Philip Bosco
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
Evicted from their Manhattan apartment, Walter and Anna buy what looks like the home of their dreams, only to find themselves saddled with a bank-account-draining nightmare. Struggling to keep their relationship together as their rambling mansion falls to pieces around them, the two hapless homeowners watch in horror as everything, including the bathtub, disappears into the appropriately named "money pit."
3) Cupid & Cate
Pub. Date
2000-2002.
Language
English
Description
Cate DeAngelo is a talented and slightly quirky individual whose life and identity seem to be stuck in neutral until her sister decides to play "Cupid" and introduces her to a handsome and truly endearing man.
4) It takes two
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
A streetwise orphan in the care of an attractive case worker, and the refined daughter of a widowed tycoon meet, and the two lookalike girls scheme to bring the two adults together.
Series
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Description
Horatio Nelson Jackson, an eccentric Vermont doctor, drove from San Francisco to New York City, in 1903 to became the first person to drive an automobile across the continent - a feat never before accomplished. It would mark the beginning of a new era in America and the end of another. It took Lewis & Clark over two years to go from the Atlantic to the Pacific - Horatio went the opposite direction, by means of the "Horseless carriage", in less than...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Dazzling, passionate, a masterwork that ranks with Puzo's best."
-Nicholas Pileggi, author of Wiseguys
"One of his most satisfying works….A thoroughly entertaining posthumous present from one of the masters of popular fiction."
-Booklist
Mario Puzo's final masterwork. A sweeping epic saga of corruption, greed, treachery, and sin, The Family is the ultimate crowning achievement of the #1 New York Times bestselling novelist who gave the world...
9) Angie
Author
Language
English
Description
Born and raised in the tightly-knit neighborbood of Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, bright and irreverent Angie has matured into a young woman with dreams and ambitions that are different from those of her friends and neighbors. Increasingly restless with the routine of her life, Angie's growing need for personal fulfillment begins to express itself in ways that her family and best friend Tina can't understand. When Angie becomes pregnant by her long-time...
10) Abandon
Author
Language
English
Description
From the Oscar-winning writer* of TRAFFIC comes this spellbinding thriller with ingenious plot twists. KATIE HOLMES stars as the success-driven student haunted by the mysterious disappearance of a ex boyfriend.
11) It Takes Two
Author
Language
English
Description
Outspoken Amanda and quiet refined Alyssa swap identities in a plan to bring Roger (Alyssa's father) and Diana (Amanda's social worker) closer together.
12) True Colors
Author
Language
English
Description
While Tim dreamed of working in the Justice Department, Peter aspired to be a high-powered political player - at any cost.
13) Wonder Boys
Author
Language
English
Description
During a single hectic weekend, college professor Grady Tripp scrambles to gather together a life that has suddenly reeled out of control.
14) Milk Money
Author
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Frank Wheeler (Michael Patrick Carter) and his two best buddies are determined to solve life's biggest mystery – women! So they pool their piggy-bank money and head for the big city. Their plan: to peek at a naked lady. The kids hit the jackpot when they meet V (Melanie Griffith), a gorgeous, warmhearted "working girl." But when Frank looks at V, he sees more than just a beautiful body. He sees the perfect wife for his shy single...
15) Nobody's Fool
Author
Language
English
Description
Paul Newman earned an Oscar® nomination plus Best Actor honors from the National Society of Film Critics and New York Film Critics Circle for his portrayal of Sully, a likeable working stiff who’s made a lifetime of bad decisions. But he unexpectedly has a chance to make right on some of them when his estranged son – and grandson – drop into his life. Melanie Griffith and Jessica Tandy are among the talented costars of this engaging film...
Author
Language
English
Description
One of the most critically-acclaimed films of the 80s, Children of a Lesser God garnered four Academy Award nominations and a Best Actress Oscar for Marlee Matlin. Based on the hit Broadway play, it's the uplifting love story of John Leeds (William Hurt), an idealistic special education teacher, and a headstrong deaf girl named Sarah (Marlee Matlin). At first, Leeds sees Sarah as a teaching challenge. But soon their teacher/student relationship blossoms...
