Bill Richardson
1) Last Week
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A child cherishes every second of their grandmother's last week of life in this sensitive portrayal of medical assistance in dying (MAiD).
"In this last week, there are seven days." That's one hundred and sixty-eight hours. Or ten thousand and eighty minutes. Or six hundred four thousand and eight hundred seconds. A child counts every second because this is their grandmother's last week of life.
As friends and family come to call on Flippa-as...
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By June, Philip's view of English Bay, what's left of it, will be utterly gone. It was always going to happen. For years now, it's been getting harder and harder to see what's out there. For years now, it's been getting harder and harder to know what to do.
From one of Canada's most beloved personalities comes this delightful collection set around Christmastime in Vancouver's West End neighborhood. The eight linked stories in Bill Richardson's I...
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In Paris's Pere-Lachaise cemetery lie the bones of many renowned departed. It is also home to a large number of stray cats. Now, what if by some strange twist of fate, the souls of the famous were reborn in the cats with their personalities intact? There's Maria Callas, a willful and imperious diva, wailing late into the night. Earthy, bawdy chanteuse Edith Piaf is a foul-mouthed washerwoman. Oscar Wilde is hopelessly in love with Jim Morrison, who...
4) Hare B&B
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A hilarious story of love, resilience, inn keeping and restorative justice…that looks quite a lot like revenge. A family of young hares sets up a bed and breakfast after their parents run afoul of a devious coyote. After her parents are duped by a coyote who is a master of disguise, Harriet ("Harry" for short) and her seven younger siblings are left to fend for themselves. Their only resource is their parents' now-empty bedroom, so Harry and her...
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Lola about to take flight, and she's ready for anything! Lola's off to visit her grandmother, and is taking her first airplane trip alone. She has dressed for the occasion, and as it turns out, that special outfit comes in handy. With style and spunk, Lola is ready for anything.
Awarding-winning author Bill Richardson and illustrator Bill Pechet team up again with Lola Flies Alone, a delightful story about a young airline passenger who has even...
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A stone when it's thrown can damage, can break,
but nothing can shatter the promise I make.
So begins the poem a mother writes on a scrap of paper. She wraps the paper around a stone and places it in a basket to give to her daughter on her first birthday. They are poor, but the mother is determined that gifts will be given when gifts need giving. She keeps her promise, and the Promise Basket, too.
Every time there is a need for gifts, the mother...
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Global climate change? We can stop it. Addiction to oil?
We can replace it. Technological innovation? We can create it. But we can't wait twenty, thirty, or fifty years. Bill Richardson launched his campaign for the presidency to remind the American people--and their representatives in Washington, that we know how to get things done. We need to end our dependence on oil, and we need to do it yesterday.
This isn't something that's going to happen...
13) After Hamelin
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c2000
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 8
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Learn essential softball skills and drills from Lamar University Head Coach Holly Bruder and the Cardinals' players. This comprehensive 56-minute program has everything you need to succeed in softball, be it as a player or coach. Among the topics covered are: everyday fielding drills, ladder drills, throwing progressions, infield drills, outfield drills and a wide variety of batting drills. This video is a must-have resource for coaches and players...
17) Beginning Squash
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Learn to play the exciting game of Squash with expert instruction from top professional player Roy Ollier. This comprehensive program covers everything you need to know to play the game and improve your skills. Among the topics covered are: rules and scoring, equipment, warm ups, basic techniques, serves and returns, practice routines, simulated games, game strategy and more. This video is a great resource for new players and has more than enough...
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Scoring goals has become the most difficult task in the sport of soccer. This comprehensive program illustrates the fundamental principles of individual and group attack tactics, and provides coaches and players with a progression of game simulated exercises guaranteed to improve team attack and result in more goals scored. This program is an essential training resource for coaches and players at any competitive level!
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This extremely comprehensive program features University of Alabama Head Track and Field coach Harvey Glance. The program presents nine detailed chapters: warm up drills, the start, sprinting technique, finishing the race, the relay, hurdles, warming down, weight training and fall and spring workout schedules. Packed with 105 minutes of techniques, tips and drills, this video is a must-have resource for athletes and coaches at any level of competition....
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Coach Ray Birmingham has used his years of coaching experience to fine tune a program that can help hitters reach their full potential. In this informative program, Coach Birmingham will demonstrate several keys drills designed to create better hitters. Among the topics covered are: basics of opposite field hitting, mechanics of the swing, pull hitting, teaching bat lag, the pitching machine, self-toss drill, using the tee, the swing stick and tips...