Catalog Search Results
402) A mighty heart
Publisher
Distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
Description
On January 23, 2002, Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl is to fly from Karachi to Dubai with his pregnant wife, Mariane, also a reporter. On the day before, with great care, he has arranged an interview in a caf�e with an Islamic fundamentalist cleric. When Danny doesn't return, Mariane initiates a search. Pakistani police, American embassy personnel, and the FBI examine witnesses, phone records, e-mails, and hard drives. Who has him? Where...
Publisher
The History Channel
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
Description
"The decade that gave us the "yuppie" was all about big business, big government and big changes. The balance in global dominance shifted as the superpowers - China, the USSR, the U.S., and England - realigned and either asserted themselves or faded away. Our world changed forever during these fateful ten years, and this captivating two-disc set clarifies the major events - and major players - that shaped our globe."--Container.
404) Jason Bourne
Publisher
www.micromarketing.org
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Jason Bourne, the CIA's most dangerous former operative, now remembers who he truly is and comes out of hiding to uncover more hidden truths about his past.
405) Vantage point
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Language
English
Description
U.S. president Ashton is in Salamanca, Spain to announce plans for a major global summit on terrorism. As he stands behind the podium in front of a loudly cheering crowd, he is shot twice. This is followed minutes later by a small explosion and then a massive blast. Secret Service agents Barnes, Taylor, and Holden immediately jump into action, trying to find the terrorists responsible amid all the chaos. First, the events are seen through the eyes...
407) Sherlock Holmes
Language
English
Description
Incident at Victoria Falls: Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson travel to South Africa to save the world's most famous diamond - the Star of Africa. En route via the Orient Express, someone is killed and one of the passengers is the murderer. How does Holmes save the day?
Sherlock Holmes and the leading lady: A devastating new weapon of war has been stolen, leading Holmes and Watson to old Vienna for an entirely new mystery set amid the splendor of Viennese...
408) Gandhi
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Follows the life of Mahatma Gandhi from his days as a lawyer in South Africa to his role as India's spiritual leader by using his philosophy of non-violent but direct-action protest that helped end British rule. Centers on the extraordinary man who fought for a nonviolent, peaceful existence and set an entire nation free.
409) Milk
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
Harvey Milk is a middle-aged New Yorker who, after moving to San Francisco, becomes a Gay Rights activist and city politician. On his third attempt, he is elected to San Francisco's Board of Supervisors in 1977, the first openly-gay man to be elected to public office in the United States. The following year, both he and the city's mayor, George Moscone, are shot to death by former city supervisor, Dan White, who blames his former colleagues for denying...
Publisher
Mill Creek Entertainment
Pub. Date
©2017
Language
English
Description
A study in terror: Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson set out to bring down the notorious Jack the Ripper. Sherlock Holmes & the leading lady: Holmes must prevent the assassination of Emperor Franz Joseph. Sherlock Holmes: Incident at Victoria Falls: The world's most famous diamond, the Star of Africa, goes missing aboard the Orient Express. A study in scarlet: Members of a secret society are dying at an alarming pace. The sign of four: Holmes must penetrate...
Author
Language
English
Description
"London, June 1860: When an assassination attempt is made on Queen Victoria, and a petty thief is gruesomely murdered moments later--and only a block away--Chief Detective Inspector Charles Field quickly surmises that these crimes are connected to an even more sinister plot. Was Victoria really the assassin's target? Are those closest to the Crown hiding something? And who is the shadowy figure witnesses describe as having lifeless, coal-black eyes?...
415) Abraham Lincoln
Author
Series
Publisher
AV2 by Weigl
Pub. Date
c2014
Language
English
Description
A biography of Abraham Lincoln with an emphasis on how he overcame obstacles and achieved the presidency. Includes brief information on the United States presidency in general, and a lesson on writing biographies.
Publisher
[Midwest Tape]
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
A collection of DVDs all gathered into one "binge box" for a spectacular movie night.
Independence Day: Mysterious and powerful aliens launch an all-out invasion against the human race.
Olympus has fallen: When the president is kidnapped by a terrorist who seizes control of the White House (Secret Service Code: "Olympus"), disgraced former presidential guard Mike Banning finds himself trapped within the building. As the national security team rushes...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Amanda Cole is a brilliant young CIA agent, following in the footsteps of her father, Charlie. But Amanda's posting in Rome is a sleepy one. She's listless and looking for action when, on a hot summer day, it walks right through the door of her office. A lowly Russian operative is desperate, begging to speak to her. He tells her that a US Senator is about to be assassinated on an overseas trip to Cairo. Amanda believes he's telling the truth, but...
Publisher
Binge Box
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Detroit": Fact-based drama set during the 1967 Detroit riots in which a group of rogue police officers respond to a complaint with retribution rather than justice on their minds.
"The hurt locker": During the Iraq War, a Sergeant recently assigned to an army bomb squad is put at odds with his squad mates due to his maverick way of handling his work.
"Point break": An F.B.I. Agent goes undercover to catch a gang of surfers who may be bank robbers.
"The...
420) Julia Roberts
Publisher
[Midwest Tape]
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
A collection of DVDs all gathered into one "binge box" for a spectacular movie night.
Notting Hill: The life of a simple bookshop owner changes when the most famous star in the world walks into his shop and buys a book.
Erin Brockovich: A brash former beauty queen and single mom talks her way into a job at a small L.A. law firm and begins investigating mysterious illnesses.
Steel magnolias: This is the story of six women and their friendship, laughter,...