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A classic adventure of a young orphan sent to live at the dark and foreboding English estate of her widowed uncle and his crippled son. Led by a strong will and a stubborn temperament, Mary Lennox discovers the existence of a secret garden, the history of which slowly reveals the mystery of her uncle and his son's embittered lives. Eventually, the beloved garden becomes the only hope for their happiness and restoration from the haunting grip of the...
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"The Molly Maguires was a secret society of militant coal miners who battled their exploitation by mine owners with violence, intimidation... and sometimes murder. Based on actual events, this gripping story is a sympathetic and accurate account of the Irish-American miners' struggle. Richard Harris (Galdiator, Camelot) plays a detective on undercover assignment for the owners, fighting to win the workers, trust, and finally, fighting his own conscience....
8) Being Human
Series
Pub. Date
c2010
Description
In five distinct yet cleverly interlocked roles, tells of a man who is a cave dweller, a Roman slave, a medieval wayfarer, a Portuguese nobleman shipwrecked in Africa and a modern Manhattanite whose homelife has hit the rocks. Each character reaches for survival, love, belonging; for all the things that made humankind draw together in the first place. Each is a human being faced with an unforgettable and universal challenge: Being Human.
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Pub. Date
[2012]
Description
It's the early 1900s, and weather-beaten cowhand Hewey Calloway rides in from the vast Texas range after learning his brother's farm is in danger of foreclosure. Arriving in a nearby town, what the middle-aged roughrider finds amazes yet threatens him - automobiles and civilized society.
12) Dream west
Series
Pub. Date
2012
Description
Follows the adventures of John Charles Fremont, the Army officer who blazed the Oregon Trail, took California away from Mexico, served as its first governor, came within grasp of the presidency and fought for the Union during the Civil War.
Series
Pub. Date
[2011]
Description
"The Palazzo Vecchio. The Uffizi Gallery. Michelangelo's David. Meg Johnson is eager to discover the glories of Italy with her beautiful daughter Clara, who was mentally impaired in a childhood accident. But Clara discovers something more--love--with an ardent Italian who mistakes her limitations for charming naivet.̌ Clara is so happy and fulfilled. Should Margaret reveal her daughter's secret?"--Container.
Series
Pub. Date
[2010]
Description
Robert Young stars as veteran journalist John Davis, who is covering the war with the British allies in London. When his pregnant wife Nora is injured in an air raid there, the couple is robbed of their chance of ever becoming parents - until John picks up on an assignment that changes their lives forever.
17) Blue steel
Series
Pub. Date
2012
Description
A US Marshall learns of a plot to steal a huge amount of gold.
18) Hugo the Hippo
Series
Pub. Date
[2015]
Description
A young hippopotamus explains why he trusts children but has a healthy distrust of all grownups.
Series
Pub. Date
[2012]
Description
"Dr. Niles Nelson, an inveterate horse player, is lured by the promise of easy money into becoming doctor to crime boss Joe Gurney and his gang. When Niles is killed by the police while attending to one of Gurney's men, his wife, Dr. Carol Nelson, falls under suspicion of also being in league with the gangsters. Under threat of having her license revoked, Carol is desperate to establish her innocence, and sets up her medical practice in the small...
20) A stolen life
Series
Pub. Date
2010
Description
Davis plays identical twins, one good and one evil, who are both in love with the same man.
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