Lucy Liu
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English
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Through a series of real life stories, Lucy inspires you to expedite your personal development journey and live your best life by design.
From China to America, from failed acting audition frustrations to alignment, from loneliness and stress to a life of fulfillment, from high school drop out to becoming a podcaster, coach, and author, this is a book of optimism, joy and motivation.
"Lucy Liu's book is a great guide to building true confidence as...
2) Nomads
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Español
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A drama about a filmmaker working on a project about subway suicides.
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English
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"From the number one bestselling author of Little Fires Everywhere, a deeply suspenseful and heartrending novel about the unbreakable love between a mother and child in a society consumed by fear Twelve-year-old Bird Gardner lives a quiet existence with his loving but broken father, a former linguist who now shelves books in Harvard University's library. Bird knows to not ask too many questions, stand out too much, or stray too far. For a decade,...
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English
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"Tracy Flick is back and, once again, the iconic protagonist of Tom Perrotta's Election--and Reese Witherspoon's character from the classic movie adaptation--is determined to take high school politics by storm.Tracy Flick is a hardworking assistant principal at a public high school in suburban New Jersey. Still ambitious but feeling a little stuck and underappreciated in midlife, Tracy gets a jolt of good news when the longtime principal, Jack Weede,...
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[2016]
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English
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A contemporary take on the legendary detective Sherlock Holmes who investigates crimes in modern-day New York City as a consultant to the NYPD and is assisted by Joan Watson, a former surgeon, who is hired by Holmes' wealthy father to help keep the eccentric detective sober.
Pub. Date
2013
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English
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A contemporary take on the legendary detective Sherlock Holmes, who investigates crimes in modern-day New York City as a consultant to the NYPD. He is assisted by Joan Watson, a former surgeon, who is hired by Holmes's wealthy father to help keep the eccentric detective sober.
"Highly recommended."--Video Librarian
Pub. Date
2011
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English
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A pregnant woman is critically injured on her wedding day by her former boss and cohorts, who are assassins. She goes into a coma that lasts for four years, and when she wakes up she is ready for revenge.
"The film is hugely watchable."--Hollywood Reporter
"One of this year's most entertaining flicks."--Citysearch
"Delivered with such high panache and brio, it's mesmerizing."--Washington Post
Pub. Date
[2019]
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English
Description
A contemporary take on the legendary detective Sherlock Holmes who investigates crimes in modern-day New York City as a consultant to the NYPD and is assisted by Joan Watson, a former surgeon, who is hired by Holmes' wealthy father to help keep the eccentric detective sober.
Pub. Date
2013
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English
Description
Mulan: Mulan is a young Chinese woman who breaks tradition and joins the Imperial army, accompanied by a her guradian dragon, Mushu, to battle an invading army. Mulan 2: Mulan and Shang are engaged to be married and must journey to a distant city in a valiant quest to save their beloved empire.
Pub. Date
2006
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Español
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Down-on-his-luck Slevin stumbles into a running feud between two New York gangsters, the Boss and the Rabbi. Tracked by the mysterious assassin Goodkat, and distracted by his flirtatious neighbor, Slevin must use his wits to cheat death
"...entertaining as heck."--Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
"The talk is witty, the twists are ingenious, the look and the mood are drop-dead."--Chicago Tribune
"...razor-sharp..."--TV Guide
Pub. Date
2011
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English
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Taking off where the first film ended, 'The Bride' is still on her quest to get revenge on Bill, her former mentor. Along the way she intends to get rid of the others who helped kill her best friends and fiance.
"***1/2 Everything that the kinetic, colorful, superficially violent 'Kill Bill: Vol. 1' lacked in depth and character is remedied tenfold in Quentin Tarantino's stunning, cunning conclusion...Highly recommended."--Video Librarian
"A rip-roaring,...
Pub. Date
[2018]
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English
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The famed detective Sherlock faces the possibility of losing his one of a kind deductive skills when he is diagnosed with Post-Concussion Syndrome, a disorder that causes physical and cognitive symptoms including memory loss. With his career, calling and sobriety all at stake, he must rely even more on his steadfast partner Dr. Joan Watson. Together, they continue in their mission to crack the NYPD's most baffling crimes and puzzling cases.
13) Detachment (DVD)
Pub. Date
2012
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English
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Henry Barthes is an educator with a talent to connect with his students. Yet as a substitute teacher he hides his gift to avoid emotional connections. When an assignment places him at a school with a burned-out administration and an apathetic student body, he becomes a role model as a teacher. His emotional bond with the students and teachers help him see he is not alone in a life and death struggle to find beauty in a seemingly vicious and loveless...
Pub. Date
2015
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English
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Perfect Crimes Meet the Perfect Match. In the City That Never Sleeps, one mind never rests. The eccentric detective Sherlock Holmes (Jonny Lee Miller) possesses an unquenchable thirst for intellectual puzzles and a ruthless instinct for justice. As a consulting detective to the NYPD, he takes on bizarre cases that baffle the most seasoned cops. But he can't do it alone. Holmes relies on Joan Watson (Lucy Liu), a former physician who's the one person...
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[2023]
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English
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"Billy Batson--aka Shazam!--and his fellow foster kids are still learning how to juggle teenage life with having adult Super Hero alter egos, but a vengeful trio of ancient gods has arrived on Earth in search of the magic stolen from them long ago. Now, Billy and his family are thrust into a battle for their superpowers, their lives and the fate of their world"--Container.
16) Strange world
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[2023]
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English
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The Clades are a legendary family of explorers attempting to navigate an uncharted, treacherous land alongside a motley crew that includes a mischievous blob, a three-legged dog and a slew of ravenous creatures.
17) Kung fu panda 2
Pub. Date
[2018]
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English
Description
Po is now living his dream as the Dragon Warrior, protecting the Valley of Peace alongside his friends and fellow kung fu masters, the Furious Five. Po's new life of awesomeness is threatened by the emergence of a formidable villain who plans to use a secret, unstoppable weapon to conquer China and destroy Kung Fu. Po must look to his past and uncover the secrets of his mysterious origins in order to be able to unlock the strength he needs to succeed....
19) Detachment
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English
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Adrien Brody (in his most acclaimed performance since THE PIANIST), Marcia Gay Harden & Christina Hendricks star in this award-winning drama about teachers and students in a troubled high school. From the director of AMERICAN HISTORY X.