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This was a man : the final volume of the Clifton Chronicles / by Archer, Jeffrey,1940-author.;
"This Was a Man opens with a shot being fired, but who pulled the trigger, and who lives and who dies? In Whitehall, Giles Barrington discovers the truth about his wife Karin from the Cabinet Secretary. Is she a spy or a pawn in a larger game? Harry Clifton sets out to write his magnum opus, while his wife Emma completes her ten years as Chairman of the Bristol Royal Infirmary, and receives an unexpected call from Margaret Thatcher offering her a job. Sebastian Clifton becomes chairman of Farthings Kaufman bank, but only after Hakim Bishara has to resign for personal reasons. Sebastian and Samantha's talented daughter, Jessica, is expelled from the Slade School of Fine Art, but her aunt Grace comes to her rescue. Meanwhile, Lady Virginia is about to flee the country to avoid her creditors when the Duchess of Hertford dies, and she sees another opportunity to clear her debts and finally trump the Cliftons and Barringtons. In a devastating twist, tragedy engulfs the Clifton family when one of them receives a shocking diagnosis that will throw all their lives into turmoil. This Was a Man is the captivating final installment of the Clifton Chronicles, a series of seven novels that has topped the bestseller lists around the world, and enhanced Jeffrey Archer's reputation as a master storyteller"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Historical fiction.; Clifton, Harry (Fictitious character); Families; Social classes;
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This was a man [sound recording] : the final volume of the Clifton Chronicles / by Archer, Jeffrey,1940-author.; Jennings, Alex,narrator.; Macmillan Audio (Firm),publisher.;
Read by Alex Jennings."This Was a Man opens with a shot being fired, but who pulled the trigger, and who lives and who dies? In Whitehall, Giles Barrington discovers the truth about his wife Karin from the Cabinet Secretary. Is she a spy or a pawn in a larger game? Harry Clifton sets out to write his magnum opus, while his wife Emma completes her ten years as Chairman of the Bristol Royal Infirmary, and receives an unexpected call from Margaret Thatcher offering her a job. Sebastian Clifton becomes chairman of Farthings Kaufman bank, but only after Hakim Bishara has to resign for personal reasons. Sebastian and Samantha's talented daughter, Jessica, is expelled from the Slade School of Fine Art, but her aunt Grace comes to her rescue. Meanwhile, Lady Virginia is about to flee the country to avoid her creditors when the Duchess of Hertford dies, and she sees another opportunity to clear her debts and finally trump the Cliftons and Barringtons. In a devastating twist, tragedy engulfs the Clifton family when one of them receives a shocking diagnosis that will throw all their lives into turmoil. This Was a Man is the captivating final installment of the Clifton Chronicles, a series of seven novels that has topped the bestseller lists around the world, and enhanced Jeffrey Archer's reputation as a master storyteller"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Thrillers (Fiction); Historical fiction.; Clifton, Harry (Fictitious character); Families; Social classes;
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A crooked somebody [videorecording] / by Collins, Clifton,Jr,actor.; Crew, Amanda,1986-actor.; Finkel, Paul,film producer.; Harris, Ed,1950-actor.; Potash, Jason,film producer.; Rogers, Wayne L.,1954-film producer.; Sommer, Rich,1978-screenwriter,actor.; White, Tim,film producer.; White, Trevor(Producer),film director.; Zilch, Andrew,screenwriter.; Vertical Entertainment (Firm),film distributor.;
Rich Sommer, Ed Harris, Clifton Collins Jr., Amanda Crew, Joanne Froggatt, Amy Madigan, Randee Heller.Michael Vaughn is a phony psychic medium who is kidnapped by a guilt-ridden murderer who believes Michael can help him make peace with the spirit of his dead victim. But when Michael learns that his captor's crime is a high-profile unsolved case, he devises a plan to use the captor's secret to gain fame and fortune on a national stage.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: R; for language and brief violence.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1, 2.0.
Subjects: Thrillers (Motion pictures); Feature films.; Crime films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Kidnapping; Mediums; Popularity; Psychics;
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Ray [videorecording (DVD)] / by Hackford, Taylor,1945; Foxx, Jami; Washington, Kerry,1977; King, Regin; Powell, Clifton; Lennix, Harry J; Edelman, Pawel,1958; Armstrong, Crai; Charles, Ray,1930-200; Universal Pictures (Firm; Universal Studios Home Video (Firm;
Director of photography, Pawel Edelman ; art director, Scott Plauche ; editor, Paul Hirsch ; music, Craig Armstrong, Ray Charles ; costume designer, Sharen Davis ; production designer, Stephen Altman ; visual effects, Chad Dombrova.Jamie Foxx, Kerry Washington, Regina King, Clifton Powell, Harry Lennix, Bokeem Woodbine, Aunjanue Ellis, Sharon Warren, C.J. Sanders.Ray Charles went blind at the age of seven. Inspired by his mother who insisted he make his own way, he found his calling at the keyboard. 'Ray' follows as he overcomes drug addiction while becoming one of the country's most beloved performers.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD, widescreen presentation; region 1; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, dual-layers, double-sided.
Subjects: Charles, Ray, 1930-; Blind entertainers; Feature film; Biographical film; Musical film;
© c2005., Universal ; Distributed by Universal Studios Canada,
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Westworld. [videorecording] / by Wood, Evan Rachel,1987-actor.; Hopkins, Anthony,1937-actor.; Wright, Jeffrey,actor.; Harris, Ed,1950-actor.; Barnes, Ben,1981-actor.; Berdal, Ingrid Bolsø,1980-actor.; Collins, Clifton,Jr,actor.; Thompson, Tessa,1983-actor.; Marsden, James,1973-actor.; HBO Films,production company.; HBO Home Entertainment (Firm),production company.; Warner Home Video (Firm),film distributor.;
Evan Rachel Wood, Anthony Hopkins, Jeffrey Wright, Ed Harris, Ben Barnes, Ingrid Bolso Berdal, Clifton Collins Jr., Tessa Thompson, James Marsden.The one-hour drama series is a dark odyssey about the dawn of artificial consciousness and the evolution of sin. Set at the intersection of the near future and the reimagined past, it explores a world in which every human appetite, not matter how noble or depraved, can be indulged. No rules, no laws, no judgment. Live without limits.Canadian Home Video Rating: 18A.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1, 2.0.
Subjects: Science fiction television programs.; Artificial intelligence; Androids; Human-robot interaction;
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Cometh the hour / by Archer, Jeffrey,1940-author.;
"Cometh the Hour opens with the reading of a suicide note, which has devastating consequences for Harry and Emma Clifton, Giles Barrington and Lady Virginia. Giles must decide if he should withdraw from politics and try to rescue Karin, the woman he loves, from behind the Iron Curtain. But is Karin truly in love with him, or is she a spy? Lady Virginia is facing bankruptcy, and can see no way out of her financial problems, until she is introduced to the hapless Cyrus T. Grant III from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, who's in England to see his horse run at Royal Ascot. Sebastian Clifton is now the Chief Executive of Farthings Bank and a workaholic, whose personal life is thrown into disarray when he falls for Nadira, a beautiful Indian girl. But her parents have already chosen the man she is going to marry. Meanwhile, Sebastian's rivals Adrian Sloane and Desmond Mellor are still plotting to bring him and his chairman Hakim Bishara down, so they can take over Farthings. Harry Clifton remains determined to get Anatoly Babakov released from a gulag in Siberia, following the international success of his acclaimed book, Uncle Joe. But then something unexpected happens that none of them could have anticipated. Cometh the Hour is the penultimate book in the Clifton Chronicles and, like the five previous novels all of which went to number one on the Sunday Times bestseller list - showcases Jeffrey Archer's extraordinary storytelling with his trademark twists"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Historical fiction.; Families; Social classes;
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Be Careful What You Wish For / by Archer, Jeffrey,1940-;
"Be Careful What You Wish For opens with Harry Clifton and his wife Emma rushing to learn the fate of their son Sebastian, who has been in a fatal car accident. But who died, Sebastian or his best friend? When Ross Buchanan is forced to resign as chairman of the Barrington Shipping Company, Emma Clifton wants to replace him. But Don Pedro Martinez intends to install his puppet, Alex Fisher, in order to destroy the Barrington family firm just as the company plans to build its new luxury liner. In London, Harry and Emma's daughter wins a scholarship to the Slade Academy of Art where she falls in love with Clive Bingham, who asks her to marry him. Both families are delighted until Jessica's future mother-in-law has a visit from a friend who drops her particular brand of poison into the wedding chalice. Then Cedric Hardcastle, a Yorkshireman who no one has come across before, takes his place on the board of Barringtons. This causes upheaval and will change the lives of every member of the Clifton and Barrington families. Hardcastle's first decision is who to support to become the chairman of the board: Emma Clifton or Alex Fisher? And with that the story takes yet another twist that will keep you on the edge of your seat. Be Careful What You Wish For showcases the master storyteller's talent as never before--when the Clifton and Barrington families march forward into the sixties in this epic tale of love, revenge, ambition and betrayal"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Families;
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Be careful what you wish for [sound recording] / by Archer, Jeffrey,1940-; Jennings, Alex.;
Read by Alex Jennings."Be Careful What You Wish For opens with Harry Clifton and his wife Emma rushing to learn the fate of their son Sebastian, who has been in a fatal car accident. But who died, Sebastian or his best friend? When Ross Buchanan is forced to resign as chairman of the Barrington Shipping Company, Emma Clifton wants to replace him. But Don Pedro Martinez intends to install his puppet, Alex Fisher, in order to destroy the Barrington family firm just as the company plans to build its new luxury liner. In London, Harry and Emma's daughter wins a scholarship to the Slade Academy of Art where she falls in love with Clive Bingham, who asks her to marry him. Both families are delighted until Jessica's future mother-in-law has a visit from a friend who drops her particular brand of poison into the wedding chalice. Then Cedric Hardcastle, a Yorkshireman who no one has come across before, takes his place on the board of Barringtons. This causes upheaval and will change the lives of every member of the Clifton and Barrington families. Hardcastle's first decision is who to support to become the chairman of the board: Emma Clifton or Alex Fisher? And with that the story takes yet another twist that will keep you on the edge of your seat. Be Careful What You Wish For showcases the master storyteller's talent as never before--when the Clifton and Barrington families march forward into the sixties in this epic tale of love, revenge, ambition and betrayal"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Historical fiction.; Audiobooks.; Families;
© p2014., Macmillan Audio,
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Westworld. [videorecording] / by Barnes, Ben,1981-actor.; Berdal, Ingrid Bolsø,1980-actor.; Collins, Clifton,Jr.,actor.; Harris, Ed,1950-actor.; Hopkins, Anthony,1937-actor.; Marsden, James,1973-actor.; Newton, Thandie,1972-actor.; Thompson, Tessa,1983-actor.; Wood, Evan Rachel,1987-actor.; Wright, Jeffrey,actor.; HBO Films,production company.; HBO Home Entertainment (Firm),production company.; Warner Home Video (Firm),distributor.;
Evan Rachel Wood, Thandie Newton, Jeffrey Wright, Ed Harris, Tessa Thompson, Luke Hemsworth.Originally broadcast on television.Escape is not freedom. Welcome back to Westworld, the Emmy-winning drama series that follows the dawn of artificial consciousness and the evolution of sin. In Season Three, the real gods are coming and they are very angry. Born into a world of pain, Westworld's android hosts were never allowed to go or see one place: the world. But now, at the end of the game, they're here.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Science fiction television programs.; Television programs.; Amusement parks; Androids; Artificial intelligence; Human-robot interaction;
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Westworld. [videorecording] / by Barnes, Ben,1981-actor.; Berdal, Ingrid Bolsø,1980-actor.; Collins, Clifton,Jr,actor.; Harris, Ed,1950-actor.; Hopkins, Anthony,1937-actor.; Lewis, R. J.(Richard J.),film director.; Marsden, James,1973-actor.; Newton, Thandie,1972-actor.; Thompson, Tessa,1983-actor.; Toye, Fred,1967-film director.; Wood, Evan Rachel,1987-actor.; Wright, Jeffrey,actor.; HBO Films,production company.; HBO Home Entertainment (Firm),production company.; Warner Home Video (Firm),distributor.;
Evan Rachel Wood, Thandie Newton, Tessa Thompson, James Marsden, Jeffrey Wright.Originally broadcast on television in 2018.Welcome back to Westworld, where the puppet show is over and the newly liberated 'hosts' are coming for humankind. In Season Two, Dolores takes charge, Maeve is on a mission and the Man in Black is back. Chaos takes control in this dark odyssey about the dawn of artificial consciousness, the birth of a new form of life, and the evolution of sin.Canadian Home Video Rating: 18A.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1, 2.0.
Subjects: Science fiction television programs.; Television programs.; Amusement parks; Androids; Artificial intelligence; Human-robot interaction;
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