May We Suggest
Teen Books for Chewing
City of thieves : a novel by David Benioff
Going bovine by Libba Bray
The book thief by Markus Zusak
Short, Interesting Teen Classics
The glass menagerie by Tennessee Williams; introduction by Robert Bray
Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson; supplementary material written by Anna Maria Hong; series edited by Cynthia Brantley Johnson
The importance of being Earnest: a trivial comedy for serious people by Oscar Wilde; edited by Samuel Lyndon Gladden
And Don't Call Me Shirley
Looking for a lighthearted comedy movie? If you're browsing our feature film section you don't have to get very far into the 'A's to find Airplane! This absurd classic, a near shot-for-shot parody of the 1957 not-meant-to-be-a-comedy film, Zero Hour!, has the big-punch appeal of hilarious lines along with elaborately-detailed gags.Check it out today. And if you have the choice of steak or fish, spring for the lasagna.
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Ze Frank's Reading List
Ze Frank recently sought reading recommendations from friends reading his blog. If Ze sounds like a familiar name to you, you may remember How to Dance Properly, the show, youngmenowme, or chillout. He's a fascinating guy. What follows is the first five pages of his crowd-sourced reading list in our catalog:
The time traveler's wife : a novel by Audrey Niffenegger
Naked lunch : the restored text by William S. Burroughs ; edited by James Grauerholz and Barry Miles
Black swan green : a novel by David Mitchell
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World War II Documentaries
Assault on Iwo Jima [videodisc]
Bataan rescue [videodisc] by a Green Umbrella film for American experience ; written and produced by David Axelrod ; directed by Peter Jones
The Battle of the Bulge [videodisc]: the deadliest battle of World War II by produced by Thomas Lennon ; written by Thomas Lennon & Mark Zwonitzer
More Mysteries Into Film
Campion [videodisc] : Police at the funeral by a BBC television production in association with Consolidated Productions
Absolute power [videodisc] by Castle Rock Entertainment presents a Malpaso production
The long goodbye [videodisc] by United Artists
Women of Substance
Adam's rib [videodisc] by Metro Goldwyn Mayer
Agnes Browne [videorecording] by October Films presents a Hell's Kitchen production ; an Anjelica Huston film
Antonia's line [videodisc] by First Look Pictures ; Bergen ... [et al.] presenteren met steun van het Nederlands Fonds voor de Film ... [et al.] ; een film van Marleen Gorris ; producent, Hans de Weers ; scenario & regie, Marleen Gorris / a film by Marleen Gorris
Mysteries Into Film
In a lonely place [videodisc] by Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc
In the heat of the night [videodisc] by United Artists ; The Mirisch Corporation presents the Norman Jewison/Walter Mirisch production
Laura [videodisc] by 20th Century Fox presents
The lady vanishes [videodisc] by a Gainsborough picture
Political Films
Comedy
The American president [videodisc] by Castle Rock Entertainment and Universal Pictures present a Wildwood Enterprises, Inc. production ; executive producers, Charles Newirth, Jeffrey Stott ; directed, produced by Rob Reiner ; written by Aaron Sorkin
Bob Roberts [videodisc] by Paramount Pictures presents with Miramax Films a Polygram/Working Title production in association with Barry Levinson and Mark Johnson and Artisan Entertainment ; a film by Tim Robbins
Bulworth [videodisc] by Twentieth Century Fox presents
Flying Down To Rio
The Black Swan [videodisc] by Twentieth Century Fox
Central Station [videodisc] by Sony Pictures Classics ; an Arthur Cohn production ; a film by Walter Salles
The emerald forest [videodisc] by Embassy Films
Fitzcarraldo [videodisc] by Werner Herzog Filmproduktion
