Michael York
Author
Series
Chronicles of Narnia volume 2
Description
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe is the second book in C. S. Lewis's The Chronicles of Narnia, a series that has become part of the canon of classic literature, drawing readers of all ages into a magical land with unforgettable characters for over fifty years.
Four adventurers step through a wardrobe door and into the land of Narnia, a land enslaved by the power of the White Witch. But when almost all hope
...Author
Description
Huxley's bleak future prophesized in Brave New World was a capitalist civilization which had been reconstituted through scientific and psychological engineering, a world in which people are genetically designed to be passive and useful to the ruling class. Satirical and disturbing, Brave New World is set some 600 years ahead, in "this year of stability, A.F. 632"—the A.F. standing for After Ford, meaning the godlike Henry Ford.
...Pub. Date
c2001
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (106 min.) : sd., col., stereo. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The most wicked man on earth is Stone Alexander and the only person capable of thwarting him is his brother David, the President of the United States. Their showdown pits continent against continent, nation against nation and brother against brother in an all-out conflict between good and evil. David calls upon the power of God to sustain his resolve and to help him reveal the true nature of the Beast.
Pub. Date
c2006
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (53 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
One year. One class. One play. The Latino-and Asian-American children crowding Los Angeles' sprawling Hobart Boulevard Elementary face daunting odds: low-income households, under-funded, overcrowded school, and a neighborhood known for crime, not opportunity. Teacher Rafe Esquith expects the best from these kids, leading his fifth-graders through a rigorous core curriculum of English, mathematics, geography, and literature. The pinnacle of each year...
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 188 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
U.S. officer Colonel Hugh Kelso has inside knowledge about the imminent and highly secretive D-Day invasion. When he washes ashore behind enemy lines, special agents Harry Martineau and Sara Drayton of the Allied Forces must stage a covert rescue to save his live - or end it - before the Germans acquire the valuable information he possesses. Joined by an Italian naval officer and a Jewish actor-turned-German paratrooper, the agents embark on a rescue...
Pub. Date
2011.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (102 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
"A young British yachtsman (MacCorkindale) is sailing off the north coast of Germany in 1901, when he stumbles upon a plot to invade England. The young sailor enlists the aid of an old chum (York), who also works in the Foreign Office, and together the two English gents turn amateur sleuths and embark on a daring adventure to save Britain from catastrophe at the hands of the German military and Kaiser Wilhelm himself! Based on the Erskine Childers...
7) Logan's run
Pub. Date
c2007
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (118 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
In the 23rd century, humans forsake the ravaged outer environment by living in a vast, bubbled metropolis. There, computerized servo-mechanisms provide all needs and everyone can pursue endless hedonism. Endless, that is, until Lastday. That's when anyone who's 30 must submit to Carrousel, a soaring, spinning trip to eternity and supposed rebirth. Logan 5, a Sandman authorized to terminate Runners fleeing Carrousel, decides to become a Runner himself...
Pub. Date
[2002]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (approximately 200 min.) : DVD video, sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Volume 1 begins with a look at two of the many crises faced by George Washington during his term as America's first president. At a time when any conflict had the potential to dissolve the fragile union, Washington surrounded himself with brilliant men who were bound by their undying devotion to America, but who were often bitterly divided about how best to serve their common cause. Volume 2 explores the ideological conflict that existed between Thomas...
9) Cabaret
Pub. Date
2003
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (124 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
An egocentric American girl dreams of becoming a star while working in a third-rate Berlin cabaret.
Pub. Date
[1999], c1967
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (122 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Petruchio is a poverty-stricken gentleman from Verona who journeys to Padua in search of a wealthy wife. There he meets Katharina, a self-willed shrew who leads Petruchio on a merry chase before he successfully circumvents her attempts to avoid marriage. After the honeymoon, Kate helps Petruchio win a wager that he has the most obedient wife. In reality, Kate has found a more effective way to dominate her mate.
11) Lost horizon
Description
Fleeing war-torn China, a small planeload of people are hijacked to an idyllic valley in the Himalayas where time has virtually stopped. There Conway, a British diplomat, falls in love with a beautiful woman, and is asked to remain in Shangri-La as its new leader.
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (382 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
"Acclaimed director Franco Zeffirelli and an all-star cast come together to deliver a powerful adaptation of the gospels in 1977's Jesus of Nazareth. From the Nativity to the Crucifixion and Resurrection, the life of Jesus (played by Robert Powell) is presented with stunning depth, gravity, and emotion. Acclaimed by critics and viewers alike, Jesus of Nazareth remains one of the finest depictions of the story of Christ nearly forty years after its...
Series
Pub. Date
©1997
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (90 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Frozen in the 60's, secret agent Austin Powers (Myers) is thawed back into action to once again battle his archenemy Dr. Evil (Myers). With his sexy sidekick Ms. Kensington (Hurley), Austin must stop Dr. Evil's outrageous plot to control the world. But first, this time-warped swinger must get hip quick and discover that there's no free love in the 90's.