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Cloudy with a chance of meatballs
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7 editions published in 2010 in English and Turkish and held by 1,770 libraries worldwide Flint Lockwood is a young inventor who dreams of creating something that will improve everyone's life. Sam Sparks is a weathergirl covering the town's weather phenomenon, but chooses to hide her intelligence behind a perky exterior. Tim Lockwood is Flint's technophobic father. Brent is the town bully who has plagued Flint since childhood. Mayor Shelbourne exploits Flint's newest invention so he can put the town, and more importantly himself, on the map. By-the-rules town cop Earl Devereaux has a rule-breaking son, Cal. In a town where food drops from the sky like rain, Flint hopes to create something that will change everyone's life. However, when the weather takes a turn for the worse, the residents of the town of Chewandswallow will find their eating habits have drastically changed.
Elf
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7 editions published between 2004 and 2008 in English and held by 1,747 libraries worldwide An orphan raised as an elf in Santa's workshop discovers that he is actually human, prompting him to leave the North Pole in search of his biological father.
The Godfather
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37 editions published between 1972 and 2010 in 3 languages and held by 1,475 libraries worldwide The Corleone Family nearly falls from power in America but rises to observe the passage of rites from father to son. There is a balance between family life and the ugly business of crime in which they are engaged.
Misery
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47 editions published between 1990 and 2009 in 5 languages and held by 1,296 libraries worldwide After an almost fatal car crash, novelist Paul Sheldon finds himself being nursed by a deranged fan who holds him captive.
The Godfather DVD collection
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13 editions published between 1972 and 2007 in English and held by 1,228 libraries worldwide Coppola paints a chilling portrait of a Sicilian family's rise and fall from power in America, and the passage of rites from father to son. He masterfully balances the story between family life and the ugly business of crime in which they are engaged.
A bridge too far
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30 editions published between 1976 and 2009 in 3 languages and held by 1,211 libraries worldwide A dramatic recreation of an Allied airdrop behind German lines in Holland, and the subsequent disastrous Battle of Arnhem.
Get Smart
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1 edition published in 2008 in English and held by 1,155 libraries worldwide The headquarters of the U.S. spy agency CONTROL is attacked and the identities of its agents are compromised, so the Chief has no choice but to promote his analyst Maxwell Smart. The competent and beautiful Agent 99 is assigned to work with Agent 86, the bungling Maxwell Smart. The agents know the task of taking down KAOS, their evil crime nemesis, will not be an easy assignment. KAOS has plans for world domination but Agent 99 and Agent 86 will do whatever it takes to thwart that plan.
Mario Puzo's The godfather
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11 editions published between 1972 and 2010 in English and held by 998 libraries worldwide "Don" Vito Corleone is the head of a New York mafia 'family.' His beloved son Michael has just come home from the war, but does not intend to become part of his father's business. Not given a choice, the business of the family is just like the head of the family, kind and benevolent to those who give respect, but gives in to ruthless violence whenever anything stands against the good of the family. An up and coming rival of the Corleone family wants to start selling drugs in New York, and needs the Don's influence to further his plan. A clash of old world values and the new ways will exact a terrible price, especially from Michael.
Dogville
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17 editions published between 2003 and 2004 in 4 languages and held by 952 libraries worldwide Grace arrives in the isolated town of Dogville, on the run from gangsters. The townspeople agree to hide her. However, when outsiders start looking for the fugitive, the locals make demands of Grace in exchange for the risk of harboring her. But Grace has a secret and its a dangerous one. Dogville may regret it ever decided to bare its teeth.
Bottle rocket
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9 editions published between 1996 and 2008 in English and held by 853 libraries worldwide "Three best friends try to escape their suburban boredom through a life of crime. But these bickering, bumbling thieves are no match for the local 'godfather,' who leads them into the biggest heist of their careers"--Container.
El Dorado
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26 editions published between 1966 and 2009 in 3 languages and held by 835 libraries worldwide A sheriff fights cattlemen and empire builders as he tries to tame the West.
Eraser
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11 editions published between 1996 and 2009 in English and held by 768 libraries worldwide A U.S. Marshal must protect an executive who's uncovered a deal to put a new superweapon in the wrong hands.
Mickey Blue Eyes
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7 editions published between 1999 and 2004 in English and Italian and held by 737 libraries worldwide Michael Felgate, a Manhattan art autioneer, is eager to marry Gina, a schoolteacher he's been dating for three months. Gina's father is a gangster who extracts money for the mob, and he starts to put the squeeze on Michael, using the auction house as a money laundering scam for dubious artwork.
Brian's song
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2 editions published between 2000 and 2001 in English and held by 725 libraries worldwide A drama about the deep friendship between Gale Sayers, black halfback for the Chicago Bears, and his white teammate, Brian Piccolo, who died of cancer in 1970.
New York, I love you
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4 editions published between 2009 and 2010 in English and held by 699 libraries worldwide In the city that never sleeps, love is always on the mind. Those passions come together as they create a kaleidoscope of the spontaneous, surprising, electrifying human connections that pump the city's heartbeat. Sexy, funny, haunting and revealing encounters unfold beneath the Manhattan skyline. From Tribeca to Central Park to Brooklyn, the story weaves a tale of love as diverse as the very fabric of New York itself. A collection of 10 different stories of love.
Honeymoon in Vegas
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18 editions published between 1982 and 2010 in English and German and held by 624 libraries worldwide A low-rent private eye proposes a whirlwind Vegas marriage to his long-suffering girl, but before they can say "I do," he loses her in a poker game to a slick and sinister card-shark, and embarks on a wild quest to get her back.
Brian's song
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18 editions published between 1971 and 2000 in English and held by 566 libraries worldwide A drama about the deep friendship between Gale Sayers, black halfback for the Chicago Bears, and his white teammate, Brian Piccolo, who died of cancer in 1970.
For the boys
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13 editions published between 1991 and 2005 in English and French and held by 547 libraries worldwide A USO singer teams up with a song and dance man to entertain the troops, and For The Boys follows them through 3 wars and 50 years of music and memories.
Get Smart
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7 editions published in 2008 in English and held by 480 libraries worldwide Agent 86 is the bungling secret agent Maxwell Smart. He works for CONTROL. They are on a mission to battle the forces of their evil crime nemesis known as KAOS. Smart has along side him the competent and beautiful Agent 99. The headquarters of the U.S. spy agency CONTROL is attacked and the identities of its agents are compromised. The Chief has no choice but to promote his analyst Maxwell Smart, who has dreamed of working in the field with superstar Agent 23. Smart will do whatever it takes to thwart the latest plot for world domination by KAOS.
Funny lady
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18 editions published between 1975 and 2005 in 3 languages and held by 469 libraries worldwide A musical film that follows the career of stage comedienne Fanny Brice with songwriter Billy Rose. more
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Action and adventure films Agents provocateurs Animated films Arctic Ocean--North Pole Arnhem, Battle of (Netherlands : 1944) Birthparents--Identification Bullying Christmas films Comedy films Comedy films Corleone family (Fictitious characters) Criminal behavior Dating (Social customs) Drama Elves Espionage Fans (Persons) Fantasy films Fathers and sons Feature films Feature films Fiction films Film adaptations Films Films for the hearing impaired Food habits Football Gangster films Gangsters Implements, utensils, etc. Inventors Italian Americans Juvenile works Mafia Man-woman relationships Netherlands--Arnhem New York (State)--New York New York (State)--New York--Manhattan Organized crime Orphans Piccolo, Brian,--1943-1970 Police Puzo, Mario,--1920-1999 Santa Claus Television weathercasters Thrillers (Motion pictures) United States Video recordings--for the hearing impaired War films World War (1939-1945)
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Caan, Jimmy
Caan, Jimmy, 1939-
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French (92) German (53) Spanish (52) Multiple languages (40) Undetermined (26) No Linguistic content (15) Italian (5) Turkish (4) Chinese (2) Russian (1) Portuguese (1) Polish (1) Catalan (1) Covers
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