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Pub. Date
2008
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (approximately 457 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Television series about Chris Rock's experiences growing up in Brooklyn. In this season, Chris finds that being a teenager isn't as cool as he imagined, growing up means bullies are bigger, his parents are more demanding, and girls are getting more fascinating--and frightening--every day.
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
Collector's edition.
Physical Desc
9 videodiscs (approximately 1,381 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"Welcome to Downton Abbey, the lavish ancestral home of the Crawley family and their servants ... [Follows] the Crawleys through the storms of World War I into the social upheaval of the 1920's, as the inhabitants of the house are shaped by desire and hearbreak, splendor and romance, ambition and betrayal"--Container.
1464) The pride of the Yankees
Pub. Date
2008
Edition
Collector's ed.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (128 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Traces the life of Lou Gehrig, famous baseball Hall of Fame player who played in 2130 consecutive games before falling at age 37 to ALS, a deadly nerve disease which now bears his name. Gehrig is followed from his athletic childhood in New York to his famous 'Luckiest Man' speech at his farewell day in 1939.
1465) The birdcage
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (119 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The story of a middle-aged gay couple's comic encounter with a self-righteously straight and conservative family. Armand and Albert reluctantly accept young Val's intention to marry the daughter of a conservative Senator, but when the fiancee's family comes to visit, the whole household is turned upside down.
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (336 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Albuquerque: When Cole Armin comes to Albuquerque to work for his successful uncle John, he soon learns that family business is out to eliminate any local competition. Tiring of his uncle's underhanded tactics, Cole switches to rival operation run by Ted Wallace and his sister, Celia. But Cole soon learns John Armin is to a man to be crossed as the trio must fight for their business, and their lives, against his uncle's ruthless henchman, Juke Murkil.
Whispering...
Author
Publisher
Alcove Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
307 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
It's Christmas in the small town of Silver Springs, which is bursting with holiday spirit. The downtown shops boast twinkling lights, and the town square features an enormous Christmas tree. Every Christmas Eve for the past fifty years, Ruby Harris, the owner of the historic B&B, The Christmas House, has opened her doors to strangers in need, showing them the compassion once denied to her. When Ruby invites her family home for the holidays, including...
Author
Publisher
Shadow Mountain
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
330 pages : map ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"A family's old, beloved dog takes a final road trip to help his humans find forgiveness and healing. Meg Gorton finds herself alone and lonely in Florida. Three years earlier, she had packed what she could fit into her sister's car, told her estranged husband, Gary, where he could find her, and asked him to take care of Moses, their beloved black Labrador. For years, she'd tried to talk Gary into moving away from Woodstock, Virginia. They both needed...
Author
Publisher
Park Row Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
309 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"From the moment Ben and June met in a hospital waiting room on New Year's Eve, their love has seemed fated. Looking back at all the tiny, unlikely decisions that brought them together, it was easy to believe their relationship was special. But now, after several years of marriage, June is struggling as a new mom. At times, she wonders about the life she didn't choose--what might have been if she hadn't given up the lead role in a famous ballet to...
1470) A perfect explanation
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
312 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Enid Campbell, granddaughter of a duke, grew up surrounded by servants, wanting for nothing except love. But when her brother died in the First World War, a new heir was needed, and it was up to Enid to provide it. A troubled marriage and three children soon followed. Broken by postpartum depression, overwhelmed by motherhood and a loveless marriage, Enid made the shocking decision to abandon her family, thereby starting a chain of events -- a kidnap,...
Author
Publisher
William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
386 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
Sarah Anderson decides that it is finally time to reveal the truth about her seemingly perfect late husband so that she can move on with her life, and, in losing the past, finds a new love--and family.
1472) The patriot
Pub. Date
2000
Edition
Widescreen ver.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (165 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A hero of the French and Indian conflict, Benjamin Martin had renounced fighting forever to raise his family in peace. However, when British troops arrive at his South Carolina home and endanger his family, he takes up arms alongside his idealistic patriot son, Gabriel.
1474) Ashes of fiery weather
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
403 pages : genealogical table ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
A multigenerational tale about the passionate loves and losses of women in a family of firefighters traces their experiences spanning from famine-era Ireland to Brooklyn a decade after the September 11 attacks.
Author
Pub. Date
2010
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
393 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
On a primitive farm on the margins of an upstate New York town, three Proctor brothers live together in a kind of crumbling stasis--until one of them dies in his sleep and the other two are suspected of murder. A deeply intimate saga of the human condition at its limits.
1476) Ghana must go
Author
Pub. Date
2013
Physical Desc
x, 318 pages : genealogical table ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Kweku Sai is dead. A renowned surgeon and failed husband, he succumbs suddenly at dawn outside his home in suburban Accra. The news of Kweku's death sends a ripple around the world, bringing together the family he abandoned years before"--Dust jacket flap.
1477) Natural history: stories
Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
192 pages : geneological chart ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"A masterful new collection of interconnected stories, from the renowned National Book Award-winning author. In Natural History, Andrea Barrett completes the beautiful arc of intertwined lives of a family of scientists, teachers, and innovators that she has been weaving through multiple books since her National Book Award-winning collection, Ship Fever. The six exquisite stories in Natural History are set largely in a small community in central New...
1478) Twisted sisters
Author
Publisher
NAL, New American Library
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
308 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Reagan Bishop is a pusher. A licensed psychologist who stars on the Wendy Winsberg cable breakout show, I Need a Push, Reagan helps participants become their best selves by urging them to overcome obstacles and change behaviors. An overachiever, Reagan is used to delivering results. Despite her overwhelming professional success, Reagan never seems to earn her family's respect. Her younger sister, Geri, is and always will be the Bishop family favorite....
Pub. Date
2011
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (approximately 382 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Fred Claus: Fred Claus, Santa's bitter older brother, is forced to move to the North Pole.
Just friends: While visiting his hometown during Christmas, a man comes face-to-face with his old high school crush whom he was best friends with; a woman whose rejection of him turned him into a ferocious womanizer.
National Lampoon's Christmas vacation 2: Though Eddie's fired right at Christmastime, his boss sends him and his family on a South Pacific vacation,...
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
Collector's edition.
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (approximately 191 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Legacy bonus discs. Contains documentaries pertaining to Downton Abbey.
Motion picture. The worldwide phenomenon Downton Abbey becomes a grand motion picture event, as the beloved Crawleys and their intrepid staff prepare for the most important moment of their lives. A royal visit from the King and Queen of England will unleash scandal, romance, and intrigue that will leave the future of Downton hanging in the balance. Written by series creator Julian...