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Johann D Wyss ,
Elizabeth Janeway ,
William Godwin
[Ebook, Adobe pdf 2004]
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Pastor Robinson and his family are traveling from Switzerland to New Guinea when they are shipwrecked somewhere in the far southwestern Pacific Ocean. They remain onboard until the water loosens the planks from the hull, and the vessel is torn apart. The four Robinson children help load the animals and... more
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By
J Buchan
[Ebook, Adobe pdf 2004]
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Adobe PDF eBook Rights: Copying allowed, 15 selections every 1 days. Printing allowed, unlimited pages every unlimited days. Lending not allowed. Reading aloud not allowed. Never expires. From the book: I returned from the City about three o'clock on that May afternoon pretty well disgusted with life. I had been... more
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Leo Tolstoy
[Ebook, Adobe pdf 2004]
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"War and Peace" is a novel whose story takes place in early 19th century Russia in the midst of Russia's War of 1812. The elaborate plot is the tale of three affluent families over a term of fifteen years throughout Russia's hostilities with Napoleonic Europe. Her early defeats are recounted... more
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Joseph Heller
[Ebook, Adobe epub 2011]
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One of the greatest novels of the 20th century, this hilarious satire on military madness is reissued with an introduction by Howard Jacobson. As relevant today as it ever was, it was ranked number 11 on the BBC's poll of the UK's best-loved books. At the heart of Joseph Heller's... more
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By
Ken Follett
[Ebook, Adobe epub 2008]
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From the master storyteller, a startling new thriller set amidst the Danish Resistance. It is June 1941 and Denmark is under German occupation. On the rocky coast of Denmark, two brothers, Harald and Arne Olufsen are straining against the rigid confines imposed by their elderly parents. Meanwhile, a network of... more
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Danielle Steel
[Ebook, Adobe epub 2009]
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Against a vivid backdrop of early-twentieth century history, Danielle Steel tells a compelling story of love and war, acts of faith and acts of betrayal, and of three generations of women as they journey through years of loss and survival, linked by an indomitable devotion that echoes across time. Against... more
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James Fenimore Cooper
[Ebook, Adobe pdf 2009]
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The Last of the Mohicans is a historical novel, it is the second book of the Leatherstocking Tales pentalogy. The story takes place in 1757, during the French and Indian War, when France and Great Britain battled for control of the North American colonies and the French called on allied... more
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Duncan Falconer
[Ebook, Adobe epub 2010]
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Three men: an Iraqi, a former coalition soldier and a journalist, drive together from Baghdad towards Fallujah as the US Marines encircle the city to take it apart. It seems the men are on a single mission to seek a recent kidnap victim, but in truth all three have very... more
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Sebastian Barry
[Ebook, Adobe epub 2010]
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Barely eighteen years old, Willie Dunne leaves Dublin in 1914 to fight for the Allied cause, largely unaware of the growing political and religious tensions festering back home. Told in Sebastian Barry's characteristically beautiful prose, A Long Long Way evokes the camaraderie and humour of Willie and his regiment, the... more
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By
Henri Barbusse ,
Robin Buss
[Ebook, Adobe pdf 2009]
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A graphic account of the First World War from the perspective of the French trenches. It powerfully evokes the mundane degradations of trench life as well as the drama and trauma of military action, showing how ordinary men responded to one of the greatest horrors mankind has inflicted upon itself.... more
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By
Sebsatian Faulks
[Ebook, Adobe epub 2010]
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On a mission to Occupied France in 1942, Charlotte Gray finds out the extent of the courage and altruism of the Resistence, and of the betrayal and collaboration of others. "A brilliant, harrowing, powerful novel" }Daily Mail{. Sebastian Faulks' previous titles include }The Fatal Englishman, Birdsong{ and }The Girl At... more
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By
Daniel Silva
[Ebook, Adobe pdf 2003]
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Art restorer and sometime spy Gabriel Allon is asked to visit Zurich, to clean the work of an Old Master for a millionaire banker. But when he gets there he finds the corpse of his client in a pool of blood beneath the masterpiece, and discovers that a secret collection... more
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William Shakespeare
[Ebook, Adobe epub 2005]
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Adobe PDF eBook Rights: Copying allowed, 15 selections every 1 days. Printing allowed, unlimited pages every unlimited days. Lending not allowed. Reading aloud not allowed. Never expires. From the book: AEGEON. Proceed, Solinus, to procure my fall, And by the doom of death end woes and all. DUKE. Merchant of... more
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By
A Dumas
[Ebook, Adobe pdf 2004]
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Edmond Dantes, a sailor, returns home to Marseilles with the cargo he was assigned to retrieve and news of the death of that ship's captain. After making his report to the boss of the shipping company he is promoted to captain because of his loyalty and perserverance and joins his... more
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Matthew Reilly
[Ebook, Adobe pdf 2007]
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Matthew Reilly contributes a riveting 'Quick Read' to the new World Book Day initiative. On a man-made island experiments have been conducted and special forces are sent in to discover what has happened. "Captain Shane Schofi eld and his elite team of marines is about to discover . . ."There... more
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Rex Stout
[Ebook, Adobe epub 2010]
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Adobe EPUB eBook Rights: Copying not allowed. Printing not allowed. Lending not allowed. Reading aloud not allowed. Never expires. involving national security, Nero Wolfe must set the traps that will catch the pair of wily killers responsible. Reissue. NYT. Two Nero Wolfe novellas make for one great read in this... more
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By
Steven Pressfield
[Ebook, Adobe epub 2010]
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Brilliant at war, a master of politics, and a charismatic lover, Alcibiades was Athens' favorite son and the city's greatest general. A prodigal follower of Socrates, he embodied both the best and the worst of the Golden Age of Greece. A commander on both land and sea, he led his... more
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Barbara Nadel
[Ebook, Adobe epub 2010]
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In the dark days of the Blitz, crime goes undercover . . . Undertaker Francis Hancock has seen the worst that humanity can do to itself. Why then does the murder of a young gypsy girl in Epping Forest move him so much? Travelers, gypsies, the homeless, deserters, and German... more
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Duncan Falconer
[Ebook, Adobe epub 2010]
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Stratton carries out a small task in Central America as a favour to a CIA officer, but it leads him to become embroiled in a national rebellion. Against his own principles, the special operative becomes emotionally involved and decides to join the popular uprising. However, he is unaware that the... more
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Patrick Robinson
[Ebook, Adobe epub 2010]
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Tensions between Siberia and Moscow are running high, but the sudden disappearance of leading top-tier Siberian politicians and oil executives sparks open outrage in the vast lands east of the Ural. Terrified that Siberia will sever their ties and deprive Russia of its most important oil source, Moscow turns to... more