DescriptionIt is Inspector Ghote's bad luck to be landed with the case of the perfect murder at the start of his career with the Bombay Police, for in this most baffling of crimes there is the cunning and important tycoon Lala Varde to contend with. And as if this were not enough, he finds himself having to investigate the mysterious theft of one rupee from the desk of yet another Very Important Person, the Minister of Police Affairs and the Arts. "If people would only behave in a simple, reasonable, logical way, " sighs the Inspector as he struggles through the quagmires of incompetence and corruption to solve these curious crimes.
DescriptionRascals gives you the past, present, and future of standup comedy. Only Rascals can bring you comedy superstars before they were stars and the breaking stars of tomorrow, TODAY! Take a trip down comedy's memory lane and catch the routines that made comedy history. This is the "Behind the Music" of comedy and the comedy behind the comics. Join us live, from one of our A+ comedy clubs all over the country to see the best comedy routines from the comics you know and the ones you will know soon. For a great time the whole family can enjoy; take five for FUNNY! This selection of performances features Kirkland Teeple and Jonathan Solomon.
DescriptionThis international best seller, now an award-winning film, is an intricate portrait of Victorian relationships and love. In the story, Charles Smithson is engaged to a wealthy woman, but breaks off the engagement over his secret affair with the beautiful, mysterious Sarah Woodruff, a woman known locally as the forsaken lover of a French lieutenant. The novel offers 3 different endings to encourage you to reach your own conclusions. Brought to life by the artistry of Jeremy Irons (who stars in the film with Meryl Streep), this magnificent tale will haunt you long after the story ends.
DescriptionWhen the first humans arrived on the beautiful, unspoiled planet called Doona, their initial survey overlooked one important fact: they were not alone. Alien, cat-like Hrrubans had settled there first. In Crisis on Doona, the 2 species are nearing the renewal of a 25-year experiment in cohabitation...and the delicate alliance they've shared could be destroyed forever. The second story, Treaty at Doona, takes place after the crisis on Doona has been resolved, but the humans and Hrrubans find their peaceful coexistence threatened once again. The alien Gringgs offer friendship and trade, but they have ulterior motives which might be the destruction of the planet. The stories are read by Emmy Award-winning actress Meredith MacRae.
DescriptionGibbon's The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire is one of the greatest texts in the English language. In magisterial prose, Gibbon charts the gradual collapse of the Roman rule form Augustus (23 BC - AD 14) to the first of the barbarian kings, Odoacer (476- 490 AD). It is a remarkable account, with the extravagant corruption and depravity of emperors such as Commodus, Caracalla, and Elagabalus contrasted by the towering work of Constantine, Julian, and other remarkable men. It remains the standard work of scholarship on the subject two hundred years after it is written; yet equally important, in its sheer accessibility, it is an unforgettable story.
DescriptionCharlie doesn't want to believe it when he discovers that he can hear people in photographs talking. But his horrible aunts are delighted: it means that he is one of the chosen and must attend Bloor's Academy for gifted children. Once there, Charlie realizes that some of his classmates have equally mysterious powers, and soon Charlie is involved in uncovering the mysterious past of one of them.
