Archie Panjabi
1) A good year
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2006
Language
English
Description
Max Skinner is a highly successful investment broker with no time for life outside of his job. When his estranged uncle dies, Max inherits the chateau and vineyard in France where he grew up. His first intention is to sell the vineyard as quickly as possible, but after spending unexpected time at the vineyar, he discovers a part of himself that he thought he had lost and experiences romance and a blossoming new love affir with a beautiful French woman...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.1 - AR Pts: 16
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
When the Taliban took control of the Swat Valley, one girl spoke out. Malala Yousafzai refused to be silenced and fought for her right to an education. On Tuesday October 9, 2012, she almost paid the ultimate price.
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Alicia Florrick is a wife and mother who boldly assumes full responsibility for her family and re-enters the workforce after her husband's very public sex and political corruption scandal lands him in jail. In Season Two, even with her husband back home and planning to run for office again, Alicia continues redefining herself and her role in her family's life. Features all 23 dramatic episodes, plus featurettes, deleted scenes, music videos, and more....
6) The infidel
Publisher
Tribeca Film
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
Meet Mahmud Nasir, loving husband, doting father, and something of a relaxed Muslim. He may not be the most observant, but in his heart he is a true Muslim. After his mother's death, Mahmud finds his birth certificate, which reveals that he was adopted at birth and he's Jewish, with the real name of Solly Shimshillewitz!
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
A gripping blend of courtroom drama, politics and steamy personal relationships that stars Emmy and Golden Globe Award winner Julianna Margulies as Alicia Florrick, a wife and mother who reclaims control of her personal and professional lives after her husband, Peter, is embroiled in a sex and political corruption scandal. As Alicia adapts to changes at home and at work as a defense attorney, she continues to redefine and rediscover the woman she...
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
A tour-de-force performance from Mark Ruffalo leads this family saga, which follows the parallel lives of identical twin brothers in an epic story of betrayal, sacrifice and forgiveness set against the backdrop of 20th-century America. The six-episode limited drama series is based on Wally Lamb's New York Times bestseller and award-winning book, I Know This Much Is True.
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
Description
Jewish-American journalist, Daniel Pearl was kidnapped in Pakistan in January of 2002. The violent act became an international scandal as the group that claimed responsibility for the crime demanded the liberation of prisoners from the American detainee prison in Guantanamo Bay, in Cuba. The American government does not give in to the terrorists' demands. Mariane travels to Pakistan and is alone, searching for the most important person in her life....
10) The secret
Publisher
BFS Video
Pub. Date
c2006, c2002
Language
English
Description
Emma Faraday is burdened by a devastating secret from her childhood--a secret she has kept hidden for years from everyone, including her husband, until the day her old friend, Nadia, re-enters her life, seething with resentment and looking for revenge.
Publisher
Warner Bros
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
A woman is found naked in Times Square, her memory erased, her body covered in a series of coded tattoos. But as 'Jane Doe' and the FBI team who discovered her work to decipher, investigate, and solve the complex treasure map of her body, an ever-widening web of conspiracy and corruption is revealed, as is the truth behind Jane Doe's real identity and the identity of the people who sent her to the FBI in the first place.
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
All six episodes from the second series of the BBC crime drama starring Gillian Anderson as a Metropolitan Police detective drafted to Belfast to help on a puzzling murder case. Though her superiors aren't convinced, Stella Gibson (Anderson) continues her investigations into an alleged serial killer who has so far been successful at covering his tracks and evading capture. Meanwhile, the killer, Paul Spector (Jamie Dornan), remains true to his cause...
13) San Andreas
Publisher
Warner Bros. Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Formats
Description
In the wake of a magnitude 9-plus earthquake, a helicopter pilot and his estranged wife must travel from Los Angeles to San Francisco to save their only daughter.
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Alicia Florrick stood by her husband on his tumultuous path to the governor's office, but now she's entering the world of politics on her own terms by running for state's attorney. As Election Day approaches, Alicia must balance the demands of her firm and campaign as she supports her partner Cary during shocking developments that could end his career; and life as he knows it.
15) The infidel
Publisher
New Video
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
Meet Mahmud Nasir, loving husband, doting father, and something of a relaxed Muslim. He may not be the most observant, but in his heart he is a true Muslim. After his mother's death, Mahmud finds his birth certificate, which reveals that he was adopted at birth and he's Jewish, with the real name of Solly Shimshillewitz!
16) East is East
Author
Language
English
Description
For George "Genghis" Khan, life is a struggle to teach his kids traditional family values. His sons on the other hand, think they have it all figured out! So when the boys discover that dad has arranged their marriages, youthful rebellion rules the day!
17) A Mighty Heart
Author
Language
English
Description
After her husband, Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl (Dan Futterman, Urbania), is kidnapped by terrorists, Mariane (Jolie) heads a desperate search for clues in a frantic race against time to locate her missing husband.