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Mark Twain / by Chernow, Ron,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Born Samuel Langhorne Clemens in 1835, under Halley's Comet, the rambunctious Twain was an early teller of tall tales. He left his home in Missouri at an early age, piloted steamboats on the Mississippi, and arrived in the Nevada Territory during the silver-mining boom. Before long, he had accepted a job at the local newspaper, where he barged into vigorous discourse and debate, hoaxes and hijinks. After moving to San Francisco, he published stories that attracted national attention for their brashness and humor, writing under a pen name soon to be immortalized. Chernow draws a richly nuanced portrait of the man who shamelessly sought fame and fortune and crafted his celebrity persona with meticulous care. Twain eventually settled with his wife and three daughters in Hartford, where he wrote some of his most well-known works, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Life on the Mississippi, and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, earning him further acclaim. He threw himself into American politics, emerging as the nation's most notable pundit. While his talents as a writer and speaker flourished, his madcap business ventures eventually forced him into bankruptcy; to economize, Twain and his family spent nine eventful years in exile in Europe. He suffered the death of his wife and two daughters, and the last stage of his life was marked by heartache, political crusades, and eccentric behavior that sometimes obscured darker forces at play. Drawing on Twain's bountiful archives, including his fifty notebooks, thousands of letters, and hundreds of unpublished manuscripts, Chernow masterfully captures a man whose career reflected the country's westward expansion, industrialization, and foreign wars. No other white author of his generation grappled so fully with the legacy of slavery after the Civil War or showed such keen interest in African American culture. Today, more than one hundred years after his death, Twain's writing continues to be read, debated, and quoted"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Twain, Mark, 1835-1910.; Authors, American; Humorists, American;
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Forever Young. by Miner, Steve,film director.; Marshall Grant, David,actor.; Wood, Elijah,actor.; Wendt, George,actor.; Glasser, Isabel,actor.; Lee Curtis, Jamie,actor.; Morton, Joe,actor.; Gibson, Mel,actor.; Surovy, Nicolas,actor.; Warner Bros. (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
David Marshall Grant, Elijah Wood, George Wendt, Isabel Glasser, Jamie Lee Curtis, Joe Morton, Mel Gibson, Nicolas SurovyOriginally produced by Warner Bros. in 1992.Mel Gibson and Jamie Lee Curtis star in this romance of a daredevil test pilot who has everything but loses the woman he loves—only to discover that true love never dies, and the things that matter remain FOREVER YOUNG. In 1939 Army Air Corps test pilot Daniel McCormick (Gibson) has a perfect job and a woman he loves. But a tragedy suddenly strikes his love, and Daniel's future is snatched away in an instant. Grief-stricken, Daniel volunteers for a top-secret cryogenics experiment—which accidentally puts him into frozen slumber for more than 50 years. He awakens in 1992, lost and alone. But through friendship with a fatherless young boy (Elijah Wood) and the boy's mother (Lee Curtis), Daniel discovers that time waits for no man, but true love waits forever.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Science fiction.; Motion pictures.; Romance.;
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Subnautica [electronic resource] ; : below zero. by Nintendo of America Inc.;
Game.Combine subnautica with its sequel subnautica: below Zero, player immerse themselves in the full mystery surrounding the water world of planet 4546B. Craft equipment, pilot submarines and out-smart wildlife to explore lush Corel reefs, volcanoes, Cave systems and more - all while trying to survive in both hostile water zones and frozen terrains.ESRB Content Rating: E10, Everyone, 10+ (Animated blood, fantasy violence, mild language).Cartridge compatible with Nintendo Switch video game system ; HDTV 720p/1080i/1080p ; in game surround sound ; Nintendo Switch Pro controller compatible.
Subjects: Action adventure video games.; Video games.; Nintendo video games.; Science fiction video games.; Role playing video games.; Nintendo Switch (Video game console); Nintendo Switch video games.; Subnautica Below zero (Game); Video games.; Computer games.; Computer adventure games; Human-alien encounters; Extraterrestrial beings; Subnautica (Game); Underwater construction; Underwater exploration;
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Red sky [videorecording (BLURAY)]. by Pullman, Bill; West, Shane; Cook, Rachel Leigh; Gigandet, Cam;
Director, Mario Van Peebles.Bill Pullman, Shane West, Rachel Leigh Cook, Cam Gigandet.Disgraced Top Gun fighter pilot Butch Masters leads a rogue squad to recover a cataclysmic WMD. Finding his former partner Tom Craig working as a hired gun for the terrorists, Masters must navigate a fractured friendship, a love triangle, and must take to the red-streaked skies of combat to reclaim his military and personal honor.MPAA rating: PG-13.Blu-ray.
Subjects: Action.; Action / Adventure.;
© 2015., Inception Media Group,
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LEGO Star wars. [videorecording] / by Byrd, Eugene,1975-voice actor.; Cantu, Nicolas,voice actor.; Lengies, Vanessa,voice actor.; Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher.; Walt Disney Pictures,production company.;
Nicolas Cantu, Vanessa Lengies, Eugene Byrd.The adventure begins after the events of The Empire Strikes Back and before Return of the Jedi and follows a family of scavengers who build and sell starships from battle debris strewn throughout the galaxy. When their youngest discovers a natural connection with the Force through an ancient artifact, the Kyber Saber, his world is turned upside down, and he and his family are thrown into an epic struggle against the Empire to restore peace and freedom to the galaxy.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1, 2.0.
Subjects: Children's television programs.; Action and adventure television programs.; Animated television programs.; Science fiction television programs.; Good and evil; LEGO toys; Space warfare;
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Empire builders. [videorecording] / by Pilot Film and Television Productions,production company,distributor.; Short History of the World (Firm),production company.;
In the 18th century, European powers combed the South Seas, searching out unexplored lands, treasures, and people. British ships, commanded by celebrated navigators, such as Captain James Cook, led the way. British sea power led to discoveries that would lay the foundations for its empire. Then in the 18th and 19th centuries British plant hunters spread out across the world trading plants, transforming landscapes and building a commercial empire based on products such as tea, cotton and rubber. The Industrial Revolution occurred in Britain first and it then exported products that the world wanted; railways, locomotives, steamships and the telegraph. Britain's empire was also one of conquest and credit; an empire based on money, on violence, and on the ability to employ large numbers of troops to fight. In this episode of Empire Builders, we explore 10 sites that made history, and chart the rise and fall of the British empire.E.DVD; all regions; NTSC.
Subjects: Historical television programs.; Travelogues (Television programs); Historic sites; Historic sites;
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The life of Captain Marvel [graphic novel] / by Stohl, Margaret,author.; Pacheco, Carlos,1961-illustrator.; Sauvage, Marguerite,illustrator.; D'Urso, Erica,illustrator.; Menyz, Marcio,illustrator.; Fonteriz, Rafael,illustrator.; Blee, Federico,illustrator.; Cowles, Clayton,letterer.; Shaw, Joshua James,illustrator.;
When former U.S. Air Force pilot Carol Danvers was caught in the explosion of an alien device, she was transformed into one of the world's most powerful super-beings. Now, she's an Avenger and Earth's mightiest hero. But before all that, Carol Danvers was just a girl from New England. This is her story.
Subjects: Science fiction comics.; Young adult fiction.; Graphic novels.; Captain Marvel (Fictitious character from Marvel Comics Group); Avengers (Fictitious characters);
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Samurai in the Oregon Sky. by Sol, Ilana,film director.; New Day Films (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by New Day Films in 2019.In 1942, Japanese pilot Nobuo Fujita conducted the only manned aerial bombings of the U.S. mainland during WWII. He never dreamed he would one day meet and peacefully reconcile with the American civilians who lived in the area. SAMURAI IN THE OREGON SKY chronicles how Mr. Fujita came to refer to his former target as his second home.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Social sciences.; Asians.; Foreign study.; Military history..; Documentary films.; Current affairs.; History.; World War, 1939-1945.; Oregon.; Japan.;
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The Tuscan child / by Bowen, Rhys,author.;
"n 1944, a wounded British bomber pilot parachuted into German-occupied Tuscany and found refuge in the arms of Sofia Bartoli. Nearly thirty years later his estranged daughter finds a letter addressed to Sofia and embarks on a journey to Tuscany to discover his secrets and a past some would prefer be left undisturbed."-- Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Domestic fiction.; Historical fiction.; Aristocracy (Social class); Women spies;
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Star wars. [videorecording] / by Abrams, J. J.(Jeffrey Jacob),1966-film producer,screenwriter,film director.; Arndt, Michael D.,screenwriter.; Boyega, John,actor.; Burk, Bryan,1968-film producer.; Fisher, Carrie,actor.; Ford, Harrison,1942-actor.; Hamill, Mark,actor.; Isaac, Oscar,actor.; Kasdan, Lawrence,1949-screenwriter.; Kennedy, Kathleen,1954-film producer.; Bad Robot (Firm),production company.; Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher.; Lucasfilm, Ltd.,production company.;
Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac.Originally released as a motion picture in 2015.Luke Skywalker has vanished, and both the Resistance and the sinister First Order are searching for him. Crack pilot Poe Dameron obtains a clue to his whereabouts, but when everything goes wrong, a droid called BB-8 becomes the center of the search, along with scavenger Rey and stormtrooper deserter FN-2187, who have found the droid.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby digital 5.1, 2.0.
Subjects: Organa, Leia (Fictitious character); Skywalker, Luke (Fictitious character); Solo, Han (Fictitious character); Action and adventure films.; Fathers and sons; Feature films.; Good and evil; Robots; Science fiction films.; Star Wars films.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.;
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