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Annie is a young girl from a working-class neighborhood who suddenly finds herself working as a nanny for a wealthy family in Manhattan's Upper East Side. Between catering to the every whim of her employers and their precocious son and falling in love with their gorgeous neighbor, Annie tries to figure out what she wants to do with her life.
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A would-be writer Nick Carraway leaves the Midwest and comes to New York City in the spring of 1922, an era of loosening morals, glittering jazz, bootleg kings, and sky-rocketing stocks. Chasing his own American Dream, Nick lands next door to a mysterious, party-giving millionaire, Jay Gatsby. It is thus that Nick is drawn into the captivating world of the super rich, their illusions, loves and deceits.
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In 1918, Larry Darrell returns home from World War 1 disillusioned with his materialistic society. The quest for inner peace leads Larry to reject his rich fiancee, Isabel, and go searching for truth in the Himalayas. But, Larry learns that the path to enlightenment is as painful and narrow as treading the sharp edge of a razor.
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Harrison French's wealthy father-in-law is sick of footing the mortgage, and Harrison's young wife is getting antsy. When it seems things can't get any worse, Harrison accidentally hits and kills a man with his car. Doing anything to salvage his career and at the same time keep the hit-and-run a secret, he becomes the perfect pawn for a very sensitive and dangerous group who have no problems setting Harrison up for more problems than he already has....
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"In a world of vengeance and corruption, an underground society of powerful men is trapped in a devious web of blackmail and fear where it's easy to get in, but murder to get out. Like the others in the group, Harrison French has committed a terrible crime. William Ashbury [is] the rich and influential leader of the group. He convinces Harrison to confess his dark secret. William promises to make all of Harrison's troubles disappear in return for...
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