Rosamund Pike
Author
Language
English
Description
AN INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
The scorching new thriller from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Girl on the Train.
“A Slow Fire Burning twists and turns like a great thriller should, but it's also deep, intelligent and intensely human.” – Lee Child
“Only a clairvoyant could anticipate the book’s ending” – New...
The scorching new thriller from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Girl on the Train.
“A Slow Fire Burning twists and turns like a great thriller should, but it's also deep, intelligent and intensely human.” – Lee Child
“Only a clairvoyant could anticipate the book’s ending” – New...
Author
Series
Wheel of time volume 3
Language
English
Description
The Dragon Reborn -- the leader long prophesied who will save the world, but in the saving destroy it; the savior who will run mad and kill all those dearest to him -- is on the run from his destiny. Able to touch the One Power, but unable to control it, and with no one to teach him how -- for no man has done it in three thousand years -- Rand al'Thor knows only that he must face the Dark One. But how? Winter has stopped the war -- almost -- yet men...
4) Gone girl
Author
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
©2014.
Language
English
Description
On the occasion of his fifth wedding anniversary, Nick Dunne reports that his wife, Amy, has gone missing. Under pressure from the police and a growing media frenzy, Nick's portrait of a blissful union begins to crumble. Soon his lies, deceits and strange behavior have everyone asking the same dark question. Did Nick Dunne kill his wife?
5) Hostiles
Author
Publisher
Lions Gate Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
In 1892, an Army captain reluctantly agrees to escort a Cheyenne chief and his family through dangerous territory.
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Doug and Abi take their kids on a family vacation. Surrounded by relatives, the kids innocently reveal the ins and outs of their family life and many intimate details about their parents. It's soon clear that when it comes to keeping a big secret under wraps from the rest of the family, their children are their biggest liability.
7) An education
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
In the early 1960's, 16-year-old Jenny Mellor lives with her parents in a London suburb. She is smart, pretty, and working toward her goal of being accepted into Oxford. Her life will take a big turn when she meets David, a man twice her age. Now she must decide if she will pursue an education at Oxford, or if she will choose to learn all that a charismatic, older man can teach her.
8) Fracture
Publisher
New Line Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
A wealthy, brilliant, and meticulous structural engineer who lives in Los Angeles shoots his wife and entraps her lover. After the police arrive, he signs a confession. At his arraignment, he asserts his rights to represent himself and asks the court to move immediately to trial. The prosecutor is a hotshot D.A. who is getting ready to leave for a civil-law firm.
9) The big year
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Three amateur bird watchers compete to become the ultimate 'birder' by spotting the greatest number of species within a single calendar year. But the friendly rivalry soon turns into a hilariously complicated cross-country adventure.
10) Beirut
Language
English
Formats
Description
Caught in the crossfires of civil war, CIA operatives (Rosamund Pike, Dean Norris) must send a former U.S. diplomat (Jon Hamm) to negotiate for the life of a friend he left behind. Official Selection at the **Sundance Film Festival**.
11) A united kingdom
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Prince Seretse Khama of Botswana causes an international stir when he marries a white woman from London in the late 1940s. When they decided to marry, just as apartheid was being introduced into South Africa, it caused an international uproar.
12) Die another day
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Pierce Brosnan returns in the 20th installment of the Bond series. A traitor is bent on worldwide destruction and collapse, and only one man stands in his way - Bond, James Bond.
15) A private war
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
War correspondent Marie Colvin is driven to the frontline of conflicts across the globe to give voice to the voiceless.
16) The informer
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Ex-con and former special operations soldier Pete Koslow has been recruited by the FBI to go undercover and take down New York's most powerful crime boss. When he finds himself caught in the crossfire between the mob and the law, he's forced to return to prison. Koslow must now devise a plan to escape in order to save himself and his family.
17) Made in Dagenham
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
In 1968, the female workers at the Ford Dagenham car plant walked out in protest against sexual discrimination. Their actions played a major role in the battle for equal pay, both nationally and internationally.