David Ogden Stiers
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
When a devastating famine descended on Soviet Russia in 1921, the United States responded with a massive two-year relief campaign that battled starvation and disease, and saved millions of lives. By summer 1922, American kitchens were feeding nearly eleven million Soviet citizens a day. At the time, the American rescue operation was hailed as "the beau geste of the twentieth century." The American expedition took place as the embers of the 1917 Russian...
Series
Publisher
Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Takes place in the middle of the original animated film Beauty and the beast, while Belle is still a prisoner in the castle. She is determined to celebrate Christmas with traditional holiday cheer, a prospect that does not appeal to the Beast.
Publisher
Distributed by Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
A dangerous genetic experiment is sentenced to be exiled to deep space after it is judged he's too destructive to live among other people. He escapes prison, however, and lands on Earth. There he befriends a bizarre little girl named Lilo. Bonus features include: deleted scenes; Your Ohana music video; island adventure games; making of the film; I can't help falling in love with you music video; and much more.
Publisher
Walt Disney Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
Before all 626 experiments landed in Hawaii, Stitch was enjoying his new 'Ohana' with Lilo and Nani. It may have seemed like paradise, but little did they know something strange was about to happen ... Stitch has a glitch!
6) Iron Will
Language
English
Description
Based on an incredible true-life story. A brave young man is thrust into adulthood as he and his courageous team of sled dogs embark on a grueling and treacherous cross-country marathon. Together they race through the frozen wilderness carrying hopes of capturing the $10,000 grand prize that will save his family from financial ruin. With dogged determination and sheer iron will, they face impossible odds and hardships along the dangerous trail to...
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
Korea, 1950. They were the 4077 MASH (Mobile Army Surgical Hospital) unit stationed three miles from the front. Now, as reports that the war is amost over reach the 4077 with increasing frequency, the doctors and nurses begin to tentatively make plans about what they're going to do once they get back home. But until the guns fall silent, everyone must focus on taking care of the incoming wounded whose numbers increase as the fighting intesifies during...
11) Pocahontas
Series
Publisher
Walt Disney Co
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
In 1607, the Virginia Company sends a ship from England to America to stake a claim on the New World and bring back the gold that is rumored to be abundant there. Ambitious Governor Ratcliffe is head of the expedition, but well-known explorer and adventurer John Smith is the natural leader. Well-armed, the men anticipate easily fighting off any one they encounter, but John Smith's first meeting with a native is not at all what he expects. Chief Powhatan's...
Language
English
Description
The spell of an enchantress opens this classic fairy tale, turning a cruel prince into a hideous beast. Belle, the heroine, is a book-loving young lady trapped by the beast when she comes looking for her father. To break the spell, the beast must win Belle's love before the last petal falls from an enchanted rose.
Author
Series
Masters of Rome volume 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
With extraordinary narrative power, New York Times bestselling author Colleen McCullough sweeps the reader into a whirlpool of pageantry and passion, bringing to vivid life the most glorious epoch in human history.
When the world cowered before the legions of Rome, two extraordinary men dreamed of personal glory: the military genius and wealthy rural "upstart" Marius, and Sulla, penniless and debauched but of aristocratic birth. Men of exceptional...
16) Ansel Adams
Publisher
Sierra Club and Steepleschase Films, Inc
Pub. Date
2002.
Language
English
Description
Few American artists have reached a wider audience or enjoyed more widespread popularity in their own lifetime than Ansel Adams. Ansel Adams had a profound impact on how Americans see the majesty or their continent and helped transform how people think and feel about the meaning of the natural world. A visionary photographer, a pioneer in photographic technique and a crusader for the environment, this portrait of Adams portrays the great artist and...
Author
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Formats
Description
Tom Wolfe's THE BONFIRE OF THE VANITIES defined an era and established Wolfe as our prime fictional chronicler of America at its most outrageous and alive. In his #1 New York Times bestseller and National Book Award finalist, A MAN IN FULL, the setting shifts to Atlanta, Georgia—a racially mixed late-century boomtown teeming with fresh wealth, avid speculators, and worldly-wise politicians."
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Series
Publisher
Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
Each year, Rabbit plays Easter Bunny, but this year, he's decided its Spring Cleaning Day, and he orders everyone to hop to it: scrubbing, dusting, and mopping. All his pals are disappointed, especially little Roo, until Rabbit learns that putting others first and showing friends how much you care turns every day into a precious gift. Sparkling with unforgettable songs, it is a delightful egg-stravaganza that shows why love, hope and friendship are...