Robert Reed
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2005
Description
In The Well of Stars, Hugo award-nominated author Robert Reed has written a stunning sequel to his acclaimed novel Marrow. The Great Ship, so vast that it contains within its depths a planet that lay undiscovered for generations, has cruised through the universe for untold billions of years. After a disastrous exploration of the planet, Marrow, the Ship's captains face an increasingly restive population aboard their mammoth vessel.
And now, compounding...
Author
Pub. Date
[1997]
Description
Porsche and Cornell fell in love as they infiltrated an alien world for the sake of humanity. But Porsche it turns out, is not human... Now the two return to Earth only to discover a conspiracy so deep that it casts doubt on those to whom they've entrusted their lives, in this follow-up to the New York Times Notable Book Beyond the Veil of Stars.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2013.
Description
Since the beginning of the universe, the giant starship wandered the emptiest reaches of space, without crew or course, much less any clear purpose. But humans found the relic outside the Milky Way, and after taking possession, they named their prize the Great Ship and embarked on a bold voyage through the galaxy's civilized hearts. Larger than worlds, the Great Ship is laced with caverns and oceans, scenes of exalted beauty and corners where no creature...
Series
Brady bunch. The complete volume 2
Pub. Date
2007
Description
The misadventures of a large family united when two widowed people marry.
Pub. Date
©2009
Description
Based on the true story of a boy born without natural immunities, forced to grow up a prisoner in the physical and emotional confines of a germ free plastic room. A special astronaut's suit gives the boy freedom to move around. He eventually falls in love with the girl next door. He must then choose between confinement and life, or the freedom to love at the risk of fatal infection.
Pub. Date
c2003
Description
The true story of a boy born without natural immunities and forced to grow up a prisoner in the physical and emotional confines of a germ free plastic room. A special astronaut's suit gives the boy freedom to move around and he eventually falls in love with the girl next door. He must then choose between confinement and life, or the freedom to love at the risk of fatal infection.
Pub. Date
c1997
Description
The true story of a boy born without natural immunities and forced to grow up a prisoner in the physical and emotional confines of a germ free plastic room. A special astronaut's suit gives the boy freedom to move around and he eventually falls in love with the girl next door. He must then choose between confinement and life, or the freedom to love at the risk of fatal infection.
Pub. Date
2014, [2011]
Description
Architect Mike Brady marries the beautiful Carol Martin, who has three girls to care for. Widower Mike has his three boys that he has been raising all alone. The marriage joins these eight into one large, average, ideal American middle class family. Of course, raising such a large family isn't easy, so live-in housekeeper Alice is always there to lend a helpful hand.
19) Roots
Pub. Date
[2007], c1977
Description
Follows several generations in the lives of a slave family. The saga begins with Kunta Kinte, a West African youth captured by slave raiders and shipped to America in the 1700s. The family is depicted up until the Civil War, when Kunte Kinte's grandson gains his emancipation.
Pub. Date
[2011]
Appears on list
Description
An adaptation of Alex Haley's "Roots", in which Haley traces his African American family's history from the mid-18th century to the Reconstruction era.
Golden Globes (USA), 1978: Best TV-Series - Drama.
Emmy Awards, 1977: Outstanding Achievement in Film Sound Editing for a Series ; Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore) ; Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series ; Outstanding Film Editing in a Drama Series...