Catalog Search Results
Author
Language
English
Description
The Jack-Roller tells the story of Stanley, a pseudonym Clifford Shaw gave to his informant and co-author, Michael Peter Majer. Stanley was sixteen years old when Shaw met him in 1923 and had recently been released from the Illinois State Reformatory at Pontiac, after serving a one-year sentence for burglary and jack-rolling (mugging),
Vivid, authentic, this is the autobiography of a delinquent-his experiences, influences, attitudes, and values....
4) The Outlaw
Author
Language
English
Description
Sheriff Pat Garrett (Thomas Mitchell) welcomes his old friend Doc Holliday (Walter Huston) to Lincoln, New Mexico. Doc is pursuing a horse stolen by Billy the Kid (Jack Buetel), but unexpectedly, Doc and Billy become friends. When Billy is shot, Rio McDonald (Jane Russell) nurses him back to health, and the two fall in love creating tension between Doc and Billy while Garrett is in pursuit of the outlaws.
The first American film that defied the Hollywood...
Author
Language
English
Description
Three cowboys are traveling through the Wild West when they stumble upon a gang of outlaws and a dead body. The cowboys are mistaken for members of the gang and are pursued relentlessly by a determined posse to be brought to justice.
1966 American Western film starring Cameron Mitchell, Millie Perkins, Jack Nicholson, and Harry Dean Stanton, and directed by Monte Hellman. Nicholson also wrote and co-produced the film.
Cowboys Vern, Wes, and Otis...
10) Target Two
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
From #1 bestselling and USA Today bestselling author Jack Mars, author of the critically acclaimed Luke Stone and Agent Zero series (with over 5,000 five-star reviews), comes an explosive new action-packed espionage series that takes readers on a wild ride across Europe, America, and the world.Jacob Snow—elite soldier-turned-CIA agent, haunted by his tortured past—is one of the CIA's greatest assets. When a terrorist group sets its
...11) Henry VIII
Author
Language
English
Description
Henry VIII is Britain's most notorious monarch, remembered for his six wives and splitting the church in two for the sake of annulling his first marriage. But few know the full story of his tempestuous reign.
This captivating biography chronicles Henry VIII's life and times, from his early childhood at Eltham to his dominant role as one of the leading players on the international stage. It includes his love affairs, military campaigns, the scheming...
Author
Language
English
Description
A con man posing as a lawyer tries to sell copies of a phony law book. Things get serious when he has to defend a young man falsely accused of robbery.
1932 American Western Film
Dan Alton is a con artist, posing as a lawyer in order to sell copies of a phony law book. When Bill Clary robs a stagecoach, and plants some of the stolen money at the ranch of Luke Avery, Avery's beautiful sister Ruth ropes an instantly smitten Alton into being Avery's...
13) Hell's Hinges
Author
Language
English
Description
In the wayward western town known as Hell's Hinges, a local tough guy is reformed by the faith of a good woman.
Author
Language
English
Description
The second sequel to the hit wetern film, "The Daughters of Joshua Cabe." Three young women who posed as the daughters of an elderly homesteader find out that he has been falsely accused of murder, convicted, and sentenced to hang. They hatch a plot to smuggle him out of prison.
1976 Western Film
Author
Language
English
Description
In a post-nuclear-war society, blue-skinned, silver-eyed human-like robots have become a common sight as the surviving population suffers from a decreasing birth rate and has grown dependent on their assistance. A fanatical organization tries to prevent the robots from becoming too human, fearing that they will take over. Meanwhile, a scientist experiments with creating human replicas that have genuine emotions and memories.
19) Krispr
Author
Language
English
Description
Christmas is a time for family, but for KRISPR, a genetically enhanced super-clone, there is no family.
20) Of Things Past
Author
Language
English
Description
A young couple struggling to save their marriage moves to beautiful Mammoth Lakes, California. Filmed over thirty-five years, we see the couples journey through love, commitment, secrets, betrayal -- and forgiveness.