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The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (Movie Novelization)

The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (Movie Novelization)

by Kevin J. Anderson

London, 1899. As the British Empire lies in mortal jeopardy, a top-secret initiative unites several of the most illustrious (and sometimes infamous) personages of the age: Allan Quartermain, famed explorer and adventurer; Captain Nemo, master of the undersea submersible Nautilus; Dr. Henry Jekyll, and his brutish alter ego, Mr. Hyde; Rodney Skinner, the Invisible Man; Dorian Gray, the ageless subject of a... (more)

Saving Private Ryan

by Max Allan Collins

June 6, 1944. Military forces converge on the beaches of Normandy for one of the most decisive battles of World War II. America would call it a victory. History would call it D-Day. But for Captain John Miler and his squad of young soldiers, this fateful day would become something much more. Washington has sent them on a personal mission to save one life. One paratrooper missing in action. One soldier who... (more)

Brokeback Mountain

by Annie Proulx

Ennis del Mar and Jack Twist, two ranch hands, come together when they're working as sheepherder and camp tender one summer on a range above the tree line. At first, sharing an isolated tent, the attraction is casual, inevitable, but something deeply catches them that summer.Both men work hard, marry, and have kids because that's what cowboys do. But over the course of many years and frequent separations this... (more)

Braveheart

by Randall Wallace

For love of country, for love of maiden, for love of freedom...he became the hammer and scourge of England. In one of history's darkest hours there arose from humble beginnings a man of courage and honor -- the likes of whom the world may never see again. Amid the color, pageantry, and violence of medieval Scotland unfurls the resplendent tale of the legendary William Wallace, farmer by birth, rebel by fate,... (more)

Mrs. Ahoo's Husband

by Ali Mohammad Afghani

Mary Poppins

by P. L. Travers

From the moment Mary Poppins arrives at Number Seventeen Cherry-Tree Lane, everyday life at the Banks house is forever changed. This classic series tells the story of the world's most beloved nanny, who brings enchantment and excitement with her everywhere she goes. Featuring the charming original cover art by Mary Shepard, these new editions are sure to delight readers of all ages. It all starts when Mary... (more)

Black Beauty

The Autobiography of a Horse

by Anna Sewell

Every child loves a story about a horse, and Black Beauty remains one of the finest, most touching ever written. Set in Victorian London, the novel follows the shifting fortunes of a horse as he moves from owner to owner. Narrated by the noble Black Beauty himself, the tale offers an animal’s perspective of the world, and highlights the thoughtless, even cruel treatment animals endured during that period.

Pay It Forward

by Catherine Ryan Hyde

It all started with the social studies teacher's extra-credit assignment: come up with a plan to change the world for the better, and do it. Twelve-year-old Trevor McKinney began by doing something good for three people. But instead of paying him back, he asked them to "pay it forward" by doing a favor for three more people, who in turn would help three others, and so on, each act a link in a chain of human... (more)

Gladiator, Level 4, Penguin Readers (Penguin Readers, Level 4)

Gladiator, Level 4, Penguin Readers (Penguin Readers, Level 4)

by William Nicholson, Dewey Gram

Ridley Scott brings the splendour of Ancient Rome to the big screen, with Russell Crowe as the Roman general who wreaks vengeance on the man who rules the Roman empire. The film is released on 19th May 2000.

Vanilla Sky

by Cameron Crowe

From the Academy Award-winning writer-director of Almost Famous , the script for one of the year's most eagerly anticipated films. In Vanilla Sky , Tom Cruise stars as David, a young New York City publishing magnate who finds himself on an unexpected roller-coaster ride of romance, comedy, suspicion, sex, and dreams in what turns out to be a mind-bending search for his soul. Penelope Cruz, Kurt Russell, Jason... (more)

Pearl Harbor (Movie Tie-In)

by Randall Wallace

Pearl Harbor is a beautifully written and suspenseful epic saga of love and war. Rafe McCawley and Danny Walker are two daring young pilots in the U.S. Army Air Corps who have grown up like brothers and first learned to fly in crop-dusting planes. Rafe has fallen in love with Evelyn Stewart, a beautiful and courageous nurse serving in the U.S. Navy. But they are soon separated by war when Rafe volunteers for... (more)

My Fair Lady: Vocal Score

by Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe

Sparkling with wit, wisdom and wonderful songs including, "I Could Have Danced All Night", "Wouldn't It Be Loverly" and "Get Me To The Church On Time", the musical play based on Bernard Shaw's "Pygmalion" has been delighting audiences since it was first performed in the 1950s. When overbearing Professor Higgins stumbles on flower girl, Eliza Doolittle, in Covent Garden he recognizes that her hideous vowels and... (more)

E.T.The Extra-Terrestrial: A Novel

by Linda Sunshine, William Kotzwinkle

To coincide with the 20th anniversary re-release of the classic film, digitally remastered with new scenes and never-before-seen footage—here is the never-before-published screenplay and story behind the movie in the filmmakers' own words, lavishly illustrated with more than 200 photos. Directed by Steven Spielberg from the Oscar®-nominated screenplay by Melissa Mathison and produced by Spielberg and Kathleen... (more)

Mr. & Mrs. Smith

by Cathy East Dubowski

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt star in a slick romantic adventure comedy in the vein of True Lies and Prizzi's Honor. After winning free sessions with a marriage counsellor as a grab–bag gift at a suburban holiday party, a young couple discovers that they're in a dead–end marriage. But that's not all they discover – unbeknown to the other, each spouse is a covert assassin working at a rival agency, and their... (more)

Shakespeare in Love. A Screenplay. (Lernmaterialien)

Shakespeare in Love. A Screenplay. (Lernmaterialien)

by Marc Norman

The screenplay to the critically acclaimed film which New York Newsday called one of the funniest, most enchanting, most romantic, and best written tales ever spun from the vast legend of Shakespeare. Marc Norman and renowned dramatist, Tom Stoppard have created the best screenplay of the year according to the Golden Globes and the New York Film Critics Circle.

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: A Portrait of Ang Lee's Epic Film

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: A Portrait of Ang Lee's Epic Film

by Richard Corliss, Linda Sunshine, David Bordwell

The winner of four Academy Awards, including Best Foreign-Language Film , Art Direction, Cinematography, and Original Music. To coincide with the Sony Pictures Classics release--this elegantly illustrated moviebook captures the beauty, spirit, and extraordinary talents behind what TimeAsia heralded as an "instant classic...a rule-bending master-piece that weds martial arts with sense and sensibility." The... (more)

Lara Croft: Tomb Raider: Junior Novelisation

Lara Croft: Tomb Raider: Junior Novelisation

by Mel Odom, Dave Stern

THE POWER... An ancient relic called the All Seeing Eye that grants the owner the ultimate power in the universe. A power so immense that those who possess it could rule the world. THE ILLUMINATI... A secret brotherhood hell-bent on finding the All Seeing Eye and taking over the world. A sinister band of men who will stop at nothing to fulfill their diabolical plot. THE HERO... Lara Croft The greatest... (more)

Legally Blonde

by Amanda Brown

Elle Wood, University of Southern California sorority president and sociopolitical jewelry design major, is blonde, spoiled, creative and desperately in love with her college sweetheart, Warner Huntingdon III. But when Warner announces he's off to Stanford Law School, and that while there he aims to find a girl 'more serious' than Elle to be his wife, Elle and Underdog, her pet Bichon Frise, hatch a plan to follow... (more)