Ben Miller
Author
Publisher
The Experiment
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
293 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"The Aliens Are Coming! is a refreshingly clear, hugely entertaining guide to the search for alien life. Miller looks everywhere for insight, from the Big Bang's sea of energy that somehow became living matter, to the equations that tell us Earth is not so rare, to the clues bacteria hold to how life started. And he makes the case that our growing understanding of life itself will help us predict whether it exists elsewhere, what it might look like,...
Author
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2024.
Edition
First Aladdin hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
229 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
When Lana discovers a portal to a fairy tale world hidden in the strange new supermarket in town, she discovers these aren't the happy-ever-after tales she knows and loves, but are darker and more dangerous and the characters need her help in defeating an evil witch.
Pub. Date
2004
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (110 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Paige is a pre-med student at the University of Wisconsin and vows that nothing will deter her from becoming a doctor. One day, Paige meets a new student on campus, Eddie, who is obviously attracted to her. Paige and Eddie strike up a friendship which slowly turns into romance. Then Paige learns that Eddie is actually Prince Edvard, heir to the throne of Denmark, who has come to Wisconsin to chase girls and enjoy himself away from the eyes of the...
4) Paddington 2
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
While searching for the perfect present for his beloved Aunt Lucy's hundredth birthday, Paddington sees a unique pop-up book in Mr. Gruber's antique shop, and embarks upon a series of odd jobs to buy it. But when the book is stolen, it's up to Paddington and the Browns to unmask the thief.
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (89 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The UK is in peril. Five days before the PM is to host her first G12 summit, MI7's security is breached and every agent in the field identified and exposed. The only hope of finding the perpetrator is to bring an agent out of retirement, but with most of them either dead or close to it, the head of MI7 is left with only one choice, and his name is English.
6) Professor T
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (275 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Jasper Tempest is a Professor of Criminology at Cambridge University. He is obsessed with cleanliness, structure and order, but his genius for solving crimes means he is constantly having to get his hands dirty, helping the police to crack their most difficult cases.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (310 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Professor Jasper Tempest and the team untangle a series of knotty crimes ranging from an unexplained fire in a student block to the mystery of an entire family found dead in their home.
Pub. Date
2003
Edition
Widescreen (1.85:1) version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (89 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Working for the MI7 agency, Johnny English is suddenly promoted to super spy after Agent One is assassinated and every other agent is blown up at his funeral. When entrepreneur Sauvage sponsors an exhibition of the Crown Jewels and the valuable gems disappear on the opening night, the newly-designated agent must jump into action. Tracking the thieves' underground escape route, English locks in on Pascal Sauvage despite repeated assurances by boss...