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- Fall of giants / by Follett, Ken,author.;
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- Subjects: Historical fiction.; Epic fiction.; Domestic fiction.; Coal mines and mining;
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- Pride [videorecording] / by Nighy, Bill,1949-; Rooney, Abram.; Schnetzer, Ben.; Staunton, Imelda,1953-; Warchus, Matthew,film director.; West, Dominic,1970-; Remstar.; Universal Studios Home Entertainment (Firm);
Director of photography, Tat Radcliffe ; editor, Melanie Ann Oliver ; music, Christopher Nightingale.Bill Nighy, Imelda Staunton, Dominic West, Ben Schnetzer, Abram Rooney.Inspired by actual events, director Matthew Warchus' Pride details the unlikely friendship forged between a small community of striking miners in Wales and the London-based gay-and-lesbian activists who raise funds to feed their families in the summer of 1984. With no end to the strike in sight, the urban activists venture into the countryside to deliver their donation in person, and find they have more in common with the people of this struggling community than anyone on either side could have expected.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD, widescreen, Aspect ratio 2.35 presentation; 5.1 Dolby Digital.- Subjects: National Union of Mineworkers; Coal Strike, Great Britian, 1984-1985; Comedy films.; Feature films.; Gay activists; Strikes and lockouts;
- © c2014., Universal Studios,
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- Big Stone Gap [videorecording] / by Elfman, Jenna,1971-; Goldberg, Whoopi,1955-; Hickey, John Benjamin.; Judd, Ashley.; Krakowski, Jane.; Triqiani, Adriana.; Wilson, Patrick,1973-; Universal Studios Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher.;
Ashley Judd, Patrick Wilson, Whoopi Goldberg, John Benjamin Hickey, Jane Krakowski, Jenna Elfman, Adriana Triqiani.Ave Maria Mulligan has lived her whole life in tiny Big Stone Gap, a picturesque coal-mining town nestled in the hollers of southwestern Virginia. When she's not making deliveries from her family's pharmacy to far-flung neighbors, Ave Maria directs the annual outdoor drama festival, keeps chaste company with her longtime beau, Theodore, and exchanges good-natured barbs with local hunk Jack MacChesney.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.- Subjects: Coal mines and mining; Comedy films.; Families; Feature films.; Man-woman relationships; Romantic comedy films.; Small cities;
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- Moving mountains [videorecording] / by Russell, Theresa,1957-actor.; Allen, Tina Alexis,actor.; Alban, Michael,actor.; Clark, Jeanie M.,film director.; Vision Films,production company,film distributor.;
Theresa Russell (Trish Bragg), Tina Alexis Allen (Elaine Purkey), Michael Alban (Joe Lovett).Moving Mountains is the true story of one woman's heroic struggle to save her community. She must overcome the might of a billion dollar coal company, the massive governmental bureaucracy that is bent on protecting it and the many difficulties in her own life. When a coal mining operation causes the wells in her community to go dry Trish takes them on and this leads her into a struggle with the most powerful forces in her state. Trish Bragg starts out as a house wife with no money and little education but her big heart and dogged determination propel her into a battle against overwhelming odds. The results of this struggle lead to historic changes in the way coal mining is done and propels Trish into the forefront of the environmental struggles our country is still grappling with today. Based on the book Moving Mountains, this timely story will touch your heart and raise your spirits. It is a story of hope, faith and perseverance that will stay with you long after the movie is over.PG.DVD ; widescreen 1.78:1 ; Dolby stereo.- Subjects: Feature films.; Bragg, Patricia, 1958-; Groundwater; Coal mines and mining;
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- The MeatEater outdoor cookbook : wild game recipes for the grill, smoker, campstove, and campfire / by Rinella, Steven,author.; Hafner, John,photographer.; Morris, Seth,photographer.; Ruane, Krista,author.;
"In his previous books, outdoorsman and wild cuisine enthusiast Steven Rinella brought wild foods into the kitchen, teaching readers how to hunt, butcher, and cook wild fish and game to create gourmet dishes. Now, Rinella is bringing the kitchen into the wild in a cookbook that shows readers how to cook delectable meals in the peaceful solace of nature. Each chapter covers a different outdoor cooking method, such as grilling, smoking, and portable burner cooking, and each recipe indicates whether it's ideal for backyard cooking, car camping, or backpacking. The over 100 easy-to-follow recipes include: Stuffed Game Burgers 3 Ways Bulgogi Backstrap Lettuce Wraps Beaver Thigh Confit Grilled Lobster with Kelp Butter Bear Grease Biscuits Sweet Iron Pies As well as sharing these recipes, complete with mouthwatering photos, Rinella explains how to build an outdoor kitchen, build the perfect fire. With recipes ranging from simple to complex for outdoorists of all kinds, be they backyard grill masters or backcountry big game hunters, The MeatEater Outdoor Cookbook is the essential companion for anyone who wants to eat well in the wild"--- Subjects: Cookbooks.; Recipes.; MeatEater (Television program); Cooking (Game); Cooking (Wild foods); Outdoor cooking.;
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- There was a cold lady who swallowed some snow! / by Colandro, Lucille.; Lee, Jared D.ill.;
2.In this variation on the traditional cumulative rhyme, a woman swallows some snow, a pipe, some coal, a hat, a stick, and a scarf.- Subjects: Folk songs, English; Folk songs.; Nonsense verses.;
- © c2003., Scholastic,
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- Over the top and back : the autobiography / by Jones, Tom,1940-author.;
A memoir by the legendary singer draws on six decades of music to discuss his coal miner origins, longtime marriage, and creative process.- Subjects: Jones, Tom, 1940-; Singers;
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- Once a monster / by Dinsdale, Robert,1982-author.;
London, 1861: Ten-year-old Nell belongs to a crew of mudlarks who work a stretch of the Thames along the Ratcliffe Highway. An orphan since her mother died four years past, leaving Nell with only broken dreams and a pair of satin slippers in her possession, she spends her days dredging up coals, copper and pieces of iron spilled by the river barges - searching for treasure in the mud in order to appease her master, Benjamin Murdstone. But one day, Nell discovers a body on the shore. It's not the first corpse she's encountered, but by far the strangest.- Subjects: Historical fiction.; Novels.; Minotaur (Greek mythological character); Magic; Orphans;
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- You better not cry : stories for Christmas / by Burroughs, Augusten.;
In this caustically funny, nostalgic, poignant, and moving collection Augusten Burroughs recounts Christmases past and present--as only he could. With gimleteyed wit and illuminated prose, he shows how the holidays bring out the worst in us and sometimes, just sometimes, the very, very best.You better not cry -- And two eyes made out of coal -- Claus and effect -- Ask again later -- Why do you reward me thus -- The best and only everything -- Silent night.- Subjects: Burroughs, Augusten.; Novelists, American; Christmas; American wit and humor.;
- © 2009., St. Martin's Press,
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- What Stalks the Deep. by Kingfisher, T.;
PREVIOUS BOOK IN SERIES: WHAT FEASTS AT NIGHT, ISBN 9781250830852. In this third novella in the 'Sworn Soldier' series, Alex Easton investigates the dark, mysterious depths of a coal mine in America.Library Bound Incorporated- Subjects: Horror fiction.; FICTION / Fantasy / Dark Fantasy; FICTION / Gothic; FICTION / Horror;
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