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The West Wing. [videorecording] / by Channing, Stockard.; Hill, Dulé.; Janney, Allison.; Lowe, Rob.; Moloney, Janel.; Schiff, Richard,1959-; Sheen, Martin.; Sorkin, Aaron.; Spencer, John,1946-; Whitford, Bradley.; John Wells Productions (Firm); Warner Bros. Television.; Warner Home Video (Firm);
Disc 1. In the shadow of two gunmen, part I -- In the shadow of two gunmen, part II -- The midterms -- In this White House -- And it's surely to their credit -- The lame duck congress -- The Portland trip -- Shibboleth.Disc 2. Galileo -- Noël -- The leadership breakfast -- The drop-in -- Bartlet's third state of the union -- The war at home -- Ellie -- Somebody's going to emergency, somebody's going to jail.Disc 3. The Stackhouse filibuster -- 17 people -- Bad moon rising -- The fall's gonna kill you -- 18th and Potomac -- Two cathedrals.Disc 4. Special features.Martin Sheen, Rob Lowe, Allison Janney, Stockard Channing, Dulé Hill, Janel Moloney, Richard Schiff, John Spencer, Bradley Whitford.The President and staff have been targeted for disruption by rival politicians, soon after being targeted by would-be assassins. The President heads through midterm elections and into a crisis that leads to allegations of criminal conduct. 22 episodes.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD (double sided) ; Dolby digital ; widescreen presentation.
Subjects: United States. President; White House (Washington, D.C.); Presidents; Television programs.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.;
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A single thread / by Chevalier, Tracy,author.;
1932. After the Great War took both her beloved brother and her fiancé, Violet Speedwell has become a "surplus woman," one of a generation doomed to a life of spinsterhood after the war killed so many young men. Yet Violet cannot reconcile herself to a life spent caring for her grieving, embittered mother. After countless meals of boiled eggs and dry toast, she saves enough to move out of her mother's place and into the town of Winchester, home to one of England's grandest cathedrals. There, Violet is drawn into a society of broderers--women who embroider kneelers for the Cathedral, carrying on a centuries-long tradition of bringing comfort to worshippers. Violet finds support and community in the group, fulfillment in the work they create, and even a growing friendship with the vivacious Gilda. But when forces threaten her new independence and another war appears on the horizon, Violet must fight to put down roots in a place where women aren't expected to grow.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Female friendship; Needleworkers; Women;
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A single thread [sound recording] / by Chevalier, Tracy,author.; Woolgar, Fenella,narrator.; Penguin Audio (Firm),publisher.;
Read by Fenella Woolgar.1932. After the Great War took both her beloved brother and her fiancé, Violet Speedwell has become a "surplus woman," one of a generation doomed to a life of spinsterhood after the war killed so many young men. Yet Violet cannot reconcile herself to a life spent caring for her grieving, embittered mother. After countless meals of boiled eggs and dry toast, she saves enough to move out of her mother's place and into the town of Winchester, home to one of England's grandest cathedrals. There, Violet is drawn into a society of broderers--women who embroider kneelers for the Cathedral, carrying on a centuries-long tradition of bringing comfort to worshippers. Violet finds support and community in the group, fulfillment in the work they create, and even a growing friendship with the vivacious Gilda. But when forces threaten her new independence and another war appears on the horizon, Violet must fight to put down roots in a place where women aren't expected to grow.
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Historical fiction.; Female friendship; Needleworkers; Women;
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Kids love Christmas [sound recording (CD)] by Davis, Carl,1936; Skidmore, Jeffrey,1951; Prosser, Timothy; Neary, Martin; Hallé (Musical group; Ex Cathedra Chamber Choir; Winchester Cathedral.Choir; Emmanuel College (University of Cambridge).Chapel Choir;
Jingle bells (Halle ; Carl Davis) -- Ding dong merrily on high (the Chapel Choir of Emmanuel College, Cambridge ; Timothy Prosser) -- This little babe (the Choir of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford ; Francis Grier) -- We wish you a merry Christmas (Ex Cathedra Chamber Choir ; Jeffrey Skidmore) -- Sleigh ride (Halle ; Carl Davis) -- We three Kings of Orient are (the Chapel Choir of Emmanuel College, Cambridge ; Timothy Prosser) -- The nutcracker, Suite, excerpts (Royal Philharmonic Orchestra ; Enrique Bátiz) -- Nativity carol (Halle ; Carl Davis ; Halle Choir ; James Burton) -- Away in a manger (Ex Cathedra Chamber Choir, Jeffrey Skidmore) -- Walking in the air (Prince of Wales Brass) -- Stille nacht (Ex Cathedra Chamber Choir, Jeffrey Skidmore) -- Santa Claus is coming to town (Prince of Wales Brass) -- Once in Royal David's city (the Chapel Choir of Emmanuel College, Cambridge ; Timothy Prosser) -- Troika from Lieutenant Kije Suite, Op. 60 (Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra ; Loris Tjeknavorian) -- Christmas fanfare (Prince of Wales Brass) -- The first nowell (O little town of Bethlehem) (Winchester Cathedral Choir ; Martin Neary) -- The holly and the ivy (Winchester Cathedral Choir ; Martin Neary) -- O come, all ye faithful (the Chapel Choir of Emmanuel College, Cambridge ; Timothy Prosser). Various performers
Subjects: Christmas musi; Carols, Englis;
© p2006., Sanctuary Classics,
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The haunting of Hecate Cavendish / by Brackston, Paula,author.;
"England, 1881. Hereford cathedral stands sentinel over the city, keeping its secrets, holding long forgotten souls in its stony embrace. Hecate Cavendish speeds through the cobbled streets on her bicycle, skirts hitched daringly high, heading for her new life as Assistant Librarian. But this is no ordinary collection of books. The cathedral houses an ancient chained library, wisdom guarded for centuries, mysteries and stories locked onto its worn, humble shelves. The most prized artifact, however, is the medieval world map which hangs next to Hecate's desk. Little does she know how much the curious people and mythical creatures depicted on it will come to mean to her. Nor does she suspect that there are lost souls waiting for her in the haunted cathedral. Some will become her dearest friends. Some will seek her help in finding peace. Others will put her in great peril, and, as she quickly learns, threaten the lives of everyone she loves"--
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Novels.; Librarians; Libraries; Maps; Magic;
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The art thief : a true story of love, crime, and a dangerous obsession / by Finkel, Michael,author.;
"For centuries, works of art have been stolen in countless ways from all over the world, but no one has been quite as successful at it as the master thief Stéphane Breitwieser. Carrying out more than two hundred heists over nearly ten years--in museums and cathedrals all over Europe--Breitwieser, along with his girlfriend who worked as his lookout, stole more than three hundred objects, until it all fell apart in spectacular fashion. In The Art Thief, Michael Finkel brings us into Breitwieser's strange and fascinating world. Unlike most thieves, he never stole for money, keeping all his treasures in a single room where he could admire them to his heart's content. Possessed of a remarkable athleticism and an innate ability to assess practically any security system, Breitwieser managed to pull off a breathtakingly number of audacious thefts. Yet these strange talents bred a growing disregard for risk and an addict's need to score, leading Breitwieser to ignore his girlfriend's pleas to stop--until one final act of hubris brought everything crashing down"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; Breitwieser, Stéphane, 1971-; Art thefts;
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The art thief [text (large print)] : a true story of love, crime, and a dangerous obsession / by Finkel, Michael,author.;
Includes bibliographical references."For centuries, works of art have been stolen in countless ways from all over the world, but no one has been quite as successful at it as the master thief Stéphane Breitwieser. Carrying out more than two hundred heists over nearly ten years--in museums and cathedrals all over Europe--Breitwieser, along with his girlfriend who worked as his lookout, stole more than three hundred objects, until it all fell apart in spectacular fashion. In The Art Thief, Michael Finkel brings us into Breitwieser's strange and fascinating world. Unlike most thieves, he never stole for money, keeping all his treasures in a single room where he could admire them to his heart's content. Possessed of a remarkable athleticism and an innate ability to assess practically any security system, Breitwieser managed to pull off a breathtakingly number of audacious thefts. Yet these strange talents bred a growing disregard for risk and an addict's need to score, leading Breitwieser to ignore his girlfriend's pleas to stop--until one final act of hubris brought everything crashing down"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Large print books.; Personal narratives.; Breitwieser, Stéphane, 1971-; Art thefts;
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Shadow target / by Ricciardi, David,author.;
"Someone is assassinating CIA field officers and Jake Keller's name is next on the list in the latest thrilling novel from the author Publishers Weekly calls "a fresh voice in the crowded spy-thriller field." Jake doesn't know who is trying to kill him and he doesn't know why, but it's a threat he can't ignore. When his small plane crashes in the Alps, Jake is the only survivor. A rescue helicopter soon arrives, but the men inside are not there to save anyone. They are determined to complete the murderousjob they started. Jake escapes from the mountainside death trap, but it won't be the only attempt on his life. If he's to have any chance at surviving, he'll have to find out who's behind the killings. But the circle of people Jake can trust is distressingly small as he suspects that someone inside the Agency is feeding his every move to the very people who are trying to end his life. Jake's quest takes him to the candlelit cathedrals of Paris and the rain-slicked streets of London. He makes contact withold friends and new enemies along the way-but his true nemesis may be closer than he imagines"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Spy fiction.; Keller, Jake (Fictitious character); United States. Central Intelligence Agency; Intelligence officers; Assassination;
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Red thread : on mazes and labyrinths / by Higgins, Charlotte,1972-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.The tale of how the hero Theseus killed the Minotaur, finding his way out of the labyrinth using Ariadne's ball of red thread, is one of the most intriguing, suggestive and persistent of all myths, and the labyrinth--the beautiful, confounding and terrifying building created for the half-man, half-bull monster--is one of the foundational symbols of human ingenuity and artistry. Charlotte Higgins, author of the Baillie Gifford-shortlisted Under Another Sky, tracks the origins of the story of the labyrinth in the poems of Homer, Catullus, Virgil and Ovid, and with them builds an ingenious edifice of her own. She follows the idea of the labyrinth through the Cretan excavations of Sir Arthur Evans, the mysterious turf labyrinths of Northern Europe, the church labyrinths of medieval French cathedrals and the hedge mazes of Renaissance gardens. Along the way, she traces the labyrinthine ideas of writers from Dante and Borges to George Eliot and Conan Doyle, and of artists from Titian and Velázquez to Picasso and Eva Hesse. Her intricately constructed narrative asks what it is to be lost, what it is to find one's way, and what it is to travel the confusing and circuitous path of a lived life. Red Thread is, above all, a winding and unpredictable route through the byways of the author's imagination--one that leads the reader on a strange and intriguing journey, full of unexpected connections and surprising pleasures.
Subjects: Labyrinths in literature.; Labyrinths;
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