John Gallagher

Michael Benedikt (1935-2007), who has been occasionally grouped with the New York School poets, as well as James Tate and Russell Edson, published five books of poetry in his lifetime, and edited several anthologies, including the influential The Prose Poem (1976) and The Poetry of Surrealism (1974). This collection brings together for the first time work from all five of those long out-of-print volumes-along with work from his five unpublished manuscripts,...

The first black American in the NHL tells his story Val James became the first African American player in the NHL when he took to the ice with the Buffalo Sabres in 1982, and in 1987 he became the first black player of any nationality to skate for the Toronto Maple Leafs. Born in central Florida, James grew up on Long Island and received his first pair of skates for his 13th birthday. At 16, James left home to play in Canada, where he was the only...

"After taking a bite of a radioactive space meatball, Max, a regular cat living in Kittyopolis, gains superpowers and begins to fight crime alongside his scientist friend Mindy"--

Meowza! Space pugs have landed in Kittyopolis and they're after the SPACE MEATBALL that gave Max his powers! Can Max and Mindy save Kittyopolis?! Sometimes being a HERO means knowing when to ask for help, and it will take a whole universe of good guys working together to stop these space dogs! Luckily Max and Mindy have backup. Meet Rex Rocket, Intergalactic Space Guard, and get ready for Kittyopolis's Bad Guys to become Good (at least temporarily!)...

Rory is born in poverty on a Caribbean island. To give him a chance at a good life, his parents send him to an aunt and uncle in Brooklyn. Rory's dream is to return and rescue his parents from the "hellish island". For sixteen years his dream drives him to excel in everything he does. He returns to the island, but he's too late. Heartbroken, Rory researches Irish history and discovers 50,000 Irish, including his ancestors, were sold into slavery...

When Kath and her boyfriend arrive at a remote cabin in the redwoods, they find a mysterious young couple already there. But when her boyfriend disappears with the young woman, Kath becomes obsessed with finding an explanation.

In a twisted social experiment, a group of 80 Americans are locked in their high-rise corporate office in Bogota, Colombia, and ordered by an unknown voice coming from the company's speaker system to participate in a series of murderous moral decisions.

After a car crash, a woman wakes up in a survivalist's bunker. He claims to have saved her from an apocalyptic attack but, growing suspicious of his motives, she'll have to escape to discover the truth.

Short Term 12 is told through the eyes of Grace (Brie Larson), a twenty-something supervisor at a foster care facility for at-risk teenagers. Passionate and tough, Grace is a formidable caretaker, committed to the kids in her charge – and in love with her long-term boyfriend and co-worker, Mason (John Gallagher Jr.). While the subject matter is complex, this lovingly realized film finds truth and humor in unexpected places.

A nice guy whose partying takes precedence over his business has three months to come up with a successful business plan. His inspiration comes from a surprising place, and if executed will be the answer he's been looking for.