McGovern, Elizabeth 1961-Overview
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Elizabeth McGovern
Most widely held works by
Elizabeth McGovern
Clash of the titans
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1 edition published in 2010 in English and held by 1,351 libraries worldwide When Hades, the god of the underworld, takes his family, Perseus embarks on a mission to defeat him before he can seize ultimate power and unleash hell on earth.
Ordinary people
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3 editions published between 2001 and 2008 in English and held by 1,335 libraries worldwide The "ordinary" existence of an upper middle class family is shattered with the death of the older son and the struggle of the younger son against guilt and suicide.
Downton Abbey
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2 editions published in 2011 in English and held by 1,026 libraries worldwide Set in an Edwardian country house in 1912, Downton Abbey portrays the lives of the Crawley family and the servants who work for them. In the drawing rooms, library, and beautiful bedrooms, with their tall windows looking across the park, lives the family, but below stairs are other residents, the servants, as fiercely possessive of their ranks as anyone above.
Kick-ass
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1 edition published in 2010 in English and held by 1,026 libraries worldwide Ordinary teenager and rabid comic-book geek Dave Lizewski captures the imagination of the public when he becomes the no-nonsense vigilante, Kick-Ass. After he teams up with the fearless father-daughter crime-fighting duo, Big Daddy and Hit-Girl, the three work together to take down the criminal empire of local Mafioso Frank D'Amico. But when D'Amico's son Chris is reborn as Red Mist, the showdown between the forces of good and evil will force Kick-Ass to live up to his name, or die trying.
Once upon a time in America
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6 editions published between 1984 and 2003 in 3 languages and held by 835 libraries worldwide An epic tale of the lives of two New York gangsters from the period of the early 1900's through prohibition, and climaxing in their subsequent reunion in the 1960's. Friends from childhood, they entered a life of crime together that inevitably led to tragedy and death.
The house of mirth
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1 edition published in 2001 in English and held by 779 libraries worldwide The story takes place at the opening of a new century, one that held forth all kinds of promises, especially for women. In this post-Victorian Fifth Avenue milieu, Lily Bart, an unmarried woman of 29 with dwindling prospects, needs a husband badly. She lives beyond her means, relying on the grudging charity of her elderly aunt. She is the kind of girl who would make an admirable decoration on some fine gentleman's arm, but there is a liveliness--a knowingness--in her eyes that alarms potential suitors. Lily is unsuccessful in her search for a haven, because she values her emotional and financial independence. To her eternal sorrow, it is other women, the doyennes of high society, who obliquely, ruthlessly, keep that independence forever out of poor Lily's reach.
The handmaid's tale
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11 editions published between 1990 and 2009 in English and held by 777 libraries worldwide Set in the near future, the handmaids of the title are women who can still bear children after the ravages of war caused wide-spread sterility. One of the handmaids, Kate, is caught trying to escape the Republic of Gilead and sent to the prison-like training center. She is sent from there to the home of the commander to bear his child, but revolutionary forces have other plans for her!
Native son
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10 editions published between 1986 and 1995 in English and held by 748 libraries worldwide Bigger Thomas, the black chauffeur for the wealthy Dalton family, is accused of the murder of the Daltons' daughter Mary. The search for Mary's missing body and Thomas' trial shake the family and the city of Chicago, exposing the fears and prejudices of the late 1940's.
The Scarlet pimpernel
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9 editions published between 1998 and 2000 in English and held by 516 libraries worldwide "France, 1792. It is the height of the French Revolution. The country is gripped by revolutionary fever and the evil Head of Secret Police, Chauvelin, keeps the guillotines busy executing innocent peasants, aristocrats and priests. Only the mysterious stranger known as the Scarlet Pimpernel constantly foils Chauvelin's plans with his heroic missions to save innocent lives"--Box.
Snow White and the seven dwarfs
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11 editions published between 1983 and 2004 in English and held by 503 libraries worldwide With the help of seven kindly dwarfs and a loving prince, a beautiful princess survives the murderous jealousy of an evil queen.
A room with a view
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2 editions published between 2007 and 2008 in English and held by 454 libraries worldwide In 1912 young Lucy Honeychurch and her nervous chaperone embark on a grand tour of Italy. Alongside sweeping landscapes, Lucy encounters a suspect group of characters, including socialist Mr. Emerson and his working-class son George, who both surprise and intrigue her. When piqued interest turns to potential romance, Lucy is whisked away and eventually home to England, where her attention turns to Cecil Vyse. When George appears in England determined to stop Lucy's marriage to Cecil, Lucy is faced with a difficult choice.
Once upon a time in America
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37 editions published between 1983 and 2011 in 6 languages and held by 448 libraries worldwide Two childhood friends have an uneasy crime partnership which unravels in death and mystery.
The wings of the dove
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1 edition published in 1999 in English and held by 423 libraries worldwide A young society woman's love for a common journalist presents her with an impossible decision: leave him or marry and face a life of poverty. Events take an unexpected twist when she befriends a lonely young heiress whose own tragic secret offers an irresistible but dangerous solution.
The Scarlet pimpernel. Book 1
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4 editions published between 1998 and 2000 in English and held by 382 libraries worldwide "France, 1792. It is the height of the French Revolution. The country is gripped by revolutionary fever and the evil Head of Secret Police, Chauvelin, keeps the guillotines busy executing innocent peasants, aristocrats and priests. Only the mysterious stranger known as the Scarlet Pimpernel constantly foils Chauvelin's plans with his heroic missions to save innocent lives"--Box.
Faerie tale theatre
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1 edition published in 2008 in English and held by 372 libraries worldwide This award-winning series brings to life 26 of the most magical classic fairy tales of all time, now digitally remastered.
She's having a baby
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9 editions published between 1988 and 2008 in English and held by 350 libraries worldwide Romantic comedy about a young couple and the problems they face when she announces that she's pregnant. Their solutions to real-life dilemnas make for a poignant and funny look at chasing the good life.
Buffalo soldiers
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6 editions published in 2004 in English and held by 338 libraries worldwide Crooked U.S. soldiers are stationed on an American Army base in West Germany during the waning days of the cold war. Special Fourth Class Elwood guards against the Soviets while on duty, and rips off the U.S. military while off duty. Elwood runs a profitable black-market business that operates just below the official radar. One day, he and his gang uncover some loot that will land them some real money - high-tech military weaponry. As they try to quietly offload the stuff, the new sergeant catches on to the nefarious deeds and sets out to put him out of business.
Ragtime
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14 editions published between 1981 and 2002 in English and held by 301 libraries worldwide The lives and passions of a middle class family are interwoven with the scandals and events of a transitional America in 1906.
The Summer of Ben Tyler
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5 editions published between 1996 and 1998 in English and held by 299 libraries worldwide When Ben Tyler, a decent, hardworking family man practicing law in a small southern town is asked to defend the Chief of Justice's only son accused of murder, he discovers that to risk everything for what you believe in requires the greatest courage of all.
Racing with the moon
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12 editions published between 1983 and 2008 in English and held by 253 libraries worldwide Sweet, nostalgic film about two buddies awaiting induction into the Marines in 1942. more
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Alternative Names
Mac Govern, Elizabeth 1961-....
MacGovern, Elizabeth 1961-....
MacGovern, Elizabeth 1961- RAK-WB § 316, Abs. 2
Mc Govern, Elizabeth 1961-....
Mc Govern, Elizabeth 1961- RAK-WB § 316, Abs. 2
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