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"Dave Karger--Turner Classic Movies on-air host, entertainment media darling, and the Oscars expert--offers a one-of-a-kind collection of original interviews with an A-list lineup of Oscar winners discussing the highs, lows, and never-before-told tales of Hollywood's most storied awards show"--
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Robert B. Parker's Jesse Stone volume 4-5
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Sea change: Jesse Stone is a down-and-out former L.A. police detective whose biggest battle is now against the bottle, as the demons of his past rise to haunt him while he drives himself to distraction by pursuing a decade-old murder case. Finding refuge in the small town of Paradise, Chief Stone reopens an unsolved murder case, digging up clues in an old grave and pursuing the ghosts of a forgotten crime. But it's not just the victim's and killer's...
983) The Batman
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When a sadistic serial killer begins murdering key political figures in Gotham, Batman is forced to investigate the city's hidden corruption and question his family's involvement.
986) Murder, she baked collection: a plum pudding mystery ; A peach cobbler mystery ; A deadly recipe
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Free spirited cookie baker Hannah (Sweeney) Swensen jumps in to help handsome detective Mike Kingston track down culprits and uncover mysteries in Lake Eden, Minnesota.
A Palm Pudding Mystery: When a murder takes place at the local Christmas tree carnival, it seems there are quite a few suspects. With the twelve days of Christmas ticking away, Hannah's running out of time to nab a murderous Scrooge who doesn't want her to see the New Year.
A Peach...
987) Marley & me
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John and Jen are journalists who are a newly married couple. Marley is the adopted puppy that no one wants, a high-strung lab who is virtually untrainable. Marley shreds cushions, destroys floors and walls and most everything in between. Instead of taking him to the pound, they love their dog and he faithfully loves them in return. John and Jen eventually have three children and Jen gives up her career to be a mom. John's career continues to advance...
988) Foxfire
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Four suburban high school girls are united when a mysterious stranger inspires them to take revenge on a sexually abusive teacher. But when the local jocks decide to teach the girls a lesson, their hard-won freedom becomes a violent trap.
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Based on the publishing phenomenon, Percy Jackson and other young demigods continue to fight, but this time in the sea, to fulfill their destinies. To save their world, Percy and his friends must find the fabled and magical Golden Fleece. Embarking on a treacherous odyssey into the uncharted waters of the Sea of Monsters (known to humans as the Bermuda Triangle), they battle terrifying creatures, an army of zombies, and the ultimate Evil.
991) Passage to Zarahemla
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Kerra McConnell and her younger brother Brock embark upon an extraordinary time-travel adventure between their modern world and ancient America. Aided by relatives that she hasn't seen since she was five, Kerra learns of a secret passageway to a tropical world in 19 A.D. Intensified by an earthquake, this time vortex threatens to draw all modern characters into a massive battle between a tribe called Nephites and ancient sorcerors known as robbers...
992) Year of the gun
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In Rome, where anarchy prevails under The Red Brigade, American writer David Raybourne finds inspiration for a novel on terrorism. But when an overly ambitious photo-journalist meddles in his affairs, the manuscript falls into wrong hands and Raybourne discovers no one can be trusted, not even his lover, as he fights for his life.
993) The iron giant
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A giant robot from outer space lands on Earth and frightens a small town. The robot befriends a young boy and wins its humanity by saving the townspeople from their own fears and prejudices. Includes deleted scenes and commentary from director Brad Bird. Also includes theatrical version in addition to signature edition version.
995) City of lies
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What is worse, the crime or the cover-up? Based on the book, Labyrinth, this compelling crime-thriller follows the investigation into the infamous murder of iconic rap artist Christopher Wallace aka The Notorious B.I.G. Determined LAPD detective Russell Poole spent nearly 20 years trying to solve the murder, and Jack Jackson, a journalist teams up with Poole in search of the elusive truth. Together they explore why the case remains old, and why a...
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Lone survivor: Four Navy SEALs enter Afghanistan to neutralize a high-level al-Qaeda member and find themselves in an enemy ambush alone, fighting for their lives.
Jarhead, follows "Swoff, " a third-generation Marine enlistee, from a sobering stint in boot camp to active duty, sporting a sniper's rifle and a hundred-pound ruck on his back through the Middle East deserts. Swoff and his fellow Marines sustain themselves with sardonic humanity and wicked...
