Mike Phillips
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Poppy the Pirate Dog volume 1
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Dalmatian Poppy the pirate dog gets a new little brother, but the "brother" is not all that she expected--or wanted.
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Poppy the Pirate Dog volume 2
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It's Mom's birthday, so Tim and Suzy are planning a special pirate show for her. George and Poppy are helping by gathering and watching over the treasures. But then the neighbor's pet tortoise goes missing, and, even worse, so does Dad's birthday present for Mom! To top things off, Poppy hurts herself and has to wear a cone around her neck. What's a pirate dog to do?
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"Eight-year-old Merlin, drawn as a white boy with short brown hair, is an orphan abandoned by his human mother and demon father. Although young, he already possesses healing and prophetic powers. Unexpectedly, he is summoned by King Vortigern. As a group of knights escorts Merlin on his journey, he wishes he could be loved and admired like them, rather than judged with fear and suspicion. He soon meets Magan, the king's advisor, who is a druid with...
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Iris, a good-hearted $100-a-flop hooker, owes her allegiance to Jesse, a free-spirited recent parolee just itchin' to get back to his career as a slam-bam demolition derby driver. Iris and Jesse's other friends enlist his help in refurbishing a big-bellied, amphibious prop plane so they can fly off to a never-never land where there are no jails and where there are no rules.
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It's 1939 and Europe teeters on the brink of war. Ten strangers are invited to Indian Island, an isolated rock near the Devon coast in southern England. Cut off from the mainland, with their generous hosts Mr and Mrs U.N. Owen mysteriously absent, they are each accused of a terrible crime. As each member of the party starts to die one by one, the survivors realize that one of them is a killer and start to turn on each other.
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"From Lagos to Mexico City, Australia to the Caribbean, Toronto to Los Angeles, Darjeeling to rural New Zealand, London to New York--twenty-two bestselling crime writers from diverse cultures come together from across the world in a razor sharp and deliciously sinister collection of crime stories"--
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Rock and Roll Hall of Famer and legendary funk bassist Bootsy Collins presents his first album of new material in four years, featuring a star-studded lineup of musicians and cultural luminaries including Snoop Dogg, George Clinton, Ice Cube, and the Reverend Al Sharpton, just to name a few.
10) She makes comics
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She Makes Comics traces the fascinating history of women in the comics industry. Despite popular assumptions about the comics world, women have been writing, drawing, and reading comics since the medium's beginnings in the late 19th century. And today, there are scores of women involved in comics and its vibrant fan culture. Featuring dozens of interviews with such vital figures as Ramona Fradon, Trina Robbins, Joyce Farmer, Karen Berger, Kelly Sue...
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A story of redemption, vengeance, and self-discovery set against the birth of England, this drama follows young warrior and outsider Uhtred on a fierce mission to reclaim his birthright. The series combines real historical figures and events with fiction, retelling the history of King Alfred the Great and his desire to unite the many separate kingdoms into what would become England.
"Uhtred ... is still recovering from fighting a defining battle...
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Wolves are a highly controversial topic, triggering countless legal battles. The debate about wolves impacts our sense of justice, as we ask ourselves: why are wolves being killed in such large numbers? The controversy surrounding wolves has also come to test the scope of the Endangered Species Act. This documentary features interviews with numerous experts in the field - environmental advocates, ranchers, government officials - all presenting their...