Bridges, Jeff 1949-Overview
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Seabiscuit
by Gary Ross
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43 editions published between 2003 and 2012 in 3 languages and held by 3,538 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Based on a true story. A half-blind ex-prizefighter and mustang breaker team up with a millionaire and his rough-hewn, undersized horse, Seabiscuit. The men bring Seabiscuit to incredible heights, helping to turn a long shot into a legend. Eventually, Seabiscuit earns Horse of the Year honors in 1938
Iron Man
by Jon Favreau
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57 editions published between 2008 and 2014 in 5 languages and held by 3,233 WorldCat member libraries worldwide A wealthy industrialist visiting Afghanistan is held captive in enemy territory and escapes by building a high-tech suit. When he returns home, he decides to use his money, talents, and suit to save the world
The big Lebowski
by Joel Coen
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133 editions published between 1996 and 2014 in 6 languages and held by 3,003 WorldCat member libraries worldwide A lazy, unemployed Southern Californian stoner who loves bowling gets mistaken for a millionaire with the same name. He's beaten up by men looking for money from the rich man's wife and gets drawn into the kidnapping of the millionaire's wife
True grit
by Henry Hathaway
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19 editions published between 2010 and 2011 in English and held by 2,691 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Following the murder of her father by hired hand Tom Chaney, 14-year-old farm girl Mattie Ross sets out to capture the killer. To aid her, she hires the toughest U.S. marshal she can find, a man with "true grit," Reuben J. "Rooster" Cogburn. Mattie insists on accompanying Cogburn, whose drinking, sloth, and generally reprobate character do not augment her faith in him. Against his wishes, she joins him in his trek into the Indian Nations in search of Chaney. They are joined by Texas Ranger LaBoeuf, who wants Chaney for his own purposes. The unlikely trio find danger and surprises on the journey, and each has his or her "grit" tested
Crazy heart
by Scott Cooper
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28 editions published between 2010 and 2013 in 4 languages and held by 2,519 WorldCat member libraries worldwide The powerful story of a country music star's rocky road to redemption. Bad Blake is a boozy, broken-down singer who reaches for salvation with the help of Jean, a journalist who discovers the real man behind the music. But will Bad's hard-livin' ways and crazy heart cost him his last chance at a comeback?
The last picture show
by Peter Bogdanovich
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46 editions published between 1971 and 2010 in 4 languages and held by 2,293 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Story of teenagers in a small Texas town just prior to the hero leaving for Korea and the closing of the town's movie theater
Surf's up
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17 editions published between 2007 and 2008 in English and No Linguistic content and held by 2,188 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Teenage Rockhopper penguin Cody Maverick is an up-and-coming surfer who is about to enter his first pro competition. Followed by a documentary crew to film his experiences, Cody leaves Antarctica for the warmer climes in order to surf in the Big Z Memorial Surf Championship covered by the SPEN network. His hero, champion surfer Big Z, has been gone for ten years, and Cody wants to win the championship in his memory. On his journey he encounters surfer-dude Chicken Joe who is also on his way to the surf-off. The two arrive to discover that the reigning champ, Tank Evans is currently looking to win this Memorial again
Tron
by Steven Lisberger
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51 editions published between 1982 and 2011 in 7 languages and held by 2,114 WorldCat member libraries worldwide A hacker is transported into a computer where he must fight for his life against the Master Control system. The hacker teams up with a bookkeeping program and his girlfriend to try to replace Master Control with Tron
Tron legacy
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33 editions published between 2010 and 2011 in 5 languages and held by 2,100 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Twenty years after Kevin Flynn goes missing, his son is drawn into the virtual reality computer world that his father created and must play the games and survive to find his father
The last unicorn
by Peter S Beagle
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22 editions published between 1982 and 2011 in English and held by 1,972 WorldCat member libraries worldwide A beautiful white unicorn has never shared the love and comfort of her own kind and sets out to find the secret of the other lost unicorns. The last unicorn retraces her roots and frees her mythical "people."
The fisher king
by Terry Gilliam
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46 editions published between 1990 and 2011 in 4 languages and held by 1,788 WorldCat member libraries worldwide A deejay who finds himself penniless is plucked from disaster by a homeless history professor, who lives in a fantasy world full of castles, Red Knights and damsels in distress. Together they begin a modern quest for redemption and the Holy Grail
Lewis & Clark great journey West
by Bruce Neibaur
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16 editions published between 2002 and 2011 in English and held by 1,718 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Relive an amazing tale of discovery and exploration as National Geographic brings to life the first crossing. Two hundred years after Lewis & Clark epic journey, go back in time and discover the adventure, danger, and beauty of the unmapped West
The men who stare at goats
by Grant Heslov
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32 editions published between 2009 and 2011 in English and German and held by 1,708 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Reporter Bob Wilton is trying to lose himself in the romance of war after his marriage fails. He gets more than he bargains for when he meets a special forces agent who reveals the existence of a secret, military unit whose goal is to end war as we know it. With unparalleled psychic powers, they can read the enemy's thoughts, pass through solid walls, and even kill a goat by simply staring at it. Now, the founder of the unit has gone missing and the trail leads to another psychic soldier who has distorted the mission to serve his own ends
K-PAX
by Iain Softley
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28 editions published between 2001 and 2004 in 4 languages and held by 1,441 WorldCat member libraries worldwide A psychiatrist begins treating a patient who claims to be an alien from the distant planet of K-PAX
The contender
by Rod Lurie
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17 editions published between 2000 and 2008 in English and held by 1,295 WorldCat member libraries worldwide As soon as a woman is nominated to replace the deceased vice president of the USA, her political enemies search in her private life for ways to bring her down
The mirror has two faces
by Barbra Streisand
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24 editions published between 1996 and 2005 in 4 languages and held by 1,245 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Rose still lives with her mother and desperately longs for passion in her life. Gregory is a mathematics professor who has been burned by passionate relationships and longs for a sexless union based on friendship and respect. Fate brings these two together and without physical attraction to complicate matters they become best friends and soon agree to an unconventional marriage built on intellectual passion instead of sexual heat. Then they fall in love
A place at the table
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7 editions published between 2011 and 2013 in English and held by 1,227 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Examines the issue of hunger in America and proposes new solutions to the problem
R.I.P.D. : Rest in Peace Department
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9 editions published in 2013 in English and held by 1,210 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Two cops are dispatched by the Rest In Peace Department (R.I.P.D.) to protect and serve the living from increasingly destructive spirits hiding among the unsuspecting Earth. When they uncover a plot that could end life as we know it, the new partners have to turn grudging respect into top-notch teamwork to restore the cosmic balance-or watch the tunnel to the afterlife begin sending angry souls the very wrong way
Arlington Road
by Mark Pellington
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39 editions published between 1998 and 2013 in 7 languages and held by 1,121 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Widowed when his FBI agent wife is killed by a right-wing group, college professor Michael Faraday becomes obsessed with the culture of thise groups--expecially when his new neighbors, the all-American Oliver and Cheryl Lang, start acting suspiciously
The Giver
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6 editions published in 2014 in English and held by 1,111 WorldCat member libraries worldwide The story centers on Jonas, young man who lives in a supposedly ideal world of conformity and contentment. Yet as he begins to spend time with the elder, who is the sole keeper of all the community's memories, Jonas quickly begins to discover the dark and deadly truths of his community's secret past. At extreme odds, Jonas knows that he must escape their world to protect them all; a challenge that no one has ever succeeded at before more
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Alcoholics Arkansas--Fort Smith Bowlers California--Los Angeles Computer systems Country musicians Criminals Documentary films--Production and direction Fathers and sons Fathers--Death Friendship Fugitives from justice Hackers Heroes Horse racing Horse trainers Howard, Charles, Iron Man (Fictitious character) Jockeys Kidnapping Knights and knighthood Lewis and Clark Expedition Man-woman relationships Mistaken identity Parapsychology--Military aspects Penguins Pollard, Red, Portis, Charles Psychics Race horses Reporters and reporting Revenge Seabiscuit (Race horse) Search and rescue operations Slackers Smith, Tom, Soldiers Sports tournaments Surfers Surfing Teenage boys Teenage girls Texas Texas Rangers Unemployed Unicorns United States United States, West United States marshals Weapons industry
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Alternative Names
Bridges, J. 1949-
Bridges, Jeff
Bridges, Jeffrey 1949-
Bridges, Jeffrey Leon.
Bridges, Jeffrey Leon 1949-
Languages
English
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German (49) French (33) Spanish (17) Multiple languages (16) Italian (2) Russian (1) Catalan (1) Dutch (1) Turkish (1) Covers
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