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Publisher
Hachette Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
vii, 245 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Description
The beloved American actor and environmental activist shares humorous and heartfelt stories throughout his life and illustrious career, focusing on his relationship with his legendary father, adventures with Hollywood icons, addiction and recovery and his constant search for wisdom and common ground.
5) Flash point
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Series
Jack Ryan Jr. novel volume 10
Description
Jack Ryan, Jr., is in a world of trouble. When a benign surveillance operation takes a deadly turn, Jack finds himself locked in a struggle with an unseen enemy bent on destroying The Campus. The chase leads Jack to the South China Sea, where a midair collision between aircraft from rival nations threatens to serve as a flash point for the entire region. As tensions escalate, Jack's mysterious adversary executes a brilliant campaign to paralyze the...
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"On a routine intelligence gathering mission in Tehran, Jack Ryan, Jr., has lunch with his oldest friend, Seth Gregory, an engineer overseeing a transcontinental railway project. As they part, Seth slips Jack a key, along with a perplexing message. The next day Jack is summoned to an apartment where two men claim Seth has disappeared--gone to ground with funds for a vital intelligence operation. Jack's oldest friend has turned, they insist. They leave...
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Jack Ryan, Jr. would do anything for Ding Chavez. That's why Jack is currently sitting in an open-air market in Israel, helping a CIA team with a simple job. The man running the mission, Peter Beltz, is an old friend from Ding's Army days. Ding hadn't seen his friend since Peter's transfer to the CIA eighteen months prior, and intended to use the assignment to reconnect. Unfortunately, Ding had to cancel at the last minute and asked Jack to take his...
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
[2002], c2001.
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (136 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Dramatic biography of John Nash, a mathematical genius, who made an astonishing discovery early in his career and stood on the brink of international acclaim. But the handsome and arrogant Nash soon found himself on a painful and harrowing journey of self-discovery. After many years of struggle, he eventually triumphed over his schizophrenia, and finally, late in life, received the Nobel Prize.
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Series
Publisher
Thorndike Press Large Print
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
951 pages cm.
Description
"With fifty thousand Russian troops poised to invade a NATO nation, can Jack Ryan move swiftly enough to stop [Russian president Valeri] Volodin's grand plan of global conflict and conquest?"--Book jacket.
11) A beautiful mind
Publisher
Distributed by Universal Studios Canada
Pub. Date
[2002], c2001
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (135 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Dramatic biography of John Nash, a mathematical genius, who made an astonishing discovery early in his career and stood on the brink of international acclaim. But the handsome and arrogant Nash soon found himself on a painful and harrowing journey of self-discovery. After many years of struggle, he eventually triumphed over his schizophrenia, and finally, late in life, received the Nobel Prize.
Author
Publisher
Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial, S.A.U
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
55 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm
Description
"On January 20, 2021, Amanda Gorman became the sixth and youngest poet to deliver a poetry reading at a presidential inauguration. Taking the stage after the 46th president of the United States, Joe Biden, Gorman captivated the nation and brought hope to viewers around the globe. Including an enduring foreword by Oprah Winfrey, this keepsake celebrates the promise of America and affirms the power of poetry"--
Author
Publisher
Viking Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Random House
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
29 pages ; 19 cm
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Description
On January 20, 2021, Amanda Gorman became the sixth and youngest poet to deliver a poetry reading at a presidential inauguration. Taking the stage after the 46th president of the United States, Joe Biden, Gorman captivated the nation and brought hope to viewers around the globe. Including an enduring foreword by Oprah Winfrey, this keepsake celebrates the promise of America and affirms the power of poetry.
Author
Publisher
Octane Press
Pub. Date
2021
Physical Desc
xiii, 302 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Description
Winning came naturally to Al Unser Jr. Born into a racing family, he had a gift for finding the fast line on the track. By the time he was nine years old, he could draw the quickest way through the corner on paper and intuitively apply his sketch while on the go-kart track. By his teen years, the innate sense for the fast way made him unstoppably quick when he was racing through the woods on a snowmobile, on a dirt track, in a sprint car, or on a...
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"For a century, the Panama Canal has served as the path between the seas. Control of this vital waterway is the difference between free trade and chaos in world markets. So when Panamanian President Rafael Botero asks for a show of support against the socialist opposition, his old friend President Jack Ryan can't turn down an invitation to visit the country, but what seems like an ordinary opportunity to preach the values of democracy quickly turns...
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"James Earl Ray and Martin Luther King, Jr. had two very different life journeys -- but their paths fatally collide when Ray assassinates the world-renown civil rights leader. This book provides an inside look into both of their lives, the history of thetime, and a blow-by-blow examination of the assassination and its aftermath."--Provided by publisher.
19) Dear Mr. Brody
Publisher
Greenwich Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (98 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
When 21-year-old hippie millionaire Michael Brody Jr. decided to give away his fortune to anyone in need, he ignited a psychedelic spiral of events. An instant celebrity, Brody was mobbed by the public, scrutinized by the press, and overwhelmed by the crush of personal letters responding to his extraordinary offer. Fifty years later, an enormous cache of these letters is discovered unopened.
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Publisher
Simon Spotlight
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Description
As they celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, the kids in Mrs. Connor's class share their hopes and dreams and imagine how to make the world a better place to honor the important holiday.
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