Jeff Daniels
Author
Series
Washington volume 1
Language
English
Description
A young George Washington hungers for fame and prestige as an officer in the British military. Sent by the British royal governor to deliver an ultimatum to the French in the West, the inexperienced young Washington learns a hard lesson about leadership.
Author
Series
Washington volume 3
Language
English
Description
The Revolution has been won, but for Washington, the problems, even within his own army, are just beginning. With the fate of the young republic at stake, Washington once again rises to the moment.
Author
Series
Washington volume 2
Language
English
Description
Newly minted commander-in-chief George Washington realizes he's been handed a nearly impossible task--fighting the most powerful and seasoned armed forces in the world with a ragtag group of soldiers.
Author
Language
English
Description
Arlen Faber (Jeff Daniels) is the reclusive and misanthropic author of "Me and God," a book that has redefined spirituality for an entire generation and has been translated into over 100 languages. On the eve of the 20th anniversary of his still wildly popular book, Arlen is still sought after as the man who has all the answers. Arlen find his world turned upside down when his life collides with Elizabeth (Lauren Graham), a single mother who might...
7) Guest Artist
Author
Language
English
Description
A young man explores the tangled relationship between the dreams of youth and the wisdom of age when he meets his hero, a bitter playwright.
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Publisher Annotation: Jake Brigance returns; a death row inmate makes an unusual final request; a dysfunctional legal family gets their day in court-but maybe not the way they envisioned it. These are just a few of the unforgettable characters you'll encounter in Sparring Partners, three novellas that prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that John Grisham is truly America's Favorite Storyteller. 320pp.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8 - AR Pts: 7
Lexile measure
780L
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
In Jack London's original tale, The Call of the Wild, readers will find themselves alongside one dog's daring adventure. After more than a hundred years since its first publication, The Call of the Wild continues to entertain its readers on a journey of transformation and survival, one filled with excitement, sled dogs, and adventure.
12) Blood work
Publisher
[publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2002]
Edition
Widescreen edition.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 110 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
FBI profiler Terry McCaleb suffers from a heart attack and retires, but a serial killer with a grudge taunts the ex-agent back into work.
After she was murdered in Los Angeles, the heart of Gloria Torres was transplanted to save the life of onetime FBI agent Terry McCaleb who returns the favor by going after Gloria's killer.
13) Heartburn
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
Meryl Streep and Jack Nicholson are wonderful together in this lighthearted look at modern romance headed for failure, based on Nora Ephron's best-selling novel. She's a magazine writer who gives up her career for love and family. He's a playboy newspaper columnist who can't quite give up his old tricks. And if that combination doesn't give a relationship HEARTBURN, nothing will!
14) The Answer Man
Language
English
Formats
Description
Arlen Faber is the reclusive author of 'Me and God,' a book that has redefined spirituality for an entire generation and has been translated into over 100 languages. On the eve of the 20th anniversary of his still wildly popular book, Arlen is still sought after as the man who has all the answers. His life collides with Elizabeth, a single mom raising her seven-year-old son, and Kris, a young man fresh out of rehab who is searching for meaning. Both...
15) The Russian Five
Publisher
Gunpowder & Sky
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (99 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
In the late 1980s, the Detroit Red Wings hockey team was a laughing stock, often called the “Dead Wings”. After a wealthy pizza magnate bought the failing franchise, he appointed an unorthodox General Manager to build a championship team. Throwing off conventional wisdom, the new GM looked to America’s mortal enemy in the Cold War, the Soviet Union itself. Through a plot that sounds like a spy novel, the Red Wings organization brought on one...
16) Traitor
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (114 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
When straight arrow FBI agent Roy Clayton (Guy Pearce of MOMENTO, L.A. CONFIDENTIAL) heads up the investigation into a dangerous international conspiracy, all clues seem to lead back to former U.S. Special Operations officer, Samir Horn (Academy-Award®-nominee Don Cheadle of HOTEL RWANDA, CRASH). A mysterious figure with a web of connections to terrorist organizations, Horn has a knack for emerging on the scene just as a major operation goes down....
Series
30 for 30 volume Season II, no. 27
Publisher
Team Marketing
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (101 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The story of one of the greatest upsets in sports history has been told. Or has it? On a Friday evening in Lake Placid, a plucky band of American collegians stunned the vaunted Soviet national team, 4-3 in the medal round of the 1980 Winter Olympic hockey competition. But there was another, unchronicled side to the 'Miracle On Ice.' The so-called bad guys from America's ideological adversary were in reality good men and outstanding players.
Publisher
Samuel Goldwyn Films
Pub. Date
2005.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (81 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
In his third feature, director Noah Baumbach (Frances Ha) scores a triumph with an autobiographical coming-of-age story about a teenager (Jesse Eisenberg) whose parents are divorcing. The father (Jeff Daniels) and mother (Laura Linney) duke it out in half-civilized, half-savage fashion, while their two sons adapt in different ways, shifting allegiances between parents. Nominated for Best Original Screenplay at the **Academy Awards.** Nominated for...
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2005.
Edition
Full screen and widescreen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (106 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The heartwarming 'tail' of a young girl whose life is changed by a scruffy, fun-loving pooch she names Winn-Dixie. The special bond between them works magic on her reserved dad and the eccentric townspeople they meet during one unforgettable summer.
Language
English
Description
A collection of DVDs featuring five Matt Damon films into one "binge box."
Elysium (2013). In the year 2154, two groups of people remain: the extremely wealthy, who reside on an immaculate man-made space station named Elysium, and the rest, who occupy an overpopulated, destroyed Earth.
Interstellar (2014). With the humanity's time on Earth coming to an end, a team of explorers undertakes the most important mission in human history: traveling beyond...