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Series
Pub. Date
[2017]
Description
Created by Albert Kanter, Classics Illustrated (originally known as Classics Comics) introduces adults and children to "The World's Greatest Stories by the World's Greatest Authors." These graphic adaptations of timeless tales provide a rich early literacy and English Language Learning experience for readers of all ages.
742) Snowden
Pub. Date
[2016]
Description
The incredible untold story of Edward Snowden, the polarizing figure who exposed shocking illegal surveillance activities by the NSA and became one of the most wanted men in the world. He is considered a hero by some, and a traitor by others.
Pub. Date
[2007]
Description
Hard Target Jean-Claude Van Damme teams up with acclaimed action director John Woo for this electrifying thriller that WGN Radio hails as "easily one of the year's best films!" Van Damme is the target of an evil mercenary (Lance Henriksen) who recruits homeless combat veterans for the "amusement" of his clients - bored tycoons who will pay handsomely to stalk and kill the most challenging prey of them all: Man. Laced with dark humor and slam-packed...
746) The Edwardians
Pub. Date
[2008]
Description
The Edwardian period, beginning with Edward VII's ascent to the throne in 1901 and ending with World War I, was an era of rapid industrialization, pioneering artistic and literary achievements, and great social and political upheaval. It is filled with captivating characters who left their mark upon British society and the world at large. This 8-part BBC series profiles the movers and the shakers who exemplify the era's progressive spirit as well...
747) Lawrence of Arabia
Pub. Date
[1962]
Description
Cinematic account of the life of T.E. Lawrence, best known as Lawrence of Arabia.
748) Lonely are the brave
Pub. Date
[2009]
Description
Jack Burns, a cowboy at odds with the modern world, is on the run from the law after attempting to break his friend out of jail.
Author
Pub. Date
c2004
Description
Examines Robert E. Lee and the high command of the Army of Northern Virginia. Discusses why Lee and his army are central to understanding the Civil War, how their operations influenced the Northern and Southern home fronts, why Lee was so successful as a field commander, and what kinds of officers flourished and failed under his command. Professor Gallagher provides an analysis of the generalship of Lee and 13 other generals. The lectures also focus...
Pub. Date
c2012
Description
In March 1940, the author John Steinbeck and his friend, marine biologist Ed Ricketts, sailed down the coast of California and Mexico to the Sea of Cortez. Their stated purpose was to document the creatures that inhabit shallow waters and tide pools on the margins of the Sea of Cortez. But it became much more. In these mysterious, phosphorescent waters, they sought an understanding of mankind's relationship to the natural world, and a wellspring of...
751) Going in style
Series
Pub. Date
[2016]
Description
Three elderly men living on the dole decide to organize a bank robbery.
752) Never call retreat
Author
Pub. Date
2005
Description
Traces the events surrounding the pivotal battle of August 1863, during which Lee and Grant both cross the Susquehanna and make decisions that culminate in the war's outcome.
753) Maurice
Series
Pub. Date
[2017]
Description
E.M. Forster's story of two Edwardian-era Cambridge graduates that fall in love, but must abide by British society's strict norms regarding homosexuality.
754) In Cold Blood
Author
Pub. Date
2006
Description
On a quiet November night in 1959, two ex-cons shatter the peace of Holcomb, Kansas, with the senseless slaughter of the Clutter family. Based on a true story.
755) Queen of the desert
Pub. Date
[2017]
Description
A true story of a trailblazing woman who found freedom in the faraway world of the Middle East. Gertrude Bell chafes against the stifling rigidity of life in turn-of-the-century England, leaving it behind for a chance to travel to Tehran. So begins her lifelong adventure across the Arab world, a journey marked by danger, a passionate affair with a British officer, and an encounter with the legendary T.E. Lawrence.
Series
Twilight volume 2
Pub. Date
2010
Description
Bella Swan is devastated by the abrupt departure of her vampire love, Edward Cullen, but her spirit is rekindled by her growing friendship with the irresistible Jacob Black. Suddenly she is drawn into the world of the werewolves, ancestral enemies of the vampires, and finds her loyalties tested.
758) Lawrence of Arabia
Pub. Date
1962
Description
The experiences of T.E. Lawrence, a young British officer, who helped lead the revolt of Arab tribes against the Turks during World War I.
Pub. Date
2017
Description
Portrays the life of the former First Lady of the United States, Jacqueline Kennedy in the aftermath of the assassination of her husband, President John Fitzgerald Kennedy, as she becomes Jackie O. in life after Camelot. Also portrays the lives of the other Kennedy family members dealing with the conflicts and tragedies in their lives.
Pub. Date
2006
Description
It's 1953, and the piece of talking furniture called TV is still a novelty in America's living rooms. On it, Sen. Joseph McCarthy uses fear, falsehooods and belligerence to become arguably the most powerful man in the land. On it , newsman Edward R. Murrow, who's had his fill of the senator's tactics, fights back. That pivotal clash of two titans is the focus of director/co-writer George Clooney's award-winning Good Night, and Good Luck. David...
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