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Whisky galore! [videorecording] / by Cosmo, James,actor.; Fisher, Gregor,actor.; Izzard, Eddie,actor.; Kendrick, Ellie,1990-actor.; MacKinnon, Gillies,film director.; Arrow Films (Firm),film distributor.;
Ellie Kendrick, James Cosmo, Eddie Izzard, Gregor Fisher.Whisky Galore! is the charming and heart-warming tale of a community of Islanders on a remote Scottish Island during WW2 coming together to relieve a sinking ship of its amber cargo. Based on the true story of the cargo ship SS Politician running aground off the coast of Eriskay in 1941 and the ensuing battle between the Excise Men and the locals trying to salvage the lucrative cargo, that of 50,000 cases of Whiskey. The shipwreck and its cargo was like manna from heaven to the Islanders, whose island was totally 'dry', without any type of alcohol, which some would say is part of the life blood of the Scottish Islands.PG.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Comedy films.; Feature films.; Fiction films.; Politician (Ship); Shipwrecks; Whiskey; World War, 1939-1945;
For private home use only.
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Shanghai Grand : forbidden love and international intrigue on the eve of the Second World War / by Grescoe, Taras,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."On the eve of WWII, the foreign-controlled port of Shanghai was the rendezvous for the twentieth century's most outlandish adventurers, all under the watchful eye of the fabulously wealthy Sir Victor Sassoon. Emily 'Mickey' Hahn was a legendary New Yorker journalist whose vivid writing played a crucial role in opening Western eyes to the realities of life in China. At the height of the Depression, Hahn arrived in Shanghai after a disappointing affair with an alcoholic Hollywood screenwriter, convinced she will never love again. After checking in to Sassoon's glamorous Cathay Hotel, Hahn is absorbed into the social swirl of the expats drawn to pre-war China, among them Ernest Hemingway, Martha Gellhorn, Harold Acton, and a colourful gangster named Morris 'Two-Gun' Cohen. But when she meets Zau Sinmay, a Chinese poet from an illustrious family, she discovers the real Shanghai through his eyes: the city of rich colonials, triple agents, opium-smokers, displaced Chinese peasants, and increasingly desperate White Russian and Jewish refugees--places her innate curiosity will lead her to explore first hand. Danger lurks on the horizon, though, as the brutal Japanese occupation destroys the seductive world of pre-war Shanghai, paving the way for Mao Tse-tung's Communists rise to power"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Biographies.; Hahn, Emily, 1905-1997; Hahn, Emily, 1905-1997; Sassoon, Elias Victor, 1881-1961; Cathay Hotel (Shanghai, China); Adventure and adventurers; Aliens; Americans; Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945;
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Kiki's delivery service [videorecording (BLURAY)] by Miyazaki, Hayao,1941-; Dunst, Kirsten,1982-; Hartman, Phil.; Lawrence, Matthew,1980-;
Director of photography, Juro Sugimura ; production design, Hiroshi Ono ; editor, Takeshi Seyama ; music, Jie HIgashi.Voices: Kirsten Dunst, Phil Hartman, Matthew Lawrence, Janeane Garofalo, Debbie Reynolds.A young witch, on her own to learn her craft, sets up a delivery service.CHV rating: G.MPAA rating: G.
Subjects: Witches; Children's films; Animated films; Feature films; Video recordings for the hearing impaired;
© [200-], Walt Disney Home Entertainment ; Dist. by Buena Vista Home Video,
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Sisters of the sky / by Kortchik, Lana,author.;
"October 1941: As war rages in the Soviet Union, Nina is devastated as she watches her younger brother being sent off to the front. She has witnessed so many soldiers go to war and never return, and with her father already on the battlefield, her brother is her only family left. Sick of feeling helpless and determined to fight for her motherland, Nina and her best friend Katya decide to volunteer for the first female-only aviation regiment, led by the legendary pilot Marina Raskova. But fighting a war is nothing like they expected, and soon the battle lines are no longer restricted to the front - a forbidden love begins to blossom, and Nina is faced with the ultimate betrayal. Will Nina and her loved ones make it out alive?"--Back cover.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; War fiction.; Novels.; Soviet Union. Voenno-Vozdushnye Sily; Man-woman relationships; Women air pilots; World War, 1939-1945;
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At the end of the world : a true story of murder in the Arctic / by Millman, Lawrence,author.;
"At the End of the World is the remarkable story of a series of murders that occurred in an extremely remote corner of the Arctic in 1941. Those murders show that senseless violence in the name of religion is not only a contemporary phenomenon, and that a people as seemingly peaceful as the Inuit can become unpeaceful at the drop of a hat or, in this instance, a meteor shower. At the same time, the book is a warning cry against the destruction of what's left of our culture's humanity, along the destruction of the natural world. Has technology deprived us of our eyes? the author asks. Has it deprived the world of birds, beasts, and flowers? Lawrence Millman's At the End of the World is a brilliant and original book by one of the boldest writers of our era"--
Subjects: Inuit.; Murder; Violence;
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Brave new world [videorecording] / by Attenborough, David,1926-; Dawkins, Richard,1941-; Hawking, Stephen,1942-; Say, Louise V.; Sykes, Kathy,1966-; Winston, Robert M. L.; Acorn Media (Firm); Athena (Firm); Handel Productions, Inc.; IWC Media.;
Machines -- Health -- Technology -- Environment -- Biology.Host, Steven Hawking ; guest presenters, David Attenborough, Richard Dawkins, Kathy Sykes, Robert Winston.Hosted by Professor Stephen Hawking, this five-part series travels the globe to explore the amazing research and inventions that will transform lives in the future. Hawking is joined by a cast of scientists offering expert commentary on today's scientific revolutions.E.DVD ; stereo.
Subjects: Discoveries in science.; Documentary television programs.; Inventions.; Research.; Science television programs.;
For private home use only.
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Make way for ducklings / abran paso a los patitos (English & Español) [yoto card] : Yoto card / by McCloskey, Robert,1914-2003.;
Read by Melba Sibrel.For use with a Yoto Player, the Yoto Player app on a device or NFC touchpoint to stream.Mrs. Mallard was sure that the pond in the Boston Public Gardens would be a perfect place for her and her eight ducklings to live. The problem was how to get them there through the busy streets of Boston. But with a little help from the Boston police, Mrs. Mallard and Jack, Kack, Lack, Nack, Ouack, Pack, and Quack arrive safely at their new home. This brilliant, amusingly observed tale of mallards on the move has won the hearts of generations. Awarded the Caldecott Medal for the most distinguished American picture book for children in 1941, it has since become a favourite of millions. La historia de unos patitos en busca de hogar que ha cautivado a generaciones de lectores.Ages 3 to 7.System requirements: 1 Yoto Player smart speaker or Yoto Player app on a device or NFC touchpoint to stream.
Subjects: Children's audiobooks.; Sound recordings.; Ducks; Families; Spanish language materials; Preloaded audiobook.; Yoto audio card.;
© 2021., Yoto Inc.
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One good thing / by Hunter, Georgia,1978-author.;
"1941, Emilia Romagna. Lili and Esti have been best friends since meeting at the University of Ferrara; when Esti's son Theo is born, they become as close as sisters. There is a war being fought across borders, and in Italy, Mussolini's Racial Laws have deemed Lili and Esti descendants of an 'inferior' Jewish race, but life somehow goes on-until Germany invades northern Italy, and the friends find themselves in occupied territory. Esti, older and fiercely self-assured, convinces Lili to flee first to a villa in the countryside to help hide a group of young war orphans, then to a convent in Florence, where they pose as nuns and forge false identification papers for the Underground. When disaster strikes at the convent, a critically wounded Esti asks Lili to take a much bigger step: to go on the run with Theo"--
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Novels.; Female friendship; Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945); Jewish families; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;
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More than honey [videorecording] / by Hoppenhaus, Kerstin.; Imhoof, Markus,1941-; Jaggi, Fred.; Menzel, Randolf,1940-; Miller, John.; Singer, Liane.; Allegro Film (Firm); Kino Lorber Edu (Firm); Kino Lorber, Inc.; Ormenis Film (Firm); Thelma Film AG.; Zero One Film (Firm);
Cinematography, Jrg Jeshel and Attila Boa ; editing, Anne Fabini ; screenplay, Markus Imhoof, Kerstin Hoppenhaus ; music, Peter Scherer.Featuring: Fred Jaggi, Randolf Menzel, John Miller, Liane Singer, Heidrun Singer, Zhang Zhao Su, Fred Terry, Boris Baer.An in-depth look at honeybee colonies in California, Switzerland, China, and Australia. Tackles the vexing issue of why bees, worldwide, are facing extinction.E.DVD.
Subjects: Colony collapse disorder of honeybees.; Documentary films.; Feature films.; Foreign films; Honeybee; Motion pictures, German.; Nature films.;
© c2013., Kino Lorber,
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Just once : a novel / by Kingsbury, Karen,author.;
"In 1941, beautiful Irvel Ellis is too focused on her secret to take much notice in the war raging overseas. She's dating Sam but in love with his brother, Hank, and Irvel has no idea how to break the news when the unthinkable happens-Pearl Harbor is attacked. With their lives turned upside down overnight, Sam is drafted, and Hank wants to enlist. But Sam insists Hank stay home, where he and Irvel take up the battle on the home front. While Sam fights in Europe, an undeniable chemistry builds between Irvel and Hank but neither would dare cross that line. Then a telegram comes, and the news is devastating. Hank enlists the next day and has just two weeks until he ships out. Will either brother make it home alive? Or will Irvel lose everything? And can love find a way, even from the ashes of the greatest heartbreak?"--
Subjects: Christian fiction.; Religious fiction.; Novels.; Brothers; Man-woman relationships; Secrecy; Triangles (Interpersonal relations); World War, 1939-1945;
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