James Woods
2) Northfork
Author
Language
English
Description
It's 1955 and industries are booming as America undergoes a postwar metamorphosis. However, in the small town of Northfork, the townspeople are being evacuated because of the construction of a dam that will wash away their homes. A group of trench-coat-wearing government employees, hired to get rid of the proud few who remain, go about the business of destroying lives with efficiency. Meanwhile, a young orphan boy lies sick in bed, being cared for...
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
Two very different women-an upscale American named Mary and a middle-class Englishwoman named Martha-form an unlikely bond following the losses of their only children from malaria contracted in Africa. Battling their lingering grief and the strains on their marriages, the two work together to raise awareness of malaria while recovering their sense of purpose. A story of how ordinary people can make a difference in influencing social policy and affecting...
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
David and Amy Sumner, a Hollywood screenwriter and his actress wife, return to her small hometown in the deep South to prepare the family home for sale after her father's death. Once there, tensions build in their marriage and old conflicts re-emerge with the locals, including Amy's ex-boyfriend Charlie, which leads to a violent confrontation.
"I found it visceral, disturbing and well-made."--Roger Ebert
"...it is intriguing."--A.O. Scott
"...an...
6) True crime
Pub. Date
c1999
Language
English
Description
Veteran reporter Steve Everett has until midnight to solve a long-ago murder and save an innocent man from execution
7) Hercules
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Taken from the gods as a newborn and adopted on earth, Hercules is just an awkward pillar of strength trying to fit in. What he wants most is to impress his father Zeus. When Hercules discovers Hades' sinister plot to take over Mount Olympus, he goes from zero to hero and, with the help of his pals Pegasus and Phil, discovers that real strength comes from the heart!
11) The Gift Of Love
Author
Language
English
Description
A wealthy Orphan is dutifully resigned to an arranged-for marriage to a man of "socially acceptable class", but when her heart is captured by a young Swiss immigrant, she struggles between her relative's expectations, and her own heart.
12) Eggs
Author
Language
English
Description
When a town is robbed of everything, an unlikely group of heroes bands together to take back what is rightfully theirs.
17) Jamesy Boy
Author
Language
English
Description
A young gang member turns his life around in prison, thanks to the friendship he forms with a convicted murderer who becomes his mentor.