Wheaton, WilOverview
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Wil Wheaton
Most widely held works by
Wil Wheaton
Stand by me
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4 editions published between 1987 and 2000 in English and held by 1,263 libraries worldwide This film about friendship and the indelible experiences of growing up takes place in a small Oregon town as four boys set out on a two-day search for a missing teenager's body, a search that turns into an odyssey of self-discovery.
Stand by me
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27 editions published between 1986 and 2011 in 3 languages and held by 1,096 libraries worldwide This film about friendship and the indelible experiences of growing up takes place in a small Oregon town as four boys set out on a two-day search for a missing teenager's body, a search that turns into an odyssey of self-discovery.
War of the worlds Invasion from Mars
by Howard Koch
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4 editions published between 1994 and 2007 in English and held by 391 libraries worldwide Presents Koch's radio play, Invasion from Mars, which was made famous by Orson Welles; the play is an adaptation of H.G. Wells' novel, War of the worlds. This is followed by a short play which continues the theme in a more modern form.
Star trek, the next generation. Season 1
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2 editions published in 2002 in English and held by 363 libraries worldwide Collects the original broadcast episodes from the first season of Star trek, the next generation.
Star trek, the next generation. Season 2
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2 editions published between 2002 and 2006 in English and held by 297 libraries worldwide Collects the original broadcast episodes from the second season of Star trek, the next generation.
Star trek, the next generation. Season 3
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1 edition published in 2002 in English and held by 280 libraries worldwide Collects the original broadcast episodes from the third season of Star trek, the next generation.
Star trek, the next generation. Season 4
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3 editions published between 2002 and 2006 in English and held by 272 libraries worldwide Collects the original broadcast episodes from the fourth season of Star trek, the next generation. Picking up decades after Gene Roddenberry's original, it follows the intergalactic adventures of Captain Jean-Luc Picard and his crew aboard an all-new USS Enterprise.
Ready player one
by Ernest Cline
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4 editions published in 2011 in English and held by 191 libraries worldwide At once wildly original and stuffed with irresistible nostalgia, READY PLAYER ONE is a spectacularly genre-busting, ambitious, and charming debut-- part quest novel, part love story, and part virtual space opera set in a universe where spell-slinging mages battle giant Japanese robots, entire planets are inspired by Blade Runner, and flying DeLoreans achieve light speed.
Q who
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34 editions published between 1990 and 2003 in English and held by 183 libraries worldwide The Enterprise receives an unwelcome visitor-- Q, the omnipotent being with a strange fascination for Captain Jean-Luc Picard and the Enterprises. After Picard refuses to let Q join his crew, Q hurls the Enterprise to the far side of our galaxy. A Borg, a being who is part organic and part artificial, suddenly appears in the Main Engineering room and begins to drain information from the ship's computers.
Just a geek
by Wil Wheaton
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6 editions published in 2004 in English and held by 179 libraries worldwide "Unflinchingly honest tales of the search for life, love, and fulfillment beyond the Starship Enterprise."
The films of Rob Reiner
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1 edition published in 1999 in English and held by 161 libraries worldwide Through in-depth interviews, behind the scenes footage and clips from his films, Rob Reiner talks about the ideas, influences, motivations, struggles and successes behind his work.
Toy soldiers
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4 editions published between 1991 and 2002 in English and held by 150 libraries worldwide When an exclusive boarding school is taken hostage by South American terrorists, the rebellious students risk their lives in a desperate, deadly campaign to stop them.
Peter & Max a Fables novel
by Bill Willingham
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9 editions published between 2009 and 2011 in English and held by 135 libraries worldwide When an unspeakable tragedy befalls a family of traveling minstrels, they become stranded and left for dead. Here in the heart of The Black Forest, Peter Piper and his older brother Max encounter ominous forces that will change them both irreparably. Thus begins an epic tale of sibling rivalry, magic, music and revenge that spans medieval times to the present day when their deadly conflict surfaces in the placid calm of modern-day Fabletown.
Dancing barefoot : five short but true stories about life in the so-called space age
by Wil Wheaton
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6 editions published between 2003 and 2004 in English and held by 96 libraries worldwide Examines life, love, the web, and the absurdities of Hollywood in these compelling autobiographical narratives. Based on pieces first published in Wil's blog, www.wilwheaton.net.
Just a geek : unflinchingly honest tales of the search for life, love, and fulfillment beyond the Starship Enterprise
by Wil Wheaton
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9 editions published between 2004 and 2010 in English and held by 94 libraries worldwide Wil Wheaton has never been one to take the conventional path to success. Despite early stardom through his childhood role in the motion picture Stand By Me", and growing up on television as Wesley Crusher on "Star Trek: The Next Generation", Wil left Hollywood in pursuit of happiness, purpose, and a viable means of paying the bills. In the oddest of places, Topeka, Kansas, Wil discovered that despite his claims to fame, he was at heart Just a Geek."
December
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2 editions published between 1992 and 2004 in English and held by 91 libraries worldwide Five young men, prep school students and best friends, must decide whether or not to go to war after Japan bombs Pearl Harbor.
Americanizing Shelley
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3 editions published in 2008 in English and German and held by 91 libraries worldwide The story of a wanna-be Hollywood player from the deep South, who sets out to Americanize an Indian girl straight from the Himalayas.
Star trek, the manga. Uchu
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2 editions published in 2008 in English and held by 75 libraries worldwide A rumpus on the Enterprise ensues as the mysterious, teddy bear-like creature Bandi runs amok with a pretty virulent vibes ... a Klingon confrontation may test Kirk's resolute hatred of them ... the U.S.S. Enterprise encounters a society in which bureaucrats run wild ... and the softer side of Spock emerges.
Python
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5 editions published between 2000 and 2002 in English and held by 64 libraries worldwide Scientist Dr. Anton Rudolph has engineered the perfect killing machine, the world's first massive, genetically enhanced python. Mistakenly unleashed in a small American town, this unstoppable creature with a voracious appetite is raging out of control.
Star trek, the next generation. Season 2
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10 editions published between 1992 and 2007 in English and held by 60 libraries worldwide Collects the original broadcast episodes from the second season of Star trek, the next generation. Contains episodes 143-146. more
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Actors Audiobooks Audiobooks Biography Boys Coming-of-age films Drama Feature films Feature films Fiction Fiction films Film adaptations Films for the hearing impaired Friendship Human-alien encounters Imaginary wars and battles Interplanetary voyages Interstellar travel Mars (Planet) Missing persons Motion picture music--Excerpts Oregon Picard, Jean Luc (Fictitious character) Puzzles Radio adaptations Radio adaptations Radio plays Radio plays, American Regression (Civilization) Rock music Science fiction Science fiction films Science fiction radio programs Science fiction television programs Science fiction television programs Space warfare Star Trek films Star Trek films Star Trek television programs Television actors and actresses Television programs Television programs United States Utopias Video recordings Video recordings for the hearing impaired Video recordings--for the hearing impaired Virtual reality Wheaton, Wil Writing
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Wheaton, Richard William
Wheaton, Richard William, 1972-
Wheaton, Richard William 1972-
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