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41) The Civil War
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Utilizing rare diary entries, photographs, and modern-day re-enactments, The History Channel explores every aspect of the Civil War.
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Scaredy Squirrel: Scaredy Squirrel never leaves his nut tree, until one day, his worst nightmares come true. Scaredy Squirrel suddenly finds himself out of his tree. As he leaps into the unknown, he discovers something really surprising about himself.
Scaredy Squirrel makes a friend: Scaredy Squirrel is afraid to make a friend. After all, they can bite. When he decides the perfect friend would be a goldfish (no teeth), his plan takes a surprising...
43) The big finish
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"A year ago Thorn's son, Flynn Moss, disappeared into the eco-underground, his only contact with Thorn a series of postcards chronicling his exploits. But a postcard arrives unlike the others, a call for help, Thorn jumps into action, setting off for North Carolina. But before Thorn arrives, he's intercepted by a federal agent who informs him he's too late--Flynn had been acting as an informant for the FBI, and when his traitorous acts were discovered,...
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A little witch wants to know what humans are actually like, so she sets out on an adventure to find out. Other stories included are: By the Light of the Halloween Moon; A Dark, Dark Tale; Georgie; The Witch in the Cherry Tree; The Three-Legged Cat; The Three Robbers; and Little Tim and the Brave Sea Captain.
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The man in the yellow hat gives Curious George a brand new bicycle. What adventures are ahead for the curious chimp? An unhappy mouse uses a magic potion to turn him into something else. A nice, or maybe nasty, old woman calls upon a rat-catcher to get rid of a nasty, or maybe nice, family of rats. Then, a tall tale sets off a chain of mishaps in the jungle.
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"In the summer of 1941, Harry Hopkins, Franklin Roosevelt's trusted advisor, arrived in Moscow to assess whether the US should send aid to Russia as it had to Britain. And unofficially he was there to determine whether Josef Stalin -- the man who had starved four million Ukrainians to death in the early 1930s, another million in the purges of the late 1930s, and a further million in the labor camps of the Gulag -- was worth saving. Hopkins sensed...
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"Football is the country's most popular pastime, and yet most of what happens in today's NFL is a mystery. The New York Jets gave Nicholas Dawidoff a security code, a locker, an office in the scouting department, and for an entire year he lived with the team. He has written a vivid, funny, and moving narrative about an emblematic NFL season that deepens the way we know the game. In COLLISION LOW CROSSERS, Dawidoff introduces us to a memorable cast...
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A psychological thriller that pits a community against a man, and that man against himself.
Joseph Lee lost his wife, the love of his life. She was slain in their home, right under his nose. As if the grief weren't enough, Lee was also blamed for her murder. At the end of the day, the detectives didn't have any proof that Lee was the murderer, but that didn't stop the community from shunning him or his friends and family from cutting him...
Joseph Lee lost his wife, the love of his life. She was slain in their home, right under his nose. As if the grief weren't enough, Lee was also blamed for her murder. At the end of the day, the detectives didn't have any proof that Lee was the murderer, but that didn't stop the community from shunning him or his friends and family from cutting him...
51) Scaredy squirrel
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Scaredy Squirrel is afraid to leave his nut tree because of all the dangers, but one day a bee invades Scaredy's nest and he leaps into the unknown.
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How do dinosaurs day goodnight?: Few words pack a lot of punch in this delightful story about bedtime rituals.
How do dinosaurs get well soon?: From enormous sneezes to gigantic wails, the antics of these ailing dinosaurs will bring a smile.
T is for terrible: With humor and a bit of suspense, a dinosaur reflects on his identity as a "terrible lizard".
Danny and the dinosaur: The story of a boy's friendship with a dinosaur and one happy day spent...
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Even dinosaurs make a fuss before their bedtime. Mischievous dinosaurs show that burping, spilling and playing with your food is not the best way to enjoy a meal. The outrageous antics of these dinosaurs will bring a smile to anyone who has ever sniffled, coughed or ached. When Danny visits the museum he makes a rather unusual friend and the two buddies spend a happy day together.
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Arnie the doughnut: Arnie the talking doughnut convinces Mr. Bing that not all doughnuts are meant to be eaten.
Do unto otters (a book about manners): Mr. Rabbit wonders if he will be able to get along with his new neighbors, who are otters, until he is reminded of the golden rule.
The scrambled states of America: The states become bored with their positions on the map and decide to change places for a while.
The scrambled states of America talent...
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"Joseph Campbell, arguably the greatest mythologist of the twentieth century, was certainly one of our greatest storytellers. This masterfully crafted book interweaves conversations between Campbell and some of the people he inspired, including poet Robert Bly, anthropologist Angeles Arrien, filmmaker David Kennard, Doors drummer John Densmore, psychiatric pioneer Stanislov Grof, Nobel laureate Roger Guillemen, and others. Campbell reflects on subjects...