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53102) Bridget Jones's diary
Publisher
distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2001
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (98 minutes) : sound, color; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In her mid-thirties, still single and still being set up with dates by her mom, Bridget decides she needs to make a change in her life. She falls for her boss who uses her and then dumps her. In the meantime, Bridget keeps running into the divorced guy her mom tried to set her up with, and he happens to be ex-friends with her boss. She uses her diary as a confessional and she begins to wonder if she will ever find true love.
53103) Two weeks notice
Language
English
Formats
Description
Attorney Lucy Kelson wants to save the world. She is also the Chief Counsel for the Wade Corporation, one of New York City's top commercial real estate developers. She's a brilliant lawyer with a sharp, strategic mind. She also has an ulcer and doesn't get much sleep. It's not the job that's getting to her. It's her millionaire boss, George Wade. Handsome, charming and undeniably self-absorbed, he treats her more like a nanny than a Harvard Law grad...
Author
Publisher
Atria Books
Pub. Date
2009
Edition
1st Atria Books hardcover ed.
Physical Desc
598 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
The first serious biography of entertainment legend Lena Horne, the star who became one of the first African-American icons. Gavin has gotten closer than any other writer to the celebrity, who has lived in reclusion since 1998. Incorporating insights from the likes of Ruby Dee, Tony Bennett, Diahann Carroll, Arthur Laurents, and several of Horne's fellow chorines from Harlem's Cotton Club, Stormy Weather offers a fascinating portrait of a complex,...
53105) Mansfield park
Publisher
Miramax Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2011.
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (approximately 112 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
This fun and sexy comedy tells a timelessly entertaining story where wealth, secret passions, and mischievous women put love to the test, with delightfully surprising results! When a spirited young woman, Fanny Price, is sent away to live on the great country estate of her rich cousins, she's meant to learn the ways of proper society. But while Fanny learns 'their' ways, she also enlightens them with a wit and sparkle all her own!
53106) Venus
Publisher
Miramax Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2007.
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (95 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Maurice is a successful but aging actor who sees something in Jessie, a brash young girl; namely, a potential for humanity which blossoms under his kindness and gentle guidance. For Maurice, something else blossoms as well - romantic love for a girl fifty years younger.
53107) Vanity fair, Volume 1
Publisher
A&E Home Video
Pub. Date
[2003]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs in 2 separate volumes (DVD) (approximately 300 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Formats
Description
A mini-series based on Thackeray's story of an amoral beauty determined to scheme and seduce her way into Britain's upper classes.
Author
Publisher
Rosen Central
Pub. Date
2004.
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.3 - AR Pts: 2
Physical Desc
112 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Provides insights into the life of Mae Jemison, the first female African American astronaut, including some of the steps she took to reach her goals.
53109) The First Wives Club
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
©1998
Edition
Widescreen ed.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (102 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Three mid-life Manhattanites have more than a longtime friendship in common. After years of helping their hubbies climb the corporate ladder of success, each has been dumped for a newer, curvier model. The trio is determined to turn their pain into gain. They come up with a cleverly devious plan to hit their exes where it really hurts--in the wallet!
Author
Publisher
William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
511 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"The never-before-told story of the barrier-breaking NASA class of 1978, which for the first time consisted of a diverse crew of women, people of color, LGBTQ+ people, and more, and their triumphs and tragedies working on the newly launched space shuttle program, with the exclusive cooperation of five astronauts"--
53113) Pomegranate soup: a novel
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2005]
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Physical Desc
222 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
To the exotic Aminpour sisters, Ireland looks like a much-needed safe haven. It has been seven years since Marjan Aminpour fled Iran with her younger sisters, Bahar and Layla, and she hopes that in Ballinacroagh they might finally find a home.
The sisters set about creating a Persian oasis and soon sensuous wafts of cardamom, cinnamon, and saffron float through the streets-an exotic aroma that announces the opening of the Babylon Cafe. And it is...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2009.
Physical Desc
xi, 320 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Author of the internationally famous blog, Orangette, Molly Wizenberg recounts a life with the kitchen at its center. From her mother's pound cake, a staple of summer picnics during her childhood in Oklahoma, to the eggs she cooked for her father during the weeks before his death, food and memories are intimately entwined.
53115) The society of shame
Author
Publisher
Anchor Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
360 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"In this timely and witty combination of So You've Been Publicly Shamed and Where'd You Go, Bernadette? a viral photo of a politician's wife's "feminine hygiene malfunction" catapults her to unwanted fame in a story that's both a satire of social media stardom and internet activism, and a tender mother-daughter tale. Kathleen Held's life is turned upside down when she arrives home to find her house on fire and her husband on the front lawn in his...
53116) Three coins in the fountain
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2004.
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (approximately 102 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Three American women in Rome throw money into a fountain, and wish for love.
53117) The ambassador: the complete series : negotiating a world of deception, mistrust and betrayal
Publisher
BFS Video
Pub. Date
2011.
Physical Desc
6 videodiscs (600 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The story is about England's Ambassador to Ireland, one of the country's most coveted and dangerous Embassy posts. Supported by her Commercial Attach ̌and MI-6 operative John Stone, Harriet uses both diplomatic skill and common sense to bravely face issues ranging from territorial disputes, kidnapping and cults to sabotage and murder.
53119) Who was Annie Oakley?
Author
Series
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap
Pub. Date
2002.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
870L
Physical Desc
109 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
An account of the life and exploits of the sharpshooting entertainer.
53120) Sailor Moon R: the movie
Publisher
Viz Media
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (approximately 90 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Long before Mamoru found his destiny with Usagi, he gave a single rose in thanks to a lonely boy who helped him recover from the crash that claimed his parents. This long-forgotten friend, Fiore, has been searching the galaxy for a flower worthy of that sweet gesture long ago. The mysterious flower he finds is beautiful, but has a dark side- it has the power to take over planets! To make matters worse, the strange plant is tied to an ominous new asteroid...
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