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Long ago, Muslim women rode into battle to defend their dreams. They opened doors to the world's oldest library. They ruled, started movements, and spread knowledge. Today, Muslim women continue to make history. Once upon a time, they were children with dreams, just like you. Discover the true stories of nineteen unstoppable Muslim women of the twenty-first century who have risen above challenges, doubts, and sometimes outright hostility to blaze...
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At Home with Didiayer volume 19
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In this episode, we discover a hidden collection of one of America's greatest artists, Dr. Seuss! We then learn from celebrated chef, Betty Fraiser how to make the best apple crumble! Next, we step inside Didiayer's kitchen and learn about the process of making homemade organic soaps! Then, Hollywood stylist, Michelle Harvey shares some great tips on men's grooming. And finally, Didiayer demonstrates how easy it can be to create an accent wall in...
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At Home with Didiayer volume 3
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In this episode, we get a private tour of the traveling exhibit of the secret art of Dr. Seuss! We also take a trip to Las Vegas to cook with renowned chef, Julian Serrano! Then, Didiayer demonstrates how to make a quick craft that will keep the kids puzzled while traveling. And finally, Hollywood stylist, Veronica Taylor, shares space-saving tips on how to pack for your next vacation!
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Long ago, Muslim women rode into battle to defend their dreams. They opened doors to the world's oldest library. They ruled, started movements, and spread knowledge. Today, Muslim women continue to make history. Once upon a time, they were children with dreams, just like you. Discover the true stories of nineteen unstoppable Muslim women of the twenty-first century who have risen above challenges, doubts, and sometimes outright hostility to blaze...
5) Sedona: a charming inspirational quirky feel-good magical mystical adventure about finding miracles
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Soul-searching comedy/drama depicting the profound personal transformations experienced by a powerful advertising executive and a stressed-out lawyer over the course of one life-altering day in mystical Sedona, Arizona.
6) The rookie
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[2002]
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1 videodisc (128 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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When a shoulder injury ended his minor league pitching career twelve years ago, Jim Morris resorted to the next best thing: coaching. But Jim's team, knowing their coach is a great ball player, makes a deal with him: if they win the district championship, they want Jim to try out for a major-league organization. Going from worst to first, the team makes it to state, and Jim is forced to live up to his end of the deal. While there prove to be a lot...
7) The way home
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c2010
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1 videodisc (91 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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Randy Simpkins is a husband and father who is torn between the demands of his job and commitment to his family. Asked by his wife Christal to watch their two-year-old son Joe, Randy is distracted by work and Joe disappears. Randy and Christal desperately search for their missing son alongside hundreds of others from their church and community. Their strained marriage must now weather the ultimate test , the potential loss of a child.
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2013
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1 videodisc (63 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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An inspirational documentary that follows two recent college graduates on a road trip across America, as they explore how successful people have chased their dreams. They learn about topics like: discovering one's passion, committing to a dream, dealing with setbacks, and redefining success for the millennial generation.
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[2016]
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1 videodisc (74 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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A tale, based on a true story, of a young man accepted to college and struggling to achieve against heavy odds. Because of a drug addicted mother and absentee father, he is adopted by an abusive foster family and then bounces around from family to family. He's been told he is a failure most of his life, until he meets a teacher who helps to change the direction of his life and realize that a negative environment does not define who a person will become....
11) Bible town
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[2018]
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1 videodisc (83 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Join best friends Jimmy, Sarah and Tammy as they travel to the most incredible place on earth: Bible Town where all the inhabitants tell inspirational bible stories.
12) Where hope grows
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2015.
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1 videodisc (98 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Former pro baseball player Calvin Campbell's faith in God is restored when he meets Produce, an inspirational man with Down syndrome. As their friendship develops, Calvin is reminded that hope grows in the most unlikely places.
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[2009]
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1 videodisc (93 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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The inspirational story of America's only Pro Tour cycling team, a team devoted not only to cleaning up the sport of cycling, but to winning the Tour de France. Setting off from the frozen roads of a Colorado winter, racing over the dangerous cobblestones of the spring classic Paris-Roubaix, and finally arriving to the Champs-Elysees, the grand Parisian boulevard which marks the end of the Tour de France.
16) On a clear day
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[2006]
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1 videodisc (ca. 99 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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The inspirational and triumphant story of a man who defies great odds and takes on a monumental challenge. This heartwarming tale of determination is an uplifting and humorous film.
17) Pieces of us
Pub. Date
2023.
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1 videodisc (92 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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An intimate look at the personal journeys of five very different gay, straight and transgender people whose lives are forever changed by LGBTQ+ hate crime. As their world's intertwine, the film juxtaposes their inspirational stories of recovery with the powerful connections their public actions have produced, over three generations. Including India's only openly gay Prince, Manvendra Singh Gohil, and Victoria Cruz, transgender activist and Stonewall...
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©2006
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1 videodisc (approximately 100 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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This heartwarming and inspirational film tells the story of a young woman growing up in the 1950's who devotes her life to the service of God. However, her faith is tested with each tragedy endured on an extraordinary life journey.
20) 93Queen
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[2018]
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1 videodisc (90 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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DVD-R. "The inspirational story of Rachel 'Ruchie' Freier, a no-nonsense Hasidic lawyer and mother of six who is determined to shake up the boy's club in her community by creating Ezras Nashim, the first all-female volunteer ambulance corps in New York City. In the Hasidic enclave of Borough Park, Brooklyn, EMS corps have long been the province of men. Though the neighborhood is home to the largest volunteer ambulance corps in the world, that organization...
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