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- Another woman's husband / by Paul, Gill,1960-author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 449-454).Two women, divided by time, bound by a secret ... 1911. Aged just fifteen, Mary Kirk and Wallis Warfield meet at summer camp. Their friendship will survive heartbreaks, continents, and the demands of the English crown, until it is shattered by one unforgivable betrayal ... 1997. Kendall's romantic break in Paris with her fiance is interrupted when the taxi in front crashes suddenly. The news soon follows: Princess Diana is dead. Trying to forget what she has witnessed, Kendall returns home, where the discovery of a long-forgotten link to Wallis Simpson, the Duchess of Windsor, will lead her to the truth of a scandal which shook the world ...- Subjects: Biographical fiction.; Historical fiction.; Windsor, Wallis Warfield, Duchess of, 1896-1986; Marriages of royalty and nobility;
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- Wallis in love : the untold life of the Duchess of Windsor, the woman who changed the monarchy / by Morton, Andrew,1953-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.- Subjects: Biographies.; Windsor, Edward, Duke of, 1894-1972; Windsor, Wallis Warfield, Duchess of, 1896-1986.; Marriages of royalty and nobility; Nobility;
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- The golden hour [sound recording] : a novel / by Williams, Beatriz,author.; Campbell, Cassandra,narrator.; Maarleveld, Saskia,narrator.; Harper Audio (Firm),publisher.;
Read by Cassandra Campbell and Saskia Maarleveld.The Bahamas, 1941. Newly-widowed Leonora 'Lulu' Randolph arrives in Nassau to investigate the Governor and his wife for a New York society magazine. But as she infiltrates the Duke and Duchess's social circle, and the powerful cabal that controls the islands' political and financial affairs, she uncovers evidence that beneath the glitter of Wallis and Edward's marriage lies an ugly, and even treasonous, reality. Windsor-era Nassau seethes with spies, financial swindles, and racial tension, and in the middle of it all stands Benedict Thorpe: a scientist of tremendous charm and murky national loyalties. Inevitably, the willful and wounded Lulu falls in love. Then Nassau's wealthiest man is murdered in one of the most notorious cases of the century, and the resulting coverup reeks of royal privilege. Benedict Thorpe disappears without a trace, and Lulu embarks on a journey to London and beyond to unpick Thorpe's complicated family history.- Subjects: Audiobooks.; Historical fiction.; Windsor, Edward, Duke of, 1894-1972; Windsor, Wallis Warfield, Duchess of, 1896-1986; Reporters and reporting; Women journalists; Murder; Missing persons;
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- The golden hour : a novel / by Williams, Beatriz,author.;
The Bahamas, 1941. Newly-widowed Leonora 'Lulu' Randolph arrives in Nassau to investigate the Governor and his wife for a New York society magazine. But as she infiltrates the Duke and Duchess's social circle, and the powerful cabal that controls the islands' political and financial affairs, she uncovers evidence that beneath the glitter of Wallis and Edward's marriage lies an ugly, and even treasonous, reality. Windsor-era Nassau seethes with spies, financial swindles, and racial tension, and in the middle of it all stands Benedict Thorpe: a scientist of tremendous charm and murky national loyalties. Inevitably, the willful and wounded Lulu falls in love. Then Nassau's wealthiest man is murdered in one of the most notorious cases of the century, and the resulting coverup reeks of royal privilege. Benedict Thorpe disappears without a trace, and Lulu embarks on a journey to London and beyond to unpick Thorpe's complicated family history.- Subjects: Historical fiction.; Windsor, Edward, Duke of, 1894-1972; Windsor, Wallis Warfield, Duchess of, 1896-1986; Reporters and reporting; Women journalists; Murder; Missing persons;
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- Sir John A. Macdonald : the rascal who built Canada / by Brown, Jacqueline,1965-; Mogensen, Suzanne;
Includes bibliographical references (p. [3] of cover) and index.- Subjects: MacDonald, John D. (John Dann), 1916-1986;
- © c2005., JackFruit Press,
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- Traitor king : the scandalous exile of the Duke & Duchess of Windsor / by Lownie, Andrew,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."11 December 1936. The King of England, Edward VIII, has given up his crown, foregoing his duty for the love of Wallis Simpson, an American divorcaee. Their courtship has been dogged by controversy and scandal, but with Edward's abdication, they can livehappily ever after. But do they? Beginning this astonishing dual biography at the moment that most biographers turn away, bestselling historian Andrew Lownie reveals the dramatic lives of the Windsors post-abdication. This is a story of a royal shut out by his family and forced into exile; of the Nazi attempts to recruit the duke to their cause; and of why the duke, as Governor of the Bahamas, tried to shut down the investigation into the murder of a close friend. It is a story of a couple obsessed with their status, financially exploiting their position, all the while manipulating the media to portray themselves as victims"--- Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; Windsor, Edward, Duke of, 1894-1972.; Windsor, Wallis Warfield, Duchess of, 1896-1986.; Marriages of royalty and nobility; World War, 1939-1945.;
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- W.E. [videorecording] / by Madonna,1958-; Cornish, Abbie,1982-; Coyle, Richard.; D'Arcy, James,1975-; Fox, James,1939-; Harbour, David,1975-; Isaac, Oscar.; Keshishian, Alek.; Korzeniowski, Abel,1972-; Parfitt, Judy,1935-; Riseborough, Andrea,1981-; Thykier, Kris,1972-; Entertainment One (Firm : Canada); Semtex Films (Firm);
Director of photography, Hagen Bogdanski ; editor, Danny B. Tull ; music by Abel Korzeniowski.Abbie Cornish, Andrea Riseborough, James D'Arcy, Oscar Isaac, Richard Coyle, David Harbour, James Fox, Judy Parfitt.In 1998, lonely New Yorker Wally Winthrop is obsessed with what she perceives as the ultimate love story: King Edward VIII's abdication of the British throne for the woman he loved, American divorcee Wallis Simpson. Winthrop's research reveals that the couple's life together was not as perfect as she thought.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD, region 1; anamorphic widescreen presentation ; Dolby digital 5.1.- Subjects: Windsor, Edward, Duke of, 1894-1972; Windsor, Wallis Warfield, Duchess of, 1896-1986; Feature films.; Historical films.; Man-woman relationships; Marriages of royalty and nobility; Romance films.; Women;
- © c2012., Semtex Films ; Distributed by Entertainment One,
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- Westward ho [videorecording] / by Bell, Hank.; Bradbury, Robert N.(Robert North); Bromley, Sheila,1911-2003.; Canutt, Yakima,1895-1986.; Curtis, Jack,1880-1956.; Jones, Dickie,1927-; MacLaren, Mary,1896-; Malvern, Paul,1902-1993.; McGlynn, Frank,1904-1939.; Parsons, Lindsley,1905-1992.; Wayne, John,1907-1979.; Olive Films.; Republic Pictures Corporation.;
John Wayne, Sheila Mannors, Frank McGlynn, Jr., Jack Curtis, Yakima Canutt, Mary McLaren, Dickie Jones, Hank Bell.While searching for the brother he has been separated from since childhood, John Wayne forms a vigilante group to catch a vicious band of outlaws. On the trail of the bandits, Wayne come face-to-face with his biggest fear: the brother he has been trying to find is the leader of the gang.PG.DVD, full screen, Dolby monaural audio, digitally mastered.- Subjects: Brothers; Feature films.; Outlaws; Vigilantes; Western films.;
- © c2013., Republic Pictures Home Video : Distrbuted by Olive Films,
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- A star is born [videorecording] / by Arlen, Harold,1905-1986.; Bickford, Charles,1889-1967.; Campbell, Alan,1905-1963.; Carson, Jack,1910-1963.; Carson, Robert,1909-1983.; Cukor, George,1899-1983.; Garland, Judy.; Gershwin, Ira,1896-1983.; Hart, Moss,1904-1961.; Luft, Sid.; Mason, James,1909-1984.; Noonan, Tommy,1921-1968.; Parker, Dorothy,1893-1967.; Wellman, William Augustus,1896-1975.; Warner Bros.; Warner Home Video (Firm);
Director of photography, Sam Leavitt ; production designer, Gene Allen ; editor, Craig Holt ; music, Harold Arlen ; lyrics, Ira Gershwin ; dances created and staged by Richard Barstow.Judy Garland, James Mason, Jack Carson, Charles Bickford, Tom Noonan.A movie star declining in popularity marries a shy young actress whose fame eventually grows to eclipse his. Tragic consequences follow.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD video ; Dolby digital surround 5.1 ; widescreen presentation.AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Songs Award ("Evergreen")AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Songs Award ("The Man that Got Away")- Subjects: National Film Preservation Foundation Collection (Library of Congress); Fame; Feature films.; Man-woman relationships; Motion picture actors and actresses; Musical films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.;
- © c2010., Warner Home Video,
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- Journey's end [videorecording] / by Dibb, Saul,film director.; Reade, Simon,film producer,screenwriter.; Butterfield, Asa,1997-actor.; Claflin, Sam,1986-actor.; Bettany, Paul,1971-actor.; Jones, Toby,1967-actor.; Graham, Stephen,1973-actor.; Sturridge, Tom,actor.; Glenister, Robert,actor.; motion picture adaptation of (work):Sherriff, R. C.(Robert Cedric),1896-1975.Journey's end (Play); motion picture adaptation of (work):Sherriff, R. C.(Robert Cedric),1896-1975.Journey's end (Novel); British Film Institute,presenter.; Wales Screen,presenter.; Good Deed Entertainment,publisher.; Cinedigm (Firm),film distributor.;
Asa Butterfield, Sam Claflin, Paul Bettany, Toby Jones, Stephen Graham, Tom Sturridge, Robert Glenister.The Great War, March 1918. C-company arrives to take its turn in the front-line trenches of northern France, led by the war-weary Captain Stanhope. With a German offensive imminently approaching, the company anxiously awaits their unknown fate.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA Rating: R; for some language and war images.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.- Subjects: War films.; Feature films.; World War, 1914-1918;
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