Archie Panjabi
Author
Language
English
Description
When the Taliban took control of the Swat Valley in Pakistan, one girl spoke out. Malala Yousafzai refused to be silenced and fought for her right to an education. On Tuesday, October 9, 2012, when she was fifteen, she almost paid the ultimate price. She was shot in the head at point-blank range while riding the bus home from school, and few expected her to survive. Instead, Malala's miraculous recovery has taken her on an extraordinary journey from...
2) San Andreas
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Formats
Description
When a magnitude nine earthquake leaves California in ruins, a helicopter pilot and his estranged wife make their way to San Francisco to save their only daughter.
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Alicia Florrick is a wife and mother who boldly assumes full responsibility for her family and re-enters the workforce after her husband's very public sex and political corruption scandal lands him in jail. In Season Two, even with her husband back home and planning to run for office again, Alicia continues redefining herself and her role in her family's life.
Publisher
CBS Paramount Network Television
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Follows a politician's wife who pursues her own career as a defense attorney after her husband is sent to jail on charges of political corruption. Alicia Florrick not only deals with her career but also with keeping her family together as she provides a stable home for her two children.
5) A good year
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Max Skinner is a highly successful investment broker with no time for life outside of his job. When his estranged uncle dies, Max inherits the chateau and vineyard in France where he grew up. His first intention is to sell the vineyard as quickly as possible, but after spending unexpected time at the vineyar, he discovers a part of himself that he thought he had lost and experiences romance and a blossoming new love affir with a beautiful French woman...
Publisher
Acorn
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
DSI Stella Gibson continues to hunt serial killer Paul Spector in the second series of this smart psychological thriller. As Gibson tries to help Spector's surviving victim remember the identity of her attacker, Spector deals with loose ends that he left behind in Belfast. When he realizes that someone from his past has been helping the police with their inquiries, Spector changes his plans with terrifying consequences.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Eighteen year-old Jesminder's parents want her to be a nice, conventional Indian girl. But she just wants to play soccer like her hero, David Beckham. For Jess, that means kicking a ball around the local park with the lads until she's spotted by Jules, who invites her to join the local women's team.
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
A wife and mother boldly assumes full responsibility for her family and re-enters the workforce after her husband's very public sex and political corruption scandal. In Season 3, Alicia continues balancing her professional and personal lives as she strives to provide a stable home for her children in the midst of separating from her husband and contemplating finally giving in to her feelings for fellow lawyer Will Gardner.
Publisher
Warner Bros. Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"After the infamous San Andreas fault line gives, triggering a magnitude 9-plus earthquake in California, a search-and-rescue helicopter pilot and his estranged wife make their way together from Los Angeles to San Francisco to save their only daughter. But their treacherous journey north is only the beginning. And when they think the worst may be over... it's just getting started"--Container.
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Alicia Florrick stood by her husband on his tumultuous path to the governor's office, but now she's entering the world of politics on her own terms by running for state's attorney. As Election Day approaches, Alicia must balance the demands of her firm and campaign as she supports her partner Cary during shocking developments that could end his career; and life as he knows it.
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
A gripping blend of courtroom drama, politics and steamy personal relationships that stars Emmy and Golden Globe Award winner Julianna Margulies as Alicia Florrick, a wife and mother who reclaims control of her personal and professional lives after her husband, Peter, is embroiled in a sex and political corruption scandal. As Alicia adapts to changes at home and at work as a defense attorney, she continues to redefine and rediscover the woman she...
12) A mighty heart
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Jewish-American journalist, Daniel Pearl was kidnapped in Pakistan in January of 2002. The violent act became an international scandal as the group that claimed responsibility for the crime demanded the liberation of prisoners from the American detainee prison in Guantanamo Bay, in Cuba. The American government does not give in to the terrorists' demands. Mariane travels to Pakistan and is alone, searching for the most important person in her life....
13) Traitor
Publisher
Anchor Bay Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
When FBI agent Roy Clayton heads up the investigation into a dangerous international conspiracy, all clues seem to point back to former U.S. Special Operations officer, Samir Horn. A mysterious figure with a web of connections to terrorist organizations, Horn has a knack for emerging on the scene just as a major operation goes down. The inter-agency task force looking into the case meets with Carter, a veteran CIA contractor who seemingly has his...
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Alicia Florrick and Cary join forces to launch their own law firm. As they sever ties with Lockhart/Gardner, tensions escalate and explode as the new rivals go into attack mode, battling each other both in and out of court. Alicia₂s new venture leads her to volatile showdowns, altering every major relationship she₂s cultivated. Season five witnesses Alicia₂s complete transformation from a good wife to a legal powerhouse.
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Based on Wally Lamb's 1998 best-selling novel, [it] explores themes of family, mental illness and identity as [it] follows the parallel lives of identical twin brothers. Opening in the present day in 1990, with both brothers approaching middle-age, the story chronicles Dominick and Thomas Birdsey at different stages in their lives through flashbacks to their formative years, creating an epic saga of betrayal, sacrifice and forgiveness"--Container....
17) The secret
Publisher
BFS Video
Pub. Date
[2006, c2002]
Language
English
Description
Emma Faraday is burdened by a devastating secret from her childhood--a secret she has kept hidden for years from everyone, including her husband, until the day her old friend, Nadia, re-enters her life, seething with resentment and looking for revenge.
18) The widower
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"Devastated by the loss of his first wife, widower Malcolm Webster slowly begins to rebuild his life with the help of Felicity, a vivacious New Zealander who helps him to find love again. But on their wedding night she feels groggy, and for the next year suffers from unexplained blackouts which stop only when she falls pregnant with their son, before resuming again after he's born. This chilling true story tells how Felicity pieces small clues together...
19) I origins
Series
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Dr. Ian Gray is a molecular biologist studying the evolution of the eye. He finds his work permeating his life after a brief encounter with an exotic young woman who slips away from him. As his research continues years later with his lab partner Karen, they make a stunning scientific discovery that has far reaching implications and complicates both his scientific and spiritual beliefs. Traveling half way around the world, he risks everything he has...
20) The infidel
Publisher
New Video
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
Meet Mahmud Nasir, loving husband, doting father, and something of a relaxed Muslim. He may not be the most observant, but in his heart he is a true Muslim. After his mother's death, Mahmud finds his birth certificate, which reveals that he was adopted at birth and he's Jewish, with the real name of Solly Shimshillewitz!