"These collected tales - some taller than others - offer revealing glimpses into how and why West Texans are different. Rugged enough to make the harshest of environments their own, this species thrives in hundred-degree-plus heat and near-zero humidity. Folks like the crop duster who nearly sets his plane down in the bed of a pickup, the 'boll weevil' whose naivete is tested in the oil patch, and Frank the 'Goofy Roofer', who enters a b ..."
The Girl at the Top of the Tree An Annapolis Valley Love Story by BarryCorbin Paperback, 380 Pages, Published 2018 by Library And Archives Canada(Http://Www.Bac-Lac.Gc.Ca/Eng) ISBN-13: 978-1-77532-790-5, ISBN: 1-77532-790-6
"The Girl at the Top of the Tree After a horrific accident, a young man must abandon his dreams and return home to save the family farm. Byron Corbett has big dreams. Being a farmer isn’t one of them. He’s eager to graduate and escape the family farm where he and his father constantly disagree with one another. When his father is almost killed in a tragic accident, Byron reluctantly leaves university to save the farm that’s been in the f ..."
"Acclaimed film actor Danny Glover stars as John Henry, the American folk hero who becomes the famous steel-driving man of America folk lore and song. Tom Hulce plays Quinn, an Irish indentured servant born and raised on the same plantation as John Henry. Extensive print advertising including ads in TimeOut New York Kids, Popular Mechanics, Parenting, Child, FamilyFun, Mothering, Parents and Working Mother. Broad publicity campaign incl ..."
"Die herrliche Komödie "Das schönste Freudenhaus in Texas" schafft mit zündenden Songs und mitreißenden Tanzeinlagen die neueste Texas-Legende nach der Schlacht um Alamo. Der Niedergang der echten Chicken Ranch wurde zur Inspiration für ein Musical, welches jetzt in der Leinwandfassung in die Kinos kommt. Zu sehen sind Burt Reynolds als Sheriff Ed Earl Dodd und Dolly Parton als Miss Mona, die Besitzerin der Chicken Ranch. Die beiden find ..."
"Rolheiser (2001) point out that not only do effective teachers commonly have
attributes and personal characteristics that are essential to creating a ... Barrie.
Bennett. and. Carol. Rolheiser,. Beyond Monet: The Artful Science of Instructional
Integration, 2001, p. 11 Bennett and Rolheiser (2001) describe effective teaching
as ..."
"Déclencher la troisième guerre mondiale ? Facile ! Pour cela, il suffit d'un bon PC, d'un ado mal dans sa peau, mais à l'aise dans ses baskets, qui s'improvise hacker en s'introduisant dans le système informatique de la Défense US, de gentils du FBI et de méchants au KGB – vous laissez le tout à un solide réalisateur, et vous obtenez un bon grand spectacle tout public, dont les Américains détiennent le secret. À sa sortie en 1983, ..."
"The cold and quirks continue in Cicely, Alaska, with all 23 unforgettable, highly acclaimed episodes of Northern Exposure: The Complete Third Season. This must-own 3-DVD collection is TV’s most original series at its best: Season Three earned a remarkable 16 Primetime Emmy Award nominations, and won 6–including Outstanding Drama Series! Zip up your parkas and rejoin Joel (Rob Morrow), Maggie (Janine Turner), "Chris in the Morning" (John ..."
"Conagher (DVD)Sam Elliot and Katharine Ross star in a sweeping, epic Western based on a novel by Louis L'Amour. Evie Teale (Ross) travels with her husband and children to the remote, isolated West to homestead a ranch, but her husband soon dies in an accident far from home, leaving Evie and the children to fend for themselves far from civilization--not knowing if her husband is dead or alive. Gradually, her life intertwines with a cowbo ..."
"The life story of Jesse Owens is told in this film. He was a young African-American who would become one of the greatest modern Olympian athletes when he proved Hitler's boast about the "Aryan athletic superiority" wrong by winning four gold medals, setting world records and becoming the star of the 1936 Berlin Olympics. Dorian Harewood, Dan Ammerman star."
"Critters 2 (DVD)They're back for seconds!The nasty little aliens with the voraciousappetite for human flesh may have been defeated, but they left somethingbehind . . . And when two men from a small town in Kansas find a bunchof exotic eggs, the critters soon hatch--unleashing a very hungry hordeof ugly little monsters on the town.]]"
"Whether it's a snowy nude sprint down Main Street, the mysterious appearance of a long-lost relative, or the improbable death of yet another of Maggie's boyfriends, life's never dull in the remote hamlet of Cicely, Alaska. Colorful characters and quirky plots propelled "Northern Exposure" into the hearts of millions of viewers, earning the CBS "dramedy" series seven Emmy awards between its 1990 debut and its demise six seasons later.\n ..."
"The colorful cast of characters from Cicely, Alaska, returns for a new set of adventures in "Northern Exposure: The Complete Second Season". While much of the first season was devoted to establishing the plot, each of the seven episodes in season 2 helps us to know the offbeat ensemble of Cicely residents a little better. Dr. Joel Fleischman (Rob Morrow), the New York urbanite stationed in small-town Alaska to pay off his medical-school ..."
"Sprung: Montel, an introverted photographer, wants to meet the one right girl for him and settle down to build a family while Clyde is a flamboyant womanizer just out for a good time. At a party, they meet Adina, a sexy golddigger seeking a wealthy husban "
"Tom Hanks, Jackie Gleason and Eva Marie Saint are unforgettable in the story of a young, ambitious executive whose life is surprisingly affected by the break-up of his parents' marriage. Co-starring Sela Ward, Bess Armstrong and Hector Elizondo. Because of his talent, charm and wisecracking sense of humor, David Basner (Hanks) is a self-made man on the fast track. He loves his job, his bank account is healthy, and women find him irresis ..."
"A Los Angeles playboy renowned for his fast and loose love life runs head on into a mid-life crisisin this uproarious Blake Edwards comedy starring Burt Reynolds and Julie Andrews. David Fowler (Reynolds) has two passions, sculpting and women, and he's been quite successful in both departments until now. David finds that his insatiable hunger for women begins to render him socially, artistically, and, finally, sexually impotent. His des ..."