John Mayer
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AMPL Native American Heritage Month
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North American Indigenous Voices
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Oak Flat tells the story of a race-against-time struggle for a swath of American land, which pits one of the poorest communities in the United States against the federal government and two of the world's largest mining conglomerates. The book follows the fortunes of two families with profound connections to the contested site: the Nosies, an Apache family whose teenage daughter is an activist and leader in the Oak Flat fight, and the Gorhams, a mining...
103) The race underground: Boston, New York, and the incredible rivalry that built America's first subway
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"In the late nineteenth century, as cities like Boston and New York grew larger, the streets became increasingly clogged with horse-drawn carts. When the great blizzard of 1888 brought New York City to a halt, a solution had to be found. Two brothers--Henry Melville Whitney of Boston and William Collins Whitney of New York City--pursued the dream of his city being the first American metropolis to have a subway and the great race was on. The competition...
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The real story of the pirates of the Caribbean. Henry Morgan, a twenty-year-old Welshman, crossed the Atlantic in 1655, hell-bent on making his fortune. Over the next three decades, his exploits in the Caribbean as a privateer in the service of the English became legendary. His daring attacks on the mighty Spanish Empire on land and at sea determined the fates of kings and queens, and his victories helped shape the destiny of the New World. Morgan...
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This audiobook collection includes:
Three-Ring Rascals, Book 1: The Show Must Go On!
When Sir Sidney, a kindly old circus owner, becomes too tired to travel with his show, he places a Help Wanted ad in the newspaper. Enter Barnabas Brambles: “I have a degree in lion taming from the University of Piccadilly Circus.” But does Leo the lion need taming? Will Elsa the elephant still get her gourmet peanuts? And what will Brambles...
Three-Ring Rascals, Book 1: The Show Must Go On!
When Sir Sidney, a kindly old circus owner, becomes too tired to travel with his show, he places a Help Wanted ad in the newspaper. Enter Barnabas Brambles: “I have a degree in lion taming from the University of Piccadilly Circus.” But does Leo the lion need taming? Will Elsa the elephant still get her gourmet peanuts? And what will Brambles...
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Back of container: "What do Joe Walsh, Gregg Allman, Mavis Staples, John Mayer, Dierks Bentley, Bruce Hornsby, Lucinda Williams, Roger Waters, John Hiatt, and Ray LaMontagne all have in common? They loved Levon Helm, the man and his music. Some of the best musicians on the planet convened on Octboer 3, 2012, at the Izod Center in East Rutherford, New Jersey, to honor the beloved drummer and singer with the crinkly grin. This was the Love for Levon...
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Three-Ring Rascals, Book 3: The Circus Goes to Sea
For many years, Sir Sidney’s Circus has traveled by train. But one day a letter arrives from Miss Flora Endora Eliza LaBuena LaPasta inviting the circus to travel aboard the SS Spaghetti. Who can resist? The Spaghetti is a floating palace of elegance and entertainment. There’s only one problem: Miss LaPasta doesn’t want Barnabas Brambles to come aboard, because...
For many years, Sir Sidney’s Circus has traveled by train. But one day a letter arrives from Miss Flora Endora Eliza LaBuena LaPasta inviting the circus to travel aboard the SS Spaghetti. Who can resist? The Spaghetti is a floating palace of elegance and entertainment. There’s only one problem: Miss LaPasta doesn’t want Barnabas Brambles to come aboard, because...
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"A rare and true icon of modern music, Herbie Hancock continues to bring audiences new and inventive visions of music. In August 2005, the Possibilities album was released, featuring the collaborative talents of a legendary lineup of artists. The film, Herbie Hancock: Possibilities, showcases this musical project in development and design, as Herbie interacts with artists, such as Christina Aguilera, John Mayer, Paul Simon, Annie Lennox, Sting and...
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In this offbeat approach to leadership, college president Steven B. Sample-the man who turned the University of Southern California into one of the most respected and highly rated universities in the country-challenges many conventional teachings on the subject. Here, Sample outlines an iconoclastic style of leadership that flies in the face of current leadership thought, but a style that unquestionably works, nevertheless. Sample urges leaders and...
118) Modern wedding songs
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(Piano/Vocal/Guitar Songbook). 27 contemporary favorites for today's couples for piano, voice and guitar. This updated version includes: All of Me * Can't Stop the Feeling * From the Ground Up * I Choose You * I Get to Love You * Love Someone * Marry You * Over and Over Again * Perfect * Rather Be * Say You Won't Let Go * Thinking Out Loud * A Thousand Years * Yours * and more.