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Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury USA
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"Shortly after her college graduation, Frances flees a painful breakup and her claustrophobic childhood home in Manhattan, which has become more airless in the aftermath of two family announcements: her parents' divorce and her younger sister's engagement. She seeks refuge at a Norwegian artist colony that's offered her a painting apprenticeship. Unfortunately, she finds only one artist living there: Alf, an enigmatic middle-aged descendant of the...
Author
Series
Publisher
Andrew McMeel Publishing, a division of Andrews McMeel Universal
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Containing illustrated personal essays on the author's real-life experiences with anxiety, career, relationships and other adulthood challenges, this collection of the hugely popular, world-famous Sarah's Scribbles comics are perfect for those of us who boast bookstore-ready bodies and Netflix-ready hair.
Publisher
Viacom International
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Five years ago, after teary good-byes in Seaside, the cast of Jersey Shore swore they would always do a vacation together. However, life got in the way. Now, five years, five kids, three marriages, and who knows how many GTL sessions later, they need a break, and Deena, Jenni, Mike, Nicole, Ronnie, Pauly, and Vinny are back together and on vacation in a swanky house in Miami Beach.
64) Before I fall
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
After one fateful night, Sam wakes up with no future at all. Trapped reliving the same day over and over, she begins to question just how perfect her life really was. And as she begins to untangle the mystery of a life suddenly derailed, she must also unwind the secrets of the people closest to her, and discover the power of a single day to make a difference, before she runs out of time for good.
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Scott has been a case of arrested development ever since his firefighter father died when he was seven. He's now reached his mid-20s having achieved little, living with his mother, spending his days smoking weed, hanging with the guys, and secretly hooking up with his girlfriend Kelsey. But when his mother starts dating a loudmouth firefighter named Ray, it sets off a chain of events that will force Scott to grapple with his grief and take his first...
66) Maison ikkoku: 2
Author
Series
Publisher
Viz, LLC
Pub. Date
c2003
Language
English
Description
"From the beloved creator of InuYasha and Ranma 1/2, the romantic (sort of) comedy Maison Ikkoku, in a new edition in its original episodic order! Kyoko and Yusaku start dating - other people. She goes out with her handsome tennis instructor, Shun Mitaka, while he reluctantly dates Kozue, a former coworker. The two finally arrange to go on a date together, but a mix-up leads them to end up at different restaurants"--P. [4] of cover.
67) Carriers
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
©2009
Language
English
Description
Determined to elude the deadly viral pandemic virus, Danny, his brother Brian, his girlfriend Bobby and Danny's school friend Kate speed across the Southwestern U.S. to reach a place of possible safety. Over the course of four days, the group is faced with moral decisions that no human should ever be forced to face. They discover that their greatest enemy is not the microbe attacking humanity, but the darkness within themselves. Now the four will...
Author
Series
Publisher
Viz Communications
Pub. Date
[1996]
Language
English
Description
In Good Housekeeping, the fourth Maison Ikkoku graphic novel, Godai reaches for a star; A New Years temple visit offers confusing advice; a drunken kiss from a heartburned Akemi causes havoc; a new leotard creates excitement; Kozue says it with flowers; Coach Mitaka forms an unlikely alliance; an impromptu costume party convinces Kentaro his life is doomed from the start; and finally, a wave of melancholy overtakes Kyoko with the sudden appearance...
Series
Happiness (Manga) volume 6
Publisher
Kodansha
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"Years have passed since Yukiko Gosho's last horrific encounter with Makoto, and the wounds to her body and mind have healed--but imperfectly. When a charming coworker attempts to draw her out of her shell, she must confront the lingering effects of what she witnessed as a teenager. But can the past stay buried?"--Volume 6, back cover.
Author
Publisher
Archaia, a division of Boom Entertainment, Inc
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"'When I was a young girl, my husband's father flew an air machine into the sun. Since then, the days have been dark, the nights bright.' Follow the journey of two young adults, Joshua and Claire, each individually shaped by the day the sky went dark, but drawn to each other because of it. Coming of age in this new landscape, they will be forced to confront and challenge notions of identity, guilt, and survival as the darkness grows around them. When...
Author
Series
Nuclear winter volume 2
Publisher
BOOM! Box
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"As winter fallout reaches its peak, Flavie is once again forced to leave her comfortable life to help her friend Marco. Braving the cold, she's pulled into a quest for cough syrup that will take her and her snowmobile all the way out to the dreaded, out-of-bounds Mount-Royal Park, as rumors swirl that someone has been stealing and hoarding medical supplies, including cough syrup and iodine, which Flavie desperately needs to fight off the mutagenic...
Series
Publisher
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Fans of Scooby-Doo can't get enough of the Mystery Inc. gang teaming up with the most stellar celebrity guest stars to solve the spookiest cases. In these "lost episodes," viewers see the gang joining forces with the chart-topping couple Sonny and Cher, heartthrob Davy Jones, and even Josie and the Pussycats. The magical duo of Jeannie and Babu helps rescue the gang in an ancient pyramid. The hysterical Phyllis Diller gets in on the action in this...
Author
Series
Nuclear winter volume 1
Publisher
BOOM! Box
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"It s been nine years since an accident at a nuclear power plant plunged Montreal into an eternal winter; the city is now blanketed 365 days a year in radioactive snow. But life goes on for folks like Flavie Beaumont, a mail courier on snowmobile who s carved out a pretty normal life for herself, despite mutant crushes, eclectic urban fauna, and unrelenting meteorological events of unprecedented force. It turns out surviving nuclear winter is hard...
75) Adventureland
Publisher
Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
In 1987, James Brennan's dreams of a European summer vacation before studying at an Ivy League school in New York City are ruined after his parents have a severe career setback. As a result, James must get a summer job to cover his upcoming expenses. He goes to work at the decrepit local amusement park, Adventureland - a place where the games are rigged and the rides make you sick. There, he falls in love with witty co-worker, Emily Lewin. In that...
Series
I hear the sunspot volume 1
Publisher
One Peace Books
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"Because of a hearing disability Kohei is often alone. Taichi is outspoken and cheerful. At first, Kohei keeps himself well guarded, but after he meets Taichi he slowly learns to open up."--Amazon.com.
77) Slacker
Series
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Directed by Richard Linklater, presents a day in the life of a loose-knit Austin, Texas, subculture populated by eccentric and overeducated young people. Shooting on sixteen mm for a mere $3,000, writer-producer-director Linklater and his crew of friends threw out any idea of a traditional plot, choosing instead to create a tapestry of over a hundred characters, each as compelling as the last. DVD format.
Author
Publisher
Pavilion
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"From practical lessons on how to make a bed, how to iron a shirt, and how to rent your first apartment, to personal advice on the perfect handshake, and making small talk. These are the lessons that would have been passed on had there been a few more hours in the day. This book at once reassures, encourages, enlightens, and amuses, and is the perfect gift is the perfect gift for any teenager whose parent didn't quite have enough time to impart all...
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