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In 1929, an impoverished nine-year-old named Chiyo is sold to a geisha house in Kyoto's Gion district and subjected to cruel treatment from the owners and the head geisha Hatsumomo. Her stunning beauty attracts the vindictive jealousy in Hatsumomo and she is rescued by Hatsumomo's bitter rival, Mameha. Under Mameha's mentorship, Chiyo becomes the geisha named Sayuri, trained in all the artistic and social skills a geisha must master in order to survive...
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Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
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As presented by Professor Dues, these lectures will show you how to effectively deal with conflicts of all kinds, using the "win-win" model that has dominated the field for the past six decades.
You'll gain effective techniques for handling conflicts in your workplace, other organizational settings, or your personal life, whether you're dealing with supervisors, coworkers, acquaintances, close friends, or family members. You'll learn the best ways...
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English
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When a high school student has trouble learning a subject like math or history, the problem may lie not in the teacher's ability or the student's I.Q--often it is because the student has never been taught how to learn. The little town of Worland, Wyoming, produces a steady stream of honor students who win scholarships and get into top universities. In this series of lectures, Worland's "secret weapon, " Dr. Tim McGee, illuminates how any student...
5) Footprints on our hearts: walking through grief after a miscarriage, stillbirth, or newborn death
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
Shows a how-to cope approach after a miscarriage, stillbirth or newborn death. The agony felt is intense and complex; mixed with feelings of misplaced guilt, hurt, helpless and deep sorrow. Offers words of understanding, encouragement and hope for the future.
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
A couple staying at an isolated vacation home, returns from a wedding reception. They receive a knock on the door in the middle of the night. What ensues is a violent invasion by three strangers, their faces hidden behind masks. As the night goes on, the reality of their psychological terror becomes more terrifying than anything both could have imagined. Now, they must go beyond what either of them thought they were capable of in order to survive....
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Pub. Date
[2006]
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English
Description
Like most kids, Elmo sometimes has trouble taking turns and sharing his toys. With help from Sesame Street favorites Big Bird, Cookie Monster, and Oscar, and special guest Katie Couric, Elmo discovers sharing with friends makes playtime twice as much fun.
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Payton is a pathetic dork, a comic book geek whose high school career is one hopeless faux pas after another. Yet he's a dreamer and madly in love with the head cheerleader Carrie, who he is determined to win over. But she is wise to his desperate advances, so to get off his radar she creates a plan to push him into the arms of a dorkette at the school, Samantha.
Pub. Date
[2004]
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English
Description
Snacktime playtime: Find out new thing to love as Blue's room turns into a snack-filled world of games, art, stories, and more! Blue's wishes: Blue and Joe meet a wand named Wish. Café Blue: Steve and Blue need your help at their restaurant. The grow show: Search for clues to help Steve figure out what Blue wants to do outside. "Snacktime playtime" promotes vocabulary, reading and role-playing learning skills. "Blue's wishes" promotes self-esteem/empowerment,...
Pub. Date
[2013]
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English
Description
Precocious yet vulnerable teenager James has a deep appreciation for the world, but no idea how to live in it. Finding no help from his family, James decides to reject the assumptions that govern the adult world, starting with his potential college career. Grappling with his future, his sexuality, and his screwed up family, James embarks on a search for wisdom through nontraditional means, aided by the eccentricities of his grandmother, and flings...
16) Zombieland: DVD
Pub. Date
2010.
Edition
Anamorphic widescreen.
Language
English
Description
After zombies have overrun the world, a mismatched group of two men and two sisters head for an amusement park that is reportedly safe.
17) 127 hours: DVD
Pub. Date
2011.
Edition
Widescreen.
Language
English
Description
After a mountain climber falls into a canyon and becomes trapped by a boulder, he resorts to desperate measures to survive and make his way to safety.
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
An engaging, high-impact program addresses a crucial need for honest, open financial advice in a pivotal stage of life. Through the compelling real-life stories of young people dealing with various financial and lifestyle scenarios. Raises fiscal consciousness and knowledge on everything from banking and credit to investments, budgeting, insurance and self-employment. It features personal financial advices from respected national financial advisors....
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Ben is an overburdened movie producer. He tries to balance his life and has to contend with the never-ending demands of 2 ex-wives, his ice-queen studio head, and a menagerie of various Hollywood prima donnas. Ben manages to take it all in stride. He copes by exuding a smoothly assuring demeanor. The only thing that really seems to upset Ben is when he discovers that his ex-wife sleeps with one of his colleagues.
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