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1) The nun II
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In 1956 France, a priest is murdered, and it seems an evil is spreading. Sister Irene once again comes face to face with a demonic force.
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"Melissa Henderson is leading a quiet life. Once a bestselling author, she now pours all her energy into renovating a Victorian house nestled in the foothills of rural New England. Six years ago, she lost her young son to cancer, and her marriage dissolved. She stopped writing. It was only when she bought the old house that Melissa found a purpose, and came alive as she made it beautiful again. After a wildfire that threatens her home appears on the...
3) The nun
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"When a young nun at a cloistered abbey in Romania takes her own life, a priest with a haunted past and a novitiate on the threshold of her final vows are sent by the Vatican to investigate. Together, they uncover the order's unholy secret. Risking not only their lives but their faith and very souls, they confront a malevolent force in the form of a demonic nun. Soon the abbey becomes a horrific battleground between the living and the damned"--Container....
4) Doubt
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1964, St. Nicholas in the Bronx. Father Flynn is a charismatic priest who is trying to upend the schools' strict customs, which have long been fiercely guarded by Sister Aloysius Beauvier. The Sister is the iron-gloved principal who believes in the power of fear and discipline. With the winds of political change, the school has just accepted its first black student, Donald Miller. But when Sister James shares with Sister Aloysius her suspicion that...
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"A swashbuckling epic of chivalry, honor, and derring-do, it is set in France during the 1620s and richly populated with romantic heroes, unattainable heroines, kings, queens, cavaliers, and criminals in a whirl of adventure, espionage, conspiracy, murder, vengeance, love, scandal, and suspense. Dumas transforms major and minor historical figures into larger-than-life characters: the brave d'Artagnan, an impetuous young man in pursuit of glory; the...
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"When a young journalist prompts a reclusive musical superstar to finally break his silence, he pours out an astonishing saga of rivalry and regret, starring child prodigies and bitter old men, beautiful dancers and demonic managers, Nazi commandants, compassionate nuns, and lifesaving animals. Ballad for Sophie is a sweeping tale that spans the twentieth century, packed with all the drama of a rock & roll biopic and more twists than a night at the...
8) Pixie
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"On a path to avenge her mother's death, Pixie Hardy attempts a heist that will give her the means to leave her small town life behind. When the plan goes horribly wrong she's forced to team up with a pair of misfits who are clearly in over their heads. On the run from an organized gang -- criminal priests and nuns, led by Father McGrath -- the trio will scheme and swindle anyone they come across in this hilarious and thrilling adventure"--Container....
9) Jack Frost
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"Jack frost" (1979): The Groundhog tells the story of how, for once, Jack Frost became human, and helped a knight win his lady love.
"The life and adventures of Santa Claus" (1985): At a council convened by The Great Ak, the forest being tells the story of Santa Claus to explain why he deserves to be made immortal.
"The first Christmas" (1975): A young shepherd, Lucas, is blinded by lightening, and some kindly nuns at a nearby abbey take him in....
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Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In volume 2
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The 60's gave us "in crowds," "be-ins" and "love-in," and starting in 1968, the happening place for free-form comedy was Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In, broadcast from beautiful downtown Burbank. Straight man Dan Rowan and wisecracking co-host Dick Martin led a gaggle of goofballs through a rapid-fire assault of one-liners, skits, bits and non sequiturs that left viewers in hysterics and disbelief. Anything and anyone in the public eye was a target....
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