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"The Kaiju Preservation Society is John Scalzi's first standalone adventure since the conclusion of his New York Times bestselling Interdependency trilogy. When COVID-19 sweeps through New York City, Jamie Gray is stuck as a dead-end driver for food delivery apps. That is, until Jamie makes a delivery to an old acquaintance, Tom, who works at what he calls "an animal rights organization." Tom's team needs a last-minute grunt to handle things on their...
2) Race to win!
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Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2013]
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Four Hot Wheels drivers, each one with a different type of vehicle, compete on a special course at the Hot Wheels Test Facility to discover which one is the world's best driver.
3) Free air
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Bored of the parties and luxuries that come with her socialite lifestyle, Claire Boltwood longs for something more authentic in her life. Desperate for adventure, Claire and her father decide to travel from New York City to the Pacific Northwest in their automobile, a new privilege enjoyed by the rich. Though he is a clever businessman, Claire's father knows nothing about cars, so he encourages Claire to drive, challenging the gender stereotypes of...
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Chicago Review Press
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Most driving literature for parents focuses on how to teach a teen to drive, without explaining why teen driving is so dangerous in the first place or giving parents a plan to preempt hazards. Providing fully updated and expanded advice, this second edition of Not So Fast empowers and guides parents, guardians, and other adults who supervise teen drivers. Co-authors Tim Hollister, a father who lost his teenage son in a crash, and Pam Shadel Fischer,...
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2016.
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"Two police officers are about to head home after a long night shift when they receive one last call: a suspicious nude person has been spotted in the wee hours of the morning. En route to the call, the patrol car spins off the road, killing one of the exhausted cops instantly and leaving the other in critical condition. Whenever a police car is involved in an accident, the matter must be taken very seriously. Inspector Peter Diamond is assigned to...
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"Another One Goes Tonight [is an] impeccably constructed mystery featuring the unpredictable but ever-entertaining Detective Superintendent Peter Diamond...there are plenty of red herrings to sniff out and misdirections to blindly follow. A classic whodunit." —The New York Times Book Review
En route to investigate a late-night disturbance, a patrol car spins off the road, killing one of the cops...
En route to investigate a late-night disturbance, a patrol car spins off the road, killing one of the cops...
7) Green book
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Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
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When Tony Lip, a bouncer from an Italian-American neighborhood in the Bronx, is hired to drive Dr. Don Shirley, a world-class Black pianist, on a concert tour from Manhattan to the Deep South, they must rely on The Green Book to guide them to the few establishments that were then safe for African-Americans. Confronted with racism, danger, as well as unexpected humanity and humor, they are forced to set aside differences to survive and thrive on the...
9) Truck stop
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Viking
Pub. Date
2013
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A boy and his parents prepare breakfast at their truck stop for drivers of eighteen-wheelers, tankers, moving vans, and other vehicles, while Uncle Marty checks tires and makes repairs.
10) Matt and Sid
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Treasure Bay, Inc
Pub. Date
c2010
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Sid jumps into Matt's cab. Sid is in a big hurry, but Matt is too slow! Suddenly, Matt speeds up, but this causes an even bigger problem for Sid! Fortunately, all ends well" -- p. [4] of cover.
12) Give me liberty
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Music Box Films
Pub. Date
[2020]
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Medical transport driver Vic is late, but it's not his fault. Roads are closed for a protest, and no one else can shuttle his Russian grandfather and emigre friends to a funeral. The new route uproots his scheduled clients, particularly Tracy, a vibrant young woman with ALS. As the day goes from hectic to off-the-rails, their collective ride becomes a hilarious, compassionate, and intersectional portrait of American dreams.
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A Touchstone Book, published by Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2013
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"From the author of Happy Birthday or Whatever, an outright hilarious and heartfelt collection of personal essays about everything from underwear to musical theater. Annie Choi wants to tell you a few things: She hates musical theater. She thinks sandwiches are boring. She likes camping, except for the outdoors part. She daydreams about cannibalism. At fifteen, her father made her read the entire car manual before allowing her to sit in the driver's...
14) Green book
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Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
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During the nineteen sixties, a bouncer, whose nightclub closes for renovations, finds a temporary employment as a driver for black pianist Don Shirley going on a tour into the Deep South states.
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[Binge Box]
Pub. Date
[2020]
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Baby driver: A talented young getaway driver relies on the beat of his personal soundtrack to be the best in the game.
Death race: Hardened convicts and smoking-hot navigators race tricked-out cars in the most twisted sport on Earth.
Drive: Driver is a Hollywood stunt driver by day and a top-notch getaway driver for hire in the criminal underworld by night.
The fast and the furious: On the turbocharged streets of Los Angeles, every night is a championship...
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Darkstar Pictures
Pub. Date
[2022]
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El filme sigue a un grupo de personas en una furgoneta. Los pasajeros que conducen el automóvil atropellan a una excursionista que caminaba por una carretera secundaria de noche. Tras el desafortunado accidente, deciden socorrerla y llevarla al hospital más cercano. Sin embargo, rápidamente se dan cuenta que no es una mujer cualquiera. Distintas señales les harán mantener a raya una regla: no sentarse a su lado.
A group of strangers sharing...
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[Midwest Tape]
Pub. Date
[2020]
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A collection of DVDs all gathered into one "binge box" for a spectacular movie night. The Fast and the Furious ; Rush ; Baby Driver ; Death Race ; The Italian Job.
Rush: Set against the golden age of Formula One racing in the 1970s, Rush is based on the true story of a spectacular sporting rivalry between English playboy James Hunt, and his structured, intelligent opponent, Austrian driver Niki Lauda.
The fast and the furious: On the turbocharged...
18) Duel
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Universal Studios
Pub. Date
[2023]
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While driving through rural California to meet a client, a traveling salesman finds himself chased and terrorized by a menacing semi-truck. This film marks Steven Spielberg's debut as director of a full-length movie.
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Argo: On November 4, 1979, Iranian militants storm the American embassy in Tehran and capture dozens of American hostages, sparking a 444-day ordeal. There's a little-known footnote to the crisis: six Americans escape and a mid-level CIA agent named Antonio Mendez devises an ingenious yet incredibly risky plan to rescue them. Based on the declassified true story.
American beauty: An emotionally & spiritually comatose suburban man decides "to hell...
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