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Who could forget the pranks, the adventures, the sheer fun of Tom Sawyer? It's something every child should experience and every child will love. From Tom's sly trickery with the whitewashed fence, when he cleverly manipulates everyone so they happily do his work for him, to his and Becky Thatcher's calamities in the Bat Cave, the enjoyment just never ends.
3) Final spin
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"Johnny is stuck-living at home and watching after his brother while working as a stock boy is not what he dreamed about. But when he and his best friend, Goat, see an opportunity to break free of the monotony and take care of Johnny's brother all in one shot, they jump on it. Now they're on the run and about to find out the price for freedom. A moving and fast-paced thriller, Final Spinis a gripping exploration into brotherhood and sacrifice-straight...
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Publisher
Scribner
Pub. Date
2020
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xix, 136 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : black and white photographs ; 22 cm.
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The story of an old Cuban fisherman, down on his luck, and his supreme ordeal: a relentless, agonizing battle with a giant marlin far out in the Gulf Stream. Using the simple, powerful language of a fable, Hemingway takes the timeless themes of courage in the face of defeat and personal triumph won from loss and transforms them into a magnificent twentieth-century classic
5) Love
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Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
[2020]
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327 pages ; 22 cm
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"Two old friends reconnect in Dublin for a dramatic, revealing evening of drinking and storytelling in this winning new novel from the author of the Booker Prize winning Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha Davy and Joe were drinking pals back in their Dublin youth. Davy rarely sees Joe for a pint anymore--maybe one or two when Davy comes over from England to check on his elderly father. But tonight Davy's father is dying in the hospice, and Joe has a secret that...
6) Ashby
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
[2016]
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1 DVD (102 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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A terminally ill ex-CIA hitman becomes a mentor to his new seventeen-year-old neighbor who is having trouble making friends and fitting in at school.
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Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2010
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2 DVDs (432 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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Explores the unique bonds of male friendship among three men experiencing the changes and challenges of mid-life. They have been best friends since college but now, in their 40s, are navigating through the second act of their lives.
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MaddAddam trilogy volume 1
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NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The first volume in the internationally acclaimed MaddAddam trilogy is at once an unforgettable love story and a compelling vision of the future—from the bestselling author of The Handmaid's Tale and The Testaments
Snowman, known as Jimmy before mankind was overwhelmed by a plague, is struggling to survive in a world where he may be the last human, and mourning...
Snowman, known as Jimmy before mankind was overwhelmed by a plague, is struggling to survive in a world where he may be the last human, and mourning...
9) The upside
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A recently paroled ex-convict, Dell, strikes up an unusual and unlikely friendship with a quadriplegic billionaire, Philip Lacasse, in this 'funny and warm-hearted buddy comedy.' From worlds apart, Dell and Philip form an unlikely bond, bridging their differences and gaining invaluable wisdom in the process, giving each man a renewed sense of passion for all of life's possibilities.
10) The kite runner
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Traces the unlikely friendship of a wealthy Afghan youth and a servant's son in a tale that spans the final days of Afghanistan's monarchy through the atrocities of the present day.
11) 25th hour
Publisher
Touchstone Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2003]
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1 DVD (134 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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Monty Brogan is facing a seven year prison sentence for dealing drugs. On the night before he has to go to prison, he decides to go out with his friends one last time, and re-examines his life in the process.
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Broad Green Pictures
Pub. Date
2015
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Bill Bryson, instead of retiring to enjoy his loving and beautiful wife and large and happy family, challenges himself to hike the Appalachian Trail: 2,200 miles of America's most unspoiled, spectacular, and rugged countryside from Georgia to Maine. The peace and tranquility he hopes to find, though, is anything but, when the only person he can find willing to join him on the trek is his long-lost former friend Katz, a down-on-his-luck serial philanderer.
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13) The extra man
Publisher
Magnolia Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
1 DVD (108 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Aspiring playwright Louis Ives moves to New York, taking an environmental job with a beautiful, infatuating co-worker. Louis rents a room from an eccentric former playwright who moonlights as an 'extra man,' a social escort for the wealthy widows of Manhattan high society. The two men develop a volatile mentorship, which leads to a series of comic adventures.
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IFC Films
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Once again two comedy buddies/rivals take a culinary road trip, retracing the steps of the Romantic poets' grand tour of Italy and indulging in some sparkling banter and impersonation-offs. The two enjoy mouthwatering meals in gorgeous settings from Liguria to Capri.
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Dandelion dynasty volume 3
Publisher
Saga Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
982 pages : illustrations on endpapers ; 24 cm.
Description
In Dara, now under Lyucu leadership, the surviving Dandelion Court are beset by rivalries that cause a power surge and a shift in perspectives, while commoners, the forgotten, the ignored, in the spirit of innovation, engineer new solutions for a new age.
16) Afflicted
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Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
1 DVD videodisc (86 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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After two friends embark on a world-wide trip, one of them becomes afflicted with a mysterious disease that causes him to have superhuman powers.
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Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2003], c2002
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1 DVD (107 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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Paul is in his mid-'20s and is a man with little in the way of ambition. Among his friends, Paul has a reputation as a ladies' man, but he's not at all good with long-term relationships. Deep down, Paul senses that he would like to lead a different life, and that feeling becomes all the more clear when he meets Noel. Paul and Noel soon fall in love, but for Paul this is a different sort of relationship than he's accustomed to.
19) 22 Jump Street
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2014
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 112 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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After making their way through high school twice, big changes are in store for officers Schmidt and Jenko when they go deep undercover at a local college. But when Jenko meets a kindred spirit on the football team, and Schmidt infiltrates the bohemian art major scene, they begin to question their partnership.
20) Fading gigolo
Pub. Date
2014
Physical Desc
1 DVD (90 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Murray talks his friend Fioravante into becoming a gigolo as a way of making some much needed cash after an out-of-the-blue request from his dermatologist. With Murray acting as Fioravante's 'manager,' the duo quickly finds themselves caught up in the crosscurrents of love and money.
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