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Miracle
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18 editions published between -2000 and 2009 in 3 languages and held by 1,755 libraries worldwide Based on the true story of the most famous team in the history of American sports: the 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team. Follow from the team's selection process to the ultimate victory over Finland for the gold.
The Fox and the hound
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16 editions published between 1981 and 2007 in English and Chinese and held by 1,744 libraries worldwide An orphaned fox cub named Tod, and Copper, a hound puppy, become best friends, but as they grow older they grow apart, until the day their friendship is put to the ultimate test.
Tombstone
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40 editions published between 1993 and 2010 in 4 languages and held by 1,610 libraries worldwide U.S. Marshall Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday team up to bring law to the lawless in a showdown with ruthless outlaws at the O.K. Corral.
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20 editions published between 2006 and 2008 in 3 languages and held by 1,235 libraries worldwide Over 2,000 passengers and crew are celebrating New Year's Eve aboard the luxury cruise ship 'Poseidon' on the open sea. Without warning, at midnight, a rogue wave hundreds of feet high, slams into the ship and rolls it upside down. Most of the passengers and crew are killed outright, but several hundred remain alive in the ballroom, where the party was being held. Realizing their only hope of rescue lies at the surface of the water, a handful of survivors, led by Dylan and Robert start to make their way past falling debris, flash fires, and the ever-present threat of flooding. Their destination is the ship's propeller shafts.
Backdraft
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36 editions published between 1990 and 2011 in 6 languages and held by 1,153 libraries worldwide Stephen McCaffrey and his younger brother Brian are two feuding siblings carrying on an heroic family tradition in the Chicago fire department. Stephen is so relentless that he drives Brian out of firefighting and into arson investigation. Assisting arson investigator Donald Rimgale, Brian becomes involved in a puzzling series of arson attacks, each ignited by explosive phenomena known as backdrafts. Before the smoke clears, love affairs are rekindled and lives are shattered as the McCaffrey brothers fight to resolve their differences and solve the mystery.
Dreamer inspired by a true story
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9 editions published between 2006 and 2009 in English and held by 1,119 libraries worldwide Ben Crane is a Kentucky horse trainer who watches in horror as a championship filly breaks a leg during a practice run. Ordinarily the horse would have to be put down, but today Ben's daughter, Cale, is at the track. Ben impulsively buys the horse, which causes him to lose his job. The rehabilitation process of the horse is almost too much for a farm that's already struggling to survive in a modern economy, but the horse turns out to be a much-needed salve to the nearly broken family, including Ben's wife and father.
The fox and the hound
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1 edition published in 2006 in English and held by 1,101 libraries worldwide A young fox named Tod is taken in by an old woman after his mother is killed by a hunter. Full of mischief, young Tod befriends Copper, a hound dog pup. The two become such good friends that their friendship becomes endandered when they grow up. Copper's owner, Amos Slade, wants to kill Tod and he'll do anything to get him. He even has his other dog Chief to help him. As Tod and Copper get older they start to become more of enemies. Will they ever get their friendship back?
Stargate
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6 editions published between 1995 and 2009 in English and held by 1,017 libraries worldwide A secret military mission takes a group of men through an Egyptian artifact known as the Stargate to an ancient civilization on the other side of the universe. Once there, they must battle the astoundingly powerful Sun God, Ra, before they can find their way home.
Vanilla sky
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1 edition published in 2002 in English and held by 1,008 libraries worldwide In this steamy, intriguingly complex, psychological thriller the line between reality and fantasy is hopelessly blurred. David tries to make sense of his life after a car crash leaves his once-handsome face grotesquely disfigured. After he is placed into a psychiatric penitentiary for a murder he doesn't remember committing, David's only hope is to delve into the depths of his subconscious mind where the answer to ending his living nightmare lies in his dreams.
Overboard
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21 editions published between 1987 and 2009 in 3 languages and held by 991 libraries worldwide A super-rich and pretentious socialite winds up in the world of a struggling carpenter with four kids.
Dreamer inspired by a true story
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4 editions published between 2006 and 2007 in English and held by 826 libraries worldwide Ben Crane is a Kentucky horse trainer who watches in horror as a championship filly breaks a leg during a practice run. Ordinarily the horse would have to be put down, but today Ben's daughter, Cale, is at the track. Ben impulsively buys the horse, which causes him to lose his job. The rehabilitation process of the horse is almost too much for a farm that's already struggling to survive in a modern economy, but the horse turns out to be a much-needed salve to the nearly broken family, including Ben's wife and father.
Sky High
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1 edition published in 2005 in English and held by 819 libraries worldwide When you're the son of the world's most legendary superheroes there's only one school for you - Sky High, an elite high school that molds today's power-gifted students into tomorrow's superheroes. The problem is that Will Stronghold has no superpowers!
Stargate
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45 editions published between 1994 and 2006 in 6 languages and held by 744 libraries worldwide A secret military mission takes a group of men through an Egyptian artifact known as the Stargate to an ancient civilization on the other side of the universe. Once there, they must battle the astoundingly powerful sun god, Ra, before they can find their way home.
Executive decision
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12 editions published between 1996 and 2010 in English and held by 702 libraries worldwide A team must board a hijacked 747 in mid-air, disable a nerve-toxin bomb that could kill the U.S. eastern seaboard, and rescue the passengers.
Death proof
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11 editions published between 2007 and 2010 in English and German and held by 700 libraries worldwide A deranged stuntman stalks his victims from the safety of his killer car, but when he picks on the wrong group of babes, all bets are off. He becomes involved in an automotive duel of epic proportions.
Big trouble in Little China
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18 editions published between 1986 and 2009 in English and held by 696 libraries worldwide Jack Burton is a big-talking, wisecracking trucker who goes beneath the streets of San Francisco's Chinatown to battle an army of spirits when his friend's fiancee is kidnapped.
Sky High
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6 editions published between 2005 and 2006 in English and held by 679 libraries worldwide When you're the son of the world's most legendary superheroes there's only one school for you - Sky High, an elite high school that molds today's power-gifted students into tomorrow's superheroes. The problem is that Will Stronghold has no superpowers!
The thing
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20 editions published between 1982 and 2005 in English and held by 664 libraries worldwide Set in the winter of 1982 at a research station in Antarctica, a twelve man research team finds an alien being that has fallen from the sky and has remained buried in the snow for over 100,000 years. Unfrozen and unleashed, the THING creates havoc and terror as it changes forms and becomes one of them.
Silkwood
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30 editions published between 1982 and 2010 in 3 languages and held by 633 libraries worldwide Karen Silkwood becomes contaminated with plutonium at her job, voices her protest at the indifference and denial of her company, and becomes a threat to the entire nuclear industry and the government agencies that monitor it. Based on a true story.
Tequila sunrise
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18 editions published between 1988 and 2010 in English and French and held by 602 libraries worldwide Mac McKussic has decided to quit the drug-smuggling business, but it won't quit him. Nick Frescia, the cop assigned to reel in boyhood pal Mac, and a sexy restauranteur make for sexy, tough, volatile thriller. more
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Action and adventure films Animated films Animated films Arizona--Tombstone Brooks, Herb,--1937-2003 California--Los Angeles Children's films College students Comedy films Comedy films Cruise ships Disaster films Disasters Drama Earp, Wyatt,--1848-1929 Fantasy films Feature films Feature films Fiction films Films Films for the hearing impaired Films--for the hearing impaired Fire fighters Foxes Friendship Heroes High school students History Hockey Holliday, John Henry,--1851-1887 Horse racing Horses--Wounds and injuries Hounds Human-animal relationships Juvenile works Kentucky Murder Ocean travel Psychology Race horses Science fiction films Science fiction films Silkwood, Karen,--1946-1974 Superheroes Teenage boys Thrillers (Motion pictures) United States Video recordings for the hearing impaired Video recordings--for the hearing impaired Western films
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Alternative Names
Russell, Kurt Vogel 1951-
Vogel Russell, Kurt 1951-
Vogel Russell, Kurt von.
Vogel Russell, Kurt von, 1951-
Von Vogel Russell, Kurt.
Von Vogel Russell, Kurt, 1951-
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English
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French (88) Spanish (53) German (49) Multiple languages (47) No Linguistic content (21) Undetermined (21) Chinese (4) Turkish (3) Dutch (2) Portuguese (1) Hebrew (1) Covers
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