Josh Hamilton
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English
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Josh Hamilton was the first player chosen in the first round of the 1999 baseball draft. He was destined to be one of those rare "high-character" superstars. But in 2001, working his way from the minors to the majors, all of the plans for Josh went off the rails in a moment of weakness. What followed was a 4-year nightmare of drugs and alcohol, estrangement from friends and family, and his eventual suspension from baseball.
Beyond Belief details...
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English
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Wrapped up in a story of the British public's' rejection of the establishment is a much darker story about shady money, untoward digital campaign tactics, and a fraught battle exploding from the highest rungs of British politics and society. Brexit: The Establishment Civil War is a crucial examination of what is now driving British politics, the dark money and forces attempting to manipulate it, and the online warfare techniques that are being, deployed...
3) Outsourced
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English
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After his entire department is outsourced, an American novelty products salesman heads to India to train his replacement, in this delightful cross cultural romantic comedy.
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English
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The fascinating story of two American giants-Henry Ford and Thomas Edison-whose annual summer sojourns introduced the road trip to our culture and made the automobile an essential part of modern life, even as their own relationship altered dramatically.
In 1914 Henry Ford and naturalist John Burroughs visited Thomas Edison in Florida and toured the Everglades. The following year Ford, Edison, and tire maker Harvey Firestone joined together on a summer...
5) Outsourced
Publisher
Stadium Media
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
When the call center he manages in Seattle is OUTSOURCED to India, Todd travels there to train his replacement. Housed in a new building that looks like an above-ground bunker, the call center is staffed by willing novices whom Todd trains to sound American. One star on the staff is Asha, teaches Todd that he should learn about India, and in the process learn about himself.
6) Diggers
Publisher
Magnolia Pictures
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
A coming-of-age story about four working-class friends growing up in Long Island, New York, as clam diggers.
7) Blaze
Publisher
IFC Films
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
He was a genius, a drunk, a loser, and one of the greatest musicians of his generation. The incredible life of legendary country artist Blaze Foley.
8) With Honors
Publisher
Warner Bros
Pub. Date
1994.
Language
English
Description
Monty is a student, and when his computer crashes, he's left with only a single paper copy of his thesis. Frightened of losing it, he immediately rushes out to photocopy it, only to stumble and drop it down a grate. Searching the basement of the building, he discovers that it has been found by Simon, a squatter. Simon makes a deal with Monty: for every day's accomodation and food that Monty gives him, he will give a page of the thesis in return.
Series
Criterion collection volume 349
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
10) Outsourced
Publisher
Xenon Pictures, Inc
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
After his entire department is outsourced, an American novelty products salesman heads to India to train his replacement.
11) Tesla
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English
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Ethan Hawke stars as iconic inventor Nikola Tesla, fighting an uphill battle to bring his revolutionary electrical system to fruition. Increasingly displeased by the greed of fellow inventor Thomas Edison (Kyle MacLachlan), Tesla forges his own path toward creating the innovative alternate-current motor. In this biopic, director Michael Almereyda weaves together a portrait of a rebel ahead of his time through all his controversies, legal battles,...
12) The house of yes
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
An outrageous comedy full of edgy hijinx and humor! All Marty wants is a normal life, but nothing goes as planned when his fiancee meets his far-from-normal family. His beautiful but crazy twin sister, 1Jackie-O,"becomes dangerously jealous, and their younger brother puts the moves on Marty's new love. Soon, Mother is hiding the kitchen knives, but she can't hide the family's shockingly hilarious secrets.
13) Alive
Publisher
Touchstone Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
©2002.
Language
English
Description
A team of rugby players survive a plane crash deep in the desolate, snow-covered Andes Mountains. Stranded there, they must overcome incredible odds to stay alive.
14) Eighth grade
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Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2018]
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English
Description
An introverted teenage girl tries to survive the last week of her disastrous eighth grade year before leaving to start high school.
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
©2018.
Language
English
Description
Examine the origin, history and impact of the 1882 law that made it illegal for Chinese workers to come to America and for Chinese nationals already here ever to become U.S. citizens. The first in a long line of acts targeting the Chinese for exclusion, it remained in force for more than 60 years.
16) Blaze
Publisher
Shout! Factory
Pub. Date
©2019.
Language
English
Description
A reimagining of the life and times of Blaze Foley, the unsung songwriting legend of the Texas Outlaw Music movement.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Audio
Pub. Date
2002
Language
English
Description
A Stephen King ghost story in the grand tradition, Riding the Bullet is the ultimate warning about the dangers of hitchhiking.
A college student's mother is dying in a Maine hospital. When he hitches a ride to see her, the driver is not who he appears to be. Soon the journey veers off into a dark landscape that could only be drawn by Stephen King.
A college student's mother is dying in a Maine hospital. When he hitches a ride to see her, the driver is not who he appears to be. Soon the journey veers off into a dark landscape that could only be drawn by Stephen King.
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English
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Dennis-with a famous painter father and social activist mother-is a small-time drug dealer and total mess. His hero-worshipping friend Warren has just impulsively stolen $15,000 from his father, an abusive lingerie tycoon. When Jessica, a mixed-up prep school girl, shows up for a date, Warren pulls out a wad of bills and takes her off, awkwardly, for a night of seduction. A wildly funny, bittersweet, and moving story, This Is Our Youth is as trenchant...
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English
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“One part The Da Vinci Code, one part The Name of the Rose and one part A Separate Peace . . . a smart, swift, multitextured tale that both entertains and informs.”—San Francisco Chronicle
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
Princeton. Good Friday, 1999. On the eve of graduation, two friends are a hairsbreadth from solving the mysteries of the Hypnerotomachia...
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
Princeton. Good Friday, 1999. On the eve of graduation, two friends are a hairsbreadth from solving the mysteries of the Hypnerotomachia...
20) Game 1
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Series
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English
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The year is 1899, and the Travelin' Nine are criss-crossing the good ol' U.S. of A., raising money to pay off the Payne family's big-league debt! Griffith knows the most about his family's troubles. So it's his job to set things right, because that's what his father would have done. Ruby has noticed a change in her big brother. Suddenly he's acting anxious and secretive, and she's determined to find out why. Graham just wants to hit the field. Deep...