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G-man : a Bob Lee Swagger novel / by Hunter, Stephen,1946-author.;
"From bestselling author and Pulitzer Prize winner Stephen Hunter, the latest episode in his Swagger family saga--replete with Hunter's wicked suspense, vivid gun fights, and historical truths. 1934 was a pivotal year in the ongoing battle between the FBI and America's most famous outlaws--it was a year of giant personalities and huge shoot-outs, and it marked the deaths of John Dillinger, Bonnie and Clyde, and Pretty Boy Floyd, among others. But that year, FBI agent Sam Cowley's priority was to nab the most dangerous gangster this country has ever produced, a man so violent he scared Al Capone and was booted from the Chicago mob--Baby Face Nelson. To stop him, Cowley recruited the most talented gunman of the time--Charles Swagger. When Bob Lee Swagger, now in Idaho, finally sells the land he owned in Arkansas, the developers begin to tear down the old homestead and uncover a steel case hidden in the foundation. The case contains a batch of 1934 memorabilia--a much-corroded FBI badge, a.45 automatic preserved in cosmoline, a gun clip, and a cryptic diagram, all belonging to Charles Swagger. Bob never knew his grandfather Charles, who died before he was he born, and his father Earl refuses to mention him. Fascinated by this new information, Bob is driven to find out what happened to his grandfather, and why his own father, whom he worshipped, never spoke of Charles. But as he investigates further, Bob learns that someone is following him, someone with his own obsession of finding out what Charles Swagger left behind"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Family secrets; Snipers; Swagger, Bob Lee (Fictitious character);
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The wind in the willows [sound recording] / by Bennett, Alan,1934-; Blount, David.; Briers, Richard.; Grace, Nickolas.; Waring, Derek.; Grahame, Kenneth,1859-1932.Wind in the willows.; BBC Radio 4.;
Music and songs composed by Jeremy Sams.Alan Bennett, Richard Briers, Nikolas Grace, Derek Waring, Adrian Scarborough, and others.Broadcast on BBC Radio 4, 27 August, 1994.The escapades of four animal friends who live along a river in the English countryside--Toad, Mole, Rat, and Badger.LSC
Subjects: Toad of Toad Hall (Fictitious character); Animals; River life; Country life; Friendship; Radio plays, English.;
© p2006., BBC Audiobooks,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Doc Martin. [videorecording] / by Atkins, Eileen,1934-; Braithwaite, Philippa,producer.; Catz, Caroline,actor.; Clunes, Martin,1961-; Cole, Nigel,director.; McNiece, Ian,actor.; Acorn Media (Firm);
Disc 1. Sickness and health -- Guess who's coming to dinner -- The tameness of a wolf -- Nobody likes me. Bonus. Disc 2. Episode 5. The practice around the corner -- Episode 6. Hazardous exposure -- Episode 7. Listen with mother -- Episode 8. Departure. Bonus: behind-the-scenes segments.Martin Clunes, Ian McNeice, Eileen Atkins, Caroline Catz.In the sixth series, the doctor tackles fatherhood and his complicated relationship with local teacher Louisa.PG.DVD, 16:9 widescreen; Dolby Digital.
Subjects: City and town life; Eccentrics and eccentricities; Physicians (General practice); Television comedies.;
© c2013., Acorn,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The German wife / by Rimmer, Kelly,author.;
Includes bibliographical references.Berlin, 1934. Sofie Rhodes is the aristocratic wife of a scientist whose post-WWI fortunes change for the better when her husband, Jurgen, is recruited for Hitler's new rocket project. But too late they realise the Nazis' plans to weaponise Jurgen's technology as they begin to wage war against the rest of Europe. Alabama, 1950. Jurgen is one of hundreds of Nazi scientists offered pardons and taken to the US to work for the CIA's fledgling space program. Sofie, now the mother of four, misses Germany terribly and struggles to fit in among the other NASA wives. When news about the Rhodes family's affiliation with the Nazi party spreads, idle gossip turns to bitter rage, and the act of violence that results will tear apart a community and a family before the truth is finally revealed - but is it murder, revenge or justice?
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Historical fiction.; Novels.; Germans; Nazis; Scientists; Scientists; Spouses;
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The four winds / by Hannah, Kristin,author.;
"An epic novel of love and heroism and hope, set against the backdrop of one of America's most defining eras--the Great Depression. Texas, 1934. Millions are out of work and a drought has broken the Great Plains. Farmers are fighting to keep their land and their livelihoods as the crops are failing, the water is drying up, and dust threatens to bury them all. One of the darkest periods of the Great Depression, the Dust Bowl era, has arrived with a vengeance. In this uncertain and dangerous time, Elsa Martinelli--like so many of her neighbors--must make an agonizing choice: fight for the land she loves or go west, to California, in search of a better life. The Four Winds is an indelible portrait of America and the American Dream, as seen through the eyes of one indomitable woman whose courage and sacrifice will come to define a generation"--
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Historical fiction.; Migration, Internal; Dust Bowl Era, 1931-1939; Droughts; Depressions; Farmers; Mothers and daughters; Families; Farm life;
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The four winds [sound recording] / by Hannah, Kristin,author.; Whelan, Julia,1984-narrator.; Macmillan Audio (Firm),publisher.;
Read by Julia Whelan."An epic novel of love and heroism and hope, set against the backdrop of one of America's most defining eras--the Great Depression. Texas, 1934. Millions are out of work and a drought has broken the Great Plains. Farmers are fighting to keep their land and their livelihoods as the crops are failing, the water is drying up, and dust threatens to bury them all. One of the darkest periods of the Great Depression, the Dust Bowl era, has arrived with a vengeance. In this uncertain and dangerous time, Elsa Martinelli--like so many of her neighbors--must make an agonizing choice: fight for the land she loves or go west, to California, in search of a better life. The Four Winds is an indelible portrait of America and the American Dream, as seen through the eyes of one indomitable woman whose courage and sacrifice will come to define a generation"--
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Domestic fiction.; Historical fiction.; Migration, Internal; Depressions; Droughts; Dust Bowl Era, 1931-1939; Families; Farm life; Farmers; Mothers and daughters;
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The listener / by McCammon, Robert R.,author.;
1934. Businesses went under by the hundreds, debt and foreclosures boomed, and breadlines grew in many American cities. In the midst of this misery, some folks explored unscrupulous ways to make money. Angel-faced John Partlow and carnival huckster Ginger LaFrance are among the worst of this lot. Joining together they leave their small time confidence scams behind to attempt an elaborate kidnapping-for-ransom scheme in New Orleans. In a different part of town, Curtis Mayhew, a young black man who works as a redcap for the Union Railroad Station, has a reputation for mending quarrels and misunderstandings among his friends. What those friends don't know is that Curtis has a special talent for listening ... and he can sometimes hear things that aren't spoken aloud. One day, Curtis Mayhew's special talent allows him to overhear a child's cry for help, which draws him into the dangerous world of Partlow and LaFrance.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Paranormal fiction.; Depressions; Psychic ability; Kidnapping;
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The Ruth Rendell mysteries. [videorecording] / by Barron, Keith.; Freeman, Paul,1943-; Nicholls, Phoebe.; Rendell, Ruth,1930-Selections.Videorecording.; Suzman, Janet.; Syms, Sylvia,1934-; York, Susannah.; Acorn Media (Firm); Blue Heaven (Firm); Granada International Media Limited.;
Volume 1. Bribery & corruption -- Front seat.Volume 2. A case of coincidence -- A dark blue perfume.Volume 3. May & June -- The orchard walls.Paul Freeman, Janet Suzman, Keith Barron, Susannah York, Phoebe Nicholls and Sylvia Syms.In six tales of suspense, award-winning writer Ruth Rendell examines the jealousies, betrayals, and resentments that lead to tragedy. A stellar cast brings each story off the page and onto the screen with all of the author's delicious irony and intrigue intact.14A.DVD ; full screen presentation.
Subjects: Criminal investigation; Detective and mystery television programs.; Police; Wexford, Inspector (Fictitious character);
© c2007., Acorn Media,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Doc Martin. [videorecording] / by Atkins, Eileen,1934-actor.; Braithwaite, Philippa,television producer.; Catz, Caroline,actor.; Clunes, Martin,1961-actor.; Cole, Nigel,television director.; Gregor, Ben,television director.; McNiece, Ian,actor.; Palmer, Charles,television director.; Acorn Media (Firm),publisher.; RLJ Entertainment,film distributor.;
Martin Clunes, Ian McNeice, Eileen Atkins, Caroline Catz.Martin Clunes returns as Dr. Martin Ellingham in the seventh series of this smash-hit British comedy. In these eight all new episodes, the doctor continues his practice in the picturesque seaside town of Portwenn, while raising his son and nurturing his marriage to Louisa.PG.DVD, 16:9 widescreen; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.
Subjects: City and town life; Eccentrics and eccentricities; Physicians (General practice); Television comedies.;
For private home use only.
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Poirot. [videorecording] / by Bowles, Peter,1936-; Christie, Agatha,1890-1976.; Curry, Tim,actor.; Hannah, John,actor.; Kent, James,film director.; McGovern, Elizabeth,1961-; Pearce, Ashley,film director.; Phillips, Siń,1934-; Reed, Dan,film director.; Suchet, David,actor.; Walter, Harriet.; Wilby, James,actor.; Acorn Media (Firm);
Mrs. McGinty's dead -- Cat among the pigeons -- Third girl -- Appointment with death.John Hannah, Tim Curry, Elizabeth McGovern, Peter Bowles, James Wilby, David Suchet, Sian Phillips, Harriet Walter.Putting his brilliant intellect and fastidious nature to the test, Agatha Christie2s famous Belgian detective solves the most mystifying crimes of the Art Deco era in these newly remastered adaptations.PG.DVD, widescreen.
Subjects: Belgians; Detective and mystery television programs.; Poirot, Hercule (Fictitious character); Private investigators;
© c2014., Acorn Media,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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