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After her ability to heal physical ailments is revealed to the world, thirteen-year-old Ava has trouble dealing with all the people who come seeking a miracle, especially since, with each healing, she grows weaker.
"On the heels of his critically acclaimed and New York Times bestselling debut novel, The Returned, Jason Mott delivers a spellbinding tale of love and sacrifice. On an ordinary day, at an air show like that in any small town across the...
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Between the world wars, no sport was more popular, or more dangerous, than airplane racing. Thousands of fans flocked to multi-day events, and cities vied with one another to host them. The pilots themselves were hailed as dashing heroes who cheerfully stared death in the face. Well, the men were hailed. Female pilots were more often ridiculed than praised for what the press portrayed as silly efforts to horn in on a manly, and deadly, pursuit. Keith...
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When Ace (Josh Duhamel), a cocky young firefighter, defies his Colonel's (Tom Skerritt) orders and recklessly attempts a solo mission, it leads to disastrous consequences. Ace, along with Fred (Rob Schneider), his trusty co-pilot, quits Sky Force and resigns himself to hauling coal for Mr. Steinway (Russell Peters), until the day a fire breaks out in the mines! With the help of his friends Windy (Hilary Duff) and T-Bone (Jesse McCartney), Ace must...
4) Wings
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A small fighter jet gets the chance of a lifetime to compete in an international airshow championship. Determined to win, the jet signs up with a demanding trainer, but the reigning champ wants to make sure the jet won't win the tournment--or even compete.
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This behind the scenes look at the US Navy's Flight Demonstration Team is a fascinating metaphor for finding something in life that you care about and then pursuing it with a passion to do it the best you possibly can. With in-cockpit and plane to plane footage, you'll experience what it's like to fly with another jet so close you can reach out and touch it.
