Robert Guillaume
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When a US military blunder in Afghanistan leaves a young boy orphaned the US seeks to remedy its international tension by bringing the boy to live in the United States with a family from Afghanistan. Little did anyone realize that the boy’s life would be controlled and programed from factions back in Afghanistan. The boy, Abdur, would pass through every opportunity the US provided him. He would receive US citizenship, attend the US Coast Guard Academy,...
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Millions of individuals find themselves struggling to manage their personal finances. The debt of individuals from credit cards, student loans, car payments, and other indebtedness is in the trillions of dollars. Due to the lack of basic personal finance management skills many individuals feel trapped in a revolving door of living paycheck to paycheck and never overcoming debt. This book simply and completely walks the reader through proven personal...
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"Guillaume: A Life is the autobiography of esteemed Broadway, Hollywood, and television star Robert Guillaume. Ten months after suffering a stroke, Guillaume - perhaps best known as television's Benson - began this autobiography with author and collaborator David Ritz." "The book goes beyond the recounting of a long and successful career to examine the forces that shaped the man: family, religion, race, and class. Startlingly candid and disarmingly...
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See the real story behind the lion king ... at least from Timon and Pumbaa's perspective. The truth will be exposed about some "passed" events - such as when King Mufasa introduced his young heir to the animal kingdom. Reveals the true hullabaloo behind their departures from the meerkat and warthog 'hoods. Tag along as the two buddies from the brush search for their dream home, share their joys and trials as they raise young Simba using the "Hakuna...
6) Big fish
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William Bloom, is a young man who never really knew his now dying father, Edward - outside of the tall tales his dad told him about growing up. During Edward's last days William and his wife Josephine hold a bedside vigil next to the old man as he recollects elaborate memories of his yourth. Still doubting the legends and folklore, William makes a journey to meet a mysterious woman from whom Edward had bought property.
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Littlefoot and friends are on another adventure. When snow comes to the valley, Littlefoot and his friends have to move on in order to find food to eat. Ducky and Spike have to seperate so Spike can be with his own kind. Learn about families, dignity and learning together.
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Simba begins life as an honored prince, son of the powerful King Mufasa. The cub's happy childhood turns tragic when his evil uncle Scar murders Mufasa and drives Simba away from the kingdom. In exile, the young lion befriends the comically bumbling pair of Pumbaa the warthog and Timon the meerkat and lives a carefree jungle life. As he approaches adulthood, however, he is visited by the spirit of his father, who instructs him to defeat the nefarious...
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Best buddies Dustin, Albert, and Mark are twelve year old boys looking forward to a summer of fun in 1970. When Dustin mows the lawn of seventy-five year old Jonathan Sperry, a man he has seen at church, a unique friendship develops setting the stage for a summer the three boys will never forget!
10) First kid
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It's a dream come true for a secret service agent who's just been assigned to the White House until he learns he's been given the dubious honor of guarding the oval office's #1 headache - the "first Kid."
12) Lean on me
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This is the fact-based story of high school principal Joe Clark, who armed himself with a bullhorn and a Louisville Slugger and slammed the door on losers at Eastside High in Paterson, New Jersey.
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When the Civil War ended in 1865, more than 4 million slaves were set free. By the late 1930's, 100,000 former slaves were still alive. In the midst of the Great Depression, journalists and writers traveled the country to record the memories of the last generation of African-Americans born into bondage. Over 2,000 interviews were transcribed as spoken, in the vernacular of the time, to form a unique historical record.
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Kiara and Kovu, the newest generation of the prides, experience the power of love and enjoy more of Timon and Pumbaa's antics. Kiara, Simba's headstrong daughter and heir to the Pride Lands, is on the prowl for adventure. While boldly exploring the Outlands - which are strictly off-limits - she meets Kovu, a young cub chosen to walk in Scar's path. Kiara and Kovu find that they may be the only hope left for healing the rift between their two prides....
16) Lean on me
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Principal Joe Clark, known for his tough-love approach to students, struggles to instill discipline and encourage learning in his New Jersey high school.