Traces the unlikely friendship of a wealthy Afghan youth and a servant's son in a tale that spans the final days of Afghanistan's monarchy through the atrocities of the prsent day.

World War II rages overseas, the prestigious Devon prep school holds a summer session for boys trying to graduate before they are drafted. Among the students are two unlikely new roomates - Gene, a quiet, introspective bookworm; and Finny, a carefree and wildly popular athlete. Charmed by Finny, Gene joins him for a series of exciting escapades. But when Gene's grades decline, he suspects that Finny secretly wants him to fail. Fueled by anger and...

Set against the backdrop of the changing seasons has Paul, a short-fused ex-con who finds unlikely comfort, stability, and camaraderie when he takes an odd job in park maintenance.

In the Pacific theater during World War II, a Marine is assigned to protect a Navajo codetalker.

The guys have just finished their freshman year of college and are now ready to take on conquering the summer. After renting a summer house at the beach to live in, the guys have to take on a job in order to pay for the house and all the beer they can drink. At the end of the summer they want to have a party to beat all parties.

"When a lawyer's car breaks down in a dangerous Los Angeles neighborhood, a tow-truck driver arrives just in time to save his life. The two men begin a deep friendship that sets off a chain of unsettling and surprising events involviing their families and friends for years to come."--Container.

A light-hearted, fast-paced, politically incorrect comedy drama about four men who spend their days and nights proving that they're not yet past their prime.

Twenty years after their first epic pub crawl attempt, the "five musketeers" reunite in their home town to complete the ultimate challenge--one night, five friends, twelve bars--a boozy quest on which only the strongest will survive. But after a bizarre series of encounters with the out-of-this-world locals, they soon realize that reaching their final pub, The World's End, may be the least of their troubles. They're having the time of their lives,...

Monk, a quirky and obsessive-compulsive detective, encounters various problems after Dr. Kroger suddenly dies, and after buying a house, he is forced to deal with a murdered homeless man, lottery murders, a stolen bike, exploding grills, and male bonding rituals with Stottlemeyer.