Weaver, Fritz 1926-Overview
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Most widely held works about
Fritz Weaver
Most widely held works by
Fritz Weaver
The Thomas Crown affair
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3 editions published between 2000 and 2004 in English and held by 737 libraries worldwide Billionaire Thomas Crown loves courting disaster and winning! But when he meets his match in an intelligent, cunning, lady insurance investigator, a game of cat and mouse ensues.
Fail-safe
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4 editions published between 1985 and 2000 in English and held by 693 libraries worldwide A computer malfunction causes nuclear-equipped American bombers to destroy Moscow and the president of the United States has to take terrible measures to appease the Soviets and prevent all-out nuclear war.
Red Riding Hood --and more James Marshall fairy tale favorites
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3 editions published in 2003 in English and held by 592 libraries worldwide Animated presentation of 3 fairy tales retold by James Marshall.
Antigone
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9 editions published between 1974 and 2006 in English and held by 581 libraries worldwide A filmed play adaptation from the Jean Anouilh reinterpretation of the Sophocles tragedy. First written and produced during the Nazi Occupation, this play about a young woman facing a morally corrupt world raises powerful questions of human interaction in regard to collaboration, responsibility and personal integrity.
Holocaust the story of the family Weiss
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1 edition published in 2008 in English and held by 492 libraries worldwide "Follows the tragedy and triumph of the Weiss family of Berlin and intertwines their fate as European Jews with the story of a German family, the Dorfs, whose members include a high-ranking Nazi officer ... Uses the stories of these fictional families to portray the atrocities against the Jewish people from the 1930s to 1945, and presents a heart-wrenching portrait of their struggle"--Container.
Imaginary witness Hollywood and the Holocaust
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1 edition published in 2009 in English and held by 490 libraries worldwide This documentary examines the American film and television industry's response to the rise of Adolph Hitler and the Nazi persecution of the Jews before, during, and after World War II. Uses film clips, newsreel footage and interviews of filmmakers and Holocaust survivors.
James Marshall's favorite fairy tales
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3 editions published between 2000 and 2001 in English and held by 428 libraries worldwide Animated presentation of 3 fairy tales retold by James Marshall.
Exploring the world of music
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8 editions published between 1998 and 1999 in English and held by 384 libraries worldwide Shows how elements such as melody, rhythm, and texture can create an infinite variety of sounds and serve as expressions of culture. Includes rare archival footage and contemporary performances, and themes such as music and the environment, music as cultural memory, and how technology changes music.
The James Marshall fairytale collection
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1 edition published in 2009 in English and held by 369 libraries worldwide Five classic fairytales with a twist: Red Riding Hood, James Marshall's Cinderella, Goldilocks and the Three Bears, Hansel and Gretel, and The Three Little Pigs, plus the bonus story Space Case.
Once upon a town the miracle of the North Platte Canteen
by Bob Greene
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2 editions published in 2002 in English and held by 360 libraries worldwide Bob Greene reveals the story of the North Platte Canteen, a railroad stop in North Platte, Nebraska, through which would pass trains bearing United States soldiers en route to Europe or the Pacific. Volunteers from the city of twelve thousand made it a place where soldiers could enjoy music, home-cooked food, magazines and friendly conversation, if only for a short time. Based on interviews with North Platte residents and the GIs who once passed through.
The twilight zone. Season 1
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2 editions published between 2004 and 2006 in English and held by 346 libraries worldwide A collection of tales which range from comic to tragic, but most often having a wicked sense of humor and filled with unexpected twists.
The Spanish American War birth of a super power
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3 editions published between 1996 and 2005 in English and held by 314 libraries worldwide A chronicle of the Spanish-American War of 1898, the four-month long conflict in which the U.S. gained control of Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines from Spain.
George & Ira Gershwin's Oh, Kay
by George Gershwin
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2 editions published in 1995 in English and held by 284 libraries worldwide
The twilight zone. Season 2
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2 editions published between 2005 and 2006 in English and held by 276 libraries worldwide Complete second season, 1960-1961, of Rod Serling's classic, groundbreaking series exploring the fantastic and frightening.
Holocaust The story of man's inhumanity to man
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2 editions published between 1988 and 1994 in English and held by 272 libraries worldwide This drama unfolds through the lives of two families living in Nazi Germany. Follow the tragedy and triumph of the Weiss family. Parallelling their saga is the poignant transformation of Erik Dorf, an unsuccessful lawyer prodded on by his ambitious wife to join the SS and enlist as aide to Heydrich, chief strategist of "the final solution." Their compelling stories make Holocaust a riveting and unforgettable experience.
Black Sunday
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4 editions published between 1976 and 2003 in English and held by 261 libraries worldwide A Black September terrorist group attempts to blow up a Goodyear blimp hovering over the Super Bowl stadium with 80,000 people and the President of the United States in attendance.
Introducing the world of American Jewish music
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3 editions published between 2003 and 2006 in English and held by 252 libraries worldwide
The evening news
by Arthur Hailey
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2 editions published in 1990 in English and held by 250 libraries worldwide Crawford Sloane, anchorman of CBA News, and Harry Partridge, Sloane's colleague and competitor, must fight together to save the woman they both love.
The prince
by Niccolò Machiavelli
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8 editions published between 1994 and 2009 in English and held by 245 libraries worldwide Political treatise outlining the desirable attributes of a ruler who could, with cunning and fear, unite Italy and rule it as one land.
The three little pigs
by James Marshall
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6 editions published between 1989 and 2007 in English and No Linguistic content and held by 230 libraries worldwide Retells the familiar tale in which one of three pig brothers survives a wolf's attacks by using his head and planning well. more
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Anouilh, Jean,--1910-1987 Antigone (Greek mythology) Art thieves Atrocities Audiobooks Audiobooks Bears Cold War (1945-1989) Detective and mystery films Documentary films Drama Ethnomusicology Fairy tales Fairy tales Feature films Feature films Fiction Fiction films Fiction television programs Film adaptations Film adaptations Films Films for the hearing impaired Historical television programs History Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) Insurance investigators International relations Jews Juvenile works Man-woman relationships Motion picture industry Motion pictures Music appreciation Music--Instruction and study New York (State)--New York Nonfiction films Nuclear weapons Political science Science fiction television programs Sophocles Swine Talking books Television mini-series Television plays United States Video recordings--for the hearing impaired War television programs Wolves World War (1939-1945)
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Alternative Names
Weaver, Fritz William
Languages
English
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German (24) Undetermined (12) French (11) No Linguistic content (6) Spanish (6) Russian (1) Covers
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