Michael Riley
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English
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Marty 'Trigger' McCord, is a 12-year-old boy who loves cricket and hates being bullied by Harley Stevens, the star of his school and club cricket teams. Marty lives for the weekend when he can play cricket, watch his Dad's team play cricket and watch cricket on TV. It is his escape from the bullying he lives with at school.
A chance to help out as an umpire in an interschool cricket match and his evolving friendship with Therana, a new girl at school...
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This book is an attempt to understand tourism employment in a holistic way. Using ideas from labour economics, work psychology and industrial sociology the authors look at tourism employment in both its workplace context and its wider economic and social environment and attempt to tell a coherent story. Both behavioural and economic perspectives are used to address questions that are salient to manpower planning, education planning and tourism management....
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Evil exists because good people don't want to see it. For the residents of Portales, that is what they did. It took a gunfight to put a stop to the debauchery that plagued the small town. Jewels Davis is in prison, and his son, Jefferson, hasn't been seen for some time. An uneasy calm has come over Doc Strafford. His plan is finally coming to fruition. He is now mayor and has a sheriff to protect the citizens and the new businesses coming to town.
A...
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Liturgy is the golden chore; the ineffable becomes as practical as a calendar or a loaf of bread. The Son of God becomes the Son of Man and briefly walks among us, Love itself incarnate in the life of faith. This generous collection--in both senses of spirit and breadth--uses the liturgical year to explore the many aspects of Christian belief. In a wide variety of voices, styles, and forms, Ordinary Time (the title is deeply ironic) includes themes...
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The author examines in detail Baum's (1856-1919) many fantastical tales, including The Wizard of Oz, the 13 others he wrote about that magical kingdom, and others, as well as his evolution as a fantasy writer, illuminating in the process his philosophy concerning nature, civilization, and industrialization. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or. The author examines in detail Baum's (1856-1919) many fantastical tales, including The Wizard...
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Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
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1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 30 minutes) : digital, .flv file, sound
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English
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The art of Aboriginal Australia is celebrated in Dreamings as we journey into the sacred heartland of Australia to see traditional artists at work. The artists talk of their work, its association with the land and its spiritual connection with their people, the animals and plants. The film explores the meanings behind the works, from acrylic dot paintings of the Central Desert to cross-hatched bark paintings and burial poles of Northern Australia,...
7) Lava
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English
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A trippy, jet-black, and bleakly comic crime thriller. Critically acclaimed, this 'hilarious, violent, sophisticated and original' cult Brit-flick sees lives recklessly fated when a botched vendetta spirals absurdly and violently out of control.
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Being Erica volume 7
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English
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When Erica faints at a family ceremony, she is propelled into the future, where she discovers Kai's true identity. Struggling to help her father in the present and Kai in the future, Erica begins to realize the only problems she can fix are her own.
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WAR OUTSIDE. HORROR INSIDE. The Seasoning House - where young girls are prostituted to the military. Angel (Rosie Day), an orphaned deaf mute, is enslaved to care for them. She moves between the walls and crawlspaces, planning her escape. Planning her ingenious and brutal revenge.
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Being Erica volume 9
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English
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Erica can't understand why she feels unsettled about her relationship with Ryan. When she relives her unusual bond with Cassidy in 1999, she realizes that relationships only work when both partners can give 100% of themselves to the partnership.
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Being Erica volume 13
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English
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Things are finally looking up for Erica, but the approach of a sad anniversary is weighing heavily on her mind. Erica returns to her greatest regret, her brother Leo's death, only to discover the hard way that there are extreme consequences to playing God
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Being Erica volume 5
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English
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Erica is tired of living her life by the rules so Dr. Tom grants her a do-over day, where she wildly gets to relive her entire day consequence free. With Kai by her side, Erica has a blast, but soon realizes that choices-even those in an alternate reality-have consequences for a reason.
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Being Erica volume 2
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English
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Erica is torn between following her career dreams to work in a literary field and settling for the secure option at her uncle's bridal factory. Her trip back to University when she was approached by the esteemed secret society Literati teaches her the val
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Being Erica volume 4
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English
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Erica has said 'no' one too many times due to her fear of risk, and now she is ready to take some chances. When she jumps on board a major career opportunity, and jets back to a summer in Taipei, she faces the challenge of knowing the right risks from the wrong ones.
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Being Erica volume 11
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English
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Charged with supervising the launch of Katie's new book, Erica turns into a complete control freak. She soon realizes that her need to control might be contributing to the downfall of her relationship with Ethan. Erica returns to the night of the high sch
17) The Convent
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English
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In the early 17th century, innocent young Persephone is falsely accused of a crime and put on trial for her life. Her fate seems sealed when the mysterious Reverend Mother arrives to offer her not just sanctuary, but hope.
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Being Erica volume 10
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English
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Erica is already feeling low after falling out with Ethan when her long-time frenemy, Katie, arrives in town. Erica returns to a high school Halloween party and the source of their long-standing feud to discover what really tore them apart.
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Being Erica volume 1
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English
Description
Following a series of unfortunate mishaps, Erica Strange ends up in the hospital. She is 32 years old, she is intelligent and she is attractive, but her life just hasn't worked out due to a series of bad decisions. When she is approached by a therapist, s
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Being Erica volume 11
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English
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After a shocking turn of events at River Rock Publishing, Erica discovers the value of setbacks when Dr. Tom sends her to an alternate reality, supposedly setback free. She goes back to the time when she was working at a technology company back in 2001. If she had worked there just a bit longer, she could have made millions.