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Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
It's every man's fantasy--a summer romance with the sexiest woman he can imagine. Richard Sherman is a happily married man whose wife and son are off on vacation when his tempting new neighbor sneaks in one hot summer night to cool off in his air-conditioned apartment. How does an ordinary man deal with this irresistible temptation after seven years of marriage?
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English
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From the moment she glimpses her idol at the stage door, Eve Harrington moves relentlessly towards her goal: taking the reins of power from the great actress Margo Channing. The cunning Eve maneuvers her way into Margo's Broadway role, becomes a sensation and even causes turmoil in the lives of Margo's director boyfriend, her playwright and his wife. Only the cynical drama critics see through Eve, admiring her audacity and perfect pattern of deceit....
Series
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
When beautiful starlet Shelah Fane is murdered in Hawaii, suspicion points to a psychic advisor with a spirited nature. But when Chan uncovers a link to the unsolved murder of screen heartthrob Denny Mayo, the Chinese supersleuth soon discovers that, in Hollywood, fame can be murder!
Series
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
A New York nightclub gal is turning from a singer into a canary -- with a tell-all diary about her mobster ex-boyfriend! But when she winds up breaking more than a leg -- and Chan's number one son is accused of the murder -- Charlie is determined to unmask the culprit.
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Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
What's a devoted wife to do when her husband spends more time "working" with his sexy secretary than helping her with their new home? For Janet Taylor (Day), an American who has relocated to England with her executive husband Mike (Taylor), there's only one solution - make him jealous by inventing an admirer. But as soon as Janet creates her make-believe Romeo, a real suitor arrives, whisks Janet off to Paris, wines and dines her ... and comes face-to-face...
10) The Tall men
Series
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
The Allison brothers, Ben and Clint, are ex-Confederate soldiers now trying their hands at robbery. But one attempt to get rich quick leads them into the company of Nathan Stark, a Texas cattle baron with a huge herd to get to market. Along the dangerous journey both bullets and fists are flying as these rough and ready cowpokes take on anything standing in their way, while Ben and Nathan compete for Nella's affection.
11) The robe
Series
Pub. Date
2001.
Language
English
Description
A Roman centurion, Marcellus Gallio, wins Christ's robe in a gambling match at the foot of the cross.
Series
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
Description
When riverboat captain Doctor John Pearly learns that his nephew Duke has killed a man in self-defense, he urges Duke to turn himself in. But Duke's only chance for freedom is the testimony of a half-crazed witness, New Moses, who has disappeared upriver.
Series
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
When fearless flatfoot Charlie Chan sets out to locate the missing beneficiary to an immense fortune, he finds himself in the middle of a deadly family feud. But when the long-lost heir turns up alive--just in time to be murdered--Chan hatches an unearthly scheme to catch the killer and lay the whole mystery to rest.
14) Ambassador Bill
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
Description
A madcap send-up of politics, power, and pompous propriety. The story of an Oklahoma rancher who is appointed ambassador to Silvania, a tiny embattled monarchy. The king has been exiled and the country is being ruled by a young boy under the influence of an evil prince. The ambassador decides to teach them all good 'ol American values.
Series
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
Jack Thornton is an adventurer who travels the Yukon in search of gold. Whe he pays $250 for Buck, a sled dog with the strength of his part-wolf ancestry, Jack's luck changes. A winning $1,000 bet on Buck's stamina is only the first of the rewards that his friendship with the canine will bring.
Series
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
When Chan sets out to investigate the link between several suspicious deaths and a mysterious psychic named Dr. Zodiac, he soon finds himself up to his third eye in intrigue. But as the great detective edges closer to the shocking truth, he finally begins to see that behind every great mystic is an even greater magician.
Series
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
A vacation on the Riviera turns into a long-shot murder investigation for Charlie Chan and his Number One Son when a casino messenger ends up dead-- and $1,000,000 winds up missing. But when Chan uncovers a nefarious blackmail plot, along with a second murder victim, he begins to suspect that in Monte Carlo lady luck can be a real killer. Warner Oland's last appearance as Charlie Chan.
Series
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
A murder mystery about a ship bound for San Francisco that takes a murderous detour to Hawaii. As the incomparable investigator awaits the birth of his number-one grandchild, his own scheming sons try to fill their father's shoes by solving a high-seas murder mystery on their own. But when a second victim is found strangled, it's up to Chan to tie up the boat-- and eventually the murder case.
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