Mary O'Hara
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Series
Flicka trilogy volume 1
Language
English
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It seems Ken can't do anything right. He loses saddle blankets and breaks reins . . . but then comes the worst news yet: a report card so bad that he has to repeat a grade. How can you tame the dreamy mind of a boy who stares out of the window instead of taking an exam? Enter Flicka, the chestnut filly with a wild spirit. Over the course of one magical summer, both will learn the meaning of responsibility, courage, and, ultimately, friendship.
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English
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What does it mean to be poor? For decades, the dominant narrative in the UK and US has been that it is caused by personal flaws or 'bad life decisions'. People are 'lazy', 'dependent' and 'irresponsible'. This 'story' has become embedded in the public consciousness with serious ramifications for how financially vulnerable people are seen, spoken about and treated. Drawing on a two-year story-telling project and her own experience of childhood poverty,...
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English
Description
Voted one of the Guardian best books of 2014 by Owen Jones. After coming to power in May 2010, the Coalition government in the United Kingdom embarked on a drastic programme of cuts to public spending and introduced a raft of austerity measures that had profoundly damaging effects on much of the population. This bestselling book by award-winning journalist Mary O'Hara chronicles the true impact of austerity on people at the sharp end, based on her...
Author
Language
English
Description
Inspirational and entertaining, this autobiography chronicles the life of a performing artist with a deeply devout outlook. Mary O'Hara won global acclaim as a singer and harpist, yet behind public success was an unsuspected tragedy in which joy turned to sorrow. From her humble beginnings in the west of Ireland to her first husband's tragic death and her 12-year sojourn in a monastery, this tale of triumph over tragedy also journeys with O'Hara into...
5) Flicka
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Language
English
Description
Katy dreams of filling her father's shoes by taking over their ranch, while her father wants better for her. When she finds and tries to tame a wild horse, she learns how alike she and this stallion truly are.
6) Flicka 2
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Edition
Widescreen version.
Language
English
Description
Carrie is a big-city teenager whose life is turned upside down when she moves to a horse ranch to live with her father. Everything changes when she meets Flicka, a jet black mustang who is just as free-spirited and strong-willed as she is.
11) Flicka
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Edition
Full screen and widescreen version.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Katy dreams of filling her father's shoes by taking over their ranch, while her father wants better for her. When she finds and tries to tame a wild horse, she learns how alike she and this stallion truly are.
12) My friend Flicka
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Edition
Full frame edition.
Language
English
Formats
Description
A ten-year-old boy sets his heart on taming a wild-spirited filly.
14) Museum hours
Publisher
Cinema Guild
Language
English
Description
When a Vienna museum guard befriends an enigmatic visitor, the grand Kunsthistorisches Museum becomes a mysterious crossroads which sparks explorations of their lives, the city, and the ways artworks reflect and shape the world.