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Author: George Orwell

Description: In a grim city and a terrifying country, where Big Brother is always Watching You and the ThoughtIn a grim city and a terrifying country, where Big Brother is always Watching You and the Thought Police can practically read your mind, Winston is a man in grave danger for the simple reason that his memory still functions. He knows the Party's official image of the world is a fluid fiction. He knows the Party controls the people by feeding them lies and narrowing their imaginations through a process of bewilderment and brutalization that alienates each individual from his fellows and deprives him of every liberating human pursuit from reasoned inquiry to sexual passion. Drawn into a forbidden love affair, Winston finds the courage to join a secret revolutionary organization called The Brotherhood, dedicated to the destruction of the Party. Together with his beloved Julia, he hazards his life in a deadly match against the powers that be....

2007-03-06

  & 31 users

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Author: Dan Brown

2005-12-23

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Author: Dan Brown

2005-12-23

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Authors: Constance Garnett Fyodor Dostoevsky

2005-12-23

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Author: F. Scott Fitzgerald

Description: Gatsby says "Old Sport" a lot, Daisy is a slut, and Nick cannot emote. Great readGatsby says "Old Sport" a lot, Daisy is a slut, and Nick cannot emote. Great read with a mug of cocoa....

2005-12-23

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Author: Douglas Adams

Description: "Join Douglas Adams's hapless hero Arthur Dent as he travels the galaxy with his intrepid"Join Douglas Adams's hapless hero Arthur Dent as he travels the galaxy with his intrepid pal Ford Prefect, getting into horrible messes and generally wreaking hilarious havoc. Dent is grabbed from Earth moments before a cosmic construction team obliterates the planet to build a freeway. You'll never read funnier science fiction; Adams is a master of intelligent satire, barbed wit, and comedic dialogue. The Hitchhiker's Guide is rich in comedic detail and thought-provoking situations and stands up to multiple reads. Required reading for science fiction fans, this book (and its follow-ups) is also sure to please fans of Monty Python, Terry Pratchett's Discworld series, and British sitcoms."...

2005-12-23

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Authors: Dan Brown brown dan

2005-12-23

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Author: J.R.R. Tolkien

2005-12-13

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Author: Eoin Colfer

2005-12-13

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Author: unknown

2005-12-12