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Pub. Date
c1994
Description
Millions perish, and as small, isolated frightened bands unite, the answers to their perpetual questions to justify this end of civilization are bared in their dreams--revelations that urge some to embrace a path of virtue and others one of darkness. As the opposing forces separate into two camps, the noble elements try to shield themselves from their corrupt enemy.
Series
Lonesome Dove volume 3
Pub. Date
c2001, 1995
Description
This sequel to Lonesome Dove pits legendary Texas Ranger Woodrow Call against his deadliest adversary ever.
6) Little Women
Pub. Date
2017.
Description
Dramatisation of Louisa May Alcott's novel about the lives of the four March sisters during the American Civil War as they learn to navigate love, loss and the trials of growing up.
8) Blackbeard
Pub. Date
[2006]
Description
In the 18th century, Blackbeard stood out among the lawless rogues as the most fearsome and notorious seafarer of them all. He killed for the reputation which is now legend. The true story of pirate Edward Teach, the man who terrorized the seas.
Pub. Date
2012.
Description
This five-part drama is an intimate portrait of a uniquely independent woman who finds herself newly divorced during the Depression years, as she struggles to carve out a new life for herself and her family. The story explores Mildred's unreasonable devotion to her insatiable daughter Veda, as well as the complex relationship she shares with the indolent men in her life, including her polo-playing lover Monty Beragon and ex-husband Bert Pierce.
10) The Detectorists
Description
Andy and Lance, members of the Danebury Metal Detectors Club, dream of finding a fortune. As Andy pursues a degree in archaeology and Lance considers being a musician, they spend their days searching through fields with their metal detectors.
11) Shōgun
Pub. Date
1980.
Description
The story of a shipwrecked English navigator who becomes a samurai during a struggle for power by a Shogun and the Emperor in feudal Japan.
12) John Adams
Pub. Date
c2008
Description
While our new nation was suffering attacks from both within and without, John Adams had a vision of a nation of liberty and justice for all. He guided his peers--General George Washington, Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson--in setting the values and agenda for a glorious, free America. Adams and his wife Abigail refined these ambitious democratic ideals, and their partnership became one of the most moving love stories in American history.
14) Rough Riders
Pub. Date
[2006]
Description
A fact-based, rough and tumble western depicting a young and energetic Theodore Roosevelt leading his legendary Rough Riders in their fight against oppressive Spanish rule at the turn of the 20th century.
15) Empire Falls
Pub. Date
[2005]
Description
A powerful portrait of blue-collar America, a timeless tribute to the inherent decency and good humor that sustains working-class people in everyday life.
16) Taken
Pub. Date
2003
Description
Ten episodes from the television miniseries "Taken" presented by Steven Spielberg. An epic event spanning three families, four generations and 50 years of unearthly secrets. "Taken" launches into a realm of alien abductions and deadly conspiracies reaching from World War II to the present.
Pub. Date
2004, 1996
Description
A mysterious monster is terrorizing the Atlantic Ocean and famous marine biologist Professor Aronnax is summoned to investigate. Accompanied by his daughter Sophie, the two trail the monstrous creature -- only to discover that the beast is actually a futuristic submarine captained by the eccentric Captain Nemo.
Pub. Date
[2019]
Description
Based on the stranger-than-fiction prison break in upstate New York, the story of two convicts who spawned a statewide manhunt and were aided in their escape by a married female prison employee who became involved with both men. It's a bizarre tale filled with twists and turns, yet through it all there's one thing that unites the inmates and citizens, everyone's looking for a way out.
20) Mare of Easttown
Pub. Date
[2021]
Formats
Description
As life crumbles around her, the sole police detective in a small Pennsylvania town investigates the murder of a teen mother. Detective Mare Sheehan is a worn-down, brutally honest, beer-swilling local basketball legend who must cope with the loss of her son while dealing with her nosy mother, rebellious teenage daughter and grandson at home, and an ex-husband who lives a stone's throw away with his new fiancée. Just as the case of a missing young...
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