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221) Beautiful lies
Author
Pub. Date
[2012]
Description
A tale inspired by a true story follows the experiences of Scottish aristocrat's wife Maribel Campbell, a self-proclaimed Chilean heiress who in late Victorian London finds her husband's career threatened by a notorious journalist's investigation into her true past.
Pub. Date
2003
Description
An unscrupulous newspaper editor uses every dirty trick in the book to keep his ace reporter/ex-wife from retiring and remarrying in this twist on The front page.
Cary Grant of film: A biography of the career of Cary Grant, with selections of scenes from his movies highlighting his career.
223) Hannah Arendt
Pub. Date
c2013
Description
A brilliant biopic of the influential German-Jewish philosopher and political theorist. Arendt's reporting on the 1961 trial of ex-Nazi Adolf Eichmann in The New Yorker, controversial both for her portrayal of Eichmann and the Jewish councils, introduced her now-famous concept of the 'Banality of Evil.' Using footage from the actual Eichmann trial and weaving a narrative that spans three countries, von Trotta beautifully turns the often invisible...
Pub. Date
2012.
Description
Tintin and Snowy return for a final season of gallant quests and truth-seeking treks. Based on the comic strip by Herge, The Adventures of Tintin Season Three finds Tintin and company investigating arms smugglers, 1930s gangsters, the kidnapping of Professor Calculus, lost jewels, and much more! From Peru to America to the Moon, no mystery is out of reach for Tintin and his crew, which includes the salty Captain Haddock, handy Professor Calculus,...
225) The rum diary
Pub. Date
[2012]
Description
Tired of the noise and madness of New York, journalist Paul Kemp moves to Puerto Rico to write for a local newspaper. Adopting the rum-soaked life of the island, Kemp becomes obsessed with the fiancee of Sanderson, a businessman involved in shady property development deals. When he is recruited by Sanderson to write favorably about his latest unsavory scheme, Kemp is presented with the choice to use his words for the corrupt businessman's financial...
Pub. Date
2004
Description
Last season in the series as Carrie continues her romance with a Russian artist, Miranda has settled down with Steve, Charlotte continues to make baby plans, Samantha faces a breast-cancer scare. In the final two-part episode, Carrie faces her romantic destiny, but also solidifies herself as a fashion icon.
227) Mad city
Pub. Date
[1998]
Description
Sam is a misguided museum guard who loses his job, then tries to get it back at gunpoint. Max is a local TV reporter taken hostage with schoolchildren when Sam locks down the museum. It's a desperate move for Sam, a career move for Max. He's on the inside of a live exclusive. Now he must give Sam's story a heroic spin, keep a cynical network anchor at bay and above all, keep America watching. And as Max pulls the strings, the stakes grow higher, darker,...
229) No safe place
Author
Series
Kerry Kilcannon trilogy volume 1
Formats
Description
As Senator Kerry Kilcannon campaigns in the California presidential primary, he struggles to cope with memories of his older brother's assassination during his own run for the nomination twelve years before and becomes the target of a deranged anti-abortion activist on the ultimate mission.