Meyers, NancyOverview
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Most widely held works by
Nancy Meyers
It's complicated
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11 editions published in 2010 in 4 languages and held by 1,624 libraries worldwide A hilarious look at marriage, divorce, and everything in between. With a thriving Santa Barbara bakery, a new romance heating up, and her divorce finally behind her, Jane Adler has her life all figured out, until she finds herself trapped between the perfect new beau and her philandering ex-husband who's determined to win her back. When opposites attract all over again, will love be sweeter the second time around? It's ... complicated!
Something's gotta give
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1 edition published in 2004 in English and held by 1,619 libraries worldwide A middle-aged womanizer falls in love with the mother of his latest youthful conquest, greatly complicating the lives of all involved.
The holiday
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2 editions published between 2006 and 2007 in English and held by 1,551 libraries worldwide Amanda lives in Los Angeles and is a movie trailer editor. Iris lives in Surrey, England and is a journalist. The two live five thousand miles apart and have never met, but both are dealing with the same problem: men. Amanda just broke up with her cheating boyfriend. Iris has pined for her ex. Amanda comes upon a website that advocates home exchange and the two decide to swap houses for two weeks at Christmas - both with a goal to forget their troubled love lives. Love ends up finding them anyways. Amanda starts a romance with Iris' older brother, Graham, a book editor and Iris starts a romance with a friend of Amanda's, movie composer Miles. With new found romance, both their lives change forever.
The parent trap
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10 editions published between 1998 and 2005 in English and held by 1,539 libraries worldwide An updated version of the 1961 Disney classic about separated identical twins. Hallie and Annie meet accidentally at camp and decide to reunite their divorced parents.
What women want
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2 editions published in 2001 in English and held by 1,225 libraries worldwide A cocky, chauvinistic advertising executive magically acquires the ability to hear what women are thinking.
Baby boom
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21 editions published between 1987 and 2007 in 4 languages and held by 783 libraries worldwide An over-achieving businesswoman's life is changed by the arrival of a twenty-two pound bundle named Elizabeth. She tries to juggle a high-pressure career and instant motherhood in this fast-paced comedy about a woman who discovers what's really important in life.
Father of the bride
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4 editions published between 1991 and 2008 in English and held by 585 libraries worldwide A father deals with his only daughter's lavish wedding. New bonus features include a look behind the scenes and an interview with Steve Martin and Martin Short.
Private Benjamin
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1 edition published in 1997 in English and held by 576 libraries worldwide A pampered, spoiled upper-middle class widow joins the army. The army will never be the same.
What women want
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27 editions published between 2000 and 2007 in 3 languages and held by 493 libraries worldwide A swinging bachelor is jolted by a freak accident that leaves him with the ability to hear what women think.
Something's gotta give
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18 editions published between 2003 and 2004 in 4 languages and held by 433 libraries worldwide Harry Sanborn is a perennial playboy with the libido of a much younger man. During what was to be a romantic weekend with his current infatuation, Marin, at her mother's Hampton beach house, Harry develops chest pains. He winds up being nursed by Marin's reluctant mother, Erica. When Harry hesitates to act on his feelings for Erica, Harry's thirtysomething doctor steps in and starts to pursue Erica. Harry, who has always had the world on a string, finds his life is now unraveling.
I love trouble
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1 edition published in 1994 in English and held by 350 libraries worldwide Two reporters in hot competition find themselves thrown together to crack a murder case and uncover a billion-dollar fraud.
Protocol
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1 edition published in 1998 in English and held by 219 libraries worldwide A daffy Washington D.C. waitress saves a visiting Arab dignitary from an assassination attempt and goes from serving drinks to serving her country in the State Department's protocol branch.
I'm glad I'm me : poems about you
by Jack Prelutsky
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1 edition published in 2006 in English and held by 132 libraries worldwide "Twenty-one poems that will entertain you, inspire you, and celebrate you for who you are!" -- p.[4] of cover.
The holiday
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15 editions published between 2006 and 2007 in 5 languages and held by 102 libraries worldwide Iris and Amanda are both coming out of long term relationships and looking for a change. They meet online on a home exchange website and impulsively decide to switch homes for the Christmas holidays. Unexpectedly, and quite to their surprise, not only do they find a new home but a new love.
Private Benjamin Protocol
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1 edition published in 2005 in English and held by 74 libraries worldwide Private Benjamin: A pampered, spoiled upper-middle class widow joins the army and the army will never be the same. Protocol: A daffy Washington D.C. waitress saves a visiting Arab dignitary from an assassination attempt and goes from serving drinks to serving her country in the State Department's protocol branch.
Irreconcilable differences
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1 edition published in 2009 in English and held by 66 libraries worldwide Alternating between the past and the present, a precocious little girl sues her selfish, career-driven parents for emancipation.
Father of the bride pt. 2
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3 editions published between 2000 and 2001 in English and held by 35 libraries worldwide Just when a father is getting used to his daughter being married, he finds out that he will become a grandfather for the first time as well as a father again!
Once upon a crime
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1 edition published in 1992 in English and held by 29 libraries worldwide A comedy caper set in Monte Carlo about a valuable dog, its murdered owner, and suspects including an unemployed actor and his girlfriend, a compulsive gambler, the world's worst tourist and his wife, and a gigolo.
The parent trap
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8 editions published between 1998 and 2006 in 4 languages and held by 16 libraries worldwide De Amerikaanse Hallie en de Engelse Annie ontmoeten elkaar tijdens een zomerkamp en ontdekken dat ze tweelingzusjes zijn. Ze besluiten van plaats te wisselen.
De rivalen
by Peter Brackett
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3 editions published between 1994 and 1995 in Dutch and held by 11 libraries worldwide Een beroemd schrijver en sterverslaggever dreigt te worden overtroefd door een beginnende journaliste van een concurrerende krant. more
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Advertising agencies Advertising executives Architects Bakeries California--Los Angeles California--Santa Barbara Children's films Children of divorced parents Comedy films Comedy films Detective and mystery films Divorced women Drama DVD-Video discs England--Surrey Fathers and daughters Feature films Feature films Fiction films Film remakes Films Films for the hearing impaired Films--for the hearing impaired Fraud Home exchanging Illinois--Chicago International relations Journalists Juvenile works Love in middle age Man-woman relationships Mistaken identity Motherhood Murder Myocardial infarction New Hampshire--Hampton Beach New York (State)--New York Parent and child Physicians Romantic comedy films Success in business Telepathy Twins United States Video recordings Video recordings--for the hearing impaired Weddings Women Women--Sexual behavior Women soldiers
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Alternative Names
Irving, Patricia 1949-
Mejers, Nè‡nsi 1949- Russ. Vorlageform
Meyers, Nancy Jane.
Meyers, Nancy Jane, 1949-
Languages
English
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French (38) Spanish (22) Multiple languages (16) German (15) Undetermined (14) Danish (3) Dutch (3) Czech (2) Chinese (1) Japanese (1) Swedish (1) No Linguistic content (1) Covers
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