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This collection presents some of history's most influential orators and their most famous speeches. From Socrates to Lincoln, with topics ranging from liberty to equality, these speeches are a vastly important part of human history. Read beautifully by the actors, these speeches are brought to life for its listeners.
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"Lyla is in a bit of a rut. Her post-doctoral research has fizzled out, she's pretty sure they won't extend her contract, and things with her boyfriend, Nico, an aspiring actor, aren't going great. When the opportunity arises for Nico to join the cast of a new reality TV show, One Perfect Couple, she decides to try out with him. A whirlwind audition process later, Lyla find herself whisked off to a tropical paradise with Nico, boating through the...
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La sexta entrega del diario más tronchante y desternillante, Diario de Greg. Un auténtico fenómeno mundial, ahora convertido en una peli de Disney+.
Greg Heffley está en apuros. Alguien ha causado desperfectos en el cole, y Greg es el principal sospechoso. Aunque, por una vez, es inocente... o algo parecido.
Parece que la policía anda tras la pista de Greg, pero una tormenta de nieve inesperada deja encerrada a la familia Heffley en casa. Greg...
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Winner of the 1984 Pulitzer Prize, David Mamet's scalding comedy is about small-time, cutthroat real esate salesmen trying to grind out a living by pushing plots of land on reluctant buyers in a never-ending scramble for their fair share of the American dream. Here is Mamet at his very best, writing with brutal power about the tough life of tough characters who cajole, connive, wheedle, and wheel and deal for a piece of the action — where
...66) The Mona Lisa vanishes: a legendary painter, a shocking heist, and the birth of a global celebrity
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"A narrative nonfiction about how the Mona Lisa was stolen from the Louvre, how the robbery made the portrait the most famous artwork in the world-and how the painting by Leonardo da Vinci should never have existed at all"--
67) The Big Cheese
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"The Big Cheese is the best at everything, and brags about it, too. When the annual Cheese-cathlon comes around, the Big Cheese is prepared to win, as always. But what happens when the quiet new kid, Wedge Wedgeman, comes out on top? Is a slice of humility all the Big Cheese needs to discover that some things are better than being the best?"--
68) Police cars
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Presents color photographs and facts about police cars, discussing their parts, abilities, and operation. Includes a glossary, an index, and resources for further information.
69) The blood years
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From Michael L. Printz honoree & National Book Award finalist Elana K. Arnold comes the harrowing story of a young girl's struggle to survive the Holocaust in Romania. Frederieke Teitler and her older sister, Astra, live in a house, in a city, in a world divided. Their father ran out on them when Rieke was only six, leaving their mother a wreck and their grandfather as their only stable family. He's done his best to provide for them and shield them...
70) Bridges
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"The 21st Century Junior Library Extraordinary Engineering series explains how important feats of engineering are accomplished. Bridges examines the engineering concepts that make these critical structures possible. Sidebars encourage readers to engage in the material by asking deeper questions or conducting individual research. An activity, full color photos, a glossary, and a listing of additional resources all enhance the learning experience"--...
71) Dread detention
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While in Saturday detention, Hallie, Angelo, Gustav and Naira must work together to survive when unspeakable horrors emerge from the shadows and the evil grows stronger by the minute.
74) Invisible son
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Life can change in an instant. When you're wrongfully accused of a crime. When a virus shuts everything down. When the girl you love moves on. Andre Jackson is determined to reclaim his identity. But returning from juvie doesn't feel like coming home. His Portland, Oregon, neighborhood is rapidly gentrifying, and COVID-19 shuts down school before he can return. And Andre's suspicions about his arrest for a crime he didn't commit even taint his friendships....
75) Earth movers
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The first step of any construction project is preparing the site for building. The job requires earth movers to rip, dig, level, and move ground. This children's title, grounded in facts, lets young readers dig into learning about the action-packed work of earth movers.
77) Pardalita
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16-year-old Raquel lives in a small town in Portugal, the kind of place where everyone knows everyone else's business. Her parents are divorced, and she's just been suspended for cursing out a school aide. She has two best friends, Luísa and Fred, but wants something more.
Then, from afar, she sees Pardalita, a senior and a gifted artist who's moving to Lisbon to study in the fall. The two girls get to know each other while working on a play. And...
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"Lux Lawson is on a spree. Ever since her dad left, she's been kicked out of every school that would take her, and this is her last chance: Harlem's Augusta Savage School of the Arts. If this doesn't work, Lux is off to military school--that means no more acting out, no more fights, and definitely no boyfriends. Focus on her photography, and make nice friends ... Enter the Flyy Girls, three students who have it all together--the type of girls Lux...