Burstyn, Ellen 1932-

W ( Visual )
9 editions published between 2008 and 2009 in English and French and held by 1,494 libraries worldwide
A look at the life of the 43rd president of the United States, from his beginnings as a privileged alcoholic to his becoming a born-again Christian whose belief in religious destiny helped move him to the top ranks of political power. How Christianity turned his life around, how he met and married his wife, and the days before his decision to declare war on Iraq are featured.

The five people you meet in Heaven ( Visual )
8 editions published between 2004 and 2005 in English and held by 1,419 libraries worldwide
Eddie is an eighty-three-year-old war veteran. He spends his days maintaining the rides at Ruby Pier, a seaside amusement park. Now Eddie's own life is about to come to an end. One morning, an accident occurs on one of the rides. In front of a horrified crowd, Eddie attempts to save the five-year-old's life. The last thing he sees is the little girl's frightened face, the last thing he feels is the child's hands in his. Then, a blinding flash of light and silence, and Eddie reawakens in an unfamiliar place called Heaven. But he's not alone. Five people have been waiting to meet him.

The last picture show ( Visual )
19 editions published between 1971 and 2009 in English and held by 1,357 libraries worldwide
A bittersweet drama of the social and sexual mores in small-town 1950s Texas.

The fountain ( Visual )
6 editions published between 2006 and 2007 in English and Spanish and held by 1,219 libraries worldwide
"Through time and space, one man embarks on a bold 1000-year odyssey to defeat humankind's most indomitable foe: Death" -- Container.

Divine secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood ( Visual )
3 editions published between 2002 and 2009 in English and held by 1,215 libraries worldwide
Like mother, like daughter. Neither a hard-as-nails New York playwright nor her flaky Louisiana mother will take the necessary steps to mend their long-time rift. No, this is a job for the Sisterhood, sworn life-long friends who stage an outlandish "intervention" to bring daughter and mother back together again.

Lessons in becoming myself by Ellen Burstyn ( Book )
21 editions published between 2006 and 2007 in English and held by 1,167 libraries worldwide
The award-winning actress discusses her complicated relationship with her mother, film and Broadway roles, and her ongoing search for personal and professional authenticity.

The exorcist ( Visual )
7 editions published between 1990 and 2010 in English and held by 1,099 libraries worldwide
Actress Chris MacNeil becomes increasingly disturbed by the inexplicable behavior of her 12-year-old daughter Regan--mouthing obscenities, predicting the murder of one of Chris's friends, and urinating in public. Doctors and psychologists have no explanation and as a last option, Chris consults a priest. Father Damian Karras, a Jesuit who is having doubts about his own faith following his mother's death, investigates. Karras comes to no other conclusion that Regan is possessed by a demon. Father Merrin, an older Jesuit, helps Father Karras perform an exorcism, battling the demons inside the child. As much a film about Catholicism and the crisis of faith in the modern world as possession, the Exorcist remains a brilliant horror film, one with an archetypal ability to reach and disturb viewers.

Requiem for a dream by Darren Aronofsky ( Visual )
44 editions published between 2000 and 2010 in 6 languages and held by 1,038 libraries worldwide
Harry and his best friend, Tyrone, are impoverished heroin addicts living in Coney Island, NY. Harry's girlfriend, Marion, is a fellow addict trying to distance herself from her wealthy father. Harry's mother, Sara, spends her days watching television and wants to lose weight to go on a game show. She visits a sleazy doctor who prescribes her amphetamines and soon Sara has a drug habit of her own.

Alice doesn't live here anymore ( Visual )
25 editions published between 1974 and 2009 in 4 languages and held by 1,024 libraries worldwide
Eight year old Alice Graham dreams of becoming a singer. Twenty seven years later she spends most of her life mediating between her sullen husband and their son Tom. When her husband is killed she decides to sell up and pursue a singing career. She finds herself forced to reassess her life, her relationship with Tom, and most of all her dependence on men.

How to make an American quilt ( Visual )
9 editions published between 1995 and 2007 in 3 languages and held by 927 libraries worldwide
A young woman visits her grandmother one summer to think over a marriage proposal, and the women in a quilting bee confide to her the stories of the loves that have shaped their lives.