Fénelon
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English
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Hera, the Goddess of the Gulls, is the loneliest gull in Sealand. She is reputed to be the only gull able to converse with the Sea, an age-old tradition in Sealand; but old Hera failed to teach her successor the Sea language before she died. It seems the Sea language is lost forever to the proud, hard gull race. If the gulls found out Hera's lonely secret, they would kill her. Just when all seems lost, the Sea language finds Hera - and her life, and...
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The Pacific War in World War II pitted American fighting men against two merciless enemies: the relentless Japanese army and the combined forces of monsoons, swamps, mud, privation, and disease.
The rowdy paratroopers of the eleventh Airborne Division, nicknamed "The Angels", answered the call and fought in some of World War II's most dramatic campaigns, ranging from bloody skirmishes in Leyte's unforgiving rainforests to the ferocious battles on...
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Français
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Extrait: "UTILITÉ DES FABLES - Les fables ne sont pas ce qu'elles semblent être; Le plus simple animal nous y tient lieu de maître. Une morale nue apporte de l’ennui; Le conte fait passer le précepte avec lui."
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• Fiction: roman, poésie, théâtre, jeunesse,...
24) Lucky you
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1 videodisc (123 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Pro gambler Huck Cheever meets irresistible Billie Offer. He learns to treat love the way he treats cards: trusting his heart instead of his head. Meanwhile, he scrambles to raise the $10K entry fee for the glittery, high-roller World Series of Poker, even though, or maybe because, the tournament may pit him against his estranged father.
25) In her shoes
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1 videodisc (130 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Free-wheeling irresponsible Maggie gets through her life thanks to her remarkable looks and her complete lack of scruples. She constantly goes to her straight-laced, plain-Jane successful lawyer sister Rose when she is in need of financial help. The two sisters have been very close to each other in part because their troubled mother died when they were girls. Maggie discovers hidden letters that reveal she and Rose have a grandmother, but Maggie ends...