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The benefactor [videorecording] / by Fanning, Dakota,1994-actor.; Gere, Richard,1949-actor.; James, Theo,1984-actor.; Renzi, Andrew,film director.; Videoville Showtime.;
Richard Gere, Theo James, Dakota Fanning.Originally released as a motion picture in 2015.After the tragic death of her parents five years ago, Olivia returns to her hometown with her new husband, Luke and reconnects with her parent's old family friend, Franny. The couple are then forced to navigate the all-consuming interest of this powerful, mysterious, and possessive philanthropist.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby digital 5.1.
Subjects: Feature films.; Married people; Orphans; Parents; Philanthropists;
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Great expectations [videorecording] / by Bonham Carter, Helena,1966-; Dickens, Charles,1812-1870.Great expectations.Videorecording.; Fiennes, Ralph,actor.; Irvine, Jeremy,1990-; Newell, Mike.; BBC Films.; British Film Institute.; HanWay (Firm); Hart/Lunsford Pictures (Firm); LipSync Productions.; Number 9 Films.; Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.; Unison Films (Firm);
Helena Bonham Carter, Ralph Fiennes, Jeremy Irvine.After Pip, an orphaned blacksmith's apprentice inherits a fortune from an anonymous benefactor, his future seems promising. But a bitter heiress is intent on preventing Pip from finding true love.MPAA Rating: PG-13.DVD, widescreen (2.35:1); Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870; Benefactors; Ex-convicts; Feature films.; Orphans; Pip (Fictitious character : Dickens); Poor children; Revenge; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Young men;
© 2014., 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment,
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Great expectations / by Dickens, Charles,1812-1870.; Cardwell, Margaret.;
Includes bibliographical references (p. [xl]-xliii).After harsh early years, Pip, an orphan growing up in Victorian England, is given the means to become a gentleman by an unknown benefactor and learns that outward appearances can be deceiving.LSC
Subjects: Bildungsromans.; Classics; Literary; Young men; Orphans; Inheritance and succession; Man-woman relationships;
© 2008., Oxford University Press,
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Mad men. [videorecording] / by Hamm, Jon,1971-; Hunter, Tim.; Jones, January,1978-; Moss, Elisabeth,1983-; Slattery, John,1963-; Taylor, Alan,1965-; Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm.; Alliance Films.; Lion's Gate Films.;
Disc 1. For those who think young -- Flight 1 -- The benefactor.Disc 2. Three Sundays -- The new girl -- Maidenform.Disc 3. The gold violin -- A night to remember -- Six month leave.Disc 4. The Inheritance -- The jet set --The mountain king -- Meditations in an emergency.Elisabeth Moss, John Slattery, Jon Hamm, January Jones.Returning for its second season, the Golden Globe winning series for Best TV Drama continues to blur the lines between truth and lies, perception and reality. Moving in a new direction, can Sterling Cooper keep up? Meanwhile, the private life of Don Draper becomes complicated in a new way. What is the cost of his secret identity?Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD ; Dolby digital ; widescreen presentation.Golden Globe's: Best Television Series, Drama, Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series, Drama; Emmy's: Outstanding Drama Series, Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
Subjects: Advertising agencies; Advertising; Businessmen; Competition (Psychology); Corporate culture; Man-woman relationships; Nineteen sixties; Television programs.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.;
© c2012., Lions Gate Films ; Distributed by Alliance Films,
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The Unraveling of Julia. by Scottoline, Lisa.;
Julia has already had enough heartbreak and grief to last a lifetime. After losing both of her adoptive parents, Julia finds herself completely alone after a devastating event leaves her widowed in the brisk Brooklyn night. When a letter shows up at her door informing her that she's inherited a villa and vineyard in Tuscany along with a small fortune by a mysterious benefactor, Julia jumps at the chance for a new future.Emilia Rossi, Julia's benefactor, is an alleged descendant of Duchess Caterina Sforza from the Italian Renaissance who bears an uncanny resemblance to Julia herself. With the hope of learning about her potential biological family, Julia digs into the lives of both Emilia and Caterina, finding eerie and tragic parallels between her life and Caterina's. The more she investigates, however, the more she and those around her are put in harm's way.What Julia learns will put her in the crosshairs of a dangerous conspiracy and expose the truth of her own identity, changing her life forever - if she survives.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); FICTION / Crime; FICTION / Romance / Suspense; FICTION / Thrillers / Crime; FICTION / Thrillers / Suspense;
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Batman. [graphic novel] / by Williamson, Joshua,author.; Cowles, Clayton,letterer.; Janín, Mikel,illustrator.; Molina, Jorge,1984-illustrator.; Morey, Tomeu,colourist.; Porter, Howard,illustrator.;
"While unraveling a mystery that involves his closest allies, Batman will come to face-to-face with a new villain who turns the darkness into his greatest threat. As Gotham celebrates surviving Fear State, Batman retreats alone into the darkness. But when he learns of a mystery involving Batman Inc., it forces the Caped Crusader to leave Gotham for a brand-new adventure! He'll discover Batman Inc.'s mysterious new benefactor and clash with a brand-new foe who turns Batman's greatest weapon against him. Will Batman be able to save his closest allies or find himself lost in the dark against the Abyss?"--
Subjects: Graphic novels.; Superhero comics.; Batman (Fictitious character); Superheroes;
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Microbes : the life-changing story of germs / by Peterson, Phillip K.,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."With straight-forward and engaging writing, infectious diseases physician Phillip Peterson surveys how our understanding of viruses has changed throughout history, from early plagues and pandemics to more recent outbreaks like HIV/AIDS, Ebola, and the Zika virus. Microbes also takes on contemporary issues like the importance of vaccinations in the face of the growing anti-vaxxer movement, as well as the rise of cutting-edge health treatments like fecal transplants. Microbes explains for general readers where these germs came from, what they do to and for us, and what can be done to stop the bad actors and foster the benefactors"--
Subjects: Microorganisms; Medical microbiology; Vaccines;
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A fortune most fatal : a novel / by Bull, Jessica,author.;
The nation's favourite amateur sleuth is back! Jane Austen returns to solve another devilish mystery, in the compelling follow-up to Miss Austen Investigates Welcome to Kent, 1797. Jane Austen is set to spend the summer with her estranged brother, Neddy. As heir to wealthy widow Mrs Knight's fortune, it is imperative that Neddy stays in his benefactor's good graces. But upon arrival at Godmersham Park, Jane realises Neddy is in dire need of her help. For a mysterious young woman currently resides with Mrs Knight - a stranger who threatens to swindle the inheritance for herself. Jane must uncover who this imposter is, to protect the fortunes - and fate - of her entire family. But when her investigation takes a dark and dangerous turn, can she solve the mystery - and save herself?
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Novels.; Austen, Jane, 1775-1817; Impostors and imposture; Inheritance and succession; Murder; Secrecy;
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Call the midwife. [videorecording] / by Agutter, Jenny.; Ferris, Pam.; Hart, Miranda,1972-; Parfitt, Judy,1935-; Raine, Jessica,1982-; Redgrave, Vanessa,1937-; Thomas, Heidi,1967-; Worth, Jennifer,1935-2011.; British Broadcasting Corporation.Television Service.; Neal Street Productions.; Warner Home Video (Firm);
Vanessa Redgrave, Jessica Raine, Jenny Agutter, Pam Ferris, Miranda Hart, Judy Parfitt.The nurses, midwives and nuns of Nonnatus House invite you to join them again as they try to give the best possible care to the poorest women in London. Now nearing the 1960s, the community enters a new time of social change, while stories of birth, life and death continue to touch your heart. Will live-wire Nurse Trixie marry her young curate? What new project calls for a heart as big as Chummy's? How will Sister Evangelina react to two new nurses? And why does Sister Julienne appear so unsettled by a mystery benefactor? Jenny Agutter (MI-5, The Avengers), Pam Ferris (Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Matilda) and Miranda Hart (Miranda, Magicians) star in this award-winning series, inspired by the memoirs of midwife Jennifer Worth.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD, widescreen (16:9) presentation ; Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo.
Subjects: Worth, Jennifer, 1935-2011; Childbirth; Midwives; Nuns; Poor; Poverty; Pregnant women; Television programs.;
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Midnight showing / by Shepherd, Megan,author.;
Discovering her father's strange final manuscript has brought only mayhem and darkness to Haven Marbury's life. In Book Two of the Malice Compendium, what has leapt off the page threatens everybody. Now both hunter and prey, Haven travels far and wide to discover the contours of her family curse and escape the worst of her late father's creations. Constantly looking over her shoulder, she fears Uncle Arnold the most. His irresistible whispers compel victims to commit horrifying deeds, and he's hungry to use Haven's abilities to rewrite the world to his liking. Drawn to the desert scrublands and Hollywood mansions of California, Haven discovers a string of murders that point directly to members of her family. Given shelter by a mysterious benefactor, Haven and her sister forge questionable allegiances, using some otherworldly creatures to hunt down others. And when the trail of death ends at a studio from the Golden Age of horror films, reality and fiction become the strangest of bedfellows indeed.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Gothic fiction.; Paranormal fiction.; Novels.; Blessing and cursing; Family secrets; Murder;
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