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41) Blackball
Pub. Date
[2005]
Description
Lawn bowls player Cliff Starkey is a roguishly handsome superstar who can't keep out of trouble. When he catches wind of an upcoming championship match between England and rival team, Australia, he becomes determined to make the national team. Quickly acquiring a flashy American agent and becoming the most popular player in England, Cliff vows to dethrone traditionalist bowls champion Ray Speight, who has made no secret his dislike for Cliff's brash...
46) The gift
Pub. Date
2001
Description
"Annie has 'the Gift'. Some fear her, others claim she's a witch. But now, a murder has been committed and only she can solve it. On a twisted trail of open infidelity and jealous rage, she sees visions that will haunt her and discovers a truth that will tear the town apart"--Promotional materials.
48) Ali
Pub. Date
c2002, p2001.
Description
Dramatic biography of boxing great Muhammad Ali, which focuses on the ten-year period of 1964-1974. In that time, the brash, motor-mouthed athlete quickly dominates his sport, meets and marries his first wife, converts to Islam (changing his name from Cassius Clay), and defies the United States government by refusing to submit to military conscription for duty in Vietnam. His world heavyweight champion title thus stripped from him entirely for political...
Pub. Date
2003
Description
This is a wonderfully touching, beautifully produced, coming-of-age story set on a resplendent ranch in Argentina. Three children from Buenos Aires, Laura, Daniel and Felipe, visit their grandfather on his horse ranch. This summer vacation will remain particularly vivid for Laura and Daniel. Felipe, the youngest, will fondly recall his new puppy, while Daniel's memories will center on the challenges of breaking in his first horse and his friendship...
Description
Genevieve Gernier owns a flower shop in Manhattan. She has a personal, strict philosophy on dating. Her rule: no more than five dates with a man to ensure that she will never get dumped or hurt. When Greg Gatlin buys a restaurant nearby her shop, they decide to date. However, after five dates, Genevieve is not happy with her rule and does not know how to meet Greg again. The rule that she swore to never break, could end up breaking her heart.
54) Wonder Wheel
Pub. Date
2018
Description
On Coney Island in the 1950s, a lifeguard tells the story of a middle-aged carousel operator and his beleaguered wife.
Pub. Date
2000, c1997
Description
Two teenagers are put to the test when the plane taking them to a wilderness boot camp for juvenile offenders crashes into the vast Sierra wilderness. Their pilot, injured and unable to make the dangerous journey, teaches them the ways of his ancient people and to have faith in the spirit of the white wolf as well as themselves. Pamela and Jack are forced to face the dangerous trek alone with only the clothes on their back and the spirit of the white...
57) Mortal kombat
Pub. Date
[2021]
Description
MMA fighter Cole Young, accustomed to taking a beating for money, is unaware of his heritage but is shaken to the core when a stranger shows up with the same unique birthmark, and a deadly assassin shows up moments later. In order to protect his family -- and the fate of the earth -- Cole and his companions must travel across the world and into other dimensions to discover their unique magical abilities and defeat Outworld's monstrous champions in...
58) The piano
Pub. Date
1992.
Description
A mute mail-order bride in New Zealand finds herself attracted to her new husband's neighbor when he ends up with her beloved piano.
59) Grumpier Old Men
Pub. Date
[1995]
Description
Grumpy Old Men become grumpier in this sequel as a newcomer (Sophia Loren) plans to change the town's bait shop into a ristorante.
Pub. Date
c2003
Description
"It was the gravest crisis in American history. For four bitter years, Union and Confederate troops battled to determine the fate of a divided nation, with the outcome unclear until the very end. THE LAST DAYS OF THE CIVIL WAR explores this critical period through five original programs. April 1865: The Month That Saved America, based on Jay Winik's bestselling book, chronicles the remarkable succession of events leading from the fall of Richmond...