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John and Sarah Twait are living the retirement life to its fullest. Escaping death just weeks before their last day at the Hillsville Police Department the aging couple now has a different lookout on life. Clambakes, and relaxing nights on the beach are penciled in for the couple's foreseeable future. The aging retired couple have a do nothing life, where coffee and beer are in perpetual rotation. A relaxing atmosphere and an open afternoon make for...
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Des and Dave Gilroy were once in a band that was going to be 'bigger than the Beatles'. But fame and fortune eluded them and as they enter their twilight years, they decide to collect what they feel life owes them. They embark upon a bombing campaign with the aim of blackmailing a bank into paying them two million pounds.
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Once every generation there comes along a book that both lifts your spirit and inspires the mind --"Crossmaglen Paddy Said" is one of those rare publishing gems.
This is not a book to be read just for laughs as it contains a mix of tragedy and comedy, it is a true story, all incidents mentioned happened as they are described and at that time and place. In the words of an eminent professional who first read the manuscript, who said "This book...
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Julia and her sister Helen are both deaf. Whereas Julia is deeply involved in the hearing-impaired community, Helen has always inexplicably refused to learn sign language. The two sister's world is turned upside down when Helen's new, hearing, boyfriend becomes obsessed with learning to sign. The relationship between the two sisters becomes strained, and there is no turning back...
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In Shakespeare's play, "Hamlet," the Lady Ophelia dies a tragic death. But what if she had lived? How might things have turned out differently? See the world at Elsinore Castle through Ophelia's eyes as she attempts to change history with her knowledge of herbs and medicines.What would have happened if Hamlet's Ophelia hadn't died in the middle of the play? How would things have gone differently? What was her life like outside of the scope of Hamlet's...
9) Unsaid
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Marie and Sarah test the boundaries of love and friendship while on holiday on the beautiful island of La Palma. One night they sleep together on the edge of a dusty volcano. Marie hurries to leave the island and runs into the arms of her slightly older boyfriend, Ben. A few months later, Sarah shows up at the door pushing her to make a decision.
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Romanzo Criminale volume 1
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Ice's new status within Rome's criminal underworld forces him to reconsider his future plans, and he decides to deal with some unfinished business.
11) Adrift In Soho
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London's Soho district, the Fifties. Through the eyes of a Bolex camera, a typewriter, and some local lifers a group of friends set out to produce a revolution. Will they succeed' You bet.
14) Escape
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The true story of Dwight Worker, an American who was caught smuggling drugs in Mexico, and sentenced to fortress-like Lecumberri prison where he endured brutal conditions. With the help of his wife, Barbara, he escaped the prison by disguising himself as a woman. He was the first prisoner to escape Lecumberri since Pancho Villa.
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It's 2026, and Rally is thirteen years old. The long, hot Louisiana summer looms before him like a face-melting stretch of blacktop, and the country is talking civil war while his adoptive family acts more vicious than ever. Rally spends his days wondering about his dead father's people, the Woolsacks of West Florida, who long ago led a failed rebellion to carve their own state from the swamp and sugar-sand of the coast. That family might have been...
16) Space Moms
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Space MOMs is based on the inspiring true story of normal, middle class working moms who also happen to be brilliant rocket scientists. These underdogs help India triumph over impossible odds in its historic Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM).
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Still reeling from getting kicked out of her sister's apartment, Cassandra falls hard and fast for Nathan, a local DJ. As his coercive control increases and his demands grow darker, Nathan soon isolates her from her friends and family. Confused and desperate, she must figure out how to save another from the same fate and decide what her own freedom is worth.
18) Nine Nights
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When an accident kills her twin brother, a teenager refuses to believe he's dead. As the 'Nine Night' - a Caribbean mourning ritual begins, her descent into paranoia unleashes long-buried secrets, which threatens to destroy her family.
20) Art My Eye
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How does an Art Gallery attendant pass the time? A former employee of the Walker, in Liverpool, reminisces, and recalls what happened when they gave their imagination free rein. Honestly, hilarious.