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Paramount Classics (Firm)
Pub. Date
c2006
Language
English
Description
Former Vice President Al Gore explains the facts of global warming, presents arguments that the dangers of global warning have reached the level of crisis, and addresses the efforts of certain interests to discredit the anti-global warming cause. Between lecture segments, Gore discusses his personal commitment to the environment, sharing anecdotes from his experiences.
3) Ask the dust
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
A young Italian would-be writer comes to Depression-era Los Angeles to make a name for himself. While there, he meets Camilla, who is hoping to marry a rich American. Both are trying to escape the stigma of their ethnicity in blue-blood California.
4) Arctic tale
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Follow Nanu the polar bear cub and Seela the walrus pup through exciting and often dangerous struggles for survival, with only their natural instincts and mothers' guidance to help them face the challenges of a world that is melting around them.
5) The gift
Series
Pub. Date
2001.
Language
English
Description
A widow and mother of three, Annie Wilson makes her living by foretelling others' futures...though her own has become cloudier than even she can see. Threatened by a client's violently jealous husband and plagued by visions of a missing girl, Annie is unwittingly pulled into a thicket of lies and deception in which her extraordinary gift could be used against her...and get her killed.
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
It's a glorious afternoon in Kabul, Afghanistan and the skies are bursting with the exhilarating joy of a kite-fighting tournament. But in the aftermath of the day's victory, one boy's fearful act of betrayal will mark their lives forever and set in motion an epic quest for redemption.
Series
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Trevor Reznik hasn't slept in a year. The shocking deterioration of his physical and mental health has made his every waking moment an unrelenting state of confusion, paranoia, guilt, anxiety and terror. His only solace from this living nightmare comes from an affectionate prostitute. When cryptic notes turn up mysteriously in his apartment and hallucinations of a co-worker that no one else sees causes a gruesome machine shop injury, he embarks on...
Series
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
DJay, a very smalltime streetwise Memphis hustler and pimp, lives a dead-end life at the fringes of society. Though DJay has always had a way with words, that gift has long been misused--employed to keep his 'girls' producing. A chance encounter with Key, a sound engineer, spurs DJay to find a voice and realize his long-buried dreams. Chasing his musical dream transforms DJay, but opening the door to success demands one last hustle--if he's ever going...
Series
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
Deutsch
Description
Martha is the chef who fusses and obsesses over each dish before it leaves the kitchen. The demands of her job and her natural shyness keep her from meeting new people. When her sister suddenly dies, Martha adopts Lina, her eight-year-old niece, completely changing both lives. Martha gets unexpected help from Mario, Martha's hunky new sous chef, who is not only a whiz on the chopping block but knows sundry magic tricks and jokes to keep Lina's spirits...
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
Sammy is a single mom living in a small Catskill town with her eight-year-old son. A lot happens all at once to Sammy as she, sort of, picks up with an old boyfriend, gets a new boss and her wayward brother finally shows up after months of no communication. A crisis of sorts ensues when the son meets his estranged father.
11) American beauty
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
Description
American beauty: The lives and marriage of a seemingly ordinary couple begin slowly unraveling. The virgin suicides: Five teenaged sisters who are isolated by their over-protective parents become engulfed in a stunning chain of events.