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Vexille: 2077 Isolation of Japan “Bekushiru: 2077 Nihon Sakoku”
by Fumihiko Sori (2008-05-20)
Funimation (109 minutes)
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(113)
Japan, 2077: A female agent named Vexille is dispatched to Tokyo to investigate whether Japanese are developing robotic technology, which has been banned by the U.N. due to its potential threat to humankind.
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Posted: Thursday, January 26, 2012 at 11:45 am by Sylvhania
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Cheap: The High Cost of Discount Culture
by Ellen Ruppel Shell ()
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(62)
The American drive toward bargain-hunting and low-price goods has a hidden cost in lower wages for workers and reduced quality of goods for consumers.
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Posted: Monday, January 23, 2012 at 11:50 am by Sylvhania
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The 5 Languages of Appreciation in the Workplace: Empowering Organizations by Encouraging People
by Gary D. Chapman, Paul White ()
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(24)
The 5 languages are: words of affirmation, acts of service, tangible gifts, physical touch, and quality time.
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Posted: Thursday, January 19, 2012 at 10:02 pm by Sylvhania
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Caps for Sale
by Esphyr Slobodkina ()
average customer review: (103)
A peddler walks around selling caps from a tall, tottering pile on his head. One morning, he sits down under a tree and falls asleep.
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Posted: Thursday, January 19, 2012 at 11:18 am by Sylvhania
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Pygmy
by Chuck Palahniuk (2010-04-20)
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(208)
A gang of adolescent terrorists trained by an unspecified totalitarian state infiltrate America as foreign exchange students.
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Posted: Sunday, January 8, 2012 at 11:32 am by Sylvhania
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How Did That Happen?: Holding People Accountable for Results the Positive, Principled Way
by Roger Connors, Tom Smith (2011-07-26)
average customer review: (40)
Surprises caused by a lack of personal accountability plague almost every organization today, from the political arena to large and small businesses. How Did That Happen? offers a proven way to eliminate these nasty surprises.
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Posted: Friday, January 6, 2012 at 7:39 pm by Sylvhania
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Immortal Beloved
by (1999-10-05)
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (121 minutes)
average customer review: (201)
The life and death of the legendary Ludwig van Beethoven. Beside all the work he is known for, the composer once wrote a famous love letter to a nameless beloved and the movie tries to find out who this beloved was.
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Posted: Friday, January 6, 2012 at 5:49 am by Sylvhania
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The Ransom of Red Chief
by O. Henry (1996-02-04)
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(2)
Young people can relate to 10-year-old Red Chief, his father who makes the kidnappers pay him back in order to take Red Chief off their hands.
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Posted: Thursday, January 5, 2012 at 5:00 am by Sylvhania
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High Society: The Life of Grace Kelly
by Donald Spoto (2010-10-05)
average customer review: (15)
Drawing on his unprecedented access to Grace Kelly, bestselling biographer Donald Spoto at last offers an intimate, honest, and authoritative portrait of one of Hollywood’s legendary actresses.
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Posted: Tuesday, January 3, 2012 at 4:02 pm by Sylvhania
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Zorgamazoo
by Robert Paul Weston (2010-09-02)
average customer review: (10)
Told entirely in rhyming couplets that are nearly impossible not to read aloud, this lively tale follows young Katrina Katrell on a fantastical journey from her home, through secret underground tunnels, into a hidden city, and even to the moon.
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Posted: Wednesday, December 21, 2011 at 11:34 am by Sylvhania
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