The
Boys From Brazil by: IRA
LEVIN
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It is 1974,
but for Dr. Mengele and his group of Nazis the War is not over. They
have a plan to rule the world. There is a list of men who must be
killed. Then there are the boys, who live in different parts of the
world , but have the same body, hair, face ... Why is Mengele
so interested in them ?
Mystery, violence,
horror and fantasy from best-selling American thriller-writer, Ira Levin.
The
Breathing Method by: STEPHEN
KING
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There is a strange
club in New York where men tell each other stories. The years pass but
no one looks older. One night a doctor tells
the story of a young woman who gives birth to her baby - in the most horrible
way!
Evil, psychic powers,
obsession and the supernatural - in the most ordinary of everyday places!
A spin-chiller from the master of horror.
The
Burden of Proof by: SCOTT
TUROW
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One afternoon, the
lawyer Sandy Stern returned home to find his wife Clara dead in the garage.
From that day, Sandy started to find out about the woman he had been married
to for thirty-one years. The lives of all his family would never be the
same again.
Another blockbuster
from the most brilliant thriller writers.
The
Client by: JOHN GRISHAM
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Mark Sway is eleven
and he knows where a body is hidden. With that body the FBI can prove a
Mafia murder. Mark wants to be honest, but he also wants to be safe. He
mploys an unusual lawyer . She must protect the child from the law and
from the killers. But
she has help: Mark is a clever client.
A Powerful and original
bestseller that has been made into a film.
The
Danger by: DICK FRANCIS
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In Italy, Alessia
Cenci, a famous jockey, is kidnapped. Next, a small child is kidnapped
in England. Then a man is kidnapped in the United States. All three kidnappings
are in the horse-racing world. Is the same man behind them?
Another action-packed
thriller from one of Britain’s top-selling crime writers.
Detective
Work by: JOHN
ESCOTT
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A diamond necklace
is stolen from a museum. Everyone who works at the museum could be guilty.
But who really took the necklace, and why? Paul, a young student, helps
the police to find the thief.
An exciting and addictive
detective story, suitable for younger learners.
The
Diary of a Young Girl by: ANNE
FRANK 0 14 0 816550
New
In July 1942, Anne
Frank was thirteen years old, when she and her family had to escape from
the terrifying danger of the Nazi occupation
in Holland. For two years, they hid in tiny secret rooms at the back of
an Amsterdam warehouse and Anne wrote her diary. In her diary she
vividly describes the frustrations of living in such confined quarters,
the constant treat of discovery, hunger and tiredness, and above all, the
boredom. Her diary ends abruptly when, in August 1944, she and her family
were finally discovered by the Nazis.
The diary of Anne
Frank remains an extraordinary and deeply moving account of their lives
in hiding. Since its publication by Otto Frank, the family’s sole survivor,
in 1947, Anne’s diary has been read and loved by millions of people all
over the world. Anne died in a concentration camp in 1945.
The
Doll’s House and Other Stories by: K.
MANSFIELD 0 140 81504
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The young wife with
her good husband, beautiful house and exciting friends; the singer who
is so proud of his art; the young girls who are in love with their new
toy; and a family giving a party in the garden of their large house. Life
seems very good to them.
But things are never
what they seem, especially in Katherine Mansfield ‘s
world ....
Katherine Mansfield
wrote some of the best short stories in English language. These four
stories take place in England and New Zealand. They are funny, sad, and
often cruel.
"A collection of short
stories by one of the most outstanding New Zealand women writers of this
century".
Dracula
by: BRAM STOKER
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Count Dracula is a
vampire. He drinks people’s blood. He lives in a lonely castle in the mountains
of a distant country known as Transylvania. But when he comes to
England .... Professor Van Helsing knows about vampires, but
he stop Dracula in time ?
Bram Stoker’s Dracula
is the world’s famous horror story and has been the inspiration for many
films.
Emma
by: JANE AUSTEN
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New
Emma Woodhouse
is beautiful, clever and rich. She loves “match-making” -
arranging marriages between her friends and neighbours in the village
of Highbury. However, she often creates more heartache than happiness-and
what about her own chance of love .. ?
Jane Austen ( 1775-1817
) is still one of the world’s favorite authors and her delightful stories
have been enjoyed by generations of readers. Emma was made into a
film in 1997 starring Gwyneth Paltrow.
Farewell,
My Lovely by: RAYMOND
CHANDLER
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Private detective
Philip Marlowe is in trouble again! He witnesses a murder. He knows
the killer. The police do not want to find the murderer... Marlowe thinks
this is strange...
A classic non-stop-action
thriller from Raymond Chandler ( 1888-1959 ) , Anerica’s master of crime
fiction.
Far
From the Madding Crowd by: THOMAS
HARDY
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Bathsheba Everdene
is a beautiful young woman. Three men say they love her, but she marries
the wrong one. This compulsive and tragic story takes place in the beautiful
countryside of the south of England.
A tale of passion,
loyalty and betrayal, set against the predictable natural cycle of the
countryside. A masterpiece.
Glitz
by: ELMORE LEONARD
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Teddy Magyk was a
killer and Vincent Mora, a Miami policeman, wanted him in the prison. But
there was a problem. Teddy wanted Vincent too. He wanted to kill him.
A masterpiece of crime
fiction.
The
Godfather by: MARIO PUZO
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This is the best-known
tale of the American Mafia ever told. Don Corleone is the Godfather, the
head of one of the richest families in New York. He is a gangster and his
business is crime, violence and murder. His favourite son Michael
is a lawyer who wants to lead a quiet, peaceful life. But when his father
is nearly killed by rival gangsters Michael gets pulled into the dangerous
world of the ‘family business’...
The Godfather, starring
Marlon Brando and Al Pacino, is one of the most popular films ever made.
So popular in fact that three sequels were made about the Carleone family.
Gone
with the Wind by: MARGARET
MITCHELL Part
1
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The beautiful Scarlett
O’Hara learns that Ashley Wilkes, the man she secretly loves, is
going to marry another woman. Even the American Civil War is nothing compared
to Scarlett’s broken heart. But one man knows her secret - and he wants
her for himself!
Gone
with the Wind by: MARGARET
MITCHELL Part 2
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The American South
has lost the Civil War. Scarlett O’Harra has to work hard to build up her
life again, but she has no money. The handsome Rhett Butler is rich, but
he soon to be hanged for murder. Then there is Ashley Wilkes. He is married
now, but Scarlett
still loves him. Does
he love her?
One of the greatest
romantic sagas ever written, Gone with the Wind is also a classic film
with Vivienne Leigh and Clark Gable.
The
House of Stairs by: BARBARA
VINE
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A few years ago a
group of people lived in a house in London. One of them was murdered, but
who was it? We slowly find out what really happened, and the past, the
present, and the future are joined together in a frightening story.
Compelling non-stop
suspense from this distinguished master crafts-woman, Barbara Vine.
The
Locked Room and Other Horror Stories by: M.
R. JAMES 0 140 815716
A tree full of enormous
spiders, curtains like a dead man’s hair; an old man with no heart. This
are some of the things you will discover in this terrifying short stories.
Mr. James is one of the greatest horror writers of all time.
The
Lost World by: MICHAEL CRICHTON
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It is six years since
the disaster at Jurassic Park and the park is closed, the Island deserted,
the dinosaurs are destroyed and the scientist’s dreams are ruined. But
there are rumours that something has survived. Is the nightmare beginning
again ?
Jurassic Park was
one of the most popular books of recent years. It was also a hugely
successful film directed by Steven Spielberg. The Lost World is the
thrilling and long awaited sequel. It broke box-office records in
the summer of 1997.
Michael Crichton has
written several other very successful books inclding Disclosure and
Congo.
The
Mill on the Floss by: GEORGE
ELIOT
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Maggie Tulliver, impulsive
and imaginative, live in a small English village with her family. She loves
her brother deeply, but he does not understand her. She becomes friends
with a boy her brother disapproves of, and the consequences gradually turn
into tragedy. classic.
The
Mosquito Coast by: PAUL
THEROUX
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Allie Fox hates America
and he hates the 20th century. He and his family go to the Honduras jungle
to make a new, simple life - but Allie starts to go mad and life becomes
much more frightening than it was before.
Tragedy and farce
in the Honduras jungle. Harrison Ford starts in the recent smash-hit film.
The
Picture of Dorian Gray by: OSCAR
WILDE 0 140
815724
As the years pass,
Dorian Gray always looks young and handsome. A picture of Dorian Gray is
locked in a dark room. What has happened to the picture and why no one
ever see it.? A classic.
Primary
Colours by: ANONYMOUS
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Jack Stanton is a
young governor but has more ambitious ideas - he wants to be President
of the USA. Henry Burton can help him achieve his dream but he knows Stanton
will do almost anything to win. Henry is about to discover the dark secrets
in Stanton’s past and will then have to decide for himself what is right
and wrong.
It is not a true story,
but it is based on recent American Presidents. Because of this, the author,
a famous American Journalist, has kept his name a secret. It is now also
a successful film starring John Tavolta.
Seven
by: ANTHONY BRUNO
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‘You ever hear of
the seven deadly sins, Mills? Greed, gluttony, wrath, envy, sloth, pride,
and lust.’
Detective Somerset
has only seven more days before he retires to a new, peaceful life in the
country. But before he can leave he and his partner Mills have to find
a murderer who is killing people in the most horrible ways.
This chilling suspense
story is based on the hugely successful Hollywood thriller starring Brad
Pitt and Morgan Freeman.
Strangers
on a Train by: PATRICIA
HIGHSMITH
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‘You murder my father
and I’ll murder your wife.’
After Guy Haines meets
Charley Bruno on a train he is pulled into a world of madness, lies and
death - from which there is no escape. A chilling
psychological thriller by one of the very best writers of contemporary
crime fiction.
White
Fang by: JACK LONDON
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‘The land was enormous,
white with snow, and silent. Into the still, lifeless silence broke the
sounds and movements of life - of dogs breathing, and men calling to the
dogs...’ White Fang is one of these dogs. White Fang is the greatest fighter
of them all...
One of the greatest
adventure.
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