Spader, JamesOverview
Most widely held works about
James Spader
Most widely held works by
James Spader
Pretty in pink
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6 editions published between 1996 and 2008 in English and held by 1,039 libraries worldwide A poor girl falls in love with a rich guy, and it angers both their families and their friends.
Stargate
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6 editions published between 1995 and 2009 in English and held by 1,017 libraries worldwide A secret military mission takes a group of men through an Egyptian artifact known as the Stargate to an ancient civilization on the other side of the universe. Once there, they must battle the astoundingly powerful Sun God, Ra, before they can find their way home.
Shorts the adventures of the wishing rock
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3 editions published in 2009 in English and held by 969 libraries worldwide A young boy's discovery of a colorful, wish-granting rock causes chaos in the suburban town of Black Falls when jealous kids and scheming adults alike set out to get their hands on it.
Sex, lies, and videotape
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32 editions published between 1988 and 2010 in 5 languages and held by 749 libraries worldwide Erotic comedy about a long lost college friend who drifts back into town and into the lives of a self-involved philanderer, his angelic wife, and her saucy sister.
Stargate
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43 editions published between 1994 and 2006 in 6 languages and held by 741 libraries worldwide A secret military mission takes a group of men through an Egyptian artifact known as the Stargate to an ancient civilization on the other side of the universe. Once there, they must battle the astoundingly powerful sun god, Ra, before they can find their way home.
Secretary
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23 editions published between 2001 and 2010 in 5 languages and held by 613 libraries worldwide Lee Holloway has a few strikes against her when she applies for a secretarial position at the law office of E. Edward Grey. At first the work seems quite normal, but soon, in between typing, filing and coffee making, Lee and Mr. Grey embark on a more personal relationship together, crossing the lines of conduct that would give any human resourses director the vapors.
Boston legal. Season one
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1 edition published in 2006 in English and held by 572 libraries worldwide The professional and personal stories of a group of brilliant but often emotionally challenged attorneys. Confronts social and moral issues, while its characters continually stretch the boundaries of the law.
Strange highways
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6 editions published between 1995 and 1996 in English and held by 549 libraries worldwide Joey Shannon is a 40-something alcoholic on the road to nowhere and haunted by his abandoned dream of being a writer. His failure is painfully underscored by the success of P.J., his charismatic brother, who earns international fame as the Kerouac of the nineties. P.J. grew into the man Joey always wanted to be. If only Joey could relive the past, go back in time, choose a different highway. When his father dies. Joey unexpectedly gets the second chance. An other-worldly beauty guides him into the past he so regrets, handing him a blessed opportunity to rebuild his life. Joey plunges into the murky depths of a secret pact made long ago between bothers, a journey that drives him into a battle between good and evil, faith and cynicism and, finally, toward the relevation of the darkest betrayal a man can know.
Boston legal. Season three
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8 editions published in 2007 in English and held by 504 libraries worldwide While a scandalous murder trial rocks the city, it's business as usual at the law offices of Crane Poole & Schmidt, which means a caseload of criminal insanity, hostage situations, cross-dressing, cannibalism and outright mayhem. Ethically-challenged newcomer Jeffrey Coho fits right in, lustful litigator Denny Crane finally meets his match, and attorney Alan Shore continues to stretch the boundaries of the law.
Boston legal. Season 2
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1 edition published in 2006 in English and held by 499 libraries worldwide Ethically-challenged attorney Alan Shore settles in at a wealthy and powerful legal firm that focuses primarily on civil cases. With some help from veteran attorney Denny Crane, Shore quickly makes his mark winning cases no one would take. In doing so, he develops a rival in his colleague Brad Chase, who has been assigned to the office partly to keep an eye on the increasingly eccentric (and possibly senile) Denny Crane. Though his questionable conduct might make him a few enemies along the way, Alan's not one to be underestimated, nor will he let trivial things like honesty or integrity get in the way of winning a case.
China revealed
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4 editions published in 2006 in English and held by 455 libraries worldwide This is the story of the most complex country on Earth, of the dreams and challenges driving its people to look forward-- while cherishing the past. Can this ancient civilization survive its breakneck journey into the future? And at what price? This is the story of the greatest transformation on Earth, and of the people in the vortex.
Boston legal. Season four
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1 edition published in 2008 in English and held by 433 libraries worldwide Follows the personal and professional exploits of a group of attorneys working at the law firm of Crane, Poole & Schmidt.
Sex, lies, and videotape
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4 editions published between 1988 and 1998 in English and held by 423 libraries worldwide "Graham, a long-lost college friend...drifts back into town and into the lives of John, a self-involved philanderer, his angelic wife, Ann, and her saucy sister, Cynthia. One by one, each is drawn into the very 'personal project' Graham is working on, leaving the relationships between them forever transformed." -- Container.
The watcher
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19 editions published between 2000 and 2007 in 4 languages and held by 404 libraries worldwide After years of pursuing psychotic killers in Los Angeles, FBI agent Joel Campbell wants out. And now his nemesis, serial killer David Allen Griffin, has tracked him all the way to Chicago just to torment him. Before each murder, Griffin sends Campbell a photograph of his intended victim and dares him to find her before he strikes again. Now, with every tick of the clock, and amidst pulse-pounding action, this stone-cold killer turns up the heat.--Container
Boston legal. Season five
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7 editions published between 2008 and 2009 in English and held by 393 libraries worldwide Follows the personal and professional exploits of a group of attorneys working at the law firm of Crane, Poole & Schmidt. They tackle some of today's most inflammatory, and sometimes irreverent, social and moral issues, from teen pregnancy and the death penalty to sex surrogates and Alzheimer's. Now, the firm faces financial ruin and its brilliant attorneys face chaotic caseloads filled with malpractice, murder, love and lust.
Supernova
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10 editions published between 1999 and 2001 in 3 languages and held by 359 libraries worldwide The crew of a deep-space medical vessel that has answered an emergency distress signal from a distant galaxy finds itself in danger from the mysterious young man they rescue, the alien artifact he's smuggled aboard, and the gravitational pull of a giant star about go supernova.
Crash
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4 editions published between 1996 and 2010 in English and held by 299 libraries worldwide Film producer and sexual adventurer James Ballard's life is transformed by a car crash. It introduces him to Dr. Helen Remington, as her husband is propelled through the windshield and into James' car, dead. No sooner are Helen and James both out of the hospital than they show up together at a late-night show staged by Vaughan, whose near-fatal accident left him obsessed with the erotic possibilities of crashes. Vaughan savors crash data and presides over a cult of like-minded fetishists, soon joined by James--comatose with lust and fascination--as he single-mindedly pursues this new erotic linking of cars, sex, and injury.
White Palace
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14 editions published between 1990 and 2008 in English and German and held by 291 libraries worldwide A successful St. Louis executive, still mourning the death of his wife, meets an earthy and vibrant older woman. Despite their differences in background and likes and dislikes, they fall in love.
True colors
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6 editions published between 1991 and 2006 in English and held by 284 libraries worldwide Two young men who are best friends through law school move on to Washington. The first, a lower-class go-getter, becomes a congressman by betraying everyone who ever trusted him. His one-time buddy, although one of those used by him, would never cross a friend- unless it was to avenge his own betrayal.
Wolf
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15 editions published between 1994 and 2009 in 4 languages and held by 272 libraries worldwide Film version of the age-old legend of a man who turns into a wolf-like creature under the influence of the full moon. more
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Alcoholics Audiobooks Brothers China Civilization Civil procedure Confidential communications--Lawyers Documentary television programs Drama Egypt Father and child Feature films Feature films Fiction Fiction films Films Films for the hearing impaired Good and evil High school students Horror tales, American Jealousy Juvenile works Lawyers Legal ethics Legal television programs Manners and customs Man-woman relationships Married people Massachusetts--Boston Peer pressure in adolescence Proms Ra (Egyptian deity) Rocks Romantic comedy films Sadomasochism Science fiction films Science fiction films Secretaries Sex in the workplace Teenage girls Teenagers Teenagers--Conduct of life Television comedies Television programs Television series Time travel United States Video recordings for the hearing impaired Video recordings--for the hearing impaired Wishes
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Alternative Names
Spader James.
Spader, James Todd
Spader, Jimmy
Spader, Jimmy, 1960-
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French (60) German (41) Spanish (25) Multiple languages (24) No Linguistic content (17) Undetermined (10) Chinese (1) Turkish (1) Galician (1) Hebrew (1) Dutch (1) Covers
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