Ron Cook
Author
Description
Included here are eight short stories of drama, comedy, adventure, and a memoir. The two mystery novelettes are The Great Pearl Alley Caper and The Girl Next Door. The short stories include a wannabe beatnik/hippie/punk, a frustrated writer, a lovesick coworker, a remembrance of childhood, and a peace-seeking individual in a not-too-peaceful situation. In the two novelette's, wine bars and bistros are meeting places for heroes and villains, for the...
Author
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Korea, 1967 and 1968. The Vietnam conflict was escalating. The cold war was raging. Robert Kennedy and Martin Luther King were assassinated. In North Korea, the Navy ship USS Pueblo was captured, and over a dozen North Koreans tried to blow up the South Korean president. And at Recreation Compound #1, barely two miles from the DMZ, forty touring Army musicians and singers attempted to keep sane through it all. Boo was a dollar a lid.
4) Des
Publisher
Sundance Now
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (145 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The story is about one of the most infamous serial killers in UK history: Dennis Nilsen. Known as the 'kindly killer,' Nilsen was an unassuming civil servant who became Britain's most prolific serial killer of the time. The chilling true-crime series delves into Nilsen's emotionally elusive psyche after his arrest in 1983.
5) Des
Publisher
Image Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 Blu-ray (145 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The story is about one of the most infamous serial killers in UK history: Dennis Nilsen. Known as the 'kindly killer,' Nilsen was an unassuming civil servant who became Britain's most prolific serial killer of the time. The chilling true-crime series delves into Nilsen's emotionally elusive psyche after his arrest in 1983.
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (ca. 235 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Based on the classic novel by Anthony Trollope, the story follows Louis and Emily Trevalyan. After a blissful first year of marriage, things turn darker when a roguish Colonel takes an interest in Emily that fans the flames of Louis's jealousy.
9) Topsy-turvy
Series
Criterion collection volume 558
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (160 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (18 p. : col. ill. ; 19 cm.)
Description
Dramatization about the creation of The Mikado, exploring the tensions produced by the differences of temperment and style between Gilbert and Sullivan.
Series
Publisher
Pbs
Pub. Date
©2014
Physical Desc
3 DVDs (ca. 450 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Much has changed since Selfridges first opened its doors. Five years later, Europe is on the brink of war and London is enjoying one last defiant period of decadence. Mr. Selfridge now has his sights set on joining the establishment and rebuilding his family life. Tensions are also running high on the shop floor as Agnes is back from Paris, chic and successful. Not everyone is thrilled by her newfound confidence and by the reappearance of her old...
Publisher
Acorn
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (68 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
As Martin and James wait patiently to see Santa in his Grotto, Martin spots a medical concern that has him shut it down and send Santa packing-- until he's sure he isn't infectious. Louisa is determined not to let Martin ruin Christmas.
Publisher
Distributed by Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Desc
4 DVDs (ca. 400 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Invasion: As the first American GIs arrive to build an airbase near Hastings, the murder of a barmaid further strains already-tense relations between the locals and the Yanks.
Bad blood: A top-secret experiment in biological warfare goes horribly wrong, complicating a murder investigation and threatening the life of Foyle's faithful driver, Sam.
Bleak midwinter: The death of a young munitions worker and the murder of Paul Milner's wife seem linked,...
Publisher
A & E
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Desc
8 DVDs (13 hrs., 20 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
Description
Joining the British Royal Navy at the outset of the Napoleonic Wars, the enterprising Horatio Hornblower rises quickly from raw recruit to seasoned sailor, charting a course from the West Indies to the coast of Africa in the name of the Crown. Along the way he encounters roiling sea battles, mutiny, plague, and love, but always proves himself equal to the task.