René Auberjonois
Author
Series
Pendergast novels volume 16
Description
After a harrowing, otherworldly confrontation on the shores of Exmouth, Massachusetts, Special Agent A.X.L. Pendergast is missing, presumed dead. Sick with grief, his ward, Constance, retreats to her chambers beneath the family mansion at 891 Riverside Drive -- only to be taken captive by a shadowy figure from the past. Proctor, Pendergast's longtime bodyguard, springs to action, chasing Constance's kidnapper through cities, across oceans, and into...
Author
Series
Pendergast novels volume 14
Pub. Date
2014.
Description
"A long-buried family secret resurfaces when one of Aloysius Pendergast's most implacable enemies shows up on his doorstep as a murdered corpse. The mystery has all the hallmarks of the perfect murder, save for an enigmatic clue: a piece of turquoise lodged in the stomach of the deceased. The gem leads Pendergast to an abandoned mine on the shore of California's desolate Salton Sea, which in turn propels him on a journey of discovery deep into his...
3) White fire
Author
Series
Pendergast novels volume 13
Description
Special Agent Pendergast arrives at an exclusive Colorado ski resort to rescue his prot?g?e, Corrie Swanson, from serious trouble with the law. His sudden appearance coincides with the first attack of a murderous arsonist who-with brutal precision-begins burning down multimillion-dollar mansions with the families locked inside. After springing Corrie from jail, Pendergast learns she made a discovery while examining the bones of several miners who...
Author
Series
Pendergast novels volume 15
Pub. Date
2015.
Description
Special Agent Pendergast takes on a private case in Exmouth, Massachusetts - a quaint village on the coast north of Salem - to investigate the theft of a valuable wine cellar. He travels to the seaside town with his ward, Constance Green, where they quickly discover something far more sinister: a bricked-up niche in the wine cellar that holds the remains of a man, tortured and then entombed alive 150 years ago. But why?
5) Two graves
Author
Series
Pendergast novels volume 12
Pub. Date
2012
Description
Special Agent Pendergast assists NYPD Lieutenant D'Agosta in the investigation of a number of killings that ultimately prove to be messages from his wife's kidnappers.
6) Fever dream
Author
Series
Pendergast novels volume 10
Formats
Description
With Lieutenant Vincent D'Agosta's assistance, Pendergast embarks on a quest to uncover the mystery of his wife's murder. As he probes more deeply into the riddle--the answer to which is revealed in a night of shocking violence, deep in the Louisiana bayou--he finds himself faced with an even greater question: who was the woman he married?
Author
Series
Pendergast novels volume 17
Pub. Date
2018.
Formats
Description
""FOR GOD'S SAKE, TELL US WHAT'S HAPPENED!" "VENGEANCE. VENGEANCE IS WHAT'S HAPPENED." It begins as a manhunt for Grace Ozmian, the missing daughter of a wealthy tech billionaire. At first, the NYPD assumes Grace, beautiful, reckless, and a regular feature of the local tabloids, has simply sped off on another wild adventure. But the case becomes something altogether different when the young woman's body is discovered in an abandoned warehouse in...
Author
Series
Pendergast novels volume 8
Pub. Date
p2007
Physical Desc
12 CDs (12 hrs. 56 min.) : digital; 4 3/4 in.
Series
Criterion collection volume 827
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2016]
Formats
Description
With winnings from a small-time card hustle, McCabe buys three girls and sets up a makeshift whorehouse and casino, but a madame talks him into backing a real bordello complete with professionals from Seattle.
10) The duel
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
2011.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Examines the lives of Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr to explain how they came to settle their differences in a duel in 1804, which changed the fate of the nation.
11) First cow
Publisher
Lionsgate
Formats
Description
A loner and cook has traveled west and joined a group of fur trappers in Oregon Territory, though he only finds a connection with Chinese immigrants. The men collaborate on business, although its longevity Is reliant upon the participation of a wealthy landowner's prized milking cow.
12) M*A*S*H
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2004]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (116 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
14) Walker
Series
Criterion collection volume 423
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (94 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (44 p. : ill. ; 18 cm.)
Description
The life of William Walker, a 19th century adventurer who abandoned his career in law and politics to become a soldier of fortune and dictator of Nicaragua.
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
4 DVDs (557 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Follows the personal and professional exploits of a group of attorneys working at the law firm of Crane, Poole & Schmidt. They tackle some of today's most inflammatory, and sometimes irreverent, social and moral issues, from teen pregnancy and the death penalty to sex surrogates and Alzheimer's. Now, the firm faces financial ruin and its brilliant attorneys face chaotic caseloads filled with malpractice, murder, love and lust.
Publisher
Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2006
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (ca. 83 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Ariel is a fun-loving and mischievous mermaid who is enchanted with all things human. Disregarding her father's order to stay away from the world above the sea, she swims to the surface and, in a raging storm, rescues Prince Eric, the man of her dreams. Determined to be human, she strikes a bargain with the devious seawitch, Ursula, and trades her fins and beautiful voice for legs. With her best friend Flounder, and her reluctant chaperone Sebastian...
17) The patriot
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Video
Pub. Date
c2000
Physical Desc
1 DVD (165 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A hero of the French and Indian conflict, Benjamin Martin had renounced fighting forever to raise his family in peace. However, when British troops arrive at his South Carolina home and endanger his family, he takes up arms alongside his idealistic patriot son, Gabriel.
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2006.
Physical Desc
7 DVDs (1165 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Ethically-challenged attorney Alan Shore settles in at a wealthy and powerful legal firm that focuses primarily on civil cases. With some help from veteran attorney Denny Crane, Shore quickly makes his mark winning cases no one would take. In doing so, he develops a rival in his colleague Brad Chase, who has been assigned to the office partly to keep an eye on the increasingly eccentric (and possibly senile) Denny Crane. Though his questionable conduct...
19) Images
Publisher
Arrow Academy
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
1 blu-ray (101 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (23 pages : illustrations ; 15 cm)
Description
While on vacation with her husband in Ireland, a pregnant author becomes mentally unstable.
20) M*A*S*H
Series
Formats
Description
Army surgeons Hawkeye Pierce, Duke, and Trapper John shake things up at the 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital. They try to escape the horrors of war with humor and a martini or two, much to the chagrin of Major Frank Burns.