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Killing the mob : the fight against organized crime in America / by O'Reilly, Bill,author.; Dugard, Martin,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."The true history of organized crime"--O'Reilly and co-author Martin Dugard trace the brutal history of 20th century organized crime in the United States, and expertly plumb the history of this nation's most notorious serial robbers, conmen, murderers, and especially, mob family bosses. Covering the period from the 1930s to the 1980s, they trace the prohibition-busting bank robbers of the Depression Era, such as John Dillinger, Bonnie & Clyde, Pretty Boy Floyd and Baby-Face Nelson. In addition, the authors highlight the creation of the Mafia Commission, the power struggles within the "Five Families", the growth of the FBI under J. Edgar Hoover, the mob battles to control Cuba, Las Vegas and Hollywood, as well as the personal war between the U.S. Attorney General Bobby Kennedy and legendary Teamsters boss Jimmy Hoffa. The stories of these legendary criminals and their true-life escapades make for riveting reading.
Subjects: True crime stories.; Organized crime; Mafia;
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Summer of soul [videorecording] : (... or, When the revolution could not be televised) / by Questlove,film director.; Dinerstein, David,film producer.; Fyvolent, Robert,film producer.; Jackson, Mahalia,1911-1972.; King, B. B.,on-screen participant.; Patel, Joseph,film producer.; Simone, Nina,1933-2003,on-screen participant.; Wonder, Stevie,on-screen participant.; 5th Dimension (Musical group),on-screen participant.; Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm),film distributor.; Gladys Knight and the Pips,on-screen participant.; Searchlight Pictures,production company.; Sly & the Family Stone (Musical group),on-screen participant.;
Stevie Wonder, Nina Simone, Sly & The Family Stone, Gladys Knight & The Pips, Mahalia Jackson.In his acclaimed debut as a filmmaker, Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson presents a powerful and transporting documentary, part music film, part historical record, created around an epic event that celebrated Black history, culture, and fashion. Over the course of six weeks in the summer of 1969, just one hundred miles south of Woodstock, The Harlem Cultural Festival was filmed in Mount Morris Park (now Marcus Garvey Park). The footage was largely forgotten, until now. This documentary shines a light on the importance of history to our spiritual well-being and stands as a testament to the healing power of music during times of unrest, both past, and present. The feature includes concert performances by Stevie Wonder, Nina Simone, Sly & the Family Stone, Gladys Knight and the Pips, Mahalia Jackson, B.B. King, The 5th Dimension, and more.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.MPAA rating: PG-13; for some disturbing images, smoking and brief drug material.Described video for the blind and visually impaired.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital 2.0.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Historical films.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Harlem Cultural Festival.; African Americans; African Americans; African Americans; Popular music; Rhythm and blues music; Soul music;
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Lost tombs of Notre Dame [videorecording] / by Boffey, Mercer,1982-narrator.; Le Goff, Christine,screenwriter,television producer.; Papillon, Marion,television producer.; Tran, Florence,television director,screenwriter.; PBS Distribution (Firm),publisher.; Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.),broadcaster.;
Narrated by Mercer Boffey.After the devastating 2019 fire at Notre Dame, two mysterious sarcophaguses were discovered under the cathedral's stone floor. Who is buried in them, and what secrets will these coffins reveal? Follow a team of archaeologists and historians as they attempt to solve centuries-old mysteries using the latest scientific investigation techniques. What can forensic analysis of the remains reveal about one of the world's most famous cathedrals and those who devoted their lives to it?E.Described video for the blind and visually impaired.Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; stereophonic.
Subjects: Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Nonfiction television programs.; Documentary television programs.; Science television programs.; Historical television programs.; Notre-Dame de Paris (Cathedral); Archaeology, Medieval.; Forensic anthropology.; Tombs; Excavations (Archaeology);
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The current war [videorecording] / by Gomez-Rejon, Alfonso,film director.; Bekmambetov, Timur,1961-film producer.; Iwanyk, Basil,film producer.; Mitnick, Michael,screenwriter.; Cumberbatch, Benedict,1976-actor.; Shannon, Michael,1974-actor.; Hoult, Nicholas,1989-actor.; Holland, Tom,1996-actor.; Macfadyen, Matthew,1974-actor.; 101 Studios,presenter.; SunnyMarch TV (Firm),production company.; Thunder Road Films,production company.; Bazelevs-Prodakshn (Firm),production company.; Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher,film distributor.;
Tom Holland, Matthew MacFadyen, Benedict Cumberbatch, Tuppence Middleton, Katherine Waterson, Nicholas Hoult, Michael Shannon, Damien Molony, Louis Ashbourne Serkis, Craig Conway, Celyn Jones, Simon Kunz, Tom Belll, Amy Marston.Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse engage in a battle of technology and ideas that will determine whose electrical system will power the new century.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.MPAA rating: PG-13; for some disturbing/violent images, and thematic elements.Blu-ray disc (requires Blu-ray player for playback) ; anamorphic widescreen format (2.39:1 aspect ratio) ; DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, Dolby Digital 2.0 DVS.
Subjects: Fiction films.; Feature films.; Biographical films.; Historical films.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Edison, Thomas A. (Thomas Alva), 1847-1931; Westinghouse, George, 1846-1914; Electrification; Electric power; Electrical engineering;
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Great estates of Scotland [videorecording] / by Brown, Jim.; Lawson, Leigh.; PBS Distribution (Firm); WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.);
Narrated by Leigh Lawson.It tells the stories of ambitious landowners who have acquired some of the most beautiful tracts of land in Scotland, areas ranging in size from a handful of acres to tens of thousands.E.DVD ; widescreen presentation.
Subjects: Rosslyn Chapel (Roslin, Scotland); Dwellings; Historic buildings;
© 2014., PBS,
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King on screen [videorecording] / by Caan, James,1960-on-screen participant.; Flanagan, Mike,1978-on-screen participant.; Garris, Mick,on-screen participant.; Holland, Tom,1996-on-screen participant.; Lester, Mark L.(Mark Leslie),1946-on-screen participant.; Natali, Vincenzo,on-screen participant.; Nicotero, Greg,1963-on-screen participant.; Balwir, Daphne,film director.; Dark Star Pictures,film distributor.;
Frank Darabont, Mike Flanagan, James Caan, Greg Nicotero, Mick Garris, Tom Holland, Mark L. Lester, Vincenzo Natali.The Shining, Carrie, It, Misery, Stand By Me; more than 60 of Stephen King's novels have been adapted into films. King on Screen pulls back the curtain and offers an intimate sit down with the filmmakers who brought King's stories to life.E.Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 2.0.
Subjects: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Documentary films.; King, Stephen, 1947-; Motion picture producers and directors; Television producers and directors; Horror films; Horror television programs;
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A compassionate spy [videorecording] / by Hall, Joan,on-screen participant.; Hall, Theodore A.(Theodore Alvin),1925-on-screen participant.; James, Steve,1955-film director,screenwriter.; Magnolia Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher.;
Ted Hall, Joan Hall.Recruited in 1944 to help create the world's first atomic bomb, Ted Hall was the youngest physicist on the Manhattan Project. Concerned that a U.S. post-war monopoly on such a powerful weapon could lead to nuclear catastrophe, Hall began passing key intel to the Soviet Union. After the war, he fell in love with and married Joan, a fellow student with whom he shared a passion for the explosive secret of his espionage. The pair raised a family while living under years of FBI surveillance and intimidation. A COMPASSIONATE SPY, from two-time Oscar nominee Steve James (HOOP DREAMS), reveals the twists and turns of this real-life spy story, its profound impact on history, and the couple's remarkable love and life together during more than 50 years of marriage.E.Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Biographical films.; Documentary films.; Nonfiction films.; Spy films.; Hall, Theodore A. (Theodore Alvin), 1925-; Manhattan Project (U.S.); Spies; World War, 1939-1945; Espionage; Nuclear weapons;
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Serangoon Road [videorecording] / by Andrikidis, Peter.; Chen, Joan,1961-; Hany, Don.; Ng, Chin Han,1969-; Tay, Alaric,1976-; Tilse, Tony.; Acorn Media (Firm); Australian Broadcasting Corporation.; Home Box Office (Firm);
Disc 1. Parts 1-4 -- disc 2. Parts 5-7 -- disc 3. Parts 8-10.Alaric Tay, Chin Han, Don Hany, Joan Chen, Maeve Dermody, Michael Dorman, Pamela Chee.Set in tumultuous 1960s Singapore, Sam Callaghan, an Australian expat, agrees to help his neighbor Patricia Cheng at her detective agency after her husband is mysteriously killed while working a case.14A.DVD; widescreen (16x9, 1.78:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Australians; Detective and mystery television programs.; Private investigators;
© c2014., Acorn Media,
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Ancient Egypt and beyond [videorecording]. by Entertainment One (Firm); History (Television network); Istituto geografico De Agostini.;
Pyramids: designed for eternity -- The cities of the Pharoahs -- Egypt according to Cleopatra -- The Pyramids of the Sun -- The ports of the desert -- Sailing with the Phoenicians -- At the court of the King of Kings -- The roads to El Dorado -- The lost city of the Mayas.Produced by Istituto geografico De Agostini.Take a virtual tour through rediscovered cities and see archaeological sites as their inhabitants saw them centuries ago. Explore ancient Egypt, the magnificence of the Pyramids, the city of the Pharaohs, the ancient city of Palmyra, the Mayan ruins and Incan temple at Machu Picchu. Includes state-of-the-art computer graphics, spectacular on-location photography, and research from the world's leading archaeologists.E.DVD, full screen (4x3, 1.33:1); Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo.
Subjects: Archaeology.; Civilization, Ancient.; Documentary television programs.; El Dorado.; Excavations (Archaeology); Historical television programs.;
© c2012., Entertainment One,
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War machine [videorecording] : World War II / by Beacroft, Tristan,television director.; Douglas-Henry, Jessica,narrator.; Duff, Edmund,television producer.; PBS Distribution (Firm),distributor.; Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.),broadcaster.;
Narrator: Jessica Douglas-Henry.In World War II, the fate of nations hinged on the strength of their arsenals and the relentless pursuit of firepower superiority. War Machine: World War II uncovers the pivotal role of factories, production, and the interplay between weaponry and industrial might. Meticulously crafted weapons, designed for a singular purpose, aimed to secure technological supremacy.E.Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; 5.1 surround sound.
Subjects: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Nonfiction television programs.; Television mini-series.; Documentary television programs.; Historical television programs.; War television programs.; Defense industries.; Military-industrial complex.; Military supplies; World War, 1939-1945;
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