Chris Miller
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Description
"An epic account of the decades-long battle to control what has emerged as the world's most critical resource--microchip technology--with the United States and China increasingly in conflict. You may be surprised to learn that microchips are the new oil--the scarce resource on which the modern world depends. Today, military, economic, and geopolitical power are built on a foundation of computer chips. Virtually everything--from missiles to microwaves,...
Author
Description
The creator of Animal House at last tells the real story of the fraternity that inspired the iconic film-a story far more outrageous (and funny!) than any movie could ever capture. Animal House, the film adaptation of stories Chris Miller published in National Lampoon about his experiences at a Dartmouth fraternity, is among the most beloved and successful comedies of all time. In fact, its portrayal of college party life is still imitated on campuses...
6) Arctic tale
Pub. Date
c2007
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (86 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Filmed over the span of fifteen years, Arctic tale follows a polar bear cub and a walrus pup as they learn to survive in the wild and face increasing challenges posed by global warming.
Pub. Date
c2007
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (1 hr., 32 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
When Shrek married Fiona the last thing he had in mind was becoming the next King of Far Far Away. But when Shrek's father-in-law, King Harold, suddenly croaks, that is exactly what he faces. Recruiting Donkey and Puss in Boots for a new quest, Shrek sets out to bring back the rightful heir to the throne. Meanwhile back in the kingdom, Fiona's jilted Prince Charming storms the city with an army of fairy tale villains to seize the throne. Fiona and...
Pub. Date
2015
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 92 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
They're cute. They're cuddly. They're back! From the creators of "Madagascar" comes the hilarious new movie that proves global espionage is for the birds! In DreamWorks' "Penguins Of Madagascar," your favorite super-spies - Skipper, Kowalski, Rico and Private - join forces with the elite North Wind team to save the world. It's a side-splitting, globe-trotting adventure the whole family will love
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (101 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The young Master Builder Lloyd, aka the Green Ninja, along with his friends, that are all secret ninja warriors. Led by Master Wu, is wise-cracking as he is wise, they must defeat evil warlord Garmadon, who also happens to be Lloyd's dad. Pitting mech against mech and father against son, this showdown will test this fierce but undisciplined team of modern-day ninjas who must learn to check their egos and pull together to unleash their inner power...
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 110 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
When Katie Mitchell, a creative outsider, is accepted into the film school of her dreams, her plans are upended when her nature-loving dad Rick determines the whole family should drive Katie to school together. The Mitchells' plans are interrupted by a tech uprising: all around the world, the electronic devices people love decide it's time to take over. With the help of two friendly malfunctioning robots, the Mitchells will have to work together to...
11) Cocaine Bear
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (96 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
"An oddball group of cops, criminals, tourists, and teens congregate in a Georgia forest where a 500-pound black bear goes on a murderous rampage after accidentally ingesting cocaine." --
12) Animal house
Pub. Date
[2003]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 109 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Faber College has one frat house so disreputable it will take anyone. The campus's only other frat house is full of white, anglo-saxon, rich young men that no one can stand except Dean Wormer. The dean enlists the help of their fraternity to get the boys of Delta House off campus. The dean's plan comes into play just before the homecoming parade.
13) Brigsby Bear
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (97 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Brigsby Bear Adventures is a children's TV show that James has carried with him into adulthood. When the show abruptly ends, James's life changes forever, and he sets out to finish the story himself.
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (140 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Miles Morales catapults across the Multiverse, where he encounters a team of Spider-People charged with protecting its very existence. When the heroes clash on how to handle a new threat, Miles must redefine what it means to be a hero.
15) Providence
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When billionaire reality TV show king Howard Irwin announces he has cloned 21 of the past century's world champion racehorses and plans to race them against each other in a globally televised reality show, the racing and sporting world go crazy. The clones are now three years old and ready to race to determine who really is the Champion of Champions. Howard enlists three high-progile racehorse trainers - Logan Weston, Angus Masters, and ex-baseball...
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Description
A moving and hilarious fish-out-of-water memoir of a millennial leaving his inner-city life to take over the family farm.
Sam Vincent is a twenty-something writer in the inner suburbs, scrabbling to make ends meet, when he gets a call from his mother: his father has stuck his hand in a woodchipper, but 'not to worry—it wasn't like that scene in Fargo or anything'. When Sam returns to the family farm to help out, his life takes a new and unexpected...
17) A Line Too Far
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AUSTRALIA IS REELING. THE WORLD IS IN SHOCK.
Chinese commandos in a lightning raid have seized the vast, under-populated, resource-rich lands of Northern Australia. Thousands of Australian soldiers are held hostage. International realpolitik has left Australia abandoned by its supposed allies and its brittle social fabric is rapidly unwinding as the people panic.
A Chinese ultimatum demands the annexation of the country's top half in ten days or face...
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Series
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The first three rip-roaring Aussie Mana Apocalypse books are packaged here (contains books 1-3).
The world ended, and the Gap Year Six were born.
When the apocalypse hits, a ragtag team of Aussie teens are the world's only hope to stop an alien invasion. Their only chance? The new RPG-like rules that now govern reality.
The world's now a game.
And there's no reset button.
Features
1: The Aussie Mana Apocalypse
2: Fair Dinkum Dungeon Diving
3:...
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Series
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How much would you trust your ex? Enough for a dungeon dive? Keat's team needs a rogue, and Morgan Canciani just walked her designer heels into town. She says Cairns has a Nine Pillar Dungeon. She says that the Sheriff has the city hostage, along with her sister. Morgan always said a lot of things. Nugget doesn't trust her. Mel wants to kick her butt. Trev has a bad feeling in his gut...but he might just need more fibre. Ride out again, with the Gap...
20) Contention
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The Contention book series is based on the world of horse racing and will intoxicate readers who love adventure, sport, crime and mystery. It will even capture lovers of romance. Its a mixture of the TV series "Dallas and Yellowstone"
Book one "Contention" introduces Logan Weston, a down-on-his-luck Australian racehorse trainer who can't seem to catch a break. Angus Masters, his arrogant training arch rival born with a silver spoon in his mouth, has...