Anton Lesser
1) The Odyssey
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Description
In this fresh, authoritative version-the first English translation of The Odyssey by a woman-this stirring tale of shipwrecks, monsters, and magic comes alive in an entirely new way. Written in iambic pentameter verse and a vivid, contemporary idiom, this engrossing translation matches the number of lines in the Greek original, thus striding at Homer's sprightly pace and singing with a voice that echoes Homer's music.
2) The courier
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
2021.
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Description
The true story of a British businessman unwittingly recruited into one of the greatest international conflicts in history. Forming an unlikely partnership with a Soviet officer hoping to prevent a nuclear confrontation, the two men work together to provide the crucial intelligence used to defuse the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2006]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 212 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The tragic tale of Maggie Tulliver, the miller's daughter, who defies her embittered brother in standing by the man she loves - shocking the stifling society in which she lives - in an attempt to pursue her blighted dreams.
4) Disobedience
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
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Description
A woman returns to the community that shunned her for her attraction to a childhood friend. Once back, their passions reignite as they explore the boundaries of faith and sexuality
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (360 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
It's 1969, and things have taken a darker turn for the old Cowley team. With the gang now scattered across Oxfordshire, it takes a series of brutal crimes to reunite them. Now joined by former adversary DCI Ronnie Box and his sidekick DS Alan Jago, the gang must battle crime and corruption to finally solve their greatest challenge, which is to find the truth behind George Fancy's death.
6) Freud
Publisher
Distributed in the USA and Canada by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (ca. 350 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A six-part BBC mini-series, filmed in Austria, New York and London. This series examines Freud's complex life, his groundbreaking work and his relationship with his patients. Special features include a newly filmed interview with David Suchet and a gallery of Suchet's personal Freud archive including production photos, press clippings, etc.
Pub. Date
2023
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (280 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Spring 1972 brings with it a new start for Morse, having taken time out to deal with the drink. His return to CID coincides with a gruesome discovery in a college garden. The investigation leads him and Thursday to a celebrated orchestra and when a second tragedy hits, they uncover a web of secrets at the company's core.
10) Hard times
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Hard Times, by Charles Dickens, is part of the Barnes & Noble Classics series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of Barnes & Noble Classics:
• New introductions commissioned from todays top writers and scholars
• Biographies of the authors
• Chronologies of contemporary...