John Williams
1) Stoner
Author
Language
English
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...
Author
Publisher
Blackstone Publishing
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
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
...Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
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...
6) Sabrina
Language
English
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...
7) The Patriot
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Video
Pub. Date
c2000
Language
English
Description
When the British arrive at his South Carolina home, French and Indian War hero Benjamin Martin takes up arms again to protect his family after swearing off violence and fighting.
Publisher
Level 33 Entertainment
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
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)***...
9) Terminal
Publisher
DreamWorks Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2004
Language
English
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...
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2005
Language
English
Description
Torn between loyalty to his mentor, Obi-Wan Kenobi, and the seductive powers of the Sith, Anakin Skywalker ultimately turns his back on the Jedi. This begins his complete journey to the dark side and his transformation into Darth Vader.
11) Home alone
Series
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc
Language
English
Description
"Eight-year-old Kevin McCallister (Macaulay Culkin) has become the man of the house, overnight! Accidentally left behind when his family rushes off on a Christmas vacation, Kevin gets busy decorating the house for the holidays. But he's not decking the halls with tinsel and holly. Two bumbling burglars are tyring to break in, and Kevin's rigging a bewildering battery of booby traps to welcome them!"--Container.
15) To catch a thief
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
[2002], c1954
Language
English
Description
A retired American jewel thief living on the French Riviera seeks to prove his innocence by exposing the burglar who has been imitating his technique.
Pub. Date
2000
Language
English
Description
Four years after the disaster at Jurassic Park, dinosaurs have secretly survived on a nearby island and roam free. Now there is a more ominous threat--a plan to capture and bring the dinosaurs to the mainland. John Hammond sees a chance to redeem himself for his past mistakes and sends an expedition to reach the island before the mercenary team gets there. The two groups confront each other in the face of extreme danger and must team up for their...
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Language
English
Description
After barely escaping a Shanghai nightclub brawl, Indiana Jones crash-lands into the wilds of India where he uncovers a scheme that has enslaved a remote village's children. Indy must save the children and avoid becoming a slave himself to the evil Thuggee cult.
19) The book thief
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
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.
Language
English
Description
Cars fly, trees fight back and a mysterious elf comes to warn Harry Potter at the start of the second year of his amazing journey into the world of wizardry. This year at Hogwarts, spiders talk, letters scold and Harry's own unsettling ability to speak to snakes turns his friends against him. From dueling clubs to rogue Bludgers, it's a year of adventure and danger when bloody writing on a wall announces: The Chamber of Secrets has been opened. To...