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(0)Michael Sheen
Publisher
Warner Bros Ent. Canada Inc
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (880 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A fresh take on a crime franchise with a provocative and outrageous lead character and a darkly comedic tone stars Tom Payne as the son of a convicted serial killer, who has made hunting murderers his life's work.
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Language
English
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The stories of 13 key Shakespeare plays - Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, Twelfth Night, King Lear, Richard III, Othello, Macbeth, The Tempest, Henry V, Julius Caesar, The Merchant of Venice, The Taming of the Shrew and A Midsummer Night's Dream. Timson presents the complex plots in a clear, entertaining and informal style, presenting the main characters in the context of the famous lines.
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Publisher
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (571 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Malcolm Bright is a criminal profiler who gets inside the minds of killers because his father, Dr. Martin Whitly, was a notorious serial killer. Now he's using his twisted genius to help the NYPD solve murders. Season 2 picks up with Bright "taking care" of his sister after her shocking actions and protecting his mother from a secret that could tear the family apart.
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Language
English
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Lady Windermere misinterprets her husband's interest in an older woman, Mrs. Erlynne, causing a rift that could lead to both marital and societal ruin. Lady Windermere's Fan Is an intriguing tale that examines intention versus outcome in a world driven by perception.
Lady Windermere is a young wife who's concerned by her husband's connection to the mysterious, Mrs. Erlynne. She believes the woman is a threat to her marriage and livelihood. Despite...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.7 - AR Pts: 40
Language
English
Description
Through the story of the brilliant but conflicted young Raskolnikov and the murder he commits, Fyodor Dostoyevsky explores the theme of redemption through suffering. "Crime and Punishment" put Dostoyevsky at the forefront of Russian writers when it appeared in 1866 and is now one of the most famous and influential novels in world literature.
The poverty-stricken Raskolnikov, a talented student, devises a theory about extraordinary men being above...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Packaged in handsome and affordable trade editions, Clydesdale Classics is a new series of essential literary works. From the musings of literary geniuses like Mark Twain in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn to the striking personal narrative of Harriet Jacobs in Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, this new series is a comprehensive collection of our literary history through the words of the exceptional few.
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The Picture of...
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Series
Language
English
Description
Douglas Dodge modulates his voice beautifully to capture the slightly varied emotions of many poems. This well-edited recording contains Keats's most famous works: 'La Belle Dame Sans Merci,' 'The Eve of St. Agnes,' 'Ode to a Nightingale,' 'On a Grecian Urn,' along with many lesser-known short poems such as 'To Mrs. Reynolds' Cat' that exhibit the poet's more fanciful side. Library Journal
Author
Publisher
Naxos AudioBooks
Pub. Date
1996
Language
English
Description
Here are the greatest and best-loved stories from the Old Testament of the Bible, stories which can be read as much for their human, literary and historical appeal as for their religious meaning. The selection ranges from childhood favourites like David and Goliath, to key moments in Jewish history such as the Exodus, and also includes some of the finest poetry in the Old Testament - the Song of Solomon, for example. Until the invention of the printing...
Author
Series
Quiz volume 3
Language
English
Description
Persecuted by the public and press - Charles, Diana and Tecwen head to court.
Author
Series
Quiz volume 1
Language
English
Description
All eyes turn to Charles to win the million-pound prize.
Author
Series
Quiz volume 2
Language
English
Description
As Charles about-turns his way to a million, the production team grows suspicious.
34) The idiot
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Language
English
Description
The title is an ironic reference to the central character of the novel, Prince (Knyaz) Lev Nikolayevich Myshkin, a young man whose goodness, open-hearted simplicity and guilelessness lead many of the more worldly characters he encounters to mistakenly assume that he lacks intelligence and insight. In the character of Prince Myshkin, Dostoevsky set himself the task of depicting "the positively good and beautiful man."The novel examines the consequences
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Language
English
Description
International superstar Pierce Brosnan (Die Another Day, The World Is Not Enough) and award-winning actress Julianne Moore (The Hours, Far From Heaven) play two New York divorce attorneys who often compete against each other in court but end up in a romantic relationship. When they get married, can they avoid the same domestic disputes that plague their matrimonially challenged clients?
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (112 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Webb stumbles onto a story which leads to the shady origins of the men who started the crack epidemic on the nation's streets, and further alleges that the CIA was aware of major dealers who were smuggling cocaine into the U.S., and using the profits to arm rebels fighting in Nicaragua. Despite warnings from drug kingpins and CIA operatives to stop his investigation, Webb keeps digging to uncover a conspiracy with explosive implications.
37) Oedipus the King
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Language
English
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Description
Skyros Publishing is dedicated to reproducing the finest books ever written and letting readers of all ages experience a classic for the first time or revisit a past favorite.
Oedipus the King, a tragedy written by Sophocles, is chronologically the first play of the classic Oedipus Rex trilogy.
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Language
English
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Description
The complex moral ambiguities of seduction and revenge make "Dangerous Liaisons" (1782) one of the most scandalous and controversial novels in European literature. Its prime movers, the Viscount de Valmont and the Marchioness de Merteuil - gifted, wealthy, and bored - form an unholy alliance and turn seduction into a game. And they play this game with such wit and style that it is impossible not to admire them, until they discover mysterious rules...
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Language
English
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The world is preparing to come to an end, according to the Divine Plan recorded in the Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch (recorded 1655). Meanwhile, a fussy angel and a fast-living demon have grown fond of living among the earth's mortals for many millennia and are not looking forward to the apocalypse. If Crowley and Aziraphale are going to stop it from happening, they must find and kill the Antichrist.
40) Romeo and Juliet
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Introducing AI-Shakespeare, a revolutionary way to read and teach Shakespeare's plays.
This edition offers a Modern Language version of Romeo and Juliet, enriched with character descriptions, scene summaries, vocabulary aids, and more, simplifying the reading experience. Dive into a unique cross-disciplinary approach, melding the study of Shakespeare with basics of Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence.
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