Howard Fast
Author
Series
Lavette Family volume 1
Language
English
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Description
The saga of three families living in San Francisco during the earthquake, World War I and the Depression.
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Former socialite Barbara Lavette is unconcerned about the gossip that surrounds her new marriage. However, her husband Bernie, a poor mechanic whom she met in the midst of World War II, is willing to do anything to prove his worth to her as well as the society that shuns him.
4) Spartacus
Series
Criterion collection volume 105
Language
English
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Description
Spartacus is the bold gladiator slave who leads a massive slave revolt against Imperial Rome in this epic true account of man's eternal struggle for freedom.
Author
Series
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"In The General Zapped an Angel, featuring nine supremely entertaining fantasy and science fiction tales, a Vietnam general shoots down what appears to be an angel; a man sells his soul to the devil for a copy of the next days Wall Street Journal; and a group of alien beings bestow a mouse with human thought and emotion."-- Jacket flap.
6) The pledge
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin
Pub. Date
1988.
Language
English
Description
Foreign correspondent Bruce Bacon has uncovered the truth about one of World War II's most shocking acts of genocide. When he tries to get his story into print, he becomes not a hero but an outcast, persecuted by his own government. Outraged, he is suddenly a man betrayed by all he holds dear, except his belief in freedom and his passion for an Irish beauty.
11) Spartacus
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Sold into slavery as a young boy and sentenced to spend out the rest of his adult life laboring in the harsh deserts of Egypt, Spartacus gets a new lease on life when he is purchased by the owner of a Roman gladiator school. Moved by the defiance of an Ethopian warrior, Draba, Spartacus leads a slave uprising which threatens Rome's status quo. As Spartacus gains sympathy within the Roman Senate, he also makes a powerful enemy in form of Marcus Lucinius...
14) The crossing
Publisher
A & E Home Video
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
It is Dec. 17, 1776. Hounded by superior British forces, his army decimated by disease, desertion and lack of funds, General George Washington faces the unthinkable: he is losing the war for American Independence. A week later, on Christmas Eve, Washington will make one of the most courageous decisions in military history. Staking everything on a risky surprise attack against a garrison of battle-hardened Hessian mercenaries, Washington sets out across...
15) Mirage
Publisher
Universal Studios
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
A suspenseful drama in which a physiochemist suffers from amnesia and tries to unravel the mysteries locked in his mind and understand why he is the target of hit men.
16) April morning
Publisher
Metro Goldwyn Mayer
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Drama about the bloody confrontation at Lexington, Mass. which precipitated the American Revolution, as seen through the experiences of one family.
17) Spartacus
Language
English
Formats
Description
The story of a gladiator who leads slaves in a rebellion against the power of Rome.
20) Spartacus
Publisher
Kultur
Pub. Date
[2008?]
Language
None
Description
A powerful and moving work, Spartacus is set amidst an uprising of slaves in ancient Rome. The dramatic effects of this action are played out by those chiefly concerned: Spartacus, leader of the revolt; his wife Flavia and Crassus, commander.