Lewis, Gary 1958-Overview
Publication Timeline
Most widely held works by
Gary Lewis
Billy Elliot
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Visual
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1 edition published in 2001 in English and held by 1,292 libraries worldwide Eleven-year-old miner's son Billy Elliot is on his way to boxing lessons when he stumbles upon a ballet class. Billy secretly joins the class, knowing that his blue-collar family would never understand.
Eragon
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1 edition published in 2007 in English and held by 1,256 libraries worldwide Eragon is an orphaned farm boy whose destiny is sealed forever when a mystic stone chooses him for its keeper. This is no ordinary stone, this is the last surviving egg of the dragon race. Eragon is now the new Dragon Rider, the boy who will be a savior to the repressed peoples of the Kingdom. The Kingdom is ruled by the wicked King Galbatorix and his evil wizard Durza. Eragon, together with his mentor, Brom, the gracious dragon Saphira and the beautiful Princess Arya learn more about themselves, their responsibilities and their destinies.
Joyeux Noël Merry Christmas
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Visual
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5 editions published between 2006 and 2009 in French and held by 1,161 libraries worldwide Loosely based on true episodes, this film tells the story of German, French, and Scottish soldiers in the bloody trenches of World War I and the miraculous Christmas Eve truce they unexpectedly forge. Follows a French lieutenant, a Scottish priest, and a German tenor and his beloved Danish soprano as music and the spirit of Christmas create bonds between enemies.
Eragon
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Visual
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6 editions published in 2007 in English and Spanish and held by 1,002 libraries worldwide Eragon is an orphaned farm boy whose destiny is sealed forever when a mystic stone chooses him for its keeper. This is no ordinary stone, this is the last surviving egg of the dragon race. Eragon is now the new Dragon Rider, the boy who will be a savior to the repressed peoples of the Kingdom. The Kingdom is ruled by the wicked King Galbatorix and his evil wizard Durza. Eragon, together with his mentor, Brom, the gracious dragon Saphira and the beautiful Princess Arya learn more about themselves, their responsibilities and their destinies.
Valhalla rising
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Visual
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6 editions published between 2009 and 2011 in English and held by 303 libraries worldwide One Eye is a chained prisoner forced to fight to the death for the entertainment of his captors. When One Eye escapes, he stumbles upon a group of warriors headed to the Crusades. But fate has something else in store, as the men drift into the New World, where savages stalk them one by one in increasingly violent ways. Is One Eye an avenging angel or just the guiltiest of them all?
Billy Elliot
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Visual
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29 editions published between 2000 and 2006 in 7 languages and held by 269 libraries worldwide Set in Durham Coalfield in northest England in 1984, an 11 year old miner's son Billy Elliot is on his way to boxing lessons when he stumbles upon a ballet class. Billy secretly joins the class, knowing that his blue-collar family would never understand.
Supervolcano
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Visual
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5 editions published between 2003 and 2007 in English and held by 188 libraries worldwide Speculative drama about a volcanic eruption of the supervolcano under Yellowstone National Park, and the widespread devastation caused in its wake.
The making of champions : roots of the sporting mind
by Gary Lewis
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Book
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5 editions published between 2008 and 2009 in English and held by 179 libraries worldwide
Pure
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Visual
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2 editions published between 2003 and 2006 in English and held by 149 libraries worldwide Ten-year-old Paul slowly begins to realize that his mother is an addict and, with the help of a local waitress, tries to rescue his mother from her boyfriend/dealer.
Family planning statistics, 1965 to 1973 : Africa, Asia, Latin America
by William O'Leary
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Book
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2 editions published in 1975 in English and held by 91 libraries worldwide
White rebel : the life and times of TT Lewis
by Gary Lewis
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Book
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2 editions published in 1999 in English and held by 77 libraries worldwide
Fat boy swim
by Catherine Forde
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Recording
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7 editions published between 2004 and 2009 in English and held by 60 libraries worldwide Teased and abused for being grossly overweight, Jimmy, a fourteen-year-old Scottish teenager who dreams mysterious dreams and secretly aspires to become a chef, decides to turn his self-loathing life around by learning how to swim.
A Collection of Australian bush verse
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Book
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1 edition published in 1989 in English and held by 58 libraries worldwide
Butterflies of Australia
by Gary Lewis
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Book
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1 edition published in 1987 in English and held by 50 libraries worldwide
Australia "beyond the black stump
by Gary Lewis
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Book
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2 editions published between 1990 and 1996 in English and held by 46 libraries worldwide
The democracy principle : farmer co-operatives in twentieth-century Australia
by Gary Lewis
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Book
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2 editions published in 2006 in English and held by 46 libraries worldwide
The escapist
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Visual
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1 edition published in 2006 in English and held by 44 libraries worldwide After a break-in attempt where his wife is killed, Denis dedicates his life to finding the killer at the expense of being sent to prison himself.
Focus on Australian birds
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Book
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1 edition published in 1991 in English and held by 40 libraries worldwide
Australia : the complete picture
by Gary Lewis
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Book
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3 editions published between 1990 and 2000 in English and held by 37 libraries worldwide
A-Z of Australian wildlife
by Gary Lewis
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Book
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3 editions published between 1987 and 1994 in English and held by 37 libraries worldwide more
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Action and adventure films Athletes--Mental health Athletes--Psychology Australia Ballet Ballet dancers Christmas films Christmas Truce (1914) Coal miners Coming-of-age films Disaster films Dragons Drama Drug addicts England England--Durham England--England, North East Fantasy films Fathers and sons Feature films Feature films Film adaptations France Gladiators Great Britain Intrenchments Kings and rulers Male dancers Mentoring Military campaigns Mind and body Mothers and sons Motion pictures Orphans Physical education and training--Psychological aspects Pictorial works Princesses Social classes Sports--Psychological aspects Teenage boys United States--Yellowstone National Park Video recordings--for the hearing impaired Vikings Volcanic eruptions Volcanoes War films Wizards Working class World War (1914-1918) World War (1914-1918)--Armistices
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Languages
English
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French (16) German (13) Undetermined (11) Spanish (6) Multiple languages (5) No Linguistic content (4) Danish (2) Turkish (1) Covers
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