Frances O'Connor
Author
Language
English
Description
The story of Islam begins with a humble man who was devoted to practicing kindness towards others, and it continues with millions of followers in many countries. Islam is an intricate, beautiful, sophisticated, morally scrupulous world religion that asks its followers above all to be mindful of others in their community. Most Muslims are peaceful people who practice a religion that calls for personal responsibility and a commitment to being a good...
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
In 2009, nearly 210,000 cosmetic surgery procedures were performed on teens between the ages of thirteen and nineteen. The top five procedures performed were nose reshaping, breast reduction in men, breast augmentation, ear surgery, and liposuction. A driving factor for these surgeries-then and today-is the desire to fit in, and to correct what are seen as imperfections. This book serves as a friendly guide, teaching teens about the risks and dangers...
3) Emily
Publisher
Decal
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Imagines Emily Bronte's own story that inspired 'Wuthering Heights.' As she struggles within the confines of her family life and yearns for freedom, and so begins a journey to channel her potential into the seminal novel." -- Adapted from container.
4) Emily
Publisher
Bleecker Street
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
EMILY imagines Emily Brontë’s own Gothic story that inspired her seminal novel, Wuthering Heights. Haunted by the death of her mother, Emily struggles within the confines of her family life and yearns for artistic and personal freedom, and so begins a journey to channel her creative potential into one of the greatest novels of all time.
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
Emmy Award-winning actor Jeremy Piven stars as American entrepreneur and colorful retail magnate Harry Gordon Selfridge. Pioneering and reckless, with an almost manic energy, Harry Selfridge created a theater of retail for early 1900s Londoners where any topic or trend that was new, exciting, entertaining-or sometimes just eccentric-was showcased. Based on the book Shopping, Seduction and Mr. Selfridge by author Lindy Woodhead.
Series
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
Much has changed since Selfridges first opened its doors. Five years later, Europe is on the brink of war and London is enjoying one last defiant period of decadence. Mr. Selfridge now has his sights set on joining the establishment and rebuilding his family life. Tensions are also running high on the shop floor as Agnes is back from Paris, chic and successful. Not everyone is thrilled by her newfound confidence and by the reappearance of her old...
8) Windtalkers
Language
English
Formats
Description
In the brutal World War II Battle of Saipan, Sergeant Joe Enders (Nicolas Cage) guards -- and befriends -- Ben Yahzee (Adam Beach), a young Navajo trained in the one wartime code never broken by the enemy...the Navajo Code. But if Yahzee should fall into enemy hands, how far will Enders go to save the military's most powerful secret? John Woo directs this action-packed epic inspired by the true story of the Navajo soldiers whose courage and sacrifices...
10) The hunter
Publisher
Magnolia Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Martin, a skilled and ruthless mercenary, posing as a scientist sent into the Tasmanian wilderness on a hunt for a tiger believed to be extinct. Hired by an anonymous company that wants the tiger's genetic material, Martin proceeds to set up base camp at a broken-down farmhouse, where he stays with a family, becoming increasingly close to them. However, as his attachment grows, Martin is led down a path of unforeseen dangers, complicating his deadly...
11) Mansfield park
Publisher
distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment / Touchstone Home Video
Pub. Date
[2000]
Language
English
Description
Based on Jane Austen's classic novel. Fanny Price, a poor rural girl, is sent to live at Mansfield Park with her rich and privileged relations.
14) The Hunter
Author
Language
English
Description
Willem Dafoe plays a mercenary sent by a shadowy corporation to the untamed wilderness of Tasmania to track down a tiger thought to be extinct, whose genetic code holds the secret to a dangerous weapon.
16) The Missing
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Description
When five year-old Oliver Hughes disappears while on holiday in France, it sets off a nearly decade-long search for his whereabouts.
17) Timeline
Language
English
Description
While excavating in the Dordogne Valley of France, a scientific research team's new invention, a time-travel machine, had inadvertently sent archeology professor Edward Johnston (Billy Connelly) back to 14th-cantury France ... and has landed him in the middle of the raging Hundred Years War between the French and English. Johnston's only chance for rescue lies in the hands of his son Chris (Paul Walker), his assistant professor Andre Marek (Gerard...
18) Mansfield Park
Publisher
distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2000]
Language
English
Description
When Fanny Price is sent away to live with her rich cousins, she's meant to learn the ways of proper society but manages to enlighten them as well.
19) Bedazzled
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2000
Language
English
Description
A love-starved computer technician sells his soul for seven wishes and encounters modern versions of the seven deadly sins.
20) About Adam
Author
Language
English
Description
When carefree Lucy finally meets her perfect man, Adam, she's ready to give up her wild ways and settle down for good...with a trip to the altar. But while Lucy is busy making plans for her wedding, Adam is busy charming the rest of her family! The only q