Robert Davi
2) The goonies
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Two kids find a treasure map just as they're about to lose their house. They and their friends go on a search for the treasure, but not without trouble from a few ne'er-do-wells.
8) Backflash
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After the publication of Butcher's Moon in 1974, Donald Westlake said, "Richard Stark proved to me that he had a life of his own by simply disappearing. He was gone." And readers waited.
But nothing bad is truly gone forever, and Parker's as bad as they come. According to Westlake, one day in 1997, "suddenly, he came back from the dead, with a chalky prison pallor"—and the novels that followed showed that neither Parker nor Stark
...9) Lost Time
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Valerie and her sister Melissa come to a stop on a lonley stretch of road. Their car is engulfed by a blinding light....12 hours later Valerie wakes to the horror that her sister is gone, nowhere to be found.
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Seven of Shakespeare's most celebrated plays- As You Like It, Hamlet, King Lear, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Pericles, Romeo & Juliet, and The Winter's Tale- have been specifically adapted by Edith Nesbit to introduce young listeners to the Bard' s works. Made accessible to young readers without sacrificing any essential elements, these classic retellings capture the drama and flavor of each original play while simplifying...
11) The goonies
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A band of misfit kids searches for buried treasure in a subterranean cavern. Here they cross the path of Mama Fratelli and her outlaw brood. The kids befriend Fratelli's hideously deformed (but soft-hearted) son, who comes to their rescue.
12) Roe V. Wade
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Dr. Bernard Nathanson and Dr. Mildred Jefferson square off in a national battle in this untold conspiracy that led to the most famous and controversial court case in history.
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Jesse James is one of the most infamous outlaws in American history. He is remembered for his gunslinging skills, ruthless bank robberies, and frequent train hijackings. A volatile mixture of charisma and cruelty, he ruled his gang with an iron first. Jesse's demise was put in motion when he met Robert Ford, who had been obsessed with the bandit since childhood. Ford joined the Gang, but the reality did not live up to the fantasy. Ultimately, a government...
17) Scared stiff
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When their mother disappears, two brothers go to stay with a great uncle in a mobile home park next to an abandoned amusement park and begin a search which puts themselves in danger.