John Gilbert
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The U. S. hockey team's victory at the 1980 Olympics was a Miracle on Ice - a miracle largely brought about by Herb Brooks, the legendary coach who forged that invincible team. Famously antagonistic toward the press at Lake Placid, Brooks nonetheless turned to sportswriter John Gilbert after each game, giving his longtime friend and confidant what became the most comprehensive coverage of the '80 team. This book is Gilbert's memoir of Brooks. Neither...
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Solomon Hawke's 17th century adventures continue as he leaves England to escape the persecution of supporters of the Monarchy by the ruling Parliamentarians. Now wealthy and the owner of a powerful ship he sets out for the American colony of Virginia with his family and compatriots. Here Solomon finds allies and enemies within the Colonial and Indian comunities whilst continuing to support the King's cause. He volunteers to fight in Ireland and Wales...
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"A Celebration of America's Greatest Olympic Victory--the 1980 US–USSR Hockey Game! Forty years after the "Miracle on Ice" captivated the world, this book deeply examines the impact that singular event had on the people who played and coached in it and how that game changed the trajectory of American hockey. Seasoned journalist John Gilbert was there every step of the way, and thanks to his detailed recordkeeping, allows readers to reexamine...
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The true story of a death in East Timor and the power of a mother's grief. In 1991, Helen Todd received the phone call that every parent dreads. Half a world away, in East Timor, her son Kamal had been shot. Kamal's tragic death at the hands of the Indonesian military set Helen on a course that would span five countries and four years, and which culminated in a landmark legal case in a United States court. Independence for East Timor seemed a long...
12) Fast workers
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"The friendship between a pair of riveters, Gunner and Bucker, who keep themselves honest by stealing each other's girl. This practice goes terribly awry when streetwise grifter gal Mary becomes the middle of their perpetual triangle"--Container.
13) The big parade
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The highest-grossing silent film of all time, as well as the first realistic war drama, tells the harrowing story of a young man's (John Gilbert) front-line experiences in World War I. The film fiercely captures the heroism of the ordinary foot soldier struggling to survive, and how James' determination to return to the village girl he loves faces the ultimate test.
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In ancient times the Rings of Power were crafted by the Elven-smiths, and Sauron, the Dark Lord, forged the One Ring, filling it with his own power so that he could rule all others. But the One Ring was taken from him, and though he sought it throughout Middle-Earth still it remained lost to him. After many ages it fell, by chance, into the hands of the Hobbit, Bilbo Baggins. On his eleventy-first birthday, Bilbo disappeared, bequeathing to his young...
15) Queen Christina
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Portrayal of the 17th century Queen of Sweden who relinquishes her throne for her lover, the ambassador from Spain.
16) The show
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Welcome to the Palace of Illusions, a carnival show whose main attraction is a lurid performance of the Dance of the Seven Veils featuring Salome and Cock Robin, the philandering cad she adores. When a jealous hoodlum switches swords in a failed attempt to behead Robin, he hides out in Salome's room while his rival plots in the attic above to finish what he started.
17) Adrift
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Based on the true story of survival, a young couple's chance encounter leads them first to love, and then on the adventure of a lifetime as they face one of the most catastrophic hurricanes in recorded history.
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Slap him once, slap him 100 times, the Big Top crowd roars. The clown known to delighted throngs as HE has made a comedic art of getting batted around. Life has battered him even more. Behind the mask, HE hides the torment of once being a brilliant scientist whose research and wife were stolen by a colleague. And behind the mask, when the time comes, HE realizes his revenge.
19) Beethoven's 5th
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When Beethoven digs up a $10 bill, it turns out that it is part of a 1920's fortune. Gold fever strikes Cedar Woods and the race is on to find the loot. Suddenly everyone wants to be Beethoven's best friend, hoping he will lead them to the lost cash.
20) The merry widow
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A showgirl is spurned by her lover, a prince, only to become the widow of a horrible baron. Now that she has money to attract suitors, the prince returns hoping to win her love back.