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643) Subduction: a novel
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"Subduction is a timely, seductive mystery set on a tiny, earthquake-plagued island off the coast of Japan. Endo, a young physician unjustly charged with a patient's death, is banished to the island to care for the few remaining elderly residents. Determined to remain on their crumbling island and resuscitate their defunct fishing industry, the islanders plot against all intruders. As the earthquakes grow more violent, and the islanders more hostile,...
646) And life goes on
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Criterion collection volume 991
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Persian
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In the aftermath of the 1990 earthquake in Iran that left fifty thousand dead, Abbas Kiarostami returned to Koker, where his camera surveys not only devastation, but also the teeming life in its wake. Blending fiction and reality into a playful, poignant road movie, And Life Goes On follows a film director who, along with his son, makes the trek to the region in hopes of finding out if the young boys who acted in Where Is the Friend's House? are among...
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"During a deadly earthquake, Gemma Andrews lost her husbandand her memories. Handyman Jake Elliot reunites her with her familyand provides the support Gemma needs, especially when she learns about a secret child from her husbands past. Gemma, Jake and little orphaned Alexa have histories marked by tragic loss, but will they find a brighter future together?"--Amazon.
649) Raḥmat mudhhilah
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Arabic
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In the wake of an earthquake that interrupts a celebrity-studded charity dinner dance in San Francisco, the lives of four strangers are transformed by the tragedy.
650) A sea so far
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After surviving the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fires, two teenage girls, a wealthy semi-invalid and her hired companion, travel together to Ireland and discover they share much in common, from a love of romance novels to grief over the loss of their mothers.
652) Earthquakes
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"Students discover how the underground movement of rocks, along with stresses on the Earth's crust, produces surface-level tremors. Learn how scientists determine where the hypocenter and epicenter of a quake occur while exploring the destructive power of seismic waves, and how seismologists predict where earthquakes will occur. A visit to the University of California at Berkeley showcases the use of a "shaker table" by engineers who design buildings,...
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"The trembling ground frightened pandas in China's Wolong National Nature Preserve. The pandas scrambled up trees and into hiding places as the earthquake toppled structures and ripped apart trees, crumbling the preserve all around them. As soon as the earthquake subsided, teams of rescuers sprang into action to free the hurt and scared pandas from the surrounding rubble. Follow along in this graphic adventure of animal escape. Then, learn about more...
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"On All Saints Day of 1755, the tremors from a magnitude 8.5 earthquake swept furiously from its epicenter in the Atlantic Ocean toward the Iberian Peninsula. Nowhere was it felt more than in Lisbon, then the thriving capital of a great global empire. In a few minutes most of Lisbon was destroyed--but that was only the beginning. A tsunami swept away most of the ruined coast along the Tagus River and carried untold souls out to sea. When fire broke...
658) Earthquake weather
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Mark Hayes, "creative director" at a hot new production company in Hollywood, finds himself accused of murder when he finds a body in the pool of his boss Dexter Morton, a loathsome producer. Mark must find the true killer before he is jailed or becomes the next victim. All this takes place after a major earthquake has left the city of Los Angeles in disarray.
659) Goodnight, Boy
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"Wake up. Wake up, Boy. I'm bored. Time passes slowly in here, just you and me. It must be lunchtime. He will let us out soon." A tale of two very different worlds, both shattered by the loss of loved ones. Tragic, comic and full of hope, thanks to a dog called Boy. The kennel has been JC's home ever since JC's new foster father locked them inside. As the hours and days pass, JC tells Boy about how he came to his country: his family, the orphanage...
660) Lyla
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Lyla has just started her second year of high school when a magnitude 6.3 earthquake shakes Christchurch to pieces. Devastation is everywhere. While her police officer mother and trauma nurse father respond to the disaster, Lyla puts on a brave face, opening their home to neighbours and leading the community clean-up. But soon she discovers that it's not only familiar buildings and landscapes that have vanished - it's friends and acquaintances too....
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