Goldwyn, Samuel 1926-Overview
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Most widely held works by
Samuel Goldwyn
Master and commander the far side of the world
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13 editions published between 2003 and 2010 in English and held by 2,340 libraries worldwide During the Napoleonic Wars, a British frigate, the HMS Surprise, and the larger French warship, Acheron, stalk each other off of the coast of South America. Lucky Jack, as he is referred to by his crew, is well regarded by his men, who trust him implicitly, even after the first devastating battle and an apparent personal vendetta against the French captain. The ship's surgeon balances the violence of his chosen life with the quiet demeanor of the scientist. He is the captain's friend and confidant, the two frequently playing violin and cello duets together.
The preacher's wife
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3 editions published between 1997 and 2002 in English and held by 879 libraries worldwide Dudley is an angel who is sent to earth to help a young minister and his beautiful wife revive their marriage. But things take a twist when Dudley accidentally falls in love with the preacher's wife.
Ball of fire
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1 edition published in 2007 in English and held by 396 libraries worldwide Realizing they have to hear how real people talk, a group of lexicographers end up assisting a beautiful singer get away from the mob.
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
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1 edition published in 2003 in English and held by 348 libraries worldwide Mark Twain's boy hero rafts down the Mississippi river with slave Jim and meets a bogus king and duke.
Mambo italiano
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1 edition published in 2004 in English and held by 241 libraries worldwide Fifty years ago, Gino and Maria came to Canada, and never quite recovered. Now, their son Angelo breaks the news ... he wants to quit his job and he's in love with his best friend. Tradition is undone, and family is going to take on a whole new meaning.
Cotton comes to Harlem
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2 editions published between 1970 and 2001 in English and held by 233 libraries worldwide St. Jacques is Coffin Ed Johnson and Cambridge is Gravedigger Jones, black cops who suspect preacher Lockhart's back-to-Africa campaign is a swindle. Neatly combines action and comedy.
The program
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1 edition published in 2004 in English and held by 203 libraries worldwide A coach at a major university is under intense pressure to come up with a winning team. That pressure eventually causes problems with the players and the program itself.
The princess and the pirate
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2 editions published between 2000 and 2005 in English and held by 176 libraries worldwide A 17th century entertainer exiled from England and shipped to America falls in love with a princess who is kidnapped by pirates.
The Golden seal
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2 editions published between 1984 and 2005 in English and held by 96 libraries worldwide The golden seal used to live among the Aleut people as a benevolent, protective spirit but when man began to hunt her, she vanished. According to legend, she will come back one day in the middle of a ferocious storm to someone pure in heart. None pass the test except for a boy who, pure and undaunted, befriends her rather than lusts for the bounty placed upon her pelt.
Master and commander the far side of the world
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1 edition published in 2007 in English and held by 88 libraries worldwide The year is 1805 and Europe has fallen to Napoleon. The Royal Navy is the only thing standing in his way to total victory. Off the coast of South America, a new conflict is brewing. Captain Jack 'Lucky Jack' Aubrey and his Man-of-War HMS Surprise is under orders to sink or capture the French privateer Acheron, which has been deployed to the region. After seven weeks of uneventful sailing, the Acheron strikes first, all but crippling the Surprise in an engagement in which Aubrey realizes his enemy's ship is nautically superior to his own. Along with his close friend and confidant, ship's surgeon Stephan Maturin, Aubrey is now faced with the choice of retreating to England and admitting defeat or remaining at the Acheron's mercy. Aubrey must now do the impossible if he is to survive, repair his ship, catch up to his enemy and defeat the Acheron.
The proud rebel
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10 editions published between 1994 and 2002 in English and held by 83 libraries worldwide Proud rebel Alan Ladd wanders the land looking for a doctor who can cure his mute son. Experience the warmth of a father's love and faith, the devotion of a boy for a dog, and the understanding of a strong woman.
Cotton comes to Harlem
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1 edition published in 1999 in English and held by 57 libraries worldwide St. Jacques is Coffin Ed Johnson and Cambridge is Gravedigger Jones, black cops who suspect preacher Lockhart's back-to-Africa campaign is a swindle. Neatly combines action and comedy.
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1 edition published in 1994 in English and held by 45 libraries worldwide This inside look at the gritty, action-packed world of Top 10 football follows the lives of a group of young athletes who come together from different backgrounds to pursue a dream of greatness.
Once bitten
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3 editions published between 1989 and 1995 in English and held by 44 libraries worldwide A comedy about an average California high school student who is forever changed by the surprise attack of a sexy female vampire.
Cotton comes to Harlem Hell up in Harlem
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1 edition published in 2009 in English and held by 44 libraries worldwide Contains two feature films including "Cotton Comes to Harlem," about a couple of detectives who investigate a minister's charity campaign; and "Hell Up in Harlem," about a man who is hunted by the mob after he discovers a ledger with the names of every crooked police officer and public official on the mob's payroll.
Come back Charleston Blue
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2 editions published between 1972 and 1996 in English and held by 24 libraries worldwide Coffin Ed Johnson and Grave Digger Jones are two Harlem plains clothesmen, investigating drug dealing in Harlem by a prominent drug king.
War classics North star ; Submarine base ; Gung ho ; Sell out ; Black brigade ; Half-shot at sunrise ; They raid by night ; Five for hell
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1 edition published in 2004 in English and held by 19 libraries worldwide Disc 1. North Star: "Kolya, Kurin, Damian, and Marina are Ukraine farmers whose whole way of life is turned upside down when Germany, in disregard of former treaties, takes over the land in an iron-fisted occupation. Many of the enraged farmers take up arms in opposition of the Nazi, heading to the countryside to fight, while the people left behind destroy their crops rather than relinquish them to the German regime"--Container. Submarine base: "It is World War II and the Nazis have just sunk an American ship. The ship's engineer Jim Taggart survives and is rescued by a local fisherman off the coast of South America. Taggart recognizes the fisherman as Joe Morgan, a former New York gangster. Morgan has been living on the island, lying low and staying at a halfway house that also serves as a bar for the island's farmers and traders. Soon Taggart discovers that Morgan has been selling torpedoes to the Nazis but he doesn't know that Morgan has designed the missiles to explode when the German boats go to sea, thus sinking them. Confusion and mayhem result when the Allies and the Nazis question just whom Morgan is working for"--Container. Gung ho!: "A true-life epic that revolves around an exclusive division of the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II, made up of only the strongest, fittest, most talented men nicknamed "Carlson's Raiders". They make their raid on Makin Island, resulting in a volatile confrontation that will go down in history"--Container. The sell out: "An action-drama centered on a former CIA operative who grudgingly rejoins the spy-game due to the machinations of his one-time student, a screw up who goes to work for the Soviets. As his job drags him deeper into a dangerous and under-handed world, the student wants out of the agency and out of the U.S.S.R. But the man's choices have made him a target and now both the United States and Russia want him dead, sending their most able hit men to do it"--Container.
Keeping the faith The preacher's wife
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1 edition published in 2007 in English and held by 14 libraries worldwide Keeping the faith: Two men, long-time best friends, reunite with the tomboy who was the best friend of both; but all of them have changed-- greatly.
Guys and Dolls
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4 editions published between 2003 and 2006 in English and German and held by 9 libraries worldwide Gambler Sky Masterson woos a woman preacher to win a bet in this version of the popular Broadway musical.
The proud rebel and Committed
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1 edition published in 2005 in English and held by 9 libraries worldwide The proud rebel (1958): Ladd is a Southerner on his way north in search of a doctor to cure his boy, who was rendered mute by the shock of seeing his mother killed in the Civil War. Along the way they find a new home on an Illinois farm run single-handed by de Havilland, and learn that violence does not always end after a war is over when she is victimized by a one-armed sheep herder and his two sons. more
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Action and adventure films African American clergy African Americans Aleuts Angels Atlantic Ocean Aubrey, Jack (Fictitious character) Boys--Travel Burlesque (Theater) Canada Comedy Comedy films Comedy films Detective and mystery films Drama Entertainers Families Feature films Feature films Fiction films Film adaptations Films for the hearing impaired Finn, Huckleberry (Fictitious character) Football Football coaches Football films Football players Gay men Great Britain.--Royal Navy Human-animal relationships Italians Johnson, Coffin Ed (Fictitious character) Jones, Grave Digger (Fictitious character) Lexicographers Man-woman relationships Military campaigns Mississippi River Napoleonic Wars (1800-1815) Nathan, Robert,--1894-1985 Navies--Officers New York (State)--New York Princesses Revenge Romantic comedy films Scholars Seals (Animals) Spouses of clergy Video recordings--for the hearing impaired War films Women singers
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Multiple languages (10) Spanish (6) Undetermined (4) German (3) No Linguistic content (3) Italian (3) French (2) Chinese (1) Russian (1) Covers
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