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Pub. Date
2014
Description
The adventures of Gustave H, a legendary concierge at a famous European hotel between the wars, and Zero Moustafa, the lobby boy who becomes his most trusted friend. The story involves the theft and recovery of a priceless Renaissance painting and the battle for an enormous family fortune.
Pub. Date
[2014]
Description
An unlikely World War II platoon has been tasked by FDR with going into Germany to rescue artistic masterpieces from Nazi thieves and returning them to their rightful owners. With the art trapped behind enemy lines, and with the German army under orders to destroy everything as the Reich fell, how could they possibly succeed? But as the Monuments Men, as they were called, found themselves in a race against time, they would risk their lives to protect...
Series
Pub. Date
c2014
Description
"Thriller about a special law enforcement unit set up to fight cross-border crime and terrorism across Scandinavia and Europe. Charismatic detective Hallgrim Hallgrimsson (Jens Albinus) assembles a team of investigators equipped with the most advanced technology and high-tech weapons. Nicknamed "The Eagle" for his unerring intuition, Hallgrim exudes confidence and self-assurance; but behind the dynamic facade lies a tormented personality"--From publisher...
Series
Pub. Date
c2014
Description
"Thriller about a special law enforcement unit set up to fight cross-border crime and terrorism across Scandinavia and Europe. Charismatic detective Hallgrim Hallgrimsson (Jens Albinus) assembles a team of investigators equipped with the most advanced technology and high-tech weapons. Nicknamed "The Eagle" for his unerring intuition, Hallgrim exudes confidence and self-assurance; but behind the dynamic facade lies a tormented personality"--From publisher...
Pub. Date
[2014]
Description
Leo and Emily have been dating for quite some time when he proposes, and during his proposal, he confesses that he is actually Prince Leopold, Duke of Winterstone, and heir to the throne of a sovereign state bordering Switzerland. Leo's mother finds out that he has proposed to an American commoner and becomes outraged. In a series of events, she sabotages their courtship and does everything in her power to drive the couple apart. But will she succeed?...
Pub. Date
c2019.
Description
Join Scott Yoo, renowned violinist and conductor of the Mexico City Philharmonic, in, a new four-part documentary miniseries presented by Great Performances that merges music, storytelling, and travel, as he chases the secret histories of some of the greatest music ever written.
11) Us
Pub. Date
[2021]
Description
During a dream vacation in Europe, a man tries to save his marriage with his wife who wants a divorce, and restore his relationship with his son who will be leaving for university.
12) Munich
Pub. Date
[2005]
Description
It's the 1972 Olympics and PLO terrorists have just kidnapped and murdered 11 Israeli athletes. After the tragic incident is over and several of the terrorists have gone free, the Israeli government of Golda Meir recruits Avner to lead a team of undercover agents to hunt down those responsible throughout Europe, and eliminate them one-by-one. It is physically and emotionally messy work, and conflicts between Avner and his team's handler, Ephraim,...
Pub. Date
[2021]
Description
Lucy Worsley brings to life key events in European royal history, covering: Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn, and England's parting of ways with Catholic Europe; the Regency, and the reasons that George III reliquished power; the Russian Revolution, revealing that the Czar had actually been deposed by an uprising that had preceded the October Revolution of 1917.
Join Lucy Worsley on a journey across Europe to visit the incredible locations where royal history...
Pub. Date
[2020]
Description
"New York Detective Jacob Kanon's world is destroyed when his daughter and son-in-law are brutally murdered in London. Unable to sit idly by and do nothing, Jacob travels to London get the answers he needs. As he learns of similar heinous murders happening across Europe--each preceded by a postcard sent to a local journalist--Jacob is in a race against time to stop the killings and find justice for his little girl." --container
Series
Sherlock Holmes volume 2 complete mini-series
Pub. Date
2021
Description
1) Holmes and Watson are summoned to recover a stolen bomb detonator device that Holmes fears will be used to kill the Austro-Hungarian Emperor, Franz Joseph. Complicating matters is the appearance of Holmes old flame, opera singer Irene Adler whom Holmes discovers he still loves
17) Off the rails
Pub. Date
[2022]
Description
Three best friends from college recreate their post-graduation trip across Europe to honor the memory of their friend Anna. Joining Kate, Liz, and Cassie, is Anna's 18-year-old daughter Maddie fulfilling her mother's last wish to have them take this trip with her. When lost passports, train strikes, and romantic entanglements get in their way, they put old feuds aside to complete the journey and remind themselves that they are still at their peak....
Series
Pub. Date
[2003]
Description
Professor Jonathan Steinberg uses individual lives to explain a great historical transformation. Examines the development of the modern world with a focus on the Industrial Revolution and its explosion of science and technology. Also examines the birth of modern democracy.
20) Darkest hour
Formats
Description
During the early days of World War II, the fate of Western Europe hangs on the newly appointed British Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, who must decide whether to negotiate with Hitler, or fight on against incredible odds.
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