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Best of travel. [videorecording] / by Maxa, Rudy,on-screen presenter.; Questar, Inc,distributor.; Small World Productions,production company.;
Host, Rudy Maxa.Rudy etches a vivid portrait of Guadalajara with its rich history, vibrant culture and passionate artists. Next, it is an easy hop to the coast to bask in the traditional charms of Puerto Vallarta. Rudy visits Mexico City, the world's largest metropolis, and explores its ancient roots at pre-Aztec Teotihuacan. For contemporary excitement, Rudy hangs at the Zocalo, the world's second largest square, and heads for the beaches of Mexican Riviera.E.DVD ; widescreen presentation.
Subjects: Nonfiction television programs.; Travelogues (Television programs);
For private home use only.
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The last Karankawas : a novel / by Garza, Kimberly,1985-author.;
"A kaleidoscopic, emotionally charged debut about a tight-knit community of Mexican and Filipino families on the Texas coast. Unflinching, lyrical, and singular, The Last Karankawas is a portrait of America rarely witnessed, where browning palm trees and oily waters mark the forefront of ecological change. It is a deeply imagined exploration of familial inheritance, human perseverance, and the histories we assign to ourselves, establishing Kimberly Garza as a brilliant new literary voice"--
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Families; Filipino Americans; Hurricane Ike, 2008; Man-woman relationships; Mexican Americans;
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Best of travel. [videorecording (BLURAY)] / by Maxa, Rudy,on-screen presenter.; Questar, Inc,distributor.; Small World Productions,production company.;
Host, Rudy Maxa.Rudy etches a vivid portrait of Guadalajara with its rich history, vibrant culture and passionate artists. Next, it is an easy hop to the coast to bask in the traditional charms of Puerto Vallarta. Rudy visits Mexico City, the world's largest metropolis, and explores its ancient roots at pre-Aztec Teotihuacan. For contemporary excitement, Rudy hangs at the Zocalo, the world's second largest square, and heads for the beaches of Mexican Riviera.E.Blu-ray disc (requires Blu-ray player for playback) ; anamorphic widescreen format (16:9 aspect ratio).
Subjects: Nonfiction television programs.; Travelogues (Television programs);
For private home use only.
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You will not have my hate / by Leiris, Antoine,author.; Taylor, Sam,1970-translator.; translation of:Leiris, Antoine.Vous n'aurez pas ma haine.English.;
Subjects: Biographies.; Leiris, Antoine.; Terrorism; Victims of terrorism;
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Life of the party [sound recording] : the remarkable story of how Brownie Wise built, and lost, a Tupperware party empire / by Kealing, Bob,author.; Farr, Kimberly,narrator.; Kealing, Bob.Tupperware, unsealed.;
Read by Kimberly Farr.Before Mary Kay, Martha Stewart, and Peggy Olson, there was Brownie Wise, the charismatic Tupperware executive who converted postwar optimism into a record breaking sales engine powered by American housewives. Here Bob Kealing offers the definitive portrait of Wise, a plucky businesswoman who divorced her alcoholic husband, started her own successful business, and eventually caught the eye of Tupperware inventor, Earl Tupper, whose plastic containers were collecting dust on store shelves.
Subjects: Biographies.; Audiobooks.; Wise, Brownie.; Tupper, Earl Silas.; Tupperware Corporation; Tupperware Home Parties; Businesswomen; Home parties (Marketing); Plastic container industry; Plastic tableware;
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Before, now / by Salmieri, Daniel,1983-;
"Ava's world is full of opposites: colorful sneakers on a gray sidewalk, thick books made up of thin sheets of paper, and dreams of huge spaces in her small head. Together, these opposites depict a full and impactful life, as Ava moves from girl to student to scientist, from daughter to mother to grandmother. While years pass and some things change, there is even more that is constant in this visually rich, soothing portrait of family connection through the generations"--3-6.
Subjects: Picture books.; Life cycle, Human; Families; Polarity;
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Meet the Fockers [videorecording (DVD)] / by Clarke, Mary Ruth; Danner, Blythe; De Niro, Rober; Glienna, Greg; Hoffman, Dustin,1937; Newman, Rand; Polo, Teri,1969; Roach, Ja; Schwartzman, John; Stiller, Ben,1966; Streisand, Barbra,1942; Dreamworks Picture; Universal Studios Home Video (Firm;
Director of photography, John Schwartzman ; editor, Jon Poll, Lee Haxall ; music, Randy Newman ; production designer, Rusty Smith ; costume designer, Carol Ramsey.Robert De Niro, Ben Stiller, Dustin Hoffman, Barbra Streisand, Blythe Danner, Teri Polo.When Pam and Greg get their parents together it turns into one disaster after another. The hippie Fockers are the direct opposite of the uptight Byrneses. With one pitfall after the next, the film takes awkward in-law experiences to new heightsCanadian Home Video Rating: PGDVD, region 1, 1.33:1 presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround
Subjects: Comedy film; Feature film; Parents-in-law; Video recordings for the hearing impaire;
© c2005., Universal ; Distributed by Universal Studios Canada, Distributed by Universal Studios Canada,
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Class : a memoir / by Land, Stephanie,1978-author.;
"Class paints an intimate and heartbreaking portrait of motherhood as it converges and often conflicts with personal desire and professional ambition. Who has the right to create art? Who has the right to go to college? And what kind of work is valued in our culture? In clear, candid, and moving prose, Class grapples with these questions, offering a searing indictment of America's educational system and an inspiring testimony of a mother's triumph against all odds"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Personal narratives.; Land, Stephanie, 1978-; Poverty; Single mothers; Women college graduates; Women household employees; Working class; Working poor;
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A way to the west / by Bell, Allan,1935-;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 179-180) and index.
Subjects: Booth, J. R. (John Rudolphus), 1827-1925.; Canada Atlantic Railway; Railroads; Railroads;
© 1991., L.A. Bell,
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The Armenian Friend : A Novel. by Makine, Andreï.;
'The Armenian Friend' is a heart-wrenching novel that is at once an indelible portrait of friendship, a coming-of-age tale, and a dive into the memory of the Armenian Genocide by the Ottoman Empire. Andrei Makine conjures a double nostalgia: that of an isolated Armenian community for their native country, and of boy for his childhood friend. From the author of 'Dreams of My Russian Summers', winner of the Goncourt Prize and the Medicis Prize, the two highest literary awards in France.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: FICTION / Coming of Age; FICTION / Friendship; FICTION / Historical / General; FICTION / Literary; FICTION / Political;
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