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Author
Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
"The latest novel from #1 internationally best-selling author Paulo Coelho is a classic of inspiration and reflection, a meditation on life, love, and the significance of change. A novel of philosophical reflection set in Jerusalem during the time of the Crusades. Here, a community of Christians, Arabs, and Jews who have long lived together harmoniously has been warned of an imminent attack and certain destruction. Contemplating their demise, the...
Author
Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
Formats
Description
In his new novel, Paulo Coelho, best-selling author of The Alchemist and Adultery, brings to life one of history's most enigmatic women: Mata Hari. The story of her celebrated yet mysterious life as an exotic dancer and courtesan, and her controversial execution as a spy during the First World War unfolds as a fascinating first-person narrative of self-creation and bravery.
Author
Publisher
Liveright Publishing Corporation
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
xii, 511 pages ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
"From the winner of the prestigious FIL Prize in Romance Languages comes this masterpiece saga, set in the twilight of the late twentieth century, of two clashing families in coastal Portugal. With the grand sweep of Elena Ferrante's Neapolitan novels, this enduring tale transports us to a picturesque seaside town haunted by its colonial past. Considered one of Europe's most influential contemporary writers, Portuguese novelist Lídia Jorge has captivated...
4) Son of Saul
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 107 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Hungarian
Description
October 1944, Auschwitz-Birkenau. Saul Auslñder is a Hungarian member of the Sonderkommando, the group of Jewish prisoners isolated from the camp and forced to assist the Nazis in the machinery of large-scale extermination. While working in one of the crematoriums, Saul discovers the body of a boy he takes for his son. As the Sonderkommando plans a rebellion, Saul decides to carry out an impossible task: save the child's body from the flames, find...
Series
Crown volume Season 1
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (approximately 599 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The British Empire is in decline, the political world is in disarray, and a young woman takes the throne... a new era is dawning. Queen Elizabeth II is a 25-year-old newlywed faced with the daunting prospect of leading the world's most famous monarchy while forging a relationship with legendary Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill.
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2006, c1966
Edition
Widescreen format, Special ed.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 120 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Features the historic account of King Henry VII as he seeks a divorce from Catherine of Aragon who cannot produce an heir to the throne.
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Video
Pub. Date
[2004]
Edition
Special ed.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (136 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 pbk. (348 p. ; 19 cm.)
Language
English
Description
Tells of the Dashwood sisters, sensible Elinor and passionate Marianne, whose chances at marriage seem doomed by their family's sudden loss of fortune.
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