Mary Stuart Masterson
Author
Language
English
Description
"Mackenzie Cooper took her eyes off the road just long enough to rob her of her beloved daughter and ultimately of her new marriage, family, friends, and privacy. Now she lives in Vermont under the name Maggie Reid. She's thankful for her new friends--though she can't risk telling them too much-- and takes satisfaction in working as a makeup artist. Covering up scars is a skill she has mastered. Then a friend's teenage son is thrust into the national...
Author
Language
English
Description
"When the revered children's book author Mort Lear dies accidentally at his Connecticut home, he leaves his property and all its contents to his trusted assistant, Tomasina Daulair, who is moved by his generosity but dismayed by the complicated and defiant directives in his will. Tommy knew Morty for more than four decades, since meeting him in a Manhattan playground when she was twelve and he was working on sketches for the book that would make him...
3) Look again
Author
Language
English
Description
When reporter Ellen Gleeson gets a "Have You Seen This Child?" flyer in the mail, her heart stops--the child in the photo is identical to her adopted son, Will. She investigates the story behind the flyer, uncovering clues no one was meant to discover, and when she digs too deep, she risks losing her own life--and that of the son she loves.
4) The quickie
Author
Language
English
Description
Plotting revenge against her unfaithful husband, a policewoman has a one-night stand that inadvertently triggers a series of events that spiral dangerously out of control.
Author
Language
English
Description
Louisa Jardine is the older one, the conscientious sister who is a good student, and yearns for a good marriage, a career and a family. Clem Jardine is the younger sister -- the uncontainable rebel, daring and irresistible to men, and a constant source of frustration to her more reliable sister. Alternating between the sisters voices, I See You Everywhere unfolds across a 25-year span, from 1980 to 2005, beginning when Louisa and Clem are in their...
Author
Language
English
Description
"Matthew Keating, a one-time Navy SEAL--and a past president--has always defended his family as staunchly as he has his country. Now those defenses are under attack. A madman abducts Keating's teenage daughter, Melanie--turning every parent's deepest fear into a matter of national security. As the world watches in real time, Keating embarks on a one-man special-ops mission that tests his strengths: as a leader, a warrior, and a father"--
Series
Language
English
Description
A chance encounter in a nursing home leads to an unexpected friendship between a dowdy housewife and a spry octagenarian who tells her the story of a fiercely independent woman half a century ago, inspiring the housewife to change her life, often with hilarious results.
9) Ripper
Author
Publisher
Brilliance Audio
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Vain and charismatic, Walter Sickert made a name for himself as a painter in Victorian London. But the ghoulish nature of his art--as well as extensive evidence--points to another name, one that's left its bloody mark on the pages of history: Jack the Ripper. Cornwell has collected never-before-seen archival material--including a rare mortuary photo, personal correspondence, and a will with a mysterious autopsy clause--and applied cutting-edge forensic...
Publisher
New Line Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
An ex-cop has turned his back on the big easy and the bottle, starting life over on a tranquil backwater bayou with his wife. But his newfound serenity shatters after he witnesses a small plane crash and rescues the sole survivor-a little Salvadoran girl.
11) The insurgents
Publisher
Allumination FilmWorks
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
A disillusioned GI, an ex-prostitute, and a small-time crook come under the spell of a charismatic, radical, left-wing academic as a terrorist cell emerges in our own backyard. The insurgents unleash a nightmare of suffering upon their fellow citizens.
Series
Publisher
Paramount DVD
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Joanna reluctantly moves with her husband and children from New York City to the suburban community of Stepford, Connecticut. But when life in Stepford begins to seem too perfect, Joanna and her new friend Bobby investigate a mysterious conspiracy among the town's husbands.
13) Bed of roses
Publisher
New Line Home Video
Pub. Date
1999.
Language
English
Description
Lisa (Masterson), a high-powered investment banker, receives flowers from a secret admirer (Slater). When his fairytale fantasies clash with her workaholic ways, they find out that sometimes love conquers all.
14) Chances are
Series
Publisher
Columbia Tristar Home Video
Pub. Date
[1998]
Language
English
Description
A beautiful young woman whose picture-perfect marriage comes to a shattering halt when her husband Louie dies unexpectedly is given a second chance when Louie agrees to be "recycled" back to earth as a newborn.
15) Benny & Joon
Series
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2001.
Language
English
Description
A mentally ill young woman who lives with her older brother finds her love in an eccentric young man who models himself after Buster Keaton.
16) At close range
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2000]
Language
English
Description
A juvenile delinquent knows about petty theft, but he wants to steal big money. He looks to his father, a big-time thief, for guidance. Then he witnesses his father committing a murder and realizes he is in over his head.
Publisher
Echo Bridge Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
"Trish and her six-year-old niece, Patsy, are busted picking pockets in a department store. Now a security guard must watch them until they're shipped off to jail after Christmas. Includes bonus CD, Family Holiday Favorites." --
18) Bad girls
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
A wild west story of four fallen women on the run branded as outlaws, pursued by a posse and traced by Pinkerton detectives.
19) Heaven help us
Publisher
HBO Home Video
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Set in a Catholic school in Brooklyn in the 1960's, the film tells the story of 16-year-old Michael Dunn who arrives at St. Basil's school in 1965 and immediately befriends all of the misfits in his class. What unfolds is the hilarious and moving story of boys growing up during a tumultuous, important year in their lives.
20) The cake eaters
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
Easy Kimbrough is the patriarch of the family and the local butcher. He is grieving over the recent loss of his wife, Ceci. He hides his secret ongoing affair. Beagle is his youngest son who was left to care for his ailing mother. He works in the local high school cafeteria by day but wants to paint street signs. Guy is the oldest son who has been away from the family for years while pursuing his rock star dreams. He learns of his mother's passing,...