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Astor : the rise and fall of an American fortune / by Cooper, Anderson,author.; Howe, Katherine,1977-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Anderson Cooper returns with another riveting history of a legendary American family, the Astors, and how they built and lavished their fortune. From the author of 'Vanderbilt'.
Subjects: Biographies.; Astor, Brooke; Astor, John Jacob, 1763-1848; Astor family.; Upper class;
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Life is good : the book : how to live with purpose & enjoy the ride / by Jacobs, Bert,1964-author.; Jacobs, John,1968-author.;
Includes bibliographical references."From Life is Good founders and brothers Bert and John Jacobs, this inspiring book of wisdom outlines the ten key "superpowers" readers need to live their best lives. Based on the brothers' personal and professional journey, this whimsically illustrated guide captures the unique voice and profound optimism that is the foundation of their beloved T-shirt and apparel company, now worth more than $100 million. Life Is Good: The Book will inspire readers of all ages and passions to discover--and embrace--the good in their lives. Entertaining yet profound, easygoing yet powerful, this engaging book reveals how to tap into the hidden power of optimism. Beginning with their upbringing in working class Boston and following the arc of their lives from postgrad wanderlust to the birth of a small business, Bert and John use their experiences to illuminate the ten superpowers on which optimism is founded--from humor and compassion to gratitude and authenticity. Capturing their buoyant, community-focused outlook and supplementing with top-ten lists and the company's iconic stick-figure illustrations, this book doesn't preach. Instead, it offers lighthearted, practical self-help that will inspire and empower readers to embrace their lives with delight and daring"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Jacobs, Bert, 1964-; Jacobs, John, 1968-; Life Is Good (Firm); Businesspeople; Clothing trade; Optimism.;
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The watch that ends the night : voices from the Titanic / by Wolf, Allan.;
Includes bibliographical references (pp. 457-466).Recreates the 1912 sinking of the Titanic as observed by millionaire John Jacob Astor, a beautiful young Lebanese refugee finding first love, "Unsinkable" Molly Brown, Captain Smith, and others including the iceberg itself.
Subjects: Titanic (Steamship); Titanic (Steamship); Novels in verse.; Shipwrecks;
© 2013., Candlewick Press,
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Elevation [videorecording] / by Baccarin, Morena,actor.; Glenn, John,screenwriter.; Hasson, Maddie,1995-actor.; Mackie, Anthony,1978-actor.; Nolfi, George,film director.; Roman, Jacob,screenwriter.; Ryan, Kenny,screenwriter.; Vertical Films,publisher.;
Anthony MacKie, Morena Baccarin, Maddie Hasson, Danny Boyd Jr.Set in the post-apocalyptic Rocky Mountains, a single father and two women venture from the safety of their homes to face monstrous creatures to save the life of a young boy.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: R (for language).Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital 2.0.
Subjects: Science fiction films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Apocalyptic films.; Feature films.; Fathers and sons; Extraterrestrial beings; Human-alien encounters; Human beings; Man-woman relationships; Single fathers; Survival;
For private home use only.
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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50 giggly wiggly silly songs [sound recording (CD)].
Disk 1 : Old MacDonald had a farm -- I can wiggle -- Smelly feet -- It's silly time -- Can you swing your arms -- Do your ears hang low -- BINGO - Down by the bay -- Five little skunks -- I have a wiggly jiggly tooth -- A sailor went to sea -- I met a bear -- This old man -- If you're happy and you know it -- Bought me a cat -- Betty bunny -- A little cat, cat, cat -- Alphabet rock -- John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt -- Look at the monkeys -- Sing-a-ling -- What color are you wearing -- Skip to my Lou -- Duck, duck, goose -- Up and at 'em. Disk two : Ten in the bed -- A frog went a-courtin' -- A pilot flies her plane, plane, plane -- ABC nursery rhyme game -- Can you name that animal sound -- Days of the week -- How many ducks -- If I only had a dog - It's time to clean up -- Jump rope rhyme -- Let everyone clap hands -- Make new friends -- Old MacDonald's letter farm -- Say "please" and "thank you" -- Shortnin' bread -- Sing through the year -- Ten little fish -- The crawdad song -- Did you ever see a lassie -- My aunt came back -- Playmate -- Silly shapes -- Something about alligators -- There no one like me -- Time for bed.
Subjects: Children's songs;
© p2006., Twin Sisters,
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All things being equal : why math is the key to a better world / by Mighton, John,1957-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.From the award-winning founder of JUMP Math comes a road map for success in math study, and an impassioned call for a more just society where intellectual achievement is available to the many instead of the privileged few. John Mighton has been called the "Jane Jacobs of education" and has been appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada. His first two books, 'The Myth of Ability' and 'The End of Ignorance', were national bestsellers and he has received two Governor General's Awards. He lives in Toronto, ON.
Subjects: Mathematics; Numeracy.;
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Incognito. by Badham, John,film director.; Patric, Jason,actor.; Jacob,  Irène,actor.; Lockyer ,  Thomas,actor.; Relativity Media (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Jason Patric,  Irène Jacob,  Thomas Lockyer Originally produced by Relativity Media in 1997.Harry Donovan is an art forger who paints fake Rembrandt picture for {dollar}500,000. The girl he meets and beds with in Paris, Marieke, turns out to be an arts expert Harry's clients are using to check the counterfeit picture he painted.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Art.; Crime.; Thrillers (Motion pictures, television, etc.).; Motion pictures.; Romance.; Horror films.;
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Bang. [videorecording] / by Ifan, Jacob,actor.; John, Philip,television director.; Keyworth, Gwyneth,actor.; Parry-Jones, Jack,actor.; Stewart, Catrin,actor.; Way, Ashley,television director.; Acorn Media (Firm),production company.; RLJ Entertainment,distributor.;
Catrin Stewart, Gwyneth Keyworth, Jack Parry-jones, Jacob Ifan, Nia Roberts, Sara Lloyd, Suzanne Packer.Loner Sam and his ambitious sister, Gina, live in a decaying steel town in South Wales. Since the death of their father twelve years earlier, the two have taken divergent paths. Gina has a promising career in the police force, but Sam's life is going nowhere, until one day he gets his hands on a gun. Emboldened by newfound confidence, he begins to commit increasingly daring crimes.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 2.0.
Subjects: Fiction television programs.; Foreign television programs.; Television programs.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Brothers and sisters; Crime; Criminals; Police;
For private home use only.
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Death in paradise. [videorecording] / by Bourgine, Elisabeth,actor.; Bytheway, Colin,screenwriter.; Campbell, Belinda,television producer.; Carr, Gary,actor.; Jacobs, Delinda,screenwriter.; John-Jules, Danny,actor.; Jordan, Tony,1957-television producer.; Key, Tim,television producer.; Lothian, Jack,screenwriter.; Martins, Sara,1977-actor.; Miller, Ben,1966-actor.; Payne, James,screenwriter.; Sefton, Dan,1943-2010.; Thorogood, Robert,creator,screenwriter.; Warrington, Don,actor.; BBC Video (Firm); BBC Worldwide Americas, Inc.; British Broadcasting Corporation.; Warner Home Video (Firm);
Disc one. Part 1 ; Part 2 ; Part 3 ; Part 4 -- Disc two. Part 5 ; Part 6 ; Part 7 ; Part 8.Ben Miller, Sara Martins, Danny John-Jules, Gary Carr, Elizabeth Bourgine, Don Warrington.Bringing a dose of sunshine back to the small screen, the series returns for a third season of impossible murders on the beautiful Caribbean island of Saint Marie.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD, NTSC region 1, anamorphic widescreen (16:9) presentation; Dolby Digital stereo.
Subjects: Detective and mystery television programs.; Murder; Police;
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Stolen path [videorecording] / by Smitlener, Goldie,screenwriter.; Banovich, John,film director.; Smitlener, Daniela,actor.; Brkopac, Jacob,actor.; Duncan, Robert L.,actor.; Walden, Dave,actor.; Ter-Hurst, Mark,actor.; motion picture adaptation of (work):Matko, Janko,1898-Moć zemlje.; Crystal Video (Firm),presenter,publisher.;
Editor, Scott Taylor ; music, Scott Hetoreyn.Daniela Smitlener, Jacob Brkopac, Robert L. Duncan, Dave Walden, Mark Ter-Hurst, Delia Tatiana, Brady Roberts, Amber Haring, Laura Seabrook.Set amidst the idyllic landscape of the Croatian countryside in the early twentieth century, this story follows Victoria as she matures from a spoiled, privileged young girl to a woman who follows her heart.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.MPAA rating: PG.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Feature films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Matko, Janko, 1898-; Aristocracy (Social class); Peasants; Social classes; Young women;
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