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Paramount
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English
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Reclusive author Loretta Sage writes about exotic places in her popular adventure novels that feature a handsome cover model named Alan. While on tour promoting her new book with Alan, Loretta gets kidnapped by an eccentric billionaire who hopes she can lead him to an ancient city's lost treasure from her latest story. Determined to prove he can be a hero in real life and not just on the pages of her books, Alan sets off to rescue her.
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English
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Puss has burned through eight of his nine lives, though he lost count along the way. Getting those lives back will send Puss in Boots on his grandest quest yet. The notorious PiB embarks on an epic journey into the Black Forest to find the mythical Wishing Star and restore his lost life. But with only one life left, Puss will have to humble himself and ask for help from his former partner and nemesis: the captivating Kitty Soft Paws. In their quest,...
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"From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Killers of the Flower Moon and The Lost City of Z, a mesmerizing story of shipwreck, survival, and savagery, culminating in a court martial that reveals a shocking truth On January 28, 1742, a ramshackle vessel of patched-together wood and cloth washed up on the coast of Brazil. Inside were thirty emaciated men, barely alive, and they had an extraordinary tale to tell. They were survivors of His Majesty's...
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English
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Jane, Wendy's ever-so-practical daughter, has outgrown her mothers' tales of pirates and pixies--that is until Captain Hook whisks her away to Never Land! The crafty pirate sets in motion a plot to capture Peter and Tink, whose light is fading fast because Jane doesn't believe in fairies.
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Series
Dog Man (Spanish) volume 10
Publisher
Graphix, un sello editorial de Scholastic
Language
Español
Description
A Hombre Perro se le acaba la suerte, Pedrito confronta su pasado no tan perfecto y el abuelo anda haciendo de las suyas. El mundo está fuera de control con los nuevos villanos que han llegado a la ciudad. La situación se ve oscura y sin esperanzas. Sin embargo, no todo está perdido. ¿Podrá arreglar las cosas el increíble poder del amor?
"Dog Man is down on his luck, Petey confronts his not so purr-fect past, and Grampa is up to no good. The...
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Publisher
Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Edition
Widescreen version.
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English
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Clara is searching for the special key to unlock a box from her late mother. Inside that box is a priceless item that her mother left for her. During her godfather's yearly holiday party, Clara almost gets the key but it disappears. She embarks on a quest into a mysterious world which has four different realms: a snowflakes realm, flowers realm, sweets realm, and the challenging realm where the key is. As she undertakes her journey she meets different...
Publisher
Gravitas Ventures LLC
Language
English
Description
Chef Eduardo Garcia went for a hike in Montana and was shocked with 2400 Volts of electricity when he touched a dead bear. He lost an arm, ribs, muscle mass, and nearly his life, but more important than what he lost is what he found. Won the Jury Prize for Best Documentary at the 2017 **San Francisco DocFest**. *"This documentary about an adventurous hero is all the more inspiring because it is true."* - Kimber Myers, ***The Los Angeles Times*** *"CHARGED...
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Edition
Widescreen version.
Language
English
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Takes place immediately after the events of Star Wars-Episode II: Attack of the Clones. The series follows Obi-Wan Kenobi and his apprentice, Anakin Skywalker, and introduces us to some new characters, such as Ahsoka Tano, a female Jedi Knight, as well as characters we already know.
10) Peter Pan
Publisher
Universal
Edition
Widescreen version.
Language
English
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Description
In stifling Edwardian London, Wendy Darling mesmerizes her brothers every night with bedtime tales of swordplay, swashbucker skills and the ever fearsome Captain Hook. But the children become real heroes of an even greater story when Peter Pan flies into their nursery one night and takes them on a journey over moonlit rooftops to the jungles of Neverland.
Publisher
Women Make Movies
Language
English
Description
Albertina Carri’s THE BLONDS is a look at Argentina’s recent history from the perspective of a generation forced to mourn those of whom they have no recollection. Carri, who lost her parents to Argentina’s brutal military junta when she was three years old, travels through Buenos Aires with her crew to unravel the factual and emotional mysteries of her parents’ life, disappearance and death. Traces of Carri’s family emerge, colored by sharply...
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English
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"Epic fantasy reborn. Dragons, long lost to the passages of the elder scrolls, have returned to Tamriel and the future of the Empire hangs in the balance. As Dragonborn, the prophesied hero born with the power of the voice, you are the only one who can stand amongst them."--Container.
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Publisher
Doubleday
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"At age twenty-four, Winston Churchill was utterly convinced it was his destiny to become prime minister of England one day, despite the fact he had just lost his first election campaign for Parliament. He believed that to achieve his goal he must do something spectacular on the battlefield. Despite deliberately putting himself in extreme danger as a British Army officer in colonial wars in India and Sudan, and as a journalist covering a Cuban uprising...
14) Surf's up
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Language
English
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Description
Teenage Rockhopper penguin Cody Maverick is an up-and-coming surfer who is about to enter his first pro competition. Followed by a documentary crew to film his experiences, Cody leaves Antarctica for the warmer climes in order to surf in the Big Z Memorial Surf Championship covered by the SPEN network. His hero, champion surfer Big Z, has been gone for ten years, and Cody wants to win the championship in his memory. On his journey he encounters surfer-dude...
15) The lost city
Publisher
Paramount
Language
English
Description
Reclusive author Loretta Sage writes about exotic places in her popular adventure novels that feature a handsome cover model named Alan. While on tour promoting her new book with Alan, Loretta gets kidnapped by an eccentric billionaire who hopes she can lead him to an ancient city's lost treasure from her latest story. Determined to prove he can be a hero in real life and not just on the pages of her books, Alan sets off to rescue her.
Publisher
Paramount
Edition
Widescreen version.
Language
English
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Description
Hop into seven springtime rescues with the PAW Patrol, including a double-length mission to save Adventure Bay's Easter Egg Hunt! Plus, protect Farmer Yumi's vegetable garden, Mayor Goodway's tulips, missing songbirds, lost sheep and more!
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Publisher
Disney
Edition
Widescreen version.
Language
English
Description
The adventures continue for tech genius Hiro Hamada and his healthcare companion, the lovable, inflatable Baymax. Picking up right before the end of the film, Hiro thinks Baymax is lost forever, until he finds the chip Tadashi designed to create Baymax. Hiro immediately gets to work rebuilding Baymax, but Hiro's overconfidence and impatience gets him into trouble. The stakes are raised for Hiro, Baymax, and their friends, as they fight to protect...
Publisher
Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Edition
Widescreen version.
Language
English
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Description
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...
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