Chaffin, CeánOverview
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Ceán Chaffin
The curious case of Benjamin Button
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3 editions published in 2009 in English and Russian and held by 2,154 libraries worldwide Daisy Fuller Williams is on her deathbed in a New Orleans hospital the day that Hurricane Katrina hits. At her side is her adult daughter, Caroline. Daisy asks Caroline to read to her aloud from the diary of Daisy's lifelong friend, Benjamin Button. Benjamin's diary recounts his entire extraordinary life. The unusual aspect of his life is that he ages backwards, being born an old man. He is diagnosed with several aged diseases at birth and thus given little chance of survival. He does survive and gets younger with time.
The social network
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5 editions published in 2011 in English and held by 2,089 libraries worldwide On a fall night in 2003, Harvard undergrad and computer programming genius Mark Zuckerberg sits down at his computer and heatedly begins working on a new idea. In a fury of blogging and programming, what begins in his dorm room soon becomes a global social network and a revolution in communication. A mere six years and 500 million friends later, Zuckerberg is the youngest billionaire in history, but for this entrepreneur, success leads to both personal and legal complications.
Panic room
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8 editions published between 2002 and 2006 in English and held by 1,255 libraries worldwide Trapped in their New York brownstone's panic room, a hidden chamber built as a sanctuary in the event of break-ins, newly divorced Meg and her daughter Sarah play a deadly game of cat-and-mouse with three intruders during a brutal home invasion. But the room itself is the focal point because what the intruders really want is inside it.
The game
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10 editions published between 1997 and 2002 in English and Spanish and held by 477 libraries worldwide "In this thriller, Nicholas Van Orton, a shrewd and successful businessman who is always in control, has been enrolled by his brother in "The Game"--"a profound life experience" with no rules, which begins quietly but soon erupts in a confusing maze of devastating events. Terrorized by forces who seem intent on dismantling all that he has built, Van Orton has to win this deadly game or lose control of everything in his life."
Zodiac
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2 editions published between 2007 and 2008 in English and held by 458 libraries worldwide A serial killer in the San Francisco Bay Area taunts police with his letters and cryptic messages. Looks into the lives of the four men most effected by the killer: San Francisco PD Homicide, David Toschi and William Armstrong, the San Francisco Chronicle reporters Paul Avery and Robert Graysmith. Displays the psychological and emotional effects of the killings, as well as the endless procedural details of the investigation (handwriting experts, the "2500" suspects), the letters sent to the San Francisco Chronicle by Zodiac and the work of a 20+ year investigation that wears down and whittles away at any kind of normal life for Toshi and Graysmith. Both men are obsessed with Zodiac and both pay for this obsession with the hard years and loves lost and never regained.
Fight club
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17 editions published between 1999 and 2008 in English and held by 321 libraries worldwide When a ticking-time-bomb insomniac and a soap salesman channel their aggresion into therapeutic "fight clubs", an eccentric woman gets in the way and ignites an out-of-control spiral toward oblivion.
The curious case of Benjamin Button
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5 editions published in 2009 in English and held by 153 libraries worldwide Benjamin Button was a not-so-ordinary man who began his life under unusual circumstances. Born in his eighties, and unable to stop time, he continued to age backwards. His life story is detailed from the end of World War I in 1918 and into the 21st century, when he discovered a love that lasted beyond time.
Fight club
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2 editions published between 2007 and 2009 in English and held by 146 libraries worldwide A lonely, isolated thirty-something insomniac young professional seeks an escape from his mundane existence with the help of a devious soap salesman. They find release from their reality prison through underground fight clubs, where men can be what the world now denies them. Their boxing matches and harmless pranks soon lead to an out-of-control spiral towards oblivion.
Panic room disc 1 feature
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1 edition published in 2004 in English and held by 6 libraries worldwide Trapped in their New York brownstone's panic room, a hidden chamber built as a sanctuary in the event of break-ins, newly divorced Meg and her daughter Sarah play a deadly game of cat-and-mouse with three intruders during a brutal home invasion. But the room itself is the focal point because what the intruders really want is inside it.
The social network
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1 edition published in 2010 in English and held by 6 libraries worldwide On a fall night in 2003, Harvard undergrad and computer programming genius Mark Zuckerberg sits down at his computer and heatedly begins working on a new idea. In a fury of blogging and programming, what begins in his dorm room soon becomes a global social network and a revolution in communication. A mere six years and 500 million friends later, Zuckerberg is the youngest billionaire in history, but for this entrepreneur, success leads to both personal and legal complications.
The curious case of Benjamin Button L'Étrange histoire de Benjamin Button
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1 edition published in 2009 in English and held by 3 libraries worldwide Benjamin Button was a not-so-ordinary man who began his life under unusual circumstances. Born in his eighties, and unable to stop time, he continued to age backwards. His life story is detailed from the end of World War I in 1918 and into the 21st century, when he discovered a love that lasted beyond time.
Zodiac
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1 edition published in 2007 in English and held by 3 libraries worldwide A serial killer in the San Francisco Bay Area taunts police with his letters and cryptic messages. The four men most affected by the killer are San Francisco PD homicide detectives David Toschi and William Armstrong, and the San Francisco chronicle reporters Paul Avery and Robert Graysmith. Displays the psychological and emotional effects of the killings, as well as the endless procedural details of the investigation (handwriting experts, the "2500" suspects), the letters sent to the San Francisco Chronicle by Zodiac and the work of a 20+ year investigation that wears down and whittles away at any kind of normal life for Toshi and Graysmith.
El curioso caso de Benjamin Button The curious case of Benjamin Button
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1 edition published in 2008 in English and held by 2 libraries worldwide El curioso caso de Benjamin Button comienza con una notable frase: "Nací bajo circunstancias poco comunes." La película fue adaptada de una historia de 1920 por F. Scott Fitzgerald y trata sobre un hombre que nació con ochenta años y año tras año rejuvenecía. Los acontecimientos por los que pasa Benjamin son tan extraordinarios y comunes como podría ser la vida de cualquier hombre, desde su nacimiento en el año de 1918 en Nueva Orleans, su trabajo el alta mar, el bombardeo de pearl Harbor, hasta el regresao a su viejo hogar. Dirigida por David Fincher (Zodiaco, El club de la pelea) y protagonizada por Brad Pitt y Cate Blanchett, quienes caracterizan a Benjamin y Daisy, dos compañeros del alma con tiempos de vida inversos, El curioso caso de Benjamin Button es una épica aventura através del tiempo sobre las cosas que perduran como las alegrías de la vida, la tristeza de la muerte y el amor que perdura más allá del tiempo.
Oyun The game
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in Turkish and held by 2 libraries worldwide "In this thriller, Nicholas Van Orton, a shrewd and successful businessman who is always in control, has been enrolled by his brother in "The Game"--"a profound life experience" with no rules, which begins quietly but soon erupts in a confusing maze of devastating events. Terrorized by forces who seem intent on dismantling all that he has built, Van Orton has to win this deadly game or lose control of everything in his life."
El club de la lucha Fight club
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2 editions published between 1999 and 2008 in Multiple languages and Spanish and held by 1 library worldwide Jack es un personaje insomne y desesperado por escapar de su fatal y aburrida vida. En un viaje en avión conoce a Tyler, un carismático vendedor de jabón con una filosofía muy particular. Juntos forman un club de lucha secreto con un éxito arrollador, que llevará a un inesperado final.
The game
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2 editions published between 2002 and 2006 in Multiple languages and Spanish and held by 1 library worldwide El multimillonario Nicholas Van Orton (Michael Douglas) tiene todo lo que un hombre puede desear. Conrad (Sean Penn), su díscolo hermano, aún encuentra un regalo de cumpleaños que puede sorprenderle: su ingreso en un club de ocio capaz de diseñar a medida del cliente aventuras y pasatiempos exclusivos.
Red social
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1 edition published in 2011 in English and held by 1 library worldwide Red social de David Fincher es la sensacional historia de un nuevo tipo de insurgente cultural: un joven genio que desató una revolución y cambió la forma de la intracción humana para una generación y quizá para siempre. Esta película magníficamente filmada, con brutalidad y un humor inesperado, describe la creación de Facebook y las batallas sobre el derecho de su propiedad que siguieron al incomensurable éxito de este sitio Web. Con un guión complejo e incisivo de Aaron Sorkin y un brillante raprto que incluye a Jesse Eisenberg, Adrew Garfield y Justin Timberlake, Red Social te hará testigo del nacimiento de un idea que replanteó la estructura de la sociedad al mismo tiempo que deshizo la amistad de sus creadores--estuche.
Fight club
by David Fincher
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1 edition published in 2000 in Undetermined and held by 1 library worldwide
心理遊戲 The Game
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in English and held by 1 library worldwide Nicholas Van Orton is a shrewdly successful businessman who is accustomed to being in control of each facet of his investments and relationships. His well-ordered life undergoes a profound change, however, when his brother Conrad gives him an unexpected birthday gift that soon has unexpected consequences. more
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Adoptive parents Aging Brothers Brownstone buildings Businessmen--Attitudes California--San Francisco California--San Francisco Bay Area College students Detective and mystery films Detectives Diaries Drama Editorial cartoonists Fantasy films Feature films Feature films Fiction films Film adaptations Film adaptations Film and video adaptations Films for the hearing impaired Fitzgerald, F. Scott--1896-1940 Graysmith, Robert Historical films Infants--Diseases Insomniacs Investigative reporting Louisiana--New Orleans Manners and customs Man-woman relationships Melodrama Millennialism Mothers and daughters Murder--Investigation New York (State)--New York Online social networks Palahniuk, Chuck Psychological games Serial murderers Serial murder investigation Starr, Robert Hall Thieves Thrillers (Motion pictures) Thrillers (Motion pictures) United States Vaults (Strong rooms) Video recordings Video recordings--for the hearing impaired Violence Young men
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Chaffin, Kimberly Cean.
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