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Monthly update #0142 • February 2002

Monthly update 142 • February 2002 • 2002-02-01 - 2002-02-28

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Jesse James by René Goscinny

Lucky Luke takes on the famous outlaw Jesse James, a robber who quotes Robin Hood to excuse his thefts while keeping every penny for himself, alongside his brother Frank and cousin Cole.

Books

Monthly update #0141 • January 2002

Monthly update 141 • January 2002 • 2002-01-01 - 2002-01-31

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Dalton City by René Goscinny

Joe Dalton seizes a ghost town and rebuilds it as Dalton City, a crooks' paradise, with Lucky Luke and Ma Dalton drawn into the scheme.

Books

Life Is Beautiful

Life Is Beautiful (1997), directed by Roberto Benigni, tells the story of Guido, a Jewish man in Italy during World War II. Benigni plays Guido with wild charm and quick wit.

Movies

Monthly update #0140 • December 2001

Monthly update 140 • December 2001 • 2001-12-01 - 2001-12-31

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The Tenderfoot by René Goscinny

A genteel English aristocrat inherits a ranch out West and must learn to survive a world of cattle, brawls and a scheming rival who wants his land.

Books

Reflecting on the year 2001

Reflection on the year 2001, checking progress of the goals, and some numbers.

Journal

Merry Christmas

As I grow I see more in the Christmas story. Jesus was born in a poor stable yet he is the son of God.

Christianity

Monthly update #0139 • November 2001

Monthly update 139 • November 2001 • 2001-11-01 - 2001-11-30

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The Stagecoach by René Goscinny

Lucky Luke rides shotgun on a stagecoach race across the West, guarding a coach full of mismatched passengers against rivals and bandits.

Books

Monthly update #0138 • October 2001

Monthly update 138 • October 2001 • 2001-10-01 - 2001-10-31

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Tortillas for the Daltons by René Goscinny

The Dalton brothers flee across the border into Mexico, and Lucky Luke follows them south to bring them back.

Books

A Bridge Too Far by Cornelius Ryan

Cornelius Ryan’s A Bridge Too Far recounts Operation Market Garden, a bold 1944 Allied plan to capture bridges in Nazi-occupied Netherlands and end World War II quickly.

Books

Monthly update #0137 • September 2001

Monthly update 137 • September 2001 • 2001-09-01 - 2001-09-30

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A Bridge Too Far

A Bridge Too Far (1977), directed by Richard Attenborough, shows Operation Market Garden. This Allied plan in 1944 aimed to seize bridges in the Netherlands to end the war fast. It failed. The film uses a large cast.

Movies

Calamity Jane by René Goscinny

After Calamity Jane saves him from an Apache ambush, Lucky Luke joins her to break up gun-running in the rough town of El Plomo.

Books

The Longest Day by Cornelius Ryan

Cornelius Ryan’s The Longest Day chronicles D-Day, the Allied invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944, through the eyes of soldiers, civilians, and leaders.

Books

Monthly update #0136 • August 2001

Monthly update 136 • August 2001 • 2001-08-01 - 2001-08-31

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Barbed Wire on the Prairie by René Goscinny

An Eastern farmer settles at Cow Gulch and fences his land with barbed wire, setting off a feud with the cattle baron Cass Casey whose herds trample the crops.

Books

The A-Team

The A-Team is an American action series. It aired on NBC from 23 January 1983 to 8 March 1987. Frank Lupo and Stephen J. Cannell created it. It follows four former United States Army commandos on the run for a crime they did not commit, working as soldiers of fortune while ducking the military police.

TV Series

Monthly update #0135 • July 2001

Monthly update 135 • July 2001 • 2001-07-01 - 2001-07-31

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The Escort by René Goscinny

Lucky Luke must escort Billy the Kid across the territory to face a fresh trial in New Mexico, while Billy schemes to escape at every turn.

Books

West from Home by Laura Ingalls Wilder

Laura Ingalls Wilder's 'West from Home' is a collection of letters she wrote to Almanzo during her visit to San Francisco in 1915. It shows Laura seeing the big city and the World's Fair for the first time.

Books

Monthly update #0134 • June 2001

Monthly update 134 • June 2001 • 2001-06-01 - 2001-06-30

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