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Author
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Music composed for television had, until recently, never been taken seriously by scholars or critics. Catchy TV themes, often for popular weekly series, were fondly remembered but not considered much more culturally significant than commercial jingles. Yet noted composers like John Williams, Henry Mancini, Jerry Goldsmith and Lalo Schifrin learned and/or honed their craft in television before going on to major success in feature films. Oscar-winning...
Author
Series
Spider-Man's social dilemma volume 1
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Formats
Description
The first in a three-book middle grade novel series by Spider-Man's number one fan and hilarious fiction writer, Preeti Chhibber! Peter Parker has been swinging and thwipping his way through New York City as Spider-Man for just a few months, and balancing his double life is complicated. He goes to school and tries not to embarrass himself in front of his crush, MJ; he takes photos for the Daily Bugle and tries not to embarrass himself in front of...
Author
Series
Publisher
Elmside Publishing
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Detective duo Alice and Theo reunite with their East End friends to solve a new mystery in Edwardian London. Their curiosity is awakened when sounds come from the spooky house next door. A plea for help catapults the gang into a thrilling chase. Join them as they dash across historic sites from the British Museum to hidden catacombs in a fast-paced action adventure. --from Amazon.
Author
Series
Hector Cross novels volume 2
Publisher
Thomas Dunne Books
Pub. Date
©2013.
Language
English
Description
Hector Cross left behind a career of high risks and warfare when he married his beloved Hazel Bannock. But after his new life is tragically upended, he recognizes the ruthless hand of an old enemy behind the attack. Determined to fight back, Hector draws together a team of his most loyal friends and fellow warriors to hunt down those who pursue him and his loved ones. For he and Hazel have a child, a precious daughter, whom he will go to the ends...
Publisher
Well Go USA
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
The world's top thieves join forces to pull off the heist of a lifetime. But when they find themselves pursued across Europe by a renown detective, they'll have to take their game to the next level in this slick, high-stakes action-adventure.
Author
Series
Publisher
Amulet Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"In the next installment in this action-packed series, a group of ordinary kids finds themselves facing extraordinary circumstances yet again. The Average Joes may have stalled Cobra's nefarious plans, but Springfield is still in trouble. Continuing the story where Stan, Julien, Zoro-me, and Scarlett left off, this heart-pounding thrill ride will enthrall G.I. Joe fans and action-adventure readers alike."--
9) Max & Leon
Publisher
Distrib Films
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
In this epic WW2 comedy, our two heroes, Max and Léon, will try by all means possible to avoid going into battle... which leads the duo into a series of demented and wild adventures. Starring French comedy duo Grégoire Ludig and David Marsais, this wildly entertaining film has it all: action, adventure, history and laughs!
Publisher
MGM
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
In this adrenaline-driven, action adventure, members of SG-1 find themselves returning to a world where their history has been dramatically altered and the Stargate program never existed! Continuing the legacy of "Stargate SG-1," STARGATE: CONTINUUM reunites Richard Dean Anderson as Jack O'Neill, with series favorites Ben Browder, Amanda Tapping, Christopher Judge, Claudia Black, Golden Globe® winner and three-time Emmy Award®-winning actor, Beau...
11) The 39 steps
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
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Description
Wrongfully accused of murder, Richard Hannay finds himself on a roller coaster action adventure full of excitement, drama, danger, fun, and romance as he attempts to save the nation from invasion. On the run from spies and the police, the last thing he expected was to be stuck with Victoria Sinclair, an opinionated suffragette, but their mutual loathing turns to romance as they find themselves facing death together.
12) Leonardo: S2
Publisher
BBC Studios
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
The bold action-adventure series set in 15th century Florence, returns with more mystery, intrigue and madcap inventions, following the teenage Leonardo da Vinci and his group of streetwise friends. After the explosive events of last series, at least now Leo knows who his enemy is, until a surprising twist of fate changes everything. Piero and the gang find themselves banding together to protect the city from imminent attack. It seems only one boy...
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Griffin
Pub. Date
©2014.
Language
English
Description
"This historical thriller is an equal-parts cocktail of action, adventure, science-fiction and comedy. The book follows a globe-trotting President Taft and Robert Todd Lincoln in a race to solve a mystery stretching back to the Civil War and the Lincoln assassination. Based on true events, readers will find themselves swept into a vast conspiracy spanning four continents and three oceans during the turn of the century. Fascinating technologies will...
Publisher
Revolution Studios
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
In the follow-up to the blockbuster action-adventure xXx, NSA Agent Augustus Gibbons (Samuel L. Jackson), fresh off the success of his last renegade recruitment, once again finds himself in need of an outsider. Gibbons and his new agent Darius Stone (Ice Cube), also code-named "XXX," must track a dangerous military splinter group that is conspiring to overthrow the U.S. Government in the nation's capital.
Publisher
TMW Media
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
Film genre, or the classification of film into categories is based upon designated characteristics that distinguish one film from another. Genre explores what characteristics indicate a film genre like horror, musical, Western and comedy and how viewers understand the story put before them. They remain a useful way to categorize and distinguish most films, so that audiences know what to expect. Most film critics agree on ten film genres: action-adventure,...
Author
Series
Publisher
Dark Horse Books
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
"Avatar Aang travels to the spirit world to parley with an ancient power, bringing Fire Lord Zuko ever closer to discovering the truth about his mother's fate--and his own past. Yet Zuko's sister Azula is becoming increasingly dangerous, threatening to ruin everything that Zuko, Aang, Katara, and Sokka have struggled to achieve on their search"--Page 4 of cover.
17) The ninja's oath
Author
Series
Lily Wong series volume 4
Publisher
Agora Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"International action adventure ensues when Lily Wong--a Chinese-Norwegian modern-day ninja--travels from Shanghai to Japan to help family friend and former triad enforcer, Lee Chang, locate and rescue his kidnapped twelve-year-old niece while, back home in Los Angeles, her father's health wanes.Their mission is aided and complicated by an enigmatic assassin with a discomforting fascination for Lily. When the hunt for the niece leads to another missing...
18) XOM-B
Author
Publisher
Thomas Dunne Books, St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"A rising talent, Robinson is well-known in the community of action/adventure fans and has received amazing quotes in the past from big name authors like James Rollins, Steve Berry, and Scott Sigler. XOM-B has a great hook that is also an amazing plot twist, and is poised to bring him to the next level. Freeman is a genius with an uncommon mixture of memory, intelligence and creativity. He lives in a worldwide utopia, but it was not always so. There...
19) Troy
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
In 1193 B.C., Prince Paris, the son of the King of Troy falls in love with Helen, the wife of the king of Sparta, and convinces her to follow him away from her husband, Menelaus, the result is an epic war. The Greeks sail to Troy and lay siege. Achilles, the greatest warrior in all the world, is called in to fight against Troy and give Greece the upper hand. Hector, the eldest son of Priam, King of Troy, and the greatest Trojan warrior embodies the...
20) Simon says
Author
Publisher
Image Comics
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"An artist, forced to paint swastikas on train cars for the Nazis during the Holocaust, has become an unlikely vigilante in pre-Cold War Europe. Alongside his army companion, Bruno, he hunts down the criminals responsible for murdering his wife, his family, and his people. SIMON SAYS is one part action-adventure, one part crime-noir and all high stakes drama!"--Amazon.
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