Hal Holbrook
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In Harold: The Boy Who Became Mark Twain, the beloved stage, film, and television actor Hal Holbrook presents an affecting memoir about his struggle to discover his true self, even as he learned to transform himself onstage.
Abandoned by his mother and father when he was two, Holbrook and his two sisters commenced separate journeys of survival. Raised by his powerful grandfather, who died when Holbrook was twelve, he spent his childhood at boarding...
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The story of the Mormon Trail unfolds in this breathtakingly documentary from award-winning producer Lee Groberg. This conduit to the West was used by more than 70,000 emigrants--most of them migrating for religious reasons--on their journey to the Great Basin. The great majority of these pioneers made the trek on foot across windblown plains, sun baked deserts, and frozen mountain valleys, each step a triumph in the face of tragedy, and a testament...
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Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2013
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Corporate salesman Steve Butler has been dispatched to the rural town of McKinley with his sales partner to offer much-needed relief to the economically hard-hit residents in exchange for drilling rights to their properties. As they grapple with a surprising array of both open hearts and closed doors, the outsiders soon discover the strength of an American small town at a crossroads.
4) Lincoln
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DreamWorks Pictures
Pub. Date
c2013
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A revealing drama that focuses on the 16th president's tumultuous final months in office. In a nation divided by war and the strong winds of change, Lincoln pursues a course of action designed to end the war, unite the country, and abolish slavery. With the moral courage and fierce determination to succeed, his choices during this critical moment will change the fate of generations to come.
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Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2008]
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Freshly graduated from college with a promising future ahead, Christopher McCandless instead walked out of his privileged life and into the wild in search of adventure. What happened to him on the way transformed this young wanderer into an enduring symbol for countless people - a fearless risk-taker who wrestled with the precarious balance between man and nature. Based on a true story.
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With her life at a crossroads, 25 year old Sophie Conway returns home to the small town she always wanted to forget. Once home, she is faced with the friends and lovers she left behind, a tangled relationship with her Mother, and Harry Pleasant, an Alzheimer's Disease patient who, in an opposing way, shares Sophie's struggle to remember.
7) Blackway
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Set amidst the rugged terrain of the Pacific Northwest, a logger (Anthony Hopkins), still grieving over the murder of his daughter, finds revenge when he comes to the aid of a young woman (Julia Stiles) and helps hunt down her sadistic and psychopathic stalker (Ray Liotta).
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When a woman's lifeless body is pulled from the cold ocean waters off the Pacific Northwest by her Doberman Pinscher, all evidence points to the dog as the woman's killer. But the police chief of the small town of Eden Landing has doubts-and his investigation may be placing him squarely in a killer's aim in They Only Kill Their Masters.
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Rectify volume 8
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Daniel reluctantly asks for help. Janet sees the error of her ways.
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Rectify volume 4
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A recovered Daniel explores Atlanta and enjoys a taste of big-city anonymity.
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Rectify volume 6
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The town's anger hits the boiling point, and Daniel's family goes on alert.
13) My Own Country
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An infectious disease specialist born in India takes a position at an East Tennessee medical center.
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Rectify volume 1
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After 19 years on Death Row, Daniel Holden is released due to new DNA evidence.
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Rectify volume 2
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Amantha dreads the worst as she prepares for Daniel to awaken from his induced coma.
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Rectify volume 10
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Daniel questions Jon Stern's advice. Tawney reconsiders her choices.
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Rectify volume 9
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Daniel considers his future as he faces a difficult decision.
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Rectify volume 1
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Daniel's family fears he won't recover from his injuries and his attackers will escape justice.
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Rectify volume 5
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Daniel meets an unusual local entrepreneur who makes him an unlikely offer.
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Rectify volume 3
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Daniel retreats from the stress as his return opens old wounds.