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"One winter night, Peter Lake--master mechanic and second-story man--attempts to rob a fortress-like mansion on the Upper West Side. Though he thinks it is empty , the daughter of the house is home. Thus begins the affair between a middle-aged Irish burglar and Beverly Penn, a young girl dying of consumption. It is a love so powerful that Peter Lake, a simple and uneducated man, will be driven to stop time and bring back the dead."--
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Reunited with his long-lost stepdaughter by an ex-wife's hysterical plea for help, gay lawyer Henry Archer allows the young woman to move into his basement, where she reluctantly poses as the girlfriend of a down-on-his-luck former sitcom star.
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"With their daughters fully grown and their relationship fraying, Upper West Side-based couple Alice and Peter are further agitated when Alice's beloved dog, Maebelle, goes missing. As Alice mourns the loss of her dog and struggles with her own sudden infidelity, we witness Peter's psychiatric ethics unraveling as he lusts for a young patient. Tensions rise to the surface as Peter and Alice escape the heat of New York City to visit wealthy friends...
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Rosemary Woodhouse and her husband move into an old apartment building, reknowned for its ominous reputation. An older couple begins taking an interest in the Woodhouses, especially after Rosemary becomes pregnant. Unfortunately, the couple is not what they seem.
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Emily and her husband Sandy Portman seemed to live a gracious if busy life in an old-world, Upper West Side New York apartment in the famous Dakota building. But one night on the way to meet Emily, Sandy dies in a tragic accident. The funeral isn't even over before Emily learns she is on the verge of being evicted from their apartment. But worse than the possibility of losing her home, Emily is stunned when she discovers that her marriage was made...
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As Bridge makes her way through seventh grade on Manhattan's Upper West Side with her best friends, curvacious Em, crusader Tab, and a curious new friend--or more than friend--Sherm, she finds the answer she has been seeking since she barely survived an accident at age eight: "What is my purpose?"
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Rosemary Woodhouse and her struggling actor husband Guy move into the Bramford, an old New York City apartment building with an ominous reputation and mostly elderly residents. Neighbors Roman and Minnie Castavet soon come nosing around to welcome the Woodhouses to the building, and despite Rosemary's reservations about their eccentricity and the weird noises that she keeps hearing, her husband takes a special shine to them. Shortly after Guy lands...
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"The murder of Judge Hugo Jackson is out of Detective Simon Ziele's jurisdiction in more ways than one. It's high profile enough to command the attention of the notorious new police commissioner, since Judge Jackson was presiding over the sensationalist trial of Al Drayson. Drayson, an anarchist, set off a bomb at a Carnegie wedding, but instead of killing millionaires, it killed passersby, including a child. Furthermore, Simon's assigned precinct...
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Dennis-with a famous painter father and social activist mother-is a small-time drug dealer and total mess. His hero-worshipping friend Warren has just impulsively stolen $15,000 from his father, an abusive lingerie tycoon. When Jessica, a mixed-up prep school girl, shows up for a date, Warren pulls out a wad of bills and takes her off, awkwardly, for a night of seduction. A wildly funny, bittersweet, and moving story, This Is Our Youth is as trenchant...
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The daughter of author Joseph Heller shares the story of her childhood, marked by her father's fame, her parents' acrimonious divorce, and their unconventional parenting choices, in a lighthearted personal account that includes coverage of such topics as a summer at the Beverly Hills Hotel and her father's celebrity friendships.
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They stand proudly gazing across the Hudson River at the cliffs of New Jersey. Their brows are marked by ornamental pediments. Greek columns stand as sentries by their entrances and stone medallions bedeck their chests. They are seven graceful relics of Beaux Arts New York, townhouses built more than 100 years ago for a new class of industrialists, actors and scientists -- many from abroad -- who made their fortunes in the United States and shaped...
15) West Side story
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Maria is young and innocent and has never known love-- until Tony. Searching for life beyond the savagery of the street, Tony has discovered love for the first time with her, too. But Maria's brother is the leader of the Sharks, and Tony had once led their rivals, the Jets. Now both gangs are claiming the same turf. With tensions rising to the point of explosion, will their newfound love be destroyed by violence? -- adapted from back cover
16) Zimowa opowieść
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Peter Lake -- orphan, thief, mechanic extraordinaire -- and Athansor, a flying Brooklyn milkhorse, establish a reign of love and justice in New York City in the year 2000.
17) Ṭiflu Rūzmārī
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Det unge par Rosemary og Guy flytter ind i en mystisk, gammel lejlighed, som bliver ramme for uhyggelige og perverse tildragelser
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"Maria is young and innocent and has never known love -- until Tony. And Tony, searching for life beyond the savagery of the streets, has discovered love for the first time with her, too. But Maria's brother is the leader of the Sharks and Tony had once led the rival Jets. Now, both gangs are claiming the same turf and with tensions rising to the point of explosion, it seems there is no way to stop a rumble. Tony promised Maria that he would stay...
20) West Side story
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La historia más romántica de todos los tiempos regresa para brillar con más fuerza que nunca, con un mensaje multicultural y el anhelo de un futuro mejor y más inclusivo. En el West Side de Nueva York, los puertorriqueños tratan de abrirse camino. Recién llegados, intentan encontrar su lugar en la ciudad, aunque eso suponga hacerlo a puñetazos. Los Sharks, liderados por Bernardo, controlan varias manzanas que se disputan con otra pandilla,...