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Annie
by Charles Strouse
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73 editions published between 1981 and 2012 in 6 languages and held by 3,364 WorldCat member libraries worldwide The story of the comic strip character Little Orphan Annie, who is adopted by billionaire "Daddy" Warbucks
Erin Brockovich
by Steven Soderbergh
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72 editions published between 2000 and 2012 in 7 languages and held by 3,278 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Erin Brockovich is a feisty young mother who convinces attorney Ed Masry to hire her and promptly stumbles upon a law case against a giant corporation for water pollution. Erin's determined to take on this powerful adversary even though no law firm has dared to do it before. The two begin a legal fight that will bring a small town to its feet and a huge company to its knees
The Bourne ultimatum
by Paul Greengrass
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20 editions published between 2007 and 2010 in English and held by 2,791 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Once again, Jason Bourne emerges from hiding and into chaos. His return this time prompted inadvertently by London-based reporter Simon Ross. Ross's writing is unveiling Operation Blackbriar--an upgrade to Project Treadstone--in a series of newspaper columns which have woken, and profoundly disturbed, Bourne's former masters. Bourne must uncover and eradicate the sources of their paranoia, before they eradicate him. Clawing his way out of madness, Jason Bourne has regained his conscience even though he has lost most of his mind
Big fish
by Tim Burton
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45 editions published between 2003 and 2011 in 6 languages and held by 2,548 WorldCat member libraries worldwide William Bloom, is a young man who never really knew his now dying father, Edward - outside of the tall tales his dad told him about growing up. During Edward's last days William and his wife Josephine hold a bedside vigil next to the old man as he recollects elaborate memories of his youth
Amazing grace
by Michael Apted
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17 editions published between 2006 and 2012 in English and French and held by 2,292 WorldCat member libraries worldwide A biography of British legislator William Wilberforce, who led a decades-long movement to end the British slave trade
Skyfall
by Sam Mendes
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11 editions published between 2012 and 2013 in English and held by 2,254 WorldCat member libraries worldwide When Bond's latest assignment goes gravely wrong and agents around the world are exposed, MI6 is attacked forcing M to relocate the agency. These events cause her authority and position to be challenged by Mallory, the new Chairman of the Intelligence and Security Committee. With MI6 now compromised from both inside and out, M is left with one ally she can trust - Bond. 007 aided only by field agent Eve, follows a trail that leads to Silva, whose motives have yet to reveal themselves
Tom Jones
by Tony Richardson
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49 editions published between 1963 and 2009 in 5 languages and held by 1,844 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Lusty tale set in 18th century England. Birthed by a local woman but raised by the village squire, Tom Jones grows up to be a handsome young man with a way with women. He loves the daughter of a neighboring landowner, and falls into many adventures in pursuit of her, including duels, bedroom romps and prison!
Murder on the Orient Express
by Sidney Lumet
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65 editions published between 1974 and 2012 in 8 languages and held by 1,686 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Hercule Poirot is a dapper detective for whom murder-solving is a precise, intellectual exercise. When a murder occurs aboard the Orient Express, Poirot agrees to interview all aboard the famous train's Calais coach, hoping to find the killer of an American millionaire before the local police arrive
A good year
by Peter Mayle
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18 editions published between 2004 and 2009 in 4 languages and held by 1,620 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Max Skinner is a ruthless, successful English investment broker with no time for life outside of his job. When his uncle dies, Max inherits the chateau and vineyard in the south of France where he grew up, but he then meets a potential rival to the inheritance, a young American who claims to be his illegitimate cousin. His first intention is to sell the vineyard as quickly as possible, but while spending time in Provence, Max "finds his soul when he loses his heart to a French beauty."
Miller's Crossing
by Joel Coen
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31 editions published between 1990 and 2011 in 4 languages and held by 1,574 WorldCat member libraries worldwide During prohibition two gangland bosses struggle for control over a city, with one of the boss's lieutenants caught in the middle. The situtation is further complicated by a woman-- both the boss and his trusted lieutenant are in love with her
Tim Burton's Corpse Bride
by Tim Burton
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9 editions published between 2005 and 2012 in English and German and held by 1,348 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Set in a 19th century European village, we follow the story of Victor, a young man who is whisked away to the underworld and wedded to a mysterious Corpse Bride, while his real bride waits bereft in the land of the living
Before the devil knows you're dead
by Sidney Lumet
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21 editions published between 2007 and 2011 in 5 languages and held by 1,299 WorldCat member libraries worldwide A stock broker, who is having financial troubles and in need of extra cash, and his younger brother conspire to pull off the perfect, victimless crime. No guns, no violence, no problem. The only problem is that the owners of the jewelry store are their own parents. But when an accomplice ignores the rules and crosses the line, his actions trigger a series of events in which no one is left unscathed
Romeo & Juliet
by William Shakespeare
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34 editions published between 1961 and 2011 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,197 WorldCat member libraries worldwide The Shakespeare play in which two lovers are destroyed by the hatred of their families for one another
The gathering storm
by Richard Loncraine
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25 editions published between 1985 and 2012 in English and French and held by 1,088 WorldCat member libraries worldwide In the mid-1930's the great politican and orator Winston Churchill was out of favor with the English people and struggling to make his voice heard. Wrestling with his personal demons, a lonely but defiant Churchill attempts to warn the world of the impending gloom surrounding Hitlers' Germany
Scrooge
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27 editions published between 1970 and 2011 in 3 languages and held by 1,045 WorldCat member libraries worldwide The classic Charles Dickens tale of the cold hearted miser who is reformed by the Ghosts of Christmas
Two for the road
by Stanley Donen
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21 editions published between 1966 and 2011 in 3 languages and held by 957 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Joanna is in a touring girl's choir and Mark is a struggling architect when they first meet on the road in Europe. The film follows their life together - through courtship and marriage, infidelity and parenthood - all on the road
Washington Square
by Agnieszka Holland
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27 editions published between 1996 and 2013 in 5 languages and held by 790 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Catherine, a lonely young woman, is swept off her feet by the handsome Morris Townsend. Suspicious of the young man's true intentions, her father threatens to disown her if she follows her heart and marries against his wishes
The dresser
by Peter Yates
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20 editions published between 1983 and 2005 in English and held by 760 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Film adaptation of Harwood's play about an aging English actor/manager, his dresser, and their theatre company touring England during WWII
Under the volcano
by John Huston
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31 editions published between 1983 and 2010 in 5 languages and held by 706 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Withering from alcoholism, British consul Geoffrey Firmin stumbles through a small Mexican village amidst the Day of the Dead fiesta, attempting to reconnect with his estranged wife, but only further alienating himself
Annie original Broadway cast recording
by Charles Strouse
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12 editions published between 1982 and 2002 in 4 languages and held by 651 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Music from the musical Annie more
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Abolitionists Antislavery movements Assassins Bond, James (Fictitious character) Bourne, Jason (Fictitious character) Brides Brockovich, Erin California Class actions (Civil procedure) Drinking water--Contamination England England--London Espionage Fathers and sons France Great Britain Groundwater--Pollution Hazardous wastes Industrialists Intelligence officers Intelligence service Legal assistants Liability for water pollution damages Little Orphan Annie (Fictitious character) Ludlum, Robert, Manners and customs Man-woman relationships Marriage service Memory disorders Morocco--Tangier Murder victims Orphanages Orphans Pacific Gas and Electric Company Political science Poor girls Reporters and reporting Secrecy Single mothers Spies Stockbrokers Tall tales Terminally ill parents Trials Trials (Toxic torts) Undercover operations United States United States.--Central Intelligence Agency Wallace, Daniel, Wilberforce, William,
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