Stephen Johnson
1) Tugga's Mob
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What happens on tour stays on tour was the mantra for the southern hemisphere backpackers who swarmed Europe in the 1980s. Foreign countries had to be explored and devoured in every way possible.
Waikato-born Judy Williams worked hard for her big OE: London, Paris, Rome, Gallipoli; and her adventures were dutifully recorded in her diary.
A diary that also recorded how the obsessive Tugga Tancred and his Kiwi mates turned Judy's trip of a lifetime...
2) Boxed
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A captive woman, a lover betrayed, an idealistic journalist.
Three women - their fates strangely aligned by a killer obsessed with retribution.
Melbourne Spotlight journalist Kim Prescott is promoted to the TV reporting staff after the program's expose of the Tugga's Mob murders in Australia and New Zealand was a ratings bonanza.
The TV show's high profile now attracts stories.
One anonymous tip-off will horrify the nation all over again. Despite...
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Edinburgh, Scotland - 1766 One particular bible is printed in the Kincaid and Bell print shop and makes its way to its first family in Ayr, Scotland. For over 250 years, this small Family Bible would weave its way throughout the United States of America beginning in Charleston, South Carolina, in the late 1790's, ending up in Tennessee in 2001, where it remains today. Its recorded journey introduces seven generations and a multitude of characters....
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Wagner's Ring cycle is the most ambitious work in the history of music: four operas that combine to tell a single epic story. Based in legend, it has become a legend in its own right: a supreme challenge for conductors, singers, opera producers, and indeed for audiences. But for all its grandeur and complexity, The Ring is far more accessible than many music lovers think. This two-CD guide explains the basics of the plot, profiles the leading characters,...
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Well over a century after Wagner's death, the man and his music are as controversial as ever. Praised for his profound insights into the workings of the human heart, he has also been condemned as a dangerous libertine, a proto-fascist and an arrogant bore. His vast four-part operatic Ring cycle has been elevated as one of the greatest achievements of western culture and dismissed as an unparalleled example of creative megalomania. No attempt is made...
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CALI® eLangdell® Press
Pub. Date
2023
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English
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"The Wetlands Law Course Source can be used as the primary text for a two credit seminar or as a supplemental text to cover wetlands material in an environmental law, natural resources law, or water law course. In addition, the administrative law chapter can be used as a supplement in a range of administrative law-related courses, such as environmental law, health law, labor law, immigration law, and others, to introduce basic administrative law concepts....
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While in recent years Detroit's craft beer scene has exploded with activity and innovation, brewing has a long history in the Motor City. Small brewers popped up during the mid-1800s to support nearby saloons. Many breweries survived the dry years by producing "near beer," or non-alcoholic beer, which was quickly abandoned after Prohibition. Consolidation marked the following decades until only Stroh Brewery Company remained. Local brewing returned...
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Do you struggle with getting things done or with procrastination? Have you desperately tried to work on something you truly want, put in all the effort and time, and still struggle to achieve it?
Are you looking for something to help you turn things around, live a life of purpose and become your own success? Do you want to live a happier, healthier and more fulfilling life?
Did you know that it is possible to easily achieve what you want if you...
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Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2015]
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English
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Explore the alphabet in everyday objects found at school in this dazzling picture book. A classroom companion to celebrated artist Stephen Johnson's Caldecott Honor book Alphabet City, this alphabet book is a tour de force in the genre. There is much more to this book than meets the eye!
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Johns Hopkins University Press
Pub. Date
[2003]
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English
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"Skillfully interweaving technical details and fascinating personalities, Johnson tells the history of systems management in the U.S. and Europe." -- Howard McCurdy, author of Space and the American Imagination Winner of the Emme Award for Astronautical Literature from the American Astronautical Society How does one go about organizing something as complicated as a strategic-missile or space-exploration program? Stephen B. Johnson here explores the...
13) High Ground
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Samuel Goldwyn Films
Pub. Date
2021.
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English
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Gutjuk teams up with ex-sniper Travis to track down the most dangerous warrior in the Territory, who is also his uncle. As Travis and Gutjuk journey through the outback they begin to earn each other’s trust, but when the truths of Travis’ past actions are suddenly revealed, it is he who becomes the hunted.
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Pee-wee's Playhouse volume 10
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English
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The fabulous Miss Yvonne just asked Cowboy Curtis out for a date, and now he's as nervous as a prairie critter who's just been, um, asked out for a date by Miss Yvonne!
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Pee-wee's Playhouse volume 5
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English
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Cowboy Curtis shows Pee-wee how to square dance, and soon the entire Playhouse is dancing! Then Pee-wee shows Curtis how to pogo. Finally, everyone has a cowboy-style snack!
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Pee-wee's Playhouse volume 11
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English
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Randy steals Mrs. Steve's crummy crab apples from her tree, and Mrs. Steve needs Pee-wee's help in finding him. Then, Pee-wee plays the hands game with Tito, and there are enough apples for everyone at snack time.
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Pee-wee's Playhouse volume 7
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English
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Pee-wee is the maitre d', waiter and cashier when playing restaurant. Captain Carl orders everything on the menu, only to learn that all they have are peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.
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Pee-wee's Playhouse volume 6
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English
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Miss Yvonne is willing to give a beauty makeover to the next person who steps into the playhouse, and it ends up being Mrs. Steve! Then, the Cowntess has a tea party. You'll have the time of your life!
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Pee-wee's Playhouse volume 1
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English
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When Pee-wee's friends come by to swim in the Playhouse pool, he makes a big bowl of ice cream soup for everyone!