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Michael Clayton
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5 editions published in 2008 in English and held by 2,059 libraries worldwide Michael Clayton is an in-house fixer at one of the largest corporate law firms in New York. A former criminal prosecutor, Clayton takes care of the law firm Kenner, Bach, & Ledeen's dirtiest work at the behest of the firm's co-founder, Marty Bach. Burned out with his job as a fixer, his divorce, a failed business venture, and mounting debt have left Clayton inextricably tied to the firm. At U/North, meanwhile, the career of litigator Karen Crowder rests on the multi-million dollar settlement of a class-action suit that Clayton's firm is leading to a seemingly successful conclusion. But when Kenner Bach's brilliant and guilt-ridden attorney Arthur Edens sabotages the U/North case, Clayton faces the biggest challenge of his career and his life.
Cold Mountain
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4 editions published between 2003 and 2011 in English and held by 1,915 libraries worldwide Inman, a young Confederate soldier, is struggling to make his way home to Cold Mountain, NC, where his beloved Ada awaits him. In Inman's absence, Ada befriends Ruby, who helps her keep up her late father's farm. Meanwhile, in his travels, Inman encounters a menagerie of interesting and colorful characters.
The reader
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3 editions published in 2009 in English and held by 1,829 libraries worldwide "What have we learned (and what might we have forgotten) from history's bloody backwash? Guilt, love, and history are three skeins, woven together to create human beings or, alternately, human monsters. The question of wartime culpability undergirds the May-December romance in postwar Berlin between Hanna, a weary-looking, sexually rapacious streetcar ticket-taker and Michael, a young schoolboy whom she seduces, ravenously and to his great delight. One day, Hanna is gone, with no explanation, and Michael grows into a promising young law student. His class attends a trial, where the new Germany judges the past and, by default, the lovers as well."--Container.
Sense and sensibility
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1 edition published in 1999 in English and held by 1,808 libraries worldwide Tells of the Dashwood sisters, sensible Elinor and passionate Marianne, whose chances at marriage seem doomed by their family's sudden loss of fortune.
The interpreter
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21 editions published between 2001 and 2006 in 4 languages and held by 1,614 libraries worldwide "In one of the hidden corridors of power at United Nations headquarters, translator Silvia Broome (Kidman) overhears a potentially explosive secret about a planned assassination attempt. But when federal agent Tobin Keller (Penn) investigates her claim and digs deeper into Silvia's dangerous past, he begins to question whether she is a victim - or a suspect"--Container.
The Firm
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28 editions published between 1993 and 2008 in 4 languages and held by 1,607 libraries worldwide A brilliant and ambitious Harvard Law grad joins a small, prosperous law firm in Memphis, and is soon confronted by FBI agents with evidence of corruption and murder within the firm.
Out of Africa
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4 editions published between 2000 and 2010 in English and held by 1,588 libraries worldwide The true story of Karen Blixen, a strong-willed woman who runs a coffee plantation in Kenya (British East Africa)in 1914. An epic romance of love and loss.
Tootsie
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64 editions published between 1982 and 2009 in 7 languages and held by 1,585 libraries worldwide Michael Dorsey is an out-of-work actor who makes himself up as a woman to get a job. When his girlfriend, Sandy, fails an audition for a soap opera, Michael dresses up as "Dorothy Michaels" and lands the part. All goes well until "Dorothy" falls in love with beautiful co-star, Julie, and Julie's father, Les, falls for "Dorothy."
The way we were
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33 editions published between 1973 and 2005 in 5 languages and held by 1,515 libraries worldwide The romance and marriage of opposites-- the love that binds them together and the differences that tear them apart. A love story from college to Hollywood in the thirties, forties, and fifties.
Jeremiah Johnson
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25 editions published between 1971 and 2008 in 4 languages and held by 1,153 libraries worldwide Jeremiah Johnson, disillusioned by society, sets out to be a mountain man in the mid-1800s.
Changing lanes
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5 editions published between 2002 and 2009 in English and held by 1,087 libraries worldwide A minor traffic accident turns two perfect strangers into vicious adversaries waging an all-out war of personal destruction.
Absence of malice
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24 editions published between 1981 and 2010 in 4 languages and held by 1,055 libraries worldwide A businessman becomes the subject of a criminal investigation when a story about him is purposely "leaked" to an investigative reporter.
3 days of the Condor
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31 editions published between 1975 and 2009 in 3 languages and held by 948 libraries worldwide A CIA agent who is on the run from a mass slaughter in his research office suddenly finds himself the target of both his employers and the unknown killers of his associates.
Sketches of Frank Gehry
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24 editions published between 2005 and 2008 in 4 languages and held by 926 libraries worldwide Thanks to computer technology, Frank Gehry's minimal, erratically penned, squiggly sketches are translated by a team of model makers, software wizards, and engineers into plans that evolve into grand monuments. This exploration of Gehry's basic philosophy, early influences, and somewhat mysterious process, provide a fresh perspective into how architecture, and this architect, works.
Out of Africa
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48 editions published between 1985 and 2010 in 5 languages and held by 775 libraries worldwide The true story of Karen Blixen, a strong-willed woman who, with her philandering husband, runs a coffee plantation in Kenya, circa 1914. To her astonishment she soon discovers herself falling in love with the land, its people and a mysterious white hunter.
Sliding doors
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10 editions published between 1997 and 2001 in English and held by 716 libraries worldwide A London woman's love life and career both hinge, unknown to her, on whether or not she catches a train.
Sabrina
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3 editions published between 1996 and 2001 in English and held by 715 libraries worldwide Sabrina, the naive daughter of the chauffeur for an immensely wealthy family, is obsessed with David, the family's younger son. When Sabrina returns to Long Island from Paris as a sophisticated young woman, she begins a romance with David, who has meanwhile become engaged to the daughter of a wealthy family. This new romance threatens the business interests of Linus, the older son, so he pretends to court Sabrina in order to woo her away from David, but ends up falling in love with her himself.
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6 editions published between 2001 and 2011 in English and held by 686 libraries worldwide A wife's admission of unfulfilled sexual longings plunges Dr. William Harford, a New Yorker, into an erotic odyssey that could destroy his marriage and ensnare him in a lurid murder mystery.
Random hearts
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11 editions published between 1999 and 2011 in 4 languages and held by 683 libraries worldwide An Internal Affairs sergeant becomes entangled with a high-powered Congresswoman when an airplane crash kills both their spouses.
Husbands and wives
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11 editions published between 1992 and 2005 in English and held by 660 libraries worldwide Woody Allen and Mia Farrow star as a long-married couple whose own relationship starts to crumble when their best friends, announce they're separating. They immediately pair-up with younger, sexier paramours and enjoy again the pleasures of fresh passion. But smoldering resentments and unexpected jealousies soon rise to the surface, erupting in savage humor and hilariously unpredictable reunions. more
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American Civil War (1861-1865) Armed Forces--Headquarters Atrocities Attempted assassination Biography Blixen, Karen,--1885-1962 Class actions (Civil procedure) Comedy films Corporate lawyers Corporate lawyers--Malpractice Detective and mystery films Dinesen, Isak,--1885-1962 Drama England Feature films Feature films Fiction films Film adaptations Films for the hearing impaired Films--for the hearing impaired Germany Great Britain Historical films History Interviews Kenya Law firms Law students Legal films Love Manners and customs Man-woman relationships Marriage Murder New York (State)--New York Oral reading Paramours Pollack, Sydney,--1934-2008 Romance films Romantic comedy films Schlink, Bernhard Sisters Thrillers (Motion pictures) Translators United Nations United States Video recordings--for the hearing impaired War crime trials Western films World War (1939-1945)
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Pollack, Sidney.
Pollack, Sydney Irwin 1934-2008 Vollständigere Namensform
Sydney Pollack 1934-2008
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French (138) German (104) Multiple languages (81) Spanish (63) No Linguistic content (43) Undetermined (42) Italian (12) Portuguese (3) Japanese (2) Chinese (2) Bulgarian (2) Danish (1) Romanian (1) Russian (1) Greek, Modern (1) Covers
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