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"Smithy is an American original, worthy of a place on the shelf just below your Hucks, your Holdens, your Yossarians." —Stephen King
Every so often, a novel comes along that captures the public’s imagination with a story that sweeps readers up and takes them on a thrilling, unforgettable ride. Ron McLarty’s The Memory of Running is this decade’s novel. By all accounts, especially his own, Smithson "Smithy"...
Every so often, a novel comes along that captures the public’s imagination with a story that sweeps readers up and takes them on a thrilling, unforgettable ride. Ron McLarty’s The Memory of Running is this decade’s novel. By all accounts, especially his own, Smithson "Smithy"...
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Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
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"A semi-autobiographical novel follows the experiences of a successful but lonely, slightly overweight movie star who seeks to escape depression through a new romance and an Oscar-worthy role, only to discover the universe's alternative plans."--Provided by publisher.
Meet Jim Carrey. He's an insanely successful and beloved movie star drowning in wealth and privilege-- but he's also lonely. Maybe past his prime. Maybe even getting fat? Nothing seems...
3) The Whale
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English
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A reclusive English teacher suffering from severe obesity attempts to reconnect with his estranged teenage daughter for one last chance at redemption.
4) Fit to die
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Series
Supper club mystery volume 2
Publisher
Midnight Ink
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
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Series
Publisher
Riverhead Books, a member of Penguin Group (USA) Inc
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
Things have never been easy for Oscar, a sweet but disastrously overweight, lovesick Dominican ghetto nerd. From his home in New Jersey, where he lives with his old-world mother and rebellious sister, Oscar dreams of becoming the Dominican J.R.R. Tolkien and, most of all, of finding love. But he may never get what he wants, thanks to the Fuk�-the curse that has haunted Oscar's family for generations, dooming them to prison, torture, tragic accidents,...
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2009], c2009
Language
English
Description
Paul Blart is a mild-mannered, dutiful family man who works as a security guard in a New Jersey mall. He has applied to become a cop for years, but he always fails the physical exam because he is overweight and has hyperglycemia. One day a gang of organized criminals put the mall under siege and takes hostages. Blart becomes trapped inside and because he feels it is duty as a security guard, he refuses to leave. He becomes the police department's...
Author
Series
Supper club mystery volume 1
Publisher
Midnight Ink
Pub. Date
c2006
Language
English
Description
While dodging delectable temptations, Professor Henry and his fellow dieters work together to shed pounds and find a killer who has struck fear in the tight-knit community of Quincy's Gap, a small Virginia town in the Shenandoah Valley.
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Series
Supper club mystery volume 4
Publisher
Midnight Ink
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
Description
Invited to be the guest judges at a regional barbecue contest, members of the Supper Club find the festivities interrupted by the murder of one of the contestants, and one of the friends is accused of the crime.
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Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Dennis is a clueless and slightly overweight guy. Five years ago, he left Libby, his pregnant fiancee, on their wedding day. Realizing he made a mistake, Dennis tries to persuade her that he loves her and wants her to accept him back into his life, but he meets with failure at every turn. When he discovers that Libby has found Whit, the new man in her life, the frustration Dennis feels grows. Denise vows, that for once in his life, he will finish...