Richard Greene
Author
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"A vivid, deeply researched account of the tumultuous life of one of the twentieth century's greatest novelists, the author of The End of the Affair. Graham Greene lived a life as strange and compelling as those in his brilliant novels. A journalist and MI6 officer, Greene sought out the inner narratives of war and politics across the world; he witnessed the Second World War, the Vietnam War, the Mau Mau Rebellion, the rise of Fidel Castro, and the...
Series
Popular culture and philosophy volume 86
Publisher
Open Court
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
The drama-comedy show Girls -- often under-rated by being perceived as Sex and the City for the Millennial generation -- has made TV history and provoked controversy for its pitilessly accurate portrayal of four oddly sympathetic twenty-something female characters, notable for their self-absorption, empathy deficits, and ineptitude with relationships. Among other breakthroughs, it is the first show to depict the sex act among the alienated young as...
Publisher
MPI Home Video
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Description
The first of the fourteen Sherlock Holmes films starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce and the most celebrated tale in Doyle's canon, this title was released in 1939. When Sir Charles Baskerville is killed outside of Baskerville Hall, his good friend Dr. Mortimer fears that the curse of the Baskervilles has struck once again. Mortimer enlists the help of Sherlock Holmes before yet another Baskerville can succumb to the evil legend. Sir Henry Baskerville...
Series
Language
English
Description
The daughter of a widowed British Army officer is left at boarding school while daddy goes to fight in the Boer War. When reports from the front indicate he has been killed, the money for her education is cut off. She becomes little more than a scullery maid in her former home, and relies on her firm belief in her father's return to make the best of her unfortunate situation.
Series
Publisher
Genius Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Based on the famous novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett, Shirley Temple play the pampered daughter of Captain Crewe. When the Captain is called up for war, little Sara is left in the care of the unkind Miss Minchin. When news of her father's death reaches the school, Miss Minchin forces Sara to become a servant. Sara puts up a brave front and believes her father is still alive. With the help of a faithful Indian guide, Sara is eventually reunited with...
Series
Shirley Temple collection volume 14
Publisher
20th Century Fox
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
"Adaptation of a classic children's novel and stage play by Frances Hodgson Burnett, adorable Sara Crewe is treated like a little princess at her boarding school. But when reports of her father's death in the Boer War surface, she is forced into servitude towards other girls. The unflappable youngster steps up to the challenge of her new lot in life, and ultimately wins over the hearts of wealthy neighbors - and even Queen Victoria herself - as she...
Publisher
Platinum Disc Corp
Pub. Date
1999.
Language
English
Description
Based on the famous novel by writer Frances Hodgson Burnett, Shirely portrays Sara, the pampered daughter of a British officer. Left in a boarding school when her father goes off to war, her world is turned upside down when he is reported dead. Destitute, Sara is made a servant at the school, yet she refuses to let her spirit be broken.
13) Kentucky
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Based on the novel, The Look of Eagles, the film tells the story of the feud between two Kentuckian families that begins during the civil war and lasts for three generations. The feud ends when the two family heirs fall in love eighty years later
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
"In the 1800's, Henry M. Stanley, a reporter for James Gordon Bennett, Jr., of the New York herald, emerges from the snowbound Comanche country bearing an exclusive interview with a rampaging Indian chief. Back in New York, Bennett impresses Stanley with the importance of finding long-missing British doctor David Livingstone in Africa, the biggest news story in the world. Stanley accepts the assignment and, accompanied by Indian scout Jeff Slocum,...
16) The little guide to writing for impact: how to communicate research in a way that people will read
Author
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, an imprint of the Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"There is a tsunami of research being produced by social scientists, and most of them hope that their work will have impact on public policy. This book will provide specific real-world examples of what works-and what doesn't. By way of illustration and examples will include a good pitch for an op-ed for a regional or a major newspaper"--
Publisher
Homespun Video
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
The eight lessons on this DVD were compiled from previous Homespun releases on fiddle instruction. The lessons are for fiddle players of all skill levels and provide a full range of techniques, styles, musical ideas, and repertoire tunes for all fiddle players.
Publisher
Digital Video Dreams
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
Shirley Temple portrays Sara, the pampered daughter of a British officer. Left in a boarding school when her father goes off to war, her world is turned upside down when he is reported dead. Destitute, Sara is made a servant at the school, yet she refuses to let her spirit be broken.
Series
Popular culture and philosophy volume 49
Publisher
Open Court
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
"A collection of philosophical essays about the undead: beings such as vampires and zombies who are physically or mentally dead yet not at rest. Topics addressed include the metaphysics and ethics of undeath"--Provided by publisher.
20) Forever Amber
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
A woman confined by her Puritan upbringing finds a new life in London as a courtesan.