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41) Minamata
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Samuel Goldwyn Films
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2020.
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Three-time Academy Award® nominee Johnny Depp plays celebrated war photographer W. Eugene Smith in a real life David vs Goliath story, pitting Smith against a powerful corporation responsible for poisoning the people of Minamata, Japan in 1971. With the glory days of World War II far behind him, Smith has become a recluse. Between an impassioned Japanese translator called Aileen (Minami) urging him to go and a much needed commission from "Life" Magazine...
42) Minaret
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Leila Aboulela's American debut is a provocative, timely, and engaging novel about a young Muslim woman - once privileged and secular in her native land and now impoverished in London - gradually embracing her orthodox faith. With her Muslim hijab and down-turned gaze, Najwa is invisible to most eyes, especially to the rich families whose houses she cleans in London. Twenty years ago, Najwa, then at university in Khartoum, would never have imagined...
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Poirot le relata a su amigo Hastings el curioso caso por la cual recibió 14 mil acciones de una mina en Birmania. La historia involucra una mina perdida, un mapa de localización en manos de una familia china, y un extraño asesinato. El señor Wu Ling, líder de la familia que posee el mapa, viaja a Inglaterra para vender este importante documento, pero antes de la reunión con los interesados su cuerpo es encontrado flotando en el río Támesis....
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Dr. Charles Stanley identifica siete tentaciones destructivas y brinda a los cristianos la esperanza y las destrezas que necesitan para vivir una vida abundante y obediente.Cuando usted está en lo más candente de la batalla espiritual, no lleva mucho tiempo para que se dé cuenta que Satanás hará lo que sea para evitar que usted se convierta en la persona que Dios ha planeado que sea. Sin embargo, él no siempre emplea un asalto frontal por todos...
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A magical, eye-opening account of a journey into a Europe that rarely makes the news and is in danger of being erased altogether. Another Europe. A Europe few people believe exists and many wish didn't. Muslim Europe. Writer and documentary-maker Tharik Hussain sets off with his wife and young daughters around the Western Balkans, home to the largest indigenous Muslim population in Europe, and explores the regions of Eastern Europe where Islam has...
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Este libro es la historia real de los diversos acontecimientos y desarrollo de la industria minera de la regin conocida como Baja Tarahumara, en el Estado de Chihuahua, Mxico. Y, est revolucionando la minera del cinturn aurfero de la Sierra Madre Occidental de Mxico.Cuando un grupo de pequeos y medianos mineros de esta apartada regin del pas, emprendieron con xito la difcil y riesgosa aventura qu consisti en comunicar, localizar, explorar, cuantificar,...
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"Minamata Disease: Poisoned Waters and the Battle for Justice (1932-1968)" is a compelling and meticulously researched account of one of the most notorious environmental disasters in history. From the quiet coastal town of Minamata in Japan to the global stage, this book unveils the devastating consequences of industrial pollution, the courageous struggle for justice, and the lasting impact on public health and environmental regulations worldwide....
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If you have any interest in information graphics, maps, or history, you know of the seminal flow map of Napoleon's 1812 march into Russia by Charles-Joseph Minard, made famous by Edward Tufte, and considered to be one of the most magnificent data graphics ever produced. The Minard System explores the nineteenth-century civil engineer's career and the story behind this masterpiece of multivariate data, as well as sixty of Minard's other statistical...
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A world of fun and delight awaits Minako Hanada and her family as they arrived in Dreamland with Rolleen, their bunny guardian and guide. Along with their rescued bunnies who joined them to spend cherished moments together, the Hanada family discovers much more meaning and joy in a wonderland which welcomes them with unending favour and warmth...
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Enter the endearing world of Minako Hanada, a fun-loving junior highschool girl, and her newfound witty pal, Rolleen, the delightful talking bunny guardian from Dreamland. Their world skips with delight as Rolleen prepares and fills each new day with hope and purpose for Minako and her family. Following their first-time rescue of abandoned bunny rabbits at risk, Minako and Rolleen persists in their mission to make their home a better place for the...
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Follow the endearing story of Minako Hanada, a fun-loving junior highschool girl, and her newfound witty pal, Rolleen, the delightful talking bunny toy. Their world skips with delight as Rolleen prepares the best of her mission for Minako, giving each day a sense of purpose and hope.
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It is time for Minako Hanada and her family to travel to Dreamland with beloved bunny rabbit guardian, Rolleen, the Delightful. Read about what is in store for the family along the journey and what makes Dreamland a special and welcoming place for them and their rescued rabbits.
54) Minaw's Cave
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Disappear, flee, or fight. Those were the choices when the Civil War of the United States bled into the Indian Nations of what is now Oklahoma, land that had been given to the tribes in lieu of land taken from them by the U. S. Federal government. Citizens of those independent nations became embroiled in the War of the States in spite of their intentions or how they felt about involvement. Leaders of the Cherokee chose sides, which almost led to their...
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Riveting and unconventional, The Last Story of Mina Lee traces the far-reaching consequences of secrets in the lives of a Korean immigrant mother and her daughter. Margot Lee's mother is ignoring her calls. Margot can't understand why, until she makes a surprise trip home to Koreatown, LA, and finds that her mother has suspiciously died. Determined to discover the truth, Margot unravels her single mother's past as a Korean War orphan and an undocumented...
58) Minamata
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Three-time Academy Award® nominee Johnny Depp plays celebrated war photographer W. Eugene Smith in a real life David vs Goliath story, pitting Smith against a powerful corporation responsible for poisoning the people of Minamata, Japan in 1971.
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