During the rise of the PC era in the early 1980s, an unlikely trio – a visionary, an engineer and a prodigy – take personal and professional risks in the race to build a computer that will change the world as they know it.
Tag: family relationships
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The Ice Storm
In the weekend after thanksgiving 1973 the Hood family is skidding out of control. Then an ice storm hits, the worst in a century.
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Bed of Roses
The seeds of love are planted when Lisa, a high-powered investment banker, receives flowers from a secret admirer. But when his fairy-tale fantasies clash with her workaholic ways, they soon find out that sometimes, it’s harder than it seems for love to conquer all.
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The Evening Star
Continuing the story of Aurora Greenway in her latter years. After the death of her daughter, Aurora struggled to keep her family together, but has one grandson in jail, a rebellious granddaughter, and another grandson living just above the poverty line.
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Everyone Says I Love You
A New York girl sets her father up with a beautiful woman in a shaky marriage while her half sister gets engaged.
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The Land Before Time VII: The Stone of Cold Fire
Littlefoot and his pals set off in search of a “stone of cold fire” that fell from the night sky. Since he’s the only one who has seen it though, nobody really believes him. Petrie’s uncle Pterano offers support only because he thinks the stone has secret powers and wants it for himself but conceals this from the rest. The young dinos must figure out the truth, before Pterano gets the power.
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Thomas and the Magic Railroad
Mr. Conductor’s supply of magic gold dust, which allows him to travel between Shining Time and Thomas’s island, is critically low. Unfortunately, he doesn’t know how to get more. Meanwhile, Thomas is fending off attacks by the nasty diesel engines. Getting more gold dust will require help from Mr. C’s slacker cousin, his new friend Lily and her morose grandfather, plus the secret engine.