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Travis, Nancy 1961-

Overview
Works:58 works in 146 publications in 4 languages and 9,311 library holdings
Roles:Actor, Narrator
Classifications:ps3558.o3447, 791.4372
Most widely held works by Nancy Travis
The sisterhood of the traveling pants( visu )
2 editions published in 2005 in English and held by 1,175 libraries worldwide
Four lifelong friends will be spending their summer separated for the first time. On a shopping trip, the young women find a pair of thrift-shop jeans that fits each of them perfectly and decide to use the pants as a way of keeping in touch over the months ahead. Each one of the friends will wear the jeans for a week to see what luck they bring to her before sending them on to the next. Though miles apart, the four friends still experience life, love and loss together in a summer that they will never forget.
The third angel [a novel by Alice Hoffman( Sound Recording )
8 editions published in 2008 in English and held by 861 libraries worldwide
London centered stories about three women. New York attorney Maddy Heller arrives in 1999 London after having had an affair with Paul, her sister Allie's fiancé to cope with the impending marriage, and Paul's terminal illness. London 1966, Frieda Lewis, Paul's future mother falls for a doomed up-and-coming songwriter knowing he will break her heart. The narrative then shifts further back, to 1952 and to Maddy and Allie's future mother, Lucy Green. A bookish 12-year-old wise beyond her years, Lucy sails with her father and stepmother from New York to London for a wedding. There, she becomes an innocent catalyst to a devastating event involving a love triangle.
Stephen King's Rose Red( visu )
5 editions published between 2002 and 2003 in English and held by 703 libraries worldwide
The chilling tale of Dr. Joyce Reardon, an obsessed psychology professor who commissions a team of psychics and a gifted 15-year-old autistic girl, Annie, to literally wake up a supposedly dormant haunted mansion-- Rose Red. Their efforts unleash myriad spirits and uncover horrifying secrets of the generations who have lived and died there.
The ice queen [a novel by Alice Hoffman( Sound Recording )
7 editions published between 2005 and 2007 in English and held by 699 libraries worldwide
Be careful what you wish for. A woman who was touched by tragedy as a child now lives a quiet life, keeping other people at a cool distance. She even believes she wants it that way. Then one day she utters an idle wish and, while standing in her house, is struck by lightening. But instead of ending her life, this cataclysmic event sparks a strange and powerful new beginning.
The red garden by Alice Hoffman( Sound Recording )
4 editions published in 2011 in English and held by 547 libraries worldwide
A young wounded civil war solider is saved by a passionate neighbor, a woman meets a fiercely human historical character, a poet falls in love with a blind man, and a mysterious traveler comes to town in the year when summer never arrives. At the center of everyone's life is a mysterious garden where only red plants can grow, and where the truth can be found by those who dare to look.
Fluke( visu )
1 edition published in 2001 in English and held by 507 libraries worldwide
Tom Johnson had it all: a loving wife, an adorable son and a partnership in a growing company. But when a car crash takes his life, he is forced to start over again, this time as ... a dog! Tom awakens in the body of Fluke, a canine who happily romps around a junkyard until visions of his former life become too strong to ignore. Compelled to find his original family, Fluke makes every attempt to work his way back into the their lives. However, there is one major problem: his wife has already started anew-- in the arms of his former best friend.
Fluke( visu )
11 editions published between 1995 and 2008 in 3 languages and held by 472 libraries worldwide
Tom Johnson had it all: a loving wife, an adorable son and a partnership in a growing company. But when a car crash takes his life, he is forced to start over again, this time as a dog. Tom awakens in the body of Fluke, a canine who happily romps around a junkyard until visions of his former life become too strong to ignore. Compelled to find his original family, Fluke makes every attempt to work his way back into the their lives. However, there is one major problem: his wife has already started anew ... in the arms of his former best friend.
So I married an axe murderer( visu )
8 editions published between 1993 and 2008 in English and held by 436 libraries worldwide
A wedlock-shy coffee house poet finally meets the perfect woman. There's one little problem--he's convinced she's an axe murderer.
3 men and a baby( visu )
1 edition published in 2002 in English and held by 435 libraries worldwide
Three handsome Manhattan bachelors find their dating and mating rituals irreparably damaged when an unexpected roommate-- complete with crib, pacifier, and dirty diaper-- shows up on their doorstep.
Chaplin( visu )
1 edition published in 2008 in English and held by 379 libraries worldwide
Chaplin's entire life is covered in the biographical film. From his upbringings in the slums of England to his Honorary Oscar in 1972.
Chaplin( visu )
2 editions published between 1993 and 2011 in English and held by 341 libraries worldwide
"Portrays the amazing life and times of the "Little Tramp" from his poverty-stricken childhood in England, to his friendships, his many wives and scandalous affairs, his acting career, and his relentless pursuit by J. Edgar Hoover."--Container.
The story sisters [a novel by Alice Hoffman( Sound Recording )
3 editions published in 2009 in English and held by 266 libraries worldwide
Elv, Claire, and Meg are the Story Sisters, and each has a fate she must meet alone. One on a country road, one in the streets of Paris, and one in the corridors of her own imagination. At once a coming-of-age tale, a family saga, and a love story of erotic longing, The Story Sisters sifts through the miraculous and the mundane as the girls become women and their choices haunt them, change them, and finally redeem them--BOT website.
Greedy( visu )
6 editions published between 1994 and 2007 in English and held by 238 libraries worldwide
The McTeagues all want to stake a claim in their wealthy uncle's will. But their plans are threatened when he falls for a gorgeous pizza delivery woman.
Internal affairs( visu )
5 editions published between 1989 and 2010 in English and held by 222 libraries worldwide
Dennis Peck knows how to get around the law, because he is a cop. Raymond Avilla is the investigator who is determined to bring Peck to justice, even as Peck threatens Avilla's career, marriage, and sanity.
The vanishing( visu )
4 editions published between 1993 and 2005 in English and held by 208 libraries worldwide
Remake of the French classic suspense film. A man begins a search for his girlfriend after she disappears during their vacation getaway. His three year investigation draws the attention of her abductor, who harbors a diabolically calculating mind.
Air America( visu )
7 editions published between 1990 and 2003 in 3 languages and held by 174 libraries worldwide
Two renegade pilots are ensnared in the madness of covert operations over Laos during the Vietnam conflict. They lead the crew of AIR AMERICA, a not-so-secret airline that drops everything from live pigs to opium over villages throughout the Vietnamese countryside.
Bogus( visu )
2 editions published between 1996 and 1997 in English and held by 171 libraries worldwide
Goldberg is Harriet, an ambitious business-woman with no time for family. When seven year old Albert, newly orphaned, is placed in her care, his imaginary friend Bogus (Depardieu) comes to life.
Safe Harbor( visu )
4 editions published between 2009 and 2010 in English and held by 163 libraries worldwide
Based on the remarkable true story of couple Doug and Robbie Smith, who founded the Safe Harbor Home for Boys in Jacksonville, Fl. On the eve of their retirement cruise, self-made millionaire Doug Smith and his wife Robbie get a call from Doug's past asking him to 'pay it forward' by helping out troubled teens for a brief stay on their boat. A local judge, who took mercy on a young Doug when he was in trouble, asks the couple to help spare three teens from serving hard time.
Beyond suspicion( visu )
3 editions published in 2001 in English and held by 127 libraries worldwide
When Auggie Rose is murdered on his first day out of prison, John Nolan (Goldblum) takes on the man's identity. Delving deeper and deeper into an existence that is not his own, Nolan is unprepared when the consequences of his actions become clear and he is forced to justify his deception.
Running mates( visu )
4 editions published in 2000 in English and held by 120 libraries worldwide
A presidential campaign of comedy and conscience where ex-lovers of the candidate play a major role.
 
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