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1) King Lear
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
Presents the original text of Shakespeare's play side by side with a modern version, discusses the author and the theater of his time, and provides quizzes and other study activities.
2) Mr. Deeds
Pub. Date
[2002]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (96 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
Language
English
Formats
Description
Small-town guy Longfellow Deeds goes to New York City to collect a $40 billion inheritance from a long lost uncle, even living in a palatial mansion with the services of an unusual valet. Things get better when he mets a beautiful woman. But money changes everything, and things aren't what they seem - his sweetie is actually a journalist feeding reports of his outrageous behavior to the press! Now, its up to Deeds to straighten everybody out.
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (approximately 90 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A Gothic story of four siblings who, after the death of their father, are torn from a peaceful life and subjected to abuse resulting from a dark, family secret. Abandoned by their mother and forced to endure unimaginable treatment living in the attic of their grandparents' mansion, the children form their own family unit. But as the oldest boy and girl come of age, they are entrapped by their family's sordid past as they try to survive and escape...
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (approximately 90 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The Dollanganger family attempt to put their sordid past behind them. But, as they soon discover, certain secrets can't be left behind. When Cathy finds herself in an abusive relationship, Christopher and Cathy are forced to face their forbidden feelings. And as tragedy strikes again, Cathy returns to Foxworth Hall to confront her grandmother and seek revenge on her mother. Christopher runs to Cathy's side, and the two are determined to start over...
6) The bronze
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Formats
Description
A decade ago, Hope Ann Greggory was America's sweetheart. Her inspired performance on a ruptured Achilles at the world's most prestigious gymnastics tournament clinched an unlikely bronze medal for the U.S. team. But in the years since that epic third place victory, Hope hasn't done a whole lot with her life. Now she must coach Amherst's newest gymnastics prodigy Maggie in order to receive a sizeable financial inheritance.
Language
English
Description
He's heir to the Madison Hotel millions, but the only subjects Billy has studied are babes and booze. But when Brian Madison informs his goofball son that he plans to turn over his Fortune 500 company to vice president/weasel Eric Gordon, Billy makes the bet of his life. He's going back to school with hilarious results.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (84 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
While settling his father's estate, Finn Conrad becomes suspicious as to why the man left a nurse 50 thousand dollars. His dad knew her for less than two months before he dies. Just before Christmas, Finn wants to reclaim what he considers his family's money, going undercover to investigate the bed and breakfast nurse has recently taken over. When Fin meets Willa, he discovers she's not a conniving gold digger at all, but a woman in need who put the...
Series
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Librarian Aurora Teagarden is known around her small town as a master sleuth. When her friend Jane unexpectedly dies and leaves Aurora everything in her will, she also leaves a troubling murder mystery. It is up to Aurora to piece together the clues and solve the murder before she becomes the next victim.
Series
Language
English
Description
When small-town innocent Longfellow Deeds (Cooper) heads to New York to collect a $20 million inheritance, he ends up a target of ridicule thanks to Babe Bennett (Arthur), a cynical reporter whose demeaning stories have made him the joke of the city. So when he discovers his sweet and unassuming new girlfriend is actually the hardboiled Bennett in disguise, a disillusioned Deeds decides to give his fortune away, an act of charity his crooked lawyer...
Pub. Date
2002.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (102 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Montgomery Brewster is a down-and-out baseball player who discovers that he is the only living relative of an eccentric multimillionaire. Monty stands to inherit $300 million, but only if he can spend $30 million in a single month without acquiring any assets. If he fails, it's back to zero again.
12) The last right
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (106 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
When the old man sitting next to him on a flight to Ireland passes away, Daniel Murphy learns that he's been named the man's next-of-kin and is charged with getting the corpse across the Emerald Isle to the deceased's chosen burial site.
Pub. Date
2005.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
An art teacher, hired to teach two young English women, is startled by a chance encounter with an ethereal woman dressed in white as he travels to his new job. Things become even more mysterious when one of his new students bears a resemblance to the ghostly woman.
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Velma discovers she's inherited her great-great-uncle Dr. Von Dinkenstein's cursed castle in the terrifying town of Transylvania, Pennsylvania. Just when the gang persuades Velma to go claim her inheritance, the ghost of Dinkenstein Castle blows up the Mystery Machine as a warning! Now the crew must spring back into action, but this time it's personal! Who's responsible for the Dinkenstein monster? What family secret has Velma been hiding?
17) Tommy boy
Series
Pub. Date
2005.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (DVD) (97 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Party animal Tommy Callahan is definitely a few cans short of a six-pack. But after seven years, Tommy's finally earned his diploma -- and a cushy job at Callahan Auto Parts. Returning home, Tommy gets some more great news: his dad is marrying a real "10," and Tommy will get the stepbrother he always wanted. But as fast as you can say "Who killed the keg?," the family business starts tanking. Now Tommy's got to hit the road with his dad's right-hand...
Pub. Date
©2006
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (84 min.) : sound, color ; 4/3 in.
Language
English
Description
In need of a good scam, a decent hideout, and a nice inheritance, Richie Greene agrees to take care of his long-lost grandmother, only to find out that she's anything but the naive old lady he was hoping to pull one over on.
19) A New leaf
Pub. Date
2012.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (102 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Henry Graham is a man with a problem: he has run through his entire inheritance and is completely unequipped to provide for himself. His childhood guardian, Uncle Harry, refuses to give him a dime, so Henry devises a plan with the help of his imaginative butler to make his money the old-fashioned way, he can marry it.
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (approximately 400 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Meet handsome Archie MacDonald, a reluctant young Scottish laird torn between his trendy London life and the call of his wild Highland ancestry. Tricked into returning to Scotland by his eccentric father and dotty mother, Archie discovers he is now the Laird of the decaying family estate, Glenbogle.
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