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Annie
by Charles Strouse
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75 editions published between 1981 and 2014 in 6 languages and held by 3,421 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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70 editions published between 2000 and 2014 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 momumental law case against a giant corporation. Erin's determined to take on this powerful adversary even though no law firm has dared to do it before. The two begin an incredible and sometimes hilarious fight that will bring a small town to its feet and a huge company to its knees
The Bourne ultimatum
by Robert Ludlum
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24 editions published between 2007 and 2014 in English and held by 2,916 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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50 editions published between 2003 and 2011 in 6 languages and held by 2,595 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. Still doubting the legends and folklore, William makes a journey to meet a mysterious woman from whom Edward had bought property
Skyfall
by Sam Mendes
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11 editions published between 2012 and 2013 in English and held by 2,430 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Bond's loyalty to M is tested when her past comes back to haunt her. When MI6 comes under attack, 007 must track down and destroy the threat, no matter how personal the cost
Amazing grace
by Michael Apted
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20 editions published between 2006 and 2012 in English and French and held by 2,371 WorldCat member libraries worldwide A biography of British legislator William Wilberforce, who led a decades-long movement to end the British slave trade
Tom Jones
by Tony Richardson
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57 editions published between 1963 and 2009 in 6 languages and held by 1,820 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Lusty tale set in 18th century England. Tom Jones is an orphan raised by the village squire who grows up to be a handsome young man with a way with women. He loves the daughter of a neighbouring landowner, and falls into many adventures in pursuit of her, including duels, bedroom romps and prison
Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express
by Agatha Christie
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40 editions published between 1974 and 2009 in 3 languages and held by 1,668 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Hercule Poirot is a dapper detective, aboard the Orient Express, for whom murder-solving is a precise, intellectual exercise. When murder occurs, Poirot agrees to interview all aboard the famous trains Calais coach, hoping to find the killer of an American millionarie before the local police arrive
A good year
by Peter Mayle
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15 editions published between 2006 and 2007 in English and Turkish and held by 1,658 WorldCat member libraries worldwide When a ruthless British investment broker inherits the vineyard and chateau in Provence where he spent much of his childhood, he discovers a new, more appreciative way of life as he renovates the estate to be sold
Miller's Crossing
by Joel Coen
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29 editions published between 1990 and 2012 in 3 languages and held by 1,597 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
Tim Burton's Corpse Bride
by Tim Burton
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13 editions published between 2005 and 2012 in English and German and held by 1,430 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Victor has messed up his vows during a wedding rehearsal, and is traveling through the woods, reciting his vows. He stops to rest in the woods, and while practicing. He finally gets them right and ceremoniously puts the wedding ring on a finger-shaped stick in the ground and says his wedding vows. The stick turns out to be a rotted finger belonging to a murdered girl who has returned as a zombie and insists that she is now Victor's lawfully wedded wife
Before the devil knows you're dead
by Sidney Lumet
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19 editions published between 2007 and 2012 in 4 languages and held by 1,309 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 and Juliet
by William Shakespeare
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36 editions published between 1961 and 2011 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,151 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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24 editions published between 1985 and 2012 in English and held by 1,104 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 threat from Hitler's Germany
Scrooge
by Fox Video (Firm)
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29 editions published between 1970 and 2011 in 3 languages and held by 1,054 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Miserly Scrooge faces his past demons on Christmas Eve and vows to change his ways
Two for the road
by Stanley Donen
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23 editions published between 1966 and 2011 in 3 languages and held by 953 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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24 editions published between 1996 and 2013 in 5 languages and held by 773 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Catherine is a lonely young woman in search of happiness when she is swept off her feet by the handsome Morris Townsend. Suspicious of the young man's true intentions, however, her controlling father threatens to disown Catherine if she follows her heart and marries against his wishes!
The dresser
by Peter Yates
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21 editions published between 1983 and 2005 in English and held by 738 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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26 editions published between 1984 and 2014 in 3 languages and held by 709 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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14 editions published between 1982 and 2002 in 3 languages and held by 649 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Music from the musical Annie more
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Spanish (23) German (15) French (12) Multiple languages (8) Italian (4) English, Old (1) Turkish (1) Swedish (1) Covers
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