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81) Slow man
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"When photographer Paul Rayment loses his leg in a bicycle accident, his solitary life is irrevocably changed. Stubbornly refusing a prosthesis, Paul returns to his bachelor's apartment in Adelaide, uncomfortable with his new dependency on others. He is given to bouts of hopelessness as he looks back on his sixty years of life, but his spirits rise when he finds himself falling in love with Marijana, his practical, down-to-earth Croatian nurse ......
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"C'era una volta una piccola città, uguale a tante altre. I suoi abitanti però amavano moltissimo i fiori e li coltivavano ovunque. Finché un giorno il sindaco, convinto che la loro fosse una gran perdita di tempo, ordinò di far sparire dalle strade e dalle case tutte le piante, e persino le farfalle! La città divenne allora grigia e triste, e così l'umore dei suoi abitanti. Ma un giorno, seguendo una farfalla apparsa all'improvviso, due...
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"The Month of Ramadan is coming! Hamza and Aliya are excited to decorate their home, make new resolutions and bake scrumptious, nutritious recipes with their Mama and Baba. One afternoon, Mama falls asleep after preparing food to share with the neighbors, but she forgets to make dessert! Can Hamza and Aliya surprise their Mama with a delicious and nutritious dessert before she wakes up? Who will they call for help, and what special ingredients will...
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A young Dominican American girl in New York City moves from jealousy to empathy as her parents babysit children whose families work the overnight shift in this picture book debut. Night after night, a young girl watches her mami set up a cot in the living room for guests in their Washington Heights apartment, like Raquel (who's boring) and Edgardo (who gets crumbs everywhere). She resents that they get the entire living room with a view of the George...
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When Tess Durbeyfield is driven by family poverty to claim kinship with the wealthy D'Urbervilles and seek a portion of their family fortune, meeting her 'cousin' Alec proves to be her downfall. A very different man, Angel Clare, seems to offer her love and salvation, but Tess must choose whether to reveal her past or remain silent in the hope of a peaceful future.
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"Le poisson Pout-Pout enseigne à un requin intimidateur tout ce qu'il faut savoir au sujet de la gentillesse et de l'amitié dans cet album original. Plongez dans cette histoire divertissante où le requin découvre la force de la communauté et le pouvoir de sa propre voix." --
"A fish teaches a bullying shark all you need to know about kindness and friendship. The shark learns some important lessons." --
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"The Brothers Karamazov is a murder mystery, a courtroom drama, and an exploration of erotic rivalry in a series of triangular love affairs involving the "wicked and sentimental" Fyodor Pavlovich Karamazov and his three sons--the impulsive and sensual Dmitri; the coldly rational Ivan; and the healthy, red-cheeked young novice Alyosha. Through the gripping events of their story, Dostoevsky portrays the whole of Russian life, its social and spiritual...
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