Delroy Lindo
Author
Language
English
Description
Two men conquered the North Pole. One came home to a hero's welcome; the other--because of the color of his skin--slipped into anonymity, all but forgotten by history.This riveting, true adventure restores Matthew Henson, the first African American to reach the North Pole and the unsung hero of the Commander Robert E. Peary's expedition, to his rightful place of honor.
2) Sahara
Publisher
Paramount DVD
Pub. Date
c2005
Language
English
Description
Three intrepid adventurers, including the legendary Dirk Pitt, set out to claim a massive treasure and foil the efforts of a cadre intent on world destruction.
3) Up DVD)
Publisher
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
By tying thousands of balloon to his home, 78-year-old Carl Fredricksen sets out to fulfill his lifelong dream to see the wilds of South America. Right after lifting off, however, he learns he isn't alone on his journey.
4) Heist
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2002], c2001
Language
English
Description
An accomplished thief has his career jeopardized after he's caught on security cameras during a job. Broke, he and his associates are blackmailed by their longtime fence into jacking Swiss gold bars from an airplane. As they plot the complicated score, he and his crew become suspicious of the relationship between his young wife and the fence's nephew, who has been planted on the crew to keep an eye on them for his uncle. Betrayals and backstabbings...
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Trying to maintain sanity in these insane times, the attorneys of Reddick, Boseman and Lockhart gain a new partner, endure a serial threat against lawyers, and brave a chaotic new world. Diane goes to extremes to deal with a growing threat, her struggling marriage and ever-changing politics. Meanwhile, Lucca, Maia and the firm expertly navigate a crooked cop conspiracy, a high-profile deportation and an audition for the DNC in a potential impeachment...
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
When her friend's multimillion-dollar investment scam ruins Diane Lockhart's plan for retirement, wipes out her savings and taints her reputation, she is literally at a loss. In Season 1 of The Good Fight (from The Good Wife creators Robert and Michelle King), a disgraced Diane is forced out of her own law firm and joins another distinguished company as a junior partner. She recruits Maia Rindell, a promising young attorney with her own baggage: Maia's...
8) Up
Series
Publisher
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
Carl Fredericksen is a 78- year-old curmudgeon. He used to enjoy his modest life as a balloon seller when his adventure-loving wife Ellie was still alive. When she died, Carl was left with his memories and the awareness that they never made their dream journey to Paradise Falls in South America. When well-meaning officials consign Carl to Shady Oaks Retirement Home, he rigs thousands of helium balloons to his house and floats away. He discovers that...
9) The One
Author
Language
English
Description
In The One, parallel universes collide when a rogue agent assigned to monitor these universes begins eliminating versions of himself in each alternate reality. Assuming more energy and power with each version he destroys, he must finally confront the one man standing between himself and his ultimate goal...to be The One. The One stars Jet Li as both predator and prey in an innovative, action-packed sci-fi thriller.
10) LX 2048
Author
Language
English
Description
In the near future, the sun has become so toxic people can no longer leave their houses in daytime, and normal life is conducted mostly inside the virtual realm. Against this dystopian backdrop, a dying man seeks to ensure the future well-being of his family, while coping with what it means to be human in this new reality.
Author
Language
English
Description
Homer Wells has lived nearly his entire life within the walls of St. Cloud's Orphanage in rural Maine. Though groomed by its proprietor, Dr. Larch, to be his successor, Homer feels the need to strike out on his own and experience the world outside. While working at an apple orchard, Homer falls for the beautiful Candy and learns some powerfully indelible lessons about life, love, and home.