Tom Hanks
Author
Language
English
Description
"A gentle Eastern European immigrant arrives in New York City after his family and his life have been torn apart by his country's civil war. A man who loves to bowl rolls a perfect game--and then another and then another and then many more in a row until he winds up ESPN's newest celebrity, and he must decide if the combination of perfection and celebrity has ruined the thing he loves. An eccentric billionaire and his faithful executive assistant...
Author
Language
English
Description
"From the Academy Award-winning actor and best-selling author: his debut novel. The story of the making of a colossal, star-studded, multimillion-dollar superhero action film...and the humble comic book that inspired it. PART ONE of this story takes place in 1947. A troubled soldier, returning from the war, meets his talented five-year-old nephew, leaves an indelible impression, and then disappears for 23 years. Cut to 1970: The nephew, now drawing...
Author
Publisher
Roca Editorial
Pub. Date
2023
Language
Español
Description
"Del actor ganador del Premio de la Academia y autor del best seller Tipos singulares, llega una nueva novela sobre la realización de una película de acción de superhéroes multimillonaria repleta de estrellas... y de los humildes cómics que lo inspiraron. Una novela divertida, conmovedora y maravillosamente estimulante, que captura al mismo tiempo los cambios en Estados Unidos y la cultura norteamericana desde la Segunda Guerra Mundial. La primera...
Author
Language
English
Description
At the end of the Second World War, Cyril Conroy combines luck and a single canny investment to begin an enormous real estate empire, propelling his family from poverty to enormous wealth. His first order of business is to buy the Dutch House, a lavish estate in the suburbs outside of Philadelphia. Meant as a surprise for his wife, the house sets in motion the undoing of everyone he loves. Cyril's son Danny and his older sister Maeve are exiled from...
6) Larry Crowne
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
When he suddenly finds himself without his long-standing blue-collar job, Larry Crowne enrolls at his local college to start over. There, he becomes part of an eclectic community of students and develops a crush on his teacher. Now this simple guy will discover that when you think everything worth having has passed you by, you just might find your reason to live
7) Toy story
Publisher
Walt Disney Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
Woody, the cowboy, & Buzz, a space ranger, are rival toys until they must work together to escape the toy-torturing boy next door
Publisher
HBO Home Video
Pub. Date
c2002
Language
English
Description
Tells the story of Easy Company, 506th Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division, U.S. Army. Drawn from the interviews with survivors of Easy Company, as well as soldiers' journals and letters, Band of Brothers chronicles the experiences of these men who knew extraordinary bravery and extraordinary fear
Publisher
HBO Home Video
Pub. Date
c2002
Language
English
Description
Tells the story of Easy Company, 506th Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division, U.S. Army. Drawn from the interviews with survivors of Easy Company, as well as soldiers' journals and letters, Band of Brothers chronicles the experiences of these men who knew extraordinary bravery and extraordinary fear
Publisher
DreamWorks Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[1999]
Language
English
Description
Captain John Miller must take his men behind enemy lines to find Private Ryan, whose three brothers have been killed in combat. Faced with impossible odds, the men question their orders. Why are eight men risking thir lives to save just one? Surrounded by the brutal realities of war each man searches for his own answer and the strength to triumph over an uncertain future with honor, decency and courage
Publisher
Disney / Pixar
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
During one of Bonnie's post-Christmas play dates, the Toy Story crew find themselves in uncharted territory when the coolest set of action figures ever turn out to be dangerously delusional. It's all up to Trixie, the triceratops, if the gang hopes to ever return to Bonnie's room
Publisher
HBO Home Video
Pub. Date
c2002
Language
English
Description
Tells the story of Easy Company, 506th Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division, U.S. Army. Drawn from the interviews with survivors of Easy Company, as well as soldiers' journals and letters, Band of Brothers chronicles the experiences of these men who knew extraordinary bravery and extraordinary fear
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Video
Pub. Date
2003
Language
English
Description
After hearing a man confess his love for his dearly departed wife on a call-in radio show, a woman falls deeply, inexplicably in love with him. Deciding he is her destiny, she treks across country on a wildly romantic impulse to meet him
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2006
Language
English
Description
When respected American religious symbology expert Dr. Robert Langdon is summoned to the Louvre by French Captain Bezu Fache, he soon discovers that he is the number 1 suspect for the murder of a historian with whom Langdon had been scheduled to meet. Assisted by a French cryptographer and government agent named Sophie, Langdon is challenged to decipher a chain of cryptic codes and puzzles, all the while trying to stay ahead of Fache's lawmen in...
Publisher
HBO Home Video
Pub. Date
c2002
Language
English
Description
Tells the story of Easy Company, 506th Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division, U.S. Army. Drawn from the interviews with survivors of Easy Company, as well as soldiers' journals and letters, Band of Brothers chronicles the experiences of these men who knew extraordinary bravery and extraordinary fear
Publisher
HBO Home Video
Pub. Date
c2002
Language
English
Description
Tells the story of Easy Company, 506th Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division, U.S. Army. Drawn from the interviews with survivors of Easy Company, as well as soldiers' journals and letters, Band of Brothers chronicles the experiences of these men who knew extraordinary bravery and extraordinary fear
18) Toy story 2
Publisher
Walt Disney Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
The fun and adventure continues when Andy goes off to cowboy camp and the toys are left to their own devices. Things shift into high gear when an obsessive toy collector kidnaps Woody, who hasn't the slightest clue that he's a greatly valued collectible
Publisher
HBO Home Video
Pub. Date
c2002
Language
English
Description
Tells the story of Easy Company, 506th Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division, U.S. Army. Drawn from the interviews with survivors of Easy Company, as well as soldiers' journals and letters, Band of Brothers chronicles the experiences of these men who knew extraordinary bravery and extraordinary fear
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
In the early 1980s, Charlie Wilson was best known as a womanizing U.S. congressional representative from Texas. He seemed to be in the minor leagues, except for the fact that he was a member of two major foreign policy and covert-ops committees. However, once Charlie is prodded by his major conservative supporter, Joanne Herring, Wilson learns about the plight of the people who are suffering from the effects of the brutal Soviet occupation of Afghanistan....