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Publisher
Charles Smiley Presents
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
Presentation of the challenges of the Sierra crossing on the Sacramento, CA to Reno, NV run through films made over three decades in all types of weather and with every type of train. Includes regional history as well as glimpses of contemporary situations.
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Orphan Beth Harmon overcomes her fears and shyness by learning to play chess and, over the years, improves her game to become a national champion and to play the world grandmasters.
"Eight-year-old orphan Beth Harmon is quiet, sullen, and by all appearances unremarkable. That is until she plays her first game of chess. Her senses grow sharper, her thinking clearer, and for the first time in her life she feels herself fully in control. By the age...
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