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English
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"NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER * The raw, candid, unvarnished memoir of an American icon. The greatest movie star of the past 75 years covers everything: his traumatic childhood, his career, his drinking, his thoughts on Marlon Brando, James Dean, Elizabeth Taylor, John Huston, his greatest roles, acting, his intimate life with Joanne Woodward, his innermost fears and passions and joys. With thoughts/comments throughout from Joanne Woodward, George Roy...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
The adventures of a spirited boy growing up in a Mississippi River town in the nineteenth century, as he tries a new method for curing warts, witnesses a murder, runs away to an island and pretends to be a pirate, watches his own funeral, and falls for the new girl in the neighborhood.
3) Cars
Publisher
Walt Disney Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
Hotshot rookie race car Lightning McQueen is living life in the fast lane until he hits a detour on his way to the most important race of his life. Stranded in Radiator Springs, a forgotten town on old Route 66, he meets Sally, Mater, Doc Hudson, and a variety of quirky characters who help him discover that there's more to life than trophies and fame.
5) The sting
Publisher
Universal Home Video
Pub. Date
1998, 1973.
Language
English
Description
A 1930's ambitious small-time crook and a veteran con-man seek revenge on a crime lord who murdered one of their friends.
Series
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
"World-famous American scientist Michael Armstrong, and his fiancee/assistant, Sarah Sherman, travel to Copenhagen for a physics conference. When Sarah mistakenly intercepts a message meant for Armstrong, she believes that he is secretly defecting to East Germany. Or is he? As Armstrong goes undercover to glean top-secret information, the couple find themslves running for their lives from enemy agents"--Container.
8) Slap shot
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Video
Pub. Date
2002, 1977.
Language
English
Description
The story of the player/coach of a fading hockey team who finds a way to keep it going.
9) The hustler
Language
English
Description
An itinerant pool shark challenges the top man for the championship, sacrificing everything until he realizes the stakes are too high.
10) Empire Falls
Publisher
HBO Video
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
On a daily basis, goodhearted restaurant manager Miles Roby tries to keep his Empire Grill going, even as the wealthy and powerful Mrs. Whiting makes life difficult for him. On top of dealing with Mrs. Whiting, Miles has to keep tabs on his old man, Max, who is always getting into trouble. But Miles has something much bigger than restaurant receipts and a cantankerous father on his mind - he can't shake the ghosts from a tragic past that keep his...
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English
Description
The Sundance Kid is the frontier's fastest gun. His partner, Butch Cassidy is always dreaming up new ways to get rich fast. If only they could blow open a baggage car without also blowing up the money-filled safe inside. So Butch and Sundance pack their guns, put on new duds, and, with Sundance's girlfriend, head down to Bolivia.
12) Hud
Series
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
2003, 1963.
Language
English
Description
Hud Bannon has always preferred drinking, fighting and womanizing to the very traditional ways of his father. Hud is a man who cares more for himself than he does his young nephew, his dad, or even their understanding housekeeper. When disease threatens the cattle on the Bannon Ranch, the conflict between Hud and his old-line father reaches an all time high.
Author
Publisher
Harmony Books
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
In "Paul Newman: A Life," film critic and pop culture historian Shawn Levy gives readers the ultimate behind-the-scenes examination of the actor's life, from his merry pranks on the set to his lasting romance with Joanne Woodward to the devastating impact of his son's death from a drug overdose.
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