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In New York Times bestselling author Anthony Horowitz's ingenious fourth literary whodunit following The Word is Murder, The Sentence is Death, and A Line to Kill, Horowitz becomes the prime suspect in a murder investigation--and only one man can prove his innocence: his newly estranged partner in solving crime, Detective Hawthorne. "I'm sorry but the answer's no." Reluctant author, Anthony Horowitz, has had enough. He tells ex-detective Daniel Hawthorne...
Pub. Date
c2012
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2 videodiscs (355 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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A moving, intimate, funny, and true-to-life look at the colorful stories of midwifery and families in East London in the '50s. Based on the bestselling memoirs of the late Jennifer Worth. When Jenny Lee first arrives in Poplar, she knows nothing about hardship, poverty, and life itself. But Jenny is brought up to speed fast once she joins a team of midwives who provide care to the poorest women.
Pub. Date
2011
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2 Blu-ray videodisc (114 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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An honest, moving and uninhibited love story. The uncompromising portrait of Dean and Cindy, a young married couple who have grown apart, taking one night away from their daughter to try to save their relationship. Highlighted by provocative scenes alternately intimate and intense, the film captured audiences and critics alike.
Pub. Date
2010
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1 videodisc (176 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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Detective Jack Frost returns to seek out the unpleasant truth, often at great personal cost. This season Frost raids an illegal dogfighting ring, hoping to nab a local gangster, but the thug eludes him, and a brutal killing follows. Meanwhile, he is disturbed to find that someone is copying a series of unsolved crimes from years earlier, and Frost himself may be the killer's next victim. Most unexpected of all, love finally finds the aging detective,...
7) Tenderness
Pub. Date
[2010]
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1 videodisc (101 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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Lori Cranston is a confused fifteen-year-old dreamer in search of an escape from her troubled home life. She discovers and becomes enthralled with Eric, a young man with a violent past. As they embark on a harrowing journey, a hardened local cop, who has been following Eric for years, is intent on exposing him as a serial killer before Lori's fate is determined.
10) 42
Pub. Date
2013
Physical Desc
2 videodisc (128 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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History was made in 1947, when Jackie Robinson broke the professional baseball race barrier to become the first African American MLB player of the modern era. 42 tells the life story of Robinson and his history-making signing with the Brooklyn Dodgers under the guidance of team executive Branch Rickey.
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (345 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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61st Street follows Moses Johnson, a promising Black high school athlete who is swept up into the infamously corrupt Chicago criminal justice system, and Franklin Roberts, the public defender who takes up his case. While Roberts has promised his wife he'll retire, he takes on this case because he recognizes its potential to upend the entire Chicago judicial system, challenging the institutional racism and endemic corruption at its heart.
13) To the wonder
Pub. Date
2013
Physical Desc
2 videodisc (113 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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Neil is an American traveling in Europe who meets and falls in love with Marina. After visiting Mont Saint-Michel, Marina and Neil come to Oklahoma, where problems arise. Marina meets a priest and fellow exile, who is struggling with his vocation, while Neil renews his ties with a childhood friend, Jane.
Pub. Date
2012
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3 videodiscs (500 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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The hit British crime series returns with new mysteries. Aging cops and traditional sleuthing trump high-tech gadgets and modern criminology. As one of the most-watched shows on British television, New Tricks features strong writing, wry humor, and a splendid cast. Bonus: Behind-the-scenes featurette and bloopers.
Pub. Date
2011
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2 videodiscs (ca. 347 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Detective Jackson Brodie takes on the case of a girl who disappeared 30 years ago, helps a crime novelist who becomes involved in a road rage incident, investigates the mystery of a novelist's holiday in Russia, and looks for another missing girl after being released from jail.
18) The last kingdom
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (480 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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The re-telling of the valiant story of King Alfred the Great and his desire to unite many separate kingdoms into what would become England. Combining real historical figures and events with fictional characters, it is the story of how a people reclaimed their land from the invading Vikings and built a place they call home.
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (192 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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On a summer evening, in the seemingly idyllic suburb of Hollington Drive, 10-year-old Alex Boyd is declared missing. As grief tears through the community, sisters Theresa and Helen fight to hold their lives and their families together. Secrets and lies begin to surface as long-held facades falter.
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