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6448) You've been Trumped
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
In this David and Goliath story for the 21st century, a group of proud Scottish homeowners take on a celebrity tycoon. At stake is one of Britain's very last stretches of wilderness. After the Scottish government overturns its own environmental laws to give Donald Trump the green light to build a golf resort on an untouched Scottish coastline, the stage is set for an extraordinary summer of discontent, as the bulldozers spring into action.
6449) 56 up
Series
Pub. Date
2012 ;
Edition
Educational/non-theatrical version.
Language
English
Description
"The latest instalment of ITV's landmark documentary series returns to visit the people whose lives have been followed since they were just seven-years-old. The original '7 Up' was broadcast in 1964 as a one-off World in Action Special featuring children chosen from different backgrounds to talk about their hopes and dreams for the future. The series was inspired by World in Action founder editor Tim Hewat's interest in both the saying: "Give me the...
6452) Batteries not included
Pub. Date
2003.
Language
English
Description
An unscrupulous real estate developer sends thugs to a tenement to get rid of the last five tenants. The five are visited by tiny visitors from outer space who turn the tide with magical powers.
Author
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
First Touchstone hardcover edition.
Language
English
Description
Rio de Janeiro is a city of extremes: from Carnaval's hedonistic delights, to the poverty of the favelas, to the softly seductive samba beat. But there's a dark side to this beautiful city: for years, Rio was ravaged by inflation, drug wars, and crooked leaders, and the legacy of decades of corruption can be seen in the very real struggles the city faces today. Now, Rio is ready to remake itself, this time into a global, modern capital ready for its...
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
"Family patriarch Mike Campbell is one of the few white farmers left in Zimbabwe since President Robert Mugabe began his violent land seizure program in 2000. Since then the country has descended into chaos, the economy brought to its knees by the reallocation of formerly white-owned farms to Mugabe cronies, who have no knowledge, experience or interest in farming. In 2008, after years of intimidation and threats to his family and farm, Campbell decides...
6458) Good fortune
Pub. Date
©2010, ©2009.
Edition
Widescreen version.
Language
English
Description
UN Habitat promises better housing to residents of the Kibera slum in Nairobi, Kenya. Meanwhile in the Kenyan countryside, Dominion Farms, a private U.S. company, hopes to elevate the local standard of living by converting pastures and farmland into rice fields. By taking their camera directly to the communities affected by these two ambitious development projects, the filmmakers discover what these do-gooder institutions can't seem to, why their...
6459) How big is baby now?
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Mommy's belly is growing. She's really showing! How big is baby now? Starting with three months, we can compare the little baby growing inside Mommy's belly to things that young children can relate to and see around them: from an egg to a football to a gallon of milk, children can count along and feel like they're a part of the magic that is happening inside that belly! This is the only book like this on the market! A potential classic for years...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
From the course guide. We are all constantly confronted with moral challenges. A friend asks if you like his new beard: Do you lie and say yes or tell the truth and hurt his feelings? You discover that a friend is having an affair or "taking liberties" with office resources: What are you required to do, if anything? Morality forces its way into the most everyday decisions we make, such as recycling, whether or not to buy the "cage-free" eggs at the...
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