Stacey, TerryOverview
Most widely held works by
Terry Stacey
American splendor
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3 editions published between 2003 and 2004 in English and held by 1,211 libraries worldwide Pekar is a frustrated file clerk working at the local V.A. Hospital. He is also a comic book fan who befriends the young illustrator Robert Crumb and is soon inspired to create comic books based on his own life. Along his bumpy journey he meets, marries and falls in love with Joyce, an admiring comic book seller.
Just Wright
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1 edition published in 2010 in English and held by 981 libraries worldwide "Leslie Wright (Latifah) is a straight-shooting physical therapist who gets the gig of a lifetime working with injured NBA star Scott McKnight (Common). Leslie not only whips Scott into shape, she helps take his game to the next level and all is going well-- until Leslie finds herself falling for him. Oblivious to her growing affection, Scott only has eyes for Morgan (Paula Patton), Leslie's sexy and seductive friend. With everything on the line, Leslie must take her best shot and find out if she and Scott are just right for each other"--Container.
The door in the floor
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8 editions published between 1985 and 2009 in English and German and held by 720 libraries worldwide Takes place during one pivotal summer in the lives of famous children's book author Ted Cole and his beautiful wife, Marion. It is a provacative story about one couple's emotional journey into a world of daring sensuality and stunning honesty.
In her shoes
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5 editions published between 2005 and 2008 in 3 languages and held by 577 libraries worldwide Free-wheeling irresponsible Maggie gets through her life thanks to her remarkable looks and her complete lack of scruples. She constantly goes to her straight-laced, plain-Jane successful lawyer sister Rose when she is in need of financial help. The two sisters have been very close to each other in part because their troubled mother died when they were girls. Maggie discovers hidden letters that reveal she and Rose have a grandmother, but Maggie ends up betraying Rose's trust. Maggie sets off for Florida to find the grandmother. A failed workplace romance forces Rose to rethink her career, a career that has been the center of her life. As Rose tentatively begins a new relationship and Maggie gets to know her grandmother, the two learn a dark family secret that helps smooth the path toward reconciliation.
Happy accidents
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4 editions published between 2000 and 2002 in English and held by 312 libraries worldwide Ruby is a neurotic with an unhappy track record concerning men and Sam is an oddball who is afraid of small dogs and has a barcode tattooed to his arm. Slowly, Sam begins to reveal his "past." He tells her that he is from the Dubuque of the future and that he hails from a family who believe that reproduction should occur the old-fashioned, fun way as opposed to the cloning method. Ruby is amused until she realizes that he's not kidding. After a series of arguments, he agrees to visit Ruby's analyst, which yields unexpected results.
Spring forward
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2 editions published in 2002 in English and held by 246 libraries worldwide Set against the backdrop of the changing seasons has Paul, a short-fused ex-con who finds unlikely comfort, stability, and camaraderie when he takes an odd job in park maintenance. On his first day, he's teamed with Murph, a groundskeeping veteran who manages to defuse an outburst between Paul and their snide supervisor. Paul sticks with the job, and, as the months pass, he and Murph work their way through events both mundane and monumental, all the while sharing their hopes, regrets, and ambitions.
American splendor
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6 editions published between 2004 and 2007 in English and German and held by 212 libraries worldwide Pekar is a frustrated file clerk working at the local V.A. Hospital. He is also a comic book fan who befriends the young illustrator Robert Crumb and is soon inspired to create comic books based on his own life. Along his bumpy journey he meets, marries and falls in love with Joyce, an admiring comic book seller.
The Laramie project
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1 edition published in 2002 in English and held by 153 libraries worldwide In October 1998, 21 year-old Matthew Shepard was found savagely beaten, tied to a fence and left to die in Laramie, Wyoming. This film is the portrait of a town forced to confront itself in the reflective glare of the national spotlight, responding with love, anger, sympathy, support and defiance.
The dream catcher
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5 editions published between 1999 and 2004 in English and held by 149 libraries worldwide Tells the story of two juvenile delinquents who meet while hitchhiking across America. The unlikely duo forge a tentative friendship as they hop trains, steal cars, and dodge the law, all while trying to make it to Reno, Nevada. The two young men are both running from their pasts and searching for the same thing: family.
Things behind the sun
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4 editions published between 2001 and 2005 in English and held by 116 libraries worldwide "A young music journalist's dark memories are awakened when he goes to interview a female rock singer, and both are forced to confront troubling secrets from their pasts"--Internet Movie Database.
Friends with money
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2 editions published between 2006 and 2007 in English and held by 73 libraries worldwide Establishes a diverse and dynamic range of relationships among long-time girlfriends, their spouses, and the way in which money (or lack of it) affects them all. The have-not of the group is Olivia. She is a teacher-turned pot-smoking housecleaner in the upscale neighborhoods of West Los Angeles. She's drifting on a sea of uncertainty, while her friends Franny, Christine, and Jane cope with the relatively enviable problems of wealthy discontentment. All four women have personal crises to resolve. Olivia tries to juggle the affections of a likable louse and a lonely slob who is secretly rich. Humor and melancholy are intertwined as these women go about their daily routines, attending benefits, chatting over meals, and doting over Olivia in their closed circle of friendships.
Just a kiss
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2 editions published in 2003 in English and held by 68 libraries worldwide Dag is a successful director of television commercials who shares his home with his beautiful girlfriend, Halley. Dag, however, has a serious case of roving eye and is given to frequent flings with other women. Halley tries to turn a blind eye to Dag's infidelity, but when she discovers he had a one-night stand with Rebecca, a beautiful but troubled dancer who is dating Dag's close friend Peter, she decides things have gone too far.
The nanny diaries Diario de una niñera
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4 editions published between 1985 and 2009 in Multiple languages and held by 1 library worldwide Annie Braddock es una joven estudiante de Nueva Jersey que acaba de terminar su carrera universitaria. Decide trasladarse a Nueva York para una entrevista en un banco, pero el mundo financiero no es lo que ella esperaba. Casi sin querer, acaba trabajando como niñera del consentido hijo de cuatro años de edad de una acomodada familia neoyorquina.
Posdata: te quiero Ps I love you
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3 editions published between 1985 and 2008 in Multiple languages and held by 1 library worldwide La vida de Holly se ve truncada cuando su marido, Gerry, muere. Incapaz de salir adelante por si misma, su madre y sus amigos intentan animarla. Un día después de su 30 cumpleaños, Holly recibe una carta de Gerry animándola a salir, a divertirse, a seguir adelante. A partir de ese momento, cada mes recibirá una carta firmada con un "Posdata: te quiero" que le devolverá las ganas de vivir.
Persiguiendo sueños = The dream catcher
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3 editions published between 2003 and 2005 in Multiple languages and Spanish and held by 1 library worldwide A Freddy le cuesta afrontar la responsabilidad de haber dejado embarazada a su novia y decide salir del pueblo para pedir ayuda. En el camino se encuentra con Albert, fugado de un centro de menores, y juntos, haciendo auto-stop, inician la búsqueda de sus sueños.
En sus zapatos = In her shoes
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2 editions published in 2006 in Multiple languages and held by 1 library worldwide
Til jackpot os skiller What happens in Vegas
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1 edition published in 2009 in Multiple languages and held by 1 library worldwide
In her shoes (2005)
by Curtis Hanson
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1 edition published in 2006 in English and held by 1 library worldwide Rose and Maggie is a pair of very close but very different sisters. Free-wheeling irresponsible Maggie gets through her life thanks to her remarkable looks and her complete lack of scruples. She constantly goes to her straight-laced, plain-Jane successful lawyer sister Rose when she is in need of financial help. The two sisters have been very close to each other in part because their troubled mother died when they were girls. Maggie discovers hidden letters that reveal she and Rose have a grandmother, but Maggie ends up betraying Rose's trust. Maggie sets off for Florida to find the grandmother. A failed workplace romance forces Rose to rethink her career, a career that has been the center of her life. As Rose tentatively begins a new relationship and Maggie gets to know her grandmother, the two learn a dark family secret that helps smooth the path toward reconciliation.
The door in the floor Detrás de la puerta
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1 edition published in 2004 in English and held by 1 library worldwide "Un verano como cualquier otro; una mansión en la playa y una pareja que vive una fuerte crisis en su relación..."--Envase. more
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