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Series
Meridian books volume MF21
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Pub. Date
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Language
English
Description
Psychological and social study of an American youth, in Kansas City, Missouri, whose neglected education, poverty and weakness of character make him a criminal.
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Tripp is a thirtysomething slacker, but that doesn't mean that he is ready to give up the many benefits of living at home with his mom and dad. His desperate parents have had enough though, and after years of gentle nudging they soon realize that it is going to take a concerted effort to get Tripp out so they can enjoy their twilight years in peace. Realizing that their only hope for riding themselves of their reluctant-to-leave son, Al and Sue hope...
Author
Publisher
Nightboat Books
Pub. Date
Ã2019.
Language
English
Description
"We Both Laughed In Pleasure: The Selected Diaries of Lou Sullivan narrates the inner life of a gay man moving through the shifting social, political, and medical mores of the second half of the 20th century. Sullivan kept comprehensive journals from age 11 until his AIDS-related death at 39. Sensual, lascivious, challenging, quotidian and poetic, the diaries complicate and disrupt normative trans narratives. Entries from twenty-four diaries reveal...
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English
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"Michael is a mixed-race gay teen growing up in London. All his life, he's navigated what it means to be Greek-Cypriot and Jamaican--but never quite feeling Greek or Black enough. As he gets older, Michael's coming out is only the start of learning who he is and where he fits in. When he discovers the Drag Society, he finally finds where he belongs--and the Black Flamingo is born. Told with raw honesty, insight, and lyricism, this debut explores the...
Author
Series
Publisher
Recorded Books
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Health and fitness authority David Zinczenko lays out a sensible, gimmick-free nutrition and exercise plan for achieving a lean, hard stomach and increasing quality of life. The Abs Diet demonstrates how people can achieve their fitness goals by eating more, not less, and serves up a menu of smart, delicious foods that are as satisfying as they are essential for a good health program.
26) Courageous
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
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Description
When a tragedy strikes close to home, four police officers struggle with their faith and their roles as husbands and fathers. Together they make a decision that will change all of their lives.
Author
Publisher
Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"The first fifty or so years of Otto's journey were pretty good. He felt he had it all until one day he didn't. Looking for answers, he calls on his enlightened brother-in-law, Volya Rinpoche, a wise man with Russian roots, a Tibetan heritage, and an international reputation as a spiritual teacher ... Otto needs his brother-in-law's wisdom, ... and ... it turns out that Rinpoche himself is also looking for guidance. They embark on a road trip over...
30) Chicago
Author
Publisher
Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"On the last day of summer, a young college grad moved to Chicago and rented a small apartment on the north side of the city, by the lake. This is the story of the five seasons he lived there, during which he meets gangsters, gamblers, policemen, a brave and garrulous bus driver, a cricket player, a librettist, his first girlfriend, a shy apartment manager, and many other riveting souls, not to mention a wise and personable dog of indeterminate breed....
Author
Publisher
Tom Doherty Associates
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Red White & Royal Blue meets Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell in debut author Freya Marske's A Marvellous Light, featuring an Edwardian England full of magic, contracts, and conspiracies. Robin Blyth has more than enough bother in his life. He's struggling to be a good older brother, a responsible employer, and the harried baronet of a seat gutted by his late parents' excesses. When an administrative mistake sees him named the civil service liaison...
33) Laurel & Hardy
Series
Publisher
Platinum Disc Corp
Pub. Date
2003.
Language
English
Description
One feature film (Flying Deuces) and five silent short subject comedies are presented in this collection featuring "Hollywood's original comedy team" Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy.
34) Harry & Tonto
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Comedy about a man evicted from his apartment who decides to take his cat, Tonto, and head cross country to live with one of his children. He has many 'encounters' with an assortment of people he meets on the way.
Author
Publisher
Lake Union Publishing
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Lewis Madigan is young, gay, out of work, and getting antsy when he's roped into providing end-of-life care for his insufferable homophobic neighbor, Chester Wheeler. Lewis doesn't need the aggravation, just the money. The only requirements: run errands, be on call, and put up with a miserable old churl no one else in Buffalo can bear. After exchanging barbs, bickering, baiting, and pushing buttons, Chester hits Lewis with the big ask. Lewis can't...
Author
Publisher
AJAR Contemporaries
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
A novel about family, open-minded spirituality, and the American road. Facing one of life's greatest challenges, Otto Ringling takes comfort in a loving family and offbeat lessons from the eccentric spiritual teacher, Volya Rinpoche.
Publisher
Music Box Films
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
Swedish
Description
Ove, a grumpy, isolated retiree who spends his days enforcing block association rules and visiting his wife's grave, decides to give up on life until an unlikely friendship develops with a boisterous young family that moves in next door.
39) Ideal home
Publisher
Brainstorm Media
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
The story of Erasmus and Paul, a bickering gay couple whose life is turned inside out when a ten year old boy shows up at their door claiming to be Erasmus' grandson. Neither Paul, nor Erasmus, are ready to give up their extravagant lifestyles to be parents, but maybe this little kid has a thing or two to teach them about the value of family.