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81) Nine Nights
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When an accident kills her twin brother, a teenager refuses to believe he's dead. As the 'Nine Night' - a Caribbean mourning ritual begins, her descent into paranoia unleashes long-buried secrets, which threatens to destroy her family.
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No Luggage volume 7
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Indigo's role in Japan: Edo period's blue dye that shaped the textile industry.
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Vietnam War volume 5
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Why did the northern Vietnamese government decide to wage guerilla war in the south, and how did its adversaries respond? What was the Viet Cong and what role did it play in the conflict? And how did the United States contend with escalating tensions in Vietnam?
85) Les Vampires
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The undisputed master of the espionage serial, Louis Feuillade (Fantômas) crafted films with labyrinthine plots and unforgettable characters that influenced multiple generations of filmmakers. Comprised of ten episodes, and clocking in at nearly seven hours in duration, LES VAMPIRES is an unqualified masterpiece. It follows journalist Philippe Guérande (Édouard Mathé) in his efforts to expose a vast criminal organization known as the Vampires....
86) Virt
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In one of the United States busiest cities, crime is always right around the corner; but at Virtual Software Solutions, crime takes a whole other form.
87) Maigret: Picpus
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PICPUS (1943): Whilst moving into her new Paris apartment, Madame Dumont discovers a dead body in her wardrobe. Soon more corpses pile up near the metro station Picpus and the eponymous street: a clairvoyant, a blind man, a doctor, a real estate agent. These people have certainly got something in common, but what can it be? Maigret is summoned to investigate in this thrilling whodunit from director Richard Pottier (Fanfare d'Amour).
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Nielsen's "Maskarade" is regarded as Denmark's national opera. It combines folk-song character, Mozartean elegance and virtuoso surprises to create what conductor Titus Engel describes as 'musical comedy that's both witty and of the highest calibre'. Based on an 18th-century play by Ludvig Holberg, the story revolves around Leander and Leonora who meet at a masquerade ball, swear undying love, and then have to deal with the complicated consequences...
89) Latter Day Jew
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Latter Day Jew follows H. Alan Scott, a gay former Mormon/converted Jew/cancer survivor/writer-comedian, as he finds his spiritual path and prepares for his Bar Mitzvah.
91) Run!
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In a desert chase, a husband races for clues to find his captive wife, pursued by a masked madman, a lethal shooter, and a menacing truck driver. Amidst the chaos, a drone, controlled by the orchestrator of this deadly game, watches their every move.
95) Tapish
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Tapish is the the story of Lajwanti. It raises the question that in this era of modernization how much have we actually advanced and how much of it is fake imitation of the west. Lajwanti, fondly called Lajji is a 20 year old girl from a middle class family from Bikaner. She stays with a top model Namrata. Namrata leads a carefree life and has a live-in-relationship with another top model Vicky.
Lajji agrees to discontinue her studies in order...
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One of the most familiar ancient writing systems to modern audiences is Egyptian hieroglyphics. Get a basic overview of how hieroglyphics function as a written form of language and consider why it never progressed to an alphabet system. Learn why it took so long for later scholars to decipher hieroglyphics, even with the Rosetta Stone as a deciphering key.
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Swamp People volume 12
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As gator season enters its final week, Troy attempts to train the next generation of Landry hunters. Ronnie calls upon Timmy's knowledge of secret honey holes to catch up on his tag count.
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