Stephen Root
1) Home
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An ex felon returns home from prison and must confront the demons of his past.
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James Krippendorf, is an anthropologist and a single dad trying to raise three kids and he's having a tough time of it. For the past two years, he's been living off a proxmire foundation grant to study an "undiscovered" tribe in New Guinea. Word comes that his lecture is due, but he's not ready. There is no tribe. and he's spent all the money rearing his dysfunctional children. As he bluffs his way through his presentation, he's shocked when informed...
4) Jersey Girl
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Ollie is a successful big-city publicist with the life he's always wanted, until things take an unexpected turn and he finds himself an unemployed single father back in the suburbs. Just when he thinks his life has hit rock bottom, a sexy, no-nonsense video store clerk enters his life and shows him that sometimes you have to forget who you thought you were to realize what really makes you happy.
5) Miles
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After discovering his recently deceased father had squandered his tuition fund, a young man, desperate to get out of his small town joins the girls volleyball team to earn a college scholarship.
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Cross of Fire volume 2
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Close to death, Madge is dumped at her home after being abducted and brutally raped by D.C. Stephenson. Convinced his power and social standing will protect him, Steve must stand trial for her death.
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Cross of Fire volume 1
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In 1920s Indiana, the Ku Klux Klan gains sociopolitical influence behind the charismatic David 'Steve' Stephenson, who preaches patriotism and morality over prejudice.
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Harts of the West volume 12
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The Harts assuredly gather their gear for a family vacation in the Sholo countryside, eager to enjoy a luxury stay in the Wild West. The peaceful adventure that they've planned soon twists into an assortment of fiascos, including a mine-shaft accident, a burgling bear, and turbulent tornadoes.
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Harts of the West volume 15
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On his tenth birthday, Duke embarks on a rite of passage trip through the Wild West with the rugged and resourceful Jake. Meanwhile, back at the ranch, Alison worries that she may be pregnant, prompting the Hart parents to ponder the possibility of having another child.
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Harts of the West volume 4
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R.O. is zapped by lightning and develops many personalities, one of which is Dave's late father. Meanwhile, Zane disobeys his dad by accompanying some new friends to Dead Man's Leap, where he's challenged to jump across a daunting gap.
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Harts of the West volume 5
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Sheriff R.O. looks for clues leading to a suspect in the murder of Garral's most beloved bovine, Irene, who dropped dead while Garral was painting her portrait. Alison gets the urge to work, while Duke's more interested in being a cowboy than an 'A' student.
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Harts of the West volume 1
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After a minor coronary episode, lingerie salesman David Hart decides to try and make his lifelong dream of being a cowboy come true. He makes a deposit on a dude ranch, then finds out that things are not quite as they seem.
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Harts of the West volume 3
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When Alison's intimidating powerbroker mother comes to visit, Dave tries to set her up with Jake, touting him as a 'gentleman.' A prairie dog infestation has Dave squirming, and one pesky pest named Ralph really makes him work to rid the Tumbleweed of its rodent problem.
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Harts of the West volume 9
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Brimming with unsubstantiated confidence, Dave vows to win the Frontier Day buckboard race. When he meets his partner, the elderly widow of a previous champion, however, Dave's hopes plummet. Irked by Dave's judgement, Alison enters the contest and partners with the unyielding frontier widow herself.
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Harts of the West volume 11
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After already-divorced Rose throws R.O. out of her house, he comes to the Harts begging - or perhaps demanding - for a place to stay indefinitely. When R.O. – way – overstays his welcome, Alison puts her Western hospitality out to pasture.
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Harts of the West volume 7
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As Auggie turns 60, he announces that he's going to die... on the Harts' property, where his late wife is buried. However, Dave needs him to stick around in order to help Duke win a sheep-shearing competition.
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Harts of the West volume 6
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Marcus sends a troubled inner-city teen, Evan, to stay at the Tumbleweed in order to instill a sense of discipline in him, and he's immediately put to work. As Evan spends time on the ranch, it becomes clear to the Harts that the kid's more misunderstood than miscreant.
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Harts of the West volume 10
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Jake's too old to enter the annual bull riding competition, but don't let Jake know. Dave makes the mistake of expressing worry about Jake's poor back, entangling him in a guilt trip that leads to him entering the competition himself, in Jake's stead. Hoping to reclaim some forgotten acclaim for Sholo, Dave see-saws and mounts barrels in preparation for his bull riding debut. As Dave is strewn while training for a boon, L'Amour swoons, falling...
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Harts of the West volume 13
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Dave's former boss in lingerie sales visits Sholo and holds an impromptu photoshoot for next year's calendar. When the Tumbleweed's well runs try, Auggie tries to locate a water source with a dowsing rod, channeling his profound connection with the land. Zane rescues an ensnared donkey and ventures to impress an alluringly insightful lingerie model.
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Harts of the West volume 2
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The Hart family eagerly awaits the delivery of their "stuff" from Chicago. Meanwhile, a champion rodeo clown whom Dave hired to help break wild Mustangs winds up charming Alison and the kids instead.