Matthew Modine
Author
Language
English
Description
Most first-year med students at Chandler University's esteemed school of medicine approach gross anatomy the systematic dissection of the human body with fear, nervous stomachs, and the daunting knowledge that their futures depend on a passing grade. Joe Slovak isn't like his fellow freshmen. A cocky, bright, and outspoken rebel who doesn't believe in sacrificing his social life for long nights of studying, Joe follows his own lesson plan, a curriculum...
2) Fluke
Author
Language
English
Description
Matthew Modine, Nancy Travis and Eric Stoltz come together in a romantic and remarkable tale about a man who must begin his life over ...as a dog!
3) The Maker
Author
Language
English
Description
Josh is a high school kid who dabbles in small crimes. When his brother Walter resurfaces after ten years, he begins to involve Josh in various new criminal activities, including robbery.
Author
Series
Cat 8 volume 2
Language
English
Description
When an accident sends a solar flare four times larger than Earth plunging toward the planet, Military scientist Dr. Jane Brandt calls upon the one man who can possibly reverse the cataclysm: a government outsider and renegade ad-hoc scientist. He'll have to work fast, as in a matter of hours, the planet's atmosphere will ignite and the countdown to the end of the world will begin.
Author
Series
Cat 8 volume 1
Language
English
Description
When an accident sends a solar flare four times larger than Earth plunging toward the planet, Military scientist Dr. Jane Brandt calls upon the one man who can possibly reverse the cataclysm: a government outsider and renegade ad-hoc scientist. He'll have to work fast, as in a matter of hours, the planet's atmosphere will ignite and the countdown to the end of the world will begin.
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
For seven long years, Jacob has labored to earn the right to marry beautiful Rachel. Now the seven years are up-but Rachel's devious father substitutes his elder daughter on the wedding night. Matthew Modine and Lara Flynn Boyle play Jacob and Rachel in one of the greater love stories from the Bible. Highlights of Jacob's life-how he usurped his brother Esau's birthright and blessing, the pillow of stone, the ladder to heaven, wrestling with God-are...
8) Redeemer
Author
Language
English
Description
A model prisoner, serving a life-sentence for murder, is contacted by the victim's sister. What happens between them becomes a poignant drama of forgiveness and salvation. With its illuminating messages of hope, Sonar Entertainment's Redeemer speaks to everyone who ever wanted a second chance.
Publisher
Artisan Entertainment
Pub. Date
c1998
Language
English
Description
Morgan Adams, the female captain of a pirate ship, is on a treasure hunt for millions of pounds of gold reportedly buried somewhere on Cutthroat Island. She and her uncles each hold sections of the map to the treasure. While Morgan is willing to make deals and agree to share the wealth in order to put the map together, her Uncle Dawg would rather kill everyone in his way, including his niece.
10) Girl in progress
Publisher
Lionsgate Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
Grace is a single mom. She is too busy juggling work, bills, and the very married Dr. Hartford, to give her daughter, Ansiedad the attention she desperately needs. When Ansiedad's English teacher introduces her students to classic coming-of-age stories, she is inspired to skip adolescence and jump-start her life without mom. While Grace becomes preoccupied with the increasing affections of her co-worker, Ansiedad enlists the help of her loyal friend,...
11) The Hippopotamus
Author
Language
English
Description
Based on the Best-Selling Comedy Novel by Stephen Fry. Disgruntled, cantankerous semi-famous poet Ted Wallace (Roger Allam - Endeavor, The Queen) is hired to investigate a series of unexplained miracle healings. Also starring Matthew Modine (Stranger Things, Dark Knight Rises, Full Metal Jacket) and Fiona Shaw (5 Harry Potter movies).
12) The gamble
Publisher
DSSP Inc
Pub. Date
p2004
Language
English
Description
When young wanderer Francesco (Matthew Modine) returns to his Venice home with the hope that the family fortune will still be there to support him, he finds himself caught up in a tangled web of greed and deception. He soons discovers that his wealthy father has squandered the family's money on gambling and owes very penny to a ruthless and cruel German Countess (Faye Dunaway). With nothing to lose and everything to gain, the Countess decides that...
13) Fluke
Series
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2001, 1995
Language
English
Description
"Fluke is as contented as any young pooch can be. But when recurring dreams and a series of mishaps trigger memories of a very different world, he slowly realizes that he once had a very different life - as a man! Convinced of his previous identity, Fluke sets out on an extraordinary journey that leads him back to his human family ... and shows him more through the eyes of a dog than he could ever see as a man"--Container.
14) Girl In Progress
Author
Language
English
Description
This is a charming and endearing mother-daughter story about a very busy woman and her daughter who is racing to become an adult.
15) Jobs
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
A riveting story of a true American visionary, a man who let nothing stand in the way of greatness. It chronicles the iconic innovator and entrepreneur's early days. He was a college dropout who co-founded Apple Computer Inc. and was then forced to leave. More than a decade later, Jobs returns and single-handedly sets a course that will turn the once-tiny startup into one of the world's most valuable companies. His epic journey blazes a trail that...
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Formats
Description
It has been eight years since Batman vanished into the night, turning, in that instant, from hero to fugitive. Assuming the blame for the death of D.A. Harvey Dent, the Dark Knight sacrificed everything for what he and Commissioner Gordon both hoped was the greater good. For a time the lie worked, as criminal activity in Gotham City was crushed under the weight of the anti-crime Dent Act.
18) Funky Monkey
Author
Language
English
Description
In exchange for some expert advice on how to play football and win the affections of his dream girl, a gawky boy genius agrees to help a martial arts expert and his extraordinary primate pal -- a chimpanzee -- outwit and outfight the devious masterminds behind an animal laboratory that intends to train the chimp for dangerous missions.
19) 47 meters down
Publisher
Anchor Bay Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Two sisters vacationing in Mexico are trapped in a shark cage at the bottom of the ocean. With less than an hour of oxygen left and great white sharks circling nearby, they must fight to survive.
20) Family weekend
Publisher
ARC Entertainment
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
"Teen jump-roping star Emily is fed up with her parents, who seem to have forgotten she exists. In a fit of desperation, she decides to kidnap them and hold them hostage until they shape up. She enlists help from her quirky siblings and eccentric grandma but things quickly go south and soon the whole debacle ends up in chaos ... and that's when the family finally figures out what matters most"--Container.