John Keane
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown
Pub. Date
[1995]
Language
English
Description
"More than any other public figure of the eighteenth century, Tom Paine (1737-1809) strikes our times like a trumpet blast from a distant world." So begins John Keane's magnificent biography of one of democracy's greatest champions, a man whose familiarity to us is partly traceable to his own stupendous achievements. Coming from humble beginnings in Thetford, England, Paine later bred intense public excitement with his every move. Among friends and...
Author
Series
Publisher
Carroll & Graf
Pub. Date
2002.
Language
English
Description
This bountiful collection of more than fifty tales by one of Ireland's liveliest and most popular writers offers holiday charm and Gaelic humor by the Christmas stockingful. Drawing on the rich folk culture of County Kerry, John B. Keane brings new life to old customs in his portrayals of not-so-ordinary country people during the Christmas season.
Keane revisits the Christmases celebrated by characters like Dotie Tupper and Johnny Naile, the doughty...
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
In the city of Las Vegas, Nevada, with its constant influx of visitors, criminals are provided with ripe targets of all varieties. Luckily for the victims, the Las Vegas Police Department's night shift Crime Scene Investigations unit is led by Gil Grissom. With almost obsessive dedication towards his quest for the facts, he and his elite team of criminalists work various perplexing cases using scientific skills and equipment that are capable of finding...
12) St. Ives
Publisher
Miramax Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
During the Napoleonic wars in France, the Captain Jacques St. Ives, a French nobleman, is captured by the British and held prisoner in Scotland. There he falls in love with a local woman, befriends a British Major and discovers his long-lost Grandfather living just down the road. He escapes to reclaim his estate but his brother has other ideas.
Publisher
PBS DVD Video
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
T.E. Lawrence helped unify the Arab tribes against the Turks during World War I, but he also set in motion a chain of events that even he would be powerless to stop, events that would shape Arab-Western relations for generations to come.
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
The exceptional team of criminalists working for the Las Vegas Crime Lab is still headed by brusque, but dedicated Gil Grissom, whose talented associates include Catherine Willows, Nick Stokes, Warrick Brown, and Sara Sidle, with Captain Jim Brass providing support from the Detective Bureau.
18) The field
Publisher
Artisan Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
The field is a plot of land in rural Ireland, rented and tended by an old man. When the owner sells the land to an American developer, the old man decides to fight the change, regardless of the cost.
19) Faith
Publisher
Koch Vision
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
A high tension thriller of political corruption and international intrigue. A high ranking government official scrambles to keep his secret lifestyle hidden from the world when his daughter purposely leaks his affair to a reporter she's dating.
20) Tara Road
Publisher
First Look Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
One woman's life is devastated when her only son dies, and another woman's life comes abruptly to a halt when her marriage ends. The two agree to swap homes, and through their new surroundings, they find strength and healing.