Michael Chabon
Author
Series
Casanova Acedia volume 5
Language
English
Description
Casanova Quinn, interdimensional superspy and assassin, has crash-landed here on Earth- on OUR Earth-with absolutely no memory of who he is or the terrible things he's done. Working for a man with just as mysterious a past as his own, Cass struggles to find his new normal-and that's when the end of the world begins.
Author
Series
Michael Chabon's The Escapists volume 1
Language
English
Description
Inspired by the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay, this story of three aspiring comics creators with big dreams, small cash, and publishing rights to one forgotten Golden Age hero--The Escapist--is Brian K. Vaughan's love letter to his chosen medium. The lives of these creators Max, Denny, and Case--latter day versions of Joe Kavalier and Sam Clay--are brilliantly woven together with the world of their creations....
Author
Publisher
Books on Tape
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
Once more mining the rich past, Pulitzer Prize—winning author Michael Chabon summons the rollicking spirit of legendary adventures in this wonderful new novel.
They’re an odd pair, to be sure: pale, rail-thin, black-clad Zelikman, a moody, itinerant physician fond of jaunty headgear, and ex-soldier Amram, a gray-haired giant of a man as quick with a razor-tongued witticism as he is with a sharpened battle-ax. Brothers under...
They’re an odd pair, to be sure: pale, rail-thin, black-clad Zelikman, a moody, itinerant physician fond of jaunty headgear, and ex-soldier Amram, a gray-haired giant of a man as quick with a razor-tongued witticism as he is with a sharpened battle-ax. Brothers under...
24) John Carter
Publisher
Disney
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
Former Civil War captain John Carter finds himself transported to Mars and becomes involved in a war between two countries.
25) Spider-Man 2
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2004
Language
English
Description
Otto Octavius, reincarnated as "Doc Ock", has kidnapped MJ, and Spider-Man must swing back into action to rescue her.
Publisher
First Run Features
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
This new documentary by Academy Award-winning director Kirk Simon celebrates the centenary of the Pulitzers - the revered national award for excellence in journalism and the arts. The Pulitzers have had an immeasurable impact on American sensibility and beyond over the past 100 years. The riveting tales of the winning artists give an insider's view of how these pinnacles of achievement are selected and how the award has the power to change lives and...
Author
Language
English
Description
Best-known for groundbreaking science fiction and fantasy works such as A Wizard of Earthsea, The Left Hand of Darkness, and The Dispossessed, Ursula K. Le Guin defiantly held her ground on the margin of "respectable" literature until the sheer excellence of her work, at long last, forced the mainstream to embrace fantastic literature. Her fascinating story has never before been captured on film. Produced with Le Guin's participation over the course...
28) Wonder Boys
Author
Language
English
Description
During a single hectic weekend, college professor Grady Tripp scrambles to gather together a life that has suddenly reeled out of control.