John Williams
Author
Pub. Date
2008
Edition
Unabridged
Description
In his National Book Award–winning novel Augustus, John Williams uncovered the secrets of ancient Rome. With Butcher's Crossing, his fiercely intelligent, beautifully written western, Williams dismantles the myths of modern America.
It is the 1870s, and Will Andrews, fired up by Emerson to seek "an original relation to nature," drops out of Harvard and heads west. He washes up in Butcher's Crossing, a small Kansas town on the outskirts
...2) Stoner
Author
Formats
Description
"Born the child of a poor farmer in Missouri, William Stoner is urged by his parents to study new agriculture techniques at the state university. Digging instead into the texts of Milton and Shakespeare, he falls under the spell of the unexpected pleasures of English literature, and decides to make it his life. STONER is the story of that life. The sorrows of William Stoner are tempered, somehow, by the demands of the daily routine. His own ordinary...
Pub. Date
2014.
Description
In 2008, eighteen high school girls from Gloucester, Massachusetts were accused of making a pact to become pregnant. The mainstream media perpetuated and sensationalized the story, with reporters flying in from as far away as Australia, the UK, and Brazil. The Gloucester 18 looks behind all the headlines and hype to tell the real stories of these girls, and in the process puts a human face on a startling statistic: that the United States has the highest...
Pub. Date
[2005]
Edition
[Limited ed.]; Full screen ed.
Description
Nineteen years after Anakin Skywalker is seduced by the dark side and transforms into the evil Darth Vader, his son Luke Skywalker is thrust into the struggle against the evil Empire. Follow as Luke and twin sister Leia, Han Solo, Chewbacca, Yoda and the droids R2-D2 and C-3PO, lead the Rebellion to bring balance back to the force.
8) Sabrina
Formats
Description
Humphrey Bogart and William Holden play the mega-rich Larrabee brothers of Long Island. Bogie’s all work, Holden’s all playboy. But when Sabrina (Audrey Hepburn), daughter of the family’s chauffeur, returns from Paris, the stage is set for some family fireworks. Nominated for six **Academy Awards**. Winner of the Best Screenplay Award at the **Golden Globes.** *"It's a Cinderella story that gets turned on its heard, a satire about breaking down...
Pub. Date
2016.
Description
A teenage boy discovers his unruly neighbor (Luke Perry) is really a disgraced Rock God who "died" 8 years ago, owing a fortune in unpaid taxes. The boy agrees not to reveal his secret on condition that he teaches him the dark arts of Rock Guitar. Nominated for a Crystal Bear at the **Berlin International Film Festival**. "*...it's about the nurture and realisation of an improbable dream, and it's very nicely done.*" - Brian Viner, ***Daily Mail (UK)***...
10) Jaws
Pub. Date
c2000
Edition
Anniversary collector's ed., Special 25th anniversary collector's ed.
Description
A man-eating shark causes havoc off the Long Island coast and three men join together to hunt and destroy it.
11) Terminal
Pub. Date
c2004
Edition
Full screen ed.
Description
Viktor is a simple man with a mission who finds himself entrapped in JKF airport after the accidental loss of his country to villainous coup. He becomes a man without a country and is stuck in at the airport's international terminal with no visa, and is instructed that he is not allowed to leave. Slowly he encounters airport workers who come to his aid by mutual coercion. Gupta the hilarious Indian custodian; Enrique who transports food; Torres the...
15) The book thief
Pub. Date
2014
Description
While subjected to the horrors of World War II Germany, young Liesel finds solace by stealing books and sharing them with others. Meanwhile, in the basement of her home, a Jewish refugee is being protected by her adoptive parents.
Pub. Date
2012
Edition
Widescreen.
Description
Unquenchably curious young reporter Tintin and his fiercely loyal dog Snowy discover a model ship carrying an explosive secret. Drawn into a centuries-old mystery, Tintin find himself in the sightlines of Ivan Ivanovitch Sakharine, a diabolical villain who believes Tintin has stolen a priceless treasure tied to a dastardly pirate. With the help of Snowy, Captain Haddock, and bumbling detectives Thompson & Thompson, Tintin will travel half the world...
18) The Fabelmans
Description
Growing up in post-World War II era Arizona, young Sammy Fabelman aspires to become a filmmaker as he reaches adolescence, but soon discovers a shattering family secret and explores how the power of films can help him see the truth. Inspired by Steven Spielberg's own childhood.
19) The BFG
Pub. Date
[2016]
Description
Enjoy the imaginative story of a young girl and the Giant who introduces her to the wonders and perils of another world. The BFG is a Big Friendly Giant, so he's nothing like the other inhabitants of Giant Country. Standing 24 feet tall with enormous ears and a keen sense of smell, he is endearingly dim-witted and likes to keep to himself.
Pub. Date
c2001, c1971
Edition
Special ed.
Description
Tevye is a poor Jewish milkman with five unmarried daughters to support in a village in Czarist Russia. With a sharp tongued wife at home and growing anti-Semitism in the village, Tevye talks to God about his troubles. His people's traditions keep him strong when his existence is as precariously balanced as a fiddler on the roof.