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1 Blu-ray videodisc (93 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Miles of twisting catacombs lie beneath the streets of Paris, the eternal home to countless souls. When a team of explorers ventures into the uncharted maze of bones, they uncover the secret of what this city of the dead was meant to contain. A journey into madness and terror, it reaches deep into the human psyche to reveal the personal demons that come back to haunt everyone.
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If you enjoyed ALIBI MIKE, you will enjoy following the twists and turns that accompany a failed attempt to drive the Pan American Highway. Nursing a broken heart, body, and car, you'll follow Kim's adventures and romance, finding his way back to Alaska. The book is available at Lewis Publishing, Amazon, and Barnes and Noble, also, through your local bookstore.
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336 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
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"A gorgeous account of William Beebe's 1934 Bathysphere expedition, the first-ever deep-sea voyage to the otherworldly environment 3,024 feet below sea level"--
Summer, 1930. Aboard a ship floating near the Atlantic island of Nonsuch, marine biologist Gloria Hollister sat with a telephone receiver pressed to her ear. The phone line was attached to a steel cable that plunged 3,000 feet into the sea. There, suspended by the cable, dangled a four-and-a-half-foot...
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This is the history of life, love, and victories of Admiral Nelson, an iconic figure in the Napoleonic era. He is most known for a range of successful marine campaigns. Yet this book gives a deep insight into the hero's personal life, relations with Lady Hamilton, the courts of Naples, and Britain. Besides the complete account of political campaigns, a reader can have an insight into the personal letters and diary abstracts of Admiral Nelson, which...
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This edition includes "Thirty-One Years on the Plains and in the Mountains" and "Chief of Scouts", two autobiographical sketches of Captain William F. Drannan, Scouts Chief in which he describes his days in the Far West. The author has narrated in his own plain, blunt way, the incidents of his life. However, later researches and accounts have labeled Drannan as more of a great pretender than a fearless scout. Although the authenticity of these books...
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A collection of true auctioneering stories.Cattle, property and wildlife adventures, beat the drum in this African roller-coaster of adrenaline, danger and envy.From the first chant, to the last lot, the stage is set for a fast paced narrative, full of action, power-plays and latent deception.
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This is a firsthand account by Chuck Howard, one of the four art students who took a two-week canoe trip through the wilds of the Allagash's Wilderness Waterway of northern Maine in August 1978. The story is a shocking narrative of a UFO encounter by the four men and the traumatic falling out of a close friendship caused by lies and murder!
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A young girl comes to the realization that although she has been abandoned and starving, she has been taught the values required to live a life of decency and goodness. She has an epiphany that set her on the road to strength and independence in Under the Jimbilin Tree. Without resources, her goals seem unattainable yet she persists and celebrates each small step that gets her closer to "that great America." Propelled by her pact with God, made while...
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In this touching tribute, the author takes us on a heartfelt journey dedicated to her mother's birthday. Through three powerful and emotional chapters, we delve into the unbreakable bond that has shaped their lives. Chapter 1 delves deep into the connection they share, exploring how this bond has influenced and molded them into the people they are today. Chapter 2 reveals an intimate essay titled "Happy Birthday, My Dear Mummy," where the author pours...
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Diario de la navegación que va a hacer don Basilio Villarino, segundo piloto de la Real Armada, con las dos embarcaciones de su mando, el bergantín Nuestra Señora de Carmen y Ánimas, y la chalupa San Francisco de Asís, desde el Río Negro, a reconocer la costa, la Bahía de Todos los Santos, Islas del Buen Suceso y demás adyacentes, buscar el desagüe del río Colorado, y penetrar su entrada, de orden del Comisario Superintendente de estos establecimientos,...
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Dive into The King of Jesolo and Other Short Stories as the author navigates a vivid mosaic of adventures across the globe. From unexpected friendships formed in distant lands to seemingly harmless escapades that take unforeseen turns, each tale offers a unique glimpse into the world's diverse tapestry. Sail the tempestuous Italian and Greek seas, where in one thrilling episode, a boat's mast teeters dangerously close to the water. Embark on a spiritual...
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From the age of ten, looking up at the stars, Jerry Ross knew that he wanted to journey into space. This autobiography tells the story of how he came not only to achieve that goal, but to become the most-launched astronaut in history, as well as a NASA veteran whose career spanned the entire US Space Shuttle program. From his childhood in rural Indiana, through education at Purdue University, and a career in the US Air Force, Ross charted a path to...
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The Heroes of the Last Frontier is a collection of biographies of valiant and daring adventurers, who were among the early settlers of the Wild West. These men were real scouts and trappers, for they lived in the wilds and had to know how to shoot a rifle, how to trap, and how to camp in whatever place night happened to overtake them. Biographies presented in this book are accurate histories of several important frontiersmen and heroes of the border....
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This is a true story about a young Englishman's quest to live and work in America after he tragically lost both of his parents to natural causes within two days of each other whilst on holiday on the Mediterranean island of Malta in October 1981.
He came to America--to New York City--on the thirtieth of June 1985 with just two hundred dollars in his pocket. He had no relatives' or friends' shoulders to lean on when things became rough; he just...
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Sir Francis Drake Revived is an account of Drake's travels written and compiled by Philip Nichols, preacher who accompanied Drake on his journeys. The book presents a summary and true relation of several voyages made by Sir Francis Drake to the West Indies. It contains accounts faithfully taken out of the report of Master Christopher Ceely, Ellis Hixom, and others who were in the same voyages with him. Sir Francis Drake (1540-1596) was an English...
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High on any list of Polar explorers would be the names Crozier, McClintock, McClure and Shackleton. But how many know they were all Irish? Seek the Frozen Lands unveils an array of Irish heroes largely unknown in modern Ireland. The sage begins with Edward Bransfield, who made one of the first sightings of the Antarctic in 1820. The story ends with the heroic age of Antarctic exploration and the burial of Shackleton in 1922 in South Georgia. Truly...
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Bartolomé Mitre y el historiador chileno Diego Barros Arana intercambiaron apasionadas cartas acerca de Descripción e historia de Paraguay de Félix de Azara y de su posible publicación. A este efecto Bartolomé Mitre escribió:
«...considerado como geógrafo, naturalista, etnólogo e historiador del Río de la Plata: es el Alejandro de Humboldt moderno de esta parte de América, que solo, sin estímulos, en medio de los desiertos, sin conocer...
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David Crockett (1786 — 1836) was an American folk hero, frontiersman, soldier, and politician. He is commonly referred to in popular culture by the epithet "King of the Wild Frontier". He represented Tennessee in the U.S. House of Representatives and served in the Texas Revolution. He writes as introduction of his memoirs - In the following pages I have endeavoured to give the reader a plain, honest, homespun account of my state in life, and some...
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Laugh, weep, be moved, challenged, and inspired, as you are taken on a journey of discovery. You might identify with the students – or relate to this teacher! Delve into her world, as she fulfils her childhood dream of becoming a wise and compassionate teacher.
She considers teaching as the greatest privilege and responsibility. She taught her school subjects, but she also taught young people life skills: how to learn, laugh, live, love, forgive...
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