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4) The thin man
Language
English
Description
Crime/comedy thriller featuring Nick Charles, private eye, and his wife Nora. The plot unfolds at Christmas when an eccentric inventor disappears after threatening his mistress with a lawsuit for embezzlement.
Series
Studio classic volume 15
Language
English
Description
An extraordinary portrayal of humanity set during one of history's most inhumane periods. Features Millie Perkins as the insightful 13 year old biographer of her family's two-year hiding in an Amsterdam attic. At first, the strong-willed teenager embraces her fugitive lifestyle as an adventure. But in time, the ever-increasing fear of discovery and close quarters prove nearly unbearable for the eight personalities in hiding.
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
Show boat (1951, 108 min.): When Julie La Verne and her husband Steve Baker are forced to leave the showboat Cotton Blossom, they are replaced by the Captain's daughter, Magnolia, and Gaylord Ravenal, a notorious gambler. Magnolia and Ravenal fall in love, marry, leave the boat and move to Chicago. They live off Ravenal's earnings from gambling. After they go broke, Gaylord feels guilty and leaves Magnolia, not knowing she is pregnant.
Annie get...
Pub. Date
[2012]
Edition
Twentieth anniversary edition.
Language
English
Description
Celebrate the platinum anniversary of the unforgettable comedy classic plus the uproarious follow-up Father of the Bride, Part II on Blu-ray for the first time ever. Things get out of hand for befuddled father George Banks when his young daughter unexpectedly announces her plans to wed. Life gets even crazier in the side-splitting sequel when his daughter and his wife both announce they are pregnant, and George desperately tries to capture the wild...
Series
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
When an eccentric inventor disappears and his mistress is killed, Nick and Nora Charles get involved in the investigation; suave Nick and his bright wife Nora become involved in solving a murder when Nora's cousin is accused of killing her husband; detective Nick Charles solves the murders of three people while on a supposed vacation with his family; Nick and Nora work to solve a series of murders of racetrack and gambling figures.
17) Rose Marie
Series
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
Marie de Flor, a glamorous Canadian prima donna, is renowned for her beauty, exquisite voice and fierce temperament. When news arrives that her brother Jack has been wounded in a prison escape, Marie realizes she must go to him despite the danger. Lured into the wilderness, she encounters Sgt. Bruce, who is hunting the fugitive. Sgt. Bruce is soon hot on Marie's trail as well!
18) Public opinion
Author
Series
Pelican books volume P1
Pub. Date
[1946]
Language
English
Description
First published in 1922, "Public Opinion" is the fascinating study of the role of citizens in a democracy by Walter Lippmann, an American writer, reporter and political commentator. Lippmann's notable career spanned decades and produced some of the most important journalism in American history. He was the first to introduce the concept of the Cold War, received many awards, including two Pulitzer Prizes, and wrote thousands of articles and columns,...
20) The pirate
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
A Caribbean beauty, who is engaged to a local rich man, has a mad crush on the legendary pirate, Macoco. A traveling singer falls in love with the beauty and to impress her, he poses as the pirate.