Sidney Poitier
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Montaro Caine, CEO of the Fitzer Corporation, is losing control of the company he built. At this moment of crisis, a man and woman appear at his office with a coin of unknown provenance, composed of a metal unknown on Earth. Montaro immediately recognizes it as the companion of a coin he analyzed as a graduate student working in a lab at MIT, which was later returned to its unidentified owner. But the value of the coin lies not in its monetary worth...
Author
Language
English
Description
The follow-up to THE MEASURE OF A MAN, Sidney Poitier’s bestselling memoir that was also a popular selection for Oprah’s Book club!
Sidney Poitier shares both personal stories and inspirational advice through the format of letters written to his great-granddaughter. He offers the perspective and wisdom gained through his remarkable life, and discusses the importance of his family throughout.
4) This life
Author
Pub. Date
1980.
Physical Desc
vi, 374 pages, 12 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Appears on list
Author
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Desc
xvii, 285 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Sidney Poitier is one of the most revered actors in the history of Hollywood. He has overcome enormous obstacles in extraordinary times and is a role model for many Americans because of his convictions, bravery, and grace. Poitier reflects on this amazing life in Life Beyond Measure, offering inspirational advice and personal stories in the form of extended letters to his great-granddaughter. Writing for all who admire his example and who search for...
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (approximately 107 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Crusading newspaper publisher Matt Drayton's liberal principles are put to the test when his daughter, Joey, announces her engagement to John Prentice, an internationally renowned African-American physician. While Matt's wife, Christina, readily accepts Joey's decision, Matt intends to withhold his consent, forgetting that when it comes to matters of the heart, true love is colorblind.
10) No way out
Series
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (106 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
When a young African-American doctor operates on two white brothers brought in for gunshot wounds, it sets off a chain of violent confrontations between a vicious psychopath, his gang and the black community.
11) Stir crazy
Pub. Date
1999.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (107 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Two zany drifters are mistakenly sent to prison for a robbery they didn't commit. They must rely on their wits in order to survive a sadistic warden, a hulking mass-murderer and worst of all, the inter-prison rodeo.
12) The Jackal
Series
Pub. Date
[1998]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (125 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Jackal--the greatest assassin in history--out to eliminate a top U.S. government official. Declan Mulqueen, an imprisoned underground operative, is the only man who can stop him. Now, the Deputy Director of the FBI is taking the biggest risk of all ... he's releasing one criminal to stop another.
14) Little Nikita
Pub. Date
[2002]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 97 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A teenager's life is on the line when he discovers his All-American parents are Soviet spies in this taut espionage thriller. With excellent performances from a top-notch cast, Little Nikita is a fast-paced suspense thriller in the tradition of classic Hitchcock.
Pub. Date
[2012]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (395 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Pure luck: A man with very bad luck is sent to Mexico to find a businessman's missing daughter, also known to have bad luck, on the theory that bad luck may help to find the unlucky girl.
King Ralph: A down-on-his luck American slob inherits the throne of England.
Ghost dad: when a recently widowed father is killed in a cab accident he asks a scientist to send him back to make sure his children are cared for.
For richer or poorer: a real estate...
17) Sneakers
Pub. Date
2003.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (125 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A thriller about five computer hackers with questionable pasts and an equally questionable government job.
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (DVD) (130, 112, 125 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
12 monkeys: A lone time traveller from the year 2035 must solve a riddle that may save his people... but it may also take him to the brink of madness. Mercury rising: Art Jefferies, a renegade FBI agent, combats ruthless Federal agents to protect Simon, a nine-year-old autistic boy who has cracked the govrenment's new "unbreakable" code. The jackal: A ruthless assassin has been hired to emiminate someone at the very top of the U.S. govrnment. Constantly...
