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- Pete the cat : 5 groovy tales / by Dean, Kim,1969-; Dean, James,1957-;
- Join Pete the Cat as he makes a new friend, goes camping, saves money, and more in this collection of five Pete-tastic stories bound up into one groovy book!
- Subjects: Readers (Publications); Pete, the Cat (Fictitious character); Cats;
- Paul and Jesus : how the Apostle transformed Christianity / by Tabor, James D.,1946-;
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [241]-265) and index.Christianity before Paul -- Rethinking resurrection of the dead -- Reading the Gospels in the light of Paul -- Last but not least -- A cosmic family and a heavenly kingdom -- A mystical union with Christ -- Already but not yet -- The Torah of Christ -- The battle of the Apostles.Draws on St. Paul's letters and other early sources to reveal the apostles' sharply competing ideas about the significance of Jesus and his teachings while demonstrating how St. Paul independently shaped Christianity as it is known today.
- Subjects: Jesus Christ; Paul, the Apostle, Saint.; Christianity;
- © c2012., Simon & Schuster,
- High country justice / by James, Nik.;
- Caleb Marlowe carved out his own legend as a frontier scout and lawman before arriving in the Colorado boomtown of Elkhorn. Famous for a lightning-quick draw and nerves of steel, he is mysterious, guarded, and unpredictable. Now, he wants to leave the past behind. But the past has a way of dogging a man... When Doc Burnett, Caleb's only friend in town, goes missing, his daughter Sheila comes seeking Caleb's help. Newly arrived from the East, she hotly condemns the bloody frontier justice of the rifle and the six-gun. But this is outlaw country. Murderous road agents have Doc trapped in their mountain hideaway. To free Doc, Marlowe tracks his kidnappers through wild, uncharted territory, battling animals and bushwhackers. But when Sheila is captured by the ruthless gunhawks with a score to settle, Marlowe will have to take them down one by one, until no outlaw remains standing.
- Subjects: Western fiction.; Outlaws;
- Become a chess champion : learn the basics from a pro / by Canty, James,III.; Lambert, Brian(Illustrator); St. Martin's Press.;
- Kids will learn how to master the basics of the classic board game in this fun beginner's guide from professional chess player James Canty III. Become a Chess Champion is structured like a chess course, with knowledge carefully introduced as readers turn the pages -- assisted by hilarious chess pieces illustrated by Brian Lambert. The emphasis is on fun: James Canty III uses mini games and chess puzzles to teach important concepts and avoid overwhelming beginners. Kids will learn key skills like how to play the perfect opening and trick their opponents to bring about checkmate. By the end of the book readers should be able to confidently take on their parents, guardians or grandparents in a competitive game of chess! Become a Chess Champion also introduces kids to the wonderful world of chess. They'll meet the chess player who didn't lose a game for 30 years, the priest who invented the folding chess board, and the astronauts on the International Space station who had a chess match with people back on Earth! As well as being great fun, chess also helps kids develop key skills such as strategising, patience, and logic, and helps them excel in school subjects such as mathematics.
- Subjects: Illustrated works.; Chess;
- The pawful truth / by James, Miranda.;
- In addition to his library duties and his role as doting grandad, Charlie has enrolled in an early medieval history course offered by young, charismatic professor Carey Warriner. Charlie feels a bit out of place--his fellow classmates are half his age-except for Dixie Bell Compton, another 'mature' student. When Charlie hears an angry exchange between her and their professor, his interest in piqued. He's even more intrigued when she shows up at his office asking for a study partner. Charlie turns her down and is saddened to learn just a few days later that Dixie has been killed. Charlie wonders if Professor Warriner had anything to do with Dixie's death. Warriner is married to a fellow professor who happens to be a successful author. There are rumors on campus that their marriage was on the rocks. Was Dixie's death the result of a lovers' triangle gone bad? Charlie soon discovers that the professor's wife may have some secrets of her own and his suspect list is only getting longer. As he and Diesel step further into the tangled web of relationships, someone else is viciously killed. Whose jealousy finally erupted into murderous rage? Was it a crime of passion or is there another more sinister motive? Charlie races to unravel this mystery: and to draw out the culprit, he may just have to put his own life on the line.
- Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Murder; Librarians; Detective and mystery stories; Cats;
- Legends of Oz - Dorothy's return [videorecording (BLURAY]. by Peters, Bernadette; Short, Martin; Aykroyd, Dan; Belushi, James; Grammer, Kelsey; Michele, Lea;
- Director, Will Finn, Dan St. Pierre.Martin Short, Lea Michele, Bernadette Peters, James Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, Kelsey Grammer.Dorothy's only just returned home from her first incredible journey to Oz, but she's already being called back for another adventure! After waking to post-tornado Kansas, Dorothy and Toto are whisked to Oz on a magical rainbow mover sent by their old friends the Scarecrow, the Lion and the Tin Man. Time in Oz has passed much faster than back in Kansas, and Dorothy discovers that the Jeste, the devious brother of the Wicked Witch of the West, is taking Oz over one region at a time.OFRB rating: G.DVD.
- Subjects: Children's.; Children's films.; Animated.; Family Films.;
- © 2014., 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment,
- Legends of Oz - Dorothy's return [videorecording (BLURAY)]. by Peters, Bernadette; Short, Martin; Aykroyd, Dan; Belushi, James; Grammer, Kelsey; Michele, Lea;
- Director, Will Finn, Dan St. Pierre.Martin Short, Lea Michele, Bernadette Peters, James Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, Kelsey Grammer.Dorothy's only just returned home from her first incredible journey to Oz, but she's already being called back for another adventure! After waking to post-tornado Kansas, Dorothy and Toto are whisked to Oz on a magical rainbow mover sent by their old friends the Scarecrow, the Lion and the Tin Man. Time in Oz has passed much faster than back in Kansas, and Dorothy discovers that the Jeste, the devious brother of the Wicked Witch of the West, is taking Oz over one region at a time.OFRB rating: G.Blu-ray.
- Subjects: Children's.; Children's films.; Animated.; Family Films.;
- © 2014., 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment,
- Horns and Halos by Beilinson, David,filmmaker; Galinsky, Michael,filmmaker; Hawley, Suki,filmmaker; Rumur Films (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
- Sander Hicks, James Hatfield George W Bush, Zack ExleyOriginally produced by Rumur Films in 2002.With Donald Trump's White House battling journalists and biographers, HORNS AND HALOS is a timely film that follows an author and small publisher as they fight a legal battle to publish "Fortunate Son," a damning biography of George W. Bush.. In 1999, under pressure from Bush attorneys, St. Martin's Press destroyed all copies of James H. Hatfield's unauthorized biography of "The Fortunate Son." But Hatfield found an ally in Sander Hicks, whose underground publishing company reprinted the book. Hatfield and Hicks struggle in the face of an emotional tailspin wrought by legal challenges and a public smear campaign.. Winner of Best Documentary at the New York Underground Film Festival and Best Documentary at the Chicago Underground Film Festival.. "Shocking...Absorbing...a rich tale of our times." - Dave Kehr, The New York Times. “Powerful and revelatory!” - John Anderson, NewsdayMode of access: World Wide Web.
- Subjects: Documentary films. ; Literature; Politics;
- The twits next door / by James, Greg(Radio personality); Smith, Chris(Radio personality); Jones, Emily,1981-;
- When a moving van arrives next door to the Twits and Mr. and Mrs. Lovely get out, that's bad enough. But it gets WORSE. . . Their two Lovely children, Ruff and Tumble, have moved in next door too. And the Twits HATE children. (Sorry if you are one. We don't hate you, just to be clear.) The Twits decide the Lovelies MUST go. Even if it means some serious plotting, which involves: a hungry tiger, GIANT catapults, and LOTS of disgusting dog hair. Will the horrible pair succeed in their dastardly plan? Or can the Lovelies out-trick the terrible Twits?Age range: 8-12.
- Subjects: Humorous fiction.; Children; Older people;
- Little shoes / by Robertson, David,1977-; McKibbin, Maya,1995-;
- "Deep in the night, when James should be sleeping, he tosses and turns. He thinks about big questions, like why we don't feel dizzy when the Earth spins. He looks at the stars outside his bedroom and thinks about the night sky stories his kōkom has told him. He imagines being a moshom himself. On nights like these, he follows the moonlit path to his mother's bedroom. They talk and they cuddle, and they fall asleep just like that. One day, James's kōkom takes him on a special walk with a big group of people. It's called a march, and it ends in front of a big pile of things: teddy bears, flowers, tobacco ties and little shoes. Kōkom tells him that this is a memorial in honor of children who had gone to residential school but didn't come home. He learns that his kōkom was sent away to one of these schools with her sister, who didn't come home. That night, James can't sleep so he follows the moonlit path to his mother. She explains to James that at residential school when Kōkom felt alone, she had her sister to cuddle, just like they do. And James falls asleep gathered in his mother's arms"--
- Subjects: Picture books.; Indigenous peoples; Residential schools; Indigenous peoples; Generational trauma; Families;
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