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1) The thin man
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English
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The thin man: "The start of it all! Nick and Nora Charles invite you to bring your own alibi to Dashiell Hammett's jaunty whodunit about a missing inventor that made William Powell and Myrna Loy the champagne elite of sleuthing"--Container.
After the thin man: "New Year's Eve and a new mystery surrounding the philandering husband of Nora's cousin. Round up the usual suspects, including James Stewart in an early screen role."--Container.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.7 - AR Pts: 14
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English
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An Artist's Life: Historical Fiction about Art
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Dorian Gray is the subject of a full-length portrait in oil by Basil Hallward, an artist infatuated by Dorian's beauty. Through Basil, Dorian meets Lord Henry Wotton, and he soon is enthralled by the aristocrat's hedonistic worldview: that beauty and sensual fulfilment are the only things worth pursuing in life. Suddenly understanding that his beauty will fade, Dorian expresses the desire to sell his soul, to ensure that the picture, rather than...
3) Cat's Cradle
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 8
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English
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A young writer decides to interview the children of a scientist primarily responsible for the creation of the atomic bomb.
Cat's Cradle is Vonnegut's satirical commentary on modern man and his madness. An apocalyptic tale of this planet's ultimate fate, it features a midget as the protagonist; a complete, original theology created by a calypso singer; and a vision of the future that is at once blackly fatalistic and hilariously funny. A book...
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 14
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English
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Now a Hulu Original Series, premiering in April The Handmaids Tale is a novel of such power that the reader will be unable to forget its images and its forecast. Set in the near future, it describes life in what was once the United States and is now called the Republic of Gilead, a monotheocracy that has reacted to social unrest and a sharply declining birthrate by reverting to, and going beyond, the repressive intolerance of the original Puritans....
Series
Reader's Digest Classic Collection volume 2
Publisher
Reader's Digest Video & Television
Pub. Date
[1995]
Language
English
Description
Clips from television and movies of unexpected funny moments and outtakes. Includes Jackie Gleason, Lucille Ball, John Wayne, Bob Hope, and more.
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Video
Pub. Date
[1997]
Language
English
Description
When Ginger Bolivar's amateur stock company is invited to join superstar Don Wilson's Broadway review, little does she know that recently hired bit-part actor Harry Mann and Don are one and the same. Don believes the Bolivar Players are unintentionally funny, and has brought them to the Big Apple as a comedy act. But when "Harry" falls for Ginger, Don soon learns that humiliating the woman he loves is no laughing matter.
8) Persuasion
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"Jane Austen's final novel is her most mature and wickedly satirical. It follows the story of Anne Elliott, a teenager engaged to a seemingly ideal man, Frederick Wentworth. But after being persuaded by her friend Lady Russell that he is too poor to be a suitable match, Anne ends their engagement. When they are reacquainted eight years later, their circumstances are transformed: Frederick is returning triumphantly from the Napoleonic War, while Anne's...
Publisher
Walt Disney Home Video
Pub. Date
[1999?]
Language
English
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Description
In the tradition of grand animated classics, Disney's 11th animated masterpiece introduces two literary classics to the screen. Here, The Wind in the Willows and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow come together in one fabulous adventure - in its own theatrical form.
11) Frankenstein
Series
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Video
Pub. Date
1999.
Language
English
Description
Dr. Frankenstein dares to tamper with life and death by creating a human monster in his laboratory but his dreams of perfection are thwarted when the monster becomes an uncontrollable beast.
12) The Mummy
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English
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Description
Though safely entombed in a crypt deep beneath the unforgiving desert, an ancient princess, whose destiny was unjustly taken from her, is awakened in the current day. Her malevolence, grown over millennia, unleashes terrors that defy human comprehension.
Series
Publisher
Universal Studios
Pub. Date
[2000] ©1999
Language
English
Description
In the upper reaches of the Amazon River, a scientific team discovers an amphibious creature, a living missing link. The creature is captured and falls in love with the female assistant of the leader of the research team. The lonely creature kidnaps her, and the scientist mounts an effort to reclaim his sweetheart and return the creature to his watery home.
15) Make mine music
Publisher
Walt Disney Home Video
Pub. Date
[2000]
Language
English
Description
A collection of 9 musical animated shorts. Includes two bonus cartoons (The band concert, Farmyard symphony, Music land) following the feature.
16) Melody time
Publisher
Disney DVD
Pub. Date
[2000?]
Language
English
Description
Seven classic cartoons.
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
p2000.
Language
English
Description
The mummy: Brought back to life after nearly 3,700 years, Egyptian high priest Imhotep wreaks havoc upon the members of the British field exposition that disturbed his tomb. While disguised as a contemporary Egyptologist, he falls in love with Zita Johann, whom he recognizes as the latest incarnation of a priestess who dies nearly 40 centuries earlier.
The wolf man: Talbot attempts to rescue Jenny Williams from a nocturnal attack by a wolf. Talbot...
Publisher
Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2000]
Language
English
Description
When a poacher sets out to capture a golden eagle in the Outback of Australia, his friend Cody's call for help is answered by the world's bravest mice, Bernard and Bianca, who fly in on the wings of their Albatross friend Wilbur to face their most dangerous mission yet!
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Series
Publisher
Brilliance Audio
Pub. Date
2001
Language
English
Description
Four stories set in the Klondike, including the classic adventures of an unusual dog, part St. Bernard, part Scotch shepherd, forcibly taken to the Klondike gold fields where he eventually becomes the leader of a wolf pack.
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