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-- Three-hundred.2007., General, Warner Home Video Call No: DVD Fic 300 Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: In the Battle of Thermopylae of 480 BC an alliance of Greek city-states fought the invading Persian army in the mountain pass of Thermopylae. Vastly outnumbered, the Greeks held back the enemy in one of the most famous last stands of history. Persian King Xerxes lead a Army of well over 100,000 men to Greece and was confronted by 300 Spartans, 700 Thespians and other Slave soldiers. Xerxes waited many days for King Leonidas to surrender or withdraw. When the Greeks did not leave, Xerxes was left with no option and he moved forward. The battle lasted for about 3 days and after which all 300 Spartans were killed. The Spartan defeat would not have happened if not for a local shepherd, named Ephialtes, who defected to the Persians and informed Xerxes of a separate path through Thermopylae, which the Persians could use to outflank the Greeks.
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[2016]., Paramount Call No: DVD Fic Affair 2 Edition: Widescreen. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: The affair Volume: 2Summary Note: With a murder unsolved and a betrayal exposed, the truth is suspect and shifting between the perspectives of Noah, Alison, Helen and Cole. The story now reveals the complex family ties, passionate betrayals and vengeful emotions that have resulted from the illicit summer liaison. And as the two estranged couples try individually to plan for the future, a new series of deceptions will once again force them to question everything they believed.
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-- Affair.2017., Adult, 566, Paramount Home Entertainment Call No: DVD Fic Affair 3 Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: The affair Volume: 3Summary Note: Three years after Noah's shocking admission of guilt at the murder trial of Scott Lockhart, he attempts to restart his life, but the damage wrought by his past decisions has made him a ghost of his former self. Alison has been raising daughter Joanie alongside Cole and Luisa in Montauk, but Alison's past continues to rear its ugly head as Cole and Luisa attempt to build their own future.
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2018., 590, Paramount : Showtime Entertainment Call No: DVD Fic Affair 4 Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: The affair Volume: 4Summary Note: Season four finds Noah (West), Helen (Tierney), Alison (Wilson) and Cole (Jackson) in their own orbits, alienated from each other, spinning further and further away from where they all began. Every character is involved in a new relationship, forcing them each to decide if they're ready and willing to leave the past behind for good -- with a season about new beginnings, tragic ends and the ever-elusive possibility of forgiveness.
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2018., Adult, 111, Elevation Pictures Call No: DVD Fic Colette Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: After marrying 'Willy,' a successful Parisian writer, Colette is transplanted to the intellectual and artistic splendour of Paris. Willy convinces Colette to ghostwrite a semi-autobiographical novel about a witty and brazen country girl named Claudine, sparking a bestseller and a cultural sensation, inspiring additional Claudine novels. Colette's fight over creative ownership and gender roles drives her to overcome societal constraints, revolutionizing literature, fashion and sexual expression.
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2023., Adult, Sony Call No: NEW DVD Fic Crown 5 Edition: Widescreen ed. Availability:0 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: Ambitious and acclaimed series from "The Queen" scribe Peter Morgan offers a comprehensive look at the adult life and reign of Elizabeth II over a projected six-season arc. The fifth season follows Elizabeth from the early to late '90s, as the fraying union of Charles and Diana ultimately came to separation, and John Major saw his tenure as Prime Minister ended with the election of Tony Blair.
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2011., Warner Home Video Call No: DVD Fic Hour S1 Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: The hour Volume: 1Summary Note: A behind-the-scenes drama and espionage thriller in Cold War-era England that centers on a journalist, a producer, and an anchorman for an investigative news program.
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2019., Adult, PBS Call No: DVD Fic Miserables (2019) Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: Against the backdrop of France at a time of civil unrest, this is the story of Jean Valjean, a former convict unable to escape his past life. His future is threatened by his nemesis, the chilling prison guard Javert, who is determined to bring him to justice. As revolution ignites on the streets of Paris, Jean Valjean begins an epic journey towards self-acceptance, redemption, and love.
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2014., Adult, Universal Studios Call No: DVD Fic Pride 2014 Edition: [DVD]. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: U.K. gay activists work to assist miners during their extended strike of the National Union of Mineworkers in the summer of 1984.
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-- Tombraider2018., Adult, Warner Bros. Entertainment Canada Inc. Call No: DVD Fic Tomb R Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: Lara Croft, the fiercely independent daughter of a missing adventurer, must push herself beyond her limits when she finds herself on the island where her father disappeared.
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-- Wire.c2004., Adult, HBO Video Call No: DVD Fic Wire 1 Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: The wire Volume: 1Summary Note: "On the drug-infested streets of West Baltimore, there are good guys and there are bad guys. Sometimes you need more than a badge to tell them apart. From David Simon, creator and co-writer of HBO's triple Emmy winning mini-series The Corner, this unvarnished, highly realistic HBO series follows a single sprawling drug and murder investigation in Baltimore. Told from the point of view of both the police and their targets, the series captures a universe of subterfuge and surveillance, where easy distinctions between good and evil, and crime and punishment, are challenged at every turn."--Container.
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-- Wire.By Simon, David, 1960- Pelecanos, George West, Dominic, 1970- Bauer, Chris Ben-Victor, Paul Doman, John, 1945- Elba, Idris Faison, Frankie Gilliard, Larry Harris, Wood, 1969- Lovejoy, Deirdre, 1962- Peters, Clarke Pierce, Wendell Reddick, Lance Royo, Andre Ryan, Amy Sohn, Sonja Home Box Office (Firm) HBO Video (Firm)[2004]., HBO Video Call No: DVD Fic Wire 2 Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: The wire Volume: 2Summary Note: A horrific discovery is about to blow the whole port of Baltimore harbor inside out.
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By Thorson, Karen L Noble, Nina K Pelecanos, George P Simon, David, 1960- Chappelle, Joe West, Dominic, 1970- Doman, John, 1945- Faison, Frankie Elba, Idris Gillen, Aidan, 1968- Harris, Wood, 1969- Lovejoy, Deirdre, 1962- Peters, Clarke Pierce, Wendell Reddick, Lance Royo, Andre Sohn, Sonja True, Jim Wisdom, Robert Home Box Office (Firm)[2006]., Adult, Home Box Office Call No: DVD Fic Wire 3 Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: The wire Volume: 3Summary Note: The heat is on in Baltimore. The drug war is being lost, bodies are piling up, and a desperate mayor wants the tide turned before the election. But no matter how hard McNulty and the detail try, the dealers always seem to be one step ahead of the game.