Aidan Quinn
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Ireland, 1939. Father Damian, the principal of St. Jude's Reformatory School appoints Franklin, former soldier with the International brigade in the Spanish Civil War, to the school as the only lay teacher, although the Bishop and most of the other Brothers are against it. Franklin's teaching methods are diametrically opposed to the Brothers'. While the latter headed by Brother John, the prefect, revert to verbal and physical abuse, Franklin tries...
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Horses of McBride is a heartfelt father/daughter tale inspired by the heart-wrenching true story of a community pulling together to rescue two starving horses trapped in the Rockies during Christmas. Nicki Davidson discovers two horses stranded deep in the snow and is determined to get them off the mountain – somehow. With no other options, she picks up a shovel and starts to dig out the mile long path of deep snow, inspiring first her father, Matt,...
3) Spiked
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Inspired by the real-life events surrounding a US border town newspaper publisher, the local chief of police, and the murder of a migrant worker that escalated into a feud that lead to the blurring of the truth and a dirty fight for justice
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In the City That Never Sleeps, one mind never rests. The eccentric detective Sherlock Holmes possesses an unquenchable thirst for intellectual puzzles and a ruthless instinct for justice. As a consulting detective to the NYPD, he takes on bizarre cases that baffle the most seasoned cops. But he can't do it alone. Holmes relies on Joan Watson, a former physician who's the one person who can keep up with his racing mind.
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In the spirit of The Blind Side comes this inspiring true story of family, faith, and football. Jon Abbate is a rising football star at Wake Forest University. Lives are suddenly shattered when the family's youngest son, Luke, is killed in a tragic accident. Inspired by Luke's memory, Jon courageously leads the Wake Forest team to a series of last-minute victories - leading to a thrilling climax.
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A contemporary take on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's legendary characters of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson. Sherlock Holmes investigates crimes in modern-day New York City as a consultant to the NYPD and is assisted by Dr. Joan Watson, a former surgeon, who is hired by Holmes' wealthy father to help keep the eccentric detective sober.
11) Blacklight
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"A freelance government 'fixer,' Block is a dangerous man whose assignments have included extracting agents out of deep-cover situations. When Block discovers a shadowy program called Operation Unity is striking down ordinary citizens for reasons known only to Block's boss, FBI chief Robinson, he enlists the help of a journalist, but his past and present collide when his daughter and granddauther are threatened. Now Block needs to rescue the people...
12) If I were you
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After Madelyn and Lucy meet by chance, they make a pact to fix their unhappy lives: they will only do what the other one says and ignore their own instincts. But Madelyn has a secret. She knows her husband is sleeping with Lucy, a much younger and beautiful woman. Madelyn's plan backfires when Lucy, an aspiring actress, orders her to play King Lear in a very amateur production with Lucy playing the fool.
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The famed detective Sherlock faces the possibility of losing his one of a kind deductive skills when he is diagnosed with Post-Concussion Syndrome, a disorder that causes physical and cognitive symptoms including memory loss. With his career, calling and sobriety all at stake, he must rely even more on his steadfast partner Dr. Joan Watson. Together, they continue in their mission to crack the NYPD's most baffling crimes and puzzling cases.
14) The Eclipse
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In a seaside Irish town, a widower sparks with a visiting horror novelist while he also begins to believe he is seeing ghosts.
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Shout select volume 15
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In the not-so-distant future, strong-willed and beautiful Kate possesses a precious commodity that most women have lost and most men want to control: fertility. Forced into a brain-washing boot camp that turns fertile women into surrogate mothers for social-elite men and their infertile wives, Kate thinks she's made out well when she's assigned to an eminent party leader. But when she learns that he's sterile, she's faced with an impossible choice:...
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Whitney Brown, a spoiled pre-teen from Philadelphia, is forced to move to the country when her parents feel the squeeze of economic hard times. A fish out of water, far from her comfort zone, she befriends an amazing horse, and undertakes a misguided journey back to her old life, only to discover that her family is her home.
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"The final season of Elementary finds Holmes and Watson returning to the place where Sherlock's storied legend began--London. Having lied and confessed to a murder hi did not commit--to protect Watson's good name--Sherlock moved back to England to avoid jail time. Loyal Dr. Joan Watson followed him across the pond, where the detective duo jump right into more intriguing cases and encounter a slate of clever criminals, relentless adversaries and...
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"The Irish in America explores the long and difficult struggle of the Irish immigrant experience...In the period of 1650 through the turn of the 20th century, some five million immigrants left family and friends behind in Ireland for the promise of America. From the American Revolution through the Mexican and Civil Wars to the California Gold Rush and the Age of Jackson, The Irish in America shows how a resilient people turned poverty into prosperity...
20) Michael Collins
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Michael Collins, one of Ireland's most controversial patriots and revolutionary heroes, leads his countrymen in their fight for independence. Having come of age in the early 20th century, when a monumental history of oppression and bloodshed had divided Ireland and its people, Collins was arrested during the 1916 Easter Uprising, when Irish revolutionaries surrendered to the overwhelming military power of the British forces after a six-day standoff...