Roddy McDowall
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Albert Spaggiari engineered the European crime of the century--a 1976 bank heist accomplished, as a note left in the empty vault said, "Without guns, without violence, without hate". He and his 20 men had dug a 25 foot tunnel from the city sewer system into the back, where they spent a weekend cooking meals, drinking wine and clearing out a total of $8 to $10 million in gold, jewelry, gems and cash reserves. Tracked down and captured, Spaggiari escaped...
Pub. Date
1989.
Language
English
Description
After spending time at a mental institution, troubled student Brian Woods returns to class following his father's death, amid a swirl of rumors about his emotional state. Brian competes for the affections of Paula Carson with her boyfriend -- the school's resident rebel, Dwight Ingalls (Brad Pitt). When students begin disappearing at an alarming rate, Brian is the obvious suspect, but the real threat may be coming from an unexpected source.
8) Overboard
Pub. Date
1999.
Language
English
Description
A super-rich and pretentious socialite winds up in the world of a struggling carpenter with four kids.
9) Fright night
Language
English
Description
When a teen-age boy can't get anybody to believe that his neighbor is a vampire, he turns to a TV-horror host, who used to be the "Great Vampire Killer" of the movies.
Series
Pub. Date
[2014]
Edition
Special edition.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"An apprentice witch ... reluctantly takes in three orphan children [in 1940s England]. Though her first spells create more laughs than magic, Miss Price and the children soon find themselves swept away aboard a fantastic flying bed"--Container.
15) Columbo
Pub. Date
[2004], ©1971-©1972.
Language
English
Description
Columbo, a disheveled, cigar-chomping, trench coat-wearing police lieutenant, who appears to be an incompetent bumbler. Despite his appearance, Columbo is the shrewdest, most resourceful detective in the LAPD.
Pub. Date
[2000]
Language
English
Description
Looks at the production and filming of the motion picture The planet of the apes and its sequels, which explored religious, social, and political issues through the relationship between apes and humans and between slaves and masters in an imaginary future world. Also looks at the spin-off television programs and merchandise. Includes interviews with stars Charlton Heston and Kim Hunter.
19) Lassie come home
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
The collie is sold and makes a cross-country journey back to her original family.
Author
Language
English
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Description
If he had been just another married man, and she a beautiful woman- it would have been just a passionate affair. But he was the president. Will this dangerous liaison change the course of history? Matthew Underwood- former anchorman and now U.S. President- is dangerously indifferent to his job until he meets the female head of the tiny country of Lampang. After they fall in love, Underwood becomes mired in Lampang's...
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