Walter S. Tevis
Author
Language
English
Description
"On his first day on Earth, Thomas J. Newton walks into a small Kentucky town to sell a gold ring for $60. Yet this tall, unnaturally frail and strange man needs much more money than this to achieve his ultimate aims. By licensing the plans for unimaginably advanced technology he makes himself a small fortune of hundreds of millions of dollars - but in doing so becomes an object of fascination, and even greater suspicion, for others. The Man Who Fell...
Author
Publisher
Alfaguara
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
Español
Description
Desde su primera publicación en 1983, esta novela se convirtió en un libro de culto para ajedrecistas en particular y amantes de la gran novela americana en general. Un secreto que de repente explotó a finales de 2020 con el estreno de la serie basada en esta historia, conquistando en tiempo récord al mundo entero. Beth Harmon, la protagonista, es ya un icono en la mente de los millones de fans de Gambito de dama: huérfana, solitaria, politoxicómana,...
4) The hustler
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Language
English
Description
Itinerant pool shark challenges the top man for the championship, sacrificing everything until he realizes the stakes are too high.
Series
Criterion collection ; 304
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
An alien, on a mission to obtain water, becomes a head of a large corporation. Ultimately, he is overwhelmed by American capitalism and a relationship with a women. Includes director Roeg's full uncut version.
Author
Publisher
Theatre Communications Group
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
One of the last works completed by beloved rock icon David Bowie before his death in early 2016, the otherworldy musical Lazarus is a poignant homage to his legacy. Inspired by the 1963 novel The Man Who Fell to Earth, Lazarus weaves a thrilling rock opera from new compositions by Bowie as well as many of his classic songs.
7) The hustler
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
An amoral, arrogant pool hustler who haunts backroom pool halls gets a real chance at fame when he faces the legendary Minnesota Fats in a personal competition.
9) The hustler
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
"Fast Eddie Felson is an arrogant, amoral hustler who haunts backstreet pool rooms fleecing anyone who'll pick up a cue and, determined to be acclaimed as the best, Eddie seeks out the legendary Minnesota Fats, who's backed by Bert Gordon, a predatory gambler, but Eddie discovers that his biggest rival might be his own self-image." --
Series
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid: Blends adventure, romance and comedy to tell the story of the West's most likeable outlaws, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, as they set out for Bolivia with the law on their heels.
The French connection: Two New York City narcotics detectives learn of a scheme to smuggle a large quantity of heroin inside an automobile being shipped from France.
The Hustler: An amoral, arrogant pool hustler who haunts backroom...
Author
Series
Publisher
Wildside Press LLC
Language
English
Formats
Description
The fifth volume in the Science Fiction Megapack series collection 25 tales of high adventure through other worlds and times, 5 Hugo and Nebula Award-winners and nominees.
Included this time are:
AGAPE AMONG THE ROBOTS, by Allen Steele
THE STARSHIP MECHANIC, by Jay Lake and Ken Scholes
PEACEMAKER, by Gardner Dozois
OR ALL THE SEAS WITH OYSTERS, by Avram Davidson
GRANDMA, by Carol Emshwiller
THE GIFT BEARER, by Charles L. Fontenay
I,
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