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Reclusive author Loretta Sage writes about exotic places in her popular adventure novels that feature a handsome cover model named Alan. While on tour promoting her new book with Alan, Loretta gets kidnapped by an eccentric billionaire who hopes she can lead him to an ancient city's lost treasure from her latest story. Determined to prove he can be a hero in real life and not just on the pages of her books, Alan sets off to rescue her.
Pub. Date
2006.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (approximately 117 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Now living in London, writer Catherine Tramell sets her lethal sights on Michael Glass, the control-freak psychiatrist assigned to evaluate her as a risk-addicted suspect in the "accidental" killing of a star soccer player. Turns out Catherine's just getting started (or is she?), and that's bad news for Glass's ex-wife, a tabloid journalist, and the Scotland Yard detective who's desperate to put Catherine in jail. Has Catherine finally met her match...
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English
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Beth, a popular writer, and her husband Don, a well-liked teacher, share the kind of relationship that truly, seriously, for the love of God cannot be real: that is, they're actually in love. Even after decades of marriage, parenting, and successful careers, their physical spark has somehow not diminished; in fact, they seem to relish the opportunity to share a single ice cream cone and drive others including their son, Charlie mad. Should it come...
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English
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Holly Golightly is an eccentric New York City playgirl determined to marry a Brazilian millionaire. Her next-door neighbor, a writer, is "sponsored" by a wealthy patroness. Guessing who's the right man for Holly is easy; seeing just how romance blossoms is one of the enduring delights of the film.
6) The words
Pub. Date
[2012]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (103 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A writer at the peak of his literary success discovers the steep price he must pay for stealing another man's work.
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (88 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"Following the launch of her new novel, writer Kate Conklin is asked to speak at her alma mater by her old professor. Soon Kate finds herself deeply enmeshed in the lives of a group of college students"--Container.
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (approximately 93 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
Description
A young woman escapes from her group home hoping to get her Star Trek script produced in Hollywood. With her sister and psychiatrist at her heels, she must conquer a new world full of challenges.
10) Sinister
Pub. Date
2013.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (110 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Ten years ago, true crime writer Ellison Oswald made his reputation with a best-selling account of a notorious murder. Now, desperate to replicate the success of his first book, he moves his family into a home where the previous occupants were brutally executed and a child disappeared, hoping to find inspiration in the crime scene. In the home, Ellison discovers a cache of terrifying home movies, unwittingly opening the door into a nightmarish mystery....
11) Dark crimes
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (approximately 93 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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When police officer Tadek finds similarities between an unsolved murder and a crime outlined in a book by famed writer Krystov Kozlow, Tadek begins to track Kozlow and his girlfriend, a mysterious underground sex-club worker. As his obsession with Kozlow grows, Tadek descends into a deadly underworld of sex, lies, and corruption to find the shocking, deadly truth.
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (DVD) (451 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A 21st-century romantic thriller centered around a relationship that gets taken too far. What would you do for love? When a brilliant bookstore manager crosses paths with an aspiring writer, his answer becomes clear: anything. As he uses the internet and social media to gather the most intimate of details to get close to her, a charming and awkward crush quickly becomes obsession when he quietly and strategically begins to remove every obstacle, and...
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (99 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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In a world where people speak the truth and have no concept of deception, a young man about to lose everything invents the 'lie' and goes on to not just change the nature of movie-making, but also creates the basis of religion. After much effort, he also gets the girl he loves.
Pub. Date
2014
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (approximately 114 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
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Watch the classic story by James Thurber, about a daydreamer who escapes his anonymous life by disappearing into a world of fantasies filled with heroism, romance, and action. When his job along with that of his co-worker are threatened, Walter takes action in the real world embarking on a global journey that turns into an adventure more extraordinary than anything he could have ever imagined.
17) Antebellum
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (approximately 105 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Successful author Veronica Henley finds herself trapped in a horrifying reality and must uncover the mind-bending mystery before it's too late.
18) Knight of cups
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
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The story follows writer Rick on an odyssey through the playgrounds of Los Angeles and Las Vegas as he undertakes a search for love and self. Even as he moves through a desire-laden landscape of mansions, resorts, beaches and clubs, Rick grapples with complicated relationships with his brother and father. His quest to break the spell of his disenchantment takes him on a series of adventures with six alluring women.
Pub. Date
2012.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (approximately 155 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
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Tells the story of the passionate love affair and tumultuous marriage between Martha Gellhorn and Ernest Hemingway, following the adventurous writers through all the great conflicts of their time.
20) A dog year
Pub. Date
2010.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (approximately 80 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Jon Katz is a writer at a mid-life crossroads who decides to adopt and train a high-strung border collie named Devon, only to discover it's he himself who has the real lessons to learn. Based on a true story.
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