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(0)Ken Howard
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As Western Christianity moves towards a religious realignment of epic proportions – where does your congregation stand? How will you navigate these changes? Paradigms that have guided the Church for centuries are crumbling. The old dichotomy between "conservatives" and "liberals" – that has defined us for centuries – is becoming almost irrelevant. What are our true differences today? Where and how will we come together as a Christian people...
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Paul Brenner novels volume 2
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English
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Paul Brenner, forced to retire from the Army's Criminal Investigation Division, embarks upon a path of lies, secrets, and betrayals when he is called back into service to uncover the truth about a thirty-year-old murder case that occurred during the Vietnam War.
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British adolescent angst has never been so laugh-out-loud funny as in this first encounter with a sharp-witted, pining, and achingly honest underdog (The New York Times). Perhaps when I am famous and my diary is discovered, people will understand the torment of being a 13-year-old undiscovered intellectual. Adrian Mole is approaching fourteen, and like all radical intellectuals he must amass his grievances: His acne vulgaris is grotesque; his crush,...
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1984.
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English
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America's magnificent storyteller, Mark Twain, has crafted an intriguing and classic tale of mistaken identity, deceit and murder. Here a slave woman cradle-switches her master's son with her own light-skinned baby, however, even though raised as a white man, he never fulfills her hopes and dreams for him as he becomes an arrogant and cruel man. Acclaimed actor Ken Howard stars as the local lawyer unraveling the mystery.
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English
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The story of three neurotic characters: A a girl whose face is scarred in a vicious attack (Liza Minnelli), a paraplegic (Robert Moore) and an introverted epileptic (Ken Howard) who, after leaving the hospital, set up housekeeping together in a cottage where they support each other. Nominated for the Palme d'Or at the **Cannes Film Festival.** *"It succeeds, among other things, in making human entertainment out of rather unlikely story." - Roger Ebert,...
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Oprah's book club volume 1998
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English
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A novel on mental illness, narrated by a man whose twin brother, a schizophrenic, amputates his hand as atonement for his sins. The novel describes the family abuse that led to the illness and the narrator's efforts to obtain the brother's release from an asylum.
11) 1776
Pub. Date
2002.
Edition
Widescreen edition, restored director's cut.
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English
Description
1776 is a delightful musical celebration of the founding of The United States of America. The story centers around the familiar historical characters as they organize a movement for independence from Mother England. All events lead up to that most significant date, July 4, 1776, when the Declaration of Independence was signed.
12) Last to die
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Jack Swyteck novels volume 3
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English
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In an exciting new series that critics have called "John Grisham meets Robert Ludlum," Miami criminal defense lawyer Jack Swyteck faces his biggest challenge yet.
Tatum Knight is a former contract killer. Ruthless. Conniving. And he's Jack's newest client. Tatum is the older brother of Jack's best friend, Theo. Theo himself spent time on death row until Jack found the evidence to prove him innocent. Jack isn't so sure about Tatum.
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...13) The run: a novel
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English
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Senator Will Lee finds his family, career, and life threatened by a dangerous campaign for the U.S. presidency.
15) Hostile witness
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English
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Hard-luck Philadelphia lawyer Victor Carl is just itching for the opportunity to sell out. Then good fortune comes knocking at his door in the guise of William Prescott III, a blue-blood attorney from one of the city's most prestigious firms. Prescott wants Victor to represent a councilman's aide who is on trial, along with his boss, for extortion, arson, and murder. It's the juiciest, highest-profile courtroom extravaganza in years -- and all Carl...
16) Magic hour
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English
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Movie producer Sy Spencer -- one of the premier summer residents of the Hamptons, Long Island's oh-so-fashionable beach resort for everyone who is anyone -- has hosted his last power clambake, thanks to whoever shot him dead beside his oceanfront pool. Heading the investigation is Hamptons native Steve Brady. His prime suspect is Sy's ex-wife Bonnie, a strangely appealing and energetic woman both in and out of bed. As the case against Bonnie builds,...
17) Prizes
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English
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In this powerful and moving saga, three extraordinary individuals- two men and one woman- compete for the ultimate glory: the Nobel Prize. Erich Segal takes us inside the research labs and clinics- as well as the homes and hearts- of the world's most elite doctors and scientists whose genius, dedication, and passion cannot always win them the love and recognition they seek. Loyalty and betrayal, disappointment...
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Pub. Date
2013.
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English
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Over the last several years the renowned painter Ken Howard (b. 1932) has been exploring the Swiss journeys of one of his most illustrious predecessors as a Royal Academician, using J.M.W. Turner's travel in the country as his inspirations for an exciting new body of work. This publication contains an authoritative introduction to Turner's experience of these breathtaking lakes and mountains by Ian Warell, some 100 striking new paintings by Ken Howard,...
19) Veritas: a novel
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"I suppose every hundred million dollars has its own sordid story and the hundred million I am chasing is no exception..." So begins Veritas, William Lashner's riveting follow-up to his bestselling debut novel, Hostile Witness. Victor Carl -- lawyer, loser, hapless hero of Hostile Witness, and a Philadelphian way out of his element -- has come to the sweat-drenched jungles of Belize to chase his fortune. Finding it is something else entirely. Coerced...
20) Three blind mice
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English
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After Jessica Leeds- wife of a prestigious, wealthy Florida landowner- is brutally raped, three Vietnamese immigrants are charged with the crime. After the trial results in their acquittal, Jessica's husband Stephen vows vengeance. Then, the three immigrants are found savagely murdered. When all of the evidence ties Stephen Leeds to the grisly killings, Jessica turns to Florida lawyer Matthew Hope. He takes the case- ...
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