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Monterey Media Inc
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Monterey Media Inc
10 questions for the Dalai Lama
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4
editions published
between
2007
and
2012
in
English
and held by
848
libraries
worldwide
Ten questions are posed to His Holiness the Dalai Lama by filmmaker and explorer Rick Ray. Ray examines some of the fundamental questions of our time by weaving together observations from his own journeys throughout India and the Middle East, and the wisdom of an extraordinary spiritual leader
William Faulkner's Barn burning by William Faulkner (
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4
editions published
between
1980
and
2004
in
English
and held by
699
libraries
worldwide
Abe Snopes (Tommy Lee Jones) is a Southern tenant farmer whose unrelenting and violent nature proves to be his undoing in William Faulkner's Barn Burning. Snopes sets his employer's barn on fire when he thinks he's been treated unfairly. His son, Sarty, is horrified. Snope escapes justice for lack of proof, but he and his family are told to move on. No sooner do they move than Snopes is offended by his new rich employer. Torn between trying to win his father's acceptance and his aversion to what his father will do, Sarty must make a decision and act quickly. Adpated by Academy Award winning screenwriter Horton Foote, Faulkner's complex world of class divisions and hostile family relationships comes to life through a boy's attempt to liberate himself from hatred and poverty
Half of a yellow sun by Biyi Bandele-Thomas (
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4
editions published
in
2014
in
English
and held by
681
libraries
worldwide
A beautiful sweeping story of two sisters caught up in the events of the Nigerian civil war, ending in chilling violence which shocked the entire world
The blue butterfly by Léa Pool (
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7
editions published
between
2006
and
2013
in
English
and held by
672
libraries
worldwide
Tells the story of a terminally ill 10-year-old boy whose dream is to catch the most beautiful butterfly on Earth, the Blue Morpho. His mother persuades a renowned entomologist to take them to the jungle to search for it
Go tell it on the mountain by Blind Boys of Alabama (
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7
editions published
between
1985
and
2012
in
English
and held by
634
libraries
worldwide
Story of John Grimes, a young man living in Harlem in the 1930's. His relationship with his strict preacher-father, Gabriel, who had moved from the South to escape his past, is the central focus of this compelling drama
Pearl diver by John Buck (
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3
editions published
between
2008
and
2013
in
English
and held by
620
libraries
worldwide
The story of two sisters, haunted by the twenty-year-old murder of their mother, and what happens when a farming accident rips away the layers of secrecy and buried trauma surrounding that night. They learn that sometimes the secrets from the past can bring hope for the future
F. Scott Fitzgerald's Bernice bobs her hair by F. Scott Fitzgerald (
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6
editions published
between
1976
and
2012
in
English
and held by
591
libraries
worldwide
It's the hot summer of 1919. Visiting her cousin Marjorie, sweet-but-dull Bernice is transformed into a smooth-talking man-trap by her vampish kin. However, the "make-over" works too well, Bernice becomes the belle of the ball, captivating every boy's interest ... even Marjorie's boyfriend Warren. The now worldly Bernice has the last laugh -- a clever and ironic twist
Lovely, still by Nik Fackler (
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5
editions published
between
2010
and
2015
in
English
and held by
570
libraries
worldwide
With Christmas approaching, causing him to feel lonely in life and in love, an elderly man comes home from work to find a stranger standing in his home
Local color
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4
editions published
between
2009
and
2013
in
English
and held by
542
libraries
worldwide
In 1974, in the suburb of Port Chester, New York, the teenage aspirant artist John Talia has a troubled relationship with his homophobic father who does not understand John's talent. While visiting his friend Yammi, John finds that the genius Russian painter Nicoli Seroff lives nearby. He decides to pay a visit to his idol. John finds a bitter alcoholic who is still grieving the loss of his wife Anya. Somehow, he successfully befriends the master. When Nicoli travels to the countryside in Pennsylvania, he invites John to go with him to teach him how to paint. John meets Nicoli's neighbor Carla who grieves the loss of her son, and the arrogant critic of art and Nicolai's friend Curtis Sunday. Along their vacation, the synergy of Nicoli and John improves their individual lives
When I find the ocean by (
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3
editions published
between
2005
and
2012
in
English
and held by
526
libraries
worldwide
The journey of a lifetime for young Lily Strickland begins not out of her love for adventure but out of heartache. Longing for the father she lost to the ocean and having no way to say goodbye, Lily strikes out on her own. Leaving behind a safe, loving environment with her grandparents and loving mother, she faces not only her fears but the obstacles the wilderness presents
O. Henry's The gift of the Magi by Einojuhani Rautavaara (
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4
editions published
between
2001
and
2009
in
English
and held by
454
libraries
worldwide
A husband and wife sacrifice treasured possessions in order to buy each other Christmas presents
Ernest J. Gaines' The sky is gray
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visu
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4
editions published
between
2004
and
2005
in
English
and held by
436
libraries
worldwide
Based on the short story by Ernest J. Gaines. In rural Louisiana in the 1940's a young black boy journeys with his mother and absorbs valuable lessons of pride, charity and dignity
Edgar Allan Poe's The tell-tale heart
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3
editions published
between
2004
and
2009
in
English
and held by
432
libraries
worldwide
Poe's eerie tale of murder and revenge, as a young man is gradually driven mad by his obsession with the repulsive diseased eye of the old man he cares for. After murdering the old man, and burying the body beneath the floor of his room, he thinks he hears the heartbeat of his victim. When police come to investigate, he offers a confession, convinced that they can also hear the heartbeat
Nathaniel Hawthorne's Rappaccini's daughter
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visu
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2
editions published
in
2005
in
English
and held by
421
libraries
worldwide
Set in 18th Century Italy, this is the tale of a young scholar named Giovanni who falls in love with a beautiful, yet forbidden, girl. Beatrice 's strange and unearthly beauty masks a terrifying curse which Giovanni tragically discovers. Her father, the mysterious Dr. Rappaccini, has made her the subject of a diabolical experiment. In Giovanni's attempt to free Beatrice from the control of her father and to escape the effect she has on him, he unwittingly destroys her
Richard Wright's Almos' a man by Richard Wright (
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4
editions published
between
2000
and
2009
in
English
and held by
418
libraries
worldwide
Although Dave (LeVar Burton) and his family are poor sharecroppers in the Deep South in the 1930s, this 15-year-old’s problem is shared by teenagers in every era: he stands with one foot in adulthood and the other in childhood. “Almos’ a man” yet still treated like a child, Dave struggles for an identity—and there’s one thing, one symbol of manhood, he thinks, that could guarantee him instant respect: a gun. Dave finds a way to buy a pistol, and once he pulls the trigger for the first time, never again will they call him a boy… But he trembles, the gun overpowers the young man’s body, he loses control…and his life is forever changed. Also starring Madge Sinclair. Directed by Stan Lathan
Katherine Anne Porter's The jilting of Granny Weatherall
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visu
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3
editions published
between
2001
and
2005
in
English
and held by
409
libraries
worldwide
Granny Weatherall is a spunky old lady of eighty who bosses her doctor and her children. She seems so strong and in control. Yet she has never had the upper hand in her destiny. One morning, a flood of long-forgotten memories bring her to the realization that of all her accomplishments, she cannot console herself for the shame-filled day she was left standing at the altar. Still, her indomitable will to live and act independently infuses the last day of her life
Paul's case by Willa Cather (
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4
editions published
between
2001
and
2009
in
English
and held by
407
libraries
worldwide
Young working-class Paul dreams of escaping his dreary existence in turn-of-the-century Pittsburgh. Paul gets his chance by stealing some money and running off to glamorous New York City. Once there, Paul experiences everything he ever dreamed of, from a luxurious hotel suite to his first taste of champagne. However, when reality finally comes crashing down around him, Paul realizes the desperate course he must now take
To the lighthouse by Virginia Woolf (
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3
editions published
between
2003
and
2004
in
English
and held by
390
libraries
worldwide
As a wave casually laps onto the Cornwall beach, the Ramsay family and friends settle in for an enjoyable warm Edwardian summer. Presided over by the gentle power and irresistible charisma of their mother, their story evolves with the textures, romance and conflicting dreams that draw a family together and simultaneously pull it apart
Hola amigos. a gentle introduction to the Spanish language by Daniel Restuccio (
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5
editions published
between
1997
and
2004
in
English and Spanish
and held by
235
libraries
worldwide
In his first adventure, we will meet Paco's sister Lupe and the Perez family. We will sing songs, go to a birthday party and learn about numbers with Pepe the Clown
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