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Wreck-It Ralph (2012)
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Format: DVD
Publisher: Buena Vista (2013, Mar 5th).
Pages: 1
Wreck-It Ralph is a very funny film about an arcade game "bad guy" (John C. Reilly) who's tired of being overshadowed by "good guy" Fix-It Felix Jr. (Jack McBrayer) and goes game jumping while the arcade is closed in an attempt to reinvent himself. Felix heads out to drag the oversize Ralph back to their own game, and the pair travels through a time warp of arcade games from the past 30 years that's absolutely hilarious and will cause you to never look at an electrical outlet or surge protector in the same way again. Ralph first lands in the action game "Hero's Duty," where he gets to live his dream and fight the bad guys--he even gets his hands on a hero's medal. Ralph's next stop in "Sugar Rush" yields some unexpected pitfalls that include quicksand that consists of a familiar chocolaty drink mix and a glitch called Vanellope (Sarah Silverman) who has the potential to change everything--both in her game and in Ralph's future. more
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Pitch Perfect (OST)
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Format: Audio CD
Publisher: UMe (2012, Oct 2nd).
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Universal Music Enterprises is proud to announce the soundtrack album of exclusive a cappella mash-ups and medleys from Universal Pictures' Pitch Perfect, a musical comedy about the cutthroat world of college music competitions. "We wanted to remain current as well as bring back some classic songs that might not have been heard in a while," explains Julianne Jordan, one of the soundtrack producers and one of the film's executive music producers. "It's a pretty eclectic mix, with several different genres and time periods represented. The mash-ups take the movie to another level.""We only used songs that creatively work a cappella," says soundtrack producer and the film's other executive music producer Julia Michels. "There were no instruments involved at all. more
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Life of Pi (2012)
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Format: DVD
Publisher: Fox (2013, Mar 12th).
Pages: 1
There are only so many filmmakers fearless or foolhardy enough to tackle a challenging novel, like Yann Martel's Life of Pi, but adaptation specialist Ang Lee (Brokeback Mountain) was well positioned to take it on. As a structuring device, he uses an interview between a journalist (Rafe Spall) and Pi Patel (The Namesake's Irrfan Khan), a Montreal immigrant with an unusual back story. As he tells the writer, his parents oversaw a zoo in French-Indian Pondicherry, and he found himself drawn to the Bengal tiger, Richard Parker--the name resulted from a clerical error--but his father (Adil Hussain) warned him to stay away. On his own, Pi became entranced by Islam, Hinduism, and Catholicism, which comes in handy when his family relocates to Canada by freighter and a brutal storm--as believably horrific as anything in Titanic--leaves Pi (now played by Suraj Sharma) stranded in a lifeboat with a zebra, an orangutan, a hyena, and the tiger. more
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Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Sheryl Sandberg
Format: Audio CD
Publisher: Random House Audio; Unabridged edition (2013, Mar 11th).
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Sheryl Sandberg--Facebook COO, ranked eighth on Fortune's list of the 50 Most Powerful Women in Business--has become one of America's most galvanizing leaders, and an icon for millions of women juggling work and family. In Lean In, she urges women to take risks and seek new challenges, to find work that they love, and to remain passionately engaged with it at the highest levels throughout their lives.Lean In--Sheryl Sandberg's provocative, inspiring book about women and power--grew out of an electrifying TED talk Sandberg gave in 2010, in which she expressed her concern that progress for women in achieving major leadership positions had stalled. The talk became a phenomenon and has since been viewed nearly two million times. In Lean In, she fuses humorous personal anecdotes, singular lessons on confidence and leadership, and practical advice for women based on research, data, her own experiences, and the experiences of other women of all ages. more
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The Striker (An Isaac Bell Adventure)
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Justin Scott
Format: Audio CD
Publisher: Penguin Audio (2013, Mar 5th).
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A New York Times Bestselling Author -- It is 1902, and a bright, inexperienced young man named Isaac Bell, only two years out of his apprenticeship at the Van Dorn Detective Agency, has an urgent message for his boss. Hired to hunt for radical unionist saboteurs in the coal mines, he is witness to a terrible accident that makes him think that something else is going on-- that provocateurs are at work and bigger stakes are in play. Little does he know just how big they are. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition. more
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Autism Enigma (2012)
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Publisher: Pbs (Direct) (2012, Jul 31st).
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The Autism Enigma looks at the progress of an international group of scientists who are looking for clues to the baffling disorder by examining the amazingly diverse and powerful microbial ecosystem that's an essential part of the human gastrointestinal tract and the extraordinary efforts of parents who have been relentlessly pushing science forward in hopes of finding answers for their children's condition. more
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The Clockwork Prince (Infernal Devices)
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Cassandra Clare
Format: Audio CD
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio; Unabridged edition (2011, Dec 6th).
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Don’t miss The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones, soon to be a major motion picture in theaters August 2013.True love is shrouded in secrets and lies in the #1 New York Times bestselling second book of the Infernal Devices trilogy. In the magical underworld of Victorian London, Tessa Gray has found safety with the Shadowhunters. But that safety proves fleeting when it becomes clear that the mysterious Magister will stop at nothing to use Tessa’s powers for his own dark ends. With the help of the handsome, tortured Will and the devoted Jem, Tessa discovers that the Magister’s war on the Shadowhunters is deeply personal and fueled by revenge. To unravel the secrets of the past, the trio journeys from mist-shrouded Yorkshire to a manor house that holds untold horrors. more
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The Kiss (Witch & Wizard)
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: James Patterson
Format: Audio CD
Publisher: James Patterson -Young Readers; Unabridged edition (2013, Feb 4th).
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Whit and Wisty Allgood have finally triumphed over the evil that has long overshadowed their world with their defeat of The One Who Is The One. Now they move on to their next mission: becoming members of a governing Council that will return the Overworld to a place of creativity, magic, and freedom from persecution. But it isn't long before the city is threatened from inside and out. The adults on the Council want to control the use of magic in the city, and a fearsome Wizard King threatens war. As Wisty begins a new relationship with an intense and mysterious boy and the pressures of leading the city bear down on them, Whit and Wisty find themselves growing apart. Will they be able to come together to fight the mounting threats that could return their world to the hands of a tyrant? James Patterson delivers what the fans have been asking for--the story of what happens next--with an epic fourth installment about the heroic teen witch and wizard that have captured our imaginations. more
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He-man and the Master of the Universe Season 1 10 Episodes (1998)
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Publisher: He-man and the Master of the Universe Season 1 10 Episodes (1998) (2000, Jan 1st).
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He-Man and the powerful Masters of the Universe go up against the evil forces of Skeletor to save the planet Eternia and protect the secrets of Castle Grayskull. more
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Songs Kids: 17 Christmas Songs
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Publisher: Starsong / Emd (2011, Oct 11th).
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Kids LOVE to sing! Whether it's a song they learned at Sunday School or a song they learned at Preschool, they want to share it with you. The Songs Kids REALLY Love To Sing series features popular Bible songs (in English or Spanish), playtime songs, and Christmas favorites all sung by kids for kids. This bargain priced collection is sure to bring back memories from your childhood and help you make new ones with your kids as you sing along. more
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