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84) America's dream
Series
Publisher
HBO Home Video
Pub. Date
2004
Language
English
Description
In "Long black song," a hard-working farmer invests what little he has in a gift for his wife, while back home, she falls for the advances of a traveling salesman. A small-town principal risks his career to defend a young boy's image of a black Christ painted for a state-wide competition in "The boy who painted Christ black." A jazz-joint piano player in "The Reunion" comes to terms with prejudices that have haunted her since childhood, when she is...
Publisher
Home Box Office
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
Follows Mma Ramotste, a recently bereaved woman, as she sets up the only woman-run Private Detective Agency in Botswana and her attempts to get it off the ground. She gets help from Mma Makutsi, her new secretary, and Mr. JLB Matekoni, the owner and super mechanic of the wonderful Speedy Motors. Mma Ramotste takes on cases, meets many new people who need her help - from a woman who thinks the man who has turned up at her door is not her father, to...
Publisher
Home Box Office
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
The heat is on in Baltimore. The drug war is being lost, bodies are piling up, and a desperate mayor wants the tide turned before the election. But no matter how hard McNulty and the detail try, the dealers always seem to be one step ahead of the game.
Author
Publisher
Barron's
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
Designed for mid-level art students and amateur painters, this book focuses on dealing with textures in painting and presents exercises and explanations, supplemented with how-to illustrations. It also discusses the uses of various materials that aren't traditionally thought of as standard in an artist's tool box.
90) Criminal
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
A $750,000 one-night score awaits Richard and Rodrigo if they can flimflam an antique currency collector - a ruse soon packed with more twists than a box of pretzels.
Publisher
Home Box Office
Pub. Date
c2006
Language
English
Description
Four hundred years after the founding of the Republic, Rome is the wealthiest city in the world, a cosmopolitan metropolis of one million people, epicenter of a sprawling empire. The Republic was founded on principles of shared power and fierce personal competition, never allowing one man to seize absolute control. But now, those foundations are crumbling, eaten away by corruption and excess. After eight years of war, soldiers Lucius Vorenus and Titus...
Publisher
BBC
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
Collection includes: All Creatures Great & Small S2, Ep. 14 Merry Gentlemen; Ballykissangel Christmas 1997 Happy as a Turkey on Boxing Day; Monarch of the Glen: Hogmanay Special; Lovejoy: The Prague Sun; Lark Rise to Candleford Christmas.
The holiday spirit is in the air in these five heart-warming BBC specials from All Creatures Great and Small, Ballykissangel, Monarch of the Glen Lovejoy, and Lark Rise from Candleford, this unique set of charming...
Publisher
VIZ Media
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Naruto has an irrepressible spirit, and even though his friend and teammate Sasuke has gone over to the evil Orochimaru, he's determined to carry out his shinobi duties. His missions include searching for Orochimaru's hideout, tracking an escaped prisoner, and saving a gold-mining town from a group of thugs. Then his leadership skills are put to the test when he takes Konohamaru and his pals on a training exercise to Mt. Takurami, where he gets them...
Publisher
Sony Pictures Classics
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
In the early 1970s, Sixto Rodriguez was a Detroit folksinger who had a short-lived recording career. Unknown to him, his musical story continued in South Africa where he became a pop music icon. Long rumored there to be dead, two fans, record store owner Stephen Segerman and journalist Craig Bartholomew-Strydom, decided to seek out the truth of his fate.
96) The experiment
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
Twenty-four men are chosen to participate in the roles of guards and prisoners in a scientific research project to test the psychological effects of prison life, but the experiment spirals out of control.
97) Muhammad Ali
Author
Publisher
Frances Lincoln Children's Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"When he was little, Muhammad Ali had his bicycle stolen. He wanted to fight the thief, but a policeman told him him to learn how to box first. After training hard in the gym, Muhammad developed a strong jab and an even stronger work ethic. His smart thinking and talking earned him the greatest title in boxing: Heavyweight Champion of the World. This moving book features stylish and quirky illustrations and extra facts at the back, including a biographical...
99) Edie
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
Description
Following the death of her husband, Edie breaks free from years of his control and rebels against her daughter's wish for her to move into assisted living by embarking on an adventure she and her father had always longed for: a trip to the Scottish Highlands to climb the world-famous Mt. Suilven. Along the way, she hires young camping shop owner Jonny to be her guide. Despite the generational differences, Jonny encourages Edie to fulfill her dream....
Publisher
Screen Media
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Inside the Black Box spotlights the world's greatest Black artists within the entertainment industry. A 2022 Television Series. With ten-hour-long episodes with hosts Joe Morton and Tracey Moore. Reminiscent of "Inside the Actor's Studio with Robert Lipton." Features prominent actors, directors, writers, and producers of color and helps to further the never-ending dialectic on race in American entertainment. "Inside The Black Box is a space that reigns...
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