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- Doctor Thorne [videorecording] / by Hollander, Tom,1967-; Martini, Stefanie.; Richardson, Harry.; Anchor Bay Entertainment, Inc.;
Tom Hollander, Stefanie Martini, Harry Richardson.The life of penniless Mary Thorne, who grows up with her Uncle, Dr. Thorne, and her relationship with the family at nearby Greshamsbury Park estate.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
- Subjects: Television mini-series.; Trollope, Anthony, 1815-1882.; Country life; Inheritance and succession;
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- Outspoken : my fight for freedom and human rights in Afghanistan / by Samar, Sima,author.; Armstrong, Sally,1943-author.;
"The impassioned memoir of Afghanistan's Sima Samar: medical doctor, politician, founder of schools and hospitals, thorn in the side of the Taliban, nominee for the Nobel Peace Prize, and lifelong advocate for girls and women. "I have three strikes against me. I'm a woman, I speak out for women and I'm Hazara, the most persecuted tribe in Afghanistan." Dr. Sima Samar has been fighting for equality and justice for most of her life. Born into a polygamous family, she learned early that girls had inferior status, and had to agree to an arranged marriage if she wanted to go to university. By the time she was in medical school, she had a son, Ali, and had become a revolutionary. After her husband was disappeared by the pro-Russian regime, she escaped. With her son and medical degree, she took off into the rural areas--by horseback, by donkey, even on foot--to treat people who had never had medical help before. Her wide-ranging experiences both in her home country and on the world stage mean she has all the inside stories: the dishonesty, the collusion, the corruption, the self-serving leaders, the hijacking of religion. And as a former Vice President, she knows all the players in this chess game called Afghanistan. With stories that are at times poignant, at times terrifying, inspiring as well as disheartening, Sima provides an unparalleled view of Afghanistan's past and its present. Despite being in grave personal danger for many years, she has worked tirelessly to achieve justice and full human rights for all the citizens of her country."--
- Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Personal narratives.; Samar, Sima.; Physicians; Political activists; Women physicians; Women political activists; Women; Women; Women's rights;
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- Shameless. [videorecording] / by Abbott, Paul,creator.; Wells, John,1956-creator,screenwriter.; Mylod, Mark,television director.; Macy, William H.,1950-actor.; Rossum, Emmy,1986-actor.; Chatwin, Justin,1982-actor.; Warner Home Video (Firm); Showtime Networks.;
William H. Macy, Emmy Rossum, Justin Chatwin, Ethan Cutkosky, Emma Greenwell, Noel Fisher.Season 5 of the misadventures of Chicago's dysfunctional Gallagher clan picks up a few months after Season 4's finale, with Fiona (Emmy Rossum) now out of prison. It doesn't take long for Fiona to get involved in a surprising love triangle. Meanwhile, Frank (William H. Macy) tries to scare off two lesbians who are trying to buy up property in the neighborhood; and he later falls in love with a dying doctor. As for Lip (Jeremy White), he commits himself to college life and becomes romantically involved with a mentor, while Ian (Cameron Monaghan) and Mickey (Noel Fisher) struggle to manage Ian's bi-polar disorder. Sammi (Emily Bergl), of course, remains a prickly thorn in everyone's side; and Carl (Ethan Cutkosky) gets in serious trouble with the law.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD, NTSC region 1, dual layer, widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1.
- Subjects: Television comedies.; Dysfunctional families; Alcoholic fathers;
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- Reports of his death have been greatly exaggerated / by Goodhand, James,author.;
A lifetime ago, Ray "Spike" Thorns was a well-regarded caretaker on a boarding school's grounds. These days, he lives the life of a recluse in a house rammed with hoarded junk, alone and disconnected from family or anyone he might have at one time considered a friend. When his next-door neighbor drops dead on Spike's doorstep, a case of mistaken identity ensues: according to the police, the hospital, the doctors--everyone--Spike is dead. Spike wants to correct the mistake, really he does, but when confronted with those who knew him best, he hesitates, forced to face whatever impression he's left on the world. It's a discovery that brings him up close to ghosts from his past, and to the only woman he ever loved. Could it be that in coming face-to-face with his own demise, Spike is able to really live again? And will he be able to put things straight before the inevitable happens--his own funeral? The result is a beautiful look at life and what we would all do if given a second chance.
- Subjects: Humorous fiction.; Novels.; Life change events; Mistaken identity; Recluses;
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