Summary: On the evening of December 11, 1936, England's King Edward VIII formally broadcast his farewell to a nation. Torn between duty and love, he had decided to follow his heart. Follows the true story and the unforgettable romance that developed between the Prince of Wales and an extraordinary American woman named Wallis Simpson. That she was already married and rumored to have had other affairs,...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: A & E Home Video 2005
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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV EDWLarman, Alexander
Summary: A definitive account of the abdication of Edward VIII in 1936 draws on archival material and interviews with the king's closest friends to detail the role played by the king's opponents and supporters and the resulting scandal at a time when war was imminent.
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 941.084 LARMorton, Andrew
Summary: Examines the Duke and Duchess of Windsor's relationship with Germany and possible Nazi sympathies, a German plot to make him puppet king of a defeated England, and efforts by the British and American governments to conceal the evidence.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Grand Central Publishing 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.53 MORSebba, Anne.
Summary: A portrait of the divorcée maligned for her marriage to the abdicated Edward VIII discusses the impoverished early life that fueled her ambitions, theories about her alleged personality disorder, and her posthumous status as a female empowerment icon.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 WINDSOR, WALLIS, DUCHESS OF SEBMorton, Andrew
Summary: Before she was the woman who enticed a king from his throne, Bessie Wallis Warfield was a prudish girl from Baltimore. Morton shows how she transformed from a hard-nosed gold-digger to charming chatelaine, taking us through Wallis's romantic adventures in Washington, China, and London. "Before she became known as the woman who enticed a king from his throne and birthright, Bessie Wallis...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grand Central Publishing 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 WINDSOR, WALLIS WARFIELD MORCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: B WINDSOR MORBryan, J.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Morrow 1979
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 WINDSOR BRYDean, Rebecca
Summary: Reimagines the life of the woman for whom Edward VIII of England abdicated the throne, from her disadvantaged childhood to her upbringing as a socialite by wealthy relatives to her entry into British society.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Broadway 2012
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC DEALownie, Andrew
Summary: The complex and contradictory lives of the Windsors following Edward's abdication of the British throne in 1936. Shut out by the royal family, the couple was forced into exile--but a glamorous one in which they flitted from sumptuously appointed mansions in the south of France to luxurious residences in Palm Beach. They were spoiled, selfish people, obsessed with their image, reveling in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pegasus Books 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 941.084 LOWSummary: The aim of these lectures is to make viewers feel welcome and comfortable in the company of paintings. By focusing on 65 masterpieces of Western painting, Professor William Kloss offers a vivid, visceral encounter with genius, shining light on the unique technical, stylistic, and expressive achievements of each painting. From the 14th century to the 20th, the images are examined for their...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Company 2010
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 709 WORCall number: DVD 709 WOR
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Great DVD 759 World 2010Williams, Beatriz.
Summary: The Bahamas, 1941. Newly widowed Leonora "Lulu" Randolph arrives in Nassau to investigate the governor and his wife for a fashionable New York magazine. After all, American readers have an insatiable appetite for news of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, that infamous couple whose love affair nearly brought the British monarchy to its knees five years earlier. And what more compelling backdrop...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow, an imprint of HarperColllinsPublishers 2019
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC WILCopies Available at East Bay
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1 available in Adult, Call number: Fiction Williams 2019Summary: The development of the arts in Europe from the Middle Ages to the modern era is an astonishing record of cultural achievement, from the breathtaking architecture of Gothic cathedrals to the daring visual experiments of the Cubist painters. We all have our favorite artists, periods, or styles from this immensely rich tradition, but how many of us truly know the full sweep of European art? How...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 709 HISHarry
Summary: It was one of the most searing images of the twentieth century: two young boys, two princes, walking behind their mothers coffin as the world watched in sorrow--and horror. As Diana, Princess of Wales, was laid to rest, billions wondered what the princes must be thinking and feeling--and how their lives would play out from that point on. For Harry, this is that story at last. With its raw,...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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Summary: Sequel to: The Spy Wore Red. The memoirs of Aline, Countess of Romanones who is called out of semiretirement by the CIA to uncover a highly placed NATO mole.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Putnam's 1990
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.5486 ALIHarry
Summary: "It was one of the most searing images of the twentieth century: two young boys, two princes, walking behind their mother's coffin as the world watched in sorrow--and horror. As Diana, Princess of Wales, was laid to rest, billions wondered what the princes must be thinking and feeling--and how their lives would play out from that point on. For Harry, this is that story at last. With its raw,...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 HARCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: B PRINCE HARRY HARHarry
Summary: It was one of the most searing images of the twentieth century: two young boys, two princes, walking behind their mother's coffin as the world watched in sorrow and horror. As Diana, Princess of Wales, was laid to rest, billions wondered what the princes must be thinking and feeling, and how their lives would play out from that point on. For Harry, this is that story at last. With its raw,...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Audio 2023
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3 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 921 HARRY, PRINCE HARWeir, Alison
Summary: "Packed with dramatic true stories from one of European history's most romantic and turbulent eras, this epic narrative chronicles the five vividly rendered queens of the Plantagenet kings who ruled England between 1299 and 1399. The Age of Chivalry describes a period of medieval history dominated by the social, religious, and moral code of knighthood that prized noble deeds, military greatness...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ballantine Books 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 WEIWeintraub, Aileen
Summary: "Meet 50 super-inspiring kids! It's never too early--and you're never too young-- to make a difference in the world! The amazing musicians, writers, scientists, athletes, activists, and other fascinating kids in this book accomplished great feats by the age of eighteen. They impacted people's lives by coming up with new inventions, making art and music, competing in sports, and speaking out...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sterling Children's Books 2018
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Summary: "The Duchess of Cambridge and the Duchess of Sussex are global style icons. With their every fashion choice chronicled and celebrated, Kate and Meghan purposefully select clothes to send messages about their values, interests, and priorities. Their thoughtful sartorial strategies follow the legacies of Queen Elizabeth II and Diana, Princess of Wales, two towering figures who have used their...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Celadon Books 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 941.085 HOLCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: 941.085092 HOLBower, Tom
Summary: After a childhood spent on Hollywood film sets, Meghan Markle fought hard for stardom. But even when she landed her breakthrough role on Suits, her dream of worldwide celebrity remained elusive until she met the man who would change her life--Prince Harry. Their whirlwind romance culminated with Meghan's ultimate fairy tale ending: their 2018 wedding at Windsor Castle. Finally, the world was...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atria Books 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 BOWScobie, Omid
Summary: "On September 8, 2022, the world stood still as news broke of Queen Elizabeth II's passing. Her death dismantled the protective shield around the world's most famous family and saw a long-simmering crisis of confidence in the British monarchy begin to resurface. Now, with unique insight, deep access, and exclusive revelations, journalist Omid Scobie pulls back the curtain on an institution in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dey Street Books, an imprint of William Morrow 2023
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1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: 941.086 SCOAndersen, Christopher P.
Summary: Traces the family histories and controversies that have marked the lives of Queen Elizabeth, the Duchess of Cornwall, and the Duchess of Cambridge to illuminate their stark differences, their remarkable similarities, and their roles in an evolving monarchy.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gallery Books 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 ANDSummary: Francis Bernardone, son of a wealthy cloth merchant, after hearing the voice of Jesus speak to him, had a radical conversion from a worldly man of adventure to a life devoted to Christ lived in Gospel simplicity and service to the poor.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc. 2004
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD FRASummary: By 1876, most of the nation's American Indians had been forcibly relocated to reservation land. In the Dakota Territory, Red Cloud had settled his people on the great Sioux Reservation, becoming wards of the government. Other Sioux leaders saw this as defeat and continued to live in the traditional way, with legendary resistance. Then an economic depression struck, and gold was discovered in...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: HBO Home Entertainment 2011
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD BURCopies Available at Woodmere
2 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA BURSummary: Morning glory: A small-town community-theatre actress comes to New York dreaming of theatrical stardom. She amuses a producer and a playwright with her naiviete. Partly out of sympathy, the playwright arranges for her to understudy a troublesome theatrical star. When the star walks out on opening night, the young actress goes on to triumphant success. She is warned not to let it go to her...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Home Video 2007