Bunny Ranch Nevada
NLS/BPH: Talking Book Topics, November-December 2001
Two western novellas. In High Valley , Grant Talbot tries to save the Wagon Wheel Ranch for the murdered owner's widow. In Chumley's Gold , Dan Larsen discovers that his late father was a bank robber and that a fortune might still be buried on his old homestead. Some violence. 1999. ... In this sequel to Dalva (RC 28211) , patriarch John Northridge reminisces about his life as a failed artist and successful rancher, and about the women he loved. His granddaughter Dalva's nomadic son, Nelse, adopted from birth, searches for his birth mother and becomes acquainted with his Native American heritage. Some strong language. 1998. ... [Read More]
Braille Book Review--May-June 2004, Children's Fiction
Although Henry's cousin Annie likes Henry's dog, Mudge, she wantsto have a pet of her own. Annie chooses a bunny as the perfectpet for herself. For grades K-3. 2000. ... Sixteen-year-old Julie spends the summer at her great-uncleGabe's ranch in Texas as he recovers from a broken ankle. UncleGabe insists that someone deliberately pushed him. When neighborsare robbed and murdered, Julie investigates and starts to believeher uncle's suspicions. For grades 5-8. 2002. ... [Read More]
Film Schedule (January-April 2005): Mary Pickford Theater (Motion Picture and Television ReadingRoom, Library ofCongress)
This series is dedicated to the memory of William “Bill” Barry (1956-2001),a Library of Congress moving image reference assistant. In this screen adaptionof the Broadway comedy (also see the musical adaptation on March 29), two sistersmove from a small town inOhio to the Greenwich Villagearea of New York City. Russell (post- His Girl Friday ) plays the older sisterwho becomes a writer while Blair is the prettier sister who turns to acting.Not much of a plot here but many colorful characters chip in to create uproarioussituations throughout the flick. The last scene is not to be missed - it’ssimply hilarious. Prior to the feature, the Men in Black to be shown is not thefirst of the Will Smith/Tommy Lee Jones franchise but rather the beginning ofan earlier and greater franchise: the Three Stooges, in their first short. ... [Read More]
Subpage_Title : Mary Pickford Theater (Motion Picture and Television ReadingRoom, Library ofCongress)
In 1851, the ranch hands in California were lonely and cold at night owing to a scarcity of women. So ranch-owner John McIntyre devises a harebrained scheme to find wives for his men. He heads to Chicago with a photo of each man in his pocket and then advertises for 100 good women who then pick their feller and sign up for the long haul. Robert Taylor tries his best to dissuade his boss, but fails, and reluctantly signs on to guide them. So with a wagon load of 150 prospective wives (they expect casualties) they head 2,000 miles across country only to be set upon by Indians, floods, hunger and thirst. They bury their dead, birth their babies, and shoot the rapists. And when the men desert, the women take over showing their mettle. With Frank Capra as the story writer you can expect plenty of noble and comic moments. ... [Read More]
|