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Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
It is 1935. Three years have passed, and as the seasons turn, so too do the machinations of a rising revolution. As a new summer falls upon the foothills of India2s Little England, Simla, political tensions reach fever point. With help from the scheming Cynthia, Ralph faces the most pivotal year of his career. Alice2s husband has followed her to India, and Aafrin2s ascending career may be in jeopardy.
Pub. Date
[2008?]
Language
English
Description
Journey back 15,000 years to trace humankind's incredible journey through time. Beginning with humanity's exodus from the Ice Age and chronicling milestones such as hunter-gatherer, farmer, builder, and city organizer. Reveals how humankind managed to survive and conquer the world. Explores the motivation of early humankind and its epic transformation to reveal the inspiring story of he invention of civilization.
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
It's 1985 and the party of the '70s is slowing down. 42nd Street has deteriorated into a world of crime, seedy video stores, and peep shows; VHS has overtaken film as porn's primary medium, and the AIDS epidemic has had a devastating impact. Welcome to the third and final season of the gritty HBO series that follows the interconnected lives of barkeeps, prostitutes, pimps, the police, mobsters, and adult film actors and producers in Times Square.
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
An analysis of Dan Brown's novel, The lost symbol, which again features his protagonist Robert Langdon. Examines the story's focus on Freemasonry, presenting dramatic recreations of pivotal moments in American history alongside visits to contemporary locations in Washington, D.C. to explore the facts of its most famous symbols, images, and legends.
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
Its been sixty years since Indian independence. Presented is the tale of the oldest and most diverse civilization and the largest democracy. A nuclear power and a rising giant, India's population will overtake China's within 10 years and its economy is predicted to overtake that of the United States by the 2030s. A journey of sights and sounds, and achievements, go from the deserts of Turkmenistan to the Khyber Pass.
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
Español
Description
El momento de la lucha habia llegado y para liberar al pueblo de Mexico, seria necesario acabar con la tirania y la dictadura que llego a oprimir al punto de El regimen del General Diaz tenia que sucumbir por medio de las armas para respetar la voluntad nacional.
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Two and a half millennia ago, a new religion was born in India, generated from the ideas of the Buddha, a mysterious Indian sage who gained enlightenment while he sat under a large, shapely fig tree. The Buddha never claimed to be God or his emissary on earth, only that he was a human being who had found a kind of serenity that others could find, too. This documentary tells the story of his life, a journey especially relevant in our own times.
Series
Kingsbridge volume 1
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
In 1120 A.D., the heir to the English throne dies when the royal ship burns at sea. The King calls on his subjects to accept his daughter Maud as ruler until her son comes of age, but the church backs his nephew Stephen. Squire Bartholomew pledges his loyalty to Maud and is thrown in jail, leaving his daughter Aliena and son Richard alone. Maud goes raises an army in France and attacks Stephen. Meanwhile, Tom Builder is destined to construct a cathedral...
54) Affairs of the heart: Series twoclassic tales of love and loss based on the fiction of Henry James
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
"Peer into the drawing rooms of Victorian high society in these vintage adaptations of the writings of Henry James."--Container.
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Based on Slate's "Slow Burn" podcast, Gaslit is a modern take on the Watergate scandal through the long-neglected lens of the lesser-known but no-less-key players involved in the downfall of America's 37th president from Nixon's bumbling, opportunistic subordinates, to the deranged zealots aiding and abetting their crimes, to the tragic whistleblowers who would eventually bring the whole rotten enterprise crashing to the ground.
56) Texas rising
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Bringing to life the true story of how the people of Texas fought for freedom against the mighty Mexican military that had overtaken the Alamo. The legendary Texas Rangers assembled for the first time against General Santa Anna's massive military might. United under the leadership of Sam Houston and with the help of his ragtag army, they passionately battled for life and country and the Lone Star State.
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
It tells the fascinating story of Elizebeth Smith Friedman, the groundbreaking cryptanalyst whose painstaking work decoding thousands of messages for the U.S. government would send infamous gangsters to prison and bring down a massive, near-invisible Nazi spy ring in WWII. A suburban wife and mother who led a secret double life, her remarkable contributions to the science of cryptology would only come to light decades after her death when classified...
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Upstairs downstairs: The saga of the aristocratic Bellamy family and their loyal and lively servants. Real-life events from 1903-1930 are incorporated into the stories of the Bellamy household. Thomas & Sarah: After giving notice at 165 Eaton Place, the enterprising Thomas Watkins and Sarah Moffat make a go of it on their own.
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