Alfred Molina
Author
Language
English
Description
"When Jim Hawkins and his mother stumble upon a map, he and a group of pirates set sail to Treasure Island. An action-packed and exciting journey unfolds, as the men exchange stories over the long trip and eventually traverse the island to find the treasure. Told from the perspective of Jim as an adult, this retelling engages and entertains readers from start to finish; especially those interested in the world of pirates! Full-color illustrations...
Series
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
Balthazar Blake is a modern-day sorcerer with his hands full defending Manhattan against dark forces. When a seemingly average kid shows hidden potential, Balthazar takes his reluctant recruit on a crash course in the art and science of magic to become the ultimate sorcerer's apprentice.
4) The company
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Depicts the global power struggle between the U.S. and the Soviet Union, told from the viewpoint of CIA and KGB spies. Spans four decades, from the dawn of the Cold War in the 1950s to the downfall of the Soviet Union in the '90s. Trace the activities of the CIA's underground fight with the KGB and where three CIA agents must find out the moles in their own ranks before every operation in an unrelenting battle within the organization itself.
Series
Language
English
Description
Wallace Ritchie, an American vacationer in London, doesn't know that the bullets are real and the truth serum true. He thinks the intrigue erupting around him is part of an audience-participation theater event. Yet the world's fate depends on this gullible goofus who can't even spell CIA.
Language
English
Description
Indiana Jones, an archeologist, embarks on a thrilling quest to locate the mystical Ark of the Covenant. Accompanied by his fiesty ex-flame, Marion Ravenwood, Indy must discover the Ark before the Nazis do, and he has to survive poison, traps, snakes and treachery to do so.
10) An education
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
In the early 1960's, 16-year-old Jenny Mellor lives with her parents in a London suburb. She is smart, pretty, and working toward her goal of being accepted into Oxford. Her life will take a big turn when she meets David, a man twice her age. Now she must decide if she will pursue an education at Oxford, or if she will choose to learn all that a charismatic, older man can teach her.
12) Chocolat
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
When a single mother and her young daughter move to rural France and open a chocolate shop - with Sunday hours - across the street from the local church, they are met with some resistance from the rigidly moral community. But as soon as the townspeople discover their delicious products, their attitudes begin to change.
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
For the first time in years the entire Rodriguez clan comes home to Chicago to celebrate Christmas where traditions will be celebrated. During the course of this eventful week they will celebrate one member's safe return from Iraq, secrets will be revealed, old resentments forgotten, each family member will learn something about themselves and each other, and the healing power of laughter will work its magic.
14) Don't let go
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Jack Radcliff, a homicide detective, picks up his niece Ashley from a theater. It is revealed that Ashley does not like her father Garret due to his bipolar disorder and history with drug abuse. A day after Jack has a serious talk with his brother about getting his life together, he receives a crying call for help from Ashley. Jack rushes to her house but is too late, finding the dead bodies of Ashley, his brother Garret, and Garret's wife in an apparent...
15) Texas Rangers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
In 1875, after the Civil War, Leander McNelly organizes the Texas Rangers to battle the outlaws terrorizing Texas, notably crime kingpin John King Fisher. With a team of experienced gunmen and enthusiastic but green recruits, McNelly and his Rangers bring law and order to the wild Texas plains. McNelly must also keep order among his charges when two rangers fall in love with the same woman.
16) Steamboy
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
In 19th century England, young Ray Steam receives a Steam Ball, a mysterious, powerful device, from his inventor grandfather. Governments and businesses around the world covet Ray's Steam Ball, and he finds himself in a murderous conflict over its possession. He's also caught between his father who builds terrible weapons for an American arms merchant, and his grandfather, who believes science should improve people's lives.
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
In this fild adaptation of Dan Brown's bestselling novel, a murder inside the Louvre and clues in Leonardo da Vinci painting lead to the discovery of a religious mystery protected by a secret society for two thousand years. Tom Hanks, Audrey Tautou and Jean Reno Star.
Series
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Ralph and Penelope are faced with a new challenge when they begin the search for a spare part to fix a beloved videogame: how to navigate the internet. When trying to fix Sugar Rush the pair become engrossed in the World Wide Web after a router is plugged into the local arcade space, forcing them to find a wheel to replace the router with and get the arcade up and running again. Traversing through this new, technological landscape won't be easy, with...
20) Identity
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
Ten strangers are brought together at a motel because of a savage rainstorm. All take shelter at a desolate motel run by a nervous night manager. Relief in finding shelter is quickly replaced with fear as the ten travelers begin to die, one by one. They soon realize that, if they are to survive, they'll have to uncover the secret that has brought them all together.