Benedict Cumberbatch
Author
Series
Patrick Melrose volume 2
Language
English
Description
It's 1967, Lacoste, and the Melroses are hosting a dinner party for their friends in their chateau. However, it is also the time when eight-year-old Patrick's world is turned upside down after he endures a traumatic event, which will cloud his life forever.
Author
Series
Patrick Melrose volume 1
Language
English
Description
Despite being in the grip of an all-consuming heroin addiction, Patrick flies from London to New York to collect his father's ashes. Assuring his friends that he will detox during the trip, Patrick indulges in a cocktail of drugs and alcohol in an attempt to supress his past.
Author
Series
Patrick Melrose volume 5
Language
English
Description
It's 2005 and Patrick's life-long wish comes true with mixed results, which allows him to think about his future.
Author
Series
Patrick Melrose volume 3
Language
English
Description
In 1990s England, we see Patrick, now thirty-one, clean and practicing law. The invitation to a high society event in the Cotswolds allows Patrick to see this decadent world through sober eyes for the first time and comes one-step closer to resolving his troubled childhood.
Author
Series
Patrick Melrose volume 4
Language
English
Description
It's 2003 and Patrick is now forty-four and married to Mary with two sons. Patrick may be off the heroin but is struggling with substance abuse when his ill mother makes an illicit request, and the Melrose family return to London to face the future.
8) Hawking
Author
Language
English
Description
A drama documenting the life and work of the theoretical physicist Professor Stephen Hawking who, despite being diagnosed with motor neuron disease at the age of 21, has galvanized the scientific world with his ground-breaking work on the nature of the universe. Starring Benedict Cumberbatch (Sherlock)
Author
Language
English
Description
Academy Award®-Winner for Best Adapted Screenplay. Academy Award®-nominee Benedict Cumberbatch (TV's SHERLOCK, STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS) shines as real-life war hero and pioneer of modern-day computing, Alan Turing. THE IMITATION GAME follows Turing as he leads a motley crew of scholars, linguists, chess champions, and intelligence officers in cracking the so-called unbreakable codes of Germany's World War II Enigma machine, potentially saving millions...
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"Why do we remember the past and not the future? What does it mean for time to "flow"? Do we exist in time or does time exist in us? In lyric, accessible prose, Carlo Rovelli invites us to consider questions about the nature of time that continue to puzzle physicists and philosophers alike"--
11) Double blind
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A dramatic and powerful novel reflecting on nature, nurture, inquiry, perception, and the myriad ways we try to understand what it means to be alive"--
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
A contemporary take on the classic Arthur Conan Doyle stories, Sherlock is a thrilling, funny, fast-paced adventure series set in present-day London. The iconic details from Conan Doyle's original books remain: they live at the same address, have the same names, and, somewhere out there, Moriarty is waiting for them. And so across three thrilling, scary, action-packed, and highly modern adventures, Sherlock and John navigate a maze of cryptic clues...
14) Naples '44
Language
English
Formats
Description
In 1943 a young British officer, Norman Lewis, entered a war-torn Naples with the American Fifth Army. Lewis began writing down everything that happened to him during his one-year stay, observing the complex social cauldron of a city that contrived unbelievable methods of survival on a daily basis. These notes turned into his masterpiece, a memoir titled NAPLES '44. Francesco Patierno's new documentary imagines Lewis returning many years later to...
15) Jerusalem
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
An inspiring and eye-opening tour of one of the world's oldest and most enigmatic cities. Destroyed and rebuilt countless times over 5,000 years, the city's enduring appeal remains a mystery. What made it so important to so many different cultures? How did it become the center of the world for three major religions? Why does it still matter to people?
16) The Grinch
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
The story of a cynical grump who goes on a mission to steal Christmas, only to have his heart changed by a young girl's generous holiday spirit. It is a universal story about the spirit of Christmas and the indomitable power of optimism.
Brief rude humor.
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Is the apparent 'grand design' of our universe evidence of a benevolent creator who set things in motion, or does science offer another explanation? Delve into the mind of Stephen Hawking as he attempts to answer some of life's biggest questions: Is there a god? What is the meaning of life? And why does the universe exist?
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
He's won practically every honor there is in the world of football. As the star player of Real Madrid, Ronaldo makes headlines wherever he goes. From winning his second Ballon d'or to heading his own fashion line, Ronaldo has the world at his feet. An intimate, behind-the-scenes look at the icon that will appeal to both ardent fans and football newbies!
19) The Mauritanian
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
Widescreen edition.
Language
English
Formats
Description
The true story of Slahi's fight for freedom after being detained and imprisoned without charge by the U.S. Government for years. Alone and afraid, Slahi finds allies in defense attorney Nancy Hollander and her associate Teri Duncan who battle the U.S. government in a fight for justice that tests their commitment to the law and their client at every turn. Their controversial advocacy, along with evidence uncovered by a formidable military prosecutor,...
20) Walk With Me
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
With unprecedented access, WALK WITH ME takes us deep inside the world-famous monastery of Zen Buddhist master Thich Nhat Hanh, and captures the life of a monastic community who have given up all their possessions for one common purpose - to practice the art of mindfulness. This visceral film is a meditation on a community determined to develop a deep sense of presence, not just for themselves but for all those they love. As the seasons come and go,...
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