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Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[c2010]
Language
English
Description
"Distressed young heiress Norma Restarick comes to see Hercule Poirot about 'a murder she might have committed.' The detective consults an old acquaintance, crime novelist Ariadne Oliver, who lives in the same building as the young woman and her two roommates. When Norma's childhood nanny is found dead, apparently by suicide, Poirot believes he has identified the victim. Next he must deduce the killer, while Norma's family fears for her sanity"--Container....
Publisher
PBS Distribution, [2014]
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
Rickover built the world's first commercial nuclear power plant at Shippingport, PA. Rickover's achievements made him into a national celebrity, and he appeared on the cover of Time magazine. Many questioned Rickover's goal of an all nuclear navy, and others questioned his creation of a technocratic elite, his own navy within the Navy.
Publisher
BBC Video
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
The handsome stranger: Gerry is fed up with all the "townies" buying weekend cottages in Dibley. Then she meets one particularly charming newcomer. The vicar in white: After presiding over the marriages of hundred of other people, it appears Gerry's big day has finally arrived.
Series
All creatures great and small volume 1
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
The numerous adventures of a friendly staff at a country veterinarian practice in 1930s to 1940s Yorkshire.
"Fresh out of Glasgow Veterinary College, James Herriot ... follows his dream to become a vet in the magnificent Yorkshire Dales. He soon discovers that treating the animals is as much about treating their owners, and the Dales' farmers are a tough crowd to please. At Skeldale House James gets to know his newly formed dysfunctional family;...
2667) Touchdown Charlie Brown!
Publisher
Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
It's the big homecoming game and Charlie Brown is in the spotlight as team kicker. If that wasn't enough, he is also an escort for the homecoming queen and her court. But when Charlie Brown finds out the homecoming queen is none other than the little red-haired girl, can he overcome his anxiety and fulfill the tradition of giving the queen a kiss on the cheek before the first dance?
2668) Dark winds: Season 1
Publisher
AMC Studios
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
The year is 1971 on a remote outpost of the Navajo Nation near Monument Valley. Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn of the Tribal Police is besieged by a series of seemingly unrelated crimes. The closer he digs to the truth, the more he exposes the wounds of his past. He is joined on this journey by his new deputy, Jim Chee. Chee, too, has old scores to settle from his youth on the reservation. Together, the two men battle the forces of evil, each other, and...
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
Charlie and Lola share a bedroom, which their mother has asked them to clean up. Charlie agrees. Lola, however, disagrees. In this and six more delightful stories, Charlie and Lola learn to navigate the tricky world of being brother and sister.
2670) Agatha Raisin: Series 2
Publisher
RLJ Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Ashley Jensen stars in these three feature-length mysteries based on M.C. Beaton's bestselling novels. Formerly a high-flying PR executive in London, Agatha Raisin has now settled into small-town life in the Cotswolds, but her early retirement is far from quiet. Along with her friends Roy and Gemma, Agatha solves the village's bizarre murders with panache, but her love life may be a puzzle beyond even her skills to decipher.
2671) Poirot: Series 4
Publisher
ITV Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
He's the most-watched sleuth in the history of PBS's Mystery! David Suchet stars as the dapper, diminutive Belgian who solves the most serpentine cases with the sharpest of minds and the driest of wits.
2672) China's lost girls
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Host Lisa Ling examines the consequences of China's two-decade-old, one-child policy, as it is commonly called. To curb the country's exploding population, China limits most families to one child, or in certain circumstances, two children. Due to cultural, social and economic factors, traditional preference leans toward boys, so girls are often hidden, aborted or abandoned. As a result, tens of thousands of girls end up in orphanages across China....
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
In the sleepy town of Brokenwood, New Zealand, the affable residents may seem harmless, but killers, blackmailers, and thieves lurk in every picturesque corner. To quell the community's alarming murder rate, Detective Mike Shepherd uses an unconventional style that contrasts with the methodical approach of his partner, Detective Kristin Sims, and the eager assistance of DC Sam Breen.
Publisher
Laserlight DVD
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
Rich and strange: Instead of waiting for their inheritance, a suburban couple ask for it in advance and, when their rich uncle obliges, they immediately embark on a cruise and a series of adventures that sometimes severely strain their relationship.
The sorcerer's apprentice: A simple-minded runaway becomes a pawn in the hands of a magician and his wife.
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
It follows The New York Times bestselling author (How to Be Black), podcaster (How to Citizen with Baratunde), and outdoor enthusiast on his journey to explore the country's diverse landscapes and discover how they shape our outdoor lives. Wherever we live, we share a love for the wild, but in a country as big and diverse as America we have vastly different ways to find and experience nature. From coal miners turned beekeepers in Appalachia to Black...
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
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Description
"The sinking of the Titanic was far more than a simple accident. It was a tragedy that could have been prevented. It was the result of a long chain of mistakes: a fatal series of avoidable human errors that sent the Titanic and more than half of her passengers to their watery graves"--Container.
2678) Spector
Publisher
Showtime
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
A chance encounter between charismatic actress Lana Clarkson and legendary music producer Phil Spector ended in a fatal shooting that forever warped his legacy. How could one of the most important figures in 20th-century pop music also be a monster? This four-part docuseries peels back the layers of one of Hollywood's most tragic crimes to paint a more human portrait of Lana Clarkson and the deeply disturbed man convicted of her murder.
Publisher
Nickelodeon
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
When a new, super-power replicating baddie known as the Copy Cat shows up in Adventure Bay, Ryder has to charge up the Mighty Pups with the mighty meteor, giving them all-new secondary super powers! With their new abilities and new charged-up hover vehicles, the pups are ready for super-charged rescue action!
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
British amateur bakers compete in a series of weekly baking challenges, each episode introducing a new technical skill and a challenge in each of three categories: Sigature Bake, to test creative flair and basic baking ability; Technical Bake, in which contestants are given basic recipes consisting of an ingredients list and minimal instruction; and Showstopper Bake, designed to display baking virtuosity.
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