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Start the conversation in your choice of over 70 world languages and dialects through courses crafted using conversational methodology. Every self-paced language course introduces the learner to cultural insights and grammatical nuances specific to their language of choice, delivered through native speaker dialogue, and created with each individual learner in mind.
Author
Language
English
Description
"This powerful and moving novel from the New York Times bestselling author of A Long Petal of the Sea weaves together past and present, tracing the ripple effects of war and immigration on one child in Europe in 1938 and another in the United States in 2019. Vienna, 1938. Samuel Adler was six years old when his father disappeared during Kristallnacht--the night their family lost everything. Samuel's mother secured a spot for him on the last Kindertransport...
Author
Series
Publisher
Crabtree Publishing Company
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
Multiple
Description
"Have you ever wondered what it would be like to go to school in another country? This Spanish and English dual-language book takes you around the world to compare how children get to school, what they learn there, how they have fun, and even what they eat for lunch!"--
5) Safe house
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Tobin Frost, one of the CIA's most dangerous traitors, resurfaces in South Africa after eluding capture for almost a decade. During his interrogation, the safe house he's being held in is attacked by brutal mercenaries, forcing rookie agent Matt Weston to take the infamous Frost on the run. As the masterful manipulator toys with his reluctant protege, shaking the young operative's morality and idealism, the unlikely allies must fight to stay alive...
7) Dream house
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
Will Atenton quit a high-profile job in Manhattan to relocate his wife, Libby, and their two daughters to a quaint New England town. But as they settle into their new life, they discover their perfect home was once the murder scene of a mother and her children. When Will investigates, he's not sure if he's seeing ghosts or if the tragic events are somehow related to his past. The only clues come from his mysterious neighbor.
8) Veo y veo
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
Español
Description
"A boy goes for a walk where he sees a dog, trucks, flowers, a bird, and other things; and then goes home to draw them"--
"Un nįo sale a caminar donde ve un perro, camiones, flores, un p̀jaro y otras cosas; y luego va a su casa para dibujarlos" -
10) The bitch
Author
Publisher
World Editions
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"In Colombia's brutal jungle, childless Damaris develops an intense and ultimately doomed relationship with an orphaned puppy. Colombia's Pacific coast, where everyday life entails warding off the brutal forces of nature. In this constant struggle, nothing is taken for granted. Damaris lives with her fisherman husband in a shack on a bluff overlooking the sea. Childless and at that age 'when women dry up', as her uncle puts it, she is eager to adopt...
12) Inglés express
Series
Publisher
Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial USA, LLC
Pub. Date
2023
Language
Español
Description
Curso acelerado en 100 clases intensivas. Con Ingle s express hablara s ingle s ra pidamente! Ma s ra pido, imposible! Asi te ensen amos ingle s con Ingle s Express, el curso de ingle s que te ensen a ingle s de una manera directa y efectiva: 100 completas unidades educativas organizadas por temas de intere s gramatical y de uso del idioma. Cada unidad del curso Ingle s Express es una clase de ingle s en si misma: es como...
Author
Language
English
Description
"In the late 1930s, civil war grips Spain. When General Franco and his Fascists succeed in overthrowing the government, hundreds of thousands are forced to flee in a treacherous journey over the mountains to the French border. Among them is Roser, a pregnant young widow, who finds her life intertwined with that of Victor Dalmau, an army doctor and the brother of her deceased love. In order to survive, the two must unite in a marriage neither of them...
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Season one of the Netflix original series House of Cards. Frank Underwood is a cunning career politician. Zoe Barnes is an ambitious young journalist. Together they forge a partnership that trades powerful secrets for political access, and so much more.
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2013, c2012
Language
English
Description
Former Senator Selina Meyer was a charismatic leader and a rising star in her party with her eye on the White House, then she became Vice President. VEEP follows the whirlwind day-to day existence of Vice President Meyer as she puts out political fires, juggles a busy public schedule and demanding private life, and defends the President's interests, even as she tries to improve her dysfunctional relationship with the Chief Executive.
17) Crimson Peak
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
When her heart is stolen by a seductive stranger, a young woman is swept away to a house atop a mountain of blood-red clay; a place filled with secrets that will haunt her forever. Between desire and darkness, between mystery and madness, lies the truth.
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