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Harry Potter and the sorcerer's stone
by J. K Rowling
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33 editions published between 2001 and 2011 in 6 languages and held by 6,186 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Harry Potter, an orphaned child that has spent the first ten years of his life living under the stairs of his aunt and uncle's house, is invited to join the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. He learns his destiny lies in the realm of magic and fantasy
Harry Potter and the chamber of secrets
by J. K Rowling
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57 editions published between 2002 and 2011 in 3 languages and held by 5,916 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Finds young wizard Harry and his friends Ron and Hermoine facing new challenges during their second year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry as they try to uncover a dark force that is terrorizing the school
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
by Terry Gilliam
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95 editions published between 1974 and 2012 in 5 languages and held by 3,727 WorldCat member libraries worldwide The quest for the Holy Grail by King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table is retold in the inimitable Python fashion
Shrek 2
by Andrew Adamson
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18 editions published between 2004 and 2011 in English and Spanish and held by 3,054 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Everyone's favorite Shrek characters are back as the story continues
Shrek the third
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26 editions published between 2007 and 2012 in English and Spanish and held by 2,820 WorldCat member libraries worldwide When Shrek married Fiona the last thing he had in mind was becoming the next King of Far Far Away. But when Shrek's father-in-law, King Harold, suddenly croaks, that is exactly what he faces. Recruiting Donkey and Puss in Boots for a new quest, Shrek sets out to bring back the rightful heir to the throne. Meanwhile back in the kingdom, Fiona's jilted Prince Charming storms the city with an army of fairy tale villains to seize the throne. Fiona and a band of princesses must stop him to ensure there will be a kingdom left to rule
Charlotte's web
by E. B White
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15 editions published between 2006 and 2011 in English and French and held by 2,670 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Fern is a young farm girl who rescues the runt, Wilbur. Wilbur the pig is saved from certain death and Fern visits him every day at her Uncle Homer's farm. But it's Wilbur's friendship with Charlotte the spider that ultimately saves him from the "smoke house." Charlotte's talent for weaving praiseworthy words about Wilbur into her web turns the Zuckerman farm into a tourist attraction
Die another day
by Neal Purvis
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35 editions published between 2002 and 2012 in English and German and held by 2,440 WorldCat member libraries worldwide While on assignment in North Korea, Bond is captured by government agents, where he's imprisoned and tortured for over a year. When Bond is exchanged for another prisoner, not everyone is certain 007 is still capable of doing the job. After an unscrupulous entrepreneur is discovered to be in cahoots with the other prisoner, Bond is back on the case, and he finds the two men have sinister plans which could decide the fate of the world
A fish called Wanda
by Charles Crichton
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84 editions published between 1987 and 2012 in 6 languages and held by 2,229 WorldCat member libraries worldwide "Sexy American diamonds lover Wanda and her boyfriend Otto are in England to plot alongside George and Ken the robbery of a diamond collection. Wanda and Otto want the stolen diamonds for themselves, and inform the police about George, not knowing that he has already moved the diamonds to another secret place. Wanda thinks the best way to find out is by getting close to George's lawyer, Archie Leach."--Www. imdb. com
The taming of the shrew
by William Shakespeare
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54 editions published between 1980 and 2009 in 3 languages and held by 2,156 WorldCat member libraries worldwide The marriage of two strong-minded people provides the spark for a comic confrontation between the sexes: The "shrew," Katharina, is so ill-tempered she seems unlikely to find a husband. Her father refuses to let her younger sister marry until Katherina is off his hands. Petruchio appears, marries Katharina, and "tames" her so well that he wins a bet with two other men on a test of their wives' obedience
Time bandits
by Terry Gilliam
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79 editions published between 1980 and 2012 in 7 languages and held by 1,882 WorldCat member libraries worldwide A troupe of tiny bandits, challenged with the task of patching up the handiwork of a Supreme Being who was forced into creating the world in only 6 days, instead steal the priceless map of the universe. Accompanied by an English school boy (Warnock), they are swept away on a whirlwind adventure through time and space, encountering bizarre incarnations of Napoelon (Holm), Robinhood (Cleese), Agamemnon (Connery), and others
Monty Python's Life of Brian
by Monty Python (Comedy troupe)
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64 editions published between 1979 and 2008 in 3 languages and held by 1,838 WorldCat member libraries worldwide The Pythons satirize religion, capital punishment, revolutionary politics, terrorism, graffiti, science fiction, and a host of other topics through the story of Brian, a first-century Judean
Monty Python's The meaning of life
by Monty Python (Comedy troupe)
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72 editions published between 1983 and 2014 in 5 languages and held by 1,712 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Monty Python presents a glimpse into the true meaning of life (and fish)
Winnie the Pooh
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9 editions published in 2011 in English and held by 1,623 WorldCat member libraries worldwide When sad old Eeyore loses his tail, Owl sends the whole gang--Pooh, Tigger, Rabbit, Piglet, Kanga and Roo--on a wild journey to help Eeyore and save Christopher Robin from the mysterious Backson. In the end, it turns out to be a very busy day for a bear who simply set out to find some hunny
Planet 51
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11 editions published between 2009 and 2010 in English and held by 1,579 WorldCat member libraries worldwide American astronaut Captain Charles T. Baker thinks he is the first person to set foot on Planet 51; before he becomes part of the Planet 51 Alien Invaders Space Museum, Captain Baker, with the help of his new friend, Lem, must figure out a way to escape and return back to Earth
The swan princess
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19 editions published between 1994 and 2009 in English and No Linguistic content and held by 1,554 WorldCat member libraries worldwide A beautiful princess is transformed into a swan by a sorcerer's spell and is held captive at an enchanted lake until the spell is broken
Silverado
by Lawrence Kasdan
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24 editions published between 1985 and 2009 in 3 languages and held by 1,419 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Four unwitting heroes cross paths on their journey to the sleepy town of Silverado. It's up to the sharp-shooting foursome to save the day, but first they have to break each other out of jail and learn who their real friends are. Includes featurette
George of the jungle
by Walt Disney
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5 editions published between 1997 and 2004 in English and held by 1,395 WorldCat member libraries worldwide George is a buff and lovable klutz who saves his animal friends from poachers
The Croods
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14 editions published in 2013 in English and held by 1,376 WorldCat member libraries worldwide The Croods is a prehistoric comedy adventure that follows the world's first family as they embark on a journey of a lifetime when the cave that has always shielded them from danger is destroyed. Traveling across a spectacular landscape, the Croods discover an incredible new world filled with fantastic creatures, and their outlook is changed forever
Igor
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24 editions published between 2008 and 2012 in 3 languages and held by 1,346 WorldCat member libraries worldwide In a world filled with mad scientists and evil inventions, one talented evil scientist's hunch-backed lab assistant has big dreams of becoming a mad scientist himself. He dreams of winning the annual evil science fair. Determined to prove he can create his own diabolical invention, Igor creates a female Franken-monster. But his creation, Eva, is sweet and sings. That is, until she falls into the clutches of Dr. Schadenfreude
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
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11 editions published between 1994 and 2009 in English and held by 1,342 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Adaptation of the classic horror story in which a young doctor creates life. The creature he assembles from the bodies of convicts and the brain of a brilliant scientist soon realizes that he will be rejected by society and goes on a rampage seeking revenge on the doctor who gave him life more
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Animal welfare Arthur,--King Astronauts Bond, James (Fictitious character) Domestic animals Eeyore (Fictitious character) England Ethics Fairy godmothers Farm life Fear Friendship Frontier and pioneer life Ghouls and ogres Grail Great Britain Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry (Imaginary organization) Human-alien encounters Human-animal relationships Intelligence officers Kings and rulers--Succession Magic Maine--Somerset County Man-woman relationships Married people Monsters Outlaws Parents--Death Piglets Potter, Harry (Fictitious character) Prehistoric peoples Princesses Quests (Expeditions) Rowling, J. K Schools Scientists Shakespeare, William, Space flights Spiders Spider webs Spouses Steig, William, Stone age Swine Tigger (Fictitious character) Triplets United States, West White, E. B.--(Elwyn Brooks), Winnie-the-Pooh (Fictitious character) Wizards
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Alternative Names
Bread, Kim 1939- Pseudonym
Break, Kim 1939-
Cleese, J.
Cleese, John, 1939-
Cleese, John Marwood.
Cleese, John Marwood 1939- Frueherer Name
Cleese, John Otto 1939-
Farquhar-Bennett, Nigel 1939-
Farquhar-Bennett, Nigel 1939- Pseudonym
Spitting Image 1939-
Клииз, Джон
クリーズ, ジョン
Languages
English
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German (42) Spanish (14) French (6) Multiple languages (6) Achinese (1) Slovenian (1) Japanese (1) Swedish (1) Italian (1) Catalan (1) Turkish (1) Covers
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