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The Swiss Family Robinson is a classic novel by Johann David Wyss, first published in 1812, about a Swiss family of immigrants whose ship en route to Port Jackson, Australia, goes off course and is shipwrecked in the East Indies.
Upon reaching a nearby island, the family sets up a makeshift camp. William knows that they must prepare for a long time on the island, and his thoughts are as much on provisions for the future as for their immediate wants....
84) Almayer's folly
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Almayer, an immigrant living on the Malayan continent with his native wife and his daughter, Nina, dreams of riches, and so pursues hidden gold mines and begins construction on a mansion to impress the British forces that he believes are coming to conquer the region. However, none of Almayer's schemes come through for him, and his recklessness results in a desperate situation for him and his family.
Almayer's Folly was Joseph Conrad's first novel....
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"Wo willst du hin?", fragte er und da fiel mir auf, dass ich noch gar nicht darüber nachgedacht hatte, wo ich hinwollte.
"Ich weiß es nicht. So weit weg wie möglich. Ich sehe Strand und Palmen vor meinem inneren Auge, vielleicht kannst du ja damit was anfangen.", antwortete ich und hörte, wie ein ironisches Lachen aus meinem Mund kam, was mich selbst erschreckte.
Nick sah zu mir herüber und musterte mich etwas verwirrt, aber auch er musste grinsen.
"Okay,...
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Samuel Braden is being made to face mortality in the most acute way – he is dying of cancer. And death is coming to haunt him in the form of an agonizing regret; a regret centred around three marriages and the three estranged children that each marriage produced. He manages to convince each of his children to visit with him, and to each he makes a startling request, that they promise to ensure that he is buried in his resting place of choice. It...
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Troy Hull has troubles. After the death of his parents, he left college to take up his family's traditional lobster-fi shing life. Now, thanks to poor fi shing, a misguided second mortgage, and the changing nature of his hometown, Troy fi nds himself faced with the loss of that life. As a former highschool classmate turned banker tells him: This isn't a fi sherman's town anymore. Indeed, soaring property values have made it increasingly a haven for...
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DER WALNUSSBAUM
Klara Hauser hat mit ihrem Ehemann Robert die Eisengießerei ihrer Eltern zu einem blühenden Betrieb aufgebaut und fünf Töchter großgezogen. Nach dem Ende des Zweiten Weltkriegs und dem plötzlichen Tod ihres Mannes drängen zwei der Schwiegersöhne ihre Schwägerinnen Verena und Sophie durch üble Intrigen aus dem Geschäft, das sie mit ihrem Vater geleitet hatten. Als Verena Jahre später das Tagebuch ihrer Mutter entdeckt und...
90) Prodigy
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What happens when a brilliant and beautiful scientist falls in love with one of the Army's most elite soldiers? They build a life of adventure and excitement that is never tempered by mundane family matters. The Moores and those they call family are each special in their own way, but for this fairytale family, happily ever after comes with danger. Zac Holmes has always been special, talented beyond his years, and people are starting to notice. Including...
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Welcome to the quaint village of Castleduff, Co. Wicklow, nestled between the mountains and the sea on the east coast of Ireland. A place where great poverty and impressive wealth exist side by side, separated only by the main road and society's prejudices. Follow the story of a family of "Traveling People" as they try to balance their traditional lifestyle in the face of unforeseen circumstances. This touching tale - full to the brim of endearing...
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El protagonista en esta novela es, sin duda, Los Ahogados de Sepúlveda, el rancho a cargo de don Fernando de Villalobos, rico hacendado con dos hijas y una trágica historia a cuestas. Los acontecimientos giran alrededor de su familia y sus empleados, las marcadas diferencias entre clases y las problemáticas a que se enfrentan, sobre todo, las mujeres en ambos extremos de la escala social.
La autora se abre camino a través de perspectivas y situaciones...
93) Malarky
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Our Woman will not be sunk by what life's about to serve her. She's caught her son doing unmentionable things out by the barn. She's been accosted by Red the Twit, who claims to have done things with Our Woman's husband that could frankly have gone without mentioning. And now her son's gone and joined the army, and Our Woman has found a young fella to do unmentionable things with herself, just so she might understand it all. . . Malarky is the story...
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Maryann D'Agincourt's stunning novel in sketches follows Jocelyn from childhood to middle age, starting at the moment in her youth when she first hears the name of the mysterious Canadian painter, Alex Martaine, whispered by her parents. Each of them-Jocelyn, her art-loving mother, and her literary father-has a unique relationship with the artist, and he does, in ways the child could never imagine, turn each of their lives around.
95) My Best Mistake
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A lawsuit, an ex-husband, and a hotel full of men. Just another crazy day in the life of a single mom...
Tasha Gerome tries to find the funny side of her everyday disasters. It's just about the only thing that gets the single mother of twins through her chaotic life. Well, that and a comfy pair of piggy slippers. But not everyone appreciates her brand of humor...
Her deadbeat ex-husband certainly doesn't get her jokes as he returns to town to bother...
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Yes, I know. If one wishes to sell his book, he must tell potential readers that it will give them pleasure, tell them how to fix whatever needs fixing, or reinforce their religious or political beliefs. But, I am an old man who is not seeking fame or fortune but is contented with the discontent in his life. There are some, hard realities that most of us, do not wish to face. These include the fact that you well may suffer pain, sorrow, agony, confusion,...
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A century after the impulsive McKinnon brothers set out to tame the Canadian wilderness and instead landed in Mattagash, Maine, their madcap legacy reigns supreme. It's 1959, and Pearl and Sicily McKinnon have gathered to plan a funeral for Marge, their older sister dying from the rare disease beriberi, thanks to her eccentric diet. Pearl, who skipped town with big-city dreams only to marry a funeral director, soon clashes with the long-suffering...
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Have you a loved one who is slowly deteriorating from the affects of Alzheimer's or some other mind wasting disease? Have you ever wondered what goes on inside their head as they while away their final days seemingly in dazed incomprehension? Dottie Masterson is one such person. Born in 1929 into a poor, dysfunctional family in Crawfordsville, Indiana, she is spending her sunset years serving a death sentence-condemned by Alzheimer's Disease to live...
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Prate Marshbanks proposed to his future wife on a muggy July night at Pete's Drive-in back in '52. "She said yes to me between bites of a slaw burger all-the-way." A college graduate and daughter of a prominent lawyer, Irene was an unlikely match for Prate, a high school dropout. He lived his married life aware of the question on people's minds: How in the world did a tall, thin, fair-skinned beauty and one of the most respected high school English...
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