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Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
417 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"From the Academy Award-winning actor and best-selling author: his debut novel. The story of the making of a colossal, star-studded, multimillion-dollar superhero action film...and the humble comic book that inspired it. PART ONE of this story takes place in 1947. A troubled soldier, returning from the war, meets his talented five-year-old nephew, leaves an indelible impression, and then disappears for 23 years. Cut to 1970: The nephew, now drawing...
Author
Publisher
Minotaur Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
""On rare occasions I read a book that reminds me of why I fell in love with storytelling in the first place. This is such a book." -Stephen King Peter Blauner's epic Picture in the Sand is a sweeping intergenerational saga told through a grandfather's passionate letters to his grandson, passing on the story of his political rebellion in 1950s Egypt in order to save his grandson's life in a post-9/11 world. When Alex Hassan gets accepted to an Ivy...
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
xi, 223 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Most people know Andrew McCarthy from his movie roles in Pretty in Pink, St. Elmo's Fire, Weekend at Bernie's, and Less than Zero, and as a charter member of Hollywood's Brat Pack. That iconic group of ingenues and heartthrobs included Rob Lowe, Molly Ringwald, Emilio Estevez, and Demi Moore, and has come to represent both a genre of film and an era of pop culture. In his memoir Brat: An '80s Story, McCarthy focuses his gaze on that singular moment...
4) Double down
Author
Series
Diary of a wimpy kid volume 11
Publisher
Amulet Books
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 3
Physical Desc
217 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Greg plans to film a scary movie using an old video camera he found in the basement, but getting rich and famous from his new hobby isn't as easy as he thought.
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
One of the most celebrated, beloved, and enduring actors of our time, Sally Field has an infectious charm that has captivated the nation for more than five decades, beginning with her first TV role at the age of seventeen. From Gidget's sweet-faced "girl next door" to the dazzling complexity of Sybil to the Academy Award-worthy ferocity and depth of Norma Rae and Mary Todd Lincoln, Field has stunned audiences time and time again with her artistic...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
A collection of essays spanning politics, criticism, and feminism from one of the most-watched young cultural observers of her generation, Roxane Gay. Bad Feminist is a sharp, funny, and spot-on look at the ways in which the culture we consume becomes who we are, and an inspiring call-to-arms of all the ways we still need to do better.
8) Chocolat
Publisher
Miramax Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2001], c2000
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (122 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
When a single mother and her young daughter move to rural France and open a chocolate shop - with Sunday hours - across the street from the local church, they are met with some resistance from the rigidly moral community. But as soon as the townspeople discover their delicious products, their attitudes begin to change.
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 121 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The beloved characters of Downton Abbey take to the big screen, and it turns out that they've got a major event to prepare for. After all, it's not every day that royalty makes an appearance. Of course, it's not long before tensions are running high. The property isn't even close to ready when it becomes clear that Carson the butler will need to come out of retirement to help run this sinking ship before it's too late.
10) Sherlock Holmes
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (128 min.) sd., col. 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
After finally catching serial killer and occult 'sorcerer' Lord Blackwood, legendary sleuth Sherlock Holmes and his assistant Dr. Watson can close yet another successful case. After his execution, Blackwood mysteriously returns from the grave and resumes his killing spree, Holmes must take up the hunt once again. Contending with Watson's new fianc�e and the dimwitted head of Scotland Yard, the determined detective must unravel the clues that will...
11) Skyfall
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (143 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Bond's loyalty to M is tested when her past comes back to haunt her. When MI6 comes under attack, 007 must track down and destroy the threat, no matter how personal the cost.
