Portman, RachelOverview
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Rachel Portman
Because of Winn-Dixie
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1 edition published in 2005 in English and held by 1,828 libraries worldwide The heartwarming 'tail' of a young girl whose life is changed by a scruffy, fun-loving pooch she names Winn-Dixie. The special bond between them works magic on her reserved dad and the eccentric townspeople they meet during one unforgettable summer.
Mona Lisa smile
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2 editions published between 2003 and 2004 in English and held by 1,684 libraries worldwide Set in 1953, Katherine Watson is a free-spirited graduate of UCLA who accepts a teaching post at Wellesley College, a women-only school where the students are torn between the repressive mores of the time and their longing for intellectual freedom.
The Manchurian candidate
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4 editions published between 2004 and 2005 in English and held by 1,568 libraries worldwide When his army unit is ambushed during the first Gulf War, Sergeant Raymond Shaw saves his fellow soldiers just as his commanding officer, Major Ben Marco, is knocked unconscious. Using the incident for political gain, Shaw eventually becomes a vice-presidential nominee, but Marco is haunted by dreams of what really happened in Iraq. As Marco investigates, the story begins to unravel. He begins to figure that the entire unit was kidnapped and brainwashed as part of a plot to get Shaw into the White House. Now the Manchurian Global corporation appears desperate to stop him from finding out.
Beloved
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13 editions published between 1998 and 2004 in 5 languages and held by 1,481 libraries worldwide After Paul D. finds his old slave friend Sethe in Ohio and moves in with her and her daughter Denver, a strange girl comes along by the name of "Beloved". Sethe & Denver take her in and then strange things start to happen.
The Joy Luck Club
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1 edition published in 2002 in English and held by 1,390 libraries worldwide Four mothers. Four daughters. Eight stories. The Joy Luck Club is four women in San Francisco who have played mah jong together on a weekly basis to for forty some years. One of them, Suyuan, has died, and her daughter June is preparing to go to China. Auntie Lindo with daughter Waverly, Auntie Ying Ying with daughter Lena, and Auntie An Mei with daughter Rose are at the going away party. Born in China, the Joy Luck Club members came to America as young adults; their daughters are 100% American. The old days are seldom spoken about, and some things about those times have never been said aloud, but the experiences left behind color the hopes and expectations these women have for their daughters. If daughters become their mothers--no matter how much both parties desire that it not happen--daughters also become different from their mothers--despite all attempts to perpetuate the status quo.
Grey Gardens
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2 editions published in 2009 in English and held by 1,123 libraries worldwide Based on the life stories Edith "Big Edie" Bouvier Beale and her daughter, Edith "Little Edie" Bouvier Beale who are the eccentric aunt and first cousin of Jackie Onassis. They were raised as Park Avenue débutantes, but withdrew from New York society. They took shelter at their Long Island summer home called 'Grey Gardens.' As their wealth and contact with the outside world dwindled, so did their grasp on reality. They were reintroduced to the world when international tabloids learned of a health department raid on their home. At that point, Jackie swooped in to save her relatives.
Hart's war
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12 editions published between 2001 and 2009 in English and German and held by 977 libraries worldwide Honor, courage, and sacrifice are revealed in unexpected ways as a ranking U.S. prisoner in a Nazi POW camp is joined in December 1944 by a law-student lieutenant who'd been captured despite his father's powerful military connections. When a black pilot from the famous Tuskeegee airmen is falsely accused of murdering a fellow prisoner, Lt. Hart tries his case and discovers the real motivation behind the ranking officer's kangaroo court.
The human stain
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1 edition published in 2004 in English and held by 854 libraries worldwide Coleman Silk is a respected professor at a New England college who suddenly finds his life unraveling after a comment he makes about some African-American students is misinterpreted as a racial slur. As the scandal heats up, Nathan Zuckerman, a writer researching a biography of Silk, begins to dig deeply into Silk's life. Eventually, matters are made worse when Coleman's affair with a young married janitor named Faunia Farley is exposed. But amid the controversy, Silk must struggle to keep his greatest secret, a secret he's held for the majority of his life, from becoming made public.
Benny & Joon
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3 editions published between 2001 and 2008 in English and held by 847 libraries worldwide A mentally ill young woman who lives with her older brother finds her love in an eccentric young man who models himself after Buster Keaton.
Nicholas Nickleby
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3 editions published between 2003 and 2006 in English and held by 797 libraries worldwide Nicholas becomes the head of the family when his father dies unexpectedly. Keeping watch over his mother and his sister Kate becomes an even greater challenge when Nicholas discovers that his father lost the family fortune due to ill-advised investments. Without a shilling to his name, Nicholas turns to his wealthy but unforgiving Uncle Ralph for help.
Chocolat
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5 editions published between 2001 and 2003 in English and Italian and held by 766 libraries worldwide When a single mother and her young daughter move to rural France and open a chocolate shop - with Sunday hours - across the street from the local church, they are met with some resistance from the rigidly moral community. But as soon as the townspeople discover their delicious products, their attitudes begin to change.
Because of Winn-Dixie
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10 editions published between 2005 and 2007 in English and held by 690 libraries worldwide The heartwarming 'tail' of a young girl whose life is changed by a scruffy, fun-loving pooch she names Winn-Dixie. The special bond between them works magic on her reserved dad and the eccentric townspeople they meet during one unforgettable summer.
The lake house
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2 editions published in 2006 in German and English and held by 678 libraries worldwide A lonely doctor who once occupied an unusual lakeside home begins exchanging love letters with its newest resident, a frustrated architect. When they discover that they're living two years apart, they try to unravel the mystery behind their extraordinary romance before it's too late.
The legend of Bagger Vance
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4 editions published between 2001 and 2003 in English and German and held by 671 libraries worldwide The protagonist of this metaphysical fable is Rannulph Junah (Damon), Southern aristocrat and World War I hero. In a tournament in Savannah, he defeats two golf pros by following the teachings of his guru, Bagger Vance (Smith), a black mystic serving as his caddie.
The truth about Charlie
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5 editions published between 2002 and 2003 in English and German and held by 434 libraries worldwide Regina returns home to find her husband, Charlie, murdered and three violent strangers claiming Charlie cheated them out of millions. When she accepts help from a mysterious stranger, she is plunged into a world where a double-cross turns into a triple-cross and trust turns into the deadliest weapon of all.
Chocolat music from the Miramax motion picture
by Rachel Portman
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6 editions published between 2000 and 2010 in 4 languages and held by 415 libraries worldwide
Ratcatcher
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1 edition published in 2002 in English and held by 405 libraries worldwide A haunting evocation of a troubled Glasgow childhood. Set during Scotland's national garbage strike of the mid-1970's, Ratcatcher explores the experiences of a poor adolescent boy as he struggles to reconcile his dreams and his guilt with the abjection that surrounds him.
Mona Lisa smile
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4 editions published between 2003 and 2008 in English and German and held by 358 libraries worldwide Set in 1953, Katherine Watson is a free-spirited graduate of UCLA who accepts a teaching post at Wellesley College, a women-only school where the students are torn between the repressive mores of the time and their longing for intellectual freedom.
The emperor's new clothes
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2 editions published in 2002 in English and held by 334 libraries worldwide History tells us that Napoleon died in exile on the Island of St. Helena. Or did he? In 1821, a secret network of Napoleonic loyalists hatch an ingenious plot: the Emperor will return to Paris and a double will take his place in exile.
A little princess
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1 edition published in 2009 in English and held by 297 libraries worldwide Sara Crewe has always been the pampered darling of the doting father, a British Indian Army captain, and by the exclusive boarding school were she attends. But when her father dies and her fortune is lost, Sara becomes the victim of hardship and cruelty. Through friendship, imagination and her own resolute nature, Sara finds her way back to happiness. more
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African Americans Beale, Edie,--1917-2002? Beale, Edith Bouvier,--d. 1977 Brainwashing California--San Francisco Children's films China Chinese Americans Chinese American women City and town life Deception Dogs Drama Eccentrics and eccentricities Feature films Feature films Feminism Fiction films Film adaptations Films Films for the hearing impaired Friendship History Juvenile works Man-woman relationships Military courts Mothers and daughters Motion picture music New York (State)--Long Island Ohio Onassis, Jacqueline Kennedy,--1929-1994 Persian Gulf War (1991) Prisoners Reality Recluses Romance films Slavery Suspense fiction Tan, Amy Thrillers (Motion pictures) United States Vice-Presidential candidates Video recordings--for the hearing impaired Wellesley College Women college students Women college teachers Women--Conduct of life Women--Health risk assessment Women immigrants World War (1939-1945)
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Portman, Rachel M.
Portman, Rachel M. 1960-
Languages
English
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French (100) German (75) No Linguistic content (49) Undetermined (41) Spanish (41) Multiple languages (31) Italian (3) Dutch (2) Miscellaneous languages (1) Covers
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