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Brideshead RevisitedBrideshead Revisited, DVD
DVD - 2011DVD, 2011
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Added Oct 10, 2020
The Edinburgh Lectures on Mental ScienceThe Edinburgh Lectures on Mental Science, eBook
by Troward, ThomaseBook - 2012eBook, 2012
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Added May 23, 2020
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Revolutionary for 1904, Edinburgh Lectures is amazingly focused, current and prescient...
Wikipedia:
Troward was a divisional Judge in British-administered India. His avocation was the study of comparative religion.
After his retirement from the judiciary in 1896, Troward set out to apply logic and a judicial weighing of evidence in the study of matters of cause and effect. The philosopher William James characterized Troward’s Edinburgh Lectures on Mental Science as "far and away the ablest statement of philosophy I have met, beautiful in its sustained clearness of thought and style, a really classic statement."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_TrowardRevolutionary for 1904, Edinburgh Lectures is amazingly focused, current and prescient...
Wikipedia:
Troward was a divisional Judge in British-administered India. His avocation was the study of comparative religion.
After his retirement…
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Added May 20, 2020
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"Woman With a Birthmark" - reVenge. Liked, heheh even while plot highlights detectives' mussy, even horny---an' at times snoring---slog through vengeful tailwinds that ironically speed the killer's storm. Birthmark's literally a literary device...yeah, i know, argh!"Woman With a Birthmark" - reVenge. Liked, heheh even while plot highlights detectives' mussy, even horny---an' at times snoring---slog through vengeful tailwinds that ironically speed the killer's storm. Birthmark's literally a literary…
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Added Jul 15, 2019
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Women characters drive plot, conflict, development.. Marlowe ping-pongs between their machinations...funny, twisted; good depth. Fresh! Overall, a brilliant bit by fabulous intellect, Chandler. Brainy fave!!
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Added Jun 18, 2019
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Added May 31, 2019
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Elegant prose and enough plot twists to keep interest thru longish length. Colorful well-developed story; keep an open mind to absorb obviously-flawed main character to read-thru this meaty well-plotted, character-driven novel. A little patience pays off richly!Elegant prose and enough plot twists to keep interest thru longish length. Colorful well-developed story; keep an open mind to absorb obviously-flawed main character to read-thru this meaty well-plotted, character-driven novel. A little patience…
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Added Feb 06, 2019
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Multitudinous story-strings make for a convoluted plot though you can skim over tinny parts to get to protagonist's character development. Rough in parts /okay in others. Uneven, boring.
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Added Jan 27, 2019
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It's a mystery this book is called a mystery since it spiels on 'n on about the wonders of scot's-land...meanwhile characters meander along a storyline that seems more like a facade, a long skirt that peeps up every so often to show an enticing leg. Frustrating read tho piqued curiosity about Scottish castles, locales. hmm, mystery cum travelogue? blargh!It's a mystery this book is called a mystery since it spiels on 'n on about the wonders of scot's-land...meanwhile characters meander along a storyline that seems more like a facade, a long skirt that peeps up every so often to show an enticing leg.…
Added Dec 27, 2018
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No-one gives a crap if you guessed the culprit!
The Punishment She DeservesThe Punishment She Deserves, Large Print
by George, ElizabethLarge Print - 2018Large Print, 2018
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Added Nov 05, 2018
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Talented Writer needs equally talented Editor! Actual Ratings: Story +4 * Blather -5 *
The Handmaid's TaleThe Handmaid's Tale, DVDSeason One
DVD - 2018DVD, 2018
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Added Sep 03, 2018
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Season One: brilliant literary adaptation! The Handmaid's Tale was conceived /written by self-defined Social Realist, much-beloved Feminist:
Margaret Eleanor Atwood CC OOnt FRSC FRSL (born November 18, 1939) is a Canadian poet, novelist, literary critic, essayist, inventor, teacher and environmental activist. She has published seventeen books of poetry, sixteen novels, ten books of non-fiction, eight collections of short fiction, eight children's books, and one graphic novel, as well as a number of small press editions in poetry and fiction. Atwood and her writing have won numerous awards and honors including the Man Booker Prize, Arthur C. Clarke Award, Governor General's Award, and the National Book Critics and PEN Center USA Lifetime Achievement Awards. Excerpt: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_AtwoodSeason One: brilliant literary adaptation! The Handmaid's Tale was conceived /written by self-defined Social Realist, much-beloved Feminist:
Margaret Eleanor Atwood CC OOnt FRSC FRSL (born November 18, 1939) is a Canadian poet, novelist,…
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Added Aug 31, 2018
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Thank you SPL for offering Carl Jung's journey to the depths: a self-opening, awakening, soulful recording; a most personal experience. Incredibly detailed, talented, no-holds barred, shocking, honestly told, personally illustrated; narrative lays bare the soul of the man who literally invented /shaped the course of modern psychiatry. Explores Jung's brilliance from inner to the outer bands and all within. A rare opportunity to actively search, explore, discover, experience Jung's genius. Accompanying, watch Library of Congress commentaries (part 1 + 2) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oy-x7BLlBYgThank you SPL for offering Carl Jung's journey to the depths: a self-opening, awakening, soulful recording; a most personal experience. Incredibly detailed, talented, no-holds barred, shocking, honestly told, personally illustrated; narrative lays…
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Added Jul 04, 2018
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Raw, newly minted, gutsy, bloody Ballard blams to life, sucker-punch to the gut, this shy of slick as Connelly's character-jammed screwy plot- spools fast as a slap upside your head. Lovely.
Unnatural DeathUnnatural Death, eBook(The Dawson Pedigree)
by Sayers, Dorothy L.eBook - 2012eBook, 2012
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Added Jun 14, 2018
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brilliant /unfortunate bigot /racism does not stand the test of time. acknowledged /flagged /debated /not forgiven. mine own ancestors were such but it made me sick to heart before i could speak it /Now a river of tears tears from my mouth / big lips wide /scream itbrilliant /unfortunate bigot /racism does not stand the test of time. acknowledged /flagged /debated /not forgiven. mine own ancestors were such but it made me sick to heart before i could speak it /Now a river of tears tears from my mouth / big…
Added Mar 24, 2018
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Bosch at his BEST!!
À bout de souffleÀ bout de souffle, DVDBreathless
DVD | FrenchDVD. Language: French
Added Feb 28, 2018
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I'm halfway thru and liking it! Get a bead on BREATHLESS esp in relation to early '60's(@)
wikipedia, tho' you may want to skip plot bits :) For a film to stand up to choppy jump cuts it's gotta be strong. This def holds h20--even now!
Added Dec 24, 2017
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Great little book that reveals what police actually go thru to solve serious crime. Written very well--very amusingly--but--it demonstrates the "plod" of policework. So expect ploddish textbook-like parts. Great characters, feel of place, lovely sense of humor, realistic frustration of work and life, strong detail make it mostly very enjoyable.Great little book that reveals what police actually go thru to solve serious crime. Written very well--very amusingly--but--it demonstrates the "plod" of policework. So expect ploddish textbook-like parts. Great characters, feel of place, lovely…
Added Dec 17, 2017
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Stupendous. No-one can touch James M. Cain -- it's like his characters invented him to tell their tale.
Heaven's GateHeaven's Gate, DVD
DVD - 2012DVD, 2012
Added Nov 16, 2017
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Great flick!!
Added Nov 04, 2017
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Must-read Connelly!! Irresistible--can't put down--plot! LOVE!
Added Oct 01, 2017
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Good stuff if you like /wanna know more about pre-Dylan NYC /US folk scene. T Bone Burnett's (American music producer) influence is ALL OVER. Special feature on T Bone, Coen Bros, Justin Timberlake (!) jammin' + MANY more insanely GREAT musicians---Get it just for the music!Good stuff if you like /wanna know more about pre-Dylan NYC /US folk scene. T Bone Burnett's (American music producer) influence is ALL OVER. Special feature on T Bone, Coen Bros, Justin Timberlake (!) jammin' + MANY more insanely GREAT…
Added May 31, 2017
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I like this author very much but not this effort--it uses a frustrating, redundant literary device. For me, it flopped.
The GodfatherThe Godfather, DVDThe Coppola Restoration
DVD - 2008DVD, 2008
Added Feb 24, 2017
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Sadly, dvd I received is badly damaged, cannot watch. Library patrons, please use with care!
The Girl in the Spider's WebThe Girl in the Spider's Web, eBookA Lisbeth Salander Novel : Continuing Stieg Larsson's Millennium Series
by Lagercrantz, DavideBook - 2015eBook, 2015
Added Jan 28, 2017
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P-l-o-d-d-i-n-g. Returned 1/3rd into book that follows up Larsson's superb Millennium Trilogy. Refuse to read another word! Refuse to allow a brilliant modern action thriller (Millennium) to be subverted by a rank overthought boring coattails-jumper! Refuse to read an outright attempt to adulterate a classic! Refuse to be conned by jags of fragmented rhetoric. Lisbeth is rolling in contempt!P-l-o-d-d-i-n-g. Returned 1/3rd into book that follows up Larsson's superb Millennium Trilogy. Refuse to read another word! Refuse to allow a brilliant modern action thriller (Millennium) to be subverted by a rank overthought boring…
Indian SummersIndian Summers, DVDThe Complete Second Season
DVD - 2016DVD, 2016
Added Dec 05, 2016
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Loved the start of this season - full of plot twists'n turns. Could use more realistic point of view of India's people during last decade under British rule - perhaps that will come. Sadly, 2nd disc very badly damaged... please library patrons, take better care of what you're borrowing!Loved the start of this season - full of plot twists'n turns. Could use more realistic point of view of India's people during last decade under British rule - perhaps that will come. Sadly, 2nd disc very badly damaged... please library patrons,…
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