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Robin Hood prince of thieves
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21 editions published between 1991 and 2010 in 3 languages and held by 1,672 libraries worldwide A Robin Hood for the 90's, light years removed from the romantic vision of Errol Flynn ... but this gritty, pumped-up version can stand on its own. Rough, tough, and a rousing good time, with this version of the Sheriff of Nottingham a real surprise.
Windtalkers
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17 editions published between 2002 and 2006 in English and German and held by 1,470 libraries worldwide A battle-weary Marine is assigned to guard - and ultimately befriends - a young Navajo soldier who has been trained to be a code talker. This code, the Navajo code, and the men who knew the code, were to be guarded as they went into action. It was the unspoken duty of the Marine to kill the Navajo soldier before he could be taken prisoner of war by the Japanese. This is the one wartime code that was never broken by the enemy.
Bobby
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5 editions published in 2007 in English and held by 1,269 libraries worldwide Revisits the night presidential-hopeful Robert F. Kennedy was assassinated at the Ambassador Hotel in June 1968. Tells the stories of a variety of people present on that fateful night, ranging from Kennedy's campaign staff and volunteers to the hotel owner, employees such as kitchen staff, and various guests.
The name of the rose
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13 editions published between 1986 and 2011 in English and held by 1,167 libraries worldwide One monk has fallen from a tower, another is found head-first in a vat of pigs' blood. Visiting Brother Sean Connery, investigating the deaths, discovers a secret library containing rare books considered lost to the world and dangerous to the Catholic faith. He must find the connection between the hidden literature and the killings before innocent people are burned at the stake.
Interview with the vampire the vampire chronicles
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9 editions published between 1994 and 2010 in English and held by 1,076 libraries worldwide A vampire with a conscience, Lestat (Cruise), tells an unbelieving journalist the story of how he lured a young aristocrat (Pitt) into the immortality of the damned.
Igor
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1 edition published in 2008 in English and held by 1,000 libraries worldwide In a world filled with mad scientists and evil inventions, one talented evil scientist's hunch-backed lab assistant has big dreams of becoming a mad scientist himself. He dreams of winning the annual evil science fair. Determined to prove he can create his own diabolical invention, Igor creates a female Franken-monster. But his creation, Eva, is sweet and sings. That is, until she falls into the clutches of Dr. Schadenfreude.
Heathers
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28 editions published between 1988 and 2011 in English and French and held by 987 libraries worldwide A high school student begins systematically to murder his fellow students.
Broken arrow
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32 editions published between 1993 and 2010 in 3 languages and held by 837 libraries worldwide Two military pilots engage in a no-holds-barred battle against time and each other in a race to recover two stolen nuclear warheads.
The contender
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2 editions published between 2001 and 2002 in English and held by 763 libraries worldwide As soon as a woman is nominated to replace the deceased vice president of the USA, her political enemies search in her private life for ways to bring her down.
True romance
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34 editions published between 1993 and 2009 in 5 languages and held by 702 libraries worldwide The story of two unlikely lovers who find themselves in possession of a suitcase full of valuable mob contraband which they plan to take from Detroit to Los Angeles, sell, and begin a new life.
FernGully the last rainforest
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1 edition published in 2005 in English and held by 622 libraries worldwide Batty Koda joins Crysta, Pips and the Beetle Boys to rescue their rainforest from the horrid Hexxus. Zak, a human, is persuaded to stop sawing down the forest after convincing arguments from Crysta.
Bed of roses
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9 editions published between 1996 and 2005 in English and held by 612 libraries worldwide Lisa (Masterson), a high-powered investment banker, receives flowers from a secret admirer (Slater). When his fairytale fantasies clash with her workaholic ways, they find out that sometimes love conquers all.
Interview with the vampire the vampire chronicles
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6 editions published between 1994 and 2002 in English and held by 580 libraries worldwide The supremely evil and charismatic vampire Lestat lures a young aristocrat into the immortality of the damned.
Murder in the first
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11 editions published between 1994 and 2009 in English and Spanish and held by 550 libraries worldwide In this fact-based story, a convict is confined to the dungeons of Alcatraz for three years in isolation after a failed escape. When he at last emerges from the total darkness, he's confused, savage, barely human, and he immediately kills the stoolie who ratted on his escape. It's an open-and-shut case of Murder One. But his resolute attorney puts Alcatraz and its sadistic associate warden on trial in his client's behalf.
3000 miles to Graceland
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5 editions published between 2001 and 2009 in English and held by 535 libraries worldwide A gang pulls off a daring Las Vegas casino heist while disguised as participants in the town's International Elvis Week. On the way to change out the marked money for spendable money, the marked money is stolen.
Untamed heart
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9 editions published between 1993 and 2004 in 3 languages and held by 514 libraries worldwide A tender romance about two lonely lost souls who are destined to find each other.
The contender
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4 editions published between 2001 and 2002 in English and held by 484 libraries worldwide The Vice President of the United States is dead, and as the President makes his choice for a replacement, a secret contest of wills is being waged by a formidable rival. When Senator Laine Hanson is nominated as the first woman in history to hold the office, hidden agendas explode into a battle for power.
The adventures of Jimmy Neutron, boy genius. Operation, rescue Jet Fusion
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2 editions published in 2004 in English and held by 409 libraries worldwide BTSO, Big Top Secret Organization, has summoned Jimmy to rescue Agent X from the clutches of the evil Professor Calamitous. When Jimmy catches up with him, he finds that the agent is none other than film star/real-life secret agent Jet Fusion. Jimmy and Jet join forces to fight the Professor and his equally diabolical daughter, Beautiful Georgeous, in their plot to take over the world.
Hard rain
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12 editions published between 1997 and 2010 in 4 languages and held by 395 libraries worldwide Set during a massive flood started by a dam accident in a small town, Christian Slater is an armored truck guard who gets robbed by Morgan Freeman. Slater gets away with all the money and hides it. In a panic, Slater tells the sheriff about the area he hid the money in and the sheriff locks him up. Now Slater has to get to the money and keep himself alive battling the sheriff, Morgan Freeman and his crew and the elements.
Pump up the volume
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12 editions published between 1990 and 2006 in English and held by 387 libraries worldwide By day, Mark Hunter is a painfully shy kid in a small Arizona town. But by night, he's Hard Harry, the cynical, uncensored DJ of a pirate radio station. Idolized by his high school classmates (who are unaware of his real identity), Harry becomes a hero with his fiercely funny monologues on sex, love and rock and roll. But when he exposes the corrupt school principal, she calls in the FCC to shut Harry down. more
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Animated films Assassination Biographical films California--Los Angeles Children's films Church history Closed captioning Comedy films Comedy films Cryptographers Detective and mystery films Drama England Feature films Feature films Fiction Fiction films Film adaptations Film adaptations Films Films for the hearing impaired Films--for the hearing impaired Folklore High school students Historical films History Horror films Italy Juvenile works Kennedy, Robert F.,--1925-1968 Kyphosis--Patients Lestat (Fictitious character) Man-woman relationships Melodramas (Motion pictures) Military campaigns Monastic libraries Navajo Indians Pacific Ocean Politics, Practical--Public opinion Presidential candidates Rain forests Robin Hood (Legendary character) Science--Experiments Science fairs Scientists United States Vampire films Vampires Video recordings--for the hearing impaired World War (1939-1945)
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Alternative Names
Hawkins, Christian Michael Leonard.
Slejter, Kristian 1969-
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English
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French (68) Undetermined (27) German (22) Spanish (22) Multiple languages (20) No Linguistic content (14) Turkish (4) Chinese (3) Italian (1) Miscellaneous languages (1) Covers
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