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The grapes of wrath
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6 editions published between 1940 and 2008 in English and held by 2,316 libraries worldwide The migration of the Joad family to California from their dust-bowl farm in Oklahoma during the Great Depression.
The Three faces of Eve
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16 editions published between 1957 and 2006 in English and held by 1,281 libraries worldwide Based on a true story, this psychological drama about a woman with three personalities explores the dimensions of the human mind.
How to marry a millionaire
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27 editions published between 1953 and 2007 in 6 languages and held by 889 libraries worldwide Three New York models, Schatze, Pola, and Loco sublet a luxury penthouse apartment with a plan: they are tired of cheap men and a lack of money, so they'll use all their talents to trap and marry millionaires. The trouble is that it's not so easy to tell the rich men from the hucksters. Recent divorcee Schatze meets real-estate mogul Tom, but thinks he looks like a gas station attendant. Loco gets involved with a married man, but falls for forest ranger Eben. Blind as a bat Pola refuses to wear her glasses, and thus winds up on the wrong plane, but meets Freddie--who actually owns the penthouse they're renting! So which is better: to marry for love or money?
The man in the gray flannel suit
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8 editions published between 1956 and 2005 in English and held by 826 libraries worldwide A veteran of World War II, still haunted by memories of the war, gets a job in a public relations firm. He attracts the attention the firm's lonely CEO, and his career takes off. But his marriage suffers. Finally he must choose between career and family.
The dirty dozen
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20 editions published between 1966 and 2006 in English and German and held by 776 libraries worldwide A World War II drama in which an army major selects 12 men convicted for crimes of violence and offers them their freedom if they will complete a dangerous mission behind Nazi lines.
The grapes of wrath
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41 editions published between 1940 and 2010 in 5 languages and held by 605 libraries worldwide The migration of the Joad family to California from their dust-bowl farm in Oklahoma during the Great Depression.
The keys of the kingdom
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7 editions published between 1991 and 2010 in English and held by 484 libraries worldwide A young priest, Father Chisholm, is sent to China to establish a Catholic parish among the non-Christian Chinese.
The letters of Nunnally Johnson
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7 editions published in 1981 in English and held by 444 libraries worldwide
The gunfighter
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9 editions published between 1950 and 2008 in English and held by 434 libraries worldwide Jimmy Ringo is a notorious killer and the deadliest shot in the Old West. Though his appetite for bloodletting has waned, Jimmy is forced to stay on the run by young guns determined to shoot him down. After killing an upstart in self-defense, he escapes the boy's vengeful brothers to the nearby town of Cayenna. There, he hopes to convince his estranged wife to resume their life together. With more young men gunning for him, Ringo's fate lies in the hands of the sheriff, his old bandit partner.
Flaming star
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13 editions published between 1987 and 2005 in 3 languages and held by 375 libraries worldwide Set in west Texas in the years after the Civil War, this is the story of a half-breed who's mother is an Indian and whose father is white who is torn between two worlds. After an Indian uprising, his problems mount as he is feared by the whites, mistrusted by Indians and hunted by both.
The desert fox the story of Rommel
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6 editions published between 1989 and 2003 in English and held by 374 libraries worldwide Rommel was a brilliant military tactician. Unfortunately, Adolph Hitler thought that he too was a military genius and demands more of Rommel than he's able to provide. Rommel incurs Hitler's wrath by retreating in North Africa, but since Rommel is a war hero he is virtually "untouchable". Rommel joins in a plot to assassinate the Fuhrer. The attempt fails, and Rommel's complicity is discovered. He is given a choice: either face a horrible death by torture or commit suicide. Rommel opts for the latter. The official story given to the press is that Rommel died heroically of his war wounds.
The dirty dozen
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1 edition published in 2006 in English and held by 373 libraries worldwide Twelve tough criminals are offered absolution if they undertake a suicide mission into Nazi Germany.
Mr. Hobbs takes a vacation
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3 editions published between 1995 and 2011 in English and held by 327 libraries worldwide When a businessman decides to take his family on a vacation in a rented cottage on the West Coast seashore, everyone starts to complain and create problems, until he steps in and saves the day.
Roxie Hart
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2 editions published between 1995 and 2004 in English and held by 319 libraries worldwide Roxie agrees to be accused of murder so the publicity will advance her dancing career. Whether she actually committed the crime is irrelevant to the reporters, who fall all over themselves to give Roxie her 15 minutes of fame.
The woman in the window
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10 editions published between 1944 and 2007 in 3 languages and held by 319 libraries worldwide A professor of criminology is the pawn in a shocking crime thriller with a surprising twist.
The janitor's boy : and other poems
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1 edition published in 1924 in English and held by 241 libraries worldwide
Three came home
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17 editions published between 1989 and 2007 in English and held by 227 libraries worldwide During World War II, the Far East island of Borneo is captured by the Japanese. Based on true events this is the story of American author Agnes Newton Keith who along with her husband, a British administrator, is arrested. Their family is separated and placed into different prison camps. The camp commander takes an avid interest in the authoress, but does not intervene when she is subject to torture, starvation and humiliation at the hands of the guards. Told in agonizing detail, this is the story of her confinement and attempt at escape.
The woman in the window
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1 edition published in 1996 in English and held by 202 libraries worldwide A professor of criminology is the pawn in a shocking crime thriller with a surprising twist.
Jesse James
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5 editions published between 1939 and 2007 in English and German and held by 188 libraries worldwide The legend of the most infamous bandit in the history of the West. Jesse James is the bold bandit whose name became synonymous with train hold-ups, daylight bank heists and every other daredevil crime associated with the lawless West of the 1800s.
Black widow
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1 edition published in 2008 in English and held by 188 libraries worldwide Nancy Ordway is an aspiring writer hoping to make it big in New York at the expense of everyone around her, including Broadway producer Peter Denver, who reluctantly lets her use his apartment to work during the day. And when Peter's wife, Iris, comes home from a trip to find Nancy dead in the bathroom, the assigned detective, Lt. Bruce, soon realizes this assumed suicide is more likely a murder. Everyone Ordway knew is suddenly suspect while a series of flashbacks reveal the plan she was weaving to climb the social ladder. more
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Authors, American Biography California Comedy films Comedy films Corporate culture Depressions Drama Families Feature films Feature films Fiction films Film adaptations Film adaptations Film noir Films for the hearing impaired Historical films Illegitimate children Inheritance and succession Johnson, Nora Johnson, Nunnally Labor camps Man-woman relationships Migrant agricultural laborers Military missions Motion picture producers and directors Multiple personality Murder New York (State)--New York Personality disorders--Treatment Priests Psychotherapy patients Records and correspondence Romantic comedy films Screenwriters Self-realization Steinbeck, John,--1902-1968 Suburban life Success United States Veterans Video recordings for the hearing impaired Video recordings--for the hearing impaired War films War films West (U.S.) Western films Wilson, Sloan,--1920-2003 Women--Conduct of life World War (1939-1945)
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German (36) Multiple languages (33) French (26) Spanish (24) Undetermined (21) No Linguistic content (2) (1) Italian (1) Covers
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