was so widespread, so embedded in the culture, as to make the very thought of a black president inconceivable. He struck gold when he tracked down Eugene Allen, a butler who had served no fewer than eight presidents, from Harry...
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Daughters of the dynasty volume 1
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2020.
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When budding actress Gemma Huang flies to Beijing to star in a film of M. Butterfly, she is mistaken for a notorious socialite, kicking off a series of revelations her parents had carefully concealed from her.
25) Movie Madness
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Nancy Drew clue books volume 5
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2016.
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School is out for summer and the timing is great because a movie is filming in River Heights, and Nancy, Bess, and George, along with a bunch of their classmates get to be extras in a scene shot at the playground! Help Nancy and her friends find a prop that has gone missing from the superhero movie set in this interactive Nancy Drew chapter book mystery series.
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[2005]
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Colorado Film Commission encourages the development and distribution of local productions, increasing audiences for film product, encouraging the study of film, and generally doing whatever it takes to ensure that a "career in the film industry" is accessible, achievable and sustainable.
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Clique novels. Original series volume 6
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Just as the Pretty Committee is getting bored with being expelled and Massie begins worrying about losing her spot as the most popular girl, Claire is cast in a Hollywood film, and as Massie and Alicia report live from the set, Kristen and Dylan keep them posted on events in Westchester County.
29) NYPD Red 3
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NYPD red novels volume 3
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NYPD Red is the elite, highly trained task force assigned to protect the rich, the famous, and the connected. Detective Zach Jordan and his partner Kylie MacDonald -- the woman who broke his heart at the police academy -- are the best of the best, brilliant and tireless investigators who will stop at nothing to deliver justice. Zach and Kylie's New Year's celebrations are cut short when they're called to the home of billionaire businessman Hunter...
30) Twilight
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Twilight saga volume 1
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Isabella Swan moves to gloomy Forks, Washington to live with her father. She begins her junior year in high school and becomes fascinated by Edward Cullen. He holds a dark secret which is only known by his family. To Edward, Bella is what he has waited 90 years for, a true soul mate. But he knows the further they progress in their relationship the more he is putting Bella and those close to her at risk. Edward tries to warn Bella that she should leave...
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Go behind the scenes with Jeff Kinney and the making of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid movie! If you've ever wondered how a movie gets made, you're not alone. Author and illustrator Jeff Kinney didn't know either, but when his bestselling series, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, was turned into a live-action movie by 20th Century Fox, he learned how a book gets adapted into a major motion picture. Complete with photographs, script pages, storyboard sketches, costume...
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[2010]
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The heartwarming true story of a loyal dog named Hachiko. This very special friend would accompany his master to the train station everyday and return each afternoon to greet him after work. Even after his master passed away, he continued to return to the same spot at the station every day for the next nine years to wait for his beloved master. During his daily visits he touched many lives and taught the local people about love, compassion, and above...
34) Ghost
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1990
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Ghost will surprise you, delight you, make you believe. Patrick Swayze plays a ghost who teams with a psychic to uncover the truth behind his murder - and to rescue his sweetheart from a similar fate.
35) A pet for Pete
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c2014.
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Garnering attention after painting a picture of his new pet goldfish, Pete the cat receives so many requests to make paintings for his neighbors that he devises an uproarious solution.
37) Ghost rider
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A young motorcyclist sells his soul to the Devil to save his father, and then to release himself from his obligation years later, he becomes the Ghost Rider to defeat the Devil's much more evil son, Blackheart.
38) Film
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This photographic essay explores the history and technology of filmmaking, including how a set is built, how stunts are performed, how special effects are achieved, and how films are edited.
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Edward, the only witness to his father's suicide and a member of the Skull and Bones Society while a student at Yale, is a morally upright young man who values honor and discretion. These are the qualities that help him become recruited for a career in the newly founded Office of Strategic Services (CIA). While working there, his ideals gradually turn to suspicion influenced by the Cold War paranoia present within the office. Eventually, he becomes...
40) Broken arrow
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A bitter Air Force major steals two nuclear warheads to hold for ransom while his former partner and a national park ranger try to stop him.