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Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Join WKRP's hilarious staff--program director Andy Travis, deejays Dr. Johnny Fever and Venus Flytrap, neurotic newsman Les Nessman, sultry receptionist Jennifer Marlowe and the rest--both on and off the air as they take their floundering station from hard times to hard rock.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"The unbelievable true story of the Cold War's strangest proxy war, fought between the zoos on either side of the Berlin Wall and unlike anything readers have heard before. This historical piece is an epic tale of desperate rivalries, human follies, and an animal-mad city."--
Author
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
The timeless tales from the early books of the Bible have captivated generations. In this lush storybook, the fresh voice of lyrical storyteller Donna Jo Napoli and the lavish artwork of Christina Balit bring classic stories to life for a young, modern audience. Noah's Ark, Moses, David and Goliath, the ten plagues, Daniel and the lions' den, Jonah and the giant fish, and many more of the Bible's most powerful stories--27 in all--are compellingly...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Instant New York Times Bestseller
Rob Bell, the beloved author of Love Wins and What We Talk About When We Talk About God, goes deep into the Bible to show how it is more revelatory, revolutionary, and relevant than we ever imagined—and offers a cogent argument for why we need to look at it in a fresh, new way.
In Love Wins, Rob Bell confronted the troubling questions that many people of faith were afraid to ask
...6) Days of awe
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"A razor-sharp story collection from a writer who is always "furiously good" (Zadie Smith, bestselling author of Swing Time). With her signature humor and compassion, A.M. Homes exposes the heart of an uneasy America in her new collection - exploring our attachments to each other through characters who aren't quite who they hoped to become, though there is no one else they can be. In "A Prize for Every Player," a man is nominated to run for president...
Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
©2013.
Language
English
Description
During the summer of 1908, twelve-year-old Constantine Boyd is witness to an explosion of home-spun investigation--from experiments with cave-dwelling fish without eyes to scientifically bred crops to motorized bicycles and the flight of an early aeroplane. In 1920, a popular science writer and young widow tries, immediately after the bloodbath of the First World War, to explain the new theory of relativity to an audience (herself included) desperate...
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Facing dangerous overcrowding on their home planets, the Galaxy Alliance sends an expedition to discover new habitable worlds. When the exploratory force encounters the threat of the Drule Empire on their journey, the brave pilots of the Turbo Terrain Fighter Team, Aqua Fighter Team, and Strato Fighter Team must combine to form the unstoppable robot Voltron, the defender of the universe! Join Jeff, Cliff, Krik and their teams of brave pilots on 52...
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Ryan's savior complex becomes a recipe for disaster. Seth and Summer's relationship hits the rocks thanks to Seth's compulsion to edit the truth. As Kirsten attempts to put her life back together, Sandy assumes leadership of the Newport Group and finds himself the heir-apparent to Caleb Nichol's legacy of scandal. Marissa spirals out of control after little sis Kaitlin returns home to stir the pot.
Author
Publisher
Sellers
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"Well Read, Well Fed supports the notion that while almost all book groups start out as serious literary endeavors, they inevitably become monthly gatherings that are as much about sharing food, wine, and catching up, as the books that are read. It's a go-to kitchen staple for book group hosts, and a helpful source of lists from classics to cutting-edge contemporaries for book groups to explore. The book includes a year of themed lists, short essays...
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