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Fresh out of university, the young Mycroft Holmes is already making a name for himself in government. Yet this most British of civil servants has strong ties to Trinidad, the birthplace of his best friend, Cyrus Douglas, and where his fiancee Georgiana Sutton was raised. Mycroft's comfortable existence is overturned when Douglas receives troubling reports from home, rumors of spirits enticing children to their deaths. Upon hearing the news, Georgiana...
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Pub. Date
2019.
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English
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"It is 1873, and Mycroft Holmes is in service to the Crown once again. A distant relative of Queen Victoria has been slain by the Fire Four Eleven killer, a serial murderer who leaves no mark upon his victims. Mycroft allows Sherlock to take the case, as he has been asked to find a missing person--the fiance of the woman he loves. As Sherlock travels the country on the hunt for a murderer, both he and Mycroft will discover that the greed of others...
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Series
Streetball crew volume 1
Pub. Date
[2013]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Eighth-grader Theo Rollins' growth spurt has Coach Mandrake trying to transform him into a basketball star, but training time is hurting the science club's chances of winning the "Aca-lympics," and being accused of stealing could mean Theo is off both teams.
Author
Pub. Date
[2012]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
While twins Ella and Herbie help the handyman Mr. Mital work on their new home, he tells them about such inventors as Granville Woods, Dr. Henry T. Sampson, and James West, giving them a new view of their heritage as African-Americans.
Author
Series
Streetball crew volume 2
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
When eighth-grader Chris's older brother, Jax, is caught betting on the pick-up basketball games that Chris and his friends play, Chris becomes involved in the police investigation.
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Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"Against his will, the idle but brilliant Mycroft Holmes is pulled into a globe-spanning adventure at the behest of Queen Victoria. A madman has stolen a handbook full of plans for civilization-destroying weapons-- and desires to sell them to the highest bidder. Can the smartest man in England track down and defeat the one foe that may prove to be his match?" -- Page [4] of cover.
Pub. Date
[2021]
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English
Description
From the initial sparks of revolution in Boston to the climactic Siege of Yorktown and beyond, hear the story of the war within the Revolutionary War through the eyes of some of the most significant African American figures of our country's foundation, including Crispus Attucks, Peter Salem, Phillis Wheatley, and James Armistead Lafayette. Executive produced and narrated by NBA legend, best-selling author, and respected activist Kareem Abdul-Jabbar,...
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
The Way of the Dragon (1972) - Lee pays a visit to family member who owns a restaurant in Italy. Mobsters, harass the owners, forcing Lee to defend his family, as only he can. Game of Death (1978) - A martial arts movie star takes on a syndicate of drug dealers.
13) Fletch
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
Irwin "Fletch" Fletcher is a Los Angeles journalist who really lives for his profession. As Jane Doe, he publishes articles that have caused several heads to roll in the past. This time, Fletch is in disguise as a bum, living at the beach, researching drugs and their dealing. One day, Fletch is addressed by Alan Stanwyk, a rich man, who asks him, the bum, a favour. For the sum of $50,000, Fletch should kill poor cancer-ridden Mr. Stanwyk with a gun,...
14) Fletch
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Irwin "Fletch" Fletcher is a Los Angeles journalist who stumbles onto a scam while researching a drug expose,́ and if he can only stay alive, will break the story of a lifetime.
15) Airplane!
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
The persons and events in this film are fictitious... fortunately! An ex-fighter pilot is forced to take over the controls of an airliner when the flight crew succumbs to food poisoning. Their hilarious high-jinks spoof airplane disaster flicks, religious zealots, television commercials, romantic love - the list whirls by in rapid succession. And the story races from one moment of zany fun to the next.
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Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"The graphic novel tells the story of Bird's time in L.A. starting in December 1945, where Bird and Dizzy Gillespie brought frenetic sounds of bebop from the East Coast jazz underground to the West Coast for a two-month residency at Billy Berg's Hollywood jazz club. This marked the beginning of a tumultuous two year-stint for Bird bumming around L.A., showing up at jam sessions, crashing on people's couches, causing havoc in public places, and recording...
Pub. Date
2008.
Edition
Widescreen edition.
Language
English
Description
Irwin "Fletch" Fletcher is a Los Angeles journalist who really lives for his profession. As Jane Doe, he publishes articles that have caused several heads to roll in the past. This time, Fletch is in disguise as a bum, living at the beach, researching drugs and their dealing. One day, Fletch is addressed by Alan Stanwyk, a rich man, who asks him, the bum, a favour. For the sum of $50,000, Fletch should kill poor cancer-ridden Mr. Stanwyk with a gun,...
Pub. Date
[2008]
Edition
Anamorphic widescreen.
Language
English
Description
"As a new chapter begins in this country, The Black List offers a dynamic and never-before-heard perspective from achievers of color. This series of inspired - and inspiring - observations on African American life in the 21st century forms a roll call of some of the most compelling politicians, writers, thinkers and performers ever to tackle their fields of endeavor." - Container.
Series
Criterion collection volume 1036
Pub. Date
2020
Edition
Seven-Blu-ray special edition.
Language
English
Description
The big boss: A young man sworn to an oath of non-violence works with his cousins in an ice factory where they mysteriously begin to disappear.
Fist of fury: Chen Zhen, a student of Huo Yuanjia, fights to defend the honor of the Chinese in the face of foreign aggression, and to bring to justice those responsible for his master's death.
The way of the dragon: A man visits his relatives at their restaurant in Italy and has to help them defend against...
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