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1) The Jungle
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David Schwimmer and Chicago's Lookingglass Theatre Company created this innovative and heart-wrenching adaptation of Upton Sinclair's powerhouse novel, in a co-production with L.A. Theatre Works.
A young Lithuanian immigrant, full of hope, arrives in Chicago in 1904 to work in the stockyards. He and his family soon find themselves processed like the very cattle they slaughter, by the system they dreamed would save them.
Recorded at the Guest Quarters...
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Sheena Queen of the Jungle volume 6
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The adventures continue! After surviving the dome (spoiler alert), legendary writer Steven E. De Souza takes the reins as Sheena faces a new set of challenges: Higher education and a trip to the remnants of the Cenozoic Age?
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"The Jungle Baby" by G. E. Farrow. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that...
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Lucas the lion cub and Emily the baby elephant get lost in a flood and separated from their parents! Join in their adventure as they travel to find their families, and make some wonderful friends along the way. A story about friendship, kindness, and above all, family.
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One of the most beloved classics in children's literature, Kipling's masterpiece follows Mowgli, the boy raised by wolves, and his animal friends as they fight for survival in the Indian jungle. Young readers will love the wise bear Baloo and Bagheera the black panther; shiver at the vicious tiger Shere Khan; laugh at the silly monkeys; and feel compassion for the grown-up Mowgli-who must finally acknowledge his own humanity. One of the most beloved...
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The jungle war against the Japanese was arguably one of the worst terrors that could be inflicted upon a young soldier who had never been away from home before, let alone be faced with a brutal, sadistic and uncompromising enemy in an alien environment. Based on the accounts of three culturally different veterans, Tim Heath investigates the war against the Japanese, primarily in the jungles of Asia during the Second World War. From the first jungle...
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The army guide that taught WWII soldiers how to survive in the jungles and swamps of the tropics.
During the Second World War, Allied soldiers fought to survive not only encounters with the enemy but the landscape they found themselves in. Being posted to Southeast Asia and the Pacific to fight the Japanese meant soldiers had to learn to survive in the tropics, fighting and living in endless steamy jungle and perilous swamps. In this alien environment,...
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"A wonderfully practical tome that explains how folks around the world benefit from the healing power of food." - Mehmet C. Oz, MD, co-author of You: The Owner's Manual
"This fascinating, well researched book explores the health benefits of traditional diets from Iceland to Cameroon. The benefits include reduced risk of heart disease, diabetes and depression." - Miami Herald
"In this bracingly hopeful and eminently practical book, Daphne Miller...
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"The Jungle Fugitives" by Edward Sylvester Ellis. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce...
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Juno Films
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2023.
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Henry James wrote the novella The Beast in the Jungle in 1903 and the epic love story where Fate is the strongest character is regarded as one of his foremost works. Clara van Gool places dance at the center of her interpretation of James's novel. May, featuring the dancer Sarah Reynolds, and John, performed by Dane Hurst, glide through the story of unrequited love that spans two centuries in her interpretation. John is convinced that his fate is...
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Dr. Rose Stevens is shy, anxious, and a believer in following the rules. However, when a handsome college student on her excavation crew catches her eye, things change. He is hotter than the Guatemalan heat and makes it hard for her to think. She tries to ignore her blossoming feelings and focus on archaeology...because an attraction like that could ruin her career and Gabriel's future.
Gabriel Cano is a wisecracking former solider who loves to fluster...
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Tales from the Jungle TrialsIn the jungle, a long time ago, animals had undecorated hides and skins. Their bodies had plain colours like brown, grey, black or white. They did not have fancy patterns like the colourful stripes or beautiful spots.But then, something magical happened. A special creature named Spektra appeared. Spektra had the power to give these animals the colourful stripes or beautiful spots on their bodies. But here is the tricky...
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The Jungle Book (1894) is a collection of stories by the English author Rudyard Kipling. Most of the characters are animals such as Shere Khan the tiger and Baloo the bear, though a principal character is the boy or "man-cub" Mowgli, who is raised in the jungle by wolves. The stories are set in a forest in India; one place mentioned repeatedly is "Seeonee" (Seoni), in the central state of Madhya Pradesh.
A major theme in the book is abandonment followed...
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Manga Classics brings to life Rudyard Kipling's original collection of short stories in this fantastic collection. Heavily influenced by his childhood in British-ruled India, Kipling created some of the most well-read children's stories in Western Culture. Book One of The Jungle Book(s) includes Mowgli's Brothers, the story of Mowgli, the abandoned man-cub who was raised by animals in the Indian jungle, Rikki-Tikki-Tavi the heroic mongoose, and Toomai...
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Thoughts on the Jungle Trail is the story of the Maxey family in the interior of Papua Indonesia. It is a story of adventure, challenge, tragedy and victory as they worked among remote tribal people. It is the local people's story as well. You will hear Nomarlok tell of his first encounter with the white people, and Oa'dak tell of the day the people came to kill the Maxey family, and Amene tell his stories of war and cannibalism.
But it is more that...
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Do you or your children want to learn about making friends?Leonard the Clever Lion and his friends have noticed odd things happening around the jungle. Toys are going missing and games are being ruined. A new friend is trying to make trouble because he is not sure how to be a friend. Learn about how to introduce yourself and meet new people. See the story unfold with vivid illustrations and told through rhyming verse. Learn what it takes to be a really...
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