Heidi Thomas
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At the start of the 1940s, Montana cowgirl Nettie Brady Moser has overcome seemingly insurmountable obstacles on the journey toward her dream of being a professional rodeo rider. In the 1920s, she struggled against her family's expectations and social prejudice against rodeo cowgirls. During the Great Depression, falling in love and marrying Jake Moser, then raising their son Neil took priority over rodeos, as did the constant struggle in search of...
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In this sequel to Cowgirl Dreams, Nettie Brady, now Nettie Moser, is working with her husband Jake to prepare for a busy rodeo season when she's offered a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to travel to London to perform with the Tex Austin Wild West Troupe. When fate once again interferes with her dreams, Nettie finds herself overcoming challenges only to set aside her passions. As Nettie and Jake work to keep their horse herd from disaster and to preserve...
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From her ranch home in Montana in the 1920s, Nettie Brady dreamed of joining the rodeo circuit and becoming a star. Defying her mother's wishes and trading her skirts for trousers--and riding the range with her brothers and taking on the occasional half-ton steer in local rodeos--Nettie bucked convention to compete with men in the arena. When family hardship and tragedy threaten her plans, she turns back toward a more traditional life as a ranch woman,...
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When someone says, "Cowgirl Up!" it means rise to the occasion, don't give up, and do it all without whining or complaining. And the cowgirls of the early twentieth century did it all, just like the men, only wearing skirts and sometimes with a baby waiting behind the chutes. Women learned to rope and ride out of necessity, helping their fathers, brothers, and husbands with the ranch work. But for some women, it went further than that. They caught...
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The real stories, lives and dramas behind the smash hit BBC series Call the Midwife which premieres on PBS September 30, 2012.
The official companion to seasons one and two, The Life and Times of Call the Midwife, gives fans a deeper insight into the period, the stories and the characters, and how Call the Midwife, based on the bestselling memoirs by Jennifer Worth, was brought to the screen.
With never before seen photographs taken on set as well...
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2 videodiscs (360 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Now a well established household in the heart of London, life in Eaton Place has moved on; Lady Agnes and Sir Hallam's family is complete with the addition of two small children and London has settled into an uneasy peace with the apparent aversion of war. Yet below the surface of a well-run household, both upstairs and downstairs are harboring life-changing secrets. As romance, heartbreak and revelation engulf the household; its inhabitants discover...
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3 videodiscs (505 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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The life and times of a group of midwives working at Nonnatus House--a nursing convent serving the impoverished of East London in the late 1950s and early 1960s--are chronicled in this appealing British series based on true events. The women learn powerful lessons about life's struggles while visiting with expectant mothers and poor children.
8) Little women
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1 videodisc (approximately 175 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Dramatisation of Louisa May Alcott's novel about the lives of the four March sisters during the American Civil War as they learn to navigate love, loss and the trials of growing up.
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3 videodiscs (480 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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It's 1968 and Enoch Powell's infamous 'Rivers of Blood' speech creates serious tension in Poplar, especially when a group of dockers march in support of Powell. The midwives welcome a new nun, Sister Veronica, who's an instant hit with everyone, except Nurse Crane. Meanwhile, Trixie's relationship with Matthew goes from strength to strength, while Nurse Crane helps Nancy with her financial woes. Sister Julienne enjoys helping out on the district rounds,...
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3 videodiscs (570 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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1967 brings fresh medical and personal challenges to the midwifery and district nursing rounds. Thanks to Matthew's continued support, things at Nonnatus House are now settled and going well, and Trixie helps Matthew understand the community he is becoming a part of. Doctor Turner faces some changes in his relationship with Timothy now that he is an adult, while Shelagh continues to support community health programs. Across the series, the team faces...
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Call the Midwife volume 7
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The legacy of thalidomide becomes apparent and Nurse Crane faces an unexpected crisis.
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Call the Midwife volume 3
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Sister Julienne receives a phone call from Holloway Prison where the Salvation Army, who normally provide midwifery for female inmates, have been struck down with influenza. She is called to care for the women and asks Trixie to help her. Shelagh suffers heartbreak when a routine pregnancy check turns out to be something far more serious.
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Call the Midwife volume 7
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Dr. Turner prepares for change with the introduction of the contraceptive pill, while Patsy struggles to help a Bargee woman who is determined to give birth among her own community. As a huge storm threatens Poplar, Nurse Crane helps save the life of a young mother. After the storm, there is a welcome return for one Nonnatus House resident.
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Call the Midwife volume 1
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The team reunites but all is not well when a change of management shakes up Nonnatus House.
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Call the Midwife volume 4
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An expectant mother buckles under the strains of pregnancy, as Tom provides pastoral care.
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Call the Midwife volume 7
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Cynthia is concerned during a visit as she feels new mother Pamela is overly anxious. Dr. Turner arranges for a psychiatrist to visit but on their return, Pamela and the baby are missing. Dr. Turner and Shelagh continue with the adoption process but one of his references from a man he served with during the war leads to the uncovering of a devastating secret.
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Call the Midwife volume 8
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As preparations are made for Chummy to nurse her dying mother at home, Jenny finds herself drawn to help. While Shelagh and Dr. Turner await news from the Adoption Society, Shelagh pulls out all the stops when she enters her choir into a competition.
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Call the Midwife volume 6
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A rash of violent attacks on women brings a state of fear to Poplar and impacts directly on the residents of Nonnatus House. A secret pregnancy threatens the life of a young girl, after her mother takes matters into her own hands. Meanwhile, a long overdue holiday for the Turner family fails to live up to expectations.
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Call the Midwife volume 1
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As Jenny struggles to care for exhausted mother Merle Vickers and her two sickly sons, it is Sister Monica Joan who holds the key to the diagnosis of their mystery illness. Meanwhile, Chummy calls on her royal connections for the official opening of the new prenatal and baby clinic, and Nonnatus House welcomes a new resident, Sister Winifred.