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"In November 1878, America's greatest painter sued England's greatest critic for a bad review. The painter won-but ruined himself in the process. The painter: James Abbot MacNeill Whistler, whose combination of incredible talent, unflagging energy, and relentless self-promotion had by that time brought him to the very edge of artistic preeminence. The critic: John Ruskin, Slade Professor of Art at Oxford University, whose four-decades' worth of prolific...
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On April 26th, 1871, a police constable walking one of London's remotest beats stumbled upon a brutalized young woman kneeling in the muddy road. She stretched out her hand to him, collapsed in the mud, muttered, "Let me die," and slipped into a coma. Five days later, she died, her identity still unknown.
Within hours of her discovery, scores of Metropolitan Police officers were involved in the investigation, while Scotland Yard sent one of its top...
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The author draws on his own hard-earned wisdom for this series of reflections on spirituality and mental health. He covers a range of experiences including: upsides, downsides, recovery, balance, loving life and spirituality. Bringing together wisdom from psychology and spirituality, he acknowledges the enormous benefit of psychological tools for wellness as well as a spirituality that aims to tell a different story. Ignatian Spirituality is a consistent...
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Thomas Edison's Secret Lab volume 5
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English
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Murphy's Law of Gravity: The Secret Lab Kids are ready to demo their new science song for web entrepreneur Mook Zookerboom when he learns that a satellite is coming down out of orbit, panics and heads for the airport. So the team must gather some data on gravity to convince him to return. Mystery of Pirate Woods: Angie's great-uncle Thaddeus and JD are sure a local nautical antique shop has the missing treasure chest of Greybeard the Pirate – but...
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Research reporting series. 3 Ecological research volume EPA-600/3-78-071
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Environmental Research Laboratory, Office of Research and Development, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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1978.
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English
12) Northern Light
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English
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Civil War has robbed Margaret Logan of all she holds dear, including her beloved New Orleans home and her fiancé. When her family moves to the desolate Bolivar Peninsula to manage a lighthouse that is no longer there, all her hopes for a normal future are dashed. Her world is rocked once again when a wounded Yankee soldier washes ashore needing her help. Despite her contempt for the North, Margaret falls in love with Thomas Murphy. As their love...
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On the occasion of Minnesota's 150th anniversary of statehood, more than a hundred historians and other writers assembled to discuss the subjects they had been studying, thinking, and writing about. This book presents the best of that work, including nineteen essays on topics as varied as baseball at Native American boarding schools, nineteenth-century predictions for Minnesota's future, Native American tourist goods, the Kensington rune stone, and...
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Fact sheet volume FS-200129
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U.S. Dept. of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
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[2001]
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Free Press
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[2012]
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English
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"Named the "Best Overall Diet" by U.S News & World Report, the DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) Diet is a proven program for weight loss that offers a wide selection of favorite foods and also lowers blood pressure and cholesterol; improves mental function; and helps prevent hypertension, heart attacks, heart failure, and colon cancer"--Provided by publisher.
17) Licorice pizza
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[2022]
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English
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The story of Alana Kane and Gary Valentine growing up, running around and going through the treacherous navigation of first love in the San Fernando Valley, 1973.
18) Oppenheimer
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Universal
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[2023]
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English
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The story of American scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer and his role in the development of the atomic bomb.
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Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
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[2021]
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English
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Five years after the Civil War, Captain Kidd moves from town to town as a storyteller. In Texas, he crosses paths with Johanna, a ten-year-old taken in by the Kiowa people six years earlier. She is being returned to her biological aunt and uncle against her will. Kidd agrees to deliver the child where the law says she belongs. As they travel hundreds of miles, the two will face tremendous challenges of both human and natural forces as they search...
20) Licorice pizza
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SDS
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[2022]
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English
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A young couple experiences first love in San Fernando Valley, California, during the early 1970s.