Billy Williams
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English
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One of the most popular Cubs of all timeand now an executive advisor for the teamWilliams reminisces about his early years, his Hall of Fame career, and his five decades in the game in this inspirational autobiography. In Billy Williams, My Sweet-Swinging Lifetime with the Cubs, he remembers the sturdy values and selfless devotion of the people from Whistler who helped shape his character, people like Lilly Dixon, his grade school principal, and Virgil...
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English
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Captain Riley and his crew return in this second instalment of the Project Venture series.
Join them on their latest mission as they investigate the mysterious disappearance of the E.E.S Falcon through a frighteningly dangerous tear in the fabric of spacetime.
Barely surviving the traversal through the fiery vortex, will what they find begin to unravel Lana's secrets? A team is sent to investigate a mysterious ancient planet. Meanwhile a deadly alien...
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English
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Join the crew of the E.E.S. Venture on this thrilling ride of action, mystery and deceit as they embark on a top secret mission to salvage a long lost piece of Earth Alliance history. Follow Captain Jacob Riley and his senior staff as they discover things lurking in the darkness, deadly enemy threats and unravel a web of secrets that could help them understand what happened to Earth and all that was lost during the interstellar war that changed the...
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English
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Gerald the giraffe longs to dance like everyone else, but his legs are too skinny, and he just can't seem to get it right. At the Jungle Dance, all the other animals make fun of him, and he almost believes he is a failure, until one friend's encouragement shows him how his uniqueness can make him the best dancer of all.
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Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Description
The battle to save the galaxy from the evil Empire rages on. Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, Princess Leia and Chewbacca face attack by the Imperial forces and its AT-AT walkers on the ice planet Hoth. While Han and Leia escape in the Millennium Falcon, Luke travels to Dagobah in search of Yoda. Only with the Jedi Master's help will Luke survive when the dark side of the Force beckons him into an ultimate duel with Darth Vader.
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
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Description
Giraffes can't dance : Gerald the giraffe can't dance, but with his friends' encouragement he becomes the best dancer of all.
Do unto otters : A story about how to be a good neighbor and friend: just follow the Golden Rule!
Katie loves the kittens : Don't the three little kittens know that Katie, a little dog, just wants to play with them?
11) Ella Fitzgerald
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Language
English
Description
Told in the voice of a cool cat named Scat, this dramatic story tells how Ella got her sound on the way to a most remarkable and inspiring career.
12) Gandhi
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
A look at the life of Indian statesman and nationalist Mahatma Gandhi, focusing especially on his theory of non-violent resistance.
Series
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Princess Leia is captured and held hostage by the evil Imperial forces in their effort to take over the galactic Empire. Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, and two robots (R2-D2 and C-3PO) work together to rescue the princess and restore justice in the Empire.
15) On Golden Pond
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
Shows the conflicts between three generations as the Thayers, a crotchety old professor and his wife, spend their summer together on a lake in New England. The couple agrees to mind their estranged daughter's boyfriend's child, while daughter and boyfriend go on a trip. The boy bonds with the old man in a way his daughter never did. Shows the terrors and graces of aging.
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Collection includes : Star Wars - Episode I The Phantom Menace (1999) (PG) ; Star Wars - Episode II Attack Of The Clones (2002) (PG) ; Star Wars - Episode III Revenge Of The Sith (2005) (PG-13) ; Star Wars - A New Hope (1977) (PG) ; Star Wars - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) (PG) ; and Star Wars - Return Of The Jedi (1983) (PG).
