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1) Chances are
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"From the Pulitzer Prize-winning Richard Russo--in his first stand-alone novel in a decade--comes a new revelation: a gripping story about the abiding yet complex power of friendship. One beautiful September day, three sixty-six-year old men convene on Martha's Vineyard, friends ever since meeting in college circa the sixties. They couldn't have been more different then, or even today--Lincoln's a commercial real estate broker, Teddy a tiny-press...
5) Five skies
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
Description
Working together on a summer construction project high in the Rocky Mountains, drifter Arthur Key, shiftless Ronnie Panelli, and foreman Darwin Gallegos reveal details about their pasts and beliefs in cautious and profound ways.
7) The dilemma
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
When a man suspects that his friend and business partner's wife is cheating on her spouse, he sets out to collect information and confront his friend about the affair.
Author
Publisher
Coffee House Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Former best friends who built their careers writing about a single work of art meet after a decades-long falling-out. One of them, called to the other's deathbed for unknown reasons by way of a "relatively short" nine page email, spends his flight to Berlin reflecting on Dutch Renaissance painter Count Hugo Beckenbauer and his masterpiece, Saint Sebastian's Abyss, the work that established both men as important art critics and also destroyed their...
9) The big year
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
Looking to shake up their routine lives, three amateur bird watchers compete to become the ultimate 'birder' by spotting the greatest number of species within a single calendar year. But the friendly rivalry soon turns into a hilariously complicated cross-country adventure as each man begins to realize that the quest for success comes at a price, and that's not chicken feed!
10) Dersu Uzala
Publisher
Kino on Video
Pub. Date
c2000
Language
Russian
Description
Tells the story of the Russian explorer, Vladimir Arsenyev, and his Mongolian guide, Dersu Uzala.
11) Grown ups 2
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
After moving his family back to his hometown to be with his friends and their kids, Lenny finds out that between old bullies, new bullies, schizo bus drivers, drunk cops on skis, and 400 costumed party crashers, sometimes crazy follows you.
15) The other
Author
Publisher
Alfred A Knopf
Pub. Date
p2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.6 - AR Pts: 18
Language
English
Description
John William Barry is from a wealthy Seattle family, Neil Countryman is blue-color Irish, they met at age sixteen through their love of the outdoors. After college Neil is on the path of becoming a schoolteacher and family man, John drops out of college and moves deep into the woods. He enlists Neil's help in disappearing completely and Neils is drawn into a web of secrets.
16) The World's End
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2013
Language
English
Description
Twenty years after attempting an epic pub crawl, five childhood friends reunite when one of them becomes hellbent on doing it again. They are convinced by mate Gary King, who drags his reluctant pals to their hometown to once again attempt to reach the fabled pub called The World's End. As they reconcile the past and present, they realize the real struggle is for the future, not just theirs but humankind's. Reaching the pub is the least of their worries....
18) Love
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Two old friends reconnect in Dublin for a dramatic, revealing evening of drinking and storytelling in this winning new novel from the author of the Booker Prize winning Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha Davy and Joe were drinking pals back in their Dublin youth. Davy rarely sees Joe for a pint anymore--maybe one or two when Davy comes over from England to check on his elderly father. But tonight Davy's father is dying in the hospice, and Joe has a secret that...
19) Boy meets boy
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
Love is never easy. Especially if you're Paul. He's a sophomore at a high school like no other, and these are his friends: Infinite Darlene, the homecoming queen and star quarterback. Joni, Paul's best friend who may not be his best friend anymore. Tony, his other best friend, who can't leave the house unless his parents think he's going on a date...with a girl. Kyle, the ex-boyfriend who won't go away. Rip, the school bookie, who sets the odds......
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