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Publisher
Thomas Nelson
Language
English
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Description
"She's been muddling his plans for years -- now he's the writer for the beloved character she plays on television, and it's time for payback"--
Successful screenwriter Finn Masters just landed his dream job writing for Neighbors, one of Hollywood's highest-rated, longest-running sitcoms. The only downside? It will put him back in proximity of the show's universally adored, optimistic, altruistic star, Lavender Rhodes, who has been inadvertently ruining...
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
The definitive biography of the most successful female broadcaster of all time -- Barbara Walters -- a woman whose personal demons fueled an ambition that broke all the rules and finally gave women a permanent place on the air, written by bestselling author Susan Page. Barbara Walters was a force from the time TV was exploding on the American scene in the 1960s to its waning dominance in a new world of competition from streaming services and social...
Author
Publisher
TwoDot
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"In a publishing partnership with True West Magazine, Henry C. Parke brings together previously published content as well as some new material in a single package for True West readers and lovers of the "Greatest Westerns" alike"--
"The Greatest Westerns Ever Made and the People Who Made Them provides an eclectic review of the Western film and television genre, from John Ford's classic, black and white films, to Deadwood and indie darlings. Screenwriter...
Publisher
Big Idea
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
'Does He love me?' is the question the Veggie Kids ask Larry and the answer is found through a fun trip of song and rhyme that gives the answer: God loves them very much! Join Larry, Bob, Junior, Laura, and their pals as they recount all the ways that God shows kids he loves them even when they forget to blow their nose, or dirty up their clothes! Includes episodes: Does He Love Me?, Gideon: Tuba Warrior, The Ballad of Little Joe, and Sweetpea Beauty....
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Series
Alaska Air One Rescue volume 1
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"When music star Oaken Fox joins Alaska Air One Rescue for a reality show, he must work with Boo Kingston, a female EMT who isn't impressed with his fame. She needs a trained rescuer -- especially if they're going to find a group of lost hikers. But when a blizzard hits and the search goes south, can he become a real hero, or are they headed for tragedy?" --
6) Gabrielle
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Series
Publisher
Random House Children's Books
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
Learn all about Gabrielle in a Sesame Street board book illustrated with bold, bright photographs. As babies and toddlers pore over the many colorful, sturdy pages, they will delight in seeing Gabrielle playing with her friends including Elmo, Abby, Ji-Young, and her cousin Tamir.
Author
Publisher
Akashic Books
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"So You Wanna Run a Country? is a satirical parable of the perils of authoritarianism, nationalism, and device-dependent groupthink. After almost a century of being shut off from the rest of the world in self-imposed isolation, the neo-medieval statelet of Inner Azhuur suddenly volunteers to host the next season of the global streaming sensation So You Wanna Run a Country? The producers must now assemble the next crew of unqualified misfits whose...
Publisher
Warner Bros. Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
Rick and Morty are back and sounding more like themselves than ever! It's season seven, and the possibilities are endless: what's up with Jerry? EVIL Summer?! And will they ever go back to the high school?! Maybe not! But let's find out! There's probably less piss than last season. "Rick and Morty," 100 years! Or at least until season 10!
Series
Publisher
Mammoth Screen Limited
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Spring 1972 brings with it a new start for Morse, having taken time out to deal with the drink. His return to CID coincides with a gruesome discovery in a college garden. The investigation leads him and Thursday to a celebrated orchestra and when a second tragedy hits, they uncover a web of secrets at the company's core.
10) It had to be you
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Series
Language
English
Description
Years after their parents' murder, identical twin brothers, determined to clear one name at the expense of the other, ask Laura Moran and her Under Suspicion crew to solve this brutal crime and as they get close to the truth, they find the danger from the past finding its way into the present.
Publisher
Showtime
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
No matter who travels off into the sunset (or ties the knot ) this fierce group of friends and lovers are keeping it all in the family. Maybe this is their time to find 'the one' or just the one for right now. Either way, they're living their best life the only way they know how honestly and confidently proving time and time again queer life is real life.
Author
Publisher
Graywolf Press
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
"This is the story of Corey Fah, a writer who has hit the literary jackpot: their novel has just won the prize for the Fictionalization of Social Evils. But the actual trophy, and with it the funds, hovers peskily out of reach. Neon-beige, with UFO-like qualities, the elusive trophy leads Corey, with their partner Drew and eight-legged companion Bambi Pavok, on a spectacular quest through their childhood in the Forest and an unlikely stint on reality...
Author
Publisher
Duke University Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Closures surveys the seven-decade history of the American sitcom from the perspective of trans theory. With detailed close readings of shows from The Mary Tyler Moore Show to Who's the Boss to Third Rock from the Sun, Friends, BoJack Horseman, The Office, and others, Grace E. Lavery highlights the centrality of the blended family narrative that situates the family as a perpetually incomplete project as well as the weakening of social ties as the...
Publisher
AMC Studios
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
Following his departure from the Commonwealth, Daryl Dixon washes ashore in France, raising the ire of a splintered but growing autocratic movement centered in Paris and endangering a young boy at the heart of a benevolent religious movement.
18) Cougar clues
Author
Series
Ron Roy's A to Z animal mysteries volume 3
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Young sleuths Abbi, Lydia, and Daniel are excited to search for clues of a cougar near Abbi's home, but they soon discover something more might be going on.
Publisher
MGM Television Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
Wednesday is a sleuthing, supernaturally infused mystery charting Wednesday Addams₂s years as a student at Nevermore Academy. Wednesday attempts to master her emerging psychic ability, thwart a monstrous killing spree that has terrorized the local town, and solve the supernatural mystery that embroiled her parents 25 years ago, all while navigating her new and very tangled relationships at Nevermore.
20) A game of lies
Author
Series
DC Morgan volume 2
Publisher
Sourcebooks Landmark
Pub. Date
[2024].
Language
English
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"Stranded in the Welsh mountains, seven reality show contestants have no idea what they've signed up for. Each of these strangers has a secret. If another player can guess the truth, they won't just be eliminated - they'll be exposed live on air. The stakes are higher than they'd ever imagined, and they're trapped. The disappearance of a contestant wasn't supposed to be part of the drama. Detective Ffion Morgan has to put aside what she's watched...
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