Richard Thomas
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Physical Desc
358 pages ; 19 cm
Language
English
Description
When the Nobel Prize for Literature was awarded to Bob Dylan in 2016, a debate raged. Some celebrated, while many others questioned the choice. How could the world's most prestigious book prize be awarded to a famously cantankerous singer-songwriter who wouldn't even deign to attend the medal ceremony? In 'Why Bob Dylan matters', Harvard Professor Richard F. Thomas answers this question with magisterial erudition. A world expert on Classical poetry,...
Author
Physical Desc
126 pages : colour illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
"Through his own experience of the Dharma, Musho Rodney Alan Greenblat introduces Buddhist thought, revered dieties, and ancient stories in an enchanting and original way. Included is a simplified introduction to Zen meditation with hopes that the reader may begin his or her own meditation practice"--Front flap.
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4 videodiscs (approximately 585 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Technological advances have escalated Cold War tensions to an all-time high, and undercover KGB operatives Elizabeth and Philip Jennings face the growing threat of discovery. As their assignments grow more deadly, their family is in more danger, and their loyalties are tested like never before.
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4 videodiscs (approximately 450 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
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Philip and Elizabeth find themselves at odds over their daughter's future now that the KGB is determined to recruit her. FBI agent Stan Beeman rededicates himself to uncovering the identities of the Russian spies.
7) It
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1 videodisc (187 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
Description
It can be anything. A fanged monster that won't stay on the movie screen. Something ominous lurking in the basement. A malevolent force in a small New England town takes the shape of a clown, but It isn't clowning around. Instead, It terrifies youngsters with their innermost fears, bringing some to their untimely doom -- until a group of wily neighborhood kids fight back. Thirty years later the evil resurfaces: meaner, angrier, deadlier. And the friends...
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xv, 182 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"This books is a how-to guide that advises college applicants on how to craft an effective personal essay and an overall compelling, competent persona in their college applications by writing well. The goal is to help applicants gain admission to colleges of their choice by advising them on writing skills, with chapters on skills such as voice, diction, paragraph organization, narrative arc, etc. The book is aimed at high school junior and seniors,...
9) Ethan Frome
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English
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Upon encountering the limping Ethan Frome, a visitor becomes curious about the striking man's back story. Using extended flashbacks, author Edith Wharton paints a picture of a man who continually sacrifices his aspirations in order to care for the needy people in his life. After abandoning his goal of higher education to assist his ailing parents on their farm, Ethan's return to Starkfield results in a loveless marriage of service to Zeena, an older...
10) The Comey rule
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2 videodiscs (210 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Tells the story of former FBI Dir. James Comey and President Donald J. Trump, two powerful men whose strikingly different ethics and loyalties put them on a collision course.
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10 videodiscs (approximately 1505 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Roots, adapted from the Alex Haley novel that traces his family's history from the mid-18th century when one of his ancestors was captured and sold into slavery. Follows the struggle for freedom that began with the boy's abduction in Africa to America and continued throughout the generations that followed.
Roots, the next generations follows the Haley family from the post-Civil War era until the more contemporary but still turbulent time of the 1960s...
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4 videodiscs (approximately 572 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
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Secrets can be deadly in this suspenseful thriller about undercover Russian spies in 1980s Washington D.C. Phillip and Elizabeth Jennings seem to be a typical suburban couple, but they're actually lethal KGB agents plotting to bring down America. As the Cold War escalates, Philip and Elizabeth must take extreme measures to continue their mission to keep their true identities hidden. But when an FBI agent movies in across the street, they become ensnared...