Frank Carlson Library

"Mo Rocca has always loved obituaries -- reading about the remarkable lives of world leaders, captains of industry, innovators and artists. But not every notable life has gotten the send-off it deserves. With Mobituaries -- the book companion to the CBS podcast of the same name -- the journalist, humorist, and history buff is righting that wrong, profiling the people who have long fascinated him -- from the 20th century's greatest entertainer... to...

Kansas-born girl, Amelia Earhart discovers the thrill of aviation at age 23. Within 12 years she goes on to win the Distinguished Flying Cross for being the first woman to pilot a plane solo across the Atlantic Ocean. Amelia and her husband/business partner George Putnam have an enduring marriage that could not be broken by her determination to fly, nor her passionate affair with Gene Vidal. At age 39, she sets out on an attempt to circumnavigate...

Prince Caspian calls Lucy, Edmund, Peter, and Susan back to Narnia in his most harrowing time of need. The children help Caspian defeat King Miraz, and restore Narnia for it's full glory.

A lawyer's life and marriage take an unexpected turn when he follows a woman to a dance studio and begins to take lessons and finds he has a passion for dance. His wife thinks he is having an affair and hires a detective to follow him.

Georgia Byrd is a department store employee who leads a life of frustrated desires. She particularly likes the bashful salesman from the outdoor furnishings department. But when she learns she only has a few weeks left to live, Georgia gathers her money, quits her job, and flies to the swank European resort she's always dreamed of visiting. Naturally, her new carelessness with money and fearless candor lead everyone around her, including a senator...

For me and my gal: Musical comedy about a vaudeville song-and-dance team who buck tough times and World War I on their way to success in show business. In the good old summertime: A musical version of "The shop around the corner" tells the story of a salesgirl correspondence through a dating service with a man who turns out to be the manager she detests. Summer stock: Romance blooms during the summer in New England when Jane Falbury's sister shows...

Comedian: A hilarious look at the stand-up comedy business and the success and struggles that two contrasting personalities face. One hell of a guy: "When the devil's favourite demon, Nick (Lowe), is sent to corrupt the soul of Cassie Springer (Powers), the last thing he expected was to fall in love. This horny little devil is using every trick in the book, spicing it up any way he can. Will this be enough to entice this wholesome angel to lose her...