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The Guns Of Navarone
Twelve hundred British soldiers isolated on the small island of Kheros off the Turkish coast, waiting to die. Twelve hundred lives in jeopardy, lives that could be saved if only the guns could be silenced. The guns of Navarone, vigilant, savage and catastrophically accurate. Navarone itself, grim bastion of narrow straits manned by a mixed garrison of Germans and Italians, an apparently impregnable iron fortress. To Captain Keith Mallory, skllled saboteur, trained mountaineer, fell the task of leading the small party detailed to scale the vast, impossible precipice of Navarone and to blow up the guns. The Guns of Navarone is the story of that mission, the tale of a calculated risk taken in the time of war
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The Zahir
It begins with a glimpse or a passing thought. It ends in obsession. One day a renowned author discovers that his wife, a war correspondent, as disappeared leading no trace. Though time brings more success and new love, he remains mystified-and increasingly fascinated-by her absence. Was she kidnapped, blackmailed, or simply bored with their marriage? The unrest she causes is as strong as the attraction she exerts. His search for her- and for the truth of his own life-takes him from South America to Spain, France, Croatia and, eventually, the bleakly beautiful landscape of Central Asia. More than that, it leads him into a new understanding of the nature of love, the power of destiny and what it really means to follow your heart. With The Zahir, Paulo Coelho demonstrates not just his powerful and captivating storytelling, but also his extraordinary insight into what it is to be a human being in a world full of possibility.
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The Pilgrimage
Here Paulo Coelho details his journey across Spain along the legendaryroad of San Tiago, which pilgrims have travelled since Middle Ages. On this contemporary quest, he encounters a Chaucerian variety of mysterious guides and devilish opponents and learns to understand the nature of truth through the simplicity of life. "The Pilgrimage" holds an important place in Paulo Coelho's literary canon. His first book, it not only paved the way for his phenomenal novel "The Alchemist," but it also fully expresses his humanist philosophy and the depth of his unique search for meaning.""
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Hide And Seek
Maggie bradford is on trial for murder in the celebrity trial of the decade. As one of the worlds best loved singer-songwriters, she seems to have it all. So how could she have murdered not ust one, but two of her husbands? Will shepherd was maggie's second husband. A magnificent athlete and film star, he was just a famous but will has dark, dangerous secrets that none of his fans could have imagined.... that his own wife could never have dreamed of.
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The Midnight Club
John stefanovitch is one tough new york cop. Nobody knows the underbelly of the city like he does. Stef is out to nab alexandre st-germain, the most treacherous and powerful member of the midnight club a secret international society whose membership is limited to an elite group of ruthless crime czars, all of whom are respectable businessmen. And stef's the ideal man for the job-until he's levelled by a blast from St-germain's shotgun and left for dead. Now Stef is back, wheelchair-bound, yet sworn to destroy St-Germain. With the help of a beautiful journalist and a harlem cop. Stef is determined to crack the midnight club. And he's up against odds that are as unknown as they are deadly....
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Jack And Jill
Pair of ice-cold killers have been picking off Washington's rich and famous with chilling professional efficiency. As the nation awaits the identity of the next celebrity victim, Alex Cros takes over the high-profile investigation. With his proven ability to get inside the minds of the most deranged killers, he has the skills and the courage to crack the case-but will he discover the truth before 'Jack and Jill' set their sights on Washington's ultimate celebrity target? A relentless rollercoaster of heart-pounding suspense and jolting plot twists, Jack and Jill proves once again that no one can write a more compelling thriller than James Patterson-the master of the non-stop nightmare.
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Interpreter Of Maladies
Jumpa Lahiri is the kind of writer who makes you want to grab the next person you see and say Read this. She`s a dazzling storyteller with a distinctive voice, an eye for nuance, an ear for Irony. She is one of the finest story writers I`ve read.
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The Lord Of The Rings
Three Rings for the Elven-kings under the sky, Seven for the Dwarf-lords in their halls of stone Nine for Mortal Men doomed to die, One for the Dark Lord on his dark throne In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie. One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie.' In ancient times the Rings of Power were crafted by the Eleven-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 still it remained lost to him. After many ages it fell, by chance, into the hands of the hobbit, Bilbo Baggins. From his fastness in the Dark Tower of Mordor, Sauron's power spread far and wide. He gathered all the Great Rings to him, but ever he searched for the One Ring that would complete his dominion. On his eleventy-first birthday, Bilbo disappeared, bequeathing to his young cousin, Frodo, the Ruling Ring, and a perilous quest: to journey across Middle-earth, deep into the shadow of the Dark Lord and destroy the Ring by casting it into the Cracks of Doom. The lord of the rings tells of the great quest undertaken by Frodo and the Fellowship of the Ring: Gandalf the wizard, Merry, pippin and Sam, Gimli the Dwarf, Legolas the Elf, Boromir of Gondor, and a tall, mysterious stranger called Strider.
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The One Minute Manager
I`m a One Minute Manager.`You`re a what?`The manager laughed and said, `I`m a One Minute Manager. I call myself that because it takes very little time for me to get big results from people.`The leaders of American and Japanese industry have made this book compulsory reading for all their managers. You can`t afford to miss out.
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Phantoms In The Brain
Combining gripping stories and cutting edge science,V.S.Ramchandran,one of the worlds leading nero scientists, pushes back medicines last great frontier the human mind to address some of the big questions.
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Fighting Weight
It was more than that I had kissed away my twenties and was miserable. I couldn't be naked with anybody, couldn't wear a backless dress, couldn't go to the beach
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The Glass Palace
There was only one person in the food-stall who knew exactly what that sound was that was rolling in across the plain, along the silver curve of the Irrawaddy, to the western wall of Mandalay's fort. Hid name was Rajkumar, and he was and Indian, a boy of twelve - not an authority to be relied upon. The king walked out of the pavilion, flanked by Queen supaylat and her mother. The procession passed slowly throught the long corridors, of the palace, and across the mirrored walls of the hall of Audience, past the shouldered guns of the guard of honour and the snapped off salutes of the English officers. Two carriages were waiting by the east gate. Just as he was about to step in, the King noticed that the ceremonial canopy had seven tires, the number allotted to a nobelman, not the nine due to a king.
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The Namesake
A couple coming to terms with living in a new culture discover their troubles are compounded by their son in this drama from filmmaker Mira Nair. Ashoke (Irfan Khan) and Ashima (Tabu) are a young couple who are brought together in an arranged marriage and soon leave Calcutta to seek their fortune in America. As the couple becomes accustomed to one another, they learn to deal with the coolness and superficiality of life in New York, even as they revel in the opportunities the city offers them. Before long, Ashima gives birth to a baby boy, and pressed to choose a name, they dub the infant Nikhil, though he soon picks up the nickname Gogol, after Ashoke's favorite author. By the time the child is old enough to attend school, he insists upon being called Gogol at all times, and he displays little interest in his Indian heritage. Several years on, Gogol has decided he wants to be called Nick (and is now played by Kal Penn) and has become a thoroughly Americanized teenager, openly rebelling against his parents, smoking marijuana in his room, and dating Maxine (Jacinda Barrett), a preppy blonde from a wealthy family. Ashoke and Ashima are uncertain about how to deal with their son's attempts to cut himself off from their culture, but Nick begins expressing some uncertainty himself when he meets Moushumi (Zuleikha Robinson), a beautiful girl who also comes from a family of Indian expatriates. The Namesake was adapted from the bestselling novel by Jhumpa Lahiri.
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Come, Tell Me How You Live
Agatha Christie was already known as a crime writer when she accompanied her husband, Max Mallowan, to Syria and Iraq in the 1930s. She took great interest in his excavations, and when friends asked what her strange life was like, she decided to answer their questions in this book. Synopsis: Agatha Christie's memoirs about her travels to Syria and Iraq in the 1930s with her archaeologist husband Max Mallowan Agatha Christie was already well known as a crime writer when she accompanied her husband, Max Mallowan, to Syria and Iraq in the 1930s. She took enormous interest in all his excavations, and when friends asked what her strange life was like, she decided to answer their questions in this delightful book. First published in 1946, Come, Tell Me How You Live is now reissued in B format. It gives a charming picture of Agatha Christie herself, and is, as Jacquetta Hawkes concludes in her Introduction, 'a pure pleasure to read'.
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Five Little Pigs
Agatha Christie's ingenious murder mystery, reissued with a striking new cover designed to appeal to the latest generation of Agatha Christie fans and book lovers. Beautiful Caroline Crale was convicted of poisoning her husband, yet there were five other suspects: Philip Blake (the stockbroker) who went to market; Meredith Blake (the amateur herbalist) who stayed at home; Elsa Greer (the three-time divorcee) who had roast beef; Cecilia Williams (the devoted governess) who had none; and Angela Warren (the disfigured sister) who cried 'wee wee wee' all the way home. It is sixteen years later, but Hercule Poirot just can't get that nursery rhyme out of his mind!
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The Hound Of Death
Twelve unexplained phenomena with no apparent earthly explanation
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The Murder At The Vicarage
A new tie-in edition of Agatha Christie's bestseller, to coincide with the broadcast of the new movie on ITV starring Geraldine McEwan. Includes a full colour plate section, a 'making of' essay, background facts and a bonus chapter. 'Anyone who murdered Colonel Protheroe,' declared the parson, brandishing a carving knife above a joint of roast beef, 'would be doing the world at large a service!' It was a careless remark for a man of the cloth. And one which was to come back and haunt the clergyman just a few hours later. From seven potential murderers, Miss Marple must seek out the suspect who has both motive and opportunity.
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The Kalam Effect
A P J Abdul Kalam became President of India in July 2002. He was a surprise choice for President. A scientist and not a politician, with an unusual hairstyle and an unassuming way of doing things, and no other agenda except that of seeing India become a developed and strong nation. How would such a man fit into the regal splendour of Rashtrapati Bhavan, and all the pomp and ceremony of a head of state, even if he was the recipient of the country
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The Fellowship Of Ring (The Lord Of The Rings Part 1)
Three Rings for the Elven-kings under the sky, Seven for the Dwarf-lords in their halls of stone Nine for Mortal Men doomed to die, One for the Dark Lord on his dark throne In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie. One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie.' In ancient times the Rings of Power were crafted by the Eleven-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 still it remained lost to him. After many ages it fell, by chance, into the hands of the hobbit, Bilbo Baggins. From his fastness in the Dark Tower of Mordor, Sauron's power spread far and wide. He gathered all the Great Rings to him, but ever he searched for the One Ring that would complete his dominion. On his eleventy-first birthday, Bilbo disappeared, bequeathing to his young cousin, Frodo, the Ruling Ring, and a perilous quest: to journey across Middle-earth, deep into the shadow of the Dark Lord and destroy the Ring by casting it into the Cracks of Doom. The lord of the rings tells of the great quest undertaken by Frodo and the Fellowship of the Ring: Gandalf the wizard, Merry, pippin and Sam, Gimli the Dwarf, Legolas the Elf, Boromir of Gondor, and a tall, mysterious stranger called Strider.
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By The Pricking Of My Thumbs
When Tommy and Tuppence visit an elderly aunt in her gothic nursing home, they think nothing of her mistrust of the doctors; after all, Ada is a very difficult old lady. But when Mrs Lockett mentions a poisoned mushroom stew, and Mrs Lancaster talks about
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A Pocket Full Of Rye
Rex Fortescue, king of a financial empire, was sipping tea in his
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After The Funeral
When Cora is savagely murdered, the extraordinary remark she made the day of her brother
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Spider's Web
Clarissa, the wife of a Foreign Office diplomat, is given to daydreaming.