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21) The Postman
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1 videodisc (178 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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The year is 2013 and the future isn't what it used to be. There are no highways, no I-ways, no dreams of a better tomorrow--only scattered bands of terrorized survivors in what was once called the United States. Into this apocalyptic wasteland comes an enigmatic drifter with a mule named Bill, a knack for the works of Shakespeare and something he has yet to discover: the power to inspire hope.
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More fascinating and harrowing accounts of the volunteer professionals who risk their lives to help those in desperate need. Doctors Without Borders (aka Medecins Sans Frontieres, or MSF) was founded in 1971 by rebellious French doctors. It is arguably the most respected humanitarian organization in the world, delivering emergency aid to victims of armed conflict, epidemics and natural disasters as well as to many others who lack reliable health...
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1 videodisc (60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Inside the Megastorm takes viewers moment by moment through Hurricane Sandy, its impacts and the future of storm protection. Through first person accounts from those who survived, and from experts and scientists, Inside the Megastorm gives scientific context to a new breed of storms.
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Llueve intensamente en Nápoles y a las pocas horas los estragos del agua se dejan sentir en la ciudad, algunos edificios se derrumban, grandes simas se abren en las calles. Por si fuera poco, empiezan a producirse extraños fenómenos: de la fortaleza almenada de la ciudad salen voces fantasmagóricas, las monedas de cinco liras emiten una dulce melodía, el mar se desborda y sus aguas siguen el rastro de los niños que callejean, tres muñecas raídas...
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ALONE TOGETHER: Love, Grief, and Comfort During the Time of COVID-19 is a collection of essays, poems, and interviews to serve as a lifeline for negotiating how to connect and thrive during this stressful time of isolation as well as a historical perspective that will remain relevant for years to come. Jennifer Haupt, editor and curator of this anthology, and Central Avenue Publishing, as well as all contributing authors, are donating net profits...
27) Zoe's Court
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Zoe hates her estate. Big time. Living in a grotty block packed with drug dealers, bullies and deadbeats, Zoe dreams of getting away. Failing that, she wishes she could knock it all down. On a particularly bad day, with everyone out to get her, Zoe gets her wish. They've all pushed her too far and she's about to push back... This short, three-part giantess story is a kaiju adventure in miniature, as a young woman satisfies her appetite for revenge....
28) The Shoelace
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What if the two people you trusted the most gave you two conflicting realities of life? What if you had based your entire life on an ideology, only to realize it was not true? How do you cope with the uncertainties of existence? What do you do with a life that no longer seems familiar?Amogh Dharamadhikari seeks to find answers to these questions while standing on the balcony ledge of a 30-story building. Either he will get his answers today or...
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He couldn't accept what he'd just heard the damn government had caused all this to happen. He gave Stevie a look of disbelief. Stevie nodded, his lips drawn tight in an angry frown. "The weapon manipulates magnetic fields and uses extremely low frequency energy waves that will penetrate the diameter of the Earth, so it is possible the impact of this malfunction will be worldwide. Initially, the animals and insects will be triggered to attack adults,...
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In a new America where civilization as we know it has ended, every hour counts. Everything is ticking along perfectly in the sanctuary community of Osto until a band of raiders arrives intent on violence. Vasha has led her people through the worst the world has to offer for years, but this new threat could destroy her hope for the future. She's forced to strike a bargain with the leader of the raiders as tensions rise among the survivors and refugees...
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The Nicholson family spot an oil slick on the Nicola River on the first day of their vacation in Merritt, BC. Julia resolves the oil slick source, and a series of mysteries that follow, involving the oil industry, federal government, and the Nicola-Coldwater First Nations bands opposed to a new pipeline construction. She and her friend Leah discover a serious pipeline break on Coldwater lands and expose a cover-up by the oil company. The pipeline...
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Handlebar stared at his own boots, which were soaked in blood. He seemed to be having some sort of internal crisis. He reached up with a trembling hand and twisted his mustache repeatedly. He came out of it suddenly and looked at Lonny.
"Hey. Kid. Listen." He walked toward him, changing clips. "You're taking all this too seriously. It's toying with us, that's all."
He held out his shotgun to him. "Here. The goo-Chin-he's right. It's still beneath...
33) Deborah's Gift
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Widowed Deborah Huntworth is elated when her tyrannical great-aunt dies. At last Deborah can pursue her dream of becoming an artist. Her first act of freedom will be a return to the island of Martinique to reunite with her child. She has no way of knowing the tragedies that await her or the price she will pay for her single-minded determination. With her only plan in tatters and nothing to take its place, Deborah resolutely travels to New York City....
34) To the Lake
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Ousted from Moscow by a deadly epidemic, Anya and her husband must flee society, menaced by harsh Russian winter and desperate people.
A deadly flu epidemic sweeps through Moscow, killing hundreds of thousands.When a virulent flu epidemic sweeps through Moscow killing hundreds of thousands of inhabitants, Anya and her husband Sergey decide to flee to a lake in the far north of Russia where they hope to sit out the epidemic.
But as the wave of...
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On New Year's Eve 1999, a chain reaction of computer malfunctions turns what was to be a global gala into a catastrophe. When computers begin to fail along the international dateline, the infection moves westward, causing massive power failures, train and airplane wrecks, and general havoc. As the "Millennium Bug" passes hour by hour through each time zone, it moves inexorably toward the epicenter of the global economy, New York, and the thousands...
36) Kacie-B
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Mother Nature's Biting Back. Everyone's on the menu.
Kacie stands isolated in her home town. Ever since she stood up to the rich kid.
With the money and work the fuel tycoons brought to town, no one wants to hear about her troubles. Just like no one wants to hear the gas drills have poisoned idyllic Culvanna County.
It's easier to blame Kacie. Say she brought it on herself.
But something's stirring in the hills - waking up to Kacie's pain. Waking...
37) The Visitors
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A tornado whips the dry plains of New Mexico. It is the early 80s, and the ghastly boogeyman of nuclear war has long threatened America's nuclear families. An aging priest scared of death takes acid in the hopes that it will quell haunting visions brought on by war trauma. A mesmerizing, drug-addled waif confronts her own lack of identity and purpose. A conflicted mother wonders if her daughter's addiction to methamphetamines is her own fault. Two...
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...a full-on, thought-provoking book.
...a brilliant book
Beautiful, Harrowing, Touching, Thrilling and Traumatic.
Just Brilliant! Perfection!
A warehouse in Japan used as an emergency shelter in the aftermath of the 2011 Tsunami. A distraught, young Japanese woman in dishevelled clothes sits on a box, holding her infant daughter. Ben, a US rescue volunteer, kneels in front of her offering comfort. They hug, the baby between them. The moment turns...
39) The hunters
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340 pages ; 24 cm
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Colonel Michael Parson and his friend Sophia Gold fly relief supplies into Somalia despite the threats of an al-Shabaab leader to attack all aid missions.
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