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Harry Potter and the sorcerer's stone
by J. K Rowling
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31 editions published between 2001 and 2011 in 4 languages and held by 6,246 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Rescued from the outrageous neglect of his aunt and uncle, a young boy with a great destiny proves his worth while attending Hogwarts School for Wizards and Witches
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
by J. K Rowling
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64 editions published between 2002 and 2011 in 5 languages and held by 5,933 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Cars fly, trees fight back and a mysterious elf comes to warn Harry Potter at the start of the second year of his amazing journey into the world of wizardry. This year at Hogwarts, spiders talk, letters scold and Harry's own unsettling ability to speak to snakes turns his friends against him. From dueling clubs to rogue Bludgers, it's a year of adventure and danger when bloody writing on a wall announces: The Chamber of Secrets has been opened. To save Hogwarts will require all of Harry, Ron and Hermione's magical abilities and courage
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
by Terry Gilliam
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97 editions published between 1974 and 2012 in 4 languages and held by 3,747 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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20 editions published between 2004 and 2011 in 3 languages and held by 3,116 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Everyone's favorite Shrek characters are back as the story continues
Shrek the third
by Chris Miller
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25 editions published between 2007 and 2012 in English and Spanish and held by 2,867 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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18 editions published between 2006 and 2011 in English and held by 2,732 WorldCat member libraries worldwide In ordinary Somerset County, a young farm girl named Fern rescues the runt of a litter of pigs from her father's ax. Fern names the pig Wilbur, takes care of him, and continues to visit him every day after he is moved to her Uncle Homer Zuckerman's barn across the road. But it's Wilbur's friendship with Charlotte the spider that ultimately saves him from the "smoke house" when Charlotte's talent for weaving praiseworthy words about Wilbur into her web, along with a little help from Templeton the rat and the other barn inhabitants, turns the Zuckerman farm into a tourist attraction
Die another day
by Neal Purvis
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32 editions published between 2002 and 2012 in English and held by 2,481 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 cohoots 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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62 editions published between 1988 and 2014 in 5 languages and held by 2,196 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 2,140 WorldCat member libraries worldwide A dramatization of Shakespeare's play The taming of the shrew
Time bandits
by Terry Gilliam
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72 editions published between 1980 and 2012 in 5 languages and held by 1,873 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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66 editions published between 1979 and 2008 in 3 languages and held by 1,836 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
The Croods
by Emma Stone
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16 editions published in 2013 in English and held by 1,747 WorldCat member libraries worldwide The Croods is a prehistoric comedy adventure that follows the world's first family as they embark on the 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
Monty Python's The meaning of life
by Monty Python (Comedy troupe)
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56 editions published between 1983 and 2013 in 6 languages and held by 1,697 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Monty Python presents a glimpse into the true meaning of life (and fish)
Winnie the Pooh
by A. A Milne
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10 editions published in 2011 in English and held by 1,652 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.'
The day the earth stood still
by Edmund H North
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24 editions published between 2008 and 2010 in English and held by 1,611 WorldCat member libraries worldwide A spaceship lands in Washington, D.C. capturing the attention of the world. But the alien emissary it brings refuses to reveal his mission to any single government, leaving the military, the politicians, and millions of ordinary people to wait in fear. Soon their distrust turns to calls for violence. But one young woman and her son befriend him ... and soon realize that they may be all that stands between the human race and total destruction
Planet 51
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14 editions published between 2009 and 2010 in English and held by 1,596 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Home use only
The swan princess
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21 editions published between 1994 and 2009 in English and No Linguistic content and held by 1,586 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 1,435 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
Planes
by Dane Cook
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3 editions published in 2013 in English and held by 1,411 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Dusty is a cropdusting plane with dreams of competing as a high-flying air racer. But Dusty's not exactly built for racing, and he happens to be afraid of heights. So he turns to a seasoned naval aviator who helps Dusty qualify to take on the defending champ of the race circuit. Dusty's courage is put to the ultimate test as he aims
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
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12 editions published between 1994 and 2009 in English and held by 1,372 WorldCat member libraries worldwide A scientist strives to make the perfect man in a laboratory but instead creates a bitter monster who seeks revenge on his creator and his family more
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Airplane racing Airplanes Arthur,--King Astronauts Bond, James (Fictitious character) Defensive (Military science) Domestic animals Eeyore (Fictitious character) England Fairy godmothers Farm life Fear Friendship Ghouls and ogres Good and evil Grail Great Britain Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry (Imaginary organization) Human-alien encounters Human-animal relationships Intelligence officers Kings and rulers--Succession Magic Man-woman relationships Married people Outlaws Parents--Death Piglets Potter, Harry (Fictitious character) Prehistoric peoples Princesses Quests (Expeditions) Racing Rowling, J. K Schools Shakespeare, William, Space flights Spiders Spider webs Spouses Steig, William, Stone age Swine Tigger (Fictitious character) Triplets United States United States, West White, E. B.--(Elwyn Brooks), Winnie-the-Pooh (Fictitious character) Wizards
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Alternative Names
Bread, Kim 1939-
Break, Kim 1939-
Cleese, J.
Cleese, John 1939-
Cleese, John Marwood.
Cleese, John Marwood 1939-
Cleese, John Otto 1939-
Farquhar-Bennett, Nigel 1939-
Spitting Image 1939-
Клииз, Джон
クリーズ, ジョン
Languages
English
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German (15) Multiple languages (6) Spanish (5) French (3) Italian (2) Korean (2) Achinese (1) Polish (1) Covers
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