Verhoeven, Paul 1938-Overview
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Total recall
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56 editions published between 1990 and 2010 in 5 languages and held by 1,238 libraries worldwide 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.
Robocop
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43 editions published between 1987 and 2010 in 5 languages and held by 1,067 libraries worldwide Robocop is created to stop a crimewave which is spreading all across America. 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.
Basic instinct
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60 editions published between 1992 and 2009 in 5 languages and held by 926 libraries worldwide A tough but vulnerable detective investigates a murder identical to one described in the latest novel of a cold, calculating and beautiful novelist with an insatiable sexual appetite.
Zwartboek Black book
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9 editions published between 2006 and 2009 in Dutch and English and held by 924 libraries worldwide Rachel is the daughter of an affluent Rotterdam Jewish family who are ambushed while trying to escape into Allied territory. She alone survives, and ends up in the Dutch Resistance, transformed into blond Ellis de Vries, playing Mata Hari to high-ranking German officer Ludwig Müntze. The officer can feel the Allies closing in, and is eager to forge a separate peace with the resistance fighters who may soon become the Dutch government, and keeps her secret. Meanwhile, someone in the resistance is systematically undermining the operation and betraying escaping Jewish families. For Rachel and Müntze alike, life in occupied Holland is terrifying. Expectations can be fatally reversed in seconds, and interlocking webs of secrecy and betrayal keep everyone always on edge.
Hollow man
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14 editions published between 2000 and 2008 in English and French and held by 742 libraries worldwide After years of experimentation, Dr. Sebastian Caine, a brilliant but arrogant scientist working for the Defense Department, has successfully transformed mammals to an invisible state and brought them back to their original physical form. Detemined to achieve the ultimate breakthrough, Caine instructs his team to move on to phase III: human experimentation. Dr. Caine uses himself as the first subject.
Starship troopers
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37 editions published between 1997 and 2008 in 5 languages and held by 656 libraries worldwide Courageous soldiers travel to the distant and desolate Klendathu system for the ultimate showdown between the species.
Starship troopers 3. Marauder
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3 editions published in 2008 in English and held by 292 libraries worldwide Colonel Johnny Rico is back to rescue Sky Marshal Anaoke after his Federation Starship lands on a planet that is overrun by bugs. Bonus features include featurettes and commentaries. Includes a digital copy of the film.
Basic instinct
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1 edition published in 2006 in English and held by 292 libraries worldwide Nick Curran is a tough but vulnerable detective. Catherine Tramell is a cold, calculating, and beautiful novelist with an insatiable sexual appetite. Catherine becomes a prime suspect when her boyfriend is brutally murdered. Obsessed with cracking the case, Nick descends into San Francisco's forbidden underground.
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2 editions published between 2002 and 2008 in English and held by 211 libraries worldwide Courageous soldiers travel to the distant and desolate Klendathu system for the ultimate showdown between the species.
Soldaat van Oranje Soldier of Orange
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10 editions published between 1985 and 2007 in Dutch and French and held by 181 libraries worldwide Erik Hazelhoff is a spoiled young aristocrat who transforms himself into a daring leader in the Dutch resistance forces during World War II.
Showgirls
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25 editions published between 1995 and 2010 in 4 languages and held by 164 libraries worldwide "Nomi Malone has what it takes to make it as a Las Vegas showgirl-- what she doesn't have is a way in. To survive, she accepts the only job available: lap dancing at a seedy club. And when she meets Cristal, Vegas' reigning showgirl, Nomi wants everything she has-- including her boyfriend. And as Nomi dives deeper into the world she so desperately desires, a rivalry between the two women heats up. The battle for the spotlight becomes so fiercely competitive that it drives Nomi to deperate lengths-- and devious heights-- for fame in Sin City."--Container.
Flesh + blood
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6 editions published between 1985 and 2004 in English and held by 116 libraries worldwide Set in Western Europe, 1501, this epic of romance and of passion for wealth and power tells the story of Martin, the chief of a band of mercenaries who win a battle for Arnolfini, their leader, but then are betrayed. Seeking revenge they abduct Arnolfini's daughter-in-law to-be, Agnes, from a convent, but she in turn manipulates Martin. From true love or in order to survive?
De vierde man
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3 editions published between 1984 and 2001 in Dutch and English and held by 113 libraries worldwide An alcoholic novelist meets a widowed hairdresser. He begins to wonder if she murdered her former husbands and if he'll be next.
Jesus of Nazareth
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8 editions published between 2008 and 2010 in 3 languages and held by 112 libraries worldwide Speculatieve levensbeschrijving van Jezus van Nazareth, door de Nederlandse filmregisseur..
The 4th man
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10 editions published between 1983 and 2003 in 3 languages and held by 95 libraries worldwide A daring comic thriller that mixes trashy eroticism and terror with sardonic wit as it tells the story of a novelist who becomes obsessed with a young man he sees on a train, and his efforts to bed the man.
Robocop trilogy
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2 editions published between 2004 and 2010 in English and held by 92 libraries worldwide Robocop: "Set in Detroit sometime in the near-future, the film is about a policeman killed in the line of duty, who the department decides to resurrect as a half-human, half-robot supercop. The robocop is indestructible, and within a matter of weeks he has removed crime from the streets of Detroit. However, his human side is tortured by his past, and he wants revenge on the thugs who killed him."--Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Movie Guide.
The hitchhiker
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1 edition published in 2004 in English and held by 89 libraries worldwide The Hitchhiker walks a lonely road where terror awaits around every curve. Walk with him, and you'll find yourself in some very dark places. He won't hold your hand, but he'll make sure the only ones who get hurt are the ones who deserve to.
Spetters
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16 editions published between 1980 and 2003 in 3 languages and held by 57 libraries worldwide Set in the world of motorcross sports, a champion faces three young challengers who are also his rivals for a young woman. "Hard-edged violence and intense sexuality."--Jacket.
Total recall
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3 editions published between 2006 and 2008 in English and held by 54 libraries worldwide A 21st century construction worker dreams every night about the colonization of Mars, so he decides to visit a travel service that specializes in implanting vacation memories. During the implant things go wrong and Quaid goes to Mars to sort things out.
Turks fruit Turkish delight
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11 editions published between 1980 and 2005 in 4 languages and held by 51 libraries worldwide An artist has sexual escapades with erotic models which take on a ritualistic fervor. His life is shattered as he watches his true love make love to another man. He plunges into a depression that has tragic consequences. more
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Jansen, Jan 1938-
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Dutch (108) French (59) Multiple languages (39) Spanish (36) No Linguistic content (33) Undetermined (22) German (10) Russian (1) Catalan (1) Korean (1) Turkish (1) Czech (1) Covers
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