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21) Miss Potter
Publisher
Genius Products
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Formats
Description
In an effort to give their younger brother Norman a project to keep him busy now that he has joined the family publishing house, the older Warne brothers agree to publish Miss Beatrix Potter's first children's book. They don't expect the book to sell well, but they need to keep Norman busy. As a single woman living in Edwardian London, Beatrix suspects this endeavor may provide her with a small measure of freedom. But she also has very specific ideas...
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Griffin
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"This Passover Seder is not just any Passover Seder. Yes, there will be a quick service and then a festive meal afterwards, but this night is different from all other nights. This will be the night the Golds of Greenwich meet the Rothschilds of New York City. The Rothschilds are the stuff of legends. They control banks, own vineyards in Napa, diamond mines in Africa, and even an organic farm somewhere in the Midwest that produces the most popular...
Publisher
SDS
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Set in modern-day America, the one-hour drama series delivers a new, dramatic take on Will's life-altering journey from the streets of West Philadelphia to the gated mansions of Bel-Air. Leaving behind the only home he's ever known for a second chance in an unfamiliar place, Will finds his life turned upside down as he encounters new challenges and biases in a world of wealth and aspiration.
26) Dona Barbara
Author
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
Dona Barbara tells the tale of an epic struggle between two cousins for a cast estate and ranch in the Venezuelan llano, or prairie ... Published in 1929 and all but forgotten by Anglophone readers, Dona Barbara is one of the first examples of magical realism, laying the groundwork for later authors such as Gabriel Garcia Marquez and Mario Vargas Llosa.
In Venezuela, Do�na Barbara is a beautiful and mysterious woman with a ferocious power over...
27) Whitefern
Series
Audrina volume 2
Publisher
Gallery Books
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"Audrina remembers a better time, when her husband, Arden, was a young man with a heart filled with devotion for her. He didn't used to be this ambitious, expansive...this cruel. But then, the death of Audina's father changed a great many things. When the reading of her father's will reveals that Audrina herself will control fifty-one percent of the family brokerage--the halls of Whitefern again don’t feel safe..."--Book jacket.
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
The Dowager Countess reveals she has a villa in the south of France, and many of the family follow her there for a rest while some of the family stay behind to keep an eye on the cast and crew of a film which is shooting at the grand estate.
Publisher
Focus Features
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"The Crawleys and their staff's adventures continue in two spectacular motion pictures, with a royal visit from the King and Queen of England, the filming of a new silent movie at Downton, and a journey to the south of France. Written by series creator Julian Fellowes and starring the original cast, these grand cinematic experiences will have you cheering for your favorite characters all over again."--