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41) Belgian horses
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English
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"Relevant images match informative text in this introduction to Belgian horses. Intended for students in kindergarten through third grade"--
44) The draft
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English
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This is the story of how a single issue continues to redefine a nation, presenting a vivid look at a controversial American institution. Americans have grappled with the tension between liberty and obligation throughout all its major wars, and takes viewers inside this story, bringing to life the violent battles and vital discussions over mandatory military service.
45) Kanarie
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Afrikaans
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A coming-of-age war musical about a small town boy who gets chosen to serve his compulsory two year military training in the South African Defence Force Choir and Concert group- known as the 'Canaries'- during the height of the Apartheid regime.
47) Day zero
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English
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The military draft has been reinstated. Three best friends, George is a successful lawyer, Dixon is a tough-as-nails cab driver, and Feller is a writer with a lot of insecurities. The three are drafted into the Army and given 30 day to report for duty. In that time, the three friends will be forced to confront everything they believe about courage, duty, love, friendship and honor.
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Caught in the draft: Hope plays a gun-shy movie star who gets drafted. He pulls through and ends up a hero and wins the heart of the colonel's daughter. Give me a sailor: A comedy about mixed-up relationships. Sailors Jim and Walter Brewster are brothers in love with the same girl, Nancy, who has an ugly duckling sister, Letty. Letty agrees to help Jim win Nancy if he will help her win Walter. Jim tries, but nothing seems to work, that is until a...
52) Bye bye Birdie
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English
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Rock star/teenage heartthrob Conrad Birdie mesmerizes audiences with his electric voice and energetic presence. When he gets drafted into the Army, Conrad's manager Albert arranges for him to travel to a small Ohio town to make a farewell television performance.
53) Great guns
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English
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The duo play a chauffeur and a gardener whose hypochondriac employer, a wealthy young man with little experience, is drafted. Convinced that he needs them in order to survive in the service, they join up as well. The Texas cavalry post to which they're all assigned is made far worse for the wear by the presence of these well-meaning troublemakers.
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"In Saying No to the Vietnam War, Eli Greenbaum presents personal accounts from individuals who were driven to resist or dodge the Vietnam War draft. These vivid and candid oral histories detail encounters with the Selective Service System, events that were often controversial, sometimes volatile, and almost always emotionally charged. The narrative of the author's own experience blended with the interviewees' stories brings together a chorus of protest...
55) Working horses
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English
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Working horses can be big and strong, or light and fast-but they are all calm, patient, and intelligent. Some work on farms and ranches, while others work in busy city centers. Working Horses tells you all about these wonderful horses. It describes the different types of working horses, and shows them in action. And it explains the wide range of work done by these helpful horses.
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The dramatic narrative of the largest riots in American history; Nine days after the battle of Gettysburg, the largest riots in American history broke out on the streets of New York City, nearly destroying in four days the financial, industrial, and commercial hub of the nation. As Barnet Schecter dramatically shows, the riots in New York and other northern cities erupted over the same polarizing issues that divided the nation during the Civil War,...
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English
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"In the late '60s, a changing social and political climate inspired a new generation to create a lifestyle outside the mainstream. Twenty-two year-old Arlo's journey to find a place for himself and his music includes a visit to his dying father in the hospital, gigs in New York and romps with his friends Alice and Ray, who run a small restaurant in Stockbridge, Massachusetts. And when an incident at Alice's Restaurant plays a pivotal role in Arlo's...
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