David Ray
Series
Language
English
Description
In the not-so-distant future, strong-willed and beautiful Kate possesses a precious commodity that most women have lost and most men want to control: fertility. Forced into a brain-washing boot camp that turns fertile women into surrogate mothers for social-elite men and their infertile wives, Kate thinks she's made out well when she's assigned to an eminent party leader. But when she learns that he's sterile, she's faced with an impossible choice:...
Author
Publisher
Confetti Park workshop, Bienville Ray
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"The little mouse Santi idolizes the cats on the farm. He practices his meows and kitty struts even when the other mice laugh at him. When Santi finally works up the courage to approach a cat for friendship, he is surprised by what happens"--Provided by publisher.
4) Scarface
Language
English
Appears on list
Formats
Description
Inspired by the 1932 classic of the same title, this time set in Miami, Florida, in the 1980s, after the Mariel boatlift brought thousands of Cuban refugees to the United States. Tony Montana is the new Scarface, finding wealth and power beyond his wildest dreams. He loved The American Dream, with a vengeance. In the spring of 1980, the port of Mariel Harbor was opened, and thousands set sail for the United States. They came in search of the American...
6) Greyling
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
1991.
Language
English
Description
A selchie, a seal transformed into human form, lives on land with a lonely fisherman and his wife, until the day a great storm threatens the fisherman's life.
7) Uptown girls
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
"Molly is a partying rock'n'roll princess whose money just ran out. Ray is a fussy nine-year-old whose last nanny just ran out. Only Ray's way-too-busy mom could think that hiring Molly would be the perfect setup for both girls. But as this unlikely pair faces everything from control issues (Ray's, of course) to temper tantrums (Molly's, of course), they discover that sometimes your best friend can come from the place you least expect"--Container....
Publisher
Virgil Films
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Evel. Not a name that you forget. Not a man that will be forgotten. Hell, he wasn't a man, he was a daredevil. Evel was the original daredevil. He left behind a twisted wreck of a life and a story that can only be told at full speed, straight up, and with no flowery prose. Look back, and look inside. With a cast that includes those who were there, those who wanted to be Evel, and those who became who they are today because of one man.
Publisher
Bayview Films
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
During one fateful weekend, the family of brilliant astrophysicist Albert James has a complete meltdown, setting in motion a raucous and hilarious series of events that mirror his radical theories of the behavior of the universe. Inspired by Little Miss Sunshine, Juno, John Hughes, and Wes Anderson, this story is one part coming-of-age and another part midlife crisis, as the adventures of this dysfunctional family take you to places that are equally...
14) One-trick pony
Series
Publisher
Warner Bros. Pictures
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Jonah is a folk singer. He was very big in the 1960s, an anti-war rallying point. He wrote one of the anthems for that decade. But the sixties are long ago, he's middle-aged and out of date. He writes his own songs, travels the country with a small band, while his wife--who loves him--contemplates a divorce. When does a man like Jonah stop being a brave individualist and become merely a middle-aged man hanging onto an obsolete self-image? His wife,...
Publisher
Starz
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
When bizarre radiation storms suddenly erupt, defense systems are wiped out, polar outposts are incinerated and space debris blasts holes clear through our planet. Now a tough federal agent, a cool government scientist, and his rebel genius son have uncovered a magnetospheric nightmare that could stop the Earth's rotation.
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
New Jersey Drive: Two teens get involved in carjacking in Newark and the local police get tough in a way they didn't bargain for.
Empire: An ambitious Bronx drug dealer tries to hook up with a Wall Street banker on a complicated investment scheme that becomes more dangerous than his day-to-day life on the streets.
Mobsters: Follows the daring and violent exploits of four men growing up in the 1920's: charming "Lucky" Luciano, skilled negotiator...