James Jones
Author
Publisher
Penguin Books
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
"Of Mice and Men" is the dramatic adaptation of one of Steinbeck's most widely read and beloved works. Originally published at the height of Nazi Germany's power, "The Moon Is Down" is a masterful play that uncovers profound, often unsettling truths about war and human nature. It tells the story of a peaceable town taken by enemy troops, and had an extraordinary impact as Allied propaganda in Nazi-occupied Europe.
202) Coming 2 America
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Akeem and Semmi are back! Set in the lush and royal country of Zamunda, newly-crowned King Akeem and his trusted confidante Semmi embark on an all-new hilarious adventure that has them traversing the globe from their great African nation to the borough of Queens, New York, where it all began.
Publisher
Rich-Heape Films
Pub. Date
2003
Language
English
Description
Narrated by James Earl Jones and with music by The Neville Brothers this video explores the issue of racial identity among Native and African Americans. This in-depth documentary examines the coalescence of these two groups in American history.
Author
Series
Publisher
Oni Press, Inc
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
"Operation: Red Panda has agent Tar Chance and the S.I.S. Minders being deployed to the wartorn streets of Iraq to investigate and potentially "terminate" an Iraqi bureaucrat who is suspected of giving allied secrets to local insurgents. As the old saying goes, all plan go out the window once the first bullet fired. And when things go from bad to worse for Tara, years of trauma and abuse come violently forward."-cover.
Publisher
[Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc.?]
Pub. Date
[2013?]
Language
English
Description
In this landmark film, passion and tragedy collide on a military base as a fateful day in December 1941 draws near. Private Prewitt is a soldier and former boxer being manipulated by his superior and peers. His friend Maggio tries to help him but has his own troubles. Sergeant Warden and Karen Holmes tread on dangerous ground as lovers in an illicit affair. Each of their lives will be changed when their stories culminate in the Japanese attack on...
206) Paul Robeson
Publisher
Kultur
Pub. Date
c200?
Language
English
Description
"James Earl Jones stars in 'Paul Robeson, ' the television premiere of Phillip Hayes Dean's 1978 Broadway play. The drama is based on the life of the black singer, actor, athlete, and humanitarian who became a figure of controversy during the McCarthy era of the 1950s. The only supporting actor is musical arranger and pianist Burt Wallace, who appears - as in the stage play - in the role of Robeson's accompanist, Lawrence Brown."--1979 Peabody Awards...
207) Some came running
Publisher
Warner Bros. Entertainment
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
Dave Hirsch, a writer and army veteran, returns to 1948 Parkton, Indiana, his hometown. There he must come to terms with his roots and his future.
Author
Series
Bad medicine volume 1
Publisher
Oni Press
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
"Pulled out of exile from a dark corner of the world, renowned-surgeon-turned-fringe-medicine-eccentric Doctor Randal Horne must return to New York City to investigate a tragic research lab accident that's left one man dead, and inexplicably headless. Now, with the help of a distrusting NYPD detective and a skeptical team from the Center for Disease Control, Horne must diagnose this strange case and others as the line between science and science fiction...
214) Coming to America
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Pampered African Prince Akeem is a rebel who is against an arranged marriage and heads to Queens, New York to find a new bride. His regal father agrees to allow the prince 40 days to roam the U.S., sending the prince's faithful retainer Semmi along to make sure nothing untoward happens. To avoid fortune hunters, Prince Akeem conceals his true identity and gets a "regular" guy job at a fast-food restaurant.
216) Conan the barbarian
Language
English
Formats
Description
Following his parents' savage murder, young Conan is captured by the cold-blooded Thulsa Doom and spends the next fifteen years in agony, first chained to the Wheel of Pain and then enslaved as a Pit Fighter. Rather than allowing this brutal fate to conquer him, Conan builds an incomparable body and an indomitable spirit - both of which he needs when he suddenly finds himself a free man.
Publisher
Lumivision
Pub. Date
p1997, c1994
Language
English
Description
An extraordinary journey to East Africa to view a spectacle few humans have ever witnessed, the great migration. Journey with more than two million wildebeests, zebras and antelope as they travel over 500 miles across the Serengeti plains.
218) The Edwardians
Publisher
BBC Video
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
Description
The Edwardian period, beginning with Edward VII's ascent to the throne in 1901 and ending with World War I, was an era of rapid industrialization, pioneering artistic and literary achievements, and great social and political upheaval. It is filled with captivating characters who left their mark upon British society and the world at large. This 8-part BBC series profiles the movers and the shakers who exemplify the era's progressive spirit as well...
Publisher
Echo Bridge Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
p2003
Language
English
Description
Deadly drifter: A self-styled urban guerrilla is sent on clandestine assignments across the U.S. by a mysterious employer. Blood tide: An archaeologist working in Greece awakens a sea creature whose killing can only be stopped by sacrificing a virgin.