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(0)Michael Riley
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Marty 'Trigger' McCord, is a 12-year-old boy who loves cricket and hates being bullied by Harley Stevens, the star of his school and club cricket teams. Marty lives for the weekend when he can play cricket, watch his Dad's team play cricket and watch cricket on TV. It is his escape from the bullying he lives with at school.
A chance to help out as an umpire in an interschool cricket match and his evolving friendship with Therana, a new girl at school...
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English
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This book is an attempt to understand tourism employment in a holistic way. Using ideas from labour economics, work psychology and industrial sociology the authors look at tourism employment in both its workplace context and its wider economic and social environment and attempt to tell a coherent story. Both behavioural and economic perspectives are used to address questions that are salient to manpower planning, education planning and tourism management....
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Evil exists because good people don't want to see it. For the residents of Portales, that is what they did. It took a gunfight to put a stop to the debauchery that plagued the small town. Jewels Davis is in prison, and his son, Jefferson, hasn't been seen for some time. An uneasy calm has come over Doc Strafford. His plan is finally coming to fruition. He is now mayor and has a sheriff to protect the citizens and the new businesses coming to town.
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English
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Liturgy is the golden chore; the ineffable becomes as practical as a calendar or a loaf of bread. The Son of God becomes the Son of Man and briefly walks among us, Love itself incarnate in the life of faith. This generous collection--in both senses of spirit and breadth--uses the liturgical year to explore the many aspects of Christian belief. In a wide variety of voices, styles, and forms, Ordinary Time (the title is deeply ironic) includes themes...
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The author examines in detail Baum's (1856-1919) many fantastical tales, including The Wizard of Oz, the 13 others he wrote about that magical kingdom, and others, as well as his evolution as a fantasy writer, illuminating in the process his philosophy concerning nature, civilization, and industrialization. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or. The author examines in detail Baum's (1856-1919) many fantastical tales, including The Wizard...
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NISTIR volume 6937
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U.S. Dept. of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology
Pub. Date
2003.
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English
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NISTIR volume 6938
Publisher
U.S. Dept. of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology
Pub. Date
2003.
Language
English
10) Reconnaissance report on damage to engineered structures during the May 1999 Oklahoma City tornado
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U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Technology Administration, National Institute of Standards and Technology
Pub. Date
[2002]
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English
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Devine Entertainment
Pub. Date
p2002
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English
Description
Haunted by the constant pressure to outdo himself with each new composition, composer Johann Strauss, Jr., meets Nicholas, a humble stable boy who fears his brutal stepfather. To their surprise, the composer and the boy discover the healing bond of trust and embark on a collaboration that will be music to the world's ears.
12) Lava
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English
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A trippy, jet-black, and bleakly comic crime thriller. Critically acclaimed, this 'hilarious, violent, sophisticated and original' cult Brit-flick sees lives recklessly fated when a botched vendetta spirals absurdly and violently out of control.
13) Butterbox babies
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Sullivan Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2002]
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English
Description
Based on the true story of the downfall of Lila and William Young, who built the Ideal Maternity Home in Nova Scotia during WWII. Regarded as a discreet and safe haven for unwed mothers, the Home is resented by the mainstream medical community and comes under the scrutiny of the government's Department of Health.
14) Willed To Kill
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English
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A homicide detective is forced to work alongside her ex-fiancé to investigate a murder that bears all the hallmarks of an infamous serial killer.
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Being Erica volume 11
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English
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Charged with supervising the launch of Katie's new book, Erica turns into a complete control freak. She soon realizes that her need to control might be contributing to the downfall of her relationship with Ethan. Erica returns to the night of the high sch
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Being Erica volume 5
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English
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Erica is tired of living her life by the rules so Dr. Tom grants her a do-over day, where she wildly gets to relive her entire day consequence free. With Kai by her side, Erica has a blast, but soon realizes that choices-even those in an alternate reality-have consequences for a reason.
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Being Erica volume 13
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English
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Things are finally looking up for Erica, but the approach of a sad anniversary is weighing heavily on her mind. Erica returns to her greatest regret, her brother Leo's death, only to discover the hard way that there are extreme consequences to playing God
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English
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WAR OUTSIDE. HORROR INSIDE. The Seasoning House - where young girls are prostituted to the military. Angel (Rosie Day), an orphaned deaf mute, is enslaved to care for them. She moves between the walls and crawlspaces, planning her escape. Planning her ingenious and brutal revenge.
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Being Erica volume 7
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English
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When Erica faints at a family ceremony, she is propelled into the future, where she discovers Kai's true identity. Struggling to help her father in the present and Kai in the future, Erica begins to realize the only problems she can fix are her own.
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Being Erica volume 9
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English
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Erica can't understand why she feels unsettled about her relationship with Ryan. When she relives her unusual bond with Cassidy in 1999, she realizes that relationships only work when both partners can give 100% of themselves to the partnership.