Ron Cook
Author
Language
English
Description
Included here are eight short stories of drama, comedy, adventure, and a memoir. The two mystery novelettes are The Great Pearl Alley Caper and The Girl Next Door. The short stories include a wannabe beatnik/hippie/punk, a frustrated writer, a lovesick coworker, a remembrance of childhood, and a peace-seeking individual in a not-too-peaceful situation. In the two novelette's, wine bars and bistros are meeting places for heroes and villains, for the...
Author
Language
English
Description
Korea, 1967 and 1968. The Vietnam conflict was escalating. The cold war was raging. Robert Kennedy and Martin Luther King were assassinated. In North Korea, the Navy ship USS Pueblo was captured, and over a dozen North Koreans tried to blow up the South Korean president. And at Recreation Compound #1, barely two miles from the DMZ, forty touring Army musicians and singers attempted to keep sane through it all. Boo was a dollar a lid.
5) Firebrand
Author
Language
English
Description
Charles Blue had grown up in a middle class neighborhood with no idea of his family background. His parents' tragic and suspicious death by fire changed that.
A grandmother, a San Francisco fortune teller and part owner of the Mystic Eye Occult Shop, took Charles into her home and started to teach him about his hidden "abilities".
For 25 years, Charles barely accepted his powers, then friends began dying by fire. He and his girlfriend Bell...
Publisher
Ambrose Video
Pub. Date
1984.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (211 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
This production is part of a famous series produced by BBC of all of William Shakespeare's plays. The resulting films, renowned for their loyalty to the text, utilized the best theatrical and television directors and brought highly praised performances from leading contemporary actors. When defeat at St Albans forces Henry to cede succession to the House of York, an infuriated Queen Margaret fights on, determined her son will be the next king. But...
Publisher
Well Go USA
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (100 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The story of a young girl who had to go into hiding during World War II for being different. Anne Frank's diary manages to create a truthful and timeless picture of domestic life in all its pettiness and normalcy, while never letting us forget the extraordinary threat of death that awaits the characters if they are discovered. This is the first authorized film based on actual entries of the real diary.
8) Des
Publisher
Sundance Now
Pub. Date
[2014]
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (145 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The story is about one of the most infamous serial killers in UK history: Dennis Nilsen. Known as the 'kindly killer', Nilsen was an unassuming civil servant who became Britain's most prolific serial killer of the time. The chilling true-crime series delves into Nilsen's emotionally elusive psyche after his arrest in 1983.
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2005.
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (DVD) (approximately 235 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Based on the classic novel by Anthony Trollope, the story follows Louis and Emily Trevalyan. After a blissful first year of marriage, things turn darker when a roguish Colonel takes an interest in Emily that fans the flames of Louis's jealousy.
Pub. Date
2015
Edition
Widescreen version; original UK edition.
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (DVD) (approximately 450 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
It's 1919, WWI has just ended, and Harry Selfridge is struggling with loss. After the death of his beloved Rose, he is making costly business mistakes. His empire is weakened, and he is vulnerable to his old enemy Lord Loxley.
Pub. Date
2007
Edition
Widescreen version ; Complete U.K. broadcast edition.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (approximately 100 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The death of a young munitions worker and the murder of Paul Milner's wife seem linked, and Foyle strives to clear his sergeant from suspicion.
Series
Pub. Date
2014
Edition
UK edition; widescreen version.
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (DVD) (approximately 450 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Much has changed since Selfridges first opened its doors. Five years later, Europe is on the brink of war and London is enjoying one last defiant period of decadence. Mr. Selfridge now has his sights set on joining the establishment and rebuilding his family life. Tensions are also running high on the shop floor as Agnes is back from Paris, chic and successful. Not everyone is thrilled by her newfound confidence and by the reappearance of her old...
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2008
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 90 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The little-known story of Mary Boleyn who was mistress to King Henry VIII before he married her older sister, Anne. Two great families jockey for position and use their daughters as pawns in a deadly game. Set during one of the most notorious periods in British regal history. A story of a rival relationship between the two sisters.
Home use only.
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (DVD) (approximately 450 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
After nearly 20 years of setting trends and pushing traditions, Selfridge's is still going strong as the triumph of London's Oxford Street. But Harry's potentially dangerous appetite for entertainment and women, while always a problem, has reached its peak. Now, he struggles to keep the reins of the store he loves, in the face of old troubles, new opportunities, and unsettled scores.
15) Les misérables
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (DVD) (391 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Against the backdrop of France at a time of civil unrest, this is the story of Jean Valjean, a former convict unable to escape his past life. His future is threatened by his nemesis, the chilling police officer and former prison guard Javert, who is determined to bring him to justice. As revolution ignites on the streets of Paris, Jean Valjean begins an epic journey towards self-acceptance, redemption, and love.
Author
Series
Publisher
BBC Audiobooks America
Pub. Date
p2003
Edition
Unabridged.
Physical Desc
3 sound discs (199 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"Imogen, the daughter of King Cymbeline, is persecuted by her wicked stepmother, the Queen, and by Cloten, the Queen's doltish son. Disguised as a boy, she sets out to find her husband, the banished Posthumus"--Container.
17) Thunderbirds
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
c2004
Edition
[Widescreen ed.].
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (94 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Tracy Island not only houses Jeff Tracy and his five sons, but also serves as headquarters for the top-secret International Rescue organization. A criminal mastermind known only as "The Hood" manages to get past the island's security measures and trys to take over International Rescue. His goal is to steal the five most advanced rescue vehicles and use them for his own agenda. With Jeff and his four eldest sons on a mission, there's only one person...
Author
Series
Salisbury Poisonings volume 3
Language
English
Description
Cleaning efforts are working and life normalizes, until a mistake risks the city all over again.
Author
Series
Salisbury Poisonings volume 4
Language
English
Description
The city struggles with the renewed panic and Tracy learns the second wave is worse than the first.
20) Charlotte Gray
Author
Language
English
Description
Cate Blanchett enthralls as Charlotte, who goes behind enemy lines while keeping secret her personal mission to find her lover, an RAF pilot downed over France.