Rebecca Jones
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Young Caroline Pickersgill lives with her mother and grandmother in Baltimore, Maryland. Mrs. Pickersgill, a widow, supports herself and her daughter by making flags for the ships that sail into the city. Some soldiers from Fort McHenry come to her to order the biggest and best flag in the world, and Caroline helps make it. When the British sail up the Chesapeake Bay to destroy Baltimore during the War of 1812, the defenders at the fort beat them...
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An old murder that has been, whispered about in a family for years seems to come alive after a mother and daughter go on an "adventure" to find out the truth. Was their grandfather / great-grandfather the state's star witness, or did he actually commit the horrible crime?
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Through the power of God, Rebecca Jones has survived near-death experiences, mental health struggles, and a dysfunctional childhood. Her struggle with paranoid schizophrenia leads her to believe that family members are poisoning her food and sneaking into her house to damage things, which prompts her to leave her husband of 16 years and their two children. She moves in with her mother in Orem, Utah, and continues to believe that all the people around...
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As camp chef and chief pack mule of a boutique camping and guiding outfit, Harper Varnham just wants to make the perfect campfire apple turnover. But fate has other plans. When Lucia Guzman, her childhood best friend and fellow trail guide, breaks her leg, Lucia suggests her sister Mia step in to help with the season. Remembering the crush she once had on the free-spirited Mia, Harper readily agrees. When Mia arrives at Harper's door, she's somehow...
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Just in time for the 60th anniversary of the blaze that changed American fire laws, The School's on Fire! follows the path of the December 1958 fire that killed 92 kids and 3 teachers at Our Lady of the Angels School in Chicago. Recounted in a fast-paced, blow-by-blow and classroom-by-classroom narrative, the tragedy is made accessible to kids by focusing on the survivors' exciting stories of courage, quick thinking, and luck. Informed by interviews...
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While Assistant District Attorney Mack Wilson's days are devoted to arguing sex crime cases in the courtroom, her evenings are troubled by a series of disturbing incidents in her neighborhood.
As the media madness swirls around her trial, evidence that an unknown stalker is watching her just a little too closely begins to mount. Mack finds herself seeking help from the one person she never thought she would-ex-girlfriend Anna Lapin.
When Mack is...
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National Geographic
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[2021]
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English
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An Emmy-winning anthology series that dramatizes the fascinating stories of the world's most brilliant innovators, exploring their extraordinary achievements along with their volatile, passionate and complex personal relationships. The third season will explore Aretha Franklin's musical genius and incomparable career, as well as the immeasurable impact and lasting influence she has had on music and culture around the world. Grammy Award winner Franklin...
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"No penséis que he venido a anular la ley o los profetas; no he venido a anularlos, sino a darles cumplimiento".
Estas palabras de Jesús resultan extrañas, incluso incompatibles con el evangelio de la gracia, a muchos cristianos que se sienten condicionados a recalcar nuestra libertad de la ley. Si Jesús no anuló la ley, entonces ¿qué opinión deberíamos tener hoy en día acerca de los Diez Mandamientos?
Clowney explica cómo Jesús...
14) Bad Seed
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Preston Tylk is an ordinary guy living in Seattle. When he discovers that his wife, Emily, whom he adores, is having an affair, he is devastated. Storming out of the house, he returns later only to find her brutally murdered.