Nick Hornby
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English
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"Katie Carr, a conscientious and clear-thinking doctor, has enough on her hands trying to deal with her marital problems, and she never dreams that every aspect of her life will soon be turned upside down by husband David's sudden conversion from snide cynicism to pure altruism.
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English
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Meet Martin, JJ, Jess, and Maureen. Four people who come together on New Year's Eve: a former TV talk show host, a musician, a teenage girl, and a mother. Three are British, one is American. They encounter one another on the roof of Topper's House, a London destination famous as the last stop for those ready to end their lives. This is a tale of connections made and missed, punishing regrets, and the grace of second chances.
3) Funny girl
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Pub. Date
2015.
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English
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In swinging 60s England, the nation is mesmerized by unlikely comedy star Sophie Straw, the former Blackpool beauty queen who just wants to make people laugh, like her heroine Lucille Ball. Behind the scenes, the cast and crew are having the time of their lives. But when the script begins to get a bit too close to home, and life starts imitating art, they all face a choice. The show's writers, Tony and Bill, comedy obsessives, each harbour a secret....
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Pub. Date
2020.
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English
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Lucy used to handle her adult romantic life according to the script she'd been handed. She met a guy just like herself: same age, same background, same hopes and dreams; they got married and started a family. Too bad he made her miserable. Now, two decades later, she's a nearly-divorced, forty-one-year-old schoolteacher with two school-aged sons, and there is no script anymore. So when she meets Joseph, she isn't exactly looking for love--she's more...
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Pub. Date
2009.
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English
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Ending her relationship with a man who turns out to be in love with a reclusive singer, Annie initiates an e-mail friendship with the musician that reveals their mutual loneliness, his concerns about his young son, and his plans to release an acoustic version of his most successful album.
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English
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Do you know your desert-island, all-time, top five most memorable split-ups? Rob does. He keeps a list, in fact. But Laura isn't on it - even though she's just become his latest ex. He's got his life back, you see. He can just do what he wants when he wants: like listen to whatever music he likes, look up the girls that are on his list, and generally behaves as if Laura never mattered. But Rob finds he can't move on. He's stuck in a really deep groove...
8) Songbook
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Publisher
Riverhead
Pub. Date
c2003.
Language
English
Description
Celebrates thirty-one of the author's favorite songs in a collection of essays about such musical renditions as Bruce Springsteen's "Thunder Road," Led Zeppelin's "Heartbreaker," and Van Morrison's "Caravan."
9) About a boy
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Publisher
Riverhead Books
Pub. Date
[1999].
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English
Description
Will, a thirty-six-year-old London bachelor, undergoes a change in his outlook about marriage and children when he lies to join a single parents group in order to meet women, and becomes friends with a needy twelve-year-old named Marcus.
10) Slam
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Publisher
Books on Tape
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
Bestselling author Nick Hornby delivers his first novel for young adults.
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Deutsch
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Ein warmherziges und unterhaltsames Hörbuch über Kunst, Kreativität und die überraschenden Gemeinsamkeiten zwischen dem viktorianischen Romancier Charles Dickens und dem modernen amerikanischen Rockstar Prince.
Mit der Bewunderung eines Fans und seinem typischen Humor und Witz zeigt uns Nick Hornby die kuriosen Ähnlichkeiten zwischen zwei auf ihre Art genialen Künstlern, die bis heute gelesen oder gehört, bewundert und nachgeahmt werden.
Hornby...
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Deutsch
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England Anfang der 60er: Die hübsche blonde Barbara nimmt die Wahl zur Miss Blackpool nicht an, sonst müsste sie womöglich noch ein Jahr in ihrem provinziellen Heimat-Kaff verbringen. Sie will ins Swinging London, ihr Traum: eine berühmte Komikerin werden. Was zunächst aussichtslos erscheint, wird Wirklichkeit, sie findet geniale Drehbuchschreiber und einen klugen Produzenten. Die Sitcom "Barbara (and Jim)" wird im Fernsehen ein Riesenerfolg...
14) Fever pitch
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20th Century Fox
Pub. Date
c2005.
Language
English
Description
According to Red Sox super-fan Ben Wrightman, finding romance is about as likely as his beloved team winning the World Series. But when Ben scores a beautiful new girlfriend, suddenly anything is possible.
15) About a boy
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
c2002.
Language
English
Description
Will is a good-looking, smooth-talking bachelor whose primary goal in life is to avoid any kind of responsibility. So he decides to invent an imaginary son in order to meet attractive single moms. Will gets a lesson about life from a bright but hopelessly geeky 12-year-old named Marcus. Now, as Will struggles to teach Marcus the art of being cool, Marcus teaches Will that you are never too cool to grow up.
16) Brooklyn
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Language
English
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An Irish immigrant lands in 1950s Brooklyn, where she quickly falls into a romance with a local. When her past catches up with her, however, she must choose between two countries and the lives that exist within.
17) Wild
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
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After years of reckless behavior, a heroin addiction and the destruction of her marriage, Cheryl Strayed makes a rash decision. Haunted by memories of her mother Bobbi and with absolutely no experience, she sets out to hike more than a thousand miles on the Pacific Crest Trail all on her own.
18) High fidelity
Publisher
Touchstone Home Video
Pub. Date
c2000.
Language
English
Description
Rob Gordon's record store is semi-failing and his long-time girlfriend has just walked out on him. In order to figure out where things went wrong (and why he can't commit) he examines his past relationships with other women.
20) Juliet, naked
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
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"Annie (Byrne) is stuck in a long-term relationship with Duncan (O'Dowd), an obsessive fan of obscure rocker Tucker Crowe (Hawke). When the acoustic demo from Tucker's 25-year-old hit album surfaces, its release leads to a life-changing encounter with the elusive musician in this heartwarming story about finding love when and where you least expect it."--Container.