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Author
Series
Life and Works of Jane Austen volume 10
Language
English
Description
Turn now to the realities of Regency life with a look at romance and courtship, something that lies at the heart of every Austen plot. Examine the power dynamics between the genders and how they shaped courtship, the opportunities young people had to meet, and how various couples in Austen's novels exemplify or subvert the heavily controlled nature of Regency romance.
Author
Series
Life and Works of Jane Austen volume 13
Language
English
Description
Regency England was a highly stratified world, with well-known cues to signal one's rank in the social hierarchy. Investigate the intricacies of early 19th-century social status and what it communicated about one's supposed worth. Learn the vocabulary of rank and status, as well as the many ways that Austen's fiction offers a pointed critique of the world in which she lived.
Author
Series
Life and Works of Jane Austen volume 17
Language
English
Description
Take a tour of the finer points of Regency clothing and luxury items, and see how Austen uses descriptions of dress and accessories to make subtle (and not-so-subtle) observations on both the social status and the moral values of her characters. Better understand how "frivolous" distinctions about what one wears take on significant meanings in Austen's fiction.
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Series
Language
English
Description
In 1978, a developer chose to build a hotel in Kansas City using a management technique called fast-tracking, in which construction begins before the design is complete. What can happen when each principal assumes that someone else has designed a critical structural connection? Explore the series of mistakes that led to the tragic collapse of two suspended walkways and the deaths of 114 people.
6) Free Willy 1
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
1993
Language
English
Description
A story about the friendship that develops between a 12-year-old boy who knows what it's like to be without a family, and a whale confined in a too-small tank at an aquatic park.
Publisher
Anchor Bay Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Young and pretty with a soul of pure steel, Jane Hammond is a good girl married to one of the worst baddies in town. When her husband Bill turns against his own gang, the vicious Bishop Boys, and returns home barely alive with eight bullets in his back, Jane knows it's time to ditch the dress for a pair of pants and strap on her own gun.
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
1999
Language
English
Description
A young English boy, orphaned in a foreign land and terrorized for his political belief, turns to boxing. As he grows up fighting with his fists and leading with his heart, he takes on the system and the social injustices around him--finding that one person really can make a difference.
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
Jingle all the way: It's Christmas Eve, and a father is determined to get his son the year's most popular toy, but crowds of other parents are just as determined, and everywhere he goes, it's sold out. Includes special features.
Deck the halls: Two neighbors try to outdo one another in decorating their homes for Christmas. Includes special features.
Publisher
Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc
Pub. Date
�2011
Language
English
Description
Falling down: Follows a troubled man, Bill Foster, who has a mental breakdown and embarks upon an increasingly violent crime spree across Los Angeles. A police detective, Sgt. Prendergast, who is working his last day before retiring, is the only one who correctly pieces together the clues. A perfect murder: To Manhattan's elite, Wall Street wheeler-dealer Steven Taylor seems like a devoted husband. Beautiful, accomplished Emily Bradford Taylor seems...
13) 12 Years a Slave
Language
English
Description
Based on the true story of Solomon Northup. It is 1841, and Northup, an accomplished, free citizen of New York, is kidnapped and sold into slavery. Stripped of his identity and deprived of all dignity, Northup is ultimately purchased by ruthless plantation owner Edwin Epps and must find the strength within to survive. Filled with powerful performances by an astonishing cast including Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Fassbender, Benedict Cumberbatch, Brad...
14) Ad astra.
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Army Corps engineer and astronaut Roy McBride is searching for answers in the depths of space. Twenty years ago, Roy's father went in search of proof of the existence of extraterrestrial life on Neptune during a one-way mission. The mission was designated officially as a failure. Roy searches the solar system for the truth about both his father's mission and a recent mystery that has unfolded that threatens Earth. What Roy doesn't know is that this...
15) The revenant
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Inspired by true events, an expedition of the uncharted American wilderness, legendary explorer Hugh Glass is brutally attacked by a bear and left for dead by members of his own hunting team. In a quest to survive, Glass endures unimaginable grief as well as the betrayal of his confidant John Fitzgerald. Guided by sheer will and the love of his family, Glass must navigate a vicious winter in a relentless pursuit to live and find redemption.
16) Marley & me
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
John and Jen are journalists who are a newly married couple. Marley is the adopted puppy that no one wants, a high-strung lab who is virtually untrainable. Marley shreds cushions, destroys floors and walls and most everything in between. Instead of taking him to the pound, they love their dog and he faithfully loves them in return. John and Jen eventually have three children and Jen gives up her career to be a mom. John's career continues to advance...
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Formats
Description
"An enthralling celebration of Queen, their music, and their extraordinary lead singer Freddie Mercury, who defied stereotypes and convention to become one of history's most beloved entertainers. Following Queen's meteoric rise, their revolutionary sound and Freddie's solo career, the film also chronicles the band's reunion, and one of the greatest performances in rock history"--Container.
18) Broken city
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Seven years after being forced to resign as a New York city police officer, private detective Billy Taggart takes on his toughest case yet when he's hired to follow the mayor's wife. By the time the mayor reveals his true intentions, Taggart's already in too deep, with his freedom and possibly his life, on the line. Taggart will risk it all in a desperate bid to expose the truth and seek redemption in a city where second chances don't come cheap.
19) Noah
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Formats
Description
A man is appointed by God to carry out a crucial mission of rescue before a calamitous flood destroys the world.
20) Bride wars
Language
English
Description
Emma and Liv have been best friends since childhood. Each has always dreamed of an extravagant wedding at the Plaza Hotel. When both friends get engaged in the same week, they rush to the exclusive wedding planner Marion St. Claire to book the perfect weddings for them at the Plaza. The reservations get mixed up and both weddings end up scheduled on the same day and, since there are no other suitable openings available at the Plaza, the friends find...