Walter S Tevis
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Eight year-old orphan Beth Harmon is quiet, sullen, and by all appearances unremarkable. That is, until she plays her first game of chess. Her senses grow sharper, her thinking clearer, and for the first time in her life she feels herself fully in control. By the age of sixteen, she's competing for the U.S. Open championship. But as Beth hones her skills on the professional circuit, the stakes get higher, her isolation grows more frightening, and...
Publisher
CBS Studios Inc
Pub. Date
[2023]
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An alien crashes deep into the oilfields of New Mexico with a mission: he must find the brilliant scientist Justin Falls, the one woman on earth who can help save his species. An unlikely duo, together they discover that in order to save his world, they must first save ours. An inspired continuation of the novel by Walter Tevis and the iconic 1976 film starring David Bowie. This three-disc collection includes all ten episodes plus featurettes and...
4) The hustler
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2002
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Itinerant pool shark challenges the top man for the championship, sacrificing everything until he realizes the stakes are too high.
5) The Hustler
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2007]
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.