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How Ethel Rosenberg Offered Her Own Life as a Sacrifice
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An Argentinean Novel Spins Countless Stories From A Bicycle Wheel
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Tom & Jerry [DVD] : the movie
Author: Story, Tim, film director. DeFaria, Christopher, 1959- film producer. Costello, Kevin (Screenwriter), screenwriter. Moretz, Chloë, 1997- actor. Peña, Michael, 1976- actor.
Published: 2021
Call Number: J TOM
Format: Video disc
Summary: When Jerry moves into a fine hotel on the eve of an important society wedding, the event planner hires Jerry to get rid of him. Unfortunately, the battle which follows is big enough to destroy the wedding, her career, and possibly the hotel -- so the sworn enemies decide to work together to save it all.
Published: 2021
Call Number: J TOM
Format: Video disc
Summary: When Jerry moves into a fine hotel on the eve of an important society wedding, the event planner hires Jerry to get rid of him. Unfortunately, the battle which follows is big enough to destroy the wedding, her career, and possibly the hotel -- so the sworn enemies decide to work together to save it all.
The nest [DVD]
Author: Durkin, Sean, film director, screenwriter, film producer. Guiney, Ed, film producer. Schlesinger, Derrin, film producer. Garnett, Rose, film producer. Jackson, Amy (Producer), film producer.
Published: 2021 2020
Call Number: NEST
Format: Video disc
Summary: An American entrepreneur and his family see their lives take a sudden twist when they move into an English country manor. Rory, an ambitious entrepreneur, and former commodities broker persuades his American wife, Allison, and their children to leave the comforts of suburban America and return to his native England during the '80s. Sensing an opportunity, Rory rejoins his former firm and leases a centuries-old country manor, with grounds for Allison's horses and plans to build a stable. Soon the promise of a lucrative new beginning starts to unravel, and the couple has to face the unwelcome truths lying beneath the surface of their marriage.
Published: 2021 2020
Call Number: NEST
Format: Video disc
Summary: An American entrepreneur and his family see their lives take a sudden twist when they move into an English country manor. Rory, an ambitious entrepreneur, and former commodities broker persuades his American wife, Allison, and their children to leave the comforts of suburban America and return to his native England during the '80s. Sensing an opportunity, Rory rejoins his former firm and leases a centuries-old country manor, with grounds for Allison's horses and plans to build a stable. Soon the promise of a lucrative new beginning starts to unravel, and the couple has to face the unwelcome truths lying beneath the surface of their marriage.
Supernova [DVD]
Author: Macqueen, Harry, film director, screenwriter. Morgan, Emily (Film producer), film producer. Goligher, Tristan, film producer. Firth, Colin, 1960- actor. Tucci, Stanley, actor.
Published: 2021 2020
Call Number: DRAMA SUPERNOV
Format: Video disc
Summary: A gay couple, one a musician, the other a novelist, embark on a road trip as dementia starts to take hold of one of them.
Published: 2021 2020
Call Number: DRAMA SUPERNOV
Format: Video disc
Summary: A gay couple, one a musician, the other a novelist, embark on a road trip as dementia starts to take hold of one of them.
Taking a shot at love [DVD]
Author: Cooper, Charles, film producer. Fair, Kevin G., television director. Grant, Laura Gasbarro, screenwriter. Wolfe, Julie Sherman, screenwriter. MacFarlane, Luke, actor.
Published: 2021
Call Number: DRAMA TAKING
Format: Video disc
Summary: Former professional ballet dancer Jenna works with NHL star Ryan Cooper to help him recover from an injury using ballet as therapy, and as they grow close, he helps her mend her injured heart. But when it's time for Ryan to return to the ice and leave Jenna and her small, Connecticut town, they both must consider the paths they want to take, and just maybe, love will find its way.
Published: 2021
Call Number: DRAMA TAKING
Format: Video disc
Summary: Former professional ballet dancer Jenna works with NHL star Ryan Cooper to help him recover from an injury using ballet as therapy, and as they grow close, he helps her mend her injured heart. But when it's time for Ryan to return to the ice and leave Jenna and her small, Connecticut town, they both must consider the paths they want to take, and just maybe, love will find its way.
The father [DVD]
Author: Zeller, Florian, screenwriter, film director. Hampton, Christopher, 1946- screenwriter. Spadone, Christophe, film producer. Friend, Simon, film producer. Parfitt, David, 1958- film producer.
Published: 2021 2020
Call Number: DRAMA FATHER
Format: Video disc
Summary: A man refuses all assistance from his daughter as he ages. As he tries to make sense of his changing circumstances, he begins to doubt his loved ones, his own mind, and even the fabric of his reality.
Published: 2021 2020
Call Number: DRAMA FATHER
Format: Video disc
Summary: A man refuses all assistance from his daughter as he ages. As he tries to make sense of his changing circumstances, he begins to doubt his loved ones, his own mind, and even the fabric of his reality.
Giants being lonely [DVD]
Author: Patterson, Grear, film director, producer, screenwriter. Irving, Jack, actor. Irving, Ben, actor. Gavin, Lily, actor. Culp, Amalia, actor.
Published: 2021 2019
Call Number: GIANTS
Format: Video disc
Summary: A pair of players on a successful high school baseball team, the Giants, come of age in the American south.
Published: 2021 2019
Call Number: GIANTS
Format: Video disc
Summary: A pair of players on a successful high school baseball team, the Giants, come of age in the American south.
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