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1) Everest
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Inspired by the incredible events surrounding an attempt to reach the summit of the world's highest mountain, the film documents the awe-inspiring journey of two different expeditions challenged beyond their limits by one of the fiercest snowstorms ever encountered by mankind. Their mettle tested by the harshest elements found on the planet, the climbers will face nearly impossible obstacles as a lifelong obsession becomes a breathtaking struggle...
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Adrienne Willis is a woman with her life in chaos. She retreats to the small coastal town in the Outer Banks where she hopes to find the tranquility she so desperately needs. She has a wayward husband who has asked to come home and a teen-aged daughter who resents her every decision. Upon arrival, a major storm is forecast and a guest named Dr. Paul Flanner arrives. Paul is the only guest at the inn, and he is facing his own crisis of conscience....
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Adrienne Willis is a woman with her life in chaos. She retreats to the small coastal town in the Outer Banks. She hopes to find the tranquility she so desperately needs. She has a wayward husband who has asked to come home and a teen-aged daughter who resents her every decision. Upon arrival, a major storm is forecast and a guest named Dr. Paul Flanner arrives. Paul is the only guest at the inn. He is facing his own crisis of conscience. With the...
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It's Christmas Eve and a huge blizzard has just shut down Hoover International Airport, threating to ruin holiday plans for all stranded travelers. Snowed in en route to their father's house, two unaccompanied minors, Spencer and his sister, Katherine, are ushered to the airport's UM Room, a holding cell for dozens of stranded, parent-free kids from all over the country. Spencer decides to make a run for freedom. With the airport's peevish Passenger...
6) Everest
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Inspired by the incredible events surrounding an attempt to reach the summit of the world's highest mountain, the film documents the awe-inspiring journey of two different expeditions challenged beyond their limits by one of the fiercest snowstorms ever encountered by mankind. Their mettle tested by the harshest elements found on the planet, the climbers will face nearly impossible obstacles as a lifelong obsession becomes a breathtaking struggle...
7) Triangle
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"When Jess sets sail on a yacht with a group of friends, she cannot shake the feeling that there is something wrong. Her suspicions are realized when the yacht hits a storm and the group is forced to board a passing ocean liner to get to safety, a ship Jess is convinced she's been on before. The ship appears deserted, the clock on board has stopped, but they are not alone... Someone is intent on hunting them down, one by one."
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"In Storms, see what happens when huge masses of air collide. Destructive or not, storms benefit us. The tropical regions of the Earth would be too hot to inhabit--and the subpolar regions too cold -- if we didn't have hurricanes and typhoons to distribute the Earth's heat so efficiently."--Container.
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Adrianne hace balance de su vida y recuerda la historia de amor que vivió quince años atrás, cuando su marido la abandonó y ella decidió hacerse cargo de un pequeño hostal en la costa. Allí conoció a Paul, un prestigioso cirujano al que una vida deshecha por la ambición le obligó a huir ara saldar cuentas con su pasado. Adrianne y Paul compartieron un hermoso fin de semana en el redescubrieron sus vidas. Sin embargo, el peso de la responsibilidad...
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Shirley Temple volume 18
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Believing that it is good for their daughter Wendy, Joe Ballantine and his wife Kit decide to retire their vaudeville act and move the family to a small New England town. But despite Wendy's many attempts to charm the locals, she and her family are given the cold shoulder. This is, until a hurricane hits the town, and because of their generosity, strength and conviction in the face of disaster, it appears that the troupers just might win over the...
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Ramón es un dragón que, en vez de echar fuego por la boca, echa letras... ¡y entonces ocurren cosas disparatadas y del todo inesperadas! En Ana, el dragón y la nube aspirador, Ramón ayuda a Ana cuando viene una tormenta. Incluye 3 actividades al final del libro para reforzar el aprendizaje. Aprender a leer con el dragón Ramón te gustará un montón.
13) El refugio
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"El bosque se despierta con una mala noticia: ¡se acerca una gran tormenta! Todas las familias se hacen con provisiones y preparan sus casas para afrontar la tempestad en su cálido y seguro hogar. El frío viento sopla cada vez más fuerte. Preocupado, el zorrito se pregunta desde su madriguera si habrá alguien que se haya quedado fuera. Entonces, dos osos se acercan entre el temporal. Todos los observan. ¿Quiénes son? ¿Qué quieren? ¿Su comida?...
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Tras la despiadada tormenta que azota una pequeña aldea costera, solamente un pescador y su hija deciden permanecer allí. Una noche Daniel sale de casa a escondidas para darle una sorpresa a Marina. La incréible música del mar empieza a sonar para cambiar el rumbo de sus vidas. Una historia sobre el poder de la esperanza y el lenguaje universal de la música. -- Publisher description.
A story about the power of hope, and the universal language...
16) Huracanes!
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Discusses where hurricanes come from, what types there are, and what can be done during one.
17) Los parecidos
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On a rainy morning in October 1968, eight people are waiting for a bus in a remote station in the middle of nowhere to head to Mexico City where they will become victims of a strange phenomenon.
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Rainbow Grey volume 2
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Iris se está empezando a acostumbrar a ser Arcoíris Grey: ahora que tiene TODOS los poderes mágicos del tiempo al alcance de la mano, la vida es mucho más divertida, pero ¡todavía tiene que aprender a controlarlos! Cuando todas las nubes empiezan a desaparecer (incluida Nim), Iris y sus amigos deberán resolver el misterio. Todo apunta a que es cosa de Tornadia... ¿Podrá Iris pararla antes de que cree la tormenta final y destruya a los meteolandeses...
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