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1) The tempest
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Language
English
Description
Prospero, the deposed Duke of Milan, uses his skill at controlling natural forces to cause the shipwreck of his old opponents, forcing them to seek refuge on the island where he and his daughter Miranda have been living in exile, and setting the stage for Miranda to fall in love with Ferdinand, the prince of Naples. Includes explanatory notes, plot summaries, critical essay, and illustrations.
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English
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Description
"Lucy Barton is recovering slowly from what should have been a simple operation. Her mother, to whom she hasn't spoken for many years, comes to see her. Gentle gossip about people from Lucy's childhood in Amgash, Illinois, seems to reconnect them, but just below the surface lie the tension and longing that have informed every aspect of Lucy's life: her escape from her troubled family, her desire to become a writer, her marriage, her love for her two...
3) Missing
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
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Description
When a young woman's mother mysteriously disappears, she tries to find her from home with the use of online tools available to her.
4) The old way
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
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Description
Years after murdering a man, an old gunslinger and his daughter discover that the murdered man's son has returned for revenge.
6) The whale
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English
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A reclusive English teacher, living alone in the wake of a tragedy, attempts to reconnect with his teenage daughter for one last chance at redemption in filmmaker Darren Aronofsky's transcendent, emotional epic. Nominated for three Academy Awards and featuring a career-defining performance from Brendan Fraser, THE WHALE is a deeply moving story of heartache, empathy, and grace.
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
John, a newly divorced father moves into a rural South Carolina home with his adolescent daughter Louisa and young son Sam. But when Louisa begins to behave in a bizarre and increasingly violent manner, John must uncover the truth behind her transformation. Is the former owner's shocking secret to blame? And how far will a father go to protect his daughter from an ancient evil determined to take her over?
9) The hero
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
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Description
A former Western icon re-evaluates his life, his image and more importantly his heart after a surprise diagnosis.
11) Notorious
Series
Pub. Date
2008.
Edition
Fullscreen.
Language
English
Description
When troubled beauty Alicia Huberman is recruited by American agent T.R. Devlin to inflitrate a German spy ring in postwar Rio, she accepts. When she receives orders to seduce a Nazi kingpin, Alicia must sacrifice the only happiness she's ever known for a perilous mission that could ultimately cost her and Devlin their lives.
12) Crawl
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
[English, French, Portuguese or Spanish version].
Language
English
Description
When a hurricane hits her hometown, Haley ignores evacuation orders to search for her missing father. Finding him injured in the crawl space of their family home, the two become trapped by floodwaters. As time runs out to escape the storm, Haley and her father discover that the rising water level is the least of their fears.
13) Interstellar
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
With our time on Earth coming to an end, a team of explorers undertakes the most important mission in human history: traveling beyond this galaxy to discover whether mankind has a future among the stars.
15) Dangerous waters
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"A sailing adventure spirals out of control in this tightly wound-survival thriller. Nineteen-year-old Rose lives a tough, small-town life in Florida with her single mother Alma. Their luck seems to take a turn when Alma's new businessman boyfriend, Derek, whisks them away on a sailing adventure to Bermuda. While at sea, Derek's business is revealed to be less than legitimate when their boat is attacked by savage villains, set on fire, and Alma is...
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Cat Hogan is forced to confront her past when the sudden 'accidental' death of her mother, Mary, draws her back to the family she has spent the last ten years trying to avoid. Now, this uncomfortable reunion awakens sinister demons from the past and shines a suspicious light on her mother's death. However much she wants to believe her death was innocent, her suspicions start to mount against her father when she begins to notice discrepancies in his...
17) Blood relatives
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
A vampire loner who travels the American backroads in his muscle car is joined by a teenager claiming to be his daughter who unexpectedly shows up one day, as they try to decide whether to pursue family life.
Series
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
With her husband out of town, Lucia Harper has her hands full keeping her household in order. Her headstrong daughter, Bea, has taken up with a louse named Ted Darby and persists in meeting him despite her mother's warnings. During one tryst, Bea and Darby quarrel violently. Bea accidentally kills Darby and runs away. To protect her family, Lucia disposes of the body. Because of this rash act, she faces not only a murder investigation, but two ruthless...
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