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1821) The zombie diaries
Series
Publisher
Dimension Extreme
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
Follows survivors, via their hand-made footage, after a strain of bird flu decimates the population and then raises the dead.
1822) Alice in exile
Author
Publisher
Thomas Dunne Books
Pub. Date
2002.
Language
English
Description
Alice Fry, a free-thinking woman who is rejected by Edward Cobb, the eligible son of an ambitious baronet, builds a new life for herself in Russia during the Russian Revolution and World War I.
Publisher
A & E
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Joining the British Royal Navy at the outset of the Napoleonic Wars, the enterprising Horatio Hornblower rises quickly from raw recruit to seasoned sailor, charting a course from the West Indies to the coast of Africa in the name of the Crown. Along the way he encounters roiling sea battles, mutiny, plague, and love, but always proves himself equal to the task.
1824) The black rose
Series
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
A Saxon youth is run out of England during the Crusades, and goes with his loyal retainer to adventures in China where they become intrigued in the court of Kubla Kahn.
1825) Scrooge
Publisher
Digiview Productions
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Through the intervention of four ghosts, Ebenezer Scrooge is shown the spirit of Christmas.
1826) Dirk Gently
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Dirk Gently uses his unique perception of the interconnectedness of all things to solve baffling mysteries--while at the same time accumulating exorbitant expenses, from a new refrigerator to a trip to Bermuda, which he assures his clients are also interconnected with their problems.
1827) The dam busters
Publisher
Anchor Bay Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Tells the true World War II story of how the Royal Air Force 617 Squadron carried out a raid on three of the most important dams in Germany.
1828) Raven tales: Bald eagle
Publisher
New Machine Studios
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
In the 6th episode of this series, Eagle tells the children a story of the creation time when he and Raven are still young and the world is new. One day, the Great Spirit comes to visit and asks the brothers to fly him over the world he has created. According to Eagle, the Great Spirit rewards his service with a crown of white feathers on his head, but Raven remembers a different story and tells the children what really happened ...
Author
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
It should have been a night of triumph for Alix's hockey team. But her mean teammate Lindsay decided to start up with her usual rude comments and today Alix, who usually tries to control her anger, let it finally run free. Alix lashes out and before she knows it, her coach is dragging her off Lindsay, and the invitation to the Canada National Women's U18 Team's summer camp is on the line. She needs to learn how to control this anger, and she is sure...
1830) Chamber divers: the untold story of the D-Day scientists who changed special operations forever
Author
Publisher
Dutton
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"This is a previously classified story of one group of scientific researchers--men and women--who exposed themselves to extraordinary risks to make D-Day a success"--
1831) Lillie
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
Dramatizes the life of Lillie Langtry, a woman trapped in a loveless marriage who goes on to become one of the most sought after actresses in Britain and the United States, famous for her beauty and infamous for her scandals.
1832) My beautiful laundrette
Publisher
Cineplex Odeon Home Video
Pub. Date
[1987]
Language
English
Description
In the Pakistani community of South London, a young man, Omar, is given a menial job by his uncle and eventually inherits a dilapidated launderette which he must manage. With the help of an old school chum, Johnny (now his lover), the business becomes a great success.
Publisher
Arthur A. Levine Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Complementing the British Library exhibit, provides an overview of the Hogwarts curriculum, covering thousands of years of magic history and displaying artifacts released from the Library's archives, previously-unseen materials, and items from throughout the world.
"As the British Library unveils a very special new exhibition in the UK, Harry Potter: A History of Magic, readers everywhere are invited on an enchanting journey through the Hogwarts...
1834) Warbirds of World War II
Publisher
Dastar Corp/Marathon Music & Video
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
Disc 1. B-17 Flying Fortress: This program looks back at the development and history of the B-17. Through experiences of the pilots and crews who were there, it recounts the battles that raged in the skies over Europe as the German interceptors faced off with the B-17 gunners in a life or death struggle. B-24 Liberator: Told through eyewitness accounts of B-24 crews, this program examines the role the B-24 played in pulverizing the German war machine...
Author
Publisher
Capstone Press, an imprint of Capstone
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"An action-packed graphic novel about agents who helped the Allies prepare for D-Day and push the Germans out of France during World War II. In 1942, World War II was growing more and more intense. Germany and its allies had occupied a great deal of Europe-including part of France. With the enemy just a few miles from England, Prime Minister Winston Churchill was determined to help free France. To make his plan work, he needed people who could secretly...
1837) The pillow book
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Video
Pub. Date
[1998]
Language
日本語
Description
A modern-day Japanese woman's life experiences are inspired by the writings of Sei Shonagon, a female courtier who lived during the Heian Dynasty in 10th century Japan and her father's relationship with his publisher.
1838) Passport to adventure
Publisher
Topics Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2013].
Language
English
Description
Hosts Julie Conover and Mark Jennings take viewers on adventures and introduce them to people, pastimes, food, history, hidden gems and extreme traditions of countries around the globe.
1839) The quare fellow
Publisher
Kino International
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
A prison guard, who advocates capital punishment, has a change of heart after he begins an affair with a condemned man's wife and discovers that key evidence was withheld from his trial.