Gary Ross
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Sex. High-stakes corruption. Murder. Meet Gideon Rimes, an Iraq-war vet and army detective turned Private Investigator. Returning a kid separated from his family at the border should have been an easy task. Too bad Gideon left his Baby Glock in his gun safe back in New York... (Publisher's Note: This is a short story in the Gideon Rimes mystery series.)
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Take another trip into the darkness!
Venture forth into fourteen chilling tales of unrelenting horror. A dull and quiet night turns into a bloody, gory evening shift in an emergency ward. Three revolting murders begets a supernatural revenge. Turnabout is fair play with New York's elite. Erotic dreams mask an unpredictable fate. Government involvement only makes matter worse. A doctor is held captive by his judge, jury, and executioner. Generational...
5) Big
Language
English
Description
A 12-year-old boy's wish comes true when he asks a mechanical carnival genie to make him 'big'. He manages to land a job at a toy company where he experiences the complications of being an adult.
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Every year in the ruins of what was once North America, the Capitol of the nation of Panem forces each of its twelve districts to send a teenage boy and girl to compete in the Hunger games. Sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen volunteers in her younger sister's place and must rely upon her sharp instincts when she's pitted against highly trained Tributes who have prepared their entire lives. She must make impossible choices in the arena that weigh survival...
7) Ocean's 8
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Debbie Ocean gathers a crew to attempt an impossible heist at New York City's yearly Met Gala.
Author
Pub. Date
2012.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Bartholomew Biddle's life has always been pretty ordinary, but when a huge wind blows past his window one night, he feels the call of adventure, grabs his bedsheet and starts flying. Soon he's soaring far above his little town, heading wherever the wind takes him. But will he be able to find his way home again?
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Once upon a time in the far away kingdom of Dor lived a brave and virtuous mouse with comically oversized ears who dreamt of becoming a knight. Banished from his home for having such lofty ambitions, Despereaux sets off on an amazing adventure with his good-hearted rat friend Roscuro. The two go on a very noble quest to rescue an endangered princess and save an entire kingdom from darkness.
10) Lassie
Series
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
In this updated version of the classic story, teenage Matt and his family leave the city to start a new life in rural Virginia, where they adopt a stray collie who helps them learn about life and love.
12) Seabiscuit
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
Based on a true story. A half-blind ex-prizefighter and mustang breaker team up with a millionaire and his rough-hewn, undersized horse, Seabiscuit. The men bring Seabiscuit to incredible heights, helping to turn a long shot into a legend. Eventually, Seabiscuit earns Horse of the Year honors in 1938.
15) Dave
Pub. Date
[1998]
Language
English
Description
Kevin Kline stars as an off-the-wall, temporary replacement for the missing president. His unusual style of governing and decision making tip off the opposition that something is definitely "out-of-order" in Washington.
16) Ocean's 8
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
Special edition.
Language
English
Description
Debbie Ocean gathers a crew to attempt an impossible heist at New York City's yearly Met Gala.
17) Pleasantville
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
Life imitates art when two modern-day teenagers get trapped in the perfect suburbia of the '50s sitcom Pleasantville.
18) Big
Pub. Date
[2013?]
Edition
[25th anniversary edition], extended cut.
Language
English
Description
A 13-year-old boy wishes to be big-- and his wish is granted. He must live in the adult world with work and romance until he finds a cure for his 'bigness.'
20) Big
Pub. Date
2009.
Edition
[Blu-ray version, Widescreen format].
Language
English
Description
A 12-year-old boy's wish comes true when he asks a mechanical carnival genie to make him 'big'. He manages to land a job at a toy company where he experiences the complications of being an adult.
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