book_id,title,year,avg_rating,rating_count,review_count,series,series_num,author,description,length,five_stars,four_stars,three_stars,two_stars,one_star,cover_image,standardized_rating,normalized_rating
1964904.0,The Assault,1982,3.71,9367.0,390.0,,,Harry Mulisch,"It is the winter of 1945, the last dark days of the war in occupied Holland. A Nazi collaborator, infamous for his cruelty, is assassinated as he rides home on his bicycle. The Germans arrive within minutes, and in brutal retaliation burn a nearby house and massacre an innocent family. Only the youngest son, twelve-year-old Anton Steenwijk, survives.A novel of great emotio
It is the winter of 1945, the last dark days of the war in occupied Holland. A Nazi collaborator, infamous for his cruelty, is assassinated as he rides home on his bicycle. The Germans arrive within minutes, and in brutal retaliation burn a nearby house and massacre an innocent family. Only the youngest son, twelve-year-old Anton Steenwijk, survives.A novel of great emotional ans psychological intensity, The Assault traces the complex repercussions of this nightmarish event on Anton's life. Determined to forget, Anton opts for a carefully normal existence - a prudent marriage, a successful career, and colorless passivity. But the past keeps breaking through - in relentless memories and in chance encounters with the other actors in the drama - until Anton finally learns what really happened that night when his family was killed, and why.The Assault subtly and brilliantly explores the eternal questions of guilt and innocence, heroism and cowardice. And it introduces to the American scene a major European writer - Harry Mulisch.(front flap)
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2770004.0,About A Boy,1998,3.8,117323.0,3027.0,,,Nick Hornby,"'How cool was Will Freeman'Too cool! At thirty-six, he's as hip as a teenager. He's single, child-free, goes to the right clubs and knows which trainers to wear. He's also found a great way to score with women: attend single parents' groups full of available (and grateful) mothers, all hoping to meet a Nice Guy.Which is how Will meets Marcus, the oldest twelve-year-old on
'How cool was Will Freeman'Too cool! At thirty-six, he's as hip as a teenager. He's single, child-free, goes to the right clubs and knows which trainers to wear. He's also found a great way to score with women: attend single parents' groups full of available (and grateful) mothers, all hoping to meet a Nice Guy.Which is how Will meets Marcus, the oldest twelve-year-old on the planet. Marcus is a bit strange: he listens to Joni Mitchell and Mozart, looks after his mum and has never owned a pair of trainers. But Marcus latches on to Will - and won't let go. Can Will teach Marcus how to grow up cool And can Marcus help Will just to grow up
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1171639.0,Adams Fall,2000,3.28,88.0,12.0,,,Sean Desmond,"With the fall of his senior year at the College upon him, the nameless protagonist of Adams Fall finds himself under the great strain of senior year with a thesis to write, a Marshall to apply for, and a girlfriend to elude. It is a full, but manageable plate for one of ""the country's best and brightest.""A resident of Adams house's reportedly haunted B-entry, he is familia
With the fall of his senior year at the College upon him, the nameless protagonist of Adams Fall finds himself under the great strain of senior year with a thesis to write, a Marshall to apply for, and a girlfriend to elude. It is a full, but manageable plate for one of ""the country's best and brightest.""A resident of Adams house's reportedly haunted B-entry, he is familiar with tales of phantom footsteps, vanished laundry, lurking shadows. But when he begins to find himself the object of the house's cruel attentions his world quickly begins to unravel. As the protagonist's grades slip, so slips his mind.Into his privileged ivy-league world enters a charming and vindictive playboy from the College's past who relishes reminding the protagonist of the circumstances surrounding the suicide of his first year roommate. When the protagonist is faced with the mutilated body of a woman he had been sneaking around with, he resolves to discover the identity of the ghost in order to put an end to its raging and to maintain his sanity.Adams Fall is an elegant blend of ghost story and psychological thriller, with a tip of its hat to Henry James.
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56649.0,The Adventurers,1966,3.87,1313.0,51.0,,,Harold Robbins,"From the author of The New York Times #1 best-selling novel The Carpetbaggers comes a tale of violence, sex, betrayal, revenge and intrigue. The Adventurers is a story of revolution and danger in the sultry jungles of South America.As a young boy, Diogenes Alejandro Xenos (",712.0,389.0,486.0,340.0,80.0,18.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1411687302l/56649.jpg,0.0850967363985221,0.623333333333333
41096625.0,The Adventures of Hajji Baba of Ispahan,1824,4.29,7.0,2.0,,,James Justinian Morier,"The Adventures of Hajji Baba of Ispahan by James Justinian Morier We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. The aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast
The Adventures of Hajji Baba of Ispahan by James Justinian Morier We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. The aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature, and our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. The contents of the vast majority of titles in the Classic Library have been scanned from the original works. To ensure a high quality product, each title has been meticulously hand curated by our staff. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with a book that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic work, and that for you it becomes an enriching experience.
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180617.0,Pinocchio,1883,3.86,62365.0,1826.0,,,Carlo Collodi,"A classic tale of mischance and mischief based on the original adventures.A naughty wooden puppet gets into trouble, disobeys his father, forgets his pomises, and skips through life looking for fun. Just like a ""real boy."" Until he learns that to become truly real, he must open his heart and think of others.",262.0,20809.0,19222.0,16426.0,4523.0,1385.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1327938097l/180617.jpg,0.0503370614503368,0.62
3590.0,The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes,1891,4.31,210960.0,5685.0,Sherlock Holmes,3,Arthur Conan Doyle,A Scandal in Bohemia The Adventure of the Red-Headed League A Case of Identity The Bascombe Valley Mystery The Five Orange Pips The Man with the Twisted Lip The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle The Adventure of the Speckled Band The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb The Adventure of the Nobel Bachelor The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet The Adventure of the Copper Beeches,339.0,102176.0,76738.0,27574.0,3405.0,1067.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1164045516l/3590.jpg,1.61452243411864,0.77
124918.0,Airport,1968,3.94,33868.0,449.0,,,Arthur Hailey,"As a raging blizzard wreaks havoc at Lincoln International Airport outside Chicago, airport and airline personnel try to cope with this unstoppable force of nature that is endangering thousands of lives. And in the air, a lone plane struggles to reach its destination. Over the course of seven pulse-pounding hours, a tense human drama plays out as a brilliant airport manage
As a raging blizzard wreaks havoc at Lincoln International Airport outside Chicago, airport and airline personnel try to cope with this unstoppable force of nature that is endangering thousands of lives. And in the air, a lone plane struggles to reach its destination. Over the course of seven pulse-pounding hours, a tense human drama plays out as a brilliant airport manager, an arrogant pilot, a tough maintenance man, and a beautiful stewardess strive to avert disaster.Featuring a diverse cast of vibrant characters, Airport is both a realistic depiction of the airline industry and a novel of nail-biting suspense.
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7199539.0,All the Brothers Were Valiant,1919,3.5,30.0,3.0,,,Ben Ames Williams,"Ben Ames Williams (1889-1953) was an American writer who published over thirty novels. His writing traversed a wide range of genres and evinced considerable expertise in a number of divergent fields. He achieved his greatest popularity when three of his books, All the Brothers Were Valiant (1919), The Strange Woman (1945) and Leave Her to Heaven (1946) were adapted to film
Ben Ames Williams (1889-1953) was an American writer who published over thirty novels. His writing traversed a wide range of genres and evinced considerable expertise in a number of divergent fields. He achieved his greatest popularity when three of his books, All the Brothers Were Valiant (1919), The Strange Woman (1945) and Leave Her to Heaven (1946) were adapted to film. His other works include: Evered (1921), Black Pawl (1922), Thrifty Stock, and Other Stories (1923), Audacity (1924), The Silver Forest (1926), Immortal Longings (1927), Splendor (1927), The Dreadful Night (1928), Great Oaks (1930), Touchstone (1930), Honeyflow (1932), Money Musk (1932), The Strumpet Sea (1938), Come Spring (1940) and House Divided (1947).
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613897.0,All the Way,2001,3.36,284.0,47.0,,,Andy Behrens,"The light at the end of nice boy Ian s boring summer is Danielle, someone he met online who might be really hot and who might have agreed to have sex with him. Ian is new to this sex thing and Danielle is nine hundred miles away, but Ian thinks Danielle mightbe the right girl, and if he can get himself and his two best friends, Lance and Felicia, into his aged Oldsmobile a
The light at the end of nice boy Ian s boring summer is Danielle, someone he met online who might be really hot and who might have agreed to have sex with him. Ian is new to this sex thing and Danielle is nine hundred miles away, but Ian thinks Danielle mightbe the right girl, and if he can get himself and his two best friends, Lance and Felicia, into his aged Oldsmobile and en route to Danielle in their last weekend before senior year starts, he just mightbe about to have sex! The road trip, then, becomes The Sex Drive, wherein Ian might motor his way to love, if he can figure out how nice boys finish first.Author Biography: Andy Behrens is a freelance writer living in Chicago. He has written for the Chicago Reader, Flak Magazine, and ESPN.com, as well as other publications.This is his first novel.
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6255949.0,All You Need Is Kill,2009,4.06,15046.0,1604.0,,,Hiroshi Sakurazaka,There,200.0,5023.0,6611.0,2808.0,511.0,93.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1348712730l/6255949.jpg,0.745530560414026,0.686666666666667
398197.0,Almayer's Folly,1895,3.55,1091.0,98.0,Lingard Trilogy,3,Joseph Conrad,Almayer,208.0,178.0,396.0,384.0,112.0,21.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1389675926l/398197.jpg,-1.02721286194338,0.516666666666667
224994.0,Altered States,1978,3.82,579.0,57.0,,,Paddy Chayefsky,"Inspired by the work of John C. Lilly, Chayefsky spent two years in Boston doing research to write his science fiction novel Altered States (HarperCollins, 1978), which he adapted for his last screenplay. In the film Chayefsky is credited under his real first and middle name, Sidney Aaron, because of disputes with director Ken Russell. Some of the events portrayed in this
Inspired by the work of John C. Lilly, Chayefsky spent two years in Boston doing research to write his science fiction novel Altered States (HarperCollins, 1978), which he adapted for his last screenplay. In the film Chayefsky is credited under his real first and middle name, Sidney Aaron, because of disputes with director Ken Russell. Some of the events portrayed in this film seem to be based on the studies of the French surrealist author Antonin Artaud; the protagonist visits a tribe of isolated Mexican tribal people & participates in their sacred shamanic ritual involving local hallucinogens for the purpose of investigating the common religious experience. Much of the setting of this part of the film also appears to be based on Artaud's description of the natural, altho seemingly man-made landscape of the people. In the movie, this was represented by huge stone mushrooms often called hoodoos & attributed to the supernatural.
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284182.0,American Knees,1995,3.42,292.0,26.0,,,Shawn Wong,"Read about the movie, Americanese, based on Shawn Wong's book, at: http: //www.americanesethemovie.com",240.0,49.0,89.0,103.0,37.0,14.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1348274711l/284182.jpg,-1.47908863626978,0.473333333333333
28676.0,American Psycho,1991,3.82,201840.0,8693.0,,,Bret Easton Ellis,"Patrick Bateman is twenty-six and he works on Wall Street, he is handsome, sophisticated, charming and intelligent. He is also a psychopath. Taking us to head-on collision with America's greatest dream",399.0,65008.0,70023.0,41650.0,15399.0,9760.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1436934349l/28676.jpg,-0.0887016383424013,0.606666666666667
331319.0,An American Tragedy,1925,3.94,29287.0,1126.0,,,Theodore Dreiser,"On one level, An American Tragedy is the story of the corruption and destruction of one man, Clyde Griffiths, who forfeits his life in desperate pursuit of success. On a deeper, more profound level, the novel represents a massive portrayal of the society whose values both shape Clyde's tawdry ambitions and seal his fate: It is an unsurpassed depiction of the harsh realitie
On one level, An American Tragedy is the story of the corruption and destruction of one man, Clyde Griffiths, who forfeits his life in desperate pursuit of success. On a deeper, more profound level, the novel represents a massive portrayal of the society whose values both shape Clyde's tawdry ambitions and seal his fate: It is an unsurpassed depiction of the harsh realities of American life and of the dark side of the American Dream. Extraordinary in scope and power, vivid in its sense of wholesale human waste, unceasing in its rich compassion, An American Tragedy stands as Theodore Dreiser's supreme achievement.Based on an actual crime case, An American Tragedy was the inspiration for the film A Place in the Sun, winner of six Academy Awards, starring Elizabeth Taylor and Montgomery Clift.
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647121.0,Angel,1957,3.85,1684.0,246.0,,,Elizabeth Taylor,"Writing stories that are extravagant and fanciful, fifteen-year old Angel retreats to a world of romance, escaping the drabness of provincial life. She knows she is different, that she is destined to become a feted authoress, owner of great riches and of Paradise House . . .After reading The Lady Irania, publishers Brace and Gilchrist are certain the novel will be a succes
Writing stories that are extravagant and fanciful, fifteen-year old Angel retreats to a world of romance, escaping the drabness of provincial life. She knows she is different, that she is destined to become a feted authoress, owner of great riches and of Paradise House . . .After reading The Lady Irania, publishers Brace and Gilchrist are certain the novel will be a success, in spite of - and perhaps because of - its overblown style. But they are curious as to who could have written such a book: 'Some old lady, romanticising behind lace-curtains' . . . 'Angelica Deverell is too good a name to be true . . . she might be an old man. It would be an amusing variation. You are expecting to meet Mary Anne Evans and in Walks George Eliot twirling his moustache.' So nothing can prepare them for the pale young woman who sits before them, with not a seed of irony or a grain of humour in her soul.
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1284085.0,Anna and the King of Siam,1944,3.77,2120.0,230.0,,,Margaret Landon,"Anna Leonowens, a proper Englishwoman, was an unlikley candidate to change the course of Siamese (Thai) history. A young widow and mother, her services were engaged in the 1860's by King Mongkut of Siam to help him communicate with foreign governments and be the tutor to his children and favored concubines. Stepping off the steamer from London, Anna found herself in an exo
Anna Leonowens, a proper Englishwoman, was an unlikley candidate to change the course of Siamese (Thai) history. A young widow and mother, her services were engaged in the 1860's by King Mongkut of Siam to help him communicate with foreign governments and be the tutor to his children and favored concubines. Stepping off the steamer from London, Anna found herself in an exotic land she could have only dreamed of lush landscape of mystic faiths and curious people, and king's palace bustling with royal pageantry, ancient custom, and harems. One of her pupils, the young prince Chulalongkorn, was particularly influenced by Leonowens and her Western ideals. He learned about Abraham Lincoln and the tenets of democracy from her, and years later he would become Siam's most progressive king. He guided the country's transformation from a feudal state to a modern society, abolshing slavery and making many other radical reforms.Weaving meticulously researched facts with beautifully imagined scenes, Margret Landon recreates an unforgettable portrait of life in a forgotten extotic land. Written more than fifty years ago, and translated into dozens of languages, Anna and the King of Siam (the inspiration for the magical play and film The King and I)continues to delight and enchant readers around the world.
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3148286.0,Anna Karenina,1873,4.04,549695.0,20509.0,,,Leo Tolstoy,"Includes photographs, a 10,000-word section on Tolstoy",864.0,222709.0,182458.0,100101.0,30623.0,13804.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1344677151l/3148286.jpg,0.676011210517658,0.68
1684752.0,"The Assassination Bureau, Ltd.",1963,3.8,780.0,79.0,,,Jack London,"I have accepted a commission from you... The agreement was that I should order my own execution if you proved to my satisfaction that the assassinations achieved by the Bureau were wrong. You have proved it. Nothing remains but to live up to the agreement.Thus Ivan Dragomiloff, founder and mastermind of the secret Assassination Bureau, signs his own death warrant and sets
I have accepted a commission from you... The agreement was that I should order my own execution if you proved to my satisfaction that the assassinations achieved by the Bureau were wrong. You have proved it. Nothing remains but to live up to the agreement.Thus Ivan Dragomiloff, founder and mastermind of the secret Assassination Bureau, signs his own death warrant and sets off a lethal cat-and-mouse game, pitting himself against the very organization of ruthless killers he created to rid the State of its most pernicious enemies. Jack London's unfinished suspense thriller, completed by Robert L. Fish and first published in 1963, eerily foreshadowed the conspiracy theories surrounding the assassination of President Kennedy.The book is one unified delight - the grandest thriller in years - The New York Times Book ReviewCover painting: Ren",165.0,200.0,300.0,214.0,54.0,12.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1348583965l/1684752.jpg,-0.15822098823877,0.6
769729.0,At Play in the Fields of the Lord,1965,4.04,2527.0,239.0,,,Peter Matthiessen,"In a malarial outpost in the South American rain forest, two misplaced gringos converge and clash. Martin Quarrier has come to convert the fearful and elusive Niaruna Indians to his brand of Christianity. Lewis Moon, a stateless mercenary who is himself part Indian, has come to kill them on behalf of the local comandante.Out of their struggle Peter Matthiessen has created
In a malarial outpost in the South American rain forest, two misplaced gringos converge and clash. Martin Quarrier has come to convert the fearful and elusive Niaruna Indians to his brand of Christianity. Lewis Moon, a stateless mercenary who is himself part Indian, has come to kill them on behalf of the local comandante.Out of their struggle Peter Matthiessen has created an electrifying moral thriller, a novel of Conradian richness that explores both the varieties of spiritual experience and the politics of cultural genocide.
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455764.0,Audrey Rose,1975,3.88,19587.0,172.0,,,Frank De Felitta,Suppose a stranger told you your daughter was his daughter in another life Suppose you began to believe him Suppose it was true,480.0,6536.0,6042.0,5402.0,1264.0,343.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1344267955l/455764.jpg,0.119856411346706,0.626666666666667
1784015.0,The Aviator,1981,3.82,174.0,13.0,,,Ernest K. Gann,"The Rocky Mountains, 1928: He is a lonely US Mail pilot, bearing the scars, inside and out, of his worst flying experience. She is his passenger, an eleven-year-old girl, bright and perceptive beyond her years. Together they survive a devastating crash to begin the journey, and the revelation, of their lives (back cover blurb).",189.0,38.0,78.0,48.0,8.0,2.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1430754233l/1784015.jpg,-0.0887016383424013,0.606666666666667
1835865.0,Away All Boats,1953,4.12,97.0,11.0,,,Kenneth Dodson,A vivid portrayal of the officers and sailors of the fictional amphibious transport USS Belinda in the Pacific of World War II.,444.0,35.0,43.0,15.0,4.0,0.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1188998002l/1835865.jpg,0.954088610103134,0.706666666666667
120765.0,Band of Angels,1955,3.75,255.0,32.0,,,Robert Penn Warren,"Amantha Starr, born and raised by a doting father on a Kentucky plantation in the years before the Civil War, is the heroine of this powerfully dramatic novel. At her father's death Amantha learns that her mother was a slave and that she, too, is to be sold into servitude. What follows is a vast panorama of one of the most turbulent periods of American history as seen thro
Amantha Starr, born and raised by a doting father on a Kentucky plantation in the years before the Civil War, is the heroine of this powerfully dramatic novel. At her father's death Amantha learns that her mother was a slave and that she, too, is to be sold into servitude. What follows is a vast panorama of one of the most turbulent periods of American history as seen through the eyes of this star-crossed young woman. Amantha soon finds herself in New Orleans, where she spends the war years with Hamish Bond, a slave trader. At war's end, she marries Tobias Sears, a Union officer and Emersonian idealist. Despite sporadic periods of contentment; Amantha finds life with Tobias trying, and she is haunted still by her tangled past. Oh, who am I she asks at the beginning of the novel. Only after many years, after achieving a hard-won wisdom and maturity, does she begin to understand the answer to that question. Band of Angels puts on ready display Robert Penn Warren's prodigious gifts. First published in 1955, it is one of the most searing and vivid fictional accounts of the Civil War era ever written.
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333766.0,Banner in the Sky,1900,3.79,3685.0,378.0,,,James Ramsey Ullman,"The CitadelIt stands unconquered, the last great summit of the Alps. Only one man has ever dared to approach the top, and that man died in his pursuit. He was Josef Matt, Rudi Matt's father.At sixteen, Rudi is determined to pay tribute to the man he never knew, and complete the quest that claimed his father's life. And so, taking his father's red shirt as a flag, he heads
The CitadelIt stands unconquered, the last great summit of the Alps. Only one man has ever dared to approach the top, and that man died in his pursuit. He was Josef Matt, Rudi Matt's father.At sixteen, Rudi is determined to pay tribute to the man he never knew, and complete the quest that claimed his father's life. And so, taking his father's red shirt as a flag, he heads off to face the earth's most challenging peak. But before Rudi can reach the top, he must pass through the forbidden Fortress, the gaping chasm in the high reaches of the Citadel where his father met his end. Rudi has followed Josef's footsteps as far as they will take him. Now he must search deep within himself to find the strength for the final ascent to the summit -- to plant his banner in the sky.His father died while trying to climb Switzerland's greatest mountain -- the Citadel -- and young Rudi knows he must make the assault himself.
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1005680.0,Basil of Baker Street,1958,3.92,1453.0,151.0,Basil of Baker Street,1,Eve Titus,"Basil--famous sleuth of mousedom--lived in the cellar of Sherlock Holmes' house. A devoted admirer of the great detective, he had learned his craft by listening at the feet of Holmes himself. The Mystery of the Missing Twins was one of the strangest cases in Basil's career. He had only a few crumbs of clues with which to find solutions to such baffling questions as: Who ha
Basil--famous sleuth of mousedom--lived in the cellar of Sherlock Holmes' house. A devoted admirer of the great detective, he had learned his craft by listening at the feet of Holmes himself. The Mystery of the Missing Twins was one of the strangest cases in Basil's career. He had only a few crumbs of clues with which to find solutions to such baffling questions as: Who had masterminded the plot Where were the twins, Angela and Agatha, being kept
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52663.0,Bastard Out of Carolina,1992,4.1,35618.0,2472.0,,,Dorothy Allison,"Greenville County, South Carolina, is a lush place of black walnut trees and weeping willows, of sweet tea served on shaded porches. It is also home to the Boatwright family - rough-hewn men who drink hard and shoot up each other's trucks, and indomitable women who marry young and age all too quickly. At the heart of this memorable family - and of this astonishing novel -
Greenville County, South Carolina, is a lush place of black walnut trees and weeping willows, of sweet tea served on shaded porches. It is also home to the Boatwright family - rough-hewn men who drink hard and shoot up each other's trucks, and indomitable women who marry young and age all too quickly. At the heart of this memorable family - and of this astonishing novel - is Ruth Anne Boatwright, called Bone by her family, a South Carolina bastard with an annotated birth certificate to tell the tale.Bone knows what Greenville County thinks os her family, and when she's not defending them passionately, she has to agree: Boatwrights are drunks and thieves, and she'd like nothing more than to escape the life they would make for her. Observing everything with a mercifully keen eye, Bone sees the legacy of poverty and futility that marks her family's place in this small southern town - the fierce pride that erupts in rage and violence; the women who ward off loneliness by having more children; the desperation of itinerant souls who scarcely dare to dream of a better life.Bone dreams. She dreams of becoming a gospel singer (despite the fact that she can barely carry a tune), or of living a life out of one of the books she steals from the local library. She dreams of a life not only beyond Greenville but also away from Daddy Glen, the stepfather whose tenderness quickly gives way to a sly, meanspirited jealously that will test the loyalty of her mother, Anney. The edges of this family triangle are sharp enough to draw blood: Glen calls Bone ""cold as death, mean as a snake, and twice as twisty,"" yet Anney needs Glen ""like a strong woman needs meat between her teeth."" At first infinitely gentle with Bone, Daddy Glen becomes steadily colder and more furious - until their final, harrowing encounter, from which there can be no turning back.Written in a mesmerizing voice that mingles the languid rhythms of country music with raw, unsparing descriptions of emotional and physical violence, Bastard out of Carolina marks the emergence of an extraordinarily gifted writer.
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4011730.0,Battle Royale,1999,4.25,46421.0,4393.0,,,Koushun Takami,,666.0,22184.0,16052.0,6283.0,1420.0,482.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1357865373l/4011730.jpg,1.40596438442953,0.75
915001.0,Beaches,1985,4.15,13694.0,197.0,,,Iris Rainer Dart,"Loudmouthed, redheaded Cee Cee Bloom has her sights set on Hollywood. Bertie White, quiet and conservative, dreams of getting married and having children. In 1951, their childhood worlds collide in Atlantic City. Keeping in touch as pen pals, they reunite over the years ... always near the ocean.Powerful and moving, this novel follows Cee Cee and Bertie's extraordinary fri
Loudmouthed, redheaded Cee Cee Bloom has her sights set on Hollywood. Bertie White, quiet and conservative, dreams of getting married and having children. In 1951, their childhood worlds collide in Atlantic City. Keeping in touch as pen pals, they reunite over the years ... always near the ocean.Powerful and moving, this novel follows Cee Cee and Bertie's extraordinary friendship over the course of thirty years as they transform from adolescents into adults. A bestselling novel that became a hugely successful film, Beaches is funny, heartbreaking, and a tale that should be a part of every woman's library.
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4795742.0,Beat The Devil,1951,3.69,16.0,3.0,,,Claud Cockburn,"This is the classic '50s noir novel that brought John Huston and Humphrey Bogart together for the last time in film. Published under the pseudonym James Helvick, this sophisticated comedy-thriller was in fact the work of Claud Cockburn, whose early career as a Communist agitator prompted his publisher to demand a pseudonym in the McCarthy years. Beat the Devil shows how ef
This is the classic '50s noir novel that brought John Huston and Humphrey Bogart together for the last time in film. Published under the pseudonym James Helvick, this sophisticated comedy-thriller was in fact the work of Claud Cockburn, whose early career as a Communist agitator prompted his publisher to demand a pseudonym in the McCarthy years. Beat the Devil shows how effortlessly Cockburn moved from agitprop to elegant and witty fiction. Alexander Cockburn's introduction delves into the long-simmering debate over the real source of the movie's most famous lines. Was it Truman Capote, Anthony Veiller and Peter Viertel, Robert Morley, or Claud Cockburn himself
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13422381.0,Belli Moda,1961,3.99,77.0,1.0,,,Triveni,"The novel examines the transformation in the lives of the people residing in Belli moda estate. Indira is an heiress for her father's estate called Belli Moda. A young man called Mohan is engaged to her and dreams about owning Belli Moda when Indira's father passes away. Indira's father returns from US discovering that his wife has given birth to a son who is going to inhe
The novel examines the transformation in the lives of the people residing in Belli moda estate. Indira is an heiress for her father's estate called Belli Moda. A young man called Mohan is engaged to her and dreams about owning Belli Moda when Indira's father passes away. Indira's father returns from US discovering that his wife has given birth to a son who is going to inherit Belli Moda. This shatters Mohan's dreams of owning the estate and refuses to marry Indira. One day,Mohan gets into a car accident and is severely injured. He is taken care of by Indira. Mohan falls truly in love with her and proposes for marriage. However,this time, Indira refuses to marry him and breaks his heart because he only cared about her money.
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3176295.0,Benzina,1998,2.41,29.0,0.0,,,Elena Stancanelli,"Nell'arco di un giorno e di una notte lenni e Stella, complici e amanti, girano la citt",156.0,1.0,4.0,7.0,11.0,6.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1337360904l/3176295.jpg,-4.98981580603641,0.136666666666667
52357.0,Beowulf,0,3.43,204156.0,5648.0,,,Unknown,"The earliest extant poem in a modern European language, ""Beowulf"" is an epic that reflects a feudal, newly Christian world of heroes and monsters, blood, victory, and death. This repackaged Signet classic Includes a Glossary of terms.",213.0,42237.0,57394.0,63107.0,28167.0,13251.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1327878125l/52357.jpg,-1.4443289613216,0.476666666666667
243381.0,Berlin Alexanderplatz,1929,3.84,5871.0,308.0,,,Alfred D,"Biberkopf hat geschworen, er will anst",457.0,1967.0,1948.0,1269.0,437.0,250.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1298025058l/243381.jpg,-0.0191822884460323,0.613333333333333
56776.0,The Betsy,1971,3.49,1696.0,56.0,The Betsy,1,Harold Robbins,"They were two men bound together by their daring, their vision",374.0,334.0,476.0,627.0,199.0,60.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1170459832l/56776.jpg,-1.23577091163249,0.496666666666667
6041861.0,Biggles,1932,3.81,186.0,8.0,Biggles,,W.E. Johns,V,560.0,33.0,97.0,44.0,11.0,1.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1230318706l/6041861.jpg,-0.123461313290585,0.603333333333333
578644.0,Billy Liar,1969,3.75,1551.0,110.0,Billy Liar,1,Keith Waterhouse,"Billy Liar captures brilliantly the claustrophobic atmosphere of a small town. It tells the story of Billy Fisher, a Yorkshire teenager unable to stop lying - especially to his three girlfriends. Trapped by his boring job and working-class parents, Billy finds that his only happiness lies in grand plans for his future and fantastical day-dreams of the fictional country Amb
Billy Liar captures brilliantly the claustrophobic atmosphere of a small town. It tells the story of Billy Fisher, a Yorkshire teenager unable to stop lying - especially to his three girlfriends. Trapped by his boring job and working-class parents, Billy finds that his only happiness lies in grand plans for his future and fantastical day-dreams of the fictional country Ambrosia.
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1834855.0,Birdy,1978,4.04,5223.0,203.0,,,William Wharton,"An inventive, hypnotic novel about frienship and family, love and war, madness and beauty, and, above all, ""birdness."" Wharton crafts an unforgettable tale--one that suggests another notion of sanity in a world that is manifestly insane.",309.0,1909.0,2004.0,986.0,236.0,88.0,https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/book/blank-133x176-8b769f39ba6687a82d2eef30bdf46977.jpg,0.676011210517658,0.68
20758123.0,The Bitter Tea of General Yen: Vintage Movie Classics,1932,3.36,25.0,7.0,,,Grace Zaring Stone,The groundbreaking novel that was the basis for Frank Capra,224.0,5.0,6.0,9.0,3.0,2.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1400891843l/20758123.jpg,-1.68764668595889,0.453333333333333
457641.0,The Black Curtain,1941,3.9,346.0,28.0,,,Cornell Woolrich,"After a slight accident on a tawdry street, Frank Townsend goes home - only to discover he hasn't been there in years. Suffering from amnesia, accused of murder, and the object of a deadly pursuit, he must overcome the crime that time has thrust upon him...",148.0,91.0,155.0,74.0,25.0,1.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1427310543l/457641.jpg,0.189375761243075,0.633333333333333
123203.0,The Black Stallion Returns,1989,4.17,13108.0,139.0,The Black Stallion,2,Walter Farley,"In this, the second book in the series, the heart-stopping adventures of the Black Stallion continue as Alec discovers that two men are after the Black. One claims to be the Black",240.0,5703.0,4407.0,2608.0,332.0,58.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1388375048l/123203.jpg,1.12788698484406,0.723333333333333
153530.0,The Blessing,1951,3.8,1620.0,127.0,,,Nancy Mitford,"With characteristically amusing malice, Mitford blends a comedy of manners with culture shock as Grace Allingham, a naive English rose, impulsively marries Charles-Edouard de Valhubert, a French nobleman with all his class's charm and decadence. Both are duped, however, by their son Sigismund -- the Blessing of the title -- a juvenile Machiavelli who mixes Gallic cunning w
With characteristically amusing malice, Mitford blends a comedy of manners with culture shock as Grace Allingham, a naive English rose, impulsively marries Charles-Edouard de Valhubert, a French nobleman with all his class's charm and decadence. Both are duped, however, by their son Sigismund -- the Blessing of the title -- a juvenile Machiavelli who mixes Gallic cunning with Saxon thoroughness to become one of Mitford's most memorable characters.
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32504.0,Blood Work,1998,4.12,41557.0,1205.0,Terry McCaleb,1,Michael Connelly,"New York Times bestselling author Michael Connelly presents his most ambitious, most gripping achievement to date--a novel of masterly suspense and righteous obsession that will never let you go.When Graciella Rivers steps onto his boat, ex-FBI agent Terrell McCaleb has no idea he's about to come out of retirement. He's recuperating from a heart transplant and avoiding any
New York Times bestselling author Michael Connelly presents his most ambitious, most gripping achievement to date--a novel of masterly suspense and righteous obsession that will never let you go.When Graciella Rivers steps onto his boat, ex-FBI agent Terrell McCaleb has no idea he's about to come out of retirement. He's recuperating from a heart transplant and avoiding anything stressful. But when Graciella tells him the way her sister Gloria was murdered, it leaves Terry no choice. Now the man with the new heart vows to take down a predator without a soul. For Gloria's killer shatters every rule that McCaleb ever learned in his years with the Bureau--as McCaleb gets no more second chances at life...and just one shot at the truth.
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75745.0,Blueprint: Blaupause,1999,2.8,727.0,33.0,,,Charlotte Kerner,Charlotte Kerner hat das hei,185.0,71.0,132.0,211.0,208.0,105.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1170880400l/75745.jpg,-3.63418848305722,0.266666666666667
1093384.0,The Bonfire of the Vanities,1987,3.84,62190.0,2541.0,,,Tom Wolfe,"Vintage Tom Wolfe, the #1 bestseller that will forever define late-twentieth-century New York style. ""No one has portrayed New York Society this accurately and devastatingly since Edith Wharton"" (The National Review)",685.0,17801.0,23955.0,14705.0,4256.0,1473.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1255895324l/1093384.jpg,-0.0191822884460323,0.613333333333333
749473.0,The Book of Daniel,1971,3.86,4501.0,354.0,,,E.L. Doctorow,"The central figure of this novel is a young man whose parents were executed for conspiring to steal atomic secrets for Russia.His name is Daniel Isaacson, and as the story opens, his parents have been dead for many years. He has had a long time to adjust to their deaths. He has not adjusted. Out of the shambles of his childhood, he has constructed a new life",320.0,1319.0,1740.0,1047.0,294.0,101.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1320529195l/749473.jpg,0.0503370614503368,0.62
15769.0,The Bourne Supremacy,2004,4.11,162165.0,1126.0,Jason Bourne,2,Robert Ludlum,"A killer with no face, no identity and a name the world wanted to forget:Jason BourneReenter the shadowy world of Jason Bourne, an expert assassin still plagued by the splintered nightmares of his former life. This time the stakes are higher than ever. For someone else has taken on the Bourne identity",688.0,62564.0,63536.0,29162.0,5081.0,1822.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1335860600l/15769.jpg,0.919328935154951,0.703333333333333
123543.0,The Bourne Legacy,2004,3.87,26310.0,520.0,Jason Bourne,4,Eric Van Lustbader,JASON BOURNE RETURNS FROM THE SHADOWS AS THE WORLD'S #1 ASSASSIN,597.0,7630.0,10180.0,6511.0,1421.0,568.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1392350704l/123543.jpg,0.0850967363985221,0.623333333333333
99894.0,The Boys from Brazil,1976,4.06,30370.0,695.0,,,Ira Levin,"Alive and hiding in South America, the fiendish Nazi Dr. Josef Mengele gathers a group of former colleagues for a horrifying project",312.0,10524.0,12425.0,6322.0,905.0,194.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1328882615l/99894.jpg,0.745530560414026,0.686666666666667
1627737.0,The Brave Bulls,1949,3.77,22.0,6.0,,,Tom Lea,"One of Texas's true renaissance men, Tom Lea (1907-2001) was already a noted artist, muralist, and book illustrator when he published his first novel, The Brave Bulls, in 1949. This suspenseful story of bullfighting in Mexico, elegantly illustrated by the author, spent several weeks on the New York Times bestseller list and was hailed by Time magazine as the best first nov
One of Texas's true renaissance men, Tom Lea (1907-2001) was already a noted artist, muralist, and book illustrator when he published his first novel, The Brave Bulls, in 1949. This suspenseful story of bullfighting in Mexico, elegantly illustrated by the author, spent several weeks on the New York Times bestseller list and was hailed by Time magazine as the best first novel of the year. It also won the Carr P. Collins Award from the Texas Institute of Letters, went through numerous reprints and translations, and became a 1951 movie starring Mel Ferrer and Anthony Quinn.
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1127856.0,Breakfast with Scot,1999,3.63,344.0,54.0,,,Michael Downing,"Sam and Ed are living the good life: happy, healthy, devoted to each other and their careers, they have no yearning for the joyful mysteries of parenthood. But when eleven-year-old Scot's mother suddenly dies, the couple is determined to make good on a wine-soaked promise made years before. They hang a tire swing in the back yard and call the neighborhood school to arrange
Sam and Ed are living the good life: happy, healthy, devoted to each other and their careers, they have no yearning for the joyful mysteries of parenthood. But when eleven-year-old Scot's mother suddenly dies, the couple is determined to make good on a wine-soaked promise made years before. They hang a tire swing in the back yard and call the neighborhood school to arrange enrollment. Scot arrives just in time to start fifth grade",194.0,75.0,122.0,102.0,33.0,12.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1181219867l/1127856.jpg,-0.749135462357906,0.543333333333333
30933.0,Brideshead Revisited: The Sacred and Profane Memories of Captain Charles Ryder,1945,4.0,85189.0,3951.0,,,Evelyn Waugh,"The most nostalgic and reflective of Evelyn Waugh's novels, Brideshead Revisited looks back to the golden age before the Second World War. It tells the story of Charles Ryder's infatuation with the Marchmains and the rapidly-disappearing world of privilege they inhabit. Enchanted first by Sebastian at Oxford, then by his doomed Catholic family, in particular his remote sis
The most nostalgic and reflective of Evelyn Waugh's novels, Brideshead Revisited looks back to the golden age before the Second World War. It tells the story of Charles Ryder's infatuation with the Marchmains and the rapidly-disappearing world of privilege they inhabit. Enchanted first by Sebastian at Oxford, then by his doomed Catholic family, in particular his remote sister, Julia, Charles comes finally to recognize only his spiritual and social distance from them.
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92508.0,The Bridge of San Luis Rey,1927,3.8,27061.0,1786.0,,,Thornton Wilder,"This beautiful new edition features unpublished notes for the novel and other illuminating documentary material, all of which is included in a new Afterword by Tappan Wilder.On Friday noon, July the twentieth, 1714, the finest bridge in all Peru broke and precipitated five travelers into the gulf below. With this celebrated sentence Thornton Wilder begins The Bridge of San
This beautiful new edition features unpublished notes for the novel and other illuminating documentary material, all of which is included in a new Afterword by Tappan Wilder.On Friday noon, July the twentieth, 1714, the finest bridge in all Peru broke and precipitated five travelers into the gulf below. With this celebrated sentence Thornton Wilder begins The Bridge of San Luis Rey, one of the towering achievements in American fiction and a novel read throughout the world.By chance, a monk witnesses the tragedy. Brother Juniper then embarks on a quest to prove that it was divine intervention rather than chance that led to the deaths of those who perished in the tragedy. His search leads to his own death -- and to the author's timeless investigation into the nature of love and the meaning of the human condition.This new edition of Wilder's 1928 Pulitzer Prize winning novel contains a new foreword by Russell Banks.
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849065.0,Bridge to Terabithia,1977,3.99,391308.0,10802.0,,,Katherine Paterson,The life of a ten-year-old boy in rural Virginia expands when he becomes friends with a female newcomer.,128.0,147918.0,131621.0,80468.0,21884.0,9417.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1348025724l/849065.jpg,0.502212835776736,0.663333333333333
603834.0,Bringing Out the Dead,1998,3.7,1054.0,99.0,,,Joe Connelly,"Frank Pierce has given CPR on dance floors. He's seen an 11-year-old boy shot off his bicycle and brought a bartender back to life on top of his own bar while Irish music played. Frank is an EMS medic in New York's Hell's Kitchen, a profession that subjects him to endless, careening nights tending to the cities most desperate and neglected patients, but has him hooked on t
Frank Pierce has given CPR on dance floors. He's seen an 11-year-old boy shot off his bicycle and brought a bartender back to life on top of his own bar while Irish music played. Frank is an EMS medic in New York's Hell's Kitchen, a profession that subjects him to endless, careening nights tending to the cities most desperate and neglected patients, but has him hooked on the addictive thrill of saving lives. Increasingly, it seems to be Frank who needs saving.Abandoned by his wife, haunted by the ghost of the girl he helped kill and the protracted agony of a man he should have let die, Frank Pierce is an authentically wounded hero. In his riveting first novel, Joe Connelly, himself a New York City medic, straps us into Frank's ambulance and stomps down on the gas. And Bringing Out the Dead is a work of gripping verisimilitude and breakneck speed.
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4934.0,The Brothers Karamazov,1880,4.32,202553.0,9026.0,,,Fyodor Dostoyevsky,"The Brothers Karamasov is a murder mystery, a courtroom drama, and an exploration of erotic rivalry in a series of triangular love affairs involving the ",796.0,110507.0,57783.0,25116.0,6514.0,2633.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1427728126l/4934.jpg,1.64928210906682,0.773333333333333
253202.0,Cal,1983,3.51,1795.0,99.0,,,Bernard MacLaverty,Set in the Northern Ireland of the 1980,154.0,318.0,621.0,571.0,228.0,57.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1345904001l/253202.jpg,-1.16625156173612,0.503333333333333
1852.0,The Call of the Wild,1903,3.85,284931.0,8357.0,,,Jack London,"First published in 1903, The Call of the Wild is regarded as Jack London's masterpiece. Based on London's experiences as a gold prospector in the Canadian wilderness and his ideas about nature and the struggle for existence, The Call of the Wild is a tale about unbreakable spirit and the fight for survival in the frozen Alaskan Klondike.",172.0,85394.0,103699.0,70400.0,18425.0,7013.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1452291694l/1852.jpg,0.015577386502153,0.616666666666667
168668.0,Catch-22,1961,3.98,651241.0,15673.0,Catch-22,1,Joseph Heller,"The novel is set during World War II, from 1942 to 1944. It mainly follows the life of Captain John Yossarian, a U.S. Army Air Forces B-25 bombardier. Most of the events in the book occur while the fictional 256th Squadron is based on the island of Pianosa, in the Mediterranean Sea, west of Italy. The novel looks into the experiences of Yossarian and the other airmen in th
The novel is set during World War II, from 1942 to 1944. It mainly follows the life of Captain John Yossarian, a U.S. Army Air Forces B-25 bombardier. Most of the events in the book occur while the fictional 256th Squadron is based on the island of Pianosa, in the Mediterranean Sea, west of Italy. The novel looks into the experiences of Yossarian and the other airmen in the camp, who attempt to maintain their sanity while fulfilling their service requirements so that they may return home.
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310918.0,The Cement Garden,1978,3.57,21183.0,1540.0,,,Ian McEwan,"In this tour de force of psychological unease, McEwan excavates the ruins of childhood and uncovers things that most adults have spent a lifetime forgetting",138.0,3948.0,7769.0,6571.0,2152.0,743.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1436050036l/310918.jpg,-0.957693512047013,0.523333333333333
1743991.0,Charlotte Gray,1999,3.8,9134.0,486.0,French Trilogy,3,Sebastian Faulks,"Charlotte Gray is set in England and France during the darkest days of World War II, and its story is that of a young Scottish woman who falls in love with an RAF pilot shortly before his plane is lost over France. She contrives to go there herself to work in the Resistance and also to search for him, but then is unwilling to leave as she finds that the struggle for the co
Charlotte Gray is set in England and France during the darkest days of World War II, and its story is that of a young Scottish woman who falls in love with an RAF pilot shortly before his plane is lost over France. She contrives to go there herself to work in the Resistance and also to search for him, but then is unwilling to leave as she finds that the struggle for the country's fate is intimately linked to her own battle to take control of her life.An ambitious novel that operates on a number of levels, Charlotte Gray is also an authentic, brilliant evocation of life in London during the black-outs and in unoccupied ""Free"" France, as the Nazi forces encroach ever closer in a tense waiting game. This new novel will heighten the reputation Sebastian Faulks established with Birdsong, and attract even more readers to his remarkable fiction.
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24178.0,Charlotte's Web,1952,4.16,1231659.0,15465.0,,,E.B. White,"This beloved book by E. B. White, author of Stuart Little and The Trumpet of the Swan, is a classic of children's literature that is ""just about perfect."" This high-quality paperback features vibrant illustrations colorized by Rosemary Wells!Some Pig. Humble. Radiant. These are the words in Charlotte's Web, high up in Zuckerman's barn. Charlotte's spiderweb tells of her fe
This beloved book by E. B. White, author of Stuart Little and The Trumpet of the Swan, is a classic of children's literature that is ""just about perfect."" This high-quality paperback features vibrant illustrations colorized by Rosemary Wells!Some Pig. Humble. Radiant. These are the words in Charlotte's Web, high up in Zuckerman's barn. Charlotte's spiderweb tells of her feelings for a little pig named Wilbur, who simply wants a friend. They also express the love of a girl named Fern, who saved Wilbur's life when he was born the runt of his litter.E. B. White's Newbery Honor Book is a tender novel of friendship, love, life, and death that will continue to be enjoyed by generations to come. This edition contains newly color illustrations by Garth Williams, the acclaimed illustrator of E. B. White's Stuart Little and Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little House series, among many other books.--harpercollins.com
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15818477.0,The Children of Light,1960,4.0,7.0,1.0,,,H.L. Lawrence,"What should a man do who discovers by accident a secret project of the government which can affect the whole future of mankind Should he be silent Or should he communicate his knowledge to the public, even if it means risking his freedom, even his lifeSimon Largwell is fleeing from the police. A young girl helps him escape and joins him. Both flee to a military exclusio
What should a man do who discovers by accident a secret project of the government which can affect the whole future of mankind Should he be silent Or should he communicate his knowledge to the public, even if it means risking his freedom, even his lifeSimon Largwell is fleeing from the police. A young girl helps him escape and joins him. Both flee to a military exclusion zone. They hope that the mined area will deter their pursuers. But the dangers that lie behind the barbed wire are much greater than if they had just stepped on a mine. The terrible secret of the innocent, but deadly ""Children of Light"".Filmed by Hammer as The Damned directed by Joseph Losey. Starring Oliver Reed, Shirley Anne Field, MacDonald Carey, Viveca Lindfors, Alexander Knox.
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77223.0,The Children of Men,1992,3.68,35522.0,2721.0,,,P.D. James,"Told with P. D. James's trademark suspense, insightful characterization, and riveting storytelling, The Children of Men is a story of a world with no children and no future. The human race has become infertile, and the last generation to be born is now adult. Civilization itself is crumbling as suicide and despair become commonplace. Oxford historian Theodore Faron, apathe
Told with P. D. James's trademark suspense, insightful characterization, and riveting storytelling, The Children of Men is a story of a world with no children and no future. The human race has become infertile, and the last generation to be born is now adult. Civilization itself is crumbling as suicide and despair become commonplace. Oxford historian Theodore Faron, apathetic toward a future without a future, spends most of his time reminiscing. Then he is approached by Julian, a bright, attractive woman who wants him to help get her an audience with his cousin, the powerful Warden of England. She and her band of unlikely revolutionaries may just awaken his desire to live . . . and they may also hold the key to survival for the human race.
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24780.0,The Book of Three,1965,4.0,64618.0,2784.0,The Chronicles of Prydain,1,Lloyd Alexander,"Taran wanted to be a hero, and looking after a pig wasn't exactly heroic, even though Hen Wen was an oracular pig. But the day that Hen Wen vanished, Taran was led into an enchanting and perilous world. With his band of followers, he confronted the Horned King and his terrible Cauldron-Born. These were the forces of evil, and only Hen Wen knew the secret of keeping the kin
Taran wanted to be a hero, and looking after a pig wasn't exactly heroic, even though Hen Wen was an oracular pig. But the day that Hen Wen vanished, Taran was led into an enchanting and perilous world. With his band of followers, he confronted the Horned King and his terrible Cauldron-Born. These were the forces of evil, and only Hen Wen knew the secret of keeping the kingdom of Prydain safe from them. But who would find her first
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1002728.0,The Cincinnati Kid: A Novel,1964,3.74,61.0,6.0,,,Richard Jessup,"He was a skinny kid, just twenty-six when it started, with a face set off by a large nose that gave him the look of a hawk. He was a tight man. Everything about him was close and quiet; his gestures were short and clean, with no wasted movement. His eyes were bright and hard, the kind of blue you might see in the sky at high noon, if you looked straight up at the sky; almo
He was a skinny kid, just twenty-six when it started, with a face set off by a large nose that gave him the look of a hawk. He was a tight man. Everything about him was close and quiet; his gestures were short and clean, with no wasted movement. His eyes were bright and hard, the kind of blue you might see in the sky at high noon, if you looked straight up at the sky; almost white, but still pale, pale blue. He had dark yellowish circles under his eyes that rested on his cheekbones where the skin was drawn tight, as if he might have liver trouble from too much drinking, but he was physically sound and the circles came from playing stud poker all day and all night for many years. He had been playing in the back room of Hoban",168.0,16.0,18.0,22.0,5.0,0.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1372651657l/1002728.jpg,-0.366779037927876,0.58
536285.0,The City of Ember,2003,3.86,222048.0,10334.0,Book of Ember ,1,Jeanne DuPrau,"The city of Ember was built as a last refuge for the human race. Two hundred years later, the great lamps that light the city are beginning to flicker. When Lina finds part of an ancient message, she",270.0,65925.0,81225.0,56824.0,14118.0,3956.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1361544269l/536285.jpg,0.0503370614503368,0.62
1296.0,The Clan of the Cave Bear,1980,4.03,205455.0,5807.0,Earth's Children,1,Jean M. Auel,"An all-absorbing journey into man's possible past. Jean M. Auel, a storytelling genius, weaves a compellingly readable saga of human survival; an epic that transcends time and place. It is peopled with rich and complex characters who experience the full range of human emotions. All this makes for total involvement and believability in the light of today. A novel for all ti
An all-absorbing journey into man's possible past. Jean M. Auel, a storytelling genius, weaves a compellingly readable saga of human survival; an epic that transcends time and place. It is peopled with rich and complex characters who experience the full range of human emotions. All this makes for total involvement and believability in the light of today. A novel for all time.
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5359.0,The Client,1993,3.99,355733.0,2185.0,,,John Grisham,"In a weedy lot on the outskirts of Memphis, two",483.0,115490.0,140578.0,83734.0,13161.0,2770.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1388632222l/5359.jpg,0.502212835776736,0.663333333333333
101194.0,A Clockwork Orange,1962,3.99,522427.0,11642.0,,,Anthony Burgess,A Clockwork Orange is Anthony Burgess,196.0,194800.0,187530.0,96086.0,27446.0,16565.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1171476957l/101194.jpg,0.502212835776736,0.663333333333333
228.0,Cockfighter,1962,4.11,1117.0,69.0,,,Charles Willeford,"The sport is cockfighting and Frank Mansfield is the cockfighter - a silent and fiercely contrary man whose obsession with winning will cost him almost everything. In this haunting, ribald, and percussively violent work, the author of Hoke Moseley detective novels yields a floodlit vision of the cockpits and criminal underbelly of the rural south. First published in 1962 b
The sport is cockfighting and Frank Mansfield is the cockfighter - a silent and fiercely contrary man whose obsession with winning will cost him almost everything. In this haunting, ribald, and percussively violent work, the author of Hoke Moseley detective novels yields a floodlit vision of the cockpits and criminal underbelly of the rural south. First published in 1962 by Charles Willeford, later made into a Roger Corman film.
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973352.0,Cool Hand Luke,1965,4.13,892.0,97.0,,,Donn Pearce,"""An impressive novel . . . the most brutal and authentic account of a road gang that we have had."" ",304.0,339.0,365.0,158.0,28.0,2.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1285523040l/973352.jpg,0.988848285051318,0.71
7126.0,The Count of Monte Cristo,1844,4.24,668732.0,18133.0,,,Alexandre Dumas,In 1815 Edmond Dant,1276.0,335858.0,200953.0,96634.0,24111.0,11176.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1309203605l/7126.jpg,1.37120470948135,0.746666666666667
162898.0,A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court,1889,3.77,86962.0,2557.0,,,Mark Twain,"ENDURING LITERATURE ILLUMINATED BY PRACTICAL SCHOLARSHIP  A nineteenth-century American travels back in time to sixth-century England in this darkly comic social satire.  THIS ENRICHED CLASSIC EDITION INCLUDES: A concise introduction that gives the reader important background information; A chronology of the author's life and work; A timeline of significant events that pro
ENDURING LITERATURE ILLUMINATED BY PRACTICAL SCHOLARSHIP  A nineteenth-century American travels back in time to sixth-century England in this darkly comic social satire.  THIS ENRICHED CLASSIC EDITION INCLUDES: A concise introduction that gives the reader important background information; A chronology of the author's life and work; A timeline of significant events that provides the book's historical context; An outline of key themes and plot points to guide the reader's own interpretations; Detailed explanatory notes; Critical analysis, including contemporary and modern perspectives on the work; Discussion questions; A list of recommended related books and films to broaden the reader's experience 
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1191620.0,Contact,1985,4.13,108242.0,2561.0,,,Carl Sagan,Contacto es la ,432.0,43661.0,40343.0,19598.0,3665.0,975.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1533434628l/1191620.jpg,0.988848285051318,0.71
880620.0,Crash,1973,3.57,17407.0,1087.0,,,J.G. Ballard,"In this hallucinatory novel, the car provides the hellish tableau in which Vaughan, a ""TV scientist"" turned ""nightmare angel of the highways,"" experiments with erotic atrocities among auto crash victims, each more sinister than the last. James Ballard, his friend and fellow obsessive, tells the story of this twisted visionary as he careens rapidly toward his own demise in
In this hallucinatory novel, the car provides the hellish tableau in which Vaughan, a ""TV scientist"" turned ""nightmare angel of the highways,"" experiments with erotic atrocities among auto crash victims, each more sinister than the last. James Ballard, his friend and fellow obsessive, tells the story of this twisted visionary as he careens rapidly toward his own demise in an intentionally orchestrated car crash with Elizabeth Taylor. A classic work of cutting edge fiction, Crash explores the disturbing potentialities of contemporary society's increasing dependence on technology as intermediary in human relations.
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29543.0,Creator,1980,3.91,89.0,6.0,,,Jeremy Leven,"A Nobel Prize-winning biologist attempts to re-create his late wife by implanting her clone into a 19-year-old nymphomaniac. And that's only part of the story. Dr. Harry Wolper, an aging Noble Prize-winning biologist, is attempting to create life-specifically, to re-create his adored late wife by implanting her clone in a loving but reluctant 19-year-old nymphomaniac, and
A Nobel Prize-winning biologist attempts to re-create his late wife by implanting her clone into a 19-year-old nymphomaniac. And that's only part of the story. Dr. Harry Wolper, an aging Noble Prize-winning biologist, is attempting to create life-specifically, to re-create his adored late wife by implanting her clone in a loving but reluctant 19-year-old nymphomaniac, and do it before his conventional son can have him committed to an asylum.  Creator is a love story, a comedy, a zany account of science running amok, and a moving and tragic account of our biological and imaginative limitations and the struggle we wage against them.  Creator was turned into a feature film starring Peter O'Toole and Mariel Hemingway. 
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1542991.0,O Crime do Padre Amaro,1875,4.07,3911.0,180.0,,,E,"O Crime do Padre Amaro, perhaps the greatest novel of Portuguese realism, is Queiros' criticism of the corrpution in the clergy of his time. A new priest, Father Amaro, arrives in the provincial capital Leiria, where he soon meets and falls in love with Amelia. She becomes pregnant, and is abandoned by Amaro. Heartbroken, Amelia dies. Faced with the existence of his newbor
O Crime do Padre Amaro, perhaps the greatest novel of Portuguese realism, is Queiros' criticism of the corrpution in the clergy of his time. A new priest, Father Amaro, arrives in the provincial capital Leiria, where he soon meets and falls in love with Amelia. She becomes pregnant, and is abandoned by Amaro. Heartbroken, Amelia dies. Faced with the existence of his newborn child when he is a 'disciple of God, ' Amaro delivers the child to an infanticide, the 'maker of angels.
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7062599.0,Cycle of the Werewolf,1983,3.64,41566.0,1411.0,,,Stephen King,"When the full moon shines, a paralysing fear descends on the isolated Maine town of Tarker Mills. No one knows who will be attacked next, but snarls that sound like human words can be heard and all around are the footprints of a monster whose hunger cannot be sated.",114.0,9592.0,12790.0,14412.0,3980.0,792.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1424184866l/7062599.jpg,-0.714375787409721,0.546666666666667
673003.0,The Dancer Upstairs,1995,3.92,506.0,49.0,,,Nicholas Shakespeare,"The Peruvian guerilla leader Ezequiel is responsible for tens of thousands of fiendishly cruel murders, yet he consistently eludes capture. But in Agustn Rejas he has an indefatigable pursuer. From secluded city streets to the paths of a mountain village the policeman persists, tracking and anticipating Ezequiel's every move. Rejas' only reprieve is his love for his daught
The Peruvian guerilla leader Ezequiel is responsible for tens of thousands of fiendishly cruel murders, yet he consistently eludes capture. But in Agustn Rejas he has an indefatigable pursuer. From secluded city streets to the paths of a mountain village the policeman persists, tracking and anticipating Ezequiel's every move. Rejas' only reprieve is his love for his daughter's beautiful dance teacher--until he begins to pick up unmistakable signals that her circles--and Ezequiel's--intersect.Based on the extraordinary manhunt for the leader of Peru's notorious guerilla organization, The Shining Path, The Dancer Upstairs is a story reminiscent of Graham Greene and John LeCarr--tense, intricate, and heartbreaking.
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304.0,Daniel Deronda,1876,3.83,21318.0,835.0,,,George Eliot,George Eliot,796.0,6411.0,7581.0,5206.0,1504.0,616.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1320432000l/304.jpg,-0.053941963394216,0.61
303428.0,The Dark of the Sun,1965,3.82,2859.0,70.0,,,Wilbur Smith,"Bruce Curry sets out with a trainload of mercenaries to relieve a mining town besieged by rebels in the heart of the African jungle. The journey, turns into a nightmare, softened only by Shermaine, a Belgian girl he meets and with whom he falls in love. But love is no elixir. In fact, it considerably complicates Curry's struggle to carry out his mission and stay alive. He
Bruce Curry sets out with a trainload of mercenaries to relieve a mining town besieged by rebels in the heart of the African jungle. The journey, turns into a nightmare, softened only by Shermaine, a Belgian girl he meets and with whom he falls in love. But love is no elixir. In fact, it considerably complicates Curry's struggle to carry out his mission and stay alive. He finds himself buffeted by emotions he thought would never visit him again, and he notes with wry amusement his own distraction. ""If the phrase 'a man's book' has any meaning, it describes the powerful, savage story which packs murder and love, revenge and rescue, treachery and loyalty into a gripping fast-moving novel.""
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194934.0,The Day of the Triffids,1951,4.01,76865.0,2880.0,Triffids,1,John Wyndham,"In 1951 John Wyndham published his novel The Day of the Triffids to moderate acclaim. Fifty-two years later, this horrifying story is a science fiction classic, touted by The Times (London) as having ",302.0,25667.0,30832.0,16468.0,3106.0,792.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1226459016l/194934.jpg,0.571732185673104,0.67
674989.0,Deadline at Dawn,1944,3.91,136.0,14.0,,,Cornell Woolrich,"They meet after midnight in a dance hall: two young innocents from the midwest, trapped in New York City",224.0,34.0,61.0,36.0,5.0,0.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1328900208l/674989.jpg,0.22413543619126,0.636666666666667
1770187.0,"Deadly, Unna?",1998,3.19,1670.0,115.0,,,Phillip Gwynne,"'Deadly, unna' He was always saying that. All the Nungas did, but Dumby more than any of them. Dumby Red and Blacky don't have a lot in common. Dumby's the star of the footy team, he's got a killer smile and the knack with girls, and he's a Nunga. Blacky's a gutless wonder, needs braces, never knows what to say, and he's white. But they're friends... and it could be deadl
'Deadly, unna' He was always saying that. All the Nungas did, but Dumby more than any of them. Dumby Red and Blacky don't have a lot in common. Dumby's the star of the footy team, he's got a killer smile and the knack with girls, and he's a Nunga. Blacky's a gutless wonder, needs braces, never knows what to say, and he's white. But they're friends... and it could be deadly, unna This gutsy novel, set in a small coastal town in South Australia is a rite-of-passage story about two boys confronting the depth of racism that exists all around them.
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131359.0,Death on the Nile,1937,4.09,92806.0,3399.0,Hercule Poirot,17,Agatha Christie,"The tranquillity of a cruise along the Nile is shattered by the discovery that Linnet Ridgeway has been shot through the head. She was young, stylish and beautiful, a girl who had everything - until she lost her life. Hercule Poirot recalls an earlier outburst by a fellow passenger: 'I'd like to put my dear little pistol against her head and just press the trigger.' Yet in
The tranquillity of a cruise along the Nile is shattered by the discovery that Linnet Ridgeway has been shot through the head. She was young, stylish and beautiful, a girl who had everything - until she lost her life. Hercule Poirot recalls an earlier outburst by a fellow passenger: 'I'd like to put my dear little pistol against her head and just press the trigger.' Yet in this exotic setting, nothing is ever quite what it seems...
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288946.0,The Deep,1976,3.74,9972.0,171.0,,,Peter Benchley,"A young couple go to Bermuda on their honeymoon. They dive on the reefs offshore, looking for the wreck of a sunken ship. What they find lures them into a strange and increasingly terrifying encounter with past and present, a struggle for salvage and survival along the floor of the sea, in the deep.",256.0,2537.0,3326.0,3223.0,746.0,140.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1435182626l/288946.jpg,-0.366779037927876,0.58
502889.0,Destry Rides Again,1930,3.8,380.0,32.0,,,Max Brand,"Famed fighter Harry Destry comes back from jail a changed man. The town thinks he no longer has what it takes to defend himself, but Destry's innocent act covers a plot for vengeance against the men who set him up.",208.0,111.0,126.0,109.0,25.0,9.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1328815645l/502889.jpg,-0.15822098823877,0.6
762645.0,The Detective,1966,3.2,133.0,22.0,"Joe Leland, P.I.",1,Roderick Thorp,"Joe Leland, war hero, career cop, private detective, is a public tough guy whose private world is coming apart.When a wartime acquaintance is killed in a fall from a race-track roof, his young widow hires Leland to investigate. As the search progresses, Leland is drawn into the shadows of Colin MacIver's life and into the black areas of his own past",598.0,22.0,34.0,42.0,18.0,17.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1383953323l/762645.jpg,-2.24380148512984,0.4
248760.0,The Devil's Advocate,1990,4.0,6566.0,94.0,,,Andrew Neiderman,"DEFENDER OF THE DAMNED... When Kevin Taylor joins the Manhattan criminal law firm of John Milton and Associates, he's hit the big time. At last, he and his wife can enjoy the luxuries they've so desired-- a chauffeur-driven limo, a stunning home in the very building that Mr. Milton himself lives in. Little does Kevin realize that he's joinedA BROTHERHOOD OF BLOODJohn Milto
DEFENDER OF THE DAMNED... When Kevin Taylor joins the Manhattan criminal law firm of John Milton and Associates, he's hit the big time. At last, he and his wife can enjoy the luxuries they've so desired-- a chauffeur-driven limo, a stunning home in the very building that Mr. Milton himself lives in. Little does Kevin realize that he's joinedA BROTHERHOOD OF BLOODJohn Milton assigns Kevin one of the most notorious cases of the year, along with a file that had been put together prior to the crime. Throwing himself into his work, Kevin begins to see a pattern of evil emerging from behind the plush facade of his firm. As he watches them win every courtroom battle, and sees every criminal walk free, his mounting suspicions give way to all-out terror. For Kevin has becomeTHE DEVIL'S ADVOCATEand there's no turning back from the world of the damned...
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53673.0,The Devils of Loudun,1969,3.91,1818.0,168.0,,,Aldous Huxley,"In 1634 Urbain Grandier, a handsome and dissolute priest of the parish of Loudun was tried, tortured and burnt at the stake. He had been found guilty of conspiring with the devil to seduce an entire convent of nuns in what was the most sensational case of mass possession and sexual hysteria in history. Grandier maintained his innocence to the end and four years after his d
In 1634 Urbain Grandier, a handsome and dissolute priest of the parish of Loudun was tried, tortured and burnt at the stake. He had been found guilty of conspiring with the devil to seduce an entire convent of nuns in what was the most sensational case of mass possession and sexual hysteria in history. Grandier maintained his innocence to the end and four years after his death the nuns were still being subjected to exorcisms to free them from their demonic bondage. Huxley's vivid account of this bizarre tale of religious and sexual obsession transforms our understanding of the medieval world.
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122211.0,Disappearing Acts,1989,4.22,12696.0,176.0,,,Terry McMillan,"He was tall, dark as bittersweet chocolate, and impossibly gorgeous, with a woman-melting smile. She was pretty and independent, petite and not too skinny, just his type. Franklin Swift was a sometimes-employed construction worker, and a not-quite-divorced daddy of two. Zora Banks was a teacher, singer, songwriter. They met in a Brooklyn brownstone, and there could be no w
He was tall, dark as bittersweet chocolate, and impossibly gorgeous, with a woman-melting smile. She was pretty and independent, petite and not too skinny, just his type. Franklin Swift was a sometimes-employed construction worker, and a not-quite-divorced daddy of two. Zora Banks was a teacher, singer, songwriter. They met in a Brooklyn brownstone, and there could be no walking away... In this funny, gritty urban love story, Franklin and Zora join the ranks of fiction's most compelling couples, as they move from Scrabble to sex, from layoffs to the limits of faith and trust. Disappearing Acts is about the mystery of desire and the burdens of the past. It's about respect, what it can and can't survive. And it's about the safe and secret places that only love can find. --
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13516272.0,Il disprezzo,1954,3.9,2937.0,273.0,,,Alberto Moravia,Se l'amore coniugale ,320.0,884.0,1136.0,694.0,179.0,44.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1331159586l/13516272.jpg,0.189375761243075,0.633333333333333
36402034.0,Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?,1967,4.08,288441.0,10905.0,Blade Runner,1,Philip K. Dick,"It was January 2021, and Rick Deckard had a license to kill.Somewhere among the hordes of humans out there, lurked several rogue androids. Deckard's assignment--find them and then...""retire"" them. Trouble was, the androids all looked exactly like humans, and they didn't want to be found!",258.0,103268.0,119205.0,53607.0,9980.0,2381.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1507838927l/36402034.jpg,0.815049910310396,0.693333333333333
387937.0,Doctor in the House,1952,3.81,307.0,28.0,Doctor in the House,1,Richard Gordon,Richard Gordon,152.0,85.0,109.0,90.0,17.0,6.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1420792562l/387937.jpg,-0.123461313290585,0.603333333333333
415419.0,Dodsworth,1929,3.96,942.0,88.0,,,Sinclair Lewis,"First published in 1929, Dodsworth tells the story of a young American couple who moves to Europe. When the woman becomes involved with another man, her husband must choose between forgiving his wife or abandoning the relationship, & Europe, forever.",384.0,283.0,393.0,223.0,33.0,10.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1387700410l/415419.jpg,0.397933810932182,0.653333333333333
548158.0,Don't Look and It Won't Hurt,1971,3.45,176.0,22.0,,,Richard Peck,"""Out at the city limits there's this sign that says WELCOME TO CLAYPITTS, PEARL OF THE PRAIRIE, and if you'd believe that, you'd believe anything.""Sixteen-year-old Carol Patterson is a girl in the middle: in the middle of her sisters, in the middle of her adolescence, in the middle of her family's problems.It is the early seventies and the world is in turmoil, but hardly a
""Out at the city limits there's this sign that says WELCOME TO CLAYPITTS, PEARL OF THE PRAIRIE, and if you'd believe that, you'd believe anything.""Sixteen-year-old Carol Patterson is a girl in the middle: in the middle of her sisters, in the middle of her adolescence, in the middle of her family's problems.It is the early seventies and the world is in turmoil, but hardly anything from the outside ever seems to creep in to effect the Pattersons, who live in half a house at the wrong end of town. But there is turmoil enough in Carol's own life. The family is barely getting by on her mother's waitress salary. Carol's bookishness and shabby clothes make her an outcast. Then Carol's older sister gets pregnant.Still, in the midst of it all there is hope: Carol's first fledgling romance; her unexpected friendship with the preacher's daughter. And suddenly a door opens, providing Carol with a glimpse of the world outside Claypitts and a glimpse of her own inner strength.Originally published in 1972, Don't Look and It Won't Hurt was Richard Peck's first novel. It was adapted for the movie Gas/Food/Lodging in 1992.
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56616.0,Double Indemnity,1936,4.11,16858.0,916.0,,,James M. Cain,"Tautly narrated and excruciatingly suspenseful, Double Indemnity gives us an X-ray view of guilt, of duplicity, and of the kind of obsessive, loveless love that devastates everything it touches. First published in 1935, this novel reaffirmed James M. Cain as a virtuoso of the roman noir.",115.0,6393.0,6762.0,3033.0,531.0,139.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1404786837l/56616.jpg,0.919328935154951,0.703333333333333
3228325.0,The Double Take,1946,3.86,66.0,16.0,,,Roy Huggins,"A hard-boiled mystery story featuring Stuart Bailey, tougher than a ten-minute egg. Violence, blackmail and a beautiful dame who suddenly turned up very, very dead.The book was the basis of the film entitled ""I Love Trouble"" with James Carter and Janet Blair.",169.0,15.0,29.0,20.0,2.0,0.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1351026203l/3228325.jpg,0.0503370614503368,0.62
441240.0,Dreamcatcher,2001,3.61,137496.0,2161.0,,,Stephen King,"From the Flap:Once upon a time, in the haunted city of Derry, four boys stood together and did a brave thing. Certainly a good thing, perhaps even a great thing. Something that changed them in ways they could never begin to understand.Twenty-five years later, the boys are now men with separate lives and separate troubles. But the ties endure. Each hunting season the fourso
From the Flap:Once upon a time, in the haunted city of Derry, four boys stood together and did a brave thing. Certainly a good thing, perhaps even a great thing. Something that changed them in ways they could never begin to understand.Twenty-five years later, the boys are now men with separate lives and separate troubles. But the ties endure. Each hunting season the foursome reunite in the woods of Maine. This year, a stranger stumbles into their camp, disoriented, mumbling something about lights in the sky. His incoherent ravings prove to be disturbingly prescient. Before long, these men will be plunged into a horrifying struggle with a creature from another world. Their only chance of survival is locked in their shared past - and in the Dreamcatcher.Stephen King's first full-length novel since Bag of Bones is, more than anything, a story of how men remember, and how they find their courage. Not since The Stand has King crafted a story of such astonishing range--and never before has he contended so frankly with the heart of darkness.
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10315853.0,Duel in the Sun,1941,2.94,32.0,6.0,,,Niven Busch,"The arrival of Pearl Chavez at the Spanish Bit Ranch in the Brazos Country turned the ranch into a hotbed of conflict and unrest.It all began with Pearl taking reckless young Lewt McCanles as her lover and continued through an exciting bandit chase, a jail break and a dramatic trial.And always, lurking in the background, was the impending clash between Pearl's fight for se
The arrival of Pearl Chavez at the Spanish Bit Ranch in the Brazos Country turned the ranch into a hotbed of conflict and unrest.It all began with Pearl taking reckless young Lewt McCanles as her lover and continued through an exciting bandit chase, a jail break and a dramatic trial.And always, lurking in the background, was the impending clash between Pearl's fight for security and the snarled emotions of the three men who loved her.Step by step, tension increases and suspense mounts in this notable book with James M. Cain calls ""the best novel of the Southwest I have any recollection of.""
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234225.0,Dune,1965,4.21,604185.0,15960.0,Dune,1,Frank Herbert,"Set in the far future amidst a sprawling feudal interstellar empire where planetary dynasties are controlled by noble houses that owe an allegiance to the imperial House Corrino, Dune tells the story of young Paul Atreides (the heir apparent to Duke Leto Atreides and heir of House Atreides) as he and his family accept control of the desert planet Arrakis, the only source o
Set in the far future amidst a sprawling feudal interstellar empire where planetary dynasties are controlled by noble houses that owe an allegiance to the imperial House Corrino, Dune tells the story of young Paul Atreides (the heir apparent to Duke Leto Atreides and heir of House Atreides) as he and his family accept control of the desert planet Arrakis, the only source of the 'spice' melange, the most important and valuable substance in the cosmos. The story explores the complex, multi-layered interactions of politics, religion, ecology, technology, and human emotion as the forces of the empire confront each other for control of Arrakis.Published in 1965, it won the Hugo Award in 1966 and the inaugural Nebula Award for Best Novel. Dune is frequently cited as the world's best-selling sf novel.
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1058572.0,Dying Young,1990,3.49,308.0,21.0,,,Marti Leimbach,"Victor, a 33-year-old intellectual, has decided to end his treatment for leukemia and live out the remainder of his life in a small coastal community. He falls in love with the girl he hired to care for him, and their romance is fraught with uncertainty.",256.0,78.0,72.0,97.0,45.0,16.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1329445676l/1058572.jpg,-1.23577091163249,0.496666666666667
6969.0,Emma,1815,3.99,559394.0,14024.0,,,Jane Austen,"Emma Woodhouse is one of Austen's most captivating and vivid characters. Beautiful, spoilt, vain and irrepressibly witty, Emma organizes the lives of the inhabitants of her sleepy little village and plays matchmaker with devastating effect.",474.0,205392.0,199140.0,113226.0,28735.0,12901.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1373627931l/6969.jpg,0.502212835776736,0.663333333333333
1294495.0,Emotional Arithmetic,1990,3.29,41.0,6.0,,,Matt Cohen,"Melanie is a mother and a lover, middle-aged, eccentric, courageous, and often hilariously unpredictable. She's also deeply scarred by her internment as a child in Drancy, a Nazi detention camp. Through the humanity and friendship of an English boy, Christopher Lewis, and her self-appointed protector, Jakob Bronski, Melanie managed to survive. Forty years later, Jakob, now
Melanie is a mother and a lover, middle-aged, eccentric, courageous, and often hilariously unpredictable. She's also deeply scarred by her internment as a child in Drancy, a Nazi detention camp. Through the humanity and friendship of an English boy, Christopher Lewis, and her self-appointed protector, Jakob Bronski, Melanie managed to survive. Forty years later, Jakob, now a frail, well-known Soviet dissident, and Christopher, a writer who's never forgotten the young Melanie, reenter her life. Memories of the past, coupled with her husband's infidelity, upset Melanie's precarious emotional stability, forcing her to confront the absurdity of trying to balance good and evil, guilt and love, duty and desire. With its finely drawn characters, rich humanity, and rare wit, Emotional Arithmetic is a novel of memory and hope, offering an unforgettable look at how the shadows of the past illuminate the present.
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1147119.0,The English Patient,1992,3.88,102268.0,4027.0,,,Michael Ondaatje,Michael Ondaatje,307.0,33926.0,35827.0,21920.0,7470.0,3125.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1181400889l/1147119.jpg,0.119856411346706,0.626666666666667
4743823.0,Escape,1939,3.0,5.0,3.0,,,Ethel Vance,"The time is the late '30s before World War II. Emmy Ritter, an actress who had fled to America, foolishly returns to Nazi Germany to sell her house. She is arrested and condemned to death, but because of an emergency appendectomy, she awaits the carrying-out of the sentence in the infirmary of a concentration camp. Her son Mark comes to find her and a dangerous plot is put
The time is the late '30s before World War II. Emmy Ritter, an actress who had fled to America, foolishly returns to Nazi Germany to sell her house. She is arrested and condemned to death, but because of an emergency appendectomy, she awaits the carrying-out of the sentence in the infirmary of a concentration camp. Her son Mark comes to find her and a dangerous plot is put into action: a plot to save Emmy Ritter.
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2325777.0,Fail-Safe,1962,4.15,4910.0,150.0,,,Eugene Burdick,"A gripping novel about a world faced with nuclear disaster, first published in 1962 during the Cuban Missile Crisis. As more countries develop nuclear capabilities, the issues raised in this compelling thriller are as timely today as ever.",286.0,1967.0,1914.0,884.0,111.0,34.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1399357765l/2325777.jpg,1.05836763494769,0.716666666666667
12787.0,Falling Angel,1978,3.92,3118.0,316.0,,,William Hjortsberg,"A spellbinding novel of murder, mystery, and the occult, Falling Angel pits a tough New York private eye against the most fearsome adversary a detective ever faced. For Harry Angel, a routine missing-persons case soon turns into a fiendish nightmare of voodoo and black magic, of dizzying peril and violent death. Many people feel that Falling Angel is the greatest American
A spellbinding novel of murder, mystery, and the occult, Falling Angel pits a tough New York private eye against the most fearsome adversary a detective ever faced. For Harry Angel, a routine missing-persons case soon turns into a fiendish nightmare of voodoo and black magic, of dizzying peril and violent death. Many people feel that Falling Angel is the greatest American supernatural horror novel of the 20th century.With a new foreword by Ridley Scott, an introduction by the late James Crumley, and a new afterword by the author and a bonus short story, plus a letter from Stephen King, the first time that the letter has ever been published in its complete form.The hardcover edition is limited to just 300 copies and is signed by William Hjortsberg. Bound in cloth with a dustjacket with the original Stanislaw Zagorski wraparound dustjacket printed against a black background with spot varnish.
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27055.0,The Fan,1995,3.46,309.0,30.0,,,Peter Abrahams,Baseball sensation Bobby Rayburn,320.0,44.0,89.0,145.0,26.0,5.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1320490040l/27055.jpg,-1.34004993647704,0.486666666666667
10799.0,A Farewell to Arms,1929,3.8,232567.0,8254.0,,,Ernest Hemingway,"A Farewell to Arms is the unforgettable story of an American ambulance driver on the Italian front and his passion for a beautiful English nurse. Set against the looming horrors of the battlefield - the weary, demoralized men marching in the rain during the German attack on Caporetto; the profound struggle between loyalty and desertion",293.0,65450.0,86042.0,56369.0,17893.0,6813.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1313714836l/10799.jpg,-0.15822098823877,0.6
2414025.0,Firefox,1977,3.92,5202.0,70.0,Mitchell Gant,1,Craig Thomas,"THE MACHINE: The Soviet Mig-31, codenamed Firefox. A thought-controlled, terrifyingly lethal warplane capable of ruling the Western skies.THE MAN: His name is Gant, an obsessed renegade American pilot. His Control: Kenneth Aubrey of Great Britain. His plan: infiltrate the shadowy worldwide KGB network and make his way into the Soviet Union. His job: steal Firefox.",288.0,1606.0,1948.0,1330.0,267.0,51.0,https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/book/blank-133x176-8b769f39ba6687a82d2eef30bdf46977.jpg,0.258895111139444,0.64
3236244.0,Fletch,1974,3.92,4891.0,319.0,Fletch,1,Gregory McDonald,"Fletch He's an investigative reporter whose methods are a little unorthodox. Currently he's living on the beach with the strung-out trying to find to the source of the drugs they live for. Fletch He's taking more than a little flack from his editor. She doesn't appreciate his style. Or the expense account items he's racking up. Or his definition of the word ""deadline,"" Or
Fletch He's an investigative reporter whose methods are a little unorthodox. Currently he's living on the beach with the strung-out trying to find to the source of the drugs they live for. Fletch He's taking more than a little flack from his editor. She doesn't appreciate his style. Or the expense account items he's racking up. Or his definition of the word ""deadline,"" Or the divorce lawyers who keep showing up at the office. Fletch So when multimillionaire Alan Stanwyk offers Fletch the job of a lifetime, which could be worth a fortune, he's intrigued and decides to do a little investigation. What he discovers is that the proposition is anything but what it seems.
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121227.0,Forlorn River,1927,3.91,222.0,12.0,,,Zane Grey,"Ben Ide is a failure in the horse trade because he loves horses more than money. A few bad deals have turned the world against him. His greatest adversary is his father, who thinks Ben good for nothing.",340.0,66.0,84.0,58.0,14.0,0.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1266476689l/121227.jpg,0.22413543619126,0.636666666666667
2260058.0,Forrest Gump,1986,4.06,54939.0,1979.0,Forrest Gump,1,Winston Groom,"This is a series of simplified stories, designed as an introduction to literature. The series offers classics, best-sellers, film-titles and original stories. Each book has extensive exercises, a detailed introduction and information about the syllabus. They are published at six levels: level 1 - beginner (300 words); level 2 - elementary (500 words); level 3 - pre-interme
This is a series of simplified stories, designed as an introduction to literature. The series offers classics, best-sellers, film-titles and original stories. Each book has extensive exercises, a detailed introduction and information about the syllabus. They are published at six levels: level 1 - beginner (300 words); level 2 - elementary (500 words); level 3 - pre-intermediate (1050 words); level 4 - intermediate ( 1650 words); level 5 - upper intermediate (2300 words); level 6 - advanced (3000 words). The series is designed to be suitable for students of English as a foreign language, for students of English as a second language and for reluctant readers.
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1181977.0,The French Lieutenant's Woman,1969,3.87,42933.0,1465.0,,,John Fowles,"The scene is the village of Lyme Regis on Dorset's Lyme Bay...""the largest bite from the underside of England's out-stretched southwestern leg."" The major characters in the love-intrigue triangle are Charles Smithson, 32, a gentleman of independent means & vaguely scientific bent; his fianc",445.0,12431.0,16659.0,10347.0,2618.0,878.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1394336324l/1181977.jpg,0.0850967363985221,0.623333333333333
3764.0,From Russia With Love,1957,3.89,24883.0,1016.0,James Bond Original Series,5,Ian Fleming,"Name: Bond, James. Height: 183 cm, weight: 76 kg; slim build; eyes: blue; hair: black; scar down right cheek & on left shoulder; all-round athlete; expert pistol shot, boxer, knife-thrower; does not use disguises. Languages: French and German. Smokes heavily (NB: special cigarettes with three gold bands); vices: drink, but not to excess, and women.Every major foreign g
Name: Bond, James. Height: 183 cm, weight: 76 kg; slim build; eyes: blue; hair: black; scar down right cheek & on left shoulder; all-round athlete; expert pistol shot, boxer, knife-thrower; does not use disguises. Languages: French and German. Smokes heavily (NB: special cigarettes with three gold bands); vices: drink, but not to excess, and women.Every major foreign government organization has a file on British secret agent James Bond. Now, Russia's lethal SMERSH organization has targeted him for elimination. SMERSH has the perfect bait in the irresistible Tatiana Romanova, who lures 007 to Istanbul promising the top-secret Spektor cipher machine. But when Bond walks willingly into the trap, a game of cross and double-cross ensues, with Bond both the stakes and the prize.
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180936.0,From the Terrace,1958,3.92,387.0,31.0,,,John O'Hara,"With over three million copies sold, O'Hara's great novel of America in the first half of the century was made into an acclaimed film starring Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward. It richly chronicles one man's rise to wealth, power, and prominence - and the haunting sense of failure at his heart.",912.0,112.0,161.0,86.0,27.0,1.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1431127698l/180936.jpg,0.258895111139444,0.64
512704.0,Gentlemen Prefer Blondes,1925,3.63,2294.0,301.0,Lorelei Lee,1,Anita Loos,"If any American fictional character of the twentieth century seems likely to be immortal, it is Lorelei Lee of Little Rock, Arkansas, the not-so-dumb blonde who knew that diamonds are a girl",165.0,469.0,841.0,717.0,204.0,63.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1347601719l/512704.jpg,-0.749135462357906,0.543333333333333
702539.0,Get Shorty,1990,3.96,18369.0,588.0,Chili Palmer,1,Elmore Leonard,Mob-connected loan shark Chili Palmer is sick of the Miami grind,384.0,5305.0,8058.0,4118.0,708.0,180.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1330673682l/702539.jpg,0.397933810932182,0.653333333333333
895185.0,The Ghost,2007,3.7,12275.0,1205.0,,,Robert   Harris,The stunning new novel from the No. 1 bestselling author of Fatherland; Enigma; Archangel; Pompeii and Imperium. ,384.0,2213.0,5246.0,3883.0,799.0,134.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1328042877l/895185.jpg,-0.505817737720614,0.566666666666667
242514.0,Gidget,1957,3.64,2282.0,87.0,Gidget series,1,Frederick Kohner,"My English comp teacher Mr. Glicksberg says if you want to be a writer you have to, quote, sit on a window sill and get all pensive and stuff and jot down descriptions. Unquote Glicksberg! I don't know what kind of things he writes but I found my inspiration in Malibu with a radio, my best girlfriends, and absolutely zillions of boys for miles. I absolutely had to write ev
My English comp teacher Mr. Glicksberg says if you want to be a writer you have to, quote, sit on a window sill and get all pensive and stuff and jot down descriptions. Unquote Glicksberg! I don't know what kind of things he writes but I found my inspiration in Malibu with a radio, my best girlfriends, and absolutely zillions of boys for miles. I absolutely had to write everything down because I heard that when you get older you forget things, and I'd be the most miserable woman in the world if I forgot all about Moondoggie and what happened this summer. I absolutely owe the world my story. (And every word is true. I swear.) This is Franzie, part Holden Caulfield, part Lolita. The guys call her Gidget--short for ""girl midget",154.0,705.0,570.0,625.0,240.0,142.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1439396883l/242514.jpg,-0.714375787409721,0.546666666666667
3722073.0,The Girl From Petrovka,1972,3.29,7.0,1.0,,,George Feifer,"This is the story of a very free-spirited Russian girl, a dutiful and skeptical American reporter, and the improbable love they shared. It is also an intimate portrait of the curious country that sparked their love and made it impossible. The tragic tale is not merely a delightful read but also a classic of its kind. ""In ""The Girl From Petrovka,"" writes ""The New Yorker"" ma
This is the story of a very free-spirited Russian girl, a dutiful and skeptical American reporter, and the improbable love they shared. It is also an intimate portrait of the curious country that sparked their love and made it impossible. The tragic tale is not merely a delightful read but also a classic of its kind. ""In ""The Girl From Petrovka,"" writes ""The New Yorker"" magazine, Feifer has written the only good American novel about modern Russian life that I can remember.Oktyabrina Matvyeva joins the ranks of memorable-and heroic-women of modern fiction.""
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26874180.0,The Girl Who Leapt Through Time,1966,3.34,1629.0,238.0,,,Yasutaka Tsutsui,,226.0,288.0,418.0,562.0,281.0,80.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1444122960l/26874180.jpg,-1.75716603585526,0.446666666666667
373353.0,The Glass Inferno,1974,3.72,201.0,22.0,,,Thomas N. Scortia,"It burst into flame without warning, an incendiary death trap claiming victims as powerless against the blaze as the firefighters 66 stories below. Their emotions laid bare, hundreds cringed or found new courage",432.0,42.0,75.0,72.0,10.0,2.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1529981750l/373353.jpg,-0.436298387824245,0.573333333333333
1772.0,The Tower,1973,3.45,292.0,25.0,,,Richard Martin Stern,"For one hundred and twenty-five floors, the world's newest skyscraper rises tall and clean and shining.In its highest room film stars, celebrities, politicians, diplomats, tycoons and their wives celebrate the official opening.Suddenly, an explosion rocks the building. The electrical system is sabotaged. Fire rages upwards from the fourth floor. Totally isolated, the VIP g
For one hundred and twenty-five floors, the world's newest skyscraper rises tall and clean and shining.In its highest room film stars, celebrities, politicians, diplomats, tycoons and their wives celebrate the official opening.Suddenly, an explosion rocks the building. The electrical system is sabotaged. Fire rages upwards from the fourth floor. Totally isolated, the VIP guests are trapped. Who can escape, and how...and who must be left to die...
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985052.0,Glitz,1985,3.74,2735.0,164.0,,,Elmore Leonard,"Vincent Mora just can't win. He's been shot, his girlfriend is about to be tossed off a balcony, and there's a vengeful creep looking to even a twisted score. Set against the tacky glitter of Atlantic City's billion-dollar casinos, ""Glitz"" has all the classic Leonard touches: quirky characters, colorful and cinematic scenes, and dialogue that's, well, to die for.",251.0,509.0,1190.0,883.0,134.0,19.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1180012569l/985052.jpg,-0.366779037927876,0.58
1013325.0,The Gnomobile,1937,3.7,57.0,8.0,,,Upton Sinclair,"An amusing tale of two gnomes, Glogo and Bobo, who travel to America in the company of two human friends in their custom gnomobile. An unexpectedly silly side to Sinclair, who had a reputation as a public scold.",191.0,16.0,18.0,15.0,6.0,2.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1365854777l/1013325.jpg,-0.505817737720614,0.566666666666667
22034.0,The Godfather,1969,4.37,293083.0,7041.0,Mario Puzo's Mafia,,Mario Puzo,The Godfather,448.0,161835.0,90205.0,31682.0,6323.0,3038.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1394988109l/22034.jpg,1.82308048380775,0.79
1188373.0,Gods and Generals,1996,4.07,30164.0,685.0,The Civil War Trilogy,1,Jeff Shaara,"The Killer Angels, Michael Shaara",498.0,11268.0,11648.0,5647.0,1164.0,437.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1533402245l/1188373.jpg,0.780290235362212,0.69
594430.0,The golden evenings of summer,1971,4.58,19.0,5.0,,,Will Stanton,"Capture a moment of yesterday, a sunset from the porch swing . . . the aroma of the backyard lilac bush . . . the inviting appeal of the vacant lot next door . . . the riches of a bottle-cap collection . . . the temptation of the cookie jar . . . the summers that never ended.Capture a moment and journey back with us to the good old days . . . those very, very good old days
Capture a moment of yesterday, a sunset from the porch swing . . . the aroma of the backyard lilac bush . . . the inviting appeal of the vacant lot next door . . . the riches of a bottle-cap collection . . . the temptation of the cookie jar . . . the summers that never ended.Capture a moment and journey back with us to the good old days . . . those very, very good old days.
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37941573.0,Grand Canary,1933,3.52,219.0,12.0,,,A.J. Cronin,"Dr Harvey Leith, brilliant research scientist, awakens from a drunken stupor to find himself aboard a liner bound for the Canary Islands, his past life in ruins, his hopes for the future shattered. His life becomes inextricably involved with those of the other passengers - especially the lovely Mary Fielding, but she's already married...",224.0,42.0,73.0,67.0,31.0,6.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1516033320l/37941573.jpg,-1.13149188678794,0.506666666666667
1024750.0,Green for Danger,1944,3.88,576.0,73.0,Inspector Cockrill,2,Christianna Brand,"Set in a military hospital during the blitz, this novel is one of Brand's most intricately plotted detection puzzles, executed with her characteristic cleverness and gusto. When a patient dies under the anesthetic and later the presiding nurse is murdered, Inspector Cockrill finds himself with six suspects--three doctors and three nurses--and not a discernible motive among
Set in a military hospital during the blitz, this novel is one of Brand's most intricately plotted detection puzzles, executed with her characteristic cleverness and gusto. When a patient dies under the anesthetic and later the presiding nurse is murdered, Inspector Cockrill finds himself with six suspects--three doctors and three nurses--and not a discernible motive among them.
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11566.0,The Green Mile,1996,4.44,217196.0,6031.0,The Green Mile,1-6,Stephen King,"When it first appeared, one volume per month, Stephen King's THE GREEN MILE was an unprecedented publishing triumph: all six volumes ended up on the New York Times bestseller lists",592.0,124916.0,66862.0,21362.0,3259.0,797.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1373903563l/11566.jpg,2.06639820844504,0.813333333333333
387348.0,The Group,1963,3.67,11698.0,1098.0,,,Mary McCarthy,"Mary McCarthy's most celebrated novel follows the lives of eight Vassar graduates, known simply to their classmates as ""the group."" An eclectic mix of personalities and upbringings, they meet a week after graduation to watch Kay Strong get married. After the ceremony, the women begin their adult lives: traveling to Europe, tackling the worlds of nursing and publishing, and
Mary McCarthy's most celebrated novel follows the lives of eight Vassar graduates, known simply to their classmates as ""the group."" An eclectic mix of personalities and upbringings, they meet a week after graduation to watch Kay Strong get married. After the ceremony, the women begin their adult lives: traveling to Europe, tackling the worlds of nursing and publishing, and finding love and heartbreak in the streets of New York City. Through the years, some of the friends grow apart and some become entangled in each other's affairs, but all vow not to become like their mothers and fathers. It is only when one of them passes away that they all come back together again to mourn the loss of a friend, a confidante, and most importantly, a member of the group.
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12187086.0,The War of the Buttons,1912,3.89,1754.0,55.0,La Guerre des Boutons,,Louis Pergaud,"As tenaciously as the Guelphs and the Ghibellines, the boys of the villages of Longevernes and Velrans perpetuate a vendetta of hundreds of years. With the ripping of smocks and the clatter of sabots, missiles and invectives fly--the Longevernes have ""flabby balls"" and the Velrans ""awl have hary asses."" Prefatory chapter heading quotations from Rabelais do not justify the
As tenaciously as the Guelphs and the Ghibellines, the boys of the villages of Longevernes and Velrans perpetuate a vendetta of hundreds of years. With the ripping of smocks and the clatter of sabots, missiles and invectives fly--the Longevernes have ""flabby balls"" and the Velrans ""awl have hary asses."" Prefatory chapter heading quotations from Rabelais do not justify the publisher's comparison, and the referral to Mark Twain seems altogether undeserved. . . . Under the leadership of Lebrac the war goes on from day to day and week to week; as buttons come off, there are some literal rearguard actions as the vanquished emerge with bottoms bared; a closing scene, the treason trial of one of theirs, a cripple, with the punitive reprisals, is quite brutal. But for the most part, this """"classic"""" which appeared in France more than thirty years ago is resoundingly dull--and for all its peasant vigor, la guerre n'est pas finie for a long, long time.
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324987.0,A Hall of Mirrors,1967,3.72,385.0,26.0,,,Robert  Stone,"Rheinhardt, a disk jockey and failed musician, rolls into New Orleans looking for work and another chance in life. What he finds is a woman physically and psychically damaged by the men in her past and a job that entangles him in a right-wing political movement. Peopled with civil rights activists, fanatical Christians, corrupt politicians, and demented Hollywood stars, A
Rheinhardt, a disk jockey and failed musician, rolls into New Orleans looking for work and another chance in life. What he finds is a woman physically and psychically damaged by the men in her past and a job that entangles him in a right-wing political movement. Peopled with civil rights activists, fanatical Christians, corrupt politicians, and demented Hollywood stars, A Hall of Mirrors vividly depicts the dark side of America that erupted in the sixties. To quote Wallace Stegner, ""Stone writes like a bird, like an angel, like a circus barker, like a con man, like someone so high on pot that he is scraping his shoes on the stars.""
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12995.0,The Hamlet,1940,3.86,4284.0,242.0,The Snopes Trilogy,1,William Faulkner,"The Hamlet, the first novel of Faulkner's Snopes trilogy, is both an ironic take on classical tragedy and a mordant commentary on the grand pretensions of the antebellum South and the depths of its decay in the aftermath of war and Reconstruction. It tells of the advent and the rise of the Snopes family in Frenchman's Bend, a small town built on the ruins of a once-stately
The Hamlet, the first novel of Faulkner's Snopes trilogy, is both an ironic take on classical tragedy and a mordant commentary on the grand pretensions of the antebellum South and the depths of its decay in the aftermath of war and Reconstruction. It tells of the advent and the rise of the Snopes family in Frenchman's Bend, a small town built on the ruins of a once-stately plantation. Flem Snopes -- wily, energetic, a man of shady origins -- quickly comes to dominate the town and its people with his cunning and guile.
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624988.0,The Harder They Fall,1946,4.24,161.0,18.0,,,Budd Schulberg,"Budd Schulberg's celebrated novel of the prize ring has lost none of its power since its first publication almost fifty years ago. Crowded with unforgettable characters, it is a relentless expose of the fight racket. A modern Samson in the form of a simple Argentine peasant is ballyhooed by an unscrupulous fight promoter and his press agent and then betrayed and destroyed
Budd Schulberg's celebrated novel of the prize ring has lost none of its power since its first publication almost fifty years ago. Crowded with unforgettable characters, it is a relentless expose of the fight racket. A modern Samson in the form of a simple Argentine peasant is ballyhooed by an unscrupulous fight promoter and his press agent and then betrayed and destroyed by connivers. Mr. Schulberg creates a wonderfully authentic atmosphere for this book that many critics hailed as even better than What Makes Sammy Run ""The quintessential novel of boxing and corruption.""--USA Today ""The book will stand not only as the novel about boxing but also as a book that indirectly tells more about civilization than do most books about civilization itself.""--Arthur Miller. ""Brilliant, witty, and amusing--the best book on fighting that I have read.""--Gene Tunney.
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15881.0,Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets,1998,4.4,2250076.0,42839.0,Harry Potter,2,J.K. Rowling,"The Dursleys were so mean and hideous that summer that all Harry Potter wanted was to get back to the Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry. But just as he's packing his bags, Harry receives a warning from a strange, impish creature named Dobby who says that if Harry Potter returns to Hogwarts, disaster will strikeAnd strike it does. For in Harry's second year at Hog
The Dursleys were so mean and hideous that summer that all Harry Potter wanted was to get back to the Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry. But just as he's packing his bags, Harry receives a warning from a strange, impish creature named Dobby who says that if Harry Potter returns to Hogwarts, disaster will strikeAnd strike it does. For in Harry's second year at Hogwarts, fresh torments and horrors arise, including an outrageously stuck-up new professor, Gilderoy Lockhart, a spirit named Moaning Myrtle who haunts the girls' bathroom, and the unwanted attentions of Ron Weasley's younger sister, Ginny.But each of these seem minor annoyances when the real trouble begins, and someone -- or something -- starts turning Hogwarts students to stone. Could it be Draco Malfoy, a more poisonous rival than ever Could it possibly be Hagrid, whose mysterious past is finally told Or could it be the one everyone at Hogwarts most suspects . . . Harry Potter himself--jacket description
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6.0,Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire,2000,4.55,2151870.0,37860.0,Harry Potter,4,J.K. Rowling,"Harry Potter is midway through his training as a wizard and his coming of age. Harry wants to get away from the pernicious Dursleys and go to the International Quidditch Cup. He wants to find out about the mysterious event that's supposed to take place at Hogwarts this year, an event involving two other rival schools of magic, and a competition that hasn't happened for a h
Harry Potter is midway through his training as a wizard and his coming of age. Harry wants to get away from the pernicious Dursleys and go to the International Quidditch Cup. He wants to find out about the mysterious event that's supposed to take place at Hogwarts this year, an event involving two other rival schools of magic, and a competition that hasn't happened for a hundred years. He wants to be a normal, fourteen-year-old wizard. But unfortunately for Harry Potter, he's not normal - even by wizarding standards. And in his case, different can be deadly. --back cover
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2.0,Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix,2003,4.48,2106674.0,34749.0,Harry Potter,5,J.K. Rowling,There is a door at the end of a silent corridor. And it,870.0,1315756.0,550836.0,195471.0,34007.0,10604.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1546910265l/2.jpg,2.20543690823778,0.826666666666667
148841.0,Hart's War: A Novel of Suspense,1999,3.95,1157.0,91.0,,,John Katzenbach,"Second Lieutenant Tommy Hart, a navigator whose B-25 was shot out of the sky in 1942, is burdened with guilt as the only surviving member of his crew. Now he is just another POW at the fiercely guarded Stalag Luft 13 in Bavaria.Then routine comes to a halt with the arrival of a new prisoner: First Lieutenant Lincoln Scott, an African American Tuskegee airman who instantly
Second Lieutenant Tommy Hart, a navigator whose B-25 was shot out of the sky in 1942, is burdened with guilt as the only surviving member of his crew. Now he is just another POW at the fiercely guarded Stalag Luft 13 in Bavaria.Then routine comes to a halt with the arrival of a new prisoner: First Lieutenant Lincoln Scott, an African American Tuskegee airman who instantly becomes the target of contempt from his fellow soldiers. When a prisoner is brutally murdered, and all the blood-soaked evidence points to Scott, Hart is tapped to defend the soldier. In a trial rife with racial tension and raw conflict, where the lines between ally and enemy blur, there are those with their own secret motives, and a burning passion for a rush to judgment, no matter what the cost.
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1696081.0,Hating Alison Ashley,1984,3.5,3336.0,125.0,,,Robin Klein,"A classic story of friendship and jealousy from a beloved Australian author.Erica has always believed herself to be the star of her sixth grade class. But then Alison Ashley shows up, and right from the start, seems to threaten Erica's position. Can these classmates ever see past their difficulties and find friendship",192.0,688.0,973.0,1147.0,380.0,148.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1356446911l/1696081.jpg,-1.2010112366843,0.5
89717.0,The Haunting of Hill House,1959,3.87,102256.0,9479.0,,,Shirley Jackson,"First published in 1959, Shirley Jackson's The Haunting of Hill House has been hailed as a perfect work of unnerving terror. It is the story of four seekers who arrive at a notoriously unfriendly pile called Hill House: Dr. Montague, an occult scholar looking for solid evidence of a ""haunting""; Theodora, the lighthearted assistant; Eleanor, a friendless, fragile young woma
First published in 1959, Shirley Jackson's The Haunting of Hill House has been hailed as a perfect work of unnerving terror. It is the story of four seekers who arrive at a notoriously unfriendly pile called Hill House: Dr. Montague, an occult scholar looking for solid evidence of a ""haunting""; Theodora, the lighthearted assistant; Eleanor, a friendless, fragile young woman well acquainted with poltergeists; and Luke, the future heir of Hill House. At first, their stay seems destined to be merely a spooky encounter with inexplicable phenomena. But Hill House is gathering its powers",182.0,31116.0,37215.0,24999.0,7039.0,1887.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1327871336l/89717.jpg,0.0850967363985221,0.623333333333333
12658.0,Hawaii,1959,4.2,66548.0,1483.0,,,James A. Michener,Pulitzer Prize,1136.0,29631.0,23421.0,11005.0,1888.0,603.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1415585664l/12658.jpg,1.23216600968861,0.733333333333333
1129657.0,Heller with a Gun,1954,3.84,1497.0,39.0,,,Louis L'Amour,"Tom Healy was in trouble. His theatrical troupe needed to get to Alder Gulch, Montana, and the weather was turning. Andy Barker promised Tom he could get them there safely, but Tom was reluctant to trust him: he had the lives of three actresses to consider, and his personal feelings for Janice further heightened his concern. Then King Mabry showed up. Although Tom didn",208.0,392.0,564.0,467.0,62.0,12.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1320542341l/1129657.jpg,-0.0191822884460323,0.613333333333333
5907.0,The Hobbit or There and Back Again,1937,4.26,2488724.0,42360.0,Middle-Earth Universe,,J.R.R. Tolkien,"In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit. Not a nasty, dirty, wet hole, filled with the ends of worms and an oozy smell, nor yet a dry, bare, sandy hole with nothing in it to sit down on or to eat: it was a hobbit-hole, and that means comfort.Written for J.R.R. Tolkien",366.0,1289810.0,746673.0,317886.0,83793.0,50562.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1546071216l/5907.jpg,1.44072405937772,0.753333333333333
1656001.0,The Host,2008,3.84,821096.0,40616.0,The Host,1,Stephenie Meyer,"Melanie Stryder refuses to fade away. The earth has been invaded by a species that take over the minds of human hosts while leaving their bodies intact. Wanderer, the invading ""soul"" who has been given Melanie's body, didn't expect to find its former tenant refusing to relinquish possession of her mind.As Melanie fills Wanderer's thoughts with visions of Jared, a human who
Melanie Stryder refuses to fade away. The earth has been invaded by a species that take over the minds of human hosts while leaving their bodies intact. Wanderer, the invading ""soul"" who has been given Melanie's body, didn't expect to find its former tenant refusing to relinquish possession of her mind.As Melanie fills Wanderer's thoughts with visions of Jared, a human who still lives in hiding, Wanderer begins to yearn for a man she's never met. Reluctant allies, Wanderer and Melanie set off to search for the man they both love.Also see: Alternate Cover Editions for this ISBN [ACE]  
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8921.0,The Hound of the Baskervilles,1901,4.1,208145.0,6535.0,Sherlock Holmes,5,Arthur Conan Doyle,"'Mr. Holmes, they were the footprints of a gigantic hound!'The death, quite suddenly, of Sir Charles Baskerville in mysterious circumstances is the trigger for one of the most extraordinary cases ever to challenge the brilliant analytical mind of Sherlock Holmes. As rumours of a legendary hound said to haunt the Baskerville family circulate, Holmes and Watson are asked to
'Mr. Holmes, they were the footprints of a gigantic hound!'The death, quite suddenly, of Sir Charles Baskerville in mysterious circumstances is the trigger for one of the most extraordinary cases ever to challenge the brilliant analytical mind of Sherlock Holmes. As rumours of a legendary hound said to haunt the Baskerville family circulate, Holmes and Watson are asked to ensure the protection of Sir Charles' only heir, Sir Henry - who has travelled all the way from America to reside at Baskerville Hall in Devon. And it is there, in an isolated mansion surrounded by mile after mile of wild moor, that Holmes and Watson come face to face with a terrifying evil that reaches out from centuries past . . .
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598662.0,The Hours,1998,3.93,117846.0,4573.0,,,Michael Cunningham,"In The Hours, Michael Cunningham, who is recognized as ""one of our very best writers"" (Richard Eder, Los Angeles Times), draw inventively on the life and work of Virginia Woolf to tell the story of a group of contemporary characters who are struggling with the conflicting claims of love and inheritance, hope and despair.The novel opens with an evocation of Woolf's last day
In The Hours, Michael Cunningham, who is recognized as ""one of our very best writers"" (Richard Eder, Los Angeles Times), draw inventively on the life and work of Virginia Woolf to tell the story of a group of contemporary characters who are struggling with the conflicting claims of love and inheritance, hope and despair.The novel opens with an evocation of Woolf's last days before her suicide in 1941, and moves to the stories of two modern American women who are trying to make rewarding lives for themselves in spite of the demands of friends, lovers, and family.Clarissa Vaughan is a book editor who lives in present-day Greenwich Village; when we meet her, she is buying flowers to display at a party for her friend Richard, and ailing poet who has just won a major literary prize. Laura Brown is a housewife in postwar California who is bringing up her only son and looking for her true life outside of her stifling marriage.With rare ease and assurance, Cunningham makes the two women's lives converge with Virginia Woolf's in an unexpected and heartbreaking way during the party for Richard. As the novel jump-cuts through the twentieth century, every line resonates with Cunningham's clear, strong, surprising lyrical contemporary voice.Passionate, profound and deeply moving, The Hours is Michael Cunningham's most remarkable achievement to date.
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1038590.0,"Immortality, Inc.",1959,3.82,1813.0,98.0,,,Robert Sheckley,"First published in 1959 as a startling, revolutionary novel of the future, then pushed to new cinematic limits as the feature film adaptation FREEJACK in 1992, Robert Sheckley's unsettling vision of Tomorrow now arrives in ebook format for the 21st century.Thomas Blaine awoke in a white bed in a white room, and heard someone say, ""He's alive now."" Then they asked him his n
First published in 1959 as a startling, revolutionary novel of the future, then pushed to new cinematic limits as the feature film adaptation FREEJACK in 1992, Robert Sheckley's unsettling vision of Tomorrow now arrives in ebook format for the 21st century.Thomas Blaine awoke in a white bed in a white room, and heard someone say, ""He's alive now."" Then they asked him his name, age and marital status. Yes, that seemed normal enough---but what was this talk about ""death trauma""Thus was Thomas Blaine introduced to the year 2110, where science had discovered the technique of transferring a man's consciousness from one body to another. Where a man's mind could be snatched from the past, when his body was at the point of death, and brought forward into a ""host body"" in this fantastic future world.But that was only a small part of it. For the future had proved the reality of life after death, and discovered worlds beyond or simultaneous with our own---worlds where, through scientific techniques, a man could live again, in another body, when he died here. And in the process, the reality of ghosts, poltergeists, and zombies was also established.What did it all mean How had this discovery of what they called the ""hereafter"" shaped the world of 2110 Thomas Blaine found himself living in a future where the discoveries and techniques imagined by people of his time, while having come about, were completely overwhelmed by discoveries no one had ever dreamed of.
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81648.0,In Country,1985,3.57,2293.0,174.0,,,Bobbie Ann Mason,"The bestselling novel and deeply affecting story of a young girl who comes to terms with her father's death in Vietnam two decades earlierIn the summer of 1984, the war in Vietnam came home to Sam Hughes, whose father was killed there before she was born. The soldier-boy in the picture never changed. In a way that made him dependable. But he seemed so innocent. ""Astronauts
The bestselling novel and deeply affecting story of a young girl who comes to terms with her father's death in Vietnam two decades earlierIn the summer of 1984, the war in Vietnam came home to Sam Hughes, whose father was killed there before she was born. The soldier-boy in the picture never changed. In a way that made him dependable. But he seemed so innocent. ""Astronauts have been to the moon,"" she blurted out to the picture. ""You missed Watergate. I was in the second grade.""She stared at the picture, squinting her eyes, as if she expected it to come to life. But Dwayne had died with his secrets. Emmett was walking around with his. Anyone who survived Vietnam seemed to regard it as something personal and embarrassing. Granddad had said they were embarrassed that they were still alive. ""I guess you're not embarrassed,"" she said to the picture.This P.S. edition features an extra 16 pages of insights into the book, including author interviews, recommended reading, and more.
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1025049.0,The Investigation,1977,3.69,132.0,15.0,,,Dorothy Uhnak,"Kitty Keeler is beautiful, blond, and anything but the conventional middle-class mother of the neighborhood. She is estranged from her husband, hoards expensive clothes and leads a very social life around gambling casinos and organized crime.When Kitty's two small sons are found dead, everyone quickly concludes Kitty murdered them. She quickly becomes a media sensation.Dur
Kitty Keeler is beautiful, blond, and anything but the conventional middle-class mother of the neighborhood. She is estranged from her husband, hoards expensive clothes and leads a very social life around gambling casinos and organized crime.When Kitty's two small sons are found dead, everyone quickly concludes Kitty murdered them. She quickly becomes a media sensation.During the course of the investigation, Sgt. Joe Peters, begins to doubt the evidence against Kitty. He is near the end of a failed marriage and reluctantly approaching retirement. He believes Kitty is innocent and finds himself falling in love with her. Joe begins to peel back the complex layers in the conspiracy of silence while his feelings for Kitty become an obsession...putting his career in jeopardy.
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232094.0,In the Heat of the Night,1965,3.78,1479.0,157.0,Virgil Tibbs,1,John Dudley Ball,"It's the 1960s. A hot August night lies heavy over the Carolinas. The corpse -- legs sprawled, stomach down on the concrete pavement, arms above the head -- brings the patrol car to a halt. The local police pick up a black stranger named Virgil Tibbs, only to discover that their most likely suspect is a homicide detective from California -- and the racially tense community
It's the 1960s. A hot August night lies heavy over the Carolinas. The corpse -- legs sprawled, stomach down on the concrete pavement, arms above the head -- brings the patrol car to a halt. The local police pick up a black stranger named Virgil Tibbs, only to discover that their most likely suspect is a homicide detective from California -- and the racially tense community's single hope in solving a brutal murder that turns up no witnesses, no motives, no clues.
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1241322.0,The Island,1979,3.32,1575.0,99.0,,,Peter Benchley,How could hundreds boats carrying more than 2000 people simply disappear Why does no one know or care to know A newspaper editor becomes obsessed with what is happening.,281.0,209.0,415.0,676.0,223.0,52.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1311370349l/1241322.jpg,-1.82668538575163,0.44
29981.0,The Island of Doctor Moreau,1896,3.72,80865.0,3472.0,,,H.G. Wells,"Ranked among the classic novels of the English language and the inspiration for several unforgettable movies, this early work of H. G. Wells was greeted in 1896 by howls of protest from reviewers, who found it horrifying and blasphemous. They wanted to know more about the wondrous possibilities of science shown in his first book, The Time Machine, not its potential for mis
Ranked among the classic novels of the English language and the inspiration for several unforgettable movies, this early work of H. G. Wells was greeted in 1896 by howls of protest from reviewers, who found it horrifying and blasphemous. They wanted to know more about the wondrous possibilities of science shown in his first book, The Time Machine, not its potential for misuse and terror. In The Island of Dr. Moreau, a shipwrecked gentleman named Edward Prendick, stranded on a Pacific island lorded over by the notorious Dr. Moreau, confronts dark secrets, strange creatures, and a reason to run for his life.While this riveting tale was intended to be a commentary on evolution, divine creation, and the tension between human nature and culture, modern readers familiar with genetic engineering will marvel at Wells",153.0,17494.0,31204.0,25510.0,5651.0,1006.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1388230211l/29981.jpg,-0.436298387824245,0.573333333333333
366260.0,Jack in the Box,1980,3.73,66.0,5.0,,,William Kotzwinkle,"A witty and nostalgic novel that traces Jack Twiller's zany transition from a 1940s comic-book identity to a typical American youth of the Fabulous Fifties, which is to say completely warped.",268.0,16.0,27.0,15.0,5.0,3.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1371214001l/366260.jpg,-0.401538712876061,0.576666666666667
2399928.0,Jassy,1944,3.97,230.0,23.0,,,Norah Lofts,"She was the daughter of a preacher and a gypsy. A strange and elusive child with powers of prophecy, she grew into an even stranger woman. From those around her she inspired love and admiration or furious hatred. Nothing in between. And somehow Jassy could transform even those who loved her into her enemies. Barney Hatton, the disposessed heir of Mortiboys, loved her but n
She was the daughter of a preacher and a gypsy. A strange and elusive child with powers of prophecy, she grew into an even stranger woman. From those around her she inspired love and admiration or furious hatred. Nothing in between. And somehow Jassy could transform even those who loved her into her enemies. Barney Hatton, the disposessed heir of Mortiboys, loved her but not enough. Lindy, a servant girl who worked there, loved her too much. Elizabeth Twysdale, who taught Jassy her lessons, hated her more with every passing day. And because of the people around her, the people who loved or loathed her, Jassy's life was destined to be one of passion and anguish.
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543300.0,The Jewel of Seven Stars,1903,3.42,2105.0,230.0,Fantasy Classics,5,Bram Stoker,"An Egyptologist, attempting to raise from the dead the mummy of Tera, an ancient Egyptian queen, finds a fabulous gem and is stricken senseless by an unknown force. Amid bloody and eerie scenes, his daughter is possessed by Tera's soul, and her fate depends upon bringing Tera's mummified body to life.",304.0,385.0,577.0,761.0,296.0,86.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1348397217l/543300.jpg,-1.47908863626978,0.473333333333333
100237.0,Monkey: The Journey to the West,1590,4.01,5087.0,420.0,,,Wu Cheng'en,"Probably the most popular book in the history of the Far East, this classic sixteenth century novel is a combination of picaresque novel and folk epic that mixes satire, allegory, and history into a rollicking adventure. It is the story of the roguish Monkey and his encounters with major and minor spirits, gods, demigods, demons, ogres, monsters, and fairies. This translat
Probably the most popular book in the history of the Far East, this classic sixteenth century novel is a combination of picaresque novel and folk epic that mixes satire, allegory, and history into a rollicking adventure. It is the story of the roguish Monkey and his encounters with major and minor spirits, gods, demigods, demons, ogres, monsters, and fairies. This translation, by the distinguished scholar Arthur Waley, is the first accurate English version; it makes available to the Western reader a faithful reproduction of the spirit and meaning of the original.
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77270.0,The Jungle Book,1895,3.94,92032.0,2926.0,,,Rudyard Kipling,The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling,277.0,31010.0,31602.0,23147.0,4980.0,1293.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1327873594l/77270.jpg,0.328414461035813,0.646666666666667
128518.0,The Second Jungle Book,1895,3.83,2786.0,143.0,,,Rudyard Kipling,"The Second Jungle Book is a sequel to The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling. First published in 1895, it features five stories about Mowgli and three unrelated stories, all but one set in India, most of which Kipling wrote while living in Vermont.",142.0,865.0,921.0,727.0,198.0,75.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1171956763l/128518.jpg,-0.053941963394216,0.61
526270.0,Jurassic Park,1990,4.0,721872.0,10184.0,Jurassic Park,1,Michael Crichton,"State-of-the-art science and suspense combine in this uniquely exciting high-tension thriller from the author of The Andromeda Strain. Bio-engineers create authentic, detail-perfect, real-life dinosaurs for a Pacific island theme park, but scientific triumph explodes into horrendous disaster as the first visitors encounter the unbelievable.",400.0,267387.0,256247.0,146545.0,35445.0,16248.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1411243037l/526270.jpg,0.53697251072492,0.666666666666667
672988.0,The Lost World,1995,3.76,105938.0,3060.0,Jurassic Park,2,Michael Crichton,"It is now six years since the secret disaster at Jurassic Park, six years since the extraordinary dream of science and imagination came to a crashing end--the dinosaurs destroyed, the park dismantled, the island indefinitely closed to the public.There are rumors that something has survived...",393.0,26094.0,38989.0,31647.0,7780.0,1428.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1436745537l/672988.jpg,-0.297259688031508,0.586666666666667
1676273.0,L.A. Confidential,1990,4.2,26930.0,734.0,L.A. Quartet,3,James Ellroy,"Christmas 1951, Los Angeles: a city where the police are as corrupt as the criminals. Six prisoners are beaten senseless in their cells by cops crazed on alcohol. For the three LAPD detectives involved, it will expose the guilty secrets on which they have built their corrupt and violent careers. The novel takes these cops on a sprawling epic of brutal violence and the murd
Christmas 1951, Los Angeles: a city where the police are as corrupt as the criminals. Six prisoners are beaten senseless in their cells by cops crazed on alcohol. For the three LAPD detectives involved, it will expose the guilty secrets on which they have built their corrupt and violent careers. The novel takes these cops on a sprawling epic of brutal violence and the murderous seedy side of Hollywood. One of the best crime novels ever written, it is the heart of Ellroy's four-novel masterpiece, the LA Quartet, and an example of crime writing at its most powerful.
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70700.0,Lady L,1958,3.56,1678.0,141.0,,,Romain Gary,,185.0,333.0,546.0,576.0,171.0,52.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1188618226l/70700.jpg,-0.992453186995197,0.52
50051.0,The Last Picture Show,1966,3.97,12432.0,625.0,The Last Picture Show,1,Larry McMurtry,"This is one of McMurtry's most memorable novels - the basis for the film of the same name. Set in a small, dusty Texas town, it introduces Jacy, Duane and Sonny, teenagers stumbling towards adulthood, discovering the beguiling mysteries of sex and the even more baffling mysteries of love.",280.0,3791.0,5234.0,2738.0,525.0,144.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1344275927l/50051.jpg,0.432693485880367,0.656666666666667
1054596.0,The Last Ride,1996,3.95,457.0,53.0,,,Thomas Eidson,"A novel of the American West narrates the story of a dying man's attempts to make peace with his daughter, their struggle to rescue his granddaughter from renegades and slave traders, and his lifelong search for inner peace.",304.0,142.0,188.0,96.0,25.0,6.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1347521104l/1054596.jpg,0.363174135983998,0.65
6400090.0,The Last Song,2009,4.15,474579.0,11534.0,,,Nicholas Sparks,Alternate Cover Edition can be found hereSeventeen-year-old Veronica 'Ronnie' Miller,390.0,213828.0,151097.0,83028.0,18915.0,7711.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1286549186l/6400090.jpg,1.05836763494769,0.716666666666667
267418.0,The Late George Apley,1937,3.68,1990.0,109.0,,,John P. Marquand,"A modern classic restored to print -- the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel that charts the diminishing fortunes of a distinguished Boston family in the early years of the 20th century. Sweeping us into the inner sanctum of Boston society, into the Beacon Hill town houses and exclusive private clubs where only the city's wealthiest and most powerful congregate, the novel gives
A modern classic restored to print -- the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel that charts the diminishing fortunes of a distinguished Boston family in the early years of the 20th century. Sweeping us into the inner sanctum of Boston society, into the Beacon Hill town houses and exclusive private clubs where only the city's wealthiest and most powerful congregate, the novel gives us -- through the story of one family and its patriarch, the recently deceased George Apley -- the portrait of an entire society in transition. Gently satirical and rich with drama, the novel moves from the Gilded Age to the Great Depression as it projects George Apley's world -- and subtly reveals a life in which success and accomplishment mask disappointment and regret, a life of extreme and enviable privilege that is nonetheless an imperfect life.
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1131222.0,Layer Cake,2000,3.98,1331.0,92.0,,,J.J. Connolly,"A story of one young gangster's attempt to leave the corruption behind him, Layer Cake refers to the layers or levels he has to go as he painstakingly plots his own escape. What is revealed is a modern underworld where the rules have changed. There are no 'codes', or 'families' and respect lasts as long as a line. Not knowing who he can trust, our man has to use all his 's
A story of one young gangster's attempt to leave the corruption behind him, Layer Cake refers to the layers or levels he has to go as he painstakingly plots his own escape. What is revealed is a modern underworld where the rules have changed. There are no 'codes', or 'families' and respect lasts as long as a line. Not knowing who he can trust, our man has to use all his 'savvy', 'telling' and skills which make him one of the best, to escape his own. The ultimate last job, a love interest called Tammy and an international drugs ring, threaten to draw him back into the 'cake mix'. But, time is running out and the penalty will endure a lifetime.
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54822.0,Leaving Cheyenne,1963,3.95,1932.0,117.0,"Thalia, Texas",2,Larry McMurtry,From the Pulitzer Prize,304.0,593.0,775.0,460.0,86.0,18.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1388464380l/54822.jpg,0.363174135983998,0.65
27523.0,Left Behind,1995,3.82,184370.0,3495.0,Left Behind,1,Tim LaHaye,"An airborne Boeing 747 is headed to London when, without any warning, passengers mysteriously disappear from their seats. Terror and chaos slowly spread not only through the plane but also worldwide as unusual events continue to unfold. For those who have been left behind, the apocalypse has just begun...",342.0,73273.0,48155.0,34351.0,14557.0,14034.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1406505054l/27523.jpg,-0.0887016383424013,0.606666666666667
4907587.0,Let the Right One In,2004,4.07,76827.0,5372.0,,,John Ajvide Lindqvist,"Let the Right One In Takes Top Honors at Tribeca Film Festival!It is autumn 1981 when the inconceivable comes to Blackeberg, a suburb in Sweden. The body of a teenage boy is found, emptied of blood, the murder rumored to be part of a ritual killing. Twelve-year-old Oskar is personally hoping that revenge has come at long last---revenge for the bullying he endures at school
Let the Right One In Takes Top Honors at Tribeca Film Festival!It is autumn 1981 when the inconceivable comes to Blackeberg, a suburb in Sweden. The body of a teenage boy is found, emptied of blood, the murder rumored to be part of a ritual killing. Twelve-year-old Oskar is personally hoping that revenge has come at long last---revenge for the bullying he endures at school, day after day.But the murder is not the most important thing on his mind. A new girl has moved in next door---a girl who has never seen a Rubik's Cube before, but who can solve it at once. There is something wrong with her, though, something odd. And she only comes out at night.Sweeping top honors at film festivals all over the globe, director Tomas Alfredsson's film of Let the Right One In has received the same kind of spectacular raves that have been lavished on the book. American readers of vampire fiction will be thrilled!
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13287266.0,Letter To Five Wives,1946,3.1,10.0,1.0,,,John Klempner,"Basis for the 1949 film ""A Letter To Three Wives."" Originally publish in Cosmopolitan in 1945.",204.0,1.0,2.0,4.0,3.0,0.0,https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/book/blank-133x176-8b769f39ba6687a82d2eef30bdf46977.jpg,-2.59139823461168,0.366666666666667
31250.0,Little Dorrit,1855,3.98,41031.0,1388.0,,,Charles Dickens,"A novel of serendipity, of fortunes won and lost, and of the spectre of imprisonment that hangs over all aspects of Victorian society, Charles Dickens's Little Dorrit is edited with an introduction by Stephen Wall in Penguin Classics.When Arthur Clennam returns to England after many years abroad, he takes a kindly interest in Amy Dorrit, his mother's seamstress, and in the
A novel of serendipity, of fortunes won and lost, and of the spectre of imprisonment that hangs over all aspects of Victorian society, Charles Dickens's Little Dorrit is edited with an introduction by Stephen Wall in Penguin Classics.When Arthur Clennam returns to England after many years abroad, he takes a kindly interest in Amy Dorrit, his mother's seamstress, and in the affairs of Amy's father, William Dorrit, a man of shabby grandeur, long imprisoned for debt in Marshalsea prison. As Arthur soon discovers, the dark shadow of the prison stretches far beyond its walls to affect the lives of many, from the kindly Mr Panks, the reluctant rent-collector of Bleeding Heart Yard, and the tipsily garrulous Flora Finching, to Merdle, an unscrupulous financier, and the bureaucratic Barnacles in the Circumlocution Office. A masterly evocation of the state and psychology of imprisonment, Little Dorrit is one of the supreme works of Dickens's maturity.Stephen Wall's introduction examines Dickens's transformation of childhood memories of his father's incarceration in the Marshalsea debtors' prison. This revised edition includes expanded notes, appendices and suggestion for further reading by Helen Small, a chronology of Dickens's life and works, and original illustrations.Charles Dickens is one of the best-loved novelists in the English language, whose 200th anniversary was celebrated in 2012. His most famous books, including Oliver Twist, Great Expectations, A Tale of Two Cities, David Copperfield and The Pickwick Papers, have been adapted for stage and screen and read by millions.If you enjoyed Little Dorrit, you might like Dickens's Barnaby Rudge, also available in Penguin Classics.
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148432.0,The Lizard's Tail,1979,3.47,87.0,5.0,,,Luisa Valenzuela,"The Lizards Tail is a whip much favoured by Latin American torturers. It gives its name to this fictional biography of Lopez Rega, Isabel Perons minister of social well-being who ruled Argentina through sorcery and witchcraft. A figure of immense power and cruelty, Lopez Rega survives all attempts by politicians and the military to overthrow him. So great is the magic of
The Lizards Tail is a whip much favoured by Latin American torturers. It gives its name to this fictional biography of Lopez Rega, Isabel Perons minister of social well-being who ruled Argentina through sorcery and witchcraft. A figure of immense power and cruelty, Lopez Rega survives all attempts by politicians and the military to overthrow him. So great is the magic of this power-crazed witch-doctor that the writer / narrator can destroy him only by removing herself: 'By erasing myself from the map, I intend to erase you. Without my biography, it will be as if you never had a life. So long, Sorcerer, felice morte. In The Lizards Tail, Luisa Valenzuela re-invents language to convey the political reality of Latin America. A reality in which the writer hangs in the balance.
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769000.0,The Light in the Forest,1953,3.36,4047.0,462.0,The Light in the Forest,1,Conrad Richter,"When John Cameron Butler was a child, he was captured in a raid on the Pennsylvania frontier and adopted by the great warrrior Cuyloga. Renamed True Son, he came to think of himself as fully Indian. But eleven years later his tribe, the Lenni Lenape, has signed a treaty with the white men and agreed to return their captives, including fifteen-year-old True Son. Now he must
When John Cameron Butler was a child, he was captured in a raid on the Pennsylvania frontier and adopted by the great warrrior Cuyloga. Renamed True Son, he came to think of himself as fully Indian. But eleven years later his tribe, the Lenni Lenape, has signed a treaty with the white men and agreed to return their captives, including fifteen-year-old True Son. Now he must go back to the family he has forgotten, whose language is no longer his, and whose ways of dress and behavior are as strange to him as the ways of the forest are to them. A beautifully written, sensitively told story of a white boy brought up by Indians, The Light in the Forest is a beloved American classic.
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121264.0,The Light of Western Stars,1914,3.98,918.0,49.0,Light of the Western Stars,1,Zane Grey,"Purchase one of 1st World Library's Classic Books and help support our free internet library of downloadable eBooks. Visit us online at www.1stWorldLibrary.ORG - - When Madeline Hammond stepped from the train at El Cajon, New Mexico, it was nearly midnight, and her first impression was of a huge dark space of cool, windy emptiness, strange and silent, stretching away under
Purchase one of 1st World Library's Classic Books and help support our free internet library of downloadable eBooks. Visit us online at www.1stWorldLibrary.ORG - - When Madeline Hammond stepped from the train at El Cajon, New Mexico, it was nearly midnight, and her first impression was of a huge dark space of cool, windy emptiness, strange and silent, stretching away under great blinking white stars. Miss, there's no one to meet you, said the conductor, rather anxiously. I wired my brother, she replied. ""The train being so late - perhaps he grew tired of waiting. He will be here presently. But, if he should not come - surely I can find a hotel"" There's lodgings to be had. Get the station agent to show you. If you'll excuse me - this is no place for a lady like you to be alone at night. It's a rough little town - mostly Mexicans, miners, cowboys. And they carouse a lot. Besides, the revolution across the border has stirred up some excitement along the line. Miss, I guess it's safe enough, if you -
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3763.0,Live and Let Die,1954,3.63,20394.0,1328.0,James Bond Original Series,2,Ian Fleming,"""Her hair was black and fell to her shoulders. She had high cheekbones and a sensual mouth, and wore a dress of white silk. Her eyes were blue, alight and disdainful, but, as they gazed into his with a touch of humour, Bond realized that they contained a message. Solitaire watched his eyes on her and nonchalantly drew her forearms together so that the valley between her br
""Her hair was black and fell to her shoulders. She had high cheekbones and a sensual mouth, and wore a dress of white silk. Her eyes were blue, alight and disdainful, but, as they gazed into his with a touch of humour, Bond realized that they contained a message. Solitaire watched his eyes on her and nonchalantly drew her forearms together so that the valley between her breasts deepened. The message was unmistakable.""  Beautiful, fortune-telling Solitaire is the prisoner (and tool) of Mr Big",229.0,3508.0,7863.0,7205.0,1544.0,274.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1327953982l/3763.jpg,-0.749135462357906,0.543333333333333
73654.0,Logan's Run,1967,3.67,9171.0,531.0,Logan,1,William F. Nolan,"It's the 23rd Century and at age 21... your life is over! Logan-6 has been trained to kill; born and bred from conception to be the best of the best. But his time is short and before his life ends he's got one final mission: Find and destroy Sanctuary, a fabled haven for those that chose to defy the system. But when Logan meets and falls in love with Jessica, he begins to
It's the 23rd Century and at age 21... your life is over! Logan-6 has been trained to kill; born and bred from conception to be the best of the best. But his time is short and before his life ends he's got one final mission: Find and destroy Sanctuary, a fabled haven for those that chose to defy the system. But when Logan meets and falls in love with Jessica, he begins to question the very system he swore to protect and soon they're both running for their lives. When Last Day comes, will you lie down and die... or run!
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12194.0,Lord Jim,1899,3.62,25073.0,1147.0,,,Joseph Conrad,"Jim, a young British seaman, becomes first mate on the Patna, a ship full of pilgrims travelling to Mecca for the hajj. When the ship starts rapidly taking on water and disaster seems imminent, Jim joins his captain and other crew members in abandoning the ship and its passengers. A few days later, they are picked up by a British ship. However, the Patna and its passengers
Jim, a young British seaman, becomes first mate on the Patna, a ship full of pilgrims travelling to Mecca for the hajj. When the ship starts rapidly taking on water and disaster seems imminent, Jim joins his captain and other crew members in abandoning the ship and its passengers. A few days later, they are picked up by a British ship. However, the Patna and its passengers are later also saved, and the reprehensible actions of the crew are exposed. The other participants evade the judicial court of inquiry, leaving Jim to the court alone. He is publicly censured for this action and the novel follows his later attempts at coming to terms with his past. The novel is counted as one of 100 best books of the 20th century.Joseph Conrad (1857-1924), was a Polish author who wrote in English after settling in England. Conrad is regarded as one of the greatest novelists in English, though he did not speak the language fluently until he was in his twenties. He wrote stories and novels, often with a nautical setting, that depict trials of the human spirit in the midst of an indifferent world. He was a master prose stylist who brought a distinctly non-English tragic sensibility into English literature.Contents: Lord JimMemoirs & Letters:A Personal Record; or Some ReminiscencesThe Mirror of the SeaNotes on Life & LettersBiography & Critical Essays:Joseph Conrad (A Biography) by Hugh WalpoleJoseph Conrad by John Albert MacyA Conrad Miscellany by John Albert MacyJoseph Conrad by Virginia Woolf
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15241.0,The Two Towers,1954,4.43,605230.0,8388.0,The Lord of the Rings,2,J.R.R. Tolkien,The Fellowship was scattered. Some were bracing hopelessly for war against the ancient evil of Sauron. Some were contending with the treachery of the wizard Saruman. Only Frodo and Sam were left to take the accursed Ring of Power to be destroyed in Mordor,322.0,355404.0,174728.0,60678.0,11105.0,3315.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1298415523l/15241.jpg,2.03163853349685,0.81
18512.0,The Return of the King,1955,4.52,578548.0,8014.0,The Lord of the Rings,3,J.R.R. Tolkien,"Alternate cover edition here.The Companions of the Ring have become involved in separate adventures as the quest continues. Aragorn, revealed as the hidden heir of the ancient Kings of the West, joined with the Riders of Rohan against the forces of Isengard, and took part in the desperate victory of the Hornburg. Merry and Pippin, captured by Orcs, escaped into Fangorn For
Alternate cover edition here.The Companions of the Ring have become involved in separate adventures as the quest continues. Aragorn, revealed as the hidden heir of the ancient Kings of the West, joined with the Riders of Rohan against the forces of Isengard, and took part in the desperate victory of the Hornburg. Merry and Pippin, captured by Orcs, escaped into Fangorn Forest and there encountered the Ents. Gandalf returned, miraculously, and defeated the evil wizard, Saruman. Meanwhile, Sam and Frodo progressed towards Mordor to destroy the Ring, accompanied by SmEagol--Gollum, still obsessed by his 'precious'. After a battle with the giant spider, Shelob, Sam left his master for dead; but Frodo is still alive--in the hands of the Orcs. And all the time the armies of the Dark Lord are massing. J.R.R. Tolkien's great work of imaginative fiction has been labeled both a heroic romance and a classic fantasy fiction. By turns comic and homely, epic and diabolic, the narrative moves through countless changes of scene and character in an imaginary world which is totally convincing in its detail.
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973972.0,Lost Horizon,1933,3.92,15197.0,1276.0,,,James Hilton,"Following a plane crash, Conway, a British consul, his deputy, a missionary and an American financer find themselves in the enigmatic snow-capped mountains of uncharted Tibet. Here they discover a seemingly perfect hidden community where they are welcomed.",218.0,4555.0,5906.0,3815.0,754.0,167.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1348015677l/973972.jpg,0.258895111139444,0.64
10155.0,The Lost World,1912,3.92,49945.0,1814.0,Professor Challenger,1,Arthur Conan Doyle,"It's London, 1907. Journalist Edward Malone, rejected by the woman he loves because he is too prosaic, decides to go in search of adventure and fame to prove himself worthy of her. Soon after, he meets Professor George Challenger, a scientist who claims to have discovered a 'lost world' populated by pterodactyls and other prehistoric monsters.",272.0,15020.0,19177.0,13113.0,2220.0,415.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1320504012l/10155.jpg,0.258895111139444,0.64
17286391.0,Love Story,1977,3.61,48568.0,2529.0,Love Story,1,Erich Segal,"""What can you say about a twenty-five-year-old girl who died That she was beautiful. And brilliant. That she loved Mozart and Bach. And the Beatles. And me."" Oliver Barrett IV went to Harvard and Jenny Cavilleri to Radcliffe. He was rich, she was poor. He was sporty, she played music. Nonetheless they fell in love and got married. Their story is funny, touching and infuse
""What can you say about a twenty-five-year-old girl who died That she was beautiful. And brilliant. That she loved Mozart and Bach. And the Beatles. And me."" Oliver Barrett IV went to Harvard and Jenny Cavilleri to Radcliffe. He was rich, she was poor. He was sporty, she played music. Nonetheless they fell in love and got married. Their story is funny, touching and infused with wonder. It is also profoundly moving. This is LOVE STORY. As a book, it is a worldwidebestselling phenomenon. As a story, it is poignantand tender, touching and full of humour.
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77544.0,The Lovely Bones,2002,3.79,1816031.0,38632.0,,,Alice Sebold,"The spirit of fourteen-year-old Susie Salmon describes her murder, her surprise at her new home in heaven, and her witness to her family's grief, efforts to find the killer, and attempts to come to terms with what has happened.",328.0,535955.0,638584.0,435519.0,139479.0,66494.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1440630497l/77544.jpg,-0.192980663186954,0.596666666666667
139888.0,Barry Lyndon,1844,3.63,1676.0,151.0,,,William Makepeace Thackeray,"""Barry Lyndon"" is the fictional autobiography of an adventurer and rogue. Born into the petty Irish gentry, and outmaneuvered in his first love affair, a ruined Barry volunteers for the British army. After seeing service in Germany he deserts and pursues the career of a gambler in the dissolute clubs and courts of Europe. In a determined effort to enter fashionable society
""Barry Lyndon"" is the fictional autobiography of an adventurer and rogue. Born into the petty Irish gentry, and outmaneuvered in his first love affair, a ruined Barry volunteers for the British army. After seeing service in Germany he deserts and pursues the career of a gambler in the dissolute clubs and courts of Europe. In a determined effort to enter fashionable society, he marries a titled heiress but only to find himself easily outwitted.
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150555.0,The Magician,1908,3.58,3110.0,341.0,,,W. Somerset Maugham,Maugham,240.0,544.0,1147.0,1046.0,309.0,64.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1357570852l/150555.jpg,-0.922933837098828,0.526666666666667
929782.0,Martin Eden,1909,4.41,19170.0,972.0,,,Jack London,"Alternate cover edition of ISBN 9780140187724The semiautobiographical Martin Eden is the most vital and original character Jack London ever created. Set in San Francisco, this is the story of Martin Eden, an impoverished seaman who pursues, obsessively and aggressively, dreams of education and literary fame. London, dissatisfied with the rewards of his own success, intende
Alternate cover edition of ISBN 9780140187724The semiautobiographical Martin Eden is the most vital and original character Jack London ever created. Set in San Francisco, this is the story of Martin Eden, an impoverished seaman who pursues, obsessively and aggressively, dreams of education and literary fame. London, dissatisfied with the rewards of his own success, intended Martin Eden as an attack on individualism and a criticism of ambition; however, much of its status as a classic has been conferred by admirers of its ambitious protagonist.Andrew Sinclair's wide-ranging introduction discusses the conflict between London's support of socialism and his powerful self-will. Sinclair also explores the parallels and divergences between the life of Martin Eden and that of his creator, focusing on London's mental depressions and how they affected his depiction of Eden.
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473850.0,Make Room! Make Room!,1966,3.72,5795.0,464.0,,,Harry Harrison,"First published in 1966, Harrison's novel of an overpopulated urban jungle, a divided class system--operating within an atmosphere of riots, food shortages, and senseless acts of violence--and a desperate hunt for the truth by a cynical NYC detective tells a classic tale of a dark future.",288.0,1224.0,2282.0,1818.0,387.0,84.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1345057490l/473850.jpg,-0.436298387824245,0.573333333333333
396329.0,The Man Who Fell to Earth,1963,4.03,5161.0,538.0,,,Walter Tevis,"T.J. Newton is an extraterrestrial who goes to Earth on a desperate mission of mercy. But instead of aid, Newton discovers loneliness and despair that ultimately ends in tragedy.",209.0,1647.0,2256.0,1044.0,187.0,27.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1320467516l/396329.jpg,0.641251535569474,0.676666666666667
370769.0,The Man Who Never Was,1954,3.91,857.0,87.0,,,Ewen Montagu,"The Man Who Never Was provides an exciting and accurate record of the counter-intelligence conspiracy, Operation Mincemeat, which paved the way for the Allied invasion of Sicily in July 1943. Ewen Montagu, who masterminded the whole scheme, gives his personal account of the audacious and innovative plot to outwit the Germans by washing up a dead body on Spanish shores, com
The Man Who Never Was provides an exciting and accurate record of the counter-intelligence conspiracy, Operation Mincemeat, which paved the way for the Allied invasion of Sicily in July 1943. Ewen Montagu, who masterminded the whole scheme, gives his personal account of the audacious and innovative plot to outwit the Germans by washing up a dead body on Spanish shores, complete with apparently confidential information concealed about his person. The preparations were fraught with tensions, as unforeseen difficulties were faced in creating a life persona for 'the man who never was'. Furthermore, as the new introduction by intelligence expert Alan Stripp reveals, failure of the operation could have had devastating results.
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30164694.0,The Man Who Watched Trains Go By,1938,3.85,2695.0,195.0,,,Georges Simenon,"Kees Popinga is an average man, a solid citizen who might enjoy a game of chess in the evening. But one night, this model husband and devoted father discovers his boss is bankrupt and that his own carefully tended life is in ruins. Before, he had watched impassively as the trains swept by; now he catches the first one out of town, and soon commits murder before the night i
Kees Popinga is an average man, a solid citizen who might enjoy a game of chess in the evening. But one night, this model husband and devoted father discovers his boss is bankrupt and that his own carefully tended life is in ruins. Before, he had watched impassively as the trains swept by; now he catches the first one out of town, and soon commits murder before the night is out. How reliable is even the most reliable man's identity Georges Simenon (1903-1989) was born in Liege, Belgium. He went to work as a reporter at the age of fifteen and in 1923 moved to Paris, where under various pseudonyms he became a highly successful and prolific author of pulp fiction while leading a dazzling social life. In the early 1930s, Simenon emerged as a writer under his own name, gaining renown for his detective stories featuring Inspector Maigret. He also began to write his psychological novels, or romans durs - books in which he displays a sympathetic awareness of the emotional and spiritual pain underlying the routines of daily life. Having written nearly two hundred books under his own name and become the best-selling author in the world, Simenon retired as a novelist in 1973, devoting himself instead to dictating memoirs that filled thousands of pages.
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177193.0,The Man With the Golden Gun,1965,3.56,8780.0,430.0,James Bond Original Series,13,Ian Fleming,A brainwashed James Bond has tried,183.0,1494.0,2986.0,3390.0,781.0,129.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1436053981l/177193.jpg,-0.992453186995197,0.52
1111344.0,Marathon Man,1974,4.12,18127.0,400.0,Babe Levy,1,William Goldman,"Goldman, William, Marathon Man",309.0,6942.0,7189.0,3348.0,500.0,148.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1404493539l/1111344.jpg,0.954088610103134,0.706666666666667
223691.0,The Mephisto Waltz,1969,3.7,302.0,22.0,,,Fred Mustard Stewart,"""Paula and Myles Clarkson's luck was in the ascendant. After a period of depression following his resounding failure as a concert pianist, Myles had decided, with Paula's encouragement to turn to a career in writing. Now the free-lance assignments that would finance his work on a novel were beginning to come in, among them a journalist's dream - the chance to interview the
""Paula and Myles Clarkson's luck was in the ascendant. After a period of depression following his resounding failure as a concert pianist, Myles had decided, with Paula's encouragement to turn to a career in writing. Now the free-lance assignments that would finance his work on a novel were beginning to come in, among them a journalist's dream - the chance to interview the internationally celebrated pianist Duncan Ely. Astonishingly, the notoriously difficult Duncan warms toward him, sensing perhaps in Myles' love for music - and in his extraordinary pianist's hands - a kindred soul. The Mephisto Waltz is a spellbinder of a novel - a novel that makes Rosemary's Baby look like child play."" The book was made into a major motion picture released in 1971 starring Alan Alda, Jacqueline Bisset and Curt Jurgens
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720234.0,A Midnight Clear,1982,4.18,1322.0,61.0,,,William Wharton,"Set in the Ardennes Forest on Christmas Eve 1944, Sergeant Will Knott and five other GIs are ordered close to the German lines to establish an observation post in an abandoned chateau. Here they play at being soldiers in what seems to be complete isolation. That is, until the Germans begin revealing their whereabouts and leaving signs of their presence: a scarecrow, equipm
Set in the Ardennes Forest on Christmas Eve 1944, Sergeant Will Knott and five other GIs are ordered close to the German lines to establish an observation post in an abandoned chateau. Here they play at being soldiers in what seems to be complete isolation. That is, until the Germans begin revealing their whereabouts and leaving signs of their presence: a scarecrow, equipment the squad had dropped on a retreat from a reconnaissance mission and, strangest of all, a small fir tree hung with fruit, candles, and cardboard stars. Suddenly, Knott and the others must unravel these mysteries, learning as they do about themselves, about one another, and about the ""enemy,"" until A Midnight Clear reaches its unexpected climax, one of the most shattering in the literature of war.
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1872345.0,Millennium,1983,3.75,2354.0,117.0,,,John Varley,"Just in time for the new millennium...the time-travel classic from ""the best writer in America."" (Tom Clancy)In the skies over Oakland, California, a DC-10 and a 747 are about to collide. But in the far distant future, a time travel team is preparing to snatch the passengers, leaving prefabricated smoking bodies behind for the rescue teams to find. And in Washington D.C.,
Just in time for the new millennium...the time-travel classic from ""the best writer in America."" (Tom Clancy)In the skies over Oakland, California, a DC-10 and a 747 are about to collide. But in the far distant future, a time travel team is preparing to snatch the passengers, leaving prefabricated smoking bodies behind for the rescue teams to find. And in Washington D.C., an air disaster investigator named Smith is about to get a phone call that will change his life...and end the world as we know it.""Inventive.""--New York Times""Powerhouse entertainment.""--Publishers Weekly
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2429135.0,The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo,2007,4.13,2246015.0,65411.0,Millennium,1,Stieg Larsson,"An international publishing sensation, Stieg Larsson",465.0,999075.0,764187.0,322803.0,96615.0,63335.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1327868566l/2429135.jpg,0.988848285051318,0.71
1071760.0,A Mother's Gift,2001,3.18,639.0,64.0,,,Britney Spears,"A stirring and heartfelt novel about the special bond between one mother and daughter, ""A Mother's Gift"" follows 14-year-old Holly Faye Lovell, a rising young singer. Now that Holly's off with her posh new friends and new life, she's ashamed to find herself embarrassed by her mom and their humble background. Meanwhile, her mother finds herself wanting to reveal a long-hidd
A stirring and heartfelt novel about the special bond between one mother and daughter, ""A Mother's Gift"" follows 14-year-old Holly Faye Lovell, a rising young singer. Now that Holly's off with her posh new friends and new life, she's ashamed to find herself embarrassed by her mom and their humble background. Meanwhile, her mother finds herself wanting to reveal a long-hidden secret that could destroy their bond forever.
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648640.0,The Moving Target,1949,3.82,2689.0,272.0,Lew Archer,1,Ross Macdonald,"Like many Southern California millionaires, Ralph Sampson keeps odd company. There's the sun-worshipping holy man whom Sampson once gave his very own mountain; the fading actress with sidelines in astrology and S&M. Now one of Sampson's friends may have arranged his kidnapping.As Lew Archer follows the clues from the canyon sanctuaries of the megarich to jazz joints wh
Like many Southern California millionaires, Ralph Sampson keeps odd company. There's the sun-worshipping holy man whom Sampson once gave his very own mountain; the fading actress with sidelines in astrology and S&M. Now one of Sampson's friends may have arranged his kidnapping.As Lew Archer follows the clues from the canyon sanctuaries of the megarich to jazz joints where you get beaten up between sets, The Moving Target blends sex, greed, and family hatred into an explosively readable crime novel.
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121622.0,Mrs. McGinty's Dead,1952,3.83,16009.0,707.0,Hercule Poirot,30,Agatha Christie,"Mrs. McGinty is dead and everyone suspects James Bentley, her slightly shifty lodger, but Superintendent Spence is suspicious enough to ask for Hercule Poirot's assistance. Soon, the seemingly simple situation turns into a complex web of lies and hidden identities. Unabridged. 5 CDs.",244.0,3696.0,6625.0,4970.0,646.0,72.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1386924896l/121622.jpg,-0.053941963394216,0.61
2183315.0,Murder in Amityville,1979,3.18,67.0,5.0,,,Hans Holzer,"The Lutz family barely escapes 112 Ocean Ave. While fleeing Amityville, they are attacked, but got away. They arrive at Kathy's mother's house, where they think they are safe. Soon after, George is awoken by a supernatural force. George and Kathy realize that they are being followed. Over the next few days, Kathy and her mother spot Missy playing with Jodie. Events plague
The Lutz family barely escapes 112 Ocean Ave. While fleeing Amityville, they are attacked, but got away. They arrive at Kathy's mother's house, where they think they are safe. Soon after, George is awoken by a supernatural force. George and Kathy realize that they are being followed. Over the next few days, Kathy and her mother spot Missy playing with Jodie. Events plague the family. They get The Amityville Horror published and have to deal not only with the supernatural, but skeptics and a never ending line of press.
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33507.0,Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea,1870,3.88,169708.0,5576.0,Captain Nemo,1,Jules Verne,"French naturalist Dr. Aronnax embarks on an expedition to hunt down a sea monster, only to discover instead the Nautilus, a remarkable submarine built by the enigmatic Captain Nemo. Together Nemo and Aronnax explore the underwater marvels, undergo a transcendent experience amongst the ruins of Atlantis, and plant a black flag at the South Pole. But Nemo's mission is one of
French naturalist Dr. Aronnax embarks on an expedition to hunt down a sea monster, only to discover instead the Nautilus, a remarkable submarine built by the enigmatic Captain Nemo. Together Nemo and Aronnax explore the underwater marvels, undergo a transcendent experience amongst the ruins of Atlantis, and plant a black flag at the South Pole. But Nemo's mission is one of revenge-and his methods coldly efficient.
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616265.0,The Naked Face,1970,3.52,16212.0,511.0,,,Sidney Sheldon,"Judd Stevens is a psychoanalyst faced with the most critical case of his life.If he does not penetrate the mind of a murderer he will find himself arrested for murder or murdered himself...Two people closely involved with Dr. Stevens have already been killed. Is one of the doctor's patients responsible Someone overwhelmed by his problems A neurotic driven by compulsion
Judd Stevens is a psychoanalyst faced with the most critical case of his life.If he does not penetrate the mind of a murderer he will find himself arrested for murder or murdered himself...Two people closely involved with Dr. Stevens have already been killed. Is one of the doctor's patients responsible Someone overwhelmed by his problems A neurotic driven by compulsion A madman Before the murderer strikes again, Judd must strip away the mask of innocence the criminal wears, uncover the inner emotions, fears, and desires, to expose...
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133008.0,The Night of the Generals,1963,3.85,402.0,30.0,,,Hans Hellmut Kirst,"A Polish prostitute is murdered in Warsaw in 1942. The possible suspects are narrowed down to three German generals, but the investigation eventually comes to nothing. A similar crime happens in Paris in 1944 when all three generals are assembled once more - but again the investigations are halted by the famous 'night of the generals' - the coup against Hitler. Then, in 19
A Polish prostitute is murdered in Warsaw in 1942. The possible suspects are narrowed down to three German generals, but the investigation eventually comes to nothing. A similar crime happens in Paris in 1944 when all three generals are assembled once more - but again the investigations are halted by the famous 'night of the generals' - the coup against Hitler. Then, in 1956, a third murder occurs in Dresden. This time the killer must be caught...
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352582.0,The Night of the Hunter,1953,4.15,1237.0,184.0,,,Davis Grubb,"Inspired by serial killer Harry Powers, ""The Bluebeard of Quiet Dell,"" who was hung in 1932 for his murders of two widows and three children. This best-selling novel, first published in 1953 to wide acclaim by author Grubb, (who like Powers lived in Clarksburg, West Virginia), served as the basis for Charles Laughton's noir classic . Renamed ""Harry Powell,"" the lead charac
Inspired by serial killer Harry Powers, ""The Bluebeard of Quiet Dell,"" who was hung in 1932 for his murders of two widows and three children. This best-selling novel, first published in 1953 to wide acclaim by author Grubb, (who like Powers lived in Clarksburg, West Virginia), served as the basis for Charles Laughton's noir classic . Renamed ""Harry Powell,"" the lead character in this book, with LOVE and HATE tattooed on his fingers, is remembered as one of the creepiest men in book and cinema history.
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7140096.0,Nightmare Alley,1946,4.06,1616.0,186.0,,,William Lindsay Gresham,Nightmare Alley begins with an extraordinary description of a freak-show geek,275.0,615.0,599.0,306.0,79.0,17.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1348006083l/7140096.jpg,0.745530560414026,0.686666666666667
1301173.0,The Ninth Configuration,1978,3.57,859.0,97.0,,,William Peter Blatty,"The Ninth Configuration is set in a remote castle which the US government is using as a military asylum. A Marine Corps psychiatrist with a crisis of faith encourages his patients to enact their fantasies as part of their therapy. However, he proves himself to be more deeply disturbed than at first appears and finally sacrifices himself to save one of his patients.",170.0,227.0,246.0,236.0,93.0,57.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1182611632l/1301173.jpg,-0.957693512047013,0.523333333333333
662798.0,No Country for Old Men,2005,4.13,124360.0,7075.0,,,Cormac McCarthy,"In his blistering new novel, Cormac McCarthy returns to the Texas-Mexico border, setting of his famed Border Trilogy. The time is our own, when rustlers have given way to drug-runners and small towns have become free-fire zones. One day, Llewellyn Moss finds a pickup truck surrounded by a bodyguard of dead men. A load of heroin and two million dollars in cash are still in
In his blistering new novel, Cormac McCarthy returns to the Texas-Mexico border, setting of his famed Border Trilogy. The time is our own, when rustlers have given way to drug-runners and small towns have become free-fire zones. One day, Llewellyn Moss finds a pickup truck surrounded by a bodyguard of dead men. A load of heroin and two million dollars in cash are still in the back. When Moss takes the money, he sets off a chain reaction of catastrophic violence that not even the law",309.0,49018.0,50671.0,18672.0,4282.0,1717.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1356284704l/662798.jpg,0.988848285051318,0.71
31548.0,Of Human Bondage,1915,4.13,42492.0,2878.0,,,W. Somerset Maugham,"The first and most autobiographical of Maugham's masterpieces. It is the story of Philip Carey, an orphan eager for life, love and adventure. After a few months studying in Heidelberg, and a brief spell in Paris as a would-be artist, he settles in London to train as a doctor where he meets Mildred, the loud but irresistible waitress with whom he plunges into a tortured and
The first and most autobiographical of Maugham's masterpieces. It is the story of Philip Carey, an orphan eager for life, love and adventure. After a few months studying in Heidelberg, and a brief spell in Paris as a would-be artist, he settles in London to train as a doctor where he meets Mildred, the loud but irresistible waitress with whom he plunges into a tortured and masochistic affair.
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332613.0,One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest,1962,4.19,553320.0,9194.0,,,Ken Kesey,"Alternate Cover Edition ISBN: 0141187883 (ISBN13: 9780141187884)Tyrannical Nurse Ratched rules her ward in an Oregon State mental hospital with a strict and unbending routine, unopposed by her patients, who remain cowed by mind-numbing medication and the threat of electric shock therapy. But her regime is disrupted by the arrival of McMurphy ",325.0,241047.0,205512.0,83667.0,17036.0,6058.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1516211014l/332613.jpg,1.19740633474043,0.73
18839.0,Orlando,1928,3.86,46717.0,2833.0,,,Virginia Woolf,"Virginia Woolf's Orlando 'The longest and most charming love letter in literature', playfully constructs the figure of Orlando as the fictional embodiment of Woolf's close friend and lover, Vita Sackville-West. Spanning three centuries, the novel opens as Orlando, a young nobleman in Elizabeth's England, awaits a visit from the Queen and traces his experience with first lo
Virginia Woolf's Orlando 'The longest and most charming love letter in literature', playfully constructs the figure of Orlando as the fictional embodiment of Woolf's close friend and lover, Vita Sackville-West. Spanning three centuries, the novel opens as Orlando, a young nobleman in Elizabeth's England, awaits a visit from the Queen and traces his experience with first love as England under James I lies locked in the embrace of the Great Frost. At the midpoint of the novel, Orlando, now an ambassador in Constantinople, awakes to find that he is a woman, and the novel indulges in farce and irony to consider the roles of women in the 18th and 19th centuries. As the novel ends in 1928, a year consonant with full suffrage for women. Orlando, now a wife and mother, stands poised at the brink of a future that holds new hope and promise for women.
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288962.0,Out of Sight,1996,3.93,9614.0,362.0,,,Elmore Leonard,"Before there was Raylan, there was Sisco... U.S. Marshal Karen Sisco is on the hunt for world-class gentleman felon Jack Foley in Out of Sight, New York Times bestselling author Elmore Leonard",368.0,2577.0,4353.0,2220.0,367.0,97.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1348111197l/288962.jpg,0.293654786087629,0.643333333333333
984003.0,A Painted House,2001,3.69,70234.0,3727.0,,,John Grisham,"The hill people and the Mexicans arrived on the same day. It was a Wednesday, early in September 1952. The Cardinals were five games behind the Dodgers with three weeks to go, and the season looked hopeless. The cotton, however, was waist-high to my father, over my head, and he and my grandfather could be heard before supper whispering words that were seldom heard. It coul
The hill people and the Mexicans arrived on the same day. It was a Wednesday, early in September 1952. The Cardinals were five games behind the Dodgers with three weeks to go, and the season looked hopeless. The cotton, however, was waist-high to my father, over my head, and he and my grandfather could be heard before supper whispering words that were seldom heard. It could be a ""good crop.""Thus begins the new novel from John Grisham, a story inspired by his own childhood in rural Arkansas. The narrator is a farm boy named Luke Chandler, age seven, who lives in the cotton fields with his parents and grandparents in a little house that's never been painted. The Chandlers farm eighty acres that they rent, not own, and when the cotton is ready they hire a truckload of Mexicans and a family from the Ozarks to help harvest it.For six weeks they pick cotton, battling the heat, the rain, the fatigue, and, sometimes, each other. As the weeks pass Luke sees and hears things no seven-year-old could possibly be prepared for, and finds himself keeping secrets that not only threaten the crop but will change the lives of the Chandlers forever.A Painted House is a moving story of one boy's journey from innocence to experience.On-sale February 6, 2001.
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20178265.0,Pillar of Light,1990,4.28,14767.0,927.0,The Work and the Glory,1,Gerald N. Lund,"""You believe me, don't you, Nathan."" It was not a question, but a statement, filled with wonder.It stunned Nathan.""You believe it all. I can see it on your face.""For a moment, time seemed suspended as Nathan probed the inward recesses of his soul. There was still the incredulousness, still the sense of hearing something that couldn't possibly be true. And yet he knew it wa
""You believe me, don't you, Nathan."" It was not a question, but a statement, filled with wonder.It stunned Nathan.""You believe it all. I can see it on your face.""For a moment, time seemed suspended as Nathan probed the inward recesses of his soul. There was still the incredulousness, still the sense of hearing something that couldn't possibly be true. And yet he knew it was. He knew without the least shadow of doubt that everything Joseph was telling him was true. And so, finally, with a wonder of his own, he said, ""Yes, Joseph, I believe you.""Pillar of Light — the first volume in the series The Work and the Glory ",456.0,7199.0,5107.0,1993.0,344.0,124.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1462605727l/20178265.jpg,1.51024340927409,0.76
420282.0,The Polar Express,1985,4.3,196488.0,3068.0,,,Chris Van Allsburg,The Polar Express is,32.0,110647.0,48168.0,26921.0,7274.0,3478.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1356707942l/420282.jpg,1.57976275917045,0.766666666666667
1701648.0,Pollyanna,1913,4.03,61.0,3.0,,,Colleen L. Reece,"When orphaned 11-year-old Pollyanna comes to live with austere and wealthy Aunt Polly, her philosophy of gladness brings happiness to her aunt and other members of the community. Includes gold-tone charm.",223.0,22.0,21.0,16.0,2.0,0.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1266871331l/1701648.jpg,0.641251535569474,0.676666666666667
247060.0,Poodle Springs,1959,3.56,4119.0,190.0,Philip Marlowe,8,Raymond Chandler,"Philip Marlowe marries a rich, beautiful society lady who wants him to settledown. But old habits die hard, and Marlowe soon is back in business, enmeshed in a case involving pornography, bigamy, and murder.",304.0,866.0,1264.0,1426.0,455.0,108.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1349886256l/247060.jpg,-0.992453186995197,0.52
1209527.0,Portrait of Jennie,1940,4.03,925.0,144.0,,,Robert Nathan,"Who was she Where had she come fromWas Jennie a dream, a memory, a lovely ghost from the past Or had she stepped from anther world into this Eben Adams could only guess at the answer. But he understood that Jennie, because she dared to love him, had fused past and present into the delightful delicate magic of ""now.""And tomorrow Could Jennie triumph over tomorrow too",125.0,335.0,356.0,176.0,46.0,12.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1305659177l/1209527.jpg,0.641251535569474,0.676666666666667
939934.0,The Postman,1985,3.88,28481.0,1160.0,,,David Brin,"This is the story of a lie that became the most powerful kind of truth. A timeless novel as urgently compelling as ""War Day"" or ""Alas, Babylon,"" David Brin's ""The Postman"" is the dramatically moving saga of a man who rekindled the spirit of America through the power of a dream, from a modern master of science fiction. He was a survivor--a wanderer who traded tales for food
This is the story of a lie that became the most powerful kind of truth. A timeless novel as urgently compelling as ""War Day"" or ""Alas, Babylon,"" David Brin's ""The Postman"" is the dramatically moving saga of a man who rekindled the spirit of America through the power of a dream, from a modern master of science fiction. He was a survivor--a wanderer who traded tales for food and shelter in the dark and savage aftermath of a devastating war. Fate touches him one chill winter's day when he borrows the jacket of a long-dead postal worker to protect himself from the cold. The old, worn uniform still has power as a symbol of hope, and with it he begins to weave his greatest tale, of a nation on the road to recovery. ""From the Paperback edition.""
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591352.0,The Postman Always Rings Twice,1934,3.8,26986.0,1905.0,,,James M. Cain,"An amoral young tramp. A beautiful, sullen woman with an inconvenient husband. A problem that has only one grisly solution",128.0,6751.0,10771.0,7278.0,1701.0,485.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1330271399l/591352.jpg,-0.15822098823877,0.6
21787.0,The Princess Bride,1973,4.26,700308.0,17769.0,,,William Goldman,"What happens when the most beautiful girl in the world marries the handsomest prince of all time and he turns out to be...well...a lot less than the man of her dreamsAs a boy, William Goldman claims, he loved to hear his father read the S. Morgenstern classic, The Princess Bride. But as a grown-up he discovered that the boring parts were left out of good old Dad's recitat
What happens when the most beautiful girl in the world marries the handsomest prince of all time and he turns out to be...well...a lot less than the man of her dreamsAs a boy, William Goldman claims, he loved to hear his father read the S. Morgenstern classic, The Princess Bride. But as a grown-up he discovered that the boring parts were left out of good old Dad's recitation, and only the ""good parts"" reached his ears.Now Goldman does Dad one better. He's reconstructed the ""Good Parts Version"" to delight wise kids and wide-eyed grownups everywhere.What's it about Fencing. Fighting. True Love. Strong Hate. Harsh Revenge. A Few Giants. Lots of Bad Men. Lots of Good Men. Five or Six Beautiful Women. Beasties Monstrous and Gentle. Some Swell Escapes and Captures. Death, Lies, Truth, Miracles, and a Little Sex.In short, it's about everything.
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156427.0,Psycho,1959,4.11,45823.0,1935.0,Psycho,1,Robert Bloch,"It was a dark and stormy night when Mary Crane glimpsed the unlit neon sign announcing the vacancy at the Bates motel. Exhausted, lost, and at the end of her rope, she was eager for a hot shower and a bed for the night. Her room was musty but clean and the plumbing worked. Norman Bates, the manager, seemed nice, if a little odd.",208.0,18400.0,16507.0,8814.0,1574.0,528.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1393286878l/156427.jpg,0.919328935154951,0.703333333333333
333715.0,The Queen of the Damned,1988,3.88,125503.0,2085.0,The Vampire Chronicles,3,Anne Rice,"""A welcome chance to catch up with old friends...Fascinating...When we emerge from its folds, there's good news on the last page: 'The chronicle of the vampires will continue.' Yum.""PHILADELPHIA INQUIRERA feat of mesmerizing storytelling, a chilling entertainment, THE QUEEN OF THE DAMNED unleashes Akasha, the Queen herself, who has risen from a six-thousand year sleep to l
""A welcome chance to catch up with old friends...Fascinating...When we emerge from its folds, there's good news on the last page: 'The chronicle of the vampires will continue.' Yum.""PHILADELPHIA INQUIRERA feat of mesmerizing storytelling, a chilling entertainment, THE QUEEN OF THE DAMNED unleashes Akasha, the Queen herself, who has risen from a six-thousand year sleep to let loose the powers of the night. Akasha has a marvelously devious plan to ""save"" mankind and destroy Lestat--in this extraordinarily sensual novel of the complex, erotic, electrifying world of the undead.
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3698.0,The Quiet American,1955,3.97,40178.0,2632.0,,,Graham Greene,"Graham Greene's classic exploration of love, innocence, and morality in Vietnam""I never knew a man who had better motives for all the trouble he caused,"" Graham Greene's narrator Fowler remarks of Alden Pyle, the eponymous ""Quiet American"" of what is perhaps the most controversial novel of his career. Pyle is the brash young idealist sent out by Washington on a mysterious
Graham Greene's classic exploration of love, innocence, and morality in Vietnam""I never knew a man who had better motives for all the trouble he caused,"" Graham Greene's narrator Fowler remarks of Alden Pyle, the eponymous ""Quiet American"" of what is perhaps the most controversial novel of his career. Pyle is the brash young idealist sent out by Washington on a mysterious mission to Saigon, where the French Army struggles against the Vietminh guerrillas. As young Pyle's well-intentioned policies blunder into bloodshed, Fowler, a seasoned and cynical British reporter, finds it impossible to stand safely aside as an observer. But Fowler's motives for intervening are suspect, both to the police and himself, for Pyle has stolen Fowler's beautiful Vietnamese mistress.Originally published in 1956 and twice adapted to film, The Quiet American remains a terrifiying and prescient portrait of innocence at large. This Graham Greene Centennial Edition includes a new introductory essay by Robert Stone.
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2008756.0,Ragtime,1975,3.88,34154.0,2212.0,,,E.L. Doctorow,"Published in 1975, Ragtime changed our very concept of what a novel could be. An extraordinary tapestry, Ragtime captures the spirit of America in the era between the turn of the century & the First World War. The story opens in 1906 in New Rochelle, NY, at the home of an affluent American family. One lazy Sunday afternoon, the famous escape artist Harry Houdini swerve
Published in 1975, Ragtime changed our very concept of what a novel could be. An extraordinary tapestry, Ragtime captures the spirit of America in the era between the turn of the century & the First World War. The story opens in 1906 in New Rochelle, NY, at the home of an affluent American family. One lazy Sunday afternoon, the famous escape artist Harry Houdini swerves his car into a telephone pole outside their house. Almost magically, the line between fantasy & historical fact, between real & imaginary characters, disappears. Henry Ford, Emma Goldman, J.P. Morgan, Evelyn Nesbit, Sigmund Freud & Emiliano Zapata slip in & out of the tale, crossing paths with Doctorow's imagined family & other fictional characters, including an immigrant peddler & a ragtime musician from Harlem whose insistence on a point of justice drives him to revolutionary violence.
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121356.0,Raiders of Spanish Peaks,1938,3.92,259.0,8.0,,,Zane Grey,"Hoping a change in environment will ease John Lindsay's sickness, his family heads west to discover that their new homestead is an abandoned military post, and they've ridden into the middle of a gang of thieves and rustlers who have total control of the desolate land.",384.0,82.0,96.0,62.0,16.0,3.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1363297677l/121356.jpg,0.258895111139444,0.64
5194.0,The Reader,1995,3.74,155045.0,9323.0,,,Bernhard Schlink,"Hailed for its coiled eroticism and the moral claims it makes upon the reader, this mesmerizing novel is a story of love and secrets, horror and compassion, unfolding against the haunted landscape of postwar Germany.When he falls ill on his way home from school, fifteen-year-old Michael Berg is rescued by Hanna, a woman twice his age. In time she becomes his lover",218.0,36217.0,61105.0,42839.0,11715.0,3169.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1545272132l/5194.jpg,-0.366779037927876,0.58
25309336.0,The Rebel Outlaw:  Josey Wales,0,4.06,544.0,52.0,Josey Wales,1,Forrest Carter,"Josey Wales is out for blood. The Union Army slaughtered his family and lured his friends into a death trap under the guise of a white flag. The war may be over, but he refuses to surrender. No matter how far he has to ride, no matter how high the price on his head, no matter how much he hurts or hungers - he will get his vengeance.",224.0,184.0,234.0,107.0,11.0,8.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1428346004l/25309336.jpg,0.745530560414026,0.686666666666667
45338.0,Rendezvous in Black,1948,3.96,1167.0,99.0,,,Cornell Woolrich,"On a mild midwestern night in the early 1940s, Johnny Marr leans against a drugstore wall. He",211.0,356.0,497.0,242.0,50.0,22.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1388431500l/45338.jpg,0.397933810932182,0.653333333333333
219919.0,The Robe,1942,4.21,21796.0,1059.0,,,Lloyd C. Douglas,"A Roman soldier, Marcellus, wins Christ's robe as a gambling prize. He then sets forth on a quest to find the truth about the Nazarene's robe-a quest that reaches to the very roots and heart of Christianity and is set against the vividly limned background of ancient Rome. Here is a timeless story of adventure, faith, and romance, a tale of spiritual longing and ultimate re
A Roman soldier, Marcellus, wins Christ's robe as a gambling prize. He then sets forth on a quest to find the truth about the Nazarene's robe-a quest that reaches to the very roots and heart of Christianity and is set against the vividly limned background of ancient Rome. Here is a timeless story of adventure, faith, and romance, a tale of spiritual longing and ultimate redemption.
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2932.0,Robinson Crusoe,1719,3.66,219462.0,5477.0,Robinson Crusoe,1,Daniel Defoe,"Daniel Defoe relates the tale of an English sailor marooned on a desert island for nearly three decades. An ordinary man struggling to survive in extraordinary circumstances, Robinson Crusoe wrestles with fate and the nature of God. This edition features maps.",320.0,52749.0,74884.0,64530.0,20129.0,7170.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1403180114l/2932.jpg,-0.644856437513352,0.553333333333333
50976.0,The Roots of Heaven,1957,4.1,977.0,86.0,,,Romain Gary,"""Well, I finally got an idea. When he fails, do like me: think about free elephant ride through Africa for hundreds and hundreds of wonderful animals that nothing could be built - either a wall or a fence of barbed wire - passing large open spaces and crush everything in its path, and destroying everything - while they live, nothing is able to stop them - what freedom and!
""Well, I finally got an idea. When he fails, do like me: think about free elephant ride through Africa for hundreds and hundreds of wonderful animals that nothing could be built - either a wall or a fence of barbed wire - passing large open spaces and crush everything in its path, and destroying everything - while they live, nothing is able to stop them - what freedom and! And even when they are no longer alive, who knows, perhaps continue to race elsewhere still free. So you begin to torment your claustrophobia, barbed wire, reinforced concrete, complete materialism imagine herds of elephants of freedom, follow them with his eyes never left them on their run and will see you soon feel better ... ""For the novel ROOTS OF HEAVEN Gary gets first Goncourt Prize. Translated and republished in many countries around the world, he finally published in Bulgarian. Is filmed by John Huston starring Juliette Greco, Errol Flynn, Howard Trevard
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1650307.0,A Running Duck,1974,3.73,94.0,15.0,,,Paula Gosling,"Clare Randell, copywriter for a major San Francisco advertising agency, is running for a cab one evening when she is suddenly, inexplicably shot by a sniper. When the police investigate, Lieutenant Mike Malchek discerns the mark of Edison, a deadly assassin he's been tracking for years. Then Clare's fiance is killed in a second attempt on her life, and the cold, silent Mal
Clare Randell, copywriter for a major San Francisco advertising agency, is running for a cab one evening when she is suddenly, inexplicably shot by a sniper. When the police investigate, Lieutenant Mike Malchek discerns the mark of Edison, a deadly assassin he's been tracking for years. Then Clare's fiance is killed in a second attempt on her life, and the cold, silent Malchek is assigned to protect her. This is the intriguing story of antagonists who fall in love under nerve-shattering circumstances. And just as Clare and Malchek begin to realize their passion for one another, Edison is after them again, full force.
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287625.0,The Running Man,1982,3.86,85235.0,2550.0,,,Richard Bachman,The year is 2025. The Running Man is America's favorite television game show. Ben Richards is the program's latest contestant,219.0,24434.0,31031.0,23846.0,4997.0,927.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1258328780l/287625.jpg,0.0503370614503368,0.62
550942.0,Sahara,1992,3.96,51169.0,851.0,Dirk Pitt,11,Clive Cussler,"1996, Egypt. Searching for a treasure on the Nile, DIRK PITT thwarts the attempted assassination of a beautiful U.N. scientist investigating a disease that is driving thousands of North Africans into madness, cannibalism, and death. The suspected cause of the raging epidemic is vast, unprecedented pollution that threatens to extinguish all life in the world's seas. Racing
1996, Egypt. Searching for a treasure on the Nile, DIRK PITT thwarts the attempted assassination of a beautiful U.N. scientist investigating a disease that is driving thousands of North Africans into madness, cannibalism, and death. The suspected cause of the raging epidemic is vast, unprecedented pollution that threatens to extinguish all life in the world's seas. Racing to save the world from environmental catastrophe, Pitt and his team, equipped with an extraordinary, state-of-the-art yacht, run a gauntlet between a billionaire industrialist and a bloodthirsty West African tyrant. In the scorching desert, Pitt finds a gold mine manned by slaves and uncovers the truth behind two enduring mysteries -- the fate of a Civil War ironclad and its secret connection with Lincoln's assassination, and the last flight of a long-lost female pilot....Now, amidst the blazing, shifting sands of the Sahara, DIRK PITT will make a desperate stand -- in a battle the world cannot afford to lose
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1589604.0,Salem's Lot,1975,4.01,283765.0,7928.0,,,Stephen King,"'Salem's Lot is a small New England town with white clapboard houses, tree-lined streets, and solid church steeples. That summer in 'salem's Lot was a summer of homecoming and return; spring burned out and the land lying dry, crackling underfoot. Late that summer, Ben Mears returned to 'salem's Lot hoping to cast out his own devils and found instead a new, unspeakable horr
'Salem's Lot is a small New England town with white clapboard houses, tree-lined streets, and solid church steeples. That summer in 'salem's Lot was a summer of homecoming and return; spring burned out and the land lying dry, crackling underfoot. Late that summer, Ben Mears returned to 'salem's Lot hoping to cast out his own devils and found instead a new, unspeakable horror.A stranger had also come to the Lot, a stranger with a secret as old as evil, a secret that would wreak irreparable harm on those he touched and in turn on those they loved.All would be changed forever: Susan, whose love for Ben could not protect her; Father Callahan, the bad priest who put his eroded faith to one last test; and Mark, a young boy who sees his fantasy world become reality and ironically proves the best equipped to handle the relentless nightmare of 'Salem's Lot.
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815854.0,The Sand Pebbles,1962,4.23,1794.0,88.0,,,Richard McKenna,"Recommended reading as part of the Chief of Naval Operation's Professional Reading Program!This now-classic novel by Richard McKenna enjoyed great critical acclaim and commercial success when it was first published in 1962. The winner of the coveted Harper Prize, it was on the New York Times bestseller list for seven months and was made into a popular motion picture that c
Recommended reading as part of the Chief of Naval Operation's Professional Reading Program!This now-classic novel by Richard McKenna enjoyed great critical acclaim and commercial success when it was first published in 1962. The winner of the coveted Harper Prize, it was on the New York Times bestseller list for seven months and was made into a popular motion picture that continues to be shown on television today.Set in China on the eve of revolution, the book tells the story of an old U.S. Navy gunboat, the San Pablo, and her dedicated crew of ""Sand Pebbles"" on patrol in the far reaches of the Yangtze River to show the flag and protect American missionaries and businessmen from bandits. The plot revolves around a newcomer to the boat, machinist's mate Jake Holman, a maverick and loner who dramatically alters the lives of the crew and the people they have come to save. A faithful engine-room coolie and a pretty young missionary help Holman gain an appreciation of China and its people and discover a world of humanity and promise he has never known. It is a story of old loyalties versus new values, of violence and tenderness, tragedy and humor, and it engages the reader from the first line to the last. This new paperback edition includes in informative introduction by Robert Shenk, written for the Naval Institute's Classics of Naval Literature edition in 1984.
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42956.0,Sayonara,1954,3.8,1946.0,115.0,,,James A. Michener,"From a great master of historical fiction comes a brilliant tale of love amid war. James A. Michener combines powerful storytelling with deep sensitivity in this novel of a U.S. Army man who, against all odds, falls for a fascinating Japanese woman. Stationed in the exotic Far East, Major Lloyd Gruver considers himself lucky. The son of a general, dating the daughter of an
From a great master of historical fiction comes a brilliant tale of love amid war. James A. Michener combines powerful storytelling with deep sensitivity in this novel of a U.S. Army man who, against all odds, falls for a fascinating Japanese woman. Stationed in the exotic Far East, Major Lloyd Gruver considers himself lucky. The son of a general, dating the daughter of another powerful military family, he can look forward to a bright future. And he just can",208.0,505.0,709.0,591.0,117.0,24.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1386921885l/42956.jpg,-0.15822098823877,0.6
1066979.0,Scarface,1929,3.76,365.0,27.0,,,Armitage Trail,"Tony Guarino grew up in the hard world of the bar and the poolroom, where every gangster was a hero and every cop an enemy. Only the tough made it. When he was just eighteen, he killed Al Spingola, gang boss and ruthless slayer, and was catapulted into notoriety and fame, but that was to be just the beginning of his rise to dominance.",186.0,107.0,116.0,104.0,25.0,13.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1408929108l/1066979.jpg,-0.297259688031508,0.586666666666667
43049.0,The Sea Wolf,1904,4.03,21901.0,1163.0,,,Jack London,"The Sea-Wolf is a 1904 psychological adventure novel by Jack London about a literary critic Humphrey van Weyden.The story starts with him aboard a San Francisco ferry, called Martinez, which collides with another ship in the fog and sinks. He is set adrift in the Bay, eventually being picked up by Wolf Larsen.Larsen is the captain of a seal-hunting schooner, the Ghost. Bru
The Sea-Wolf is a 1904 psychological adventure novel by Jack London about a literary critic Humphrey van Weyden.The story starts with him aboard a San Francisco ferry, called Martinez, which collides with another ship in the fog and sinks. He is set adrift in the Bay, eventually being picked up by Wolf Larsen.Larsen is the captain of a seal-hunting schooner, the Ghost. Brutal and cynical, yet also highly intelligent and intellectual, he rules over his ship and terrorizes the crew with the aid of his exceptionally great physical strength.
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37435.0,The Secret Life of Bees,2002,4.03,1017618.0,28366.0,,,Sue Monk Kidd,"Set in South Carolina in 1964, The Secret Life of Bees tells the story of Lily Owens, whose life has been shaped around the blurred memory of the afternoon her mother was killed. When Lily's fierce-hearted black ""stand-in mother,"" Rosaleen, insults three of the deepest racists in town, Lily decides to spring them both free. They escape to Tiburon, South Carolina--a town th
Set in South Carolina in 1964, The Secret Life of Bees tells the story of Lily Owens, whose life has been shaped around the blurred memory of the afternoon her mother was killed. When Lily's fierce-hearted black ""stand-in mother,"" Rosaleen, insults three of the deepest racists in town, Lily decides to spring them both free. They escape to Tiburon, South Carolina--a town that holds the secret to her mother's past. Taken in by an eccentric trio of black beekeeping sisters, Lily is introduced to their mesmerizing world of bees and honey, and the Black Madonna. This is a remarkable novel about divine female power, a story women will share and pass on to their daughters for years to come.
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1123529.0,Shalako,1962,3.93,2155.0,62.0,,,Louis L'Amour,He rode wild country with wilder men. He was a loner who owned nothing but his horse and saddle-and his guns.,208.0,683.0,756.0,619.0,83.0,14.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1320413141l/1123529.jpg,0.293654786087629,0.643333333333333
1233222.0,Sheep,2004,3.67,114.0,13.0,,,Simon Maginn,"James, a builder, and Ad",320.0,25.0,41.0,35.0,11.0,2.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1338841673l/1233222.jpg,-0.610096762565168,0.556666666666667
33549.0,The Shrinking Man,1956,3.8,6135.0,415.0,,,Richard Matheson,"While on holiday, Scott Carey is exposed to a cloud of radioactive spray shortly after he accidentally ingests insecticide. The radioactivity acts as a catalyst for the bug spray, causing his body to shrink at a rate of approximately 1/7 of an inch per day. A few weeks later, Carey can no longer deny the truth: not only is he losing weight, he is also shorter than he was a
While on holiday, Scott Carey is exposed to a cloud of radioactive spray shortly after he accidentally ingests insecticide. The radioactivity acts as a catalyst for the bug spray, causing his body to shrink at a rate of approximately 1/7 of an inch per day. A few weeks later, Carey can no longer deny the truth: not only is he losing weight, he is also shorter than he was and deduces, to his dismay, that his body will continue to shrink.
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2298271.0,Sideways,2004,3.69,4779.0,551.0,The Sideways Trilogy,1,Rex Pickett,"Sideways is the story of two friends-Miles and Jack-going away together for the last time to steep themselves in everything that makes it good to be young and single: pinot, putting, and prowling bars. In the week before Jack plans to marry, the pair heads out from Los Angeles to the Santa Ynez wine country. For Jack, the tasting tour is Seven Days to D-Day, his final stre
Sideways is the story of two friends-Miles and Jack-going away together for the last time to steep themselves in everything that makes it good to be young and single: pinot, putting, and prowling bars. In the week before Jack plans to marry, the pair heads out from Los Angeles to the Santa Ynez wine country. For Jack, the tasting tour is Seven Days to D-Day, his final stretch of freedom. For Miles--who has divorced his wife, is facing an uncertain career and has lost his passion for living-the trip is a weeklong opportunity to evaluate his past, his future and himself. A raucous and surprising novel filled with wonderful details about wine, Sideways is also a thought-provoking and funny book about men, women, and human relationships.
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4339930.0,Skinwalkers,1986,4.03,10379.0,366.0,Leaphorn & Chee,7,Tony Hillerman,"In this breakout thriller by Edgar winner Tony Hillerman, Lt. Joe Leaphorn and Officer Jim Chee of the Navajo tribal police are united for the first time in a murder investigation that leads them into the dark world of Navajo witchcraft.",216.0,3097.0,4802.0,2217.0,216.0,47.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1387739757l/4339930.jpg,0.641251535569474,0.676666666666667
87957.0,Skipping Christmas,2001,3.48,51877.0,4217.0,,,John Grisham,"Imagine a year without Christmas. No crowded malls, no corny office parties, no fruitcakes, no unwanted presents. That",177.0,10117.0,15362.0,17767.0,6627.0,2004.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1320425343l/87957.jpg,-1.27053058658067,0.493333333333333
34744357.0,The Snatchers/Clean Break,1953,3.99,157.0,32.0,,,Lionel White,"THE SNATCHERS Cal Dent has set up the perfect crime, a kidnapping which will bring the gang a half a million dollars. On his side, he s got Red the ex-boxer and his girl, Pearl, and twitchy Gino, plus Fats Morn, their outside man. The heist goes smoothly. They ve got the kid and her caretaker, and they re holding up in a vacation rental at Land s End, waiting for the payof
THE SNATCHERS Cal Dent has set up the perfect crime, a kidnapping which will bring the gang a half a million dollars. On his side, he s got Red the ex-boxer and his girl, Pearl, and twitchy Gino, plus Fats Morn, their outside man. The heist goes smoothly. They ve got the kid and her caretaker, and they re holding up in a vacation rental at Land s End, waiting for the payoff. That s when things start to go wrong. A local cop comes noising around. Gino gets careless inflicting pain on the child and Red beats the hell out of him. Pearl gets drunk and doesn t stick to the plan. And then there s Terry, the caretaker. After all this time in and out of the joint, who knew that Dent would find himself having feelings for another person. It was the perfect crime...how could it go so wrong CLEAN BREAK (THE KILLING) When Johnny gets out after four long, patient years, he is ready to pull the perfect heist. ""That's the beauty of this thing,"" Johnny told her. ""I'm avoiding the one mistake most thieves make. They always tie up with other thieves. These men, the ones who are in on the deal with me none of them are professional crooks. They all have jobs, they all live seemingly decent, normal lives. But they all have money problems and they all have larceny in them. No, you don't have to worry. This thing is going to be foolproof."" And it was, until Sherry enters the scene.
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95558.0,Solaris,1961,3.99,59316.0,2953.0,,,Stanis?aw Lem,"A classic work of science fiction by renowned Polish novelist and satirist Stanislaw Lem.When Kris Kelvin arrives at the planet Solaris to study the ocean that covers its surface, he finds a painful, hitherto unconscious memory embodied in the living physical likeness of a long-dead lover. Others examining the planet, Kelvin learns, are plagued with their own repressed and
A classic work of science fiction by renowned Polish novelist and satirist Stanislaw Lem.When Kris Kelvin arrives at the planet Solaris to study the ocean that covers its surface, he finds a painful, hitherto unconscious memory embodied in the living physical likeness of a long-dead lover. Others examining the planet, Kelvin learns, are plagued with their own repressed and newly corporeal memories. The Solaris ocean may be a massive brain that creates these incarnate memories, though its purpose in doing so is unknown, forcing the scientists to shift the focus of their quest and wonder if they can truly understand the universe without first understanding what lies within their hearts.
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990078.0,Soldier of Fortune,1954,3.67,46.0,6.0,,,Ernest K. Gann,"Louis Hoyt, Jane's wild Irish husband, has traveled the world over on lock and looks and personality. Now he is presumed dead in Red China. Jane alone cannot believe it.So Jane comes to Hong Kong with a few thousand dollars and a great determination to help this man who, for the first time in his life, cannot help himself. From the hotels and embassies to the dives, she fo
Louis Hoyt, Jane's wild Irish husband, has traveled the world over on lock and looks and personality. Now he is presumed dead in Red China. Jane alone cannot believe it.So Jane comes to Hong Kong with a few thousand dollars and a great determination to help this man who, for the first time in his life, cannot help himself. From the hotels and embassies to the dives, she follows every slightest lead. Each one points to Hank Lee--the fabulous American whom people either know too well or don't know at all--as the one who might save Louis. Knowing this, disregarding all warnings about the man, Jane seeks him out...and the stage is set for action.
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10975.0,The Sound and the Fury,1929,3.86,145435.0,6252.0,,,William Faulkner,"The text of this Norton Critical Edition is that of the corrected edition scrupulously prepared by Noel Polk, whose textual note precedes the text. David Minter's annotations are designed to assist the reader with obscure words and allusions.""Backgrounds"" begins with the appendix Faulkner wrote in 1945 and sometimes referred to as another telling of The Sound and the Fury
The text of this Norton Critical Edition is that of the corrected edition scrupulously prepared by Noel Polk, whose textual note precedes the text. David Minter's annotations are designed to assist the reader with obscure words and allusions.""Backgrounds"" begins with the appendix Faulkner wrote in 1945 and sometimes referred to as another telling of The Sound and the Fury and includes a selection of Faulkner",326.0,53214.0,44630.0,28427.0,11880.0,7284.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1433089995l/10975.jpg,0.0503370614503368,0.62
629845.0,Spider,1990,3.77,1652.0,111.0,,,Patrick McGrath,"Spider is gaunt, threadbare, unnerved by everything from his landlady to the smell of gas. He tells us his story in a storm of beautiful language that slowly reveals itself as a fiendishly layered construction of truth and illusion. With echoes of Beckett, Poe, and Paul Bowles, Spider is a tale of horror and madness, storytelling and skepticism, a novel whose dizzying styl
Spider is gaunt, threadbare, unnerved by everything from his landlady to the smell of gas. He tells us his story in a storm of beautiful language that slowly reveals itself as a fiendishly layered construction of truth and illusion. With echoes of Beckett, Poe, and Paul Bowles, Spider is a tale of horror and madness, storytelling and skepticism, a novel whose dizzying style lays bare the deepest layers of subconscious terror.
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444304.0,The Field Guide,2003,3.89,71059.0,2944.0,The Spiderwick Chronicles,1,Tony DiTerlizzi,"It all starts when Jared Grace finds their great uncle's book, 'Arthur Spiderwick's Field Guide to the Fantastic World Around You' and the Grace kids realize that they are not alone in their new house. Now the kids want to tell their story but the faeries will do everything they can to stop them.",112.0,23538.0,23175.0,18727.0,4250.0,1369.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1358701476l/444304.jpg,0.154616086294891,0.63
9881733.0,Starfire,1960,3.22,9.0,3.0,,,Robert Buckner,The Air Force wanted Captain Rich Talbot in tip-top form for the big event - a trip to outer space in a satellite. ,139.0,0.0,4.0,3.0,2.0,0.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1292060201l/9881733.jpg,-2.17428213523347,0.406666666666667
17214.0,Starship Troopers,1959,4.0,167445.0,4790.0,,,Robert A. Heinlein,The historians can,335.0,59706.0,61467.0,35609.0,8294.0,2369.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1533117961l/17214.jpg,0.53697251072492,0.666666666666667
1122715.0,The Stepford Wives,1972,3.74,24762.0,1838.0,,,Ira Levin,"The internationally bestselling novel by the author of A Kiss Before Dying, The Boys from Brazil & Rosemary's Baby with an Introduction by Peter Straub. For Joanna, her husband, Walter & their children, the move to beautiful Stepford seems almost too good to be true. It is. For behind the town's idyllic facade lies a terrible secret--a secret so shattering that no
 The internationally bestselling novel by the author of A Kiss Before Dying, The Boys from Brazil & Rosemary's Baby with an Introduction by Peter Straub. For Joanna, her husband, Walter & their children, the move to beautiful Stepford seems almost too good to be true. It is. For behind the town's idyllic facade lies a terrible secret--a secret so shattering that no one who encounters it will ever be the same. At once a masterpiece of psychological suspense & a savage commentary on a media-driven society that values the pursuit of youth & beauty at all costs, The Stepford Wives is a novel so frightening in its final implications that the title itself has earned a place in the American lexicon.
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51499.0,Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde,1886,3.8,312751.0,10165.0,,,Robert Louis Stevenson,"Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde is the original title of a novella written by the famous Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson that was first published in 1886. The work is commonly known today as The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, or simply Jekyll & Hyde. It is about a London lawyer named John Gabriel Utterson who investigates str
Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde is the original title of a novella written by the famous Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson that was first published in 1886. The work is commonly known today as The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, or simply Jekyll & Hyde. It is about a London lawyer named John Gabriel Utterson who investigates strange occurrences between his old friend, Dr Henry Jekyll, and the evil Edward Hyde.
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15677.0,Strangers on a Train,1950,3.79,14247.0,1372.0,,,Patricia Highsmith,"The world of Patricia Highsmith has always been filled with ordinary people, all of whom are capable of very ordinary crimes. This theme was present from the beginning, when her debut novel, Strangers on a Train, galvanized the reading public. Here we encounter Guy Haines and Charles Anthony Bruno, passengers on the same train. But while Guy is a successful architect in th
The world of Patricia Highsmith has always been filled with ordinary people, all of whom are capable of very ordinary crimes. This theme was present from the beginning, when her debut novel, Strangers on a Train, galvanized the reading public. Here we encounter Guy Haines and Charles Anthony Bruno, passengers on the same train. But while Guy is a successful architect in the midst of a divorce, Bruno turns out to be a sadistic psychopath who manipulates Guy into swapping murders with him. ",256.0,3344.0,5987.0,3728.0,954.0,234.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1516177026l/15677.jpg,-0.192980663186954,0.596666666666667
528499.0,Strip Tease,1993,3.84,13369.0,635.0,,,Carl Hiaasen,"Only in America could an innocent, if drunken, guest of honor at a strip joint bachelor party become a mortal threat against Big Money and Big Government. Only in south Florida, land of roadside honky-tonks and sinister pleasure boats",353.0,3059.0,5852.0,3755.0,604.0,99.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1387726368l/528499.jpg,-0.0191822884460323,0.613333333333333
138959.0,Stuart Little,1945,3.89,98555.0,2365.0,,,E.B. White,"A paperback edition of E.B. White's classic novel about one small mouse on a very big adventure! With black and white illustrations.Stuart Little is no ordinary mouse. Born to a family of humans, he lives in New York City with his parents, his older brother George, and Snowbell the cat. Though he's shy and thoughtful, he's also a true lover of adventure.Stuart's greatest a
A paperback edition of E.B. White's classic novel about one small mouse on a very big adventure! With black and white illustrations.Stuart Little is no ordinary mouse. Born to a family of humans, he lives in New York City with his parents, his older brother George, and Snowbell the cat. Though he's shy and thoughtful, he's also a true lover of adventure.Stuart's greatest adventure comes when his best friend, a beautiful little bird named Margalo, disappears from her nest. Determined to track her down, Stuart ventures away from home for the very first time in his life. He finds adventure aplenty. But will he find his friend
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42933.0,Tai-Pan,1966,4.26,40507.0,853.0,Asian Saga: Chronological Order,2,James Clavell,"An Alternate Cover of this edition can be found here.Set in the turbulent days of the founding of Hong Kong in the 1840s, Tai-Pan is the story of Dirk Struan, the ruler - the Tai-Pan - of the most powerful trading company in the Far East. He is also a pirate, an opium smuggler, and a master manipulator of men. This is the story of his fight to establish himself and his dyn
An Alternate Cover of this edition can be found here.Set in the turbulent days of the founding of Hong Kong in the 1840s, Tai-Pan is the story of Dirk Struan, the ruler - the Tai-Pan - of the most powerful trading company in the Far East. He is also a pirate, an opium smuggler, and a master manipulator of men. This is the story of his fight to establish himself and his dynasty as the undisputed masters of the Orient.
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1953.0,A Tale of Two Cities,1859,3.83,736717.0,15078.0,,,Charles Dickens,"'Liberty, equality, fraternity, or death; -- the last, much the easiest to bestow, O Guillotine!' After eighteen years as a political prisoner in the Bastille, the ageing Doctor Manette is finally released and reunited with his daughter in England. There the lives of two very different men, Charles Darnay, an exiled French aristocrat, and Sydney Carton, a disreputable but

'Liberty, equality, fraternity, or death; -- the last, much the easiest to bestow, O Guillotine!'
After eighteen years as a political prisoner in the Bastille, the ageing Doctor Manette is finally released and reunited with his daughter in England. There the lives of two very different men, Charles Darnay, an exiled French aristocrat, and Sydney Carton, a disreputable but brilliant English lawyer, become enmeshed through their love for Lucie Manette. From the tranquil roads of London, they are drawn against their will to the vengeful, bloodstained streets of Paris at the height of the Reign of Terror, and they soon fall under the lethal shadow of La Guillotine.This edition uses the text as it appeared in its serial publication in 1859 to convey the full scope of Dickens's vision, and includes the original illustrations by H. K. Browne ('Phiz'). Richard Maxwell's introduction discusses the intricate interweaving of epic drama with personal tragedy.--back cover
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152052.0,"They Shoot Horses, Don't They?",1935,3.85,5767.0,496.0,,,Horace McCoy,"The marathon dance craze flourished during the 1930s, but the underside was a competition and violence unknown to most ballrooms",122.0,1548.0,2306.0,1499.0,329.0,85.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1327931127l/152052.jpg,0.015577386502153,0.616666666666667
69628.0,Thin Air,1995,3.89,4382.0,152.0,Spenser,22,Robert B. Parker,"When a Boston police detective's adored young bride, Lisa St. Claire, disappears without a trace, he enlists Spenser's help in tracking her down. Sleuthing from a New England college campus to the slick sports clubs of L.A., Spenser discovers all about Lisa - including her past history of prostitution, substance abuse, and self-destructive love affairs - and suspects she i
When a Boston police detective's adored young bride, Lisa St. Claire, disappears without a trace, he enlists Spenser's help in tracking her down. Sleuthing from a New England college campus to the slick sports clubs of L.A., Spenser discovers all about Lisa - including her past history of prostitution, substance abuse, and self-destructive love affairs - and suspects she is being held prisoner by her sociopathic Latino ex-lover in his crumbling tenement fortress deep within the barrio of a burned-out Massachusetts mill town. Accompanied by a Chicano shooter with an ironclad attitude and an unflinching sense of honor, Spenser sets in motion a complex plan to rescue Lisa. As he wheels and deals with boozy, broken cops and messianic local warlords, he is forced to face some brutal truths and question the very meaning of passion, manhood, and justice.
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177194.0,Thunderball,1961,3.8,11772.0,556.0,James Bond Original Series,9,Ian Fleming,"""The girl looked him up and down. He had dark, rather cruel good looks and very clear, blue-grey eyes. He was wearing a very dark-blue lightweight single-breasted suit over a cream silk shirt and a black knitted silk tie. Despite the heat, he looked cool and clean. 'And who might you be' she asked sharply. 'My name's Bond, James Bond ...'""When a stranger arrives in the Ba
""The girl looked him up and down. He had dark, rather cruel good looks and very clear, blue-grey eyes. He was wearing a very dark-blue lightweight single-breasted suit over a cream silk shirt and a black knitted silk tie. Despite the heat, he looked cool and clean. 'And who might you be' she asked sharply. 'My name's Bond, James Bond ...'""When a stranger arrives in the Bahamas, the locals barely turn their heads, seeing another ex-pat with money to burn at the casino tables. But James Bond has more than money on his mind: he's got less than a week to find two stolen atom bombs hidden among the coral reefs. While acting the playboy, Bond meets Domino, sultry plaything of secretive treasure hunter Emilio Largo. In getting close to this gorgeous Italian girl, Bond hopes to learn more about Largo's hidden operation ...
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121198.0,The Thundering Herd,1925,3.73,339.0,8.0,,,Zane Grey,Tom Doan joins the buffalo hunters going into the Southwest,368.0,70.0,124.0,131.0,12.0,2.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1329013875l/121198.jpg,-0.401538712876061,0.576666666666667
2857588.0,Time After Time,1979,3.6,281.0,54.0,,,Karl Alexander,"H. G. Wells chases Jack the Ripper through time, via his infamous time machine, to current day San Francisco, Jack just happen to be a sociopath friend of dear H.G.'s. San Fran is a great back drop to the novel, and their battles. H.G. even finds love. This book went on to make a great film by the same title. In fact H. G. and Mary married in real life, McDowell still cons
H. G. Wells chases Jack the Ripper through time, via his infamous time machine, to current day San Francisco, Jack just happen to be a sociopath friend of dear H.G.'s. San Fran is a great back drop to the novel, and their battles. H.G. even finds love. This book went on to make a great film by the same title. In fact H. G. and Mary married in real life, McDowell still considers Mary Steenburgen his greatest love, though they divorced and remarried years ago, It is also his favorite film.
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207035.0,The Time Traveler's Wife,2003,3.96,1430463.0,45483.0,,,Audrey Niffenegger,"A most untraditional love story, this is the celebrated tale of Henry DeTamble, a dashing, adventuresome librarian who involuntarily travels through time, and Clare Abshire, and artist whose life takes a natural sequential course. Henry and Clare's passionate affair endures across a sea of time and captures them in an impossibly romantic trap that tests the strength of fat
A most untraditional love story, this is the celebrated tale of Henry DeTamble, a dashing, adventuresome librarian who involuntarily travels through time, and Clare Abshire, and artist whose life takes a natural sequential course. Henry and Clare's passionate affair endures across a sea of time and captures them in an impossibly romantic trap that tests the strength of fate and basks in the bonds of love.(back cover)
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895163.0,"To Sir, With Love",1959,4.16,10949.0,507.0,,,E.R. Braithwaite,"The all-time Classic schoolroom drama - as relevant as today's headlines ...He shamed them, wrestled with them, enlightened them, and - ultimately - learned to love them. Mr. Braithwaite, the new teacher, had first to fight the class bully. Then he taught defiant, hard-bitten delinquents to call him ""Sir,"" and to address the girls who had grown up beside them in the gutter
The all-time Classic schoolroom drama - as relevant as today's headlines ...He shamed them, wrestled with them, enlightened them, and - ultimately - learned to love them. Mr. Braithwaite, the new teacher, had first to fight the class bully. Then he taught defiant, hard-bitten delinquents to call him ""Sir,"" and to address the girls who had grown up beside them in the gutter as ""Miss"".He taught them to wash their faces and to read Shakespeare. When he took all forty-six to museums and to the opera, riots were predicted. But instead of a catastrophe, a miracle happened. A dedicated teacher had turned hate into love, teenage rebelliousness into self-respect, contempt into into consideration for others. A man's own integrity - his concern and love for others - had won through. The modern classic about a dedicated teacher in a tough London school who slowly and painfully breaks down the barriers of racial prejudice, this is the story of a man's integrity winning through against the odds.
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1201301.0,"To the Devil a Daughter (Molly Fountain, #1)",1953,3.69,713.0,56.0,Black Magic,4,Dennis Wheatley,"Beneath the azure sky of the French Riviera, Christina Mordant looks and behaves like any other attractive girl. But each night as darkness falls, the demon within her betrays its presence.A thousand miles away, deep in the Essex marshes, a priest of Satan is about to achieve his life's ambition: Canon Copely-Syle of Bentford Priory prepares for the virgin sacrifice which
Beneath the azure sky of the French Riviera, Christina Mordant looks and behaves like any other attractive girl. But each night as darkness falls, the demon within her betrays its presence.A thousand miles away, deep in the Essex marshes, a priest of Satan is about to achieve his life's ambition: Canon Copely-Syle of Bentford Priory prepares for the virgin sacrifice which will give breath to the foul abomination he has created...
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85216.0,Touch,1987,3.54,1437.0,93.0,,,Elmore Leonard,"Touch is sensational suspense from the master of crime fiction, New York Times bestselling author Elmore Leonard.",336.0,235.0,499.0,532.0,146.0,25.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1410140376l/85216.jpg,-1.06197253689157,0.513333333333333
54479.0,"Around the World in Eighty Days (Extraordinary Voyages, #11)",1873,3.92,158368.0,5330.0,,,Jules Verne,"""To go around the world...in such a short time and with the means of transport currently available, was not only impossible, it was madness""One ill-fated evening at the Reform Club, Phileas Fogg rashly bets his companions ",252.0,46380.0,62698.0,40544.0,7327.0,1419.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1308815551l/54479.jpg,0.258895111139444,0.64
135839.0,Trainspotting,1993,4.09,123861.0,2338.0,Mark Renton,2,Irvine Welsh,The bestselling novel by Irvine Welsh that provided the inspiration for Danny Boyle,344.0,48025.0,47598.0,21510.0,4738.0,1990.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1328019534l/135839.jpg,0.84980958525858,0.696666666666667
257845.0,True Grit,1968,4.14,33570.0,4519.0,,,Charles Portis,"In the 1870s, young Mattie Ross learns that her beloved father was gunned down by his former handyman. But even though this gutsy 14-year-old is seeking vengeance, she is smart enough to figure out she can't go alone after a desperado who's holed up in Indian territory. With some fast-talking, she convinces mean, one-eyed US Marshal ""Rooster"" Cogburn into going after the d
In the 1870s, young Mattie Ross learns that her beloved father was gunned down by his former handyman. But even though this gutsy 14-year-old is seeking vengeance, she is smart enough to figure out she can't go alone after a desperado who's holed up in Indian territory. With some fast-talking, she convinces mean, one-eyed US Marshal ""Rooster"" Cogburn into going after the despicable outlaw with her.
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49041.0,New Moon,2008,3.53,1289181.0,45226.0,Twilight ,2,Stephenie Meyer,"There is an alternate cover edition for this ISBN13 here. I knew we were both in mortal danger. Still, in that instant, I felt well. Whole. I could feel my heart racing in my chest, the blood pulsing hot and fast through my veins again. My lungs filled deep with the sweet scent that came off his skin. It was like there had never been any hole in my chest. I was perfect - n
There is an alternate cover edition for this ISBN13 here. I knew we were both in mortal danger. Still, in that instant, I felt well. Whole. I could feel my heart racing in my chest, the blood pulsing hot and fast through my veins again. My lungs filled deep with the sweet scent that came off his skin. It was like there had never been any hole in my chest. I was perfect - not healed, but as if there had never been a wound in the first place. For Bella Swan, there is one thing more important than life itself: Edward Cullen. But being in love with a vampire is even more dangerous than Bella could ever have imagined. Edward has already rescued Bella from the clutches of one evil vampire, but now, as their daring relationship threatens all that is near and dear to them, they realize their troubles may be just beginning...
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428263.0,Eclipse,2008,3.69,1262648.0,36123.0,Twilight ,3,Stephenie Meyer,"As Seattle is ravaged by a string of mysterious killings and a malicious vampire continues her quest for revenge, Bella once again finds herself surrounded by danger. In the midst of it all, she is forced to choose between her love for Edward and her friendship with Jacob - knowing that her decision has the potential to ignite the ageless struggle between vampire and werew
As Seattle is ravaged by a string of mysterious killings and a malicious vampire continues her quest for revenge, Bella once again finds herself surrounded by danger. In the midst of it all, she is forced to choose between her love for Edward and her friendship with Jacob - knowing that her decision has the potential to ignite the ageless struggle between vampire and werewolf. With her graduation quickly approaching, Bella has one more decision to make: life or death. But which is which
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9717.0,The Unbearable Lightness of Being,1984,4.09,286130.0,12689.0,,,Milan Kundera,"In The Unbearable Lightness of Being, Milan Kundera tells the story of a young woman in love with a man torn between his love for her and his incorrigible womanizing and one of his mistresses and her humbly faithful lover. This magnificent novel juxtaposes geographically distant places, brilliant and playful reflections, and a variety of styles, to take its place as perhap
In The Unbearable Lightness of Being, Milan Kundera tells the story of a young woman in love with a man torn between his love for her and his incorrigible womanizing and one of his mistresses and her humbly faithful lover. This magnificent novel juxtaposes geographically distant places, brilliant and playful reflections, and a variety of styles, to take its place as perhaps the major achievement of one of the world",320.0,120678.0,97313.0,47850.0,14743.0,5546.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1265401884l/9717.jpg,0.84980958525858,0.696666666666667
56187.0,Under the Tonto Rim,1926,3.96,375.0,10.0,,,Zane Grey,"Lucy Watson, a young schoolteacher, is appointed welfare instructor in a community of isolated backwoods folk. She quickly overcomes their fears, and achieves popularity by the practical results of her work. She is especially successful with a strong, uncouth bee-hunter. Zane Grey's handling of these primitive characters is robust and understanding.""Zane Grey is a gifted a
Lucy Watson, a young schoolteacher, is appointed welfare instructor in a community of isolated backwoods folk. She quickly overcomes their fears, and achieves popularity by the practical results of her work. She is especially successful with a strong, uncouth bee-hunter. Zane Grey's handling of these primitive characters is robust and understanding.""Zane Grey is a gifted artist who draws scenes of the southwest in unforgettable stories."" (B-O-T Editorial Review Board)
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18401124.0,Unforgiven,1957,3.94,5011.0,583.0,Unforgiven,1,Elizabeth Finn,A mistake made long ago,369.0,1833.0,1696.0,1025.0,273.0,184.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1378956748l/18401124.jpg,0.328414461035813,0.646666666666667
422728.0,The Unknown Soldier,1954,4.02,3755.0,126.0,,,V,"The Unknown Soldier is a story about the Continuation War between Finland and Soviet Union, told from the viewpoint of ordinary Finnish soldiers. Gritty and realistic, it was partly intended to shatter the myth of the noble, obedient Finnish soldier, and in that it succeeded admirably.",338.0,1297.0,1517.0,691.0,206.0,44.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1359743681l/422728.jpg,0.606491860621287,0.673333333333333
54499.0,The Man in the Iron Mask,1847,3.99,62012.0,851.0,The d'Artagnan Romances,3.4,Alexandre Dumas,"A swashbuckling novel of political intrigue. In the concluding installment of Alexandre Dumas's celebrated cycle of the Three Musketeers, D'Artagnan remains in the service of the corrupt King Louis XIV after the Three Musketeers have retired and gone their separate ways. Unbeknownst to D'Artagnan, Aramis and Porthos plot to remove the inept king and place the king's twin

A swashbuckling novel of political intrigue.
In the concluding installment of Alexandre Dumas's celebrated cycle of the Three Musketeers, D'Artagnan remains in the service of the corrupt King Louis XIV after the Three Musketeers have retired and gone their separate ways. Unbeknownst to D'Artagnan, Aramis and Porthos plot to remove the inept king and place the king's twin brother on the throne of France. Meanwhile, a twenty-three-year-old prisoner known only as ""Philippe"" wastes away deep inside the Bastille. Forced to wear an iron mask, Phillippe has been imprisoned for eight years, has no knowledge of his true identity, and has not been told what crime he's committed. When the destinies of the king and Phillippe converge, the Three Musketeers and D'Artagnan find themselves caught between conflicting loyalties.
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450110.0,Vision Quest,1979,3.88,250.0,43.0,,,Terry Davis,You think I,256.0,86.0,77.0,62.0,20.0,5.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1174875723l/450110.jpg,0.119856411346706,0.626666666666667
1220489.0,The Wailing Asteroid,1960,3.59,135.0,21.0,,,Murray Leinster,"THE PUBLIC ABRUPTLY ceased to be interested in news of the signals. Rather, it suddenly wanted to stop thinking about them. The public was scared. Throughout all human history, the most horrifying of all ideas has been the idea of something which was as intelligent as a man, but wasn't human.The first sounds came at midnight, a plaintive keening from an unknown voice in th
THE PUBLIC ABRUPTLY ceased to be interested in news of the signals. Rather, it suddenly wanted to stop thinking about them. The public was scared. Throughout all human history, the most horrifying of all ideas has been the idea of something which was as intelligent as a man, but wasn't human.The first sounds came at midnight, a plaintive keening from an unknown voice in the vastness of uncharted space. Within hours the whole world had heard the strange, unearthly music--and the panic had begun.Were the sounds a plea for help From whom From where Or were they a command too terrible to think about No one knew: And in billions of earth-bound minds the horror grew...For how could man, who had not yet claimed the moon, defy a challenge from the starsAnd hours later, to the ears of a helpless world, the second message came. . .And Earth's days were numbered.
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1141654.0,Walkabout,1959,3.49,1868.0,187.0,,,James Vance Marshall,"A plane crashes in the vast Northern Territory of Australia,and the only survivors are two children from Charleston, South Carolina, on their way to visit their uncle in Adelaide. Mary and her younger brother Peter set out on foot, lost in the vast, hot Australian outback. They are saved by a chance meeting with an Aboriginal boy on walkabout, who teaches them to find food
A plane crashes in the vast Northern Territory of Australia,and the only survivors are two children from Charleston, South Carolina, on their way to visit their uncle in Adelaide. Mary and her younger brother Peter set out on foot, lost in the vast, hot Australian outback. They are saved by a chance meeting with an Aboriginal boy on walkabout, who teaches them to find food and water in the wilderness, but whom Mary can",128.0,348.0,570.0,661.0,229.0,60.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1326609413l/1141654.jpg,-1.23577091163249,0.496666666666667
3167863.0,A Watcher in the Woods,1976,3.44,385.0,68.0,,,Florence Engel Randall,"When their family moves into a house at the edge of a forest, two sisters sense an invisible presence as strange occurrences take place.",229.0,56.0,126.0,143.0,53.0,7.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1399728018l/3167863.jpg,-1.40956928637341,0.48
85609.0,Water for Elephants,2006,4.08,1230418.0,57364.0,,,Sara Gruen,"Winner of the 2007 BookBrowse Award for Most Popular Book.An atmospheric, gritty, and compelling novel of star-crossed lovers, set in the circus world circa 1932, by the bestselling author of Riding Lessons. When Jacob Jankowski, recently orphaned and suddenly adrift, jumps onto a passing train, he enters a world of freaks, drifters, and misfits, a second-rate circus strug
Winner of the 2007 BookBrowse Award for Most Popular Book.An atmospheric, gritty, and compelling novel of star-crossed lovers, set in the circus world circa 1932, by the bestselling author of Riding Lessons. When Jacob Jankowski, recently orphaned and suddenly adrift, jumps onto a passing train, he enters a world of freaks, drifters, and misfits, a second-rate circus struggling to survive during the Great Depression, making one-night stands in town after endless town. A veterinary student who almost earned his degree, Jacob is put in charge of caring for the circus menagerie. It is there that he meets Marlena, the beautiful young star of the equestrian act, who is married to August, the charismatic but twisted animal trainer. He also meets Rosie, an elephant who seems untrainable until he discovers a way to reach her. Beautifully written, Water for Elephants is illuminated by a wonderful sense of time and place. It tells a story of a love between two people that overcomes incredible odds in a world in which even love is a luxury that few can afford.
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6062175.0,What Dreams May Come,1978,3.95,10302.0,932.0,,,Richard Matheson,"The New York Times bestsellerA LOVE THAT TRANSCENDS HEAVEN AND HELLWhat happens to us after we die Chris Nielsen had no idea, until an unexpected accident cut his life short, separating him from his beloved wife, Annie. Now Chris must discover the true nature of life after death.But even Heaven is not complete without Annie, and when tragedy threatens to divide them forev
The New York Times bestsellerA LOVE THAT TRANSCENDS HEAVEN AND HELLWhat happens to us after we die Chris Nielsen had no idea, until an unexpected accident cut his life short, separating him from his beloved wife, Annie. Now Chris must discover the true nature of life after death.But even Heaven is not complete without Annie, and when tragedy threatens to divide them forever, Chris risks his very soul to save Annie from an eternity of despair.Richard Matheson's powerful tale of life---and love---after death was the basis for the Oscar-winning film starring Robin Williams.
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1883224.0,Where the Red Fern Grows,1961,4.06,306702.0,9902.0,,,Wilson Rawls,"Billy, Old Dan, and Little Ann - a boy and his two dogs.A loving threesome, they ranged the dark hills and river bottoms of Cherokee country. Old Dan had the brawn, Little Ann had the brains, and Billy had the will to make them into the finest hunting team in the valley. Glory and victory were coming to them, but sadness waited too.Where the Red Fern Grows is an exciting t
Billy, Old Dan, and Little Ann - a boy and his two dogs.A loving threesome, they ranged the dark hills and river bottoms of Cherokee country. Old Dan had the brawn, Little Ann had the brains, and Billy had the will to make them into the finest hunting team in the valley. Glory and victory were coming to them, but sadness waited too.Where the Red Fern Grows is an exciting tale of love and adventure you'll never forget.--back cover
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121226.0,Wild Horse Mesa,1928,3.8,246.0,13.0,,,Zane Grey,"Into the rough plains of Utah roamed the legendary Panquitch, a great wild stallion, that had eluded the countless wranglers who sought to capture him.",304.0,57.0,95.0,85.0,7.0,2.0,https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/book/blank-133x176-8b769f39ba6687a82d2eef30bdf46977.jpg,-0.15822098823877,0.6
2020399.0,The Witches,1983,4.17,268196.0,6205.0,,,Roald Dahl,"""This is not a fairy tale. This is about real witches."" So begins one of Roald Dahl's best books ever, and, ironically, it is such a great story because the premise is perfectly plausible from the outset. When the narrator's parents die in a car crash on page two (contrast this terribly real demise with that of James's parents who are devoured by an escaped rhinoceros in J
""This is not a fairy tale. This is about real witches."" So begins one of Roald Dahl's best books ever, and, ironically, it is such a great story because the premise is perfectly plausible from the outset. When the narrator's parents die in a car crash on page two (contrast this terribly real demise with that of James's parents who are devoured by an escaped rhinoceros in James and the Giant Peach), he is taken in by his cigar-smoking Norwegian grandmother, who has learned a storyteller's respect for witches and is wise to their ways. The bond between the boy and his grandmother becomes the centrepiece of the tale--a partnership of love and understanding that survives even the boy's unfortunate transformation into a mouse. And once the two have teamed up to outwitch the witches, the boy's declaration that he's glad he's a mouse because he will now live only as long as his grandmother is far more poignant than eerie. Of course, there's adventure here along with Dahl's trademark cleverness and sense of the grotesque. Dahl also communicates some essential truths to children: if they smoke cigars, they'll never catch cold, and, most importantly, they should never bathe, because a clean child is far, far easier for a witch to smell than a dirty one. (Ages 7 to 10, or read aloud to younger children) --Susan Harrison
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14334.0,Dinner with a Perfect Stranger: An Invitation Worth Considering,2006,3.98,3124.0,465.0,,,David Gregory,"You are Invited to a Dinner with Jesus of Nazareth: The mysterious envelope arrives on Nick Cominsky's desk amid a stack of credit card applications and business-related junk mail. Although his seventy-hour workweek has already eaten into his limited family time, Nick can",100.0,1204.0,1013.0,625.0,198.0,84.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1441736164l/14334.jpg,0.467453160828551,0.66
14337.0,A Day with a Perfect Stranger,2006,4.06,1149.0,136.0,,,David Gregory,A Day with a Perfect Stranger,112.0,441.0,413.0,236.0,46.0,13.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1433085032l/14337.jpg,0.745530560414026,0.686666666666667
9784.0,Women in Love,1920,3.66,26555.0,953.0,Brangwen Family series,2,D.H. Lawrence,"""An analytical study of sexual depravity"" and ""an epic of vice"" were two of the critical expressions which greeted the publication of ""Women in Love"". Yet Lawrence regarded this novel as his best book and F. R. Leavis considered it Lawrence's supreme masterpiece.The novel tells of the relationships of two sisters, Ursula and Gudrun, who live in a Midland colliery town in t
""An analytical study of sexual depravity"" and ""an epic of vice"" were two of the critical expressions which greeted the publication of ""Women in Love"". Yet Lawrence regarded this novel as his best book and F. R. Leavis considered it Lawrence's supreme masterpiece.The novel tells of the relationships of two sisters, Ursula and Gudrun, who live in a Midland colliery town in the years before the First World War. Ursula falls in love with Birkin (a thinly disguised portrait of Lawrence himself) and Gudrun has an intense but tragic affair with Gerald, the son of a local colliery owner.This book is a sequel to ""The Rainbow"", and contains some of the clearest statements of Lawrence's beliefs. It contains much philosophical discussion and descriptions of the characters' emotional states. and unconscious drives, and many of the ideas arc expressed through elaborate symbolism. The characters and relationships are probably based on those of Lawrence and his wife Frieda, John Middleton Murry and Katherine Mansfield.
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765811.0,The Women of Brewster Place,1982,4.15,16604.0,571.0,,,Gloria Naylor,"In her heralded first novel, Gloria Naylor weaves together the stories of seven women living in Brewster Place, a bleak inner-city sanctuary, creating a powerful, moving portrait of the strengths, struggles, and hopes of black women in America. Vulnerable and resilient, openhanded and open-hearted, these women forge their lives in a place that in turn threatens and protect
In her heralded first novel, Gloria Naylor weaves together the stories of seven women living in Brewster Place, a bleak inner-city sanctuary, creating a powerful, moving portrait of the strengths, struggles, and hopes of black women in America. Vulnerable and resilient, openhanded and open-hearted, these women forge their lives in a place that in turn threatens and protects",192.0,6871.0,6180.0,2899.0,458.0,196.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1309209011l/765811.jpg,1.05836763494769,0.716666666666667
236093.0,The Wonderful Wizard of Oz,1900,3.99,317151.0,10500.0,Oz,1,L. Frank Baum,"When Dorothy and her little dog Toto are caught in a tornado, they and their Kansas farmhouse are suddenly transported to Oz, where Munchkins live, monkeys fly and Wicked Witches rule. Desperate to return home, and with the Wicked Witch of the West on their trail, Dorothy and Toto - together with new friends the Tin Woodsman, Scarecrow and cowardly Lion - embark on a fanta
When Dorothy and her little dog Toto are caught in a tornado, they and their Kansas farmhouse are suddenly transported to Oz, where Munchkins live, monkeys fly and Wicked Witches rule. Desperate to return home, and with the Wicked Witch of the West on their trail, Dorothy and Toto - together with new friends the Tin Woodsman, Scarecrow and cowardly Lion - embark on a fantastic quest along the Yellow Brick Road in search of the Emerald City. There they hope to meet the legendary, all-powerful Wizard of Oz, who alone may hold the power to grant their every wish.Just as captivating as it was a hundred years ago, this is a story that all ages will love.
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827966.0,The World According to Garp,1978,4.08,190809.0,4990.0,,,John Irving,"This is the life and times of T. S. Garp, the bastard son of Jenny Fields, a feminist leader ahead of her time. This is the life and death of a famous mother and her almost-famous son; theirs is a world of sexual extremes, even of sexual assassinations. It is a novel rich with lunacy and sorrow, yet the dark, violent events of the story do not undermine a comedy both ribal
This is the life and times of T. S. Garp, the bastard son of Jenny Fields, a feminist leader ahead of her time. This is the life and death of a famous mother and her almost-famous son; theirs is a world of sexual extremes, even of sexual assassinations. It is a novel rich with lunacy and sorrow, yet the dark, violent events of the story do not undermine a comedy both ribald and robust. In more than thirty languages, in more than forty countries",437.0,74000.0,72285.0,33191.0,8113.0,3220.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1320246125l/827966.jpg,0.815049910310396,0.693333333333333
762598.0,The Warriors,1965,3.44,1048.0,134.0,,,Sol Yurick,"The basis for the cult-classic film The Warriors chronicles one New York City gang's nocturnal journey through the seedy, dangerous subways and city streets of the 1960s. Every gang in the city meets on a sweltering July 4 night in a Bronx park for a peace rally. The crowd of miscreants turns violent after a prominent gang leader is killed and chaos prevails over the attem
The basis for the cult-classic film The Warriors chronicles one New York City gang's nocturnal journey through the seedy, dangerous subways and city streets of the 1960s. Every gang in the city meets on a sweltering July 4 night in a Bronx park for a peace rally. The crowd of miscreants turns violent after a prominent gang leader is killed and chaos prevails over the attempt at order. The Warriors follows the Dominators making their way back to their home territory without being killed. The police are prowling the city in search of anyone involved in the mayhem. An exhilarating novel that examines New York City teenagers, left behind by society, who form identity and personal strength through their affiliation with their ""family,"" The Warriors weaves together social commentary with ancient legends for a classic coming-of-age tale. This edition includes a new introduction by the author.
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13330372.0,Young Man with a Horn,1938,3.87,264.0,47.0,,,Dorothy Baker,Rick Martin loved music and the music loved him. He could pick up a tune so quickly that it didn,192.0,66.0,113.0,72.0,10.0,3.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1347622662l/13330372.jpg,0.0850967363985221,0.623333333333333
908745.0,About Schmidt,1996,3.2,686.0,93.0,Schmidt,,Louis Begley,"Proud, traditional, and impeccably organized, Albert Schmidt is a button-down lawyer of the old school.",275.0,83.0,185.0,250.0,123.0,45.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1389286393l/908745.jpg,-2.24380148512984,0.4
760769.0,Absolute Power,1996,4.16,84147.0,1633.0,,,David Baldacci,"Absolute Corruption. In a heavily guarded mansion in a posh Virginia suburb, a man and a woman start to make love, trapping a burglar behind a secret wall. Then the passion turns deadly, and the witness is running into the night. Because what he has just seen is a brutal slaying involving the President of the United States.Absolute Danger. Luther Whitney is the career brea
Absolute Corruption. In a heavily guarded mansion in a posh Virginia suburb, a man and a woman start to make love, trapping a burglar behind a secret wall. Then the passion turns deadly, and the witness is running into the night. Because what he has just seen is a brutal slaying involving the President of the United States.Absolute Danger. Luther Whitney is the career break-in artist who's in the wrong place at the wrong time. Alan Richmond is the charming U.S. President with the power to commit any crime. And Jack Graham is the young attorney, caught in a vortex between the absolute truth--and...
Absolute Power.
 A tale of greed, sex, ambition, and murder, this is the novel everyone has been talking about...the shattering, relentlessly suspenseful thriller that will change the way you think about Washington--and power--forever.
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60792.0,The Accidental Tourist,1985,3.91,89402.0,1994.0,,,Anne Tyler,"Macon Leary is a travel writer who hates both travel and anything out of the ordinary. He is grounded by loneliness and an unwillingness to compromise his creature comforts when he meets Muriel, a deliciously peculiar dog-obedience trainer who up-ends Macon",352.0,26534.0,35242.0,21759.0,4693.0,1174.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1327936319l/60792.jpg,0.22413543619126,0.636666666666667
790338.0,Addie Pray,1971,4.12,1526.0,131.0,,,Joe David Brown,"The classic tale of a female Huck Finn, Peter Bogdanovich",313.0,577.0,620.0,271.0,45.0,13.0,https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/book/blank-133x176-8b769f39ba6687a82d2eef30bdf46977.jpg,0.954088610103134,0.706666666666667
455696.0,Adolphe,1816,3.53,1640.0,151.0,,,Benjamin Constant,"Adolphe is a privileged and refined young man, bored by the stupidity he perceives in the world around him. After a number of meaningless conquests, he at last encounters Ellenore, a beautiful and passionate older woman. Adolphe is enraptured and gradually wears down her resistance to his declarations of love. But as they embark on an intense and tortured affair, Ellenore
Adolphe is a privileged and refined young man, bored by the stupidity he perceives in the world around him. After a number of meaningless conquests, he at last encounters Ellenore, a beautiful and passionate older woman. Adolphe is enraptured and gradually wears down her resistance to his declarations of love. But as they embark on an intense and tortured affair, Ellenore gives way to a flood of emotion that only serves to repel her younger lover - yet he cannot bring himself to leave her and his procrastination can only bring tragedy. Partly inspired by Constant's own stormy affair with Madame de Sta",128.0,328.0,519.0,543.0,199.0,51.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1387665709l/455696.jpg,-1.09673221183975,0.51
2956.0,The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,1884,3.81,1071363.0,13918.0,The Adventures of Tom and Huck,2,Mark Twain,"A nineteenth-century boy from a Mississippi River town recounts his adventures as he travels down the river with a runaway slave, encountering a family involved in a feud, two scoundrels pretending to be royalty, and Tom Sawyer's aunt who mistakes him for Tom.",327.0,320278.0,369430.0,271055.0,80684.0,29916.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1546096879l/2956.jpg,-0.123461313290585,0.603333333333333
24583.0,The Adventures of Tom Sawyer,1876,3.9,670922.0,8453.0,The Adventures of Tom and Huck,1,Mark Twain,Tom Sawyer is sure to find trouble wherever the river leads him,244.0,214128.0,244878.0,159395.0,38434.0,14087.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1404811979l/24583.jpg,0.189375761243075,0.633333333333333
1933777.0,Advise and Consent,1959,4.09,8966.0,192.0,Advise and Consent,1,Allen Drury,"ADVISE AND CONSENT is a study of political animals in their natural habitat and is universally recognized as THE Washington novel. It begins with Senate confirmation hearings for a liberal Secretary of State and concludes two weeks later, after debate and controversy have exploded this issue into a major crisis.""I can recall no other novel in which there is so well present
ADVISE AND CONSENT is a study of political animals in their natural habitat and is universally recognized as THE Washington novel. It begins with Senate confirmation hearings for a liberal Secretary of State and concludes two weeks later, after debate and controversy have exploded this issue into a major crisis.""I can recall no other novel in which there is so well presented a president's dilemma when his awful responsibility for the nation's interest conflicts with a personal code of good morals."" (The New York Times)
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42740579.0,The African Queen (C.S. Forester) (Literary Thoughts Edition),1935,4.05,7019.0,367.0,,,C.S. Forester,"Literary Thoughts edition presents The African Queen by C. S. Forester------ Writing under his pseudonym C. S. (Cecil Scott) Forester, Cecil Louis Troughton Smith (1899-1966) published his novel ""The African Queen"" in 1935, telling the story of Rose Sayer, a 33-year-old Englishwoman, who is the companion and housekeeper of her brother Samuel, an Anglican missionary in Germ
Literary Thoughts edition presents The African Queen by C. S. Forester------ Writing under his pseudonym C. S. (Cecil Scott) Forester, Cecil Louis Troughton Smith (1899-1966) published his novel ""The African Queen"" in 1935, telling the story of Rose Sayer, a 33-year-old Englishwoman, who is the companion and housekeeper of her brother Samuel, an Anglican missionary in German-colonized Tanganyika (present-day Tanzania). When World War I begins, she gets to know Charlie Allnutt, the mechanic and skipper of the steamboat 'African Queen'.All books of the Literary Thoughts edition have been transscribed from original prints and edited for better reading experience. Please visit our homepage www.literarythoughts.com to see our other publications.
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19161894.0,"After Dark, My Sweet",1955,3.91,3653.0,166.0,,,Jim Thompson,"William ""Kid"" Collins was once a respected boxer. Now he's a drifter, on the run after escaping from a mental institution.One afternoon he meets Fay, a beautiful young widow. She is smart and decent--at least when she's sober. Soon Collins finds himself involved in a kidnapping scheme that goes drastically wrong almost before it even begins. Because the kid they've picked
William ""Kid"" Collins was once a respected boxer. Now he's a drifter, on the run after escaping from a mental institution.One afternoon he meets Fay, a beautiful young widow. She is smart and decent--at least when she's sober. Soon Collins finds himself involved in a kidnapping scheme that goes drastically wrong almost before it even begins. Because the kid they've picked up isn't like other kids: he's diabetic and without insulin, he'll die. Not the safest situation for Collins, a man for whom stress and violence have long gone hand-in-hand.After Dark, My Sweet once again displays Jim Thompson as the undisputed master of American noir. The basis of James Foley's critically acclaimed film of the same name, with the sweep of an epic tragedy, Thompson's classic limns the dangerous territory of honest people all-too-easily sucked into wickedness, with no way out but down.
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6044393.0,Carlito's Way,1979,4.01,194.0,12.0,,,Edwin   Torres,"In this classic New York street novel, Carlito Brigante, Puerto Rican hustler and drug dealer, recounts with intoxicating bravado and humor his journey through Spanish Harlem s no-exit world of gangs, drugs, pimping, and the Mob. ICarlito s Way/I, and its sequel After Hours, were adapted for film by Brian de Palma, with Al Pacino as Carlito. Edwin Torres is a Criminal Cour
In this classic New York street novel, Carlito Brigante, Puerto Rican hustler and drug dealer, recounts with intoxicating bravado and humor his journey through Spanish Harlem s no-exit world of gangs, drugs, pimping, and the Mob. ICarlito s Way/I, and its sequel After Hours, were adapted for film by Brian de Palma, with Al Pacino as Carlito. Edwin Torres is a Criminal Court judge in New York City.
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527744.0,After the Funeral,1953,3.86,20880.0,1062.0,Hercule Poirot,31,Agatha Christie,"Hercule Poirot is called on to investigate the murder of a brother and sister in this classic from the Queen of Mystery.When Cora Lansquenet is savagely murdered, the odd remark she made the day before at her brother's funeral becomes chillingly important: ""It's been hushed up very nicely, hasn't it. . . . But he was murdered, wasn't he""Desperate to learn more about both
Hercule Poirot is called on to investigate the murder of a brother and sister in this classic from the Queen of Mystery.When Cora Lansquenet is savagely murdered, the odd remark she made the day before at her brother's funeral becomes chillingly important: ""It's been hushed up very nicely, hasn't it. . . . But he was murdered, wasn't he""Desperate to learn more about both deaths, the family solicitor turns to detective extraordinaire Hercule Poirot to unravel the mystery. . . .
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53835.0,The Age of Innocence,1921,3.94,126872.0,5792.0,,,Edith Wharton,"Winner of the 1921 Pulitzer Prize, The Age of Innocence is Edith Wharton",332.0,42366.0,46812.0,28033.0,7107.0,2554.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1388248423l/53835.jpg,0.328414461035813,0.646666666666667
40473.0,The Agony and the Ecstasy: A Biographical Novel of Michelangelo,1961,4.07,72450.0,1774.0,,,Irving Stone,"Fictional depiction of Michelangelo. Includes bibliography, glossary and a list of the artist's works.From the tumult of life, his brilliant work made a grasp for heaven unmatched in half a millennium. Now, in a special ediction celebrating the 500th anniversary of Michelangelo's David, Irving Stone's towering triumph: The Agony and the EcstasyThe Renaissance was a turbule
Fictional depiction of Michelangelo. Includes bibliography, glossary and a list of the artist's works.From the tumult of life, his brilliant work made a grasp for heaven unmatched in half a millennium. Now, in a special ediction celebrating the 500th anniversary of Michelangelo's David, Irving Stone's towering triumph: The Agony and the EcstasyThe Renaissance was a turbulent time of plotting princes, warring popes, the all-powerful de' Medici family, the fanatical monk Savonarola... and the brilliant young artist Michelangelo Buonarroti.In Irving Stone's classic work, both the artist and the man are brought to life in full, in a compelling portrait of his dangerous, impassioned loves and the God-driven fury from which her wrested the greatest art the world has ever known...
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10406937.0,,1999,3.07,30.0,1.0,,,Heikki Hietamies,Eero Vilenius matkustaa Ruotsiin sijais,256.0,1.0,9.0,12.0,7.0,1.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1297084563l/10406937.jpg,-2.69567725945624,0.356666666666667
577363.0,All Fall Down,1960,4.1,62.0,10.0,,,James Leo Herlihy,"Clinton's family has a reputation. His father, once a barnstorming radical, is a drinking man now. His brother, Berry-berry, is a wild vagabond, not above running a brothel to keep himself going. Clinton has skipped school for 57 consecutive days, filling notebooks with overheard conversations and waiting for his brother to return.Then, one evening, Berry-berry does appear
Clinton's family has a reputation. His father, once a barnstorming radical, is a drinking man now. His brother, Berry-berry, is a wild vagabond, not above running a brothel to keep himself going. Clinton has skipped school for 57 consecutive days, filling notebooks with overheard conversations and waiting for his brother to return.Then, one evening, Berry-berry does appear ",272.0,23.0,23.0,15.0,1.0,0.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1273287551l/577363.jpg,0.884569260206764,0.7
1312928.0,Along Came a Spider,1993,4.1,359123.0,4356.0,Alex Cross,1,James Patterson,"The classic thriller that launched the Alex Cross series, the #1 detective series of the past twenty-five years! A missing little girl named Maggie Rose . . . a family of three brutally murdered in the projects of Washington, D.C. . . . the thrill-killing of a beautiful elementary school teacher . . . a psychopathic serial kidnapper/murderer who is so terrifying that the F
The classic thriller that launched the Alex Cross series, the #1 detective series of the past twenty-five years! A missing little girl named Maggie Rose . . . a family of three brutally murdered in the projects of Washington, D.C. . . . the thrill-killing of a beautiful elementary school teacher . . . a psychopathic serial kidnapper/murderer who is so terrifying that the FBI, the Secret Service, and the police cannot outsmart him - even after he's been captured.Gary Soneji wants to commit the crime of the century. Alex Cross is the brilliant homicide detective pitted against him. Jezzie Flanagan is the first female supervisor of the Secret Service who completes one of the most unusual suspense triangles in any thriller you have ever read. Alex Cross and Jezzie Flanagan are about to have a forbidden love affair--at the worst possible time for both of them. Because Gary Soneji is playing at the top of his game. The latest of the unspeakable crimes happens in Alex Cross's precinct. It happens under the noses of Jezzie Flanagan's men. Now Alex Cross must face the ultimate test: How do you outmaneuver a brilliant psychopath
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1141705.0,"Always Outnumbered, Always Outgunned",1987,4.16,3319.0,234.0,Socrates Fortlow,1,Walter Mosley,"In this cycle of 14 bittersweet stories, Walter Mosley breaks out of the genre, if not the setting, of his bestselling Easy Rawlins detective novels. Only eight years after serving out a prison sentence for murder, Socrates Fortlow lives in a tiny, two room Watts apartment, where he cooks on a hot plate, scavenges for bottles, drinks, and wrestles with his demons. Struggli
In this cycle of 14 bittersweet stories, Walter Mosley breaks out of the genre, if not the setting, of his bestselling Easy Rawlins detective novels. Only eight years after serving out a prison sentence for murder, Socrates Fortlow lives in a tiny, two room Watts apartment, where he cooks on a hot plate, scavenges for bottles, drinks, and wrestles with his demons. Struggling to control a seemingly boundless rage, as well as the power of his massive ""rock breaking"" hands, Socrates must find a way to live an honorable life as a black man on the margins of a white world, a task which takes every ounce of self-control he has.
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43559.0,American Splendor: The Life and Times of Harvey Pekar,1976,4.02,6825.0,148.0,American Splendor,,Harvey Pekar,"Harvey Pekar is a true American original, known by many as the blue-collar Mark Twain. For over 25 years he's been writing comic books about his life, chronicling the ordinary and everyday in stories both funny and moving.This 320 page collection was issued on the heels of the film ""American Splendor,"" and it includes material previously published in the first two collecte
Harvey Pekar is a true American original, known by many as the blue-collar Mark Twain. For over 25 years he's been writing comic books about his life, chronicling the ordinary and everyday in stories both funny and moving.This 320 page collection was issued on the heels of the film ""American Splendor,"" and it includes material previously published in the first two collected volumes in the American Splendor series.
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994663.0,Anatomy of a Murder,1958,4.0,1607.0,206.0,,,Robert Traver,"Librarian's note: An alternate cover edition can be found hereFirst published by St. Martin's in 1958, Robert Traver's Anatomy of a Murder immediately became the number-one bestseller in America, and was subsequently turned into the successful and now classic Otto Preminger film. It is not only the most popular courtroom drama in American fiction, but one of the most popul
Librarian's note: An alternate cover edition can be found hereFirst published by St. Martin's in 1958, Robert Traver's Anatomy of a Murder immediately became the number-one bestseller in America, and was subsequently turned into the successful and now classic Otto Preminger film. It is not only the most popular courtroom drama in American fiction, but one of the most popular novels of our time.A gripping tale of deceit, murder, and a sensational trial,  Anatomy of a Murder is unmatched in the authenticity of its settings, events, and characters. This new edition should delight both loyal fans of the past and an entire new generation of readers.
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16299.0,And Then There Were None,1939,4.25,613444.0,24105.0,,,Agatha Christie,"First, there were ten",264.0,297929.0,205410.0,84580.0,16594.0,8931.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1391120695l/16299.jpg,1.40596438442953,0.75
5318963.0,Anderson Tapes,1969,3.68,1307.0,30.0,Deadly Sins,1,Lawrence Sanders,"With clockwork precision, Lawrence Sanders outlines the inspiration, planning and execution of an ambitious robbery of an apartment building on New York's Upper East Side in The Anderson Tapes, the best-selling thriller that established him as one of the most popular suspense writers of his generation. The premise is clever -- the entire story is told in surveillance tape
With clockwork precision, Lawrence Sanders outlines the inspiration, planning and execution of an ambitious robbery of an apartment building on New York's Upper East Side in The Anderson Tapes, the best-selling thriller that established him as one of the most popular suspense writers of his generation. The premise is clever -- the entire story is told in surveillance tape transcripts and reports from law enforcement agencies, each of which seems to be observing some aspect of the situation in which the robbery takes place.John ""Duke"" Anderson was recently paroled from Sing Sing, after serving time on a charge of breaking and entering. A rich woman picks him up one evening and takes him back to her apartment, in a small but elegant building on the Upper East Side. Anderson is intrigued by the situation in the building, seeing it as a possible target for a large-scale robbery. He needs backing, though, and he gets it through his contacts with the underworld. What Anderson does not know is that much of what he is already doing is being captured as evidence through electronic surveillance. The catch is that the different entities doing the surveillance are not communicating with each other. The evidence is assembled and the puzzle solved, after the robbery takes place and ends violently, by NYPD Capt. Edward X. Delaney.The Anderson Tapes marks the first appearance in a Sanders novel of Delaney, a character who will be central to the author's Deadly Sin series of thrillers. Sanders brilliantly unfolds the story in short, fact-filled chapters constructed as police reports and tape transcripts, some of which are tantalizingly garbled. The Anderson Tapes won for Sanders the Mystery Writers of America's Edgar as the Best First Mystery Novel of 1970.
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1331973.0,The Andromeda Strain,1969,3.89,198164.0,3095.0,,,Michael Crichton,"Some biologists speculate that if we ever make contact with extraterrestrials, those life forms are likely to be--like most life on earth--one-celled or smaller creatures, more comparable to bacteria than little green men. Even tho such organisms wouldn't likely be able to harm humans, the possibility exists that 1st contact might be last. That's the scientific supposition
Some biologists speculate that if we ever make contact with extraterrestrials, those life forms are likely to be--like most life on earth--one-celled or smaller creatures, more comparable to bacteria than little green men. Even tho such organisms wouldn't likely be able to harm humans, the possibility exists that 1st contact might be last. That's the scientific supposition that Michael Crichton formulates & follows to its conclusion in his excellent debut novel, The Andromeda Strain.A Nobel-Prize-winning bacteriologist, Jeremy Stone, urges the president to approve a decontamination facility to sterilize returning astronauts, satellites & spacecraft that might carry unknown biologic agents. The government agrees, almost too quickly, to build the top-secret Wildfire Lab in the desert of Nevada. Shortly thereafter, unbeknownst to Stone, the Army initiates the Scoop satellite program, an attempt to actively collect space pathogens for use in biological warfare. When Scoop VII crashes a couple years later in the isolated Arizona town of Piedmont, the Army ends up getting more than it asked for.The Andromeda Strain follows Stone & rest of the scientific team mobilized to react to the Scoop crash as they scramble to understand & contain a deadly outbreak. Crichton's 1st book written under his own name may be his best. It has an earnestness that is missing from his later, more calculated thrillers.--Paul Hughes (edited)
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170448.0,Animal Farm,1945,3.91,2300098.0,44308.0,,,George Orwell,"A farm is taken over by its overworked, mistreated animals. With flaming idealism and stirring slogans, they set out to create a paradise of progress, justice, and equality. Thus the stage is set for one of the most telling satiric fables ever penned ",144.0,789112.0,809408.0,480666.0,147324.0,73588.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1325861570l/170448.jpg,0.22413543619126,0.636666666666667
211044.0,Anna to the Infinite Power,1979,3.91,553.0,57.0,,,Mildred Ames,A 12-year-old math whiz accidentally learns the startling facts about her true identity and her role in an important secret experiment.,208.0,167.0,206.0,152.0,20.0,8.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1369064692l/211044.jpg,0.22413543619126,0.636666666666667
8127.0,Anne of Green Gables,1908,4.24,615211.0,17698.0,Anne of Green Gables,1,L.M. Montgomery,"As soon as Anne Shirley arrives at the snug white farmhouse called Green Gables, she is sure she wants to stay forever . . . but will the Cuthberts send her back to to the orphanage Anne knows she's not what they expected",320.0,313742.0,180122.0,88800.0,22039.0,10508.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1390789015l/8127.jpg,1.37120470948135,0.746666666666667
6356906.0,The Apple Dumpling Gang,1971,3.32,41.0,13.0,,,Jack M. Bickham,About a group of orphaned children during the California gold rush.,0.0,4.0,11.0,22.0,2.0,2.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1494978814l/6356906.jpg,-1.82668538575163,0.44
16363.0,Appointment with Death,1938,3.86,28933.0,1309.0,Hercule Poirot,19,Agatha Christie,"Among the towering red cliffs of Petra sits the corpse of Mrs Boynton, a tiny puncture mark on her wrist the only sign of what has killed her. Hercule Poirot has only 24 hours to solve the mystery.A tyrannical old martinet, a mental sadist and the incarnation of evil. These were only three of the character descriptions levelled at Mrs. Boynton, the matriarch who kept her f
Among the towering red cliffs of Petra sits the corpse of Mrs Boynton, a tiny puncture mark on her wrist the only sign of what has killed her. Hercule Poirot has only 24 hours to solve the mystery.A tyrannical old martinet, a mental sadist and the incarnation of evil. These were only three of the character descriptions levelled at Mrs. Boynton, the matriarch who kept her family totally dependent on her. But did she really deserve to die on the excursion to beautiful Petra Hercule Poirot hears about the murder and feels compelled to investigate-despite the family's request not to do so. Do they have something to hide and, if so, can they keep it hidden from this master sleuth
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626775.0,Appointment with Venus,1951,3.87,30.0,9.0,,,Jerrard Tickell,"In 1940, after the fall of France, the fictitious Channel Island of Armorel is occupied by a small garrison of German troops under the benign command of Hauptmann Weiss. He finds that the hereditary ruler, the Suzerain, is away in the army, leaving the Provost in charge.Back in London, the Ministry of Agriculture realise that during the evacuation of the island, Venus, a p
In 1940, after the fall of France, the fictitious Channel Island of Armorel is occupied by a small garrison of German troops under the benign command of Hauptmann Weiss. He finds that the hereditary ruler, the Suzerain, is away in the army, leaving the Provost in charge.Back in London, the Ministry of Agriculture realise that during the evacuation of the island, Venus, a prize pedigree cow, has been left behind. They petition the War Office to do something urgently, and Major Morland is assigned the task of rescuing Venus. When he realises that the Suzerain's sister, Nicola Fallaize is in Wales, serving as an army cook, she is quickly posted to the War Office and the two, with a sergeant and a naval officer, are landed on the island...
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627939.0,Armageddon 2419 A.D.,1929,3.33,666.0,90.0,Buck Rogers,,Philip Francis Nowlan,"Elsewhere I have set down, for whatever interest they have in this, the 25th Century, my personal recollections of the 20th Century. Now it occurs to me that my memoirs of the 25th Century may have an equal interest 500 years from now",195.0,103.0,183.0,245.0,104.0,31.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1264374652l/627939.jpg,-1.79192571080344,0.443333333333333
11389.0,Arrowsmith,1925,3.81,6266.0,358.0,,,Sinclair Lewis,"Originally published in 1925, after three years of anticipation, the book follows the life of Martin Arrowsmith, a rather ordinary fellow who gets his first taste of medicine at 14 as an assistant to the drunken physician in his home town.It is Leora Tozer who makes Martin's life extraordinary. With vitality and love, she urges him beyond the confines of the mundane to ris
Originally published in 1925, after three years of anticipation, the book follows the life of Martin Arrowsmith, a rather ordinary fellow who gets his first taste of medicine at 14 as an assistant to the drunken physician in his home town.It is Leora Tozer who makes Martin's life extraordinary. With vitality and love, she urges him beyond the confines of the mundane to risk answering his true calling as a scientist and researcher. Not even her tragic death can extinguish her spirit or her impact on Martin's life.After years of work as a small town doctor and a research scientist, Arrowsmith heads for the West Indies with a serum to halt an epidemic. A tragic turn of events forces him to come to terms with his career and his personal life.As the son and grandson of physicians, Sinclair Lewis had a store of experiences and imparted knowledge to draw upon for Arrowsmith.
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33084028.0,Ascenseur Pour l'?chafaud,1951,3.53,55.0,7.0,,,No,Un crime presque parfait qui tourne au cauchemar. Un homme coince dans un ascenseur. Une femme qui l'attend. Une longue nuit dans Paris. Un suspense magistralement adapte au cinema par Louis Malle dans un film devenu un classique.,216.0,7.0,23.0,17.0,8.0,0.0,https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/book/blank-133x176-8b769f39ba6687a82d2eef30bdf46977.jpg,-1.09673221183975,0.51
46227.0,Ask the Dust,1939,4.13,24139.0,1658.0,The Saga of Arthur Bandini,3,John Fante,"Ask the Dust is the story of Arturo Bandini, a young writer in 1930s Los Angeles who falls hard for the elusive, mocking, unstable Camilla Lopez, a Mexican waitress. Struggling to survive, he perseveres until, at last, his first novel is published. But the bright light of success is extinguished when Camilla has a nervous breakdown and disappears . . . and Bandini forever
Ask the Dust is the story of Arturo Bandini, a young writer in 1930s Los Angeles who falls hard for the elusive, mocking, unstable Camilla Lopez, a Mexican waitress. Struggling to survive, he perseveres until, at last, his first novel is published. But the bright light of success is extinguished when Camilla has a nervous breakdown and disappears . . . and Bandini forever rejects the writer's life he fought so hard to attain.
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439283.0,The Asphalt Jungle,1949,3.93,2031.0,63.0,,,W.R. Burnett,"So successful in evoking [the city's] aura that the reader breathes the air of menace that emanates from its implacable personality and shivers at the unmistakeable evidence that blind chance plays a considerable part in determining the course of every life within the city's confines - New York TimesThe Asphalt Jungle is a gripping tale of the planning and execution of a j
So successful in evoking [the city's] aura that the reader breathes the air of menace that emanates from its implacable personality and shivers at the unmistakeable evidence that blind chance plays a considerable part in determining the course of every life within the city's confines - New York TimesThe Asphalt Jungle is a gripping tale of the planning and execution of a jewellery store heist in a dark and corrupt Midwestern metropolis. Set amid a seedy urban wasteland of crooks, killers and con-artists, the various members of the gang are steadily undone by personal obsessions, double-crossing and cruel fate.First published in 1949, W.R. Burnett's hardboiled classic was made into the definitive heist movie by John Huston in 1950, starring Sterling Hayden, Sam Jaffe and Marilyn Monroe. Its screenplay, co-written by Huston was nominated for an Oscar.A master and pioneer of the gangster genre, W.R. Burnett is the author of over thirty novels - including Little Caesar and High Sierra - and sixty screenplays. He was twice nominated for Academy Awards.
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320730.0,The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford,1983,3.91,2310.0,263.0,,,Ron Hansen,"One of the great classic tales of The Great American West...IT IS 1881. Jesse James, at the age of 34, is at the height of his fame and powers as a singularly successful outlaw. Robert Ford is the skittish younger brother of one of the James gang: he has made himself an expert on the gang, but his particular interest - his obsession - is Jesse James himself. Both drawn to
One of the great classic tales of The Great American West...IT IS 1881. Jesse James, at the age of 34, is at the height of his fame and powers as a singularly successful outlaw. Robert Ford is the skittish younger brother of one of the James gang: he has made himself an expert on the gang, but his particular interest - his obsession - is Jesse James himself. Both drawn to him and frightened of him, the nineteen-year-old is uncertain whether he wants to serve James or destroy him or, somehow, become him.Never have these two men been portrayed and their saga explored with such poetry, such grim precision and such raw-boned feeling as Ron Hansen has brought to this masterful retelling.'Wonderful. This is great storytelling, not undermined by our knowin how it turns out. The reader is driven - by story and by language and by history... the best blend of fiction and history I've read in a long while!' -- John Irving, author of The World According to Garp
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92967.0,L'Assommoir,1877,4.07,10731.0,449.0,Les Rougon-Macquart,7,,"The seventh novel in the Rougon-Macquart cycle, L'Assommoir (1877) is the story of a woman's struggle for happiness in working-class Paris. At the center of the story stands Gervaise, who starts her own laundry and for a time makes a success of it. But her husband soon squanders her earnings in the Assommoir, a local drinking spot, and gradually the pair sink into poverty
The seventh novel in the Rougon-Macquart cycle, L'Assommoir (1877) is the story of a woman's struggle for happiness in working-class Paris. At the center of the story stands Gervaise, who starts her own laundry and for a time makes a success of it. But her husband soon squanders her earnings in the Assommoir, a local drinking spot, and gradually the pair sink into poverty and squalor. L'Assommoir was a contemporary bestseller, outraged conservative critics, and launched a passionate debate about the legitimate scope of modern literature. This new translation captures not only the brutality but the pathos of its characters' lives.
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895483.0,Asylum,1996,3.79,7013.0,668.0,,,Patrick McGrath,"Patrick McGrath has created his most psychologically penetrating vision to date: a nightmare world rocked to its foundations by a passion of such force and intensity that it shatters the lives--and minds--of all who are touched by it.Stella Raphael, a woman of great beauty and formidable intelligence, is married to Max, a staid and unimaginative forensic psychiatrist. Max
Patrick McGrath has created his most psychologically penetrating vision to date: a nightmare world rocked to its foundations by a passion of such force and intensity that it shatters the lives--and minds--of all who are touched by it.Stella Raphael, a woman of great beauty and formidable intelligence, is married to Max, a staid and unimaginative forensic psychiatrist. Max has taken a job in a huge top-security mental hospital in rural England, and Stella, far from London society, finds herself restless and bored. Into her lonely existence comes Edgar Stark, a brilliant sculptor confined to the hospital after killing his wife in a psychotic rage. He comes to Stella's garden to rebuild an old Victorian conservatory there, and Stella cannot ignore her overwhelming physical attraction to this desperate man. Their explosive affair pits them against Stella's husband, her child, and the entire institution. When the crisis comes to a head, Stella makes a decision--one that will destroy several lives and precipitate an appalling tragedy that could only be fueled by illicit sexual love.Asylum is a terrifying exploration of the extremes to which erotic obsession can drive us. Patrick McGrath brings his own dazzling blend of cool artistry and visceral engagement to this mesmerizing story of a fatal love and its unspeakably tragic aftermath. And in Stella Raphael, a woman who tears down the walls of her constricted existence to pursue a dangerous passion, he has created a character who will long be remembered for her willingness to take the ultimate risk, even if she must pay the ultimate price.
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215950.0,At the Earth's Core,1914,3.76,3556.0,225.0,Pellucidar,1,Edgar Rice Burroughs,This eBook features the unabridged text of ,180.0,884.0,1271.0,1109.0,249.0,43.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1349070085l/215950.jpg,-0.297259688031508,0.586666666666667
32829.0,"Journey to the Center of the Earth (Extraordinary Voyages, #3)",1864,3.85,127959.0,4225.0,,,Jules Verne,"The intrepid Professor Liedenbrock embarks upon the strangest expedition of the nineteenth century: a journey down an extinct Icelandic volcano to the Earth's very core. In his quest to penetrate the planet's primordial secrets, the geologist--together with his quaking nephew Axel and their devoted guide, Hans--discovers an astonishing subterranean menagerie of prehistoric
The intrepid Professor Liedenbrock embarks upon the strangest expedition of the nineteenth century: a journey down an extinct Icelandic volcano to the Earth's very core. In his quest to penetrate the planet's primordial secrets, the geologist--together with his quaking nephew Axel and their devoted guide, Hans--discovers an astonishing subterranean menagerie of prehistoric proportions. Verne's imaginative tale is at once the ultimate science fiction adventure and a reflection on the perfectibility of human understanding and the psychology of the questor.
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831824.0,Atonement,2001,3.89,398605.0,15929.0,,,Ian McEwan,"Atonement is Ian McEwan's ninth novel and his first since the Booker Prize-winning Amsterdam in 1998. But whereas Amsterdam was a slim, sleek piece, Atonement is a more sturdy, ambitious work, allowing McEwan more room to play, think and experiment. We meet 13-year-old Briony Tallis in the summer of 1935, as she attempts to stage a production of her new drama The Trials of
Atonement is Ian McEwan's ninth novel and his first since the Booker Prize-winning Amsterdam in 1998. But whereas Amsterdam was a slim, sleek piece, Atonement is a more sturdy, ambitious work, allowing McEwan more room to play, think and experiment. We meet 13-year-old Briony Tallis in the summer of 1935, as she attempts to stage a production of her new drama The Trials of Arabella to welcome home her elder, idolised brother Leon. But she soon discovers that her cousins, the glamorous Lola and the twin boys Jackson and Pierrot, aren't up to the task, and directorial ambitions are abandoned as more interesting preoccupations come onto the scene. The charlady's son Robbie Turner appears to be forcing Briony's sister Cecilia to strip in the Fountain and sends her obscene letters; Leon has brought home a dim chocolate magnate keen for a war to promote his new ""Army Amo"" bar; and upstairs Briony's migraine-stricken mother Emily keeps tabs on the house from her bed. Soon, secrets emerge that change the lives of everyone present...  The interwar upper-middle-class setting of the book's long, masterfully sustained opening section might recall Virginia Woolf or Henry Green, but as we move forward--eventually to the turn of the 21st century--the novel's central concerns emerge, and McEwan's voice becomes clear, even personal. For at heart, Atonement is about the pleasures, pains and dangers of writing, and perhaps even more, about the challenge of controlling what readers make of your writing. McEwan shouldn't have any doubts about readers of Atonement: this is a thoughtful, provocative and at times moving book that will have readers applauding.--Alan Stewart
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187812.0,Avalon High,2005,3.8,41477.0,2160.0,Avalon High,1,Meg Cabot,"To newcomer Ellie, Avalon High seems like a typical American high school, complete with jocks, nerds, cheerleaders, and even the obligatory senior class president, quarterback, and all-around good guy. But it doesn't take Ellie long to suspect that something weird is going on beneath the glossy surface of this tranquil hall of learning. As she pieces together the meaning o
To newcomer Ellie, Avalon High seems like a typical American high school, complete with jocks, nerds, cheerleaders, and even the obligatory senior class president, quarterback, and all-around good guy. But it doesn't take Ellie long to suspect that something weird is going on beneath the glossy surface of this tranquil hall of learning. As she pieces together the meaning of this unfolding drama, she begins to recognize some haunting Arthurian echoes, causing her to worry that she has become just a pawn in mythic history. A powerful novel by the author of The Princess Diaries.
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187899.0,Babylon Babies,1999,3.34,488.0,62.0,,,Maurice G. Dantec,"In a futuristic thriller, a veteran of Sarajevo must escort a young woman pregnant with a mutant embryo, a genetically modified messiah whose birth may signal the end of human life as we know it.A cult novel in France, this sci-fi thriller is now being made into a movie by Mathieu Kassovitz. Set in the hidden ""flesh and chip"" breeding grounds of the first cyborg communitie
In a futuristic thriller, a veteran of Sarajevo must escort a young woman pregnant with a mutant embryo, a genetically modified messiah whose birth may signal the end of human life as we know it.A cult novel in France, this sci-fi thriller is now being made into a movie by Mathieu Kassovitz. Set in the hidden ""flesh and chip"" breeding grounds of the first cyborg communities and peopled by Serbian Mafiosi, Babylon Babies has as its hero a hard-boiled leatherneck veteran of Sarajevo named Thoorop who is hired by a mysterious source to escort a young woman named Marie Zorn from Russia to Canada. A garden variety job, he figures. But when Thoorop is offered an even higher fee by another organization, he realizes Marie is no ordinary girl. A schizophrenic and the possible carrier of a new artificial virus, Marie is carrying a mutant embryo created by an American cult that dreams of producing a genetically modified messiah, a dream that spells out the end of human life as we know it.Inspired by Philip K. Dick, William S. Burroughs, Gilles Deleuze, and other extrapolationists of the future, Babylon Babies unfolds at breakneck speed as Thoorop risks his life to save Marie, whose brain--linking to the neuromatrix--loses all limits and becomes the universe itself. Exploring the symbiosis between organic matter and computer power to spin new forms of consciousness, Maurice Dantec rides Nietzsche's prophecy: ""Man is something to be overcome.""
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77696.0,Back When We Were Grownups,2001,3.52,16064.0,1372.0,,,Anne Tyler,"""Once upon a time, there was a woman who discovered that she had turned into the wrong person."" So Anne Tyler opens this irresistible new novel. The woman is Rebecca Davitch, a fifty-three-year-old grandmother. Is she an impostor in her own life she asks herself. Is it indeed her own life Or is it someone else",288.0,2304.0,5903.0,5966.0,1548.0,343.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1423830739l/77696.jpg,-1.13149188678794,0.506666666666667
46437.0,Background to Danger,0,3.87,840.0,72.0,,,Eric Ambler,"Kenton's career as a journalist depended on his facility with languages, his knowledge of European politics, and his quick judgment. Where his judgment sometimes failed him was in his personal life. When he finds himself on a train bound for Austria with insufficient funds after a bad night of gambling, he jumps at the chance to earn a fee to help a refugee smuggle securit
Kenton's career as a journalist depended on his facility with languages, his knowledge of European politics, and his quick judgment. Where his judgment sometimes failed him was in his personal life. When he finds himself on a train bound for Austria with insufficient funds after a bad night of gambling, he jumps at the chance to earn a fee to help a refugee smuggle securities across the border. He soon discovers that the documents he holds have a more than monetary value, and that European politics has more twists and turns than the most convoluted newspaper account.
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467032.0,The Bad Seed,1954,4.06,13328.0,587.0,,,William March,Now reissued ,256.0,5067.0,4770.0,2824.0,504.0,163.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1348354741l/467032.jpg,0.745530560414026,0.686666666666667
875069.0,Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress : A Novel,2000,3.64,48065.0,3925.0,,,Dai Sijie,Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress : A Novel,201.0,8592.0,18886.0,15846.0,3980.0,761.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1320427044l/875069.jpg,-0.714375787409721,0.546666666666667
380258.0,The Barefoot Mailman,1943,3.9,187.0,38.0,,,Theodore Pratt,"When the great Florida Boom was just a dream....The time was the 1880's -when Miami was little more than a mangrove swamp, Palm Beach was still looking for a name, dangerous beachcombers threatened respectable folk, and whole communities could live off goods from storm-wrecked ships thrown up by the waves.It was in this rough and ready Florida that young Steven Pierton too
When the great Florida Boom was just a dream....The time was the 1880's -when Miami was little more than a mangrove swamp, Palm Beach was still looking for a name, dangerous beachcombers threatened respectable folk, and whole communities could live off goods from storm-wrecked ships thrown up by the waves.It was in this rough and ready Florida that young Steven Pierton took the job of ""barefoot mailman"" -carrying letters barefoot over 100 miles of gleaming white sand between Jupiter Lighthouse and Miami, trying to cope with the elusive, enticing girl called Adie and fighting to thwart the schemes of the unscrupulous land spectator, Sylvanus Hurley.
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42694.0,Battle Cry,1953,4.14,8607.0,157.0,,,Leon Uris,"Battle Cry is the riveting Marine epic by the bestselling author of such classics as Trinity and Exodus.Originally published in 1953, Leon Uris's Battle Cry is the raw and exciting story of men at war from a legendary American author.This is the story of enlisted men ",694.0,3542.0,3151.0,1596.0,254.0,64.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1410141181l/42694.jpg,1.0236079599995,0.713333333333333
992611.0,The Battle of the Villa Fiorita,1963,3.88,483.0,64.0,,,Rumer Godden,Two English children travel to Italy to rescue their wayward mother from her lover and save their family in this New York Times,240.0,131.0,202.0,117.0,25.0,8.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1387735920l/992611.jpg,0.119856411346706,0.626666666666667
6412519.0,Battlefield Earth: A Saga of the Year 3000,1982,3.51,15467.0,1167.0,,,L. Ron Hubbard,"Suspense, politics, war, humor and intergalactic finance. A towering masterwork of science fiction adventure and one of the best-selling science fiction novels of all time, L. Ron Hubbard's Battlefield Earth opens with breathtaking scope on an Earth dominated for 1,000 years by an alien invader and man is an endangered species. From the handful of surviving humans a courag
Suspense, politics, war, humor and intergalactic finance. A towering masterwork of science fiction adventure and one of the best-selling science fiction novels of all time, L. Ron Hubbard's Battlefield Earth opens with breathtaking scope on an Earth dominated for 1,000 years by an alien invader and man is an endangered species. From the handful of surviving humans a courageous leader emerges Jonnie Goodboy Tyler, who challenges the invincible might of the alien Psychlo empire in a battle of epic scale, danger and intrigue with the fate of the Earth and of the universe in the tenuous balance. ""A terrific story."" ",1008.0,4390.0,4185.0,3476.0,1761.0,1655.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1328754952l/6412519.jpg,-1.16625156173612,0.503333333333333
288973.0,Be Cool,1999,3.49,5772.0,260.0,Chili Palmer,2,Elmore Leonard,"BE COOL offers a second entertaining installment in the career of Chili Palmer - originally a Miami loan-shark but now a big-shot in Hollywood. Chili gets interested in the music business acting for a girl-singer with a lot of soul. Trouble is, everything that happens to Chili strikes him as being material for another great movie ...",304.0,843.0,1958.0,2286.0,576.0,109.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1173446904l/288973.jpg,-1.23577091163249,0.496666666666667
8571481.0,Be Ready with Bells and Drums,1961,3.92,940.0,111.0,,,Elizabeth Kata,"An old Chinese poem gives the title to Elizabeth Kata's first novel, in which she gives an Australian accent to the story of a blind Cinderella.",172.0,301.0,344.0,229.0,50.0,16.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1278940342l/8571481.jpg,0.258895111139444,0.64
2486417.0,The Beach,1996,3.93,63676.0,2383.0,,,Alex Garland,"The Khao San Road, Bangkok - first stop on the backpacker trail. On Richard's first night there a fellow traveller slits his wrists, leaving Richard a map to ""the Beach"".The Beach is a legend among young travellers in Asia: white as sands circling a lagoon hidden from the sea, coral gardens and freshwater falls surrounded by jungle. In this earthly paradise, it is rumoured
The Khao San Road, Bangkok - first stop on the backpacker trail. On Richard's first night there a fellow traveller slits his wrists, leaving Richard a map to ""the Beach"".The Beach is a legend among young travellers in Asia: white as sands circling a lagoon hidden from the sea, coral gardens and freshwater falls surrounded by jungle. In this earthly paradise, it is rumoured, a select community lives in blissful innocence. For Richard, haunted by the glamour of Vietnam war movies, a trek into unknown Thai territory is irresistible. He was looking for adventure. Now he",448.0,19473.0,25465.0,14387.0,3462.0,889.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1330202390l/2486417.jpg,0.293654786087629,0.643333333333333
7476314.0,Beast Master,1959,4.0,1988.0,68.0,Beast Master / Hosteen Storm,1,Andre Norton,"Left homeless by the war that reduced Terra to a radioactive cinder, Hosteen Storm Navaho commando and master of beasts is drawn to the planet Arzor, to kill a man he has never met.On that dangerous frontier world, aliens and human colonists share the land in an uneasy truce. But something is upsetting the balance, and Storm is caught in the middle. He had thought the war
Left homeless by the war that reduced Terra to a radioactive cinder, Hosteen Storm Navaho commando and master of beasts is drawn to the planet Arzor, to kill a man he has never met.On that dangerous frontier world, aliens and human colonists share the land in an uneasy truce. But something is upsetting the balance, and Storm is caught in the middle. He had thought the war was over but was it",0.0,677.0,732.0,492.0,76.0,11.0,https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/book/blank-133x176-8b769f39ba6687a82d2eef30bdf46977.jpg,0.53697251072492,0.666666666666667
6304335.0,Beautiful Creatures,2009,3.76,498209.0,21500.0,Beautiful Creatures,1,Kami Garcia,"Lena Duchannes is unlike anyone the small Southern town of Gatlin has ever seen, and she's struggling to conceal her power, and a curse that has haunted her family for generations. But even within the overgrown gardens, murky swamps and crumbling graveyards of the forgotten South, a secret cannot stay hidden forever.Ethan Wate, who has been counting the months until he can
Lena Duchannes is unlike anyone the small Southern town of Gatlin has ever seen, and she's struggling to conceal her power, and a curse that has haunted her family for generations. But even within the overgrown gardens, murky swamps and crumbling graveyards of the forgotten South, a secret cannot stay hidden forever.Ethan Wate, who has been counting the months until he can escape from Gatlin, is haunted by dreams of a beautiful girl he has never met. When Lena moves into the town's oldest and most infamous plantation, Ethan is inexplicably drawn to her and determined to uncover the connection between them.In a town with no surprises, one secret could change everything.
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1097967.0,Bedelia,1945,3.73,213.0,44.0,,,Vera Caspary,"Long before Desperate Housewives, there was Bedelia: pretty, ultra femme, and ",213.0,40.0,88.0,76.0,6.0,3.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1347917143l/1097967.jpg,-0.401538712876061,0.576666666666667
531887.0,Bee Season,2000,3.56,23376.0,1557.0,,,Myla Goldberg,"Eliza Naumann, a seemingly unremarkable nine-year-old, expects never to fit into her gifted family: her autodidact father, Saul, absorbed in his study of Jewish mysticism; her brother, Aaron, the vessel of his father's spiritual ambitions; and her brilliant but distant lawyer-mom, Miriam. But when Eliza sweeps her school and district spelling bees in quick succession, Saul
Eliza Naumann, a seemingly unremarkable nine-year-old, expects never to fit into her gifted family: her autodidact father, Saul, absorbed in his study of Jewish mysticism; her brother, Aaron, the vessel of his father's spiritual ambitions; and her brilliant but distant lawyer-mom, Miriam. But when Eliza sweeps her school and district spelling bees in quick succession, Saul takes it as a sign that she is destined for greatness.",288.0,4213.0,8454.0,7643.0,2377.0,689.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1175573516l/531887.jpg,-0.992453186995197,0.52
1808306.0,Behind That Curtain,1928,3.98,353.0,52.0,Charlie Chan,3,Earl Derr Biggers,"The third novel in the Charlie Chan series.set almost exclusively in California (as opposed to Chan's native Hawaii), and tells the story of the former head of Scotland Yard, a detective who is pursuing the long-cold trail of a murderer. Fifteen years ago, a London solicitor was killed in circumstances in which the only clue was a pair of Chinese slippers, which he apparen
The third novel in the Charlie Chan series.set almost exclusively in California (as opposed to Chan's native Hawaii), and tells the story of the former head of Scotland Yard, a detective who is pursuing the long-cold trail of a murderer. Fifteen years ago, a London solicitor was killed in circumstances in which the only clue was a pair of Chinese slippers, which he apparently donned just before his death. Sir Frederic Bruce has been following the trail of the killer ever since. He has also been interested in what appears to be a series of disappearing women around the world, which has some connection to the disappearance of a woman named Eve Durand in rural India also fifteen years ago. Just when it seems he might finally solve the murder case, at a dinner party to which a number of important and mysterious guests have been invited, Inspector Bruce is killed -- and was last seen wearing a pair of Chinese slippers, which have vanished. It is left to Chan to solve the case and tie up all loose ends.
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677877.0,Being There,1971,3.86,9503.0,767.0,,,Jerzy Kosi?ski,"A modern classic now available from Grove Press, Being There is one of the most popular and significant works from a writer of international stature. It is the story of Chauncey Gardiner - Chance, an enigmatic but distinguished man who emerges from nowhere to become an heir to the throne of a Wall Street tycoon, a presidential policy adviser, and a media icon. Truly ""a man
A modern classic now available from Grove Press, Being There is one of the most popular and significant works from a writer of international stature. It is the story of Chauncey Gardiner - Chance, an enigmatic but distinguished man who emerges from nowhere to become an heir to the throne of a Wall Street tycoon, a presidential policy adviser, and a media icon. Truly ""a man without qualities,"" Chance's straightforward responses to popular concerns are heralded as visionary. But though everyone is quoting him, no one is sure what he's really saying. And filling in the blanks in his background proves impossible. Being There is a brilliantly satiric look at the unreality of American media culture that is, if anything, more trenchant now than ever.
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780581.0,Bel-Ami,1885,3.83,24336.0,1133.0,,,Guy de Maupassant,"Guy de Maupassant's scandalous tale of an opportunistic young man corrupted by the allure of power, ""Bel-Ami"" is translated with an introduction by Douglas Parmee in ""Penguin Classics"". Young, attractive and very ambitious, George Duroy, known to his admirers as Bel-Ami, is offered a job as a journalist on La Vie francaise and soon makes a great success of his new career.
Guy de Maupassant's scandalous tale of an opportunistic young man corrupted by the allure of power, ""Bel-Ami"" is translated with an introduction by Douglas Parmee in ""Penguin Classics"". Young, attractive and very ambitious, George Duroy, known to his admirers as Bel-Ami, is offered a job as a journalist on La Vie francaise and soon makes a great success of his new career. But he also comes face to face with the realities of the corrupt society in which he lives - the sleazy colleagues, the manipulative mistresses and wily financiers - and swiftly learns to become an arch-seducer, blackmailer and social climber in a world where love is only a means to an end. Written when Maupassant was at the height of his powers, ""Bel-Ami"" is a novel of great frankness and cynicism, but it is also infused with the sheer joy of life - depicting the scenes and characters of Paris in the belle epoque with wit, sensitivity, and humanity. Douglas Parmee's translation captures all the vigour and vitality of Maupassant's novel. His introduction explores the similarities between Bel-Ami and Maupassant himself and demonstrates the skill with which the author depicts his large cast of characters and the French society of the Third Republic.
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387749.0,Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ,1880,4.03,30575.0,904.0,,,Lew Wallace,"Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1880) by Lew Wallace is one of the most popular and beloved 19th century American novels. This faithful New Testament tale combines the events of the life of Jesus with grand historical spectacle in the exciting story of Judah of the House of Hur, a man who finds extraordinary redemption for himself and his family.A classic of faith, fortitud
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1880) by Lew Wallace is one of the most popular and beloved 19th century American novels. This faithful New Testament tale combines the events of the life of Jesus with grand historical spectacle in the exciting story of Judah of the House of Hur, a man who finds extraordinary redemption for himself and his family.A classic of faith, fortitude, and inspiration.
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28417.0,La B,1890,4.05,7292.0,284.0,Les Rougon-Macquart,17,,,462.0,2815.0,2646.0,1346.0,354.0,131.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1327185344l/28417.jpg,0.710770885465842,0.683333333333333
18662398.0,Mas Alla del Silencio,1953,4.06,322.0,37.0,,,A.J. Cronin,"Lara, hija de sordos, hace de int",329.0,121.0,123.0,60.0,11.0,7.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1381523474l/18662398.jpg,0.745530560414026,0.686666666666667
2573025.0,Bhowani Junction,1954,3.82,301.0,27.0,The Savage Family Chronicles,7,John Masters,"John Masters evokes the tensions and conflicts that accompanied the birth of modern India in his classic novel Bhowani Junction. Set in the late 1940's in the wake of partition it has become one of the great novels of India, alongside E.M. Forster's A Passage to India and the work of Paul Scott and Salman Rushdie. In the last hectic days of the British Raj, as the British
John Masters evokes the tensions and conflicts that accompanied the birth of modern India in his classic novel Bhowani Junction. Set in the late 1940's in the wake of partition it has become one of the great novels of India, alongside E.M. Forster's A Passage to India and the work of Paul Scott and Salman Rushdie. In the last hectic days of the British Raj, as the British prepare to withdraw from India, Victoria has to choose between marrying a British Army officer or a Sikh, Ranjit, as she struggles to find her place in the new India that is emerging.
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11787521.0,Bid Time Return,1975,3.88,6207.0,551.0,,,Richard Matheson,"Like What Dreams May Come, which inspired the movie starring Robin Williams, Somewhere in Time is the powerful story of a love that transcends time and space, written by one of the Grand Masters of modern fantasy.Matheson's classic novel tells the moving, romantic story of a modern man whose love for a woman he has never met draws him back in time to a luxury hotel in San
Like What Dreams May Come, which inspired the movie starring Robin Williams, Somewhere in Time is the powerful story of a love that transcends time and space, written by one of the Grand Masters of modern fantasy.Matheson's classic novel tells the moving, romantic story of a modern man whose love for a woman he has never met draws him back in time to a luxury hotel in San Diego in 1896, where he finds his soul mate in the form of a celebrated actress of the previous century. Somewhere in Time won the World Fantasy Award for Best Novel, and the 1979 movie version, starring Christopher Reeve and Jane Seymour, remains a cult classic whose fans continue to hold yearly conventions to this day. 
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313929.0,The Big Bounce,1966,3.42,1754.0,117.0,Jack Ryan,1,Elmore Leonard,"Jack Ryan always wanted to play pro ball. But he couldn't hit a curveball, so he turned his attention to less legal pursuits. A tough guy who likes walking the razor's edge, he's just met his match -- and more -- in Nancy. She's a rich man's plaything, seriously into thrills and risk, and together she and Jack are pure heat ready to explode. But when simple housebreaking a
Jack Ryan always wanted to play pro ball. But he couldn't hit a curveball, so he turned his attention to less legal pursuits. A tough guy who likes walking the razor's edge, he's just met his match -- and more -- in Nancy. She's a rich man's plaything, seriously into thrills and risk, and together she and Jack are pure heat ready to explode. But when simple housebreaking and burglary give way to the deadly pursuit of a really big score, the stakes suddenly skyrocket. Because violence and double-cross are the name of this game -- and it's going to take every ounce of cunning Jack and Nancy possess to survive . . . each other.
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870589.0,Big Fish: A Novel of Mythic Proportions,1998,3.66,15897.0,1522.0,,,Daniel Wallace,"In his prime, Edward Bloom was an extraordinary man. He could outrun anybody. He never missed a day of school. He saved lives and tamed giants. Animals loved him, people loved him, women loved him. He knew more jokes than any man alive. At least that",180.0,3365.0,5792.0,4971.0,1448.0,321.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1318860879l/870589.jpg,-0.644856437513352,0.553333333333333
123170.0,Big Red,1945,4.12,16750.0,229.0,Big Red,1,Jim Kjelgaard,"From the moment Danny sees the beautiful Irish setter, he knows Red is the dog for him.",224.0,7142.0,5513.0,3297.0,559.0,239.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1320551723l/123170.jpg,0.954088610103134,0.706666666666667
2052.0,The Big Sleep,1939,4.01,104923.0,4667.0,Philip Marlowe,1,Raymond Chandler,"""Down these mean streets a man must go who is not himself mean, who is neither tarnished nor afraid....He is the hero; he is everything. He must be a complete man and a common man and yet an unusual man. This is the Code of the Private Eye as defined by Raymond Chandler in his 1944 essay 'The Simple Act of Murder.' Such a man was Philip Marlowe, private eye, an educated, h
""Down these mean streets a man must go who is not himself mean, who is neither tarnished nor afraid....He is the hero; he is everything. He must be a complete man and a common man and yet an unusual man. This is the Code of the Private Eye as defined by Raymond Chandler in his 1944 essay 'The Simple Act of Murder.' Such a man was Philip Marlowe, private eye, an educated, heroic, streetwise, rugged individualist and the hero of Chandler's first novel, The Big Sleep. This work established Chandler as the master of the 'hard-boiled' detective novel, and his articulate and literary style of writing won him a large audience, which ranged from the man in the street to the most sophisticated intellectual. Marlowe subsequently appeared in a series of extremely popular novels, among them The Lady in the Lake, The Long Goodbye, and Farewell, My Lovely."" ~ Elizabeth Diefendorf, editor, The New York Public Library's Books of the Century, p. 112.Selected as one of Time Magazine's All-Time 100 Novels, with the following review: ""'I was neat, clean, shaved and sober, and I didn't care who knew it. I was everything the well-dressed private detective ought to be.' This sentence, from the first paragraph of The Big Sleep, marks the last time you can be fully confident that you know what's going on. The first novel by Raymond Chandler at the age of 51.
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3064632.0,Billion Dollar Brain,1966,3.66,893.0,38.0,Secret File,4,Len Deighton,The classic thriller of a lethal computer age and a maniac's private cold war,338.0,176.0,329.0,308.0,67.0,13.0,https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/book/blank-133x176-8b769f39ba6687a82d2eef30bdf46977.jpg,-0.644856437513352,0.553333333333333
747651.0,Harp of Burma,0,3.68,574.0,86.0,,,Michio Takeyama,"Harp of Burma is Japan's haunting answer to Germany's famous requiem for the First World War, All Quiet on the Western Front.Winner of the prestigious Mainichi Shuppan Bunkasho prize and the subject of an acclaimed film by Ichikawa Kon, Harp of Burma portrays a company of Japanese troops who are losing a desperate campaign against British forces in the tropical jungles of
Harp of Burma is Japan's haunting answer to Germany's famous requiem for the First World War, All Quiet on the Western Front.Winner of the prestigious Mainichi Shuppan Bunkasho prize and the subject of an acclaimed film by Ichikawa Kon, Harp of Burma portrays a company of Japanese troops who are losing a desperate campaign against British forces in the tropical jungles of Burma. The young soldiers discover that the trials of war involve more than just opposing the enemy. The alien climate and terrain, the strange behavior of foreigners, the constant struggle to overcome homesickness and nostalgia, and the emotions stirred by the senselessness of war",132.0,127.0,211.0,170.0,55.0,11.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1364138753l/747651.jpg,-0.575337087616983,0.56
6791610.0,Poor Little Bitch Girl,1979,3.84,6891.0,528.0,Lucky Santangelo,7,Jackie Collins,"Three twenty-something women, one hot rich guy, two mega movie stars, and a devastating murder. Poor Little Bitch Girl has it all.Denver Jones is a hotshot twenty-something attorney working in L.A. Carolyn Henderson is a personal assistant to a powerful and very married senator in Washington with whom she is having an affair. And Annabelle Maestro",472.0,2249.0,2180.0,1752.0,504.0,206.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1411875099l/6791610.jpg,-0.0191822884460323,0.613333333333333
1231096.0,Lunes de fiel,1981,3.78,2840.0,112.0,,,Pascal Bruckner,Roman koji se bavi problematikom izjalovljene i pora,248.0,842.0,998.0,656.0,233.0,111.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1182093398l/1231096.jpg,-0.227740338135139,0.593333333333333
484111.0,Black Alibi,1942,3.86,141.0,26.0,,,Cornell Woolrich,"It begins as a publicity stunt: a singer parading a jaguar on a leash. But then the killer cat escapes into the heart of a large South American city and soon a woman is found torn to death. As the police search for the deadly jaguar, one man looks deeper--for a creature more terrible than any jungle beast...",224.0,37.0,55.0,42.0,6.0,1.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1427310372l/484111.jpg,0.0503370614503368,0.62
941105.0,The Black Angel,1943,3.7,365.0,56.0,,,Cornell Woolrich,"Woolrich devised and used instruments of psychological torture-his stories.-TIME Nothing beats a tale of fatalistic dread by the supreme master of suspense, Cornell Woolrich.-The New York Times A novel as hypnotic as it is suspenseful, its atmosphere haunting, its shadows long, this intimate thriller by past master of noir fiction Cornell Woolrich delivers its unfailing an
Woolrich devised and used instruments of psychological torture-his stories.-TIME Nothing beats a tale of fatalistic dread by the supreme master of suspense, Cornell Woolrich.-The New York Times A novel as hypnotic as it is suspenseful, its atmosphere haunting, its shadows long, this intimate thriller by past master of noir fiction Cornell Woolrich delivers its unfailing angel from her waking nightmare into a chillingly impossible dream. From the 1930s until his death in 1968, Cornell Woolrich riveted the reading public with his pulp noir. Classic films like Alfred Hitchcock's Rear Window earned Woolrich the epithet the twentieth century's Edgar Allan Poe.
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296264.0,The Black Arrow,1888,3.81,15242.0,507.0,,,Robert Louis Stevenson,"From the beloved author of Treasure Island Originally serialized in a periodical of boys' adventure fiction, The Black Arrow is a swashbuckling portrait of a young man's journey to discover the heroism within himself. Young Dick Shelton, caught in the midst of England's War of the Roses, finds his loyalties torn between the guardian who will ultimately betray him and the l
From the beloved author of Treasure Island Originally serialized in a periodical of boys' adventure fiction, The Black Arrow is a swashbuckling portrait of a young man's journey to discover the heroism within himself. Young Dick Shelton, caught in the midst of England's War of the Roses, finds his loyalties torn between the guardian who will ultimately betray him and the leader of a secret fellowship, The Black Arrow. As Shelton is drawn deeper into this conspiracy, he must distinguish friend from foe and confront war, shipwreck, revenge, murder, and forbidden love, as England's crown threatens to topple around him.
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3685.0,Black Beauty,1877,3.95,213096.0,4052.0,,,Anna Sewell,"Black Beauty spends his youth in a loving home, surrounded by friends and cared for by his owners. But when circumstances change, he learns that not all humans are so kind. Passed from hand to hand, Black Beauty witnesses love and cruelty, wealth and poverty, friendship and hardship . . . Will the handsome horse ever find a happy and lasting home Carefully retold in clear
Black Beauty spends his youth in a loving home, surrounded by friends and cared for by his owners. But when circumstances change, he learns that not all humans are so kind. Passed from hand to hand, Black Beauty witnesses love and cruelty, wealth and poverty, friendship and hardship . . . Will the handsome horse ever find a happy and lasting home Carefully retold in clear contemporary language, and presented with delightful illustrations, these favorite classic stories capture the heart and imagination of young readers. By retelling the story in a shorter, simpler form, these books become highly engaging for children, and the color illustrations help with both comprehension and interest level. Black Beauty is part of a collectible series that has strong gift appeal.
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541011.0,The Black Dahlia,1987,3.75,72692.0,2226.0,L.A. Quartet,1,James Ellroy,"On January 15, 1947, the torture-ravished body of a beautiful young woman is found in a Los Angeles vacant lot. The victim makes headlines as the Black Dahlia-and so begins the greatest manhunt in California history.Caught up in the investigation are Bucky Bleichert and Lee Blanchard: Warrants Squad cops, friends, and rivals in love with the same woman. But both are obsess
On January 15, 1947, the torture-ravished body of a beautiful young woman is found in a Los Angeles vacant lot. The victim makes headlines as the Black Dahlia-and so begins the greatest manhunt in California history.Caught up in the investigation are Bucky Bleichert and Lee Blanchard: Warrants Squad cops, friends, and rivals in love with the same woman. But both are obsessed with the Dahlia-driven by dark needs to know everything about her past, to capture her killer, to possess the woman even in death. Their quest will take them on a hellish journey through the underbelly of postwar Hollywood, to the core of the dead girl's twisted life, past the extremes of their own psyches-into a region of total madness.
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566993.0,Black Narcissus,1939,3.88,1040.0,160.0,,,Rumer Godden,"In the days when it was the General's 'harem' palace, ladies with their retinues and rich clothes could be seen walking on the high windy terraces. At night, music floated out over villages and gorges far into the early hours. Now the General's son has bestowed it upon the disciplined Sisters of Mary. Beginning work in the orchards and opening a school and a dispensary for
In the days when it was the General's 'harem' palace, ladies with their retinues and rich clothes could be seen walking on the high windy terraces. At night, music floated out over villages and gorges far into the early hours. Now the General's son has bestowed it upon the disciplined Sisters of Mary. Beginning work in the orchards and opening a school and a dispensary for the mountain people, the small band of Sisters are depended for help on the English agent, Mr Dean. But his charm and insolent candour are disconcerting. When he says bluntly 'This is no place for a nunnery', it is as if he already knows their destiny ...
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921223.0,The Black Path of Fear,1944,3.84,103.0,13.0,,,Cornell Woolrich,"The Black Path of Fear (1944) tells of a man who runs away to Havana with an American gangster's wife, followed by the vengeful husband, who kills the woman and frames her lover, leaving him a stranger in a strange land, menaced on all sides and fighting for his life.",160.0,25.0,43.0,29.0,6.0,0.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1427311034l/921223.jpg,-0.0191822884460323,0.613333333333333
165889.0,The Blackboard Jungle,1954,3.94,558.0,39.0,,,Evan Hunter,"This ""nightmarish but authentic"" (""Time"") portrait of a high school English teacher and the defiant, uncontrollable students in his charge rings with ferocious urgency and harrowing realism. A timeless rendering of youth culture set against the backdrop of 1950s New York City, ""The Blackboard Jungle"" speaks powerfully to the alarming epidemic of violence and security issue
This ""nightmarish but authentic"" (""Time"") portrait of a high school English teacher and the defiant, uncontrollable students in his charge rings with ferocious urgency and harrowing realism. A timeless rendering of youth culture set against the backdrop of 1950s New York City, ""The Blackboard Jungle"" speaks powerfully to the alarming epidemic of violence and security issues in today's schools.
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22402749.0,Bless the Beasts and Children,1970,3.54,1567.0,167.0,,,Glendon Swarthout,"Enriched with detailed notes and commentary, Glendon Swarthout",192.0,350.0,511.0,452.0,148.0,106.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1401898281l/22402749.jpg,-1.06197253689157,0.513333333333333
2862646.0,Blood on the Moon,0,3.92,60.0,8.0,,,Luke Short,"When a Texas gunman finds out his latest job is part of one big double cross, he swaps sides to save a family in peril",333.0,18.0,22.0,17.0,3.0,0.0,https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/book/blank-133x176-8b769f39ba6687a82d2eef30bdf46977.jpg,0.258895111139444,0.64
2895824.0,The Body,1983,3.89,144.0,17.0,,,Richard Ben Sapir,"IN A WORLD WHERE THE WORLD'S POWERS ARE LOCKED IN STRUGGLE, THE WORLD'S MOST POWERFUL WEAPON IS ABOUT TO BE UNVEILED . . . Jon Folan, a priest, a Vietnam vet, and a man of unshakable faith is chosen by the Pope for a frightening, lonely mission. In Jerusalem, a beautiful young archaeologist uncovers the ancient skeleton of a man and an Aramaic inscription which reads MELEK
IN A WORLD WHERE THE WORLD'S POWERS ARE LOCKED IN STRUGGLE, THE WORLD'S MOST POWERFUL WEAPON IS ABOUT TO BE UNVEILED . . . Jon Folan, a priest, a Vietnam vet, and a man of unshakable faith is chosen by the Pope for a frightening, lonely mission. In Jerusalem, a beautiful young archaeologist uncovers the ancient skeleton of a man and an Aramaic inscription which reads MELEK YEHUDAYAI King of the Jews. In the sun-seared land where men pray and kill, under the suspicious eyes of the Vatican, the United States, the Soviets, and the Israeli government, Folan is plunged into a world of doubt, intrigue, and temptation. He's a man fighting for his faith, for a woman, and for a dangerous truth . . . a truth that could shock the soul of millions and change the world forever.
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127515.0,Invasion of the Body Snatchers,1955,3.89,17550.0,716.0,,,Jack Finney,"On a quiet fall evening in the small, peaceful town of Mill Valley, California, Dr. Miles Bennell discovered an insidious, horrifying plot. Silently, subtly, almost imperceptibly, alien life-forms were taking over the bodies and minds of his neighbors, his friends, his family, the woman he loved",216.0,5467.0,6250.0,4510.0,1051.0,272.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1344394499l/127515.jpg,0.154616086294891,0.63
61672.0,Bonjour tristesse,1954,3.63,21762.0,1473.0,,,Fran,"La villa est magnifique, l'",153.0,4473.0,7780.0,6935.0,2057.0,517.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1346107613l/61672.jpg,-0.749135462357906,0.543333333333333
391987.0,Boogiepop And Others,1998,3.85,402.0,24.0,Boogiepop,1,Kouhei Kadono,"There is an urban legend that children tell one another about a shinigami that can release people from the pain they may be suffering. This ""Angel of Death"" has a name--Boogiepop. And the legends are true. Boogiepop is real.Told in a non-linear fashion that asks the reader to piece together the sequence of events to solve the mysteries alongside the characters, Kouhei Kado
There is an urban legend that children tell one another about a shinigami that can release people from the pain they may be suffering. This ""Angel of Death"" has a name--Boogiepop. And the legends are true. Boogiepop is real.Told in a non-linear fashion that asks the reader to piece together the sequence of events to solve the mysteries alongside the characters, Kouhei Kadono's first Boogiepop novel took First Place in Media Works' Dengeki Game Novel Contest in 1997 and ignited the Japanese ""light novel"" trend. Today, there are over 2 million Boogiepop novels in print, a feature film and manga adaptation based on the first book, an original manga entitled Boogiepop Dual, and the unforgettable original anime series Boogiepop Phantom.
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194546.0,The Bostonians,1885,3.59,5925.0,349.0,,,Henry James,This brilliant satire of the women,496.0,1289.0,2031.0,1759.0,601.0,245.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1320389124l/194546.jpg,-0.888174162150644,0.53
31259.0,The Bourne Ultimatum,2004,4.05,53864.0,864.0,Jason Bourne,3,Robert Ludlum,"The world's two deadliest spies in the ultimate showdown. At a small-town carnival two men, each mysteriously summoned by telegram, witness a bizarre killing. The telegrams are signed Jason Bourne. Only they know Bourne's true identity and understand the telegram is really a message from Bourne's mortal enemy, Carlos, known also as the Jackal, the world's deadliest and mos
The world's two deadliest spies in the ultimate showdown. At a small-town carnival two men, each mysteriously summoned by telegram, witness a bizarre killing. The telegrams are signed Jason Bourne. Only they know Bourne's true identity and understand the telegram is really a message from Bourne's mortal enemy, Carlos, known also as the Jackal, the world's deadliest and most elusive terrorist. And furthermore, they know that the Jackal wants: a final confrontation with Bourne.Now David Webb, professor of Oriental studies, husband, and father, must do what he hoped he would never have to do again",725.0,19417.0,20933.0,10853.0,2122.0,539.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1408928937l/31259.jpg,0.710770885465842,0.683333333333333
1161081.0,The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas,2006,4.12,404278.0,22861.0,,,John Boyne,"The story of The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas is very difficult to describe. Usually we give some clues about the book on the cover, but in this case we think that would spoil the reading of the book. We think it is important that you start to read without knowing what it is about.If you do start to read this book, you will go on a journey with a nine-year-old boy called Bru
The story of The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas is very difficult to describe. Usually we give some clues about the book on the cover, but in this case we think that would spoil the reading of the book. We think it is important that you start to read without knowing what it is about.If you do start to read this book, you will go on a journey with a nine-year-old boy called Bruno. (Though this isn't a book for nine-year-olds.) And sooner or later you will arrive with Bruno at a fence. We hope you never have to cross such a fence.
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938625.0,The Brave Little Toaster,1988,4.09,274.0,33.0,The Brave Little Toaster,1,Thomas M. Disch,"Feeling abandoned by their beloved master, a vacuum cleaner, tensor lamp, electric blanket, clock radio, and toaster undertake a long and arduous journey to find him in a faraway city.",78.0,110.0,97.0,53.0,10.0,4.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1215526246l/938625.jpg,0.84980958525858,0.696666666666667
938739.0,The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars,1988,3.79,53.0,5.0,The Brave Little Toaster,2,Thomas M. Disch,"From Publishers WeeklyReaders may have believed that all that could be said about a band of loyal appliances was stated with electrifying eloquence in The Brave Little Toaster. But there is new territory to cover with old friends like the AM radio and new: a ceiling fan, an electric blanket and a microwave among them, as well as a hearing aid handmade by Albert Einstein. T
From Publishers WeeklyReaders may have believed that all that could be said about a band of loyal appliances was stated with electrifying eloquence in The Brave Little Toaster. But there is new territory to cover with old friends like the AM radio and new: a ceiling fan, an electric blanket and a microwave among them, as well as a hearing aid handmade by Albert Einstein. They all head to Mars after learning that there resides a force of warring appliances with plans to invade Earth. The toaster simply and persuasively speaks of peace to the planet's inhabitants and is elected president (a reign which lasts only until he returns to Earth). What is Disch talking about Perhaps it doesn't matter, for while he seems to be amusing himself, much of what he writes will entertain readers, too. The epic elements will more than appease those awaiting this sequel, but the most exuberantly funny scenes are those in which the appliances while away the time with their distinctive brand of gossip. Ages 10-up.Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc.From School Library JournalGrade 5 Up Like The Brave Little Toaster (Doubleday, 1986), this satiric sequel in which the toaster and his appliance friends journey to Mars to save the world will have more adult than child appeal. Rogue appliances on Mars are planning to invade the earth, destroy mankind, and end the horrors of planned obsolescence. Through heroic efforts and the electoral process, the rogue appliances are convinced to explore space instead. While children could easily read the brief adventure story, few will understand or appreciate Disch's parody of science fiction formulae and his manipulation of Einstein's theories. Anne Connor, Los Angeles Public LibraryCopyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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5129.0,Brave New World,1932,3.98,1238400.0,24482.0,,,Aldous Huxley,"Brave New World is a dystopian novel written in 1931 by English author Aldous Huxley, and published in 1932. Largely set in a futuristic World State of genetically modified citizens and an intelligence-based social hierarchy, the novel anticipates huge scientific developments in reproductive technology, sleep-learning, psychological manipulation, and classical conditioning
Brave New World is a dystopian novel written in 1931 by English author Aldous Huxley, and published in 1932. Largely set in a futuristic World State of genetically modified citizens and an intelligence-based social hierarchy, the novel anticipates huge scientific developments in reproductive technology, sleep-learning, psychological manipulation, and classical conditioning that are combined to make a utopian society that goes challenged only by a single outsider.
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920920.0,Breakfast Of Champions,1973,4.08,202833.0,6011.0,,,Kurt Vonnegut,"""We are healthy only to the extent that our ideas are humane."" So reads the tombstone of downtrodden writer Kilgore Trout, but we have no doubt who's really talking: his alter ego Kurt Vonnegut. Health versus sickness, humanity versus inhumanity",295.0,76689.0,78503.0,37322.0,7958.0,2361.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1318532094l/920920.jpg,0.815049910310396,0.693333333333333
227443.0,Bridget Jones's Diary,1999,3.76,823760.0,8912.0,Bridget Jones,1,Helen Fielding,Meet Bridget Jones,288.0,238867.0,276941.0,212768.0,63417.0,31767.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1292060045l/227443.jpg,-0.297259688031508,0.586666666666667
363752.0,Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason,1999,3.56,90779.0,2414.0,Bridget Jones,2,Helen Fielding,"Lurching from the cappuccino bars of Notting Hill to the blissed-out shores of Thailand, Bridget Jones searches for The Truth in spite of pathetically unevolved men, insane dating theories, and Smug Married advice (""'I'm just calling to say in the potty! In the potty! Well, do it in Daddy's hand, then!'""). She experiences a zeitgeist-esque Spiritual Epiphany somewhere betw
Lurching from the cappuccino bars of Notting Hill to the blissed-out shores of Thailand, Bridget Jones searches for The Truth in spite of pathetically unevolved men, insane dating theories, and Smug Married advice (""'I'm just calling to say in the potty! In the potty! Well, do it in Daddy's hand, then!'""). She experiences a zeitgeist-esque Spiritual Epiphany somewhere between the pages of ""How to Find the Love You Want Without Seeking It"" (""can self-help books really self help""), protective custody, and a lightly chilled Chardonnay.
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86147.0,"Bright Lights, Big City",1984,3.76,26173.0,1386.0,,,Jay McInerney,"With the publication of Bright Lights, Big City in 1984, Jay McInerney became a literary sensation, heralded as the voice of a generation. The novel follows a young man, living in Manhattan as if he owned it, through nightclubs, fashion shows, editorial offices, and loft parties as he attempts to outstrip mortality and the recurring approach of dawn. With nothing but goodw
With the publication of Bright Lights, Big City in 1984, Jay McInerney became a literary sensation, heralded as the voice of a generation. The novel follows a young man, living in Manhattan as if he owned it, through nightclubs, fashion shows, editorial offices, and loft parties as he attempts to outstrip mortality and the recurring approach of dawn. With nothing but goodwill, controlled substances, and wit to sustain him in this anti-quest, he runs until he reaches his reckoning point, where he is forced to acknowledge loss and, possibly, to rediscover his better instincts. This remarkable novel of youth and New York remains one of the most beloved, imitated, and iconic novels in America.
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48862.0,Brighton Rock,1938,3.71,19124.0,1173.0,,,Graham Greene,"A gang war is raging through the dark underworld of Brighton. Seventeen-year-old Pinkie, malign and ruthless, has killed a man. Believing he can escape retribution, he is unprepared for the courageous, life-embracing Ida Arnold. Greene's gripping thriller, exposes a world of loneliness and fear, of life lived on the 'dangerous edge of things'.WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY J.M. C
A gang war is raging through the dark underworld of Brighton. Seventeen-year-old Pinkie, malign and ruthless, has killed a man. Believing he can escape retribution, he is unprepared for the courageous, life-embracing Ida Arnold. Greene's gripping thriller, exposes a world of loneliness and fear, of life lived on the 'dangerous edge of things'.WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY J.M. COETZEE
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1676751.0,Br,1996,3.88,988.0,83.0,Elling,3,Ingvar Ambj,"This is a dual ISBN first edition (same physical volume, two ISBNs). This page has the publisher Cappelen's ISBN. The book club ISBN is 82-574-1173-6 / 978-82-574-1173-2.Boka er en frittst",225.0,256.0,429.0,246.0,46.0,11.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1293541126l/1676751.jpg,0.119856411346706,0.626666666666667
17902.0,Broken April,1978,3.99,3137.0,290.0,,,Ismail Kadare,"From the moment that Gjorg's brother is killed by a neighbour, his own life is forfeit: for the code of Kanun requires Gjorg to kill his brother's murderer and then in turn be hunted down. After shooting his brother's killer, young Gjorg is entitled to thirty days' grace - not enough to see out the month of April.Then a visiting honeymoon couple cross the path of the fugit
From the moment that Gjorg's brother is killed by a neighbour, his own life is forfeit: for the code of Kanun requires Gjorg to kill his brother's murderer and then in turn be hunted down. After shooting his brother's killer, young Gjorg is entitled to thirty days' grace - not enough to see out the month of April.Then a visiting honeymoon couple cross the path of the fugitive. The bride's heart goes out to Gjorg, and even these 'civilised' strangers from the city risk becoming embroiled in the fatal mechanism of vendetta.
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63445.0,Buffalo Girls,1990,3.6,2471.0,159.0,,,Larry McMurtry,"In a letter to her daughter back East, Martha Jane is not shy about her own importance: ""Martha Jane -- better known as Calamity -- is just one of the handful of aging legends who travel to London as part of Buffalo Bill Cody's Wild West Show in Buffalo Girls. As he describes the insatiable curiosity of Calamity's Indian friend No Ears, Annie Oakley's shooting match with L
In a letter to her daughter back East, Martha Jane is not shy about her own importance: ""Martha Jane -- better known as Calamity -- is just one of the handful of aging legends who travel to London as part of Buffalo Bill Cody's Wild West Show in Buffalo Girls. As he describes the insatiable curiosity of Calamity's Indian friend No Ears, Annie Oakley's shooting match with Lord Windhouveren, and other highlights of the tour, McMurtry turns the story of a band of hardy, irrepressible survivors into an unforgettable portrait of love, fellowship, dreams, and heartbreak.
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402737.0,The Burglar in the Closet,1978,3.89,3320.0,193.0,Bernie Rhodenbarr,2,Lawrence Block,"It's hard to ignore someone with his hands in your mouth. Bernie Rhodenbarr's all ears when Dr. Sheldrake, his dentist, starts complaining about his detestable, soon-to-be-ex wife, and happens to mention the valuable diamonds she keeps lying around the apartment. Since Bernie's been known to supplement his income as a bookstore owner with the not-so-occasional bout of high
It's hard to ignore someone with his hands in your mouth. Bernie Rhodenbarr's all ears when Dr. Sheldrake, his dentist, starts complaining about his detestable, soon-to-be-ex wife, and happens to mention the valuable diamonds she keeps lying around the apartment. Since Bernie's been known to supplement his income as a bookstore owner with the not-so-occasional bout of high-rise burglary, a couple of nights later he's in the Sheldrake apartment with larceny on his mind -- and has to duck into a closet when the lady of the house makes an unexpected entrance. Unfortunately he's still there when an unseen assailant does Mrs. Sheldrake in . . . and then vanishes with the jewels.Bernie's got to come out of the closet some time. But when he does, he'll be facing a rap for a murder he didn't commit -- and for a burglary he certainly attempted -- unless he can hunt down the killer who left him hanging.
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633198.0,The Burning Hills,1956,3.86,2045.0,90.0,,,Louis L'Amour,"Man on the run...Badly wounded, fleeing from his implacable enemies, Trace Jordan tried to escape into the burning heat of the Texas Flat. There, in an isolated homestead, he found safety... and Maria Cristina, the extraordinary woman who nursed him back to health.But it was inevitable that his pursuers would find him. When they did, Trace knew it would be deadly foolish t
Man on the run...Badly wounded, fleeing from his implacable enemies, Trace Jordan tried to escape into the burning heat of the Texas Flat. There, in an isolated homestead, he found safety... and Maria Cristina, the extraordinary woman who nursed him back to health.But it was inevitable that his pursuers would find him. When they did, Trace knew it would be deadly foolish to take Maria Cristina with him... and maybe worse to leave her behind. It had been simple before--run or die. Now Trace Jordan had a hard choice to make. What would he do What could he do
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1322196.0,Burton and Speke,1982,3.96,80.0,16.0,,,William Neal Harrison,"It was 1854 when two very different men, English aristocrat John Hanning Speke and bold adventurer Sir Richard Francis Burton, embarked on the journey that was to alter the course of history. Their mission: to discover the true source of the Nile. They had the daring to brave the ravages of nature, vicious attacks by the Somali, and life-threatening illness. Their sheer co
It was 1854 when two very different men, English aristocrat John Hanning Speke and bold adventurer Sir Richard Francis Burton, embarked on the journey that was to alter the course of history. Their mission: to discover the true source of the Nile. They had the daring to brave the ravages of nature, vicious attacks by the Somali, and life-threatening illness. Their sheer courage and raw determination would be tested in a way civilization never could. Their story is an epic of triumph and tragedy, betrayal and mystery. It has fascinated the world for over one hundred years.
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49715.0,BUtterfield 8,1935,3.59,1954.0,212.0,,,John O'Hara,"A bestseller upon its publication in 1935, BUtterfield 8 was inspired by a news account of the discovery of the body of a beautiful young woman washed up on a Long Island beach. Was it an accident, a murder, a suicide The circumstances of her death were never resolved, but O",256.0,275.0,835.0,651.0,149.0,44.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1320445243l/49715.jpg,-0.888174162150644,0.53
596246.0,By the Great Horn Spoon!,1963,4.08,4848.0,422.0,,,Sid Fleischman,"For fans of the I Survived series--a rollicking adventure from the California Gold Rush!When Jack's aunt is forced to sell her beloved mansion but is still unable to raise enough money to pay her debts, the twelve-year-old goes to California in search of gold to help her. Joined by his trusty butler, Praiseworthy, Jack finds adventure and trouble at every turn. Will Jack s
For fans of the I Survived series--a rollicking adventure from the California Gold Rush!When Jack's aunt is forced to sell her beloved mansion but is still unable to raise enough money to pay her debts, the twelve-year-old goes to California in search of gold to help her. Joined by his trusty butler, Praiseworthy, Jack finds adventure and trouble at every turn. Will Jack strike gold in San Francisco or come home empty-handed This new edition features illustrations by Brett Helquist.
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158446.0,Captain Blood,1922,4.16,13152.0,734.0,Captain Blood,1,Rafael Sabatini,"Short Description: Peter Blood, an Irish physician and soldier in England in the 1680's, is wrongly convicted of treason and sentenced to indentured slavery in the Caribbean. He escapes and becomes the most feared pirate captain on the Spanish Main, but all the glory of his adventures cannot help him, for the woman he loves cannot love a thief and pirate. Even when he dest
Short Description: Peter Blood, an Irish physician and soldier in England in the 1680's, is wrongly convicted of treason and sentenced to indentured slavery in the Caribbean. He escapes and becomes the most feared pirate captain on the Spanish Main, but all the glory of his adventures cannot help him, for the woman he loves cannot love a thief and pirate. Even when he destroys England's enemies, even at his most triumphant...but wait! What's that... Long Description: Peter Blood, an Irish physician and former soldier is happily settled, in the 1680's, as the doctor in an English town, when the rebellion of the Duke of Monmouth catches him by accident. He saves a man's life, as a doctor must try to do, but the man is a rebel and the hanging Judge Jeffreys sentences him to ten years as an indentured slave in the Caribbean colonies. Once there, his knowledge as a physician is recognized, and thus he meets and falls in love with the daughter of the man who own his servitude; not likely to be a successful love story! A Spanish ship attacks the town, and while the Spaniards celebrate their victory he boldly steals their ship, and he and his fellow convicts sail off to become the boldest and most fearless of pirates among the islands and on the Spanish Main. But all the glory of his adventures cannot help him, for the woman he loves cannot love a thief and pirate. Even when he destroys England's enemies, even at his most triumphant...but wait! Is that... The classic novel of adventure and romance, and one of Sabatini's best.
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2381867.0,The Card: A Story of Adventure in the Five Towns,1911,3.83,399.0,62.0,The Five Towns,,Arnold Bennett,"Enoch Arnold Bennett was a British novelist.His most famous works are the Clayhanger trilogy, The Card and The Old Wives' Tale. These books draw on his experience of life in the Potteries, as did most of his best work. The Card is a short comedic novel written by Arnold Bennett in 1911. It was later made into a 1952 movie starring Alec Guinness and Petula Clark. It chronic
Enoch Arnold Bennett was a British novelist.His most famous works are the Clayhanger trilogy, The Card and The Old Wives' Tale. These books draw on his experience of life in the Potteries, as did most of his best work. The Card is a short comedic novel written by Arnold Bennett in 1911. It was later made into a 1952 movie starring Alec Guinness and Petula Clark. It chronicles the rise of Edward Henry (""Denry"") Machin from washerwoman's son to Mayor of Bursley (a fictitious town based on Burslem).
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308581.0,The Carpetbaggers,1961,3.93,4024.0,128.0,The Carpetbaggers,1,Harold Robbins,"A LEGENDARY MASTERPIECE A STORY OF MONEY AND POWER, SEX AND DEATH",688.0,1302.0,1463.0,977.0,236.0,46.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1316729095l/308581.jpg,0.293654786087629,0.643333333333333
9328.0,The House of the Spirits,1982,4.22,159634.0,6448.0,,,Isabel Allende,"In one of the most important and beloved Latin American works of the twentieth century, Isabel Allende weaves a luminous tapestry of three generations of the Trueba family, revealing both triumphs and tragedies. Here is patriarch Esteban, whose wild desires and political machinations are tempered only by his love for his ethereal wife, Clara, a woman touched by an otherwor
In one of the most important and beloved Latin American works of the twentieth century, Isabel Allende weaves a luminous tapestry of three generations of the Trueba family, revealing both triumphs and tragedies. Here is patriarch Esteban, whose wild desires and political machinations are tempered only by his love for his ethereal wife, Clara, a woman touched by an otherworldly hand. Their daughter, Blanca, whose forbidden love for a man Esteban has deemed unworthy infuriates her father, yet will produce his greatest joy: his granddaughter Alba, a beautiful, ambitious girl who will lead the family and their country into a revolutionary future.The House of the Spirits is an enthralling saga that spans decades and lives, twining the personal and the political into an epic novel of love, magic, and fate.
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7663.0,A Case of Need,1968,3.7,25885.0,1098.0,,,Jeffery Hudson,"Written as Jeffery Hudson in 1968.A Case of Need is Michael Crichton's award-winning debut novel, written shortly after he completed his medical internship. Set against the ever-building pressure and pace of a large Boston medical center, the tensions flare-and explode-when a surgical operation tragically ends in death, raising countless questions. Was it accidental malpra
Written as Jeffery Hudson in 1968.A Case of Need is Michael Crichton's award-winning debut novel, written shortly after he completed his medical internship. Set against the ever-building pressure and pace of a large Boston medical center, the tensions flare-and explode-when a surgical operation tragically ends in death, raising countless questions. Was it accidental malpractice A violation of the Hippocratic oath Or cold-blooded murder
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3758.0,Casino Royale,1953,3.74,54266.0,3610.0,James Bond Original Series,1,Ian Fleming,"Introducing James Bond: charming, sophisticated, handsome, chillingly ruthless and licensed to kill. This, the first of Ian Fleming's tales of secret agent 007, finds Bond on a mission to neutralize a lethal, high-rolling Russian operative called simply ""le Chiffre"" -- by ruining him at the Baccarat table and forcing his Soviet spymasters to ""retire"" him. It seems that lad
Introducing James Bond: charming, sophisticated, handsome, chillingly ruthless and licensed to kill. This, the first of Ian Fleming's tales of secret agent 007, finds Bond on a mission to neutralize a lethal, high-rolling Russian operative called simply ""le Chiffre"" -- by ruining him at the Baccarat table and forcing his Soviet spymasters to ""retire"" him. It seems that lady luck is taken with 007 -- le Chiffre has hit a losing streak. But some people just refuse to play by the rules, and Bond's attraction to a beautiful female agent leads him to disaster and an unexpected savior...
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173980.0,Cat Chaser,1982,3.65,1534.0,92.0,,,Elmore Leonard,,242.0,248.0,619.0,564.0,91.0,12.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1172423442l/173980.jpg,-0.679616112461537,0.55
10137919.0,The Cat That Walked By Himself,1902,3.95,391.0,48.0,,,Rudyard Kipling,"""HEAR and attend and listen; for this befell and behappened and became and was, O my Best Beloved, when the Tame animals were wild. The Dog was wild, and the Horse was wild, and the Cow was wild, and the Sheep was wild, and the Pig was wild",80.0,134.0,144.0,78.0,28.0,7.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1327998619l/10137919.jpg,0.363174135983998,0.65
1123562.0,Catlow,1963,3.91,1628.0,49.0,,,Louis L'Amour,"Ben Cowan and Bijah Catlow had been bound as friends since childhood. By the time they grew to manhood, Catlow had become a top cowhand with a wild streak. It took just one disastrous confrontation with a band of greedy ranchers to make him an outlaw. And when he crossed that line, it was up to U.S. Marshal Ben Cowan to bring him in alive--if only Catlow would give him the
Ben Cowan and Bijah Catlow had been bound as friends since childhood. By the time they grew to manhood, Catlow had become a top cowhand with a wild streak. It took just one disastrous confrontation with a band of greedy ranchers to make him an outlaw. And when he crossed that line, it was up to U.S. Marshal Ben Cowan to bring him in alive--if only Catlow would give him the chance....
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25241971.0,She Who Was No More,1954,3.71,494.0,68.0,,,Boileau-Narcejac,"Every Saturday evening, travelling salesman Fernand Ravinel returns to his wife, Mireille, who waits patiently for him at home. But Ferdinand has another lover, Lucienne, an ambitious doctor, and together the adulterers have devised a murderous plan. Drugging Mireille, the pair drown her in a bathtub, but in the morning, before the ""accidental"" death can be discovered, the
Every Saturday evening, travelling salesman Fernand Ravinel returns to his wife, Mireille, who waits patiently for him at home. But Ferdinand has another lover, Lucienne, an ambitious doctor, and together the adulterers have devised a murderous plan. Drugging Mireille, the pair drown her in a bathtub, but in the morning, before the ""accidental"" death can be discovered, the corpse is gone--so begins the unraveling of Ferdinand's plot, and his sanity... This classic of French noir fiction was adapted for the screen by Henri-Georges Clouzot as Les Diaboliques (The Devils), starring Simone Signoret and V",192.0,94.0,219.0,135.0,36.0,10.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1443543978l/25241971.jpg,-0.47105806277243,0.57
337037.0,The Chamber,1994,3.78,114481.0,1496.0,,,John Grisham,"In the corridors of Chicago's top law firm:Twenty -six-year-old Adam Hall stands on the brink of a brilliant legal career. Now he is risking it all for a death-row killer and an impossible case.Maximum Security Unit, Mississippi State Prison:Sam Cayhall is a former Klansman and unrepentant racist now facing the death penalty for a fatal bombing in 1967. He has run out of c
In the corridors of Chicago's top law firm:Twenty -six-year-old Adam Hall stands on the brink of a brilliant legal career. Now he is risking it all for a death-row killer and an impossible case.Maximum Security Unit, Mississippi State Prison:Sam Cayhall is a former Klansman and unrepentant racist now facing the death penalty for a fatal bombing in 1967. He has run out of chances -- except for one: the young, liberal Chicago lawyer who just happens to be his grandson.While the executioners prepare the gas chamber, while the protesters gather and the TV cameras wait, Adam has only days, hours, minutes to save his client. For between the two men is a chasm of shame, family lies, and secrets -- including the one secret that could save Sam Cayhall's life... or cost Adam his.From the Hardcover edition.
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140590.0,The Blue Room,1964,3.91,2099.0,264.0,,,Georges Simenon,"Vain, womanising Tony and passionate, manipulative Andree met eight times in eleven months in the blue room at the Hotel des Voyageurs for afternoons of abandoned love. For Tony the conversation that last time was just the casual, almost banal, talk of lovers. But for Andree it was something else. And it led inevitably to an appalling double murder, and a nightmare, which
Vain, womanising Tony and passionate, manipulative Andree met eight times in eleven months in the blue room at the Hotel des Voyageurs for afternoons of abandoned love. For Tony the conversation that last time was just the casual, almost banal, talk of lovers. But for Andree it was something else. And it led inevitably to an appalling double murder, and a nightmare, which Tony couldn't escape.
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11292145.0,Chang hen ge.,1995,3.89,333.0,46.0,,,Wang Anyi,"Set in post-World War II Shanghai, The Song of Everlasting Sorrow follows the adventures of Wang Qiyao, a girl born of the longtong, the crowded, labyrinthine alleys of Shanghai's working-class neighborhoods. Infatuated with the glitz and glamour of 1940s Hollywood, Wang Qiyao seeks fame in the Miss Shanghai beauty pageant, and this fleeting moment of stardom becomes the p
Set in post-World War II Shanghai, The Song of Everlasting Sorrow follows the adventures of Wang Qiyao, a girl born of the longtong, the crowded, labyrinthine alleys of Shanghai's working-class neighborhoods. Infatuated with the glitz and glamour of 1940s Hollywood, Wang Qiyao seeks fame in the Miss Shanghai beauty pageant, and this fleeting moment of stardom becomes the pinnacle of her life. During the next four decades, Wang Qiyao indulges in the decadent pleasures of pre-liberation Shanghai, secretly playing mahjong during the antirightist Movement and exchanging lovers on the eve of the Cultural Revolution. Surviving the vicissitudes of modern Chinese history, Wang Qiyao emerges in the 1980s as a purveyor of ""old Shanghai""& dash;a living incarnation of a new, commodified nostalgia that prizes splendor and sophistication-only to become embroiled in a tragedy that echoes the pulpy Hollywood noirs of her youth. From the violent persecution of communism to the liberalism and openness of the age of reform, this sorrowful tale of old China versus new, of perseverance in the face of adversity, is a timeless tale of our never-ending quest for transformation and beauty.
...more",398.0,115.0,121.0,60.0,20.0,17.0,https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/book/blank-133x176-8b769f39ba6687a82d2eef30bdf46977.jpg,0.154616086294891,0.63
6310.0,Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,1964,4.12,566476.0,10098.0,Charlie Bucket,1,Roald Dahl,Charlie Bucket's wonderful adventure begins when he finds one of Mr. Willy Wonka's precious Golden Tickets and wins a whole day inside the mysterious chocolate factory. Little does he know the surprises that are in store for him!(back cover),176.0,235271.0,200209.0,103586.0,19500.0,7910.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1309211401l/6310.jpg,0.954088610103134,0.706666666666667
874880.0,"The Cheetah Girls: Livin' Large, Books #1-4",1999,3.59,293.0,33.0,,,Deborah Gregory,"The Cheetah Girls are starring in a movie of their own on the Disney Channel in 2003. They're spicier than hot sauce and as cool as iced cappuccino. They outshine any diamond with their supa-dupa inner sparkle! Now see how it all began in the first books of the series starring Galleria, Chanel, Dorinda, Anginette, and Aquanette. Each bind-up features four Cheetah-licious t
The Cheetah Girls are starring in a movie of their own on the Disney Channel in 2003. They're spicier than hot sauce and as cool as iced cappuccino. They outshine any diamond with their supa-dupa inner sparkle! Now see how it all began in the first books of the series starring Galleria, Chanel, Dorinda, Anginette, and Aquanette. Each bind-up features four Cheetah-licious tales about girls having guts, brains, courage, and friends (while flashin' some style and always shining from the heart).
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838771.0,The Chocolate War,1974,3.48,36816.0,2872.0,Chocolate War,1,Robert Cormier,"Reissued now in hardcover with a new introduction by the author, Cormier's chilling look at the insidious world of gang intimidation and the abuse of power in a boys' boarding school is no less relevant today than it was in 1974.",253.0,7191.0,11737.0,11460.0,4372.0,2056.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1515379353l/838771.jpg,-1.27053058658067,0.493333333333333
408852.0,Christine,1983,3.75,174669.0,2694.0,,,Stephen King,Master storyteller Stephen King presents the classic #1 national bestseller of the ultimate vehicle of terror!,526.0,48933.0,55211.0,52283.0,14783.0,3459.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1305431833l/408852.jpg,-0.332019362979692,0.583333333333333
42172.0,The Christmas Shoes,2002,4.23,31946.0,952.0,Christmas Hope,1,Donna VanLiere,"Sometimes, the things that can change your life will cross your path in one instant-and then, in a fleeting moment, they're gone. But if you open your eyes, and watch carefully, you will believe....Robert is a successful attorney who has everything in life-and nothing at all. Focused on professional achievement and material rewards, Robert is on the brink of losing his mar
Sometimes, the things that can change your life will cross your path in one instant-and then, in a fleeting moment, they're gone. But if you open your eyes, and watch carefully, you will believe....Robert is a successful attorney who has everything in life-and nothing at all. Focused on professional achievement and material rewards, Robert is on the brink of losing his marriage. He has lost sight of his wife, Kate, their two daughters, and ultimately himself. Eight year old Nathan has a beloved mother, Maggie, whom he is losing to cancer. But Nathan and his family are building a simple yet full life, and struggling to hold onto every moment they have together. A chance meeting on Christmas Eve brings Robert and Nathan together-he is shopping for a family he hardly knows and Nathan is shopping for a mother he is soon to lose. In this one encounter, their lives are forever altered as Robert learns an important lesson: sometimes the smallest things can make all the difference. The Christmas Shoes is a universal story of the deeper meaning of serendipity, a tale of our shared humanity, and of how a power greater than ourselves can shape, and even save, our lives.
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100915.0,"The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe",1955,4.21,1852795.0,18143.0,The Chronicles of Narnia Publication Order,1,C.S. Lewis,"They open a door and enter a world NARNIA...the land beyond the wardrobe, the secret country known only to Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy...the place where the adventure begins. Lucy is the first to find the secret of the wardrobe in the professor's mysterious old house. At first, no one believes her when she tells of her adventures in the land of Narnia. But soon Edmund a
They open a door and enter a world NARNIA...the land beyond the wardrobe, the secret country known only to Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy...the place where the adventure begins. Lucy is the first to find the secret of the wardrobe in the professor's mysterious old house. At first, no one believes her when she tells of her adventures in the land of Narnia. But soon Edmund and then Peter and Susan discover the Magic and meet Aslan, the Great Lion, for themselves. In the blink of an eye, their lives are changed forever.
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587401.0,The Cider House Rules,1985,4.12,146163.0,3455.0,,,John Irving,"Raised from birth in the orphanage at St. Cloud's, Maine, Homer Wells has become the protege of Dr. Wilbur Larch, its physician and director. There Dr. Larch cares for the troubled mothers who seek his help, either by delivering and taking in their unwanted babies or by performing illegal abortions. Meticulously trained by Dr. Larch, Homer assists in the former, but draws
Raised from birth in the orphanage at St. Cloud's, Maine, Homer Wells has become the protege of Dr. Wilbur Larch, its physician and director. There Dr. Larch cares for the troubled mothers who seek his help, either by delivering and taking in their unwanted babies or by performing illegal abortions. Meticulously trained by Dr. Larch, Homer assists in the former, but draws the line at the latter. Then a young man brings his beautiful fiancee to Dr. Larch for an abortion, and everything about the couple beckons Homer to the wide world outside the orphanage.
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1219103.0,"Five Weeks in a Balloon (Extraordinary Voyages, #1)",1863,3.76,17529.0,376.0,,,Jules Verne,"There was a large audience assembled on the 14th of January, 1862, at the session of the Royal Geographical Society, No. 3 Waterloo Place, London. The president, Sir Francis M -, made an important communication to his colleagues, in an address that was frequently interrupted by applause. This rare specimen of eloquence terminated with the following sonorous phrases bubblin
There was a large audience assembled on the 14th of January, 1862, at the session of the Royal Geographical Society, No. 3 Waterloo Place, London. The president, Sir Francis M -, made an important communication to his colleagues, in an address that was frequently interrupted by applause. This rare specimen of eloquence terminated with the following sonorous phrases bubbling over with patriotism: ""England has always marched at the head of nations"" (for, the reader will observe, the nations always march at the head of each other), ""by the intrepidity of her explorers in the line of geographical discovery."" (General assent). ""Dr. Samuel Ferguson, one of her most glorious sons, will not reflect discredit on his origin."" (""No, indeed!"" from all parts of the hall.)
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315736.0,The Circus of Dr. Lao,1935,3.87,987.0,161.0,,,Charles G. Finney,"Abalone, Arizona, is a sleepy southwestern town whose chief concerns are boredom and surviving the Great Depression. That is, until the circus of Dr. Lao arrives and immensely",154.0,303.0,348.0,255.0,63.0,18.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1259106431l/315736.jpg,0.0850967363985221,0.623333333333333
43254059.0,Cirque Du Freak,2000,4.17,4434.0,240.0,Cirque Du Freak: The Manga,1,Darren Shan,The amazing manga retelling of Darren Shan,208.0,2273.0,1087.0,725.0,239.0,110.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1545053234l/43254059.jpg,1.12788698484406,0.723333333333333
5081816.0,The Citadel,1937,4.16,5383.0,366.0,,,A.J. Cronin,When Andrew Manson starts work as a doctor he discovers some unpleasant facts about the medical profession. He struggles against a system that seems to value money more than curing illness. But the system is extremely powerful. Will he win his battle,352.0,2262.0,1995.0,894.0,175.0,57.0,https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/book/blank-133x176-8b769f39ba6687a82d2eef30bdf46977.jpg,1.09312730989587,0.72
1297137.0,City of God,1997,3.91,1393.0,100.0,,,Paulo Lins,"Cidade de Deus, the City of God - a place where the streets are awash with drugs, where violence can erupt at any moment, but also where the samba beat rocks till dawn, where the women are the most beautiful on Earth, and where one young man wants to escape his background and become a photographer.",483.0,479.0,479.0,309.0,89.0,37.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1348589341l/1297137.jpg,0.22413543619126,0.636666666666667
906175.0,Clockers,1992,4.07,8130.0,499.0,,,Richard Price,"Award-winning author Richard Price offers a viscerally affecting and accomplished portrait of inner-city America.Veteran homicide detective Rocco Klein's passion for the job gave way long ago. His beat is a rough New Jersey neighborhood where the drug murders blur together ... until the day Victor Dunham -- a twenty-year-old with a steady job and a clean record -- confesse
Award-winning author Richard Price offers a viscerally affecting and accomplished portrait of inner-city America.Veteran homicide detective Rocco Klein's passion for the job gave way long ago. His beat is a rough New Jersey neighborhood where the drug murders blur together ... until the day Victor Dunham -- a twenty-year-old with a steady job and a clean record -- confesses to a shooting outside a fast-food joint. It doesn't take long for Rocco's attention to turn to Victor's brother, a street-corner crack dealer named Strike who seems a more likely suspect for the crime. At once an intense mystery, and a revealing study of two men on opposite sides of an unwinnable war, Clockers is a stunningly well-rendered chronicle of modern life on the streets.
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7194.0,The Club Dumas,1993,3.81,30870.0,1756.0,,,Arturo P,"Lucas Corso is a book detective, a middle-aged mercenary hired to hunt down rare editions for wealthy and unscrupulous clients. When a well-known bibliophile is found dead, leaving behind part of the original manuscript of Alexandre Dumas's The Three Musketeers, Corso is brought in to authenticate the fragment. He is soon drawn into a swirling plot involving devil worship,
Lucas Corso is a book detective, a middle-aged mercenary hired to hunt down rare editions for wealthy and unscrupulous clients. When a well-known bibliophile is found dead, leaving behind part of the original manuscript of Alexandre Dumas's The Three Musketeers, Corso is brought in to authenticate the fragment. He is soon drawn into a swirling plot involving devil worship, occult practices, and swashbuckling derring-do among a cast of characters bearing a suspicious resemblance to those of Dumas's masterpiece. Aided by a mysterious beauty named for a Conan Doyle heroine, Corso travels from Madrid to Toledo to Paris on the killer's trail in this twisty intellectual romp through the book world
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42647.0,Cold Mountain,1997,3.85,205436.0,5289.0,,,Charles Frazier,Cold Mountain is a novel about a soldier,356.0,64019.0,73741.0,46671.0,14674.0,6331.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1433172418l/42647.jpg,0.015577386502153,0.616666666666667
1995713.0,The Color Purple,1982,4.19,452291.0,11974.0,,,Alice Walker,"The Color Purple is a classic. With over a million copies sold in the UK alone, it is hailed as one of the all-time 'greats' of literature, inspiring generations of readers.Set in the deep American South between the wars, it is the tale of Celie, a young black girl born into poverty and segregation. Raped repeatedly by the man she calls 'father', she has two children taken
The Color Purple is a classic. With over a million copies sold in the UK alone, it is hailed as one of the all-time 'greats' of literature, inspiring generations of readers.Set in the deep American South between the wars, it is the tale of Celie, a young black girl born into poverty and segregation. Raped repeatedly by the man she calls 'father', she has two children taken away from her, is separated from her beloved sister Nettie and is trapped into an ugly marriage. But then she meets the glamorous Shug Avery, singer and magic-maker - a woman who has taken charge of her own destiny. Gradually, Celie discovers the power and joy of her own spirit, freeing her from her past and reuniting her with those she loves.
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1797953.0,Colossus,1966,3.74,707.0,78.0,Colossus,1,D.F. Jones,"Charles Forbin has dedicated the last ten years of his life to the construction of his own supercomputer, Colossus, rejecting romantic and social endeavors in order to create the United States' very first Artificially Intelligent defense system. Colossus is a supercomputer capable of in-taking and analyzing data rapidly, allowing it to make real time decisions about the na
Charles Forbin has dedicated the last ten years of his life to the construction of his own supercomputer, Colossus, rejecting romantic and social endeavors in order to create the United States' very first Artificially Intelligent defense system. Colossus is a supercomputer capable of in-taking and analyzing data rapidly, allowing it to make real time decisions about the nation's defense. But Colossus soon exceeds even Forbin's calculated expectations, learning to think independently of the Colossus Programming Office, processing data over one hundred times faster than Forbin and his team had originally anticipated. The President hands off full control of the nation's missiles and other defense protocols to Colossus and makes the announcement to the world that he has ensured peace. However, the USSR quickly announces that it too has a supercomputer, Guardian, with capabilities similar to that of Colossus. Forbin is concerned when Colossus asks-asks-to communicate with Guardian. The computer he built shouldn't be able to ask at all . . .
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73716.0,Como agua para chocolate,1989,3.94,303250.0,7754.0,Como agua para chocolate,1,Laura Esquivel,"Una novela sorprendente, inolvidable, cuyo tema gira en torno a un amor imposible para cuya consecuci",248.0,107160.0,106546.0,63639.0,16729.0,9176.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1301792049l/73716.jpg,0.328414461035813,0.646666666666667
22750385.0,Compulsion,1956,4.09,553.0,94.0,,,Meyer Levin,"Judd Steiner and Artie Straus have it all: wealth, intelligence, and the world at their feet as part of the elite, upper-crust Jewish community of 1920s Chicago. Artie is handsome, athletic, and popular, but he possesses a hidden, powerful sadistic streak and a desire to dominate. Judd is a weedy introvert, a genius who longs for a companion whom he can idolize and worship
Judd Steiner and Artie Straus have it all: wealth, intelligence, and the world at their feet as part of the elite, upper-crust Jewish community of 1920s Chicago. Artie is handsome, athletic, and popular, but he possesses a hidden, powerful sadistic streak and a desire to dominate. Judd is a weedy introvert, a genius who longs for a companion whom he can idolize and worship. Obsessed with Nietzsche",480.0,194.0,234.0,109.0,12.0,4.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1413517636l/22750385.jpg,0.84980958525858,0.696666666666667
1793758.0,The Constant Nymph,1923,3.76,346.0,43.0,,,Margaret Kennedy,"Tessa is the daughter of a brilliant bohemian composer, Albert Sanger, who with his ""circus"" of precocious children, slovenly mistress, and assortment of hangers-on, lives in a rambling chalet high in the Austrian Alps. The fourteen-year-old Tessa has fallen in love with Lewis Dodd, a gifted composer like her father. Confidently, she awaits maturity, for even his marriage
Tessa is the daughter of a brilliant bohemian composer, Albert Sanger, who with his ""circus"" of precocious children, slovenly mistress, and assortment of hangers-on, lives in a rambling chalet high in the Austrian Alps. The fourteen-year-old Tessa has fallen in love with Lewis Dodd, a gifted composer like her father. Confidently, she awaits maturity, for even his marriage to Tessa's beautiful cousin Florence cannot shatter the loving bond between Lewis and his constant nymph.
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133399.0,The Comedians,1966,3.97,6232.0,490.0,,,Graham Greene,"Three men meet on a ship bound for Haiti, a world in the grip of the corrupt ",320.0,1763.0,2773.0,1455.0,211.0,30.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1348984255l/133399.jpg,0.432693485880367,0.656666666666667
96667.0,Congo,1980,3.58,144800.0,1821.0,,,Michael Crichton,"Deep in the African rain forest, near the legendary ruins of the Lost City of Zinj, an expedition of eight American geologists is mysteriously and brutally killed in a matter of minutes.Ten thousand miles away, Karen Ross, the Congo Project Supervisor, watches a gruesome video transmission of the aftermath: a camp destroyed, tents crushed and torn, equipment scattered in t
Deep in the African rain forest, near the legendary ruins of the Lost City of Zinj, an expedition of eight American geologists is mysteriously and brutally killed in a matter of minutes.Ten thousand miles away, Karen Ross, the Congo Project Supervisor, watches a gruesome video transmission of the aftermath: a camp destroyed, tents crushed and torn, equipment scattered in the mud alongside dead bodies ",348.0,27532.0,49063.0,50823.0,14380.0,3002.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1311294245l/96667.jpg,-0.922933837098828,0.526666666666667
906612.0,Cry Wolf,1945,3.86,2548.0,59.0,,,Wilbur Smith,"A wartime thriller in which three people - a Texan, an Englishman and an American reporter - embark on a daring adventure as they attempt to save the Ethiopian people from annihilation by Mussolini's forces. By the author of THE SEVENTH SCROLL and BIRDS OF PREY.",416.0,714.0,943.0,727.0,136.0,28.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1437919128l/906612.jpg,0.0503370614503368,0.62
1415635.0,Cyborg: A Novel,1972,3.66,387.0,48.0,Six Million Dollar Man,1,Martin Caidin,"He was a wonder of scientific perfection-- but it was lonely as hell at the top. All the resources of NASA, the Pentagon, and Government Money put the pieces of Lt. Col. Steve Austin's shattered body back together again. He came out of it more perfect than human. Better than new. A deadly, unstoppable weapon. Now all he needed was to find some human emotion in the tangle o
He was a wonder of scientific perfection-- but it was lonely as hell at the top. All the resources of NASA, the Pentagon, and Government Money put the pieces of Lt. Col. Steve Austin's shattered body back together again. He came out of it more perfect than human. Better than new. A deadly, unstoppable weapon. Now all he needed was to find some human emotion in the tangle of plastic, wire and atomic metal that was fused to the remains of his flesh. Basis for $6 Million Dollar Man.
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85266.0,The Da Vinci Code,2003,3.82,1701348.0,44216.0,Robert Langdon,2,Dan Brown,"While in Paris on business, Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon receives an urgent late-night phone call: the elderly curator of the Louvre has been murdered inside the museum. Near the body, police have found a baffling cipher. While working to solve the enigmatic riddle, Langdon is stunned to discover it leads to a trail of clues hidden in the works of Da Vinci -- clues v
While in Paris on business, Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon receives an urgent late-night phone call: the elderly curator of the Louvre has been murdered inside the museum. Near the body, police have found a baffling cipher. While working to solve the enigmatic riddle, Langdon is stunned to discover it leads to a trail of clues hidden in the works of Da Vinci -- clues visible for all to see -- yet ingeniously disguised by the painter.Langdon joins forces with a gifted French cryptologist, Sophie Neveu, and learns the late curator was involved in the Priory of Sion -- an actual secret society whose members included Sir Isaac Newton, Botticelli, Victor Hugo, and Da Vinci, among others.In a breathless race through Paris, London, and beyond, Langdon and Neveu match wits with a faceless powerbroker who seems to anticipate their every move. Unless Langdon and Neveu can deipher the labyrinthine puzzle in time, the Priory's ancient secret -- and an explosive historical truth -- will be lost forever.This book has Alternate Cover Editions for this ISBN [ACE]ACE #1 (Gold lettering, textured cover)
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984023.0,The Damned UTD,2006,4.12,6037.0,329.0,,,David Peace,"Overachieving and eccentric football manager Brian Clough was on his way to take over at the country's most successful, and most reviled, football club: Leeds United, home to a generation of fiercely competitive but ageing players. The battle he'd face there would make or break the club - or him. David Peace's extraordinarily inventive novel tells the story of a world char
Overachieving and eccentric football manager Brian Clough was on his way to take over at the country's most successful, and most reviled, football club: Leeds United, home to a generation of fiercely competitive but ageing players. The battle he'd face there would make or break the club - or him. David Peace's extraordinarily inventive novel tells the story of a world characterised by fear of failure and hunger for success set in the bleak heart of the 1970s.
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113441.0,The Day of the Locust,1939,3.77,18223.0,681.0,,,Nathanael West,"The Day of the Locust is a novel about Hollywood and its corrupting touch, about the American dream turned into a sun-drenched California nightmare. Nathanael West's Hollywood is not the glamorous ""home of the stars"" but a seedy world of little people, some hopeful, some despairing, all twisted by their by their own desires -- from the ironically romantic artist narrator,
The Day of the Locust is a novel about Hollywood and its corrupting touch, about the American dream turned into a sun-drenched California nightmare. Nathanael West's Hollywood is not the glamorous ""home of the stars"" but a seedy world of little people, some hopeful, some despairing, all twisted by their by their own desires -- from the ironically romantic artist narrator, to a macho movie cowboy, a middle-aged innocent from America's heartland, and the hard-as-nails call girl would-be-star whom they all lust after. An unforgettable portrayal of a world that mocks the real and rewards the sham, turns its back on love to plunge into empty sex, and breeds a savage violence that is its own undoing, this novel stands as a classic indictment of all that is most extravagant and uncontrolled in American life.
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1210787.0,The Dead Zone,1979,3.91,152778.0,3051.0,,,Stephen King,"Also see: Alternate Cover Editions for this ISBN [ACE]  ACE #1  -  ACE #2  - ACE #3 Johnny, the small boy who skated at breakneck speed into an accident that for one horrifying moment plunged him into The Dead Zone. Johnny Smith, the small-town schoolteacher who spun the wheel of fortune and won a four-and-a-half-year trip into The Dead Zone. John Smith, who awakened from
Also see: Alternate Cover Editions for this ISBN [ACE] 
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Johnny, the small boy who skated at breakneck speed into an accident that for one horrifying moment plunged him into The Dead Zone. Johnny Smith, the small-town schoolteacher who spun the wheel of fortune and won a four-and-a-half-year trip into The Dead Zone. John Smith, who awakened from an interminable coma with an accursed power",426.0,45777.0,58157.0,39840.0,7532.0,1472.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1392244018l/1210787.jpg,0.22413543619126,0.636666666666667
2094562.0,Death Sentence: A Novel,1975,3.56,133.0,19.0,Paul Benjamin,2,Brian Garfield,"Written as ""penance"" for the DEATH WISH movie, Brian Garfield's novel DEATH SENTENCE picks up Paul Benjamin as he arrives in Chicago. He feels compelled to continue avenging on his family, who were the victims of senseless vicious attacks. Now he learns that his vigilante behavior is not a solution. Instead, it's a terrible new problem that becomes a dreadful menace, to hi
Written as ""penance"" for the DEATH WISH movie, Brian Garfield's novel DEATH SENTENCE picks up Paul Benjamin as he arrives in Chicago. He feels compelled to continue avenging on his family, who were the victims of senseless vicious attacks. Now he learns that his vigilante behavior is not a solution. Instead, it's a terrible new problem that becomes a dreadful menace, to him and to the woman he loves. . . .
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26760246.0,Death Wish,1972,3.58,537.0,85.0,Paul Benjamin,1,Brian Garfield,Here is the action-packed novel that made Charles Bronson a star and the title Death Wish a brand name in explosive suspense. Here is award-winning author Brian Garfield's edge-of-the-seat story of an ordinary man driven over the brink to violence.,184.0,101.0,186.0,184.0,56.0,10.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1442767820l/26760246.jpg,-0.922933837098828,0.526666666666667
314393.0,Derailed. A Novel,2003,3.77,2069.0,220.0,,,James Siegel,"Advertising director Charles Schine is just another New York commuter, regularly catching the 8.43 to work. But the day he misses his train is the day that changes his life. Catching the 9.05 instead, he can't help but be drawn by the sight of the person opposite. Charles has never cheated on his wife in eighteen years of marriage. But then Charles has never met anyone lik
Advertising director Charles Schine is just another New York commuter, regularly catching the 8.43 to work. But the day he misses his train is the day that changes his life. Catching the 9.05 instead, he can't help but be drawn by the sight of the person opposite. Charles has never cheated on his wife in eighteen years of marriage. But then Charles has never met anyone like Lucinda Harris before. Charming, beautiful and a seductively good listener, Charles finds himself instantly attracted. And though Lucinda is married too, it is immediately apparent that the feeling is mutual. Their journeys into work become lunch dates, which become cocktails and eventually lead to a rented room in a seedy hotel. They both know the risks they are taking, but not in their worst nightmares could they foresee what is to follow. Suddenly their temptation turns horrifically sour, and their illicit liaison becomes caught up in something bigger, more dangerous, more brutally violent. Unable to talk to his partner or the police, Charles finds himself trapped in a world of dark conspiracy and psychological games. Somehow he's got to find a way to fight back, or his entire life will be spectacularly derailed for good.
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93517.0,Dragon Seed,1942,4.06,2175.0,167.0,,,Pearl S. Buck,"One of the more political novels from the pen of Pearl Buck, Dragon Seed brings to light the tragedy of the Japanese invasion and occupation of mainland China during WWII. Centering her story around the fictional family of Ling Tan, Buck recreates the heart wrenching devastation that war inflicted on these gentle innocent people. Ling Tan and his family were simple farmers
One of the more political novels from the pen of Pearl Buck, Dragon Seed brings to light the tragedy of the Japanese invasion and occupation of mainland China during WWII. Centering her story around the fictional family of Ling Tan, Buck recreates the heart wrenching devastation that war inflicted on these gentle innocent people. Ling Tan and his family were simple farmers living in peaceful isolation. Western technology, and likewise the machinery of war, were unknown in these outlying regions of China. And even though literacy was on the rise among the younger generations, the alarming reports of foreign aggression went largely ignored. For the peasants, the transition from one political ruler to another was virtually inconsequential; life revolved around their farms and their villages. Patriotism was not the concept of loving and defending a country; their land was their country. But as the invasion moves inland and the roads are jammed with survivors fleeing west, Ling Tan and his neighbors are forced to face the harsh realities of war. ""Days passed and with the rulers gone the people held themselves the more steadfast knowing that they and they alone were left to stand against the enemy and upon each man himself now depended what would happen. So it had happened again and again in other times, for rulers anywhere are always the first to fly, and the people must stay behind to be steadfast.
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10305441.0,Eagle Has Landed,1975,4.16,47213.0,540.0,Liam Devlin,1,Jack Higgins,"In the early morning hours of 6 November 1943, SS Reichsfuhrer Heinrich Himmler receives the coded message he has been waiting for 'The Eagle has landed'. It was to become known as the most daring enemy mission of the entire war: Operation Eagle, Himmler's audacious plan to kidnap Winston Churchill on British soil. But, despite spectacular secrecy, there was to be no surre
In the early morning hours of 6 November 1943, SS Reichsfuhrer Heinrich Himmler receives the coded message he has been waiting for 'The Eagle has landed'. It was to become known as the most daring enemy mission of the entire war: Operation Eagle, Himmler's audacious plan to kidnap Winston Churchill on British soil. But, despite spectacular secrecy, there was to be no surrender without a fight ...For in that remote corner of Norfolk, an elite unit is gathered together. Ready to do battle for a nation against the most ruthless task force ever assembled.
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1218883.0,Eaters of the Dead,1976,3.66,31735.0,1425.0,,,Michael Crichton,"It is 922 A.D. The refined Arab courtier Ibn Fadlan is accompanying a party of Viking warriors back to the north. Fadlan belatedly discovers that his job is to combat the terrors in the night that come to slaughter the Vikings--but just how he will do it, Fadlan has no idea.... ""From the Trade Paperback edition.""",193.0,7059.0,11304.0,9644.0,2934.0,794.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1387737384l/1218883.jpg,-0.644856437513352,0.553333333333333
59282.0,The Egyptian,1945,4.1,15506.0,751.0,Sinuhe egyptil,1,Mika Waltari,"This epic tale encompasses the whole of the then-known world, from Babylon to Crete, from Thebes to Jerusalem, while centering around one unforgettable figure: Sinuhe, a man of mysterious origins who rises from the depths of degradation to become personal physician to Pharaoh Akhnaton.",512.0,6923.0,4869.0,2512.0,795.0,407.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1399601019l/59282.jpg,0.884569260206764,0.7
86724.0,Election,1998,3.86,7005.0,474.0,,,Tom Perrotta,"A suburban New Jersey high school teacher confronts a student-body election gone haywire in this darkly comic novel by the author of The Wishbones. Scheduled for release as a feature film in 1998, starring Matthew Broderick.Who really cares who gets elected President of Winwood High School Nobody -- except Tracy Flick. Tracy's one of those students of boundless energy and
A suburban New Jersey high school teacher confronts a student-body election gone haywire in this darkly comic novel by the author of The Wishbones. Scheduled for release as a feature film in 1998, starring Matthew Broderick.Who really cares who gets elected President of Winwood High School Nobody -- except Tracy Flick. Tracy's one of those students of boundless energy and ambition who somehow finds the time to do everything -- edit the school paper, star in the musical, sleep with her favorite teacher. Her heart is set on becoming President of Winwood, and what Tracy wants, Tracy gets. With weeks to go before election day, her victory is nearly a foregone conclusion.And that's just the problem, according to Mr. M -- a.k.a. Jim McAllister, faculty, advisor to the Student Government Association and a popular Winwood history teacher. In the name of democracy -- not to mention a simmering grudge against Tracy Flick -- Mr. M recruits the perfect opposition candidate. Paul Warren is a golden boy, a football hero with a brain and a heart, eager to bulk up his meager resume.As Winwood High experiences election fever, Mr. M is distracted by a sudden attraction to his wife's best friend. The two dramas he has created -- one personal and private, the other public and political -- unfurl simultaneously, with all the players sharing in a life-altering conclusion.Part satire, part soap opera, Election is an uncommon look at an ordinary American high school, and the extraordinary people who inhabit it.
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964902.0,Enduring Love,1997,3.63,33989.0,1939.0,,,Ian McEwan,"Joe Rose has planned a postcard-perfect afternoon in the English countryside to celebrate his lover's return after six weeks in the States. To complete the picture, there's even a ""helium balloon drifting dreamily across the wooded valley."" But as Joe and Clarissa watch the balloon touch down, their idyll comes to an abrupt end. The pilot catches his leg in the anchor rope
Joe Rose has planned a postcard-perfect afternoon in the English countryside to celebrate his lover's return after six weeks in the States. To complete the picture, there's even a ""helium balloon drifting dreamily across the wooded valley."" But as Joe and Clarissa watch the balloon touch down, their idyll comes to an abrupt end. The pilot catches his leg in the anchor rope, while the only passenger, a boy, is too scared to jump down. As the wind whips into action, Joe and four other men rush to secure the basket. Mother Nature, however, isn't feeling very maternal. ""A mighty fist socked the balloon in two rapid blows, one-two, the second more vicious than the first,"" and at once the rescuers are airborne. Joe manages to drop to the ground, as do most of his companions, but one man is lifted sky-high, only to fall to his death.  In itself, the accident would change the survivors' lives, filling them with an uneasy combination of shame, happiness, and endless self-reproach. (In one of the novel's many ironies, the balloon eventually lands safely, the boy unscathed.) But fate has far more unpleasant things in store for Joe. Meeting the eye of fellow rescuer Jed Parry, for example, turns out to be a very bad move. For Jed is instantly obsessed, making the first of many calls to Joe and Clarissa's London flat that very night. Soon he's openly shadowing Joe and writing him endless letters. (One insane epistle begins, ""I feel happiness running through me like an electrical current. I close my eyes and see you as you were last night in the rain, across the road from me, with the unspoken love between us as strong as steel cable."") Worst of all, Jed's version of love comes to seem a distortion of Joe's feelings for Clarissa.  Apart from the incessant stalking, it is the conditionals--the contingencies--that most frustrate Joe, a scientific journalist. If only he and Clarissa had gone straight home from the airport... If only the wind hadn't picked up... If only he had saved Jed's 29 messages in a single day... Ian McEwan has long been a poet of the arbitrary nightmare, his characters ineluctably swept up in others' fantasies, skidding into deepening violence, and--worst of all--becoming strangers to those who love them. Even his prose itself is a masterful and methodical exercise in defamiliarization. But Enduring Love and its underrated predecessor, Black Dogs, are also meditations on knowledge and perception as well as brilliant manipulations of our own expectations. By the novel's end, you will be surprisingly unafraid of hot-air balloons, but you won't be too keen on looking a stranger in the eye.
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843989.0,Enigma,1995,3.86,11148.0,535.0,,,Robert   Harris,"A gripping World War II mystery novel with a cryptographic twist, Enigma's hero is Tom Jericho, a brilliant British mathematician working as a member of the team struggling to crack the Nazi Enigma code. Jericho's own struggles include nerve-wracking mental labor, the mysterious disappearance of a former girlfriend, the suspicions of his co-workers within the paranoid high
A gripping World War II mystery novel with a cryptographic twist, Enigma's hero is Tom Jericho, a brilliant British mathematician working as a member of the team struggling to crack the Nazi Enigma code. Jericho's own struggles include nerve-wracking mental labor, the mysterious disappearance of a former girlfriend, the suspicions of his co-workers within the paranoid high-security project, and the certainty that someone close to him, perhaps the missing girl, is a Nazi spy. The plot is pure fiction but the historical background, Alan Turing's famous wartime computing project that cracked the German U-boat communications code, is real and accurately portrayed. Enigma is convincingly plotted, forcefully written, and filled with well drawn characters; in short, it's everything a good technomystery should be.
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311502.0,Eragon,2003,3.88,1269529.0,20147.0,The Inheritance Cycle,1,Christopher Paolini,Fifteen-year-old Eragon believes that he is merely a poor farm boy,513.0,472069.0,380882.0,265450.0,96530.0,54598.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1400458884l/311502.jpg,0.119856411346706,0.626666666666667
2875569.0,Everybody's All-American,1981,3.78,129.0,16.0,,,Frank Deford,"Gavin Grey is everyone's All-American. A star running back at the University of North Carolina in the late 1950s, he graces the covers of Time and LIFE magazines and appears on the ""Ed Sullivan Show."" Everyone wants a piece of him or to be around him to bask in his glory, including his nephew Donny, who narrates the story and is Gavin's only real confidant.After college, G
Gavin Grey is everyone's All-American. A star running back at the University of North Carolina in the late 1950s, he graces the covers of Time and LIFE magazines and appears on the ""Ed Sullivan Show."" Everyone wants a piece of him or to be around him to bask in his glory, including his nephew Donny, who narrates the story and is Gavin's only real confidant.After college, Gavin goes on to the NFL where he has a solid career. As his playing days wind down and the cheering stops, however, he finds the adjustment to life as an ex-athlete difficult to accept. His wife ""Babs"" goes off to work, becomes the primary breadwinner for the family while Gavin continues to trade on his memories of old times, when he was everybody's All-American.
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897831.0,The Exorcist,1971,4.16,155016.0,3880.0,The Exorcist,1,William Peter Blatty,"The original novel -- a terrifying battle with an obscene, unspeakable evil that must end in victory...or madness and death -- completely and brilliantly read by its author, and winner of the Audie Award for his performance.",340.0,69745.0,50948.0,26007.0,5666.0,2650.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1312734439l/897831.jpg,1.09312730989587,0.72
219362.0,Legion,1983,3.72,8160.0,332.0,The Exorcist,2,William Peter Blatty,"One by one the bizarre murders frustrate and torment Lt. Kinderman , the homicide detective from The Exorcist. A boy, crucified; a priest, decapitated; another priest slain; a nurse, slaughtered ",269.0,2238.0,2618.0,2370.0,685.0,249.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1388785834l/219362.jpg,-0.436298387824245,0.573333333333333
304023.0,Fahrenheit 451,1953,3.98,1376465.0,38837.0,,,Ray Bradbury,"Fahrenheit 451 is the temperature at which book paper burns. Fahrenheit 451 is a novel set in the (perhaps near) future when ""firemen"" burn books forbidden by a totaltarian ""brave new world"" regime. The hero, according to Mr. Bradbury, is ""a book burner who suddenly discovers that books are flesh-and-blood ideas and cry out silently when put to the torch.""Today, when libra
Fahrenheit 451 is the temperature at which book paper burns. Fahrenheit 451 is a novel set in the (perhaps near) future when ""firemen"" burn books forbidden by a totaltarian ""brave new world"" regime. The hero, according to Mr. Bradbury, is ""a book burner who suddenly discovers that books are flesh-and-blood ideas and cry out silently when put to the torch.""Today, when libraries and schools in this country and all over the world are still ""burning"" certain books, Fahrenheit 451 remains a brilliantly readable and suspenseful work of even greater impact and timeliness.
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7745.0,Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas,1971,4.08,269093.0,5605.0,,,Hunter S. Thompson,"Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas is the best chronicle of drug-soaked, addle-brained, rollicking good times ever committed to the printed page. It is also the tale of a long weekend road trip that has gone down in the annals of American pop culture as one of the strangest journeys ever undertaken.",204.0,110818.0,93335.0,46939.0,12687.0,5314.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1394204569l/7745.jpg,0.815049910310396,0.693333333333333
2715615.0,The Final Programme,1968,3.54,737.0,69.0,Jerry Cornelius,1,Michael Moorcock,"Jerry Cornelius is a scientist, a rock star, and an assassin. He is the hippest adventurer of them all: tripping through a pop art nightmare in which kidnappings, murder, sex and drugs are a daily occurrence. Along with his savvy and ruthless partner-in-chaos, Miss Brunner, Cornelius is on a mission to control a revolutionary code for creating the ultimate human being, a m
Jerry Cornelius is a scientist, a rock star, and an assassin. He is the hippest adventurer of them all: tripping through a pop art nightmare in which kidnappings, murder, sex and drugs are a daily occurrence. Along with his savvy and ruthless partner-in-chaos, Miss Brunner, Cornelius is on a mission to control a revolutionary code for creating the ultimate human being, a modern messiah",168.0,159.0,236.0,227.0,74.0,41.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1367455525l/2715615.jpg,-1.06197253689157,0.513333333333333
118538.0,Fire on the Mountain,1962,3.85,1576.0,76.0,,,Edward Abbey,"John Vogelin ranches the land adjoining White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. When the Air Force tries to extend its holdings, Vogelin refuses to budge. Aided only by his 12-year-old grandson, Vogelin shows what one determined individual can do in the face of overwhelming legal and military power.",211.0,388.0,665.0,441.0,70.0,12.0,https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/book/blank-133x176-8b769f39ba6687a82d2eef30bdf46977.jpg,0.015577386502153,0.616666666666667
1470493.0,Firestarter,1980,3.87,166323.0,2406.0,,,Stephen King,"Firestarter is the story of Andrew & Charlie McGee, a father-daughter pair on the run from a government agency known as The Shop. During his college years, Andy had participated in a Shop experiment dealing with lysergic acid, a trial that gifted his wife, Victoria Tomlinson, with minor telekinetic & telepathic abilities, & given him an autohypnotic mind domina
Firestarter is the story of Andrew & Charlie McGee, a father-daughter pair on the run from a government agency known as The Shop. During his college years, Andy had participated in a Shop experiment dealing with lysergic acid, a trial that gifted his wife, Victoria Tomlinson, with minor telekinetic & telepathic abilities, & given him an autohypnotic mind domination ability he refers to as ""the Push"". Both his & Vicky's powers are physiologically limited; in his case, overuse of the Push gives him crippling headaches & minute brain hemorrhages, but Charlie had developed frightening pyrokinetic ability, with the full extent of her power unknown. After a mistake was made by Shop agents, Vicky was killed & Charlie was taken, but Andy, using the Push, managed to reclaim her & the pair have been on the run since.
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1001556.0,The Firm,1991,4.0,25420.0,1105.0,,,John Grisham,"When Mitch McDeere signed on with Bendini, Lambert and Locke of Memphis, he thought he and his beautiful wife, Abby, were on their way. The firm leased him a BMW, paid off his school loans, arranged a mortgage, and hired him a decorator. Mitch McDeere should have remembered what his brother Ray-doing fifteen years in a Tennessee jail- already knew. You never get nothing fo
When Mitch McDeere signed on with Bendini, Lambert and Locke of Memphis, he thought he and his beautiful wife, Abby, were on their way. The firm leased him a BMW, paid off his school loans, arranged a mortgage, and hired him a decorator. Mitch McDeere should have remembered what his brother Ray-doing fifteen years in a Tennessee jail- already knew. You never get nothing for nothing. Now the FBI has the lowdown on Mitch's firm and needs his help. Mitch is caught between a rock and a hard place, with no choice-- if he wants to live.
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21853.0,First Blood,1972,3.98,5718.0,452.0,Rambo: First Blood,1,David Morrell,"Once they weere soldiers. Rambo, the ragged and strange looking kid whose presence in the town is,unexplainably, a threat. Teasle, the Chief of Police of MAdison,Kentucky. Both have been trained to kill; Teasle in Korea, Rambo in Vietnam. They have learned different ways of death and of survival in two different wars. Now, without warning, they are deadly advesaries in a c
Once they weere soldiers. Rambo, the ragged and strange looking kid whose presence in the town is,unexplainably, a threat. Teasle, the Chief of Police of MAdison,Kentucky. Both have been trained to kill; Teasle in Korea, Rambo in Vietnam. They have learned different ways of death and of survival in two different wars. Now, without warning, they are deadly advesaries in a civilian combat that becomes a chase through the woods and mountains and caves above the town. As we follow them, we begin to understand their lives and the forces that drive them. We begin to understand that once a man has been trained as a killer, he remain a killer. Playing out once more the ritual of the chase, Rambo and Teasle revert to the impulse to murder.
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1972181.0,Flight of the Intruder,1986,4.07,25476.0,157.0,Jake Grafton,1,Stephen Coonts,"Also Available in an Audio Edition from Audible via AmazonIn Flight of the Intruder Jake Grafton is an A-6 Intruder pilot during the Vietnam War who flies his bomber on sorties past enemy flak and SAM missiles, and then must maneuver his plane, often at night, onto the relatively small deck of an aircraft carrier. Former Navy flyer Stephen Coonts gives an excellent sense o
Also Available in an Audio Edition from Audible via AmazonIn Flight of the Intruder Jake Grafton is an A-6 Intruder pilot during the Vietnam War who flies his bomber on sorties past enemy flak and SAM missiles, and then must maneuver his plane, often at night, onto the relatively small deck of an aircraft carrier. Former Navy flyer Stephen Coonts gives an excellent sense of the complexities of modern air raids and how nerve-wracking it is, even for the best airmen, to technically solve sudden problems over and over, knowing that even a twist of fate like a peasant wildly firing a rifle from a field could wipe out the crew. Grafton alternates between remorse over the fate of his unseen Vietnamese victims on the ground and a gung-ho ""let's win this war"" sentiment that lashes at both policymakers who select less-than-important targets for the dangerous missions and advocates for peace back in the States.
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891523.0,Flowers in the Attic,1979,3.8,137089.0,6893.0,Dollanganger,1,V.C. Andrews,Such wonderful children. Such a beautiful mother. Such a lovely house. Such endless terror!It wasn't that she didn't love her children. She did. But there was a fortune at stake,411.0,43851.0,43487.0,33508.0,11333.0,4910.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1285704324l/891523.jpg,-0.15822098823877,0.6
1071623.0,Freaky Friday,1972,3.71,7550.0,305.0,Andrews Family,1,Mary Rodgers,"Annabel Andrews thinks she has a tough life. She's got an annoying little brother named Ben (better known as Ape Face), her mom is always after her to clean up her room, and Boris, the boy who lives upstairs, doesn't like her a bit. Annabel wishes she had her mother's much easier life--and one freaky, and hilarious, Friday, she gets it. She learns how difficult life can be
Annabel Andrews thinks she has a tough life. She's got an annoying little brother named Ben (better known as Ape Face), her mom is always after her to clean up her room, and Boris, the boy who lives upstairs, doesn't like her a bit. Annabel wishes she had her mother's much easier life--and one freaky, and hilarious, Friday, she gets it. She learns how difficult life can be when the laundry spins out of control, she sits in on a horrendous parent/teacher conference--about herself-- and to cap it all, she loses Ape Face. Here is the original body-switching story that started a Hollywood trend.An ALA Notable Children's BookA 1973 Christopher Award Winner
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2010804.0,Freedomland,1998,3.57,1944.0,146.0,,,Richard Price,"In Freedomland, Richard Price returns to the gritty terrain he first explored in Clockers. This time, the fictional (but all too convincing) urban eyesore of Dempsy, New Jersey, is convulsed by a high-profile carjacking. A single mom named Brenda Martin insists that a man stopped her car, yanked her from behind the wheel, and drove off with the vehicle--and her young son.
In Freedomland, Richard Price returns to the gritty terrain he first explored in Clockers. This time, the fictional (but all too convincing) urban eyesore of Dempsy, New Jersey, is convulsed by a high-profile carjacking. A single mom named Brenda Martin insists that a man stopped her car, yanked her from behind the wheel, and drove off with the vehicle--and her young son. Behind these horrific facts looms another: the victim is white and the perpetrator is black. Immediately the racial calculus of American life comes to bear on the crime, which becomes a focus for long-smoldering animosities. As a three-ring circus of media, cops, and gawkers converges on the crime scene, Dempsy and the adjoining white community of Gannon seem primed for an explosion. Price passes the narrative baton back and forth between Lorenzo Council, an ambitious black detective, and Jesse Haus, a no-less-ambitious reporter for the local paper. Lorenzo's street-smart, agitated voice is the more convincing of the two. Jesse, with her frantic compulsion to squeeze local color from the crisis, never quite attains three dimensions--although her outsider's relationship to her material suggests some faint, fascinating echo of the author's. In any case, Price allows the story to proceed at an irresistible slow burn. His ear for dialogue is as sharp as ever, and nobody casts a colder or more accurate eye on our fin-de-si",560.0,344.0,730.0,630.0,179.0,61.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1398494035l/2010804.jpg,-0.957693512047013,0.523333333333333
815500.0,Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle-Stop Cafe,1987,4.27,246548.0,5405.0,,,Fannie Flagg,"A folksy, funny and endearing story of life in a small town in Alabama in the Depression and in the 1980s. However, the novel's laughter and tears are interrupted by a strange murder and a still stranger trial.",403.0,116581.0,88961.0,34531.0,4975.0,1500.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1266651606l/815500.jpg,1.4754837343259,0.756666666666666
402042.0,Leven en Werken van de Kabouter,1977,4.0,26481.0,350.0,,,Rien Poortvliet,"Schrijver Wil Huygen en tekenaar Rien Poortvliet hebben naar hun zeggen twintig jaar studie gemaakt van het leven en werken van de kabouter en aanverwante wezens. Het resultaat is dit werk waarin tot in finesses wordt ingegaan op o.a.: geschiedenis, lichaamsbouw en -functies, kleding, taal. De tekeningen in de bekende, soms wat kitscherige stijl van Rien Poortvliet vormen
Schrijver Wil Huygen en tekenaar Rien Poortvliet hebben naar hun zeggen twintig jaar studie gemaakt van het leven en werken van de kabouter en aanverwante wezens. Het resultaat is dit werk waarin tot in finesses wordt ingegaan op o.a.: geschiedenis, lichaamsbouw en -functies, kleding, taal. De tekeningen in de bekende, soms wat kitscherige stijl van Rien Poortvliet vormen de kleurrijke hoofdnoot, de quasi-wetenschappelijke tekst is daar omheen geweven. Tot slot ""Handelingen der kabouters"", een soort sage, en enkele liederen.
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1254488.0,The Killer Angels,1974,4.31,69245.0,4444.0,The Civil War Trilogy,2,Michael Shaara,"A reissue of a Pulitzer prize-winning classic, and now the major motion picture GETTYSBURG. As a result of these acclamations, this book is considered one of the greatest novels written on the Civil War.",374.0,36047.0,22303.0,8275.0,1868.0,752.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1202229402l/1254488.jpg,1.61452243411864,0.77
526493.0,Gone with the Wind,1936,4.29,984427.0,17819.0,,,Margaret Mitchell,"Gone with the Wind is a novel written by Margaret Mitchell, first published in 1936. The story is set in Clayton County, Georgia, and Atlanta during the American Civil War and Reconstruction era. It depicts the struggles of young Scarlett O'Hara, the spoiled daughter of a well-to-do plantation owner, who must use every means at her disposal to claw her way out of the pover
Gone with the Wind is a novel written by Margaret Mitchell, first published in 1936. The story is set in Clayton County, Georgia, and Atlanta during the American Civil War and Reconstruction era. It depicts the struggles of young Scarlett O'Hara, the spoiled daughter of a well-to-do plantation owner, who must use every means at her disposal to claw her way out of the poverty she finds herself in after Sherman's March to the Sea. A historical novel, the story is a Bildungsroman or coming-of-age story, with the title taken from a poem written by Ernest Dowson. Gone with the Wind was popular with American readers from the onset and was the top American fiction bestseller in the year it was published and in 1937. As of 2014, a Harris poll found it to be the second favorite book of American readers, just behind the Bible. More than 30 million copies have been printed worldwide.
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1360945.0,Gorky Park,1981,4.04,52602.0,989.0,Arkady Renko,1,Martin Cruz Smith,"A triple murder in a Moscow amusement center: three corpses found frozen in the snow, faces and fingers missing. Chief homicide investigator Arkady Renko is brilliant, sensitive, honest, and cynical about everything except his profession. To identify the victims and uncover the truth, he must battle the KGB, FBI, and New York police as he performs the impossible--and tries
A triple murder in a Moscow amusement center: three corpses found frozen in the snow, faces and fingers missing. Chief homicide investigator Arkady Renko is brilliant, sensitive, honest, and cynical about everything except his profession. To identify the victims and uncover the truth, he must battle the KGB, FBI, and New York police as he performs the impossible--and tries to stay alive doing it.
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1110004.0,The Great Santini,1976,4.14,27643.0,1115.0,,,Pat Conroy,"(Literature) Octavo (8.75 x 6""), hardcover, original jacket, number line counts down to 1. Signed by Conroy on the title page! Conroy's first novel (third overall) and the basis for the critically acclaimed 1979 film of the same name starring Robert Duvall. Fantastic copy, very minute wear! Near Fine/Near Fine condition.",536.0,10842.0,11052.0,4696.0,819.0,234.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1440572686l/1110004.jpg,1.0236079599995,0.713333333333333
557522.0,Green Mansions: A Romance of the Tropical Forest,1904,3.75,2521.0,225.0,,,W.H. Hudson,"The curious call of an unseen bird lures a young European explorer deeper and deeper into the jungle, where he encounters the source of the siren song ",320.0,700.0,853.0,671.0,223.0,74.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1408469520l/557522.jpg,-0.332019362979692,0.583333333333333
917935.0,Grendel,1971,3.69,29542.0,1834.0,,,John Gardner,"Grendel is a beautiful and heartbreaking modern retelling of the Beowulf epic from the point of view of the monster, Grendel, the villain of the 8th-century Anglo-Saxon epic. This book benefits from both of Gardner's careers: in addition to his work as a novelist, Gardner was a noted professor of medieval literature and a scholar of ancient languages.",174.0,7767.0,10192.0,7465.0,2829.0,1289.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1238547954l/917935.jpg,-0.540577412668799,0.563333333333333
1305597.0,The Grotesque,1989,3.63,1032.0,75.0,,,Patrick McGrath,"Eccentric dreams, ironic fates, and a uniquely gothic form of sexuality make this novel a dark look at the inhabitants of Crook Manor. ""Combined with his imagination and dark humor, this fiction is as powerful as it is strange"".--New York Times.",186.0,197.0,391.0,335.0,81.0,28.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1347491648l/1305597.jpg,-0.749135462357906,0.543333333333333
941639.0,The Handmaid's Tale,1985,4.09,1030819.0,54567.0,The Handmaid's Tale ,1,Margaret Atwood,"In this multi-award-winning, bestselling novel, Margaret Atwood has created a stunning Orwellian vision of the near future. This is the story of Offred, one of the unfortunate ",324.0,418650.0,375994.0,168261.0,46757.0,21157.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1224992882l/941639.jpg,0.84980958525858,0.696666666666667
634757.0,Hatter's Castle,1931,4.27,2094.0,88.0,,,A.J. Cronin,"Hatter's Castle (1931) is the first novel of author A. J. Cronin. The story is set in 1879, in the fictional town of Levenford, on the Firth of Clyde. The plot revolves around many characters and has many subplots, all of which relate to the life of the hatter, James Brodie, whose narcissism and cruelty gradually destroy his family and life.",605.0,1031.0,685.0,301.0,61.0,16.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1461109361l/634757.jpg,1.4754837343259,0.756666666666666
552706.0,Heaven Sword & Dragon Sabre #1,1961,4.27,52.0,3.0,Heaven Sword & Dragon Sabre Manhua,1,Wing Shing Ma,"Wuji battles all the Masters and yet no one recognizes he is the son of Jay Shan Chang. Walking a fine line between good and supposed evil, Wuji must defeat the enemy but not injure anyone.",120.0,29.0,11.0,9.0,3.0,0.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1175735092l/552706.jpg,1.4754837343259,0.756666666666666
818433.0,Hell House,1971,3.79,32295.0,1984.0,,,Richard Matheson,"Rolf Rudolph Deutsch is going to die. But when Deutsch, a wealthy magazine and newpaper publisher, starts thinking seriously about his impending death, he offers to pay a physicist and two mediums, one physical and one mental, $100,000 each to establish the facts of life after death.Dr. Lionel Barrett, the physicist, accompanied by the mediums, travel to the Belasco House
Rolf Rudolph Deutsch is going to die. But when Deutsch, a wealthy magazine and newpaper publisher, starts thinking seriously about his impending death, he offers to pay a physicist and two mediums, one physical and one mental, $100,000 each to establish the facts of life after death.Dr. Lionel Barrett, the physicist, accompanied by the mediums, travel to the Belasco House in Maine, which has been abandoned and sealed since 1949 after a decade of drug addiction, alcoholism, and debauchery. For one night, Barrett and his colleagues investigate the Belasco House and learn exactly why the townfolks refer to it as the Hell House.
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453095.0,Night Visions 3,1986,3.96,152.0,12.0,Night Visions,3,George R.R. Martin,"Contents: Introduction / George R.R. Martin --In the trees / Ramsey Campbell --This time / Ramsey Campbell --Missed connection / Ramsey Campbell --Root cause / Ramsey Campbell --Looking out / Ramsey Campbell --Bedtime story / Ramsey Campbell --Beyond words / Ramsey Campbell --Riding the nightmare / Lisa Tuttle --From another country / Lisa Tuttle --The dragon's bride / Lis
Contents: 	Introduction / George R.R. Martin --In the trees / Ramsey Campbell --This time / Ramsey Campbell --Missed connection / Ramsey Campbell --Root cause / Ramsey Campbell --Looking out / Ramsey Campbell --Bedtime story / Ramsey Campbell --Beyond words / Ramsey Campbell --Riding the nightmare / Lisa Tuttle --From another country / Lisa Tuttle --The dragon's bride / Lisa Tuttle --The hellbound heart / Clive Barker.
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1168080.0,High Fidelity,1995,3.94,160661.0,5230.0,,,Nick Hornby,High Fidelity When Laura dumps Rob on the very first page he is aggrieved and exhilarated 35 and petrified. Trying to work out what went wrong obsessed with music and running an ailing record shop he sets out on the road to self-discovery. This is the first novel from the author of Fever Pitch .,256.0,47328.0,67400.0,36659.0,7511.0,1763.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1374958858l/1168080.jpg,0.328414461035813,0.646666666666667
10500413.0,The Howling,1977,3.93,11646.0,172.0,The Howling,1,Gary Brandner,"Karyn and her husband Roy had come to the peaceful California village of Drago to escape the savagery of the city. On the surface Drago appeared to be like most small rural towns.  But it was not.  The village had a most unsavory history. Unexplained disappearances, sudden deaths.  People just vanished, never to be found.",0.0,4200.0,3512.0,3046.0,698.0,190.0,https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/book/blank-133x176-8b769f39ba6687a82d2eef30bdf46977.jpg,0.293654786087629,0.643333333333333
19691.0,The Hunt for Red October,1984,4.05,306053.0,2572.0,Jack Ryan Universe,4,Tom Clancy,"Here is the runaway bestseller that launched Tom Clancy's phenomenal career. A military thriller so gripping in its action and so convincing in its accuracy that the author was rumored to have been debriefed by the White House. Its theme: the greatest espionage coup in history. Its story: the chase for a top secret Russian missile sub. Lauded by the Washington Post as ""bre
Here is the runaway bestseller that launched Tom Clancy's phenomenal career. A military thriller so gripping in its action and so convincing in its accuracy that the author was rumored to have been debriefed by the White House. Its theme: the greatest espionage coup in history. Its story: the chase for a top secret Russian missile sub. Lauded by the Washington Post as ""breathlessly exciting."" The Hunt for Red October remains a masterpiece of military fiction by one of the world's most popular authors, a man whose shockingly realistic scenarios continue to hold us in thrall.Somewhere under the Atlantic, a Soviet sub commander has just made a fateful decision. The Red October is heading west. The Americans want her. The Russians want her back. And the most incredible chase in history is on...
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7747374.0,I Am Number Four,2010,3.94,292228.0,15115.0,Lorien Legacies,1,Pittacus Lore,"Nine of us came here. We look like you. We talk like you. We live among you. But we are not you. We can do things you dream of doing. We have powers you dream of having. We are stronger and faster than anything you have ever seen. We are the superheroes you worship in movies and comic books--but we are real.Our plan was to grow, and train, and become strong, and become one
Nine of us came here. We look like you. We talk like you. We live among you. But we are not you. We can do things you dream of doing. We have powers you dream of having. We are stronger and faster than anything you have ever seen. We are the superheroes you worship in movies and comic books--but we are real.Our plan was to grow, and train, and become strong, and become one, and fight them. But they found us and started hunting us first. Now all of us are running. Spending our lives in shadows, in places where no one would look, blending in. We have lived among you without you knowing.But they know.They caught Number One in Malaysia.Number Two in England.And Number Three in Kenya.They killed them all.I am Number Four.I am next.
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3579391.0,I Know What You Did Last Summer,1973,3.5,10208.0,887.0,,,Lois Duncan,"Two envelopes sat waiting at the breakfast table for Juloe James one spring morning: the first is a long-awaited acceptance letter to college, and the second is an anonymous note with a message that horrifies her:I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER.Almost a year has passed since that nightmare evening Julie and her friends Barry, Helen and Ray have been trying so desperately t
Two envelopes sat waiting at the breakfast table for Juloe James one spring morning: the first is a long-awaited acceptance letter to college, and the second is an anonymous note with a message that horrifies her:I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER.Almost a year has passed since that nightmare evening Julie and her friends Barry, Helen and Ray have been trying so desperately to forget. Barry had been driving Ray's car, much too fast, when it happened: suddenly, into the glare of the headlights -- a young by on a bicycle -- the scream of brakes -- the nauseating sound as they hit him.""There's no sense in turning ourselves in,"" the others had told Julie. ""Taking the blame won't bring him back. No one will ever know who did it.""But now it looks as if somebody does. And it soom becomes clear that the mysterious figure who haunts them is after one thing only -- revenge.
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378579.0,"I Love You, Beth Cooper",2007,3.29,7101.0,1222.0,,,Larry Doyle,"Denis Cooverman didn't want to give a typical graduation speech, cherishing memories and embracing challenges and crap. So, instead, he stood up in front of his 512 class-mates and their 3,000 relatives and said some-thing really important:""I love you, Beth Cooper."" It would have been such a sweet, romantic moment. Except that:Beth, the head cheerleader, has only the vague
Denis Cooverman didn't want to give a typical graduation speech, cherishing memories and embracing challenges and crap. So, instead, he stood up in front of his 512 class-mates and their 3,000 relatives and said some-thing really important:""I love you, Beth Cooper."" It would have been such a sweet, romantic moment. Except that:Beth, the head cheerleader, has only the vaguest idea who Denis is.And Denis, the captain of the debate team, is so far out of her league he is barely even the same species.And then there's Kevin, Beth's remarkably large boyfriend, in town on furlough from the United States Army.Complications ensue.Denis comes of age overnight in this exhilar-ating, endearing novel that reminds us why we can't wait to escape high school but can never leave it behind.
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894416.0,Imagining Argentina,1987,4.05,1104.0,133.0,,,Lawrence Thornton,"Imagining Argentina is set in the dark days of the late 1970's, when thousands of Argentineans disappeared without a trace into the general's prison cells and torture chambers. When Carlos Ruweda's wife is suddenly taken from him, he discovers a magical gift: In waking dreams, he had clear visions of the fates of ""the disappeared."" But he cannot ""imagine"" what has happened
Imagining Argentina is set in the dark days of the late 1970's, when thousands of Argentineans disappeared without a trace into the general's prison cells and torture chambers. When Carlos Ruweda's wife is suddenly taken from him, he discovers a magical gift: In waking dreams, he had clear visions of the fates of ""the disappeared."" But he cannot ""imagine"" what has happened to his own wife. Driven to near madness, his mind cannot be taken away: imagination, stories, and the mystical secrets of the human spirit.From the Trade Paperback edition.
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167408.0,The Innocent,1990,3.7,8265.0,657.0,,,Ian McEwan,"It is 1955 and post-war Berlin is crawling with subterfuge. East eyes West, and the West is eavesdropping on Soviet communications through Operation Gold, a daring technological collaboration between Britain and America which is already straining with distrust.That freezing winter a young British Post Office technician, Leonard Marnham, begins his dizzying descent into eve
It is 1955 and post-war Berlin is crawling with subterfuge. East eyes West, and the West is eavesdropping on Soviet communications through Operation Gold, a daring technological collaboration between Britain and America which is already straining with distrust.That freezing winter a young British Post Office technician, Leonard Marnham, begins his dizzying descent into ever deeper echelons of electronic surveillance beneath the surface of Berlin. At the same time he is lovingly initiated by a beautiful young German called Maria. He feels he is throwing away his life ",229.0,1461.0,3696.0,2389.0,589.0,130.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1410165157l/167408.jpg,-0.505817737720614,0.566666666666667
34778.0,Interview with the Vampire,1976,3.99,436256.0,8997.0,The Vampire Chronicles,1,Anne Rice,"This is the story of Louis, as told in his own words, of his journey through mortal and immortal life. Louis recounts how he became a vampire at the hands of the radiant and sinister Lestat and how he became indoctrinated, unwillingly, into the vampire way of life. His story ebbs and flows through the streets of New Orleans, defining crucial moments such as his discovery o
This is the story of Louis, as told in his own words, of his journey through mortal and immortal life. Louis recounts how he became a vampire at the hands of the radiant and sinister Lestat and how he became indoctrinated, unwillingly, into the vampire way of life. His story ebbs and flows through the streets of New Orleans, defining crucial moments such as his discovery of the exquisite lost young child Claudia, wanting not to hurt but to comfort her with the last breaths of humanity he has inside. Yet, he makes Claudia a vampire, trapping her womanly passion, will, and intelligence inside the body of a small child. Louis and Claudia form a seemingly unbreakable alliance and even ""settle down"" for a while in the opulent French Quarter. Louis remembers Claudia's struggle to understand herself and the hatred they both have for Lestat that sends them halfway across the world to seek others of their kind. Louis and Claudia are desperate to find somewhere they belong, to find others who understand, and someone who knows what and why they are.Louis and Claudia travel Europe, eventually coming to Paris and the ragingly successful Theatre des Vampires--a theatre of vampires pretending to be mortals pretending to be vampires. Here they meet the magnetic and ethereal Armand, who brings them into a whole society of vampires. But Louis and Claudia find that finding others like themselves provides no easy answers and in fact presents dangers they scarcely imagined.Originally begun as a short story, the book took off as Anne wrote it, spinning the tragic and triumphant life experiences of a soul. As well as the struggles of its characters, Interview captures the political and social changes of two continents. The novel also introduces Lestat, Anne's most enduring character, a heady mixture of attraction and revulsion. The book, full of lush description, centers on the themes of immortality, change, loss, sexuality, and power.source: annerice.com
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816870.0,Johnny Tremain,1944,3.63,36497.0,2115.0,,,Esther Forbes,"Johnny Tremain, a young apprentice silversmith, is caught up in the danger and excitement of 1775 Boston, just before the Revolutionary War. But even more gripping than living through the drama of Revolutionary Boston is the important discovery Johnny makes in his own life.",322.0,8951.0,12120.0,10249.0,3354.0,1823.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1529294679l/816870.jpg,-0.749135462357906,0.543333333333333
23814.0,King Solomon's Mines,1885,3.8,39976.0,1724.0,Allan Quatermain,1,H. Rider Haggard,O livro narra uma jornada ao cora,264.0,10483.0,14913.0,11360.0,2615.0,605.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1418964233l/23814.jpg,-0.15822098823877,0.6
896231.0,Kiss the Girls,1995,3.95,294919.0,3143.0,Alex Cross,2,James Patterson,"In Los Angeles, a reporter investigating a series of murders is killed. In Chapel Hill, North Carolina, a beautiful medical intern suddenly disappears. In Washington D.C. Alex Cross is back to solve the most baffling and terrifying murder case ever. Two clever pattern killers are collaborating, cooperating, competing - and they are working coast to coast.",451.0,107567.0,101491.0,60348.0,14887.0,10626.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1336270483l/896231.jpg,0.363174135983998,0.65
289991.0,Black Rain,1966,3.98,2811.0,257.0,,,Masuji Ibuse,Black Rain is a novel by Japanese author Masuji Ibuse. Ibuse began serializing Black Rain in the magazine Shincho in January 1965. The novel is based on historical records of the devastation caused by the atomic bombing of Hiroshima.,304.0,917.0,1146.0,576.0,129.0,43.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1399701507l/289991.jpg,0.467453160828551,0.66
6159440.0,Lady Audley's Secret,1862,3.75,18094.0,1013.0,,,Mary Elizabeth Braddon,"This Victorian bestseller, along with Braddon's other famous novel, Aurora Floyd, established her as the main rival of the master of the sensational novel, Wilkie Collins. A protest against the passive, insipid 19th-century heroine, Lady Audley was described by one critic of the time as ""high-strung, full of passion, purpose, and movement."" Her crime (the secret of the tit
This Victorian bestseller, along with Braddon's other famous novel, Aurora Floyd, established her as the main rival of the master of the sensational novel, Wilkie Collins. A protest against the passive, insipid 19th-century heroine, Lady Audley was described by one critic of the time as ""high-strung, full of passion, purpose, and movement."" Her crime (the secret of the title) is shown to threaten the apparently respectable middle-class world of Victorian England. About the Series: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the broadest spectrum of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, voluminous notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.
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420849.0,Lemonade Mouth,2007,3.88,1885.0,256.0,Lemonade Mouth,1,Mark Peter Hughes,"Poets. Geniuses. Revolutionaries.The members of the legendary band Lemonade Mouth have been called all of these things. But until now, nobody's known the inside story of how this powerhouse band came to be. How five outcasts in Opoquonsett High School's freshman class found each other, found the music, and went on to change both rock and roll and high school as we know it.
Poets. Geniuses. Revolutionaries.The members of the legendary band Lemonade Mouth have been called all of these things. But until now, nobody's known the inside story of how this powerhouse band came to be. How five outcasts in Opoquonsett High School's freshman class found each other, found the music, and went on to change both rock and roll and high school as we know it. Wen, Stella, Charlie, Olivia, and Mo take us back to that fateful detention where a dentist's jingle, a teacher's coughing fit, and a beat-up ukelele gave birth to Rhode Island's most influential band. Told in each of their five voices and compiled by Opoquonsett's ""scene queen,"" freshman Naomi Fishmeier, this anthology is their definitive history.
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625094.0,The Leopard,1958,4.0,18591.0,1387.0,,,Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa,"The Leopard is a story of a decadent and dying aristocracy threatened by the forces of revolution and democracy. Set against the political upheavals of Italy in the 1860s, it focuses on Don Fabrizio, a Sicilian prince of immense sensual appetites, wealth, and great personal magnetism. Around this powerful figure swirls a glittering array of characters: a Bourbon king, libe
The Leopard is a story of a decadent and dying aristocracy threatened by the forces of revolution and democracy. Set against the political upheavals of Italy in the 1860s, it focuses on Don Fabrizio, a Sicilian prince of immense sensual appetites, wealth, and great personal magnetism. Around this powerful figure swirls a glittering array of characters: a Bourbon king, liberals and pseudo liberals, peasants and millionaires.
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79884.0,The Lincoln Lawyer,2005,4.15,174505.0,5235.0,Mickey Haller,1,Michael Connelly,"Best-selling author Michael Connelly, whose character-driven literary mysteries have earned him a wide following, breaks from the gate in the over-crowded field of legal thrillers and leaves every other contender from Grisham to Turow in the dust with this tightly plotted, brilliantly paced, impossible-to-put-down novel. Criminal defense attorney Mickey Haller's father wa

Best-selling author Michael Connelly, whose character-driven literary mysteries have earned him a wide following, breaks from the gate in the over-crowded field of legal thrillers and leaves every other contender from Grisham to Turow in the dust with this tightly plotted, brilliantly paced, impossible-to-put-down novel.
Criminal defense attorney Mickey Haller's father was a legendary lawyer whose clients included gangster Mickey Cohen (in a nice twist, Cohen's gun, given to Dad then bequeathed to his son, plays a key role in the plot). But Dad also passed on an important piece of advice that's especially relevant when Mickey takes the case of a wealthy Los Angeles realtor accused of attempted murder: ""The scariest client a lawyer will ever have is an innocent client. Because if you [screw] up and he goes to prison, it'll scar you for life.""Louis Roulet, Mickey's ""franchise client"" (so-called becaue he's able and willing to pay whatever his defense costs) seems to be the one his father warned him against, as well as being a few rungs higher on the socio-economic ladder than the drug dealers, homeboys, and motorcycle thugs who comprise Mickey's regular case load. But as the holes in Roulet's story tear Mickey's theory of the case to shreds, his thoughts turn more to Jesus Menendez, a former client convicted of a similar crime who's now languishing in San Quentin. Connelly tellingly delineates the code of legal ethics Mickey lives by: ""It didn't matter...whether the defendant 'did it' or not. What mattered was the evidence against him--the proof--and if and how it could be neutralized. My job was to bury the proof, to color the proof a shade of gray. Gray was the color of reasonable doubt."" But by the time his client goes to trial, Mickey's feeling a few very reasonable doubts of his own.While Mickey's courtroom pyrotechnics dazzle, his behind-the-scenes machinations and manipulations are even more incendiary in this taut, gripping novel, which showcases all of Connelly's literary gifts. There's not an excess sentence or padded paragraph in it--what there is, happily, is a character who, like Harry Bosch, deserves a franchise series of his own. --Jane Adams
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3368196.0,Little Drummer Girl,1983,3.96,9288.0,445.0,,,John le Carr,The Little Drummer Girl,429.0,2947.0,3689.0,2126.0,409.0,117.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1436582585l/3368196.jpg,0.397933810932182,0.653333333333333
1423658.0,Lords of Discipline,1980,4.29,23104.0,1265.0,,,Pat Conroy,"From the author of ""The Prince of Tides"". This novel chronicles the lives of four ""bloodbrother"" cadets in the Carolina Military. Together they encounter the hell of the arrogant military institute and experience the transition to manhood, of which one of them will not survive.",499.0,10924.0,8720.0,2922.0,425.0,113.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1295914841l/1423658.jpg,1.54500308422227,0.763333333333333
3063499.0,The Lucky One,2008,4.11,306486.0,9813.0,,,Nicholas Sparks,"When U.S. Marine Logan Thibault finds a photograph of a smiling young woman half-buried in the dirt during his third tour of duty in Iraq, his first instinct is to toss it aside. Instead, he brings it back to the base for someone to claim, but when no one does, he finds himself always carrying the photo in his pocket. Soon Thibault experiences a sudden streak of luck",326.0,129258.0,102636.0,58125.0,12506.0,3961.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1420816338l/3063499.jpg,0.919328935154951,0.703333333333333
1744963.0,Man on Fire,1980,4.23,3029.0,130.0,Creasy,1,A.J. Quinnell,"Creasy thought he had nothing left to lose. He was wrong. An American soldier of fortune far from home -- alcoholic, burnt out, and broken down -- Creasy has accepted a job as a bodyguard just for something to do. An emotionally dead, one-time warrior, he knows that nothing can pierce the hard shell he's built around himself -- until the little girl he's been hired to prot
Creasy thought he had nothing left to lose. He was wrong. An American soldier of fortune far from home -- alcoholic, burnt out, and broken down -- Creasy has accepted a job as a bodyguard just for something to do. An emotionally dead, one-time warrior, he knows that nothing can pierce the hard shell he's built around himself -- until the little girl he's been hired to protect somehow breaks through. But having something to care about again in making Creasy vulnerable. And when the unthinkable occurs, a man on fire won't just burn ... he'll explode.
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1147028.0,Maurice,1971,4.01,22915.0,1286.0,,,E.M. Forster,"E.M. Forster's reputation as one of the finest writers of the twentieth century is based on an output which is both modest in size and remote in time: his last novel, A Passage to India, was published in 1924. The appearance of a complete but hitherto unpublished novel is therefor a literary event of the greatest importance.Maurice describes the long and difficult process
E.M. Forster's reputation as one of the finest writers of the twentieth century is based on an output which is both modest in size and remote in time: his last novel, A Passage to India, was published in 1924. The appearance of a complete but hitherto unpublished novel is therefor a literary event of the greatest importance.Maurice describes the long and difficult process by a typical product of middle-class suburbia and education realizes that he is a homosexual. It culminates in an ecstatic love affair by which Maurice both fulfills his nature and, in the compelling series of episodes by which the book closes, rejects his entire inherited system of values and conduct. In this combination - of fulfillment and its inevitable concomitant, rejection - lie the author's reasons and inspiration for writing the novel. Forster wished at once to demonstrate the possibility of love outside normal experience and to expose the rigid structure and morality of a society that did not merely condemn such experience as immoral, but in a more insidious way, regarded it as unnatural.Although its homosexual content was the reason why Forster decided that the novel, completed in 1914, should remain unpublished until his death, Maurice cannot be defined by its purpose nor by its theme. It was written by a great novelist at the height of his powers - as those who read it surely find evident.
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1509839.0,Message in a Bottle,1998,3.95,204503.0,4054.0,,,Nicholas Sparks,"Thrown to the waves, and to fate, the bottle could have ended up anywhere. Instead, it is found just three weeks after it begins its journey. Theresa Osborne, divorced and the mother of a twelve-year-old son, discovers it during a seaside vacation from her job as a Boston newspaper columnist. Inside is a letter that opens with, ""My Dearest Catherine, I miss you my darling,
Thrown to the waves, and to fate, the bottle could have ended up anywhere. Instead, it is found just three weeks after it begins its journey. Theresa Osborne, divorced and the mother of a twelve-year-old son, discovers it during a seaside vacation from her job as a Boston newspaper columnist. Inside is a letter that opens with, ""My Dearest Catherine, I miss you my darling, as I always do, but today is particularly hard because the ocean has been singing to me, and the song is that of our life together...."" For Garrett, the message is the only way he knows to express his undying love for a woman he has lost. For Theresa, wary of romance since her husband shattered her trust, the message raises questions that intrigue her. Challenged by the mystery, and driven to find Garrett by emotions she does not fully understand, Theresa begins a search that takes her to a sunlit coastal town and an unexpected confrontation. Brought together either by chance or something more powerful, Theresa and Garrett's lives come together in a tale that resonates with our deepest hopes for finding everlasting love. Shimmering with suspense and emotional intensity, Message in a Bottle takes readers on a hunt for the truth about a man and his memories, and about both the heartbreaking fragility and enormous strength of love. For those who cherished The Notebook and readers waiting to discover the magic of Nicholas Sparks's storytelling, here is an achingly lovely novel of happenstance, desire, and the choices that matter most.Did You Know---Theresa was named after Nicholas's agent, Theresa ParkThe novel was sold to Warner Brothers when it was only half completeThe first draft of the screenplay was finished on the same day the novel was finished
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534679.0,Misery,1987,4.14,414755.0,8565.0,,,Stephen King,"Stephen King is arguably the most popular novelist in the history of American fiction. He owes his fans a love letter. Misery is it.Paul Sheldon, author of a bestselling series of historical romances, wakes up one winter day in a strange place, a secluded farmhouse in Colorado. He wakes up to unspeakable pain (a dislocated pelvis, a crushed knee, two shattered legs) and to
Stephen King is arguably the most popular novelist in the history of American fiction. He owes his fans a love letter. Misery is it.Paul Sheldon, author of a bestselling series of historical romances, wakes up one winter day in a strange place, a secluded farmhouse in Colorado. He wakes up to unspeakable pain (a dislocated pelvis, a crushed knee, two shattered legs) and to a bizarre greeting from the woman who has saved his life: ""I'm your number one fan!""Annie Wilkes is a huge ex-nurse, handy with controlled substances and other instruments of abuse, including an axe and a blowtorch. A dangerous psychotic with a Romper Room sense of good and bad, fair and unfair, Annie Wilkes may be Stephen King's most terrifying creation. It's not fair, for example, that her favorite character in the world, Misery Chastain, has been killed by her creator, as Annie discovers when Paul's latest novel comes out in paperback. And it's not good that her favorite writer has been a Don't-Bee and written a different kind of novel, a nasty novel, the novel he has always wanted to write, the only copy of which now lies in Annie's angry hands.Because she wants Paul Sheldon to be a Do-Bee, she buys him a typewriter and a ream of paper and tells him to bring Misery back to life. Wheelchair-bound, drug-dependent, locked in his room, Paul doesn't have much choice. He's an entertainer held captive by his audience. A writer in serious trouble. But writers have weapons too...--jacket flap
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9592.0,Mother Night,1961,4.22,66999.0,2659.0,,,Kurt Vonnegut,"Librarian note: Alternate cover edition for this ISBN can be found here.Mother Night is a daring challenge to our moral sense. American Howard W. Campbell, Jr., a spy during World War II, is now on trial in Israel as a Nazi war criminal. But is he really guilty In this brilliant book rife with true gallows humor, Vonnegut turns black and white into a chilling shade of gra
Librarian note: Alternate cover edition for this ISBN can be found here.Mother Night is a daring challenge to our moral sense. American Howard W. Campbell, Jr., a spy during World War II, is now on trial in Israel as a Nazi war criminal. But is he really guilty In this brilliant book rife with true gallows humor, Vonnegut turns black and white into a chilling shade of gray with a verdict that will haunt us all.
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1245530.0,Mystic River,2001,4.18,110140.0,3282.0,,,Dennis Lehane,"The New York Times bestselling novel from Dennis Lehane is a gripping, unnerving psychological thriller about the effects of a savage killing on three former friends in a tightly knit, blue-collar Boston neighborhood.When they were children, Sean Devine, Jimmy Marcus, and Dave Boyle were friends. But then a strange car pulled up to their street. One boy got into the car, t
The New York Times bestselling novel from Dennis Lehane is a gripping, unnerving psychological thriller about the effects of a savage killing on three former friends in a tightly knit, blue-collar Boston neighborhood.When they were children, Sean Devine, Jimmy Marcus, and Dave Boyle were friends. But then a strange car pulled up to their street. One boy got into the car, two did not, and something terrible happened -- something that ended their friendship and changed all three boys forever.Twenty-five years later, Sean is a homicide detective. Jimmy is an ex-con who owns a corner store. And Dave is trying to hold his marriage together and keep his demons at bay -- demons that urge him to do terrible things. When Jimmy's daughter is found murdered, Sean is assigned to the case. His investigation brings him into conflict with Jimmy, who finds his old criminal impulses tempt him to solve the crime with brutal justice. And then there is Dave, who came home the night Jimmy's daughter died covered in someone else's blood.A tense and unnerving psychological thriller, Mystic River is also an epic novel of love and loyalty, faith and family, in which people irrevocably marked by the past find themselves on a collision course with the darkest truths of their own hidden selves.
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72659.0,Never Cry Wolf,1963,4.19,20076.0,906.0,,,Farley Mowat,"More than a half-century ago the naturalist Farley Mowat was sent to investigate why wolves were killing arctic caribou. Mowat's account of the summer he lived in the frozen tundra alone -- studying the wolf population and developing a deep affection for the wolves (who were of no threat to caribou or man) -- is today celebrated as a classic of nature writing, at once a ta
More than a half-century ago the naturalist Farley Mowat was sent to investigate why wolves were killing arctic caribou. Mowat's account of the summer he lived in the frozen tundra alone -- studying the wolf population and developing a deep affection for the wolves (who were of no threat to caribou or man) -- is today celebrated as a classic of nature writing, at once a tale of remarkable adventures and indelible record of myths and magic of wolves.
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96290.0,Die unendliche Geschichte,1979,4.18,139412.0,5260.0,,,Michael Ende,Der zehnj,428.0,64860.0,44169.0,23325.0,5212.0,1846.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1526207408l/96290.jpg,1.16264665979224,0.726666666666667
3938265.0,Night And The City,1938,4.05,185.0,22.0,,,Gerald Kersh,"Harry Fabian has a dream to become the top wrestling promoter in London, but he has a problem: he needs money. Not too much  only one hundred quid  but it might as well be a million because he needs the money by the end of the week. What's more, it is the height of the 1930s Depression, he lives in London's Soho, he makes money from selling his girlfriend to men, and the p
Harry Fabian has a dream to become the top wrestling promoter in London, but he has a problem: he needs money. Not too much  only one hundred quid  but it might as well be a million because he needs the money by the end of the week. What's more, it is the height of the 1930s Depression, he lives in London's Soho, he makes money from selling his girlfriend to men, and the police are arresting pimps like him to clean up the streets for the imminent Coronation of George The Sixth.Hunting for victims to blackmail and con out of money, Fabian moves through the clip joints, jazz clubs, wrestling gyms, bottle bars, and all-night caf",276.0,65.0,77.0,31.0,11.0,1.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1348302149l/3938265.jpg,0.710770885465842,0.683333333333333
922151.0,Northern Lights,1995,3.96,1118744.0,17651.0,His Dark Materials,1,Philip Pullman,"Lyra is rushing to the cold, far North, where witch clans and armored bears rule. North, where the Gobblers take the children they steal--including her friend Roger. North, where her fearsome uncle Asriel is trying to build a bridge to a parallel world.Can one small girl make a difference in such great and terrible endeavors This is Lyra: a savage, a schemer, a liar, and
Lyra is rushing to the cold, far North, where witch clans and armored bears rule. North, where the Gobblers take the children they steal--including her friend Roger. North, where her fearsome uncle Asriel is trying to build a bridge to a parallel world.Can one small girl make a difference in such great and terrible endeavors This is Lyra: a savage, a schemer, a liar, and as fierce and true a champion as Roger or Asriel could want--but what Lyra doesn't know is that to help one of them will be to betray the other.
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17372264.0,Nothing Lasts Forever,1979,3.56,1615.0,283.0,Die Hard,1,Roderick Thorp,"This bestseller was the basis for the blockbuster film Die Hard starring Bruce Willis.High atop a Los Angeles skyscraper, an office Christmas party turns into a deadly cage-match between a lone New York City cop and a gang of international terrorists. Every action fan knows it could only be the explosive big-screen blockbuster Die Hard. But before Bruce Willis blew away au
This bestseller was the basis for the blockbuster film Die Hard starring Bruce Willis.High atop a Los Angeles skyscraper, an office Christmas party turns into a deadly cage-match between a lone New York City cop and a gang of international terrorists. Every action fan knows it could only be the explosive big-screen blockbuster Die Hard. But before Bruce Willis blew away audiences as unstoppable hero John McClane, author Roderick Thorp knocked out thriller readers with the bestseller that started it all.A dozen heavily armed terrorists have taken hostages, issued demands, and promised bloodshed all according to plan. But they haven't counted on a death-defying, one-man cavalry with no shoes, no backup, and no intention of going down easily. As hot-headed cops swarm outside, and cold-blooded killers wield machine guns and rocket launchers inside, the stage is set for the ultimate showdown between anti-hero and uber-villains. Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good fight to the death. Ho ho ho!
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11617647.0,The Old Man and the Sea,1951,3.75,689663.0,20435.0,,,Ernest Hemingway,The Old Man and the Sea is one of Hemingway,128.0,210721.0,224657.0,160569.0,60804.0,32912.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1523546342l/11617647.jpg,-0.332019362979692,0.583333333333333
2049746.0,Ordinary People,1976,3.9,17199.0,903.0,,,Judith Guest,"Calvin is a determined, successful provider and Beth an organized, efficient wife. They had two sons, Conrad and Buck, but now they have one. This novel inspired Robert Redford",263.0,5222.0,6621.0,4092.0,995.0,269.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1551861558l/2049746.jpg,0.189375761243075,0.633333333333333
1191522.0,The Outsiders,1967,4.08,791453.0,28313.0,,,S.E. Hinton,"The Outsiders is a book that delves deeply into the hearts, minds, and stories of a group that had no voice before S. E. Hinton gave them one. She began writing the book at age 15, spurred on by the disturbing trend she saw growing in her high school towards division between groups. ""I was worried and angered by the social situation,"" Hinton writes. ""I saw two groups at th
The Outsiders is a book that delves deeply into the hearts, minds, and stories of a group that had no voice before S. E. Hinton gave them one. She began writing the book at age 15, spurred on by the disturbing trend she saw growing in her high school towards division between groups. ""I was worried and angered by the social situation,"" Hinton writes. ""I saw two groups at the extreme ends of the social scale behaving in an idiotic fashion -- one group was being condemned and one wasn't.... When a friend of mine was beaten up for no other reason than that some people didn't like the way he combed his hair, I took my anger out by writing about it."" Thirty years after it was first published, The Outsiders still carries the same frightening and unifying messages for teens (and readers of all ages). The ruthlessly realistic and violent story of the Greasers and the Socs, rival gangs from very different sides of the railroad tracks, is narrated by Ponyboy Curtis, a smart, sensitive kid who has grown to become one of the most recognizable figures in the history of young adult literature. Any teen who has ever felt isolated or different can identify with Ponyboy, a kid forced to be tough on the outside, but who underneath is just as scared and needy as anyone. Hinton herself has said that she has never written a character as close to her own self as Ponyboy is. Young Adult fiction was shaped and defined by Susan Eloise Hinton, and the realism she attached to the genre became the norm, enabling later writers like Robert Cormier and Judy Blume to find characters and voices that actually spoke to adolescents. Since 1967, Ponyboy has become the hero for countless teenagers nationwide as The Outsiders stands to influence an entire new legion of adolescents who need Ponyboy as much as ever.
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32682.0,Patriot Games,1987,4.13,168825.0,1142.0,Jack Ryan Universe,2,Tom Clancy,"Tom Clancy's Patriot Games is filled with the exceptional realism and authenticity that distinguished the author's two previous bestsellers, Hunt for Red October and Red Storm Rising. Patriot Games puts us on the cutting edge of another type of war ",503.0,66000.0,66547.0,30282.0,4415.0,1581.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1328007145l/32682.jpg,0.988848285051318,0.71
780870.0,The Pelican Brief,1992,3.98,328182.0,2271.0,,,John Grisham,"John Grisham's head was full of movies when he wrote The Pelican Brief, which is such a brisk page-turner you could use it to dry your hair. He had Julia Roberts in mind for the heroine, Darby Shaw, a brilliant Tulane law student who comes up with an ingenious theory to explain the baffling assassinations of two Supreme Court justices in one day. They were shot and strangl
John Grisham's head was full of movies when he wrote The Pelican Brief, which is such a brisk page-turner you could use it to dry your hair. He had Julia Roberts in mind for the heroine, Darby Shaw, a brilliant Tulane law student who comes up with an ingenious theory to explain the baffling assassinations of two Supreme Court justices in one day. They were shot and strangled by ace international terrorist Khamel, who loves the film Three Days of the Condor, but government gumshoes don't get what connects the deaths. Silly government guys! They died so the conservative president, who just wants to be left alone to play golf, will appoint new, conservative justices who will help out a case involving an industrialist who is the enemy of pelicans and other living things. It's all spelled out for them in Darby's brief. She likes to do legal feats to impress her boyfriend, her boyish law prof Thomas (who, like Grisham, prefers to shave at most once a week, and is cool, smart, and antiauthoritarian). The prof likes to paint her toes red, in homage to Susan Sarandon in Bull Durham. (Sarandon also starred in the film version of Grisham's The Client.) But when Thomas gets splattered by a car bomb meant for Darby, she escapes the hospital and hooks up with a Washington Post reporter, Gray Grantham, who sleuths like the guys in All the President's Men.  Grisham wishes he hadn't written The Pelican Brief quite so quickly (his first novel, A Time to Kill, went through dozens of drafts), but Pelican's very breathlessness contributes to its dreamy, cinematic chase-o-rama atmosphere.
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832795.0,Pet Sematary,1983,3.95,336510.0,8145.0,,,Stephen King,"When Louis Creed & his family move from Chicago into a beautiful old house in rural Maine, it all seems too good to be true: physician father, beautiful wife, charming little daughter, adorable infant son--and now an idyllic home. As a family, they've got it all...right down to the friendly cat. The road in front of their home frequently claims the lives of neighborhoo
When Louis Creed & his family move from Chicago into a beautiful old house in rural Maine, it all seems too good to be true: physician father, beautiful wife, charming little daughter, adorable infant son--and now an idyllic home. As a family, they've got it all...right down to the friendly cat. The road in front of their home frequently claims the lives of neighborhood pets. Near their house, local children have created a cemetery for the dogs & cats killed by the steady stream of transports on the busy highway. Deeper in the woods lies another graveyard, an ancient Indian burial ground whose sinister properties Louis discovers when the family cat is killed.
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902061.0,Portnoy's Complaint,1969,3.7,49736.0,2575.0,,,Philip Roth,"Portnoy's Complaint is the famously outrageous confession made to his analyst by Alexander Portnoy, the Huck Finn of Newark, who is trust thru life by his unappeasable sexuality, yet held back at the same time by the iron grip of his unforgettable childhood. Decades after it was 1st published, Portnoy's Complaint remains a classic of American literature, a tour de force of
Portnoy's Complaint is the famously outrageous confession made to his analyst by Alexander Portnoy, the Huck Finn of Newark, who is trust thru life by his unappeasable sexuality, yet held back at the same time by the iron grip of his unforgettable childhood. Decades after it was 1st published, Portnoy's Complaint remains a classic of American literature, a tour de force of comic & carnal brilliance, probably the funniest book about sex ever written. It was recently designated one of the hundred best books of the 20th century by the Modern Library judges.
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1286101.0,Possession: A Romance,1990,3.88,65052.0,3931.0,,,A.S. Byatt,"""Literary critics make natural detectives"", says Maud Bailey, heroine of a mystery where the clues lurk in university libraries, old letters and dusty journals. Together with Roland Michell, a fellow academic and accidental sleuth, Maud discovers a love affair between the two Victorian writers the pair has dedicated their lives to studying: Randolph Ash, a literary great l
""Literary critics make natural detectives"", says Maud Bailey, heroine of a mystery where the clues lurk in university libraries, old letters and dusty journals. Together with Roland Michell, a fellow academic and accidental sleuth, Maud discovers a love affair between the two Victorian writers the pair has dedicated their lives to studying: Randolph Ash, a literary great long assumed to be a devoted and faithful husband, and Christabel LaMotte, a lesser- known ""fairy poetess"" and chaste spinster. At first, Roland and Maud's discovery threatens only to alter the direction of their research, but as they unearth the truth about the long- forgotten romance, their involvement becomes increasingly urgent and personal. Desperately concealing their purpose from competing researchers, they embark on a journey that pulls each of them from solitude and loneliness, challenges the most basic assumptions they hold about themselves, and uncovers their unique entitlement to the secret of Ash and LaMotte's passion.  Winner of the 1990 Booker Prize, Possession is a gripping and compulsively readable novel. A.S. Byatt exquisitely renders a setting rich in detail and texture. Her lush imagery weaves together the dual worlds that appear throughout the novel--the worlds of the mind and the senses, of male and female, of darkness and light, of truth and imagination--into an enchanted and unforgettable tale of love and intrigue. --Lisa Whipple
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1651025.0,Pronto,1993,3.75,7798.0,663.0,Raylan Givens,1,Elmore Leonard,"Harry Arno was grossing six to seven thousand dollars a week running a South Miami Beach gambling operation. To protect his position, he was forced to cut a deal with the local muscle, Jimmy Capotorto (Jimmy Cap to the likes of Harry), an even fifty-fifty split. For years Harry had been padding his own stake by skimming a grand a week off the top. A couple of local detecti
Harry Arno was grossing six to seven thousand dollars a week running a South Miami Beach gambling operation. To protect his position, he was forced to cut a deal with the local muscle, Jimmy Capotorto (Jimmy Cap to the likes of Harry), an even fifty-fifty split. For years Harry had been padding his own stake by skimming a grand a week off the top. A couple of local detectives wise to sticky fingers try to bag Jimmy the Cap by putting the squeeze on Harry. Now, the dicks suggest, would be a good time for Harry to rat the mobster out.U.S. Marshall Raylan Givens has his own agenda. He has to deliver Harry to a Federal grand jury to testify at Jimmy's drug-running trial. Even though he's a step slower that he used to be, Harry's no fool. When Jimmy Cap's men are a hair too slow gunning him down and Raylan's surveillance slips, Harry's already two steps ahead of them. Years of preparation pay off and Harry slips out of the country pronto. Being on the lam is no time to get soft, but Harry didn't plan on missing his companion Joyce so much. Sneaking her to his hideout could save him from loneliness but Joyce's quick departure tips off his trackers. Jimmy Cap's men follow Joyce while Raylan stays close behind. The three sides end up in Rapallo, Italy, watching their own backs while keeping abreast of Harry's. But it's not until the chase leads back to Miami that the real winners and losers are revealed. Pronto is classic Elmore Leonard
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1999434.0,Psycho II,1982,3.19,1395.0,182.0,Psycho,2,Robert Bloch,"You remember Norman Bates--the shy motel manager with the fatal mother fixation. Now, years after his bout of butchery that horrified the world, Norman is at large again, breaking free from the psycho ward, cutting a shocking swath of blood all the way to Hollywood--where, so it happens, they are making a movie about Norman's life and crimes. A movie that suddenly and terr
You remember Norman Bates--the shy motel manager with the fatal mother fixation. Now, years after his bout of butchery that horrified the world, Norman is at large again, breaking free from the psycho ward, cutting a shocking swath of blood all the way to Hollywood--where, so it happens, they are making a movie about Norman's life and crimes. A movie that suddenly and terrifyingly becomes a lot like real life...
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976017.0,The Rainmaker,1995,3.93,152509.0,1742.0,,,John Grisham,"In his first courtroom thriller since A Time to Kill, John Grisham tells the story of a young man barely out of law school who finds himself taking on one of the most powerful, corrupt, and ruthless companies in America-- and exposing a complex, multibillion dollar insurance scam.In his final semester of law school Rudy Baylor is required to provide free legal advice to a
In his first courtroom thriller since A Time to Kill, John Grisham tells the story of a young man barely out of law school who finds himself taking on one of the most powerful, corrupt, and ruthless companies in America-- and exposing a complex, multibillion dollar insurance scam.In his final semester of law school Rudy Baylor is required to provide free legal advice to a group of senior citizens, and it is there that he meets his first ""clients"", Dot and Buddy Black. Their son, Donny Ray, is dying of leukemia, and their insurance company has flatly refused to pay for his medical treatments. While Rudy is skeptical, he soon realizes the Blacks really have been shocking mistreated by the huge company, and that he just may have stumbled upon one of the largest insurance frauds anyone's ever seen-- and one of the most lucrative and important cases in the history of civil litigation. The problem is, Rudy's flat broke, has no job, hasn't even passed the bar, and is about to go head-to-head with one of the best defense attorneys-- and powerful industries-- in America.
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1586457.0,Raise the Titanic!,1976,3.97,22786.0,710.0,Dirk Pitt,4,Clive Cussler,"The Sicilian Project is the undercover plan of the decade. It is undoubtedly the best-kept secret since the atomic bomb. And it's the President's baby. If successful, it will create a defense network that will insure America's security from foreign attack for the foreseeable future. The sole hitch is that the project requires a quantity of Byzantium, an extremely rare elem
The Sicilian Project is the undercover plan of the decade. It is undoubtedly the best-kept secret since the atomic bomb. And it's the President's baby. If successful, it will create a defense network that will insure America's security from foreign attack for the foreseeable future. The sole hitch is that the project requires a quantity of Byzantium, an extremely rare element. In fact, it looks as though the only Byzantium in the world lies in the hold of R.M.S. Titanic, sunk in 1912 and still resting more than twelve thousand feet deep in the North Atlantic. The task is simple enough: Raise the Titanic! The man in charge of the mission is Dirk Pitt, jack-of-all-trades and master of-most. Using highly sophisticated submersible equipment, Pitt sets to work at his Herculean job. The presence of two Russian spies doesn't help, nor does the intervention of one very nasty lady, Hurricane Amanda. For balance, however, there is one very sweet lady who doesn't in the least resemble your average marine archaeologist.
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31196.0,The Razor's Edge,1944,4.18,32376.0,2528.0,,,W. Somerset Maugham,"Larry Darrell is a young American in search of the absolute. The progress of this spiritual odyssey involves him with some of Maugham's most brillant characters - his fiancee Isabel, whose choice between love and wealth have lifelong repercussions, and Elliot Templeton, her uncle, a classic expatriate American snob. The most ambitious of Maugham's novels, this is also one
Larry Darrell is a young American in search of the absolute. The progress of this spiritual odyssey involves him with some of Maugham's most brillant characters - his fiancee Isabel, whose choice between love and wealth have lifelong repercussions, and Elliot Templeton, her uncle, a classic expatriate American snob. The most ambitious of Maugham's novels, this is also one in which Maugham himself plays a considerable part as he wanders in and out of the story, to observe his characters struggling with their fates.
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940536.0,Red Dragon,1981,4.03,234506.0,4052.0,Hannibal Lecter,1,Thomas   Harris,Will Graham has a fearful gift ,352.0,82962.0,91311.0,47661.0,8842.0,3730.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1205048581l/940536.jpg,0.641251535569474,0.676666666666667
17881912.0,The Remains of the Day,1989,4.12,163871.0,11223.0,,,Kazuo Ishiguro,"In the summer of 1956, Stevens, a long-serving butler at Darlington Hall, decides to take a motoring trip through the West Country. The six-day excursion becomes a journey into the past of Stevens and England, a past that takes in fascism, two world wars, and an unrealised love between the butler and his housekeeper.",245.0,65325.0,62589.0,27455.0,6498.0,2004.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1371287003l/17881912.jpg,0.954088610103134,0.706666666666667
3845356.0,Ripley Under Ground,1970,3.74,5314.0,342.0,Ripley,2,Patricia Highsmith,"It's been six years since Ripley murdered Dickie Greenleaf and inherited his money. Now, in Ripley Under Ground (1970), he lives in a beautiful French villa, surrounded by a world-class art collection and married to a pharmaceutical heiress. All seems serene in Ripley's world until a phone call from London shatters his peace. An art forgery scheme he set up a few years ago
It's been six years since Ripley murdered Dickie Greenleaf and inherited his money. Now, in Ripley Under Ground (1970), he lives in a beautiful French villa, surrounded by a world-class art collection and married to a pharmaceutical heiress. All seems serene in Ripley's world until a phone call from London shatters his peace. An art forgery scheme he set up a few years ago is threatening to unravel: a nosy American is asking questions and Ripley must go to London to put a stop to it. In this second Ripley novel, Patricia Highsmith offers a mesmerizing and disturbing tale in which Ripley will stop at nothing to preserve his tangle of lies.
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3683135.0,Ripley's Game,1974,3.87,4778.0,278.0,Ripley,3,Patricia Highsmith,O terceiro romance da s,282.0,1156.0,2117.0,1276.0,203.0,26.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1477083382l/3683135.jpg,0.0850967363985221,0.623333333333333
762145.0,Rising Sun,1992,3.63,44085.0,864.0,,,Michael Crichton,"During the grand opening celebration of the new American headquarters of an immense Japanese conglomerate, the dead body of a beautiful woman is found. The investigation begins, and immediately becomes a headlong chase through a twisting maze of industrial intrigue and a violent business battle that takes no prisoners.",355.0,8346.0,16179.0,15057.0,3745.0,758.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1319048546l/762145.jpg,-0.749135462357906,0.543333333333333
78678.0,Blood-Red Rivers,1997,4.16,6025.0,197.0,,,Jean-Christophe Grang,"Wedged in an isolated crevice on a rock face outside a university town in the French Alps, a mutilated and naked corpse has been discovered. Pierre Niemans, the ex-golden boy of the commando squad, a brilliant detective but prone to uncontrollable fits of temper, is sent from Paris to investigate.Meanwhile, in a small town in rural France, Karim Abdouf, another maverick po
Wedged in an isolated crevice on a rock face outside a university town in the French Alps, a mutilated and naked corpse has been discovered. Pierre Niemans, the ex-golden boy of the commando squad, a brilliant detective but prone to uncontrollable fits of temper, is sent from Paris to investigate.Meanwhile, in a small town in rural France, Karim Abdouf, another maverick policeman who was once a poor Arab boy from the backstreets of Nanterre, is trying to find out why the tomb of a child in the local cemetery should have been desecrated.When another body is found high up in a glacier, the paths of these two highly unconventional policemen are uncannily joined. Are they confronted by the operations of a satanic sect or by a gang of crazed killers Or do the hints of genetic manipulation point to an even more macabre form of vengeanceSet in a translucent world of knife-edge glaciers, and with a cast of mysteriously ambiguous characters, Blood-red Rivers is packed with suspense that is brilliantly sustained throughout.
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6288.0,The Road,2006,3.96,628629.0,42004.0,,,Cormac McCarthy,"A searing, postapocalyptic novel destined to become Cormac McCarthy",241.0,236596.0,215828.0,113366.0,40643.0,22196.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1439197219l/6288.jpg,0.397933810932182,0.653333333333333
1035835.0,The Runaway Jury,1996,3.97,242573.0,1887.0,,,John Grisham,"Every jury has a leader, and the verdict belongs",401.0,76027.0,96483.0,59106.0,9240.0,1717.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1398016844l/1035835.jpg,0.432693485880367,0.656666666666667
1490020.0,A Scanner Darkly,1977,4.03,73652.0,2668.0,,,Philip K. Dick,"Substance D is not known as Death for nothing. It is the most toxic drug ever to find its way on to the streets of LA. It destroys the links between the brain's two hemispheres, causing, first, disorientation and then complete and irreversible brain damage.The undercover narcotics agent who calls himself Bob Arctor is desperate to discover the ultimate source of supply. Bu
Substance D is not known as Death for nothing. It is the most toxic drug ever to find its way on to the streets of LA. It destroys the links between the brain's two hemispheres, causing, first, disorientation and then complete and irreversible brain damage.The undercover narcotics agent who calls himself Bob Arctor is desperate to discover the ultimate source of supply. But to find any kind of lead he has to pose as a user and, inevitably, without realising what is happening, Arctor is soon as addicted as the junkies he works among...
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994919.0,"The Seven-Per-Cent Solution: Being a Reprint from the Reminiscences of John H. Watson, M.D.",1974,4.14,21496.0,303.0,Nicholas Meyer Holmes Pastiches,1,Nicholas Meyer,"Back in print to tie-in with The Canary Trainer, this ""rediscovered"" Sherlock Holmes adventure recounts the unique collaboration of Holmes and Sigmund Freud in the solution of a mystery on which the lives of millions may depend. First discovered and then painstakingly edited and annotated by Nicholas Meyer, The Seven-Per-Cent Solution related the astounding and previously

Back in print to tie-in with The Canary Trainer, this ""rediscovered"" Sherlock Holmes adventure recounts the unique collaboration of Holmes and Sigmund Freud in the solution of a mystery on which the lives of millions may depend.
First discovered and then painstakingly edited and annotated by Nicholas Meyer, The Seven-Per-Cent Solution related the astounding and previously unknown collaboration of Sigmund Freud with Sherlock Holmes, as recorded by Holmes's friend and chronicler, Dr. John H. Watson. In addition to its breathtaking account of their collaboration on a case of diabolic conspiracy in which the lives of millions hang in the balance, it reveals such matters as the real identity of the heinous professor Moriarty, the dark secret shared by Sherlock and his brother Mycroft Holmes, and the detective's true whereabouts during the Great Hiatus, when the world believed him to be dead.
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762530.0,The Shining,1977,4.2,947266.0,18482.0,The Shining,1,Stephen King,"This tale of a troubled man hired to care for a remote mountain resort over the winter, his loyal wife, and their uniquely gifted son slowly but steadily unfolds as secrets from the Overlook Hotel's past are revealed, and the hotel itself attempts to claim the very souls of the Torrance family. The Shining stands as a cultural icon of modern horror, a searing study of a fa
This tale of a troubled man hired to care for a remote mountain resort over the winter, his loyal wife, and their uniquely gifted son slowly but steadily unfolds as secrets from the Overlook Hotel's past are revealed, and the hotel itself attempts to claim the very souls of the Torrance family. The Shining stands as a cultural icon of modern horror, a searing study of a family torn apart, and a nightmarish glimpse into the dark recesses of human weakness and dementia.
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7355.0,The Shipping News,1993,3.85,121077.0,4515.0,,,Annie Proulx,"When Quoyle's two-timing wife meets her just desserts, he retreats with his two daughters to his ancestral home on the starkly beautiful Newfoundland coast, where a rich cast of local characters and family members all play a part in Quoyle's struggle to reclaim his life. As Quoyle confronts his private demons--and the unpredictable forces of nature and society--he begins t
When Quoyle's two-timing wife meets her just desserts, he retreats with his two daughters to his ancestral home on the starkly beautiful Newfoundland coast, where a rich cast of local characters and family members all play a part in Quoyle's struggle to reclaim his life. As Quoyle confronts his private demons--and the unpredictable forces of nature and society--he begins to see the possibility of love without pain or misery. A vigorous, darkly comic, and at times magical portrait of the contemporary North American family, The Shipping News shows why Annie Proulx is recognized as one of the most gifted and original writers in America today.
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1104530.0,Shutter Island,2003,4.09,139275.0,7617.0,,,Dennis Lehane,"Summer, 1954.U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels has come to Shutter Island, home of Ashecliffe Hospital for the Criminally Insane. Along with his partner, Chuck Aule, he sets out to find an escaped patient, a murderess named Rachel Solando, as a hurricane bears down upon them.But nothing at Ashecliffe Hospital is what it seems.And neither is Teddy Daniels.Is he there to find a mis
Summer, 1954.U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels has come to Shutter Island, home of Ashecliffe Hospital for the Criminally Insane. Along with his partner, Chuck Aule, he sets out to find an escaped patient, a murderess named Rachel Solando, as a hurricane bears down upon them.But nothing at Ashecliffe Hospital is what it seems.And neither is Teddy Daniels.Is he there to find a missing patient Or has he been sent to look into rumors of Ashecliffe",325.0,52334.0,55769.0,24150.0,5143.0,1879.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1329268985l/1104530.jpg,0.84980958525858,0.696666666666667
10051695.0,The Siege of Trencher's Farm,1969,3.43,387.0,54.0,,,Gordon M. Williams,"The original novel on which Sam Peckinpah's controversial movie Straw Dogs was based, and the inspiration behind a brand-new movie by Rod Lurie, starring Alexander Skarsg",192.0,68.0,119.0,133.0,47.0,20.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1320565568l/10051695.jpg,-1.4443289613216,0.476666666666667
23286440.0,The Silence of the Lambs,1988,4.17,401761.0,4706.0,Hannibal Lecter,2,Thomas   Harris,"You can find an alternative cover edition for this ISBN here.Thomas Harris will seize you with an emotion more profound than terror.Of his previous novel, Stephen King wrote, ""The book simply comes at you and comes at you, finally leaving you shaken and sober and afraid on a deeper level than simple 'thrills' alone furnish."" Harris' new book is his most powerful and provoc
You can find an alternative cover edition for this ISBN here.Thomas Harris will seize you with an emotion more profound than terror.Of his previous novel, Stephen King wrote, ""The book simply comes at you and comes at you, finally leaving you shaken and sober and afraid on a deeper level than simple 'thrills' alone furnish."" Harris' new book is his most powerful and provocative, a novel with an impact unlike any other.The time is now. A serial murderer known only by a grotesquely apt nickname - Buffalo Bill - is stalking particular women. He has a purpose, but no one can fathom it, for the bodies are discovered in different states. Clarice Starling, a young trainee at the F.B.I. Academy, is surprised to be summoned by Jack Crawford, Chief of the Bureau's Behavioral Science section. Her assignment: to interview Dr. Hannibal Lecter, a brilliant psychiatrist and grisly killer now kept under close watch in the Baltimore State Hospital for the Criminally Insane. Lecter's insight into the minds of murders could help track and capture Buffalo Bill.Smart and attractive, Starling is shaken to find herself in a strange, intense relationship with the acutely perceptive Lecter. His cryptic clues - about Buffalo Bill and about her - launch Clarice on a search that every reader will find starling, harrowing, and totally compelling.The Silence of the Lambs is an ingenious, masterfully written novel that will be the most talked-about best-seller of the year.
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1293867.0,A Simple Plan,1993,3.91,22676.0,1119.0,,,Scott B. Smith,It All Seemed So Simple...Two brothers and their friend stumble upon the wreckage of a plane,335.0,7181.0,8743.0,4859.0,1283.0,610.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1387702666l/1293867.jpg,0.22413543619126,0.636666666666667
452306.0,The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants,2001,3.77,575102.0,6917.0,Sisterhood,1,Ann Brashares,Carmen got the jeans at a thrift shop. They didn,294.0,165114.0,190363.0,159604.0,44098.0,15923.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1461611233l/452306.jpg,-0.262500013083323,0.59
2579284.0,Six Days of the Condor,1974,4.09,16054.0,273.0,The Condor,1,James Grady,"CIA operative Malcolm, codenamed Condor, discovers his colleagues butchered in a blood-spattered office, he realizes that only an oversight by the assassins has saved his life. He contacts CIA headquarters for help but when an attempted rendezvous goes wrong, it quickly becomes clear that no one can be trusted. Malcolm disappears into the streets of Washington, hoping to e
CIA operative Malcolm, codenamed Condor, discovers his colleagues butchered in a blood-spattered office, he realizes that only an oversight by the assassins has saved his life. He contacts CIA headquarters for help but when an attempted rendezvous goes wrong, it quickly becomes clear that no one can be trusted. Malcolm disappears into the streets of Washington, hoping to evade the killers long enough to unravel the conspiracy but will that be enough to save his life
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618291.0,"Slaughterhouse-Five, or The Children's Crusade",1969,4.07,999824.0,23102.0,,,Kurt Vonnegut,"This 25th anniversary edition of Slaughterhouse-Five introduces Billy Pilgrim, a man who becomes unstuck in time after he is abducted by aliens from the planet Tralfamadore. In a plot-scrambling display of virtuosity, we follow him simultaneously thru all his life's phases, concentrating on his (& Vonnegut's) shattering experience as an prisoner of war who witnesses th
This 25th anniversary edition of Slaughterhouse-Five introduces Billy Pilgrim, a man who becomes unstuck in time after he is abducted by aliens from the planet Tralfamadore. In a plot-scrambling display of virtuosity, we follow him simultaneously thru all his life's phases, concentrating on his (& Vonnegut's) shattering experience as an prisoner of war who witnesses the Dresden firebombing. Don't let ease of reading fool you--Vonnegut's isn't a conventional or simple novel. He writes, ""There are almost no characters in this story, & almost no dramatic confrontations, because most of the people in it are so sick, & so much the listless playthings of enormous forces. One of the main effects of war, after all, is that people are discouraged from being characters..."" Slaughterhouse-Five, named from the building where the POWs were held, isn't only Vonnegut's most powerful book, it's as important as any written since '45. Like Catch-22, it fashions the author's WWII experiences into an eloquent plea against butchery in authority's service. It boasts the same imaginative humanity & gleeful appreciation of the absurd found in his other works, but the book's basis in fact gives it a uniquely poignant humor.
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821984.0,A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries,1990,3.64,129.0,16.0,,,Kaylie Jones,"Every page is a joy.""",204.0,27.0,45.0,42.0,14.0,1.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1328698162l/821984.jpg,-0.714375787409721,0.546666666666667
1167899.0,Something Wicked This Way Comes,1962,3.95,83611.0,5639.0,Green Town,2,Ray Bradbury,"A carnival rolls in sometime after the midnight hour on a chill Midwestern October eve, ushering in Halloween a week before its time. A calliope's shrill siren song beckons to all with a seductive promise of dreams and youth regained. In this season of dying, Cooger & Dark's Pandemonium Shadow Show has come to Green Town, Illinois, to destroy every life touched by its
A carnival rolls in sometime after the midnight hour on a chill Midwestern October eve, ushering in Halloween a week before its time. A calliope's shrill siren song beckons to all with a seductive promise of dreams and youth regained. In this season of dying, Cooger & Dark's Pandemonium Shadow Show has come to Green Town, Illinois, to destroy every life touched by its strange and sinister mystery. And two inquisitive boys standing precariously on the brink of adulthood will soon discover the secret of the satanic raree-show's smoke, mazes, and mirrors, as they learn all too well the heavy cost of wishes - and the stuff of nightmare.
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318335.0,Fatelessness,1975,4.05,6899.0,564.0,The Holocaust series,,Imre Kert,"At the age of 14 Georg Koves is plucked from his home in a Jewish section of Budapest and without any particular malice, placed on a train to Auschwitz. He does not understand the reason for his fate. He doesn",262.0,2511.0,2735.0,1248.0,329.0,76.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1348898439l/318335.jpg,0.710770885465842,0.683333333333333
355860.0,Sphere,1987,3.79,149125.0,2722.0,,,Michael Crichton,"In the middle of the South Pacific, a thousand feet below the surface of the water, a huge spaceship is discovered resting on the ocean floor...Rushed to the scene is a group of American scientists who descend together into the depths of the sea to investigate this astonishing discovery.What they find defies their imaginations and mocks their attempts at logical explanatio
In the middle of the South Pacific, a thousand feet below the surface of the water, a huge spaceship is discovered resting on the ocean floor...Rushed to the scene is a group of American scientists who descend together into the depths of the sea to investigate this astonishing discovery.What they find defies their imaginations and mocks their attempts at logical explanation. It is a spaceship of phenomenal dimensions, apparently undamaged from its fall from the sky. And, most startling, it appears to at least three hundred years old...-Copied from dustjacket flap
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1838364.0,Split Images,1981,3.72,1221.0,99.0,,,Elmore Leonard,"When Detroit homicide detective Byran Hurd takes a vacation in Palm Beach, he finds that a gun-collecting millionaire and a bitter ex-cop have already brought Motown to Florida. Reprint.",282.0,209.0,538.0,408.0,51.0,15.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1189022739l/1838364.jpg,-0.436298387824245,0.573333333333333
1409966.0,Spy Story,1974,3.8,718.0,28.0,Secret File,6,Len Deighton,"An attempted murder, the defection of a highly placed KGB official, and an explosive nuclear submarine chase beneath the Arctic Ocean seem to have little connection to one another. But they are the sparks that propel Pat Armstrong -- also known as Harry Palmer -- into the heart of a brutal East-West power play. And when Armstrong returns to his own apartment -- where someo
An attempted murder, the defection of a highly placed KGB official, and an explosive nuclear submarine chase beneath the Arctic Ocean seem to have little connection to one another. But they are the sparks that propel Pat Armstrong -- also known as Harry Palmer -- into the heart of a brutal East-West power play. And when Armstrong returns to his own apartment -- where someone who looks and dresses just like him has taken up his identity -- we are drawn into the world of spies and counterspies, plots and counterplots, that is Len Deighton's unbeatable trademark.From the Paperback edition.
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1360681.0,The Stand,1978,4.34,536359.0,16247.0,,,Stephen King,"Arguably the greatest horror novel ever written by the greatest horror novelist, this is a true Modern Classic that was first published in 1978, and then re-published in 1990, complete and unabridged, with 150,000 words cut from the first edition restored, and now accompanied by unusual and imaginative line art. The total copies for both editions, in hardcover and paperbac
Arguably the greatest horror novel ever written by the greatest horror novelist, this is a true Modern Classic that was first published in 1978, and then re-published in 1990, complete and unabridged, with 150,000 words cut from the first edition restored, and now accompanied by unusual and imaginative line art. The total copies for both editions, in hardcover and paperback, exceeds 4 million worldwide.The Stand is a truly terrifying reading experience, and became a four-part mini-series that memorably brought to life the cast of characters and layers of story from the novel. It is an apocalyptic vision of the world, when a deadly virus runs amok around the globe. But that lethal virus is almost benign compared to the satanic force gathering minions from those still alive to destroy humanity and create a world populated by evil.Stephen King is a brilliant storyteller who has the uncanny gift of putting ordinary people in extraordinary circumstances, giving readers an experience that chills and thrills on every page.
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34993.0,The Sum of All Fears,1991,4.01,50637.0,662.0,Jack Ryan Universe,7,Tom Clancy,"How do you save the United States President from himself What if the President is incompetent to deal with the greatest crisis of all Jack Ryan never thought he would have to ask those questions as, the world order changing, he prepares the ground for the Middle Eastern peace plan that, at last, might be the one to work.But too many groups have invested too much blood. S
How do you save the United States President from himself What if the President is incompetent to deal with the greatest crisis of all Jack Ryan never thought he would have to ask those questions as, the world order changing, he prepares the ground for the Middle Eastern peace plan that, at last, might be the one to work.But too many groups have invested too much blood. Shunned by their erstwhile Soviet sponsors, increasingly isolated by the realignment of the Mideast, these terrorists have one more desperate card to play, requiring a degree of ruthlessness never before seen. With one terrible act, the world is plunged into an instant nuclear crisis -- and the floundering President is plunged into the ultimate nightmare. Forces collide. Shots are exchanged. What had seemed to be an isolated and horrible incident appears to each side as the incendiary mischief of the other. With the world poised on the brink of nuclear war, Ryan and his FBI counterpart, Dan Murray, frantically seek a solution before the chiefs of state lose control of themselves -- and the world.
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6439138.0,Tex,1979,3.82,9608.0,404.0,,,S.E. Hinton,"Easygoing and reckless Tex likes everyone and everything, especially his horse, Negrito, and Johnny Collins's blue-eyed sister, Jamie. Life with his older brother, Mason, would be just about perfect if only Mace would stop complaining about Pop, who hasn't been home in five months. While Mason worries about paying the bills and getting a basketball scholarship--his ticket
Easygoing and reckless Tex likes everyone and everything, especially his horse, Negrito, and Johnny Collins's blue-eyed sister, Jamie. Life with his older brother, Mason, would be just about perfect if only Mace would stop complaining about Pop, who hasn't been home in five months. While Mason worries about paying the bills and getting a basketball scholarship--his ticket out of Oklahoma--Tex just seems to attract trouble. Can he find a way to keep things together when everything seems to be falling apart
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1492330.0,To The Last Man: A Story of the Pleasant Valley War,1921,3.77,615.0,34.0,,,Zane Grey,"This is the classic story of a deadly feud between cattlemen and sheepherders in the Tonto Basin of Arizona in the years years of the 1800s that gave substance to one of the legendary conflicts of the West. It's also the story of the fateful romance between Jean Isbel, son of a cattleman, and Ellen Jorth, daughter of a sheep rancher.",288.0,154.0,208.0,215.0,31.0,7.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1312020154l/1492330.jpg,-0.262500013083323,0.59
1076258.0,Trinity's Child,1983,3.9,105.0,10.0,,,William Prochnau,"Librarian's Note: this is an alternate published edition with the ISBN 10: 0722170335 Kazaklis and Moreau had flown countless missions together aboard their B-52, simulating nuclear bombing runs in anticipation of the doomsday command that somehow never came.There had been false alarms, of course: computer malfunctions, straying airliners, even flocks of geese showing up o
Librarian's Note: this is an alternate published edition with the ISBN 10: 0722170335 Kazaklis and Moreau had flown countless missions together aboard their B-52, simulating nuclear bombing runs in anticipation of the doomsday command that somehow never came.There had been false alarms, of course: computer malfunctions, straying airliners, even flocks of geese showing up on radar as inbound waves of missiles. But by a miracle no-one had taken that final, irrevocable step. Until now.
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940998.0,Vampire$,1990,3.76,2741.0,179.0,,,John Steakley,"The cult classic is backfor fans who like their vampire hunters hard-boiled. You don't just kill vampires for the moneyyou do it for the satisfaction. You do it because somebody has to. You do it no matter what it does to you. And you drinka lot. Some jobs just suck. This one bites.But nobody does it better than Jack Crow, the leader of VAMPIRE$ Inc. His crack team of hun

The cult classic is backfor fans who like their vampire hunters hard-boiled.
You don't just kill vampires for the moneyyou do it for the satisfaction. You do it because somebody has to. You do it no matter what it does to you. And you drinka lot. Some jobs just suck. This one bites.But nobody does it better than Jack Crow, the leader of VAMPIRE$ Inc. His crack team of hunters takes down the blood suckers with a lethal combination of cojones and crossbows.After members of Jack's team are ambushed and slaughtered, however, the survivors need to rethink their strategy. With a new recruit from the Vatican a priest who's not afraid to wield a stakeand a sharpshooter loaded up with silver bullets, it's payback time. The only problem is that the vampires have no intention of going down easy. They have their own hit listand Jack Crow's name is scrawled in blood right at the top.
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85421.0,A Walk to Remember,1999,4.16,595764.0,12077.0,,,Nicholas Sparks,There was a time when the world was sweeter,240.0,280071.0,179992.0,99273.0,25253.0,11175.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1420818280l/85421.jpg,1.09312730989587,0.72
4594418.0,The War Of The Roses,1981,3.43,614.0,85.0,The War of the Roses,1,Warren Adler,"The War of the Roses has over time emerged as a synonym for modern divorce and its emotional aftershock. Since its publication it has spawned numerous film and stage adaptations, endless discourse on the dynamics of divorce as well as becoming part of the legal jargon describing the proceedings that follow. Adler's iconic tale takes us from suburban bliss to an incessant t
The War of the Roses has over time emerged as a synonym for modern divorce and its emotional aftershock. Since its publication it has spawned numerous film and stage adaptations, endless discourse on the dynamics of divorce as well as becoming part of the legal jargon describing the proceedings that follow. Adler's iconic tale takes us from suburban bliss to an incessant territorial battle. Jonathan and Barbara Rose are at first glance the perfect couple. Jonathan has a stable law career; Barbara is an aspiring gourmet entrepreneur with a promising p",263.0,119.0,165.0,221.0,80.0,29.0,https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/book/blank-133x176-8b769f39ba6687a82d2eef30bdf46977.jpg,-1.4443289613216,0.476666666666667
22599115.0,Watership Down,1972,4.07,343436.0,11871.0,Watership Down,1,Richard  Adams,"Set in England's Downs, a once idyllic rural landscape, this stirring tale of adventure, courage and survival follows a band of very special creatures on their flight from the intrusion of man and the certain destruction of their home. Led by a stouthearted pair of friends, they journey forth from their native Sandleford Warren through the harrowing trials posed by predato
Set in England's Downs, a once idyllic rural landscape, this stirring tale of adventure, courage and survival follows a band of very special creatures on their flight from the intrusion of man and the certain destruction of their home. Led by a stouthearted pair of friends, they journey forth from their native Sandleford Warren through the harrowing trials posed by predators and adversaries, to a mysterious promised land and a more perfect society.
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19542.0,Where the Wild Things Are,1963,4.22,720660.0,10654.0,,36,Maurice Sendak,"Where the Wild Things Are is fifty years old! Let the wild rumpus with Max and all the wild things continue as this classic comes to life as never before with new reproductions of Maurice Sendak's artwork. Astonishing state-of-the-art technology faithfully captures the color and detail of the original illustrations. Sendak himself enthusiastically endorsed this impressive
Where the Wild Things Are is fifty years old! Let the wild rumpus with Max and all the wild things continue as this classic comes to life as never before with new reproductions of Maurice Sendak's artwork. Astonishing state-of-the-art technology faithfully captures the color and detail of the original illustrations. Sendak himself enthusiastically endorsed this impressive new interpretation of his art before his death in May 2012. Winner of the 1964 Caldecott Medal for the Most Distinguished Picture Book of the Year, Where the Wild Things Are became an iconic book that has inspired a movie, an opera, and the imagination of generations. It continues to be one of the best loved books of all time the world over, by the one and only Maurice Sendak.Supports the Common Core State Standards
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5506983.0,White Fang,1906,3.96,130165.0,3829.0,,,Jack London,"White Fang is part dog and part wolf, and the lone survivor of his family. In his lonely world, he soon learns to follow the harsh law of the North--kill or be killed. But nothing in White Fang's life can prepare him for the cruel owner who turns him into a vicious killer. Will White Fang ever know the kindness of a gentle master",272.0,43747.0,48030.0,30057.0,6380.0,1951.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1394388743l/5506983.jpg,0.397933810932182,0.653333333333333
312490.0,Who Censored Roger Rabbit?,1981,3.7,1927.0,242.0,Roger Rabbit,1,Gary K. Wolf,,214.0,403.0,745.0,617.0,128.0,34.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1368570274l/312490.jpg,-0.505817737720614,0.566666666666667
591227.0,Wonder Boys,1995,3.93,31533.0,1831.0,,,Michael Chabon,"In his first novel since The Mysteries of Pittsburgh, Chabon presents a hilarious and heartbreaking work--the story of the friendship between the eponymous ""wonder boys""--Grady, an aging writer who has lost his way, and Tripp, whose relentless debauchery is capsizing his career.",368.0,8878.0,13806.0,6992.0,1497.0,360.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1176081271l/591227.jpg,0.293654786087629,0.643333333333333
526390.0,Wuthering Heights,1847,3.84,1151842.0,30469.0,,,Emily Bront,"Considered lurid and shocking by mid-19th-century standards, Wuthering Heights was initially thought to be such a publishing risk that its author, Emily Bront",248.0,405724.0,355039.0,244163.0,94688.0,52228.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1328867662l/526390.jpg,-0.0191822884460323,0.613333333333333
90411.0,Captain Alatriste,1996,3.67,10516.0,679.0,Las aventuras del capit,1,Arturo P,"""It is the height of Spain's celebrated golden century - but beyond the walls of the Royal Palace there is little on the streets of Madrid that glitters. The Invincible Armada has been defeated. The shadow of the Inquisition looms large. And the Thirty Years' War rages on in Flanders. When a courageous soldier of this war, Captain Diego Alatriste, is forced to retire after
""It is the height of Spain's celebrated golden century - but beyond the walls of the Royal Palace there is little on the streets of Madrid that glitters. The Invincible Armada has been defeated. The shadow of the Inquisition looms large. And the Thirty Years' War rages on in Flanders. When a courageous soldier of this war, Captain Diego Alatriste, is forced to retire after being wounded in battle, he returns home to live the comparatively tame - though hardly quiet - life of a swordsman-for-hire. In this dangerous city where a thrust of steel settles all matters, there is no stronger blade than Alatriste's."" The captain is approached with an offer of work that involves giving a scare to some strangers soon to arrive in Madrid. But on the night of the attack, it becomes clear that these aren't ordinary travelers - and that someone is out for their blood. What happens next is the first in a series of riveting twists, with implications that will reverberate throughout the courts of Europe""No era el hombre m",253.0,2227.0,4005.0,3158.0,875.0,251.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1309199746l/90411.jpg,-0.610096762565168,0.556666666666667
1104713.0,Air America: The Explosive Inside Story Of The CIA's Supersecret Airline,1985,3.92,164.0,8.0,,,Christopher Robbins,"Here is the incredible inside story of the world's most extraordinary covert operation - Air America, a secret airline run by the CIA, which at its height had the biggest commercial airfleet in the world.Air America flew the missions no one else would touch, from General Claire Chennault's legendary Flying Tigers to two brutal decades cruising over the bomb-savaged jungles
Here is the incredible inside story of the world's most extraordinary covert operation - Air America, a secret airline run by the CIA, which at its height had the biggest commercial airfleet in the world.Air America flew the missions no one else would touch, from General Claire Chennault's legendary Flying Tigers to two brutal decades cruising over the bomb-savaged jungles of Southeast Asia. Their pilotsdared all, did all - a high-rolling, fast-playing bunch of has-beens and hell-raisers whose motto was ""Anything, Anywhere Anytime"". Whether it was delivering food and weapons or spooks and opium, Air America was one airline where you didn't need reservations - just a hell of a lot of courage and a willingness to fly to the bitter end.
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525818.0,Alice Adams,1921,3.63,3769.0,266.0,,,Booth Tarkington,"Alice Adams, the daughter of middle-class parents, wants desperately to belong with the people of ""high society"" who live in her town. Ultimately, her ambitions are tempered by the realities of her situation, which she learns to accept with grace and style. Alice's resiliency of spirit makes her one of Booth Tarkington's most compelling characters. A fascinating story that
Alice Adams, the daughter of middle-class parents, wants desperately to belong with the people of ""high society"" who live in her town. Ultimately, her ambitions are tempered by the realities of her situation, which she learns to accept with grace and style. Alice's resiliency of spirit makes her one of Booth Tarkington's most compelling characters. A fascinating story that won the Pulitzer Prize. This publication from Boomer Books is specially designed and typeset for comfortable reading.
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5527.0,All the King's Men,1946,4.09,51465.0,2312.0,,,Robert Penn Warren,"More than just a classic political novel, Warren",439.0,21015.0,18110.0,9094.0,2345.0,901.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1342193852l/5527.jpg,0.84980958525858,0.696666666666667
635719.0,All the Pretty Horses,1992,3.98,83615.0,5422.0,The Border Trilogy,1,Cormac McCarthy,"The national bestseller and the first volume in Cormac McCarthy's Border Trilogy, All the Pretty Horses is the tale of John Grady Cole, who at sixteen finds himself at the end of a long line of Texas ranchers, cut off from the only life he has ever imagined for himself.",302.0,28111.0,33393.0,16159.0,4317.0,1635.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1327196772l/635719.jpg,0.467453160828551,0.66
131793.0,An American Dream,1965,3.46,3031.0,222.0,,,Norman Mailer,"Stephen Rojack is a decorated war hero, a former Congressman, and a certified public intellectual with his own television show. He is also married to the very rich, very beautiful, and utterly amoral Deborah Caughlin Kelly. But one night, in the prime of his existence, he hears the moon talking to him on the terrace of a fashionable New York high-rise, and it is urging him
Stephen Rojack is a decorated war hero, a former Congressman, and a certified public intellectual with his own television show. He is also married to the very rich, very beautiful, and utterly amoral Deborah Caughlin Kelly. But one night, in the prime of his existence, he hears the moon talking to him on the terrace of a fashionable New York high-rise, and it is urging him to kill himself. It is almost as a defense against that infinitely seductive voice that Rojack murders his wife.In this wild battering ram of a novel, which was originally published to vast controversy in 1965, Norman Mailer creates a character who might be a fictional precursor of the philosopher-killer he would later profile in The Executioner's Song. As Rojack runs amok through the city in which he was once a privileged citizen, Mailer peels away the layers of our social norms to reveal a world of pure appetite and relentless cruelty. Sensual, horrifying, and informed by a vision that is one part Nietzsche, one part de Sade, and one part Charlie Parker, An American Dream grabs the reader by the throat and refuses to let go.
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1617171.0,The Americanization of Emily,1959,3.61,23.0,0.0,,,William Bradford Huie,"A cynical American naval officer is assigned a lovely young English widow as his driver in this comedy set in London during World War II. Despite their differences they fall in love, but his superiors seem to have nasty plans for him involving D-day!",0.0,6.0,4.0,11.0,2.0,0.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1449620324l/1617171.jpg,-0.818654812254275,0.536666666666667
59766.0,Amerika: The Man Who Disappeared,1927,3.75,19870.0,783.0,,,Franz Kafka,"Michael Hofmann's startlingly visceral and immediate translation revives Kafka's great comedy, and captures a new Kafka, free from Prague and loose in the new world, a Kafka shot through with light in this highly charged and enormously nuanced translation. Kafka began the first of his three novels in 1911, but like the others, Amerika remained unfinished, and perhaps, as K
Michael Hofmann's startlingly visceral and immediate translation revives Kafka's great comedy, and captures a new Kafka, free from Prague and loose in the new world, a Kafka shot through with light in this highly charged and enormously nuanced translation. Kafka began the first of his three novels in 1911, but like the others, Amerika remained unfinished, and perhaps, as Klaus Mann suggested, ""necessarily endless."" Karl Rossman, the youthful hero of the novel, ""a poor boy of seventeen,"" has been banished by his parents to America, following a scandal. There, with unquenchable optimism, he throws himself into adventure after misadventure, and experiences multiply as he makes his way into the heart of the country, to The Great Nature Theater of Oklahoma. In creating this new translation, Hofmann, as he explains in his introduction, returned to the manuscript version of the book, restoring matters of substance and detail. Fragments which have never before been presented in English are now reinstated including the book's original ""ending.""The San Francisco Chronicle said Hofmann",218.0,4780.0,7467.0,5827.0,1457.0,339.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1348386840l/59766.jpg,-0.332019362979692,0.583333333333333
293101.0,The Amityville Horror,1977,3.84,94060.0,1971.0,,,Jay Anson,"On December 18, 1975, a young family of five moved into their new home, complete with finished basement, swimming pool, and boathouse. Twenty-eight days later, they fled in terror, leaving most of their belongings behind.The fantastic story of their experiences was widely publicized on network television, newspapers, and national magazines. But the Lutz family never disclo
On December 18, 1975, a young family of five moved into their new home, complete with finished basement, swimming pool, and boathouse. Twenty-eight days later, they fled in terror, leaving most of their belongings behind.The fantastic story of their experiences was widely publicized on network television, newspapers, and national magazines. But the Lutz family never disclosed the full details to the media. Now, their own carefully-reconstructed memories",315.0,31033.0,28399.0,25200.0,7247.0,2181.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1306079371l/293101.jpg,-0.0191822884460323,0.613333333333333
42695.0,The Angry Hills,1955,3.66,1494.0,75.0,,,Leon Uris,"A writer moves to Greece just as the Nazis invade, and he soon becomes a pawn in a dangerous game of espionage After the death of his wife, Mike Morrison arrives in Greece simply to receive an inheritance and come to grips with his grief. But it's a bad time to nurse his sorrow--it's the beginning of World War II, and the German army storms the country before Morrison can
A writer moves to Greece just as the Nazis invade, and he soon becomes a pawn in a dangerous game of espionage After the death of his wife, Mike Morrison arrives in Greece simply to receive an inheritance and come to grips with his grief. But it's a bad time to nurse his sorrow--it's the beginning of World War II, and the German army storms the country before Morrison can leave. He's soon caught in a complicated cat-and-mouse game with Gestapo officers, British spies, and the Greek resistance movement. At the mercy of strangers, Morrison has to learn who to trust--and who to love. Leon Uris's fast-paced second novel draws from the diaries of an uncle who served in Greece during World War II. It was made into a film in 1959 starring Robert Mitchum. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Leon Uris including rare photos from the author's estate.
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2373336.0,Un animal dou,1967,3.84,769.0,35.0,,,Robert Merle,,505.0,201.0,318.0,190.0,47.0,13.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1328260649l/2373336.jpg,-0.0191822884460323,0.613333333333333
2297934.0,Apache Rising,1957,3.4,5.0,1.0,,,Marvin H. Albert,"paperback book - The cover clearly reads ""Marvin Albert"" - he used both Marvin and Marvin H. depending on ",0.0,0.0,3.0,1.0,1.0,0.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1289427311l/2297934.jpg,-1.54860798616615,0.466666666666667
4858198.0,A Job for Jenny,0,3.4,5.0,0.0,,,Faith Baldwin,"Twenty-year-old Jenny Newton has just been promoted as secretary to the shipyard manager. And as is often the case, she is mildly infatuated with her boss. Justice Hathaway is tall, dark, and handsome -- and married. So when Jenny learns that her boss is trysting her married sister Ede, she decides that the sisterly thing to do is to divert the cad's interest. She'll make
Twenty-year-old Jenny Newton has just been promoted as secretary to the shipyard manager. And as is often the case, she is mildly infatuated with her boss. Justice Hathaway is tall, dark, and handsome -- and married. So when Jenny learns that her boss is trysting her married sister Ede, she decides that the sisterly thing to do is to divert the cad's interest. She'll make herself as attractive and agreeable to Justice as possible. But what should be a booby trap turns out to be a ticking bomb . . .
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203073.0,The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz,1959,3.71,7307.0,245.0,,,Mordecai Richler,"From Mordecai Richler, one of our greatest satirists, comes one of literature's most delightful characters, Duddy Kravitz -- in a novel that belongs in the pantheon of seminal twentieth century books.  Duddy -- the third generation of a Jewish immigrant family in Montreal -- is combative, amoral, scheming, a liar, and totally hilarious. From his street days tormenting teac
From Mordecai Richler, one of our greatest satirists, comes one of literature's most delightful characters, Duddy Kravitz -- in a novel that belongs in the pantheon of seminal twentieth century books.  Duddy -- the third generation of a Jewish immigrant family in Montreal -- is combative, amoral, scheming, a liar, and totally hilarious. From his street days tormenting teachers at the Jewish academy to his time hustling four jobs at once in a grand plan to ""be somebody,"" Duddy learns about living -- and the lesson is an outrageous roller-coaster ride through the human comedy. As Richler turns his blistering commentary on love, money, and politics, The Apprenticeship Of Duddy Kravitz becomes a lesson for us all...in laughter and in life.
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322007.0,Asking for Trouble,2001,3.62,7936.0,434.0,,,Elizabeth Young,"Unmarried, thirty-year-old Sophy Metcalfe told a little white lie to soothe her nagging mother. The white lies name was ""Dominic,"" the ideal boyfriend: charming, successful, the kind of prospective son-in-law that would make any mother proud. But now that Sophy's thin and beautiful sister, Belinda, is getting married, Dominic is going to have to make an appearance in the f
Unmarried, thirty-year-old Sophy Metcalfe told a little white lie to soothe her nagging mother. The white lies name was ""Dominic,"" the ideal boyfriend: charming, successful, the kind of prospective son-in-law that would make any mother proud. But now that Sophy's thin and beautiful sister, Belinda, is getting married, Dominic is going to have to make an appearance in the flesh -- which should be a pretty neat trick ... since the genuine article vanished from Sophy's life after a single, singularly unmemorable evening. So she resorts to a very drastic measure -- aka Josh Carmichael, the escort she hires at the very last minute, sight unseen.But the trouble with white lies is that they tend to multiply. The trouble with rugged, too-sexy, and independent Josh is ... well, that Sophy's actually beginning to like him! Even if they make it through the Wedding Day from Hell together -- with its new intrigues, old flames, and all-too-familiar faces -- there's the night that follows... and, of course, the morning after. And that could end up being the biggest trouble of all!A hip, witty, and freshly fantastic delight, Asking for Trouble is the most hilarious and knowing novel to make the scene since Bridget Jones first set pen to paper to record her most intimate innermost thoughts.
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187060.0,Auntie Mame: An Irreverent Escapade,1955,4.08,7499.0,903.0,Auntie Mame,1,Patrick Dennis,"Wildly successful when it was first published in 1955, Patrick Dennis' Auntie Mame sold over two million copies and stayed put on the New York Times bestseller list for 112 weeks. It was made into a play, a Broadway as well as a Hollywood musical, and a fabulous movie starring Rosalind Russell. Since then, Mame has taken her rightful place in the pantheon of Great and Impo
Wildly successful when it was first published in 1955, Patrick Dennis' Auntie Mame sold over two million copies and stayed put on the New York Times bestseller list for 112 weeks. It was made into a play, a Broadway as well as a Hollywood musical, and a fabulous movie starring Rosalind Russell. Since then, Mame has taken her rightful place in the pantheon of Great and Important People as the world's most beloved, madcap, devastatingly sophisticated, and glamorous aunt. She is impossible to resist, and this hilarious story of an orphaned ten-year-old boy sent to live with his aunt is as delicious a read in the twenty-first century as it was in the 1950s.
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2078305.0,An Awfully Big Adventure,1989,3.62,928.0,102.0,,,Beryl Bainbridge,"This provocative and compelling novel by one of Britian's leading writers tells the darkly humorous tale of Stella, a star-struck, teenaged actress caught in the backstage intrigue of a 1950s Liverpool theater repertory company. Stella romances the director of a production of Peter Pan with consequences that would be uproariously funny if they were not so dire. The play be
This provocative and compelling novel by one of Britian's leading writers tells the darkly humorous tale of Stella, a star-struck, teenaged actress caught in the backstage intrigue of a 1950s Liverpool theater repertory company. Stella romances the director of a production of Peter Pan with consequences that would be uproariously funny if they were not so dire. The play becomes a metaphor for the darker side of youth as Stella is drawn into very adult mayhem.
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1868821.0,Back Street,1931,3.67,66.0,12.0,,,Fannie Hurst,"Ray Schimdt was a young woman of style, grace and feminine charm. At eighteen, she met Water Saxel and knew with finality that she could never deny him.If she had kept their appointment that fateful Sunday morning, would it have changed anything Would she have become his wife in spite of their different backgrounds Or had she always been destined to be only his mistress
Ray Schimdt was a young woman of style, grace and feminine charm. At eighteen, she met Water Saxel and knew with finality that she could never deny him.If she had kept their appointment that fateful Sunday morning, would it have changed anything Would she have become his wife in spite of their different backgrounds Or had she always been destined to be only his mistress True, his beloved mistress, but forever hidden away on the back streets of his life. Waiting, until he could get away from his wife, his family, his business and come to her warm embrace ...A bitter-sweet novel of poignancy, power and passion, Back Street is a classic story. It is one of the great bestsellers of all time.
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373687.0,Baise-Moi,1999,3.39,1297.0,105.0,,,Virginie Despentes,"Baise-Moi is one of the most controversial French novels of recent years, a punk fantasy that takes female rage to its outer limits. Now the basis for a hit underground film which was banned in France, Baise-Moi is a searing story of two women on a rampage that is part Thelma and Louise, part Viking conquest. Manu and Nadine have had all they can take. Manu has been brutal
Baise-Moi is one of the most controversial French novels of recent years, a punk fantasy that takes female rage to its outer limits. Now the basis for a hit underground film which was banned in France, Baise-Moi is a searing story of two women on a rampage that is part Thelma and Louise, part Viking conquest. Manu and Nadine have had all they can take. Manu has been brutally raped, and determines it's not worth leaving anything precious lying vulnerable -- including her very self. She teams up with Nadine, a nihilist who watches pornography incessantly, and they enact their own version of les vols et les viols (rape and pillage) -- they lure men sexually, use them up, then rob and kill them. Drawing from the spiky cadences of the Sex Pistols and the murderous eroticism of Georges Bataille or Dennis Cooper, Baise-Moi is a shocking, accomplished, and truly unforgettable novel.
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4835532.0,The Bait,1968,3.55,78.0,8.0,Christie Opara,1,Dorothy Uhnak,"In this Edgar Award-winning debut novel, a dedicated cop becomes the ultimate prey when a serial killer gets out on bailIt begins when New York Police Department Detective Second-Grade Christie Opara arrests a man on the subway for indecent exposure. Within hours, Murray Rogoff, a burly giant, his crazed stare concealed behind thick glasses, is out on bail. Soon after, the
In this Edgar Award-winning debut novel, a dedicated cop becomes the ultimate prey when a serial killer gets out on bailIt begins when New York Police Department Detective Second-Grade Christie Opara arrests a man on the subway for indecent exposure. Within hours, Murray Rogoff, a burly giant, his crazed stare concealed behind thick glasses, is out on bail. Soon after, the body of a young dancer is found stashed behind the stairway of a Bronx apartment building. The girl was brutally raped and strangled, and a clue links her with two previous murders. The killer takes a signature trophy: a hacked-off lock of the victim's hair. A few days later, Christie starts to get strange, late-night phone calls. Although Rogoff never spoke when he was in lock-up, the detective's instincts tell her that Rogoff's the serial killer they're hunting. With the reluctant approval of her boss, Assistant District Attorney Casey Reardon, Christie prepares to become the bait of a deadly psychopath.This ebook features an illustrated biography of Dorothy Uhnak including rare images from the author's estate.
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314245.0,The Beast Within,1981,3.6,168.0,17.0,,,Edward Levy,"A fast-paced horror story. The Beast Within is a classic horror tale guaranteed to haunt your dreams.Prepare to meet the beast within. A lonely wife cheats. A brutal husband gets revenge. A not-so-innocent stranger hears a cellar door scrape shutand begins 20 years of indescribable horror, chained in total darkness, feeding on live rats and human flesh, becoming himself th
A fast-paced horror story. The Beast Within is a classic horror tale guaranteed to haunt your dreams.Prepare to meet the beast within. A lonely wife cheats. A brutal husband gets revenge. A not-so-innocent stranger hears a cellar door scrape shutand begins 20 years of indescribable horror, chained in total darkness, feeding on live rats and human flesh, becoming himself the nightmare creature that lurks within us all...
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997335.0,Beau Geste,1924,4.0,2814.0,150.0,Beau Geste,1,P.C. Wren,"French Legionnaires find one of their fortresses manned by dead men. Who could have done it A flashback unravels the mystery of the three English Geste brothers. A classic, rip-roaring tale of adventure.",367.0,976.0,1020.0,679.0,112.0,27.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1328808037l/997335.jpg,0.53697251072492,0.666666666666667
1754747.0,The BFG,1982,4.22,309424.0,9096.0,,,Roald Dahl,"When little Sophie is snatched out of her bed in the dead of night by the BFG she fears the worst, but unlike his grisly neighbours the Bloodbottler and the Fleshlumpeater, the Big Friendly Giant is a dream maker and not a man-eater. Together they go on a roller-coaster of an adventure to prevent the brutish giants from gobbling up any more human beans.",224.0,148439.0,99041.0,48410.0,9492.0,4042.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1333228788l/1754747.jpg,1.30168535958498,0.74
166912.0,The Big Clock,1946,3.82,1749.0,178.0,,,Kenneth Fearing,"George Stroud is a hard-drinking, tough-talking, none-too-scrupulous writer for a New York media conglomerate that bears a striking resemblance to Time, Inc. in the heyday of Henry Luce. One day, before heading home to his wife in the suburbs, Stroud has a drink with Pauline, the beautiful girlfriend of his boss, Earl Janoth. Things happen. The next day Stroud escorts Paul
George Stroud is a hard-drinking, tough-talking, none-too-scrupulous writer for a New York media conglomerate that bears a striking resemblance to Time, Inc. in the heyday of Henry Luce. One day, before heading home to his wife in the suburbs, Stroud has a drink with Pauline, the beautiful girlfriend of his boss, Earl Janoth. Things happen. The next day Stroud escorts Pauline home, leaving her off at the corner just as Janoth returns from a trip. The day after that, Pauline is found murdered in her apartment.Janoth knows there was one witness to his entry into Pauline",175.0,424.0,743.0,448.0,104.0,30.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1320459570l/166912.jpg,-0.0887016383424013,0.606666666666667
778667.0,The Big Fisherman,1948,4.1,1318.0,68.0,,,Lloyd C. Douglas,"It was a calm, early summer noon in the southern mountains of Arabia. Sheltering the King's well-guarded domain, a mile above and a dozen miles east of the Dead Sea, motionless masses of neighbourly white clouds hung suspended from a remote blue ceiling. There had been an unusually heavy snowfall in the winter, not only upon the King's land but throughout the country. It w
It was a calm, early summer noon in the southern mountains of Arabia. Sheltering the King's well-guarded domain, a mile above and a dozen miles east of the Dead Sea, motionless masses of neighbourly white clouds hung suspended from a remote blue ceiling. There had been an unusually heavy snowfall in the winter, not only upon the King's land but throughout the country. It was going to be a prosperous season for everybody. Intertribal jangling and discontent would be reduced to a minimum. 
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1135284.0,Big Trouble,1999,3.82,12245.0,691.0,,,Dave Barry,"The humorist offers a fiction debut that describes the lives of the troubled denizens of Coconut Grove, including a career-threatened adman, an alcoholic embezzler dodging a couple of hit men, and their dysfunctional families.",255.0,3388.0,4540.0,3257.0,844.0,216.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1387729589l/1135284.jpg,-0.0887016383424013,0.606666666666667
871284.0,Billy Bathgate,1989,3.79,5953.0,354.0,,,E.L. Doctorow,"In 1930's New York, Billy Bathgate, a fifteen-year-old highschool dropout, has captured the attention of infamous gangster Dutch Schultz, who lures the boy into his world of racketeering. The product of an East Bronx upbringing by his half-crazy Irish Catholic mother, after his Jewish father left them long ago, Billy is captivated by the world of money, sex, and high socie
In 1930's New York, Billy Bathgate, a fifteen-year-old highschool dropout, has captured the attention of infamous gangster Dutch Schultz, who lures the boy into his world of racketeering. The product of an East Bronx upbringing by his half-crazy Irish Catholic mother, after his Jewish father left them long ago, Billy is captivated by the world of money, sex, and high society the charismatic Schultz has to offer. But it is also a world of extortion, brutality, and murder, where Billy finds himself involved in a dangerous affair with Schultz's girlfriend.Relive this story through the title character's driving narrative, a child's thoughts and feelings filtered through the sensibilities of an adult, and the result is E.L. Doctorow's most convincing and appealing portrayal of a young boy's life. Converging mythology and history, one of America's most admired authors has captured the romance of gangsters and criminal enterprise that continues to fascinate the American psyche today.
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401921.0,The Black Rose,1945,4.09,1111.0,105.0,,,Thomas B. Costain,"By stated by the author, this story ""grows out of a legend, a most beguiling and romantic legened which is found in a very few old English histories"".""Solid in its facts, colorful and romantic...a rich and remarkable historical tapestry."" Quote from Christian Science Monitor"".",401.0,414.0,431.0,222.0,35.0,9.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1387704338l/401921.jpg,0.84980958525858,0.696666666666667
272895.0,The Black Stallion,1989,4.19,65594.0,1118.0,The Black Stallion,1,Walter Farley,"Published originally in 1941, this book is about a young boy, Alec Ramsay who finds a wild black stallion at a small Arabian port on the Red Sea. Between the black stallion and young boy, a strange understanding grew that you lead them through untold dangers as they journeyed to America. Nor could Alec understand that his adventures with the black stallion would capture th
Published originally in 1941, this book is about a young boy, Alec Ramsay who finds a wild black stallion at a small Arabian port on the Red Sea. Between the black stallion and young boy, a strange understanding grew that you lead them through untold dangers as they journeyed to America. Nor could Alec understand that his adventures with the black stallion would capture the interest of an entire nation.
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4640856.0,Black Sunday,1971,3.6,7450.0,211.0,,,Thomas   Harris,"The lives of 80,000 people gathered for Superbowl Sunday in New Orleans are threatened by a diabolical group of international terrorists. Spellbinding, fast-paced suspense is guaranteed once again from the acclaimed author of Silence of the Lambs.",318.0,1426.0,2591.0,2600.0,667.0,166.0,https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/book/blank-133x176-8b769f39ba6687a82d2eef30bdf46977.jpg,-0.853414487202459,0.533333333333333
1267126.0,Blackbeard's Ghost,1965,3.26,66.0,10.0,Blackbeard's Ghost,1,Ben Stahl,"Blackbeard, probably the most idealized pirate of all time, is inadvertently raised from the dead by the two teenage boys of this story. Either tradition carved out an undeserved reputation for him, or his personality faded over the ages, but this folksy apparition seems to be missing his old swashbuckle. The prologue blends some facts about Blackbeard's last days, protect
Blackbeard, probably the most idealized pirate of all time, is inadvertently raised from the dead by the two teenage boys of this story. Either tradition carved out an undeserved reputation for him, or his personality faded over the ages, but this folksy apparition seems to be missing his old swashbuckle. The prologue blends some facts about Blackbeard's last days, protected by the Governor of the Carolinas until his undoing by the Governor of Virginia, with a tale about a tavern built by the pirate and his crew. When the old tavern is to be torn down and replaced by a gas station, J.D. Jones and Hank Obertuffer poke around in the rubble and find an old incantation which they read aloud at a mock seance. The spectral old salt makes his appearance, and rants about town until he gets to repossess the tavern, and thereby avenge his betrayal. Blackbeard emerges as a greasy looking fellow, with an underlay of bluster rather than fire. The boys, who seem too young for their high school classes, have tedious wise-cracking, ungrammatical conversations. The author has included a number of paintings in his widely popular Saturday Evening Post style. -Kirkus Reviews
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2702246.0,The Blank Wall,1947,3.84,472.0,89.0,,,Elisabeth Sanxay Holding,"A suburban matron, harassed by wartime domestic problems - her husband is overseas - finds herself implicated in the murder of her young daughter's extremely unattractive beau. This novel is about maternal love and about the heroine's relationship with those around her, especially her children and her maid.",231.0,108.0,214.0,117.0,31.0,2.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1327205633l/2702246.jpg,-0.0191822884460323,0.613333333333333
407235.0,Blood Brother,1947,4.29,48.0,13.0,,,Elliott Arnold,"A classic of Southwestern literature and the basis for the highly acclaimed 1950 film, Broken Arrow, Blood Brother is ""a history in fiction form, of the Southwest . . . following the adventures of Cochise, noted chief of the Chiricahua Apaches, and Tom Jeffords, famous peace maker and Indian agent.""-Library Journal",454.0,27.0,12.0,6.0,2.0,1.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1348956670l/407235.jpg,1.54500308422227,0.763333333333333
2300939.0,The Blue Lagoon,1908,3.59,1814.0,132.0,The Blue Lagoon,1,Henry de Vere Stacpoole,"The Blue Lagoon is the story of two cousins, Dicky and Emmeline Lestrange, stranded on a remote island with a beautiful lagoon. As children, they are cared for by Paddy Button, a portly sailor who drinks himself to death after only two and a half years in paradise. Frightened and confused by the man's gruesome corpse, the children flee to another part of Palm Tree Island.
The Blue Lagoon is the story of two cousins, Dicky and Emmeline Lestrange, stranded on a remote island with a beautiful lagoon. As children, they are cared for by Paddy Button, a portly sailor who drinks himself to death after only two and a half years in paradise. Frightened and confused by the man's gruesome corpse, the children flee to another part of Palm Tree Island. Over a period of five years, they grow up and eventually fall in love. Sex and birth are as mysterious to them as death, but they manage to copulate instinctively and conceive a child. The birth is especially remarkable: fifteen-year-old Emmeline, alone in the jungle, loses consciousness and awakes to find a baby boy on the ground near her. Naming the boy Hannah (an example of Stacpoole's penchant for gender reversals), the Lestranges live in familial bliss until they are unexpectedly expelled from their tropical Eden.
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348573.0,The Borrowers,1952,4.03,83288.0,1646.0,The Borrowers,1,Mary Norton,"Beneath the kitchen floor is the world of the Borrowers -- Pod and Homily Clock and their daughter, Arrietty. In their tiny home, matchboxes double as roomy dressers and postage stamps hang on the walls like paintings. Whatever the Clocks need they simply ""borrow"" from the ""human beans"" who live above them. It's a comfortable life, but boring if you're a kid. Only Pod is a
Beneath the kitchen floor is the world of the Borrowers -- Pod and Homily Clock and their daughter, Arrietty. In their tiny home, matchboxes double as roomy dressers and postage stamps hang on the walls like paintings. Whatever the Clocks need they simply ""borrow"" from the ""human beans"" who live above them. It's a comfortable life, but boring if you're a kid. Only Pod is allowed to venture into the house above, because the danger of being seen by a human is too great. Borrowers who are seen by humans are never seen again. Yet Arrietty won't listen. There is a human boy up there, and Arrietty is desperate for a friend.
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7869.0,The Bourne Identity,2004,4.0,364026.0,4313.0,Jason Bourne,1,Robert Ludlum,"Alternate cover for this ISBN can be found hereWho is Jason Bourne Is he an assassin, a terrorist, a thief Why has he got four million dollars in a Swiss bank account Why has someone tried to murder him...Jason Bourne does not know the answer to any of these questions. Suffering from amnesia, he does not even know that he is Jason Bourne. What manner of man is he What
Alternate cover for this ISBN can be found hereWho is Jason Bourne Is he an assassin, a terrorist, a thief Why has he got four million dollars in a Swiss bank account Why has someone tried to murder him...Jason Bourne does not know the answer to any of these questions. Suffering from amnesia, he does not even know that he is Jason Bourne. What manner of man is he What are his secrets Who has he killed
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149607.0,Breakheart Pass,1974,3.66,2313.0,77.0,,,Alistair MacLean,"A magnificent tale of heart-stopping suspense from the highly acclaimed master of the genre.The Rocky Mountains, Winter 1873",192.0,437.0,884.0,791.0,175.0,26.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1408927243l/149607.jpg,-0.644856437513352,0.553333333333333
2448683.0,Breaking Smith's Quarter Horse,1963,4.26,57.0,9.0,,,Paul St. Pierre,"Smith--a man of moderate ambition, unknown first name, and dubious companions--has a quarter horse in which he has great faith. But the path from quarter horse of good stock to cutting horse of skill and finesse is strewn with obstacles, unforgettable characters and the kind of earthy humor Paul St. Pierre's writing is known for.",164.0,27.0,19.0,10.0,1.0,0.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1266832272l/2448683.jpg,1.44072405937772,0.753333333333333
425068.0,The Bridges of Madison County,1992,3.59,70807.0,3866.0,,,Robert James Waller,"There are songs that come free from the blue-eyed grass, from the dust of a thousand country roads. This is one of them.And so begins a story that you will never forget...THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY...is the story of Robert Kincaid, a world-class photographer, and Francesca Johnson, an Iowa farm wife. Kincaid, fifty-two, is a photographer for National Geographic. A stran
There are songs that come free from the blue-eyed grass, from the dust of a thousand country roads. This is one of them.And so begins a story that you will never forget...THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY...is the story of Robert Kincaid, a world-class photographer, and Francesca Johnson, an Iowa farm wife. Kincaid, fifty-two, is a photographer for National Geographic. A strange, almost mystical traveler of Asian deserts, distant rivers, and ancient cities, he is a man who feels out of harmony with time. Francesca Johnson, forty-five and once a young war bride from Italy, lives in the hills of south Iowa with flickering memories of her girlhood dreams. Each of them is content, yet when Robert Kincaid drives through the heat and dust of an Iowa summer and turns into her farm lane looking for directions, their illusions fall away, and they are joined in an experience that will haunt them forever.As the photographer Kincaid uses light to reveal not objects, but rather his own kind of truth, what occurs by the old bridges of Madison County becomes a prism transforming the ordinary emotions we think we understand into something rare and brilliant. The result is a passionate, deeply moving experience in lyrical prose, an achievement that puts Robert James Waller in the forefront of this country's new fiction writers.
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1134739.0,Brown's Requiem,1981,3.48,2130.0,102.0,,,James Ellroy,"Beneath the golden glitter, Tinsel Town spawns sleaze, sickies, psychos, and wiseguys. Ex-cop Fritz Brown, sometime P.I., full-time Beethoven buff, sees it all as he walks the shady side of the streets. Now he's got a client named Freddy ""Fat Dog"" Baker, a caddy who flashes too much cash ... and a gut feeling that this case could be his last. Arson, pay-offs, and porn are
Beneath the golden glitter, Tinsel Town spawns sleaze, sickies, psychos, and wiseguys. Ex-cop Fritz Brown, sometime P.I., full-time Beethoven buff, sees it all as he walks the shady side of the streets. Now he's got a client named Freddy ""Fat Dog"" Baker, a caddy who flashes too much cash ... and a gut feeling that this case could be his last. Arson, pay-offs, and porn are all part of the game. But so is Fat Dog's foxy cello-playing sister. And soon Brown's desire to make beautiful music with her threatens to turn his favorite song into a funeral march.
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1188163.0,Bump in the Night,1988,3.29,42.0,3.0,,,Isabelle Holland,"When Martha is abruptly awakened by the phone after a night of heavy drinking, she can't remember what day it is, but there's no misunderstanding the message of the voice on the other end of the line--her young son is missing. Jonathan's disappearance turns Martha's life into a nightmare as she frantically searches for him while battling alcoholism.",185.0,4.0,12.0,20.0,4.0,2.0,https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/book/blank-133x176-8b769f39ba6687a82d2eef30bdf46977.jpg,-1.93096441059618,0.43
264397.0,The Trickster of Seville and the Stone Guest,1616,3.66,2862.0,89.0,,,Tirso de Molina,"Tirso de Molina was, with Lope de Vega and Calder",258.0,641.0,1000.0,874.0,288.0,59.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1473678100l/264397.jpg,-0.644856437513352,0.553333333333333
1358044.0,The Busy Body,1966,3.78,405.0,44.0,,,Donald E. Westlake,Previously published in paperback by Ballantine.,179.0,87.0,164.0,134.0,19.0,1.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1368826714l/1358044.jpg,-0.227740338135139,0.593333333333333
368772.0,The Caine Mutiny,1952,4.24,18672.0,861.0,,,Herman Wouk,"The novel that inspired the now-classic film The Caine Mutiny and the hit Broadway play The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial, Herman Wouk's boldly dramatic, brilliantly entertaining novel of life-and mutiny-on a Navy warship in the Pacific theater was immediately embraced, upon its original publication in 1951, as one of the first serious works of American fiction to grapple wit
The novel that inspired the now-classic film The Caine Mutiny and the hit Broadway play The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial, Herman Wouk's boldly dramatic, brilliantly entertaining novel of life-and mutiny-on a Navy warship in the Pacific theater was immediately embraced, upon its original publication in 1951, as one of the first serious works of American fiction to grapple with the moral complexities and the human consequences of World War II. In the intervening half century, The Caine Mutiny has become a perennial favorite of readers young and old, has sold millions of copies throughout the world, and has achieved the status of a modern classic.
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46460.0,Call for the Dead,1961,3.8,18636.0,1247.0,George Smiley,,John le Carr,John le Carr,160.0,3918.0,8308.0,5426.0,768.0,216.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1347597241l/46460.jpg,-0.15822098823877,0.6
29488.0,Candy,1998,4.08,6058.0,323.0,,,Luke Davies,"""Candy is beside me, drenched in sweat. She's breathing gently, long slow breaths. I imagine her soul going in and out: wanting to leave, wanting to come back, wanting to leave, wanting to come back. The day will soon harden into what we need to do. But for now we have each other. . . .""He met Candy amid a lush Sydney summer. Gorgeous, sexy, free-spirited Candy. They fell
""Candy is beside me, drenched in sweat. She's breathing gently, long slow breaths. I imagine her soul going in and out: wanting to leave, wanting to come back, wanting to leave, wanting to come back. The day will soon harden into what we need to do. But for now we have each other. . . .""He met Candy amid a lush Sydney summer. Gorgeous, sexy, free-spirited Candy. They fell in love fast, lots of laughter and lust, the days melting warmly into each other. He never planned to give her a habit. But she wanted a taste. And wasn't love, after all, about sharing lives Candy had a bit of money and in the beginning, everything was beautiful. Heady, heroin-hazed days, the world open and inviting. But when the money ran out, the craving remained, and the days ceased their luxurious stretch.But there was still love. Only now, it was a threesome. Heroin had its own demands, its own timetable, and thoughts of nabbing the next fix hurled them into each day. Then, when desperation sets in, Candy will stop at nothing to secure a blast, as she and her lover become hostage to the nightmarish world of addiction. Painful, sexy, tender, and charged with dark humor, Candy provocatively charts the daily rituals of two lovers maintaining a long-term junk habit. Told in stunningly vivid prose and set against the backdrop of suburban and urban Australia, Candy is both an electrifying and frightening glimpse of contemporary life and love.
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152864.0,Das Schlo,1926,3.97,36990.0,1595.0,,,Franz Kafka,Der Landvermesser K. kommt in einem am Fu,401.0,12918.0,13567.0,7607.0,2137.0,761.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1172246885l/152864.jpg,0.432693485880367,0.656666666666667
523562.0,The Caveman's Valentine,1994,3.69,639.0,75.0,,,George Dawes Green,"Romulus Ledbetter wasn't always homeless. He once was a devoted husband, father, and musician with a bright future. He now forages for food in the trash cans of the city's better neighborhoods and wages a strenuous one-man war against Cornelius Gould Stuyvesant, an evil -- and imaginary -- power broker who is responsible for society's ills, as well as the sinister Y- and Z
Romulus Ledbetter wasn't always homeless. He once was a devoted husband, father, and musician with a bright future. He now forages for food in the trash cans of the city's better neighborhoods and wages a strenuous one-man war against Cornelius Gould Stuyvesant, an evil -- and imaginary -- power broker who is responsible for society's ills, as well as the sinister Y- and Z-rays that are corrupting humankind. Then one wintry night, Rom finds a corpse at the mouth of his cave that rouses his well-defined sense of ethics and launches him on an obsessive quest for answers. Forced to reconnect with society, Rom leaves his world and journeys through a spiraling web of clues and hunches, straight into a sinister den of money, temptation, and murder--otherwise known as the ""civilized"" world.
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1293729.0,Charlie M,1977,4.04,357.0,35.0,Charlie Muffin,1,Brian Freemantle,"One of the best spy novels ever written. Charlie Muffin, a British spy, finds himself shot at and missed and then shot at and hit by his own employers in this truly excellent novel of double crosses in the spy game. A ""must read"" for fans of le Carre or Deighton.",207.0,112.0,162.0,70.0,11.0,2.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1335615053l/1293729.jpg,0.676011210517658,0.68
9859520.0,Chateau Bon Vivant,1969,3.67,9.0,1.0,,,Frankie O'Rear,A memoir of running a ski chateau in Canada and the escapades that went along with doing so.,240.0,2.0,3.0,3.0,1.0,0.0,https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/book/blank-133x176-8b769f39ba6687a82d2eef30bdf46977.jpg,-0.610096762565168,0.556666666666667
59296.0,The Children of S,1961,4.12,569.0,69.0,,,Oscar Lewis,"A pioneering work from a visionary anthropologist, The Children of S",499.0,229.0,216.0,94.0,21.0,9.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1386921598l/59296.jpg,0.954088610103134,0.706666666666667
1208644.0,The Chinese Parrot,1926,3.82,578.0,80.0,Charlie Chan,2,Earl Derr Biggers,"A mysterious millionaire with a penchant for strange pets takes a flyer on a string of pearls and finds that death is the broker. ""Charlie Chan embarks on an incognito journey across the desert to find the answer to a question - a question posed by a dead parrot who spoke in Chinese . . . """,224.0,130.0,249.0,171.0,20.0,8.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1282987637l/1208644.jpg,-0.0887016383424013,0.606666666666667
1360750.0,Christmas at Candleshoe,1953,3.37,102.0,13.0,,,Michael Innes,"When an American multi-millionaire is keen to buy an Elizabethan manor, she comes up against fierce opposition from a young boy, Jay, and his band of bowmen, who are prepared to defend the manor and its nonagerian owner against all comers. It seems likely that that behind a monumental, seventeenth-century carving, by the hand of Gerard Christmas, lies a hoard of treasure.",190.0,16.0,24.0,46.0,14.0,2.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1420791912l/1360750.jpg,-1.6528870110107,0.456666666666667
121749.0,Prince Caspian,1955,3.97,304235.0,5732.0,The Chronicles of Narnia Publication Order,2,C.S. Lewis,"The Pevensie siblings are back to help a prince denied his rightful throne as he gathers an army in a desperate attempt to rid his land of a false king. But in the end, it is a battle of honor between two men alone that will decide the fate of an entire world.",240.0,100375.0,113277.0,74798.0,13233.0,2552.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1308814880l/121749.jpg,0.432693485880367,0.656666666666667
140225.0,The Voyage of the Dawn Treader,1955,4.09,357885.0,5549.0,The Chronicles of Narnia Publication Order,3,C.S. Lewis,"Lucy and Edmund, with their dreadful cousin Eustace, get magically pulled into a painting of a ship at sea. That ship is the Dawn Treader, and on board is Caspian, King of Narnia. He and his companions, including Reepicheep, the valiant warrior mouse, are searching for seven lost lords of Narnia, and their voyage will take them to the edge of the world. Their adventures in
Lucy and Edmund, with their dreadful cousin Eustace, get magically pulled into a painting of a ship at sea. That ship is the Dawn Treader, and on board is Caspian, King of Narnia. He and his companions, including Reepicheep, the valiant warrior mouse, are searching for seven lost lords of Narnia, and their voyage will take them to the edge of the world. Their adventures include being captured by slave traders, a much-too-close encounter with a dragon, and visits to many enchanted islands, including the place where dreams come true.This edition follows the original numbering scheme. More recent publishers have re-numbered the volumes so that the books are ordered chronologically. This was reportedly the author's preference. Other editions number this book as #5.Please respect the title as printed.
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8835834.0,The Leopard's Spots,1907,3.32,37.0,7.0,The Reconstruction Trilogy,1,Thomas Dixon Jr.,"Thomas F. Dixon, Jr. (1864-1946) was an American Baptist minister, playwright, lecturer, North Carolina state legislator, lawyer, and author, perhaps best known for writing The Clansman (1905), which was to become the inspiration for D. W. Griffith's film, The Birth of a Nation (1915). Although currently his life and works are discredited by his racism, he was among the mo
Thomas F. Dixon, Jr. (1864-1946) was an American Baptist minister, playwright, lecturer, North Carolina state legislator, lawyer, and author, perhaps best known for writing The Clansman (1905), which was to become the inspiration for D. W. Griffith's film, The Birth of a Nation (1915). Although currently his life and works are discredited by his racism, he was among the most popular speakers and writers of his day. His brother, the popular preacher Amzi Clarence Dixon, was also famous for helping to edit The Fundamentals, a series of articles influential in fundamentalist Christianity. He was the author of 22 novels; additionally, he wrote many plays, sermons, and works of nonfiction. Most of his work centered around three major themes constant throughout his writings: the need for racial purity, the evils of socialism, and the necessity of a stable family with a traditional role for the wife/mother. His other works include The Southerner: A Romance of the Real Lincoln (1913), The Victim: A Romance of the Real Jefferson Davis (1914), The Foolish Virgin (1915), The Way of a Man (1918) and The Man in Gray (1921).
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32669.0,Clear and Present Danger,1989,4.1,118147.0,703.0,Jack Ryan Universe,6,Tom Clancy,"Colombian drug lords, bored with Uncle Sam's hectoring, assassinate the head of the FBI. The message is clear: Bug off!At what point do these druggies threaten national security When can a nation act against its enemies These are questions Jack Ryan must answer because someone has quietly stepped over the line.Does anyone know who the real enemy is How much action is to
Colombian drug lords, bored with Uncle Sam's hectoring, assassinate the head of the FBI. The message is clear: Bug off!At what point do these druggies threaten national security When can a nation act against its enemies These are questions Jack Ryan must answer because someone has quietly stepped over the line.Does anyone know who the real enemy is How much action is too much Which lines have been crossed Ryan and his ""dark side"", a shadowy field officer known only as Mr. Clark, are charged with finding out. They expect danger from without... but the danger from within may be the greatest of all.
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2224600.0,Cocoon,1985,3.95,323.0,17.0,,,David Saperstein,Story of illegal aliens and the people who helped them evade the law and escape back to their home.,256.0,116.0,104.0,78.0,20.0,5.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1345117385l/2224600.jpg,0.363174135983998,0.65
323171.0,The Color of Money,1984,3.83,393.0,27.0,,,Walter Tevis,"""Tevis in unequaled when it comes to creating and sustaining the tension of a high stakes game. Even readers who have never lifted a cue will be captivated.""--Publishers WeeklyTwenty years after he conquered the underground pool circuit as The Hustler, ""Fast"" Eddie Felson is playing exhibition matches with former rival Minnesota Fats in shopping malls for prizes like cable
""Tevis in unequaled when it comes to creating and sustaining the tension of a high stakes game. Even readers who have never lifted a cue will be captivated.""--Publishers WeeklyTwenty years after he conquered the underground pool circuit as The Hustler, ""Fast"" Eddie Felson is playing exhibition matches with former rival Minnesota Fats in shopping malls for prizes like cable television.With one failed marriage and years of running a pool hall behind him, Eddie is now ready to regain the skills needed to compete in a world of pool that has changed dramatically since he left. The real challenge comes when Eddie realizes that in order to compete with a new wave of young players, he must hone his skills in the unfamiliar game of nine-ball as opposed to the straight pool that had once won him fame. With a new generation of competitors, a higher-profile series of matches, and a waning confidence in his own abilities, ""Fast"" Eddie faces new challenges with unpredictable outcomes. The Color of Money is the source of the 1986 film starring Paul Newman in the role he had originated in The Hustler.
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6872.0,The Comfort of Strangers,1981,3.43,12198.0,1065.0,,,Ian McEwan,"""Haunting and compelling."" --The Times As their holiday unfolds, Colin and Maria are locked into their own intimacy. They groom themselves meticulously, as though there waits someone who cares deeply about how they appear. Then they meet a man with a disturbing story to tell and become drawn into a fantasy of violence and obsession.",128.0,1784.0,4204.0,4189.0,1493.0,528.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1388197584l/6872.jpg,-1.4443289613216,0.476666666666667
3181151.0,Coraz,1957,4.07,241.0,19.0,Coraz,1,Caridad Bravo Adams,"La historia se desarrolla en el 1800 en la Martinica, en las colonizadas Antillas francesas. Juan y Renato, dos medio hermanos en eterno odio, uno de ellos ha sido condenado al destierro y la c",160.0,110.0,65.0,46.0,14.0,6.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1296893880l/3181151.jpg,0.780290235362212,0.69
269518.0,Dad,1981,4.15,1289.0,54.0,,,William Wharton,"John Tremont, a middle-aged man with a family, is summoned to his mother's bedside after she has suffered a heart attack. When he arrives, he finds her shaken but surviving; it is his father, left alone, who is unable to cope, who begins to fail, to slip away from life. Joined by his nineteen-year-old son, John suddenly becomes enmeshed in the frightening, consuming, endle
John Tremont, a middle-aged man with a family, is summoned to his mother's bedside after she has suffered a heart attack. When he arrives, he finds her shaken but surviving; it is his father, left alone, who is unable to cope, who begins to fail, to slip away from life. Joined by his nineteen-year-old son, John suddenly becomes enmeshed in the frightening, consuming, endless minutiae of caring for a beloved, dying parent. He also finds himself inescapably confronting his own middle age, jammed between his son's feckless impatience to get on with his life and his father's heartbreaking willingness to let go. A story of the love that binds generations, Dad celebrates the universe of possibilities within every individual life.
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9893072.0,Damage,1991,3.69,3632.0,460.0,,,Josephine Hart,"An astonishing debut novel--dark and shocking--that tells the story of a fatal, erotic obsession. Hart tells the story of a wealthly, successful man who falls in love with his son's fiance, a woman who wields a dangerous power over him. As the son's marriage grows imminent, the father falls deeper and deeper into the abyss of his obsession, plunging toward unfathomable tra
An astonishing debut novel--dark and shocking--that tells the story of a fatal, erotic obsession. Hart tells the story of a wealthly, successful man who falls in love with his son's fiance, a woman who wields a dangerous power over him. As the son's marriage grows imminent, the father falls deeper and deeper into the abyss of his obsession, plunging toward unfathomable tragedy.
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2078653.0,The Dark Fields,2001,3.82,5062.0,539.0,Limitless ,1,Alan Glynn,"Imagine a drug that makes your brain function with perfect efficiency, tapping into your most fundamental resources of intelligence and drive, releasing all the passive knowledge you'd ever accumulated. A drug that made you focused, charming, fast, even attractive. Eddie Spinola is on such a drug. It's called MDT-48, and it's Viagra for the brain-a designer drug that's red
Imagine a drug that makes your brain function with perfect efficiency, tapping into your most fundamental resources of intelligence and drive, releasing all the passive knowledge you'd ever accumulated. A drug that made you focused, charming, fast, even attractive. Eddie Spinola is on such a drug. It's called MDT-48, and it's Viagra for the brain-a designer drug that's redesigning his life. But while MDT is helping Eddie achieve the kind of success he's only dreamed about, it's also chipping away at his sanity-splitting headaches, spontaneous blackouts, violent outbursts. And now that he's hooked and his supply is running low, Eddie must venture into the drug's dark past to feed his habit. What he discovers proves that MDT, once a dream come true, has become his worst nightmare. 
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982001.0,The Day of the Jackal,1971,4.26,99753.0,1713.0,,,Frederick Forsyth,"One of the most celebrated thrillers ever written, The Day of the Jackal is the electrifying story of an anonymous Englishman who, in the spring of 1963, was hired by Colonel Marc Rodin, Operations Chief of the O.A.S., to assassinate General de Gaulle.From the Trade Paperback edition.",358.0,45375.0,37942.0,13935.0,1912.0,589.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1342284629l/982001.jpg,1.44072405937772,0.753333333333333
5526.0,Dear John,2006,4.03,497416.0,11064.0,,,Nicholas Sparks,"An angry rebel, John dropped out of school and enlisted in the Army, not knowing what else to do with his life--until he meets the girl of his dreams, Savannah. Their mutual attraction quickly grows into the kind of love that leaves Savannah waiting for John to finish his tour of duty, and John wanting to settle down with the woman who has captured his heart. But 9/11 chan
An angry rebel, John dropped out of school and enlisted in the Army, not knowing what else to do with his life--until he meets the girl of his dreams, Savannah. Their mutual attraction quickly grows into the kind of love that leaves Savannah waiting for John to finish his tour of duty, and John wanting to settle down with the woman who has captured his heart. But 9/11 changes everything. John feels it is his duty to re-enlist. And sadly, the long separation finds Savannah falling in love with someone else. Dear John, the letter read... and with those two words, a heart was broken and two lives were changed forever. Returning home, John must come to grips with the fact that Savannah, now married, is still his true love",276.0,200068.0,158305.0,101766.0,26898.0,10379.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1397749854l/5526.jpg,0.641251535569474,0.676666666666667
644537.0,The Deep End of the Ocean,1996,3.86,111806.0,1166.0,Cappadora Family,1,Jacquelyn Mitchard,Few first novels receive the kind of attention and acclaim showered on this powerful story,434.0,31700.0,42673.0,29309.0,6312.0,1812.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1387750320l/644537.jpg,0.0503370614503368,0.62
25239218.0,The Deluge,1886,3.86,3028.0,46.0,The Trilogy - 3 book edition,2,Henryk Sienkiewicz,"Following on the success of With Fire and Sword, this second book of the classic Sienkiewicz Trilogy thunders across the vast historical canvas of Eastern Europe in the 17th Century, and its great human message of war, struggle, love, betrayal and redemption rings just as powerfully today as it did when it was first published in Polish in 1886.The Deluge is a literary mast
Following on the success of With Fire and Sword, this second book of the classic Sienkiewicz Trilogy thunders across the vast historical canvas of Eastern Europe in the 17th Century, and its great human message of war, struggle, love, betrayal and redemption rings just as powerfully today as it did when it was first published in Polish in 1886.The Deluge is a literary masterpiece, almost unknown today outside its native country, that sweeps across the plains and forests of Poland, Lithuania and Prussia in an epic tale of treasons, faith, selfishness, sacrifice and heroic valor, set against the bloody background of the Swedish invasion of 1655-1657, in an uncanny parallel to the events of our own decade, when an exploited and exhausted Poland threw off the yoke of foreign domination, reacquired its freedom, and opened the doors to liberty in East and Central Europe. Told by a master storyteller who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1905, this scorching tale of battles, passions, and intrigues is the structural and thematic heart of the Trilogy, Poland",842.0,1102.0,970.0,541.0,250.0,165.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1427594539l/25239218.jpg,0.0503370614503368,0.62
228204.0,Demon Seed,1973,3.4,12770.0,468.0,,,Dean Koontz,"Susan Harris lived in self-imposed seclusion, in a mansion featuring numerous automated systems controlled by a state-of-the-art computer. Every comfort was provided, and in this often unsafe world of ours, her security was absolute.But now her security system has been breached, her sanctuary from the outside world violated by an insidious artificial intelligence, which ha
Susan Harris lived in self-imposed seclusion, in a mansion featuring numerous automated systems controlled by a state-of-the-art computer. Every comfort was provided, and in this often unsafe world of ours, her security was absolute.But now her security system has been breached, her sanctuary from the outside world violated by an insidious artificial intelligence, which has taken control of her house.In the privacy of her own home, and against her will, Susan will experience an inconceivable act of terror. She will become the object of the ultimate computer's consuming obsession: to learn everything there is to know about the flesh...
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553118.0,The Desperate Hours,1954,3.7,83.0,9.0,,,Joseph Hayes,Suspense novel about a middle class family whose home is invaded by dangerous escaped convicts.,246.0,19.0,30.0,25.0,8.0,1.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1497375986l/553118.jpg,-0.505817737720614,0.566666666666667
3760.0,Diamonds Are Forever,1956,3.6,14280.0,770.0,James Bond Original Series,4,Ian Fleming,"""Listen, Bond,"" said Tiffany Case. ""It",230.0,2311.0,5318.0,5427.0,1096.0,128.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1440633220l/3760.jpg,-0.853414487202459,0.533333333333333
1519474.0,Disclosure,1994,3.77,64384.0,858.0,,,Michael Crichton,A brutal struggle in the cutthroat computer industry; a shattering psychological game of cat and mouse; an accusation of sexual harassment that threatens to derail a brilliant career,404.0,16055.0,23976.0,19058.0,4321.0,974.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1387706873l/1519474.jpg,-0.262500013083323,0.59
39536.0,A Distant Trumpet,1951,4.23,106.0,17.0,,,Paul Horgan,"A magnificently sweeping tale of the American West in the aftermath of the Civil War that is heroic in scale, rich in dramatic action, and filled with brilliant characterizations. Horgan's three-dimensional pageant of the daring and dangerous frontier life has been termed ""the finest historical novel in American literature"" (Gorham Munson) and ""the finest novel yet on the
A magnificently sweeping tale of the American West in the aftermath of the Civil War that is heroic in scale, rich in dramatic action, and filled with brilliant characterizations. Horgan's three-dimensional pageant of the daring and dangerous frontier life has been termed ""the finest historical novel in American literature"" (Gorham Munson) and ""the finest novel yet on the Southwest"" (New York Times).Originally published in 1960selling half a million copies at the timeand first reissued as a Nonpareil paperback in 1991, this immensely popular work of fiction has attracted, informed, and been embraced by a whole new generation of readers.""A monumental work by a monumental writer.""San Francisco Chronicle""In the years to come our children will open this book with the same sense of discovery that kept me reading into the night. . . It deserves a permanent place in our literature.""Miami News
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882281.0,Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood,1996,3.81,493153.0,4116.0,Ya Yas,1,Rebecca Wells,"The Barnes & Noble ReviewA powerfully literate yet thoroughly engaging and accessible novel, this story of a close-knit society of southern women has become a modern cult classic bolstered by author Rebecca Wells's abiltity to transcend standard-issue chick lit with bold and unique characters and a tale that digs deeply into the complex bonds of family.The entangled st
The Barnes & Noble ReviewA powerfully literate yet thoroughly engaging and accessible novel, this story of a close-knit society of southern women has become a modern cult classic bolstered by author Rebecca Wells's abiltity to transcend standard-issue chick lit with bold and unique characters and a tale that digs deeply into the complex bonds of family.The entangled story of actress Siddalee Walker, her mother Vivi, and Vivi's group of pals -- the Ya-Yas -- gets off to a heated start when Sidda's disparaging remarks about her mother run in the New York Times. Vivi declares all-out war and immediately cuts Sidda out of her will, pushes a libel suit, and forbids the other septuagenarian Ya-Ya's to speak to Sidda ever again. Convinced she doesn't ""know how to love,"" a shaken Sidda postpones her upcoming wedding and flees to a remote Washington cabin. Suddenly concerned about her daughter, Vivi convenes an emergency Ya-Ya council and at last decides to reveal her jealously guarded past to Sidda through her treasured scrapbook, ""The Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood.""The scrapbook spans Ya-Ya history, documenting among other things the hilarious Shirley Temple Look-Alike Contest that first united the four women in a conspiracy against polite society; the secret history and initiation rites of the group; a trip to Atlanta to attend the premier of Gone With The Wind; and Vivi's first and greatest love. It also sheds light on Vivi's reaction to the constraints of motherhood and the alcoholism, self-medication, and spiritual confusion that eventually led to a complete nervous breakdown. Also buried in the book is the key that unlocks Sidda's childhood memory of a lost lesson of love and brings her to a new understanding of her family's shared triumphs and tragedies.Much more universal in its appeal than the ""women's book"" some reviewers have been tempted to call it (according to Wells, ""It's a book for women -- and smart men""), The Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood manages with passion, humor, and an irrepressible gift for language to somehow show readers of all backgrounds a mirror-perfect reflection of their own life experiences. (Greg Marrs)
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4371665.0,Dog Soldiers,1974,3.71,5660.0,251.0,,,Robert  Stone,"In Saigon during the last stages of the Vietnam war, a small-time journalist named John Converse thinks he'll find action - and profit - by getting involved in a big-time drug deal. But back in the States, things go badly wrong for him.",342.0,1401.0,2078.0,1520.0,478.0,183.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1330148729l/4371665.jpg,-0.47105806277243,0.57
973214.0,Donovan's Brain,1942,3.69,303.0,35.0,,,Curt Siodmak,"Curt Siodmak was a writer who was always ahead of his time. Today there are many writers who are comfortable in both print and film; there is also frequent overlap between science fiction and horror. But Siodmak was doing all this -- and doing it well -- before anyone else.He helped bring real science fiction to the movies (The Magnetic Monster, Riders to the Stars) and te
Curt Siodmak was a writer who was always ahead of his time. Today there are many writers who are comfortable in both print and film; there is also frequent overlap between science fiction and horror. But Siodmak was doing all this -- and doing it well -- before anyone else.He helped bring real science fiction to the movies (The Magnetic Monster, Riders to the Stars) and television (with scripts for Men into Space and Science Fiction Theatre). But his greatest fame as a scriptwriter was in the field of horror, with his creation of the character forever linked with Lon Chaney, Jr., The Wolf Man.How appropriate that his greatest novel should be the basis of three legitimate film versions and endless variations in other movies and television shows. Donovan's Brain is one of the most influential novels of our times.Dr. Patrick Cory is a scientist who, unable to save the life of W.H. Donovan after a plane crash, keeps his brain alive through an illegal experiment.The story provides an examination of human evil that is impossible to forget. W.H. Donovan is much more than one of the world's richest men. He is a megalomaniac even before Cory keeps his brain alive in the tank. Once freed of the distractions of the flesh, the will to power is all that drives the brain. It is able to communicate with Dr. Cory through telepathy, but that is only the beginning. Soon it begins to take over the scientist who keeps it alive. Possessed by the mind of Donovan, Cory finds himself helpless to fight the plans of the tycoon. Cory remains aware as he follows orders, becoming more and more like Donovan. His wife is helpless, his assistant is helpless, to stop Donovan's Brain!A word of warning: Don't start reading this novel unless you have the time to finish it in one sitting! This is a true page turner.
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280513.0,The Drowning Pool (Vintage Crime/Black Lizard),1950,4.0,4464.0,186.0,Lew Archer,2,Ross Macdonald,"When a millionaire matriarch is found floating face-down in the family pool, the prime suspects are her good-for-nothing son and his seductive teenage daughter. In The Drowning Pool, Lew Archer takes this case in the L.A. suburbs and encounters a moral wasteland of corporate greed and family hatred--and sufficient motive for a dozen murders.",244.0,1408.0,1888.0,980.0,140.0,48.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1335761339l/280513.jpg,0.53697251072492,0.666666666666667
834502.0,The Dying Animal,2001,3.62,7636.0,680.0,,,Philip Roth,"David Kepesh is white-haired and over sixty, an eminent TV culture critic and star lecturer at a New York college, when he meets Consuela Castillo, a decorous, well-mannered student of twenty-four, the daughter of wealthy Cuban exiles, who promptly puts his life into erotic disorder.Since the sexual revolution of the 1960s, when he left his wife and child, Kepesh has exper
David Kepesh is white-haired and over sixty, an eminent TV culture critic and star lecturer at a New York college, when he meets Consuela Castillo, a decorous, well-mannered student of twenty-four, the daughter of wealthy Cuban exiles, who promptly puts his life into erotic disorder.Since the sexual revolution of the 1960s, when he left his wife and child, Kepesh has experimented with living what he calls an ""emancipated manhood,"" beyond the reach of family or a mate. Over the years he has refined that exuberant decade of protest and license into an orderly life in which he is both unimpeded in the world of eros and studiously devoted to his aesthetic pursuits. But the youth and beauty of Consuela, ""a masterpiece of volupt",156.0,1576.0,2836.0,2224.0,766.0,234.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1178761693l/834502.jpg,-0.78389513730609,0.54
4406.0,East of Eden,1952,4.36,376034.0,16651.0,,,John Steinbeck,"In his journal, Nobel Prize winner John Steinbeck called East of Eden ",601.0,212929.0,106373.0,42123.0,10151.0,4458.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1544744853l/4406.jpg,1.78832080885956,0.786666666666667
896726.0,Elephant Walk,1948,3.86,93.0,12.0,,,Robert Standish,"Reprint. Originally published: 1st American ed. New York: Macmillan, 1949.",278.0,23.0,42.0,21.0,6.0,1.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1394323004l/896726.jpg,0.0503370614503368,0.62
67270.0,Emil and the Detectives,1929,3.97,6852.0,349.0,Emil,1,Erich K,"If Mrs Tischbein had known the amazing adventures her son Emil would have in Berlin, she'd never have let him go.Unfortunately, when his seven pounds goes missing on the train, Emil is determined to get it back - and when he teams up with the detectives he meets in Berlin, it's just the start of a marvellous money-retrieving adventure . . .A classic and influential story,
If Mrs Tischbein had known the amazing adventures her son Emil would have in Berlin, she'd never have let him go.Unfortunately, when his seven pounds goes missing on the train, Emil is determined to get it back - and when he teams up with the detectives he meets in Berlin, it's just the start of a marvellous money-retrieving adventure . . .A classic and influential story, Emil and the Detectives remains an enthralling read.
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831906.0,Empire Of The Sun,1984,3.99,14705.0,748.0,Empire of the Sun,1,J.G. Ballard,"The classic, award-winning novel, made famous by Steven Spielberg's film, tells of a young boy's struggle to survive World War II in China.Jim is separated from his parents in a world at war. To survive, he must find a strength greater than all the events that surround him.Shanghai, 1941 -- a city aflame from the fateful torch of Pearl Harbor. In streets full of chaos and
The classic, award-winning novel, made famous by Steven Spielberg's film, tells of a young boy's struggle to survive World War II in China.Jim is separated from his parents in a world at war. To survive, he must find a strength greater than all the events that surround him.Shanghai, 1941 -- a city aflame from the fateful torch of Pearl Harbor. In streets full of chaos and corpses, a young British boy searches in vain for his parents. Imprisoned in a Japanese concentration camp, he is witness to the fierce white flash of Nagasaki, as the bomb bellows the end of the war...and the dawn of a blighted world.Ballard's enduring novel of war and deprivation, internment camps and death marches, and starvation and survival is an honest coming-of-age tale set in a world thrown utterly out of joint.
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458191.0,Escape to Witch Mountain,1968,3.88,3021.0,155.0,Witch Mountain,,Alexander Key,"Some terrifying experience has blocked Tony and Tia's memory of the past. But because they have supernatural powers, they are sure that they come from another world--and that their people still exist somewhere.Then Tony and Tia find that they must escape from men who want to use their special powers for evil. They begin a desperate search to find their true home--which lea
Some terrifying experience has blocked Tony and Tia's memory of the past. But because they have supernatural powers, they are sure that they come from another world--and that their people still exist somewhere.Then Tony and Tia find that they must escape from men who want to use their special powers for evil. They begin a desperate search to find their true home--which leads them to the strange and mysterious Witch Mountain.
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1931674.0,"Evil Come, Evil Go",1961,3.47,15.0,1.0,,,Whit Masterson,"The newspapers called it the Crime of the Century. The extravagance was understandable. The crime would have made headlines had it happened to an ordinary citizen, but this blow had been struck at Andy Paxton. His Golden voice had made him an American institution. Lissa, his actress wife, was almost as successful. It was unbelievable that murder and an evil even worse than
The newspapers called it the Crime of the Century. The extravagance was understandable. The crime would have made headlines had it happened to an ordinary citizen, but this blow had been struck at Andy Paxton. His Golden voice had made him an American institution. Lissa, his actress wife, was almost as successful. It was unbelievable that murder and an evil even worse than murder could have touched them.Suspecting that Andy's enemy might be someone who knew him well, the police dug into the past lives of the members of his entourage. Even the most trustworthy employees had unsavory secrets. Afraid to enlist an ally who might be an adversary, Andy sets out alone to find an opponent. There was no one he trusted, not even the police. And, ironically, he learned that the police did not trust him.Here is a taut, compelling mystery, set against the fascinating background of show business. 
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10831203.0,The Executioners,1957,4.08,11845.0,241.0,,,John D. MacDonald,Murder was merciful compared to what Cady had in mind - and what Cady had in mind most was Bowden's innocent and lovely teen-age daughter.,160.0,4595.0,4325.0,2355.0,440.0,130.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1328663437l/10831203.jpg,0.815049910310396,0.693333333333333
681986.0,Eye of the Beholder,1980,3.62,311.0,30.0,,,Marc Behm,"The Woman. She's beautiful, and seductive, and as shifting as a shadow. Her name, her appearance, and her victims are forever changing. There is only one constant in the woman's life: her chilling motive. . . .The Eye. A private investigator, driven and obsessed. A desperate loner with secrets of his own. His job To follow the woman. But catching her is the last thing on
The Woman. She's beautiful, and seductive, and as shifting as a shadow. Her name, her appearance, and her victims are forever changing. There is only one constant in the woman's life: her chilling motive. . . .The Eye. A private investigator, driven and obsessed. A desperate loner with secrets of his own. His job To follow the woman. But catching her is the last thing on his mind. He likes to watch. And the closer he gets, the more dangerous his fantasy becomes. . . .
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92364.0,Eye of the Needle,1978,4.17,111274.0,2384.0,,,Ken Follett,"One enemy spy knows the secret to the Allies' greatest deception, a brilliant aristocrat and ruthless assassin -- code name: ""The Needle"" -- who holds the key to ultimate Nazi victory. Only one person stands in his way: a lonely Englishwoman on an isolated island, who is beginning to love the killer who has mysteriously entered her life. All will come to a terrifying concl
One enemy spy knows the secret to the Allies' greatest deception, a brilliant aristocrat and ruthless assassin -- code name: ""The Needle"" -- who holds the key to ultimate Nazi victory. Only one person stands in his way: a lonely Englishwoman on an isolated island, who is beginning to love the killer who has mysteriously entered her life. All will come to a terrifying conclusion in Ken Follett's unsurpassed and unforgettable masterwork of suspense, intrigue, and the dangerous machinations of the human heart.
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1157599.0,False Witness,1981,3.5,128.0,12.0,,,Dorothy Uhnak,"After surviving an unspeakable crime, a victim identifies a shocking attackerLynne Jacobi gets the call a few hours before dawn. Model-turned-television celebrity Sanderalee Dawson lies on the kitchen floor of her sumptuous Manhattan apartment, hanging on to life by a tenuous thread. The victim of a savage assault, she stuns everyone when she survives and identifies her at
After surviving an unspeakable crime, a victim identifies a shocking attackerLynne Jacobi gets the call a few hours before dawn. Model-turned-television celebrity Sanderalee Dawson lies on the kitchen floor of her sumptuous Manhattan apartment, hanging on to life by a tenuous thread. The victim of a savage assault, she stuns everyone when she survives and identifies her attacker.",288.0,29.0,27.0,53.0,17.0,2.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1361805792l/1157599.jpg,-1.2010112366843,0.5
328464.0,Fantastic Mr. Fox,1970,4.04,88912.0,3434.0,,,Roald Dahl,"In the tradition of The Adventures of Peter Rabbit, this is a ""garden tale"" of farmer versus vermin, or vice versa. The farmers in this case are a vaguely criminal team of three stooges: ""Boggis and Bunce and Bean / One fat, one short, one lean. / These horrible crooks / So different in looks / Were nonetheless equally mean."" Whatever their prowess as poultry farmers, with
In the tradition of The Adventures of Peter Rabbit, this is a ""garden tale"" of farmer versus vermin, or vice versa. The farmers in this case are a vaguely criminal team of three stooges: ""Boggis and Bunce and Bean / One fat, one short, one lean. / These horrible crooks / So different in looks / Were nonetheless equally mean."" Whatever their prowess as poultry farmers, within these pages their sole objective is the extermination of our hero--the noble, the clever, the Fantastic Mr. Fox. Our loyalties are defined from the start; after all, how could you cheer for a man named Bunce who eats his doughnuts stuffed with mashed goose livers As one might expect, the farmers in this story come out smelling like ... well, what farmers occasionally do smell like. This early Roald Dahl adventure is great for reading aloud to three- to seven-year-olds, who will be delighted to hear that Mr. Fox keeps his family one step ahead of the obsessed farmers. When they try to dig him out, he digs faster; when they lay siege to his den, he tunnels to where the farmers least expect him--their own larders! In the end, Mr. Fox not only survives, but also helps the whole community of burrowing creatures live happily ever after. With his usual flourish, Dahl evokes a magical animal world that, as children, we always knew existed, had we only known where or how to look for it. (Great read aloud for any age; written at a 9- to 12-year-old reading level)
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31463.0,Far From the Madding Crowd,1874,3.93,113249.0,5067.0,,,Thomas Hardy,"Librarian note: an alternate cover for this edition can be found here.Independent and spirited Bathsheba Everdene has come to Weatherbury to take up her position as a farmer on the largest estate in the area. Her bold presence draws three very different suitors: the gentleman-farmer Boldwood, soldier-seducer Sergeant Troy and the devoted shepherd Gabriel Oak. Each, in cont
Librarian note: an alternate cover for this edition can be found here.Independent and spirited Bathsheba Everdene has come to Weatherbury to take up her position as a farmer on the largest estate in the area. Her bold presence draws three very different suitors: the gentleman-farmer Boldwood, soldier-seducer Sergeant Troy and the devoted shepherd Gabriel Oak. Each, in contrasting ways, unsettles her decisions and complicates her life, and tragedy ensues, threatening the stability of the whole community. The first of his works set in Wessex, Hardy's novel of swift passion and slow courtship is imbued with his evocative descriptions of rural life and landscapes, and with unflinching honesty about sexual relationships.
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1058535.0,Father of Frankenstein,1995,4.11,841.0,80.0,,,Christopher Bram,"James Whale, the elegant director of such classic horror films as""Frankenstein"" and ""The Bride of Frankenstein,"" was found at his Los Angeles mansion in 1957, dead of unnatural causes. Christopher Bram, whose social insight and wit have earned him comparisons to Henry James and Gore Vidal, explores the mystery of Whale's last days in this evocative and suspenseful work of
James Whale, the elegant director of such classic horror films as""Frankenstein"" and ""The Bride of Frankenstein,"" was found at his Los Angeles mansion in 1957, dead of unnatural causes. Christopher Bram, whose social insight and wit have earned him comparisons to Henry James and Gore Vidal, explores the mystery of Whale's last days in this evocative and suspenseful work of fiction. Home from the hospital after a minor stroke, Whale becomes convinced that his time is nearly over. Increasingly confused and disoriented, he is overwhelmed by images from the past: his working-class childhood in Britain, lavish Hollywood premieres in the 1930s attended with a nervous lover, meeting Garbo, parties with Elsa Manchester, Charles Laughton, and Elizabeth Taylor, nightmares from his own movies. Handsome ex-marine Clayton Boone, an angry loner who is Whale's gardener, becomes the focus of a fantastic plot Whale devises to provide his life with the dramatic ending it deserves. Bram juxtaposes the worlds of two very different men, James Whale and Clayton Boone, deftly shifting between the complex mind of an English exile full of experience and sardonic humor, and that of an American whose attitude toward Whale moves from disgust to fascination to a final shock of disbelief. Suggesting influences as diverse as Sunset Boulevard and the works of Christopher Isherwood, Father of Frankenstein is a rich yet cutting look at fame, mortality, and hidden desire. Often praised for his singular take on history, culture, and sex, Bram has surpassed himself with this ingenious new novel.
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34.0,The Fellowship of the Ring,1955,4.35,2068325.0,18185.0,The Lord of the Rings,1,J.R.R. Tolkien,"Alternate Cover Edition ISBN 0618260269 (copyright page ISBN is 0618346252 - different from back cover)One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all and in the darkeness bind themIn ancient times the Rings of Power were crafted by the Elven-smiths, and Sauron, The Dark Lord, forged the One Ring, filling it with his own power so that he could
Alternate Cover Edition ISBN 0618260269 (copyright page ISBN is 0618346252 - different from back cover)One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all and in the darkeness bind themIn ancient times the Rings of Power were crafted by the Elven-smiths, and Sauron, The Dark Lord, forged the One Ring, filling it with his own power so that he could rule all others. But the One Ring was taken from him, and though he sought it throughout Middle-earth, it remained lost to him. After many ages it fell into the hands of Bilbo Baggins, as told in The Hobbit.In a sleepy village in the Shire, young Frodo Baggins finds himself faced with an immense task, as his elderly cousin Bilbo entrusts the Ring to his care. Frodo must leave his home and make a perilous journey across Middle-earth to the Cracks of Doom, there to destroy the Ring and foil the Dark Lord in his evil purpose.--back cover
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21306968.0,Felidae: A novel of Cats and Murder,1989,3.91,2157.0,140.0,Felidae,1,Akif Pirin,"Francis, proklat chytr",262.0,712.0,780.0,476.0,140.0,49.0,https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/book/blank-133x176-8b769f39ba6687a82d2eef30bdf46977.jpg,0.22413543619126,0.636666666666667
965337.0,Fever Pitch Hb,1992,3.73,30902.0,1333.0,,,Nick Hornby,"This is a book about identity, belonging, obsession; about afternoons in the driving rain and bitter cold and glorious, unforgettable goals; getting your head read in Hampstead and punched at Highbury; the dazzling skills of the gods of football and leaving your girlfriend lying fainted on the terraces because Arsenal are about to score. It's about the moments of ecstasy i
This is a book about identity, belonging, obsession; about afternoons in the driving rain and bitter cold and glorious, unforgettable goals; getting your head read in Hampstead and punched at Highbury; the dazzling skills of the gods of football and leaving your girlfriend lying fainted on the terraces because Arsenal are about to score. It's about the moments of ecstasy in one man's life. And his pain. And it's about the only true question there is: Which comes first, Football or Life
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2580274.0,Fiddler's Green,1950,3.79,24.0,2.0,,,Ernest K. Gann,"A San Francisco hood is rubbed out by rival Bruno Felkin, who himself reports the crime to Homicide Lieut. Kelsey in an alibi scheme which fails. To escape, he stows away on a fishing boat. At sea, skipper Hamil Linder receives Bruno kindly, teaching him fishing; Bruno enlists Hamil's wayward son Carl to tend his slot machines. Then Carl takes an interest in Bruno's girl C
A San Francisco hood is rubbed out by rival Bruno Felkin, who himself reports the crime to Homicide Lieut. Kelsey in an alibi scheme which fails. To escape, he stows away on a fishing boat. At sea, skipper Hamil Linder receives Bruno kindly, teaching him fishing; Bruno enlists Hamil's wayward son Carl to tend his slot machines. Then Carl takes an interest in Bruno's girl Connie. Climax in a storm at sea. Originally published: New York: Sloane, 1950 ; London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1954 The movie ""The Raging Tide"" (1950)with Shelley Winters, Richard Conte, Stephen McNally, Charles Bickford, Alex Nicol, John McIntire was an adaptation of Ernest K. Gann's novel ""Fiddler's Green"" from Universal-International.
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826179.0,Fight Club,1996,4.2,432279.0,12638.0,,,Chuck Palahniuk,"""THE FIRST RULE ABOUT FIGHT CLUB IS YOU DON'T TALK ABOUT CLUB.""Every weekend, in the basements and parking lots of bars across the country, young men with good white-collar jobs and absent fathers take off their shoes and shirts and fight each other barehanded for as long as they have to. Then they go back to those jobs with blackened eyes and loosened teeth and the sense
""THE FIRST RULE ABOUT FIGHT CLUB IS YOU DON'T TALK ABOUT CLUB.""Every weekend, in the basements and parking lots of bars across the country, young men with good white-collar jobs and absent fathers take off their shoes and shirts and fight each other barehanded for as long as they have to. Then they go back to those jobs with blackened eyes and loosened teeth and the sense that they can handle anything. Fight Club is the invention of Tyler Durden, projectionist, waiter, and dark, anarchic genius, and it's only the beginning of his plans for revenge on a world where cancer support groups have the corner on human warmth. As the narrator of Fight Club puts it: ""If people thought you were dying, they gave you their full attention.""""THE SECOND RULE ABOUT FIGHT CLUB IS YOU DON'T TALK ABOUT CLUB.""Where does Tyler Durden come from Why do his violent schemes so capture the troubled, insomniac narrator What events bring them to the roof of the world's tallest building, wired to explode in ten minutes The answers in Fight Club reveal a world poised on the brink of mayhem",208.0,193412.0,155010.0,64559.0,14174.0,5124.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1511048505l/826179.jpg,1.23216600968861,0.733333333333333
1492337.0,Fighting Caravans,1929,3.92,281.0,15.0,,,Zane Grey,"Twenty-eight wagons packed with families, supplies, and tough-as-nails Texans circle up and fight for their lives against relentless hostile Indian attacks in this action-packed adventure from ""the greatest novelist of the American West."" Over 30 million Zane Gray paperbacks sold since 1954.",361.0,94.0,83.0,93.0,9.0,2.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1184204612l/1492337.jpg,0.258895111139444,0.64
202292.0,The First Wives Club,1992,3.89,19069.0,275.0,,,Olivia Goldsmith,"Don't get mad. Get everything.When their best friend commits suicide over her divorce, Elise, Brenda and Annie decide enough is enough. Each was crucial to her husband's career. But now that the men are successful, they've traded in their wives for newer, blonder models.Over lunch one day they form the First Wives Club. But this is no support group. This is the SAS in Chan
Don't get mad. Get everything.When their best friend commits suicide over her divorce, Elise, Brenda and Annie decide enough is enough. Each was crucial to her husband's career. But now that the men are successful, they've traded in their wives for newer, blonder models.Over lunch one day they form the First Wives Club. But this is no support group. This is the SAS in Chanel. Painstakingly, inexorably, they plan the downfall of the men who've wrecked their lives - and know that revenge has never tasted sweeter...
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11501608.0,Flashpoint,1976,4.16,7756.0,584.0,The World of Flashpoint,,Geoff Johns,"Not a dream, not an imaginary story, not an elseworld. This is Flash Fact: When Barry Allen wakes at his desk, he discovers the world has changed. Family is alive, loved ones are strangers, and close friends are different, gone or worse. It's a world on the brink of a cataclysmic war - but where are Earth's Greatest Heroes to stop it It's a place where America's last hope
Not a dream, not an imaginary story, not an elseworld. This is Flash Fact: When Barry Allen wakes at his desk, he discovers the world has changed. Family is alive, loved ones are strangers, and close friends are different, gone or worse. It's a world on the brink of a cataclysmic war - but where are Earth's Greatest Heroes to stop it It's a place where America's last hope is Cyborg, who hopes to gather the forces of The Outsider, The Secret 7, SHAZAM!, Citizen Cold and other new and familiar, yet altered, faces! It's a world that could be running out of time, if The Flash can't find the villain who altered the time line!Collecting: Flashpoint 1-5
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1058165.0,For Love Of The Game: A Novel,1991,3.84,1077.0,91.0,,,Michael Shaara,"This is the heartfelt story of the last game played by a baseball legend. Written by Pulitzer Prize-winner Michael Shaara, it is a novel that is destined to be read each season by new fans and old as long as the game is played.In For Love of the Game, we meet Billy Chapel, after seventeen seasons a sure Hall of Famer, a pitcher who ranks right up there with Feller and Spah
This is the heartfelt story of the last game played by a baseball legend. Written by Pulitzer Prize-winner Michael Shaara, it is a novel that is destined to be read each season by new fans and old as long as the game is played.In For Love of the Game, we meet Billy Chapel, after seventeen seasons a sure Hall of Famer, a pitcher who ranks right up there with Feller and Spahn and Koufax and Christy Mathewson. He is a man who retained an endearing quality of youth, a man who has devoted his life to the game he loves and plays so well. He is also that rarity, a pure competitor in professional sports - and, because of that, because of his unsurpassed skill and innocent faith, he has been betrayed.Michael Schaara uses his intimate knowledge of baseball to tell the exciting tension-filled story of one of the most memorable games ever played. It is a game that will decide which team goes to the World Series. But this is also a story about the need to choose and how choices can define a man's character and, perhaps, his fate.Set in the recent past, this is a novel as involving as the wonderful game it portrays. It is a story about true excellence, pride and the possibility of holding onto love.Billy Chapel may be Michael Schaara's most memorable character and For Love of the Game is surely one of the few sport fictions to deserve the name of literature.Michael Schaara published his first of five novels, The Broken Place, in 1968. In 1974 his masterpiece about the Civil War, The Killer Angels, won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction. The manuscript For Love of the Game was discovered by his estate after his death in 1988.
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5368.0,Forever Amber,1944,3.99,15659.0,1021.0,,,Kathleen Winsor,"Abandoned pregnant and penniless on the teeming streets of London, 16-year-old Amber St. Clare manages, by using her wits, beauty, and courage, to climb to the highest position a woman could achieve in Restoration England-that of favorite mistress of the Merry Monarch, Charles II. From whores and highwaymen to courtiers and noblemen, from events such as the Great Plague an
Abandoned pregnant and penniless on the teeming streets of London, 16-year-old Amber St. Clare manages, by using her wits, beauty, and courage, to climb to the highest position a woman could achieve in Restoration England-that of favorite mistress of the Merry Monarch, Charles II. From whores and highwaymen to courtiers and noblemen, from events such as the Great Plague and the Fire of London to the intimate passions of ordinary-and extraordinary-men and women, Amber experiences it all. But throughout her trials and escapades, she remains, in her heart, true to the one man she really loves, the one man she can never have. Frequently compared to Gone with the Wind, Forever Amber is the other great historical romance, outselling every other American novel of the 1940s-despite being banned in Boston for its sheer sexiness. A book to read and reread, this edition brings back to print an unforgettable romance and a timeless masterpiece.
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2122.0,The Fountainhead,1943,3.86,275681.0,11112.0,,,Ayn Rand,"Esta es la historia de un joven e intransigente arquitecto, de su violenta lucha en contra de los est",704.0,106761.0,82400.0,47240.0,20018.0,19262.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1491163636l/2122.jpg,0.0503370614503368,0.62
1322303.0,The Fox and The Hound,1967,4.25,919.0,60.0,,,Daniel P. Mannix,"Tod, a red fox, is sharp-witted, cunning, dauntless, and valiant. His ability to defy death becomes legendary. Copper, a half-bloodhound tracker, is the dog who lives to hunt the fox and, along with his beloved master, embarks on a lifelong quest to end the life of the elusive Tod.Described from the animal's perspectives, the paths of these rivals intersect and overlap in
Tod, a red fox, is sharp-witted, cunning, dauntless, and valiant. His ability to defy death becomes legendary. Copper, a half-bloodhound tracker, is the dog who lives to hunt the fox and, along with his beloved master, embarks on a lifelong quest to end the life of the elusive Tod.Described from the animal's perspectives, the paths of these rivals intersect and overlap in a world teeming with scent, sound, sight and instinct. Their story is vivid, gripping, absorbing, arresting and unflinching. The reader's awareness of wildlife and the essence of their domain may be reshaped and refined and, in the end, irrevocably changed.Winner of the Dutton Animal Book Award in 1967, the Athenaeum Literary Award, and was a Reader's Digest Book Club selection. The Fox and the Hound also became an animated Walt Disney movie.
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523518.0,The Friendly Persuasion,1955,3.91,739.0,121.0,,,Jessamyn West,"A quintessential American heroine, Eliza Birdwell is a wonderful blend of would-be austerity, practicality, and gentle humor when it comes to keeping her faith and caring for her family and community. Her husband, Jess, shares Eliza's love of people and peaceful ways but, unlike Eliza, also displays a fondness for a fast horse and a lively tune. With their children, they m
A quintessential American heroine, Eliza Birdwell is a wonderful blend of would-be austerity, practicality, and gentle humor when it comes to keeping her faith and caring for her family and community. Her husband, Jess, shares Eliza's love of people and peaceful ways but, unlike Eliza, also displays a fondness for a fast horse and a lively tune. With their children, they must negotiate their way through a world that constantly confronts them-sometimes with candor, sometimes with violence-and tests the strength of their beliefs. Whether it's a gift parcel arriving on their doorstep or Confederate soldiers approaching their land, the Birdwells embrace life with emotion, conviction, and a love for one another that seems to conquer all.	The Friendly Persuasion has charmed generations of readers as one of our classic tales of the American Midwest.
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1094533.0,The Game of X,1965,3.77,137.0,16.0,,,Robert Sheckley,"The Game of X was loosely adapted as the 1981 Disney film, Condorman: Sheckley also wrote the novelization of this film. Say ""gesundheit"" to the spy who came in from the cold & get set for the intrigue novel to end all. ""Combines ironic wit with suspense to remarkable effect.""--John Le Carre Here is a spy-tangled novel of undercover misadventure that goes from Paris to
The Game of X was loosely adapted as the 1981 Disney film, Condorman: Sheckley also wrote the novelization of this film. Say ""gesundheit"" to the spy who came in from the cold & get set for the intrigue novel to end all. ""Combines ironic wit with suspense to remarkable effect.""--John Le Carre Here is a spy-tangled novel of undercover misadventure that goes from Paris to Venice by ways of intrigue that 007 never dreamed of--with semi-professional killers, submissive subversives & a swinging Mata Hari from Hunter College. This is upmanship espionage at its funniest--& all in The Game of X.
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15731876.0,Garden of Stones,1983,3.86,3850.0,481.0,,,Sophie Littlefield,"In the dark days of war, a mother makes the ultimate sacrifice.",301.0,887.0,1780.0,975.0,164.0,44.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1349137873l/15731876.jpg,0.0503370614503368,0.62
239437.0,The Ghost and Mrs. Muir,1945,4.17,1781.0,298.0,,,Josephine Leslie,"Burdened by debt after her husband's death, Lucy Muir insists on moving into the very cheap Gull Cottage in the quaint seaside village of Whitecliff, despite multiple warnings that the house is haunted. Upon discovering the rumors to be true, the young widow ends up forming a special companionship with the ghost of handsome former sea captain Daniel Gregg. Through the stru
Burdened by debt after her husband's death, Lucy Muir insists on moving into the very cheap Gull Cottage in the quaint seaside village of Whitecliff, despite multiple warnings that the house is haunted. Upon discovering the rumors to be true, the young widow ends up forming a special companionship with the ghost of handsome former sea captain Daniel Gregg. Through the struggles of supporting her children, seeking out romance from the wrong places, and working to publish the captain's story as a book, Blood and Swash, Lucy finds in her secret relationship with Captain Gregg a comfort and blossoming love she never could have predicted.Originally published in 1945, made into a movie in 1947, and later adapted into a television sitcom in 1968, this romantic tale explores how love can develop without boundaries, both in this life and beyond.
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149150.0,Giant,1952,4.0,2281.0,224.0,,,Edna Ferber,"From Pulitzer Prize-winning author Edna Ferber, Giant captures the essence of Texas on a staggering scale as it chronicles the life and times of cattleman Jordan ""Bick"" Benedict, his young society wife, Leslie, and three generations of land-rich sons.A sensational story of power, love, cattle barons, and oil tycoons, Giant was the basis of the epic 1956 classic film starri
From Pulitzer Prize-winning author Edna Ferber, Giant captures the essence of Texas on a staggering scale as it chronicles the life and times of cattleman Jordan ""Bick"" Benedict, his young society wife, Leslie, and three generations of land-rich sons.A sensational story of power, love, cattle barons, and oil tycoons, Giant was the basis of the epic 1956 classic film starring James Dean, Elizabeth Taylor, and Rock Hudson.
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258079.0,The Go-Between,1953,3.95,7124.0,580.0,,,L.P. Hartley,"""The past is a foreign country: they do things differently there.""Summering with a fellow schoolboy on a great English estate, Leo, the hero of L. P. Hartley's finest novel, encounters a world of unimagined luxury. But when his friend's beautiful older sister enlists him as the unwitting messenger in her illicit love affair, the aftershocks will be felt for years. The insp
""The past is a foreign country: they do things differently there.""Summering with a fellow schoolboy on a great English estate, Leo, the hero of L. P. Hartley's finest novel, encounters a world of unimagined luxury. But when his friend's beautiful older sister enlists him as the unwitting messenger in her illicit love affair, the aftershocks will be felt for years. The inspiration for the brilliant Joseph Losey/Harold Pinter film starring Julie Christie and Alan Bates, The Go-Between is a masterpiece",326.0,2312.0,2738.0,1598.0,371.0,105.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1386925313l/258079.jpg,0.363174135983998,0.65
3865815.0,God and My Country,1954,3.74,39.0,9.0,,,MacKinlay Kantor,"MacKinlay Kantor has woven a compelling, appealing novel about the life of a simple American man who held in his care the destinies of hundreds of boys. With rare insight and sympathy, MacKinlay Kantor has created the memorable Lem Siddons, who gave forty years of his wisdom, the fund of his laughter, the knowledgable touch, the sweetness and love that were his, to generat
MacKinlay Kantor has woven a compelling, appealing novel about the life of a simple American man who held in his care the destinies of hundreds of boys. With rare insight and sympathy, MacKinlay Kantor has created the memorable Lem Siddons, who gave forty years of his wisdom, the fund of his laughter, the knowledgable touch, the sweetness and love that were his, to generations of Boy Scouts. Not every boy who passed khaki-clothed along his life won the world's respect or the Scoutmaster's pride. There were some misfits, fallers-by-the-wayside...sure. But Lem Siddons knew his reward every waking moment of his life and in his dreams as well. His story is one you will remember as that of the closest of your friends: his love for the delicate and freckled Vida that grew with a lifetime, his son Downey who wanted to crowd the years. MacKinlay Kantor has set the scene for God and My Country in a small town very much like Webster City, Iowa, where he was born, and has dedicated the book to his Scoutmaster of those days. It is a perfect example of MacKinlay Kantor's special genius for capturing the full flavor of a small American town, and of its people.
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3428364.0,The Gods Hate Kansas,1964,3.22,55.0,19.0,,,Joseph J. Millard,"It began with the landing of nine meteors in Kansas. Then, suddenly, it exploded into a massive catastrophe.First, the meteorite investigating team were turned into automatons, ruled by an unknown, alien intelligence. They barricaded themselvesfrom the world and began building a rocket project, aimed at traversing the stars.Then the Crimson Plague struck, sweeping over Ear
It began with the landing of nine meteors in Kansas. Then, suddenly, it exploded into a massive catastrophe.First, the meteorite investigating team were turned into automatons, ruled by an unknown, alien intelligence. They barricaded themselvesfrom the world and began building a rocket project, aimed at traversing the stars.Then the Crimson Plague struck, sweeping over Earth",126.0,5.0,12.0,29.0,8.0,1.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1213363032l/3428364.jpg,-2.17428213523347,0.406666666666667
191581.0,God's Little Acre,1933,3.66,1891.0,183.0,,,Erskine Caldwell,"Like Tobacco Road, this novel chronicles the final decline of a poor white family in rural Georgia. Exhorted by their patriarch Ty Ty, the Waldens ruin their land by digging it up in search of gold. Complex sexual entanglements and betrayals lead to a murder within the family that completes its dissolution. Juxtaposed against the Waldens' obsessive search is the story of T
Like Tobacco Road, this novel chronicles the final decline of a poor white family in rural Georgia. Exhorted by their patriarch Ty Ty, the Waldens ruin their land by digging it up in search of gold. Complex sexual entanglements and betrayals lead to a murder within the family that completes its dissolution. Juxtaposed against the Waldens' obsessive search is the story of Ty Ty's son-in-law, a cotton mill worker in a nearby town who is killed during a strike.First published in 1933, God's Little Acre was censured by the Georgia Literary Commission, banned in Boston, and once led the all-time best-seller list, with more than ten million copies in print.
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16958.0,Gold Mine,1970,3.74,1980.0,52.0,,,Wilbur Smith,"Gold Mine by Wilbur SmithNorth of Johannesburg, five companies share the Kitchenerville fields, furiously blasting and digging deep into the earth. For some men, gold mining is a way of life--and death. For some it's just a business. For one man, it's the most dangerous game of all...Rod Ironsides makes love to his boss's wife and drives his miners faster and harder than a
Gold Mine by Wilbur SmithNorth of Johannesburg, five companies share the Kitchenerville fields, furiously blasting and digging deep into the earth. For some men, gold mining is a way of life--and death. For some it's just a business. For one man, it's the most dangerous game of all...Rod Ironsides makes love to his boss's wife and drives his miners faster and harder than anyone has ever dared. A few weeks ago, Ironsides had a passion for golf and one-night stands. Now, he has been handed a prize and a curse: to blast through rock and reap a fortune--or be destroyed.From a split-second, oxygen-sucking explosion to a looming underground wall of water, there are a dozen ways Rod can fail. But his passion and fury won't let him back down from a conspiracy he cannot see: men who want to turn his mine into a death trap--for the bloodiest pay-day of all...
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259020.0,The Golden Bowl,1904,3.78,10035.0,349.0,,,Henry James,"'A thing to marvel at, a thing to be grateful for.'A rich American art-collector and his daughter Maggie buy in for themselves and to their greater glory a beautiful young wife and noble husband. They do not know that Charlotte and Prince Amerigo were formerly lovers, nor that on the eve of the Prince's marriage they had discovered, in a Bloomsbury antique shop, a golden b
'A thing to marvel at, a thing to be grateful for.'A rich American art-collector and his daughter Maggie buy in for themselves and to their greater glory a beautiful young wife and noble husband. They do not know that Charlotte and Prince Amerigo were formerly lovers, nor that on the eve of the Prince's marriage they had discovered, in a Bloomsbury antique shop, a golden bowl with a secret flaw. The superstitious Amerigo, fearing for his gilded future, refuses to accept it as a wedding gift from Charlotte. 'Don't you think too much of ""cracks,""' she is later to say to him, 'aren't you too afraid of them I risk the cracks...' When the golden bowl is broken, Maggie must leave the security of her childhood and try to reassemble the pieces of her shattered happiness.In this, the last of his three great poetic masterpieces, James combined with a dazzling virtuosity elements of social comedy, of mystery, terror, and myth. ""The Golden Bowl"" is the most controversial, ambiguous, and sophisticated of James's novels.The text of this World's Classics paperback is that of the first English edition (1905). James's Preface is included, and a new introduction, notes, and selected variant readings.
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1078.0,The Good Earth,1931,3.98,207966.0,9098.0,House of Earth,1,Pearl S. Buck,"This tells the poignant tale of a Chinese farmer and his family in old agrarian China. The humble Wang Lung glories in the soil he works, nurturing the land as it nurtures him and his family. Nearby, the nobles of the House of Hwang consider themselves above the land and its workers; but they will soon meet their own downfall.Hard times come upon Wang Lung and his family w
This tells the poignant tale of a Chinese farmer and his family in old agrarian China. The humble Wang Lung glories in the soil he works, nurturing the land as it nurtures him and his family. Nearby, the nobles of the House of Hwang consider themselves above the land and its workers; but they will soon meet their own downfall.Hard times come upon Wang Lung and his family when flood and drought force them to seek work in the city. The working people riot, breaking into the homes of the rich and forcing them to flee. When Wang Lung shows mercy to one noble and is rewarded, he begins to rise in the world, even as the House of Hwang falls.
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147326.0,The Good German,2001,3.74,5235.0,534.0,,,Joseph Kanon,"With World War II finally ending, Jake Geismar, former Berlin correspondent for CBS, has wangled one of the coveted press slots for the Potsdam Conference. His assignment: a series of articles on the Allied occupation. His personal agenda: to find Lena, the German mistress he left behind at the outbreak of the war.  When Jake stumbles on a murder -- an American soldier was
With World War II finally ending, Jake Geismar, former Berlin correspondent for CBS, has wangled one of the coveted press slots for the Potsdam Conference. His assignment: a series of articles on the Allied occupation. His personal agenda: to find Lena, the German mistress he left behind at the outbreak of the war.  When Jake stumbles on a murder -- an American soldier washes up on the conference grounds -- he thinks he has found the key that will unlock his Berlin story. What Jake finds instead is a larger story of corruption and intrigue reaching deep into the heart of the occupation. Berlin in July 1945 is like nowhere else -- a tragedy, and a feverish party after the end of the world.  As Jake searches the ruins for Lena, he discovers that years of war have led to unimaginable displacement and degradation. As he hunts for the soldier's killer, he learns that Berlin has become a city of secrets, a lunar landscape that seethes with social and political tension. When the two searches become entangled, Jake comes to understand that the American Military Government is already fighting a new enemy in the east, busily identifying the ""good Germans"" who can help win the next war. And hanging over everything is the larger crime, a crime so huge that it seems -- the worst irony -- beyond punishment.  At once a murder mystery, a moving love story, and a riveting portrait of a unique time and place, The Good German is a historical thriller of the first rank.
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6448647.0,"Goodbye Piccadilly, Farewell Leicester Square",1969,3.39,49.0,13.0,,,Arthur La Bern,"With the last of his money disappearing, Dick Ramey sets out to borrow some from his ex-wife. What happens in the following few hours makes him the only possible suspect in a sex-murder he did not commit.This relentlessly readable novel carries you from one memorable scene to another: a matrimonial agency where Ramey fills out an application form with amazing crudity; an o
With the last of his money disappearing, Dick Ramey sets out to borrow some from his ex-wife. What happens in the following few hours makes him the only possible suspect in a sex-murder he did not commit.This relentlessly readable novel carries you from one memorable scene to another: a matrimonial agency where Ramey fills out an application form with amazing crudity; an overnight stay in a flophouse--and, on another night, a seedy hotel room to which Ramey has taken an amorous barmaid; a meeting in a London park that leads to a cover-up flight to Paris; a second murder, which is discovered through a sack of potatoes that has legs.Ramey, in the words of one advance review, convicted "" in a trial where the judge is hardly impartial, manages to escape...and then comes a real little shocker of an ending.""
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413617.0,"Good-Bye, Mr. Chips",1934,3.96,8221.0,605.0,,,James Hilton,"Mr. Hilton's classic story of an English schoolmaster.Mr. Chipping, the classics master at Brookfield School since 1870, takes readers on a beguiling journey through the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Sometimes Chips, as he is affectionately known, is an old man who dreams by the fire; then he's a difficult young taskmaster schooling his students, or a middle-aged man
Mr. Hilton's classic story of an English schoolmaster.Mr. Chipping, the classics master at Brookfield School since 1870, takes readers on a beguiling journey through the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Sometimes Chips, as he is affectionately known, is an old man who dreams by the fire; then he's a difficult young taskmaster schooling his students, or a middle-aged man encountering the lovely Katherine, whose ""new woman"" opinions work far-reaching changes in him. As succeeding generations of boys march onward through Chips' mind, Hilton's narrative remains masterful. He seamlessly interweaves a poignant love story with the jokes and eccentricities of English public school life, while also chronicling a new, uncertain world full of conflict and upheaval that extends far beyond the turrets of Brookfield.
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18114322.0,The Grapes of Wrath,1939,3.95,637184.0,14860.0,,,John Steinbeck,"The Pulitzer Prize-winning epic of the Great Depression, a book that galvanized",479.0,251182.0,198408.0,116117.0,45040.0,26437.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1375670575l/18114322.jpg,0.363174135983998,0.65
41733839.0,The Great Gatsby,1925,3.91,3227928.0,58474.0,,,F. Scott Fitzgerald,An alternate cover of this ISBN can be found here.James L.W. West III to include the author,180.0,1128476.0,1086485.0,693210.0,222299.0,97458.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1536342041l/41733839.jpg,0.22413543619126,0.636666666666667
716780.0,The Green Years,1944,4.03,832.0,34.0,,,A.J. Cronin,"The Green Years is a 1944 novel by A. J. Cronin which traces the formative years of an Irish orphan, Robert Shannon, who is sent to live with his draconian maternal grandparents in Scotland. An introspective child, Robert forms an attachment to his roguish great-grandfather, who draws the youngster out of his shell with his raucous ways.",240.0,292.0,329.0,164.0,41.0,6.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1451562428l/716780.jpg,0.641251535569474,0.676666666666667
296298.0,The Guns of Navarone,1957,4.13,13817.0,319.0,Guns of Navarone,1,Alistair MacLean,"An entire navy had tried to silence the guns of Navarone and failed. Full-scale attacks had been driven back. Now they were sending in just five men, each one a specialist in dealing death.",410.0,5173.0,5669.0,2607.0,314.0,54.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1381683551l/296298.jpg,0.988848285051318,0.71
2895041.0,Hannibal,1999,3.75,72712.0,2470.0,Hannibal Lecter,3,Thomas   Harris,Invite Hannibal Lecter into the palace of your mind and be invited into his mind palace in turn.,751.0,20813.0,24030.0,19165.0,6373.0,2331.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1495385084l/2895041.jpg,-0.332019362979692,0.583333333333333
3692.0,The Heart of the Matter,1948,3.99,23346.0,1165.0,,,Graham Greene,"In a British colony in West Africa, Henry Scobie is a pious and righteous man of modest means enlisted with securing borders. But when he",272.0,7559.0,9569.0,4886.0,1044.0,288.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1385263150l/3692.jpg,0.502212835776736,0.663333333333333
4667024.0,The Help,2009,4.46,1847047.0,81368.0,,,Kathryn Stockett,"Three ordinary women are about to take one extraordinary step.Twenty-two-year-old Skeeter has just returned home after graduating from Ole Miss. She may have a degree, but it is 1962, Mississippi, and her mother will not be happy till Skeeter has a ring on her finger. Skeeter would normally find solace with her beloved maid Constantine, the woman who raised her, but Consta
Three ordinary women are about to take one extraordinary step.Twenty-two-year-old Skeeter has just returned home after graduating from Ole Miss. She may have a degree, but it is 1962, Mississippi, and her mother will not be happy till Skeeter has a ring on her finger. Skeeter would normally find solace with her beloved maid Constantine, the woman who raised her, but Constantine has disappeared and no one will tell Skeeter where she has gone.Aibileen is a black maid, a wise, regal woman raising her seventeenth white child. Something has shifted inside her after the loss of her own son, who died while his bosses looked the other way. She is devoted to the little girl she looks after, though she knows both their hearts may be broken.Minny, Aibileen's best friend, is short, fat, and perhaps the sassiest woman in Mississippi. She can cook like nobody's business, but she can't mind her tongue, so she's lost yet another job. Minny finally finds a position working for someone too new to town to know her reputation. But her new boss has secrets of her own.Seemingly as different from one another as can be, these women will nonetheless come together for a clandestine project that will put them all at risk. And why Because they are suffocating within the lines that define their town and their times. And sometimes lines are made to be crossed.In pitch-perfect voices, Kathryn Stockett creates three extraordinary women whose determination to start a movement of their own forever changes a town, and the way women, mothers, daughters, caregivers, friends, view one another. A deeply moving novel filled with poignancy, humor, and hope, The Help is a timeless and universal story about the lines we abide by, and the ones we don't. (jacket flap)
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2213652.0,The Heritage of the Desert,1910,3.87,663.0,42.0,,,Zane Grey,,298.0,206.0,225.0,186.0,35.0,11.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1329014071l/2213652.jpg,0.0850967363985221,0.623333333333333
990079.0,The High and the Mighty,1953,3.97,235.0,19.0,,,Ernest K. Gann,"One of the most essential flying novels ever written. Past the point of no return, things start to go wrong on a flight from Hawaii to San Francisco. Can they make it This plot has been done and redone many times since 1953, but the only two which come close are Nevil Shute's No Highway and Arthur Hailey's Airport.",253.0,67.0,102.0,58.0,7.0,1.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1327616623l/990079.jpg,0.432693485880367,0.656666666666667
2532100.0,The Honorary Consul,1973,3.78,3626.0,238.0,,,Graham Greene,"When the alcoholic British 'Honorary Consul' in an Argentinian town is kidnapped by a band of revolutionaries, a local doctor negotiates with his captors and with the authorities for the man's release, but the corruption of both soon comes to the fore. From the author of OUR MAN IN HAVANA and THE HUMAN FACTOR.",335.0,665.0,1725.0,1039.0,174.0,23.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1424716770l/2532100.jpg,-0.227740338135139,0.593333333333333
1973573.0,Horrid Henry,1994,3.96,2108.0,174.0,Horrid Henry,1,Francesca Simon,"Horrid Henry is rapidly establishing himself as a character children love to hear about. These four tales of a very naughty boy, his maddeningly good little brother Perfect Peter, and Moody Margaret, all show him wreaking havoc.",96.0,916.0,522.0,425.0,158.0,87.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1330486849l/1973573.jpg,0.397933810932182,0.653333333333333
54825.0,"Horseman, Pass By",1961,3.93,2555.0,195.0,"Thalia, Texas",1,Larry McMurtry,From the Pulitzer Prize,192.0,731.0,1085.0,600.0,112.0,27.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1339787664l/54825.jpg,0.293654786087629,0.643333333333333
18689642.0,The Hound of Florence,1923,2.93,15.0,2.0,,,Felix Salten,It,288.0,1.0,5.0,4.0,2.0,3.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1403348174l/18689642.jpg,-3.18231270873082,0.31
781825.0,The Human Stain,2000,3.87,29849.0,1933.0,The American Trilogy,3,Philip Roth,"It is 1998, the year in which America is whipped into a frenzy of prurience by the impeachment of a president, and in a small New England town an aging Classics professor, Coleman Silk, is forced to retire when his colleagues decree that he is a racist. The charge is a lie, but the real truth about Silk would astonish even his most virulent accuser.Coleman Silk has a secre
It is 1998, the year in which America is whipped into a frenzy of prurience by the impeachment of a president, and in a small New England town an aging Classics professor, Coleman Silk, is forced to retire when his colleagues decree that he is a racist. The charge is a lie, but the real truth about Silk would astonish even his most virulent accuser.Coleman Silk has a secret, one which has been kept for fifty years from his wife, his four children, his colleagues, and his friends, including the writer Nathan Zuckerman. It is Zuckerman who stumbles upon Silk's secret and sets out to reconstruct the unknown biography of this eminent, upright man, esteemed as an educator for nearly all his life, and to understand how this ingeniously contrived life came unraveled. And to understand also how Silk's astonishing private history is, in the words of the Wall Street Journal, ""magnificently"" interwoven with ""the larger public history of modern America.""
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30597.0,The Hunchback of Notre-Dame,1831,3.99,152105.0,3926.0,,,Victor Hugo,"This extraordinary historical novel, set in Medieval Paris under the twin towers of its greatest structure and supreme symbol, the cathedral of Notre-Dame, is the haunting drama of Quasimodo, the hunchback; Esmeralda, the gypsy dancer; and Claude Frollo, the priest tortured by the specter of his own damnation. Shaped by a profound sense of tragic irony, it is a work that g
This extraordinary historical novel, set in Medieval Paris under the twin towers of its greatest structure and supreme symbol, the cathedral of Notre-Dame, is the haunting drama of Quasimodo, the hunchback; Esmeralda, the gypsy dancer; and Claude Frollo, the priest tortured by the specter of his own damnation. Shaped by a profound sense of tragic irony, it is a work that gives full play to Victor Hugo's brilliant historical imagination and his remarkable powers of description.
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511614.0,The 101 Dalmatians,1956,4.12,31583.0,790.0,The Hundred and One Dalmatians,1,Dodie Smith,"Pongo and Missis had a lovely life. With their human owners, the Dearlys, to look after them, they lived in a comfortable home in London with their 15 adorable Dalmatian puppies, loved and admired by all. Especially the Dearlys' neighbor Cruella de Vil, a fur-fancying fashion plate with designs on the Dalmatians' spotted coats! So, when the puppies are stolen from the Dear
Pongo and Missis had a lovely life. With their human owners, the Dearlys, to look after them, they lived in a comfortable home in London with their 15 adorable Dalmatian puppies, loved and admired by all. Especially the Dearlys' neighbor Cruella de Vil, a fur-fancying fashion plate with designs on the Dalmatians' spotted coats! So, when the puppies are stolen from the Dearly home, and even Scotland Yard is unable to find them, Pongo and Missis know they must take matters into their own paws! The delightful children's classic adapted twice for popular Disney productions. Ages 8-11
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35004353.0,If I Die Before I Wake,1938,3.63,1148.0,293.0,,,Emily Koch,"How Do You Solve Your Own MurderEveryone believes Alex is in a coma, unlikely to ever wake up. As his family debate withdrawing life support, and his friends talk about how his girlfriend Bea needs to move on, he can only listen.But Alex soon begins to suspect that the accident that put him here wasn",320.0,240.0,417.0,349.0,105.0,37.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1497881034l/35004353.jpg,-0.749135462357906,0.543333333333333
80977.0,In This House of Brede,1969,4.33,3467.0,519.0,,,Rumer Godden,"This extraordinarily sensitive and insightful portrait of religious life centers on Philippa Talbot, a highly successful professional woman who leaves her life among the London elite to join a cloistered Benedictine community.",672.0,1797.0,1152.0,415.0,80.0,23.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1388322598l/80977.jpg,1.68404178401501,0.776666666666667
644173.0,It,1986,4.23,643869.0,19440.0,,,Stephen King,"Derry: a small city in Maine, a place as hauntingly familiar as your own home town. Only in Derry the haunting is real...It began for the Losers on a day in June of 1958, the day school let out for the summer. That was the day Henry Bowers carved the first letter of his name on Ben Hanscom's belly and chased him into the Barrens, the day Henry and his Neanderthal friends b
Derry: a small city in Maine, a place as hauntingly familiar as your own home town. Only in Derry the haunting is real...It began for the Losers on a day in June of 1958, the day school let out for the summer. That was the day Henry Bowers carved the first letter of his name on Ben Hanscom's belly and chased him into the Barrens, the day Henry and his Neanderthal friends beat up on Stuttering Bill Denbrough and Eddie Kaspbrak, the day Stuttering Bill had to save Eddie from his worst asthma attack ever by riding his bike to beat the devil. It ended in August, with seven desperate children in search of a creature of unspeakable evil in the drains beneath Derry. In search of It. And somehow it ended.Or so they thought. Then.On a spring night in 1985 Mike Hanlon, once one of those children, makes six calls. Stan Uris, accountant. Richie ""Records"" Tozier, L.A. disc jockey. Ben Hanscom, renowned architect. Beverly Rogan, dress designer. Eddie Kaspbrak, owner of a successful New York limousine company. And Bill Denbrough, bestselling writer of horror novels, Bill Denbrough who now only stutters in his dreams. These six men and one woman have forgotten their childhoods,have forgotten the time when they were Losers...but an unremembered promise draws them back, the present begins to rhyme dreadfully with the past, and when the Losers reunite, the wheels of fate lock together and roll them towards the ultimate terror.In the biggest and most ambitious book of his career, Stephen King gives us not only his most towering epic of horror but a surprising re-illumination of the corridor where we pass from the bright mysteries of childhood to those of maturity.
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2920068.0,Jack's Return Home,1970,3.94,814.0,115.0,Jack Carter,1,Ted Lewis,"Famously adapted into the iconic film starring Michael Caine, Get Carter",223.0,237.0,343.0,189.0,35.0,10.0,https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/book/blank-133x176-8b769f39ba6687a82d2eef30bdf46977.jpg,0.328414461035813,0.646666666666667
1367658.0,Jean le Bleu,1932,4.04,132.0,10.0,,,Jean Giono,Dans ce r,276.0,53.0,43.0,26.0,8.0,2.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1356146510l/1367658.jpg,0.676011210517658,0.68
861874.0,The Joy Luck Club,1989,3.91,559564.0,7829.0,,,Amy Tan,"In 1949 four Chinese women-drawn together by the shadow of their past-begin meeting in San Francisco to play mah jong, invest in stocks, eat dim sum, and ""say"" stories. They call their gathering the Joy Luck Club. Nearly forty years later, one of the members has died, and her daughter has come to take her place, only to learn of her mother's lifelong wish-and the tragic wa
In 1949 four Chinese women-drawn together by the shadow of their past-begin meeting in San Francisco to play mah jong, invest in stocks, eat dim sum, and ""say"" stories. They call their gathering the Joy Luck Club. Nearly forty years later, one of the members has died, and her daughter has come to take her place, only to learn of her mother's lifelong wish-and the tragic way in which it has come true.The revelation of this secret unleashes an urgent need among the women to reach back and remember",288.0,181505.0,209389.0,122381.0,31186.0,15103.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1433781101l/861874.jpg,0.22413543619126,0.636666666666667
50798.0,Jude the Obscure,1895,3.81,54898.0,2680.0,,,Thomas Hardy,"Jude Fawley's hopes of a university education are lost when he is trapped into marrying the earthy Arabella, who later abandons him. Moving to the town of Christminster where he finds work as a stonemason, Jude meets and falls in love with his cousin Sue Bridehead, a sensitive, freethinking 'New Woman'.",310.0,17487.0,18645.0,12096.0,4360.0,2310.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1389403264l/50798.jpg,-0.123461313290585,0.603333333333333
42762634.0,A Judgement in Stone,1977,3.92,4885.0,330.0,,,Ruth Rendell,"What on earth could have provoked a modern day St. Valentine's Day massacreOn Valentine's Day, four members of the Coverdale family--George, Jacqueline, Melinda and Giles--were murdered in the space of 15 minutes. Their housekeeper, Eunice Parchman, shot them, one by one, in the blue light of a televised performance of Don Giovanni. When Detective Chief Superintendent Wil
What on earth could have provoked a modern day St. Valentine's Day massacreOn Valentine's Day, four members of the Coverdale family--George, Jacqueline, Melinda and Giles--were murdered in the space of 15 minutes. Their housekeeper, Eunice Parchman, shot them, one by one, in the blue light of a televised performance of Don Giovanni. When Detective Chief Superintendent William Vetch arrests Miss Parchman two weeks later, he discovers a second tragedy: the key to the Valentine's Day massacre hidden within a private humiliation Eunice Parchman has guarded all her life.",191.0,1509.0,1895.0,1146.0,256.0,79.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1542050652l/42762634.jpg,0.258895111139444,0.64
525995.0,Jumanji,1981,4.04,24060.0,1507.0,Jumanji,1,Chris Van Allsburg,"Left on their own for an afternoon, two bored and restless children find more excitement than they bargained for in a mysterious and mystical jungle-adventure board game. ""Mr. Van Allsburg's illustrations have a beautiful simplicity of de-sign, balance, texture, and a subtle intelligence beyond the call of illustration."" -- New York Times Book Review",32.0,9506.0,7892.0,5132.0,1136.0,394.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1348202802l/525995.jpg,0.676011210517658,0.68
23300987.0,Kami no Tsuki,2012,3.78,32.0,1.0,,,Mitsuyo Kakuta,411--,313.0,6.0,16.0,8.0,1.0,1.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1412324789l/23300987.jpg,-0.227740338135139,0.593333333333333
2455496.0,The King's Damosel,1976,3.55,187.0,29.0,The Three Damosels,2,Vera Chapman,"A magical glimpse into the legendary age of Arthurian chivalry.Lynett, unwilling bride of the Round Table Knight, Gaheris, leaves her husband and the true love of her life, his brother Gareth, to become the King's messenger.Knightly chivalry is beset by Dark Age barbarity in this richly woven tapestry of heroes and heroines, monsters and saints, temptresses and magicians.",143.0,41.0,59.0,59.0,17.0,11.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1304636377l/2455496.jpg,-1.02721286194338,0.516666666666667
685970.0,The Klansman,0,3.35,34.0,0.0,,,William Bradford Huie,"A seething Southern town... An explosion of violence, lust, and hate...In a jail cell in Ellenton a trapped Negro girl and a man are forced to perform a shocking act before a leering crowd. But this is only the beginning.For Ellenton is a powder keg of secret shame and repressed desire - and now the fuse has been lighted...",303.0,4.0,11.0,12.0,7.0,0.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1372688010l/685970.jpg,-1.72240636090707,0.45
996660.0,The Kolchak Papers: The Original Novels,1970,4.01,106.0,18.0,Kolchak: The Night Stalker,,Jeff Rice,"In 1972, Jeff Rice's novel The Night Stalker introduced Carl Kolchak to the world. This spine-tingling novel of supernatural terror became an instant bestseller and served as the basis for the film of the same name, starring Darren McGavin and adapted by legendary Twilight Zone screenwriter Richard Matheson. After The Night Stalker became the one of the highest rated telev
In 1972, Jeff Rice's novel The Night Stalker introduced Carl Kolchak to the world. This spine-tingling novel of supernatural terror became an instant bestseller and served as the basis for the film of the same name, starring Darren McGavin and adapted by legendary Twilight Zone screenwriter Richard Matheson. After The Night Stalker became the one of the highest rated television movies of all time, a sequel, The Night Strangler, was released the following year to great acclaim. Now, after more than three decades out of print, Kolchak's creator Jeff Rice has released the original novels which sparked a television phenomenon! At last, The Night Stalker and The Night Strangler are together in one volume...
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1218426.0,Kowloon Tong,1997,3.2,959.0,106.0,,,Paul Theroux,"For Neville ""Bunt"" Mullard and his mother, Betty, Hong Kong is part of Britain - one of the pleasanter parts; it is also cozy, monotonous, profitable, and homely. Now ninety-nine years of colonial rule are about to end, and the British government is about to hand over Hong Kong to China. Betty and Bunt can see China from their parlor, but they have never been there. They d
For Neville ""Bunt"" Mullard and his mother, Betty, Hong Kong is part of Britain - one of the pleasanter parts; it is also cozy, monotonous, profitable, and homely. Now ninety-nine years of colonial rule are about to end, and the British government is about to hand over Hong Kong to China. Betty and Bunt can see China from their parlor, but they have never been there. They detest Chinese food. ""The Chinese take-away, "" as they call the Hand-over, does not particularly concern them. When Bunt first meets Mr. Hung, a well-spoken gentleman from the Chinese mainland, he pays him little heed. And when Mr. Hung offers the Mullards a handsome sum for their family business - a fifty-year-old textile factory, Imperial Stitching, that was cofounded by Bunt's late father - Bunt refuses him out of hand. Yet it soon grows clear that Mr. Hung is different from the Chinese the Mullards have lived alongside for years. For Mr. Hung will accept no refusals. Then a young woman from the Mullards' factory vanishes, one of many disappearances. But this one is different. Ah Fu has last been seen in the company of Mr. Hung. And so Bunt is forced for the first time in his forty-three years to make decisions that matter. He even begins, maybe, to discover love. Yet against all of Bunt's good, if half-formed, intentions are pitted the will of Mr. Hung and the looming threat of the ultimate betrayal.
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121359.0,The Last of the Duanes,1913,4.01,199.0,12.0,,,Zane Grey,"In accepting the challenge of a drunken bully, Buckley Duane becomes a hunted man. While roaming the outlaw camps of Texas he meets Jennie Lee, who is held prisoner -- and plots her escape. Pursued by ranchers and glory hunters for years, Duane never forgets Jennie Lee. But if he finds her, will he become a prisoner of his own past",315.0,85.0,51.0,46.0,14.0,3.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1171832584l/121359.jpg,0.571732185673104,0.67
11936.0,The Last Unicorn,1968,4.18,87534.0,3937.0,The Last Unicorn,1,Peter S. Beagle,"She was magical, beautiful beyond belief -- and completely alone...The unicorn had lived since before memory in a forest where death could touch nothing. Maidens who caught a glimpse of her glory were blessed by enchantment they would never forget. But outside her wondrous realm, dark whispers and rumours carried a message she could not ignore: ""Unicorns are gone from the
She was magical, beautiful beyond belief -- and completely alone...The unicorn had lived since before memory in a forest where death could touch nothing. Maidens who caught a glimpse of her glory were blessed by enchantment they would never forget. But outside her wondrous realm, dark whispers and rumours carried a message she could not ignore: ""Unicorns are gone from the world.""Aided by a bumbling magician and an indomitable spinster, she set out to learn the truth. but she feared even her immortal wisdom meant nothing in a world where a mad king's curse and terror incarnate lived only to stalk the last unicorn to her doom...
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601799.0,Laura,1942,4.0,2108.0,264.0,,,Vera Caspary,"Laura Hunt was the ideal modern woman: beautiful, elegant, highly ambitious, and utterly mysterious. No man could resist her charms",219.0,699.0,839.0,458.0,86.0,26.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1344733956l/601799.jpg,0.53697251072492,0.666666666666667
1208928.0,Loaded,1995,3.54,1406.0,109.0,,,Christos Tsiolkas,"Families can detonate. Some families are torn apart forever by one small act, one solitary mistake. In my family it was a series of small explosions; consistent, passionate, pathetic. Cruel words, crude threats... We spurred each other on till we reached a crescendo of pain and we retired exhaused to our rooms, in tears or in fury.Ari is nineteen, unemployed and a poofter
Families can detonate. Some families are torn apart forever by one small act, one solitary mistake. In my family it was a series of small explosions; consistent, passionate, pathetic. Cruel words, crude threats... We spurred each other on till we reached a crescendo of pain and we retired exhaused to our rooms, in tears or in fury.Ari is nineteen, unemployed and a poofter who doesn't want to be gay. He is looking for something - anything - to take him away from his aimless existence in suburban Melbourne. He doesn't believe in anyone or anything, except the power of music. All he wants to do is dance, take drugs, have sex and change the world.For Ari, all the orthodoxies of family, sex, politics and work have collapsed. Caught between the traditional Greek world of his parents and friends and the alluring, destructive world of clubs, chemicals and anonymous sex, all Ari can do is ease his pain in the only ways he knows how.Written in stark, uncompromising prose, Loaded is a first novel of great passion and power.
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7604.0,Lolita,1955,3.89,578717.0,21023.0,,,Vladimir Nabokov,"Humbert Humbert - scholar, aesthete and romantic - has fallen completely and utterly in love with Lolita Haze, his landlady's gum-snapping, silky skinned twelve-year-old daughter. Reluctantly agreeing to marry Mrs Haze just to be close to Lolita, Humbert suffers greatly in the pursuit of romance; but when Lo herself starts looking for attention elsewhere, he will carry her
Humbert Humbert - scholar, aesthete and romantic - has fallen completely and utterly in love with Lolita Haze, his landlady's gum-snapping, silky skinned twelve-year-old daughter. Reluctantly agreeing to marry Mrs Haze just to be close to Lolita, Humbert suffers greatly in the pursuit of romance; but when Lo herself starts looking for attention elsewhere, he will carry her off on a desperate cross-country misadventure, all in the name of Love. Hilarious, flamboyant, heart-breaking and full of ingenious word play, Lolita is an immaculate, unforgettable masterpiece of obsession, delusion and lust.
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121271.0,The Lone Star Ranger,1915,3.83,1367.0,103.0,,,Zane Grey,"In Zane Grey's only Western told from the first person perspective, a U.S. Deputy Marshall helps legendary Texas Ranger Vaugn Steele to clean up the lawless town of Fairfield. Though the town's mayor is in cahoots with a band of outlaws, Steele falls in love with his daughter and the Marshall falls in love with his niece. An unusual psychological depth sets this tale apart
In Zane Grey's only Western told from the first person perspective, a U.S. Deputy Marshall helps legendary Texas Ranger Vaugn Steele to clean up the lawless town of Fairfield. Though the town's mayor is in cahoots with a band of outlaws, Steele falls in love with his daughter and the Marshall falls in love with his niece. An unusual psychological depth sets this tale apart from the majority of Westerns.This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide.
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2054.0,The Long Goodbye,1953,4.22,28260.0,1778.0,Philip Marlowe,6,Raymond Chandler,"Down-and-out drunk Terry Lennox has a problem: his millionaire wife is dead and he needs to get out of LA fast. So he turns to the only friend he can trust: private investigator Philip Marlowe. Marlowe is willing to help a man down on his luck, but later Lennox commits suicide in Mexico and things start to turn nasty. Marlowe is drawn into a sordid crowd of adulterers and
Down-and-out drunk Terry Lennox has a problem: his millionaire wife is dead and he needs to get out of LA fast. So he turns to the only friend he can trust: private investigator Philip Marlowe. Marlowe is willing to help a man down on his luck, but later Lennox commits suicide in Mexico and things start to turn nasty. Marlowe is drawn into a sordid crowd of adulterers and alcoholics in LA's Idle Valley, where the rich are suffering one big suntanned hangover. Marlowe is sure Lennox didn't kill his wife, but how many stiffs will turn up before he gets to the truth
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1719771.0,Island At The Top Of The World,1961,3.85,127.0,19.0,,,Ian Cameron,"VANISHED!A sea captain searches for his only son-who disappeared while seeking the legendary whale's graveyard. But in his search, the brave captain finds a puzzle far stranger than his son's disappearance. Caught in the mysteries of a bizarre civilization, a remnant of the ancient Vikings, the captain must battle both a strange people and the defiant forces of nature in h
VANISHED!A sea captain searches for his only son-who disappeared while seeking the legendary whale's graveyard. But in his search, the brave captain finds a puzzle far stranger than his son's disappearance. Caught in the mysteries of a bizarre civilization, a remnant of the ancient Vikings, the captain must battle both a strange people and the defiant forces of nature in his harrowing trek across frozen wastes and raging seas.
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30935.0,The Loved One,1948,3.78,9342.0,865.0,,,Evelyn Waugh,"Following the death of a friend, British poet and pets' mortician Dennis Barlow finds himself entering the artificial Hollywood paradise of the Whispering Glades Memorial Park. Within its golden gates, death, American-style, is wrapped up and sold like a package holiday. There, Dennis enters the fragile and bizarre world of Aim",127.0,2281.0,3668.0,2610.0,623.0,160.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1168160079l/30935.jpg,-0.227740338135139,0.593333333333333
7912859.0,The Magic Bed-Knob: Or How to Become a Witch in Ten Easy Lessons,1945,3.87,381.0,4.0,Bedknobs and Broomsticks,1,Mary Norton,"An engrossing fantasy about an elderly woman who practices magic for a hobby and three London children evacuated to the country during the bombing of London.This story was later republished, together with Bonfires and Broomsticks, as Bedknobs and Broomsticks.",48.0,122.0,129.0,100.0,18.0,12.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1346075466l/7912859.jpg,0.0850967363985221,0.623333333333333
482842.0,The Man Without a Face,1972,3.76,649.0,63.0,,,Isabelle Holland,"Charles didn't know much about life...until he met The Man Without a face...""I'd never had a friend, and he was my friend; I'd never really, except for a shadowy memory, had a father, and he was my father. I'd never known an adult I could communicate with or trust, and I communicated with him all the time, whether I was actually talking to him or not. And I trusted him....
Charles didn't know much about life...until he met The Man Without a face...""I'd never had a friend, and he was my friend; I'd never really, except for a shadowy memory, had a father, and he was my father. I'd never known an adult I could communicate with or trust, and I communicated with him all the time, whether I was actually talking to him or not. And I trusted him....""Fourteen-year-old Charles desperately wants two things: a father and a way out. Little love has come his way until the summer he befriends a mysterious scarred man named Justin McLeod, nicknamed ""The Man Without a Face."" Charles enlists McLeod's help as tutor for the St. Matthew's school entrance exams, his ticket away from the unpleasant restrictions of his home life. But more important than anything he could get out of a book, that summer Charles learns from McLeod a stirring life lesson about the many faces of love.
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3314204.0,Merton of the Movies,1919,3.79,33.0,8.0,,,Harry Leon Wilson,"Fiction. Ever since its debut in the Saturday Evening Post in 1919, MERTON OF THE MOVIES has delighted book and film lovers alike and is considered one of the first real Hollywood novels. Filled with lighthearted film parodies, glimpses into a bygone Hollywood era, and a likable main character, it is easy to understand why MERTON OF THE MOVIES inspired an often-revived Bro
Fiction. Ever since its debut in the Saturday Evening Post in 1919, MERTON OF THE MOVIES has delighted book and film lovers alike and is considered one of the first real Hollywood novels. Filled with lighthearted film parodies, glimpses into a bygone Hollywood era, and a likable main character, it is easy to understand why MERTON OF THE MOVIES inspired an often-revived Broadway play, several films, and a brand new radio play. It was included in Lawrence Clark Powell's famous list of thirty California classics.
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16372.0,The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side,1962,3.91,26935.0,1034.0,Miss Marple,9,Agatha Christie,"One minute, silly Heather Badcock had been gabbling on at her movie idol, the glamorous Marina Gregg. The next, Heather suffered a massive seizure. But for whom was the deadly poison really intendedMarina",351.0,7250.0,11115.0,7459.0,990.0,121.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1466335226l/16372.jpg,0.22413543619126,0.636666666666667
24280.0,Les Mis,1862,4.16,603621.0,13656.0,,,Victor Hugo,"Introducing one of the most famous characters in literature, Jean Valjean",1463.0,288911.0,179397.0,92043.0,27242.0,16028.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1411852091l/24280.jpg,1.09312730989587,0.72
4041231.0,Moderato Cantabile,1958,3.52,3242.0,221.0,,,Marguerite Duras,A distressed young man murders the woman he loves in a caf,150.0,646.0,1072.0,984.0,399.0,141.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1327572781l/4041231.jpg,-1.13149188678794,0.506666666666667
873342.0,The Monster from Earth's End,1959,3.19,31.0,6.0,,,Murray Leinster,"There was nothing on the island big enough to kill a man, yet each new day brought with it another bloody death, another mysterious disappearance.The first hint of something wrong at the outpost was the plane. It crazily circled the little island, its cargo-bay doors open, its radio dead. It seemed to hang in the air for a moment and then it dived downward, levelled and di
There was nothing on the island big enough to kill a man, yet each new day brought with it another bloody death, another mysterious disappearance.The first hint of something wrong at the outpost was the plane. It crazily circled the little island, its cargo-bay doors open, its radio dead. It seemed to hang in the air for a moment and then it dived downward, levelled and dipped again. It made a belly landing on the runway with its wheels still retracted.There was a singular, dead silence and then a shot rang out.The crew of two and the seven passengers had vanished, the cargo was stewn about and the fuel tanks had been emptied. And the pilot, after landing, had blown his brains out.
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44796.0,The Moon and Sixpence,1919,4.13,15598.0,1006.0,,,W. Somerset Maugham,"Based on the life of Paul Gauguin, The Moon and Sixpence is W. Somerset Maugham's ode to the powerful forces behind creative genius.Charles Strickland is a staid banker, a man of wealth and privilege. He is also a man possessed of an unquenchable desire to create art. As Strickland pursues his artistic vision, he leaves London for Paris and Tahiti, and in his quest makes s
Based on the life of Paul Gauguin, The Moon and Sixpence is W. Somerset Maugham's ode to the powerful forces behind creative genius.Charles Strickland is a staid banker, a man of wealth and privilege. He is also a man possessed of an unquenchable desire to create art. As Strickland pursues his artistic vision, he leaves London for Paris and Tahiti, and in his quest makes sacrifices that leaves the lives of those closest to him in tatters. Through Maugham's sympathetic eye Strickland's tortured and cruel soul becomes a symbol of the blessing and the curse of transcendent artistic genius, and the cost in humans lives it sometimes demands.
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672875.0,Le Morte d'Arthur: King Arthur and the Legends of the Round Table,1485,3.93,32673.0,822.0,,,Thomas Malory,"In a time when there were damsels in distress to save, and mythical dragons to slay, King Arthur and his knights of the Round Table were there to render justice in the face of any danger. From the incredible wizardry of Merlin to the undeniable passion of Sir Launcelot, these tales of Arthur and his knights offer epic adventures with the supernatural, as well as timeless b
In a time when there were damsels in distress to save, and mythical dragons to slay, King Arthur and his knights of the Round Table were there to render justice in the face of any danger. From the incredible wizardry of Merlin to the undeniable passion of Sir Launcelot, these tales of Arthur and his knights offer epic adventures with the supernatural, as well as timeless battles with our humanity.
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19357.0,Mother Carey's Chickens,1911,4.12,381.0,79.0,,,Kate Douglas Wiggin,"1911. Another heartwarming tale from the author of Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm. In this story the reader follows a strong-willed widow, Nancy Carey, as she struggles for the future of her beautiful daughters Nancy and Kitty and her beloved son Peter. Good humor and folksy grit help Mother Carey keep poverty and the wrong fellows for her daughters at bay. See other titles by
1911. Another heartwarming tale from the author of Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm. In this story the reader follows a strong-willed widow, Nancy Carey, as she struggles for the future of her beautiful daughters Nancy and Kitty and her beloved son Peter. Good humor and folksy grit help Mother Carey keep poverty and the wrong fellows for her daughters at bay. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.
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9822.0,Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH,1971,4.14,155031.0,3168.0,Rats of NIMH,1,Robert C. O'Brien,"Mrs. Frisby, a widowed mouse with four small children, must move her family to their summer quarters immediately, or face almost certain death. But her youngest son, Timothy, lies ill with pneumonia and must not be moved. Fortunately, she encounters the rats of NIMH, an extraordinary breed of highly intelligent creatures, who come up with a brilliant solution to her dilem
 Mrs. Frisby, a widowed mouse with four small children, must move her family to their summer quarters immediately, or face almost certain death. But her youngest son, Timothy, lies ill with pneumonia and must not be moved. Fortunately, she encounters the rats of NIMH, an extraordinary breed of highly intelligent creatures, who come up with a brilliant solution to her dilemma.
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32831.0,The Mysterious Island,1874,4.1,38813.0,1405.0,Captain Nemo,2,Jules Verne,"Five Union prisoners escape from the siege of Richmond in a balloon, are blown off course and crash on an uncharted island. They must learn to rebuild a society for themselves while awaiting rescue.",723.0,15786.0,13433.0,7606.0,1539.0,449.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1388278046l/32831.jpg,0.884569260206764,0.7
335009.0,The Name of the Rose,1980,4.12,257989.0,7265.0,,,Umberto Eco,"The year is 1327. Franciscans in a wealthy Italian abbey are suspected of heresy, and Brother William of Baskerville arrives to investigate. When his delicate mission is suddenly overshadowed by seven bizarre deaths, Brother William turns detective. His tools are the logic of Aristotle, the theology of Aquinas, the empirical insights of Roger Bacon",514.0,110473.0,89792.0,40982.0,11390.0,5352.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1525085279l/335009.jpg,0.954088610103134,0.706666666666667
3925199.0,The Naked Lunch,1959,3.45,67244.0,3098.0,,,William S. Burroughs,"The book is structured as a series of loosely connected vignettes. Burroughs stated that the chapters are intended to be read in any order. The reader follows the narration of junkie William Lee, who takes on various aliases, from the U.S. to Mexico, eventually to Tangier and the dreamlike Interzone.The vignettes are drawn from Burroughs' own experiences in these places an
The book is structured as a series of loosely connected vignettes. Burroughs stated that the chapters are intended to be read in any order. The reader follows the narration of junkie William Lee, who takes on various aliases, from the U.S. to Mexico, eventually to Tangier and the dreamlike Interzone.The vignettes are drawn from Burroughs' own experiences in these places and his addiction to drugs (heroin, morphine, and while in Tangier, majoun [a strong hashish confection] as well as a German opioid, brand name Eukodol, of which he wrote frequently).[source wiki}
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228333.0,The Nanny Diaries,2002,3.41,343714.0,5249.0,Nanny,1,Emma McLaughlin,"Wanted: One young woman to take care of four-year-old boy. Must be cheerful, enthusiastic and selfless--bordering on masochistic. Must relish sixteen-hour shifts with a deliberately nap-deprived preschooler. Must love getting thrown up on, literally and figuratively, by everyone in his family. Must enjoy the delicious anticipation of ridiculously erratic pay. Mostly, must
Wanted: One young woman to take care of four-year-old boy. Must be cheerful, enthusiastic and selfless--bordering on masochistic. Must relish sixteen-hour shifts with a deliberately nap-deprived preschooler. Must love getting thrown up on, literally and figuratively, by everyone in his family. Must enjoy the delicious anticipation of ridiculously erratic pay. Mostly, must love being treated like fungus found growing out of employers Herm",306.0,60238.0,101270.0,120313.0,44202.0,17691.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1390018191l/228333.jpg,-1.51384831121796,0.47
685.0,The Natural,1952,3.63,9200.0,717.0,,,Bernard Malamud,"The classical novel (and basis for the acclaimed film) now in a new editionIntroduction by Kevin BakerThe Natural, Bernard Malamud's first novel, published in 1952, is also the first",231.0,1964.0,3386.0,2642.0,885.0,323.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1417605559l/685.jpg,-0.749135462357906,0.543333333333333
225774.0,National Velvet,1935,4.1,24300.0,262.0,,,Enid Bagnold,"A butcher's daughter in a small Sussex town ends her nightly prayers with ""Oh, God, give me horses, give me horses! Let me be the best rider in England!"" The answer to 14-year-old Velvet Brown's plea materializes in the form of an unwanted piebald, raffled off in a village lottery, who turns out to be adept at jumping fences--exactly the sort of horse that could win the wo
A butcher's daughter in a small Sussex town ends her nightly prayers with ""Oh, God, give me horses, give me horses! Let me be the best rider in England!"" The answer to 14-year-old Velvet Brown's plea materializes in the form of an unwanted piebald, raffled off in a village lottery, who turns out to be adept at jumping fences--exactly the sort of horse that could win the world's most famous steeplechase, the Grand National.Richly atmospheric of rural life in England between the World Wars, National Velvet has enchanted generations of readers since its 1935 debut. The heroine's grit and determination, backed by the support of her eccentric and loving family, offer an inspiring example of the struggles and rewards of following a dream.""The book is one that horse lovers of every age cannot fail to enjoy.""--""The New York Times""""Humorous, charming, National Velvet is a little masterpiece.""--""Time""""Put on your not-to-be-missed list.""--""The New Yorker""
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225297.0,The Nick Adams Stories,1972,4.06,6612.0,333.0,,,Ernest Hemingway,"The Nick Adams Stories show a memorable character growing from child to adolescent to soldier, veteran, writer & parent--a sequence closely paralleling events of Hemingway's life.The 1st section, called Northern Woods, includes ""Three Shots"", ""Indian Camp"", ""The Doctor & the Doctor's Wife"", ""Ten Indians"" & ""The Indians Moved Away"". The 2nd section, On His Own,
The Nick Adams Stories show a memorable character growing from child to adolescent to soldier, veteran, writer & parent--a sequence closely paralleling events of Hemingway's life.The 1st section, called Northern Woods, includes ""Three Shots"", ""Indian Camp"", ""The Doctor & the Doctor's Wife"", ""Ten Indians"" & ""The Indians Moved Away"". The 2nd section, On His Own, includes ""The Light of the World"", ""The Battler"", ""The Killers"", ""The Last Good Country"" & ""Crossing the Mississippi"".The 3rd section, War, has ""Night Before Landing"", ""Nick Sat Against the Wall"", ""Now I Lay Me"", ""A Way You'll Never Be"" & ""In Another Country"". The 4th section, Soldier Home, has ""Big Two-Hearted River"", ""The End of Something"", ""The Three-Day Blow"" & ""Summer People"". The 5th section, Company of Two, has ""Wedding Day"", ""On Writing"", ""An Alpine Idyll"", ""Cross-Country Snow"" & ""Fathers & Sons"".
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232360.0,Nights in Rodanthe,2002,3.83,144695.0,4273.0,,,Nicholas Sparks,"From the #1 New York Times bestselling author Nicholas Sparks comes a tender story of hope and joy; of sacrifice and forgiveness -- a moving reminder that love is possible at any age, at any time, and often comes when we least expect it. At forty-five, Adrienne Willis must rethink her entire life when her husband abandons her for a younger woman. Reeling with heartache and
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author Nicholas Sparks comes a tender story of hope and joy; of sacrifice and forgiveness -- a moving reminder that love is possible at any age, at any time, and often comes when we least expect it. At forty-five, Adrienne Willis must rethink her entire life when her husband abandons her for a younger woman. Reeling with heartache and in search of a respite, she flees to the small coastal town of Rodanthe, North Carolina to tend to a friend's inn for the weekend. But when a major storm starts moving in, it appears that Adrienne's perfect getaway will be ruined -- until a guest named Paul Flanner arrives. At fifty-four, Paul has just sold his medical practice and come to Rodanthe to escape his own shattered past. Now, with the storm closing in, two wounded people will turn to each other for comfort -- and in one weekend set in motion feelings that will resonate throughout the rest of their lives.Did You Know---The main characters' names were Christmas presents to Nicholas's in-laws (Paul and Adrienne)This was Nicholas's first book to debut at #1
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381818.0,Nine and a Half Weeks: A Memoir of a Love Affair,1978,3.54,2373.0,258.0,,,Elizabeth McNeill,"The powerfully erotic memoir that inspired the legendary film with a forward by bestselling novelist Francine Prose. Nine and a Half Weeks is a true story so unusual, so passionate, and so extreme in its psychology and sexuality that it will take your breath away.Elizabeth McNeill was an executive for a large corporation when she began an affair with a man she met casually
The powerfully erotic memoir that inspired the legendary film with a forward by bestselling novelist Francine Prose. Nine and a Half Weeks is a true story so unusual, so passionate, and so extreme in its psychology and sexuality that it will take your breath away.Elizabeth McNeill was an executive for a large corporation when she began an affair with a man she met casually. Their sexual excitement depended on a pattern of domination and humiliation, and as their relationship progressed they played out ever more dangerous and elaborate variations on that pattern of sadomasochism. By the end, Elizabeth had relinquished all control over her body ",117.0,576.0,662.0,726.0,295.0,114.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1440868659l/381818.jpg,-1.06197253689157,0.513333333333333
6277598.0,Nineteen Eighty-Four. George Orwell,1949,4.17,2525423.0,56283.0,,,George Orwell,"Newspeak, Doublethink, Big Brother, the Thought Police - the vocabulary of George Orwell's classic political satire, 'Nineteen Eighty-Four', has passed into the English language, symbolising the horrors of totalitarianism.",5.0,1156091.0,837185.0,380013.0,101326.0,50808.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1348686008l/6277598.jpg,1.12788698484406,0.723333333333333
336903.0,The Notebook,1996,4.08,1167383.0,18527.0,The Notebook,1,Nicholas Sparks,"A man with a faded, well-worn notebook open in his lap. A woman experiencing a morning ritual she doesn't understand. Until he begins to read to her. The Notebook is an achingly tender story about the enduring power of love, a story of miracles that will stay with you forever. Set amid the austere beauty of coastal North Carolina in 1946, The Notebook begins with the story
A man with a faded, well-worn notebook open in his lap. A woman experiencing a morning ritual she doesn't understand. Until he begins to read to her. The Notebook is an achingly tender story about the enduring power of love, a story of miracles that will stay with you forever. Set amid the austere beauty of coastal North Carolina in 1946, The Notebook begins with the story of Noah Calhoun, a rural Southerner returned home from World War II. Noah, thirty-one, is restoring a plantation home to its former glory, and he is haunted by images of the beautiful girl he met fourteen years earlier, a girl he loved like no other. Unable to find her, yet unwilling to forget the summer they spent together, Noah is content to live with only memories. . . until she unexpectedly returns to his town to see him once again. Allie Nelson, twenty-nine, is now engaged to another man, but realizes that the original passion she felt for Noah has not dimmed with the passage of time. Still, the obstacles that once ended their previous relationship remain, and the gulf between their worlds is too vast to ignore. With her impending marriage only weeks away, Allie is forced to confront her hopes and dreams for the future, a future that only she can shape. Like a puzzle within a puzzle, the story of Noah and Allie is just beginning. As it unfolds, their tale miraculously becomes something different, with much higher stakes. The result is a deeply moving portrait of love itself, the tender moments, and fundamental changes that affect us all. Shining with a beauty that is rarely found in current literature, The Notebook establishes Nicholas Sparks as a classic storyteller with a unique insight into the only emotion that really matters.
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1381.0,The Odyssey,0,3.75,782169.0,9990.0,Graphic Classics,,Homer,"Sing to me of the man, Muse, the man of twists and turnsdriven time and again off course, once he had plunderedthe hallowed heights of Troy.So begins Robert Fagles' magnificent translation of the Odyssey, which Jasper Griffin in The New York Times Review of Books hails as ""a distinguished achievement.""If the Iliad is the world's greatest war epic, then the Odyssey is liter
Sing to me of the man, Muse, the man of twists and turnsdriven time and again off course, once he had plunderedthe hallowed heights of Troy.So begins Robert Fagles' magnificent translation of the Odyssey, which Jasper Griffin in The New York Times Review of Books hails as ""a distinguished achievement.""If the Iliad is the world's greatest war epic, then the Odyssey is literature's grandest evocation of everyman's journey though life. Odysseus' reliance on his wit and wiliness for survival in his encounters with divine and natural forces, during his ten-year voyage home to Ithaca after the Trojan War, is at once a timeless human story and an individual test of moral endurance. In the myths and legends that are retold here, Fagles has captured the energy and poetry of Homer's original in a bold, contemporary idiom, and given us an Odyssey to read aloud, to savor, and to treasure for its sheer lyrical mastery.Renowned classicist Bernard Knox's superb Introduction and textual commentary provide new insights and background information for the general reader and scholar alike, intensifying the strength of Fagles' translation.This is an Odyssey to delight both the classicist and the public at large, and to captivate a new generation of Homer's students.--Robert Fagles, winner of the PEN/Ralph Manheim Medal for Translation and a 1996 Academy Award in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, presents us with Homer's best-loved and most accessible poem in a stunning new modern-verse translation.
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429024.0,The Old Curiosity Shop,1840,3.77,15620.0,969.0,,,Charles Dickens,"The archetypal Victorian melodrama, as heartfelt and moving today as when it was first published, Charles Dickens's The Old Curiosity Shop is edited with notes and an introduction by Norman Page in Penguin Classics.Little Nell Trent lives in the quiet gloom of the old curiosity shop with her ailing grandfather, for whom she cares with selfless devotion. But when they are u
The archetypal Victorian melodrama, as heartfelt and moving today as when it was first published, Charles Dickens's The Old Curiosity Shop is edited with notes and an introduction by Norman Page in Penguin Classics.Little Nell Trent lives in the quiet gloom of the old curiosity shop with her ailing grandfather, for whom she cares with selfless devotion. But when they are unable to pay their debts to the stunted, lecherous and demonic money-lender Daniel Quilp, the shop is seized and they are forced to flee, thrown into a shadowy world in which there seems to be no safe haven. Dickens's portrayal of the innocent, tragic Nell made The Old Curiosity Shop an instant bestseller that captured the hearts of the nation, even as it was criticised for its sentimentality by figures such as Oscar Wilde. Yet alongside the story's pathos are some of Dickens's greatest comic and grotesque creations: the ne'er-do-well Dick Swiveller, the mannish lawyer Sally Brass, the half-starved 'Marchioness' and the lustful, loathsome Quilp himself.This edition, based on the original text of 1841, contains an introduction by Norman Page discussing the various contrasting themes of the novel and its roots in Dickens's own personal tragedy, with prefaces to the 1841 and 1848 editions, a chronology, notes and original illustrations produced for the serial version.Charles Dickens is one of the best-loved novelists in the English language, whose 200th anniversary was celebrated in 2012. His most famous books, including Oliver Twist, Great Expectations, A Tale of Two Cities, David Copperfield and The Pickwick Papers, have been adapted for stage and screen and read by millions.If you enjoyed The Old Curiosity Shop, you might like Dickens's Hard Times, also available in Penguin Classics.
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18254.0,Oliver Twist,1837,3.86,282625.0,6309.0,,,Charles Dickens,"A gripping portrayal of London's dark criminal underbelly, published in Penguin Classics with an introduction by Philip Horne.The story of Oliver Twist - orphaned, and set upon by evil and adversity from his first breath - shocked readers when it was published. After running away from the workhouse and pompous beadle Mr Bumble, Oliver finds himself lured into a den of thie
A gripping portrayal of London's dark criminal underbelly, published in Penguin Classics with an introduction by Philip Horne.The story of Oliver Twist - orphaned, and set upon by evil and adversity from his first breath - shocked readers when it was published. After running away from the workhouse and pompous beadle Mr Bumble, Oliver finds himself lured into a den of thieves peopled by vivid and memorable characters - the Artful Dodger, vicious burglar Bill Sikes, his dog Bull's Eye, and prostitute Nancy, all watched over by cunning master-thief Fagin. Combining elements of Gothic Romance, the Newgate Novel and popular melodrama, Dickens created an entirely new kind of fiction, scathing in its indictment of a cruel society, and pervaded by an unforgettable sense of threat and mystery.This Penguin Classics edition of Oliver Twist is the first critical edition to faithfully reproduce the text as its earliest readers would have encountered it from its serialisation in Bentley's Miscellany, and includes an introduction by Philip Horne, a glossary of Victorian thieves' slang, a chronology of Dickens's life, a map of contemporary London and all of George Cruikshank's original illustrations.For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
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3762.0,On Her Majesty's Secret Service,1963,3.96,15547.0,579.0,James Bond Original Series,11,Ian Fleming,"A Lancia Spyder with its hood down tore past him, cut in cheekily across his bonnet and pulled away, the sexy boom of its twin exhausts echoing back at him. It was a girl driving, a girl with a shocking pink scarf tied round her hair. And if there was one thing that set James Bond really moving, it was being passed at speed by a pretty girl.When Bond rescues a beautiful, r
A Lancia Spyder with its hood down tore past him, cut in cheekily across his bonnet and pulled away, the sexy boom of its twin exhausts echoing back at him. It was a girl driving, a girl with a shocking pink scarf tied round her hair. And if there was one thing that set James Bond really moving, it was being passed at speed by a pretty girl.When Bond rescues a beautiful, reckless girl from self-destruction, he finds himself with a lead on one of the most dangerous men in the world",326.0,4783.0,6179.0,3827.0,624.0,134.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1433986746l/3762.jpg,0.397933810932182,0.653333333333333
1552810.0,On Stranger Tides,1987,3.85,7053.0,710.0,,,Tim Powers,"Aboard the Vociferous Carmichael, puppeteer John Chandagnac is sailing toward Jamaica to claim his stolen birthright from an unscrupulous uncle, when the vessel is captured . . . by pirates! Offered a choice by Captain Phil Davies to join their seafaring band or die, Chandagnac assumes the name John Shandy and a new life as a brigand. But more than swashbuckling sea battle
Aboard the Vociferous Carmichael, puppeteer John Chandagnac is sailing toward Jamaica to claim his stolen birthright from an unscrupulous uncle, when the vessel is captured . . . by pirates! Offered a choice by Captain Phil Davies to join their seafaring band or die, Chandagnac assumes the name John Shandy and a new life as a brigand. But more than swashbuckling sea battles and fabulous plunder await the novice buccaneer on the roiling Caribbean watersfor treachery and powerful vodun sorcery are coins of the realm in this dark new world. And for the love of beautiful, magically imperiled Beth Hurwood, Shandy will set sail on even stranger tides, following the savage, ghost-infested pirate king, Blackbeard, and a motley crew of the living and the dead to the cursed nightmare banks of the fabled Fountain of Youth.
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13109354.0,One Thousand and One Nights,0,3.79,2013.0,211.0,,,Hanan Al-Shaykh,"Erotic, brutal, witty and poetic, One Thousand and One Nights are the never-ending stories told by the young Shahrazad under sentence of death to King Shahrayar. Maddened by the discovery of his wife's orgies, King Shahrayar believes all women are unfaithful and vows to marry a virgin every night and kill her in the morning. To survive, his newest wife Shahrazad spins a we
Erotic, brutal, witty and poetic, One Thousand and One Nights are the never-ending stories told by the young Shahrazad under sentence of death to King Shahrayar. Maddened by the discovery of his wife's orgies, King Shahrayar believes all women are unfaithful and vows to marry a virgin every night and kill her in the morning. To survive, his newest wife Shahrazad spins a web of tales night after night, leaving the King in suspense when morning comes, thus prolonging her life for another day. Written in Arabic from tales gathered in India, Persia and across the great Arab empire, these mesmerising stories tell of the real and the supernatural, love and marriage, power and punishment, wealth and poverty, and the endless trials and uncertainties of fate. Now adapted by Hanan al-Shaykh the One Thousand and One Nights are revealed in an intoxicating new voice.
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382455.0,The Open Range Men,1990,3.9,41.0,8.0,,,Lauran Paine,"Book by Paine, Lauran",196.0,8.0,24.0,6.0,3.0,0.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1387738491l/382455.jpg,0.189375761243075,0.633333333333333
31092.0,The Other Boleyn Girl,2001,4.05,423832.0,16367.0,The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels,9,Philippa Gregory,"Two sisters competing for the greatest prize: the love of a kingWhen Mary Boleyn comes to court as an innocent girl of fourteen, she catches the eye of Henry VIII. Dazzled by the king, Mary falls in love with both her golden prince and her growing role as unofficial queen. However, she soon realizes just how much she is a pawn in her familys ambitious plots as the kings
Two sisters competing for the greatest prize: the love of a kingWhen Mary Boleyn comes to court as an innocent girl of fourteen, she catches the eye of Henry VIII. Dazzled by the king, Mary falls in love with both her golden prince and her growing role as unofficial queen. However, she soon realizes just how much she is a pawn in her familys ambitious plots as the kings interest begins to wane and she is forced to step aside for her best friend and rival: her sister, Anne. Then Mary knows that she must defy her family and her king, and take her fate into her own hands. A rich and compelling tale of love, sex, ambition, and intrigue, The Other Boleyn Girl introduces a woman of extraordinary determination and desire who lived at the heart of the most exciting and glamorous court in Europe and survived by following her own heart. ",664.0,155706.0,163064.0,82242.0,17288.0,5532.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1469917421l/31092.jpg,0.710770885465842,0.683333333333333
537366.0,The Other Side of Midnight,1973,3.91,39946.0,899.0,Midnight,1,Sidney Sheldon,"In Paris ... Washington ... and a fabulous villa in Greece, an innocent American girl becomes a bewildered, horror-stricken pawn in a game of vengeance and betrayal. She is Catherine Douglas, a woman caught in a web of four lives intertwined by passion as her handsome husband pursues an incredibly beautiful film star ... and as Constantin Demiris, a legendary Greek tycoon,
In Paris ... Washington ... and a fabulous villa in Greece, an innocent American girl becomes a bewildered, horror-stricken pawn in a game of vengeance and betrayal. She is Catherine Douglas, a woman caught in a web of four lives intertwined by passion as her handsome husband pursues an incredibly beautiful film star ... and as Constantin Demiris, a legendary Greek tycoon, tightens the strands that control them all. Welcome to The Other Side of Midnight - and one of Sidney Sheldon's most dazzling an surprising novels of suspense.
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99664.0,The Painted Veil,1925,3.92,31452.0,3081.0,,,W. Somerset Maugham,"Set in England and Hong Kong in the 1920s, The Painted Veil is the story of the beautiful, but love-starved Kitty Fane.When her husband discovers her adulterous affair, he forces her to accompany him to the heart of a cholera epidemic. Stripped of the British society of her youth and the small but effective society she fought so hard to attain in Hong Kong, she is compelle
Set in England and Hong Kong in the 1920s, The Painted Veil is the story of the beautiful, but love-starved Kitty Fane.When her husband discovers her adulterous affair, he forces her to accompany him to the heart of a cholera epidemic. Stripped of the British society of her youth and the small but effective society she fought so hard to attain in Hong Kong, she is compelled by her awakening conscience to reassess her life and learn how to love.The Painted Veil is a beautifully written affirmation of the human capacity to grow, to change, and to forgive.
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58314.0,The Elementary Particles,0,3.79,25760.0,1566.0,,,Michel Houellebecq,"An international literary phenomenon, The Elementary Particles is a frighteningly original novel",272.0,7251.0,9743.0,5795.0,2046.0,925.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1403180525l/58314.jpg,-0.192980663186954,0.596666666666667
28187.0,The Lightning Thief,2006,4.24,1670098.0,52161.0,Percy Jackson and the Olympians,1,Rick Riordan,"Alternate cover for this ISBN can be found herePercy Jackson is a good kid, but he can't seem to focus on his schoolwork or control his temper. And lately, being away at boarding school is only getting worse - Percy could have sworn his pre-algebra teacher turned into a monster and tried to kill him. When Percy's mom finds out, she knows it's time that he knew the truth ab
Alternate cover for this ISBN can be found herePercy Jackson is a good kid, but he can't seem to focus on his schoolwork or control his temper. And lately, being away at boarding school is only getting worse - Percy could have sworn his pre-algebra teacher turned into a monster and tried to kill him. When Percy's mom finds out, she knows it's time that he knew the truth about where he came from, and that he go to the one place he'll be safe. She sends Percy to Camp Half Blood, a summer camp for demigods (on Long Island), where he learns that the father he never knew is Poseidon, God of the Sea. Soon a mystery unfolds and together with his friends",377.0,829619.0,511142.0,251834.0,55525.0,21978.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1400602609l/28187.jpg,1.37120470948135,0.746666666666667
484110.0,Phantom Lady,1942,3.91,533.0,59.0,,,Cornell Woolrich,"Phantom lady, I was with you for six hours last night, but I can't remember what you look like, or what you wore -- except for that large orange hat. We sat shoulder to shoulder at a little bar in the east Fifties. We ate dinner together, saw a Broadway show together, shared a cab together.The bartender, the waiter, the usher, the cab driver -- none of them remembers you.
Phantom lady, I was with you for six hours last night, but I can't remember what you look like, or what you wore -- except for that large orange hat. We sat shoulder to shoulder at a little bar in the east Fifties. We ate dinner together, saw a Broadway show together, shared a cab together.The bartender, the waiter, the usher, the cab driver -- none of them remembers you. The police say I was home strangling my wife at the moment I met you.You are the only one who can prove my story -- but I don't know your name, or where you live. And I can't search for you from a jail cell....
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229432.0,The Pickwick Papers,1836,3.83,22113.0,1393.0,,,Charles Dickens,Few first novels have created as much popular excitement as The Pickwick Papers,801.0,6725.0,7633.0,5545.0,1633.0,577.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1360795072l/229432.jpg,-0.053941963394216,0.61
414895.0,Planet of the Apes,1963,3.93,28945.0,1245.0,,,Pierre Boulle,"""I am confiding this manuscript to space, not with the intention of saving myself, but to help, perhaps, to avert the appalling scourge that is menacing the human race. Lord have pity on us!"" With these words, Pierre Boulle hurtles the reader onto the Planet of the Apes. In this simian world, civilization is turned upside down: apes are men and men are apes; apes rule and
""I am confiding this manuscript to space, not with the intention of saving myself, but to help, perhaps, to avert the appalling scourge that is menacing the human race. Lord have pity on us!"" With these words, Pierre Boulle hurtles the reader onto the Planet of the Apes. In this simian world, civilization is turned upside down: apes are men and men are apes; apes rule and men run wild; apes think, speak, produce, wear clothes, and men are speechless, naked, exhibited at fairs, used for biological research. On the planet of the apes, man, having reached to apotheosis of his genius, has become inert. To this planet come a journalist and a scientist. The scientist is put into a zoo, the journalist into a laboratory. Only the journalist retains the spiritual strength and creative intelligence to try to save himself, to fight the appalling scourge, to remain a man. Out of this situation, Pierre Boulle has woven a tale as harrowing, bizarre, and meaningful as any in the brilliant roster of this master storyteller. With his cutomary wit, irony, and disciplined intellect and style, the author of The Bridge Over the River Kwai tells a swiftly moving story dealing with man's conflicts, and takes the reader into a suspenseful and strangely fascinating orbit.
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6296163.0,Pleasure Island,1949,3.36,107.0,17.0,,,Lorie O'Clare,"Travel to an island paradise where sensual delights by day lead to hedonistic pleasures by night. . .Perfect VacationParadise Island seems like the ideal getaway for Natalie Green. She can't wait to fulfill her secret sexual fantasies, and once she's read the contract, she's ready to sign on the dotted line for two weeks of pure carnal ecstasy. Now all she has to do is cho
Travel to an island paradise where sensual delights by day lead to hedonistic pleasures by night. . .Perfect VacationParadise Island seems like the ideal getaway for Natalie Green. She can't wait to fulfill her secret sexual fantasies, and once she's read the contract, she's ready to sign on the dotted line for two weeks of pure carnal ecstasy. Now all she has to do is choose the. . .Perfect MenWith their hard bodies and skilled fingers, Nicolas and Tomas take turns pleasuring Natalie in ways she's never felt before. And when the three of them embark on a wild ride of passion together, it's the most erotic experience she's ever felt. But that's when she discovers the. . .Perfect DeceptionMind-blowing sex is incredible, yet Natalie senses something is not quite right with the men in her life. And when she explores the island, she discovers the truth--and the incredible secret about Paradise Island. . .
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1832699.0,Presumed Innocent,1987,4.1,99677.0,1302.0,Kindle County Legal Thriller,1,Scott Turow,"In Presumed Innocent, Rusty Sabich, family man and the number-two prosecutor of Kindle County, is handed an explosive case -- the brutal murder of a woman who happens to be his former lover. A shocking turn of events suddenly transforms him from the accuser into the accused and plunges him into a nightmare world where nothing seems real and no one can be presumed innocent.",431.0,36650.0,40809.0,18952.0,2560.0,706.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1311985357l/1832699.jpg,0.884569260206764,0.7
947419.0,The Prince of Tides,1986,4.23,179167.0,3849.0,,,Pat Conroy,"In his most brilliant and powerful novel, Pat Conroy tells the story of Tom Wingo, his twin sister, Savannah, and the dark and violent past of the family into which they were born. Set in New York City and the lowcountry of South Carolina, the novel opens when Tom, a high school football coach whose marriage and career are crumbling, flies from South Carolina to New York a
In his most brilliant and powerful novel, Pat Conroy tells the story of Tom Wingo, his twin sister, Savannah, and the dark and violent past of the family into which they were born. Set in New York City and the lowcountry of South Carolina, the novel opens when Tom, a high school football coach whose marriage and career are crumbling, flies from South Carolina to New York after learning of his twin sister's suicide attempt. Savannah is one of the most gifted poets of her generation, and both the cadenced beauty of her art and the jumbled cries of her illness are clues to the too-long-hidden story of her wounded family. In the paneled offices and luxurious restaurants of New York City, Tom and Susan Lowenstein, Savannah's psychiatrist, unravel a history of violence, abandonment, commitment, and love. And Tom realizes that trying to save his sister is perhaps his last chance to save himself. With passion and a rare gift of language, the author moves from present to past, tracing the amazing history of the Wingos from World War II through the final days of the war in Vietnam and into the 1980s, drawing a rich range of characters: the lovable, crazy Mr. Fruit, who for decades has wordlessly directed traffic at the same intersection in the southern town of Colleton; Reese Newbury, the ruthless, patrician land speculator who threatens the Wingos' only secure worldly possession, Melrose Island; Herbert Woodruff, Susan Lowenstein's husband, a world-famous violinist; Tolitha Wingo, Savannah's mentor and eccentric grandmother, the first real feminist in the Wingo family. Pat Conroy reveals the lives of his characters with surpassing depth and power, capturing the vanishing beauty of the South Carolina lowcountry and a lost way of life. His lyric gifts, abundant good humor, and compelling storytelling are well known to readers of The Great Santini and The Lords of Discipline. The Prince of Tides continues that tradition yet displays a new, mature voice of Pat Conroy, signaling this work as his greatest accomplishment.
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40395.0,A Princess of Mars,1917,3.8,46631.0,3279.0,Barsoom,1,Edgar Rice Burroughs,"Her oval face was beautiful in the extreme, her every feature finely chisled and exquisite, her eyes large and lustrous and her head surmounted by a mass of coal black, waving hair, caught loosely into a strange yet becoming coiffure. Similar in face and figure to women of Earth, she was nevertheless a true Martian--and prisoner of the fierce green giants who held me capti
Her oval face was beautiful in the extreme, her every feature finely chisled and exquisite, her eyes large and lustrous and her head surmounted by a mass of coal black, waving hair, caught loosely into a strange yet becoming coiffure. Similar in face and figure to women of Earth, she was nevertheless a true Martian--and prisoner of the fierce green giants who held me captive, as well!First book in Edgar Rice Burroughs's Mars series.
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967511.0,Rascal,1963,4.13,11324.0,585.0,,,Sterling North,"Nothing's surprising in the North household, not even Sterling's new pet raccoon. Rascal is only a baby when Sterling brings him home, but soon the two are best friends, doing everything together--until the spring day when everything suddenly changes.Rascal",208.0,4782.0,3862.0,2137.0,411.0,132.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1309211625l/967511.jpg,0.988848285051318,0.71
315683.0,Ratman's Notebooks,1969,3.88,377.0,46.0,,,Stephen Gilbert,"The basis for the film  Willard'Horrific, grisly and truly frightening . . . a masterpiece of terror.' - Washington Star'One of the more terrifying, deliciously scary thrillers.' - New York Magazine'This is a beastly business that will make your flesh creep. A magnificently malignant horror story to which you will be unavoidably committed.' - Kirkus Reviews 'You'll wish y

The basis for the film
 Willard'Horrific, grisly and truly frightening . . . a masterpiece of terror.' - Washington Star'One of the more terrifying, deliciously scary thrillers.' - New York Magazine'This is a beastly business that will make your flesh creep. A magnificently malignant horror story to which you will be unavoidably committed.' - Kirkus Reviews 'You'll wish you never started reading the damn thing in the first place but you'll keep reading till the bitter end . . . it is low-key and deadpan . . . a compelling tour de force.' - Chattanooga Times'Malevolent Gothic whimsy . . . the rat ride is entertaining.' - The AtlanticWhen his nagging mother discovers a rat infestation, the anonymous writer of these notebooks sets out to drown the pests, but finds himself unable to go through with it. Instead, he befriends the rats, learning to train and communicate with them. Before long he has the idea of using the rats for revenge against a world in which he has been a failure. His target is his hateful boss, Mr. Jones, who treats him with supreme disrespect and plans to fire him and replace him with someone less expensive. The narrator records his plans in chilling detail as his campaign for vengeance progresses from vandalism to robbery to the most horrific of murders . . .The basis for the 1971 film Willard and its 2003 remake, Stephen Gilbert's bestseller Ratman's Notebooks (1968) returns to print in this edition, the first in 40 years. This edition features a new introduction by Kim Newman, who argues that the success of Ratman's Notebooks demonstrated the viability of horror as a mainstream literary genre and paved the way for the horror publishing boom of the 1970s and the early novels of Stephen King and James Herbert.
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17899948.0,Rebecca,1938,4.22,379736.0,18631.0,,,Daphne du Maurier,"Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again . . .The novel begins in Monte Carlo, where our heroine is swept off her feet by the dashing widower Maxim de Winter and his sudden proposal of marriage. Orphaned and working as a lady's maid, she can barely believe her luck. It is only when they arrive at his massive country estate that she realizes how large a shadow his late
Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again . . .The novel begins in Monte Carlo, where our heroine is swept off her feet by the dashing widower Maxim de Winter and his sudden proposal of marriage. Orphaned and working as a lady's maid, she can barely believe her luck. It is only when they arrive at his massive country estate that she realizes how large a shadow his late wife will cast over their lives--presenting her with a lingering evil that threatens to destroy their marriage from beyond the grave.
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4504070.0,Red Alert,1958,3.69,707.0,77.0,,,Peter  George,A novel of the first two hours of World War III.,196.0,150.0,275.0,212.0,53.0,17.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1348220555l/4504070.jpg,-0.540577412668799,0.563333333333333
450934.0,Red Hugh: Prince of Donegal,1957,4.04,271.0,24.0,,,Robert T. Reilly,"In 1587, teenaged Hugh Roe O'Donnell, son of the rulers of Donegal, is seized by the English and imprisoned in Dublin Castle for three years before escaping to join in the struggle to rid Ireland of English rule.",202.0,100.0,96.0,62.0,12.0,1.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1348652961l/450934.jpg,0.676011210517658,0.68
32650.0,The Return of the Native,1878,3.85,31825.0,1290.0,,,Thomas Hardy,"Tempestuous Eustacia Vye passes her days dreaming of passionate love and the escape it may bring from the small community of Egdon Heath. Hearing that Clym Yeobright is to return from Paris, she sets her heart on marrying him, believing that through him she can leave rural life and find fulfilment elsewhere. But she is to be disappointed, for Clym has dreams of his own, an
Tempestuous Eustacia Vye passes her days dreaming of passionate love and the escape it may bring from the small community of Egdon Heath. Hearing that Clym Yeobright is to return from Paris, she sets her heart on marrying him, believing that through him she can leave rural life and find fulfilment elsewhere. But she is to be disappointed, for Clym has dreams of his own, and they have little in common with Eustacia",448.0,9666.0,11790.0,7317.0,2079.0,973.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1403182613l/32650.jpg,0.015577386502153,0.616666666666667
48328.0,Revolutionary Road,1961,3.9,71236.0,6321.0,,,Richard Yates,"In the hopeful 1950s, Frank and April Wheeler appear to be a model couple: bright, beautiful, talented, with two young children and a starter home in the suburbs. Perhaps they married too young and started a family too early. Maybe Frank's job is dull. And April never saw herself as a housewife. Yet they have always lived on the assumption that greatness is only just aroun
In the hopeful 1950s, Frank and April Wheeler appear to be a model couple: bright, beautiful, talented, with two young children and a starter home in the suburbs. Perhaps they married too young and started a family too early. Maybe Frank's job is dull. And April never saw herself as a housewife. Yet they have always lived on the assumption that greatness is only just around the corner. But now that certainty is now about to crumble. With heartbreaking compassion and remorseless clarity, Richard Yates shows how Frank and April mortgage their spiritual birthright, betraying not only each other, but their best selves.
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90160.0,Riders of the Purple Sage,1912,3.7,8660.0,930.0,Riders of the Purple Sage,1,Zane Grey,"Told by a master storyteller who, according to critic Russell Nye, ",320.0,2238.0,2886.0,2528.0,740.0,268.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1320415192l/90160.jpg,-0.505817737720614,0.566666666666667
3087.0,A Room with a View,1908,3.9,132108.0,4697.0,,,E.M. Forster,"""But you do,"" he went on, not waiting for contradiction. ""You love the boy body and soul, plainly, directly, as he loves you, and no other word expresses it ...""Lucy has her rigid, middle-class life mapped out for her, until she visits Florence with her uptight cousin Charlotte, and finds her neatly ordered existence thrown off balance. Her eyes are opened by the unconvent
""But you do,"" he went on, not waiting for contradiction. ""You love the boy body and soul, plainly, directly, as he loves you, and no other word expresses it ...""Lucy has her rigid, middle-class life mapped out for her, until she visits Florence with her uptight cousin Charlotte, and finds her neatly ordered existence thrown off balance. Her eyes are opened by the unconventional characters she meets at the Pension Bertolini: flamboyant romantic novelist Eleanor Lavish, the Cockney Signora, curious Mr Emerson and, most of all, his passionate son George.Lucy finds herself torn between the intensity of life in Italy and the repressed morals of Edwardian England, personified in her terminally dull fianc",119.0,41196.0,49287.0,31401.0,7893.0,2331.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1388781285l/3087.jpg,0.189375761243075,0.633333333333333
228296.0,Rosemary's Baby,1967,3.98,96131.0,2885.0,Rosemary's Baby,1,Ira Levin,"Rosemary and Guy Woodhouse, an ordinary young couple, settle into a New York City apartment, unaware that the elderly neighbors and their bizarre group of friends have taken a disturbing interest in them. But by the time Rosemary discovers the horrifying truth, it may be far too late!",308.0,33996.0,34461.0,21413.0,4661.0,1600.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1327878603l/228296.jpg,0.467453160828551,0.66
51363.0,The Rules of Attraction,1987,3.71,35105.0,1225.0,,,Bret Easton Ellis,"Through vignettes told in each of the characters's voices, readers have a kaleidoscopic view of clashing expectations and crushing frustrations, of adolescent dreams fueled by inchoate desires. The Rules of Attraction is a poignant--and sometimes hilarious--evocation of college life in the 1980s.",283.0,7935.0,13397.0,10164.0,2807.0,802.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1285798524l/51363.jpg,-0.47105806277243,0.57
1061913.0,Rum Punch,1992,3.88,7834.0,367.0,Ordell Robbie & Louis Gara,2,Elmore Leonard,,297.0,1705.0,3811.0,2042.0,243.0,33.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1259257023l/1061913.jpg,0.119856411346706,0.626666666666667
629969.0,Blood and Sand,1909,3.67,215.0,19.0,,,Vicente Blasco Ib,"1919. Ibanez, Spanish novelist and political activist, also wrote The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, which made him world famous. From the lowest ranks of poverty to unprecedented heights of riches and popular acclaim-thus was the career of Juan Gallardo, Spanish bull fighter. In telling his story, Ibanez has achieved a novel even more dramatic and powerful than his lege
1919. Ibanez, Spanish novelist and political activist, also wrote The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, which made him world famous. From the lowest ranks of poverty to unprecedented heights of riches and popular acclaim-thus was the career of Juan Gallardo, Spanish bull fighter. In telling his story, Ibanez has achieved a novel even more dramatic and powerful than his legendary Four Horsemen. From his boyhood Juan longed to be a bull fighter and, as he climbs the ladder step by step, the reader lives with him in the very atmosphere of the arena. No detail of the picture is spared-one can see and almost hear the actual battle-the crowds-the many characters that stream through the pages. And Juan himself, with his vanities, his superstitions, his daring attacks, his wounds and recoveries, emerges as real, vital and colorful as the sport to which he and many others dedicated their lives. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.
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3214291.0,The Satan Bug,1962,3.7,2246.0,73.0,,,Alistair MacLean,An alternate cover for this isbn can be found here.HELL IS ABOUT TO BE UNLEASHED,224.0,476.0,818.0,776.0,156.0,20.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1348695582l/3214291.jpg,-0.505817737720614,0.566666666666667
1594705.0,Schindler's Ark,1982,4.34,119955.0,1914.0,,,Thomas Keneally,"FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING. 8vo. 432 pp. Complete with dw. Black paper boards. Spine very faintly cocked. A clean Near Fine copy in a Near Fine dw.",432.0,63528.0,39112.0,13551.0,2449.0,1315.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1185619936l/1594705.jpg,1.71880145896319,0.78
236888.0,The Sea-Hawk,1915,4.05,2941.0,156.0,,,Rafael Sabatini,"Oliver Tressilian, a Cornish gentleman who helped the English defeat the Spanish Armada, is betrayed by his ruthless half-brother and seeks refuge in the Middle East, where he takes on a new role as a Barbary pirate.",400.0,1059.0,1127.0,631.0,95.0,29.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1391544163l/236888.jpg,0.710770885465842,0.683333333333333
86658.0,The Secret Agent,1907,3.59,16505.0,1127.0,,,Joseph Conrad,"Mr Verloc, the secret agent, keeps a shop in London's Soho where he lives with his wife Winnie, her infirm mother, and her idiot brother, Stevie. When Verloc is reluctantly involved in an anarchist plot to blow up the Greenwich Observatory things go disastrously wrong, and what appears to be ""a simple tale"" proves to involve politicians, policemen, foreign diplomats and Lo
Mr Verloc, the secret agent, keeps a shop in London's Soho where he lives with his wife Winnie, her infirm mother, and her idiot brother, Stevie. When Verloc is reluctantly involved in an anarchist plot to blow up the Greenwich Observatory things go disastrously wrong, and what appears to be ""a simple tale"" proves to involve politicians, policemen, foreign diplomats and London's fashionable society in the darkest and most surprising interrelations.Based on the text which Conrad's first English readers enjoyed, this new edition includes a full and up-to-date bibliography, a comprehensive chronology and a critical introduction which describes Conrad's great London novel as the realization of a ""monstrous town,"" a place of idiocy, madness, criminality, and savage butchery. It also discusses contemporary anarchist activity in the UK, imperialism, and Conrad's narrative techniques.
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14935.0,Sense and Sensibility,1811,4.06,854105.0,13541.0,,,Jane Austen,"Alternate cover edition of ISBN 9780141439662'The more I know of the world, the more am I convinced that I shall never see a man whom I can really love. I require so much!'Marianne Dashwood wears her heart on her sleeve, and when she falls in love with the dashing but unsuitable John Willoughby she ignores her sister Elinor's warning that her impulsive behaviour leaves her
Alternate cover edition of ISBN 9780141439662'The more I know of the world, the more am I convinced that I shall never see a man whom I can really love. I require so much!'Marianne Dashwood wears her heart on her sleeve, and when she falls in love with the dashing but unsuitable John Willoughby she ignores her sister Elinor's warning that her impulsive behaviour leaves her open to gossip and innuendo. Meanwhile Elinor, always sensitive to social convention, is struggling to conceal her own romantic disappointment, even from those closest to her. Through their parallel experience of love",409.0,344086.0,298278.0,153999.0,37633.0,20109.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1397245675l/14935.jpg,0.745530560414026,0.686666666666667
1123578.0,The Shadow  Riders,1982,3.99,2815.0,81.0,,,Louis L'Amour,"Dal and Mac Traven left Texas young and idealistic. They came back from opposite sides of a living hell, a war that had torn the nation in two. They wanted only to reclaim their old lives",240.0,949.0,1003.0,768.0,87.0,8.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1333578716l/1123578.jpg,0.502212835776736,0.663333333333333
315272.0,The Shoes of the Fisherman,1963,4.02,2448.0,113.0,The Vatican Trilogy ,1,Morris L. West,"The pope has died, and the corridors of the Vatican hum with intrigue as cardinals from all over the world gather to choose his successor. Suddenly, the election is concluded - with a surprise result. The new pope is the youngest cardinal of all - and a Russian. Shoes of the Fisherman slowly unravels the heartwarming and profound story of Kiril Lakota, a cardinal who reluc
The pope has died, and the corridors of the Vatican hum with intrigue as cardinals from all over the world gather to choose his successor. Suddenly, the election is concluded - with a surprise result. The new pope is the youngest cardinal of all - and a Russian. Shoes of the Fisherman slowly unravels the heartwarming and profound story of Kiril Lakota, a cardinal who reluctantly steps out from behind the Iron Curtain to lead the Catholic Church and to grapple with the many issues facing the contemporary world.
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761450.0,Shoeless Joe,1982,3.97,12054.0,794.0,,,W.P. Kinsella,"""Wild...Romantic...Unconventional...A triumph of hope.""THE BOSTON GLOBEThe voice of a baseball announcer tells the Iowa farmer Ray Kinsella: ""If you build it, he will come."" ""He"" is Shoeless Joe Jackson, Ray's hero. ""It"" is a baseball stadium which Ray carves out of his cornfield. Like the movie FIELD OF DREAMS that was made from this novel, SHOELESS JOE is about baseball.
""Wild...Romantic...Unconventional...A triumph of hope.""THE BOSTON GLOBEThe voice of a baseball announcer tells the Iowa farmer Ray Kinsella: ""If you build it, he will come."" ""He"" is Shoeless Joe Jackson, Ray's hero. ""It"" is a baseball stadium which Ray carves out of his cornfield. Like the movie FIELD OF DREAMS that was made from this novel, SHOELESS JOE is about baseball. But it's also about love and the power of dreams to make people come alive....
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16956.0,Shout at the Devil,1968,3.94,3894.0,65.0,,,Wilbur Smith,"Wilbur Smith's adventure tales are big, bold and unforgettable. In SHOUT AT THE DEVIL, the New York Times bestselling master storyteller takes us to a brutal paradise engulfed in the fires of civilization's war...A MAN ON HIS OWNThey couldn't be anymore different: an earnest young Englishman named Sebastian Oldsmith and an Irish American adventurer named Flynn O'Flynn who
Wilbur Smith's adventure tales are big, bold and unforgettable. In SHOUT AT THE DEVIL, the New York Times bestselling master storyteller takes us to a brutal paradise engulfed in the fires of civilization's war...A MAN ON HIS OWNThey couldn't be anymore different: an earnest young Englishman named Sebastian Oldsmith and an Irish American adventurer named Flynn O'Flynn who never encounters a rule he doesn't break. Fate brings them together in Zanzibar. A sadistic German turns them into allies, then into warriors.A WOMAN IN LOVEFrom the moment Rosa O'Flynn lays eyes on Sebastian, Rosa finds the man she would love forever",480.0,1161.0,1561.0,985.0,158.0,29.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1317791875l/16956.jpg,0.328414461035813,0.646666666666667
447175.0,Slayground,1971,4.22,1398.0,112.0,Parker,14,Richard Stark,"The Wheel of Fortune turned and Parker figured his number had finally come up. An armored car heist had gone sour. His partners were dead or dying. He had escaped with the loot, but holing up in a deserted amusement park with only one exit had turned into a fatal mistake. Now the local mob and a couple of crooked cops were on their way in after the money...and the odds wer
The Wheel of Fortune turned and Parker figured his number had finally come up. An armored car heist had gone sour. His partners were dead or dying. He had escaped with the loot, but holing up in a deserted amusement park with only one exit had turned into a fatal mistake. Now the local mob and a couple of crooked cops were on their way in after the money...and the odds were against Parker getting out with his life. But Parker always did like to play the long shots. Besides, he knew all the ways there were to kill: with his gun...with his knife...with his own bare hands. ""Super-ingenious. Super-lethal... Parker is super-tough."" (New York Times Book Review)
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922786.0,Slugs,1982,3.6,1925.0,78.0,Slugs,1,Shaun Hutson,"They slime, they ooze, they kill..... a novel of mid shattering horror, and a new breed of slime ridden, oozing slugs lurking in the waist-high grass, developing a taste for new things..... for blood, for flesh.. human flesh! (fic)",208.0,507.0,526.0,585.0,224.0,83.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1408931201l/922786.jpg,-0.853414487202459,0.533333333333333
941508.0,The Space Vampires,1976,3.35,604.0,78.0,,,Colin Wilson,"Far out in the asteroid belt, an alien spaceship of colossal dimensions is discovered. Initial investigations of its vast, gothic interior reveal a number of humanoids preserved in a state of suspended animation. At last, there is real proof that intelligent life does exist in other galaxies. But when three of the beings are brought back to Earth, disaster strikes. The hum
Far out in the asteroid belt, an alien spaceship of colossal dimensions is discovered. Initial investigations of its vast, gothic interior reveal a number of humanoids preserved in a state of suspended animation. At last, there is real proof that intelligent life does exist in other galaxies. But when three of the beings are brought back to Earth, disaster strikes. The humanoids are discovered to be vampires, preying on people's life-fields and sucking the body's energy with a kiss of death. Suddenly one of the vampires--a female of extraordinary beauty and sexual allure--escapes. The desperate hunt to track it down soon develops into a psychic struggle for the survival of the human race.
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618181.0,Stardust,1999,4.08,306201.0,15813.0,,,Neil Gaiman,"Young Tristran Thorn has lost his heart to beautiful Victoria Forester. But Victoria is cold and distant--as distant, in fact, as the star she and Tristran see fall from the sky on a crisp October evening. For the coveted prize of Victoria's hand, Tristran vows to retrieve the fallen star and deliver it to his beloved. It is an oath that sends the lovelorn swain over the a
Young Tristran Thorn has lost his heart to beautiful Victoria Forester. But Victoria is cold and distant--as distant, in fact, as the star she and Tristran see fall from the sky on a crisp October evening. For the coveted prize of Victoria's hand, Tristran vows to retrieve the fallen star and deliver it to his beloved. It is an oath that sends the lovelorn swain over the ancient wall dividing the village from the adjacent meadow, and propels him into a world that is strange beyond imagining. But Tristran is not the only one seeking the heavenly jewel. There are those for whom it promises youth and beauty, the key to a kingdom, and the rejuvenation of dark dormant magics. And a lad compelled by love will have to keep his wits about him to succeed and survive in this secret place where fallen stars come in many guises--and where quests have a way of branching off in unexpected directions, even turning back upon themselves in space and in time.
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6497871.0,Stella Dallas,1923,3.81,107.0,20.0,,,Olive Higgins Prouty,"She's ambitious, she's relentless, she's unstoppable - but she can't hide the stain of her working-class roots. A woman big enough for both Barbara Stanwyck and Bette Midler, Stella Dallas was a best-seller in its time - and a terrific read today.One of the most entertaining, excellently sustained and consistently developed novels of the season. - New York TimesAll she wan
She's ambitious, she's relentless, she's unstoppable - but she can't hide the stain of her working-class roots. A woman big enough for both Barbara Stanwyck and Bette Midler, Stella Dallas was a best-seller in its time - and a terrific read today.One of the most entertaining, excellently sustained and consistently developed novels of the season. - New York TimesAll she wants is to get ahead in the world. But Stella Dallas's world is one that always brings her shame. She marries Stephen Dallas, a man of great refinement, but he cannot tolerate her crudities; when he finally loses patience with her indiscreet flirtations, it's curtains for the marriage.Stella transfers her hopes for the future to her sweet-as-pie daughter, Laurel, and the two live in shabby gentility, a shadow of their former life. While Stella imagines herself the grand lady, her coarseness and rumored exploits with unsavory men bring her public ridicule - and ostracize Laurel from polite society.Stella finally makes the ultimate sacrifice, marrying an alcohol- and drug-addicted man she loathes to force Laurel to leave her and seek the advantages of her father's home and social class.Deeply moving narrative...Mrs. Prouty's subject is conceived with that surety and understanding which in literature makes beauty. - Boston TranscriptStill shown throught the country at revival houses, the 1937 King Vidor/Sam Goldwyn production of Stella Dallas brought Osca nominations to both Barbara Stanwyck and Ann Shirley. Literary Cinema Classics now brings back the great American novels that became beloved American films. Each book is illustrated with stills form the movie, and each is completely reset in a typeface to enhance your reading pleasure.
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2583566.0,A Stranger Is Watching,1977,3.92,18246.0,351.0,,,Mary Higgins Clark,"Ronald Thompson knows he never killed Nina Peterson... yet in two days the state of Connecticut will take his life, having found him guilty via due process of law. But Thompson's death will not stop the pain and anger of Nina's husband, Steve. Thompson's death will not still the fears of Nna's six-year-old son, Neil, witness to his mother's brutal slaying. Not even the lov
Ronald Thompson knows he never killed Nina Peterson... yet in two days the state of Connecticut will take his life, having found him guilty via due process of law. But Thompson's death will not stop the pain and anger of Nina's husband, Steve. Thompson's death will not still the fears of Nna's six-year-old son, Neil, witness to his mother's brutal slaying. Not even the love and friendship of Sharon Martin, a journalist who is slowly becoming a part of their world, will ever erase their bitter memories. Only time, perhaps, will heal their wounds. But in the shadows a stranger waits, a cunning psychopath who has killed before, who has unfinished business at the Peterson home...
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62111.0,The Swiss Family Robinson,1812,3.92,90499.0,2114.0,,,Johann David Wyss,"The Robinsons leave their home in Switzerland planning to settle half a world away. But things do not turn out as they had expected. The sole survivors of a terrible shipwreck, they wash ashore to learn that the danger has only begun. Their new world will test their courage, cleverness, endurance, and faith as they struggle to survive and create a civilization of their own
The Robinsons leave their home in Switzerland planning to settle half a world away. But things do not turn out as they had expected. The sole survivors of a terrible shipwreck, they wash ashore to learn that the danger has only begun. Their new world will test their courage, cleverness, endurance, and faith as they struggle to survive and create a civilization of their own in the wilderness. Note: This Townsend Library classic has been carefully edited to be more accessible to today's students. It includes a brief author's biography and an afterword that provides important context about the work.
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474111.0,Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar,1995,3.82,3280.0,125.0,Tarzan,5,Edgar Rice Burroughs,"Purchase one of 1st World Library's Classic Books and help support our free internet library of downloadable eBooks. Visit us online at www.1stWorldLibrary.ORG - - Lieutenant Albert Werper had only the prestige of the name he had dishonored to thank for his narrow escape from being cashiered. At first he had been humbly thankful, too, that they had sent him to this Godfors
Purchase one of 1st World Library's Classic Books and help support our free internet library of downloadable eBooks. Visit us online at www.1stWorldLibrary.ORG - - Lieutenant Albert Werper had only the prestige of the name he had dishonored to thank for his narrow escape from being cashiered. At first he had been humbly thankful, too, that they had sent him to this Godforsaken Congo post instead of court-martialing him, as he had so justly deserved; but now six months of the monotony, the frightful isolation and the loneliness had wrought a change. The young man brooded continually over his fate. His days were filled with morbid self-pity, which eventually engendered in his weak and vacillating mind a hatred for those who had sent him here - for the very men he had at first inwardly thanked for saving him from the ignominy of degradation. He regretted the gay life of Brussels as he never had regretted the sins which had snatched him from that gayest of capitals, and as the days passed he came to center his resentment upon the representative in Congo land of the authority which had exiled him - his captain and immediate superior.
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535611.0,The Terminal Man,1972,3.35,22468.0,695.0,,,Michael Crichton,"With his second novel, The Terminal Man, Michael Crichton opened up a new area of modern science for his fans: surgical-electronic mind control--a form of behavior control that has become a key scientific and moral issue of our time. Crichton takes it out of the realm of the abstract and makes immediate its workings, its dangers, and its implications, in a novel that provi
With his second novel, The Terminal Man, Michael Crichton opened up a new area of modern science for his fans: surgical-electronic mind control--a form of behavior control that has become a key scientific and moral issue of our time. Crichton takes it out of the realm of the abstract and makes immediate its workings, its dangers, and its implications, in a novel that provides urgent information.
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7550787.0,The Three Godfathers,1913,4.14,28.0,8.0,,,Peter B. Kyne,"The story is already beloved by film buffs thanks to the many adaptations for the big screen, including the 1948 John Ford/John Wayne collaboration and the 2003 Japanese anime Tokyo Godfathers. But here is the original 1913 novelette in all its warm humanity and humor. Three bank robbers on the run in the frontier American West happen upon a birthing mother who begs the me
The story is already beloved by film buffs thanks to the many adaptations for the big screen, including the 1948 John Ford/John Wayne collaboration and the 2003 Japanese anime Tokyo Godfathers. But here is the original 1913 novelette in all its warm humanity and humor. Three bank robbers on the run in the frontier American West happen upon a birthing mother who begs the men to watch over her baby as the delivery takes her life just as another is brought into the world. Naturally, they do, and find that their new charge brings them a new outlook on their wicked ways. American novelist PETER B. KYNE (1880-1957) was born in San Francisco, California. From early on it was clear that he had a gift for writing, and his time in the army during the Spanish-American War and World War I gave him plenty to write about. Kyne's novels include The Go-Getter (1921) and Cappy Ricks (1916).
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685427.0,A Time to Kill,1989,4.05,653171.0,4763.0,Jake Brigance,1,John Grisham,"Clanton, Mississippi. The life of a ten-year-old girl is shattered by two drunken and remorseless young men. The mostly white town reacts with shock and horror at the inhuman crime. Until her black father acquires an assault rifle and takes justice into his own outraged hands.For ten days, as burning crosses and the crack of sniper fire spread throughout the streets of Cla
Clanton, Mississippi. The life of a ten-year-old girl is shattered by two drunken and remorseless young men. The mostly white town reacts with shock and horror at the inhuman crime. Until her black father acquires an assault rifle and takes justice into his own outraged hands.For ten days, as burning crosses and the crack of sniper fire spread throughout the streets of Clanton, the nation sits spellbound as young defense attorney Jake Brigance struggles to save his client's life... and then his own....
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7669.0,Timeline,1999,3.84,172623.0,4113.0,,,Michael Crichton,"In an Arizona desert, a man wanders in a daze, speaking words that make no sense. Within twenty-four hours he is dead, his body swiftly cremated by his only known associates. Halfway around the world, archaeologists make a shocking discovery at a medieval site. Suddenly they are swept off to the headquarters of a secretive multinational corporation that has developed an as
In an Arizona desert, a man wanders in a daze, speaking words that make no sense. Within twenty-four hours he is dead, his body swiftly cremated by his only known associates. Halfway around the world, archaeologists make a shocking discovery at a medieval site. Suddenly they are swept off to the headquarters of a secretive multinational corporation that has developed an astounding technology. Now this group is about to get a chance not to study the past but to enter it. And with history opened up to the present, the dead awakened to the living, these men and women will soon find themselves fighting for their very survival -- six hundred years ago.
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53061.0,Death in Venice,1912,3.74,29748.0,1486.0,,,Thomas Mann,"The world-famous masterpiece by Nobel laureate Thomas Mann -- here in a new translation by Michael Henry Heim.Published on the eve of World War I, a decade after Buddenbrooks had established Thomas Mann as a literary celebrity, Death in Venice tells the story of Gustav von Aschenbach, a successful but aging writer who follows his wanderlust to Venice in search of spiritual
The world-famous masterpiece by Nobel laureate Thomas Mann -- here in a new translation by Michael Henry Heim.Published on the eve of World War I, a decade after Buddenbrooks had established Thomas Mann as a literary celebrity, Death in Venice tells the story of Gustav von Aschenbach, a successful but aging writer who follows his wanderlust to Venice in search of spiritual fulfillment that instead leads to his erotic doom.In the decaying city, besieged by an unnamed epidemic, he becomes obsessed with an exquisite Polish boy, Tadzio. ""It is a story of the voluptuousness of doom,"" Mann wrote. ""But the problem I had especially in mind was that of the artist's dignity.""
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368819.0,Topaz,1967,3.79,4244.0,134.0,,,Leon Uris,"On the eve of the Cuban Missile Crisis, American and French intelligence agents are plunged into a maze of Cold War intrigue",405.0,992.0,1651.0,1336.0,232.0,33.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1523998863l/368819.jpg,-0.192980663186954,0.596666666666667
17690.0,The Trial,1925,3.98,192170.0,5927.0,,,Franz Kafka,"Written in 1914 but not published until 1925, a year after Kafka",255.0,69466.0,69887.0,37544.0,10947.0,4326.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1320399438l/17690.jpg,0.467453160828551,0.66
11306870.0,The Trouble with Harry,1950,3.72,222.0,38.0,,,Jack Trevor Story,"""As engaging a tale as I have encountered in months of looking for something really amusing to read.",128.0,55.0,77.0,66.0,20.0,4.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1328640349l/11306870.jpg,-0.436298387824245,0.573333333333333
2918296.0,Uncharted Seas,1938,3.57,74.0,6.0,Lost World,2,Dennis Wheatley,"In the face of an Atlantic hurricane, two girls and a boatload of men, of all races and colours, pit their strength against the appalling rigours of the open sea. Tension mounts. The desirable Synolda is forced into the arms of a man who knows her past and uses that knowledge. A man with hatred in his eyes ",288.0,12.0,24.0,33.0,4.0,1.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1259885351l/2918296.jpg,-0.957693512047013,0.523333333333333
77152.0,The Complete Tales of Uncle Remus,1881,4.14,1430.0,43.0,,,Joel Chandler Harris,It,848.0,630.0,473.0,244.0,58.0,25.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1515649470l/77152.jpg,1.0236079599995,0.713333333333333
581811.0,Valley of the Dolls,1966,3.73,43741.0,2967.0,,,Jacqueline Susann,"Dolls: red or black; capsules or tablets; washed down with vodka or swallowed straight-for Anne, Neely, and Jennifer, it doesn't matter, as long as the pill bottle is within easy reach. These three women become best friends when they are young and struggling in New York City and then climb to the top of the entertainment industry-only to find that there is no place left to
Dolls: red or black; capsules or tablets; washed down with vodka or swallowed straight-for Anne, Neely, and Jennifer, it doesn't matter, as long as the pill bottle is within easy reach. These three women become best friends when they are young and struggling in New York City and then climb to the top of the entertainment industry-only to find that there is no place left to go but down-into the Valley of the Dolls.
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121218.0,The Vanishing American,1925,3.6,162.0,12.0,,,Zane Grey,"Considered one of Zane Grey's best novels, The Vanishing American was originally published in serialized form in the Ladies Home Journal in 1922. It reveals Grey's empathy for the Native American and his deep concern for the future survival of that culture. It is the story of Nophaie, a young Navajo, who is picked up by a party of whites at the age of seven. White parents
Considered one of Zane Grey's best novels, The Vanishing American was originally published in serialized form in the Ladies Home Journal in 1922. It reveals Grey's empathy for the Native American and his deep concern for the future survival of that culture. It is the story of Nophaie, a young Navajo, who is picked up by a party of whites at the age of seven. White parents bring the child up as though he were their own, eventually sending him to a prestigious Eastern college where he distinguishes himself by his outstanding athletic skill. The Vanishing American is about Nophaie's struggle to find a place in society. On a larger scale it is about all Native Americans and their future in America.
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1681436.0,Vengeance: The True Story of an Israeli Counter-Terrorist Team,1984,4.11,1552.0,130.0,,,George Jonas,"iVengeance/i is a true story that reads like a novel. It is the account of five ordinary Israelis, selected to vanish into ""the cold"" of espionage secrecy -- their mission to hunt down and kill the PLO terrorists responsible for the massacre of eleven Israeli athletes at the Munich Olympics in 1972. brbrThis is the account of that secret mission, as related by the leader o
iVengeance/i is a true story that reads like a novel. It is the account of five ordinary Israelis, selected to vanish into ""the cold"" of espionage secrecy -- their mission to hunt down and kill the PLO terrorists responsible for the massacre of eleven Israeli athletes at the Munich Olympics in 1972. brbrThis is the account of that secret mission, as related by the leader of the group -- the first Mossad agent to come out of ""deep cover"" and tell the story of a heroic endeavor that was shrouded in silence and speculation for years. He reveals the long and dangerous operation whose success was bought at a terrible cost to the idealistic volunteer agents themselves. brbr""Avner"" was the leader of that team, handpicked by Golda Meir to avenge the monstrous crime of Munich. He and his young companions, cut off from any direct contact with Israel, set out systematically to find and kill the central figures of the PLO's Munich operation, tracking them down wherever they lived. brbrThe mechanics, the horror, the day-by-day suspense of what they did surpass by far anything John le Carr
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4801024.0,Vengeance Valley,1949,3.79,33.0,5.0,,,Luke Short,"The Fasken brothers strode into town with a grim announcement: they were going to kill a man before they left--the man who had brought disgrace upon their sister. The man they thought they wanted was Owen Daybright. And Owen was indeed involved with their sister. But he was innocent of any wrong-doing--he just wanted to help her. He also knew the name of the guilty man, bu
The Fasken brothers strode into town with a grim announcement: they were going to kill a man before they left--the man who had brought disgrace upon their sister. The man they thought they wanted was Owen Daybright. And Owen was indeed involved with their sister. But he was innocent of any wrong-doing--he just wanted to help her. He also knew the name of the guilty man, but even a confrontation with Fasken guns won't get it out of him. Here is an explosive, fast-moving Western, in which a man's fierce loyalty to a coward makes him a target for killers' guns.
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7425169.0,Vigil in the Night,1939,3.78,110.0,3.0,,,A.J. Cronin,"Vigil in the Night represents something of an event for fans of A. J. Cronin. Here, published for the first time in book form, is his poignant and moving tale of two nurses",176.0,35.0,34.0,27.0,10.0,4.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1328765700l/7425169.jpg,-0.227740338135139,0.593333333333333
6453629.0,The Viking,1951,3.78,51.0,12.0,,,Edison Marshall,"Rip-roaring historical adventure novel, featuring ""hunting, fishing, tense rivalries and battle after ringing battle, with the Norse gods fiercely in the minds of the Vikings, and the God of the Christians set against them."" Basis for the 1958 film THE VIKINGS, starring Kirk Douglas, Tony Curtis and Ernest Borgnine.",447.0,13.0,18.0,16.0,4.0,0.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1241753074l/6453629.jpg,-0.227740338135139,0.593333333333333
8764830.0,Le Voleur,1897,3.64,22.0,1.0,,,Georges Darien,"Extrait: ...elle n'a pas eu a se plaindre; ah! mon Dieu, non. Elle a une chance infernale. - Mais tu as certainement entendu parler de moi Tu lis les journaux, je pense Il ne se passe point de jour que tu ne puisses voir dans leurs Echos le nom de Marguerite de Vaucouleurs. Eh! bien, mon cher, Marguerite de Vaucouleurs, c'est moi. C'est elle!... Et nunc erudimini, puella
Extrait: ...elle n'a pas eu a se plaindre; ah! mon Dieu, non. Elle a une chance infernale. - Mais tu as certainement entendu parler de moi Tu lis les journaux, je pense Il ne se passe point de jour que tu ne puisses voir dans leurs Echos le nom de Marguerite de Vaucouleurs. Eh! bien, mon cher, Marguerite de Vaucouleurs, c'est moi. C'est elle!... Et nunc erudimini, puella... - Pour le moment, continue-t-elle, je suis entretenue principalement par Courbassol, le depute de Malenvers. Tu connais C'est lui qui m'a paye ce matin cette paire de solitaires. Jolis, hein Tu sais, Courbassol sera ministre lundi ou mardi. On va fiche le ministere par terre apres-demain; il y a assez longtemps qu'il nous rase... Demain, Courbassol va a Malenvers, avec sa bande, pour prononcer un grand discours; il m'en a declame des morceaux; c'est epatant. Apres ca, tu comprends, il sera sur de son portefeuille. Je vais a Malenvers avec lui, naturellement... Tu ne sais pas Tu devrais y venir aussi. Oui, c'est ca, viens; ils doivent repartir par le train de onze heures du soir; je m'arrangerai pour avoir une migraine atroce qui me forcera a rester a Malenvers, et tu y demeureras, toi aussi. J'irai envahir ta chambre... Ah! au fait, c'est a l'hotel du Sabot d'Or que nous allons tous; c'est le patron qui est l'agent electoral de Courbassol. Alors, c'est convenu Tu prendras le train demain matin a huit heures Bon. Excuse-moi de te quitter, mais ici je suis sous les armes; je ne peux pas abandonner mon poste... Margot remonte dans sa voiture qui part au grand trot prendre son rang dans la file des equipages qui descendent l'allee des Acacias; et elle se retourne pour m'envoyer un dernier salut, tres gentil, qui fait scintiller ses brillants. Ah! Marguerite de Vaucouleurs!... Tu prends ta revanche; et Mme Montareuil aurait sans doute mieux fait, dans l'interet de son ignoble classe, de ne point te refuser un certificat. Tes pareilles, a qui on ne reproche...
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158247.0,The Adventures of Captain Hatteras (Extraordinary Voyages #2),1866,3.88,1716.0,67.0,,,Jules Verne,"Here is the first new translation of ever-popular adventure writer Jules Verne's thrilling novel of polar exploration in over a century. In the novel, First Mate Shandon receives a mysterious letter asking him to construct a reinforced steamship in Liverpool. As he heads out for Melville Bay and the Arctic labyrinth, a crewman finally reveals himself as Captain John Hatter
Here is the first new translation of ever-popular adventure writer Jules Verne's thrilling novel of polar exploration in over a century. In the novel, First Mate Shandon receives a mysterious letter asking him to construct a reinforced steamship in Liverpool. As he heads out for Melville Bay and the Arctic labyrinth, a crewman finally reveals himself as Captain John Hatteras, and his obsession--to get to the North Pole. After experiencing appalling cold and hunger, the captain treks across the frozen wastes in search of fuel. Abandoned by most of his crew, and accompanied by a rival American explorer, Hatteras continues his journey to the Pole, encountering endless perils and adventures along the way.  This new and unabridged translation of the first of Verne's Extraordinary Journeys series brilliantly conveys the novel's hypnotic mood and atmosphere. This edition also includes the original, censored ending, and fascinating details about the Arctic expeditions that captivated Verne's imagination. The introduction provides biographical insights based on recently discovered documents, and contains original proof of Verne's sources and inspiration; the notes analyze for the first time the hundreds of real-life figures cited by Verne.
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69626.0,Walking Shadow,1994,3.93,4371.0,186.0,Spenser,21,Robert B. Parker,"With an unbroken string of bestselling suspense novels behind him, Parker returns with his two-fisted sleuth, Spenser, in a twisty whodunit which finds them both breaking new ground. Hired by a theater company's director to investigate the director's claim that he's being followed, Spenser feels like a fish out of water--until an actor is gunned down.",270.0,1272.0,1744.0,1169.0,160.0,26.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1390275528l/69626.jpg,0.293654786087629,0.643333333333333
121330.0,Wanderer of the Wasteland,1923,3.78,326.0,28.0,,,Zane Grey,"1923. From the master of the western comes a novel full of romance and adventure. The story begins: Adam Larey gazed with hard and wondering eyes down the silent current of the red river upon which he meant to drift away into the desert. The Rio Colorado was no river to trust. It chafed at its banks as if to engulf them; muddy and thick it swirled and glided along in flood
1923. From the master of the western comes a novel full of romance and adventure. The story begins: Adam Larey gazed with hard and wondering eyes down the silent current of the red river upon which he meant to drift away into the desert. The Rio Colorado was no river to trust. It chafed at its banks as if to engulf them; muddy and thick it swirled and glided along in flood, sweeping in curves back and forth from Arizona to California shore. Majestic and gleaming under the hot sky, it swung southward between wide green borders of willow and cottonwood toward a stark and naked upflung wilderness of mountain peaks, the red ramparts of the unknown and trackless desert. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.
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8081449.0,War Horse,1982,4.14,36374.0,4266.0,War Horse,1,Michael Morpurgo,"In 1914, Joey, a farm horse, is sold to the army and thrust into the midst of World War I on the Western Front. When Joey is dragged away, his heart aches for Albert, the farmer's son he is forced to leave behind. In the army the beautiful red-bay horse is trained to charge the enemy, drag heavy artillery, and carry wounded soldiers not much older than Albert off the battl
In 1914, Joey, a farm horse, is sold to the army and thrust into the midst of World War I on the Western Front. When Joey is dragged away, his heart aches for Albert, the farmer's son he is forced to leave behind. In the army the beautiful red-bay horse is trained to charge the enemy, drag heavy artillery, and carry wounded soldiers not much older than Albert off the battlefields. Amongst the clamoring of guns, and while plodding through the cold mud, Joey wonders if the war will ever end. And if it does, will he ever find Albert again War Horse joins the Scholastic Gold line, which features award-winning and beloved novels. Includes exclusive bonus content!
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539519.0,The Werewolf of Paris,1933,3.65,791.0,101.0,,,Guy Endore,"In a work that strives to do for werewolves what Stoker's Dracula did for vampires, Endore's werewolf, an outcast named Bertrand Caillet, travels round seeking to calm the beast within. An episodic tale, the story wanders through 19th Century France and into hotspots like the Franco-Prussian war. Stunning in its sexual frankness and eerie, fog-enshrouded visions, this nove
In a work that strives to do for werewolves what Stoker's Dracula did for vampires, Endore's werewolf, an outcast named Bertrand Caillet, travels round seeking to calm the beast within. An episodic tale, the story wanders through 19th Century France and into hotspots like the Franco-Prussian war. Stunning in its sexual frankness and eerie, fog-enshrouded visions, this novel was decidedly influential for the generations of horror and science fiction authors who came after.
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2170331.0,Where the Boys Are,1960,3.16,50.0,9.0,,,Glendon Swarthout,"One spring break in 1959, Professor Glendon Swarthout took off with a bunch of his English Honors students from Michigan State University as they motored south from the winters' chill to the beaches of Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, to soak up some sun, sand, suds, and sex. What he found there during two weeks of ""research"" became the basis of one of the funniest collegiate nove
One spring break in 1959, Professor Glendon Swarthout took off with a bunch of his English Honors students from Michigan State University as they motored south from the winters' chill to the beaches of Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, to soak up some sun, sand, suds, and sex. What he found there during two weeks of ""research"" became the basis of one of the funniest collegiate novels of all time. But let's leave it to the narrator, Merritt, who describes herself as five feet nine in heels, weighing in at 136 lbs. ""My statistics are 37-28-38. I wear an eight and a half B shoe. I may not be feminine but I am damn ample. We all are. It is ridiculous nowadays for girls to be seductive. Companies go on about advertising creams and mists and gossamer underthings when what we should really be in the market for is stuff like electric razors and Charles Atlas courses and jock straps, etc.""Merritt further describes what her book is about -- ""Why do they (college kids)come to Florida Physically to get a tan. Also, they are pooped. Many have mono. Psychologically, to get away. And besides, what else is there to do except go home (for spring break)and further foul up the parent-child relationship Biologically, they come to Florida to check the talent. You've seen those movie travelogues of the beaches on the Pribilof Islands where the seals tool in once a year to pair off and reproduce. The beach at Lauderdale has a similar function. Not that reproduction occurs, of course, but when you attract thousands of kids to one place there is apt to be a smattering of sexual activity.""Where The Boys Are was much more than a novel, it became a national phenomenon! This NY Times top ten bestseller, which was well-reviewed in almost every national publication, who then sent reporters down to south Florida the next spring to cover this annual college pilgrimage and beach bash they'd somehow overlooked, including the riots which occurred in spring of '61 in Lauderdale. MGM quickly snapped up the film rights and turned this college tale into the biggest grossing, low-budget film up to that time in the fabled history of that studio. The title Where The Boys Are moved into the national lexicon; Connie Francis' theme song became her biggest selling record ever; and the novel and film became the grandmother of all the week-long MTV Live Spring Breaks to follow. Countless college
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73133.0,White Dog,1970,3.83,812.0,78.0,,,Romain Gary,"Both a personal memoir and a French novelist's encounter with American reality, White Dog is an unforgettable portrait of racism and hypocrisy. Set in the tumultuous Los Angeles of 1968, Romain Gary's story begins when a German shepherd strays into his life: ""He was watching me, his head cocked to one side, with that unbearable intensity of dogs in the pound waiting for a
Both a personal memoir and a French novelist's encounter with American reality, White Dog is an unforgettable portrait of racism and hypocrisy. Set in the tumultuous Los Angeles of 1968, Romain Gary's story begins when a German shepherd strays into his life: ""He was watching me, his head cocked to one side, with that unbearable intensity of dogs in the pound waiting for a rescuer."" A lost police canine, this ""white dog"" is programmed to respond violently to the sight of a black man and Gary's attempts to deprogram it",290.0,243.0,269.0,228.0,60.0,12.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1328873289l/73133.jpg,-0.053941963394216,0.61
6797421.0,Who Rides with Wyatt,1955,3.43,28.0,5.0,,,Will Henry,"Wyatt Earp becomes the sheriff of Tombstone, a town known as the Sodom in the sagebrush, and with his long-barreled Colt shotgun, he cleans up the town, ridding it of stagecoach hold-ups, cattle rustlers, and gunfire in the streets.",202.0,1.0,13.0,11.0,3.0,0.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1347807794l/6797421.jpg,-1.4443289613216,0.476666666666667
889025.0,Wide Sargasso Sea,1966,3.58,53343.0,4362.0,,,Jean Rhys,"Prequel to Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte. Born into an oppressive, colonialist society, Creole heiress Antoinette Cosway meets a young Englishman who is drawn to her innocent sensuality and beauty, but soon after their marriage, rumors of madness in her family poison his mind against her. He forces Antoinette to conform to his rigid Victorian ideals.",192.0,11168.0,18193.0,16115.0,5892.0,1975.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1389474585l/889025.jpg,-0.922933837098828,0.526666666666667
1153178.0,A Widow for One Year,1998,3.75,53821.0,2469.0,,,John Irving,"Ruth Cole is a complex, often self-contradictory character--a ""difficult"" woman. By no means is she conventionally ""nice,"" but she will never be forgotten.Ruth's story is told in three parts, each focusing on a crucial time in her life. When we first meet her--on Long Island, in the summer of 1958--Ruth is only four.The second window into Ruth's life opens in the fall of 1
Ruth Cole is a complex, often self-contradictory character--a ""difficult"" woman. By no means is she conventionally ""nice,"" but she will never be forgotten.Ruth's story is told in three parts, each focusing on a crucial time in her life. When we first meet her--on Long Island, in the summer of 1958--Ruth is only four.The second window into Ruth's life opens in the fall of 1990, when Ruth is an unmarried woman whose personal life is not nearly as successful as her literary career. She distrusts her judgment in men, for good reason.A Widow for One Year closes in the autumn of 1995, when Ruth Cole is a forty-one-year-old widow and mother. She's about to fall in love for the first time.Richly comic, as well as deeply disturbing A Widow for One Year is a multilayered love story of astonishing emotional force. Both ribald and erotic, it is also a brilliant novel about the passage of time and the relentlessness of grief.(front flap)
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48467.0,Wise Blood,1952,3.86,23101.0,1941.0,,,Flannery O'Connor,"Wise Blood, Flannery O",256.0,7180.0,8466.0,5191.0,1666.0,598.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1389629799l/48467.jpg,0.0503370614503368,0.62
930056.0,The Witches of Eastwick,1984,3.27,13906.0,1136.0,Eastwick,1,John Updike,"Toward the end of the Vietnam era, in a snug little Rhode Island seacoast town, wonderful powers have descended upon Alexandra, Jane, and Sukie, bewitching divorc",307.0,1886.0,4032.0,4920.0,2145.0,923.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1254427937l/930056.jpg,-2.00048376049255,0.423333333333333
201548.0,The Wolfen,1978,3.85,6245.0,211.0,,,Whitley Strieber,"The savage killing of two New York City policemen leads two detectives, a man and a woman bound together by a strange, tough passion, to hunt down the wolfen, called werewolves in former days.",288.0,1918.0,2069.0,1753.0,399.0,106.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1443614428l/201548.jpg,0.015577386502153,0.616666666666667
2029381.0,The Woman in Black,1983,3.7,40107.0,4820.0,The Woman in Black,1,Susan Hill,"A classic ghost story: the chilling tale of a menacing specter haunting a small English town. Arthur Kipps is an up-and-coming London solicitor who is sent to Crythin Gifford--a faraway town in the windswept salt marshes beyond Nine Lives Causeway--to attend the funeral and settle the affairs of a client, Mrs. Alice Drablow of Eel Marsh House. Mrs. Drablow's house stands a
A classic ghost story: the chilling tale of a menacing specter haunting a small English town. Arthur Kipps is an up-and-coming London solicitor who is sent to Crythin Gifford--a faraway town in the windswept salt marshes beyond Nine Lives Causeway--to attend the funeral and settle the affairs of a client, Mrs. Alice Drablow of Eel Marsh House. Mrs. Drablow's house stands at the end of the causeway, wreathed in fog and mystery, but Kipps is unaware of the tragic secrets that lie hidden behind its sheltered windows. The routine business trip he anticipated quickly takes a horrifying turn when he finds himself haunted by a series of mysterious sounds and images--a rocking chair in a deserted nursery, the eerie sound of a pony and trap, a child's scream in the fog, and, most terrifying of all, a ghostly woman dressed all in black.
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999074.0,"Woman, Thou Art Loosed!: Healing the Wounds of the Past",1993,4.36,5513.0,143.0,,,T.D. Jakes,"Provides guidance for woman who have struggled to overcome traumas, tragedies, and disappointments, leading them to cleanse their hearts and souls and develop a better relationship with God.",180.0,3303.0,1248.0,708.0,164.0,90.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1352964375l/999074.jpg,1.78832080885956,0.786666666666667
1247535.0,The Wreck Of The Mary Deare,1956,3.95,842.0,71.0,,,Hammond Innes,"They dismissed the Mary Deare as ""a piece of leaking ironmongery taken off the junk heap"". For forty years, this 6,000-ton freighter had tramped the seas, suffered shipwreck twice, and been torpedoed three times in two world wars. Then one March night, battered, bruised, and empty, she emerged from severe Biscay gales into the English Channel -- and into the newspaper head
They dismissed the Mary Deare as ""a piece of leaking ironmongery taken off the junk heap"". For forty years, this 6,000-ton freighter had tramped the seas, suffered shipwreck twice, and been torpedoed three times in two world wars. Then one March night, battered, bruised, and empty, she emerged from severe Biscay gales into the English Channel -- and into the newspaper headlines. Here was a ship of mystery and tragedy...in one of the greatest sea stories of all time.
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492074.0,The Year of Living Dangerously,1978,3.86,1456.0,129.0,,,Christopher J. Koch,"The year is 1965. The fiercely nationalistic government of the god-king Sukarno has brought Indonesia to the brink of chaos. Engulfed in the violence are Guy Hamilton, a Western journalist; Billy Kwan, his Chinese-Australian cameraman; and the young British woman they both love. Kwan's disillusionment with his hero Sukarno leads him to desperate action, and a complex drama
The year is 1965. The fiercely nationalistic government of the god-king Sukarno has brought Indonesia to the brink of chaos. Engulfed in the violence are Guy Hamilton, a Western journalist; Billy Kwan, his Chinese-Australian cameraman; and the young British woman they both love. Kwan's disillusionment with his hero Sukarno leads him to desperate action, and a complex drama of loyalty and betrayal is played out in the eye of the political storm.
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4502130.0,Yellowstone Kelly,1958,3.33,21.0,2.0,,,Will Henry,"Yellow stone Kelly is an Indian fighter and scout like no other. The devil-may-care Irishman can pick off hostiles and quote the classics with equal ease and accuracy. Even the mighty Sioux fear him--or most of them fear him. Sitting Bull's main war chief, the dreaded Gall, fears no man, and Kelly has something of his that the warrior would gladly kill to get back--his wom
Yellow stone Kelly is an Indian fighter and scout like no other. The devil-may-care Irishman can pick off hostiles and quote the classics with equal ease and accuracy. Even the mighty Sioux fear him--or most of them fear him. Sitting Bull's main war chief, the dreaded Gall, fears no man, and Kelly has something of his that the warrior would gladly kill to get back--his woman.
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3761.0,You Only Live Twice,1964,3.75,10629.0,492.0,James Bond Original Series,12,Ian Fleming,The tragic end to James Bond,214.0,2384.0,4071.0,3400.0,662.0,112.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1426793735l/3761.jpg,-0.332019362979692,0.583333333333333
1897285.0,You're Best Alone,1943,3.96,23.0,1.0,,,Peter  Curtis,"Originally published under the nom de plume Peter Curtis (London: Macdonald, 1943).",160.0,5.0,12.0,6.0,0.0,0.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1403622441l/1897285.jpg,0.397933810932182,0.653333333333333
118974.0,Au-del,1977,3.62,594.0,55.0,,,Romain Gary,"Jacques Rainier, cinquante-neuf ans, industriel, est aux prises avec des difficult",264.0,138.0,193.0,177.0,72.0,14.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1171766966l/118974.jpg,-0.78389513730609,0.54
2263255.0,Elsk meg i morgen,1999,3.66,284.0,2.0,Elling,4,Ingvar Ambj,Elsk meg i morgen er den fjerde og siste av romanene om Elling og hans kamerat Kjell Bjarne. Status quo er at Kjell Bjarne har et forhold til sin kj,262.0,41.0,122.0,105.0,15.0,1.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1293541249l/2263255.jpg,-0.644856437513352,0.553333333333333
1271013.0,Cops and Robbers,1972,3.64,279.0,23.0,,,Donald E. Westlake,"Meet Tom and Joe. They've got homes on Long Island and a dream: to pull off the perfect heist. Tom and Joe also have badges, uniforms and guns, just like the rest of the New York City police force! These two shining examples of New York's Finest don't care what they steal or how, as long as it comes out to 2 million dollars. But they get involved with the Mob and find out
Meet Tom and Joe. They've got homes on Long Island and a dream: to pull off the perfect heist. Tom and Joe also have badges, uniforms and guns, just like the rest of the New York City police force! These two shining examples of New York's Finest don't care what they steal or how, as long as it comes out to 2 million dollars. But they get involved with the Mob and find out that robbing Wall Street can be very dangerous
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2586211.0,The Cowboys,1971,4.21,86.0,9.0,,,William Dale Jennings,"The time is 1877, the place the wild Wyoming-Montana territory. Will Anderson, a flinty old rancher, has a huge herd of cattle ripe for market when his regular hands, inflamed by gold fever, desert him. In desperation, he hires the only ""men"" available for the perilous 400 mile drive - a pack of scraggly schoolboys. Through skill and harsh discipline, Wil Anderson whips th
The time is 1877, the place the wild Wyoming-Montana territory. Will Anderson, a flinty old rancher, has a huge herd of cattle ripe for market when his regular hands, inflamed by gold fever, desert him. In desperation, he hires the only ""men"" available for the perilous 400 mile drive - a pack of scraggly schoolboys. Through skill and harsh discipline, Wil Anderson whips them from greenhorns into seasoned cowhands. But before the long drive is over, the boys discover that the price they must pay for manhood is a terrible one- murder and revenge! the stunning, heartbreaking climax of this extraordinary story will surprise you - and perhaps even sock you.
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1177260.0,Crossfire Trail,1954,3.97,1934.0,83.0,,,Louis L'Amour,"""I made my promise and I'll keep it.""Rafe Caradec--gambler, soldier of fortune, wanderer from far-off places--had made a promise to a dying man. To save his ranch in Wyoming for his wife and daugther.All Rafe knew was that a lot of mighty powerful men were out to get that ranch. Rafe couldn't understand why until he discovered the secret hidden deep in the land--the secret
""I made my promise and I'll keep it.""Rafe Caradec--gambler, soldier of fortune, wanderer from far-off places--had made a promise to a dying man. To save his ranch in Wyoming for his wife and daugther.All Rafe knew was that a lot of mighty powerful men were out to get that ranch. Rafe couldn't understand why until he discovered the secret hidden deep in the land--the secret Rodney's enemies had found long before.Right now Rodney's daugther believed Rafe was a crook, and she was playing into the hands of the men who were plotting to destroy her.But Rafe figured a way to save the land--and the girl.It was dangerous but it was the only way he knew.
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24612240.0,"Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny",1942,3.59,79.0,27.0,,,Justin Hill,"Another life-altering quest, another struggle between honor and lust for power, another generation of warriors forging alliances and enmities. The adventure, romance, and artistry of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon continues in this novelized companion to the first ever Netflix debut film, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny based on the novel by Wang Dulu.Seve
Another life-altering quest, another struggle between honor and lust for power, another generation of warriors forging alliances and enmities. The adventure, romance, and artistry of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon continues in this novelized companion to the first ever Netflix debut film, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny based on the novel by Wang Dulu.Seventeen years after the legendary fighter Mubai dies protecting the world-conquering sword The Green Destiny, four great warriors are called together to guard the formidable weapon once more. The forces surrounding the sword irrevocably altered the life of Shulien, Mubai",320.0,15.0,30.0,26.0,3.0,5.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1453945554l/24612240.jpg,-0.888174162150644,0.53
183586.0,The Cruel Sea,1951,4.19,5382.0,271.0,,,Nicholas Monsarrat,"A powerful novel of the North Atlantic in World War II, this is the story of the British ships Compass Rose and Saltash and of their desparate cat-and-mouse game with Nazi U-boats. First published to great acclaim in 1951, The Cruel Sea remains a classic novel of endurance and daring.",520.0,2370.0,1988.0,784.0,170.0,70.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1385183511l/183586.jpg,1.19740633474043,0.73
532369.0,Cutter and Bone,1976,4.01,618.0,94.0,,,Newton Thornburg,"The headline reads  LOCAL GIRL SLAIN, BODY FOUND IN TRASHCAN. When Richard Bone sees a picture of conglomerate tycoon J.J. Wolfe in the newspaper, he's struck by how closely he resembles the man Bone saw dumping the body: could this millionaire redneck be the killer Bone's close friend Cutter, a crippled Vietnam vet, is convinced that Wolfe is the killer. With nothing mu
The headline reads  LOCAL GIRL SLAIN, BODY FOUND IN TRASHCAN. When Richard Bone sees a picture of conglomerate tycoon J.J. Wolfe in the newspaper, he's struck by how closely he resembles the man Bone saw dumping the body: could this millionaire redneck be the killer Bone's close friend Cutter, a crippled Vietnam vet, is convinced that Wolfe is the killer. With nothing much more to lose, the reckless Cutter and handsome gigolo Bone hit the road to the Wolfe headquarters in the Ozarks, totally unprepared for what awaits them. Cutter and Bone are two of the most brilliantly drawn characters in modern American fiction. Cutter and Bone is a brilliant look at the underbelly of post-Vietnam America. Filmed and immortalized as Cutter's Way, this new edition marks the return of one of the greatest American post-war novels.
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543339.0,Dances with Wolves,1986,4.2,22538.0,448.0,Dances With Wolves,1,Michael Blake,"Ordered to hold an abandoned army post, John Dunbar found himself alone, beyond the edge of civilization. Thievery and survival soon forced him into the Indian camp, where he began a dangerous adventure that changed his life forever. Relive the adventure and beauty of the incredible movie, Dances with Wolves.",304.0,10556.0,7325.0,3636.0,744.0,277.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1388608222l/543339.jpg,1.23216600968861,0.733333333333333
6237864.0,A Dandy in Aspic,1966,3.88,68.0,8.0,,,Derek Marlowe,"Alexander Eberlin is a small, faceless civil servant working for the Government at the height of the Cold War. As he nears middle age, he allows himself one luxury - to dress like a Dandy. His superiors send him on a mission to hunt down and destroy a cold-blooded and vicious Russian assassin named Krasnevin, who is responsible for a number of British agents' deaths. But E
Alexander Eberlin is a small, faceless civil servant working for the Government at the height of the Cold War. As he nears middle age, he allows himself one luxury - to dress like a Dandy. His superiors send him on a mission to hunt down and destroy a cold-blooded and vicious Russian assassin named Krasnevin, who is responsible for a number of British agents' deaths. But Eberlin has a secret - he is Krasnevin. This is the story of what happens when Eberlin is sent to destroy himself.
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164955.0,The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys,2001,3.96,1208.0,104.0,,,Chris Fuhrman,"Set in Savannah, Georgia, in the early 1970s, this is a novel of the anarchic joy of youth and encounters with the concerns of early adulthood. Francis Doyle, Tim Sullivan, and their three closest friends are altar boys at Blessed Heart Catholic Church and eighth-grade classmates at the parish school. They are also inveterate pranksters, artistic, and unimpressed by adult
Set in Savannah, Georgia, in the early 1970s, this is a novel of the anarchic joy of youth and encounters with the concerns of early adulthood. Francis Doyle, Tim Sullivan, and their three closest friends are altar boys at Blessed Heart Catholic Church and eighth-grade classmates at the parish school. They are also inveterate pranksters, artistic, and unimpressed by adult authority. When Sodom vs. Gomorrah '74, their collaborative comic book depicting Blessed Heart's nuns and priests gleefully breaking the seventh commandment, falls into the hands of the principal, the boys, certain that their parents will be informed, conspire to create an audacious diversion. Woven into the details of the boys' preparations for the stunt are touching, hilarious renderings of the school day routine and the initiatory rites of male adolescence, from the first serious kiss to the first serious hangover.
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58696.0,David Copperfield,1849,3.98,180928.0,5443.0,,,Charles Dickens,"David Copperfield is the story of a young man's adventures on his journey from an unhappy and impoverished childhood to the discovery of his vocation as a successful novelist. Among the gloriously vivid cast of characters he encounters are his tyrannical stepfather, Mr Murdstone; his brilliant, but ultimately unworthy school-friend James Steerforth; his formidable aunt, Be
David Copperfield is the story of a young man's adventures on his journey from an unhappy and impoverished childhood to the discovery of his vocation as a successful novelist. Among the gloriously vivid cast of characters he encounters are his tyrannical stepfather, Mr Murdstone; his brilliant, but ultimately unworthy school-friend James Steerforth; his formidable aunt, Betsey Trotwood; the eternally humble, yet treacherous Uriah Heep; frivolous, enchanting Dora Spenlow; and the magnificently impecunious Wilkins Micawber, one of literature's great comic creations. In David Copperfield - the novel he described as his 'favourite child' - Dickens drew revealingly on his own experiences to create one of the most exuberant and enduringly popular works, filled with tragedy and comedy in equal measure. This edition uses the text of the first volume publication of 1850, and includes updated suggestions for further reading, original illustrations by 'Phiz', a revised chronology and expanded notes. In his new introduction, Jeremy Tambling discusses the novel's autobiographical elements, and its central themes of memory and identity.
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400011.0,The Deceivers,1952,4.0,215.0,17.0,The Savage Family Chronicles,2,John Masters,"The story shows how British officer and colonial administrator William Savage comes to know about the thuggee cult, infiltrates their society, learns their ways and code of communication, and destroys them by capturing or killing their key leaders. During his travels with the thuggee he almost falls prey to the cult's ways as he comes to experience the ecstasy of ritual ki
The story shows how British officer and colonial administrator William Savage comes to know about the thuggee cult, infiltrates their society, learns their ways and code of communication, and destroys them by capturing or killing their key leaders. During his travels with the thuggee he almost falls prey to the cult's ways as he comes to experience the ecstasy of ritual killings.
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1519964.0,The December Boys,1963,3.01,292.0,22.0,,,Michael Noonan,The possibility that one of them might be adopted adds an element of rivalry to the adventures of five orphans spending their Christmas holiday at an Australian seaside settlement in the late 1930s.,175.0,30.0,55.0,122.0,58.0,27.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1269789755l/1519964.jpg,-2.90423530914534,0.336666666666667
759264.0,Deluge,1928,3.42,19.0,6.0,,,S. Fowler Wright,"First published in 1927, Deluge is one of the most famous of the English catastrophe novels. Beautifully written and action packed--RKO Radio Pictures even filmed this story--the novel depicts a flood so severe that it destroys modern civilization, leaving the few survivors to adapt to the rigors of the natural world. Like other English writers responding to the trauma of
First published in 1927, Deluge is one of the most famous of the English catastrophe novels. Beautifully written and action packed--RKO Radio Pictures even filmed this story--the novel depicts a flood so severe that it destroys modern civilization, leaving the few survivors to adapt to the rigors of the natural world. Like other English writers responding to the trauma of World War I, Sydney Fowler Wright expresses a loathing of the worst aspects of industrialization. The flood, in his view, becomes an opportunity for the remaking of society. The protagonists soon realize that civilization and technology have divorced them from the knowledge and skills necessary for survival. Released from their over-reliance on social regulation, they struggle to overcome their own brutality to develop a new sense of community. For over 75 years readers have praised this book for its style and wisdom, and debated the meaning of its controversial ending. This Wesleyan edition is graced with an excellent introduction and annotations by leading science fiction scholar Brian Stableford.
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12370835.0,Vertigo: Or the Living and the Dead,1956,3.84,1090.0,136.0,,,Boileau-Narcejac,"Trans. from the French ""D'entre les Morts"" by Geoffrey Sainsbury. First published as ""The Living and the Dead"" in Great Britain in 1956.",160.0,292.0,430.0,288.0,65.0,15.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1397422835l/12370835.jpg,-0.0191822884460323,0.613333333333333
121193.0,Desert Gold,1913,3.9,921.0,48.0,,,Zane Grey,"Purchase one of 1st World Library's Classic Books and help support our free internet library of downloadable eBooks. Visit us online at www.1stWorldLibrary.ORG - - A FACE haunted Cameron - a woman's face. It was there in the white heart of the dying campfire; it hung in the shadows that hovered over the flickering light; it drifted in the darkness beyond. This hour, when t
Purchase one of 1st World Library's Classic Books and help support our free internet library of downloadable eBooks. Visit us online at www.1stWorldLibrary.ORG - - A FACE haunted Cameron - a woman's face. It was there in the white heart of the dying campfire; it hung in the shadows that hovered over the flickering light; it drifted in the darkness beyond. This hour, when the day had closed and the lonely desert night set in with its dead silence, was one in which Cameron's mind was thronged with memories of a time long past - of a home back in Peoria, of a woman he had wronged and lost, and loved too late. He was a prospector for gold, a hunter of solitude, a lover of the drear, rock-ribbed infinitude, because he wanted to be alone to remember. A sound disturbed Cameron's reflections. He bent his head listening. A soft wind fanned the paling embers, blew sparks and white ashes and thin smoke away into the enshrouding circle of blackness. His burro did not appear to be moving about. The quiet split to the cry of a coyote. It rose strange, wild, mournful - not the howl of a prowling upland beast baying the campfire or barking at a lonely prospector, but the wail of a wolf, full-voiced, crying out the meaning of the desert and the night.
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116297.0,Desert of the Heart,1964,3.9,3589.0,107.0,,,Jane Rule,"Two women meet and fall in love in Reno, Nevada. This classic of lesbian eroticism is Jane Rule's first novel.Set in the late 1950s, this is the story of Evelyn Hall, an English professor, who goes to Reno to obtain a divorce and put an end to her disastrous 16-year marriage. While staying at a boarding house to establish her six-week residency requirement she meets Ann Ch
Two women meet and fall in love in Reno, Nevada. This classic of lesbian eroticism is Jane Rule's first novel.Set in the late 1950s, this is the story of Evelyn Hall, an English professor, who goes to Reno to obtain a divorce and put an end to her disastrous 16-year marriage. While staying at a boarding house to establish her six-week residency requirement she meets Ann Childs, a casino worker and fifteen years her junior. Physically, they are remarkably alike and eventually have an affair and begin the struggle to figure out just how a relationship between two women can last. Desert of the Heart examines the conflict between convention and freedom and the ways in which the characters try to resolve the conflict.
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16031294.0,The Devil's Own,1966,3.49,226.0,33.0,,,Peter  Curtis,"Miss Deborah Mayfield, the gentle school mistress, was charmed by the dashing and forceful Canon Thorby and the peaceful English village of Walwyck.But there was a sinister figure in Walwyck, too; an old woman about whom there were whispers of witchcraft. It all seemed nonsense to Deborah. But logic began to crumble when a little boy was struck down with a strange illness,
Miss Deborah Mayfield, the gentle school mistress, was charmed by the dashing and forceful Canon Thorby and the peaceful English village of Walwyck.But there was a sinister figure in Walwyck, too; an old woman about whom there were whispers of witchcraft. It all seemed nonsense to Deborah. But logic began to crumble when a little boy was struck down with a strange illness, a wooden doll with a severed head was discovered, and a villager met with a grim death....Then the quiet, peaceful village became a nightmare of terror for the school mistress. For with her growing fear, came a dark secret from her own past to haunt her. And she was suddenly thrown into a terrifying struggle to save herself and a young girl from one of the most ancient and bizarre evils known to man....
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967909.0,The Devil in the Flesh,1923,3.71,3301.0,253.0,,,Raymond Radiguet,"The Devil in the Flesh, one of the finest, most delicate love stories ever written, is set in Paris during the last year of the First World War. The narrator, a boy of 16, tells of his love affair with Martha Lacombe, a young woman whose soldier husband is away at the front. With an accuracy of insight that is almost ruthless, he describes his conflicting emotions",127.0,735.0,1270.0,970.0,259.0,67.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1353573986l/967909.jpg,-0.47105806277243,0.57
892835.0,The Dirty Dozen,1965,3.98,807.0,62.0,,,E.M. Nathanson,"Twelve bearded, filthy GIs wait behind barbed wire, prisoners of their own army. Murderers, thieves, rapists, they wait to be sentenced to death or hard labour for life. They are the damned of the American Army. But at the last moment they are offered the opportunity of salvation: a mission just before D-Day. The chances of their getting away with it are about one in a mil
Twelve bearded, filthy GIs wait behind barbed wire, prisoners of their own army. Murderers, thieves, rapists, they wait to be sentenced to death or hard labour for life. They are the damned of the American Army. But at the last moment they are offered the opportunity of salvation: a mission just before D-Day. The chances of their getting away with it are about one in a million, but the damned don't care, and certainly don't count chances...
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6644.0,Le Divorce,1997,2.87,4183.0,359.0,,,Diane Johnson,"Soon to be a major motion picture from Merchant Ivory productions starring Naomi Watts and Kate Hudson!Called ""stylish...refreshing...genuinely wise"" by The New York Times Book Review, Diane Johnson",320.0,268.0,840.0,1591.0,1060.0,424.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1426757350l/6644.jpg,-3.39087075841993,0.29
3836.0,Don Quixote,1605,3.86,178431.0,6536.0,,,Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra,"Don Quixote has become so entranced by reading chivalric romances, that he determines to become a knight-errant himself. In the company of his faithful squire, Sancho Panza, his exploits blossom in all sorts of wonderful ways. While Quixote's fancy often leads him astray ",1023.0,60538.0,56817.0,42315.0,13651.0,5110.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1546112331l/3836.jpg,0.0503370614503368,0.62
486494.0,Don't Say a Word,1991,3.69,676.0,46.0,,,Andrew Klavan,"They're watching.They've wiretapped the apartment.They've got their daughter.They told them they'd hurt her if they spoke about it.They told them, ""Don't say a word . . .""Or else . . .",384.0,152.0,248.0,206.0,54.0,16.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1312044309l/486494.jpg,-0.540577412668799,0.563333333333333
456903.0,The Dork of Cork,1993,3.98,534.0,70.0,,,Chet Raymo,"When Frank, an Irish dwarf, writes a personal memoir, he moves from dark isolation into the public eye. This luminous journey is marked by memories of his lonely childhood, secrets of his doomed young mother, and his passion for a woman who is as unreachable as the stars.",354.0,177.0,215.0,103.0,31.0,8.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1344267196l/456903.jpg,0.467453160828551,0.66
722356.0,Down Will Come Baby,1993,3.9,40.0,3.0,,,Gloria Murphy,"Twelve-year-old Robin had a terrifying experience at camp the summer her parents divorced. She dared to sneak away from her bunk at night with her friend Amelia to go swimming in the dark, a dare that the timid Amelia accepted very reluctantly. The adventure ended in tragedy. Afterwards, Robin's nightmares won't go away, worrying her father when she refuses to confide in h
Twelve-year-old Robin had a terrifying experience at camp the summer her parents divorced. She dared to sneak away from her bunk at night with her friend Amelia to go swimming in the dark, a dare that the timid Amelia accepted very reluctantly. The adventure ended in tragedy. Afterwards, Robin's nightmares won't go away, worrying her father when she refuses to confide in him. And then one eerily quiet night, he looks in on his sleeping daughter - and discovers every parent's nightmare.
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114936.0,The Dragon and the George,1976,3.9,5641.0,173.0,Dragon Knight,1,Gordon R. Dickson,"Jim Eckert was a dragon. He hadn't planned it that way, but that's what happened when he set out to rescue his betrothed. Following her through an erratic astral-projection machine, Jim suddenly found himself in a cockeyed world - locked in the body of a talking dragon named Gorbash.That wouldn't have been so bad if his beloved Angie were also a dragon. But in this magical
Jim Eckert was a dragon. He hadn't planned it that way, but that's what happened when he set out to rescue his betrothed. Following her through an erratic astral-projection machine, Jim suddenly found himself in a cockeyed world - locked in the body of a talking dragon named Gorbash.That wouldn't have been so bad if his beloved Angie were also a dragon. But in this magical land, that was not the case. Angie had somehow remained a very female human - or a george, as the dragons called any human. And Jim, no matter what anyone called him, was a dragon.To make matters worse, Angie had been taken prisoner by an evil dragon and was held captive in the impenetrable Loathly Tower. So in this land where georges were edible and beasts were magical - where spells worked and logic didn't - Jim Eckert had a problem.And he needed help, by george!
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349432.0,Dream Days,1898,3.84,222.0,36.0,,,Kenneth Grahame,"These eight delightful chapters or stories, reminiscent of the childhood of each of us, are brimming with adventure and pleasure. Here are the joys of youth which grown-up Olympians can no longer experience and only remember, if at all, with nostalgia. A wonderful read for both young and old alike. Contents: The Twenty-first of October; Dies Irae; Mutabile Semper; The Magi
These eight delightful chapters or stories, reminiscent of the childhood of each of us, are brimming with adventure and pleasure. Here are the joys of youth which grown-up Olympians can no longer experience and only remember, if at all, with nostalgia. A wonderful read for both young and old alike. Contents: The Twenty-first of October; Dies Irae; Mutabile Semper; The Magic Ring; Its Walls Were as of Jasper; A Saga of the Seas; The Reluctant Dragon; and A Departure.
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61992.0,The Dream Master,1966,3.65,2267.0,106.0,,,Roger Zelazny,"His name is Charles Render, and he is a psychoanalyst, and a mechanic of dreams. A Shaper. In a warm womb of metal, his patients dream their neuroses, while Render, intricately connected to their brains, dreams with them, makes delicate adjustments, and ultimately explains and heals. Her name is Eileen Shallot, a resident in psychiatry. She wants desperately to become a Sh
His name is Charles Render, and he is a psychoanalyst, and a mechanic of dreams. A Shaper. In a warm womb of metal, his patients dream their neuroses, while Render, intricately connected to their brains, dreams with them, makes delicate adjustments, and ultimately explains and heals. Her name is Eileen Shallot, a resident in psychiatry. She wants desperately to become a Shaper, though she has been blind from birth. Together, they will explore the depths of the human mind -- and the terrors that lurk therein
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121304.0,The Drift Fence,1933,3.94,229.0,9.0,,,Zane Grey,"When the first drift fence is built across a free cattle range, anger overflows. Jim Traft, the tenderfoot in charge of building the fence, finds himself in deep trouble.It takes all of his wits to stay alive, let alone complete the fence. But with courage and tenacity Traft finishes his work and lives to see it bring new order to the range.",10.0,71.0,86.0,62.0,8.0,2.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1329014352l/121304.jpg,0.328414461035813,0.646666666666667
18780375.0,Dr. No,1958,3.77,15447.0,816.0,James Bond Original Series,6,Ian Fleming,Dispatched by M to investigate the mysterious disappearance of MI6,257.0,3339.0,6337.0,4770.0,866.0,135.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1384197861l/18780375.jpg,-0.262500013083323,0.59
149405.0,The Eagle of the Ninth,1954,3.92,7868.0,700.0,The Dolphin Ring Cycle,1,Rosemary Sutcliff,"Set in Roman Britain this story is of a young Roman officer who sets out to discover the truth behind the mysterious disappearance of the Ninth Legion, who marched into the mists of Northern Britain and never returned.",294.0,2315.0,3208.0,1849.0,371.0,125.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1443925136l/149405.jpg,0.258895111139444,0.64
652855.0,Eddie and the Cruisers,1980,3.9,210.0,45.0,,,P.F. Kluge,More information to be announced soon on this forthcoming title from Penguin USA,260.0,58.0,86.0,54.0,11.0,1.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1176773676l/652855.jpg,0.189375761243075,0.633333333333333
11378.0,Elmer Gantry,1927,4.0,4432.0,411.0,,,Sinclair Lewis,"Universally recognized as a landmark in American literature, Elmer Gantry scandalized readers when it was first published, causing Sinclair Lewis to be ""invited"" to a jail cell in New Hampshire and to his own lynching in Virginia. His portrait of a golden-tongued evangelist who rises to power within his church--a saver of souls who lives a life of duplicity, sensuality, an
Universally recognized as a landmark in American literature, Elmer Gantry scandalized readers when it was first published, causing Sinclair Lewis to be ""invited"" to a jail cell in New Hampshire and to his own lynching in Virginia. His portrait of a golden-tongued evangelist who rises to power within his church--a saver of souls who lives a life of duplicity, sensuality, and ruthless self-indulgence--is also the record of a period, a reign of grotesque vulgarity, which but for Lewis would have left no trace of itself. Elmer Gantry has been called the greatest, most vital, and most penetrating study of hypocrisy that has been written since the works of Voltaire.
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3077.0,The Enchanted April,1922,3.96,13361.0,1970.0,,,Elizabeth von Arnim,"A recipe for happiness: four women, one medieval Italian castle, plenty of wisteria, and solitude as needed.The women at the center of The Enchanted April are alike only in their dissatisfaction with their everyday lives. They find each other",232.0,4314.0,5226.0,2971.0,654.0,196.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1162239197l/3077.jpg,0.397933810932182,0.653333333333333
3722309.0,The Enchanted Voyage,1936,3.85,20.0,3.0,,,Robert Nathan,"Mr. Pecket built a sailboat in his backyard. It would never stay afloat for it was built of fantasy, irony and humaneness. One night Mr. Pecket did experience his ""Enchanted Voyage"", and only then did he discover what life is truly about.",187.0,7.0,6.0,5.0,1.0,1.0,https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/book/blank-133x176-8b769f39ba6687a82d2eef30bdf46977.jpg,0.015577386502153,0.616666666666667
29641.0,The End of the Affair,1951,3.95,41587.0,3722.0,,,Graham Greene,"""A story has no beginning or end: arbitrarily one chooses a moment of experience from which to look ahead...""""This is a record of hate far more than of love,"" writes Maurice Bendrix in the opening passages of The End of the Affair, and it is a strange hate indeed that compels him to set down the retrospective account of his adulterous affair with Sarah Miles.Now, a year af
""A story has no beginning or end: arbitrarily one chooses a moment of experience from which to look ahead...""""This is a record of hate far more than of love,"" writes Maurice Bendrix in the opening passages of The End of the Affair, and it is a strange hate indeed that compels him to set down the retrospective account of his adulterous affair with Sarah Miles.Now, a year after Sarah's death, Bendrix seeks to exorcise the persistence of his passion by retracing its course from obsessive love to love-hate. At first, he believes he hates Sarah and her husband, Henry. Yet as he delves deeper into his emotional outlook, Bendrix's hatred shifts to the God he feels has broken his life, but whose existence at last comes to recognize.
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61008.0,Endless Love,1979,3.53,3275.0,452.0,,,Scott Spencer,"One of the most celebrated novels of its time, Endless Love remains perhaps the most powerful novel ever written about young love. Riveting, compulsively readable, and ferociously sexual, Endless Love tells the story of David Axelrod and his overwhelming love for Jade Butterfield. David's and Jade's lives are consumed with each other; their rapport, their desire, their sex
One of the most celebrated novels of its time, Endless Love remains perhaps the most powerful novel ever written about young love. Riveting, compulsively readable, and ferociously sexual, Endless Love tells the story of David Axelrod and his overwhelming love for Jade Butterfield. David's and Jade's lives are consumed with each other; their rapport, their desire, their sexuality take them further than they understand. And when Jade's father suddenly banishes David from the house, he fantasizes the forgiveness his rescue of the family will bring and he sets a ""perfectly safe"" fire to their house. What unfolds is a nightmare, a dark world in which David's love is a crime and a disease, a world of anonymous phone calls, crazy letters, and new fears ",432.0,852.0,922.0,846.0,407.0,248.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1400344377l/61008.jpg,-1.09673221183975,0.51
1534509.0,Enemy Mine,1979,4.15,943.0,75.0,Enemy Mine,1,Barry B. Longyear,"Enemy Mine--The Nebula and Hugo Award winner that inspired the 20th Century Fox motion picture starring Dennis Quaid and Lou Gossett, Jr.The story of a man, incomplete in himself, taught to be a human by his sworn enemy, an alien being who leaves with the human its most important possession: its future.",218.0,379.0,361.0,169.0,30.0,4.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1290085475l/1534509.jpg,1.05836763494769,0.716666666666667
16305.0,Evil Under the Sun,1981,3.96,38398.0,1343.0,Hercule Poirot,24,Agatha Christie,"Set at the Jolly Roger, a posh vacation resort for the rich and famous on the southern coast of England, Evil Under the Sun is one of Agatha Christie",220.0,11248.0,15909.0,9853.0,1214.0,174.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1386922974l/16305.jpg,0.397933810932182,0.653333333333333
535578.0,Exit Wounds,1990,3.57,4965.0,363.0,,,Rutu Modan,"Set in modern-day Tel Aviv, a young man, Koby Franco, receives an urgent phone call from a female soldier. Learning that his estranged father may have been a victim of a suicide bombing in Hadera, Koby reluctantly joins the soldier in searching for clues. His death would certainly explain his empty apartment and disconnected phone line. As Koby tries to unravel the mystery
Set in modern-day Tel Aviv, a young man, Koby Franco, receives an urgent phone call from a female soldier. Learning that his estranged father may have been a victim of a suicide bombing in Hadera, Koby reluctantly joins the soldier in searching for clues. His death would certainly explain his empty apartment and disconnected phone line. As Koby tries to unravel the mystery of his father's death, he finds himself piecing together not only the last few months of his father's life but his entire identity. With thin, precise lines and luscious watercolors, Rutu Modan creates a portrait of modern Israel, a place where sudden death mingles with the slow dissolution of family ties. ""Exit Wounds ""is the North American graphic-novel debut from one of Israel's best-known cartoonists. Modan has received several awards in Israel and abroad, including the Best Illustrated Children's Book Award from the Israel Museum in Jerusalem four times and Young Artist of the Year by the Israel Ministry of Culture. She is a chosen artist of the Israel Cultural Excellence Foundation.
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42697.0,Exodus,1958,4.34,85392.0,1619.0,,,Leon Uris,"Exodus is an international publishing phenomenon--the towering novel of the twentieth century's most dramatic geopolitical event. Leon Uris magnificently portrays the birth of a new nation in the midst of enemies--the beginning of an earthshaking struggle for power. Here is the tale that swept the world with its fury: the story of an American nurse, an Israeli freedom figh
Exodus is an international publishing phenomenon--the towering novel of the twentieth century's most dramatic geopolitical event. Leon Uris magnificently portrays the birth of a new nation in the midst of enemies--the beginning of an earthshaking struggle for power. Here is the tale that swept the world with its fury: the story of an American nurse, an Israeli freedom fighter caught up in a glorious, heartbreaking, triumphant era.
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10594902.0,Experiment Perilous,1943,3.29,7.0,3.0,,,Margaret Carpenter,"A psychological novel of Suspense.Contented Dr. Balley, New York bound, meets an appealing spinster on the plane, learns enough of her story to catch his interest, finds himself obsessed with speculation about her, and suggests that she stay at his hotel. The next morning he hears she has died at her brother's home, and he determines to close the door on the incident. But
A psychological novel of Suspense.Contented Dr. Balley, New York bound, meets an appealing spinster on the plane, learns enough of her story to catch his interest, finds himself obsessed with speculation about her, and suggests that she stay at his hotel. The next morning he hears she has died at her brother's home, and he determines to close the door on the incident. But chance, circumstance and curiosity, plus real apprehension, forbid him to remain inactive, and he finds himself drawn deeper into the plot. [Kirkus]
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2034316.0,Family Business,1985,3.31,35.0,7.0,,,Vincent Patrick,"Adam McMullen, his father Vito, and Vito's father Jessie share affection, plus an oddly mixed heritage they are part Cherokee Indian, Irish, Jewish, and Italian but their differences at times seem overwhelming. Adam had disappointed Vito by abandoning college for a nomadic lifestyle, and Vito is also piqued by Adam's idolization of his grandfather. An adept hustler and for
Adam McMullen, his father Vito, and Vito's father Jessie share affection, plus an oddly mixed heritage they are part Cherokee Indian, Irish, Jewish, and Italian but their differences at times seem overwhelming. Adam had disappointed Vito by abandoning college for a nomadic lifestyle, and Vito is also piqued by Adam's idolization of his grandfather. An adept hustler and former bank robber, Jessie blithely violates the law whenever it seems expedient. Vito, an ex-burglar himself, openly deplores his father's criminality. When Adam and Jessie start collaborating on a lucrative heist, Vito bristles, but he participates out of boredom and a desire to safeguard Adam. Unfortunately, the caper turns into a nightmarish debacle that threatens to destroy the trio's fragile truce forever.
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375007.0,The Fan,1978,3.7,151.0,23.0,,,Bob Randall,"Bawdy and aging Broadway star Sally Ross and her tough secretary, Belle, who cling together against the realities of lost loves and life passing, enter a world of bizarre terror when a persistent fan's letters turn perverse, obscene... and menacing.",288.0,35.0,53.0,49.0,10.0,4.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1518911288l/375007.jpg,-0.505817737720614,0.566666666666667
150434.0,Farewell My Concubine,1991,3.82,865.0,74.0,,,Lilian Lee,"Beginning amid the decadent glamour of China in the 1930s and ending in the 1980s in Hong Kong, this brilliant novel, which formed the basis for the award-winning movie, is the passionate story of an opera student who falls in love with his best friend, and the beautiful woman who comes between them.",272.0,236.0,325.0,228.0,62.0,14.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1348535438l/150434.jpg,-0.0887016383424013,0.606666666666667
1142897.0,Father of the Bride (Classic Edition),1949,3.68,201.0,34.0,,,Edward Streeter,"The 50th anniversary edition of Edward Streeter's heartwarming classic, ""Father of the Bride."" Poor Mr. Banks! His jacket is too tight, he can't get a cocktail, and he's footing the bill....He's the father of the bride.Stanley Banks is just your ordinary suburban dad. He's the kind of guy who believes that weddings are simple affairs in which two people get married. But wh
The 50th anniversary edition of Edward Streeter's heartwarming classic, ""Father of the Bride."" Poor Mr. Banks! His jacket is too tight, he can't get a cocktail, and he's footing the bill....He's the father of the bride.Stanley Banks is just your ordinary suburban dad. He's the kind of guy who believes that weddings are simple affairs in which two people get married. But when daddy's little girl announces her engagement to Buckley, Mr. Banks feels like his life has been turned upside down. And any man with a daughter can appreciate Mr. Banks's feelings.Kay: Now, Pops, please. If we're going --Mr. Banks: -- and what's his last name I hope it's better than his first one.Kay: Pops, I'm not going to sit here --Mr. Banks: -- and where the hell does he come from -- and who does he think is going to support him If it's me he's got another guess coming. And who in God's name --To say the least, Mr. Banks isn't taking it well, and to make matters worse, he must host cocktail parties with the in-laws-to-be, initiate financial planning talks with Buckley, and moderate family conferences on who will be invited to the reception.Who can blame him when he sinks so low as to offer Kay $1500 to elopeBut Mr. Banks holds his peace, and when the last wedding guest has departed from his confetti-matted house, he has his memories, and you have a merry record of his tribulations.
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39026084.0,"La Femme Et Le Pantin, Piece En 4 Actes [par] Pierre Lou",1898,3.64,197.0,29.0,,,Pierre Lou,"Trieste Publishing has a massive catalogue of classic book titles. Our aim is to provide readers with the highest quality reproductions of fiction and non-fiction literature that has stood the test of time. The many thousands of books in our collection have been sourced from libraries and private collections around the world.The titles that Trieste Publishing has chosen to
Trieste Publishing has a massive catalogue of classic book titles. Our aim is to provide readers with the highest quality reproductions of fiction and non-fiction literature that has stood the test of time. The many thousands of books in our collection have been sourced from libraries and private collections around the world.The titles that Trieste Publishing has chosen to be part of the collection have been scanned to simulate the original. Our readers see the books the same way that their first readers did decades or a hundred or more years ago. Books from that period are often spoiled by imperfections that did not exist in the original. Imperfections could be in the form of blurred text, photographs, or missing pages. It is highly unlikely that this would occur with one of our books. Our extensive quality control ensures that the readers of Trieste Publishing's books will be delighted with their purchase. Our staff has thoroughly reviewed every page of all the books in the collection, repairing, or if necessary, rejecting titles that are not of the highest quality. This process ensures that the reader of one of Trieste Publishing's titles receives a volume that faithfully reproduces the original, and to the maximum degree possible, gives them the experience of owning the original work.We pride ourselves on not only creating a pathway to an extensive reservoir of books of the finest quality, but also providing value to every one of our readers. Generally, Trieste books are purchased singly - on demand, however they may also be purchased in bulk. Readers interested in bulk purchases are invited to contact us directly to enquire about our tailored bulk rates.
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536478.0,The First Men in the Moon,1901,3.69,11043.0,488.0,,,H.G. Wells,"When penniless businessman Mr Bedford retreats to the Kent coast to write a play, he meets by chance the brilliant Dr Cavor, an absent-minded scientist on the brink of developing a material that blocks gravity. Cavor soon succeeds in his experiments, only to tell a stunned Bedford the invention makes possible one of the oldest dreams of humanity: a journey to the moon. Wit
When penniless businessman Mr Bedford retreats to the Kent coast to write a play, he meets by chance the brilliant Dr Cavor, an absent-minded scientist on the brink of developing a material that blocks gravity. Cavor soon succeeds in his experiments, only to tell a stunned Bedford the invention makes possible one of the oldest dreams of humanity: a journey to the moon. With Bedford motivated by money, and Cavor by the desire for knowledge, the two embark on the expedition. But neither are prepared for what they find - a world of freezing nights, boiling days and sinister alien life, on which they may be trapped forever.
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32827.0,From the Earth to the Moon,1865,3.78,20629.0,738.0,Baltimore Gun Club,1,Jules Verne,"Verne's 1865 tale of a trip to the moon is (as you'd expect from Verne) great fun, even if bits of it now seem, in retrospect, a little strange. Our rocket ship gets shot out of a cannon To the moon Goodness! But in other ways it's full of eerie bits of business that turned out to be very near reality: he had the cost, when you adjust for inflation, almost exactly right.
Verne's 1865 tale of a trip to the moon is (as you'd expect from Verne) great fun, even if bits of it now seem, in retrospect, a little strange. Our rocket ship gets shot out of a cannon To the moon Goodness! But in other ways it's full of eerie bits of business that turned out to be very near reality: he had the cost, when you adjust for inflation, almost exactly right. There are other similarities, too. Verne's cannon was named the Columbiad; the Apollo 11 command module was named Columbia. Apollo 11 had a three-person crew, just as Verne's did; and both blasted off from the American state of Florida. Even the return to earth happened in more-or-less the same place. Coincidence -- or fact! We say you'll have to read this story yourself to judge.
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3066.0,The Fixer,1966,3.95,9000.0,470.0,,,Bernard Malamud,A classic that won Malamud both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award.The Fixer (1966) is Bernard Malamud's best-known and most acclaimed novel,335.0,3018.0,3449.0,1844.0,441.0,248.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1403040386l/3066.jpg,0.363174135983998,0.65
590550.0,The Flight of the Phoenix,1964,3.81,457.0,61.0,,,Elleston Trevor,"No way out ... Twelve men survived the crash when a blinding, unexpected sandstorm sent their Skytruck air freighter plummeting to the Earth. Now they are in Hell, stranded and alone in the empty wastes of the Sahara, facing a slow, agonizing death under the unrelenting Libyan sun. Two of them have the skills to avert a terrible fate: the brilliant, obsessed engineer Strin
No way out ... Twelve men survived the crash when a blinding, unexpected sandstorm sent their Skytruck air freighter plummeting to the Earth. Now they are in Hell, stranded and alone in the empty wastes of the Sahara, facing a slow, agonizing death under the unrelenting Libyan sun. Two of them have the skills to avert a terrible fate: the brilliant, obsessed engineer Stringer, and the tormented pilot Towns. Bitter enemies, they must now work together to build an impossible dream from the wreckage and fly it to freedom ... if madness, rage, suspicion, and the merciless desert don't destroy them first.This is a story so riveting it inspired two major motion pictures -- the memorable 1965 film starring Jimmy Stewart and the 2004 film starring Dennis Quaid.
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953787.0,The Food of the Gods,1904,3.45,3289.0,200.0,,,H.G. Wells,"What happens when science tampers with nature A riveting, cautionary tale with disastrous results reveals the chilling answer.Hoping to create a new growth agent for food with beneficial uses to mankind, two scientists find that the spread of the material is uncontrollable. Giant chickens, rats, and insects run amok, and children given the food stuffs experience incredibl
What happens when science tampers with nature A riveting, cautionary tale with disastrous results reveals the chilling answer.Hoping to create a new growth agent for food with beneficial uses to mankind, two scientists find that the spread of the material is uncontrollable. Giant chickens, rats, and insects run amok, and children given the food stuffs experience incredible growth--and serious illnesses. Over the years, people who have eaten these specially treated foods find themselves unable to fit into a society where ignorance and hypocrisy rule. These ""giants,"" with their extraordinary mental powers, find themselves shut away from an older, more traditional society. Intolerance and hatred increase as the line of distinction between ordinary people and giants is drawn across communities and families. One of H. G. Wells' lesser-known works, The Food of the Gods has been retold many times in many forms since it was first published in 1904. The gripping, newly relevant tale combines fast-paced entertainment with social commentary as it considers the ethics involved in genetic engineering.
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12092178.0,Fools' Gold,1958,3.57,58.0,9.0,,,Dolores Hitchens,Two delinquents and a girl encounter real trouble when professionals take over their planned robbery.The novel was adapted by Jean-Luc Godard for his film Bande ,187.0,8.0,22.0,24.0,3.0,1.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1437052736l/12092178.jpg,-0.957693512047013,0.523333333333333
46170.0,For Whom the Bell Tolls,1940,3.96,227282.0,5469.0,,,Ernest Hemingway,"Librarian's note: An alternate cover edition can be found hereIn 1937 Ernest Hemingway traveled to Spain to cover the civil war there for the North American Newspaper Alliance. Three years later he completed the greatest novel to emerge from ""the good fight"", For Whom the Bell Tolls. The story of Robert Jordan, a young American in the International Brigades attached to an
Librarian's note: An alternate cover edition can be found hereIn 1937 Ernest Hemingway traveled to Spain to cover the civil war there for the North American Newspaper Alliance. Three years later he completed the greatest novel to emerge from ""the good fight"", For Whom the Bell Tolls. The story of Robert Jordan, a young American in the International Brigades attached to an antifascist guerilla unit in the mountains of Spain, it tells of loyalty and courage, love and defeat, and the tragic death of an ideal. In his portrayal of Jordan's love for the beautiful Maria and his superb account of El Sordo's last stand, in his brilliant travesty of La Pasionaria and his unwillingness to believe in blind faith, Hemingway surpasses his achievement in The Sun Also Rises and A Farewell to Arms to create a work at once rare and beautiful, strong and brutal, compassionate, moving and wise. ""If the function of a writer is to reveal reality,"" Maxwell Perkins wrote to Hemingway after reading the manuscript, ""no one ever so completely performed it."" Greater in power, broader in scope, and more intensely emotional than any of the author's previous works, it stands as one of the best war novels of all time.
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18594462.0,The Forbidden Territory,1933,3.76,220.0,25.0,Duke de Richleau,5,Dennis Wheatley,"The Duke receives a coded message from his missing friend, Van Ryn, who had been hunting for treasure lost during the Soviet takeover of Russia and is now in prison somewhere in that vast country.Along with the Duke, good friends Simon Aron and Richard Eaton set off on a secret mission to secure Van Ryn's escape. Without official papers, they lead a thrilling caper, hunted
The Duke receives a coded message from his missing friend, Van Ryn, who had been hunting for treasure lost during the Soviet takeover of Russia and is now in prison somewhere in that vast country.Along with the Duke, good friends Simon Aron and Richard Eaton set off on a secret mission to secure Van Ryn's escape. Without official papers, they lead a thrilling caper, hunted by the Secret Police through Siberia and across the plains, mountains, and forests of Soviet Russia.
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149608.0,Force 10 from Navarone,1968,3.82,5049.0,91.0,Guns of Navarone,2,Alistair MacLean,The thrilling sequel to Alistair MacLean,325.0,1237.0,1955.0,1575.0,258.0,24.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1333990213l/149608.jpg,-0.0887016383424013,0.606666666666667
1278230.0,The Formula,1979,3.35,77.0,4.0,,,Steve Shagan,"A blockbuster novel founded in fact, it tells the chilling tale of Germany's most explosive wartime secret - synthetic fuel - that triggers a brutal murder and shock waves in the deadly world of OPEC and multinational cartels. And plunges its hero, an ex-CIA agent, now an L.A. cop, together with a beautiful woman into a quest whose stunning climax is a face-to-face confron
A blockbuster novel founded in fact, it tells the chilling tale of Germany's most explosive wartime secret - synthetic fuel - that triggers a brutal murder and shock waves in the deadly world of OPEC and multinational cartels. And plunges its hero, an ex-CIA agent, now an L.A. cop, together with a beautiful woman into a quest whose stunning climax is a face-to-face confrontation with the Godfather of the Underworld.
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103159.0,The Forsyte Saga,1906,4.16,17258.0,782.0,The Forsyte Chronicles,1-3,John Galsworthy,"The Forsyte Saga is John Galsworthy's monumental chronicle of the lives of the moneyed Forsytes, a family whose values are constantly at war with its passions. The story of Soames Forsyte's marriage to the beautiful and rebellious Irene, and its effects upon the whole Forsyte clan, The Forsyte Saga is a brilliant social satire of the acquisitive sensibilities of a comfort-
The Forsyte Saga is John Galsworthy's monumental chronicle of the lives of the moneyed Forsytes, a family whose values are constantly at war with its passions. The story of Soames Forsyte's marriage to the beautiful and rebellious Irene, and its effects upon the whole Forsyte clan, The Forsyte Saga is a brilliant social satire of the acquisitive sensibilities of a comfort-bound class in its final glory. Galsworthy spares none of his characters, revealing their weaknesses and shortcomings as clearly as he does the tenacity and perseverance that define the strongest members of the Forsyte family.This edition contains the three original novels -- The Man of Property, In Chancery, and To Let -- and their connecting interludes, Indian Summer of a Forsyte and Awakening.
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1047422.0,The Four Feathers,1902,3.9,4249.0,248.0,,,A.E.W. Mason,"Just before sailing off to war in the Sudan, British guardsman Harry Feversham quits his regiment. He immediately receives four white feathers",284.0,1269.0,1660.0,1032.0,214.0,74.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1271384180l/1047422.jpg,0.189375761243075,0.633333333333333
35031085.0,Frankenstein,1818,3.78,1003486.0,25888.0,,,Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley,"Mary Shelley began writing Frankenstein when she was only eighteen. At once a Gothic thriller, a passionate romance, and a cautionary tale about the dangers of science, Frankenstein tells the story of committed science student Victor Frankenstein. Obsessed with discovering the cause of generation and life and bestowing animation upon lifeless matter, Frankenstein assembles
Mary Shelley began writing Frankenstein when she was only eighteen. At once a Gothic thriller, a passionate romance, and a cautionary tale about the dangers of science, Frankenstein tells the story of committed science student Victor Frankenstein. Obsessed with discovering the cause of generation and life and bestowing animation upon lifeless matter, Frankenstein assembles a human being from stolen body parts but; upon bringing it to life, he recoils in horror at the creature's hideousness. Tormented by isolation and loneliness, the once-innocent creature turns to evil and unleashes a campaign of murderous revenge against his creator, Frankenstein.Frankenstein, an instant bestseller and an important ancestor of both the horror and science fiction genres, not only tells a terrifying story, but also raises profound, disturbing questions about the very nature of life and the place of humankind within the cosmos: What does it mean to be human What responsibilities do we have to each other How far can we go in tampering with Nature In our age, filled with news of organ donation genetic engineering, and bio-terrorism, these questions are more relevant than ever.
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2599553.0,Friend,1985,3.5,80.0,16.0,,,Diana Henstell,"Paul Conway -- born to brilliance, with a mind that flashes and sparks scientific fireworks. A young genius desperately isolated in a world of theories and formulae few can understand. Until he meets shy and loving Samantha. The friend he never had. The love he only dreamed of. He loves her so much, he cannot let her go.And when suddenly, tragically, Samantha is lost, he m
Paul Conway -- born to brilliance, with a mind that flashes and sparks scientific fireworks. A young genius desperately isolated in a world of theories and formulae few can understand. Until he meets shy and loving Samantha. The friend he never had. The love he only dreamed of. He loves her so much, he cannot let her go.And when suddenly, tragically, Samantha is lost, he makes a solemn vow -- to use his gifts of genius to keep his beloved Samantha. For just a little while longer....A modern day Frankenstein story that was the basis for a Sci-Fi horror movie of the same name by Wes Craven.
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116114.0,From Here to Eternity,1951,4.09,15045.0,409.0,The World War II Trilogy ,1,James  Jones,"Diamond Head, Hawaii, 1941. Pvt. Robert E. Lee Prewitt is a champion welterweight and a fine bugler. But when he refuses to join the company's boxing team, he gets ""the treatment"" that may break him or kill him.First Sgt. Milton Anthony Warden knows how to soldier better than almost anyone, yet he's risking his career to have an affair with the commanding officer's wife.Bo
Diamond Head, Hawaii, 1941. Pvt. Robert E. Lee Prewitt is a champion welterweight and a fine bugler. But when he refuses to join the company's boxing team, he gets ""the treatment"" that may break him or kill him.First Sgt. Milton Anthony Warden knows how to soldier better than almost anyone, yet he's risking his career to have an affair with the commanding officer's wife.Both Warden and Prewitt are bound by a common bond: the Army is their heart and blood... and, possibly, their death.In this magnificent but brutal classic of a soldier's life, James Jones portrays the courage, violence and passions of men and women who live by unspoken codes and with unutterable despair... in the most important American novel to come out of World War II, a masterpiece that captures as no other the honor and savagery of men.
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842401.0,Funny Farm,1985,3.59,103.0,12.0,,,Jay Cronley,"Book by Cronley, Jay",0.0,19.0,39.0,33.0,8.0,4.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1183157660l/842401.jpg,-0.888174162150644,0.53
578940.0,The Garden of Allah,1904,3.22,49.0,10.0,,,Robert Smythe Hichens,"A sensation from its initial publication, Hichens' novel about a British woman traveling alone in the Algerian desert and her affair with a fallen Trappist monk inspired a play and several film versions.",492.0,11.0,11.0,14.0,4.0,9.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1348516501l/578940.jpg,-2.17428213523347,0.406666666666667
111775.0,Georgy Girl,1965,3.4,248.0,27.0,,,Margaret Forster,"Georgy is young, gregarious and fun - she is also large, self-confessedly ugly and desperate for love. Georgy bears her fate bravely as she alternates between playing the fool and humbling herself before Meredith, her pretty, callous flatmate, although when James, middle-aged socialite and self-imposed 'Uncle', asks Georgy to become his mistress, she is tempted to accept.
Georgy is young, gregarious and fun - she is also large, self-confessedly ugly and desperate for love. Georgy bears her fate bravely as she alternates between playing the fool and humbling herself before Meredith, her pretty, callous flatmate, although when James, middle-aged socialite and self-imposed 'Uncle', asks Georgy to become his mistress, she is tempted to accept. Then Meredith announces that she is pregnant and Jos, the expectant father, decides he is in love with Georgy...
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19161905.0,The Getaway,1959,3.94,5559.0,240.0,,,Jim Thompson,"Doc McCoy is the most skilled criminal alive. But when for the first time in Doc's long criminal career, his shot doesn't hit the mark, everything begins to fall apart. And Doc begins to realize that the perfect bank robbery isn't complete without the perfect getaway to back it up.THE GETAWAY is the classic story of a bank robbery gone horribly wrong, where the smallest mi
Doc McCoy is the most skilled criminal alive. But when for the first time in Doc's long criminal career, his shot doesn't hit the mark, everything begins to fall apart. And Doc begins to realize that the perfect bank robbery isn't complete without the perfect getaway to back it up.THE GETAWAY is the classic story of a bank robbery gone horribly wrong, where the smallest mistakes have catastrophic consequences, and shifting loyalties lead to betrayals and chaos. The basis for the classic Steve McQueen film of the same name, as well as a 1994 remake with Alec Baldwin, Thompson's novel set the bar for every heist story that followed--but as Thompson's proved time and again, nobody's ever done it better than the master.
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258945.0,Gigi,1944,3.73,1131.0,91.0,,,Colette,Une histoire de la naissance de la f,182.0,235.0,461.0,347.0,69.0,19.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1173214292l/258945.jpg,-0.401538712876061,0.576666666666667
3971094.0,Glory for Me,1945,4.15,33.0,9.0,,,MacKinlay Kantor,"This is a narrative poem telling the story of three veterans returning home at the end of WWII and of their adjustment into society. The film, The Best Years of Our Lives was based on this book, with some changes.",268.0,14.0,12.0,5.0,2.0,0.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1259630975l/3971094.jpg,1.05836763494769,0.716666666666667
3759.0,Goldfinger,1959,3.81,17206.0,848.0,James Bond Original Series,7,Ian Fleming,Ein genialer Gangster - das m,264.0,4092.0,6992.0,5039.0,908.0,175.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1433975399l/3759.jpg,-0.123461313290585,0.603333333333333
40190.0,A Good Year,2004,3.64,7030.0,766.0,,,Peter Mayle,"The writer with a claim to being the world's foremost literary escape artist is back, with an intoxicating novel about the business and pleasure of wine, set in his beloved Provence.Max Skinner has recently lost his job at a London financial firm and just as recently learned that he has inherited his late uncle's vineyard in Provence. On arrival he finds the climate delici
The writer with a claim to being the world's foremost literary escape artist is back, with an intoxicating novel about the business and pleasure of wine, set in his beloved Provence.Max Skinner has recently lost his job at a London financial firm and just as recently learned that he has inherited his late uncle's vineyard in Provence. On arrival he finds the climate delicious, the food even better, and two of the locals ravishing. Unfortunately, the wine produced on his new property is swill. Why then are so many people interested in it Enter a beguiling Californian who knows more about wine than Max does ",287.0,1435.0,2483.0,2368.0,622.0,122.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1320504591l/40190.jpg,-0.714375787409721,0.546666666666667
1934232.0,The Great Dinosaur Robbery,1970,3.24,41.0,7.0,,,David Forrest,"The Great Dinosaur Robbery is a now out-of-print book released in 1970 and written by David Eliades and Robert Forrest Webb under the pseudonym of David Forrest. The book was later the basis for the 1975 film One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing.The book is set in New York City in the 1970s, and follows attempts by a group of British nannies who discover that a microdot contain
The Great Dinosaur Robbery is a now out-of-print book released in 1970 and written by David Eliades and Robert Forrest Webb under the pseudonym of David Forrest. The book was later the basis for the 1975 film One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing.The book is set in New York City in the 1970s, and follows attempts by a group of British nannies who discover that a microdot containing Chinese military secrets that they believe to be vital to the survival of the British Empire has been hidden in a skeleton in the American Museum of Natural History. They cannot find the message, so contrive to steal the entire skeleton and mail it to the Queen. The Chinese agents who hope to retrieve the message, and the Americans searching for the missing dinosaur, play important roles.
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2623.0,Great Expectations,1860,3.76,576109.0,14001.0,,,Charles Dickens,"In what may be Dickens's best novel, humble, orphaned Pip is apprenticed to the dirty work of the forge but dares to dream of becoming a gentleman ",505.0,173275.0,193439.0,134438.0,49325.0,25632.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1327920219l/2623.jpg,-0.297259688031508,0.586666666666667
19161914.0,The Grifters,1963,3.98,8191.0,401.0,,,Jim Thompson,"To his friends, to his coworkers, and even to his mistress Moira, Roy Dillon is an honest hardworking salesman. He lives in a cheap hotel just within his pay bracket. He goes to work every day. He has hundreds of friends and associates who could attest to his good character.Yet, hidden behind three gaudy clown paintings in Roy's pallid hotel room, sits fifty-two thousand d
To his friends, to his coworkers, and even to his mistress Moira, Roy Dillon is an honest hardworking salesman. He lives in a cheap hotel just within his pay bracket. He goes to work every day. He has hundreds of friends and associates who could attest to his good character.Yet, hidden behind three gaudy clown paintings in Roy's pallid hotel room, sits fifty-two thousand dollars--the money Roy makes from his short cons, his ""grifting."" For years, Roy has effortlessly maintained control over his house-of-cards life--until the simplest con goes wrong, and he finds himself critically injured and at the mercy of the most dangerous woman he ever met: his own mother.THE GRIFTERS, one of the best novels ever written about the art of the con, is an ingeniously crafted story of deception and betrayal that was the basis for Stephen Frears' and Martin Scorsese's critically-acclaimed film of the same name.
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7733.0,Gulliver's Travels,1726,3.56,207589.0,4674.0,,,Jonathan Swift,"'I felt something alive moving on my left leg ... when bending my Eyes downwards as much as I could. I perceived it to be a human Creature not six inches high' Shipwrecked and cast adrift, Lemuel Gulliver wakes to find himself on Lilliput, an island inhabited by little people, whose height makes their quarrels over fashion and fame seem ridiculous. His subsequent encounte

'I felt something alive moving on my left leg ... when bending my Eyes downwards as much as I could. I perceived it to be a human Creature not six inches high'
Shipwrecked and cast adrift, Lemuel Gulliver wakes to find himself on Lilliput, an island inhabited by little people, whose height makes their quarrels over fashion and fame seem ridiculous. His subsequent encounters - with the crude giants of Brobdingnag, the philosophical Houyhnhnms and the brutish Yahoos - give Gulliver new, bitter insights into human behaviour. Swift's savage satire view mankind in a distorted hall of mirrors as a diminished, magnified and finally bestial species, presenting us with an uncompromising reflection of ourselves.This text, based on the first edition of 1726, reproduces all its original illustrations and includes an introduction by Robert Demaria, Jr, which discusses the ways Gulliver's Travels has been interpreted since its first publication.
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1123610.0,Guns of the Timberlands,1955,3.96,1634.0,77.0,,,Louis L'Amour,"Clay Bell spent the last six years fighting Indians, rustlers, and the wilderness itself to make the B-Bar ranch the prize of the Deep Creek Range. But Jud Devitt, a ruthless speculator from the East, now threatens everything Clay has worked for. Devitt, holding a contract with the Mexican Central to deliver railroad ties, wants to harvest timber off the land where Clay gr
Clay Bell spent the last six years fighting Indians, rustlers, and the wilderness itself to make the B-Bar ranch the prize of the Deep Creek Range. But Jud Devitt, a ruthless speculator from the East, now threatens everything Clay has worked for. Devitt, holding a contract with the Mexican Central to deliver railroad ties, wants to harvest timber off the land where Clay grazes his cattle. Backing Devitt are shady politicians, a dishonest banker, and fifty of the toughest lumberjacks in the county. But as Colleen Riley, Devitt",224.0,510.0,630.0,428.0,58.0,8.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1320523249l/1123610.jpg,0.397933810932182,0.653333333333333
409654.0,"H.M. Pulham, Esq.",1942,3.8,99.0,19.0,,,John P. Marquand,"Harry Pulham tells his story while he is preparing for his 25th Harvard reunion. Through him Marquand reveals lives of quiet desperation lived by successful people with the ""right"" background. A deft dissection of the Ivy League milieu and an absorbing read.",432.0,18.0,55.0,17.0,6.0,3.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1347709288l/409654.jpg,-0.15822098823877,0.6
3.0,Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone,1997,4.46,5799402.0,93027.0,Harry Potter,1,J.K. Rowling,"Harry Potter's life is miserable. His parents are dead and he's stuck with his heartless relatives, who force him to live in a tiny closet under the stairs. But his fortune changes when he receives a letter that tells him the truth about himself: he's a wizard. A mysterious visitor rescues him from his relatives and takes him to his new home, Hogwarts School of Witchcraft
Harry Potter's life is miserable. His parents are dead and he's stuck with his heartless relatives, who force him to live in a tiny closet under the stairs. But his fortune changes when he receives a letter that tells him the truth about himself: he's a wizard. A mysterious visitor rescues him from his relatives and takes him to his new home, Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.After a lifetime of bottling up his magical powers, Harry finally feels like a normal kid. But even within the Wizarding community, he is special. He is the boy who lived: the only person to have ever survived a killing curse inflicted by the evil Lord Voldemort, who launched a brutal takeover of the Wizarding world, only to vanish after failing to kill Harry.Though Harry's first year at Hogwarts is the best of his life, not everything is perfect. There is a dangerous secret object hidden within the castle walls, and Harry believes it's his responsibility to prevent it from falling into evil hands. But doing so will bring him into contact with forces more terrifying than he ever could have imagined.Full of sympathetic characters, wildly imaginative situations, and countless exciting details, the first installment in the series assembles an unforgettable magical world and sets the stage for many high-stakes adventures to come.
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5.0,Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban,1999,4.55,2298966.0,44970.0,Harry Potter,3,J.K. Rowling,"Harry Potter's third year at Hogwarts is full of new dangers. A convicted murderer, Sirius Black, has broken out of Azkaban prison, and it seems he's after Harry. Now Hogwarts is being patrolled by the dementors, the Azkaban guards who are hunting Sirius. But Harry can't imagine that Sirius or, for that matter, the evil Lord Voldemort could be more frightening than the dem
Harry Potter's third year at Hogwarts is full of new dangers. A convicted murderer, Sirius Black, has broken out of Azkaban prison, and it seems he's after Harry. Now Hogwarts is being patrolled by the dementors, the Azkaban guards who are hunting Sirius. But Harry can't imagine that Sirius or, for that matter, the evil Lord Voldemort could be more frightening than the dementors themselves, who have the terrible power to fill anyone they come across with aching loneliness and despair. Meanwhile, life continues as usual at Hogwarts. A top-of-the-line broom takes Harry's success at Quidditch, the sport of the Wizarding world, to new heights. A cute fourth-year student catches his eye. And he becomes close with the new Defense of the Dark Arts teacher, who was a childhood friend of his father. Yet despite the relative safety of life at Hogwarts and the best efforts of the dementors, the threat of Sirius Black grows ever closer. But if Harry has learned anything from his education in wizardry, it is that things are often not what they seem. Tragic revelations, heartwarming surprises, and high-stakes magical adventures await the boy wizard in this funny and poignant third installment of the beloved series.--scholastic.com
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1.0,Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince,2005,4.56,2056192.0,32941.0,Harry Potter,6,J.K. Rowling,"When Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince opens, the war against Voldemort has begun. The Wizarding world has split down the middle, and as the casualties mount, the effects even spill over onto the Muggles. Dumbledore is away from Hogwarts for long periods, and the Order of the Phoenix has suffered grievous losses. And yet, as in all wars, life goes on.Harry, Ron, and H
When Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince opens, the war against Voldemort has begun. The Wizarding world has split down the middle, and as the casualties mount, the effects even spill over onto the Muggles. Dumbledore is away from Hogwarts for long periods, and the Order of the Phoenix has suffered grievous losses. And yet, as in all wars, life goes on.Harry, Ron, and Hermione, having passed their O.W.L. level exams, start on their specialist N.E.W.T. courses. Sixth-year students learn to Apparate, losing a few eyebrows in the process. Teenagers flirt and fight and fall in love. Harry becomes captain of the Gryffindor Quidditch team, while Draco Malfoy pursues his own dark ends. And classes are as fascinating and confounding as ever, as Harry receives some extraordinary help in Potions from the mysterious Half-Blood Prince.Most importantly, Dumbledore and Harry work together to uncover the full and complex story of a boy once named Tom Riddle",652.0,1366613.0,510219.0,147878.0,23181.0,8301.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1361039191l/1.jpg,2.48351430782325,0.853333333333333
136251.0,Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows,2007,4.63,2156324.0,58316.0,Harry Potter,7,J.K. Rowling,Harry Potter is leaving Privet Drive for the last time. But as he climbs into the sidecar of Hagrid,759.0,1560324.0,434655.0,125459.0,24537.0,11349.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1474171184l/136251.jpg,2.72683203246054,0.876666666666667
2719663.0,The Harvey Girls,1942,3.72,18.0,8.0,,,Samuel Hopkins Adams,"Novel about the Harvey Girls, waitresses for the nation-wide chain of Fred Harvey Restaurants in the 19th century, which fed pioneers and travelers alike. This book is the basis for the 1946 MGM musical starring Judy Garland and Angela Lansbury.",327.0,4.0,7.0,5.0,2.0,0.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1332615758l/2719663.jpg,-0.436298387824245,0.573333333333333
6976271.0,Hawk of the Wilderness,1933,3.56,9.0,4.0,,,William L. Chester,"Somewhere above the Arctic circle lies a volcanic ice-ringed island of evergreens and mighty forests and primeval creatures. And in this land, Kioga, the last survivor of a lost ship, grew to manhood. Kioga, whose white skin and hunting skill earned him the name of Snow Hawk, found adventure his daily fare, made the great bears his friends and a savage mountain lion his co
Somewhere above the Arctic circle lies a volcanic ice-ringed island of evergreens and mighty forests and primeval creatures. And in this land, Kioga, the last survivor of a lost ship, grew to manhood. Kioga, whose white skin and hunting skill earned him the name of Snow Hawk, found adventure his daily fare, made the great bears his friends and a savage mountain lion his companion. The terrific saga of the ""Hawk of the Wilderness"" has long been a classic among devotees of the Tarzan tales. A vivid novel of peril and adventure in a forgotten land among savage peoples, it is an exciting reading experience.
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16082997.0,Header,1995,3.88,536.0,74.0,Header,1,Edward Lee,"Grandpappy, what's a headerHeader is a tale of consummate grotesquerie from the master of graphic horror -- the author of such books as: Succubi, Incubi and Creekers. It is a chapbook of the most extreme fiction you'll ever read! A horrific splatter mystery in the Joe R. Lansdale tradition... bathed in blood!An old man with no feet, a bumpkin rapist fresh out of prison, a
Grandpappy, what's a headerHeader is a tale of consummate grotesquerie from the master of graphic horror -- the author of such books as: Succubi, Incubi and Creekers. It is a chapbook of the most extreme fiction you'll ever read! A horrific splatter mystery in the Joe R. Lansdale tradition... bathed in blood!An old man with no feet, a bumpkin rapist fresh out of prison, a federal cop who will do anything for money... They all have one thing in common...The ultimate revenge, the ultimate perversion. What kind of a mind could devise such a thing What kind of evilDeep in the hills, something hideous is going on. From the squalid shack you can hear it: the demented revel, the shrill, nerve-racking whine, and screams sailing away into an endless night. But don't look in the window unless you really want to know!Made Preliminary Stoker Award Ballot for Best Long Fiction of 1996. The classic Lee hardcore horror novella involves a most demented sex act as backwoods vengeance. Originally written for an aborted short story collection called TERRA DEMENTATA, Lee sold this outrageous piece to Necro Publications. He didn",100.0,178.0,187.0,118.0,35.0,18.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1350082567l/16082997.jpg,0.119856411346706,0.626666666666667
369265.0,Headhunters,2001,3.08,96.0,11.0,,,Jules  Bass,"Armed with credit cards, forged documents, and faux jewelry, four New Jersey women head to Monte Carlo posing as four of the richest women in the world. Their plan is to meet Mr. Right (also known as Mr. Rich). The problem is that they've pulled off their scheme so perfectly that they've attracted four charming, elegant men -- who have a very similar plan in mind.",336.0,14.0,18.0,36.0,18.0,10.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1174187824l/369265.jpg,-2.66091758450805,0.36
93.0,Heidi,1880,3.98,162321.0,3186.0,Heidi,1-2,Johanna Spyri,"Little orphan Heidi goes to live high in the Alps with her gruff grandfather and brings happiness to all who know her on the mountain. When Heidi goes to Frankfurt to work in a wealthy household, she dreams of returning to the mountains and meadows, her friend Peter, and her beloved grandfather.",352.0,59314.0,53523.0,38615.0,8600.0,2269.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1388462714l/93.jpg,0.467453160828551,0.66
99329.0,"The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling",1749,3.74,29619.0,878.0,,,Henry Fielding,"A foundling of mysterious parentage brought up by Mr. Allworthy on his country estate, Tom Jones is deeply in love with the seemingly unattainable Sophia Western, the beautiful daughter of the neighboring squire",975.0,8483.0,9633.0,7832.0,2575.0,1096.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1444450775l/99329.jpg,-0.366779037927876,0.58
159929.0,A History of Violence,1997,3.46,2170.0,238.0,,,John Wagner,"It's just another quiet day in small-town, USA, until a couple of wanted killers walk into Tom McKenna's diner looking for trouble. When Tom gives them more than they bargained for, he and his family are thrust into the kind of white-hot media spotlight that attracts a lot of attention - and questions about Tom's past. ls he really an easygoing small town guy, or is there
It's just another quiet day in small-town, USA, until a couple of wanted killers walk into Tom McKenna's diner looking for trouble. When Tom gives them more than they bargained for, he and his family are thrust into the kind of white-hot media spotlight that attracts a lot of attention - and questions about Tom's past. ls he really an easygoing small town guy, or is there something more
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624644.0,The Holy Innocents,1988,3.7,1600.0,135.0,,,Gilbert Adair,"Paris in the spring of 1968 amidst the student revolts. Guillaume and his twin sister Danielle, cinemaphiles, befriend a young American student, Matthew, a friendship quickly becoming erotic, exploring sibling intimacy and menage a trois in its pure form, and which spirals towards inevitable disaster.",160.0,410.0,546.0,457.0,131.0,56.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1395356079l/624644.jpg,-0.505817737720614,0.566666666666667
835203.0,Hombre,1961,3.96,2753.0,208.0,,,Elmore Leonard,"John Russell has been raised as an Apache. Now he's on his way to live as a white man. But when the stagecoach passengers learn who he is, they want nothing to do with him -- until outlaws ride down on them and they must rely on Russell's guns and his ability to lead them out of the desert. He can't ride with them, but they must walk with him or die.",201.0,782.0,1197.0,662.0,94.0,18.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1347697825l/835203.jpg,0.397933810932182,0.653333333333333
596576.0,The Hot Rock,1970,3.94,4284.0,369.0,Dortmunder,1,Donald E. Westlake,"John Archibald Dortmunder is the thief whose capers never quite come off. Here, the released convict and his ride pal Kelp plot to steal the $500,000 Balaboma Emerald. The former British colony has recently become independent and split. The Akinzi have the stone, the Talabwo want it back, and their UN rep will pay for retrieval.",287.0,1274.0,1775.0,1002.0,186.0,47.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1424652145l/596576.jpg,0.328414461035813,0.646666666666667
40496.0,How Green Was My Valley,1939,4.16,13244.0,1209.0,,,Richard Llewellyn,"A poignant coming-of-age novel set in a Welsh mining town, Richard Llewellyn's How Green Was My Valley is a paean to a more innocent age, published in Penguin Modern ClassicsGrowing up in a mining community in rural South Wales, Huw Morgan is taught many harsh lessons - at the kitchen table, at Chapel and around the pit-head. Looking back on the hardships of his early life
A poignant coming-of-age novel set in a Welsh mining town, Richard Llewellyn's How Green Was My Valley is a paean to a more innocent age, published in Penguin Modern ClassicsGrowing up in a mining community in rural South Wales, Huw Morgan is taught many harsh lessons - at the kitchen table, at Chapel and around the pit-head. Looking back on the hardships of his early life, where difficult days are faced with courage but the valleys swell with the sound of Welsh voices, it becomes clear that there is nowhere so green as the landscape of his own memory. An immediate bestseller on publication in 1939, How Green Was My Valley quickly became one of the best-loved novels of the twentieth century. Poetic and nostalgic, it is an elegy to a lost world.Richard Dafydd Vivian Llewellyn Lloyd (1906-1983), better known by his pen name Richard Llewellyn, claimed to have been born in St David's, Pembrokeshire, Wales; after his death he was discovered to have been born of Welsh parents in Hendon, Middlesex. His famous first novel How Green Was My Valley (1939) was begun in St David's from a draft he had written in India, and was later adapted into an Oscar-winning film by director John Ford. None But the Lonely Heart, his second novel, was published in 1943, and subsequently made into a film starring Cary Grant and Ethel Barrymore. As well as novels including Green, Green My Valley Now (1975) and I Stand on a Quiet Shore (1982), Llewellyn wrote two highly successful plays, Poison Pen and NooseIf you enjoyed How Green Was My Valley, you might like Barry Hines' A Kestrel for a Knave, also available in Penguin Modern Classics.'Vivid, eloquent, poetical, glowing with an inner flame of emotion'The Times Literary Supplement
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38374795.0,Howards End,1910,3.96,67833.0,2556.0,,,E.M. Forster,"Howards End is a novel by E. M. Forster about social conventions, codes of conduct and relationships in turn-of-the-century England. A strong-willed and intelligent woman refuses to allow the pretensions of her husband's smug English family to ruin her life. Howards End is considered by some to be Forster's masterpiece.",318.0,22705.0,25607.0,14870.0,3499.0,1152.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1518837828l/38374795.jpg,0.397933810932182,0.653333333333333
2767052.0,The Hunger Games,2010,4.33,5648861.0,161731.0,The Hunger Games,1,Suzanne Collins,"Could you survive on your own, in the wild, with everyone out to make sure you don't live to see the morningIn the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by twelve outlying districts. The Capitol is harsh and cruel and keeps the districts in line by forcing them all to send one boy and one girl between the ages
Could you survive on your own, in the wild, with everyone out to make sure you don't live to see the morningIn the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by twelve outlying districts. The Capitol is harsh and cruel and keeps the districts in line by forcing them all to send one boy and one girl between the ages of twelve and eighteen to participate in the annual Hunger Games, a fight to the death on live TV. Sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen, who lives alone with her mother and younger sister, regards it as a death sentence when she is forced to represent her district in the Games. But Katniss has been close to dead before - and survival, for her, is second nature. Without really meaning to, she becomes a contender. But if she is to win, she will have to start making choices that weigh survival against humanity and life against love.New York Times bestselling author Suzanne Collins delivers equal parts suspense and philosophy, adventure and romance, in this searing novel set in a future with unsettling parallels to our present.(front flap)
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8432594.0,The Hunter,1962,4.05,7895.0,711.0,Parker,1,Richard Stark,You probably haven,0.0,2808.0,3169.0,1496.0,320.0,102.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1276181382l/8432594.jpg,0.710770885465842,0.683333333333333
40940649.0,I Am Legend,1954,4.06,75991.0,4763.0,,,Richard Matheson,"Robert Neville is the last living man on Earth... but he is not alone. Every other man, woman and child on the planet has become a vampire, and they are hungry for Neville's blood.By day he is the hunter, stalking the undead through the ruins of civilisation. By night, he barricades himself in his home and prays for the dawn.How long can one man survive like this",162.0,27008.0,31047.0,14344.0,2897.0,695.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1532484265l/40940649.jpg,0.745530560414026,0.686666666666667
149621.0,Ice Station Zebra,1963,3.98,15430.0,240.0,,,Alistair MacLean,"Under the Polar Ice-Cap ....The atomic submarine 'Dolphin' has impossible orders: to sail beneath the ice-floes of the Arctic Ocean to locate and rescue the men of weather-station Zebra, gutted by fire and drifting with the ice-pack somewhere north of the Arctic Circle.But the orders do not say what the 'Dolphin' will find if she succeeds ",254.0,4934.0,6020.0,3818.0,563.0,95.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1364039405l/149621.jpg,0.467453160828551,0.66
171624.0,The Ipcress File,1962,3.95,13822.0,240.0,Secret File,1,Len Deighton,Len Deighton,342.0,4176.0,5585.0,3378.0,537.0,146.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1295903974l/171624.jpg,0.363174135983998,0.65
355697.0,All Quiet on the Western Front,1930,3.95,317521.0,8614.0,All Quiet on the Western Front/The Road Back,1,Erich Maria Remarque,This is the testament of Paul B,296.0,116676.0,107465.0,63844.0,20158.0,9378.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1441227765l/355697.jpg,0.363174135983998,0.65
231821.0,The Incredible Journey,1961,4.16,45203.0,863.0,,,Sheila Burnford,"Instinct told them that the way home lay to the west. And so the doughty young Labrador retriever, the roguish bull terrier and the indomitable Siamese set out through the Canadian wilderness. Separately, they would soon have died. But, together, the three house pets faced starvation, exposure, and wild forest animals to make their way home to the family they love. The Inc
Instinct told them that the way home lay to the west. And so the doughty young Labrador retriever, the roguish bull terrier and the indomitable Siamese set out through the Canadian wilderness. Separately, they would soon have died. But, together, the three house pets faced starvation, exposure, and wild forest animals to make their way home to the family they love. The Incredible Journey is one of the great children's stories of all time--and has been popular ever since its debut in 1961.
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267071.0,"In Search of the Castaways; or the Children of Captain Grant (Extraordinary Voyages, #5)",1867,4.08,9296.0,194.0,,,Jules Verne,"ALL that could be discovered, however, on these pieces of paper was a few words here and there, the remainder of the lines being almost completely obliterated by the action of the water. Lord Glenarvan examined them attentively for a few minutes, turning them over on all sides, holding them up to the light, and trying to decipher the least scrap of writing, while the other
ALL that could be discovered, however, on these pieces of paper was a few words here and there, the remainder of the lines being almost completely obliterated by the action of the water. Lord Glenarvan examined them attentively for a few minutes, turning them over on all sides, holding them up to the light, and trying to decipher the least scrap of writing, while the others looked on with anxious eyes.
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17184.0,The Invisible Man,1897,3.63,114321.0,4617.0,,,H.G. Wells,"This masterpiece of science fiction is the fascinating story of Griffin, a scientist who creates a serum to render himself invisible, and his descent into madness that follows.",192.0,22271.0,41375.0,39047.0,9683.0,1945.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1388639080l/17184.jpg,-0.749135462357906,0.543333333333333
119502.0,The Iron Man,1968,3.93,7564.0,558.0,The Iron Man,1,Ted Hughes,"Mankind must put a stop to the dreadful destruction caused by the Iron Man. A trap is set for him, but he cannot be kept down. Then, when a terrible monster from outer space threatens to lay waste to the planet, it is the Iron Man who finds a way to save the world.",63.0,2595.0,2606.0,1765.0,460.0,138.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1338828094l/119502.jpg,0.293654786087629,0.643333333333333
6386195.0,The Iron Trail: An Alaskan Romance,1913,3.86,22.0,3.0,,,Rex Beach,"This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally importan
This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide.
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2052777.0,Island in the Sky,1944,4.15,160.0,6.0,,,Ernest K. Gann,"Men against the north--a story of the ferry command, Air Transport, & of Dooley, who had 20 years' record of success in commercial air flight, only to come down, icebound, somewhere in the unchartered northland. Dooley was dean of a close knit group, & everything else took second place as the men came into headquarters, & set out again to find him. An unknown l
Men against the north--a story of the ferry command, Air Transport, & of Dooley, who had 20 years' record of success in commercial air flight, only to come down, icebound, somewhere in the unchartered northland. Dooley was dean of a close knit group, & everything else took second place as the men came into headquarters, & set out again to find him. An unknown lake--beyond unknown mountains--a time schedule--& faith--such alone they had to go on, hampered by Army red tape, lack of radio contact, navigation rules upset by the frozen north. The story shifts from Dooley's experiences, with the five men who counted on him, to the men who sought him. Starkly told--another segment of understanding of total war.--Kirkus
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6440.0,Ivanhoe,1820,3.75,78241.0,2075.0,Waverley Novels,5,Walter Scott,"Ivanhoe (1819) was the first of Scott's novels to adopt a purely English subject and was also his first attempt to combine history and romance, which later influenced Victorian medievalism. Set at the time of the Norman Conquest, Ivanhoe returns from the Crusades to claim his inheritance and the love of Rowena and becomes involved in the struggle between Richard Coeur de L
Ivanhoe (1819) was the first of Scott's novels to adopt a purely English subject and was also his first attempt to combine history and romance, which later influenced Victorian medievalism. Set at the time of the Norman Conquest, Ivanhoe returns from the Crusades to claim his inheritance and the love of Rowena and becomes involved in the struggle between Richard Coeur de Lion and his Norman brother John. The gripping narrative is structured by a series of conflicts: Saxon versus Norman, Christian versus Jew, men versus women, played out against Scott's unflinching moral realism.
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6689.0,James and the Giant Peach,1961,4.0,328346.0,6015.0,,,Roald Dahl,"When James accidentally drops some magic crystals by the old peach tree, strange things start to happen. The peach at the top of the tree begins to grow, and before long it's as big as a house. When James discovers a secret entranceway into the fruit and crawls inside, he meets wonderful new friends--the Old-Green-Grasshopper, the dainty Ladybug, and the Centipede of the m
When James accidentally drops some magic crystals by the old peach tree, strange things start to happen. The peach at the top of the tree begins to grow, and before long it's as big as a house. When James discovers a secret entranceway into the fruit and crawls inside, he meets wonderful new friends--the Old-Green-Grasshopper, the dainty Ladybug, and the Centipede of the multiple boots. After years of feeling like an outsider in his aunts' house, James finally found a place where he belongs. With a snip of the stem, the peach household starts rolling away--and the adventure begins!Roald Dahl's first and most widely celebrated book for young people continues to thrill readers around the world.""This is a stunning book to be cherished for its story, a superb fantasy.""--Chicago Tribune""A beautifully written, fantastic book.""--Christian Science Monitor
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10210.0,Jane Eyre,1847,4.11,1416760.0,35695.0,,,Charlotte Bront,"Orphaned as a child, Jane has felt an outcast her whole young life. Her courage is tested once again when she arrives at Thornfield Hall, where she has been hired by the brooding, proud Edward Rochester to care for his ward Ad",507.0,640227.0,439961.0,229475.0,69105.0,37992.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1327867269l/10210.jpg,0.919328935154951,0.703333333333333
126232.0,Jaws,1974,3.97,121439.0,2924.0,Jaws,1,Peter Benchley,"""Relentless terror."" The Philadelphia Inquirer.The classic, blockbuster thriller of man-eating terror that inspired the Steven Spielberg movie and made millions of beachgoers afraid to go into the water. Experience the thrill of helpless horror again -- or for the first time!",320.0,43900.0,40807.0,27845.0,6704.0,2183.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1533963881l/126232.jpg,0.432693485880367,0.656666666666667
990860.0,Journal d'un cur,1936,3.95,1713.0,208.0,,,Georges Bernanos,Achev,313.0,653.0,549.0,333.0,128.0,50.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1180038401l/990860.jpg,0.363174135983998,0.65
6561703.0,A Journey to Matecumbe,1961,4.23,47.0,6.0,,,Robert Lewis Taylor,A book I read years ago and knew had been written by the same man who wrote The Travels of Jamie McPheeters. It has taken me several attempts to locate it. It is the story of a boy who takes a trip from Illinois to the Florida Keys. It has everything from hurricans to Seminole in it. Glad I found it again.,424.0,21.0,16.0,10.0,0.0,0.0,https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/book/blank-133x176-8b769f39ba6687a82d2eef30bdf46977.jpg,1.33644503453316,0.743333333333334
13037.0,Justine,1957,3.91,6038.0,642.0,Alexandria Quartet,1,Lawrence Durrell,"The time is the eve of the Second World War. The place is Alexandria, an Egyptian city that once housed the world's greatest library and whose inhabitants are still dedicated to knowledge. But for the obsessed and purblind characters in this mesmerizing first novel of the Alexandria Quartet, the pursuit of knowledge leads to no library, only to the bedrooms in which each s
The time is the eve of the Second World War. The place is Alexandria, an Egyptian city that once housed the world's greatest library and whose inhabitants are still dedicated to knowledge. But for the obsessed and purblind characters in this mesmerizing first novel of the Alexandria Quartet, the pursuit of knowledge leads to no library, only to the bedrooms in which each seeks to know - and possess - the other. Since its publication in 1957, ""Justine"" has inspired an almost religious devotion among readers and critics. It is not so much a book as it is a self-contained universe, constructed by one of the most elegant and formidably intelligent minds in contemporary fiction.
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184803.0,The Keys of the Kingdom,1941,4.3,2088.0,190.0,,,A.J. Cronin,"Francis Chisholm is a compassionate and humble priest whose individuality and directness make him unpopular with other clergy. Considered a failure by his superiors, he is sent to China to maintain a mission amid desperate poverty, civil war, plague, and the hostility of his superiors. In the face of this constant danger and hardship, Father Chisholm finds the keys to the
Francis Chisholm is a compassionate and humble priest whose individuality and directness make him unpopular with other clergy. Considered a failure by his superiors, he is sent to China to maintain a mission amid desperate poverty, civil war, plague, and the hostility of his superiors. In the face of this constant danger and hardship, Father Chisholm finds the keys to the kingdom of heaven. Recognized as A. J. Cronin",480.0,1033.0,705.0,300.0,40.0,10.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1389144407l/184803.jpg,1.57976275917045,0.766666666666667
258292.0,Kings Row,1940,3.93,223.0,33.0,,,Henry Bellamann,"Only edition of KINGS ROW in print. No printings but KINGDOM HOUSE editions have a biographical and historical illustrated introduction. Contains map, town photographs, and stills and background on the Ronald Reagan film.",536.0,65.0,91.0,55.0,10.0,2.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1391351786l/258292.jpg,0.293654786087629,0.643333333333333
5297.0,The Picture of Dorian Gray,1890,4.07,802520.0,23980.0,,,Oscar Wilde,"Written in his distinctively dazzling manner, Oscar Wilde",367.0,312096.0,292545.0,150046.0,35934.0,11899.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1546103428l/5297.jpg,0.780290235362212,0.69
1158288.0,King's Ransom,1959,3.76,1275.0,88.0,87th Precinct,10,Ed McBain,Half a million dollars ,176.0,297.0,491.0,393.0,76.0,18.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1329430918l/1158288.jpg,-0.297259688031508,0.586666666666667
7933693.0,Kings Go Forth,1956,3.57,7.0,3.0,,,Joe David Brown,"Cover says: ""A novel of Men at war-- with the enemy and with each other."" Should also say with themselves. Made into a movie starring Frank Sinatra, Natalie Wood, Tony Curtis.",196.0,1.0,2.0,4.0,0.0,0.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1414180968l/7933693.jpg,-0.957693512047013,0.523333333333333
298663.0,The Killer Inside Me,1952,3.87,16259.0,1249.0,,,Jim Thompson,"Everyone in the small town of Central City, Texas loves Lou Ford. A deputy sheriff, Lou's known to the small-time criminals, the real-estate entrepreneurs, and all of his coworkers--the low-lifes, the big-timers, and everyone in-between--as the nicest guy around. He may not be the brightest or the most interesting man in town, but nevertheless, he's the kind of officer you
Everyone in the small town of Central City, Texas loves Lou Ford. A deputy sheriff, Lou's known to the small-time criminals, the real-estate entrepreneurs, and all of his coworkers--the low-lifes, the big-timers, and everyone in-between--as the nicest guy around. He may not be the brightest or the most interesting man in town, but nevertheless, he's the kind of officer you're happy to have keeping your streets safe. The sort of man you might even wish your daughter would end up with someday.But behind the platitudes and glad-handing lurks a monster the likes of which few have seen. An urge that has already claimed multiple lives, and cost Lou his brother Mike, a self-sacrificing construction worker who fell to his death on the job in what was anything but an accident. A murder that Lou is determined to avenge--and if innocent people have to die in the process, well, that's perfectly all right with him.In The Killer Inside Me, Thompson goes where few novelists have dared to go, giving us a pitch-black glimpse into the mind of the American Serial Killer years before Charles Manson, John Wayne Gacy, and Brett Easton Ellis's American Psycho, in the novel that will forever be known as the master performance of one of the greatest crime novelists of all time.
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588242.0,Kiss of the Spider Woman,1976,3.96,10908.0,680.0,,,Manuel Puig,"Sometimes they talk all night long. In the still darkness of their cell, Molina re-weaves the glittering and fragile stories of the film he loves, and the cynical Valentin listens. Valentin believes in the just cause which makes all suffering bearable; Molina believes in the magic of love which makes all else endurable. Each has always been alone, and always - especially n
Sometimes they talk all night long. In the still darkness of their cell, Molina re-weaves the glittering and fragile stories of the film he loves, and the cynical Valentin listens. Valentin believes in the just cause which makes all suffering bearable; Molina believes in the magic of love which makes all else endurable. Each has always been alone, and always - especially now - in danger of betrayal. But in cell 7 each surrenders to the other something of himself that he has never surrendered before.
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167046.0,Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye,1948,3.89,367.0,40.0,,,Horace McCoy,"Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye is a kind of success story. A Phi Beta Kappa scholar succeds in turning himself into a vicious and completely immoral criminal - a man whose contempt for law, order, and human life drives him relentlessly into a career of unrelieved evil. He escapes from a chain gang to join a pack of gangsters and a millionaires daughter falls in love with him, but
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye is a kind of success story. A Phi Beta Kappa scholar succeds in turning himself into a vicious and completely immoral criminal - a man whose contempt for law, order, and human life drives him relentlessly into a career of unrelieved evil. He escapes from a chain gang to join a pack of gangsters and a millionaires daughter falls in love with him, but eventually his past overtakes him. Kiss Tomorrrow Goodbye is McCoys most ambitious work and the basis for one of the great gangster movies, starring James Cagney.
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10528756.0,The Lady of the Camellias,1848,3.98,27181.0,1440.0,,,Alexandre Dumas fils,"1902. A Frontispiece and numerous other portraits with descriptive notes by Octave Uzanne. Written by the son of Alexandre Dumas, The Lady of the Camellias is the story of Marguerite Gautier, a young courtesan, or kept woman, in Paris in the mid 1800's, and how she falls in love with a young man, Armand Duval, and then tries to escape from her questionable past. Unfortunat
1902. A Frontispiece and numerous other portraits with descriptive notes by Octave Uzanne. Written by the son of Alexandre Dumas, The Lady of the Camellias is the story of Marguerite Gautier, a young courtesan, or kept woman, in Paris in the mid 1800's, and how she falls in love with a young man, Armand Duval, and then tries to escape from her questionable past. Unfortunately, it comes back to haunt her and she ends up returning to that life and dies painfully and alone, but with the knowledge that she was a good woman at heart.
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35819.0,Lair of the White Worm,1911,2.9,2822.0,309.0,,,Bram Stoker,"In a tale of ancient evil, Bram Stoker creates a world of lurking horrors and bizarre denizens: a demented mesmerist, hellbent on mentally crushing the girl he loves; a gigantic kite raised to rid the land of an unnatural infestation of birds, and which receives strange commands along its string; and all the while, the great white worm slithers below, seeking its next vict
In a tale of ancient evil, Bram Stoker creates a world of lurking horrors and bizarre denizens: a demented mesmerist, hellbent on mentally crushing the girl he loves; a gigantic kite raised to rid the land of an unnatural infestation of birds, and which receives strange commands along its string; and all the while, the great white worm slithers below, seeking its next victim...Bram Stoker, creator of Dracula, is one of the most enduring and masterful influences on the literature of terror.
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1041041.0,The People That Time Forgot,1918,3.71,1725.0,97.0,Caspak,2,Edgar Rice Burroughs,"Ex-cowboy Tom Billings leads a rescue mission to save Bowen Tyler, the protagonist of The Land That Time Forgot. In the midst of hair-raising adventures, he has more trouble keeping his own skin intact than in finding his friend.",100.0,383.0,614.0,581.0,131.0,16.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1348006585l/1041041.jpg,-0.47105806277243,0.57
895886.0,Lassie Come-Home,1940,4.17,20772.0,234.0,,,Eric Knight,"A beloved classic gets a beautiful new look.Lassie is Joe's prize collie and constant companion. But when Joe's father loses his job, Lassie must be sold. Three times she escapes from her new owner, and three times she returns home to Joe, until finally she is taken to the remotest part of Scotland",256.0,9975.0,5861.0,3775.0,836.0,325.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1316130656l/895886.jpg,1.12788698484406,0.723333333333333
888.0,The Last Days of Pompeii,1834,3.59,1694.0,133.0,,,Edward Bulwer-Lytton,"The Last Days of Pompeii was one of the most popular English historical novels of the nineteenth century. It tells the story of the virtuous Greeks Glaucus and Ione, their escape from Pompeii amid the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 CE, and their eventual conversion to Christianity, against a background of Roman decadence and corrupt Eastern religion.",360.0,347.0,574.0,554.0,172.0,47.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1157748127l/888.jpg,-0.888174162150644,0.53
1425024.0,The Last Detail,1970,3.85,206.0,28.0,,,Darryl Ponicsan,"Unlike the other branches of the armed services, the navy draws its police force from the ranks, as temporary duty. The risk is that men on Shore Patrol might bring their humanity to the task. This accounts for the underlying tension in ""The Last Detail"", which takes place during the height of the Vietnam War. Billy Bad-Ass and Mule Mulhall, two career sailors in transit i
Unlike the other branches of the armed services, the navy draws its police force from the ranks, as temporary duty. The risk is that men on Shore Patrol might bring their humanity to the task. This accounts for the underlying tension in ""The Last Detail"", which takes place during the height of the Vietnam War. Billy Bad-Ass and Mule Mulhall, two career sailors in transit in Norfolk, awaiting permanent orders, are given a detail: ""chaser"" duty. Their assignment is to escort and deliver Larry Meadows, an 18-year-old sailor, from Norfolk to Portsmouth, N.H., where he is to serve an eight year sentence in the brig. It's good duty, on the face of it, until the two old salts realize the injustice of the sentence and are oddly affected by the true innocence of their prisoner, even though he is guilty as charged. Failure, or refusal, to carry out their duty is never a question, no matter how much they hate the detail or how wrong it seems, and yet something must be done, some gesture made in order to help their hapless prisoner survive the long ordeal he faces, and to purge their own sense of shame. ""The Last Detail"" was Darryl Ponicsan's first book and it catapulted him into the front rank of American novelists. It was made into the 1973 film starring Jack Nicholson, and has become a classic of the Golden Age of American cinema. This new edition of ""The Last Detail"" coincides with the publication of its long-awaited sequel, ""Last Flag Flying"", also available from The Wright Press.
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8472043.0,The Last Hunt,1954,4.83,6.0,4.0,,,Milton Lott,A novel dealing with the buffalo hunters virtually wiping out the species,360.0,5.0,1.0,0.0,0.0,0.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1276797207l/8472043.jpg,3.42202553142423,0.943333333333333
38296.0,The Last of the Mohicans,1826,3.7,80207.0,2338.0,The Leatherstocking Tales,2,James Fenimore Cooper,The wild rush of action in this classic frontier adventure story has made The Last of the Mohicans the most popular of James Fenimore Cooper,410.0,22072.0,26160.0,21134.0,7560.0,3281.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1388199654l/38296.jpg,-0.505817737720614,0.566666666666667
1123579.0,Last Stand at Papago Wells,1957,3.91,1589.0,68.0,,,Louis L'Amour,"It was the only water for miles in a vast, sun-blasted desert where water meant survival. So Logan Cates naturally headed for Papago Wells. But he wasn",136.0,469.0,592.0,459.0,60.0,9.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1344368884l/1123579.jpg,0.22413543619126,0.636666666666667
288958.0,Last Stand at Saber River,1959,3.78,617.0,50.0,,,Elmore Leonard,"A quiet, haunted man, Paul Cable walked away from a lost cause hoping to pick up where he left off. But things have changed in Arizona since he first rode out to go fight for the Confederacy. Two brothers",256.0,122.0,274.0,186.0,32.0,3.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1348013650l/288958.jpg,-0.227740338135139,0.593333333333333
391443.0,"Lay This Laurel: An Album on the Saint-Gaudens Memorial on Boston Common Honoring Black and White Men Together Who Served the Union Cause with Robert Gould Shaw and Died with Him July 18, 1863",1973,4.14,21.0,3.0,,,Richard Benson,"One of the most compelling Civil War stories is that of the Fifty-Fourth Regiment, made up of African-American soldiers who volunteered for the Union Army. Their heroic but futile battle at Fort Wagner was memorialized by sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens in Boston Common in 1897. Both the commemorative book and limited-edition volume depict the monument in stirring detail w
One of the most compelling Civil War stories is that of the Fifty-Fourth Regiment, made up of African-American soldiers who volunteered for the Union Army. Their heroic but futile battle at Fort Wagner was memorialized by sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens in Boston Common in 1897. Both the commemorative book and limited-edition volume depict the monument in stirring detail while celebrating its 100-year anniversary. For photography connoisseurs and Civil War buffs. First Edition, 1973
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306842.0,One Gallant Rush: Robert Gould Shaw and His Brave Black Regiment,1965,4.05,112.0,14.0,,,Peter D. Burchard,"'...written with authority & quiet power, this is the history of a period noted for sweeping action & resounding with the names of great men & women...The decisions they made & the things they did serve as dramatic counterpoint to a story that in the best sense of the term is grand.'--Saunders ReddingNote for Paperback EditionForewordAcknowledgmentsOne Gall
'...written with authority & quiet power, this is the history of a period noted for sweeping action & resounding with the names of great men & women...The decisions they made & the things they did serve as dramatic counterpoint to a story that in the best sense of the term is grand.'--Saunders ReddingNote for Paperback EditionForewordAcknowledgmentsOne Gallant RushAuthor's NoteNotes on SourcesBibliographyIndex
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49540.0,Les Liaisons dangereuses,1782,4.07,39457.0,1261.0,,,Pierre Choderlos de Laclos,"The complex moral ambiguities of seduction and revenge make Les Liaisons dangereuses (1782) one of the most scandalous and controversial novels in European literature. The subject of major film and stage adaptations, the novel's prime movers, the Vicomte de Valmont and the Marquise de Merteuil, form an unholy alliance and turn seduction into a game - a game which they must
The complex moral ambiguities of seduction and revenge make Les Liaisons dangereuses (1782) one of the most scandalous and controversial novels in European literature. The subject of major film and stage adaptations, the novel's prime movers, the Vicomte de Valmont and the Marquise de Merteuil, form an unholy alliance and turn seduction into a game - a game which they must win. This new translation gives Laclos a modern voice, and readers will be able a judge whether the novel is as ""diabolical"" and ""infamous"" as its critics have claimed, or whether it has much to tell us about the kind of world we ourselves live in. David Coward's introduction explodes myths about Laclos's own life and puts the book in its literary and cultural context.
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58177.0,"The Life Before Us (""Madame Rosa'')",1975,4.17,10995.0,902.0,,,Romain Gary,"The Life Before Us is the story of an orphaned Arab boy, Momo, and his devotion to Madame Rosa, a dying, 68-year-old, 220-lb. survivor of Auschwitz and retired ""lady of the night.""Momo has been one of the ever-changing ragbag of whores' children at Madame Rosa's boardinghouse in Paris ever since he can remember. But when the check that pays for his keep no longer arrives a
The Life Before Us is the story of an orphaned Arab boy, Momo, and his devotion to Madame Rosa, a dying, 68-year-old, 220-lb. survivor of Auschwitz and retired ""lady of the night.""Momo has been one of the ever-changing ragbag of whores' children at Madame Rosa's boardinghouse in Paris ever since he can remember. But when the check that pays for his keep no longer arrives and as Madame Rosa becomes too ill to climb the stairs to their apartment, he determines to support her any way he can.This sensitive, slightly macabre love story between Momo and Madame Rosa has a supporting cast of transvestites, pimps, and witch doctors from Paris's immigrant slum, Belleville. Profoundly moving, The Life Before Us earned France's premier literary prize, the Prix Goncourt.
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557406.0,Wild Animals I Have Known,1900,4.15,886.0,79.0,,,Ernest Thompson Seton,"A stirring account of the lives of eight wild animals, including Lobo, the king of Currumpaw; Silverspot, the story of a crow; Raggylug, the story of a cottontail rabbit; Bingo, the story of a dog; the Springfield fox; the pacing mustang; Wully, the story of a yaller dog; and Redruff, the story of the Don valley partridge.",280.0,408.0,265.0,163.0,41.0,9.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1347622466l/557406.jpg,1.05836763494769,0.716666666666667
99755.0,Oliver's Story,1977,3.19,5510.0,249.0,Love Story,2,Erich Segal,"Oliver Barrett IV found his true soulmate when he met and fell in love with Jenny Cavilleri. Their love was magical, exhilarating . . . and though heartbreakingly brief, it was enough to last a lifetime. Or so Oliver told himself.Two years have passed since Jenny was taken from him, and Oliver truly believes he will never love again. Then one day, Marcie",336.0,654.0,1320.0,2213.0,1064.0,259.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1386924554l/99755.jpg,-2.27856116007802,0.396666666666667
394040.0,Mackenna's Gold,1963,3.72,39.0,3.0,,,Will Henry,"Entrusted with the secret location of the fabled Lost Canyon of Gold by a dying Apache warrior, Glen Mackenna sets out to find the site in the vast wilderness and must fight off the hordes of fortune-seeking scavengers who would beat him there. Original.",216.0,6.0,18.0,13.0,2.0,0.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1174411112l/394040.jpg,-0.436298387824245,0.573333333333333
545936.0,Magnificent Obsession,1929,3.85,1658.0,300.0,,,Lloyd C. Douglas,"When Robert Merrick's life is saved at the expense of the life of an eccentric but adored surgeon, the carefree playboy is forced to reevaluate his own path. Merrick embarks on a course of anonymous philanthropy, inspired by reading the doctor's private papers. An engaging and dramatic story of personal redemption and private sacrifice, this spiritual tale has served as an
When Robert Merrick's life is saved at the expense of the life of an eccentric but adored surgeon, the carefree playboy is forced to reevaluate his own path. Merrick embarks on a course of anonymous philanthropy, inspired by reading the doctor's private papers. An engaging and dramatic story of personal redemption and private sacrifice, this spiritual tale has served as an inspiration for both the stage and screen.
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29999.0,The Maltese Falcon,1930,3.91,75654.0,4179.0,,,Dashiell Hammett,"Sam Spade is hired by the fragrant Miss Wonderley to track down her sister, who has eloped with a louse called Floyd Thursby. But Miss Wonderley is in fact the beautiful and treacherous Brigid O'Shaughnessy, and when Spade's partner Miles Archer is shot while on Thursby's trail, Spade finds himself both hunter and hunted: can he track down the jewel-encrusted bird, a treas
Sam Spade is hired by the fragrant Miss Wonderley to track down her sister, who has eloped with a louse called Floyd Thursby. But Miss Wonderley is in fact the beautiful and treacherous Brigid O'Shaughnessy, and when Spade's partner Miles Archer is shot while on Thursby's trail, Spade finds himself both hunter and hunted: can he track down the jewel-encrusted bird, a treasure worth killing for, before the Fat Man finds him
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90886.0,The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit,1955,3.83,2445.0,278.0,,,Sloan Wilson,"Here is the story of Tom and Betsy Rath, a young couple with everthing going for them: three healthy children, a nice home, a steady income. They have every reason to be happy, but for some reason they are not. Like so many young men of the day, Tom finds himself caught up in the corporate rat race - what he encounters there propels him on a voyage of self-discovery that w
Here is the story of Tom and Betsy Rath, a young couple with everthing going for them: three healthy children, a nice home, a steady income. They have every reason to be happy, but for some reason they are not. Like so many young men of the day, Tom finds himself caught up in the corporate rat race - what he encounters there propels him on a voyage of self-discovery that will turn his world inside out. At once a searing indictment of coporate culture, a story of a young man confronting his past and future with honesty, and a testament to the enduring power of family, The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit is a deeply rewarding novel about the importance of taking responsibility for one's own life.
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376514.0,The Manchurian Candidate,1959,4.09,21494.0,366.0,,,Richard Condon,"As compelling and disturbing as when it was first published in the midst of the Cold War, ""The Manchurian Candidate"" continues to enthrall readers with its electrifying action and shocking climax....Sgt. Raymond Shaw is a hero of the first order. He's an ex-prisoner of war who saved the life of his entire outfit, a winner of the Congressional Medal of Honor, the stepson of
As compelling and disturbing as when it was first published in the midst of the Cold War, ""The Manchurian Candidate"" continues to enthrall readers with its electrifying action and shocking climax....Sgt. Raymond Shaw is a hero of the first order. He's an ex-prisoner of war who saved the life of his entire outfit, a winner of the Congressional Medal of Honor, the stepson of an influential senator...and the perfect assassin. Brainwashed during his time as a P.O.W., he is a ""sleeper"" -- a living weapon to be triggered by a secret signal. He will act without question, no matter what order he is made to carry out. To stop Shaw and those who now control him, his former commanding officer, Bennett Marco, must uncover the truth behind a twisted conspiracy of torture, betrayal, and power that will lead him to the highest levels of the government -- and into the darkest recesses of his own mind....
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152380.0,Mary Poppins,1934,4.04,100500.0,4387.0,Mary Poppins,1,P.L. Travers,"By P.L. Travers, the author featured in the major motion picture,",209.0,40703.0,31195.0,21629.0,5369.0,1604.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1327947805l/152380.jpg,0.676011210517658,0.68
39988.0,Matilda,1988,4.3,513574.0,13515.0,,,Roald Dahl,"Matilda is a little girl who is far too good to be true. At age five-and-a-half she's knocking off double-digit multiplication problems and blitz-reading Dickens. Even more remarkably, her classmates love her even though she's a super-nerd and the teacher's pet. But everything is not perfect in Matilda's world. For starters she has two of the most idiotic, self-centered pa
Matilda is a little girl who is far too good to be true. At age five-and-a-half she's knocking off double-digit multiplication problems and blitz-reading Dickens. Even more remarkably, her classmates love her even though she's a super-nerd and the teacher's pet. But everything is not perfect in Matilda's world. For starters she has two of the most idiotic, self-centered parents who ever lived. Then there's the large, busty nightmare of a school principal, Miss (""The"") Trunchbull, a former hammer-throwing champion who flings children at will and is approximately as sympathetic as a bulldozer. Fortunately for Matilda, she has the inner resources to deal with such annoyances: astonishing intelligence, saintly patience, and an innate predilection for revenge.She warms up with some practical jokes aimed at her hapless parents, but the true test comes when she rallies in defense of her teacher, the sweet Miss Honey, against the diabolical Trunchbull. There is never any doubt that Matilda will carry the day. Even so, this wonderful story is far from predictable. Roald Dahl, while keeping the plot moving imaginatively, also has an unerring ear for emotional truth. The reader cares about Matilda because in addition to all her other gifts, she has real feelings.
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56759.0,The Mayor of Casterbridge,1886,3.82,49684.0,1901.0,,,Thomas Hardy,,445.0,14255.0,18392.0,12212.0,3323.0,1502.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1388276915l/56759.jpg,-0.0887016383424013,0.606666666666667
10876694.0,The Lady in Cement,1961,4.0,13.0,5.0,Tony Rome,2,Anthony Rome,"The private-eye business was slow, so Anthony Rome when skin-diving. But instead of treasure he found a woman's naked body--her feet embedded in a block of cement! She had last been seen alive at a ritzy party given by wealthy heiress Gretchen Forrest. Also at the party had been bigtime tough Al Mungo, who claimed he'd quit the rackets. Anthony Rome started asking question
The private-eye business was slow, so Anthony Rome when skin-diving. But instead of treasure he found a woman's naked body--her feet embedded in a block of cement! She had last been seen alive at a ritzy party given by wealthy heiress Gretchen Forrest. Also at the party had been bigtime tough Al Mungo, who claimed he'd quit the rackets. Anthony Rome started asking questions. And one morning he woke up swollen, bruised and beaten. He hadn't learned much--except that Mungo hadn't lost his heavy touch, and that somewhere along the line, Mungo had picked up a very special interest in lovely Gretchen Forrest!Author's full name is Marvin H. Albert.
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161846.0,The Midwich Cuckoos,1957,3.93,15006.0,801.0,,,John Wyndham,"In the sleepy English village of Midwich, a mysterious silver object appears and all the inhabitants fall unconscious. A day later the object is gone and everyone awakens unharmed ",220.0,4168.0,6475.0,3637.0,612.0,114.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1172294996l/161846.jpg,0.293654786087629,0.643333333333333
101205.0,Mildred Pierce,1941,3.92,7263.0,927.0,,,James M. Cain,"Mildred Pierce had gorgeous legs, a way with a skillet, and a bone-deep core of toughness and determination. She used those attributes to survive a divorce in 1940s America with two children and to claw her way out of poverty, becoming a successful businesswoman. But Mildred also had two weaknesses: a yen for shiftless men and an unreasoning devotion to her monstrous daugh
Mildred Pierce had gorgeous legs, a way with a skillet, and a bone-deep core of toughness and determination. She used those attributes to survive a divorce in 1940s America with two children and to claw her way out of poverty, becoming a successful businesswoman. But Mildred also had two weaknesses: a yen for shiftless men and an unreasoning devotion to her monstrous daughter.Out of these elements, Cain created a novel (later made into a film noir classic) of acute social observation and devastating emotional violence - and a heroine whose ambitions and sufferings are never less than recognizable.Narrated by Christine Williams.
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5060378.0,The Girl Who Played with Fire,2007,4.23,735191.0,32776.0,Millennium,2,Stieg Larsson,"Part blistering espionage thriller, part riveting police procedural, and part piercing expos",503.0,323711.0,287940.0,100665.0,17457.0,5418.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1351778881l/5060378.jpg,1.33644503453316,0.743333333333334
6545849.0,Mine-Haha,1903,3.48,185.0,23.0,,,Frank Wedekind,"At once a dystopian fantasy and a critique of sexual norms, Mine-Haha describes a unique boarding institution for girls",112.0,32.0,65.0,53.0,29.0,6.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1328729071l/6545849.jpg,-1.27053058658067,0.493333333333333
250041.0,Miss Lonelyhearts,1933,3.61,3350.0,331.0,,,Nathanael West,"As described by Atkinson in the NY Times: ""A scornful feature editor of a newspaper picks an ambitious young reporter to conduct the advice of the lovelorn column. Ambitious, opportunistic, 'Miss Lonelyhearts,' as the conductor of the column is inevitably dubbed, begins with contempt of the correspondents and confidence in his own cleverness. As time goes on, the genuinene
As described by Atkinson in the NY Times: ""A scornful feature editor of a newspaper picks an ambitious young reporter to conduct the advice of the lovelorn column. Ambitious, opportunistic, 'Miss Lonelyhearts,' as the conductor of the column is inevitably dubbed, begins with contempt of the correspondents and confidence in his own cleverness. As time goes on, the genuineness of the agony in the letters that come in gets under the skin of the columnist. He is distressed to find himself presiding over a monstrous swindle. For he is an idealist in collision with humanity, as his diabolical managing editor expresses it.""
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1211770.0,The Molly Maguires,1969,3.5,18.0,1.0,,,Anthony Bimba,The story of the 1870s frameup of the Pennsylvania Irish anthracite miners.,144.0,2.0,7.0,7.0,2.0,0.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1387712567l/1211770.jpg,-1.2010112366843,0.5
4556335.0,Montana Rides Again,1934,3.73,11.0,0.0,,,Max Brand,"The Montana Kid, ""El Keed"" south of the border, slips a marriage noose to join Mateo Rubriz, prince of Mexican outlaws, in a wild cross-border raid. The target: a gold and emerald crown stolen by the governor of Duraya from the church under his protection!In Duraya, Montana and Rubriz have no problem getting into the governor's fort, even finding the crown. It's the gettin
The Montana Kid, ""El Keed"" south of the border, slips a marriage noose to join Mateo Rubriz, prince of Mexican outlaws, in a wild cross-border raid. The target: a gold and emerald crown stolen by the governor of Duraya from the church under his protection!In Duraya, Montana and Rubriz have no problem getting into the governor's fort, even finding the crown. It's the getting out that nearly undoes them!""Max Brand blazed the western trail for others who came after him. He invented the type for films to follow and, with his books and stories, brought us entertainment that shines as brightly today as when it was first written."" (B-O-T Editorial Review Board)
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3750.0,Moonraker,1955,3.72,17076.0,1072.0,James Bond Original Series,3,Ian Fleming,,247.0,3393.0,6829.0,5719.0,1023.0,112.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1388215989l/3750.jpg,-0.436298387824245,0.573333333333333
6138.0,The Moonstone,1868,3.91,66331.0,3866.0,,,Wilkie Collins,"""The Moonstone is a page-turner,"" writes Carolyn Heilbrun. ""It catches one up and unfolds its amazing story through the recountings of its several narrators, all of them enticing and singular."" Wilkie Collins",528.0,20621.0,25381.0,15197.0,3724.0,1408.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1403192382l/6138.jpg,0.22413543619126,0.636666666666667
256683.0,City of Bones,2007,4.11,1415725.0,56198.0,The Mortal Instruments,1,Cassandra Clare,"When fifteen-year-old Clary Fray heads out to the Pandemonium Club in New York City, she hardly expects to witness a murder much less a murder committed by three teenagers covered with strange tattoos and brandishing bizarre weapons. Then the body disappears into thin air. It's hard to call the police when the murderers are invisible to everyone else and when there is not
When fifteen-year-old Clary Fray heads out to the Pandemonium Club in New York City, she hardly expects to witness a murder much less a murder committed by three teenagers covered with strange tattoos and brandishing bizarre weapons. Then the body disappears into thin air. It's hard to call the police when the murderers are invisible to everyone else and when there is nothingnot even a smear of bloodto show that a boy has died. Or was he a boyThis is Clary's first meeting with the Shadowhunters, warriors dedicated to ridding the earth of demons. It's also her first encounter with Jace, a Shadowhunter who looks a little like an angel and acts a lot like a jerk. Within twenty-four hours Clary is pulled into Jace's world with a vengeance when her mother disappears and Clary herself is attacked by a demon. But why would demons be interested in ordinary mundanes like Clary and her mother And how did Clary suddenly get the Sight The Shadowhunters would like to know...
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130520.0,The Mosquito Coast,1981,3.82,8603.0,617.0,,,Paul Theroux,"In a breathtaking adventure story, the paranoid and brilliant inventor Allie Fox takes his family to live in the Honduran jungle, determined to build a civilization better than the one they've left. Fleeing from an America he sees as mired in materialism and conformity, he hopes to rediscover a purer life. But his utopian experiment takes a dark turn when his obsessions le
In a breathtaking adventure story, the paranoid and brilliant inventor Allie Fox takes his family to live in the Honduran jungle, determined to build a civilization better than the one they've left. Fleeing from an America he sees as mired in materialism and conformity, he hopes to rediscover a purer life. But his utopian experiment takes a dark turn when his obsessions lead the family toward unimaginable danger.
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853510.0,Murder on the Orient Express,1934,4.16,285315.0,18454.0,Hercule Poirot,10,Agatha Christie,"What more can a mystery addict desire than a much-loathed murder victim found aboard the luxurious Orient Express with multiple stab wounds, thirteen likely suspects, an incomparably brilliant detective in Hercule Poirot, and the most ingenious crime ever conceived",274.0,111487.0,117761.0,48242.0,6617.0,1208.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1486131451l/853510.jpg,1.09312730989587,0.72
7039768.0,Mute Witness,1963,3.92,145.0,48.0,,,Rick R. Reed,"Sean and Austin have the perfect life. Their new relationship is only made more joyous by weekend visits from Sean's eight-year-old son, Jason.And then their perfect world shatters.Jason is missing. When the boy turns up days later, he has been horribly abused and has lost the power to speak. Small town minds turn to the boy's gay father and his lover as the likely culprit
Sean and Austin have the perfect life. Their new relationship is only made more joyous by weekend visits from Sean's eight-year-old son, Jason.And then their perfect world shatters.Jason is missing. When the boy turns up days later, he has been horribly abused and has lost the power to speak. Small town minds turn to the boy's gay father and his lover as the likely culprits. Sean and Austin struggle to maintain their relationship amid the innuendo and the very real threat that Sean will, at the very least, lose the son he loves. Meanwhile, the real villain is much closer to home, intent on ensuring the boy's muteness is permanent.
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17150.0,My ,1918,3.78,110546.0,6618.0,Great Plains Trilogy,3,Willa Cather,"Through Jim Burden's endearing, smitten voice, we revisit the remarkable vicissitudes of immigrant life in the Nebraska heartland, with all its insistent bonds. Guiding the way are some of literature's most beguiling characters: the Russian brothers plagued by memories of a fateful sleigh ride, Antonia's desperately homesick father and self-indulgent mother, and the coy Le
Through Jim Burden's endearing, smitten voice, we revisit the remarkable vicissitudes of immigrant life in the Nebraska heartland, with all its insistent bonds. Guiding the way are some of literature's most beguiling characters: the Russian brothers plagued by memories of a fateful sleigh ride, Antonia's desperately homesick father and self-indulgent mother, and the coy Lena Lingard. Holding the pastoral society's heart, of course, is the bewitching, free-spirited Antonia.
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6362127.0,My Philadelphia Father,1955,3.77,26.0,12.0,,,Cordelia Drexel Biddle,"The true life story of Cordelia Drexel Biddle and her family, including her father Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle taking place in early 1900s. Mr. Biddle was an eccentric man who with his fortune was able to try his hand at many things. He was passionate about Christianity, the United States and boxing, the later of which often ruffled the feathers of the other socialites. T
The true life story of Cordelia Drexel Biddle and her family, including her father Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle taking place in early 1900s. Mr. Biddle was an eccentric man who with his fortune was able to try his hand at many things. He was passionate about Christianity, the United States and boxing, the later of which often ruffled the feathers of the other socialites. This book spawned the play and later the movie The Happiest Millionaire. 
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164542.0,My Friend Flicka,1941,4.15,26956.0,324.0,Flicka,1,Mary O'Hara,"It seems Ken can't do anything right. He loses saddle blankets and breaks reins...but then comes the worst news yet: a report card so bad that he has to repeat a grade. How can you tame the dreamy mind of a boy who stares out of the window instead of taking an exam Enter Flicka, the chestnut filly with a wild spirit. Over the course of one magical summer, both will learn
It seems Ken can't do anything right. He loses saddle blankets and breaks reins...but then comes the worst news yet: a report card so bad that he has to repeat a grade. How can you tame the dreamy mind of a boy who stares out of the window instead of taking an exam Enter Flicka, the chestnut filly with a wild spirit. Over the course of one magical summer, both will learn the meaning of responsibility, courage, and, ultimately, friendship.
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121208.0,Nevada,1928,4.03,532.0,20.0,,,Zane Grey,"He was called Nevada, a name he took to lose his past. As a boy he had been thrown among brutal and evil men. He had worked himself above their influence time and again, only to be thrown back, by his own desire for justice or vengeance, into the midst of strife. With a new identity he made a new reputation, but old troubles and old enemies haunted him wherever he went.",367.0,190.0,190.0,134.0,15.0,3.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1266476679l/121208.jpg,0.641251535569474,0.676666666666667
325085.0,Nicholas Nickleby,1838,3.9,36959.0,1314.0,,,Charles Dickens,'I shall never regret doing as I have,817.0,11674.0,13620.0,8851.0,2069.0,745.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1352758388l/325085.jpg,0.189375761243075,0.633333333333333
45337.0,Night Has a Thousand Eyes,1945,3.77,762.0,91.0,,,Cornell Woolrich,"One of Cornell Woolrich's most famous novels, this classic noir tale of a con man struggling with his ability to see the future is arguably the author's best in its depiction of a doomed vision of predestination.",344.0,202.0,276.0,210.0,57.0,17.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1348818846l/45337.jpg,-0.262500013083323,0.59
961606.0,Night Shift,1942,3.66,56.0,12.0,,,Maritta Wolff,"Originally published in 1942 to rave reviews and astonishing commercial success, Night Shift dramatizes the working class life of the Midwest during World War II with the excitement of melodrama, the vividness of documentary, and the page-turning quality of the best commercial fiction.Sally Otis works herself to the bone as a waitress, supporting her three children and a j
Originally published in 1942 to rave reviews and astonishing commercial success, Night Shift dramatizes the working class life of the Midwest during World War II with the excitement of melodrama, the vividness of documentary, and the page-turning quality of the best commercial fiction.Sally Otis works herself to the bone as a waitress, supporting her three children and a jobless younger sister. With her bills mounting and no rest in sight, Sally's resolve is beginning to crumble when her swaggering older sister, Petey Braun, appears on the scene. Petey, with her furs and jewels and exotic trips, is an American career woman",560.0,12.0,20.0,17.0,7.0,0.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1380491812l/961606.jpg,-0.644856437513352,0.553333333333333
521118.0,No Orchids for Miss Blandish,1939,3.74,1875.0,164.0,Blandish's Orchids and Dave Fenner,1,James Hadley Chase,"Miss Blandish - innocent, exquisite, vulnerable heiress - is kidnapped by a gang of ruthless hoods who've never tried big-time crime. Foiled by their own vicious ineptitude and the greed of a superior mob, the kidnappers lose their million dollar prize. Blandish, terrified and broken, is now the captive of Ma' Grisson and her sadistic, sexually deviant son Slim.When Dave F
Miss Blandish - innocent, exquisite, vulnerable heiress - is kidnapped by a gang of ruthless hoods who've never tried big-time crime. Foiled by their own vicious ineptitude and the greed of a superior mob, the kidnappers lose their million dollar prize. Blandish, terrified and broken, is now the captive of Ma' Grisson and her sadistic, sexually deviant son Slim.When Dave Fenner was hired to solve the Blandish kidnapping, he knew the odds of finding the girl were against him - the cops were still looking for her three months after the ransom had been paid. And the kidnappers, Riley and his gang, had disappeared in to thin air. But what none of them knew was that Riley himself had been wiped out by a rival gang - and the heiress was now in the hands of Ma Grisson and her son Slim, a vicious killer who couldn't stay away from women...especially his beautiful new captive. By the time Fenner began to close in on them, some terrible things had happened to Miss Blandish...
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83087.0,No se lo digas a nadie,1994,3.54,855.0,55.0,,,Jaime Bayly,La novela que marca una generaci,519.0,164.0,287.0,273.0,107.0,24.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1348303041l/83087.jpg,-1.06197253689157,0.513333333333333
39987.0,Nanny Mcphee: The Collected Tales of Nurse Matilda,1964,3.85,2317.0,135.0,Nurse Matilda,1-3,Christianna Brand,"Mr. and Mrs. Brown were forever having trouble with their numerous and incredibly naughty children... until the day Nurse Matilda entered their lives.First published nearly fifty years ago, Nurse Matilda and its two companion books-Nurse Matilda Goes to Town and Nurse Matilda Goes to Hospital-have charmed readers ever since. Now the inspiration for the major motion picture
Mr. and Mrs. Brown were forever having trouble with their numerous and incredibly naughty children... until the day Nurse Matilda entered their lives.First published nearly fifty years ago, Nurse Matilda and its two companion books-Nurse Matilda Goes to Town and Nurse Matilda Goes to Hospital-have charmed readers ever since. Now the inspiration for the major motion picture Nanny McPhee, all three beloved books are available once again in a paperback omnibus edition which features the three complete and unabridged books by Christianna Brand, along with Edward Ardizzone's charming black-and-white illustrations. This movie tie-in edition also features an eight-page color photo insert.
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2958538.0,Odd Man Out,1945,3.83,30.0,5.0,,,F.L. Green,"In the aftermath of a botched hold-up, intended to finance the activities of his IRA cell, a wounded Johnny McQueen takes shelter in the back-alleys of Belfast, a shadowy underworld where sanctuary is freighted at every moment with peril. Meanwhile, a vast police manhunt is launched -- a net that closes steadily, remorselessly in upon him.Basis for the Carol Reed film star
In the aftermath of a botched hold-up, intended to finance the activities of his IRA cell, a wounded Johnny McQueen takes shelter in the back-alleys of Belfast, a shadowy underworld where sanctuary is freighted at every moment with peril. Meanwhile, a vast police manhunt is launched -- a net that closes steadily, remorselessly in upon him.Basis for the Carol Reed film starring James Mason.
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54847.0,Oil!,1927,3.69,4780.0,568.0,,,Upton Sinclair,"In Oil! Upton Sinclair fashioned a novel out of the oil scandals of the Harding administration, providing in the process a detailed picture of the development of the oil industry in Southern California. Bribery of public officials, class warfare, and international rivalry over oil production are the context for Sinclair's story of a genial independent oil developer and his
In Oil! Upton Sinclair fashioned a novel out of the oil scandals of the Harding administration, providing in the process a detailed picture of the development of the oil industry in Southern California. Bribery of public officials, class warfare, and international rivalry over oil production are the context for Sinclair's story of a genial independent oil developer and his son, whose sympathy with the oilfield workers and socialist organizers fuels a running debate with his father. Senators, small investors, oil magnates, a Hollywood film star, and a crusading evangelist people the pages of this lively novel.
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130580.0,Old Yeller,1956,4.08,78246.0,1932.0,Old Yeller,1,Fred Gipson,"At first, Travis couldn't stand the sight of Old Yeller. The stray dog was ugly, and a thieving rascal, too. But he sure was clever, and a smart dog could be a big help on the wild Texas frontier, especially with Papa away on a long cattle drive up to Abilene. Strong and courageous, Old Yeller proved that he could protect Travis's family from any sort of danger. But can T
 At first, Travis couldn't stand the sight of Old Yeller. The stray dog was ugly, and a thieving rascal, too. But he sure was clever, and a smart dog could be a big help on the wild Texas frontier, especially with Papa away on a long cattle drive up to Abilene. Strong and courageous, Old Yeller proved that he could protect Travis's family from any sort of danger. But can Travis do the same for Old Yeller
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487445.0,The Onion Field,1973,4.13,17539.0,326.0,,,Joseph Wambaugh,This is the frighteningly true story of two young cops and two young robbers whose separate destinies fatally cross one March night in a bizarre execution in a deserted Los Angeles field.,512.0,6848.0,6887.0,3195.0,501.0,108.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1320511693l/487445.jpg,0.988848285051318,0.71
133394.0,Our Man in Havana,1958,3.94,22041.0,1441.0,,,Graham Greene,"Graham Greene's classic Cuban spy story, now with a new package and a new introduction First published in 1959, Our Man in Havana is an espionage thriller, a penetrating character study, and a political satire that still resonates to this day. Conceived as one of Graham Greene's 'entertainments,' it tells of MI6's man in Havana, Wormold, a former vacuum-cleaner salesman tu
Graham Greene's classic Cuban spy story, now with a new package and a new introduction First published in 1959, Our Man in Havana is an espionage thriller, a penetrating character study, and a political satire that still resonates to this day. Conceived as one of Graham Greene's 'entertainments,' it tells of MI6's man in Havana, Wormold, a former vacuum-cleaner salesman turned reluctant secret agent out of economic necessity. To keep his job, he files bogus reports based on Lamb's Tales from Shakespeare and dreams up military installations from vacuum-cleaner designs. Then his stories start coming disturbingly true.
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46212.0,The Ox-Bow Incident,1940,3.82,4561.0,393.0,,,Walter Van Tilburg Clark,"Set in 1885, The Ox-Bow Incident is a searing and realistic portrait of frontier life and mob violence in the American West. First published in 1940, it focuses on the lynching of three innocent men and the tragedy that ensues when law and order are abandoned. The result is an emotionally powerful, vivid, and unforgettable re-creation of the Western novel, which Clark tran
Set in 1885, The Ox-Bow Incident is a searing and realistic portrait of frontier life and mob violence in the American West. First published in 1940, it focuses on the lynching of three innocent men and the tragedy that ensues when law and order are abandoned. The result is an emotionally powerful, vivid, and unforgettable re-creation of the Western novel, which Clark transmuted into a universal story about good and evil, individual and community, justice and human nature. As Wallace Stegner writes, [Clark's] theme was civilization, and he recorded, indelibly, its first steps in a new country.
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258529.0,Parineeta,1914,3.92,1462.0,52.0,,,Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay,"A timeless love story from the master storyteller of BengalSet in early twentieth century Kolkata, Parineeta (Espoused) is the unforgettable story of a child-woman",112.0,466.0,533.0,371.0,59.0,33.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1173212528l/258529.jpg,0.258895111139444,0.64
13626799.0,Paris Blues,1957,3.44,9.0,1.0,,,Harold Flender,"""A stinging novel of a man seeking escape in a world of cellar clubs and hot music... and the abandon of a passionate affair...""Eddie Cooke - a man seeking escape...escape from the gnawing bitterness in his heart...escape from a burning resentment of the past.Against the background of the French jazz world - the smoky cellar clubs, the smouldering music, the easy love - Ha
""A stinging novel of a man seeking escape in a world of cellar clubs and hot music... and the abandon of a passionate affair...""Eddie Cooke - a man seeking escape...escape from the gnawing bitterness in his heart...escape from a burning resentment of the past.Against the background of the French jazz world - the smoky cellar clubs, the smouldering music, the easy love - Harold Flender has written a biting novel of Americans in Paris.
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45195.0,A Passage to India,1924,3.68,60629.0,2777.0,,,E.M. Forster,"When Adela Quested and her elderly companion Mrs Moore arrive in the Indian town of Chandrapore, they quickly feel trapped by its insular and prejudiced 'Anglo-Indian' community. Determined to escape the parochial English enclave and explore the 'real India', they seek the guidance of the charming and mercurial Dr Aziz, a cultivated Indian Muslim. But a mysterious incident
When Adela Quested and her elderly companion Mrs Moore arrive in the Indian town of Chandrapore, they quickly feel trapped by its insular and prejudiced 'Anglo-Indian' community. Determined to escape the parochial English enclave and explore the 'real India', they seek the guidance of the charming and mercurial Dr Aziz, a cultivated Indian Muslim. But a mysterious incident occurs while they are exploring the Marabar caves with Aziz, and the well-respected doctor soon finds himself at the centre of a scandal that rouses violent passions among both the British and their Indian subjects. A masterful portrait of a society in the grip of imperialism, A Passage to India compellingly depicts the fate of individuals caught between the great political and cultural conflicts of the modern world. In his introduction, Pankaj Mishra outlines Forster's complex engagement with Indian society and culture. This edition reproduces the Abinger text and notes, and also includes four of Forster's essays on India, a chronology and further reading.
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34268.0,Peter Pan,1911,4.09,229344.0,9071.0,,,J.M. Barrie,"Peter Pan, the book based on J.M. Barrie's famous play, is filled with unforgettable characters: Peter Pan, the boy who would not grow up; the fairy, Tinker Bell; the evil pirate, Captain Hook; and the three children--Wendy, John, and Michael--who fly off with Peter Pan to Neverland, where they meet Indians and pirates and a crocodile that ticks. Renowned children's-book a
Peter Pan, the book based on J.M. Barrie's famous play, is filled with unforgettable characters: Peter Pan, the boy who would not grow up; the fairy, Tinker Bell; the evil pirate, Captain Hook; and the three children--Wendy, John, and Michael--who fly off with Peter Pan to Neverland, where they meet Indians and pirates and a crocodile that ticks. Renowned children's-book artist Michael Hague has brought the amazing adventures of Peter Pan to life. His beautiful illustrations capture the wild, seductive power of this classic book. This newly designed edition will be enjoyed by fans young and old alike.
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526869.0,Peyton Place,1956,3.75,8971.0,824.0,Peyton Place,1,Grace Metalious,"First published in 1956, Peyton Place uncovers the passions, lies and cruelties that simmer beneath the surface of a postcard-perfect town. At the centre of the novel are three women, each with a secret to hide: Constance MacKenzie, the original desperate housewife; her daughter Allison, whose dreams are stifled by small-town small-mindedness; and Selena Cross, her gypsy-e
First published in 1956, Peyton Place uncovers the passions, lies and cruelties that simmer beneath the surface of a postcard-perfect town. At the centre of the novel are three women, each with a secret to hide: Constance MacKenzie, the original desperate housewife; her daughter Allison, whose dreams are stifled by small-town small-mindedness; and Selena Cross, her gypsy-eyed friend from the wrong side of the tracks.
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10546105.0,Phantom Crown: The Story of Maximilian & Carlota of Mexico,1934,4.29,7.0,1.0,,,Bertita Harding,"Senora B. Leonarz de Harding specialized in popular tales of kings and queens. In this volume, she tells the story of Maximilian and Carlota of Mexico.Maximilian I of Mexico began life as an Archduke of Austria. He was offered the Imperial Throne of Mexico by Napolean III of France. His elder brother, Franz Joseph I of Austria and several other family members advised him t
Senora B. Leonarz de Harding specialized in popular tales of kings and queens. In this volume, she tells the story of Maximilian and Carlota of Mexico.Maximilian I of Mexico began life as an Archduke of Austria. He was offered the Imperial Throne of Mexico by Napolean III of France. His elder brother, Franz Joseph I of Austria and several other family members advised him to decline.Instead, Maximilian and his wife Carlota (Charlotte of Belgium) sailed for Mexico and took up the throne in Mexico City in 1864. President Benito Ju",384.0,3.0,3.0,1.0,0.0,0.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1348944824l/10546105.jpg,1.54500308422227,0.763333333333333
538870.0,Pharaoh,1895,3.75,2081.0,43.0,Faraon / The Pharaoh and the Priest,1-2,Boles?aw Prus,Pharaoh is set in the Egypt of 1087,628.0,613.0,679.0,516.0,198.0,75.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1257963620l/538870.jpg,-0.332019362979692,0.583333333333333
1670792.0,The Philadelphian,1957,3.96,120.0,14.0,,,Richard Powell,Touted by its original publisher as an expos,323.0,37.0,47.0,30.0,6.0,0.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1393224699l/1670792.jpg,0.397933810932182,0.653333333333333
481428.0,Pin,1981,3.72,308.0,54.0,,,Andrew Neiderman,"Mother was driven by a psychotic compulsion to clean - constantly - everything in sight. Father was consumed by his medical practice and an analytical approach to life. But he understood the sensual hunger growing inside his children's young bodies. He knew they could help each other answer ""The Need"". Father had Science. Father had Reason. And he had Pin.",264.0,75.0,115.0,84.0,24.0,10.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1219690443l/481428.jpg,-0.436298387824245,0.573333333333333
597251.0,The Poseidon Adventure,1972,3.93,7695.0,129.0,,,Paul Gallico,"On its maiden voyage, luxury ocean liner SS Poseidon is capsized by a massive undersea earthquake. A handful of survivors must fight for their lives",480.0,2723.0,2442.0,1901.0,488.0,141.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1176145785l/597251.jpg,0.293654786087629,0.643333333333333
62446.0,The Prince and the Pauper,1881,3.85,99547.0,1842.0,,,Mark Twain,"This treasured historical satire, played out in two very different socioeconomic worlds of 16th-century England, centers around the lives of two boys born in London on the same day: Edward, Prince of Wales and Tom Canty, a street beggar. During a chance encounter, the two realize they are identical and, as a lark, decide to exchange clothes and roles--a situation that brie
This treasured historical satire, played out in two very different socioeconomic worlds of 16th-century England, centers around the lives of two boys born in London on the same day: Edward, Prince of Wales and Tom Canty, a street beggar. During a chance encounter, the two realize they are identical and, as a lark, decide to exchange clothes and roles--a situation that briefly, but drastically, alters the lives of both youngsters. The Prince, dressed in rags, wanders about the city's boisterous neighborhoods among the lower classes and endures a series of hardships; meanwhile, poor Tom, now living with the royals, is constantly filled with the dread of being discovered for who and what he really is.
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54492.0,The Prisoner of Zenda,1894,3.86,16499.0,889.0,The Ruritania Trilogy,2,Anthony Hope,"Anthony Hope's swashbuckling romance transports his English gentleman hero, Rudolf Rassendyll, from a comfortable life in London to fast-moving adventures in Ruritania, a mythical land steeped in political intrigue. Rassendyll bears a striking resemblance to Rudolf Elphberg who is about to be crowned King of Ruritania. When the rival to the throne, Black Michael of Strelsa
Anthony Hope's swashbuckling romance transports his English gentleman hero, Rudolf Rassendyll, from a comfortable life in London to fast-moving adventures in Ruritania, a mythical land steeped in political intrigue. Rassendyll bears a striking resemblance to Rudolf Elphberg who is about to be crowned King of Ruritania. When the rival to the throne, Black Michael of Strelsau, attempts to seize power by imprisoning Elphberg in the Castle of Zenda, Rassendyll is obliged to impersonate the King to uphold the rightful sovereignty and ensure political stability. Rassendyll endures a trial of strength in his encounters with the notorious Rupert of Hentzau, and a test of a different sort as he grows to love the Princess Flavia. Five times filmed, The Prisoner of Zenda has been deservedly popular as a classic of romance and adventure since its publication in 1894.
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209525.0,The Purple Cloud (Frontiers of Imagination),1955,3.52,872.0,132.0,,,M.P. Shiel,"""If now a swell from the Deep has swept over this planetary ship of earth, and I, who alone chanced to find myself in the furthest stern, as the sole survivor of her crew . . . What then, my God, shall I do"" The Purple Cloud is widely hailed as a masterpiece of science fiction and one of the best ""last man"" novels ever written. A deadly purple vapor passes over the world
""If now a swell from the Deep has swept over this planetary ship of earth, and I, who alone chanced to find myself in the furthest stern, as the sole survivor of her crew . . . What then, my God, shall I do"" The Purple Cloud is widely hailed as a masterpiece of science fiction and one of the best ""last man"" novels ever written. A deadly purple vapor passes over the world and annihilates all living creatures except one man, Adam Jeffson. He embarks on an epic journey across a silent and devastated planet, an apocalyptic Robinson Crusoe putting together the semblance of a normal life from the flotsam and jetsam of his former existence. As he descends into madness over the years, he becomes increasingly aware that his survival was no accident and that his destiny",296.0,184.0,269.0,277.0,103.0,39.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1328817985l/209525.jpg,-1.13149188678794,0.506666666666667
465772.0,The Quick and the Dead,1973,3.92,3792.0,186.0,,,Louis L'Amour,"When Duncan McKaskel decided to move his family west, he knew he would face dangers, and he was prepared for them. He knew about the exhausting terrain, and he was expecting the punishing elements. What he worried about was having to use violence against other men",208.0,1084.0,1486.0,1065.0,139.0,18.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1333578732l/465772.jpg,0.258895111139444,0.64
3742955.0,Ramrod,1943,4.0,47.0,5.0,,,Luke Short,"""Complete and unabridged""",216.0,14.0,19.0,14.0,0.0,0.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1317982549l/3742955.jpg,0.53697251072492,0.666666666666667
2271686.0,The Rainbird Pattern,1972,3.82,49.0,13.0,,,Victor Canning,"This is a split-level story with two people kidnapping prominent officials, while at the same time, an elderly woman is trying to bring the missing elements of her family together before she dies. There seems no connection, but, as a lovable and charismatic psychic and her jack-of-all-trades partner seek the whereabouts of a man who disappeared years ago, the suspense moun
This is a split-level story with two people kidnapping prominent officials, while at the same time, an elderly woman is trying to bring the missing elements of her family together before she dies. There seems no connection, but, as a lovable and charismatic psychic and her jack-of-all-trades partner seek the whereabouts of a man who disappeared years ago, the suspense mounts and culminates in violence, with the author delivering an unexpected aftershock in the final pages.
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121292.0,The Rainbow Trail,1915,3.86,1208.0,105.0,Riders of the Purple Sage,2,Zane Grey,"""Yes. He wanted to stay, and I had work there that'll keep him awhile. Shefford, we got news of Shadd--bad news. The half-breed's cutting up rough. His gang shot up some Piutes over here across the line. Then he got run out of Durango a few weeks ago for murder. A posse of cowboys trailed him. But he slipped them. He's a fox. You know he was trailing us here. He left the t
""Yes. He wanted to stay, and I had work there that'll keep him awhile. Shefford, we got news of Shadd--bad news. The half-breed's cutting up rough. His gang shot up some Piutes over here across the line. Then he got run out of Durango a few weeks ago for murder. A posse of cowboys trailed him. But he slipped them. He's a fox. You know he was trailing us here. He left the trail, Nas Ta Bega said. I learned at Stonebridge that Shadd is well disposed toward Mormons. It takes the Mormons to handle Indians. Shadd knows of this village and that's why he shunted off our trail. But he might hang down in the pass and wait for us.
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8732.0,The Red Pony,1937,3.43,43898.0,1821.0,,,John Steinbeck,"Raised on a ranch in northern California, Jody is well-schooled in the hard work and demands of a rancher's life. He is used to the way of horses, too; but nothing has prepared him for the special connection he will forge with Gabilan, a hot-tempered pony his father gives him. With Billy Buck, the hired hand, Jody tends and trains his horse, restlessly anticipating the mom
Raised on a ranch in northern California, Jody is well-schooled in the hard work and demands of a rancher's life. He is used to the way of horses, too; but nothing has prepared him for the special connection he will forge with Gabilan, a hot-tempered pony his father gives him. With Billy Buck, the hired hand, Jody tends and trains his horse, restlessly anticipating the moment he will sit high upon Gabilan's saddle. But when Gabilan falls ill, Jody discovers there are still lessons he must learn about the ways of nature and, particularly, the ways of man.
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243924.0,Reflections in a Golden Eye,1941,3.83,3724.0,313.0,,,Carson McCullers,"A powerful and passionate tale is set on a southern army post --a human hell inhabited by a sexually disturbed officer, his animalistic wife, her lover, and the driven young private who forces the drama to its climax...",136.0,962.0,1496.0,992.0,223.0,51.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1405312340l/243924.jpg,-0.053941963394216,0.61
319237.0,The Reincarnation of Peter Proud,1973,3.8,686.0,68.0,,,Max Ehrlich,Dr. Peter Proud,288.0,166.0,286.0,178.0,46.0,10.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1502839554l/319237.jpg,-0.15822098823877,0.6
494304.0,The Rescuers,1962,4.09,4910.0,194.0,The Rescuers,1,Margery Sharp,"The mice in this story created the widely respected Prisoners' Aid Society of Mice. The task of this benevolent society is to befriend human prisoners in their cells, and perform daring rescue bids. As this story opens, the Chairwoman of the Society is proposing the rescue of a Norwegian poet who is being held in grim conditions in the Black Castle.",160.0,2035.0,1585.0,1054.0,183.0,53.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1256870993l/494304.jpg,0.84980958525858,0.696666666666667
1112570.0,Miss Bianca,1962,3.97,418.0,45.0,The Rescuers,2,Margery Sharp,"Miss Bianca, the elegant mouse Chairwoman of the famed Prisoners' Aid Society, drew in her breath. ""The prisoner,"" she said gravely, ""is a little girl of eight. She has been kidnapped by the wicked Grand Duchess and is imprisoned in the Diamond Palace."" Careful plans for the rescue are laid, but even the best plans can go wrong. Luckily Miss Bianca has more than her share
Miss Bianca, the elegant mouse Chairwoman of the famed Prisoners' Aid Society, drew in her breath. ""The prisoner,"" she said gravely, ""is a little girl of eight. She has been kidnapped by the wicked Grand Duchess and is imprisoned in the Diamond Palace."" Careful plans for the rescue are laid, but even the best plans can go wrong. Luckily Miss Bianca has more than her share of wiles and wit.
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593534.0,Return of the Living Dead,1977,3.47,135.0,16.0,The Living Dead,2,John A.  Russo,"After a bus turns over in a quiet American town, the entire country is thrown into the grip of the hands of the dead--or undead. No one is safe from the flesh-eating ghouls who have risen from their deathbeds to feed on the living. As the horror spreads, the blood begins to flow.",180.0,25.0,44.0,43.0,15.0,8.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1389830848l/593534.jpg,-1.30529026152886,0.49
160010.0,The Return of the Soldier,1918,3.71,4558.0,522.0,,,Rebecca West,"Writing her first novel during World War I, West examines the relationship between three women and a soldier suffering from shell-shock. This novel of an enclosed world invaded by public events also embodies in its characters the shifts in England's class structures at the beginning of the twentieth century.",112.0,979.0,1786.0,1342.0,374.0,77.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1328667956l/160010.jpg,-0.47105806277243,0.57
573373.0,Return to Paradise,1951,3.8,826.0,50.0,,,James A. Michener,"James A. Michener, the master of historical fiction, revisits the scenes of his first great work, Tales of the South Pacific, the Pulitzer Prize winner that brought him international acclaim. In this sequel collection, Michener once again evokes the magic of the extraordinary isles in the Pacific",416.0,192.0,337.0,237.0,56.0,4.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1320407189l/573373.jpg,-0.15822098823877,0.6
406575.0,The Riddle of the Sands,1903,3.63,4837.0,472.0,,,Erskine Childers,"While on a sailing trip in the Baltic Sea, two young adventurers-turned-spies uncover a secret German plot to invade England. Written by Childers",336.0,1137.0,1618.0,1399.0,531.0,152.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1320486384l/406575.jpg,-0.749135462357906,0.543333333333333
3798.0,The River,1946,3.94,505.0,72.0,,,Rumer Godden,"Harriet is between two worlds. Her sister is no longer a playmate, her brother is still a child. The comforting rhythm of her Indian childhood - the noise of the jute works, the festivals that accompany each season and the eternal ebb and flow of the river - is about to be shattered.",128.0,167.0,189.0,114.0,24.0,11.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1356450945l/3798.jpg,0.328414461035813,0.646666666666667
189147.0,To Your Scattered Bodies Go,1971,3.95,26153.0,757.0,Riverworld,1,Philip Jos,"To Your Scattered Bodies Go is the Hugo Award-winning beginning to the story of Riverworld, Philip Jos",220.0,8881.0,9465.0,5841.0,1502.0,464.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1327657439l/189147.jpg,0.363174135983998,0.65
543686.0,Rob Roy,1917,3.7,8360.0,283.0,Waverley Novels,4,Walter Scott,"An historical novel as gripping as Scott's Ivanhoe. It is a tale of adventure in the 18th century, set in the Scottish highlands, whose hero is the legendary maverick outlaw Rob Roy Macgregor. Soon to be released by United Artists as a major motion picture starring Liam Neeson, John Hurt, Jessica Lange and Tim Roth. Included also in the 485 pages Author's Introduction, Not
An historical novel as gripping as Scott's Ivanhoe. It is a tale of adventure in the 18th century, set in the Scottish highlands, whose hero is the legendary maverick outlaw Rob Roy Macgregor. Soon to be released by United Artists as a major motion picture starring Liam Neeson, John Hurt, Jessica Lange and Tim Roth. Included also in the 485 pages Author's Introduction, Notes, Glossary.
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2584764.0,Rogue Cop,1954,3.49,37.0,4.0,,,William P. McGivern,"From the station-houses to the joy-houses, they knew about Mike Carmody. He was the best cop money could buy. And when the Syndicate boys said jump, Carmody knew just how high. But they couldn't buy Carmody's kid brother Eddie. And when Eddie turned against them, the Mob snuffed him out like a nickel cigar. Now Carmody's coming after them. Savage. Bloodthirsty. He's stalki
From the station-houses to the joy-houses, they knew about Mike Carmody. He was the best cop money could buy. And when the Syndicate boys said jump, Carmody knew just how high. But they couldn't buy Carmody's kid brother Eddie. And when Eddie turned against them, the Mob snuffed him out like a nickel cigar. Now Carmody's coming after them. Savage. Bloodthirsty. He's stalking them down the city's darkened back alleys... and straight into hell.
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162332.0,The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea,0,3.89,13686.0,1047.0,,,Yukio Mishima,"The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea tells the tale of a band of savage thirteen-year-old boys who reject the adult world as illusory, hypocritical and sentimental, and train themselves in a brutal callousness they call ""objectivity."" When the mother of one of them begins an affair with a ship's officer, he and his friends idealize the man at first; but it is not lo
The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea tells the tale of a band of savage thirteen-year-old boys who reject the adult world as illusory, hypocritical and sentimental, and train themselves in a brutal callousness they call ""objectivity."" When the mother of one of them begins an affair with a ship's officer, he and his friends idealize the man at first; but it is not long before they conclude that he is in fact soft and romantic. They regard their disappointment in him as an act of betrayal on his part, and react violently.
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544744.0,Saint Jack,1973,3.48,525.0,48.0,,,Paul Theroux,"At one time, expatriate Jack Flowers was the youngest drinker at Singapore's Bandung Club. Now, at 53, he is a fixture. But he is beginning to fear death, alone and vulnerable in the alien tropics. And Jack still dreams of success. How can he convert his ""perfect dream of magic"" into reality, away from the seamy waterfront that has become his home A funny and sophisticate
At one time, expatriate Jack Flowers was the youngest drinker at Singapore's Bandung Club. Now, at 53, he is a fixture. But he is beginning to fear death, alone and vulnerable in the alien tropics. And Jack still dreams of success. How can he convert his ""perfect dream of magic"" into reality, away from the seamy waterfront that has become his home A funny and sophisticated novel from an acclaimed and popular writer.
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2213955.0,The Salamander,1973,3.59,317.0,20.0,,,Morris L. West,"The code name: SALAMANDERForged in the flames of war.A symbol of courage and justice.The mark of the final power.An Italian general is found dead in his apartment, a card engraved with the image of the Salamander lying by his corpse. Colonel Matucci begins the routine investigation, only to find himself catapulted into the centre of a desperate web of political violence an
The code name: SALAMANDERForged in the flames of war.A symbol of courage and justice.The mark of the final power.An Italian general is found dead in his apartment, a card engraved with the image of the Salamander lying by his corpse. Colonel Matucci begins the routine investigation, only to find himself catapulted into the centre of a desperate web of political violence and intrigue. As he digs deeper, he is faced with an agonising choice: how much is he prepared to pay to survive - his lover... his conscience... or more
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1331653.0,Salmon Fishing in the Yemen,2006,3.51,12018.0,1460.0,,,Paul Torday,"What does it take to make us believe in the impossibleFor Dr. Alfred Jones, life is a quiet mixture of civil service at the National Centre for Fisheries Excellence and marriage to Mary",329.0,1721.0,4569.0,4215.0,1198.0,315.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1347617111l/1331653.jpg,-1.16625156173612,0.503333333333333
12296.0,The Scarlet Letter,1850,3.39,627646.0,13139.0,,,Nathaniel Hawthorne,"Delve into The Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne's meditation on human alienation and its effect on the soul in this story set in seventeenth-century Massachusetts and be dazzled by literature. In Nathaniel Hawthorne's dark novel, The Scarlet Letter, a single sinful act ruins the lives of three people. None more so than Hester Prynne, a young, beautiful, and dignified wo
Delve into The Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne's meditation on human alienation and its effect on the soul in this story set in seventeenth-century Massachusetts and be dazzled by literature. In Nathaniel Hawthorne's dark novel, The Scarlet Letter, a single sinful act ruins the lives of three people. None more so than Hester Prynne, a young, beautiful, and dignified woman, who conceived a child out of wedlock and receives the public punishment of having to always wear a scarlet ""A"" on her clothing. She refuses to reveal the father of her child, which could lighten her sentence. Her husband, the aptly-named Roger Chillingworth, who Hester thought had died in a shipwreck but was actually being held captive by Native Americans, arrives at the exact moment of her deepest public shaming and vows to get revenge. Her lover, Arthur Dimmesdale, remains safely unidentified, but is wracked with guilt. Though originally published in 1850, the story is set in seventeenth-century Massachusetts among Hawthorne's Puritan ancestors. In The Scarlet Letter, he created a story that highlighted both their weaknesses and their strengths. His knowledge of their beliefs and his admiration for their way of life was balanced by his concerns about their rigid and oppressive rules.Complete and unabridged, this elegantly designed, clothbound edition features an elastic closure and a new introduction by Mike Lee Davis.
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136116.0,The Scarlet Pimpernel,1903,4.07,110555.0,5687.0,The Scarlet Pimpernel publication order,1,Emmuska Orczy,"Armed with only his wits and his cunning, one man recklessly defies the French revolutionaries and rescues scores of innocent men, women, and children from the deadly guillotine. His friends and foes know him only as the Scarlet Pimpernel. But the ruthless French agent Chauvelin is sworn to discover his identity and to hunt him down.",274.0,43228.0,39379.0,21658.0,4722.0,1568.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1406764899l/136116.jpg,0.780290235362212,0.69
1270997.0,The Score,1963,4.07,2440.0,218.0,Parker,5,Donald E. Westlake,"It was an impossible crime: knock off a huge plant payroll, all the banks, and all the stores in one entire city in one night. But there was one thief good enough to try ",160.0,793.0,1085.0,502.0,49.0,11.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1325557522l/1270997.jpg,0.780290235362212,0.69
9423.0,The Secret Dreamworld of a Shopaholic,2003,3.63,589297.0,11670.0,Shopaholic,1,Sophie Kinsella,Becky Bloomwood has a fabulous flat in London,320.0,157785.0,176881.0,163850.0,59081.0,31700.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1360158600l/9423.jpg,-0.749135462357906,0.543333333333333
603607.0,Drowned Hopes,1967,4.12,1214.0,87.0,Dortmunder,7,Donald E. Westlake,"Bumbling comic criminal John Dortmunder is in hot water as he tries to keep a nasty old man from blowing up a dam to unearth $750,000. Dortmunder must devise a safer scheme to get the loot... before the old coot's trigger finger gets too itchy. ""Entertainment of the highest order."" -San Diego Tribune.",464.0,479.0,467.0,215.0,42.0,11.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1408776550l/603607.jpg,0.954088610103134,0.706666666666667
29966.0,The Shape of Things to Come,1933,3.62,970.0,52.0,,,H.G. Wells,"""When a diplomat dies in the 1930s, he leaves behind a book of 'dream visions' he has been experiencing, detailing events that will occur on Earth for the next 200 years. This fictional account of the future (similar to Last and First Men by Olaf Stapledon) proved prescient in many ways, as Wells predicts events such as World War II, the rise of chemical warfare, and clima
""When a diplomat dies in the 1930s, he leaves behind a book of 'dream visions' he has been experiencing, detailing events that will occur on Earth for the next 200 years. This fictional account of the future (similar to Last and First Men by Olaf Stapledon) proved prescient in many ways, as Wells predicts events such as World War II, the rise of chemical warfare, and climate change."" (from Amazon.com)
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682681.0,She: A History of Adventure,1886,3.59,9869.0,802.0,She,1,H. Rider Haggard,"She is the story of Cambridge professor Horace Holly and his ward Leo Vincey, and their journey to a lost kingdom in the African interior. The journey is triggered by a mysterious package left to Leo by his father, to be opened on his 25th birthday; the package contains an ancient shard of pottery and several documents, suggesting an ancient mystery about the Vincey family
She is the story of Cambridge professor Horace Holly and his ward Leo Vincey, and their journey to a lost kingdom in the African interior. The journey is triggered by a mysterious package left to Leo by his father, to be opened on his 25th birthday; the package contains an ancient shard of pottery and several documents, suggesting an ancient mystery about the Vincey family. Holly and Leo eventually arrive in eastern Africa where they encounter a primitive race of natives and a mysterious white queen, Ayesha, who reigns as the all-powerful ""She"" or ""She-who-must-be-obeyed"" and who has a mysterious connection to young Leo. The story expresses numerous racial and evolutionary conceptions of the late Victorians, especially notions of degeneration and racial decline prominent during the fin de si",317.0,2128.0,3228.0,3120.0,1080.0,313.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1388347922l/682681.jpg,-0.888174162150644,0.53
77662.0,A Shilling for Candles,1936,3.98,5859.0,299.0,Inspector Alan Grant,2,Josephine Tey,"When a woman's body washes up on an isolated stretch of beach on the southern coast of England, Scotland Yard's Inspector Alan Grant is on the case. But the inquiry into her death turns into a nightmare of false leads and baffling clues. Was there anyone who didn't want lovely screen actress Christine Clay dead",240.0,1904.0,2312.0,1370.0,195.0,78.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1389155101l/77662.jpg,0.467453160828551,0.66
116331.0,Shining Through,1988,3.92,2930.0,183.0,,,Susan Isaacs,"It's 1940 and Linda Voss, legal secretary extraordinaire, has a secret. She's head over heels in love with her boss, John Berringer, the pride of the Ivy League. Not that she even has a chance--he'd never take a second look at a German-Jewish girl from Queens who spends her time taking care of her faded beauty of a mother and following bulletins on the war in Europe. For L
It's 1940 and Linda Voss, legal secretary extraordinaire, has a secret. She's head over heels in love with her boss, John Berringer, the pride of the Ivy League. Not that she even has a chance--he'd never take a second look at a German-Jewish girl from Queens who spends her time taking care of her faded beauty of a mother and following bulletins on the war in Europe. For Linda, though, the war will soon become all too real. Engulfing her nation and her life, it will offer opportunities she's never dreamed of. A chance to win the man she wants...a chance to find the love she deserves.Made into the movie of the same name starring Melanie Griffith, Michael Douglas, and Liam Neeson, Shining Through is a novel of honor, sacrifice, passion, and humor. This is vintage Susan Isaacs, a tale of a spirited woman who wisecracks her way into heroism and history--and into your heart.
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11302021.0,The Shootist,1975,4.12,1442.0,146.0,,,Glendon Swarthout,"By the author of The Homesman, now a major motion picture",248.0,544.0,602.0,237.0,39.0,20.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1328820508l/11302021.jpg,0.954088610103134,0.706666666666667
11338987.0,Simple Simon,1996,3.69,302.0,41.0,Art Jefferson,4,Ryne Douglas Pearson,"It took years to develop. Cost billions to perfect. A National Security Agency cryptographic system so advanced it safeguards the United States' most vital secrets. It is secure. Impenetrable.Until sixteen year old autistic savant Simon Lynch happens upon a forgotten snippet of code, his damaged brilliance breaking the cipher with ease and unwittingly marking him for death
It took years to develop. Cost billions to perfect. A National Security Agency cryptographic system so advanced it safeguards the United States' most vital secrets. It is secure. Impenetrable.Until sixteen year old autistic savant Simon Lynch happens upon a forgotten snippet of code, his damaged brilliance breaking the cipher with ease and unwittingly marking him for death. Soon, elements of a pathological government security apparatus within the NSA are hunting him, as is a beautiful, sadistic assassin working for enemies who will stop at nothing to learn the secret locked in Simon's mind.Only FBI Agent Art Jefferson stands between the innocent young man and these corrupt forces, putting his career, his freedom, and his life on the line to save Simon.Simple Simon was made into the Bruce Willis film 'Mercury Rising'.
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126609.0,Sister Carrie,1900,3.74,34180.0,1316.0,,,Theodore Dreiser,"When a girl leaves her home at eighteen, she does one of two things. Either she falls into saving hands and becomes better, or she rapidly assumes the cosmopolitan standard of virtue and becomes worse.'The tale of Carrie Meeber's rise to stardom in the theatre and George Hurstwood's slow decline captures the twin poles of exuberance and exhaustion in modern city life as ne
When a girl leaves her home at eighteen, she does one of two things. Either she falls into saving hands and becomes better, or she rapidly assumes the cosmopolitan standard of virtue and becomes worse.'The tale of Carrie Meeber's rise to stardom in the theatre and George Hurstwood's slow decline captures the twin poles of exuberance and exhaustion in modern city life as never before. The premier example of American naturalism, Dreiser's remarkable first novel has deeply influenced such key writers as William Faulkner, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Saul Bellow, and Joyce Carol Oates. This edition uses the 1900 text, which is regarded as the author's final version.
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512215.0,Six Weeks,1976,3.48,89.0,11.0,,,Fred Mustard Stewart,Laugh and cry over the most poignant love story of them all--about a young enchantress with a short time to live and a lifetime of courage to give.,202.0,19.0,22.0,34.0,11.0,3.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1395551600l/512215.jpg,-1.27053058658067,0.493333333333333
1415777.0,Skyscraper,1931,3.34,59.0,7.0,,,Faith Baldwin,"Lynn is an ambitious young woman who loves her job in the gleaming new Manhattan skyscraper. Soon, Lynn also loves Tom, the young clerk down the hall. They are so in love that if they don",256.0,11.0,11.0,26.0,9.0,2.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1347917079l/1415777.jpg,-1.75716603585526,0.446666666666667
1088704.0,Sleeping with the Enemy,1987,4.01,8158.0,141.0,,,Nancy  Price,She is a stranger in a small town. She changed her name. Her looks. Her life. All to escape the most dangerous man she ever met: her husband.,309.0,3167.0,2600.0,1836.0,440.0,115.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1411004528l/1088704.jpg,0.571732185673104,0.67
663661.0,So Red the Rose,1934,3.47,60.0,9.0,,,Stark Young,"Young's novel of war coming to the Natchez region of Mississippi has long been considered one of the best of Civil War novels. If you would understand what was best in the Old South, its attitude toward life, you will find them here, glowing with that same vitality which was theirs in life.-New York Times. Southern Classics Series.",452.0,16.0,15.0,16.0,7.0,6.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1347479187l/663661.jpg,-1.30529026152886,0.49
398753.0,The Song of Bernadette,1941,4.15,738.0,70.0,,,Franz Werfel,"The Song of Bernadette is considered one of the twentieth century's greatest novels of triumphant religious faith. How the book came to be written is itself an inspirational and even miraculous story. In 1940, famed Austrian author Franz Werfel and his wife were on a desperate flight from the Nazi invaders, whom Franz had publicly denounced. Repeatedly thwarted in their at
The Song of Bernadette is considered one of the twentieth century's greatest novels of triumphant religious faith. How the book came to be written is itself an inspirational and even miraculous story. In 1940, famed Austrian author Franz Werfel and his wife were on a desperate flight from the Nazi invaders, whom Franz had publicly denounced. Repeatedly thwarted in their attempts to cross the French border, they found temporary refuge in Lourdes, home of the famous shrine where Bernadette received visions of the Virgin Mary and where millions come in faith to seek a miracle. Werfel became fascinated with Bernadette's story and began to visit the sacred grotto every day, swearing that, should he and his wife be granted escape from the Nazis, he would write the story of Bernadette for all the world. Franz's prayers were answered, and in America he wrote his masterpiece, The Song of Bernadette, a beautiful fusion of faith and craft.
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32071.0,Sons and Lovers,1913,3.62,42582.0,1710.0,,,D.H. Lawrence,"""She was a brazen hussy.""""She wasn't. And she was pretty, wasn't she""""I didn't look ... And tell your girls, my son, that when they're running after you, they're not to come and ask your mother for you - tell them that - brazen baggages you meet at dancing classes""The marriage of Gertrude and Walter Morel has become a battleground. Repelled by her uneducated and sometimes
""She was a brazen hussy.""""She wasn't. And she was pretty, wasn't she""""I didn't look ... And tell your girls, my son, that when they're running after you, they're not to come and ask your mother for you - tell them that - brazen baggages you meet at dancing classes""The marriage of Gertrude and Walter Morel has become a battleground. Repelled by her uneducated and sometimes violent husband, delicate Gertrude devotes her life to her children, especially to her sons, William and Paul - determined they will not follow their father into working down the coal mines. But conflict is evitable when Paul seeks to escape his mother's suffocating grasp through relationships with women his own age. Set in Lawrence's native Nottinghamshire, Sons and Lovers is a highly autobiographical and compelling portrayal of childhood, adolescence and the clash of generations.
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5162332.0,The Spoilers,1906,3.65,26.0,5.0,,,Rex Beach,"1905. Rex Beach was well on his way to becoming a lawyer when he was hit by Gold Rush Fever and left for the Klondike to strike it rich. His novel The Spoilers was quite successful at capturing the excitement of the Gold Rush, complete with claim-jumping, corruption, deception, villains, and heroes. It made the 1906 best sellers list and was made into a movie in 1914 featu
1905. Rex Beach was well on his way to becoming a lawyer when he was hit by Gold Rush Fever and left for the Klondike to strike it rich. His novel The Spoilers was quite successful at capturing the excitement of the Gold Rush, complete with claim-jumping, corruption, deception, villains, and heroes. It made the 1906 best sellers list and was made into a movie in 1914 featuring many of the popular actors and actresses of the day.
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33954.0,The Spook Who Sat by the Door,1969,4.36,1166.0,81.0,African American Life,,Sam Greenlee,This book is both a satire of the civil rights problems in the United States in the late 60s and a serious attempt to focuses on the issue of black militancy.,256.0,625.0,379.0,127.0,28.0,7.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1410163596l/33954.jpg,1.78832080885956,0.786666666666667
18455.0,The Spy Who Loved Me,1962,3.4,9221.0,614.0,James Bond Original Series,10,Ian Fleming,,198.0,1598.0,2715.0,3126.0,1315.0,467.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1287905911l/18455.jpg,-1.54860798616615,0.466666666666667
9505553.0,Station West,1948,3.83,23.0,3.0,,,Luke Short,Lt. John Haven must go undercover to find who had stolen 70 army uniforms intending to use them to steal gold bullion from the army.,182.0,7.0,8.0,6.0,1.0,1.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1371734492l/9505553.jpg,-0.053941963394216,0.61
33553.0,A Stir of Echoes,1958,3.89,10623.0,565.0,,,Richard Matheson,"Tom Wallace lived an ordinary life, until a chance event awakened psychic abilities he never knew he possessed. Now he's hearing the private thoughts of the people around him-and learning shocking secrets he never wanted to know. But as Tom's existence becomes a waking nightmare, even greater jolts are in store as he becomes the unwilling recipient of a compelling message
Tom Wallace lived an ordinary life, until a chance event awakened psychic abilities he never knew he possessed. Now he's hearing the private thoughts of the people around him-and learning shocking secrets he never wanted to know. But as Tom's existence becomes a waking nightmare, even greater jolts are in store as he becomes the unwilling recipient of a compelling message from beyond the grave!This eerie ghost story, by award-winning author of Hell House and I Am Legend, inspired the acclaimed 1999 film starring Kevin Bacon.
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3876.0,The Sun Also Rises,1926,3.82,333309.0,11225.0,,,Ernest Hemingway,"The quintessential novel of the Lost Generation, The Sun Also Rises is one of Ernest Hemingway's masterpieces, and a classic example of his spare but powerful writing style. A poignant look at the disillusionment and angst of the post-World War I generation, the novel introduces two of Hemingway's most unforgettable characters: Jake Barnes and Lady Brett Ashley. The story
The quintessential novel of the Lost Generation, The Sun Also Rises is one of Ernest Hemingway's masterpieces, and a classic example of his spare but powerful writing style. A poignant look at the disillusionment and angst of the post-World War I generation, the novel introduces two of Hemingway's most unforgettable characters: Jake Barnes and Lady Brett Ashley. The story follows the flamboyant Brett and the hapless Jake as they journey from the wild nightlife of 1920s Paris to the brutal bullfighting rings of Spain with a motley group of expatriates. It is an age of moral bankruptcy, spiritual dissolution, unrealized love, and vanishing illusions. First published in 1926, The Sun Also Rises helped to establish Hemingway as one of the greatest writers of the twentieth century.
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693359.0,The Swarm,1974,3.09,296.0,41.0,,,Arthur Herzog III,"FAMILY ATTACKED BY BEES--TWO KILLED MARYVILLE, N.Y. Sept. 26 (AP)--A family of five on an outing in an isolated spot by a stream were attacked by bees here. Mr. and Mrs. William Peterson died as the result of bee bites. Their three children were also attacked, one, Karen, age 12, severely. The local coroner, Dr. David P. Znac, speculated that both adults had allergies to b
FAMILY ATTACKED BY BEES--TWO KILLED MARYVILLE, N.Y. Sept. 26 (AP)--A family of five on an outing in an isolated spot by a stream were attacked by bees here. Mr. and Mrs. William Peterson died as the result of bee bites. Their three children were also attacked, one, Karen, age 12, severely. The local coroner, Dr. David P. Znac, speculated that both adults had allergies to bee bites, which can be fatal. About 30 deaths a year in the U.S. are attributed to bites from bees, wasps and hornets. What caused the bees to attack is not known. This was the beginning, barely noticed. Then the terror began to spread--terror that was to erupt into a national panic as the strange, seemingly purposeful murderous attacks of a new and vicious species of bees began to mount. Against this background, a band of scientists draw upon their knowledge to fight an enemy they only partly comprehend in a desperate race against time.Built around one of man's most haunting fears--that the forces of nature will overrun his defenses and exterminate the human race--""The Swarm"" is a vividly imagined masterpiece of chilling adventure.
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316845.0,The Sword in the Stone,1938,3.91,21594.0,771.0,The Once and Future King,1,T.H. White,"""Learn. That is the only thing that never fails.""--Merlyn the WizardBefore there was a famous king named Arthur, there was a curious boy named Wart and a kind old wizard named Merlyn. Transformed by Merlyn into the forms of his fantasy, Wart learns the value of history from a snake, of education from a badger, and of courage from a hawk--the lessons that help turn a boy in
""Learn. That is the only thing that never fails.""--Merlyn the WizardBefore there was a famous king named Arthur, there was a curious boy named Wart and a kind old wizard named Merlyn. Transformed by Merlyn into the forms of his fantasy, Wart learns the value of history from a snake, of education from a badger, and of courage from a hawk--the lessons that help turn a boy into a man. Together, Wart and Merlyn take the reader through this timeless story of childhood and adventure--The Sword in the Stone. T.H. White's classic tale of the young Arthur's questioning and discovery of his life is unparalleled for its wit and wisdom, and for its colorful characters, from the wise Merlyn to the heroic Robin Wood to the warmhearted King Pellinore.Golden Kite Honor artist Dennis Nolan has loved The Sword in the Stone since childhood, and he imbues White's tale with magic and mystery in his glowing illustrations. Readers who know Arthur or are meeting him for the first time will delight in this beautiful rendering of one of the greatest stories of all time.
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133488.0,Tales of the South Pacific,1947,4.04,13398.0,370.0,,,James A. Michener,"Winner of the 1948 Pulitzer Prize for FictionEnter the exotic world of the South Pacific, meet the men and women caught up in the drama of a big war. The young Marine who falls madly in love with a beautiful Tonkinese girl. Nurse Nellie and her French planter, Emile De Becque. The soldiers, sailors, and nurses playing at war and waiting for love in a tropic paradise.",384.0,4888.0,4973.0,2892.0,528.0,117.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1425684588l/133488.jpg,0.676011210517658,0.68
2247142.0,The Talented Mr. Ripley,1955,3.94,45242.0,2648.0,Ripley,1,Patricia Highsmith,"Since his debut in 1955, Tom Ripley has evolved into the ultimate bad boy sociopath, influencing countless novelists and filmmakers. In this first novel, we are introduced to suave, handsome Tom Ripley: a young striver, newly arrived in the heady world of Manhattan in the 1950s. A product of a broken home, branded a ""sissy"" by his dismissive Aunt Dottie, Ripley becomes ena
Since his debut in 1955, Tom Ripley has evolved into the ultimate bad boy sociopath, influencing countless novelists and filmmakers. In this first novel, we are introduced to suave, handsome Tom Ripley: a young striver, newly arrived in the heady world of Manhattan in the 1950s. A product of a broken home, branded a ""sissy"" by his dismissive Aunt Dottie, Ripley becomes enamored of the moneyed world of his new friend, Dickie Greenleaf. This fondness turns obsessive when Ripley is sent to Italy to bring back his libertine pal but grows enraged by Dickie's ambivalent feelings for Marge, a charming American dilettante. A dark reworking of Henry James's The Ambassadors, The Talented Mr. Ripley",320.0,13308.0,19239.0,9917.0,2141.0,637.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1435426615l/2247142.jpg,0.328414461035813,0.646666666666667
40425.0,Tarzan of the Apes,1995,3.89,36319.0,2251.0,Tarzan,1,Edgar Rice Burroughs,"When a ship's mutiny forces a young noble English couple out onto the remote African coast, their child is born into the wild. Their deaths a short time later leave the boy alone in the jungle wilderness--until a she-ape adopts him and raises him as her own. Reluctantly accepted into the tribe by its fierce leader, Kerchak, the baby Tarzan must prove himself by learning th
When a ship's mutiny forces a young noble English couple out onto the remote African coast, their child is born into the wild. Their deaths a short time later leave the boy alone in the jungle wilderness--until a she-ape adopts him and raises him as her own. Reluctantly accepted into the tribe by its fierce leader, Kerchak, the baby Tarzan must prove himself by learning the ways of survival in the jungle: how to talk with animals, swing through the trees, and fight the great predators. In time, his strength, courage, and human intelligence earn him a place as Lord of the Jungle. But when civilized men enter the jungle, Tarzan is forced to choose between two worlds. Edgar Rice Burroughs' classic tale is both a reflection on civilization from an outside point of view and an exploration of the primal force within us all.Narrated by Simon Prebble
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589897.0,The Return of Tarzan,1995,3.81,7761.0,480.0,Tarzan,2,Edgar Rice Burroughs,Sequel to the author's original Tarzan novel.,248.0,1940.0,3012.0,2288.0,445.0,76.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1347259195l/589897.jpg,-0.123461313290585,0.603333333333333
828196.0,Tarzan and the Golden Lion,1995,3.76,1316.0,49.0,Tarzan,9,Edgar Rice Burroughs,"Tarzan had been betrayed. Drugged and helpless, he was delivered into the hands of the dreadful priests of Opar, last bastion of ancient Atlantis. La, High Priestess of the Flaming God, had saved him once again, driven by her hopeless love for the ape-man. But now she was betrayed and threatened by her people. To save her, Tarzan fled with her into the legendary Valley of
Tarzan had been betrayed. Drugged and helpless, he was delivered into the hands of the dreadful priests of Opar, last bastion of ancient Atlantis. La, High Priestess of the Flaming God, had saved him once again, driven by her hopeless love for the ape-man. But now she was betrayed and threatened by her people. To save her, Tarzan fled with her into the legendary Valley of Diamonds, while Jad-bal-ja, his faithful golden lion, followed. Ahead lay a land where savage gorillas ruled over servile men. And behind, Estaban Miranda",191.0,317.0,468.0,436.0,84.0,11.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1256853752l/828196.jpg,-0.297259688031508,0.586666666666667
338593.0,Jungle Tales of Tarzan,1995,3.7,2131.0,83.0,Tarzan,6,Edgar Rice Burroughs,Glorious tales of Tarzan,191.0,502.0,714.0,727.0,158.0,30.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1173874903l/338593.jpg,-0.505817737720614,0.566666666666667
5713875.0,Telefon,1975,3.65,75.0,11.0,,,Walter Wager,"The Russians called the project TELEFON.""It was brilliant,"" Strelski insisted. ""Hypnoisis. We collected four hundred and thirty first-class English speakers who'd never left the country, drilled them in every detail of American life and then hand-picked the cream for drug-assisted hypnosis. When we were finished with them, every one believed he was the American whose paper
The Russians called the project TELEFON.""It was brilliant,"" Strelski insisted. ""Hypnoisis. We collected four hundred and thirty first-class English speakers who'd never left the country, drilled them in every detail of American life and then hand-picked the cream for drug-assisted hypnosis. When we were finished with them, every one believed he was the American whose papers he carried, and each was programmed to detroy a target in the U.S.A. when he received a coded phone message.""It was a brilliant plan. But now, at the wrong time, it was being executed by the wrong man. Now the Russians must stop TELEFON by dispatching their own James Bond to the United States.
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63461.0,Terms of Endearment,1975,4.15,23087.0,334.0,,,Larry McMurtry,An Oscar-winning story of a memorable mother and her fiesty daughter who find the courage and humor to live through life's hazards and to love each other as never before. The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Lonesome Dove created two characters who won the hearts of readers and moviegoers everywhere--Aurora Greenway and her daughter Emma.,416.0,9575.0,8643.0,3919.0,719.0,231.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1170617268l/63461.jpg,1.05836763494769,0.716666666666667
32261.0,Tess of the D'Urbervilles,1891,3.79,216244.0,7637.0,,,Thomas Hardy,"Alternate cover edition of ISBN 9780141439594.When Tess Durbeyfield is driven by family poverty to claim kinship with the wealthy D'Urbervilles and seek a portion of their family fortune, meeting her 'cousin' Alec proves to be her downfall. A very different man, Angel Clare, seems to offer her love and salvation, but Tess must choose whether to reveal her past or remain si
Alternate cover edition of ISBN 9780141439594.When Tess Durbeyfield is driven by family poverty to claim kinship with the wealthy D'Urbervilles and seek a portion of their family fortune, meeting her 'cousin' Alec proves to be her downfall. A very different man, Angel Clare, seems to offer her love and salvation, but Tess must choose whether to reveal her past or remain silent in the hope of a peaceful future.
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54814.0,Texasville,1987,3.7,3853.0,154.0,The Last Picture Show,2,Larry McMurtry,"With Texasville, Larry McMurtry returns to the unforgettable Texas town and characters of one of his best-loved books, The Last Picture Show. This is a Texas-sized story brimming with home truths of the heart, and men and women we recognize, believe in, and care about deeply. Set in the post-oil-boom 1980s, Texasville brings us up to date with Duane, who's got an adoring d
With Texasville, Larry McMurtry returns to the unforgettable Texas town and characters of one of his best-loved books, The Last Picture Show. This is a Texas-sized story brimming with home truths of the heart, and men and women we recognize, believe in, and care about deeply. Set in the post-oil-boom 1980s, Texasville brings us up to date with Duane, who's got an adoring dog, a sassy wife, a twelve-million-dollar debt, and a hot tub by the pool; Jacy, who's finished playing ""Jungla"" in Italian movies and who's returned to Thalia; and Sonny -- Duane's teenage rival for Jacy's affections -- who owns the car wash, the Kwik-Sackstore, and the video arcade.  One of Larry McMurtry's funniest and most touching contemporary novels.
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153492.0,The 39 Steps,1915,3.61,24727.0,2009.0,Richard Hannay,1,John Buchan,"Adventurer Richard Hannay, just returned from South Africa, is thoroughly bored with London life-until he is accosted by a mysterious American, who warns him of an assassination plot that could completely destabalise the fragile political balance of Europe. Initially sceptical, Hannay nonetheless harbours the man-but one dayreturns home to find him murdered... An obvious s
Adventurer Richard Hannay, just returned from South Africa, is thoroughly bored with London life-until he is accosted by a mysterious American, who warns him of an assassination plot that could completely destabalise the fragile political balance of Europe. Initially sceptical, Hannay nonetheless harbours the man-but one dayreturns home to find him murdered... An obvious suspect, Hannay flees to his native Scotland, pursued by both the police and a cunning, ruthless enemy. His life and the security of Britan are in grave peril, and everything rests on the solution to a baffling enigma: what are the 'thirty nine steps'
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1148823.0,Thieves Like Us,1937,3.69,465.0,66.0,,,Edward Anderson,"""One of the great forgotten novels of the 30s."" - Raymond ChandlerSomewhere between the hardboiled talk of Dashiell Hammett and the dustbowl poetry of John Steinbeck lies the doomed romanticism of Edward Anderson's 'Thieves Like Us'. When three small-time country gangsters break jail, they return, like moths to a flame, to the only life they know - smalltown bank-robbing.
""One of the great forgotten novels of the 30s."" - Raymond ChandlerSomewhere between the hardboiled talk of Dashiell Hammett and the dustbowl poetry of John Steinbeck lies the doomed romanticism of Edward Anderson's 'Thieves Like Us'. When three small-time country gangsters break jail, they return, like moths to a flame, to the only life they know - smalltown bank-robbing. And when Bowie, the youngest of them, falls in love wit Keechie, one of the older gangster's cousins, it becomes a classic tale of love with nowhere to hide and no hope of reprieve.First published in 1937, 'Thieves Like Us' was powerfully adapted for the screen by Nicholas Ray in 1948 as 'They Live by Night' and once again under its original title by Robert Altman in 1973.
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542284.0,Thor,1993,4.25,347.0,62.0,,,Wayne Smith,"""Harrowing."" Kirkus ReviewsThor is a German shepherd belonging to a typical suburban family, wise, trustworthy, and tirelessly devoted to his human ""pack."" Then Uncle Ted comes to live with Thor's owners. And the terror begins. For Ted is no longer fully human, and only Thor can detect the Bad Thing lurking within Uncle Ted. Only Thor can sense the horror he is helpless to
""Harrowing."" Kirkus ReviewsThor is a German shepherd belonging to a typical suburban family, wise, trustworthy, and tirelessly devoted to his human ""pack."" Then Uncle Ted comes to live with Thor's owners. And the terror begins. For Ted is no longer fully human, and only Thor can detect the Bad Thing lurking within Uncle Ted. Only Thor can sense the horror he is helpless to communicate. And only Thor can defeat that horror.
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173984.0,Three-Ten to Yuma and Other Stories,1953,3.95,2011.0,91.0,,,Elmore Leonard,Trust was rare and precious in the wide-open towns that sprung up like weeds on America's frontier,193.0,581.0,871.0,460.0,79.0,20.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1410132752l/173984.jpg,0.363174135983998,0.65
1096572.0,The Three Worlds of Johnny Handsome,1973,3.84,25.0,3.0,,,John Godey,,214.0,7.0,7.0,11.0,0.0,0.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1391455200l/1096572.jpg,-0.0191822884460323,0.613333333333333
6441667.0,To Catch A Thief,1952,3.99,324.0,39.0,,,David Dodge,"John Robie is a former jewel thief, formerly known as ",248.0,107.0,128.0,70.0,17.0,2.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1429544500l/6441667.jpg,0.502212835776736,0.663333333333333
4630.0,To Have and Have Not,1937,3.56,21939.0,1314.0,,,Ernest Hemingway,"To Have and Have Not is the dramatic story of Harry Morgan, an honest man who is forced into running contraband between Cuba and Key West as a means of keeping his crumbling family financially afloat. His adventures lead him into the world of the wealthy and dissipated yachtsmen who throng the region, and involve him in a strange and unlikely love affair.Harshly realistic,
To Have and Have Not is the dramatic story of Harry Morgan, an honest man who is forced into running contraband between Cuba and Key West as a means of keeping his crumbling family financially afloat. His adventures lead him into the world of the wealthy and dissipated yachtsmen who throng the region, and involve him in a strange and unlikely love affair.Harshly realistic, yet with one of the most subtle and moving relationships in the Hemingway oeuvre, To Have and Have Not is literary high adventure at its finest.
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146943.0,The Toilers of the Sea,1866,4.08,2700.0,237.0,,,Victor Hugo,A,480.0,1086.0,951.0,498.0,118.0,47.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1347516325l/146943.jpg,0.815049910310396,0.693333333333333
1041367.0,Tous les hommes sont mortels,1946,4.1,3325.0,251.0,,,Simone de Beauvoir,,526.0,1366.0,1164.0,607.0,153.0,35.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1356142633l/1041367.jpg,0.884569260206764,0.7
107301.0,A Town Like Alice,1950,4.13,45138.0,3084.0,,,Nevil Shute,"Nevil Shute's most beloved novel, a tale of love and war, follows its enterprising heroine from the Malayan jungle during World War II to the rugged Australian outback.Jean Paget, a young Englishwoman living in Malaya, is captured by the invading Japanese and forced on a brutal seven-month death march with dozens of other women and children. A few years after the war, Jean
Nevil Shute's most beloved novel, a tale of love and war, follows its enterprising heroine from the Malayan jungle during World War II to the rugged Australian outback.Jean Paget, a young Englishwoman living in Malaya, is captured by the invading Japanese and forced on a brutal seven-month death march with dozens of other women and children. A few years after the war, Jean is back in England, the nightmare behind her. However, an unexpected inheritance inspires her to return to Malaya to give something back to the villagers who saved her life. Jean's travels leads her to a desolate Australian outpost called Willstown, where she finds a challenge that will draw on all the resourcefulness and spirit that carried her through her war-time ordeals.
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295.0,Treasure Island,1883,3.83,350518.0,9439.0,,,Robert Louis Stevenson,"""For sheer storytelling delight and pure adventure, Treasure Island has never been surpassed. From the moment young Jim Hawkins first encounters the sinister Blind Pew at the Admiral Benbow Inn until the climactic battle for treasure on a tropic isle, the nevel creates scenes and characters that have firetd the imaginations of generations of readers. Written by a superb pr
""For sheer storytelling delight and pure adventure, Treasure Island has never been surpassed. From the moment young Jim Hawkins first encounters the sinister Blind Pew at the Admiral Benbow Inn until the climactic battle for treasure on a tropic isle, the nevel creates scenes and characters that have firetd the imaginations of generations of readers. Written by a superb prose stylist, a master of both action and atmosphere, the story centers upon the conflict between good and evil - but in this case a particularly engaging form of evil. It is the villainy of that most ambiguous rogue Long John Silver that sets the tempo of this tale of treachery, greed, and daring. Designed to forever kindle a dream of high romance and distant horizons, Treasure Island is, in the words of G. K. Chesterton, 'the realization of an ideal, that which is promised in its provocative and beckoning map; a vision not only of white skeletons but also green palm trees and sapphire seas.' G. S. Fraser terms it 'an utterly original book' and goes on to write: 'There will always be a place for stories like Treasure Island that can keep boys and old men happy.'
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57658.0,The Treasure of the Sierra Madre,1927,4.09,1728.0,187.0,,,B. Traven,A CULT MASTERPIECE,308.0,626.0,711.0,320.0,57.0,14.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1388317834l/57658.jpg,0.84980958525858,0.696666666666667
7190.0,The Three Musketeers,1844,4.07,245419.0,5733.0,The d'Artagnan Romances,1,Alexandre Dumas,Alexandre Dumas,625.0,92281.0,91807.0,49928.0,8974.0,2429.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1320436982l/7190.jpg,0.780290235362212,0.69
12948.0,The Turn of the Screw,1898,3.44,79042.0,5709.0,,,Henry James,"A very young woman's first job: governess for two weirdly beautiful, strangely distant, oddly silent children, Miles and Flora, at a forlorn estate...An estate haunted by a beckoning evil.Half-seen figures who glare from dark towers and dusty windows- silent, foul phantoms who, day by day, night by night, come closer, ever closer. With growing horror, the helpless governes
A very young woman's first job: governess for two weirdly beautiful, strangely distant, oddly silent children, Miles and Flora, at a forlorn estate...An estate haunted by a beckoning evil.Half-seen figures who glare from dark towers and dusty windows- silent, foul phantoms who, day by day, night by night, come closer, ever closer. With growing horror, the helpless governess realizes the fiendish creatures want the children, seeking to corrupt their bodies, possess their minds, own their souls...But worse-much worse- the governess discovers that Miles and Flora have no terror of the lurking evil.For they want the walking dead as badly as the dead want them.
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6560520.0,Twenty Fifth Hour,1949,4.49,3625.0,806.0,,,Constantin Virgil Gheorghiu,"Gheorghiu's best-known book depicts the plight of a naive young farmhand, Johann Moritz, under German, Soviet and American occupation of Central Europe. Johann is sent to a labor camp by a police captain who covets his wife, Suzanna. At first, he is tagged as a Jew. Later, he is ""rescued"" by a Nazi officer who determines he is a perfect Aryan specimen, and forces him into
Gheorghiu's best-known book depicts the plight of a naive young farmhand, Johann Moritz, under German, Soviet and American occupation of Central Europe. Johann is sent to a labor camp by a police captain who covets his wife, Suzanna. At first, he is tagged as a Jew. Later, he is ""rescued"" by a Nazi officer who determines he is a perfect Aryan specimen, and forces him into service in the SS as a model for German propaganda. Imprisoned after the war, he is severely beaten by his Russian captors, then put on trial by Allied forces because of his work for the Nazis. Traian, son of the priest Koruga, is a famous novelist and minor diplomat whose first internment comes when he is picked up as an enemy alien by the Yugoslavs. Once imprisoned, the two heroes begin an odyssey of torture and despair. In the end, Traian dies in a concentration camp, while Johann is forced by the Americans to enlist in the army, just as World War III is about to start, or to be interned in a camp (as well as his family) as a citizen from an enemy country.In 1967, Carlo Ponti produced a film based on Gheorghiu's book. The movie was directed by Henri Verneuil, with Anthony Quinn as Johann, Virna Lisi as Suzanna, and Serge Reggiani as Traian.
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41865.0,Twilight,2008,3.58,4367691.0,98456.0,Twilight ,1,Stephenie Meyer,"About three things I was absolutely positive.First, Edward was a vampire.Second, there was a part of him",498.0,1523603.0,976951.0,886205.0,483515.0,497417.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1361039443l/41865.jpg,-0.922933837098828,0.526666666666667
1271025.0,Two Much,1975,3.49,207.0,16.0,,,Donald E. Westlake,"The master of the comic caper is back with a new riotous tale of double identity. When Art Dodge falls in love with beautiful twins, he wants both all to himself. So, Art and Bart Dodge marry the girls, until he is exhausted and decides Bart has to go. Previous paberback by Fawcett Crest.",240.0,28.0,79.0,73.0,20.0,7.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1266759996l/1271025.jpg,-1.23577091163249,0.496666666666667
759517.0,Hard to Be a God,1964,4.21,8225.0,394.0,  ,,Arkady Strugatsky,"The novel follows Anton, an undercover operative from the future planet Earth, in his mission on an alien planet, that is populated by human beings, whose society has not advanced beyond the Middle Ages. The novel's core idea is that human progress throughout the centuries is often cruel and bloody, and that religion and blind faith can be an effective tool of oppression,
The novel follows Anton, an undercover operative from the future planet Earth, in his mission on an alien planet, that is populated by human beings, whose society has not advanced beyond the Middle Ages. The novel's core idea is that human progress throughout the centuries is often cruel and bloody, and that religion and blind faith can be an effective tool of oppression, working to destroy the emerging scientific disciplines and enlightenment.-Don Rumata has been sent from Earth to the medieval kingdom of Arkanar with instructions to observe and to save what he can. Masquerading as an arrogant nobleman, a dueler, and a brawler, he is never defeated, but yet he can never kill. With his doubt and compassion, and his deep love for a local girl named Kira, Rumata wants to save the kingdom from the machinations of Don Reba, the first minister to the king. But given his orders, what role can he play This long overdue translation will reintroduce one of the most profound Soviet-era novels to an eager audience.Arkady and Boris Strugatsky are widely known as the greatest Russian writers of science fiction, and their 1964 novel Hard to Be a God is considered one of the greatest of their works. Yet until now the only English version (unavailable for over thirty years) was based on a German translation, and was full of errors, infelicities, and misunderstandings. Now, in a new translation by Olena Bormashenko, whose translation of the authors",219.0,3798.0,2833.0,1216.0,291.0,87.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1425850190l/759517.jpg,1.26692568463679,0.736666666666667
2322235.0,Undercover Cat,1963,3.79,144.0,18.0,Undercover Cat,1,The Gordons,DC (short for Darn Cat) Randall is always in trouble. But this time it's really big. He's followed his nose to a salmon--and it belongs to some bank robbers! Suddenly D.C. is the F.B.I.'s favorite feline. He's the only undercover agent who knows where the suspects are--and he's not talking,167.0,33.0,57.0,47.0,5.0,2.0,https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/book/blank-133x176-8b769f39ba6687a82d2eef30bdf46977.jpg,-0.192980663186954,0.596666666666667
395277.0,Valdez Is Coming,1970,3.99,1819.0,174.0,,,Elmore Leonard,"They laughed at Roberto Valdez and then ignored him. But when a dark-skinned man was holed up in a shack with a gun, they sent the part-time town constable to deal with the problem -- and made sure he had no choice but to gun the fugitive down. Trouble was, Valdez killed an innocent man. And when he asked for justice -- and some money for the dead man's woman -- they beat
They laughed at Roberto Valdez and then ignored him. But when a dark-skinned man was holed up in a shack with a gun, they sent the part-time town constable to deal with the problem -- and made sure he had no choice but to gun the fugitive down. Trouble was, Valdez killed an innocent man. And when he asked for justice -- and some money for the dead man's woman -- they beat Valdez and tied him to a cross. They were still laughing when Valdez came back. And then they began to die...
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5797.0,Vanity Fair,1847,3.78,108058.0,3019.0,,,William Makepeace Thackeray,"A novel that chronicles the lives of two women who could not be more different: Becky Sharp, an orphan whose only resources are her vast ambitions, her native wit, and her loose morals; and her schoolmate Amelia Sedley, a typically naive Victorian heroine, the pampered daughter of a wealthy family.",912.0,31374.0,36671.0,28047.0,8629.0,3337.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1344386439l/5797.jpg,-0.227740338135139,0.593333333333333
3786122.0,Vanity Row,1953,3.83,12.0,4.0,,,W.R. Burnett,"When Frank Hobart, nationally known lawyer, millionaire, and Administration favorite, was shot down in the street, it was Captain Roy Hargis--the Hangman, the Administration's private gunman--who was called in to keep the public from discovering Hobart's connection with the out-of-town wire services and to find a sitting duck to take the rap. He thought that he had one whe
When Frank Hobart, nationally known lawyer, millionaire, and Administration favorite, was shot down in the street, it was Captain Roy Hargis--the Hangman, the Administration's private gunman--who was called in to keep the public from discovering Hobart's connection with the out-of-town wire services and to find a sitting duck to take the rap. He thought that he had one when Joe Sert put the finger on Ilona Vance, but what happened next was only to prove how dangerous a beautiful woman can be even to a tough, ruthless, unscrupulous, and unemotional cop used to walking a highwire with no net beneath him. Here is another swift, tense, spellbinding story of big-city corruption by an author who knows his way around the dark byways of crime and the criminal mind and who knows how to tell a story of suspense and action and make it utterly convincing.(Original jacket copy, 1952)
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487825.0,A Very Private Gentleman,1990,3.63,1471.0,229.0,,,Martin Booth,"SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE, THE AMERICAN, STARRING GEORGE CLOONEY AND DIRECTED BY ANTON CORBIJNThe locals in the Italian village where he lives call him Signor Farfalla--Mr. Butterfly--for he appears to be a discreet gentleman who paints rare butterflies. But as inconspicuous as Farfalla tries to make himself, his real profession is deadly, unbeknownst to the someti
SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE, THE AMERICAN, STARRING GEORGE CLOONEY AND DIRECTED BY ANTON CORBIJNThe locals in the Italian village where he lives call him Signor Farfalla--Mr. Butterfly--for he appears to be a discreet gentleman who paints rare butterflies. But as inconspicuous as Farfalla tries to make himself, his real profession is deadly, unbeknownst to the sometime brothel worker, Clara, with whom he sleeps.Of a certain age, and as his feelings for Clara intensify, Farfalla has resolved to make his next job his last--all the while sensing a treacherous circle closing in on him.
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11932829.0,Vespers in Vienna,1947,3.64,11.0,1.0,,,Bruce Marshall,"From the back cover:He was a military man - with a great respect for discipline and a habit of being obeyed. She was a woman of God - with unshakable ideas and a talent for running things her own way.When Colonel Nicobar marched his outfit into the convent, he had orders to carry out his job and let the nuns carry on with theirs. But neither the colonel nor the War Office
From the back cover:He was a military man - with a great respect for discipline and a habit of being obeyed. She was a woman of God - with unshakable ideas and a talent for running things her own way.When Colonel Nicobar marched his outfit into the convent, he had orders to carry out his job and let the nuns carry on with theirs. But neither the colonel nor the War Office had bargained for Reverend Mother Auxilia.
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438078.0,Victory,1915,3.85,2893.0,246.0,,,Joseph Conrad,"Axel Heyst, a dreamer and a restless drifter, believes he can avoid suffering by cutting himself off from others. Then he becomes involved in the operation of a coal company on a remote island in the Malay Archipelago, and when it fails he turns his back on humanity once more. But his life alters when he rescues a young English girl, Lena, from Zangiacomo's Ladies' Orchest
Axel Heyst, a dreamer and a restless drifter, believes he can avoid suffering by cutting himself off from others. Then he becomes involved in the operation of a coal company on a remote island in the Malay Archipelago, and when it fails he turns his back on humanity once more. But his life alters when he rescues a young English girl, Lena, from Zangiacomo's Ladies' Orchestra and the evil innkeeper Schomberg, taking her to his island retreat. The affair between Heyst and Lena begins with her release, but the relationship shifts as Lena struggles to save Heyst from the detachment and isolation that have inhibited and influenced his life.Marked by a violent and tragic conclusion, Victory is both a tale of rescue and adventure and a perceptive study of a complex relationship and of the power of love.
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2963410.0,De vierde man,1981,3.15,588.0,18.0,,,Gerard Reve,Na een lezing strandt de auteur in een vreemde stad waar een mysterieuze vrouw zich over hem ontfermt.,108.0,28.0,165.0,289.0,80.0,26.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1412539982l/2963410.jpg,-2.41759985987076,0.383333333333333
169751.0,The Virginian: A Horseman of the Plains,1902,3.89,6877.0,706.0,,,Owen Wister,"In the untamed West, pioneers came to test their fortunes -- and their wills. The Wyoming territory was a harsh, unforgiving land, with its own unwritten code of honor by which men lived and died. Into this rough landscape rides the Virginian, a solitary man whose unbending will is his only guide through life. The Virginian's unwavering beliefs in right and wrong are soon
In the untamed West, pioneers came to test their fortunes -- and their wills. The Wyoming territory was a harsh, unforgiving land, with its own unwritten code of honor by which men lived and died. Into this rough landscape rides the Virginian, a solitary man whose unbending will is his only guide through life. The Virginian's unwavering beliefs in right and wrong are soon tested as he tries to prove his love for a woman who cannot accept his sense of justice; at the same time, a betrayal by his most trusted friend forces him to fight against the corruption that rules the land. Still as exciting and meaningful as it was when first published one hundred years ago, Owen Wister's epic tale of a man caught between his love for a woman and his quest for justice exemplifies one of the most significant and enduring themes in all of American literature. With remarkable character depth and vivid passages, The Virginian stands not only as the first great novel of American Western literature, but as a testament to the eternal struggle between good and evil in humanity. With an engaging new introduction by Gary Scharnhorst, professor of English at the University of New Mexico, this volume is an indispensable addition to the library of American Western literature.
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619930.0,Voyage of the Damned,1974,4.0,693.0,70.0,,,Gordon Thomas,El 13 de mayo de 1939 zarpaba de Hamburgo el trasatl,336.0,225.0,283.0,153.0,23.0,9.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1176395379l/619930.jpg,0.53697251072492,0.666666666666667
3269371.0,The Wages Of Fear,1950,3.59,238.0,15.0,,,Georges Arnaud,,144.0,37.0,90.0,92.0,15.0,4.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1230825980l/3269371.jpg,-0.888174162150644,0.53
941136.0,Waltz into Darkness,1947,3.8,330.0,33.0,,,Cornell Woolrich,"In this thrilling tale of greed and deception, Cornell Woolrich tells of middle-aged Louis Durand, whose fiancee has died fifteen years ago on the eve of their wedding. Now Louis decides to take one more chance at love by marrying Julia Russell, a woman he knows only by correspondence. When she arrives on the day of their wedding, she is younger and more beautiful than he
In this thrilling tale of greed and deception, Cornell Woolrich tells of middle-aged Louis Durand, whose fiancee has died fifteen years ago on the eve of their wedding. Now Louis decides to take one more chance at love by marrying Julia Russell, a woman he knows only by correspondence. When she arrives on the day of their wedding, she is younger and more beautiful than he expected--and far more deadly. Louis soon comes to realize that Julia is not who she claims to be--and they both embark on a waltz into darkness.
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8909.0,The War of the Worlds,1898,3.81,208902.0,6165.0,,,H.G. Wells,With H.G. Wells,192.0,54282.0,80324.0,58184.0,12866.0,3246.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1320391644l/8909.jpg,-0.123461313290585,0.603333333333333
18351860.0,The Water Hole: A Western Story,1927,3.47,19.0,6.0,,,Zane Grey,"In 1925, widowed businessman Elijah Winters brings his daughter Cherry from Long Island to stay at a trading post in a remote area some distance from Flagstaff, Arizona. To entertain herself, Cherry flirts with several of the cowboys, not realizing that they are very different from the young men she knew in the East. Also very different is Stephen Heftral, a young archeolo
In 1925, widowed businessman Elijah Winters brings his daughter Cherry from Long Island to stay at a trading post in a remote area some distance from Flagstaff, Arizona. To entertain herself, Cherry flirts with several of the cowboys, not realizing that they are very different from the young men she knew in the East. Also very different is Stephen Heftral, a young archeologist who is searching for an ancient and lost kiva of a primitive Indian tribe that disappeared centuries before in what became the land of the Navajos. Heftral believes that this lost kiva is most probably in a desert fastness called Beckyshibeta, the Navajo word for water hole. Elijah Winters colludes with Heftral to awaken Cherry to a new and healthier way of life by taking her, by force if necessary, to Beckyshibeta. Cherry comes to forget the luxury of her past in the beauty and dangers of the canons and the thrill of herself making an important archeological discovery.""
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202033.0,The Way West,1949,3.94,4711.0,215.0,The Big Sky,2,A.B. Guthrie Jr.,"An enormously entertaining classic, THE WAY WEST brings to life the adventure of the western passage and the pioneer spirit. The sequel to THE BIG SKY, this celebrated novel charts a frontiersman's return to the untamed West in 1846. Dick Summers, as pilot of a wagon train, guides a group of settlers on the difficult journey from Missouri to Oregon. In sensitive but unsent
An enormously entertaining classic, THE WAY WEST brings to life the adventure of the western passage and the pioneer spirit. The sequel to THE BIG SKY, this celebrated novel charts a frontiersman's return to the untamed West in 1846. Dick Summers, as pilot of a wagon train, guides a group of settlers on the difficult journey from Missouri to Oregon. In sensitive but unsentimental prose, Guthrie illuminates the harsh trials and resounding triumphs of pioneer life. With THE WAY WEST, he pays homage to the grandeur of the western wilderness, its stark and beautiful scenery, and its extraordinary people.
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121313.0,West of the Pecos,1937,3.86,374.0,18.0,,,Zane Grey,"From one of the bestselling western novelists of all time, comes another classic story. Templeton Lambeth had so desperately wanted a son-- an heir to ride by his side through the vast, wild ranges just west of the Pecos River. But to his disappointment, his wife bore a girl. His hopes crushed and in denial, he decides to raise his daughter as if she were a boy. In honor o
From one of the bestselling western novelists of all time, comes another classic story. Templeton Lambeth had so desperately wanted a son-- an heir to ride by his side through the vast, wild ranges just west of the Pecos River. But to his disappointment, his wife bore a girl. His hopes crushed and in denial, he decides to raise his daughter as if she were a boy. In honor of Lambeth's more successful brother, they named her: Terrill. Upon the arrival of the Civil War, Lambeth enlists in Lee's army, leaving behind his wife and tomboy daughter, with hopes to reconcile living in the shadow of his brother. By the time the war ends, Lambeth returns a colonel and his wife has passed. Tired of his old life as a cotton planter, he packs up with his tomboy daughter, Rill, and heads for the alluring western frontier to start anew. After they arrive in the West, the Colonel is brutally murdered. Rill, disguised as a youth of eighteen who rode with the toughest, is left to fend for herself in the Wild West swarming with outlaws. Enter the one they called Pecos Smith--a rugged desperado with a mysterious past and one bad reputation. Though, he may not be what he seems. Filled with adventure, bandits, and the beautiful landscape of America in its formative years, West of the Pecos is a classic tale by one of the greatest novelists of the American west. Skyhorse Publishing is proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in fiction that takes place in the old West. Westerns--books about outlaws, sheriffs, chiefs and warriors, cowboys and Indians--are a genre in which we publish regularly. Our list includes international bestselling authors like Zane Gray and Louis L'Amour, and many more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.
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1446530.0,When Knighthood Was in Flower,1898,3.6,149.0,22.0,,,Edwin Caskoden,"Subtitled, ""The Love Story of Charles Brandon and Mary Tudor the King's Sister, and Happening in the Reign of His August Majesty King Henry the Eighth,"" When Knighthood Was in Flower is a fascinating novel set against the historic backdrop of the palaces and political intrigues of England and France. Based on the memoir of Sir Edwin Caskoden.",208.0,35.0,45.0,49.0,14.0,6.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1348366426l/1446530.jpg,-0.853414487202459,0.533333333333333
872234.0,The White Ship,1975,3.43,14.0,3.0,,,Ian Cameron,"CAVES OF ICE AND FIREIt was a treacherous undertaking -- an expedition toa glittering ice-capped Antarctic island, ravaged year-round by the primordial fury of the elements, seething with volcanoes ready to unleash their earth-shapingfire, and haunted by subterranean caves that echowith supernatural cries. A place of savage beauty --and unpredictable terror!They came in se
CAVES OF ICE AND FIREIt was a treacherous undertaking -- an expedition toa glittering ice-capped Antarctic island, ravaged year-round by the primordial fury of the elements, seething with volcanoes ready to unleash their earth-shapingfire, and haunted by subterranean caves that echowith supernatural cries. A place of savage beauty --and unpredictable terror!They came in search of the legendary ""golden"" seals,but cut off from the outside world by the impenetrableice, they encountered a chilling vision of a ghost-shipon an ill-fated voyage and were forced to relive thepast in an ice-bound hell!  ""Utterly fascinating... will remain with the reader long after the book is put away."" THE CHATTANOOGA TIMES
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718476.0,The White Stallions of Vienna,1963,4.33,15.0,1.0,,,Alois Podhajsky,"Alois Podhajsky was the director of the Spanish Riding School in Vienna, Austria as well as an Olympic medal-winner in dressage, riding instructor, and writer. Founded in 1572, the school's main focus was the training of Lipizzan horses in the art of Classical dressage.",224.0,10.0,1.0,3.0,1.0,0.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1394415991l/718476.jpg,1.68404178401501,0.776666666666667
2240204.0,The Willing Flesh,1955,4.18,877.0,52.0,,,Willi Heinrich,"Cross of Iron is the thrilling story of a German platoon cut off far behind Russian lines in the second half of World War II. A resourceful and cynical commander somehow manages to coax his men through the bitter hand-to-hand fighting in forests, trenches and city streets until eventually they regain the German lines. But safety is only temporary. After the tension of wait
Cross of Iron is the thrilling story of a German platoon cut off far behind Russian lines in the second half of World War II. A resourceful and cynical commander somehow manages to coax his men through the bitter hand-to-hand fighting in forests, trenches and city streets until eventually they regain the German lines. But safety is only temporary. After the tension of waiting for the last overwhelming Russian advance the platoon is forced into futile counter-attacks and murderous house-to-house fighting until its final decimation becomes inevitable.A modern classic of war fiction both as a book and a film, this is a strikingly realistic story of action on the Eastern Front, where the grimness of combat seems to have neither pity nor end.Author Willi Heinrich (1920-2005) served in the heavily mauled 101st Jager Division, and was himself wounded five times during the war.Cross of Iron was also made into a film of the same name by Sam Peckinpah in 1977.
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420966.0,Wilt,1976,3.95,9127.0,448.0,Wilt,1,Tom Sharpe,"Henry Wilt, tied to a daft job and a domineering wife, has just been passed over for promotion yet again. Ahead of him at the Polytechnic stretch years of trying to thump literature into the heads of plasterers, joiners, butchers and the like. And things are no better at home where his massive wife, Eva, is given to boundless and unpredictable fits of enthusiasm -for trans
Henry Wilt, tied to a daft job and a domineering wife, has just been passed over for promotion yet again. Ahead of him at the Polytechnic stretch years of trying to thump literature into the heads of plasterers, joiners, butchers and the like. And things are no better at home where his massive wife, Eva, is given to boundless and unpredictable fits of enthusiasm -for transcendental meditation, yoga or the trampoline. But if Wilt can do nothing about his job, he can do something about his wife, in imagination at least, and his fantasies grow daily more murderous and more concrete. After a peculiarly nasty experience at a party thrown by particularly nasty Americans, Wilt finds himself in several embarrassing positions: Eva stalks out in stratospheric dudgeon, and Wilt, under the inspiration of gin, puts one of his more vindictive fantasies into effect. But suspicions are instantly aroused and Wilt rapidly achieves an unenviable notoriety in the role of The Man Helping Police With Their Enquiries. Or is he exactly helping Wilt's problem -although he's on the other side of the fence -is the same as Inspector Flint's: where is Eva Wilt But Wilt begins to flourish in the heat of the investigation, and as the police stoke the flames of circumstantial evidence, Wilt deploys all his powers to show that the Law can't tell a Missing Person from a hole in the ground.
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5659.0,The Wind in the Willows,1908,3.98,159692.0,5001.0,,,Kenneth Grahame,"One of the most celebrated works of classic literature for childrenMeet little Mole, willful Ratty, Badger the perennial bachelor, and petulant Toad. Over one hundred years since their first appearance in 1908, they've become emblematic archetypes of eccentricity, folly, and friendship. And their misadventures-in gypsy caravans, stolen sports cars, and their Wild Wood-cont
One of the most celebrated works of classic literature for childrenMeet little Mole, willful Ratty, Badger the perennial bachelor, and petulant Toad. Over one hundred years since their first appearance in 1908, they've become emblematic archetypes of eccentricity, folly, and friendship. And their misadventures-in gypsy caravans, stolen sports cars, and their Wild Wood-continue to capture readers' imaginations and warm their hearts long after they grow up. Begun as a series of letters from Kenneth Grahame to his son, The Wind in the Willows is a timeless tale of animal cunning and human camaraderie. This Penguin Classics edition features an appendix of the letters in which Grahame first related the exploits of Toad.
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99107.0,Winnie-the-Pooh,1928,4.34,236339.0,3822.0,Winnie-the-Pooh,1,A.A. Milne,"The Bear of Very Little Brain and his friends from the Hundred Acre Wood have delighted generations of readers since Winnie-the-Pooh was first published in 1926.Back by popular demand, the four full-color gift editions of the original Pooh classics are available again. These elegant books, larger in format than the classic editions, include all of Ernest H. Shepard's illus
The Bear of Very Little Brain and his friends from the Hundred Acre Wood have delighted generations of readers since Winnie-the-Pooh was first published in 1926.Back by popular demand, the four full-color gift editions of the original Pooh classics are available again. These elegant books, larger in format than the classic editions, include all of Ernest H. Shepard's illustrations, each meticulously hand-painted in delicate watercolors.Here are the two great storybooks chronicling the adventures of Christopher Robin and all the inhabitants of the Hundred Acre Wood, as well as the two charming volumes of poems. Bright in color and true in spirit, these are books for giving--To Pooh fans of all ages.
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112525.0,Winter's Bone,2006,3.92,26529.0,3445.0,,,Daniel Woodrell,"The sheriff's deputy at the front door brings hard news to Ree Dolly. Her father has skipped bail on charges that he ran a crystal meth lab, and the Dollys will lose their house if he doesn't show up for his next court date.Ree's father has disappeared before. The Dolly clan has worked the shadowy side of the law for generations, and arrests (and attempts to avoid them) ar
The sheriff's deputy at the front door brings hard news to Ree Dolly. Her father has skipped bail on charges that he ran a crystal meth lab, and the Dollys will lose their house if he doesn't show up for his next court date.Ree's father has disappeared before. The Dolly clan has worked the shadowy side of the law for generations, and arrests (and attempts to avoid them) are part of life in Rathlin Valley. But the house is all they have, and Ree's father would never forfeit it to the bond company unless something awful happened. With two young brothers depending on her and a mother who's entered a kind of second childhood, Ree knows she has to bring her father back, dead or alive, or else see her family turned out into the unforgiving cold.Sixteen-year-old Ree, who has grown up in the harsh poverty of the Ozarks, learns quickly that asking questions of the rough Dolly clan can be a fatal mistake. She perseveres past obstacles of every kind and finally confronts the top figures in the family's hierarchy.Along the way to a shocking revelation, Ree discovers unexpected depths in herself and in a family network that protects its own at any cost.
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4796.0,The Winter of Our Discontent,1961,3.99,34369.0,1788.0,,,John Steinbeck,"Ethan Allen Hawley, the protagonist of Steinbeck",336.0,11390.0,13624.0,7438.0,1523.0,394.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1388197029l/4796.jpg,0.502212835776736,0.663333333333333
5013783.0,The Witnesses,1971,3.36,11.0,1.0,,,Anne Holden,"Sylvia was really the only witness. From an upstairs window at night she had seen a man attack a young girl in the street below. Her duty was very obvious to her, but there was a positive snag in the path of carrying it out. This was the fact that the upstairs window in question belonged to the flat of her lover. It was rather difficult to see how she would make the report
Sylvia was really the only witness. From an upstairs window at night she had seen a man attack a young girl in the street below. Her duty was very obvious to her, but there was a positive snag in the path of carrying it out. This was the fact that the upstairs window in question belonged to the flat of her lover. It was rather difficult to see how she would make the report to the police which might enable them to arrest the killer, without her husband and daughters hearing of her extra-marital adventure. Sylvia sent the police an anonymous letter. This did something to ease her conscience but when another girl was attacked and nearly killed near her lovers flat she came to the distressful conclusion that more action was needed. She persuaded her lover that he should go to the police himself. He had after all been in the flat with her at the time and might just as well have seen what she had seen. Thus he from the point of the police, became the witness.
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399430.0,Woe to Live on,1987,4.2,1339.0,151.0,,,Daniel Woodrell,"From Publishers WeeklyNarrator Jake Roedel is in his mid-teens when he joins the First Kansas Irregulars in 1861. During the next few years he sees, and commits, more than his share of Civil War atrocities. Most of the action takes place in Kansas and Missouri between the rebel Irregulars (bushwhackers) and the Union Jayhawkers, with some civilians caught in the crossfire.
From Publishers WeeklyNarrator Jake Roedel is in his mid-teens when he joins the First Kansas Irregulars in 1861. During the next few years he sees, and commits, more than his share of Civil War atrocities. Most of the action takes place in Kansas and Missouri between the rebel Irregulars (bushwhackers) and the Union Jayhawkers, with some civilians caught in the crossfire. The studiedly cool Jake experiences loss (the deaths of his best friend, father and comrades) and love (the best friend's ""widow""); he also learns about tolerance from his contact with a nobly reserved black Irregular. There's plenty of hard riding, drinking and shooting, most of it leading to bloodshed. Jake's loyalty to the ""secesh"" cause is unquestioning and doesn't quite gibe with his growing unease amid the gore, or with his departure in the midst of the war for Texas with wife and child. The prose is occasionally rather pretentious, but this is a generally enjoyable coming-of-age novel by the author of Under the Bright Lights. Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc
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218.0,The Woman Chaser,1960,3.94,559.0,54.0,,,Charles Willeford,"Richard Hudson, woman chaser and used car salesman, has a pimp's awareness of the ways women (and men) are most vulnerable. One day Richard decides to make an ambitious film, which turns into a fiasco. Enraged, he exacts revenge on all who have crossed him.",192.0,169.0,222.0,138.0,26.0,4.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1347223206l/218.jpg,0.328414461035813,0.646666666666667
5890.0,The Woman in White,1859,3.99,117355.0,6620.0,,,Wilkie Collins,"'In one moment, every drop of blood in my body was brought to a stop... There, as if it had that moment sprung out of the earth, stood the figure of a solitary Woman, dressed from head to foot in white'The Woman in White famously opens with Walter Hartright's eerie encounter on a moonlit London road. Engaged as a drawing master to the beautiful Laura Fairlie, Walter become
'In one moment, every drop of blood in my body was brought to a stop... There, as if it had that moment sprung out of the earth, stood the figure of a solitary Woman, dressed from head to foot in white'The Woman in White famously opens with Walter Hartright's eerie encounter on a moonlit London road. Engaged as a drawing master to the beautiful Laura Fairlie, Walter becomes embroiled in the sinister intrigues of Sir Percival Glyde and his 'charming' friend Count Fosco, who has a taste for white mice, vanilla bonbons, and poison. Pursuing questions of identity and insanity along the paths and corridors of English country houses and the madhouse, The Woman in White is the first and most influential of the Victorian genre that combined Gothic horror with psychological realism.Matthew Sweet's introduction explores the phenomenon of Victorian 'sensation' fiction, and discusses Wilkie Collins's biographical and societal influences. Included in this edition are appendices on theatrical adaptations of the novel and its serialisation history.
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674113.0,The World of Henry Orient,1956,4.08,88.0,17.0,,,Nora Johnson,"The story is immediately recognizable in its theme and setting, but it exists in what seems to be another time and another place. Nora Johnson's The World of Henry Orient, published in 1958, is an amusing, affectionate satire of the last days of innocence in the lives of two New York girls, Marian ""Gil"" Gilbert and Valerie ""Val"" Boyd. The boredom and impatience of adolesce
The story is immediately recognizable in its theme and setting, but it exists in what seems to be another time and another place. Nora Johnson's The World of Henry Orient, published in 1958, is an amusing, affectionate satire of the last days of innocence in the lives of two New York girls, Marian ""Gil"" Gilbert and Valerie ""Val"" Boyd. The boredom and impatience of adolescence are richly caught, even as they inspire crazy escapades that will eventually open up the world for these two bright but naive girls.Val and Gil have become friends at an age when friendship is the most important thing. Boys have not entered the picture yet, but childhood has begun to recede and the world is beckoning them. The girls are growing up in comfortable upper-middle-class homes in Manhattan, which creates a special kind of tension and stress in their lives. They are just old enough to have some independence, to play at being grownups, with the city as their playground. At a Carnegie Hall concert, they see a pianist named Henry Orient, and they are immediately smitten with him -- not in the sexual sense, but moonstruck nonetheless. Henry Orient becomes the focus of their lives. They follow him around Manhattan, observing his routine, his ""world,"" unaware at first that they are observing the pianist bound up in a snarl of romantic liaisons. What happens to Val and Gil is what we now called ""bonding,"" the kind of friendship that smoothes the transition from innocence to worldliness, from the certainties of childhood to the infinite possibilities of adulthood.Engaging and exuberant, The World of Henry Orient treats its heroines with affection and good humor. These are silly girls, it seems, doing little more than playing games, but a great deal goes on beneath the surface of their lives. Nora Johnson is sensitive to the delicate stresses that threaten the security adolescents have always known.
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714887.0,The Wrong Box,1889,3.59,546.0,78.0,,,Robert Louis Stevenson,"A black comic novel about the last remaining survivors of a tontine - a group life-insurance policy in which the last surviving member stands to receive a fortune. It is a farcical, eccentric and brilliantly written piece of work.",188.0,113.0,181.0,182.0,54.0,16.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1348387952l/714887.jpg,-0.888174162150644,0.53
2335676.0,The Year of the Angry Rabbit,1964,3.58,50.0,10.0,,,Russell Braddon,Mutant rabbits wreak havoc on Australia.,180.0,10.0,18.0,16.0,3.0,3.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1496074289l/2335676.jpg,-0.922933837098828,0.526666666666667
8598922.0,Young Man of Manhattan,1930,4.11,9.0,2.0,,,Katharine Brush,"Toby McLean and Ann Vaughn, two newspaper columnists, marry with high hopes and dizzying speed, but the real problems start once the vows are exchanged as careers clash and Toby finds himself the object of affection of a bored socialite called Puff Randolph.",325.0,4.0,2.0,3.0,0.0,0.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1281829595l/8598922.jpg,0.919328935154951,0.703333333333333
28369.0,Zazie in the Metro,1959,3.72,5694.0,327.0,,,Raymond Queneau,"Impish, foul-mouthed Zazie arrives in Paris from the country to stay with her uncle Gabriel. All she really wants to do is ride the metro, but finding it shut because of a strike, Zazie looks for other means of amusement and is soon caught up in a comic adventure that becomes wilder and more manic by the minute. In 1960 Queneau's cult classic was made into a hugely success
Impish, foul-mouthed Zazie arrives in Paris from the country to stay with her uncle Gabriel. All she really wants to do is ride the metro, but finding it shut because of a strike, Zazie looks for other means of amusement and is soon caught up in a comic adventure that becomes wilder and more manic by the minute. In 1960 Queneau's cult classic was made into a hugely successful film by Louis Malle. Packed full of word play and phonetic games, 'Zazie in the Metro' remains as stylish and witty now as it did back then.
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53639.0,Zorba the Greek,1946,4.08,29969.0,3083.0,,,Nikos Kazantzakis,"The classic novel, international sensation, and inspiration for the film starring Anthony Quinn explores the struggle between the aesthetic and the rational, the inner life and the life of the mind.The classic novel Zorba the Greek is the story of two men, their incredible friendship, and the importance of living life to the fullest. Zorba, a Greek working man, is a larger
The classic novel, international sensation, and inspiration for the film starring Anthony Quinn explores the struggle between the aesthetic and the rational, the inner life and the life of the mind.The classic novel Zorba the Greek is the story of two men, their incredible friendship, and the importance of living life to the fullest. Zorba, a Greek working man, is a larger-than-life character, energetic and unpredictable. He accompanies the unnamed narrator to Crete to work in the narrator",335.0,12880.0,9778.0,4957.0,1634.0,720.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1542885673l/53639.jpg,0.815049910310396,0.693333333333333
6916657.0,Across 110th Street,1970,3.25,8.0,2.0,,,Wally Ferris,,250.0,2.0,1.0,3.0,1.0,1.0,https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/book/blank-133x176-8b769f39ba6687a82d2eef30bdf46977.jpg,-2.07000311038892,0.416666666666667
3038497.0,Golden Key (Adventures of Buratino),1936,4.06,4378.0,30.0,,,Aleksey Nikolayevich Tolstoy,,,1971.0,1185.0,814.0,315.0,93.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1367348450l/3038497.jpg,0.745530560414026,0.686666666666667
710892.0,After Hours,1979,4.13,117.0,8.0,,,Edwin Torres,"Older and wiser after five years inside, Carlito Brigante, Puerto Rican heavy hitter and drug dealer is looking to slow down, maybe get out of the whole scene. But as a name with a rep to uphold it's tough, and Carlito needs to pull in some money somehow.",,50.0,41.0,18.0,7.0,1.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1177530666l/710892.jpg,0.988848285051318,0.71
633401.0,Aimez-vous Brahms?,1959,3.7,2239.0,119.0,,,Fran,,120.0,543.0,772.0,674.0,206.0,44.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1260500627l/633401.jpg,-0.505817737720614,0.566666666666667
1524706.0,Amos Judd,1895,4.0,2.0,1.0,,,John Ames Mitchell,"This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern
This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.
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2782200.0,Amu,2005,3.44,32.0,4.0,,,Shonali Bose,,142.0,6.0,9.0,12.0,3.0,2.0,https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/book/blank-133x176-8b769f39ba6687a82d2eef30bdf46977.jpg,-1.40956928637341,0.48
723668.0,And Now Tomorrow,1942,3.83,54.0,4.0,,,Rachel Field,"Emily Blair is rich and deaf. Doctor Vance, who grew up poor in Blairtown, is working on a serum to cure deafness which he tries on Emily. It doesn't work. Her sister is carrying on an affair with her fiance Jeff. Vance tries a new serum which causes Emily to faint... Will it work this time ",,15.0,19.0,17.0,2.0,1.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1420078684l/723668.jpg,-0.053941963394216,0.61
970386.0,Angels & Demons,2000,3.88,2349505.0,26972.0,Robert Langdon,1,Dan Brown,"The murder of a world-famous physicist raises fears that the Illuminati are operating again after centuries of silence, and religion professor Robert Langdon is called in to assist with the case.",,794637.0,807372.0,504442.0,157829.0,85225.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1387704235l/970386.jpg,0.119856411346706,0.626666666666667
150072.0,L'ann,1983,3.5,8.0,0.0,,,Christopher Frank,,,2.0,2.0,2.0,2.0,0.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1172209514l/150072.jpg,-1.2010112366843,0.5
42220177.0,The Anointed (Classic Reprint),1937,,0.0,0.0,,,Clyde Brion Davis,"Excerpt from The AnointedThen he began to yell louder and to laugh so hard that some children and a woman coming down the path turned and went the other way. And pretty soon a policeman came hustling up and led the crazy man off.Now, I don't think that crazy man ever talked with God at all. I think he was only crazy and his poor head was crawling with crazy ideas.About the
Excerpt from The AnointedThen he began to yell louder and to laugh so hard that some children and a woman coming down the path turned and went the other way. And pretty soon a policeman came hustling up and led the crazy man off.Now, I don't think that crazy man ever talked with God at all. I think he was only crazy and his poor head was crawling with crazy ideas.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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1755883.0,Anthony Adverse,1933,4.04,166.0,23.0,Anthony Adverse,1-3,Hervey Allen,"Child of fortune. Conceived in France, born in an Alpine village, reared in a great house of Italy, Anthony never knew his parents, never had a name of his own. But he was born of passion and it filled his blood.Volume 1. The Roots of the Tree Volume 2. The Other Bronze BoyVolume 3. The Lonely Twin",,68.0,55.0,28.0,11.0,4.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1394091477l/1755883.jpg,0.676011210517658,0.68
275759.0,The Apocalypse Watch,1995,3.88,7073.0,159.0,,,Robert Ludlum,Free Delivery if order value from the seller is greater than 399. Used Book in good condition. No missing/ torn pages. No stains. Note: The above used product classification has been solely undertaken by the seller. Amazon shall neither be liable nor responsible for any used product classification undertaken by the seller. A-to-Z Guarantee not applicable on used products.,,2070.0,2652.0,1875.0,373.0,103.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1541839457l/275759.jpg,0.119856411346706,0.626666666666667
34145273.0,Arouse and Beware,1936,,0.0,0.0,,,MacKinlay Kantor,"MACKINLAY KANTORPulitzer Prize-winning author of AndersonvilleA Novel of Escape During the Civil WarBASIS FOR THE FILMTHE MAN FROM DAKOTAThis is the story of three strange companions who attain what seldom has been won by any escaping prisoners.Two Yankee soldiers escape from Belle Island, the Confederate Prison, in 1864. As they make their way northward to the Union lines
MACKINLAY KANTORPulitzer Prize-winning author of AndersonvilleA Novel of Escape During the Civil WarBASIS FOR THE FILMTHE MAN FROM DAKOTAThis is the story of three strange companions who attain what seldom has been won by any escaping prisoners.Two Yankee soldiers escape from Belle Island, the Confederate Prison, in 1864. As they make their way northward to the Union lines on the Rapidan they are joined by a woman who is fleeing from Richmond. The hazards of their painful flight are tremendous as they travel by night on roads as ominous as the incredible future awaiting them.Starvation and feasting, the swift beat of love, the primitive encounter, the hot cry of triumph-these elements are combined in this bold and valiant tale of sacrifice and high devotion.Arouse and Beware, first published in 1936, was widely praised by the critics and became a best seller. Now with the success of MacKinlay Kantor's great novel, Andersonville, and the enormous interest in the Civil War period, it is being re-issued again to be enjoyed by a whole new generation of readers.
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19510054.0,Assunta Spina,1908,3.75,4.0,0.0,,,Salvatore Di Giacomo,"Assunta Spina  fidanzata con un macellaio di nome Michele Boccadifuoco ma  anche corteggiata da Raffaele, il quale Assunta rifiuta senza remore. Per vendicarsi Raffaele invia una lettera anonima a Michele dicendo che la sua fidanzata quando lui lavora si consola con qualcun altro. Allora Michele decide di portare Assunta Spina a Napoli trovandole un lavoro in una lavande
Assunta Spina  fidanzata con un macellaio di nome Michele Boccadifuoco ma  anche corteggiata da Raffaele, il quale Assunta rifiuta senza remore. Per vendicarsi Raffaele invia una lettera anonima a Michele dicendo che la sua fidanzata quando lui lavora si consola con qualcun altro. Allora Michele decide di portare Assunta Spina a Napoli trovandole un lavoro in una lavanderia vicino alla sua macelleria. Il giorno del compleanno di Assunta il fidanzato Michele la porta a Posillipo ma lui non le presta molte attenzioni, finch arriva anche Raffaele. Per ripicca, decide allora di ballare con Raffaele, e il dramma va in scena: Michele, accecato dall'ira, sfregia Assunta e viene successivamente arrestato. Durante il processo lei testimonia per salvarlo, affermando che Michele non l'aveva mai colpita, ma la giuria non le crede. Michele viene cos condannato per due anni. Assunta allora decide di accettare la proposta del vice-cancelliere Federigo Funelli, per far s che Michele stia nella pi vicina prigione di Napoli, ovvero diventare sua amante. Dal carcere Michele continua a scrivere delle lettere ad Assunta ma lei non gli risponder mai. Assunta capisce infatti di non essere pi innamorata di Michele. Dopo un anno e mezzo Boccadifuoco viene messo in libert e va subito a trovare la sua fidanzata alla lavanderia, ma capendo che Assunta non prova pi dei sentimenti per lui ma per un altro, esce ed uccide Federigo, del quale Assunta, diventata sua amante da tempo, si  innamorata. Lei a quel punto si dichiara colpevole del delitto che non ha commesso davanti alla polizia.
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6600698.0,Atlantis,1912,3.26,61.0,5.0,,,Gerhart Hauptmann,Frederick von Kammacher to whom the day before the Roland had been non-existent telegraphed from Paris to have a cabin on it reserved for him. Haste was imperative.' (Excerpt from Chapter 1),,11.0,10.0,26.0,12.0,2.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1328329063l/6600698.jpg,-2.03524343544073,0.42
3287661.0,Bad Girl,1928,3.11,9.0,2.0,,,Vi,,,1.0,0.0,7.0,1.0,0.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1479087072l/3287661.jpg,-2.5566385596635,0.37
3250464.0,The Ballad Of Cat Ballou,1956,3.57,23.0,6.0,,,Roy Chanslor,"The Balland of Cat Ballou is the story of Cat and Clay, told with all the earthy simplicity of a folksong out of those forever banished days of six guns, frontier dance halls and blazing range wars between cattlman and farmer, the days when a sense of honor could sometimes make a man an outlaw.That was what started Cat's father Frankie Ballou on his career against the rail
The Balland of Cat Ballou is the story of Cat and Clay, told with all the earthy simplicity of a folksong out of those forever banished days of six guns, frontier dance halls and blazing range wars between cattlman and farmer, the days when a sense of honor could sometimes make a man an outlaw.That was what started Cat's father Frankie Ballou on his career against the railroad which had ruined his family. But Cathy, the girl who was to be Cat's mother, was the prettierst school marm west of Cheyenne, and the first time Frankie saw her he swore never to rob again. He kept his word, too, but in the time it took to right himself with the law he and Cat's mother were forced to wait in the mountaintop Roost of Frankie and his men. It was there, one wildly stormy night, that Cat was born.She was not merely pretty, she was disturbingly beautiful; and she knew it and men knew it. But in her heart she wanted only one and waited for him, the bold young bandit Clay Boone. While she waited for Clay, others sought her. Among them was Abe Field, son of old Adam Field, the hated boss of the powerful Purple Valley Cattlemen's Association.There was already bad blood between the Fields and the Ballous, and when the fiery young Cat shamed Abe and sent him running off like a rabbit one day when he caught her swimming alone, Abe's desire for revenge began a world of trouble.And so it was that with passion and fire and courage, Cat Ballou and Clay Boone came together in the face of treachery and danger. Their story of daring and love was one to make men wonder at them and sing about them in days long, long after.
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1412441.0,The Ballad Of The Flim Flam Man,1965,3.79,33.0,5.0,,,Guy Owen,"With a quicksilver tongue, the hands of a grifter, and a heart full of pure larceny, Mordecai Jones is a con man of comic proportions. Where Mordecai and his apprentice Treadwell go, trouble follows: tobacco barns burn down, prize chickens get eaten, and greedy folks lose a few dollars.",,7.0,17.0,5.0,3.0,1.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1183400493l/1412441.jpg,-0.192980663186954,0.596666666666667
3674391.0,The Ballad of the Running Man,1963,4.2,15.0,3.0,,,Shelley Smith,,306.0,5.0,8.0,2.0,0.0,0.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1215450177l/3674391.jpg,1.23216600968861,0.733333333333333
442348.0,Before the Fact,1932,3.52,423.0,90.0,,,Francis Iles,"Lina McLaidlaw waits until she is 30 before accepting a marriage proposal from the feckless and irresponsible Johnnie Aysgarth. As head of a fine household and guardian of both the morals and finances of the man she chose to marry, she finds her husband was, and perhaps still is, a killer.",,85.0,132.0,138.0,54.0,14.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1408311734l/442348.jpg,-1.13149188678794,0.506666666666667
2125128.0,Bellman and True,1975,4.1,10.0,3.0,,,Desmond Lowden,,183.0,4.0,3.0,3.0,0.0,0.0,https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/book/blank-133x176-8b769f39ba6687a82d2eef30bdf46977.jpg,0.884569260206764,0.7
1514286.0,Beloved,1987,3.8,274981.0,9183.0,,,Toni Morrison,"Staring unflinchingly into the abyss of slavery, this spellbinding novel transforms history into a story as powerful as Exodus and as intimate as a lullaby. Sethe was born a slave and escaped to Ohio, but eighteen years later she is still not free. She has too many memories of Sweet Home, the beautiful farm where so many hideous things happened. Her new home is haunted by
Staring unflinchingly into the abyss of slavery, this spellbinding novel transforms history into a story as powerful as Exodus and as intimate as a lullaby. Sethe was born a slave and escaped to Ohio, but eighteen years later she is still not free. She has too many memories of Sweet Home, the beautiful farm where so many hideous things happened. Her new home is haunted by the ghost of her baby, who died nameless and whose tombstone is engraved with a single word: Beloved. Filled with bitter poetry and suspense as taut as a rope, Beloved is a towering achievement by Nobel Prize laureate Toni Morrison.
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7802270.0,Benjamin Blake,1941,2.4,5.0,0.0,,,Edison Marshall,,,1.0,0.0,1.0,1.0,2.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1267489128l/7802270.jpg,-5.0245754809846,0.133333333333333
845175.0,The Big Heat,1952,3.61,98.0,13.0,,,William P. McGivern,"MURDER WAS IN THE AIR. A COP HAD KILLED HIMSELF, AND EVERY CROOK IN TOWN KNEW THAT WOULD BE SURE TO BRING ON THE BIG HEAT. Why did they fear a dead man Dave Bannion, homicide sergeant, fought for the answer to that question. The dead man was a police clerk who shot himself for no obvious reason. That was Bannion's first judgment, until a girl named Lucy presented a quite
MURDER WAS IN THE AIR. A COP HAD KILLED HIMSELF, AND EVERY CROOK IN TOWN KNEW THAT WOULD BE SURE TO BRING ON THE BIG HEAT. Why did they fear a dead man Dave Bannion, homicide sergeant, fought for the answer to that question. The dead man was a police clerk who shot himself for no obvious reason. That was Bannion's first judgment, until a girl named Lucy presented a quite different picture of the dead man from the one he had shown to the world and to his fastidious, glacial wife. Bannion's chief, Lieutenant Wilks, wanted the case closed and speculation ended quickly and tightly. So did Max Stone and Lagana, who held the city in a sinister, underworld grip. But why Why did they all fear a dead man . . . 
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13137809.0,The Bishop's Wife,1928,3.06,176.0,25.0,,,Robert Nathan,,,26.0,27.0,67.0,44.0,12.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1392569432l/13137809.jpg,-2.73043693440442,0.353333333333333
990086.0,Blaze of Noon,1946,4.13,46.0,6.0,,,Ernest K. Gann,,0.0,18.0,18.0,8.0,2.0,0.0,https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/book/blank-133x176-8b769f39ba6687a82d2eef30bdf46977.jpg,0.988848285051318,0.71
941104.0,Blood On The Moon,1984,3.45,1882.0,117.0,Lloyd Hopkins,1,James Ellroy,Detective Sergeant Lloyd Hopkins can,,247.0,634.0,768.0,185.0,48.0,https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/book/blank-133x176-8b769f39ba6687a82d2eef30bdf46977.jpg,-1.37480961142523,0.483333333333333
15121528.0,Blue Fin,1969,3.62,107.0,7.0,,,Colin Thiele,"Twelve-year-old Steve Pascoe is nicknamed 'Snook' by everyone in Port Lincoln. He's thin and long-faced, like the fish he's named after. At school he's no good at sport and, at home, his father scorns him. Snook joins his father and fellow crewmen on a tuna-fishing expedition, when disaster strikes. It is up to Snook to save himself and his father from a desperate situatio
Twelve-year-old Steve Pascoe is nicknamed 'Snook' by everyone in Port Lincoln. He's thin and long-faced, like the fish he's named after. At school he's no good at sport and, at home, his father scorns him. Snook joins his father and fellow crewmen on a tuna-fishing expedition, when disaster strikes. It is up to Snook to save himself and his father from a desperate situation.
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4545982.0,The Border Jumpers,1955,5.0,1.0,1.0,,,Will C. Brown,,244.0,,,,,,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1266795537l/4545982.jpg,4.01294000554337,1.0
217224.0,The Bravados,1958,3.8,10.0,1.0,,,Frank O'Rourke,,159.0,2.0,5.0,2.0,1.0,0.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1479208680l/217224.jpg,-0.15822098823877,0.6
1368622.0,Breakfast on Pluto,1998,3.48,1806.0,128.0,,,Patrick McCabe,Breakfast on Pluto is a Surreal romp...the writer imaginatively distills Northern Ireland's public horrors as he compels us to inhabit the actors private nightmare.,,283.0,633.0,618.0,217.0,55.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1183037010l/1368622.jpg,-1.27053058658067,0.493333333333333
4550891.0,Brothers In Law,1955,3.81,94.0,16.0,,,Henry Cecil,,221.0,24.0,39.0,22.0,7.0,2.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1468869615l/4550891.jpg,-0.123461313290585,0.603333333333333
165902.0,Buddwing,1964,3.29,45.0,6.0,,,Evan Hunter,,384.0,7.0,13.0,16.0,4.0,5.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1391045944l/165902.jpg,-1.93096441059618,0.43
6001769.0,Call It Treason,1949,4.21,14.0,2.0,,,George Howe,,285.0,6.0,5.0,3.0,0.0,0.0,https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/book/blank-133x176-8b769f39ba6687a82d2eef30bdf46977.jpg,1.26692568463679,0.736666666666667
3668162.0,Canyon Passage,1945,3.86,29.0,5.0,,,Ernest Haycox,"Canyon Passage is one of the most famed novels of the West from the pen of Ernest Haycox. It is the powerful story of men drunk with gold fever, men who fought the land and one another to gouge riches from the mountain wilderness, and the story, too, of the women they loved along the way... From the time it first appeared as a serial, blazing from the pages of the Saturday
Canyon Passage is one of the most famed novels of the West from the pen of Ernest Haycox. It is the powerful story of men drunk with gold fever, men who fought the land and one another to gouge riches from the mountain wilderness, and the story, too, of the women they loved along the way... From the time it first appeared as a serial, blazing from the pages of the Saturday Evening Post, and later as an enormously successful movie, CANYON PASSAGE has been a bestseller among the great Western sagas.
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1702042.0,Careful He Might Hear You,1963,4.05,337.0,27.0,,,Sumner Locke Elliott,"The story of a bitter strugle between two women for the possession of a six-year-old boy, written with tenderness, humour and irony. First Paragraph:'P S,' they said. And 'Vanessa'. Or sometimes 'Ness'. PS. PS. PS. PS. Ness. Ness. Ness. It sounded through his half sleep like surreptitious mice foraging through tissue paper. It was as mysterious as the lateness of the hour
The story of a bitter strugle between two women for the possession of a six-year-old boy, written with tenderness, humour and irony. First Paragraph:'P S,' they said. And 'Vanessa'. Or sometimes 'Ness'. PS. PS. PS. PS. Ness. Ness. Ness. It sounded through his half sleep like surreptitious mice foraging through tissue paper. It was as mysterious as the lateness of the hour ",,115.0,134.0,78.0,9.0,1.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1432835958l/1702042.jpg,0.710770885465842,0.683333333333333
1265050.0,Cash McCall,1955,3.83,40.0,6.0,,,Cameron Hawley,"This is Cameron Hawley's revealing novel of business and the associated worlds of law and finance. Cash McCall is a vastly intriguing man, a 20th century adventurer who carries on his successful buying and selling of companies behind a suspiciously secret screen of anonymity. But this is more than a novel of high finance. It is no less an eloquent love story, a discerning
This is Cameron Hawley's revealing novel of business and the associated worlds of law and finance. Cash McCall is a vastly intriguing man, a 20th century adventurer who carries on his successful buying and selling of companies behind a suspiciously secret screen of anonymity. But this is more than a novel of high finance. It is no less an eloquent love story, a discerning journey into the hearts and minds of business wives. Above all else, CASH MCCALL is an intelligent commentary on the morals and motives of our time.
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3234826.0,Charlie Chan Carries On,1930,3.91,288.0,46.0,Charlie Chan,5,Earl Derr Biggers,"In Room 28 on the 3rd floor of Broome's super-respectable hotel in London, lay an American tourist, one Hugh Morris Drake, kindly automobile manufacturer from Detroit. He had been murdered in the night. Drake was a member of a round-the-world travel party, and before Inspector Duff of Scotland Yard could discover any convincing evidence, the group was moving on. By train a
In Room 28 on the 3rd floor of Broome's super-respectable hotel in London, lay an American tourist, one Hugh Morris Drake, kindly automobile manufacturer from Detroit. He had been murdered in the night. Drake was a member of a round-the-world travel party, and before Inspector Duff of Scotland Yard could discover any convincing evidence, the group was moving on. By train and ship they widened the distance between themselves and Broome's Hotel, while Death hovered like a brooding hawk above, and Duff tried frantically to get the answer to the puzzle. How Charlie Chan comes into it, the reader will want to discover for himself. Suffice it to say that he does come in -- the same old Charlie with his fresh aphorisms and delicious mannerisms ... 
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CONTENTS:
 CHAPTER I - RAIN IN PICCADILLYCHAPTER II - FOG AT BROOME'S HOTELCHAPTER III - THE MAN WITH A WEAK HEARTCHAPTER IV - DUFF OVERLOOKS A CLUECHAPTER V - LUNCHEON AT THE MONICOCHAPTER VI - TEN-FORTY-FIVE FROM VICTORIACHAPTER VII - AN ADMIRER OF SCOTLAND YARDCHAPTER VIII - FOG ON THE RIVIERACHAPTER IX - DUSK AT SAN REMOCHAPTER X - THE DEAFNESS OF MR. DRAKECHAPTER XI - THE GENOA EXPRESSCHAPTER XII - THE JEWELER IN CHOWWRINGHEE ROADCHAPTER XIII - A KNOCK AT CHARLIE'S DOORCHAPTER XIV - DINNER ON PUNCHBOWL HILLCHAPTER XV - BOUND EAST FROM HONOLULUCHAPTER XVI - THE MALACCA STICKCHAPTER XVII - THE GREAT EASTERN LABELCHAPTER XVIII - MAXY MINCHIN'S PARTYCHAPTER XIX - THE FRUITFUL TREECHAPTER XX - MISS PAMELA MAKES A LISTCHAPTER XXI - THE PROMENADE DES ANGLAISCHAPTER XXII - TIME TO FISHCHAPTER XXIII - TIME TO DRY THE NETS   

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20873683.0,China Seas,1934,5.0,1.0,1.0,,,Crosbie Garstin,,,,,,,,https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/book/blank-133x176-8b769f39ba6687a82d2eef30bdf46977.jpg,4.01294000554337,1.0
395371.0,Chocolat,1999,3.96,101031.0,3847.0,Chocolat,1,Joanne Harris,When the exotic stranger Vianne Rocher arrives in the old French village of Lansquenet and opens a chocolate boutique called ,,30959.0,41022.0,23611.0,4455.0,984.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1174416060l/395371.jpg,0.397933810932182,0.653333333333333
43919075.0,Christmas Holiday (W. Somerset Maugham) (Literary Thoughts Edition),1939,,0.0,0.0,,,W. Somerset Maugham,"Literary Thoughts edition presents Christmas Holidayby W. Somerset Maugham------ ""Christmas Holiday"" is a novel written in 1939 by W. Somerset Maugham (1874-1965), just before the outbreak of World War II, and tells the story of Charley Mason, whose father granted him a trip to Paris with all expenses paid, and although it should have been a lark, on his first night Charle
Literary Thoughts edition presents Christmas Holidayby W. Somerset Maugham------ ""Christmas Holiday"" is a novel written in 1939 by W. Somerset Maugham (1874-1965), just before the outbreak of World War II, and tells the story of Charley Mason, whose father granted him a trip to Paris with all expenses paid, and although it should have been a lark, on his first night Charley meets a woman whose story will forever change his life. The story was later adapted in a movie of the same name.All books of the Literary Thoughts edition have been transscribed from original prints and edited for better reading experience. Please visit our homepage www.literarythoughts.com to see our other publications.
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149151.0,Cimarron,1929,3.75,580.0,65.0,,,Edna Ferber,,400.0,120.0,244.0,170.0,42.0,4.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1172199882l/149151.jpg,-0.332019362979692,0.583333333333333
1570937.0,Cinderella Liberty,1973,3.82,44.0,8.0,,,Darryl Ponicsan,,179.0,5.0,28.0,9.0,2.0,0.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1437720805l/1570937.jpg,-0.0887016383424013,0.606666666666667
941869.0,Clean Break,1955,3.99,158.0,32.0,,,Lionel White,"A groundbreaking, multi-part narrative about a plot to rob a racetrack on its busiest day of the year, using one criminal mastermind, and several ordinary people. The heist comes up smooth, but things go awry when one of the regular guys involved tells the wrong person. Stanley Kubrick liked the story so much, he optioned the rights, hiring Jim Thompson as screenwriter to
A groundbreaking, multi-part narrative about a plot to rob a racetrack on its busiest day of the year, using one criminal mastermind, and several ordinary people. The heist comes up smooth, but things go awry when one of the regular guys involved tells the wrong person. Stanley Kubrick liked the story so much, he optioned the rights, hiring Jim Thompson as screenwriter to produce noir classic ""The Killing.""
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121308.0,Code of the West,1934,3.78,281.0,19.0,,,Zane Grey,"Code B-I.The code of chivalry, a standard of honor between men and of loyalty and decency between a girl and a man. When Georgiana Stockwell came to the Tonto Basin from the East she had heard neither of chivalry nor of loyalty, she cared only to have the attention of as many men as possible and to have her own way with them.",,76.0,88.0,102.0,10.0,5.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1171832436l/121308.jpg,-0.227740338135139,0.593333333333333
15767159.0,Coins in the Fountain,1952,3.5,4.0,1.0,,,John H. Secondari,,320.0,,,,,,https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/book/blank-133x176-8b769f39ba6687a82d2eef30bdf46977.jpg,-1.2010112366843,0.5
221568.0,The Colours of the Day,1952,4.0,4.0,3.0,,,Romain Gary,,271.0,,,,,,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1398703303l/221568.jpg,0.53697251072492,0.666666666666667
6468420.0,Comrade Jacob,1961,3.6,5.0,2.0,,,David Caute,,,3.0,0.0,0.0,1.0,1.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1266475952l/6468420.jpg,-0.853414487202459,0.533333333333333
914235.0,The Constant Gardener,2001,3.79,18884.0,1185.0,,,John le Carr,"Tessa Quayle has been murdered on the shores of Lake Turkana in Northern Kenya. Her putative African lover, a doctor with one of the aid agencies, has disappeared. Her husband, Justin, a career diplomat and amateur gardener at the British High Commission in Nairobi, sets out on a personal odyssey in pursuit of the killers and their motive.",,4416.0,7896.0,5011.0,1245.0,316.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1347972844l/914235.jpg,-0.192980663186954,0.596666666666667
1860476.0,Coroner Creek,1945,4.0,34.0,4.0,,,Luke Short,"After the Apache massacre, all that was left was the wreck of a stagecoach and a piece of white silk from a wedding dress. Danning is hell-bent on tracking down and killing the white man responsible for an Indian raid on a stagecoach. His fiancee was killed in the raid and a large army payroll was stolen. But the villain won't be easy to track down. He's a model citizen wi
After the Apache massacre, all that was left was the wreck of a stagecoach and a piece of white silk from a wedding dress. Danning is hell-bent on tracking down and killing the white man responsible for an Indian raid on a stagecoach. His fiancee was killed in the raid and a large army payroll was stolen. But the villain won't be easy to track down. He's a model citizen with his fingers in several underhanded operations. Danning would find the cowardly murderer, and when he did, he'd kill him--but first, he'd strip him of everything he valued in life: his wealth, his honor and his power.
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38823089.0,Darby O'Gill and the Good People,1926,,0.0,0.0,,,Herminie Templeton Kavanagh,"This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most impor
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
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844793.0,Dark Passage,1946,3.97,861.0,87.0,,,David Goodis,"Sentenced to life in San Quentin for the alleged murder of his wife, Vince Parry escapes in a desperate attempt to prove his innocence. A fugitive from justice, in the depths of despair, he finds refuge with a beautiful woman as he struggles to unravel a nightmarish plot. First published as a magazine serial, Dark Passage was filmed in 1947 by Delmer Daves. Starring Humphr
Sentenced to life in San Quentin for the alleged murder of his wife, Vince Parry escapes in a desperate attempt to prove his innocence. A fugitive from justice, in the depths of despair, he finds refuge with a beautiful woman as he struggles to unravel a nightmarish plot. First published as a magazine serial, Dark Passage was filmed in 1947 by Delmer Daves. Starring Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall, it is regarded as a classic of noir filmmaking.
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13579423.0,The Day They Robbed the Bank of England,1959,3.67,3.0,0.0,,,John Brophy,,159.0,,,,,,https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/book/blank-133x176-8b769f39ba6687a82d2eef30bdf46977.jpg,-0.610096762565168,0.556666666666667
1096534.0,Desert Fury,1946,3.89,19.0,1.0,,,"Tom ""Bear"" Wilson","A decorated war veteran accepts a job with a private foundation that protects the country from outside tyranny. His first assignment is to hunt down a rogue FBI agent who has been turned by the Russians. With the help of a beautiful geologist, he must also locate a missing author on nuclear arms waste. Together, they uncover a conspiracy that explains both the motive of th
A decorated war veteran accepts a job with a private foundation that protects the country from outside tyranny. His first assignment is to hunt down a rogue FBI agent who has been turned by the Russians. With the help of a beautiful geologist, he must also locate a missing author on nuclear arms waste. Together, they uncover a conspiracy that explains both the motive of the ex-agent and the disappearance of the author--a secret stash of plutonium hidden in the desert. Now they must find a way to stop the agent's attempt to exact revenge on the foundation which may have deadly results for many!
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228580.0,The Devil Wears Prada,2003,3.73,735119.0,8585.0,The Devil Wears Prada,1,Lauren Weisberger,,360.0,200561.0,245060.0,202920.0,60937.0,25641.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1439607876l/228580.jpg,-0.401538712876061,0.576666666666667
74779.0,The Diamond Hunters,1971,3.78,2778.0,65.0,,,Wilbur Smith,"The Van Der Byl Diamond Company, willed by its founder to his son Benedict, daughter Tracey and estranged foster-child Johnny Lance, turns out to be a bequest not of love, but of hatred. For it is couched in such terms as to offer Benedict an instrument of destruction of his bitterest rival. 'Destroy Johnny' was the old man's implacable message to his son, and, obsessively
The Van Der Byl Diamond Company, willed by its founder to his son Benedict, daughter Tracey and estranged foster-child Johnny Lance, turns out to be a bequest not of love, but of hatred. For it is couched in such terms as to offer Benedict an instrument of destruction of his bitterest rival. 'Destroy Johnny' was the old man's implacable message to his son, and, obsessively jealous of his foster-brother, Benedict sets out in ruthless pursuit of this goal.In a desperate bid to support Johnny, Tracey acquires for him the concession in the diamond-rich seabed round the coral islands of Thunderbolt and Suicide off the savage South West African coast, and Johnny throws all his resources into the construction of a vessel that will recover the stones from the ocean floor and repair his fortune at last. But Benedict, already involved in illegal diamond-dealing as a sideline, seizes this chance to attack his rival and, with a network of accomplices and some ingenious electronic tampering, plots to syphon off the diamonds. Johnny will not only be ruined by his liabilities, he will also be a laughing stock.However, Benedict's obsessive jealousy is his undoing. He cannot resist stripping his rival of his beautiful but bitchy wife Ruby as well, and when he then discards her, she takes her revenge, precipitating a climax of murder and destruction that consumes Benedict at last.Narrated with Wilbur Smith's irresistible driving thrust, The Diamond Hunters is a tale of brotherly hatred, redeemed only by the deepening love between Johnny and Tracey. It is set in London, Cape Town, on the thunderous seas around the ocean diamond fields and ends in a final confrontation between Johnny and Benedict in the blistering hyena-infested desert.
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2854141.0,Dirty Weekend,1991,3.66,563.0,81.0,,,Helen Zahavi,"A dark and brilliant novel about a woman who decides not to be a victim anymore. She takes her life and the law into her own hands, exacting her revenge with stunning finality.",,154.0,179.0,146.0,55.0,29.0,https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/book/blank-133x176-8b769f39ba6687a82d2eef30bdf46977.jpg,-0.644856437513352,0.553333333333333
35702570.0,The Disorientated Man,1967,,0.0,1.0,,,Peter Saxon,The Disorientated Man - The Story of a terror more than human ... Less than savage animal - more savage than death itself.,126.0,,,,,,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1500424801l/35702570.jpg,,
1646954.0,Doctor Slaughter,1984,3.25,114.0,14.0,,,Paul Theroux,,,11.0,36.0,41.0,23.0,3.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1320950665l/1646954.jpg,-2.07000311038892,0.416666666666667
947100.0,The Drums of Jeopardy,1920,3.11,9.0,3.0,,,Harold MacGrath,"A pall of fog lay over the world so heavy that it beaded the face and hands and deposited a fairy diamond dust upon wool. The station lights had the visibility of stars, and like the stars were without refulgence . . . Among the passengers to detrain was a man in a long black coat. The high collar was up. The man wore a derby hat, well down upon his head, after the English
A pall of fog lay over the world so heavy that it beaded the face and hands and deposited a fairy diamond dust upon wool. The station lights had the visibility of stars, and like the stars were without refulgence . . . Among the passengers to detrain was a man in a long black coat. The high collar was up. The man wore a derby hat, well down upon his head, after the English mode. An English kitbag, battered and scarred, swung heavily from his hand. Away toward the far end of the platform there appeared a shadowy patch in the fog. It grew and presently took upon itself the shape of a man. For one so short and squat and thick his legs possessed remarkable agility, for he reached the street just as the other man stopped at the side of a taxicab. Sixteen thousand miles, always eastward, on horses, camels, donkeys, trains, and ships; the fog would serve as an impenetrable cloak. he was within three hours of his ultimate destination! He knew all about great cities. An hour after he left the train, if he so willed, he could lose himself for all time.
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2592738.0,The enemy below,1956,3.87,89.0,4.0,,,D.A. Rayner,,191.0,18.0,47.0,18.0,6.0,0.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1249317151l/2592738.jpg,0.0850967363985221,0.623333333333333
63458.0,The Evening Star,1992,3.63,1879.0,61.0,,,Larry McMurtry,"Here old age and death catch up with some beloved McMurtry characters familiar to readers since Terms of Endearment . Willful, tart-tongued Aurora Greenway and her outspoken maid and confidante, Rose Dunlup, yes are in their 70s when this book begins; Aurora's lover, Gen. Hector Scott, is nearing 90. Their eccentricities have been exacerbated by the passing of years. Still
Here old age and death catch up with some beloved McMurtry characters familiar to readers since Terms of Endearment . Willful, tart-tongued Aurora Greenway and her outspoken maid and confidante, Rose Dunlup, yes are in their 70s when this book begins; Aurora's lover, Gen. Hector Scott, is nearing 90. Their eccentricities have been exacerbated by the passing of years. Still greedy for life and sexual fulfillment, Aurora convinces Hector that they need psychoanalysis to ensure his better performance; then she begins an affair with the therapist, who is 30 years her junior. Aurora's grandchildren, the legacy of her dead daughter, Emma, are painfully neurotic: former dope dealer Tommy is in prison for manslaughter; though trying maintain mental stability with Jane and their adorable baby, Teddy again comes close to breakdown; pregnant Melissa's feckless boyfriend abandons her for a woman with a Ferrari.
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5143980.0,Executive Suite,1952,3.89,44.0,6.0,,,Cameron Hawley,,,17.0,9.0,15.0,2.0,1.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1328013791l/5143980.jpg,0.154616086294891,0.63
12567926.0,The Fair Bride,1953,3.8,5.0,1.0,,,Bruce Marshall,,274.0,1.0,2.0,2.0,0.0,0.0,https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/book/blank-133x176-8b769f39ba6687a82d2eef30bdf46977.jpg,-0.15822098823877,0.6
15329454.0,The Family Band: From The Missouri to the Black Hills 1881-1900,1962,3.67,6.0,1.0,,,Laura Bower Van Nuys,,,2.0,2.0,1.0,0.0,1.0,https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/book/blank-133x176-8b769f39ba6687a82d2eef30bdf46977.jpg,-0.610096762565168,0.556666666666667
617480.0,Farewell to the King,1969,3.85,52.0,6.0,,,Pierre Schoendoerffer,"In a part of the island of Borneo, occupied by the Japanese, two white men, an Englishman and an Australian, parachuted with the task of organizing the local resistance, the indigenous Murut. They meet another white man: Learoyd, Irish deserter, huge gray eyes, intractable ... The Muruts have made him their king. Learoyd agrees to put his people at the service of the two m
In a part of the island of Borneo, occupied by the Japanese, two white men, an Englishman and an Australian, parachuted with the task of organizing the local resistance, the indigenous Murut. They meet another white man: Learoyd, Irish deserter, huge gray eyes, intractable ... The Muruts have made him their king. Learoyd agrees to put his people at the service of the two men.
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1956391.0,Father Sky: A Novel,1979,3.65,23.0,5.0,,,Devery Freeman,,216.0,6.0,8.0,5.0,3.0,1.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1387666791l/1956391.jpg,-0.679616112461537,0.55
861099.0,The Feather Men,1991,3.9,889.0,88.0,,,Ranulph Fiennes,"The story of a secret organization called ""The Feathermen"" and their 14-year attempt to trace the killers of a number of British ex-servicemen in Britain and abroad. Ranulph Fiennes has published eight books, two of which have been in ""The Sunday Times"" bestseller list.",,288.0,327.0,193.0,63.0,18.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1178976179l/861099.jpg,0.189375761243075,0.633333333333333
1366078.0,"First Love, Last Rites",1975,3.67,4755.0,363.0,,,Ian McEwan,"Misfits, freaks, perverts and outcasts populate the grisly world and strange, macabre tales of obsession, sex and death in Ian McEwan's short stories.",,958.0,1874.0,1426.0,377.0,120.0,https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/book/blank-133x176-8b769f39ba6687a82d2eef30bdf46977.jpg,-0.610096762565168,0.556666666666667
2442787.0,Flaming Youth,1921,3.57,14.0,4.0,,,Warner Fabian,"End-of-an-era drama/romance about a rich, landed family in America, which is in moral decline as the mother is dying and the daughters are coming of age in the flapper era. Written from the point of view of the family doctor, under a pseudonym ostensibly to protect the identities of the characters, but really to protect the career of the author, Samuel Hopkins Adams.",,2.0,5.0,6.0,1.0,0.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1243886741l/2442787.jpg,-0.957693512047013,0.523333333333333
8287823.0,Flowing Gold,1922,5.0,3.0,3.0,,,Rex Beach,"Room service at the Ajax is of a quality befitting the newest, the largest, and the most expensive hotel in Dallas. While the standard of excellence is uniformly high, nevertheless some extra care usually attaches to a breakfast ordered from the Governor's suite-most elegant and most expensive of all the suites-hence the waiter checked over his card and made a final, flutt
Room service at the Ajax is of a quality befitting the newest, the largest, and the most expensive hotel in Dallas. While the standard of excellence is uniformly high, nevertheless some extra care usually attaches to a breakfast ordered from the Governor's suite-most elegant and most expensive of all the suites-hence the waiter checked over his card and made a final, fluttering examination to be sure that the chilled fruit was chilled and that the hot plates were hot before he rapped on the door. A voice, loud and cheery, bade him enter. Would the gentleman wish his breakfast served in the parlor or -No, the gentleman would have it right in his bedroom; but first, where were his cigarettes He hoped above all things that the waiter had not forgotten his cigarettes. Some people began their days with cold showers-nothing less than a cruel shock to a languid nervous system. An atrocious practice, the speaker called it-a relic of barbarism-a fetish of ignorance. Much preferable was a hygienic, stimulating cigarette which served the same purpose and left no deleterious aftereffects.
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4420762.0,The Fool Of The Family,1930,4.0,4.0,2.0,,,Margaret Kennedy,"The fool of the title in this charming light-hearted Margaret Kennedy reissue is solid, reliable, put-upon Caryl, one of the innumerable offspring of the eccentric musician Sanger. He too is a musician and to save money to put on a concert, he works in the evening as a cinema pianist on the Lido in Venice. Within the space of one summer week, two fateful meeting disrupt hi
The fool of the title in this charming light-hearted Margaret Kennedy reissue is solid, reliable, put-upon Caryl, one of the innumerable offspring of the eccentric musician Sanger. He too is a musician and to save money to put on a concert, he works in the evening as a cinema pianist on the Lido in Venice. Within the space of one summer week, two fateful meeting disrupt his calm and ordered life: that with beautiful Fenella and, much less welcome, with his handsome, amoral half-brother Sebastian.
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8451741.0,"Frank Merriwell's ""Father"" An Autobiography",1896,,0.0,0.0,,,Gilbert Patten,,,,,,,,https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/book/blank-133x176-8b769f39ba6687a82d2eef30bdf46977.jpg,,
438072.0,Funeral in Berlin,1964,3.99,3270.0,91.0,Secret File,3,Len Deighton,"FUNERAL IN BERLIN is a spellbinding tale of espionage and its counter in which double and triple crosses are common. Berlin with its infamous wall symbolized the Cold War as did no other place. It was like theatre, but is war for real.""Len Deighton has always been fascinated with the Cold War in a way that could be called scholarly...one always feels that the intricacies o
FUNERAL IN BERLIN is a spellbinding tale of espionage and its counter in which double and triple crosses are common. Berlin with its infamous wall symbolized the Cold War as did no other place. It was like theatre, but is war for real.""Len Deighton has always been fascinated with the Cold War in a way that could be called scholarly...one always feels that the intricacies of espionage and of the Soviet Union's spy apparatus rest on serious research. And he writes with effortless mastery."" (The Wall Street Journal)""A most impressive book, a chronicle of our times, in which the tension, more like a chronic ache than a stab of pain, never lets go."" (The London Evening Standard)
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4323769.0,The Furies,1945,3.76,29.0,10.0,,,Niven Busch,,267.0,5.0,14.0,8.0,2.0,0.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1343788518l/4323769.jpg,-0.297259688031508,0.586666666666667
1765697.0,The Fury,1976,3.36,438.0,54.0,The Fury,1,John Farris,"Why did Robin's loving father want to kill him Why did Gillian's doting mother desperately fear her And why were both these parents so horrifyingly and helplessly right about their children Twenty-five years after the first edition, The Fury is back.",,64.0,121.0,177.0,60.0,16.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1249443104l/1765697.jpg,-1.68764668595889,0.453333333333333
2696061.0,The Garden of God,1923,3.71,24.0,2.0,The Blue Lagoon,2,Henry de Vere Stacpoole,Facsimile edition.,,8.0,5.0,7.0,4.0,0.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1337296545l/2696061.jpg,-0.47105806277243,0.57
1513070.0,Gentle Annie,1942,4.0,1.0,0.0,,,MacKinlay Kantor,,249.0,,,,,,https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/book/blank-133x176-8b769f39ba6687a82d2eef30bdf46977.jpg,0.53697251072492,0.666666666666667
3146785.0,Geordie,1950,3.9,21.0,6.0,,,David Harry Walker,,,6.0,8.0,6.0,1.0,0.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1267812649l/3146785.jpg,0.189375761243075,0.633333333333333
43476378.0,The Great Bank Robbery,1969,,0.0,0.0,,,Frank O'Rourke,"Novelization of the Warner Brothers movie starring Zero Mostel, Kim Novak and Clint Walker (TV's Cheyenne). A ragtag band of the wackiest thieves the west have ever seen come upon a western town where they plot a bank heist with their getaway by hot-air balloon. A rip-roaring comedy-western.",128.0,,,,,,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1546755124l/43476378.jpg,,
9147656.0,The Great Man,1955,4.33,3.0,0.0,,,Al Morgan,,319.0,,,,,,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1312479993l/9147656.jpg,1.68404178401501,0.776666666666667
8659819.0,The Guilty Head,1969,3.98,45.0,3.0,,,Romain Gary,,255.0,18.0,13.0,10.0,3.0,1.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1280169232l/8659819.jpg,0.467453160828551,0.66
455512.0,The Gypsy Moths,1955,4.0,1.0,0.0,,,James William Drought,,,,,,,,https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/book/blank-133x176-8b769f39ba6687a82d2eef30bdf46977.jpg,0.53697251072492,0.666666666666667
39119108.0,Happy Land,1943,,0.0,0.0,,,MacKinlay Kantor,"MACKINLAY KANTOR Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Andersonville THIS NOVEL WAS THE BASIS FOR THE 1943 FILM HAPPY LAND ""Hail, Columbia, happy land! Hail, ye heroes, heav'n-born band",63.0,,,,,,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1520802609l/39119108.jpg,,
6434537.0,Harry Black,1956,2.6,5.0,0.0,,,David Harry Walker,,,0.0,0.0,3.0,2.0,0.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1266695279l/6434537.jpg,-4.32938198202091,0.2
4537046.0,He Ran All The Way: A Novel,1948,3.67,3.0,2.0,,,Sam Ross,,220.0,,,,,,https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/book/blank-133x176-8b769f39ba6687a82d2eef30bdf46977.jpg,-0.610096762565168,0.556666666666667
483583.0,The History of Mr. Polly,1910,3.61,1316.0,135.0,,,H.G. Wells,,227.0,258.0,483.0,422.0,112.0,41.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1500974122l/483583.jpg,-0.818654812254275,0.536666666666667
34603.0,The Holcroft Covenant,1978,3.89,9708.0,173.0,,,Robert Ludlum,"The Second World War is over. Three top Nazis have embezzled $780 million from Nazi funds - and then committed suicide. Their Covenant, to be inherited by their three eldest children, is to redistribute this vast wealth amongst the survivors of the Holocaust. Reparation must be made. Conventional Noel Holcroft is one of the inheritors and his mission is to find the other t
The Second World War is over. Three top Nazis have embezzled $780 million from Nazi funds - and then committed suicide. Their Covenant, to be inherited by their three eldest children, is to redistribute this vast wealth amongst the survivors of the Holocaust. Reparation must be made. Conventional Noel Holcroft is one of the inheritors and his mission is to find the other two 'children' and prove himself worthy of his task. But the Sonnenkinder, the Children of the Sun, are determined to gain control of the millions and establish a Nazi Fourth Reich. As Holcroft tries to carry out his destiny, he finds himself enmeshed in a bewildering, horrifying nightmare ...
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10350.0,The Hour Before the Dawn: A Novel (The Works of W. Somerset Maugham),1942,3.57,106.0,14.0,,,W. Somerset Maugham,,192.0,19.0,40.0,32.0,12.0,3.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1386924313l/10350.jpg,-0.957693512047013,0.523333333333333
6148028.0,Catching Fire,2010,4.29,2171502.0,91354.0,The Hunger Games,2,Suzanne Collins,"Sparks are igniting.Flames are spreading.And the Capitol wants revenge.Against all odds, Katniss has won the Hunger Games. She and fellow District 12 tribute Peeta Mellark are miraculously still alive. Katniss should be relieved, happy even. After all, she has returned to her family and her longtime friend, Gale. Yet nothing is the way Katniss wishes it to be. Gale holds h
Sparks are igniting.Flames are spreading.And the Capitol wants revenge.Against all odds, Katniss has won the Hunger Games. She and fellow District 12 tribute Peeta Mellark are miraculously still alive. Katniss should be relieved, happy even. After all, she has returned to her family and her longtime friend, Gale. Yet nothing is the way Katniss wishes it to be. Gale holds her at an icy distance. Peeta has turned his back on her completely. And there are whispers of a rebellion against the Capitol - a rebellion that Katniss and Peeta may have helped create.Much to her shock, Katniss has fueled an unrest she's afraid she cannot stop. And what scares her even more is that she's not entirely convinced she should try. As time draws near for Katniss and Peeta to visit the districts on the Capitol's cruel Victory Tour, the stakes are higher than ever. If they can't prove, without a shadow of a doubt, that they are lost in their love for each other, the consequences will be horrifying.In Catching Fire, the second novel in the Hunger Games trilogy, Suzanne Collins continues the story of Katniss Everdeen, testing her more than ever before...and surprising readers at every turn.
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323170.0,The Hustler,1959,4.12,1080.0,96.0,,,Walter Tevis,"""A wonderful hymn to the last true era when men of substance played pool with a vengeance.""-Time OutWhen it was first published in 1959, The Hustler was the first--and the best--novel written about billiards in the 400-year history of the game. The book quickly won a respected readership and later an audience for the movie with the same name starring Paul Newman and Jackie
""A wonderful hymn to the last true era when men of substance played pool with a vengeance.""-Time OutWhen it was first published in 1959, The Hustler was the first--and the best--novel written about billiards in the 400-year history of the game. The book quickly won a respected readership and later an audience for the movie with the same name starring Paul Newman and Jackie Gleason. The Hustler is about the victories and losses of one ""Fast"" Eddie Felson, a poolroom hustler who travels from town to town conning strangers into thinking they could beat him at the game when in fact, he is a skillful player who has never lost a game. Until he meets his match in Minnesota Fats, the true king of the poolroom, causing his life to change drastically. This is a classic tale of a man's struggle with his soul and his self-esteem. ""If Hemingway had the passion for pool that he had for bullfighting, his hero might have been Eddie Felson.""-Time 
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798661.0,Man Called Horse (Originally: Indian Country),1953,4.1,77.0,21.0,,,Dorothy M. Johnson,Indian Country contains two of Dorothy M. JohnsonThese eleven stories show a frontier alive with complex struggles.,,29.0,32.0,11.0,5.0,0.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1422958468l/798661.jpg,0.884569260206764,0.7
1166263.0,Islands in the Stream,1970,3.87,12087.0,577.0,,,Ernest Hemingway,"First published in 1970, nine years after Ernest Hemingway's death, Islands in the Stream is the story of an artist and adventurer ",,3630.0,4422.0,3108.0,738.0,189.0,https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/book/blank-133x176-8b769f39ba6687a82d2eef30bdf46977.jpg,0.0850967363985221,0.623333333333333
1263937.0,Jim Kane,1970,4.0,16.0,3.0,,,J.P.S. Brown,The story of an American cowboy doing his job in Mexico.,,4.0,10.0,0.0,2.0,0.0,https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/book/blank-133x176-8b769f39ba6687a82d2eef30bdf46977.jpg,0.53697251072492,0.666666666666667
596869.0,Jimmy The Kid,1967,3.94,1124.0,91.0,Dortmunder,3,Donald E. Westlake,"Here's the five-member Dortmunder Gang trying to achieve the perfect crime by following a paperback novel. They intend to follow the book's blueprint for a child heist in order to succeed at last at something crooked. But, they never counted on this 12-year-old kid!",174.0,309.0,486.0,284.0,44.0,1.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1287818600l/596869.jpg,0.328414461035813,0.646666666666667
18282513.0,Jos,1981,4.0,1.0,0.0,,,Christopher Frank,,,,,,,,https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/book/blank-133x176-8b769f39ba6687a82d2eef30bdf46977.jpg,0.53697251072492,0.666666666666667
35822885.0,Jupiter Laughs,1940,3.5,2.0,0.0,,,A.J. Cronin,"Jupiter Laughs is A. J. Cronin's 1940 play in three acts about a doctor and his love interest, who hopes to become a medical missionary.",190.0,,,,,,https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/book/blank-133x176-8b769f39ba6687a82d2eef30bdf46977.jpg,-1.2010112366843,0.5
325128.0,Kidnapped,1886,3.79,54117.0,1603.0,David Balfour,1,Robert Louis Stevenson,,288.0,14514.0,19381.0,15455.0,3705.0,1062.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1328869457l/325128.jpg,-0.192980663186954,0.596666666666667
80950.0,Kipps,1905,3.36,844.0,63.0,,,H.G. Wells,"Orphaned at an early age, raised by his aunt and uncle, and apprenticed for seven years to a draper, Artie Kipps is stunned to discover upon reading a newspaper advertisement that he is the grandson of a wealthy gentleman - and the inheritor of his fortune. Thrown dramatically into the upper classes, he struggles desperately to learn the etiquette and rules of polite socie
Orphaned at an early age, raised by his aunt and uncle, and apprenticed for seven years to a draper, Artie Kipps is stunned to discover upon reading a newspaper advertisement that he is the grandson of a wealthy gentleman - and the inheritor of his fortune. Thrown dramatically into the upper classes, he struggles desperately to learn the etiquette and rules of polite society. But as he soon discovers, becoming a 'true gentleman' is neither as easy nor as desirable as it at first appears.
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403277.0,The Land That Time Forgot Collection,1918,3.9,7434.0,200.0,Caspak,1-3,Edgar Rice Burroughs,"Language: EnglishInitials: yesSeparate Chapters: yesSuperior Kindle Formatting: yesInteractive Table of Contents: yesLending Allowed: yesThe novels of Edgar Rice Burroughs in one collection with active table of contents. Works include:The Land That Time Forgot, The People That Time Forgot, Out of Time's Abyss",434.0,2190.0,2703.0,2157.0,344.0,40.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1328818810l/403277.jpg,0.189375761243075,0.633333333333333
5090741.0,The Ledger,1970,3.43,21.0,3.0,Christie Opara,3,Dorothy Uhnak,"Elena Vargas is a witness to a homicide, the shooting of a foot soldier in an international mob cartel. But the sultry call girl and sometime-mistress of gang lord Enzo Giardino claims to have seen and heard nothing.Desperate to make a case against Giardino, the District Attorney offers Vargas protective custody in exchange for betraying her lover. But no one can make her
Elena Vargas is a witness to a homicide, the shooting of a foot soldier in an international mob cartel. But the sultry call girl and sometime-mistress of gang lord Enzo Giardino claims to have seen and heard nothing.Desperate to make a case against Giardino, the District Attorney offers Vargas protective custody in exchange for betraying her lover. But no one can make her talk. Going on nothing but gut instinct, New York Police Department cop Christie Opara uncovers something in Vargas's past that could give them the leverage they need . . .
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3199179.0,A Lion Is In The Streets,1945,4.0,13.0,2.0,,,Adria Locke Langley,A backwoods salesman's rise to the presidency and ultimate downfall. James Cagney played the role in the movie. Based on the life of the flamboyant former governor of Louisiana Huey Long.,,5.0,4.0,3.0,1.0,0.0,https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/book/blank-133x176-8b769f39ba6687a82d2eef30bdf46977.jpg,0.53697251072492,0.666666666666667
6880324.0,Eine Liebe in Deutschland,1978,3.26,19.0,3.0,,,Rolf Hochhuth,,338.0,3.0,5.0,7.0,2.0,2.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1266932569l/6880324.jpg,-2.03524343544073,0.42
876847.0,Little Caesar,1929,3.7,209.0,31.0,,,W.R. Burnett,,160.0,48.0,70.0,72.0,18.0,1.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1282783396l/876847.jpg,-0.505817737720614,0.566666666666667
1022778.0,Live Flesh,1986,3.72,1201.0,76.0,,,Ruth Rendell,"Victor Jenner is a sociopath. After ten years in prison for shooting - and permanently crippling - a young policeman, Victor is released to a strange new world and told to make a new life for himself. It's hard to adjust to civilian life, but at least there's one blessing - he was never convicted for all those rapes he committed. Then Victor meets David, the policeman he s
Victor Jenner is a sociopath. After ten years in prison for shooting - and permanently crippling - a young policeman, Victor is released to a strange new world and told to make a new life for himself. It's hard to adjust to civilian life, but at least there's one blessing - he was never convicted for all those rapes he committed. Then Victor meets David, the policeman he shot, and David's beautiful girlfriend, Clare. And suddenly Victor's new life is starting to look an awful lot like the old one.
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78548.0,Lottie and Lisa,1949,4.1,7620.0,239.0,,,Erich K,"When they meet for the first time at summer camp, two ten-year-old girls discover they are twins and agree to exchange identities in an attempt to reconciliate their divorced parents.",136.0,3272.0,2456.0,1446.0,312.0,134.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1477471010l/78548.jpg,0.884569260206764,0.7
6946788.0,The Lusty Men,1948,,0.0,0.0,,,William R. Cox,,192.0,,,,,,https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/book/blank-133x176-8b769f39ba6687a82d2eef30bdf46977.jpg,,
32838.0,"The Master of the World (Extraordinary Voyages, #53)",1904,3.47,1981.0,128.0,,,Jules Verne,"If I speak of myself in this story, it is because I have been deeply involved in its startling events, events doubtless among the most extraordinary which this twentieth century will witness. Sometimes I even ask myself if all this has really happened, if its pictures dwell in truth in my memory, and not merely in my imagination. In my position as head inspector in the fed
If I speak of myself in this story, it is because I have been deeply involved in its startling events, events doubtless among the most extraordinary which this twentieth century will witness. Sometimes I even ask myself if all this has really happened, if its pictures dwell in truth in my memory, and not merely in my imagination. In my position as head inspector in the federal police department at Washington, urged on moreover by the desire, which has always been very strong in me, to investigate and understand everything which is mysterious, I naturally became much interested in these remarkable occurrences. And as I have been employed by the government in various important affairs and secret missions since I was a mere lad, it also happened very naturally that the head of my department placed In my charge this astonishing investigation, wherein I found myself wrestling with so many impenetrable mysteries.
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43416490.0,The Man Called Noon (Louis l'Amour's Lost Treasures),1970,,0.0,0.0,,,Louis L'Amour,"As part of the Louis L'Amour's Lost Treasures series, this edition contains exclusive bonus materials!In one swift moment a fall wiped away his memory. Now all he knew for certain was that someone wanted him dead--and that he had better learn why. But everywhere he turned there seemed to be more questions--or people too willing to hide the truth behind a smoke screen of li
As part of the Louis L'Amour's Lost Treasures series, this edition contains exclusive bonus materials!In one swift moment a fall wiped away his memory. Now all he knew for certain was that someone wanted him dead--and that he had better learn why. But everywhere he turned there seemed to be more questions--or people too willing to hide the truth behind a smoke screen of lies. He had only the name he had been told was his own, his mysterious skill with a gun, and a link to a half million dollars' worth of buried gold as evidence of his past life. Was the treasure his Was he a thief A killer He didn't have the answers, but he needed them soon. Because what he still didn't know about himself, others did--and if he didn't unlock the secret of his past, he wasn't going to have much of a future.Louis L'Amour's Lost Treasures is a project created to release some of the author's more unconventional manuscripts from the family archives. In Louis L'Amour's Lost Treasures: Volumes 1,  Beau L'Amour takes the reader on a guided tour through many of the finished and unfinished short stories, novels, and treatments that his father was never able to publish during his lifetime. L'Amour's never-before-seen first novel, No Traveller Returns,  faithfully completed for this program, is a voyage into danger and violence on the high seas. These exciting publications will be followed by Louis L'Amour's Lost Treasures: Volume 2.Additionally, many beloved classics will be rereleased with an exclusive Lost Treasures postscript featuring previously unpublished material, including outlines, plot notes, and alternate drafts. These postscripts tell the story behind the stories that millions of readers have come to know and cherish.
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13311191.0,The Man in Black,1964,,0.0,0.0,,,Marvin H. Albert,"Clayburn must regain control of the town from a sharpshooting rustler named Wheelock who has gunned down the sheriff, forced the citizens to turn in their guns, and demanded everyone to pay him protection--or else.",176.0,,,,,,https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/book/blank-133x176-8b769f39ba6687a82d2eef30bdf46977.jpg,,
19423337.0,Man Without a Star,1952,4.0,2.0,2.0,,,Dee Linford,,,,,,,,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1386922570l/19423337.jpg,0.53697251072492,0.666666666666667
7147962.0,Marnie,1961,3.89,960.0,126.0,,,Winston Graham,"What's the childhood secret Marnie is running from Told in the first person, Marnie is a self-portrait of a con artist who serially changes identity in order to build a better life for herself. The secret to her success is complete emotional detachment. So when her latest boss falls in love with her, they're both headed for a series of painful surprises. This 1961 novel w
What's the childhood secret Marnie is running from Told in the first person, Marnie is a self-portrait of a con artist who serially changes identity in order to build a better life for herself. The secret to her success is complete emotional detachment. So when her latest boss falls in love with her, they're both headed for a series of painful surprises. This 1961 novel was filmed in 1964 by Alfred Hitchcock, who wanted Grace Kelly, but settled for Tippi Hedren.
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11555859.0,The Medusa Touch,1973,4.14,14.0,4.0,Francis Cherry,1,Peter Van Greenaway,,256.0,6.0,6.0,1.0,0.0,1.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1345460803l/11555859.jpg,1.0236079599995,0.713333333333333
31544721.0,Mercy Island,1941,,0.0,0.0,,,Theodore Pratt,"Five Men and One WomanA Novel of Suspense Under the Seething SunStranded on a Florida Key as remote as any tropical island, four shipwrecked souls believe they are alone. Until they meet a stranger who makes the lonely island his home.With brutal determination one of them sets out to learn the secret of the recluse. While another, moved by the resurgence of old passion, tr
Five Men and One WomanA Novel of Suspense Under the Seething SunStranded on a Florida Key as remote as any tropical island, four shipwrecked souls believe they are alone. Until they meet a stranger who makes the lonely island his home.With brutal determination one of them sets out to learn the secret of the recluse. While another, moved by the resurgence of old passion, tries to make his friend's beautiful wife his own.....
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7085479.0,Miami Mayhem,1961,4.56,9.0,4.0,Tony Rome,1,Marvin H. Albert,"Filmed as ""Tony Rome"" in 1967. Then released as ""Tony Rome""(1967) by the author based on the film script. It seemed a routine little job.... Just return a high-flying heiress to her worried papa. But some of a man's worst messes start out as routine little jobs. This one really hits the pedal, with a body on the floor of Tony's office, the head smashed by a bullet. The bai
Filmed as ""Tony Rome"" in 1967. Then released as ""Tony Rome""(1967) by the author based on the film script. It seemed a routine little job.... Just return a high-flying heiress to her worried papa. But some of a man's worst messes start out as routine little jobs. This one really hits the pedal, with a body on the floor of Tony's office, the head smashed by a bullet. The bait to catch the filler: a daisy-shaped, gold-and-diamond pin that couldn't bring enough to be worth anybody's trouble. Or worth murdering for...Author's full name: Marvin H. Albert
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153747.0,"Moby-Dick, or, the Whale",1851,3.49,438390.0,13111.0,,,Herman Melville,"""It is the horrible texture of a fabric that should be woven of ships' cables and hawsers. A Polar wind blows through it, and birds of prey hover over it."" So Melville wrote of his masterpiece, one of the greatest works of imagination in literary history. In part, Moby-Dick is the story of an eerily compelling madman pursuing an unholy war against a creature as vast and da
""It is the horrible texture of a fabric that should be woven of ships' cables and hawsers. A Polar wind blows through it, and birds of prey hover over it."" So Melville wrote of his masterpiece, one of the greatest works of imagination in literary history. In part, Moby-Dick is the story of an eerily compelling madman pursuing an unholy war against a creature as vast and dangerous and unknowable as the sea itself. But more than just a novel of adventure, more than an encyclopaedia of whaling lore and legend, the book can be seen as part of its author's lifelong meditation on America. Written with wonderfully redemptive humour, Moby-Dick is also a profound inquiry into character, faith, and the nature of perception.
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9595633.0,The Moon-Spinners,1962,4.03,7011.0,556.0,,,Mary  Stewart,"Young, beautiful, and adventurous Nicola Ferris loves her life as a secretary at the British Embassy on Greece. On leave from her job as a secretary in Athens, has been looking forward to a quiet week's holiday in the lush island of Crete, enjoying the wild flowers and the company of her cousin Frances. Then on her day off, her impulse led her on a little-used path into th
Young, beautiful, and adventurous Nicola Ferris loves her life as a secretary at the British Embassy on Greece. On leave from her job as a secretary in Athens, has been looking forward to a quiet week's holiday in the lush island of Crete, enjoying the wild flowers and the company of her cousin Frances. Then on her day off, her impulse led her on a little-used path into the foreboding White Mountains. She links up with two hiking companions who have inadvertently stumbled upon a scene of blood vengeance, that involving a young Englishman and a group of people tied together by blood and the bonds of greed.For the first time in her life Nicola meets a man and a situation she cannot deal with... A man in hiding -- for reasons he could not explain. Warned to stay away, Nicola was unable to obey. And before she realized what she had uncovered, she found herself thrust into the midst of an alarming plot in which she would become the prey... And suddenly the life Nicola adores is in danger of coming to an abrupt, brutal, and terrifying end....
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13504675.0,Mr. Hobbs' Vacation,1954,3.69,29.0,5.0,,,Edward Streeter,,248.0,5.0,11.0,12.0,1.0,0.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1330501684l/13504675.jpg,-0.540577412668799,0.563333333333333
6934136.0,Mr. Limpet,1942,4.17,6.0,1.0,,,Theodore Pratt,,144.0,3.0,1.0,2.0,0.0,0.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1264991488l/6934136.jpg,1.12788698484406,0.723333333333333
16158713.0,Mr. Winkle Goes to War,1943,4.0,2.0,2.0,,,Theodore Pratt,"From the dust jacket: There are many books about the war, but none like Mr. Winkle Goes to War. Out of great tragedy mankind distills great humor, and here Theodore Pratt makes a bid for this distinction with a story that is full of wise charm, deep understanding, and chuckling entertainment. Wilbert Winkle, at 44, runs up against the Army when men of that age were still b
From the dust jacket: There are many books about the war, but none like Mr. Winkle Goes to War. Out of great tragedy mankind distills great humor, and here Theodore Pratt makes a bid for this distinction with a story that is full of wise charm, deep understanding, and chuckling entertainment. Wilbert Winkle, at 44, runs up against the Army when men of that age were still being drafted. He had believed himself a member in good standing of the lost generation between rounds of the world war, too young for the first session and too old for the second. To his considerable surprise and perturbation, Mr. Winkle, a mild, timid little man, myopic, of no great muscularity, and afraid to death of guns or violence of any sort, finds himself a soldier sent overseas to fight.
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2480987.0,Mud on the Stars,0,3.94,17.0,1.0,Library Alabama Classics,,William Bradford Huie,"Drawing on his own boyhood, Huie gives the reader an account of rural life and race relations in the Tennessee Valley in the early years of the 19th century, including a picture of college life at The University of Alabama during the Great Depression.",376.0,7.0,4.0,4.0,2.0,0.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1328853558l/2480987.jpg,0.328414461035813,0.646666666666667
3943773.0,Murphy's Romance,1980,3.27,22.0,6.0,,,Max Schott,,129.0,4.0,5.0,8.0,3.0,2.0,https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/book/blank-133x176-8b769f39ba6687a82d2eef30bdf46977.jpg,-2.00048376049255,0.423333333333333
12467.0,The Naked and the Dead,1948,3.94,21627.0,744.0,,,Norman Mailer,"Written in gritty, journalistic detail, the story follows an army platoon of foot soldiers who are fighting for the possession of the Japanese-held island of Anopopei. Composed in 1948, The Naked and the Dead is representative of the best in twentieth-century American writing.",721.0,6925.0,8459.0,4698.0,1139.0,406.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1388181219l/12467.jpg,0.328414461035813,0.646666666666667
3616282.0,The Naked Country,1960,3.5,30.0,2.0,,,Morris L. West,"Lance Dillon is owner of a new cattle station on the southern fringe of Australia's Arnhem Land. When an Aboriginal hunting party targets Dillon's prize bull for a ritual killing, and then spears Dillon in the shoulder, it's clear they want him off their traditional land. Under the merciless rays of the burning sun, the wounded Dillon flees into the bush, with expert track
Lance Dillon is owner of a new cattle station on the southern fringe of Australia's Arnhem Land. When an Aboriginal hunting party targets Dillon's prize bull for a ritual killing, and then spears Dillon in the shoulder, it's clear they want him off their traditional land. Under the merciless rays of the burning sun, the wounded Dillon flees into the bush, with expert tracker Mundaru in hot pursuit. Dillon's city-born wife Mary and handsome local policeman Neil Adams set out to search for her husband. The gruelling journey throws them together, and it is not long before each is secretly hoping that Dillon is never found alive. The Naked Country is a terrifying manhunt set in one of the harshest and most remote regions of the world.
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3069484.0,The Nanny,1987,3.23,30.0,6.0,,,Dan Greenburg,,229.0,2.0,9.0,13.0,6.0,0.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1222649691l/3069484.jpg,-2.13952246028529,0.41
629931.0,The Night of the Iguana,1967,3.86,4446.0,144.0,,,Tennessee Williams,"At a shabby hotel in Mexico, c 1940, various American tourists, including a defrocked minister and a moody spinster, are unsettled, body and soul, by the bawdy broad who's running the joint. Sensual and poetic by the great Tennessee Williams.",93.0,1274.0,1628.0,1228.0,265.0,51.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1391639817l/629931.jpg,0.0503370614503368,0.62
35852830.0,Nightmare,0,3.6,5.0,1.0,,,Cornell Woolrich,"Contains: -I'll Take You Home, Kathleen -Screen Test -I O U -Three O'Clock -Nightmare -Bequest",242.0,1.0,2.0,1.0,1.0,0.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1507405551l/35852830.jpg,-0.853414487202459,0.533333333333333
151351.0,Nightwing,1977,3.41,751.0,49.0,,,Martin Cruz Smith,"Vampire bats: Evil. Clever.Deadly.Driven by blood-hunger across the American landscape, they bred and multiplied, unseen and unsuspected, each one a grisly messenger of death. No warm-blooded creature is safe from their thirst. Now, as darkness gathers, the sky is filled with the frantic motion, the maddening murmur of . . . Nightwing.",255.0,119.0,205.0,312.0,95.0,20.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1272677745l/151351.jpg,-1.51384831121796,0.47
7319919.0,No Down Payment,1957,3.0,3.0,1.0,,,John McPartland,"The marital difficulties of four couples living in a southern California housing development become intertwined. Among the unhappy couples are ne'er-do-well Jerry Flagg and his long-suffering wife Isabelle, flirtatious Leola Boone and her sadistic husband Troy, hard working Herman Kreitzer and his understanding wife Betty, and newlyweds Jean and David Martin.",,,,,,,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1260784982l/7319919.jpg,-2.93899498409353,0.333333333333333
103171.0,Northwest Passage,1937,4.16,2709.0,104.0,,,Kenneth Roberts,"Told through the eyes of primary character Langdon Towne, much of this novel centers around the exploits and character of Robert Rogers, the leader of Rogers' Rangers, who were a colonial force fighting with the British during the French and Indian War.Structurally, Northwest Passage is divided into halves. The first half is a carefully researched, day-by-day recreation of
Told through the eyes of primary character Langdon Towne, much of this novel centers around the exploits and character of Robert Rogers, the leader of Rogers' Rangers, who were a colonial force fighting with the British during the French and Indian War.Structurally, Northwest Passage is divided into halves. The first half is a carefully researched, day-by-day recreation of the raid by Rogers' Rangers on the Indian village at Saint-Fran",709.0,1142.0,976.0,491.0,84.0,16.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1328043456l/103171.jpg,1.09312730989587,0.72
890.0,Of Mice and Men,1937,3.86,1701929.0,29098.0,,,John Steinbeck,"The compelling story of two outsiders striving to find their place in an unforgiving world. Drifters in search of work, George and his simple-minded friend Lennie have nothing in the world except each other and a dream--a dream that one day they will have some land of their own. Eventually they find work on a ranch in California",112.0,541994.0,597538.0,391098.0,120691.0,50608.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1511302904l/890.jpg,0.0503370614503368,0.62
1215441.0,One More Spring,1933,3.55,22.0,4.0,,,Robert Nathan,"Two homeless men and a woman take refuge in an old shack in Central Park during the great depression and learn about friendship, love, and compassion. With nothing in common except their mutual destitution, JARED OTKAR, a failed antiques dealer, and NORRIS ROSENBERG, a neurotic, eccentric yet aspiring musician, together move into a shed in Central Park. It is the time of t
Two homeless men and a woman take refuge in an old shack in Central Park during the great depression and learn about friendship, love, and compassion. With nothing in common except their mutual destitution, JARED OTKAR, a failed antiques dealer, and NORRIS ROSENBERG, a neurotic, eccentric yet aspiring musician, together move into a shed in Central Park. It is the time of the Great Depression and the two eke out a meager living. Rosenberg begins giving violin lessons while Otkar tends to their home and prepares meals, many of which are stolen. As the weather turns cold, ELIZABETH CHENEY, also homeless and alone, joins Otkar and Rosenberg. Elizabeth's presence causes friction between the two men. Otkar slowly falls in love with her as all three remain in the crowded shack during the harsh winter months. As the season wears on, our trio becomes involved with MARY SWEENY and SHERIDAN. Mary hires Rosenberg to teach her husband the violin, and Sheridan, a failed bank president, is saved from a suicide attempt by the kindness of Elizabeth. Author Robert Nathan, tells a poignant tale of humanity and friendship and of the triumph of love and compassion even in dire circumstances. Note: The film ""One More Spring"" was made in 1935 starring Janet Gaynor.
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13501739.0,Operation Terror,1961,3.78,9.0,1.0,,,The Gordons,,,3.0,2.0,3.0,1.0,0.0,https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/book/blank-133x176-8b769f39ba6687a82d2eef30bdf46977.jpg,-0.227740338135139,0.593333333333333
2805250.0,One More River,1933,3.98,200.0,25.0,The Forsyte Chronicles,9,John Galsworthy,"Clare Charwell has just fled her sadistic husband to England. Along the way she has met the charming Tony Croom. When she refuses to return to her husband, he falsely accuses her of adultery with Tony in a highly public court trial.",,67.0,78.0,40.0,14.0,1.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1348380484l/2805250.jpg,0.467453160828551,0.66
25605682.0,Perfect Little Angels,1989,3.3,216.0,18.0,,,Andrew Neiderman,"From the bestselling author of THE DEVIL'S ADVOCATE.""A master of psychological thrillers!""",215.0,36.0,57.0,70.0,42.0,11.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1433122551l/25605682.jpg,-1.89620473564799,0.433333333333333
480204.0,The Phantom of the Opera,1909,3.97,179474.0,5486.0,,,Gaston Leroux,"First published in French as a serial in 1909, The Phantom of the Opera is a riveting story that revolves around the young, Swedish Christine Daa",360.0,65472.0,59538.0,40903.0,10425.0,3136.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1327867727l/480204.jpg,0.432693485880367,0.656666666666667
11076626.0,Pity My Simplicity,1944,,0.0,0.0,,,John E. Wilson,"The author of this book does not profess to be a theologian. He is a member of the flock of God; a simple sheep looking for good shepherds to lead him to the green pastures and still waters of biblical truth. He tells us why he cannot follow the clever shepherds who lead him into the concrete paths and plastic pastures of what passes for 'modern theology'. He knows that mu
The author of this book does not profess to be a theologian. He is a member of the flock of God; a simple sheep looking for good shepherds to lead him to the green pastures and still waters of biblical truth. He tells us why he cannot follow the clever shepherds who lead him into the concrete paths and plastic pastures of what passes for 'modern theology'. He knows that much of what he says will be dismissed with an impatient wave of the crook, but his position is that of a simple sheep who believes the Bible. Although occasionally satirical, this book is not naive. It will stimulate thought. Rather than being a lone bleat in the wasteland of our age it is hoped that this may be a voice from the heart of the flock, a timely warning to some wandering sheep.
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1351174.0,The Bridge Over the River Kwai,1952,4.03,7023.0,290.0,,,Pierre Boulle,"1942: Boldly advancing through Asia, the Japanese need a train route from Burma going north. In a prison camp, British POWs are forced into labor. The bridge they build will become a symbol of service and survival to one prisoner, Colonel Nicholson, a proud perfectionist. Pitted against the warden, Colonel Saito, Nicholson will nevertheless, out of a distorted sense of dut
1942: Boldly advancing through Asia, the Japanese need a train route from Burma going north. In a prison camp, British POWs are forced into labor. The bridge they build will become a symbol of service and survival to one prisoner, Colonel Nicholson, a proud perfectionist. Pitted against the warden, Colonel Saito, Nicholson will nevertheless, out of a distorted sense of duty, aid his enemy. While on the outside, as the Allies race to destroy the bridge, Nicholson must decide which will be the first casualty: his patriotism or his pride.
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1471786.0,The Pope of Greenwich Village,1979,3.87,150.0,16.0,,,Vincent Patrick,Charlie and Paulie consider themselves ,282.0,42.0,60.0,35.0,12.0,1.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1490853316l/1471786.jpg,0.0850967363985221,0.623333333333333
6643712.0,The Positronic Man,1993,4.08,5291.0,168.0,Robot 0.6,,Isaac Asimov,"Powerful and haunting, The Positronic Man is an unforgettable novel that redefines Isaac Asimov's and Robert Silverberg's place among the greatest science fiction authors of all time.In the twenty-first century the creation of the positronic brain leads to the development of robot laborers and revolutionizes life on Earth. But to the Martin family, their household robot ND
Powerful and haunting, The Positronic Man is an unforgettable novel that redefines Isaac Asimov's and Robert Silverberg's place among the greatest science fiction authors of all time.In the twenty-first century the creation of the positronic brain leads to the development of robot laborers and revolutionizes life on Earth. But to the Martin family, their household robot NDR-113 is more than a trusted friend, a confidant, a member of the family. For through some unknown manufacturing glitch, Andrew has been blessed with a capacity for love and a drive toward self-awareness and devlopment that are almost...human.But almost is not enough. Andrew's dream is to become fully human. Facing human prejudice, the laws of robotics, and his own mechanical limitations, Andrew will use science and law in his quest for the impossible, arriving at last at a terrifying choice: to make his dream a reality, he must pay the ultimate price.
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430148.0,The Power,1956,3.76,120.0,21.0,,,Frank M. Robinson,"The Power is a science fiction classic from the 1950s. After the book's initial publication, it was produced as a TV special starring Theodore Bikel and later as a George Pal film starring George Hamilton and Suzanne Pleshette. It is the tale of a mutant superman in hiding and the terrifying search to find him.",224.0,29.0,45.0,36.0,8.0,2.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1312037523l/430148.jpg,-0.297259688031508,0.586666666666667
3690.0,The Power and the Glory,1940,3.99,26608.0,1824.0,,,Graham Greene,"In a poor, remote section of Southern Mexico, the paramilitary group, the Red Shirts have taken control. God has been outlawed, and the priests have been systematically hunted down and killed. Now, the last priest is on the run. Too human for heroism, too humble for martyrdom, the nameless little worldly ",222.0,8926.0,10511.0,5565.0,1277.0,329.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1388210459l/3690.jpg,0.502212835776736,0.663333333333333
1353757.0,The power of One,1989,4.35,70128.0,4916.0,The Power of One,1,Bryce Courtenay,"In 1939, as Hitler casts his enormous, cruel shadow across the world, the seeds of apartheid take root in South Africa. There, a boy called Peekay is born. His childhood is marked by humiliation and abandonment, yet he vows to survive and conceives heroic dreams, which are nothing compared to what life actually has in store for him. He embarks on an epic journey through a
In 1939, as Hitler casts his enormous, cruel shadow across the world, the seeds of apartheid take root in South Africa. There, a boy called Peekay is born. His childhood is marked by humiliation and abandonment, yet he vows to survive and conceives heroic dreams, which are nothing compared to what life actually has in store for him. He embarks on an epic journey through a land of tribal superstition and modern prejudice where he will learn the power of words, the power to transform lives and the power of one.
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1885.0,Pride and Prejudice,1813,4.25,2525827.0,55987.0,,,Jane Austen,"Alternate cover edition of ISBN 9780679783268Since its immediate success in 1813, Pride and Prejudice has remained one of the most popular novels in the English language. Jane Austen called this brilliant work ""her own darling child"" and its vivacious heroine, Elizabeth Bennet, ""as delightful a creature as ever appeared in print."" The romantic clash between the opinionated
Alternate cover edition of ISBN 9780679783268Since its immediate success in 1813, Pride and Prejudice has remained one of the most popular novels in the English language. Jane Austen called this brilliant work ""her own darling child"" and its vivacious heroine, Elizabeth Bennet, ""as delightful a creature as ever appeared in print."" The romantic clash between the opinionated Elizabeth and her proud beau, Mr. Darcy, is a splendid performance of civilized sparring. And Jane Austen's radiant wit sparkles as her characters dance a delicate quadrille of flirtation and intrigue, making this book the most superb comedy of manners of Regency England.
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38980.0,The Princess Diaries,2000,3.78,217960.0,4851.0,The Princess Diaries,1,Meg Cabot,The first book in the #1  New York Times  bestselling Princess Diaries series by Meg Cabot.Mia Thermopolis is pretty sure there,283.0,65650.0,67123.0,61727.0,17648.0,5812.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1355011082l/38980.jpg,-0.227740338135139,0.593333333333333
58174.0,Promise at Dawn,1961,4.3,4149.0,317.0,,,Romain Gary,"'Promise at Dawn' begins as the story of a mother's sacrifice. Alone and poor, she fights fiercely to give her son the very best. Gary chronicles his childhood with her in Russia, Poland, and on the French Riviera. And he recounts his adventurous life as a young man fighting for France in the Second World War. But above all, he tells the story of the love for his mother th
'Promise at Dawn' begins as the story of a mother's sacrifice. Alone and poor, she fights fiercely to give her son the very best. Gary chronicles his childhood with her in Russia, Poland, and on the French Riviera. And he recounts his adventurous life as a young man fighting for France in the Second World War. But above all, he tells the story of the love for his mother that was his very life, their secret and private planet, their wonderland ""born out of a mother's murmur into a child's ear, a promise whispered at dawn of future triumphs and greatness, of justice and love."" A romantic, thrilling memoir that has become a French classic.
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7171856.0,The Puppet Masters,1951,3.87,28057.0,600.0,,,Robert A. Heinlein,"First came the news that a flying saucer had landed in Iowa. Then came the announcement that the whole thing was a hoax. End of story. Case closed.Except that two agents of the most secret intelligence agency in the U.S. government were on the scene and disappeared without reporting back. Then four more follow up agents also disappeared. So the head of the agency and his t
First came the news that a flying saucer had landed in Iowa. Then came the announcement that the whole thing was a hoax. End of story. Case closed.Except that two agents of the most secret intelligence agency in the U.S. government were on the scene and disappeared without reporting back. Then four more follow up agents also disappeared. So the head of the agency and his two top agents went in and managed to get out with their discovery: an invasion is underway by slug-like aliens who can touch a human and completely control his or her mind. What the humans know, they know. What the slugs want, no matter what, the human will do. And most of Iowa is already under their control.Sam Cavanaugh was one of the agents who discovered the truth. Unfortunately, that was just before he was taken over by one of the aliens and began working for the invaders, with no will of his own. And he has just learned that a high official in the Treasury Department is now under control of the aliens. Since the Treasury Department includes the Secret Service, which safeguards the President of the United States, control of the entire nation is near at hand.
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710893.0,Q & A,1977,3.26,19.0,0.0,,,Edwin Torres,,209.0,4.0,4.0,5.0,5.0,1.0,https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/book/blank-133x176-8b769f39ba6687a82d2eef30bdf46977.jpg,-2.03524343544073,0.42
926216.0,Random Hearts,1984,3.22,236.0,24.0,,,Warren Adler,"There was no earthly reason why Vivien Simpson and Edward Davis should ever have met. But when two unidentified bodies are discovered amid the wreckage of a plane disaster, their separate lives collide and they find themselves thrown together by a passion far beyond their comprehension.",,30.0,62.0,92.0,33.0,19.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1533922296l/926216.jpg,-2.17428213523347,0.406666666666667
15954404.0,The Redhead from Sun Dog,1931,,0.0,0.0,,,W.C. Tuttle,"An authentic Westerner from Montana, W. C. Tuttle sold more than 1,000 magazine stories and dozens of novels, almost all of which were Westerns. In a poll of ""Adventure Magazine"" readers, Tuttle was voted the most popular writer in the magazine. Tuttle is known for writing thrilling Westerns with a mystery plot woven into the story. He was also a screenwriter with fifty-tw
An authentic Westerner from Montana, W. C. Tuttle sold more than 1,000 magazine stories and dozens of novels, almost all of which were Westerns. In a poll of ""Adventure Magazine"" readers, Tuttle was voted the most popular writer in the magazine. Tuttle is known for writing thrilling Westerns with a mystery plot woven into the story. He was also a screenwriter with fifty-two films to his credit. ""The Redhead from Sun Dog"" was the basis for the 1934 film serial ""The Red Rider,"" featuring Buck Jones and Jim Thorpe.
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210825.0,The Reivers,1962,3.79,6009.0,372.0,,,William Faulkner,"One of Faulkner's comic masterpieces, The Reivers is a picaresque that tells of three unlikely car thieves from rural Mississippi. Eleven-year-old Lucius Priest is persuaded by Boon Hogganbeck, one of his family's retainers, to steal his grandfather's car and make a trip to Memphis. The Priests' black coachman, Ned McCaslin, stows away, and the three of them are off on a h
One of Faulkner's comic masterpieces, The Reivers is a picaresque that tells of three unlikely car thieves from rural Mississippi. Eleven-year-old Lucius Priest is persuaded by Boon Hogganbeck, one of his family's retainers, to steal his grandfather's car and make a trip to Memphis. The Priests' black coachman, Ned McCaslin, stows away, and the three of them are off on a heroic odyssey, for which they are all ill-equipped, that ends at Miss Reba's bordello in Memphis. From there a series of wild misadventures ensues--invoving horse smuggling, trainmen, sheriffs' deputies, and jail.
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9280228.0,Return Of The Condor Heroes Vol. 1,1959,4.29,90.0,5.0,Return Of The Condor Heroes,1,Jin Yong,,143.0,51.0,23.0,10.0,3.0,3.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1284190040l/9280228.jpg,1.54500308422227,0.763333333333333
31117072.0,A Hero Born,1957,4.18,505.0,84.0,Legends of the Condor Heroes,1,Jin Yong,"China: 1200 A.D.The Song Empire has been invaded by its warlike Jurchen neighbours from the north. Half its territory and its historic capital lie in enemy hands; the peasants toil under the burden of the annual tribute demanded by the victors. Meanwhile, on the Mongolian steppe, a disparate nation of great warriors is about to be united by a warlord whose name will endure
China: 1200 A.D.The Song Empire has been invaded by its warlike Jurchen neighbours from the north. Half its territory and its historic capital lie in enemy hands; the peasants toil under the burden of the annual tribute demanded by the victors. Meanwhile, on the Mongolian steppe, a disparate nation of great warriors is about to be united by a warlord whose name will endure for eternity: Genghis Khan.Guo Jing, son of a murdered Song patriot, grew up with Genghis Khan's army. He is humble, loyal, perhaps not altogether wise, and is fated from birth to one day confront an opponent who is the opposite of him in every way: privileged, cunning and flawlessly trained in the martial arts.Guided by his faithful shifus, The Seven Heroes of the South, Guo Jing must return to China - to the Garden of the Drunken Immortals in Jiaxing - to fulfil his destiny. But in a divided land riven by war and betrayal, his courage and his loyalties will be tested at every turn.ISBN: 9780857053008. This is an alternate cover edition (this is actually the final cover).
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2309658.0,The Revolt of Mamie Stover,1951,3.85,20.0,5.0,,,William Bradford Huie,"This is what happened to Mamie Stover, a six-foot tall girl from Mississippi, with a shock of yellow hair and a determination to get rich and respectable. She won a beauty contest, got tossed out of Hollywood and landed in Honolulu, where with the assistance of a war and the U.S. Army she made her pile -- and an indelible impression on thousands of American fighting men.He
This is what happened to Mamie Stover, a six-foot tall girl from Mississippi, with a shock of yellow hair and a determination to get rich and respectable. She won a beauty contest, got tossed out of Hollywood and landed in Honolulu, where with the assistance of a war and the U.S. Army she made her pile -- and an indelible impression on thousands of American fighting men.Here is a vivid, angry novel that exposes the corruption and decadence that produces girls like Mamie Stover.
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19215832.0,The Romance of Rosy Ridge,1937,4.0,3.0,1.0,,,MacKinlay Kantor,,96.0,,,,,,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1386276925l/19215832.jpg,0.53697251072492,0.666666666666667
50746.0,The Rover,1923,3.72,252.0,20.0,,,Joseph Conrad,"A novel of naval life in Napoleonic France. After forty years of piracy on Eastern seas, Citizen Peyrol returns to his native France, a country now ravaged and scarred by revolution and war. Looking for peace in which to end his days, he withdraws to a safe harbor in a remote farmhouse on Escampobar Peninsula, which looks out to the distant Mediterranean, where the lovely
A novel of naval life in Napoleonic France. After forty years of piracy on Eastern seas, Citizen Peyrol returns to his native France, a country now ravaged and scarred by revolution and war. Looking for peace in which to end his days, he withdraws to a safe harbor in a remote farmhouse on Escampobar Peninsula, which looks out to the distant Mediterranean, where the lovely Arlette lives with her aunt and the revolutionary Scevola. But the arrival of young Lieutenant Real calls Peyrol once again to action in a mission of danger, patriotism and heroism. This was the last novel of Joseph Conrad, a Polish-born English novelist best known in his own time as a writer of sea stories. He is now more admired as a novelist of moral exploration and a master of narrative technique - a major 20th century novelist.
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8641059.0,Saint Johnson,1930,3.6,5.0,1.0,,,W.R. Burnett,,305.0,0.0,3.0,2.0,0.0,0.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1281832496l/8641059.jpg,-0.853414487202459,0.533333333333333
18789.0,Sanctuary,1931,3.64,10007.0,670.0,,,William Faulkner,"Psychologically astute and wonderfully poetic, Sanctuary is a powerful novel examining the nature of true evil, through the prisms of mythology, local lore, and hard-boiled detective fiction. This is the dark, at times brutal, story of the kidnapping of Mississippi debutante Temple Drake, who introduces her own form of venality into the Memphis underworld where she is bein
Psychologically astute and wonderfully poetic, Sanctuary is a powerful novel examining the nature of true evil, through the prisms of mythology, local lore, and hard-boiled detective fiction. This is the dark, at times brutal, story of the kidnapping of Mississippi debutante Temple Drake, who introduces her own form of venality into the Memphis underworld where she is being held.
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44075427.0,The Searchers,1954,,0.0,0.0,,,Alan Le May,,1.0,,,,,,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1550687738l/44075427.jpg,,
882953.0,The Screaming Mimi,1949,3.87,326.0,47.0,,,Fredric Brown,"Bill Sweeney is a down-and-out lush. He is also a top-notch reporter. Aroused by the naked beauty of the Ripper's fourth victim--or near-victim--Sweeney pulls himself together and goes after the killer. As he puts questions and answers together, he finds himself face to face with madness and death.",166.0,81.0,149.0,76.0,14.0,6.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1267913850l/882953.jpg,0.0850967363985221,0.623333333333333
4321163.0,Seven Days To A Killing,1973,3.29,14.0,2.0,,,Clive Egleton,,223.0,1.0,3.0,9.0,1.0,0.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1343781392l/4321163.jpg,-1.93096441059618,0.43
1227993.0,Shaft,1970,3.35,152.0,25.0,Shaft,1,Ernest Tidyman,Shaft has no prejudices. He'll kill anyone- black or white. Who is John Shaft A black Bogart who says the Revolution is a new way to chase chicks...the Mafia is a meatball...and life is going to screw you if you don't screw it. John Shaft is a private eye. John Shaft is a black man made of muscle and ice.,,19.0,51.0,53.0,22.0,7.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1346602450l/1227993.jpg,-1.72240636090707,0.45
18662018.0,She Loves Me Not,1933,3.0,1.0,0.0,,,Edward Hope,"The enthusiastic reception of Edward Hope's She Loves Me Not made its author one of the leading writers of light novels in the United States. This light-hearted farce about a group of Princeton students who hid a chorus girl in a dormitory won additional friends through Howard Lindsay's adaptation and the Paramount musical film, starring Bing Crosby.Thsi Bantam Book contai
The enthusiastic reception of Edward Hope's She Loves Me Not made its author one of the leading writers of light novels in the United States. This light-hearted farce about a group of Princeton students who hid a chorus girl in a dormitory won additional friends through Howard Lindsay's adaptation and the Paramount musical film, starring Bing Crosby.Thsi Bantam Book contains the complete text of the original edition, shown here. Not one word has been changed or omitted. The low-priced Bantam edition is made possible by the large sale and effective promotion of the original edition, published by The Bobbs-Merrill Company.
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344028.0,Single Lady,1931,4.2,5.0,0.0,,,John Monk Saunders,"A montage of World War I and Americans in Paris in the 1920s, this novel by John Monk Saunders, author of Wings, is an almost perfect facsimile of the ",416.0,2.0,2.0,1.0,0.0,0.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1353938250l/344028.jpg,1.23216600968861,0.733333333333333
93537.0,Spartacus,1951,3.81,1329.0,117.0,,,Howard Fast,The story of a slave uprising in the ancient Roman Empire,363.0,370.0,480.0,348.0,114.0,17.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1387733912l/93537.jpg,-0.123461313290585,0.603333333333333
2014968.0,A Sporting Proposition,1973,4.34,29.0,8.0,,,James Aldridge,,,15.0,9.0,5.0,0.0,0.0,https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/book/blank-133x176-8b769f39ba6687a82d2eef30bdf46977.jpg,1.71880145896319,0.78
272757.0,The Spy Who Came In From The Cold,1963,4.07,58718.0,3568.0,George Smiley,,John le Carr,"In this classic, John le Carre's third novel and the first to earn him international acclaim, he created a world unlike any previously experienced in suspense fiction. With unsurpassed knowledge culled from his years in British Intelligence, le Carre brings to light the shadowy dealings of international espionage in the tale of a British agent who longs to end his career b
In this classic, John le Carre's third novel and the first to earn him international acclaim, he created a world unlike any previously experienced in suspense fiction. With unsurpassed knowledge culled from his years in British Intelligence, le Carre brings to light the shadowy dealings of international espionage in the tale of a British agent who longs to end his career but undertakes one final, bone-chilling assignment. When the last agent under his command is killed and Alec Leamas is called back to London, he hopes to come in from the cold for good. His spymaster, Control, however, has other plans. Determined to bring down the head of East German Intelligence and topple his organization, Control once more sends Leamas into the fray -- this time to play the part of the dishonored spy and lure the enemy to his ultimate defeat.
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2611829.0,The Stalking Moon,1965,4.02,143.0,12.0,,,T.V. Olsen,"The 1968 film ""The Stalking Moon"" reteamed Gregory Peck and director Robert Mulligan after their tremendous success with ""To Kill a Mockingbird."" Fraught with the tension of danger looming ever closer, this story has become a favorite in Western suspense.",288.0,48.0,58.0,31.0,4.0,2.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1347620782l/2611829.jpg,0.606491860621287,0.673333333333333
411855.0,The Stud,1969,3.51,1821.0,47.0,Fontaine Khaled,1,Jackie Collins,"The sexy, sizzling classic from international bestselling superstar Jackie CollinsLondon, 1969. The hottest, hippest, wildest domain of hedonists and pleasure-seekers, where swingers swarm the clubs and discos in a high-stakes quest to live for the moment. At the center of this decadent scene, one man plays all the angles, never missing a chance to score with the beautiful
The sexy, sizzling classic from international bestselling superstar Jackie CollinsLondon, 1969. The hottest, hippest, wildest domain of hedonists and pleasure-seekers, where swingers swarm the clubs and discos in a high-stakes quest to live for the moment. At the center of this decadent scene, one man plays all the angles, never missing a chance to score with the beautiful women who desire him -- and walks the line between ecstasy and overload. Now the woman he wants the most knows his number -- and may just call his bluff.
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825338.0,Take Three Tenses: A Fugue in Time,1945,3.94,165.0,27.0,,,Rumer Godden,"A novel for adults, made into the film Enchantment in 1948, starring David Niven and Teresa Wright. (Wikipedia)",176.0,44.0,76.0,37.0,7.0,1.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1191873822l/825338.jpg,0.328414461035813,0.646666666666667
1102337.0,The Taking of Pelham One Two Three,1973,3.77,1780.0,163.0,,,John Godey,"THIS AFTERNOON IN NEW YORK CITY, AFTER A SUBWAY TRAIN LEFT THE PELHAM STATION AT 1:23 P.M., THE EVENTS OF THE DAY TOOK A TERRIFYING DETOUR",350.0,448.0,653.0,522.0,129.0,28.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1481748936l/1102337.jpg,-0.262500013083323,0.59
1663214.0,As Terras Do Risco,1994,4.0,3.0,1.0,,,Agustina Bessa-Lu,Este romance decorre na Arr,284.0,,,,,,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1305042506l/1663214.jpg,0.53697251072492,0.666666666666667
410204.0,The Tesseract,1998,3.21,5494.0,256.0,,,Alex Garland,"Alex Garland's international bestseller, The Beach, received extraordinary praise, and his writing was compared to Hemingway, Greene, Conrad, Golding, and Huxley. His new novel, The Tesseract, is a bold departure from The Beach, and demonstrates the enormous range of Garland's talent.The Tesseract is a Chinese puzzle of a novel, beautifully written and suspensefully crafte
Alex Garland's international bestseller, The Beach, received extraordinary praise, and his writing was compared to Hemingway, Greene, Conrad, Golding, and Huxley. His new novel, The Tesseract, is a bold departure from The Beach, and demonstrates the enormous range of Garland's talent.The Tesseract is a Chinese puzzle of a novel, beautifully written and suspensefully crafted. Set in the Philippines and spanning three generations, it follows three stories whose characters' fates are intertwined: gangsters on a chase through the streets of Manila; middle-class parents putting their children to bed in the suburbs; and a couple of street kids and the wealthy psychologist who is studying their dreams. It is a novel that balances science against religion, and our wills against our fates, asking the ever elusive question of where meaning lies.
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31326.0,Theatre,1937,4.14,5534.0,237.0,,,W. Somerset Maugham,"In Theatre, W. Somerset Maugham",304.0,2314.0,2011.0,943.0,214.0,52.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1403185921l/31326.jpg,1.0236079599995,0.713333333333333
10308318.0,They Came to Cordura,1958,4.01,67.0,7.0,,,Glendon Swarthout,,,22.0,26.0,17.0,2.0,0.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1401898978l/10308318.jpg,0.571732185673104,0.67
68930.0,They Do It with Mirrors,1952,3.75,19558.0,959.0,Miss Marple,6,Agatha Christie,A man is shot at in a juvenile reform home ,224.0,4106.0,7735.0,6568.0,1027.0,122.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1389760572l/68930.jpg,-0.332019362979692,0.583333333333333
17236709.0,"The Thirteenth Guest, or, The Morgan Mysteries",1929,2.0,3.0,1.0,,,Armitage Trail,"This novel was the basis for the American mystery film ""The Thirteenth Guest"" (1932), known as ""Lady Beware"" in the United Kingdom.",,,,,,,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1445782876l/17236709.jpg,-6.41496247891198,0.0
25103211.0,A Thrill a Minute With Jack Albany: An Inner Sanctum Mystery,1967,3.25,4.0,1.0,,,John Godey,Jack Albany,135.0,,,,,,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1425869832l/25103211.jpg,-2.07000311038892,0.416666666666667
17293795.0,A Tiger Walks,1960,2.75,4.0,2.0,,,Ian Niall,"Yosef and Ram Singstop in a small Welsh village, get a little drunk and release a tiger. The tiger escapes, terrorizing the small Welsh village, and for many days the mist is too low to capture it.",250.0,,,,,,https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/book/blank-133x176-8b769f39ba6687a82d2eef30bdf46977.jpg,-3.80798685779814,0.25
2493.0,The Time Machine,1895,3.88,352536.0,8997.0,,,H.G. Wells,,118.0,100162.0,137095.0,92891.0,18255.0,4133.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1327942880l/2493.jpg,0.119856411346706,0.626666666666667
2657.0,To Kill a Mockingbird,1960,4.27,3851555.0,81774.0,To Kill a Mockingbird,1,Harper Lee,"The unforgettable novel of a childhood in a sleepy Southern town and the crisis of conscience that rocked it, To Kill A Mockingbird became both an instant bestseller and a critical success when it was first published in 1960. It went on to win the Pulitzer Prize in 1961 and was later made into an Academy Award-winning film, also a classic.Compassionate, dramatic, and deepl
The unforgettable novel of a childhood in a sleepy Southern town and the crisis of conscience that rocked it, To Kill A Mockingbird became both an instant bestseller and a critical success when it was first published in 1960. It went on to win the Pulitzer Prize in 1961 and was later made into an Academy Award-winning film, also a classic.Compassionate, dramatic, and deeply moving, To Kill A Mockingbird takes readers to the roots of human behavior - to innocence and experience, kindness and cruelty, love and hatred, humor and pathos. Now with over 18 million copies in print and translated into forty languages, this regional story by a young Alabama woman claims universal appeal. Harper Lee always considered her book to be a simple love story. Today it is regarded as a masterpiece of American literature.
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42707603.0,"Toby Tyler: Or, Ten Weeks with a Circus",1877,,0.0,0.0,,,James Otis Kaler,"This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface.We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
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882295.0,Twilight for the Gods,1958,3.94,77.0,14.0,,,Ernest K. Gann,"This is the story of the barquentine, Cannibal, and the passengers and crew on her most tempestuous voyage. The date was October 12, 1927. The Cannibal, a forlorn figure as she left the South Seas port of Suva, was one of the last commercial sailing ships still trying valiantly to compete in the world of steam. Manned by a small crew, with a handful of passengers and a loa
This is the story of the barquentine, Cannibal, and the passengers and crew on her most tempestuous voyage. The date was October 12, 1927. The Cannibal, a forlorn figure as she left the South Seas port of Suva, was one of the last commercial sailing ships still trying valiantly to compete in the world of steam. Manned by a small crew, with a handful of passengers and a load of copra, she set her course firmly toward Mexico.In the swift weeks that follow you come to know her passengers and crew as intensely real people at the peak moment of crisis...
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1597168.0,God's Two-Minute Warning,1975,4.27,33.0,2.0,,,John Hagee,"In our sports-saturated culture, we are all familiar with the two-minute warning-a signal to players and coaches that the game is nearing the end. . . 120 clicks left on the clock to attempt any last-minute stratagem that will determine victory or defeat. ""God's Two-Minute Warning"" is a collection of 33 vignettes by Pastor John Hagee, weaving together biblical passages wit
In our sports-saturated culture, we are all familiar with the two-minute warning-a signal to players and coaches that the game is nearing the end. . . 120 clicks left on the clock to attempt any last-minute stratagem that will determine victory or defeat. ""God's Two-Minute Warning"" is a collection of 33 vignettes by Pastor John Hagee, weaving together biblical passages with dramatic, life-changing stories on meaningful topics.
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903730.0,The Tunnel of Love,1954,3.62,90.0,16.0,,,Peter De Vries,"A story of love and lunacy, fury and fun, naughty nonsense and galloping gayety, in crazy, crazy Connecticut.",,16.0,36.0,29.0,6.0,3.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1274468771l/903730.jpg,-0.78389513730609,0.54
723429.0,Ugetsu Monogatari ; Harusame Monogatari,1776,4.0,28.0,1.0,,,Ueda Akinari,,450.0,7.0,14.0,7.0,0.0,0.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1442958946l/723429.jpg,0.53697251072492,0.666666666666667
41445969.0,Ugly Dachshund,1938,,0.0,0.0,,,Gladys Bronwyn Stern,,152.0,,,,,,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1535094753l/41445969.jpg,,
4504828.0,Useless Cowboy (Center Point Premier Western),1943,3.33,3.0,0.0,,,Alan LeMay,"Melody Jones had never done anything like it before. He just didn't like the looks of the guy, so he knocked him down. Here he was -- a strange man in a strange town -- and now the townsfolk bowed and scraped to him. When his hand nonchalantly fell to his pistol butt, faces paled and strong men whimpered. What Melody didn't know was that he bore a striking resemblance to M
Melody Jones had never done anything like it before. He just didn't like the looks of the guy, so he knocked him down. Here he was -- a strange man in a strange town -- and now the townsfolk bowed and scraped to him. When his hand nonchalantly fell to his pistol butt, faces paled and strong men whimpered. What Melody didn't know was that he bore a striking resemblance to Monte Jarrad, the most feared killer in the southwest -- and that the moment he turned his back, he'd walk into an ambush.
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6090263.0,Les valseuses,1974,3.88,32.0,1.0,,,Bertrand Blier,,414.0,8.0,15.0,6.0,3.0,0.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1416450278l/6090263.jpg,0.119856411346706,0.626666666666667
20160057.0,Viper 3,1972,3.45,38.0,8.0,,,Walter Wager,"No one writes a political thriller like Walter Wager. No one writes a psychological thriller like Walter Wager. In TWILIGHT'S LAST GLEAMING, he checks both boxes, and the result will keep you reading through to sunrise. A retired general takes over a missile silo in the Badlands. His threat is to provoke a World War, launching deadly ordnance, unless the President is willi
No one writes a political thriller like Walter Wager. No one writes a psychological thriller like Walter Wager. In TWILIGHT'S LAST GLEAMING, he checks both boxes, and the result will keep you reading through to sunrise. A retired general takes over a missile silo in the Badlands. His threat is to provoke a World War, launching deadly ordnance, unless the President is willing to reveal everything about a secret meeting he had during the Vietnam War. The situation is explosive, and so is the truth. Before the day is done, one man has his only shot at redemption",,7.0,12.0,12.0,5.0,2.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1387739995l/20160057.jpg,-1.37480961142523,0.483333333333333
656.0,War and Peace,1869,4.1,231531.0,9562.0,,,Leo Tolstoy,,1392.0,104825.0,71022.0,37409.0,11510.0,6765.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1413215930l/656.jpg,0.884569260206764,0.7
17212039.0,The Wet Parade,1931,3.0,3.0,0.0,,,Upton Sinclair,"In the early 20th Century, with the Prohibition Era approaching, two families come undone over the evils of alcohol.The drinking of Roger Chilcote costs him everything, including all his family's money after gambling it away, after his daughter Maggie May's repeated attempts to persuade him to quit. Chilcote commits suicide. Roger Jr. is a writer who is befriended by Jerry
In the early 20th Century, with the Prohibition Era approaching, two families come undone over the evils of alcohol.The drinking of Roger Chilcote costs him everything, including all his family's money after gambling it away, after his daughter Maggie May's repeated attempts to persuade him to quit. Chilcote commits suicide. Roger Jr. is a writer who is befriended by Jerry Tyler, a newspaper reporter in New York City.Jerry leaves for France to fight in the war. Meanwhile, the Tarleton family is at odds over the coming presidential election. A hotel is owned by Pow Tarleton and his wife, but Pow's drinking binges are becoming worse, particularly after Woodrow Wilson's election as president. Kip believes in abstinence and in the passage of the 18th Amendment, opposed by Wilson. One day when Maggie May turns up, Kip mistakes her at first for a working girl, then develops a strong romantic attraction to her.Pow accidentally drinks bootleg liquor that is contaminated. He beats his wife fatally and ends up convicted of murder, sentenced to life imprisonment. Kip sells the family hotel and joins the U.S. Treasury department, coming under the wing of Abe Schilling, a wise, older agent for the bureau. Both receive threats from gangsters who trade in outlawed liquor.Roger Jr.'s alcoholism has tragic results when he consumes wood alcohol and goes blind, costing him everything, including the love of Eileen Pinchon, who runs a speakeasy. Kip, meanwhile, is now with Maggie, who is pregnant. Kip is kidnapped by gangsters, then saved by Abe, who dies while rescuing him, advising Kip that taking care of his family comes first.
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1038619.0,We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story,1987,3.75,69.0,11.0,,,Hudson Talbott,"Illus. in full color. ""What happens when scientists from outer space test a new brain-developing product on dinosaurs, educate them, and drop them off in the middle of Manhattan's Thanksgiving Day Parade Those five and up will adore the off-beat humor of this prehistoric tour de force.""--Parents Magazine.",355.0,17.0,26.0,19.0,6.0,1.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1180421875l/1038619.jpg,-0.332019362979692,0.583333333333333
1024939.0,The Lady Vanishes,1936,3.8,905.0,144.0,,,Ethel Lina White,"THE WORLD-FAMOUS SUSPENSE NOVEL FROM WHICH ALFRED HITCHCOCK CREATED HIS MOVIE MASTERPIECE, REDISCOVERED BY EDGAR AWARD-WINNING MYSTERY EXPERT OTTO PENZLER! Iris Carr is a beautiful, young socialite on her way back home to England after vacationing in Europe. Feeling terribly alone and afraid, she finds comfort in the company of a strange woman she knows only as ""Miss Froy.
THE WORLD-FAMOUS SUSPENSE NOVEL FROM WHICH ALFRED HITCHCOCK CREATED HIS MOVIE MASTERPIECE, REDISCOVERED BY EDGAR AWARD-WINNING MYSTERY EXPERT OTTO PENZLER! Iris Carr is a beautiful, young socialite on her way back home to England after vacationing in Europe. Feeling terribly alone and afraid, she finds comfort in the company of a strange woman she knows only as ""Miss Froy."" But comfort soon turns to horror when Miss Froy mysteriously vanishes without a trace. Fearing madness, risking death, Iris desperately tries to solve the sudden disappearance of her traveling companion-a woman no one else on the journey remembers seeing at all!
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670572.0,When Worlds Collide,1932,3.91,1866.0,140.0,When Worlds Collide,1,Philip Wylie,"A runaway planet hurtles toward the earth. As it draws near, massive tidal waves, earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions wrack our planet, devastating continents, drowning cities, and wiping out millions. In central North America, a team of scientists race to build a spacecraft powerful enough to escape the doomed earth. Their greatest threat, they soon discover, comes not fr
A runaway planet hurtles toward the earth. As it draws near, massive tidal waves, earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions wrack our planet, devastating continents, drowning cities, and wiping out millions. In central North America, a team of scientists race to build a spacecraft powerful enough to escape the doomed earth. Their greatest threat, they soon discover, comes not from the skies but from other humans.",382.0,574.0,694.0,477.0,91.0,30.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1328818216l/670572.jpg,0.22413543619126,0.636666666666667
148337.0,Where Eagles Dare,1967,4.13,39807.0,414.0,,,Alistair MacLean,"Forbidding peaks, resourceful commandos, beautiful spies, nonstop action, and neck-snapping plot twists make this the classic adventure thriller",320.0,15648.0,15306.0,7572.0,999.0,282.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1348212543l/148337.jpg,0.988848285051318,0.71
1270088.0,Whistle Stop: A Novel,1941,3.62,97.0,18.0,,,Maritta Wolff,"Now back in print -- Maritta Wolff's 1941 masterpiece about small-town Midwestern life in post-Depression America Whistle Stop, published to rave reviews and astonishing commercial success, is the story of the Veech family, an oversize, poverty-stricken tribe trying to make good in a cruel world. Through the course of a punishingly hot summer, we experience life with the s
Now back in print -- Maritta Wolff's 1941 masterpiece about small-town Midwestern life in post-Depression America Whistle Stop, published to rave reviews and astonishing commercial success, is the story of the Veech family, an oversize, poverty-stricken tribe trying to make good in a cruel world. Through the course of a punishingly hot summer, we experience life with the six children and three adult Veeches as they bicker, brawl, make up, and provide titillating morsels of scandal for the neighborhood. A work of darkly comic grotesque, replete with shades of Flannery O'Connor, Whistle Stop is also a wrenching and earnest rumination on the tragedy of thwarted love.
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601531.0,White Banners,1936,3.87,135.0,15.0,,,Lloyd C. Douglas,"Lloyd Cassel Douglas (1877 - 1951) born Doya C. Douglas, was an American minister and author. He was born in Columbia City, Indiana, spent part of his boyhood in Monroeville, Indiana, Wilmot, Indiana and Florence, Kentucky, where his father, Alexander Jackson Douglas, was pastor of the Hopeful Lutheran Church. Douglas was one of the most popular American authors of his tim
Lloyd Cassel Douglas (1877 - 1951) born Doya C. Douglas, was an American minister and author. He was born in Columbia City, Indiana, spent part of his boyhood in Monroeville, Indiana, Wilmot, Indiana and Florence, Kentucky, where his father, Alexander Jackson Douglas, was pastor of the Hopeful Lutheran Church. Douglas was one of the most popular American authors of his time, although he did not write his first novel until he was 50.
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598330.0,Why Me?,1983,4.09,899.0,48.0,Dortmunder,5,Donald E. Westlake,"The Byzantine Fire: 90 carats of flawless ruby with great national and religious significance. It's the biggest heist of Dortmunder's career, making him the target of everyone from the FBI to the Turkish government. Now Dortmunder has to find a way to unsteal the heist of a lifetime. . . .",229.0,299.0,399.0,187.0,11.0,3.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1317530879l/598330.jpg,0.84980958525858,0.696666666666667
21567327.0,Winter Meeting,1946,3.33,3.0,1.0,,,Ethel Vance,"A proud, lonely woman...a desperate, disillusioned man...a meeting packed with emotional dynamite.Outside, the snow falls stealthily. Within, flames crackle and jump in the fireplace. Trivial talk...then swift, mysterious tension, as two strangers search in each other's eyes for some sign, some clue...Were they to be friends Enemies...In their blinding moment of discover
A proud, lonely woman...a desperate, disillusioned man...a meeting packed with emotional dynamite.Outside, the snow falls stealthily. Within, flames crackle and jump in the fireplace. Trivial talk...then swift, mysterious tension, as two strangers search in each other's eyes for some sign, some clue...Were they to be friends Enemies...In their blinding moment of discovery, time stopped, the world stopped, night paled in the sharp flare of an unforgettable love.Bette Davis, two-time Academy Award winner, earns new laurels in Winter Meeting, a Warner Bros. motion picture. It is a performance - and story - to rank with the best.
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1662468.0,Witchfinder General,1966,3.95,59.0,6.0,,,Ronald Bassett,"1643. England is at war with itself. While bitter battles rage between King and Parliament, local magistrates have more power, and less accountability, than ever before. Taking advantage of the tense atmosphere and lax prosecution procedures, Matthew Hopkins, an insignificant lawyer and self-appointed Witchfinder General, travels across East Anglia accusing the aged, the c
1643. England is at war with itself. While bitter battles rage between King and Parliament, local magistrates have more power, and less accountability, than ever before. Taking advantage of the tense atmosphere and lax prosecution procedures, Matthew Hopkins, an insignificant lawyer and self-appointed Witchfinder General, travels across East Anglia accusing the aged, the confused and the poor of satanic crimes against their neighbours. With every innocent death, his purse grows heavier, as he satisfies his lust for power. But his dealings with one particular young woman make him a powerful enemy in the form of Ralph Margery ",256.0,21.0,18.0,17.0,2.0,1.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1309472212l/1662468.jpg,0.363174135983998,0.65
3224667.0,The Cat's Pajamas & Witch's Milk,1968,3.9,30.0,6.0,,,Peter De Vries,,303.0,8.0,16.0,2.0,3.0,1.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1444183067l/3224667.jpg,0.189375761243075,0.633333333333333
43837462.0,The World in His Arms: A Romance of Russian America,1946,,0.0,0.0,,,Rex Beach,"Persuaded by a beautiful Russian Countess to help her escape her odious finance, Captain Jonathan Clarke sales from San Francisco to Alaska in this thrilling tale of adventure and romance on the high seas.",160.0,,,,,,https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/book/blank-133x176-8b769f39ba6687a82d2eef30bdf46977.jpg,,
1523171.0,Young Adam,1957,3.75,777.0,54.0,,,Alexander Trocchi,"First published in 1957, this was Trocchi's first novel. The corpse of a young woman is found floating in the canal. Tension develops between the narrator and his companions as his relationship with the woman unfolds, sucking the reader into his disturbed psyche.",,173.0,309.0,234.0,51.0,10.0,https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1184685826l/1523171.jpg,-0.332019362979692,0.583333333333333