Brian Jones
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English
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A comprehensive portrait of the iconic cultural figure includes coverage of his Mississippi childhood and college forays into early Muppet TV projects to his years with "Sesame Street" and "The Muppet Show" and his considerable achievements in non-Muppet productions.
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English
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Dr. Seuss is a classic American icon; his work has defined our childhoods, and even more than twenty-five years after his death his books continue to find new readers. Theodor Geisel, however, led a life that goes much deeper than the prolific and beloved children's book author. He had a successful career as a political cartoonist, and his political leanings can be felt throughout his books. Jones introduces us to this complicated man, who introduced...
Author
Publisher
Arcade
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
A portrait of the nineteenth-century diplomat and writer evaluates his wild popularity, friendships with such contemporaries as Charles Dickens and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, and determined efforts to cultivate his own public persona.
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"The best-selling author of Jim Henson: The Biography traces the story of the man behind such blockbuster franchises as Star Wars and Indiana Jones, offering insight into the challenges he overcame and his influential legacy,"--NoveList.
May 25, 1977. A problem-plagued independent science-fiction film opened in a handful of movie theaters-- and became one of the biggest box-office-smashing movie franchises of all time. Lucas went on to develop the...
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
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Description
The true story of the secret mission led by Israeli intelligence agent Peter Malkin to infiltrate Argentina and capture Adolf Eichmann, the Nazi officer who masterminded the plans that sent millions of innocent Jews to their deaths during World War II, and bring him to justice.
10) Upgrade
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
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Grey Trace and his wife suffer a brutal mugging which leaves him paralyzed and results in her murder. After the horrific crime, a special new technology is brought to him with a chip implanted in his spine called Stem. With that chip, he now has a new upgraded control over his body and abilities. Set in the near-future, Grey embarks on an exhilarating quest to gain revenge by using his new skills.
11) 13 sins
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
Elliot Brindle is a bright, meek salesman, drowning in debt, and desperate. He receives a phone call informing him that he's on a hidden camera game show. In order to win $6.2 million, he must execute thirteen tasks. Elliot dismissively follows through with his first two instructions. With thousands of dollars suddenly appearing in his bank account, Elliot remains skeptical. As the tasks grow more extreme, Elliot's need to complete the game leads...
12) Boundaries
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Laura is a single mother, who has a constant need to put rescue animals before her. When her estranged, criminally-minded father Jack is kicked out of his retirement home, Laura agrees to drive him to live with her sister. Along for the ride is her bright but troubled son Henry, and an assortment of animal charity cases. Jack convinces Henry to help him sell off his copious supply of marijuana at every stop of their journey, resulting in unexpected...
13) Low tide
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Alan, Red, and Smitty spend high summer on the Jersey Shore, roving the boardwalk and getting into trouble. But the discovery of good old-fashioned treasure sets the friends on an escalating course of suspicion and violence in this atmospheric thriller.
14) Sweet Virginia
Publisher
Shout! Factory
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
A mysterious stranger sends shockwaves through a close-knit community in this nerve-jangling slice of raw suspense. In the wake of a triple murder that leaves the residents of a remote Alaskan outpost on edge, tightly wound drifter Elwood checks into a motel run by Sam, a former rodeo champion whose imposing physical presence conceals a troubled soul.
15) Dreamland
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
A teen bounty hunter is torn between helping or capturing a seductive fugitive bank robber hiding in his small town during the Great Depression.
16) The professor
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Richard, a buttoned-down college lecturer, who after learning he has six months to live, transforms into a rebellious party animal. To the shock of his wife and school chancellor, and the delight of his students, Richard leads a hilarious crusade against authority and hypocrisy in this dark comedy.
17) Midnight special
Publisher
Warner Bros
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
A father and son go on the run, pursued by government agents and a cult drawn to the boy's special powers.
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
In the throes of World War II, Captain Maude Garrett joins the all-male crew of a B-17 bomber with a top-secret package. Caught off guard by the presence of a woman on a military flight, the crew tests Maude's every move. Just as her quick wit is winning them over, strange happenings and holes in her backstory incite paranoia surrounding her true mission. But this crew has more to fear; lurking in the shadows, something sinister is tearing at the...
19) Bad education
Publisher
Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
The beloved superintendent of New York's Roslyn school district and his staff, friends and relatives become the prime suspects in the unfolding of the single largest public school embezzlement scandal in American history.
Author
Publisher
Blackstone Publishing
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
A fun collection of all-time favorite songs for everyone to enjoy ... and join in with! The Wheels on the Bus includes the following songs:
"The Wheels on the Bus""Baa Baa Black Sheep""If You're Happy and You Know It""Do Your Ears Hang Low?""Skip to My Lou""Hickory Dickory Dock""Itsy Bitsy Spider/Jack and Jill""I'm a Little Teapot""Mary Had a Little Lamb""Bingo" "Hush, Little Baby""Where, Oh Where Has My Little Dog Gone?""Old MacDonald"
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