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Trevor Rabin
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Trevor Rabin
Remember the Titans
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4 editions published between 2001 and 2006 in English and held by 2,160 libraries worldwide A drama of forced high school integration in Alexandria, Virginia in 1971. After leading his team to fifteen winning seasons, white football coach Bill Yoast is demoted and replaced by African-American Herman Boone, tough, opinionated and as different from Yoast as could be. The two men overcome their differences and turn a group of hostile young men into champions. A rousing celebration of how a town torn apart by resentment, friction and mistrust comes together in triumphant harmony.
National treasure
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9 editions published between 2004 and 2008 in 3 languages and held by 2,060 libraries worldwide Since his childhood, Benjamin Franklin Gates has known that he is a descendant of a long line of people whose job it has been to guard a treasure hidden by the Founding Fathers. They hid clues to its whereabouts in the country's currency and on the back of the Declaration of Independence. Now, Ben has learned of a plot to steal the Declaration, and has only one option: he has to steal it himself. Even if he pulls off this monumental task, keeping the treasure safe is still going to be incredibly hard, especially since the FBI now knows of his plans.
Coach Carter
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9 editions published between 2000 and 2006 in English and No Linguistic content and held by 1,581 libraries worldwide Inspired by a true story, this inspirational account of a high school basketball coach who received high praise, and staunch criticism, for benching his entire undefeated team due to their poor academic performances.
G-Force
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4 editions published in 2009 in English and held by 1,416 libraries worldwide Armed with the latest high-tech spy equipment, a covert government program of trained guinea pigs discover that the fate of the world is in their paws. Darwin is the squad leader determined to succeed at all costs; Blaster is an outrageous weapons expert with tons of attitude and a love for all things extreme; and Juarez, a sexy martial arts pro. Joining the group is Mooch, the literal fly-on-the-wall reconnaissance expert, and star-nosed mole Speckles, the computer and information specialist. The team takes on a mission for the U.S. government to stop the evil billionaire Leonard Saber who plans to destroy the world with household appliances. Before they can accomplish their mission, the government shuts them down and they are sentenced to a pet shop. There, they encounter a myriad of other members of the animal kingdom, including the lazy Hurley and hamster Bucky. They will escape the cage to defeat the villain, stop his threat, and save the world.
The guardian
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2 editions published in 2007 in English and held by 1,289 libraries worldwide An aging United States Coast Guard rescue swimmer's team is killed in a horrific rescue mission. Just prior to this same mission his wife announces that she cannot take anymore. This leaves him an emotional wreck. His commander gives him a choice - quit or take a position as an instructor at the USCG training facility in Louisiana. Reluctantly he takes the position and moves into the school. Once there he immediately increases the 18 week curriculum that routinely fails half of the people that attend. He meets a young man with unlimited potential, but with some secret that seems to hold him back as a team player. Delving into young man's past, links are found that make him a psychic twin to the older man.
Gridiron gang
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4 editions published in 2007 in English and held by 1,020 libraries worldwide Sean Porter was a football player who turned into a juvenile detention counselor. He wrestles with the seemingly insolvable problem. The vast majority of young men who leave detention fall right back into crime. Looking for a way to give these not-yet-hardened kids a taste of self-esteem and discipline, Porter manages to persuade his superiors to let him teach the kids football - and then take on other high school football teams. Based on a true story.
Snakes on a plane
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5 editions published between 2006 and 2009 in English and held by 965 libraries worldwide Nelville Flynn is escorting a witness on a plane that is bound for Los Angeles. The problem is that an assassin is bent on killing the witness. The assassin releases a crate containing about 450 deadly snakes onto the same plane. Nelville finds out and he becomes bent on doing his job and getting the snakes back where they belong - on land. If the snakes won't cooperate with Nelville, he will just have to send the snakes on to snake heaven.
Kangaroo Jack
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5 editions published between 2003 and 2004 in English and Spanish and held by 925 libraries worldwide Charlie and Louis are from Brooklyn. Charlie's stepfather, Sal, is a crime kingpin who has loaned Charlie a lot of money. Sal sends Charlie and Lewis to Australia, where they're to meet and deliver a large amount of cash to a mysterious Mr. Smith. En route to the outback, Charlie and Louis accidentally run over a kangaroo, and they decide to dress the marsupial in sunglasses and Louis' favorite jacket for snapshots. Since the animal wasn't dead, it hops away - taking the mob money with him. wildlife expert; Mr. Jimmy, a wilderness guide; and Blue, a pilot familiar with the outback.
Armageddon
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2 editions published between 1998 and 1999 in English and held by 820 libraries worldwide When NASA discovers a doomsday asteroid that is on a collision course with Earth, a crew of roughneck oil drillers is sent in to plant a nuclear warhead that should destroy it.
The Banger sisters
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7 editions published between 2002 and 2003 in English and held by 812 libraries worldwide Two former groupies used to get it on with every late 60's music legend with a guitar and a Y-chromosome. Decades later, Suzette is still her brassy, sassy self and Lavinia is now a proper suburban wife and mother. When Suzette loses her job, she seeks out her "sister". Once they get together, their two world's collide.
The great raid
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8 editions published between 2005 and 2006 in English and held by 776 libraries worldwide Based on the true story of American Rangers who rescue the survivors of the Bataan Death March from the Cabanatuan Prison Camp during WWII. When the Philippines fell to the Japanese, the remnants of Gen. MacArthur's Army were forced down the Bataan Penninsula where they were surrounded and cutoff with no hope of rescue. They were starving and dying of disease. Gen. Wainwright eventually surrendered and the troops were marched off to prison. Along the way thousands died or were murdered by the Japanese. They were taken to Camp O'Donnell and to Cabanatuan Prison Camps where they were starved and beaten. When MacArthur invaded the Philippines he made it a priority to rescue the remaining prisoners still alive in Japanese hands.
Enemy of the state
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9 editions published between 1998 and 2006 in German and English and held by 746 libraries worldwide A lawyer becomes a target of a corrupt politician and his NSA goons when he accidently receives key evidence to a serious politically motivated crime.
Bad boys II
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8 editions published between 2003 and 2007 in English and German and held by 652 libraries worldwide Hotshot and wisecracking Miami narcotics officers Marcus Burnett and Mike Lowry are on the case again. This time around, they've been assigned to head up a task force to investigate the illegal trafficking of ecstasy into the city. They discover that an underground gang war has been instigated by drug kingpin Johnny Tapia. In order to cut off the flow of the designer drug, they have to take down Tapia. Burnett's sister, Sydney, gets involved on the DEA side. Tensions rise between the two partners, threatening both their friendship and the investigation and putting Sydney's life in harm's way.
12 rounds
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3 editions published in 2009 in English and held by 586 libraries worldwide When New Orleans Police Detective Danny Fisher stops a brilliant thief from getting away with a multimillion-dollar heist, the thief's girlfriend is accidentally killed. A year later Danny is about to have the worst day of his life. After escaping from prison, the theif, who is also an internationally-known terrorist, named Miles Jackson, kidnaps Danny's girlfriend Molly and forces him into '12 Rounds' of dangerous games carefully plotted throughout the streets of New Orleans. Danny struggles to keep focus while the clock ticks and he deals with the consequences that accompany each one of these 'rounds.' Miles does his best to derail him from rescuing the love of his life before it's too late.
The one
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7 editions published between 2002 and 2009 in 3 languages and held by 546 libraries worldwide Sometimes, the difference between good and evil is only a matter of degrees. Officer Yulaw is on the trail of a diabolical mirror image of himself that has escaped from a parallel universe. Each time he kills his likeness he grows stronger and more powerful. Now, he is the only one standing in his way of becoming "the one."
Bad company
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2 editions published in 2002 in English and held by 513 libraries worldwide CIA agents Oakes and Pope are trying to purchase a suitcase-sized nuclear bomb from a Russian black marketer. Just as the partners discover that another bidder exists, they are ambushed and Pope is killed trying to protect Oakes. Now Oakes needs to recruit Pope's long lost twin brother, Jake, so that the deal can commence in ten days time. Offered a sizable payday, Jake agrees to undergo the vigorous training to impersonate his brother and helps Oakes to remove the nuclear threat. Meanwhile, the assassin of the real Pope sends another cadre of killers after the agent he believes is still alive.
Exorcist the beginning
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6 editions published between 2004 and 2006 in English and German and held by 484 libraries worldwide Thinking that he had glimpsed the face of Evil as a witness to atrocities committed on the innocent during WWII, Lankester Merrin lost his faith in his fellow man and the Almighty. He renounced his vocation, and is now an archaeologist in Africa. A collector of rare comes to him with an odd request. An old Christian Byzantine church has been unearthed in Kenya, surprisingly intact, as if it were buried right after its completion. Merrin is asked to find an ancient relic hidden within the church before a British expedition can. Interested, Merrin agrees to take the job. Beneath the church, something much older and malevolent sleeps, waiting to be awoken. The blood of innocents flows freely, but the horror has only just begun. In the place where Evil was born, Merrin will finally see its true face.
American outlaws
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7 editions published between 2001 and 2003 in English and Spanish and held by 440 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.
Flyboys
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6 editions published between 2006 and 2007 in English and German and held by 391 libraries worldwide A story of the young Americans who volunteered to be part of the French military prior to the United States involvement in WWI, also known as Lafayette Escadrille, and how they became the country's first fighter pilots.
Torque
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8 editions published in 2004 in English and French and held by 347 libraries worldwide Biker Cary Ford is framed by an old rival and biker gang leader for the murder of another gang member who happens to be the brother of Trey, leader of the most feared biker gang in the country. Ford is now on the run trying to clear his name from the murder, while Trey and his gang are on the look out for his blood. more
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Action and adventure films Adventure and adventurers African American basketball coaches African American football coaches Australia Basketball players California--Los Angeles Caper films Comedy films Comedy films Counselors Cultural property Declaration of Independence (United States) Drama Drowning--Prevention Espionage Feature films Feature films Female friendship Fiction films Films for the hearing impaired Football Football films Football teams Groupies Guinea pigs High school students Horror films Household appliances Juvenile delinquents Juvenile delinquents--Discipline Juvenile detention homes Kangaroos Lifesaving Male friendship Motivation in education Pet shops Rescue work School integration Self-esteem in young adults Spies Sports films Suburban life Survival swimming Travel United States United States.--Coast Guard Video recordings Video recordings--for the hearing impaired Virginia--Alexandria
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French (48) German (42) No Linguistic content (40) Spanish (38) Multiple languages (24) Undetermined (22) Chinese (1) Hmong (1) Czech (1) Covers
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