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Language
English
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A memoir by the bestselling author of The Prince of Tides about his father--the inspiration for The Great Santini--and a reaffirmation that love can conquer even the meanest of men.
While the publication of The Great Santini brought Conroy much acclaim, the rift it caused with his father brought even more attention. Their long-simmering conflict burst into the open, fracturing an already battered family. But in the final days of Don Conroy's life,...
2) Evening
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
Description
A star-studded cast brings richness and texture to Evening, a lyrical tale of regret, unrequited love, and hope, written by novelists Susan Minot (Rapture) and Michael Cunningham (The Hours), based on Minot's book. Ann (Vanessa Redgrave) lies ill, deliriously remembering when she came to the summer home of her best friend Lila to be Lila's maid of honor (her younger self is played by Claire Danes). But the young Ann is soon caught between the hungry...
Publisher
Vertical
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Tessa and Hardin are at a crossroads: is their relationship salvageable or should Tessa save herself? They'll need to decide if their paths will stay entwined as they work on themselves, and if their love can survive distance and Hardin's growing darkness.
5) Reach me
Publisher
[publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
A motivational book written by a mysterious man quickly gains popularity, inspiring a group of people that includes a journalist, his editor, a former inmate, a hip-hop mogul, an actor and an undercover cop to re-evaluate their choices and decisions by confronting their fears in hopes of creating more positive lives.
6) The Shack
Language
English
Description
After suffering a family tragedy, Mack Phillips spirals into a deep depression causing him to question his innermost beliefs. Facing a crisis of faith, he receives a mysterious letter urging him to an abandoned shack deep in the Oregon wilderness.
Language
English
Description
When everything she's ever known is suddenly taken from her, Lisa begins a fling with Matty, a major league baseball player and self-centered ladies man. Before their relationship takes off, Lisa meets up with George a straight-arrow businessman facing his own serious issues, both with his father and the law. Just when everything seems to be falling apart it doesn't.
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Language
English
Formats
Description
The star-crossed love affair between Luke, a former champion bull rider looking to make a comeback, and Sophia, a college student who is about to embark upon her dream job in New York City's art world. As conflicting paths and ideals test their relationship, Sophia and Luke make an unexpected and fateful connection with Ira, whose memories of his own decades-long romance with his beloved wife deeply inspire the young couple.
9) Bokeh
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
Description
On a romantic getaway to Iceland, a young American couple wake up one morning to discover every person on earth has disappeared. Their struggle to survive and to reconcile the mysterious event lead them to reconsider everything they know about themselves and the world.
10) Us
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
During a dream vacation in Europe, a man tries to save his marriage with his wife who wants a divorce, and restore his relationship with his son who will be leaving for university.
11) Dear Evan Hansen
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
The breathtaking, generation-defining Broadway phenomenon becomes a soaring cinematic event as Tony, Grammy, and Emmy Award winner Ben Platt reprises his role as an anxious, isolated high schooler aching for understanding and belonging amid the chaos and cruelty of the social-media age. Directed by acclaimed filmmaker Stephen Chbosky, the film is written for the screen by the show's Tony winner Steven Levenson with music and lyrics by the show's Oscar,...
12) Franklyn
Publisher
Image Entertainment
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
A single event prompts the collision of the lives of a masked detective, a self-destructive art student, a desperate father, and a lovelorn romantic in the parallel worlds of London and the futuristic, dystopic Meanwhile City.
13) Living
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
An ordinary man, reduced by years of oppressive office routine to a shadow existence, makes a supreme effort to turn his dull life into something wonderful after receiving a terminal diagnosis.
14) The longest ride
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
The star-crossed love affair between Luke, a former champion bull rider looking to make a comeback, and Sophia, a college student who is about to embark upon her dream job in New York City's art world. As conflicting paths and ideals test their relationship, Sophia and Luke make an unexpected and fateful connection with Ira, whose memories of his own decades-long romance with his beloved wife deeply inspire the young couple.
15) Seven pounds
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Language
English
Description
Tim Thomas was a gifted aerospace engineer with a beautiful wife. Then, while using his cell phone while driving, his car wandered across lanes and he became responsible for the deaths of 7 others, including his wife. Unable to forgive himself, Tim sets out to give 'pounds of flesh' that will give new life to seven deserving individuals to make up for the seven lives he destroyed. Tim intends to kill himself to atone for his sins. He decides to bestow...
Publisher
CBS Broadcasting, Inc
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
In this collection of Seasons 4, 5, and 6 of Touched By an Angel, the missions of the angels to share the love of God continues. They give hope to the hopeless and light to the lost. In her ongoing mission, the angel Monica gets wisdom from her supervisor Tess and the mercy of the Angel of Death called Andrew. Their journeys take them on thrilling, unexpected adventures.
17) The Shack
Publisher
Summit Entertainment
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
After suffering a family tragedy, Mack Phillips spirals into a deep depression causing him to question his innermost beliefs. Facing a crisis of faith, he receives a mysterious letter urging him to an abandoned shack deep in the Oregon wilderness.
Publisher
CBS Broadcasting, Inc
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
The dedicated angel Monica continues her mission to aid human souls in crisis, alongside her supervisor Tess and the merciful Angel of Death called Andrew. When they're joined by the newly created angel Gloria, Monica must take the rookie under her wing to teach her earthly ways. Yet nothing can prepare Monica for the final trial that will determine the next stage in her journey. Seven, eight and nine are the final seasons of Touched By an Angel.
Publisher
CBS Broadcasting, Inc
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Three angels--Monica, Tess and Andrew--have a mission: to inspire people facing difficult crossroads in their lives. The angels encounter people from all walks of life, including a bitter Vietnam Vet, a rock star on the verge of destruction, and a fallen angel intent on destroying Monica.
20) The Shack
Publisher
Summit Entertainment
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
Description
After suffering a family tragedy, Mack Phillips spirals into a deep depression causing him to question his innermost beliefs. Facing a crisis of faith, he receives a mysterious letter urging him to an abandoned shack deep in the Oregon wilderness.