David Brent
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English
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Julian Jons is a talented but troubled young artist. He has just been released from an asylum, where he has spent the last seven years for the murder of Anna, his girlfriend/model. Attempting to start painting again, he is pursued by journalist Jennifer Cole, who is intrigued by this complex, brooding man. Against the backdrop of the modern art world, she begins to dig into his past, fully aware that it holds painful memories for Julian, and perhaps...
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English
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From Massachusetts to Florida to Washington to California, 50 Great American Places takes you on a journey through our nation's history. Sharing the inside stories of sites as old as Mesa Verde (Colorado) and Cahokia (Illinois) and as recent as Silicon Valley (California) and the Mall of America (Minnesota), each essay provides the historical context for places that represent fundamental American themes: the compelling story of democracy and self-government;...
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English
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The status of the United States as a world power, and the nature of power itself, are at a historic turning point. It is essential that we understand and adapt to the new security environment in which we find ourselves.
Two of the most respected figures in American foreign policy are Zbigniew Brzezinski and Brent Scowcroft -- both former National Security Advisors under markedly different administrations. In America and the World they dissect, in...
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Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
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Financial market bubbles are recurring, often painful, reminders of the costs and benefits of capitalism. While many books have studied financial manias and crises, most fail to compare times of turmoil with times of stability. In Bubbles and Crashes, Brent Goldfarb and David A. Kirsch give us new insights into the causes of speculative booms and busts. They identify a class of assets--major technological innovations--that can, but does not necessarily,...
10) Underclassman
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
Theatrical widescreen.
Language
English
Description
A young detective goes undercover at an elite high school to find a killer.
12) The New York times management reader: hot ideas and best practices from the new world of business
Pub. Date
2001.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
13) Underclassman
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
A young detective goes undercover at an elite private school to break up an international stolen car ring.
Pub. Date
[2001]
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English
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The twins are spending winter break at the lavish Atlantic Hotel on Paradise Island in the Bahamas ... with their parents. Determined to make the best of their situation, the girls decide to unleash a tropical hurricane of off-the-hook action and head-over-heels tropical romance. Amidst the parties, scuba diving, and moonlit strolls, the girls stumble across something sinister ... a mysterious antiquities smuggling ring.
15) Short circuit
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English
Description
When a bolt of lightning zaps an experimental military robot and brings it to life, it escapes and finds companionship and danger.
16) Frailty
Pub. Date
[2002]
Edition
Widescreen version.
Language
English
Description
The Meiks brothers, Fenton and Adam, have an idyllic relationship with their father. Their world is turned upside-down when their father suddenly announces that he has been visited by an angel who entrusted him with the holy mission of destroying "demons". Now, years after terrorizing a small Texas community, the God's Hand Killer has returned - leaving in his wake a perplexing trail of fear and death.
18) Short circuit 2
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
Johnny, the Robot, is out for some "urban input, " but some street hoods, a greedy banker and a gang of crooks see his naivete as their high-tech ticket to easy street.
Pub. Date
[2007]
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English
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Archie is the brains of a society of thugs in sport coats called the Vigils. The Vigils have gained power over their fellow students and faculty by using intimidation. They meet their match in new student, Jerry Renault. Jerry refuses to participate in the school's annual fund-raising chocolate sale event. Brother Leon, the school's sadistic headmaster, makes a pact with the Vigils to sell 20,000 boxes of chocolates so he can be promoted to head of...
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