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Language
English
Description
"There are few industrialists in history who could match Elon Musk's relentless drive and ingenious vision. A modern alloy of Thomas Edison, Henry Ford, Howard Hughes, and Steve Jobs, Musk is the man behind PayPal, Tesla Motors, SpaceX, and SolarCity, each of which has sent shock waves throughout American business and industry. More than any other executive today, Musk has dedicated his energies and his own vast fortune to inventing a future that...
2) Elon Musk
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
xiii, 670 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
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"When Elon Musk was a kid in South Africa, he was regularly beaten by bullies. One day a group pushed him down some concrete steps and kicked him until his face was a swollen ball of flesh. He was in the hospital for a week. But the physical scars were minor compared to the emotional ones inflicted by his father, an engineer, rogue, and charismatic fantasist.
His father’s impact on his psyche would linger. He developed into a tough yet vulnerable...
Author
Publisher
Barefoot Books
Pub. Date
c2003
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 24 x 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
When young Tenzin discovers a wounded musk deer high up in the hills, he takes it home to try and heal it. Through a dream, Tenzin learns how he can cure his new friend, and day by day, the deer gets better. But once the deer has recovered, Tenzin must learn the most important lesson of all: to love enough to let the deer go.
Author
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
Formats
Description
Traces the historic quest to rekindle the human exploration of space as navigated by billionaire entrepreneurs, sharing insights into how professional rivalry and Silicon Valley innovations are lowering the cost of space travel and exceeding the achievements of NASA.
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (330 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Using a fresh and innovative combination of interview, archive, and animated content is an intimate journey into the lives and minds of some of the world's most compelling men and women.
6) Moana
Author
Series
Publisher
Blackstone Publishing
Pub. Date
2016
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
Walt Disney Animation Studios' Moana is a sweeping, CG-animated comedy-adventure about a spirited teenager on an impossible mission to fulfill her ancestors' quest. In the ancient South Pacific world of Oceania, Moana, a born navigator, sets sail in search of a fabled island. During her incredible journey, she teams up with her hero, the legendary demi-god Maui, to traverse the open ocean on an action-packed voyage. They encounter enormous
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Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
New Orleans. Arrogant, carefree Prince Naveen and hardworking waitress Tiana cross paths. Prince Naveen is transformed into a frog by a conniving voodoo magician. Tiana follows suit when she decides to kiss the amphibian royalty. With the help of a trumpet-playing alligator, a Cajun firefly, and an old blind lady who lives in a boat in a tree, Naveen and Tiana must race to break the spell and fulfill their dreams.
Language
English
Description
Ariel is a fun-loving and mischievous mermaid who is enchanted with all things human. Disregarding her father's order to stay away from the world above the sea, she swims to the surface and, in a raging storm, rescues Prince Eric, the man of her dreams. Determined to be human, she strikes a bargain with the devious sea witch, Ursula, and trades her fins and beautiful voice for legs. With her best friend Flounder, and her reluctant chaperon Sebastian...
Series
Publisher
Walt Disney Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2003], c2002
Edition
Widescreen version (1.66:1).
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (95 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Jim is a young man who grew up reading tales of pirates and adventures on the high seas, and longs for similar excitement in his own life. One day a dying man hands him a map and gives him a warning. Upon careful examination, Jim realizes the map charts the course to Treasure Planet, a distant world where hundreds of space pirates have stashed their loot. Jim is certain this is the adventure he's been dreaming of and sets out to find the fabled Treasure...
10) Moana
Publisher
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
DVD [edition].
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 107 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
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Description
A mythic adventure set around 2,000 years ago across a series of islands in the South Pacific. The film follows the journey of a spirited teenager named Moana as she meets the once-mighty demi-god Maui, and together they traverse the open ocean, encountering enormous fiery creatures and impossible odds.
Publisher
Disney
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
Anniversary edition.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (83 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Venture under the sea where Ariel, a free-spirited mermaid princess, longs to be part of the human world. After bravely striking a bargain with Ursula, a sneaky sea witch, Ariel embarks on the adventure of a lifetime. With Flounder and Sebastian at her side, Ariel will need all of her courage and determination to make things right in both of her worlds. The Anniversary Edition invites all to sing along with the award-winning songs, and venture inside...
12) Aladdin
Series
Publisher
Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
Diamond edition ; Blu-Ray + DVD [combo pack edition].
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (ca. 91 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Aladdin is an orphan living on the streets of the city of Agrabah, continually outwitting and avoiding local law enforcement. One day he meets a young girl--also hiding from the guards--who is actually Princess Jasmine, seeking to escape from a disagreement with her father the Sultan about her marriage. He gallantly conceals her, and promptly falls in love. Soon, the Grand Vizier Jafar divines that Aladdin represents the key to his plans, and tricks...
13) Hercules
Series
Pub. Date
2014
Edition
[Blu-ray ed.]
Physical Desc
1 Blu-ray disc (93 min.) + 1 videodisc : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Taken from the gods as a newborn and adopted on earth, Hercules is just an awkward pillar of strength trying to fit in. What he wants most is to impress his father Zeus. When Hercules discovers Hades' sinister plot to take over Mount Olympus, he goes from zero to hero and, with the help of his pals Pegasus and Phil, discovers that real strength comes from the heart!
Publisher
Walt Disney Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2006]
Edition
2-disc special ed. ; Platinum ed.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (ca. 83 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Ariel is a fun-loving and mischievous mermaid who is enchanted with all things human. Disregarding her father's order to stay away from the world above the sea, she swims to the surface and, in a raging storm, rescues Prince Eric, the man of her dreams. Determined to be human, she strikes a bargain with the devious seawitch, Ursula, and trades her fins and beautiful voice for legs. With her best friend Flounder, and her reluctant chaperone Sebastian...
15) Hercules
Publisher
Walt Disney Home Video
Pub. Date
2014
Edition
DVD ; Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (93 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Animated, musical adaptation of the story of Hercules.
Publisher
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2013.
Edition
Diamond edition (BLU-RAY only version).
Physical Desc
1 blu-ray videodisc +1 videodisc (approximately 83 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Ariel is a fun-loving and mischievous mermaid who is enchanted with all things human. Disregarding her father's order to stay away from the world above the sea, she swims to the surface and, in a raging storm, rescues Prince Eric, the man of her dreams. Determined to be human, she strikes a bargain with the devious sea witch, Ursula, and trades her fins and beautiful voice for legs. With her best friend Flounder, and her reluctant chaperon Sebastian...
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