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1) The beguiled
Pub. Date
[2017]
Formats
Description
At a girls' school in Virginia during the Civil War, where the young women have been sheltered from the outside world, a wounded Union soldier is taken in. Soon, the house is taken over with sexual tensions, rivalries, and an unexpected turn of events.
" ... A hothouse flower of startling power and intimacy. You can't shake it."--Rolling Stone.
"The performances are engrossing, particularly Kidman's ..."--Associated Press.
"Kirsten Dunst is terrific...
2) Soul Surfer
Pub. Date
c2011
Description
Teen surfer Bethany Hamilton loses her arm in a shark attack and courageously overcomes all odds to become a champion again, through her sheer determination and unwavering faith.
Pub. Date
[2009]
Description
Examines the ultimate fighters of the Jurassic period, the gigantic beasts that stalked the earth millions of years ago. Some of these dinosaurs were larger than seven-story buildings and hunted their prey with strategy and cunning, transforming the prehistoric world into a battlefield. The temperature, terrain, and innate sense of the opponent's weaknesses and strengths all played a role in how each dinosaur planned its attack. Paleontologists are...
4) Soul surfer
Pub. Date
c2011
Description
Teen surfer Bethany Hamilton loses her arm in a shark attack and courageously overcomes all odds to become a champion again, through her sheer determination and unwavering faith.
7) Strong knees
Pub. Date
2008
Description
Knee pain is not a prerequisite to aging. Almost all knee injuries can be easily prevented and treated. The secret is knowing exactly how to take care of these important joints when they're hurting and while they're healthy. Simple strengthening and stretching routines target the muscles that protect your knees to avoid undue stress and strain. Includes: 30-minute strengthening and stretching routine; "7 minutesto save your knees" abridged workout;...
Pub. Date
[2009]
Description
Experience one of the most dangerous professions in the world: crab fishing. Crabbing on the turbulent, frigid Bering Sea proves to be exceptionally difficult as the injuries pile up. Two men get hurt by a loose picking hook, and a veteran fisherman is forced to end his fishing season early after a situation quickly turns life-threatening. The crews reflect on their adventures.
Pub. Date
[2020]
Description
Explosives expert Andrew Marr suffered a multitude of traumatic brain injuries after being 'front and center' to hundreds if not thousands of detonations in Afghanistan, causing him to self-medicate with drugs and alcohol as he was constantly dismissed or mis-diagnosed. Dozens of high-profile people, from radio Host Joe Rogan to professional athletes Mark Rypien, Anthony Davis, Shawn Dollar, and CBS's Survivor winner Ben Driebergen, suffer from TBI...
10) Battle for Terra
Description
Mala is a precocious girl living on the beautiful planet Terra, a place where peace and tolerance are celebrated. Unbeknownst to Mala and her fellow Terrians, the last inhabitants of Earth have exhausted the resources of their planet and those of three others. They are now searching for a new home. This Earthforce has discovered that the use of a Terraformer will make Terra habitable for humans. Unfortunately, it will become poisonous for the Terrians....
13) Basic first aid
Pub. Date
c2008
Description
How to provide emergency first aid until professional help arrives or until you can take the victim to the hospital. Learn how to help people suffering from falls, car accidents, cuts and bruises, head trauma, cardiac arrest, hypothermia, broken bones, etc.
14) Dead cert
Pub. Date
2005
Description
Bill Davidson's horse 'Admiral' behaves weirdly, and falls hard after an obstacle. Bill dies from the injuries. His friend suspects the horse was doped by unscrupulous bookies and begins to investigate.
16) Hip & knee
Pub. Date
2018.
Description
Created by a Board Certified Rehabilitation Physician and Master Personal Trainer to teach people a simple home exercise program to help rehabilitate hip and/or knee pain. The DVD program includes four 25 minute workouts that start out very easy and gradually progress at your pace.
Pub. Date
[2019]
Description
The story of surfer Bethany Hamilton, who at age thirteen was out surfing when she was attacked by a fifteen-foot tiger shark, a run-in that cost Hamilton her left arm. But not only did Hamilton survive the attack, she was back on the competitive surfing circuit less than a year later. More than a decade later, Hamilton, now a mother, undertakes her greatest challenge: chasing a toddler and the biggest wave of her career.
Pub. Date
2009
Description
Florence Nightingale is an aristocratic woman who defied Victorian society to reform hospital sanitation and to define the nursing profession as it is known today. After volunteering to travel to Scutari to care for the wounded soldiers of the Crimean War, she was scorned by her community and was faced with great opposition for her new way of thinking. However, through her selfless acts of caring, she quickly became known as 'The Lady with the Lamp,...