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Amid the excitement of preparations for the Perfect Village Competition in Midsomer Mallow, a local rogue is found brutally murdered. Barnaby discovers a wealth of suspects-- all of whom appear to be lying -- and a determination by the villagers to keep his investigation quiet so as not to jeopardize their chances in the competition.
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Jesse James is one of the most infamous outlaws in American history. He is remembered for his gunslinging skills, ruthless bank robberies, and frequent train hijackings. A volatile mixture of charisma and cruelty, he ruled his gang with an iron first. Jesse's demise was put in motion when he met Robert Ford, who had been obsessed with the bandit since childhood. Ford joined the Gang, but the reality did not live up to the fantasy. Ultimately, a government...
24) Reviving Ophelia
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Marie's seventeen-year-old Elizabeth has the perfect life, with a seemingly wonderful boyfriend. Meanwhile, single parent Le Ann is raising sixteen-year-old Kelli and finds it hard to relate to the pressures her daughter is facing with boys, friends, and school. When Kelli suspects Elizabeth's boyfriend is abusing her, no one believes her. Marie and Le Ann have always been there for each other and need each other more than ever as they try to understand...
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Modern Marvels investigates the many uses for the largest agricultural crop in the United States. While corn has fed the masses from ancient times to the present day, its unique properties make it ideal for a number of other applications--from making packing material to performance plastics to bio-fuel.
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Delves into the Stock Market Crash of 1929 and how it affected people, how the American public worked together to get through the massive hardships, and how the economy recovered with World War II. Examine the changes that swept the shaken nation during the first year - from the landslide victory of FDR in 1932 to Dust Bowl farmers. Americans sought release from the hard times wherever they could find it - from marathon dancing to going to the movies....
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A paper-thin, wall-sized holographic television ... a car that runs on processed seawater ... an army of robotic killing machines ... outer-space luxury resorts and a cleaning droid controlled by your mind? Buckle-up for safety as we race into the near future--where fantasy becomes fact. There have always been visionaries, futurists, and dreamers predicting the world of tomorrow--flying cars, space-station colonies, and android personal assistants....
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"A successful theatrical director, Simon Fletcher, returns to Badger's Drift, his head filled with disturbing childhood memories. Soon after, a local property developer becomes the first in a string of baffling murders. Barnaby and Troy investigate the murders, looking for a common thread."--Container.
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Between the Fall of Rome and the dawn of the Renaissance, Europe plunged into a dark night of constant war, splintered sovereignties, marauding pagans, and more. As chaos replaced culture, Europe was beset by famine, plague, persecutions, and a state of war that was so persistent it was only rarely interrupted by peace. From warlords whose armies threatened to cause the demise of European society, such as Alaric, Charles the Hammer, and Clovis; to...