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When Billy was a young boy, he was abused by his mother. His mother cheats on his father and she ends up killing his father. For years Billy is kept in the attic while she and her lover start a "new" family. Billy's mother becomes pregnant and has a daughter. She is treated with love, a love which Billy has never experienced. After years in the attic, Billy comes out and brutally murders his mother and her lover. Now living in Billy's childhood home,...

"The dead still walk in Denmark. Already crushed by his father's death and his mother's hasty remarriage, the young prince Hamlet is confronted by his father's ghost, bearing terrible news: he didn't simply die. He was murdered. Now Hamlet lives only for his vengeance - no matter how many other people must die for it."--Page [4] of cover.

Clarence Day continues his memoir with humor, occasional satire, and sympathetic voice as he remembers his mother's attempts to adjust the family as myriad of problems beset her four sons and demanding, yet lovable husband.

"Kalina, born in Bulgaria and now living in Boston, has always been a spiritual seeker. Her fourteen-year-old son, Marko, who has spina bifida and is partially paralyzed, shares her curiosity about larger metaphysical questions, but also has his own unique perspective on life: Marko perceives numbers as having colors, shapes, and textures--and they're linked to emotions: embarrassment, for example, is fourteen; satisfaction is sixty-seven. Kalina...

The American: American Christopher Newman is smart, educated and rich. He is a Civil War veteran and a self made tycoon who goes to Europe to see the 'treasures and entertain' himself. He meets Claire and after the fifth meeting he asks her to marry him. The portrait of a lady: Isabel Archer is a beautiful, spirited American who is brought to Europe by her wealthy Aunt Touchett. It is expected that she will soon marry. But Isabel is resolved to determine...

Although Mother Bear urges Alfie to be patient and sleep, he cannot wait to see tiny butterflies on the wing and hear baby birds chirp in the trees.

Guys and Dolls (c1955, color, 149 min.) (DVD c2000) When a slick New York gambler bets his friend he can't seduce a pretty missionary, he doesn't expect his pal to fall for her. A Hole in the Head (c1959, color, 120 min.) (DVD c2000) A broke swinger asks his brother for a loan, and is asked to hand over his son as collateral. The Manchurian Candidate (c1962, b&w, 127 min.) (DVD c2004) A Korean War GI uncovers threads of diabolical plot orchestrated...

"An illuminating deep dive into the complexities of raising boys within the confines of harmful cultural norms-and how mothers can challenge those social pressures to support their sons and guide them to become connected, emotionally nuanced humans"--

"Posy Montague se aproxima a su setenta cumpleaños. Todavía vive en la encantadora casa familiar, Admiral House, entre los magníficos paisajes de Suffolk en los que transcurrió su idílica infancia cazando mariposas con su padre y donde crio a sus propios hijos. Pero Posy sabe que debe tomar una angustiosa decisión. A pesar de los recuerdos que alberga y del exquisito jardín que ha pasado veinticinco años creando, la casa se cae a pedazos a...

"From the author of Hold On, But Don't Hold Still, the emotionally charged and eye-opening account of a mother who navigates the cacophony of best practices and urgent advice from parenting authorities in search of a way to support her teen as he maps hisown path to mental health"--