Shy high school student Riko Izawa aches for a boyfriend but guys just won't look her way. Then one day she signs up for a three-day trial of a mysterious "lover figurine," and the next thing she knows, a cute naked guy is delivered to her doorstep--and he wants to be her boyfriend!
Has Riko died and gone to heaven? The cute naked guy turns out to be smart, super nice, stylish and a gourmet chef. Plus, he looks like a million bucks.... Trouble is, that's about what he's going to cost Riko because she didn't return him in time! -Goodreads
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Mara Dyer is struggling to hold herself together after she wakes up in a hospital room, her closest friends now dead. Everyone tells her it was a tragic accident, old buildings do collapse, but nothing soothes Mara’s mind. Instead, she gets visions of her friends. She can’t look in a mirror. She can’t think about them too much. Forget about that night. It’s all a dark spot in her memory. Not even a move to South Florida rids her of the ghosts. They keep coming stronger and stronger until the very emotions and thoughts that she has begin to manifest into real life, leading her to a boy that might be a lot like her.
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For two years Catarina has had to learn to live on her own as a deadly virus ravishes the world. A virus without a cure unless her father, arrested by the all powerful Caratux company with its hand in the gene technology, can engineer a vaccine. But he was taken from her two years ago and she’s heard nothing since. That was until one of Caratux’s engineered soldiers shows up on her doorstep with news that she never wanted to hear. Her father is dead and she might be the world’s only hope in decoding the vaccine her father discovered. But can she trust the soldier that’s been sent to protect her?
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As the United States raced against Russia to put a man in space, NASA found untapped talent in a group of African-American female mathematicians that served as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in U.S. history. Based on the unbelievably true life stories of three of these women, known as "human computers", we follow these women as they quickly rose the ranks of NASA alongside many of history's greatest minds specifically tasked with calculating the momentous launch of astronaut John Glenn into orbit, and guaranteeing his safe return. Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, and Katherine Gobels Johnson crossed all gender, race, and professional lines while their brilliance and desire to dream big, beyond anything ever accomplished before by the human race, firmly cemented them in U.S. history as true American heroes. - IMDB
Read MoreOn her way home from school one day, Noriko is unexpectedly plunged into a strange and extraordinary fantasy world. Her troubles compound exponentially when she is rescued and befriended by a handsome Young man by the name of Izark.
He may be brave and courageous, but inside Izark lurks the darkest evil imaginable. And according to an ancient prophecy, Noriko possesses the power to unleash that evil. Now, inexorably bound together, these two unlikely allies must navigate a world both wondrous and hostile.
Jobless, penniless, and, above all, hopeless, the unmotivated patriarch, Ki-taek, and his equally unambitious family--his supportive wife, Chung-sook; his cynical twentysomething daughter, Ki-jung, and his college-age son, Ki-woo--occupy themselves by working for peanuts in their squalid basement-level apartment. Then, by sheer luck, a lucrative business proposition will pave the way for an ingeniously insidious scheme, as Ki-woo summons up the courage to pose as an English tutor for the teenage daughter of the affluent Park family. Now, the stage seems set for an unceasing winner-take-all class war. How does one get rid of a parasite? - IMDB
Read MoreCollege is a moment of change for us all, but when good girl Tessa shows up and sees her roommate, she knows she’s in for a lot more than she’s used to. Especially when her roommate's bad boy friend, Hardin, shows up. Caught in his radar, she’s forced to endure his attentions as she tries to manage her new life and long distance boyfriend. However, there’s a fire between them that no one can put out. Could Hardin’s attention be all for show as his past catches up to him, or does he really love this sweet girl.
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When Jimmy Logan (Channing Tatum) gets fired, he convinces his brother Clyde (Adam Driver) and sister Mellie (Riley Keough) to help him rob the Charlotte Motor Speedway during a NASCAR Race. But they will need the help of Joe Bang (Daniel Craig), a convicted safe-cracker who is currently doing time. All they have to do is break Joe out, blow the racetrack vault, get away with the cash, return Joe to prison, and get Jimmy to his daughter's beauty pageant on time. What could possibly go wrong? Well, there is the Logan family curse. - IMDB
Read MoreFrom actor Cary Elwes, who played the iconic role of Westley in The Princess Bride, comes a first-person account and behind-the-scenes look at the making of the cult classic film filled with never-before-told stories, exclusive photographs, and interviews with costars Robin Wright, Wallace Shawn, Billy Crystal, Christopher Guest, and Mandy Patinkin, as well as author and screenwriter William Goldman, producer Norman Lear, and director Rob Reiner.
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At the turn of the century, the young lord Vlad and his family live a peaceful life ruling over their small kingdom, but when a Turk warlord demands from Vlad a thousand boys and his son to create an army Vlad seeks a terrible power that will allow him to protect his kingdom and family from the Turks at a terrible cost. - IMDB
Read MoreSo he called you out on your behavior outside the ladies’ restroom as you tried to get your friend to pull you out of your bad date. Then invited himself and his perfect date to your table. But you never expected the creative story he makes up on the fly about your childhood together. And you’ve never met him before. Reese doesn’t know what to do with the man flung into her life that one night. She didn’t expect him to get stuck in her head, or that she’d run into him at her boyfriend’s gym, or that she’d be working for him. Chase on the other hand, knew exactly what he wanted, and he didn't stop at making it very well known.
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Astronaut Roy McBride (Brad Pitt) travels to the outer edges of the solar system to find his missing father and unravel a mystery that threatens the survival of our planet. His journey will uncover secrets that challenge the nature of human existence and our place in the cosmos.
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Read MoreIn this uncertain time of us being stuck in the house with nothing to do and no end in sight, I decided to put together a list of the books I’ve loved this year so far.
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This ultimate insider's guide reveals the secrets that none dare admit, told by a show biz veteran who's proven that you can sell your script if you can save the cat! - Goodreads
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Having harnessed her ever-growing power after lifting the dreadful curse of the eternal winter in Frozen (2013), the beautiful conjurer of snow and ice, Queen Elsa, now rules the peaceful kingdom of Arendelle, enjoying a happy life with her sister, Princess Anna. However, a melodious voice that only Elsa can hear keeps her awake, inviting her to the mystical enchanted forest that the sisters' father told them a long time ago. Now, unable to block the thrilling call of the secret siren, Elsa--along with Anna, Kristoff, Olaf, and Sven--summons up the courage to follow the voice into the unknown, intent on finding answers in the perpetually misty realm in the woods. More and more, an inexplicable imbalance is hurting not only her kingdom but also the neighbouring tribe of Northuldra. Can Queen Elsa put her legendary magical skills to good use to restore peace and stability? - IMDB
Read MoreNo one knows the writer's Hollywood more intimately than William Goldman. Two-time Academy Award-winning screenwriter and the bestselling author of Marathon Man, Tinsel, Boys and Girls Together, and other novels, Goldman now takes you into Hollywood's inner sanctums...on and behind the scenes for Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, All the President's Men, and other films...into the plush offices of Hollywood producers...into the working lives of acting greats such as Redford, Olivier, Newman, and Hoffman...and into his own professional experiences and creative thought processes in the crafting of screenplays. You get a firsthand look at why and how films get made and what elements make a good screenplay. Says columnist Liz Smith, "You'll be fascinated. - Goodreads
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