Cox, RonnyOverview
Most widely held works by
Ronny Cox
Total recall
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24 editions published between 1990 and 2010 in English and French and held by 1,056 libraries worldwide In the year 2084 a worker leaves Earth for the mind-bending nightmarish reality of a Martian mining colony ruled over by a dictator who can alter reality to suit his whims.
Deliverance
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13 editions published between 1978 and 2007 in English and held by 1,014 libraries worldwide Four ordinary men, in two canoes, descending a river they've only seen as a squiggly line on a map, determined to test themselves against a wilderness they only think they understand, must fight for their lives against some sadistic mountain men.
Imagine that
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3 editions published in 2009 in English and held by 907 libraries worldwide A highly competitive financial executive finds his career is quickly rolling downhill after he loses confidence in his abilities. When his 7-year-old daughter invites him into her fantasy world, he may find the solutions to all of his problems waiting for him. As father and daughter embark on a whirlwind journey of comic proportions, they are about to discover that sometimes all you need is a little imagination and a lot of love.
Beverly Hills cop
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5 editions published between 1992 and 2011 in English and held by 874 libraries worldwide Axel Foley is a brash, street smart Detroit detective who follows the trail of a friend's murderer to the posh surroundings of Beverly Hills. And before Axel gets his man, he gets up to his neck in an international network of smugglers and drug peddlers.
Deliverance
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5 editions published between 1983 and 2007 in English and held by 843 libraries worldwide They left their troubles at the office. Left the wives and kids behind. Four men bound for the wilderness, for a great adventure--without their golf clubs. Lewis has talked his buddies Ed, Drew, and Bobby into going on a canoe trip down the Cahulawassee River, which is being soon to be dammed. It was the weekend they hoped for, but it turns out to be a weekend where the destruction of nature, macho posturing, conflict between city and country folk, and the dangerous disconnection of modern civilization from nature will loom entirely too large.
Robocop
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19 editions published between 1987 and 2010 in English and French and held by 740 libraries worldwide RoboCop is designed to stop a crimewave which is spreading all across America. The cyborg, created from the body of a slain Detroit police officer, is programmed to serve the public trust, uphold the law and protect the innocent. All goes well at first and Robocop stops every sleaze ball he encounters, but there are forces which will stop at nothing to see him eliminated.
Bound for glory
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14 editions published between 1976 and 2009 in English and German and held by 733 libraries worldwide In 1936 Woody Guthrie leaves Texas and heads to California looking for work. He meets hobos, migrant workers and people down on their luck, and begins his career as a folk singer.
Kavik the wolf dog
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9 editions published between 1984 and 2002 in English and Undetermined and held by 615 libraries worldwide A magnificent Alaskan dog who leads his team to victory in the National Open Sled Dog Race, Kavik is bought by wealthy, unscrupulous businessman George Hunter, but his plane crashes en route to Seattle. Twelve-year-old Andy finds the badly wounded Kavik in the woods, nurses him back to health when no one believes he will survive, and loves the once proud dog, who is left fearful and cowardly by the accident. Hearing of Kavik's amazing recovery, Hunter takes the dog back to Seattle to show him off, but when Kavik becomes frightened at Hunter's annual Sprotsman's Dinner, he leaps through a glass window to freedom. Lost and alone, he must regain his courage, battling man and the elements on his 2,000-mile trek to find the boy he loves.
Forces of nature
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3 editions published between 1999 and 2007 in English and Spanish and held by 493 libraries worldwide A young man on his way to his wedding is stranded several states away. When he hitches a ride with a free-spirited woman, opposites begin to attract.
Taps
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3 editions published between 2001 and 2006 in English and held by 466 libraries worldwide "When a fiercely devoted group of military school cadets learns that their school is being sold to real estate developers, they refuse to accept defeat-- instead choosing to rise up together to protect the academy and their honor. But the brave young soldiers soon learn that the most courageous decisions can sometimes have unexpected and even fatal consequences!"--Container.
American outlaws
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4 editions published in 2001 in English and held by 438 libraries worldwide At the end of the Civil War, Frank and Jesse James ride home to Missouri to be on their ranch with their mother. As a railroad moves through buying up as much land as possible, burning folks out if need be, the James-Younger gang of outlaws become determined to use any means to protect their land and the land of their townsfolk and friends.
Beverly Hills cop II
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4 editions published between 1990 and 2008 in English and held by 373 libraries worldwide This sequel presents further adventures of Axel Foley, a brash, street smart Detroit detective, as he comes up against a gang of munitions smugglers in Southern California.
The onion field
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7 editions published between 1980 and 2004 in English and held by 331 libraries worldwide A true story of the brutal murder of a policeman and the slow process of justice.
Thornton Wilder's Our town two historic productions on two DVD
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1 edition published in 2005 in English and held by 310 libraries worldwide The time is the early 20th century, in Grovers Corners, New Hampshire, and centers on the Webb and Gibbs families, who live next door to each other. Emily Webb and George Gibbs are two young people who grow up, fall in love with gentle glances and sweet words, get married, and are eventually separated by death. On the surface, there is all this nostalgia, but there are dark currents in Grovers Corners, little ironies and inconsistencies that are often commented on by the Stage Manager, and are embodied in the person of the town drunk, Simon Stimson.
Our town
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5 editions published between 1977 and 2005 in English and held by 294 libraries worldwide Presents Thornton Wilder's play about the residents of Grover's Corners, New Hampshire, during the early years of the 20th century.
Angel in the family
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4 editions published between 2006 and 2008 in English and No Linguistic content and held by 212 libraries worldwide An ailing widowed father and his two estranged daughters experience a miracle when their late matriarch returns to spend Christmas with them.
The legend of Bagger Vance
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3 editions published between 2000 and 2011 in English and held by 187 libraries worldwide An allegory about the search for the inner self is set on a Georgia golf course in 1931, where a caddie uses his mysterious powers to affect the game and the fate of the players.
Hallmark Entertainment collector's set
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2 editions published in 2009 in English and held by 157 libraries worldwide Thicker than water: A faded photograph leads powerful attorney Natalie Jones to the bittersweet secrets of her father's past--where horses run free, families are bound by honor, and true love really exists.
Point of origin
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4 editions published in 2003 in English and held by 117 libraries worldwide John Orr is a veteran arson investigator with a sixth sense for placing the origin of suspect fires. His partner, Keith, has taken all he's learned from Orr to a joint task force in search of the killer. If the knowledge it takes to commit the crime is the knowledge it takes to solve it, then one of these two men is tracking the other. Based on a true story of a man leading a double life by setting fires in Southern California and investigating the crime scene.
Loose cannons
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4 editions published between 1990 and 2003 in English and held by 112 libraries worldwide Comedy about a hard-nosed cop and his schizophrenic partner who have to solve a baffling murder that leads all the way back to Hitler! more
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Action and adventure films Action and adventure films African American executives Bank robberies Biographical films Business forecasting California--Beverly Hills Canoe camping Comedy films Comedy films Confidence Cyborgs Detective and mystery films Detective and mystery films Detectives Dickey, James Drama Families Fathers and daughters Feature films Feature films Fiction films Film adaptations Films for the hearing impaired Foley, Axel (Fictitious character) Georgia Guthrie, Woody,--1912-1967 Hostages Imagination in children James, Jesse,--1847-1882 Made-for-TV movies Mars (Planet) Memory Michigan--Detroit Missouri Mountain people Murder Murder--Investigation Musicians Outlaws Police Police, Black Police films Science fiction films Science fiction films Survival Thrillers (Motion pictures) United States Video recordings--for the hearing impaired Wilderness survival
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Alternative Names
Cox, Daniel Ronald
Cox, Ronny 1938-
Languages
English
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French (27) Spanish (13) German (6) Japanese (3) No Linguistic content (3) Multiple languages (2) Undetermined (1) Covers
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