Rodríguez, Freddy 1975-Overview
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Most widely held works about
Freddy Rodríguez
Most widely held works by
Freddy Rodríguez
Bobby
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5 editions published in 2007 in English and held by 1,269 libraries worldwide Revisits the night presidential-hopeful Robert F. Kennedy was assassinated at the Ambassador Hotel in June 1968. Tells the stories of a variety of people present on that fateful night, ranging from Kennedy's campaign staff and volunteers to the hotel owner, employees such as kitchen staff, and various guests.
Dreamer inspired by a true story
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4 editions published in 2006 in English and held by 1,090 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.
Bottle shock
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7 editions published between 2008 and 2009 in English and held by 940 libraries worldwide Napa Valley, 1976. For connoisseur Steven Spurrier, there is no finer art than French wine. But rumors bandy about of a new California wine country that holds the future of the vine. Positive the small Napa wineries are no match for established French vintages, Spurrier challenges the Americans to a blind taste test. He finds the valley full of ambitious, and talented, novice vintners like Jim Barrett and his son Bo. He realizes his publicity stunt may change the history of wine forever.
Nothing like the holidays
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5 editions published between 2008 and 2010 in English and held by 866 libraries worldwide For the first time in years the entire Rodriguez clan comes home to Chicago to celebrate Christmas where traditions will be celebrated. During the course of this eventful week they will celebrate one member's safe return from Iraq, secrets will be revealed, old resentments forgotten, each family member will learn something about themselves and each other, and the healing power of laughter will work its magic.
Six feet under. The complete first season
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9 editions published between 2002 and 2006 in English and held by 864 libraries worldwide Includes all 13 episodes of the first season. A look at members of a dysfunctional family that operates a funeral home in Pasadena. With the elder son returning home for the holidays to shattering news, the family must learn to deal with a death of their own, while figuring out how to go ahead with the business of the living. A funny and emotional look at a grieving American family ... that just happens to be in the grief management business.
Six feet under. The complete second season
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2 editions published in 2004 in English and held by 752 libraries worldwide When death is your business, what is your life? For the employees at Fisher & Sons Funeral Home, the world outside continues to be at least as challenging, and far less predictable, as the one inside. Includes 13 episodes, audio commentaries, and more.
Six feet under. The complete fifth season
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1 edition published in 2006 in English and held by 680 libraries worldwide Follows the dysfunctional Fisher family, including widow Ruth, sons Nate and David, baby sister Claire, and the ghost of patriarch Nathaniel, as they run the family funeral parlor in Pasadena and deal with the cycle of life--birth, death, and rebirth.
Six feet under. The complete fourth season
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2 editions published in 2005 in English and held by 635 libraries worldwide There's a new pecking order at the Fisher & Diaz funeral home, but Nate, Ruth, David, and Claire still try to make every day above ground a good one.
Planet terror
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5 editions published between 2007 and 2008 in English and German and held by 619 libraries worldwide A small town sheriff's department has to deal with an outbreak of murderous, infected people called "sickos." Cherry Darling meets up again with her old lover, El Wray, just as their Texas town is being overrun by "sickos" with festering sores turning them into zombies. Cherry has El Wray's jacket, which she took with her when she left and he keeps trying to explain how he looked for it for two weeks and she keeps interrupting his story. Gun-legged Cherry and one-man wrecking crew El Wray try to save the world from a horde of flesh-eating zombies.
Ugly Betty. The complete first season
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6 editions published in 2007 in English and held by 609 libraries worldwide Betty Suarez isn't like any of her coworkers at Mode, a high-fashion magazine. She's smart, sweet, and hardworking, but she's not thin and beautiful. As the publisher's son's secretary, she earns his respect as she guides him through the world of fashion.
Harsh times
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6 editions published between 2005 and 2010 in English and held by 475 libraries worldwide Jim Davis is an ex-Army Ranger who finds himself slipping back into his old life of petty crime after a job offer from the LAPD evaporates. With an honorable discharge from the Army, Homeland Security wants to recruit him for some special operation in Central America, but first he has to pass a urine test.
Ugly Betty. The complete second season
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1 edition published in 2008 in English and held by 449 libraries worldwide Betty Suarez is smart, sweet and hard working. The only problem is that she's not thin and beautiful like all her co-workers at Mode, the high-fashion magazine where she works. The only reason the publisher hired her to be his son's secretary is that he thought Betty was someone who Daniel would never sleep with. Betty's hard work and determination earns Daniel's respect as she helps him find his way through the shark infested waters of the fashion industry.
Dead presidents
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3 editions published between 1995 and 1998 in English and German and held by 382 libraries worldwide "On the streets, they call cash dead presidents. And that's just what a Vietnam veteran is after when he returns home from the war, only to find himself drawn into a life of crime. With the aid of his fellow vets he plans the ultimate heist--a daring robbery of an armored car filled with unmarked U.S. currency!"--Container.
Chasing Papi
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3 editions published in 2003 in English and Spanish and held by 280 libraries worldwide El guapo Tomás "Papi", ejecutivo de publicidad, se ha enamorado de verdad, profundamente ... con tres diversas mujeres en tres diversas ciudades. Hay remilgada Patricia en Nueva York, preciosa Lorena en Chicago, y sexy Cici en Miami. Pero cuando las tres llegan a L.A. para sorprender a "Papi" en su hogar, la situación no solamenta se acalora, estalla!
Little spirit Christmas in New York
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1 edition published in 2009 in English and held by 171 libraries worldwide New to New York City, a little boy loses his dog in Central Park close to the holidays, and his search leads him on the magical adventure of a lifetime.
The pest
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6 editions published between 1997 and 2007 in English and Spanish and held by 136 libraries worldwide A Miami con man is about to become a hunter's human prey. And if you're going to be a target, it's best to be a moving target. This high- speed hunt careens from a neo-Nazi's private island to the party-all-the-time streets of Miami's South Beach. Crass, crude and endlessly inventive, the "Pest" assumes a wild variety of ethnic identities as he evades his predator with attitude intact.
Six feet under. The complete second season. Disc one, episodes 1-2
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2 editions published in 2004 in English and held by 76 libraries worldwide When death is your business, what is your life? For the employees at Fisher & Sons Funeral Home, the world outside continues to be at least as challenging, and far less predictable, as the one inside.
Six feet under. The complete first season, disc 1, episodes 1-3
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1 edition published in 2002 in English and held by 76 libraries worldwide A look at members of a dysfunctional family that operates a funeral home and how they address the family business and the troubles in their personal lives.
Six feet under. The complete second season. Disc four, episodes 9-11
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2 editions published in 2004 in English and held by 69 libraries worldwide When death is your business, what is your life? For the employees at Fisher & Sons Funeral Home, the world outside continues to be at least as challenging, and far less predictable, as the one inside.
Six feet under. The complete second season. Disc two, episodes 3-5
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2 editions published in 2004 in English and held by 66 libraries worldwide When death is your business, what is your life? For the employees at Fisher & Sons Funeral Home, the world outside continues to be at least as challenging, and far less predictable, as the one inside. more
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Assassination Bereavement Biographical films California--Los Angeles California--Napa Valley California--Pasadena Christmas Christmas films Comedy films Drama Dysfunctional families Families Family secrets Fashion Fashion editors Feature films Fiction films Fiction television programs Films Films for the hearing impaired France Funeral homes Historical films Horse racing Horses--Wounds and injuries Human-animal relationships Illinois--Chicago Juvenile works Kennedy, Robert F.,--1925-1968 Kentucky Man-woman relationships Melodramas (Motion pictures) Mexican American families Parent and adult child Periodicals--Publishing Presidential candidates Race horses Romantic comedy films Secretaries Television comedies Television melodramas Television programs Television programs Television series Ugliness United States Veterans Video recordings--for the hearing impaired Vintners Wineries
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Rodríguez, Freddy 1975-
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French (18) Spanish (9) German (4) No Linguistic content (4) Multiple languages (2) Turkish (1) Covers
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