Rifkin, Ron

The giver by Lois Lowry ( Recording )
45 editions published between 1993 and 2013 in English and held by 3,337 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Given his lifetime assignment at the Ceremony of Twelve, Jonas becomes the receiver of memories shared by only one other in his community and discovers the terrible truth about the society in which he lives

The sum of all fears by Tom Clancy ( Visual )
6 editions published in 2002 in English and held by 1,801 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
CIA agent Jack Ryan finds himself in a race against time to stop terrorists who plan to ignite a war between the U.S. and Russia by detonating a nuclear bomb at the Super Bowl game

The Majestic by Frank Darabont ( Visual )
8 editions published between 2001 and 2002 in English and held by 1,326 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Peter Appleton, a 1950s Hollywood screenwriter who is about to see his first screenplay made into a film, is mistakenly called before the House Un-American Activities Committee. As a result, the studio pulls the plans for the film. Peter then finds himself in a small California town after a car accident takes his memory. There, the townspeople believe he is local hero Luke Trimble. Peter settles into his life at the Majestic theater, as Luke Trimble, until his memory begins to resurface and government men track him down

Dragonfly by David Seltzer ( Visual )
8 editions published between 1997 and 2002 in English and held by 963 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Joe, is a physician mourning the death of his wife Emily who died in South America, where she was providing medical outreach. Wracked by grief, Joe feels obligated to check in on his wife's pediatric patients, fulfilling a promise he made before she left. Visiting the ward, Joe starts to believe that Emily is using the near-death experiences of her terminal patients to communicate with him, through images the children report seeing in their dreams, and the symbols they are compelled to draw

Milkweed by Jerry Spinelli ( Recording )
10 editions published between 2003 and 2008 in English and held by 803 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
An orphaned Jewish street boy tries to survive in Nazi-occupied Warsaw. (from jacket.)

The negotiator by F. Gary Gray ( Visual )
10 editions published between 1998 and 2012 in English and Spanish and held by 740 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Maverick hostage negotiator Danny Roman is framed for embezzlement and murder. Just married and unjustly faced with prison, Roman turns hostage-taker to smoke out the guilty ones. Squaring off against him is respected, methodical negotiator Chris Sabian."--Container

Alias ( Visual )
14 editions published between 2002 and 2009 in English and held by 660 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The adventures of a young and beautiful secret agent working for the CIA

Alias ( Visual )
8 editions published between 2003 and 2009 in English and held by 579 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
After a ferocious hand-to-hand fight left Sydney on the floor, unconscious, she awakens to find boyfriend Vaughn waiting for her at a safe house. According to Vaughn, Sydney has been missing for over two years, and he is wearing a wedding ring. Syd must now adjusting to a world that seems upside-down. Will is in the witness protection program; Irina is on the run; Jack is being held in a federal detention facility; Dixon is now director of the division; evil Sloane is now the head of an international relief organization. The main thrust revolves around a new CIA threat, the Covenant

Silent running by Douglas Trumbull ( Visual )
17 editions published between 1972 and 2013 in 4 languages and held by 577 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A botanist has spent three years aboard the space freighter "Valley Forge" preserving the only botanical specimens left from Earth under huge geodesic domes. When he receives orders to destroy the project and return home, he rebels and hijacks the space craft, killing his fellow crewman and injuring himself. He plunges the ship into the gaseous Rings of Saturn. From that moment on, he has only the trees, the gardens, and the two "Drone" robots, to keep him company on the loneliest adventure of all. Stunning visuals

L.A. confidential by Curtis Hanson ( Visual )
1 edition published in 2008 in English and held by 547 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Three detectives in the corrupt and brutal L.A. police force of the 1950s use differing methods to uncover a conspiracy behind the shotgun slaying of the patrons at an all-night diner. A lush tribute to tough film-noir crime films