Selma Blair
Author
Language
English
Description
"Over the course of this ... memoir, Selma lays bare her addiction to alcohol, her devotion to her brilliant and complicated mother, and the moments she flirted with death. There is brutal violence, passionate love, true friendship, the gift of motherhood, and, finally, the surprising salvation of a multiple sclerosis diagnosis"--Dust jacket flap.
In her memoir, Blair lays bare her addiction to alcohol, her devotion to her brilliant and complicated...
Author
Language
English
Description
Anne Frank's diary is one of the greatest books of the century. As she brings herself and her circumstances into such buzzing, engaged life on the page, she triumphs over her history. We return to her again and again, unable to believe that this hymn to life was written More...on the way to Belsen' Guardian 'A modern classic. Anne's diary tells a story that is true, memorable, important and strongly personalized...compelling reading' The Times 'still...
Author
Series
Everyman's library volume no. 333
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
The Diary of a Young Girl is the record of two years in the life of a remarkable Jewish girl and one of the most moving and eloquent accounts of the Holocaust, Frank's triumphant humanity in the face of unfathomable deprivation and fear has made the book one of the most enduring documents of our time. This edition reprints the Definitive edition authorized by the Frank estate, plus a new introduction, a bibliography, and a chronology of Anne Frank's...
4) The deal
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (107 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A political thriller with an all star cast which includes Christian Slater, Selma Blair, Angie Harmon, and Robert Loggia. A timely political thriller steeped in illegal oil trading, the Russian Mafia, and governmental cover-ups.
5) After
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Formats
Description
The story follows Tessa, a dedicated student, dutiful daughter, and loyal girlfriend to her high school sweetheart, as she enters her first semester in college. Armed with grand ambitions for her future, her guarded world opens up when she meets the dark and mysterious Hardin Scott, a magnetic, brooding rebel who makes her question all she thought she knew about herself and what she wants out of life.
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 97 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Marty is a devoted mom, who last saw her son, Henry, three years ago when she was unhealthy, coarse, and overweight. When Henry returns home from his latest secret operation, he brings his fianc̈еee to meet his mom. Marty's still coarse, but has become a babe with a healthy libido. Henry is horrified, but his girlfriend, Emily, is entranced. When Marty begins dating the sultry Tommy, Henry gets the ultimate assignment: spying on his mom and her...
7) Mom and Dad
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (83 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A teenage girl and her little brother must survive a wild 24 hours during which a mass hysteria of unknown origins causes parents to turn violently on their own kids.
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
An evil elf prince breaks an ancient pact between humans and creatures. He declares war against humanity. He is on a mission to release the golden army, a deadly group of fighting machines that can destroy the human race. As war is ready to erupt, Hellboy and his team of paranormal outcasts prepare to face off with the forces of darkness in the ultimate battle of good versus evil.
9) Hellboy
Language
English
Description
In the 1940s, the Third Reich has joined forces with the evil Grigori Rasputin, who has used his occult powers to summon up a demon from the depths of Hell. However, the demonic creature is captured by American forces, and put in the care of Professor Broom. Under Broom's care, Hellboy develops the desire to do good. Sixty years later he takes action as part of an elite secret defense team alongside Liz Sherman, and Abe Sapian, an aquatic humanoid...
10) Ordinary world
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (87 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
An aging punk rocker, Perry, hits his mid-life crisis on his 40th birthday. He has two children and a beautiful wife but decides to revisit his punk-rock past by throwing a party in a presidential suite. At the party Perry encounters his beautiful ex-girlfriend and former bandmates whom have moved on to bigger and better things.
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (105 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Hardin will always be ... Hardin. But is he really the deep, thoughtful guy Tessa fell madly in love with or has he been a stranger all along? She wishes she could walk away. It's just not that easy. Not with the memory of the passionate nights they spent together. Still, Tessa's not sure she can endure one more broken promise. She's focused on her studies and just starting an exiciting new internship at Vance Publishing. She's also being pursued...
12) Feast of love
Pub. Date
2008.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (102 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Bradley is the owner of a coffee shop in Oregon. He thinks his marriage is idyllic, that is until his wife, Kathryn, leaves him for another woman. One of Bradley's baristas falls head over heels for a girl who comes looking for a job, but his abusive father spells trouble for the relationship. Finally, a professor and his wife struggle to find purpose in life in the aftermath of a personal tragedy.
15) Feast of love
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (102 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Bradley is the owner of a coffee shop in Oregon. He thinks his marriage is idyllic, that is until his wife, Kathryn, leaves him for another woman. One of Bradley's baristas falls head over heels for a girl who comes looking for a job, but his abusive father spells trouble for the relationship. Finally, a professor and his wife struggle to find purpose in life in the aftermath of a personal tragedy.
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (92 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Sean McAllister is thrown into a local bowling tournament as his ailing brother's substitute, clashing with his father, opening old wounds. But instead of reliving the past, they pull together for his nephew Eli who stands to lose so much.
17) Cruel intentions
Pub. Date
[1999]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (97 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Two unscrupulous stepsiblings engage in a series of manipulative schemes revolving around love, sex & seduction, wreaking havoc on the lives (and reputations) of everyone unfortunate enough to pique their anger. An update of the French epistolary novel "Les liaisons dangereuses", set amongst the upper classes in New York City in the late 1990s.
18) A dark foe
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (114 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A guilt-ridden FBI agent, stranded in the painful memory of the abduction of his sister, will have to face-off with the cunning serial killer who took her away.
19) A guy thing
Pub. Date
[2003]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (101 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Paul is a regular guy who is engaged to marry Karen. Shortly before the wedding, Paul's friends throw him a bachelor party. Paul strikes up a conversation with one of the dancers, Becky, and the next morning, he wakes up bleary-eyed with a massive hangover -- and Becky in bed next to him. Karen comes over and Paul attempts to explain some incriminating evidence with a few white lies, but this messy situation gets messier when Paul runs into Becky...
Pub. Date
[2002]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (84 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Christina and her party-hopping pals are three sexy singles who love the night life. At the city's most exclusive dance club, Christina unexpectedly meets Peter, her perfect match. Discovering the next morning that he's left town, Christina and her friend Courtney set out on a wild road trip to find him. But the road to Mr. Right is paved with seductive surprises and hilarious misadventures.
