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Pub. Date
[1998]
Description
"Charlie Lang is a neighborhood cop with a heart of gold - and a money-hungry wife Muriel who's always looking for a way to cash in. When she asks Charlie to buy a Lottery ticket, he agrees, then impulsively promises half the winnings to a waitress, Yvonne. When their numbers hit, the real fun begins, as Muriel learns to live large while Charlie and Yvonne learn to love again."--Container.
62) Little Women
Series
Pub. Date
1994
Formats
Description
Story about the March family of four daughters and a strong mother (Sarandon) who, because her husband is away serving in the Army during the Civil War, must raise her "little women" on her own. The daughters include: spirited Jo (Ryder) who longs for a career as a writer; beautiful and conservative older sister Meg (Alvarado); fragile Beth (Danes); and the romantic Amy (Dunst/Mathis). Through the years, as they become women, the sisters share their...
64) Benny & Joon
Pub. Date
1993.
Description
A mentally ill young woman who lives with her older brother finds her love in an eccentric young man who models himself after Buster Keaton.
Author
Series
Description
The fantastic journey of Belle, a bright, beautiful, and independent young woman who is taken prisoner by a beast in his castle. Despite her fears, she befriends the castle's enchanted staff and learns to look beyond the Beast's hideous exterior and realize the kind heart and soul of the true Prince within.
66) My girl
Pub. Date
1991.
Description
A precocious 11-year-old tomboy obsessed with death shares a poignant summer with her widowed father, the sexy and kind cosmetician he hires, and most importantly with the boy-next-door who idolizes her.
69) Midway
Pub. Date
c1976
Description
Dramatic personal stories of the men who fought the courageous battle that was to be the Pacific turning point for the United States.
70) Billy Jack
Pub. Date
[1971]
Description
Tom Laughlin plays a half-breed Native American and ex-Green Beret returning to live in solitude on an Arizona reservation. He is drawn to the Progressive Freedom School for runaway youths, but when tensions flare between the students and narrow-minded local bigots, Billy Jack becomes the school's protector.
71) Love Story
Pub. Date
[1970]
Description
Harvard Law student Oliver Barrett IV and music student Jennifer Cavilleri share a chemistry they cannot deny - and a love they cannot ignore. Despite their opposite backgrounds, the young couple put their hearts on the line for each other. When they marry, Oliver's wealthy father threatens to disown him. Jenny tries to reconcile the Barrett men, but to no avail. Oliver and Jenny continue to build their life together. Relying only on each other, they...
72) Funny Girl
Pub. Date
1968.
Description
Depicts the early career of Fanny Brice, her rise to stardom with the Ziegfield Follies and her stormy romance with Nick Arnstein.