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861) Walking papers: the accident that changed my life, and the business that got me back on my feet
Author
Publisher
Hyperion
Pub. Date
[2010]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xv, 220 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
The author describes his inspiring recovery after a late-night dive into the shallow end of a pool rendered him paralyzed from the neck down, a recovery that has shattered the dim prospects his doctors predicted and also yielded a successful skin-care business, Clark's Botanicals.
862) Chappaquiddick
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 DVD + 1 Blu-ray (approximately 106 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Based on historical events, this movie examines the infamous 1969 death of Mary Jo Kopechne, who drowned after Senator Ted Kennedy drove off a bridge on Chappaquiddick Island.
Author
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Pub. Date
[2012]
Physical Desc
xxx, 249 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
At 8:43 a.m. on the morning of Sunday, October 6, 1918, HMS Kashmir rammed HMS Otranto off Islay, Scotland. Many Were Held by the Sea: The Tragic Sinking of HMS Otranto, tells the story of what happened during that voyage--mostly from the perspective of the American soldiers--and builds to the disastrous conclusion. --from publisher description
Author
Series
West Virginia and Appalachia volume 6
Publisher
West Virginia University Press
Pub. Date
2007.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xi, 331 pages, 18 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Author
Series
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Desc
48 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color map ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Describes the 1989 oil spill caused by damage to the Exxon Valdez ship off the coast of Alaska, detailing the events leading up to the spill, how it affected the wildlife and environment of Alaska, and the spill's longterm effect.
867) City on fire: the forgotten disaster that devastated a town and ignited a landmark legal battle
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
[2003]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xii, 285 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Dutton Caliber
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
xi, 414 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"The forgotten story of American war hero Eddie Rickenbacker's crash landing in the Pacific during World War II, and his incredible 23-day crusade to keep his crew alive"--
870) Broken arrow
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
The year is 1870, and former Union soldier Tom Jeffords is recruited to remove a tribe of Apache warriors from a U.S. Mail delivery route by any means necessary. Jeffords chooses peace instead of more killings and decides to learn the Apache way of life. He agrees to a peace treaty with Apache chief Cochise and marries a beautiful Native American woman. Tragedy strikes after the settlers break the peace treaty, but now it's Cochise trying to stop...
872) Vivos bajo tierra
Author
Publisher
C.A. Press
Pub. Date
2011.
Physical Desc
xii, 256 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
Español
Description
"The story of the thirty-three trapped miners in the San Jose mine in the middle of the Chilean desert is an epic in the classic sense, filled with real heroes, blessings from God, and the curse of miserable conditions and ruthless exploitation brought on by malevolent, unscrupulous corporations. They spent 69 days and nights trapped deep underground in a mine in Atacama, Chile, one of the most arid and desolate deserts in the world. For the first...
Author
Series
Raisa Jordan thrillers volume 2
Publisher
Crooked Lane Books
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
278 pages ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
When People?s Republic Flight 91 crashes in northeastern Ukraine with a U.S. diplomatic agent onboard, U.S. Diplomatic Security Service Agent Raisa Jordan is sent to investigate. The agent was escorting a prisoner home from Guangzhou, China, along with sensitive documents, and it quickly becomes apparent that the plane was intentionally downed. Was it to silence the two Americans onboard?
Author
Publisher
Berkley Books/Penguin Group
Pub. Date
[2010]
Edition
Berkley trade paperback edition.
Physical Desc
xi, 257 pages : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
In 1993, the Sleavin family set out to live their dream: to sail around the world. But one night, a freighter off the coast of New Zealand altered its course by a mere ten degrees, and changed everything. After surviving forty-four hours in the water, with a broken back and paralyzed below the waist, the mother, Judith miraculously survived. Doctors would later say she suffered one of the worst cases of post-traumatic stress syndrome ever documented....
Publisher
Universal Studios
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (336 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Albuquerque: When Cole Armin comes to Albuquerque to work for his successful uncle John, he soon learns that family business is out to eliminate any local competition. Tiring of his uncle's underhanded tactics, Cole switches to rival operation run by Ted Wallace and his sister, Celia. But Cole soon learns John Armin is to a man to be crossed as the trio must fight for their business, and their lives, against his uncle's ruthless henchman, Juke Murkil.
Whispering...
877) El gran Gatsby
Author
Series
Publisher
Debolsillo
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
Primera edición.
Physical Desc
187 pages ; 19 cm.
Language
Español
Description
Jay Gatsby, el caballero que reina sobre West Egg, es el arquetipo de los legendarios años veinte en los que todo parecía posible, tiempo de felicidad entre el horror de la Primera Guerra Mundial y la barbarie de la Segunda. Con los demás protagonistas, forma parte de la Generación Perdida, los "jóvenes tristes" que personificaron el mito de la pasión y el desafecto, la literatura que se funde con la vida.
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
[2014]
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
275 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"'Mommy burned up.' On a cloudy day in August 2003, Grace and Lily Pearson, 4 and 3, were flying in their uncle's plane along with their mother on their way to their grandpa's birthday party near Lake Superior, when Lily noticed the trees out the window were growing close; so close she could almost touch them. Before the trees screamed into the cabin, Grace had the strange sensation of falling through clouds. A story of tragedy, survival, and justice,...
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