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1) Interstellar
Author
Pub. Date
2015
Description
Chronicles the adventures of a group of explorers who make use of a newly discovered wormhole to surpass the limitations on human space travel and conquer the vast distances involved in an interstellar voyage.
Author
Pub. Date
c2012
Description
Beca is new to her college, and finds herself with a group of girls she never thought she would. Together they form a singing group and take over the college music competitions.
Arriving at her new college, Beca finds herself not right for any clique but somehow is muscled into one that she never would have picked on her own: alongside mean girls, sweet girls and weird girls whose only thing in common is how good they sound when they sing together....
3) 127 hours
Pub. Date
2011
Description
The powerfully uplifting true story of one man's struggle to survive against mountainous odds. Aron Ralston has a passion for all things outdoors. But when a falling boulder traps him in a remote Utah canyon, a thrill-seeker's adventure becomes the challenge of a lifetime. Over the next five days, Ralston embarks on a remarkable personal journey in which he relies on the memories of family and friends as well as his own courage and ingenuity to turn...
4) Robots
Description
With the help of his misfit mechanical friends, a small town robot named Rodney embarks on the adventure of a lifetime as he heads for the big city to pursue his dreams and ultimately proves that anyone can shine no matter what they're made of.
Series
Description
"Mike Wazowski and James P. Sullivan are an inseparable pair, but that wasn't always the case. From the moment these two mismatched monsters met they couldn't stand each other. Monsters University unlocks the door to how Mike and Sulley overcame their differences and became the best of friends."--Provided by publisher.
Pub. Date
©2014.
Description
Katniss Everdeen has returned home safe after winning the 74th Annual Hunger Games along with fellow tribute Peeta Mellark. Winning means that they must turn around and leave their family and close friends, embarking on a Victor's Tour of the districts. Along the way Katniss senses that a rebellion is simmering, but the Capitol is still very much in control as President Snow prepares the 75th Annual Hunger Games, The Quarter Quell, and announces a...
8) African cats
Series
Description
Set against one of the wildest places on Earth, experience the extraordinary adventure of two families as they strive to make a home in an untamed land. Stunning high-definition, breathtaking images bring viewers face-to-face with the majestic kings of the savanna and their true-life love, humor, and determination. Blending family bonds with the power and majesty of the wild, it's an exciting, awe-inspiring, and heart-touching experience.
12) Animal sciences
Series
Pub. Date
c2007
Description
Traces the development of zoology over two millennia, beginning with the founding of the science in 350 B.C. through the classification of animal species and continuing with comparative anatomy, understanding that all animal life comes from eggs, the theory of evolution, animal behavior, and animal communication.
13) Mission to Mars
Pub. Date
[2000]
Description
NASA launches a Mars Recovery Mission to investigate and bring back survivors from the first manned mission to Mars which has mysteriously disappeared. Action-packed and stunning special effects.
14) Drumline
Author
Pub. Date
2007, c2002
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Description
A gifted street drummer snares the top spot in a university marching band but quickly discovers it takes more than talent to succeed.
18) Romeo + Juliet
Description
Presents a twentieth-century adaptation of Shakespeare's classic drama, set in Verona Beach, in which two teens from feuding families fall in love and secretly marry, setting tragic events into motion.
19) Gravity
Author
Pub. Date
2014
Description
Medical engineer Dr. Ryan Stone and veteran astronaut Matt Kowalsky find a routine spacewalk putting their lives in danger when their space shuttle is destroyed and they are left out in space alone and tethered to nothing but each other.
20) The Jungle book
Pub. Date
c2007
Description
Presents the adventures of Mowgli, a boy reared by the wild animals of the jungle.