ENEMY AT THE DOOR was a British television series with a short life, but one that is long remembered.
The groundbreaking 1978 series portrayed the fear and confusion felt by the Channel Islands during the Nazi occupation in WWII. Using archival footage and a 1940s cinematographic style, the drama utilizes both harsh realism and stylized filmmaking techniques. The gifted cast includes Alfred Burke and Simon Cadell.
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Day of Destruction (DVD)
An extravagant CBS miniseries that serves as a vehicle for some spectacular special effects, the DAY OF DESTRUCTION is fast approaching Chicago in the form of three separate weather systems set to collide there: a tornado cluster that has already laid waste to Las Vegas, an Arctic front from the north, and a warm storm front from the south. A subplot involving a national energy crisis, during which the national power grid fails, is navigated by a heroic Mitch Benson (Thomas Gibson); he battles the capitalist superstructure to restore power to the city, so that people can be warned in time. The series follows the major players in this natural disaster melodrama, including Andy Goodman (Brian Dennehy, SHE HATE ME), a meteorologist about to retire who discovers the imminent disaster. Amy Harkins (Nancy McKeon) is a local TV journalist who is reporting on the crippling drought that has dragged on for weeks. She chafes under bureaucratic strictures, which forbid her to present the truth about...
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Mr Rogers' Book Of Parenting And Playtime
Two essential guides for parents,
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Mister Rogers' Playtime
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Inventions and Discoveries
A unique A-to-Z reference of brilliance in innovation and invention
Combining engagingly written, well-researched history with the respected imprimatur of Scientific American magazine, this authoritative, accessible reference provides a wide-ranging overview of the inventions, technological advances, and discoveries that have transformed human society throughout our history.
More than 400 entertaining entries explain the details and significance of such varied breakthroughs as the development of agriculture, the "invention" of algebra, and the birth of the computer.
Special chronological sections divide the entries, providing a unique focus on the intersection of science and technology from early human history to the present.
In addition, each section is supplemented by primary source sidebars, which feature excerpts from scientists diaries, contemporary accounts of new inventions, and various "In Their Own Words" sources.
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Seinfeld - The Fourth Season (DVD)
Season four of the show about nothing, created by Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld, continues the antics and eccentricities of its loveable, harebrained characters. Jerry is surrounded by a cast of neurotic, obsessive, and socially challenged people, including his ex-girlfriend Elaine (Julia Louis-Dreyfuss), his best friend George (Michael Alexander), and his lanky, wacky next door neighbor, Kramer (Michael Richards). Together the group navigates a world of awkward encounters and bizarre schemes, punctuated by in-jokes with the audience, all of which add up to one of the funniest and most-loved shows in television history. In this season, George and Jerry try to get NBC to accept their pitch for a sitcom based on their lives. Also included is The Contest, where the gang competes to see who can go the longest without...you know; this episode won SEINFELD an Emmy for best Comedy, Writing and Supporting Actor (Michael Richards), and TV Guide named one particular sequence the third funniest moment...
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Acting in Film
Academy Award-winning actor MICHAEL CAINE, internationally acclaimed for his talented performances in movies for over twenty-five years, reveals secrets for success on screen. Copyright (C) Muze Inc. 2005. For personal use only. All rights reserved.
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Grace: An American Woman in China, 1934-1974 by Eleanor McCallie Cooper, ISBN 1569473501
"The extraordinary life of a courageous, outspoken American woman who survived forty years of upheaval in twentieth-century China . . . A unique perspective on a period of -critical transformations in China."-"Kirkus Reviews"
"Reads like a riveting and complex novel. Set against the fascinating backdrop of China during the Cultural Revolution, it is the story of a strong woman who followed her heart against the odds."-Lee Smith, "The Last Girls"
Eleanor McCallie Cooper lives in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
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