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Tim Sanders
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English
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The long awaited prequel to global best seller Love Is the Killer App: How to Win Business and Influence Friends. Are you just hanging in there? Have life's curveballs thrown you off balance? Do you feel as if your life is going sideways? Best-selling author, leadership coach, and former Yahoo! executive Tim Sanders knows how you feel. His father's unexpected death put him in a downward spiral for fifteen years-what he calls his "sideways years."...
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Publisher
Doubleday
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
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In Saving the World at Work, Tim Sanders offers concrete suggestions on how all of us can help our companies join the Responsibility Revolution. Drawing on extensive interviews with hundreds of employees and CEOs, and illuminated by countless stories of people who are making a difference in the workplace and in the world, Sanders offers practical advice every individual and company can use to make the world a better place--now and in the future.
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English
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In ancient times the Rings of Power were crafted by the Elven-smiths, and Sauron, the Dark Lord, forged the One Ring, filling it with his own power so that he could rule all others. But the One Ring was taken from him, and though he sought it throughout Middle-Earth still it remained lost to him. After many ages it fell, by chance, into the hands of the Hobbit, Bilbo Baggins. On his eleventy-first birthday, Bilbo disappeared, bequeathing to his young...
5) Whale rider
Series
Shout select volume 27
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English
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On the east coast of New Zealand, the Whangara people believe their presence there dates back a thousand years or more to a single ancestor, Paikea, who escaped death when his canoe capsized by riding to shore on the back of a whale. From then on, Whangara chiefs, always the first-born, always male, have been considered Paikea's direct descendants. Pai, an 11-year-old girl in a patriarchal New Zealand tribe, believes she is destined to be the new...
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English
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It is now time for Frodo to overcome the wickedness of Gollum, the horrifying attack of the colossal arachnid Shelob and the soul-twisting allure of a ring that resists destruction. For Aragorn to take up the sword of his forebears and the crown of his birthright. Frodo and Sam are approaching Mount Doom to destroy the One Ring and a massive battle is about to ensue that will determine the fate of Middle-Earth.
8) Whale rider
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English
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The Whangara people believe their ancestor Paikea was saved from drowning by riding home on the back of a whale. The tribal group has since granted leadership positions to the first-born males, believing them to be descendants of Paikea. But then a young mother dies in childbirth along with her newborn male son. His twin sister survives and the little girl, Pai, is brought up by her grandparents. Learning the skills of chiefdom from her uncle, Pai...
9) Whale Rider
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English
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A contemporary story of love, rejection and triumph as a young Maori girl fights to fulfill a destiny her grandfather refuses to recognize.
10) Derby Dogs
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English
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When 12-year-old Ben sets out to win the local soapbox derby in the memory of his father, he learns what matters in life and how to heal a broken family when he is forced to battle cheating opponents, dodgy loan sharks and a mother who has banned him from the race.
11) Perfect creature
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20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
Three centuries ago, human genetic experimentation gave rise to an advanced species known as the Brotherhood. These superior beings lived in harmony with mankind, protecting them from disease while relying on them for sustenance. But now the fragile balance between man and vampire is threatened when Brother Silus learns that one of his own kind has unleashed a deadly virus that is killing off humans - and wiping out any chance for a peaceful coexistence....
12) Kiwi Christmas
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English
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Disillusioned with the materialism of Christmas, Santa escapes as far from the North Pole as possible! When his rocket sleigh crashes and sinks in the waters of an idyllic beach in New Zealand, he is found washed up by Sam, his sister Molly and their newly separated parents. They discover his identity and must unite to rescue and convince him to return to the North Pole in time for Christmas.
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
The fellowship of the ring: "In the first installment of director Peter Jackson's ambitious and successful film adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's fantasy trilogy, Elijah Wood stars as plucky hobbit Frodo Baggins, whose bequest of an arcane ring from his uncle Bilbo (Ian Holm) spurs a perilous journey to prevent an overpowering evil from enveloping Middle Earth."--Shop.tcm.com
The two towers: "With the Fellowship of the Ring splintered, the war for Middle...
Publisher
Binge Box
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
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Harry Potter & the sorcerer's stone: Rescued from the outrageous neglect of his aunt and uncle, a young boy with a great destiny proves his worth while attending Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
Jurassic Park: This epic film is sheer movie-making magic that was 65 million years in the making. Jurassic Park takes you to an amazing theme park on a remote island where dinosaurs once again roam the earth and five people must battle to survive...
