Title Recommendations based on Danielle de Barbarac
An Amazon princess comes to the world of Man in the grips of the First World War to confront the forces of evil and bring an end to human conflict.
Jeff Winger thinks he's too cool for school, which is a problem because he just enrolled in community college. Recently disbarred as an attorney and running out of money, Jeff enrolled at Greendale to set himself on a path to redemption, one easy credit at a time. Everyone at Greendale is there because they messed up one way or another, and they've got no choice but to fix their problems together.
Victor Hugo's tale of injustice, heroism, and love follows the fortunes of Jean Valjean, an escaped convict determined to put his criminal past behind him, and has been a perennial favorite since it first appeared over 150 years ago. This exciting new translation with Jillian Tamaki's brilliant cover art will be a gift both to readers who have already fallen for its timeless story and to new readers discovering it for the first time.
This rock opera tells the story of one year in the life of a group of bohemians struggling in modern day East Village New York. The story centers around Mark and Roger, two roommates. While a former tragedy has made Roger numb to life, Mark tries to capture it through his attempts to make a film. In the year that follows, the group deals with love, loss, AIDS, and modern day life.
With powerful skills as a psychic, Patrick Jane became a television phenomenon. During one of his TV appearances, he called the infamous serial killer Red John "ugly and sad." This taunt provoked Red John to kill Patrick's wife and daughter—driving Patrick to swear vengeance at any cost. Now working as a consultant at the California Bureau of Investigation, Patrick feels that working with the CBI finally gives him the chance to use his powers for good. Still, he never loses sight of his goal—Patrick is with the CBI to figure out who Red John is and kill him.
Having thought that monogamy was never possible, a commitment-phobic career woman may have to face her fears when she meets a good guy.
A killer known as Ghostface begins killing off teenagers. As the body count begins rising, one girl and her friends find themselves contemplating the "Rules" of horror films as they find themselves living in a real-life one.
Anne with an E centers on a young orphaned girl in the late 1890's, who, after an abusive childhood spent in orphanages and the homes of strangers, is mistakenly sent to live with an elderly woman and her aging brother.
Dazed and Confused follows the adventures of a group of Texas teens on their last day of school in 1976. The film focuses on Randall Floyd, who moves easily among stoners, jocks and geeks. Floyd is a star athlete but he also likes smoking weed—which presents a conundrum when his football coach demands he sign a "no drugs" pledge.
In New York City in the late 1970's, Grandmaster Flash has taken Shaolin under his wing and promises to show him the secrets of hip-hop, including the "get down," the section of a song with the most infectious beat. Shaolin can spin records, but he doesn't have the words to accompany the music. When he meets Zeke Figuero, a younger kid also from the Bronx, he knows he's found his wordsmith. But can the Get Down Brothers rise to the top?
Percy Jackson isn't expecting freshman orientation to be any fun. But when a mysterious mortal acquaintance appears on campus, followed by demon cheerleaders, things quickly move from bad to diabolical. Time is running out as war between the Olympians, and the evil Titan lord Kronos draws near.
Dead Space is a science fiction survival horror video game that puts the player in control of an engineer named Isaac Clarke, who battles the Necromorphs, reanimated human corpses, aboard an interstellar mining ship, the USG Ishimura.
The Marches are the parents of four daughters: romantic Meg, tempestuous Jo, shy Beth, and ambitious Amy. After Mr. March leaves left the family to serve in the war against the South in the Civil War, Margaret March—who's affectionately called "Marmee" by her family—must do her best to raise her daughters despite their impoverished situation. She instills important values, including about the importance of self-respect. In a time when women are encouraged to marry for money, Marmee tells her daughters, "I'd rather see you poor men's wives, if you were happy, beloved, contented, than queens on thrones, without self-respect and peace."
The body of Laura Palmer is washed up on a beach near the small Washington state town of Twin Peaks. FBI Agent Dale Cooper is on the case, with clues including the dreams he had about her before she died. And with places in town like the Black Lodge and the White Lodge being filled with spirits threatening to swallow Dale whole, he's got his work cut out for him.
The Brady Bunch is set in Los Angeles, in a new household with six children. Carol Brady already had three daughters—Marcia, Jan and Cindy—and her new husband Mike Brady has three boys (Greg, Peter and Bobby). Toss them all together, and they're now the "Brady Bunch." It's a difficult task keeping up an eight-person household, especially when six of those eight are constantly wreaking havoc.
