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Publisher
Thorndike Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
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"The title of this nail-biter is a deceiver. Yes, it's the Kennedys, here called the McCormacks, and, yes, it's the sixties, here called the seventies. An alternate universe like ours, but not. This president, aglow with Hollywood glamour, gets to live out two terms. His kid brother, the hard-edged one, gets a term of his own. The funhouse distortions continue. The Vietnam War, once popular and eagerly boosted by the brothers, is so out of favor it's...
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English
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Under the wise gaze of 'The Butterfly Witch' by Melissa Mary Duncan, this issue promises at least two sides to every story.
Siblings work through past hurts and begin new journeys in 'Old Gifts' by feature author James Sallis and 'Can-on-a-String' by Alex Kitt. Meanwhile, zombies do double duty in 'Ambience' by Jason P Burnham and 'Caught Dead' by Shawn L Bird. We navigate new lands with Pete Barnstrom in 'Oeufs Dangereux' and Cheryl Skory Suma in...
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English
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Once he had his own TV series, but now Rick Dalton's a washed-up villain-of-the week drowning his sorrows in whiskey sours. Will a phone call from Rome save his fate or seal it? Cliff Booth is Rick's stunt double, and the most infamous man on any movie set because he's the only one there who might have gotten away with murder. Sharon Tate left Texas to chase a movie-star dream, and found it. Sharon's salad days are now spent on Cielo Drive, high in...
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
After spending 20 years in federal prison for myriad crimes, ailing mafia boss Joseph "Mr. Joe" Scoleri is released with a strict requirement not to interact with his old contacts in the mafia - and to ensure this, an FBI tail follows him. He quickly realizes that while the world around him may have changed, the habits of a mafia boss die hard.
Publisher
Cinema Guild
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
In the dead of night, a group of men - among them, a police commissioner, a prosecutor, a doctor and a murder suspect - drive through the Anatolian countryside, the serpentine roads and rolling hills lit only by the headlights of their cars. They are searching for a corpse, the victim of a brutal murder. The suspect, who claims he was drunk, can't remember where he buried the body. As night wears on, details about the murder emerge and the investigators'...
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Formats
Description
From 1958 to 1963, American actor Rick Dalton knew the height of fame and fortune as the lead in the television series Bounty Law. Yet, Rick wasn't satisfied with the work and used his popularity to try to become a movie star. By 1969, Rick's career has stalled so much that he takes jobs as a guest star on various shows. He even starts wondering if the only way he can make a comeback is by acting in Italian productions. Cliff Booth, Rick's long-time...
Publisher
Balaji Motion Pictures Ltd
Pub. Date
2010
Language
Hindi
Description
This is the story of two gangsters. While one was ethical the other was reckless. It has inspirations of the characters of infamous smuggler Haji Mastan and now infamous don Dawood Ibrahim. The film is about Sultan (Ajay Devgan) who labored through his childhood and became a smuggler as he grew up completely ruling the sea routes. He however always preferred keeping the city clean and never smuggles which was against his conscience. Shoaib (Emraan...
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English
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Once Upon a Time in Ukraine is about a time about 35 years ago during the Glasnost years under Mikhail Gorbachev when the Ukraine was still part of the Soviet Union. I went there on a citizen diplomacy trip in 1989, and I took several hundred photos in Kiev. The book features a portfolio of over 200 photos, a chapter I wrote about visiting the Ukraine from Before the Russian Revolution, and a traditional folktale, The Lord of the Crows. I was especially...
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English
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It's 2005, three years after Mask's incarceration.
The Morgan household in Scotland is fraught with tension.
Due to...
Roddy's teenage angst compounded by his Hair o' the Dog whisky sampling,
Kenny and Maggie's fragile romance not coping with their crime-fighting partnership.
Until...
They find themselves in South America, USA and Italy in the aftermath of a banker found hanging under a London bridge; Sicilian vendettas erupting; and evil disguised...
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English
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Brownsville, Texas is a charming town by the Mexican border on the Gulf Coast. This extraordinary place, combined with the world-changing period of the early-mid 1900's, make the setting for Linda Longoria-Neff's anthology of fictional short stories.These tales are composed with a blend of history, culture, and decades of life experience in a land rich in Spanish, Mexican, Texan, and American history. Journey back in time and become immersed in bicultural,...
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English
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“The Archives of Metaphysical Warfare” are a comprehensive collection of detailed accounts, artifacts, information, and evidence as pertaining to the war for ultimate possession of the earth plane of existence. Based on legendary, mythical, historical, and theological research, we are the keepers of all which lies on the hidden edges of worlds beyond our own. The barriers that once were in place since before the birth of humanity have been broken....
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English
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From the author of The Norfolk Story Book comes this book of delightful stories. Set sail for adventure on the stormy seas of Yarmouth, discover enchanting tales woven by strangers in Elizabethan Norwich, journey through the forests of ancient Norfolk with a courageous Iceni girl, travel through time with the curious kitten of Thetford, meet the King of a magnificent Norman Castle and find out what life was like in a Victorian Workhouse. Inspired...
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And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.
-John 14:3
What were your first thoughts of heaven? Was it a never-ending sea of fluffy clouds? Was it maybe Saint Peter standing in front of pearly gates?
In this extraordinary tale, Tracy finds herself at home in the kingdom God had always promised her, led by her grandfather who passed several years prior. Join her as...
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With Lance leading the way, the Knights of the Round Table have set out to convince the American people that amending the Constitution to protect children is long overdue. As the team travels from state to state, they are met with acceptance, indifference, and hostility. But Lance's popularity, coupled with his innate charm, gradually sways more of the populace to their cause.
The journey becomes a rite of passage that propels the young people into...
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English
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It's Prohibition time in Chicago! Al Capone and his Outfit rule the city's gritty ganglands.
Sicilian-American Sal Scavuzzo takes full advantage of the underground activities. At 22, he drinks at the speakeasy, gambles, and is a hit with the dames. When he gets in too deep with the local organized crime, his pleasurable lifestyle turns upside down. Does he continue his careless ways or does he eventually settle down and go the straight and narrow?...