Paul Newman
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Description
"The raw, candid, unvarnished memoir of an American icon Several years before he died in 2008, Paul Newman commissioned his best friend to interview actors and directors he worked with, his friends, his children, his first wife, his psychiatrist, and Joanne Woodward, to create an oral history of his life. After hearing and reading what others said about him, Newman then dictated his own version of his life. Now, this long-lost memoir-90% Newman's...
2) Cars
Pub. Date
[c2006]
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.
Author
Pub. Date
2004
Description
"In 1798, the federal government levied its first direct tax on American citizens, one that seemed to favor land speculators over farmers. In eastern Pennsylvania, the tax assessors were largely Quakers and Moravians who had abstained from Revolutionary participation and were recruited by the administration of John Adams to levy taxes against their patriot German Reformed and Lutheran neighbors.".
Author
Pub. Date
[2003]
Description
Publisher's description: In 1978, Paul Newman and A. E. Hotchner decided that rather than just distribute Paul's own salad dressing at Christmas to neighbors, they would offer it to a few local stores. Freewheeling, irreverent entrepreneurs, they conceived of their venture as a great way to poke fun at the mundane method of traditional marketing. Much to their surprise, the dressing was enthusiastically received. What had started as a lark quickly...
6) Exodus
Pub. Date
c2002
Description
The story of the birth of Israel as an independent state, based on the novel by Leon Uris.
7) Hombre
8) The meerkats
Pub. Date
2009
Description
An inspiring look at how one family's connection to each other and their surroundings is a model of resilience and fortitude for us all. The story features the coming of age of a young meerkat pup, Kolo, growing up in the Kalahari desert.
10) Empire Falls
Pub. Date
[2005]
Description
A powerful portrait of blue-collar America, a timeless tribute to the inherent decency and good humor that sustains working-class people in everyday life.
11) The Outrage
Pub. Date
2009
Description
At a disused railway station, three men -- a con artist (Edward G. Robinson), a preacher (William Shatner) and a prospector (Howard Da Silva) -- discuss the recent trial and sentencing of the outlaw Juan Carrasco (Paul Newman) for the murder of a man (Laurence Harvey) and the rape of his wife (Claire Bloom). In their recounting, the three explore the conflicting testimonies of the parties involved in the crimes. Disconcerting new questions arise with...
12) Hud
Series
Pub. Date
[2003]
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.
13) Valdez is coming
Pub. Date
2011
Description
Valdez is Coming: A Mexican-American sheriff must resort to violence against a powerful rancher in order to get just compensation for the pregnant Indian widow of a wrongly killed black man.
The Ride Back: A sheriff and his prisoner find that they need each others help to survive.
Buffalo Bill and the Indians: A cynical Buffalo Bill hires Sitting Bull to exploit him and add his credibility to the distorted view of history presented in his Wild West...
Author
Description
Michael Gallagher, a legitimate businessman, reads in the paper that he is the subject of a criminal investigation. He confronts the author Megan Carter, a relentless investigative reporter. Together they learn that the story was purposely leaked to Carter as part of a plot by the chief investigator.
Pub. Date
2010
Description
Three adventures in one storybook! Blast off with Buzz Lightyear and the whole crew from Toy Story. Dive into the amazing underwater world of Finding Nemo. Race around the track with lightning McQueen in Cars. At the sound of the chime on the CD, turn the pages of this thrilling storybook and follow along with the word-for-word narration. With retellings of three of the best-loved Disney-Pixar films, plus original movie voices and sound effects, this...
16) Cool hand Luke
Pub. Date
[1997]
Description
Luke is sent to a prison camp, where he gets a reputation as a hard man. The head of the gang hates him, and tries to break him by beating him up. It doesn't work, and he gains respect. His mother dies, and he escapes, but is caught, escapes again, and is caught again. Will the camp bosses ever break him ?
17) The sting
Description
Set in 1930's Chicago, this story deals with two con men who seek revenge on a big-time gangster who was responsible for the murder of their friend.
Series
Pub. Date
2004
Description
During World War II, in the remote desert of New Mexico, the "Manhattan Project" was developing the atomic bomb. General Leslie Groves is in charge of the massive project that will produce two nuclear weapons: "Fat Man" and "Little Boy". J. Robert Oppenheimer is the brilliant scientist attempting to bring the mission to fruition. What develops is the mushroom-shaped specter that changes our world forever.
Pub. Date
[2003]
Description
Michael Sullivan works as an enforcer for his adopted father, Irish gangster John Rooney. When Sullivan's son, Mike Jr., witnesses one of his father's killings on Rooney's behalf, the gangster decides that his ward and his family are liabilities that must be removed. Sullivan tries to safeguard his son and get even with the man who betrayed him, while his son focuses on bonding with his emotionally distant father.
