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The orchid thief

2002
Describes the life and times of John Laroche, a plant smuggler and orchid thief, and the eccentric world of Florida's obsessed collectors of rare plants.

The orchid thief

2000
Chronicles the 1994 crime story of John Laroche, a plant dealer who teamed up with three Seminole Indians to steal rare orchids from a southern Florida swamp with the intention of having the orchids cloned to sell to collectors; examines the ramifications of the case, which concerned a wide variety of groups, including environmentalists, Native Americans, and orchid enthusiasts.

In the absence of angels

a Hollywood family's courageous story
1991
Elizabeth Glaser, founder of the Pediatric AIDS Foundation, relates her family's fight against AIDS with inspired aggressiveness.
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