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Twayne's studies in short fiction volume no. 58
Pub. Date
1994.
Language
English
Description
Provides an in-depth critical introduction to the short stories of Rudyard Kipling. Includes a detailed analyses of every significant story, biographical information, a chronology of the artist's life and works, and a representative selection of critical responses.
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Formats
Description
A collection of twenty reviews, essays and pieces of memoir selected from three decades of the author's contributions to the London review of books. Subjects include Robespierre and Danton, the Hite report, Saudi Arabia (where she lived for four years in the 1980s), the Bulger case, John Osborne, the Virgin Mary as well as the pop icon Madonna, and Helen Duncan, Britain's last witch. There are essays about Jane Boleyn, Charles Brandon, Christopher...
5) Frost/Nixon
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Richard Nixon is the disgraced president with a legacy to save. David Frost is a jet-setting television personality with a name to make. This is the legendary battle between the two men and the historic encounter that changed both their lives. For three years after resigning from office, Nixon remained silent. But in the summer of 1977, the steely, cunning former commander-in-chief agreed to sit for one all-inclusive interview to confront the questions...
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
The story of the brave young men and women who successfully reversed the tide of an epidemic, demanded the attention of a fearful nation, and stopped AIDS from becoming a death sentence. This improbable group of activists bucked oppression and infiltrated government agencies and the pharmaceutical industry, helping to identify promising new medication and treatments and move them through trials and into drugstores in record time.
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
The Loud kids promise to help their Dad come up with ideas for the grand opening of his new restaurant, Lynn's Table. But their lack of teamwork and crazy plans lead to a nightmare in the kitchen. Plus, Luna hopes to win a songwriting contest, Lori and Bobby try to bring their big families together for Thanksgiving, and so much more!
Series
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Simba idolizes his father, King Mufasa, and takes to heart his own royal destiny. But not everyone in the kingdom celebrates the new cub's arrival. Scar, Mufasa's brother, and former heir to the throne, has plans of his own. The battle for Pride Rock is ravaged with betrayal, tragedy, and drama, ultimately resulting in Simba's exile. With help from a curious pair of newfound friends, Simba will have to figure out how to grow up and take back what...
9) Bullet train
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Ladybug is an unlucky assassin determined to do his job peacefully after one too many gigs gone off the rails. Fate, however, may have other plans, as Ladybug's latest mission puts him on a collision course with lethal adversaries from around the globe, all with connected, yet conflicting, objectives, on the world's fastest train.
Author
Pub. Date
1994
Language
English
Description
This work presents a goal-based model of decision making in which the relative priorities of goals drive the decision process -- a psychological alternative to traditional decision analysis. Building on the work of Schank and Abelson, the author uses goals as the basis for a model of interpersonal relations which permits decisions to incorporate personal and adopted goals in a uniform manner. The theory is modelled on the VOTE computer program which...
11) Shrek
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
A reclusive ogre and a chatterbox donkey go on a quest to rescue a princess for a tyrannical lord.
12) 30 for 30
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
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Description
Kings ransom: On August 9, 1988, the NHL was forever changed with the single stroke of a pen when the Edmonton Oilers sent Wayne Gretzky to the Los Angeles Kings. Acclaimed director Peter Berg (Friday night lights, The kingdom) presents the captivating story of the trade that knocked the wind out of an entire country and placed a star-studded city at the feet of a 27-year-old known simply as "The Great One."
The band that wouldn't die: In late March...
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