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Series
Language
English
Description
The ape man battles WWI soldiers and fantastical ant men in these three adventure novels and a volume of short stories from the original Tarzan series.
Jungle Tales of Tarzan: This short story collection features twelve thrilling tales of young Tarzan's life with a tribe of African apes-from first love to battles with a witchdoctor and more.
Tarzan the Untamed: As World War I breaks out in Africa, Tarzan's estate is destroyed by German soldiers....
2) Bedlam
Publisher
BBC Studios
Language
English
Description
A supernatural thriller set in a luxury apartment building which is haunted by the ghosts of its dark and violent past. Welcome to Bedlam Heights, a hip new high rise on the edge of a British metropolis. Behind the façade of stylish 21st century living lie unimaginable horrors, for this former pre-Victorian asylum is possessed by its previous inhabitants. Kate, who lives and works at Bedlam Heights, thinks anyone who believes in ghosts is a fool....
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
For better and worse, Ivan the Terrible's reign has become a cultural and historical symbol of Russian leadership. Was he really terrible - or just awe-inspiring? How did he use cultural symbols to create a spectacle of autocracy? And to what extent did he set the standard for subsequent centuries of Russian leadership?
4) Heroes
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English
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"December 6, 1941: Best friends Frank and Stanley have it good. Their dads are Navy pilots stationed at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, and the boys get a front-row view of the huge battleships and the sparkling water. Yes, World War II is raging in Europe and in Asia, but the US isn't involved in the war, and the boys are free to dream about becoming comic book creators. They've even invented a superhero of their own, in the style of Batman, Superman, Captain...
Publisher
SND Films
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
A space bounty hunter travels to a lonely planet to kill a terrible monster.. Winner of Best Animation at Woodstock Film Festival, Coney Island Film Festival, Wiz-Art Film Festival, and Bornshorts.. “[A] beautifully timed, perfectly designed homage to all our favorite sci-fi stories. Armstrong has a great eye for detail and his masterful character design reminds us of some of the best 20th century French graphic novel artists. And there’s something...
Publisher
BBC Studios
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
The third season of this riveting crime drama opens with a cataclysmic event which reverberates throughout the eight episodes. Fifty-five souls are lost to a terrible locomotive disaster, with the wreckage landing right in the lap of 'H' Division - on Leman Street itself. From the twisted debris of the crash emerge clues that uncover long hidden deceits. These crimes threaten not only to destroy Reid's iron grip on 'H' Division, but to unravel his...
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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"Kitty Hart has become internet famous as the Kitty Whisperer for her expertise on all things feline, and as a result, her cat-sitting business is booming. But lately, she has a terrible feeling that maybe her life isn't quite going where it's supposed to--especially after falling face-first into her newest client. Not exactly the best first impression. Fortunately, Miles Thorn is just as bad at first impressions. Strike one: he doesn't like cats,...
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"Malaya, 1945. Cecily Alcantara's family is in terrible danger: her fifteen-year-old son, Abel, has disappeared, and her youngest daughter, Jasmin, is confined in a basement to prevent being pressed into service at the comfort stations. Her eldest daughter Jujube, who works at a tea house frequented by drunk Japanese soldiers, becomes angrier by the day. Cecily knows two things: that this is all her fault; and that her family must never learn the...
10) Dune: Part two
Publisher
Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Formats
Description
"...[T]he mythic journey of Paul Atreides as he unites with Chani and the Fremen while on a warpath of revenge against the conspirators who destroyed his family. Facing a choice between the love of his life and the fate of the known universe, he endeavors to prevent a terrible future only he can foresee" --Container.
11) Waking the Dead
Publisher
BBC Studios
Language
English
Description
The Cold Case squad is a crack team of detectives, reopening the files on unsolved murders. A psychotic killer is the key to an investigation when a victim who survived is harassed by a copycat assailant, a deathbed confession appears to link the hanging of an East End gangster and the assassination of the jury who found him guilty, the team come up against a wall of Whitehall secrecy when a petty burglar is acquitted of murdering a prominent Home...
Publisher
Network Ireland Television
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
Rupert, a ten year old boy, falls hopelessly in love for the first time. When it all goes terribly wrong, he wishes never to experience heartache again. Turning to a book of magic, he invokes a spell to shield him from emotion forever. Winner of Best Animation and nominated for Best Short Film at the 2012 **Irish Film and Television Awards**.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
Undetermined
Description
The Battle of Hastings changed the course of both English and world history. Here, encounter the redoubtable figure of William the Conqueror and his 1066 invasion of England to claim the crown. Witness the terrible engagement at Hastings and its outcome, orienting England away from Scandinavian influence and toward Europe.
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Language
English
Description
"Instead of presents this Christmas, a true crime podcaster is opening up a cold case... Madeline Martin has built a life for herself as the young owner of a thriving business, The Next Chapter Bookshop, despite her tragic childhood and now needing to care for her infirm father. When Harley Granger, a failed novelist turned true crime podcaster, drifts into her shop in the days before Christmas, he seems intent on digging up events that Madeline would...
16) One Of Us
Publisher
BBC Studios
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
A horrific double murder shocks two families living in isolated rural Scotland. In the aftermath of the tragedy, they are faced with a terrible dilemma when the murderer arrives on their doorstep one stormy night.
17) Fierce Goodbye
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
Undetermined
Description
In this video, family survivors reveal their intimate stories and aching pain to assist other survivors and to help the broader community understand the unique and terrible grief of suicide. This documentary explores Protestant, Catholic, Jewish, and Greek Orthodox responses to suicide.
19) Back to the Wall
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Deceived by his wife, a man prepares to take revenge on her a terrible way.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Investigate the increasing levels of dissent, mutiny, and agrarian suffering and unrest that followed World War II. Chart the astonishing rise of the Muslim League after 1940, its presence in the negotiations for independence, and the League's actions in key provinces that sparked terrible communal violence in the Raj's final days.
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