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Grandpa demonstrates for his visiting grandchildren some of the songs, dances, and jokes he performed when he was a vaudeville entertainer.

Van Shaw was raised to be a thief, but at eighteen he suddenly broke all ties to that life and joined the military -- abandoning his illicit past and the career-criminal grandfather who taught him the trade. Now, after ten years of silence, his grandfather has asked him to come home to Seattle. But when Van arrives, he discovers his grandfather bleeding out on the floor from a gunshot to the head. With a lifetime of tough history between him and the...

Explores some of the many and varied ways a grandfather can express his love, even without saying the words, such as by sharing his coin collection, holding hands when crossing the street, and attending tea parties.

Kate has always adored her grandpa's storytelling - but lately he's been repeating the same stories again and again.One day he even forgets Kate's name. Her mother's patient explanations open Kate's eyes to what so many of the elderly must confront: Alzheimer's disease and other forms of memory loss. With special insight derived from her own father's struggle with Alzheimer's, Maria Shriver offers a touching and optimistic story that encourages awareness,...

When Grandpa comes to stay for the weekend, the children tire him out with all their activities.

"In the global race for space domination, a cryptologist must overcome his greatest mistake to help the granddaughter of a nuclear physicist decipher the clues to a top secret nuclear project before it falls into the hands of America's enemies"-- Provided by publisher.

Following the death of his grandfather, Daniel resolves to catch Big Larry, the enormous fish his grandfather spent his life chasing.

Another generation of MacGregor bachelors finds true love…when they aren’t even looking! It worked with his granddaughters. Now Daniel MacGregor, powerful patriarch of the MacGregor clan and self-proclaimed matchmaker, wants to see his three handsome and eligible grandsons married. Unfortunately, D.C., Duncan and Ian have their own busy lives, and they insist on remaining stubbornly single. So their grandfather finds the perfect women...

Together with Grampa, Ray Halfmoon, a Seminole-Cherokee boy, finds creative and amusing solutions to life's challenges.

A Japanese American man recounts his grandfather's journey to America which he later also undertakes, and the feelings of being torn by a love for two different countries.