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Language
English
Description
The novel follows a documentary filmmaker and crusading journalist, Sidney Ryan, who has exonerated several inmates convicted of murder. Sidney agrees to take up the case of medical school graduate Grace Sebold, who has been in a St. Lucian prison for ten years since the murder of her boyfriend, Julian, who plunged to his death during spring break at a beach resort. Sidney finds more suspects, new evidence, and holes in the original investigation,...
Author
Series
Under suspicion (Mary Higgins Clark) volume 6
Language
English
Description
""Queen of Suspense" Mary Higgins Clark and Alafair Burke are back with their fifth enthralling mystery in the New York Times bestselling Under Suspicion series; You Don't Own Me finds television producer Laurie Moran stopping at nothing to solve the murder of a celebrity doctor--even as she finds herself in grave danger as a mysterious stalker plots his next move. When we last saw Laurie Moran, she had recently become engaged to her show's former...
Pub. Date
2002
Language
English
Description
National Geographic brings to life the first crossing of what would become the United States. With careful research and meticulous re-creations, this scientific expedition of Lewis, Clark, their guide Sacagawea, and the brave Corps of Discovery explores the adventure, danger, and beauty of the unmapped American West.
6) Ireland
Pub. Date
2004
Language
English
Description
Presents a portrait of Ireland, examining the landscapes, plants, and animals of the Emerald Isle.
Publisher
Discovery Communications
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
This Discovery Channel fan-favorite risks life and limb, quite literally to bring the ultimate up-close look at these captivating creatures. Witness the bite of a Great White and see the human lives left in its wake. Take a terrifying trip on a flimsy life-raft deep into shark-infested waters. Take an unforgettable ride on the Great White Highway and peer into the inky black eyes of its mysterious travelers.
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
One hundred years after the destruction of the Black-owned Greenwood district of Tulsa, Oklahoma, one of the worst incidents of racial violence in U.S. history, residents and descendants examine the history of the 1921 tragedy and its aftermath. Through the historical lens of white violence and Black resistance, the film explores vital issues of atonement, reconciliation and reparation.
11) Dunkirk
Publisher
BBC
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Explores the audacious bid to rescue over 400,000 troops from the British Expeditionary Force besieged on the beaches at Dunkirk, which ranks as one of the greatest maritime evacuations in history. Combines contemporary footage and reenactments to tell the story in 3 episodes.
12) Gifted hands
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
Follows the life of Dr. Benjamin S. Carson, who overcame problems in school and obstacles in life to become a world-renowned neurosurgeon. His lifelong journey led him to become director of pediatric neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins Children's Center, a bestselling author, and a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Includes behind-the-scenes, and featurettes.
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
General William Tecumseh Sherman's total war strategy against the south helped end the Civil War and forever changed the nation. Sherman's brutal and effective campaign, which not only saved the Lincoln presidency, the Union, and thousands of lives, but also made Sherman one of the most hated and controversial figures in American history. In November 1864, Sherman and an army of 60,000 troops began their march from Atlanta to Savannah, and then up...
16) Lincoln
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
Description
Filmed as if through the president's own eyes, Lincoln goes deeper than any documentary has before to reveal the troubled depths behind the man known as the Great Emancipator.
Series
Sunflower journeys volume 1601
Pub. Date
2003
Language
English
Description
The episode beginning the show's 16th season has viewers see three segments dealing with the prairie aspect of Kansas.