John Warner
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English
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The funny man is a middling comic in an unnamed city. By day he takes care of his infant son, by night he performs in small clubs, sandwiched between other aspiring comics. His wife waits tables to support the family. It doesn't sound like much, but they're happy, more or less. Until the day he comes up with it. His thing. His gimmick. And everything changes. He's a headliner, and the venues get bigger fast. Pretty soon it's Hollywood and a starring...
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English
Description
In the near future, a new space race is in full swing to be the first to colonize Mars. The United States and allied European governments working alongside private industry are competing against the RSAC, a new Russian-Chinese alliance, to build working spacecraft to make the long journey.
In preparations for the mission, an engineering team from an aerospace/tech conglomerate is building out the interplanetary communications network when a mysterious...
Author
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"There seems to be widespread agreement that--when it comes to the writing skills of college students--we are in the midst of a crisis. In Why They Can't Write, John Warner, who taught writing at the college level for two decades, argues that the problem isn't caused by a lack of rigor, or smartphones, or some generational character defect. Instead, he asserts, we're teaching writing wrong. Warner blames this on decades of educational reform rooted...
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Series
Technical note volume 123
Publisher
National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics
Pub. Date
1923.
Language
English
Author
Language
English
Description
Sharpen Your Sleuthing Skills with These Super Brain-Strainers
Mystery:
A burglar robs many homes throughout the day. At the last house, he breaks in through the back door. This house has more valuables than any of the other houses, and nothing is there to stop him from taking them, but he doesn't take anything. How come?
Put on your detective hat and prepare to solve the best mindbenders from the popular puzzle book series One-Minute Mysteries....
Author
Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2004
Language
English
Formats
Description
A hilarious collection from McSweeney's that "achieves the sensation of being hit by a hip, humorous train.... Breaks mold after mold in hilarious fashion" (The New York Times).
Now more than ever, Americans are troubled by questions. As sweaty modernity thrusts itself upon us, the veil of ignorance that cloaked our nation hangs in tatters, tattered tatters. Our "funny bones" are neither fun nor bony. Glum is the new giddy, and...
Now more than ever, Americans are troubled by questions. As sweaty modernity thrusts itself upon us, the veil of ignorance that cloaked our nation hangs in tatters, tattered tatters. Our "funny bones" are neither fun nor bony. Glum is the new giddy, and...
13) Shrek 2
Publisher
DreamWorks/Universal Studios Home Video
Pub. Date
c2004
Language
English
Description
Right after Shrek and Princess Fiona's honeymoon, the newly wed couple goes to Princess Fiona's parents for dinner. When a Fairy Godmother discovers Fiona and Shrek are married she reminds the king about a deal they areed on years ago, that Fiona should have married her son, who happens to be Prince Charming. The King then hires a cat named Puss-in-Boots, a sword fighting cat and ogre slayer, to kill Shrek.
Publisher
PBS Home Video
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Veterans share their stories of the "Forgotten War", reminding the viewer of the human and social costs the Korean War had on the U.S. Interviewees include Senators John Glenn and John S. Warner, baseball player Ted Williams, musician Willie Nelson, former Secretary of State James Baker, Rep. Charles Rangel, Lt. Col. Charles B. "Brad" Smith, Gen. Raymond Davis.
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Series
Senate document volume 105-16
Publisher
U.S. Government Printing Office
Pub. Date
1998.
Language
English
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Series
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English
Description
Marvel has you covered with this essential look at Peggy's espionage career! In the dark days of World War II, Peggy Carter - aka Agent 13 - works with the French Resistance to liberate Nazi-occupied Paris. When she meets Captain America, will their mutual missions blossom into romance?
18) Shrek
Publisher
DreamWorks Animation
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
A reclusive ogre and a chatterbox donkey go on a quest to rescue a princess from a tyrannical lord.
19) Shrek 2
Publisher
DreamWorks Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2004
Language
English
Description
Right after Shrek and Princess Fiona's honeymoon, the newly wed couple goes to Princess Fiona's parents for dinner. When a Fair Godmother discovers Fiona and Shrek are married she reminds the king about a deal they areed on years ago, that Fiona should have married her son, who happens to be Prince Charming. The King then hires a cat named Puss-in-Boots, a sword fighting cat and ogre slayer, to kill Shrek.