Olivia Williams
21) To kill a king
Language
English
Description
1645: After years of civil war, King Charles I is overthrown and two heroes have emerged-- Lord General Thomas Fairfax and his best friend and deputy General Oliver Cromwell. Their friendship is threatened when Fairfax and his wife conspire to return the King to power, and Cromwell instead orders his execution, seizing control. His armies spread violence and fear throughout the country, and Fairfax realizes Cromwell must be stopped, and their bond...
22) The heart of me
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English
Description
Socialite Madeleine invites her bohemian sister Dinah to stay with her and her husband, Rickie. Rickie and Dinah find themselves unable to control their desire for each other. What starts as a momentary affair spirals into decades of deception.
23) Ghost writer
Language
English
Description
When a gifted ghostwriter is hired to write the memoirs of former British Prime Minister Adam Lang, he quickly finds himself trapped in a web of political and sexual intrigue. Lang is implicated in a scandal over his administration's harsh tactics, and as the ghostwriter digs into the politician's past, he discovers secrets that threaten to jeopardize international relations forever.
26) The Postman
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English
Description
"In 2013 there are no highways, no I-ways, no dreams of a better tomorrow -- only scattered survivors across what was once the United States. Into this apocalyptic wasteland comes an enigmatic drifter with a mule, a knack for Shakespeare and something yet undiscovered: the ability to inspire hope"--Container.
27) Now is good
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English
Description
Live every moment, love every minute. A girl dying of leukemia compiles a list of things she'd like to do before passing away. On the top of her list is the desire to lose her virginity.
28) Collaborator
Language
English
Description
Robert Longfellow is a famous playwright who can't seem to catch a break. Retreating back to his childhood home to visit his mother, Robert crosses paths with his former neighbor Gus, a right-wing ex-con who is Robert's polar opposite in every possible way. When Gus holds Robert hostage at gunpoint during a drunken reunion gone terribly wrong, the two men unexpectedly bond until the mood darkens and shots ring out.
29) Man up
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English
Description
When Nancy is mistaken for Jack's blind date, she decides to take fate into her own hands and just go with it. What could possibly go wrong?
30) Below
Language
English
Description
On what should be a routine rescue mission during World War II, the submarine USS Tiger Shark picks up three survivors of a U-boat attack. But for the crew, trapped together in the sub's narrow corridors and constricted spaces, the unexpected visitors seem to spark a series of chilling, otherworldly occurences.
31) Rushmore
Language
English
Description
A gifted, rebellious teenager finds himself in competition with a wealthy older man for a favorite teacher's affections.
32) Tara Road
Language
English
Description
One woman's life is devastated when her only son dies, and another woman's life comes abruptly to a halt when her marriage ends. The two agree to swap homes, and through their new surroundings, they find strength and healing.
33) The ghost writer
Language
English
Description
When a gifted ghostwriter is hired to write the memoirs of former British Prime Minister Adam Lang, he quickly finds himself trapped in a web of political and sexual intrigue. Lang is implicated in a scandal over his administration's harsh tactics, and as the ghostwriter digs into the politician's past, he discovers secrets that threaten to jeopardize international relations forever.
34) Rushmore
Series
Criterion collection volume 65
Language
English
Description
Max Fischer, a tenth-grader at Rushmore Academy, is involved in too many extra-curricular activities, and, as he tries to avoid getting expelled because of his grades, Max befriends a first-grade teacher, whom he falls in love with, and a melancholy, self-made millionaire.
35) Altar
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English
Description
A family moves into a timeworn, dilapidated country mansion in order to restore it to its former splendor. But, in the process, they awaken the ghosts of the house's original inhabitants whose curse still looms darkly over the haunted estate.
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English
Description
"As Great Britain faces an imminent war with Germany, US President Franklin D. Roosevelt ... and his wife, Eleanor ... , invite the King and Queen of England for a weekend at their home in upstate New York. But during the first-ever visit of a reigning British monarch to America, international affairs must be juggled with the complexities of FDR's domestic establishment, as wife, mother, and mistresses all conspire to make the royal trip an unforgettable...
39) To kill a king
Language
English
Description
Following the Civil War of 1645 two heroes, Lord Fairfax and Oliver Cromwell, emerge as triumphant, if conflicting leaders of England. Fairfax secretly plans to return the King to power, defying his friend and the people of England.