Michael Mann
Author
Language
English
Description
"Michael Mann, four-time Oscar-nominated filmmaker and writer-director of Heat, Collateral, Thief, Manhunter, and Miami Vice, teams up with Edgar Award-winning author Meg Gardiner to deliver Mann's first crime novel--an explosive return to the world and characters of his classic film Heat--an all-new story that illuminates what happened before and after the iconic film"--
2) Ghostcloud
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Forced to shovel coal underground in a half-bombed power station, 12-year-old Luke Smith-Sharma discovers his own innate powers with the help of a ghostly girl and is determined to save himself and his friends from a cruel and sinister scheme orchestrated by an evil woman."--
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The conditions that allowed humans to live on Earth are incredibly fragile. Climate variability has at times created new niches that humans or their ancestors could potentially exploit, and challenges that at times have spurred innovation. But there's a relatively narrow envelope of climate variability within which human civilization remains viable, and our survival depends on conditions remaining within that range. In this book, renowned climate...
Author
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Michael E. Mann, who has been on the front lines of the fight against climate denialism for most of his career. He has witnessed the manipulation of the media by business and political interests and the unconscionable play to partisanship on issues that affect the well-being of billions.
Portraying the intellectual pretzels into which denialists must twist logic to explain away the clear evidence that human activity has changed Earth's climate. Mann's...
Author
Publisher
PublicAffairs
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Recycle. Fly less. Eat less meat. These are some of the tactics that we've been told can slow climate change. But most of these recommendations are a result of a multi-pronged marketing campaign that has succeeded in placing the responsibility for fixing climate change squarely on the shoulders of individuals. Fossil fuel companies have followed the example of other industries deflecting blame (think "guns don't kill people, people kill people")...
6) Nightspark
Author
Series
Publisher
Peachtree
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"With the help of several unexpected allies, twelve-year-old Luke and his friends, ghost-girl Alma and human Jess, journey across the country and sea to find Ravi and finally thwart the evil Tabatha Margate's plans once and for all."--
7) Ferrari
Language
English
Formats
Description
"It is the summer of 1957 and ex-racer Enzo Ferrari is in crisis, facing bankruptcy and a volatile marriage. Meanwhile, his drivers' passion to win pushes them to the edge, as they launch into Italy's most treacherous race, the Mille Miglia"--
11) Collateral
Series
Publisher
DreamWorks Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Vincent is a cool, calculating contract killer at the top of his game. Max is a cabbie with big dreams looking for his next fare. This fateful night, Max becomes Vincent's collateral, and will transport him on his next mission - one night, five stops, five hits and then a perfect getaway. Together, Vincent and Max find themselves in a non-stop race against time. With the LAPD and the FBI after them, they each become dependent on the other to survive....
12) The Kingdom
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
A terrorist bomb detonates inside a Western housing compound in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, causing an international incident to ignite. FBI Special Agent Ronald Fleury quickly assembles an elite team and negotiates a secret five-day trip into Saudi Arabia to locate the madman behind the bombing. Fleury and his team discover that the Saudi authorities are suspicious and unwelcoming of the Americans into what they consider a local matter. The agents find...
13) Blackhat
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A furloughed convict and his American and Chinese partners hunt a high-level cybercrime network from Chicago to Los Angeles to Hong Kong to Jakarta." --
14) Miami vice
Publisher
Universal Pictures
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
Ricardo Tubbs lives with Bronx-born Intel analyst Trudy. The two work undercover transporting drug loads into South Florida to identify a group responsible for three murders. Sonny Crockett is undercover working with the supplier of the South Florida group. He becomes romantically involved with Isabella, the Chinese-Cuban wife of an arms and drugs trafficker. The intensity of the case pushes Crockett and Tubbs out onto the edge. Identity and fabrication...
15) The aviator
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
An epic biopic depicting the early years of legendary director and aviator Howard Hughes' career, from the late 1920s to the mid 1940s.
16) Heat
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[1999]
Language
English
Description
Vincent Hanna is a brilliant L.A. cop following the trail from a deadly armed robbery to a crew headed by master thief Neil McCauley. The trouble is, McCauley's expertise is at least equal to Hanna's...
18) The insider
Series
Publisher
Touchstone Home Video
Pub. Date
[1999]
Language
English
Description
When former executive Jeffrey Wigand is fired by his employer, one of the largest tobacco companies in America, Wigand agrees to become a paid consultant for a story by veteran 60 minutes producer Lowell Bergman, regarding alleged unethical practices within the tobacco industry. But what begins as a temporary alliance leads to a lengthy battle for both men to save their reputations and more.
Author
Publisher
North Atlantic Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Approached by a variety of animals driven out of their homes by climate change, a young girl heads to the halls of power and throws a tantrum that just might save the world. Includes a science section explaining global warming, climate change, and the perils of environmental destruction.