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101) Ok jaanu
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
Widescreen.
Language
Hindi
Description
"OK Jaanu is a contemporary tale of 21st century urban romance between Adi, a video game designer who dreams of emigrating to the US, and Tara, an architect who is set to go to Paris to study architecture. They don't believe in the institution of marriage and decide to move in together till they go their respective ways to America and Paris. When the time to part arrives, Adi & Tara are forced to confront some matters of the heart. Living in together...
102) The shift
Pub. Date
[2009]
Edition
Deluxe edition.
Language
English
Description
Explores the spiritual journey from ambition to meaning through the intertwined stories of an overachieving businessman, a mother of two seeking her own expression in the world, and a director trying to make a name for himself.
104) Night and the city
Series
Criterion collection volume 274
Language
English
Formats
Description
Harry Fabian, a London hustler and con man, dreams of scamming his way into the big time. When he plunges into the wrestling world as a promoter, Harry thinks he has found his ticket to the top, but learns he must scheme his way around the ruthless sports lord of London's underworld.
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First Wattpad Books edition.
Language
English
Description
"Aaliyah Preston and Tyler Moore were best friends growing up. Tyler played and wrote music, and Aaliyah brought that music to life through dance. They were convinced their lives would change forever after entering a TV talent show, but when Aliyah's mom ended up in hospital, Tyler had to go alone--and won. Suddenly, he was thrust into the spotlight while she was left behind in their small, seaside town. Several years later, Tyler is the hottest pop...
107) Ruthless women
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Falcon Bay was the world's most popular soap opera, filmed on location on a tiny, idyllic island off Jersey. But with ratings falling, a new network owner, the beautiful and malevolent Madeline Kane, arrives on the private island determined to do whatever it takes to get the show back to number one. Writer Farrah, star Catherine and producer Amanda are the driven, ambitious women who keep the show on the road. But Farrah is losing episodes to the...
109) This sporting life
Series
Criterion collection volume 417
Pub. Date
2007.
Edition
[Special edition].
Language
English
Description
Northern England, the early 1960's. Frank Machin is a coal miner who is mean, tough and ambitious enough to rise up and become an immediate professional rugby star. The rugby league team is run by local employer Weaver. Machin lodges with Mrs. Hammond, whose husband was killed in an accident at Weaver's, but his impulsive and angry nature stop him from being able to reach her as he would like. He becomes increasingly frustrated with his situation....
110) The jewel thief
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Juliette Pitau, the daughter of a master gem-cutter, hopes to avoid execution by telling the court clerk--who is also her paramour--the story of how King Louis XIV's magnificent blue diamond was stolen. Includes author's note.
111) Ambitious girl
Author
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
Wonderbooks edition.
Language
English
Description
A girl sees a woman labeled as having too much ambition, but when the girl considers its definition she finds herself inspired and realizes ambition is required to make changes to the world and have her voice be heard.
112) Night and the city
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
2-DVD edition.
Language
English
Description
Two-bit hustler Harry Fabian aches for a life of ease and plenty. With a history of nowhere schemes, he stumbles upon a chance of a lifetime. But there is no easy money in this underworld and soon Fabian learns the horrible price of his ambition.
113) Fast girl
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
Racing is in Alex Johnstone's blood. It was her father's life--and it ultimately caused his death--so her uncle Bill, who runs the local speedway, is determined not to lose his niece the way he lost his brother. But Alex is determined to prove to Bill, to the world, and especially to herself that she has what it takes to be the best in a traditionally male-dominated sport. And when she meets up with handsome professional racecar driver Darryl Sands,...
Series
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
In the early 1930's, before Hollywood began enforcing a self-imposed Production Code, many films allowed for extraordinary frankness including nudity, adultery and prostitution. In this restored and remastered three-movie collection, three daring young actresses are featured in racy, riveting star vehicles. Jean Harlow is a red-headed secretary who hooks the company's married boss, while carrying on with chauffeur Charles Boyer. A young soldier is...
115) The penmaker's wife
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"In Victorian England, a mother is on the run from her past-and the truth about what she did. Birmingham, 1880. Angelica Chastain has fled from London with her young son, William. She promises him a better life, far away from the terrors they left behind. Securing a job as a governess, Angelica captures the attention of wealthy widower Stanley Hampton. Soon they marry and the successful future Angelica envisaged for William starts to fall into place....
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"High schooler Akiko has big plans to become a popular mangaka before she even graduates, but she needs to get much better at drawing if she ever wants to reach her goal. Looking for an easy fix, she signs up for an art class, thinking all her problems will soon be solved. She's in for a surprise: her new instructor is a sword-wielding taskmaster who doesn't care about manga one bit. But maybe this unconventional art teacher is just what she needs...
117) Skip-beat!: 8
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2007]
Edition
Shojo Beat manga edition.
Language
English
Description
Kyoko's perfect chance to wreak her revenge on Sho isn't going as well as she'd hoped. In fact, her rage is so consuming that she forgets she's supposed to be acting and tries to throttle Sho for real. That's not her only problem: Sho still thinks he owns Kyoko body and soul, but his manager is worried that Kyoko might be stealing his heart.
119) Skip beat!: 39
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
Shojo beat edition.
Language
English
Description
Having learned why her mother was so cruel to her as a child, Kyoko steels herself against the ghosts of her past and grows even more determined to become an actress to make the both of them proud.
120) Jude
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Tells the story of a young country workman obsessed with his ambition to become an Oxford student, interwoven with his fraught relationships with two women.
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