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Author
Series
Publisher
Recorded Books, Inc
Pub. Date
2013
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
Sunday 1 January: 129 lbs. (but post-Christmas), alcohol units 14 (but effectively covers 2 days as 4 hours of party was on New Year's Day), cigarettes 22, calories 5424. From its beginning as a weekly column in a British newspaper, Bridget Jones's Diary quickly became a best-seller in England. After gaining international popularity, it also shot to the top of the New York Times best-seller list. A 30-something single professional, Bridget Jones prefers...
2) Pericles
Author
Publisher
Findaway World, LLC
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
Unabridged.
Physical Desc
1 audio media player (3 hr.) : digital, HD audio ; 3 3/8 x 2 1/8 in.
Language
English
Description
Likely written around 1607 or 1608 and attributed at least in part to Shakespeare, "Pericles, Prince of Tyre" is an adventure-filled play that follows the extended sailing journeys of a young prince. Pericles, a young prince from Phoenicia, is forced to flee Antioch when he correctly guesses a riddle that reveals the incestuous activity of King Antiochus. Unable to stay at home in Tyre because of Antiochus' vengeance, he sails away and ends up shipwrecked...
3) Emma (DVD)
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
Formats
Description
Handsome, clever, and rich, Emma Woodhouse is a restless queen bee without rivals in her sleepy little town, In this glittering satire of social class and the pain of growing up, Emma must adventure through misguided matches and romantic missteps to find the love that has been there all along.
4) Knives Out
Publisher
Anchor Bay
Pub. Date
2020
Edition
Widescreen ed.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 130 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A tribute to mystery mastermind Agatha Christie and a fun, modern-day murder mystery where everyone is a suspect. When renowned crime novelist Harlan Thrombey is found dead at his estate just after his 85th birthday, the inquisitive and debonair Detective Benoit Blanc is mysteriously enlisted to investigate. From Harlan’s dysfunctional family to his devoted staff, Blanc sifts through a web of red herrings and self-serving lies to uncover the...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Formats
Description
The highly anticipated sequel to the #1 NEW YORK TIMES bestselling book!
Secrets have a way of getting out, especially when a diary is involved.
Whatever you do, don't ask Greg Heffley how he spent his summer vacation, because he definitely doesn't want to talk about it.
As Greg enters the new school year, he's eager to put the past three months behind him . . . and one event in particular.
Unfortunately for Greg, his older brother,
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Publisher
Waterbrook Press
Pub. Date
2007
Edition
These boots were not made for walking
Physical Desc
p. cm.
Language
English
Description
When Cassie Cantrell's job is eliminated and her longtime boyfriend dumps her for a friend, Cassie limps home to the town she once so eagerly fled, in a novel that reveals God's plans are always a perfect fit.
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2003
Language
English
Formats
Description
Clark Griswold is going to have a 'good old-fashioned Griswold family Christmas' if it's the last thing he does - and it just might be. If they can survive it, they are in for the most memorable Christmas of their lives. Bonus includes audio commentary.
9) Get Out
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
2017
Edition
Widescreen ed.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 104 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A young black man meets his white girlfriend's parents at their estate, only to find out that the situation is much more sinister than it appears.
"The shocks and the laughs are thoroughly entertaining, but it's the truth of 'Get Out' that's so real."--Washington Post
"It is not only the best horror film since 'Under the Skin', but a subversive and often hilarious commentary on race as well."--Boston Globe
"Get Out manages to walk the tight rope...
10) High five
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
New Jersey bounty hunter Stephanie Plum struggles to make ends meet while coping with a missing Uncle Fred, homicidal rapist and stalker Benito Ramirez, amorous vice cop Joe Morelli, and would-be lover Ranger.
Author
Publisher
Lyons Press
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Formats
Description
A hilarious, highly original collection of essays based on the Botswana truism: "only food runs!"In the tradition of Bill Bryson, a new writer brings us the lively adventures and biting wit of an African safari guide. Peter Allison gives us the guide's-eye view of living in the bush, confronting the world's fiercest terrain of wild animals and, most challenging of all, managing herds of gaping tourists. Passionate for the animals of the Kalahari,
...12) The Last Straw
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
The highly anticipated third book in the critically acclaimed and bestselling series takes the art of being wimpy to a whole new level.
 Let's face it: Greg Heffley will never change his wimpy ways. Somebody just needs to explain that to Greg's father. You see, Frank Heffley actually thinks he can get his son to toughen up, and he enlists Greg in organized sports and other "manly†? endeavors. Of course, Greg is able to easily...Author
Publisher
Random House
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"For as long as Elizabeth can remember, she has watched her father trail after her mother, kissing her multiple times a day and holding her hand. She watched her mother smooth the lines in her father's face and pay attention to his every move, even when she was desperate for some time to herself. When her parents began to age, Elizabeth and her siblings are placed in the difficult position of taking over more and more supportive roles and tasks. They...
14) Diary of a worm
Author
Series
Publisher
Joanna Cotler Books
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A young worm discovers, day by day, that there are some very good and some not so good things about being a worm in this great big world.
15) Rabbits for food
Author
Publisher
Soho
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
371 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
A clinically depressed writer chronicles the lives of her fellow patients in the psych ward of a presitigous New York hospital.
16) Diary of a fly
Author
Series
Publisher
Joanna Cotler Books
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A young fly discovers, day by day, that there is a lot to learn about being an insect, including the dangers of flyswatters and that heroes come in all shapes and sizes.
17) Pinch me
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2011
Edition
1st Touchstone trade pbk. ed.
Physical Desc
265 p. ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Warned about a family curse that strikes whenever one of them marries happily, Lily Burns nevertheless falls in love and elopes before experiencing a profound reality shift where she is single again and her beloved husband has no memory of her and is married to someone else.
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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Description
"The beloved star of Friends takes us behind the scenes of the hit sitcom and his struggles with addiction in this candid, funny, and revelatory memoir that delivers a powerful message of hope and persistence. In an extraordinary story that only he could tell, Matthew Perry takes readers onto the soundstage of the most successful sitcom of all time while opening up about his private struggles with addiction. Candid, self-aware, and told with his trademark...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Millions of people visit Randall Munroe's website each week. His stick-figure drawings about science, technology, language, and love have an enormous following as do his deeply researched answers to his fans' strangest questions. This book features the most popular answers to many of the questions he receives.