Anton Lesser
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
2021
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 111 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The true story of a British businessman unwittingly recruited into one of the greatest international conflicts in history. Forming an unlikely partnership with a Soviet officer hoping to prevent a nuclear confrontation, the two men work together to provide the crucial intelligence used to defuse the Cuban Missile Crisis.
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Publisher
Distributed by Recorded Books
Pub. Date
2010
Edition
Unabridged.
Physical Desc
26 sound discs (32 hours.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The novel "Little Dorrit", published originally between 1855 and 1857, is a work of satire on the shortcomings of the government and society of the period. Much of Dickens' ire is focused upon the institutions of debtor's prisons-in which people who owed money were imprisoned, unable to work, until they have repaid their debts. The representative prison in this case is the Marshalsea where the author's own father had been imprisoned. Most of Dickens'...
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English
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Published in 1850, David Copperfield is Charles Dickens' eighth novel and the one that most closely follows the author's own life. A coming of age story, it describes David's life from childhood with a difficult stepfather, his schooling, his entry into the workforce, his courtship and marriage(s) and his eventual success as an author. Filled with colorful characters like Wilkins Micawber and Betsey Trotwood, and unforgettable villains like Uriah...
6) The Odyssey
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 10.3 - AR Pts: 24
Language
English
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Description
Magnificent translation of the Odyssey which captures the energy and poetry of Homer's original.
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English
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"The greatest writer of his time."-Edmund Wilson
"One of the great poets of the novel, a genius of his art"-Edgar Johnson
"His characters are marvelous, his insights wonderful…you don't expect reality but you get something bigger and better."-Ruth Rendell
The Old Curiosity Shop was initially published in a weekly serial, "Master Humphrey's Clock", between 1840 and 1841. Charles Dickens' story of the frail and innocent orphan had become such...
8) The Iliad
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Series
Language
English
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This non-metrical translaton of the first of Homer's great epics tells the story of the last few weeks of the Trojan War. The hero is Achilles whose wrath against Agamemmon brings tragic consequences not resolved until Achilles slays Hector outside the walls of Troy.
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English
Description
After the shocking developments at the end of season 5 -- including Jon Snow's bloody fate at the hands of Castle Black mutineers, Daenerys' near-demise at the fighting pits of Meereen, and Cersei's public humiliation in the streets of King's Landing -- survivors from all parts of Westeros and Essos regroup to press forward, inexorably, towards their uncertain individual fates. Familiar faces will forge new alliances to bolster their strategic chances...