John Long
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They say that life is a journey. As we travel along, all we can ask for is good manual, a detailed map, and the ability to cherish life's many surprises. No matter our age, gender, religion, or cultural background, each of us lives beneath a common sky and breathe the same air. Our blood runs red and our hearts are slightly to the left. Our world is getting smaller by the day, and yet we continue to build more borders and boundaries. We must remember...
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A Journey through Governance: A Public Servant's Experience under Six Presidents Among the projects central to Morrill's time in federal government were helping to spearhead healthcare reform in the early 1970s, transforming the telecommunications industries, improving emissions standards under the Clean Air Act, and helping to figure out how many nuclear bombs were needed in the United States. On the local level, Morrill put his problem-solving talents...
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A heart-racing documentary portrait of Carl Boenish, the father of the BASE jumping movement, whose early passion for skydiving led him to ever more spectacular – and dangerous – feats. Experience his jaw-dropping journey in life and love, to the pinnacle of his achievements when he and wife Jean broke the BASE jumping Guinness World Record in 1984 on the Norwegian 'Troll Wall' mountain range. Incredibly, within days, triumph was followed by disaster....
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ReBoot volume 12
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Having achieved their mission to find Bob, Matrix, AndrAla and the crew of The Saucy Mare set course for Mainframe.
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ReBoot volume 16
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The remaining inhabitants of Mainframe have survived Megabyte's bane, but the system is destroyed and dying. As their final hope they must cause a full system crash to spur the User to perform a restart.
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ReBoot volume 11
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While hunting for the Web creature that bit AndrAla, The Saucy Mare engages in a full-blown battle with a swarm of the monsters. Just when it looks as though all hope is lost for the crew, a new protector arrives.
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ReBoot volume 14
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The Mainframe resistance devises a plan to take back the Principal Office. Matrix alone faces Megabyte, who is trying to access the Web. Meanwhile, Glitch Bob gets tied up with Hexadecimal.
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ReBoot volume 10
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While The Saucy Mare sails through the Edge of Beyond, AndrAla is bitten by a Web creature that steals her energy. Matrix must learn to trust Ray to save her.
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ReBoot volume 15
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In an attempt to save Mainframe from complete system shutdown, the sectors must be powered down. Glitch Bob enters the core to keep the Principal Office online. Tears begin opening all over the city, releasing saved Users from past games.
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ReBoot volume 9
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Of all the bars in all the Web, Captain Capacitor walks into the one Matrix and AndrAla are hiding out in. With the help of Web surfer Ray Tracer, they set sail for the Edge of Beyond.
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Explore offers first-hand accounts from the world's boldest explorers, men and women encountering storms, starvation, cannibals, predators and disease in their pursuit of adventure. Their stories are immediate, passionate and dramatic accounts of contact with the unknown, discovered in the Himalaya, the ruins of Peru, the jungles of New Guinea and the Amazon, the ice flows of the Arctic, along with death in the big city. With selections
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Santa Claus has made an announcement – he is retiring and has picked the perfect successor – “Robotnikclaus”! Sonic and his sister resolve to persuade Santa to return and set Christmas straight. When the two track down the Santa who made the announcement, they discover he is just a phony robot and the real Santa Claus is being held prisoner. With the power of the blue streak, X-TREME SONIC rescues the real Santa Claus and delivers all the...