Omar Sharif
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A powerful and essential memoir of self-discovery . . . Brimming with beautiful remembrances of his grandfather and terrifying stories of abuse and homophobia, this is an essential book that shines a much-needed light on the intersection of Arab and queer identity." —Abdi Nazemian, Lambda Literary Award–winning author of Like a Love Story, a Stonewall Honor Book
The grandson of Hollywood royalty on his father’s...
The grandson of Hollywood royalty on his father’s...
4) Funny girl
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
A musical film that follows the early career of stage comedienne Fanny Brice.
5) Funny lady
Pub. Date
2002.
Language
English
Description
A musical film that follows the career of stage comedienne Fanny Brice with songwriter Billy Rose.
7) Hidalgo
Pub. Date
Burbank, CA,
Language
English
Description
In the 1890's Frank T. Hopkins, a former U.S. Cavalry dispatch rider who is haunted by memories of what he saw at the battle of Wounded Knee, and his mustang Hidalgo, are performing in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, billed as the greatest horse and rider the West has ever known. This leads them to be invited to run in the 3,000 mile endurance race across the Middle Eastern desert, the Ocean of Fire, by one of the leading Arabian Sheiks. The race soon...
Language
English
Formats
Description
Traces the life of surgeon-poet Yury Zhivago before and during the Russian Revolution. Married to an upper-class girl who is devoted to him, yet he finds himself in love with an unfortunate woman who becomes his muse. Zhivago becomes torn between fidelity and passion. Sympathetic with the Bolshevik revolution, but shaken by the wars and purges, he struggles to retain his individualism as a humanist amid the spirit of collectivism.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Stationed in Cairo in 1916, Lawrence languished in the mapmaking department of British Intelligence until he was asked to find and gather information on Prince Feisal, leader of the Arab Allied forces in World War I. Lawrence of Arabia chronicles his desert journey inspired by his first military success when he led a small contingent of Arabs against the Turkish stronghold of Aqaba.
11) The crown prince
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
A retelling of the tragic love affair between Austrian Archduke Rudolf, heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, and Baroness Mary Vetsera.
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Tells the story of Hadassah, the young Jewish girl who becomes the Biblical Esther, Queen of Persia. Despite her position, Hadassah's life is in danger, as the state has decreed that all Jews will be put to death. Defying warnings to remain silent, however, Hadassah struggles to save her people, even as she seeks to win the heart of the king.
Series
Classic adventures collection volume 2
Pub. Date
[2010]
Edition
[Widescreen and standard format].
Language
English
Description
Gulliver's travels: Set sail for a grand adventure in storytelling with Gulliver, an 18th-century Englishman who travels to mystical lands filled with cunning sorcery, talking beasts and encounters with a mysterious tiny society.
Odyssey : Join Odysseus, the king of Ithaca, on his heroic quest to return to his kingdom and family with riches much greater than gold.
14) Monsieur Ibrahim
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
Français
Description
An elderly Turkish widower befriends a lonely teenage boy in a working class section of Paris.
Home use only.
16) Oh! Heavenly dog
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
Browning, a private investigator killed in the line of duty, is given the body of Benji. What follows is a murder mystery with internal monologue by Chevy Chase and amazing dog stunts.
17) Mackenna's gold
Pub. Date
[2000]
Language
English
Description
In the Arizona Territory of the 1870's, Marshal Sam Mackenna is the only living person who knows the tortuous route to the fabulous "Ca~non del Oro". During his journey, Mackenna is captured by Colorado, a brutal Mexican bandit who has long sought his death. But, if Mackenna is to lead the cutthroat gang to the lost treasure, Colorado must keep him alive.
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