Brenda Vaccaro
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Little drummer boy, book II: Aaron, the drummer boy, struggles to protect a bellmaker's great silver bells from seizure by Roman soldiers.
Nestor, the long-eared Christmas Donkey: An outcast donkey in Roman era Judea with overlong ears finds his destiny on the way to Bethlehem.
The stingiest man in town: This version of the story is told from the perspective of B.A.H. Humbug. After Ebenezer Scrooge refuses to assist the poor or have Christmas Dinner...
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When the head of NASA's manned Mars mission discovers that the capsule meant to carry the astronauts will suffer a catastrophic failure, he forces them to participate in a hoax by broadcasting their 'Mission' from a studio built at an abandoned air force base. Over many months, the astronauts are forced to film broadcasts on their progress. They find out that they are to die upon re-entry. An investigative reporter gets wind that something is amiss...
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Joe Buck moves to New York from Texas to make his fortune servicing women. Instead, he's conned into partnering up with small-time huslter Ratso Rizzo. Living together on the tattered edges of society, these two outcasts develop an unlikely bond that helps them transcend their cruel existence.