Toby Jones
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English
Description
Countless books have been written about the impending death of the institutional church, but this one both celebrates the resurrection that will follow and lights the way toward a new kind of spiritual community. The Way of Jesus identifies seven principles upon which authentic and vibrant Christian communities can be built in today's diverse and ever shrinking world.
Toby Jones traveled across the country, from San Francisco's Glide Memorial Church...
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Series
Language
English
Description
In a special feature-length episode of the BAFTA-winning comedy, it's five years later, and the Danebury Metal Detecting Club needs money to save their Scout Hall. So when Lance (Toby Jones) gets permission to search a prime spot, things start looking up. But after a remarkable relic is unearthed, Lance breaks protocol, threatening his friendship with Andy (Mackenzie Crook) and the DMDC's future.
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Language
English
Description
When an heiress (Kim Cattrall, Sex and the City) is brutally murdered, all the evidence points to her young lover (Billy Howle, On Chesil Beach), but he insists to his solicitor (Toby Jones, Detectorists) that his wife (Andrea Riseborough, Bloodline) can prove his innocence in this "thrilling" (EW.com) Agatha Christie adaptation.
Author
Series
Capital volume 2
Language
English
Description
Quentina continues her relationship with Mashinko, until the police finally catch up with her. Arabella goes away for a few days, leaving Roger to deal with the chaos of their two children. Petunia's daughter visits for Christmas.
Author
Series
Capital volume 1
Language
English
Description
An anonymous postcard stating, "We want what you have" is delivered to every house on a busy London Street, leaving the residents puzzled. Roger eagerly awaits his bonus, while Petunia struggles to adapt to modern times.
Author
Series
Capital volume 3
Language
English
Description
Mark is interested in Matya, but he isn't the only one. The Kamal household prepares for a visit from their dominating matriarch. As Petunia lies dying, Mary enlists Bogdan's help to start renovating her mother's home.
Author
Series
Capital volume 4
Language
English
Description
Roger believes he is a victim of a miscarriage of justice, while Shahid remains behind bars and Quentina waits for news of her appeal. Matya and Bogdan further their relationship, but Bogdan contends with a moral dilemma.
8) Capital
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
The story is about the interconnected lives of a diverse group of characters linked to a neighborhood street. One day, the street's residents all receive an anonymous postcard through their front doors bearing a simple message: "We want what you have." Who is behind the anonymous hate campaign? And what do they want? As the mystery of the postcards deepens, interweaving stories reveal lives filled with love and loss, fear and greed, fortune and envy,...
10) The girl
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
The story of iconic director Alfred Hitchcock's obsessive relationship with Tippi Hedren, his leading lady in The Birds and Marnie.
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Nell Trent lives with her doting grandfather in his London shop. It is a magical place, filled from wall to wall with treasures. Grandfather keeps his nocturnal gambling activities a secret from Nell. He borrows heavily from the evil, profiteering loan shark Daniel Quilp. When Grandfather gambles away what little money they possess, Quilp seizes the opportunity to take possession of their beloved shop. It seems Nell and Grandfather are left only with...
12) Zoo
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Based on a true story, twelve-year-old Tom and his misfit friends fight to save Buster the baby elephant during the air raids on Belfast in 1941.
13) Wayward Pines
Language
English
Description
"From executive producer M. Night Shyamalan (The Sixth Sense), and based on the rich world created by international best-selling author Blake Crouch, comes the psychological thriller, Wayward Pines. Starring Jason Patric (Rush), Djimon Hounsou (Blood Diamond) and Hope Davis (TV's The Newsroom), Season Two finds the residents of Wayward Pines battling for the survival of the human race against the iron-fisted rule of the First Generation. As the mysteries...
14) Serena
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
In 1929, just as the Depression has hit, George and Serena Pemberton, love-struck newlyweds, move from Boston to North Carolina to build a timber empire. Serena soon proves herself to be equal to any man: overseeing loggers, hunting rattlesnakes, even saving a man's life in the wilderness. With power and influence now in their hands, the Pembertons refuse to let anyone stand in the way of their inflated love and ambitions. However, once Serena discovers...
15) Empire of light
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
A drama about the power of human connection during turbulent times, set in an English coastal town in the early 1980s.
16) City of Ember
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
For centuries, the residents of the underground City of Ember have flourished in an amazing world of glittering lights and quiet contentment. But when the City's massive power generator begins to fail, the streetlamps fade - along with the hopes of the townspeople. Now it will be up to two courageous teenagers to follow a trail of clues left by the ancient builders to find the way out of Ember before their world is plunged into complete darkness.
18) The rite
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
Inspired by true events, this supernatural thriller follows a seminary student sent to study exorcism at the Vatican in spite of his own doubts about the controversial practice and even his own faith. Only when sent to apprentice with legendary Father Lucas, who has performed thousand of exorcisms, does his armor of skepticism begin to fall. Drawn into a troubling case that transcends even Father Lucas's skill. Includes chilling alternate ending.
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
In 1920s London, brutal and bloodthirsty murder has stained the plush carpets of a handsome London townhouse. The victim is the glamorous and rich Emily French. All the evidence points to Leonard Vole, a young chancer to whom the heiress left her vast fortune and who ruthlessly took her life. At least, this is the story that Emily's dedicated housekeeper Janet Mcintyre stands by in court. Leonard however, is adamant that his partner, the enigmatic...
20) Amazing grace
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
Description
A biography of British legislator William Wilberforce, who led a decades-long movement to end the British slave trade.