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The escape artist [videorecording (BLURAY)] / by Jensen, Ashley.; Kebbel, Toby.; Okonedo, Sophie.; Tennant, David,1971-; Welsh, Brian.; Wolstencroft, David.; British Broadcasting Corporation.; Endor Productions (Firm); PBS Distribution (Firm); Red Arrow International GmbH.;
David Tennant, Toby Kebbel, Sophie Okonedo, Ashley Jensen, Brid Brennan, Kate Dickie, Monica Dolan, Tony Gardner, Anton Lesser, Roy Marsden, Alistair Petrie, Patrick Ryecart, Stephen Wright.Will Burton is a junior barrister of peerless intellect and winning charm, who specializes in spiriting people out of tight legal corners. Much to the aggravation of his courtroom rival, Maggie Gardner, Will has never lost a case. His talents acquit serial killer Liam Foyle of murder, and it is only a matter of time until Foyle kills again.PG.Blu-ray disc (requires Blu-ray player for playback) ; anamorphic widescreen format (1.85:1 aspect ratio); 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio, 5.1 DTS-HD Digital surround.
Subjects: Criminal defense lawyers; Lawyers; Serial murders; Television mini-series.; Trials (Murder);
© c2014., PBS Distribution,
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The escape artist : the man who broke out of Auschwitz to warn the world / by Freedland, Jonathan,1967-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."In April 1944, Rudolf Vrba became the first Jew to break out of Auschwitz -- one of only four who ever pulled off that near-impossible feat. He did it to reveal the truth of the death camp to the world -- and to warn the last Jews of Europe what fate awaited them at the end of the railway line. Against all odds, he and his fellow escapee, Fred Wetzler, climbed mountains, crossed rivers and narrowly missed German bullets until they had smuggled out the first full account of Auschwitz the world had ever seen -- a forensically detailed report that would eventually reach Franklin Roosevelt, Winston Churchill and the Pope. And yet too few heeded the warning that Vrba--then just nineteen years old -- had risked everything to deliver. Some could not believe it. Others thought it easier to keep quiet. Vrba helped save 200,000 Jewish lives -- but he never stopped believing it could have been so many more"--
Subjects: Vrba, Rudolf.; Wetzler, Alfréd, 1918-1988.; Auschwitz (Concentration camp); Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945); Nazi concentration camp escapes; Nazi concentration camp inmates;
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The escape artist / by Meltzer, Brad,author.;
"Who is Nola Brown? Nola is a mystery. Nola is trouble. And Nola is supposed to be dead. Her body was found on a plane that mysteriously fell from the sky as it left a secret military base in the Alaskan wilderness. Her commanding officer verifies she's dead. The US government confirms it. But Jim "Zig" Zigarowski has just found out the truth: Nola is still alive. And on the run. Zig works at Dover Air Force Base, helping put to rest the bodies of those who die on top-secret missions. Nola was a childhood friend of Zig's daughter and someone who once saved his daughter's life. So when Zig realizes Nola is still alive, he's determined to find her. Yet as Zig digs into Nola's past, he learns that trouble follows Nola everywhere she goes. Nola is the US Army's artist-in-residence - a painter and trained soldier who rushes into battle, making art from war's aftermath and sharing observations about today's wars that would otherwise go overlooked. On her last mission, Nola saw something nobody was supposed to see, earning her an enemy unlike any other, one who will do whatever it takes to keep Nola quiet. Together, Nola and Zig will either reveal a sleight of hand being played at the highest levels of power or die trying to uncover the US Army's most mysterious secret-a centuries-old conspiracy that traces back through history to the greatest escape artist of all: Harry Houdini"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); United States. Army; Conspiracies; Women soldiers;
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The escape artists : a band of daredevil pilots and the greatest prison break of the Great War / by Bascomb, Neal,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."The story of three downed British airmen who mastermind an elaborate, rollicking escape from a WWI German POW camp"--
Subjects: Prisoner-of-war escapes; Escaped prisoners of war; Prisoner-of-war camps; World War, 1914-1918; Airmen;
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Harry Houdini : the legend of the world's greatest escape artist / by Weaver, Janice.; Lane, Chris(Christopher W. R.),1982-ill.;
Includes bibliography (p. [46-47]), Internet addresses and index.A biography of Harry Houdini and his less famous brother, Dash.LSC
Subjects: Houdini, Harry, 1874-1926; Magicians; Escape artists;
© 2011., Abrams Books for Young Readers,
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The secret life of Houdini : the making of America's first superhero / by Kalush, William; Sloman, Larry.;
Draws on newly uncovered archives to reveal Houdini's secret work as a spy for the United States and England, his post-war efforts to expose the fraudulent activities of spiritualist mediums, and the plot organized by Arthur Conan Doyle to have him murdered.
Subjects: Houdini, Harry, 1874-1926; Escape artists; Magicians; Spiritualism;
© c2006., Atria Books,
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Harry Houdini / by Factor, Katherine.; Coveney, Eoin.;
You are America's first celebrity superhero, Harry Houdini, "The King of Cuffs." You have enchanted audiences across the United States with your death-defying live escapes. Harry Houdini, become a spy to learn information abroad and help the United States?LSC
Subjects: Spy stories.; Adventure fiction.; Plot-your-own stories.; Houdini, Harry, 1874-1926; Escape artists; Magicians;
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Houdini and me / by Gutman, Dan.;
Eleven-year-old Harry Mancini lives in the house where Houdini spent his final years, so he has always been interested in the famous magician, and has even learned a few simple magic tricks; he just never expected Houdini to contact him from beyond the grave--and what Houdini wants him to do could well cost Harry his own life.LSC
Subjects: Houdini, Harry, 1874-1926; Escape artists; Near-death experiences; Identity (Psychology);
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The ways we hide : a novel / by McMorris, Kristina,author.;
Includes bibliographical references."Fenna Vos has learned to focus on her own survival-even now, with the Second World War raging in faraway countries. She works on-stage as the assistant to an unruly escape artist-behind the curtain as the mastermind of their act. After all, her honed ability to control her surroundings and elude entrapments, physical or otherwise, reliably suppresses the trauma and tragedy of her youth. For all her calculations, however, Fenna neglects to foresee being called upon by British Intelligence. Tasked with creating escape tools to thwart the Germans, MI9 seeks those with specialized skills for a war nearing its breaking point. Fenna reluctantly joins an unconventional group of inventors-but delving deeper into the fray means a confrontation with her past and stakes more treacherous than she ever imagined"--
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Novels.; Escape artists; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;
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Houdini [videorecording] / by Berki, Szofi,actor.; Boulton, Carolyn,actor.; Brody, Adrien,actor.; Connolly, Kristen,1980-; Edel, Uli,film director.; Meyer, Nicholas,1945-; Lions Gate Films.;
Extended version (174 min.) -- Original broadcast version (150 min.).Adrien Brody, Kristen Connolly, Caroline Boulton, Szofi Berki.Before David Blaine and David Copperfield, there was one man whose name was synonymous with being the master of illusion and escape - Harry Houdini. It follows the man behind the magic as he finds fame, engages in espionage, battles spiritualists and encounters the greatest names of the era, from U.S. presidents to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Grigori Rasputin. The drama will chronicle the life of a man who can defy death through his stunts, his visions and his mastery of illusion.PG.DVD, widescreen; 5.1 Dolby digital.
Subjects: Houdini, Harry, 1874-1926; Biographical television programs.; Documentary television programs.; Escape artists; Magicians; Television mini-series.;
© c2014., Lionsgate,
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