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The House on the Strand

2000-02-14 Fiction
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Release : 2000-02-14
Genre : Fiction
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Book Rating : 261/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis The House on the Strand by : Daphne du Maurier

Download or read book The House on the Strand written by Daphne du Maurier. This book was released on 2000-02-14. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Prime du Maurier. . . . She holds her characters close to reality; the past she creates is valid, and her skill in finessing the time shifts is enough to make one want to try a little of the brew."—New York Times

The Strand Prophecy

2007 Fiction
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Release : 2007
Genre : Fiction
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Book Rating : 850/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis The Strand Prophecy by : J. B. B. Winner

Download or read book The Strand Prophecy written by J. B. B. Winner. This book was released on 2007. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An adventure novel about a dark superhero, whose past has obligated him to become the protector of the innocent.

The Brothers Vonnegut

2015-11-17 Biography & Autobiography
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Release : 2015-11-17
Genre : Biography & Autobiography
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Book Rating : 542/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis The Brothers Vonnegut by : Ginger Strand

Download or read book The Brothers Vonnegut written by Ginger Strand. This book was released on 2015-11-17. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Worlds collide in this true story of weather control in the Cold War era and the making of Kurt Vonnegut In the mid-1950s, Kurt Vonnegut takes a job in the PR department at General Electric in Schenectady, where his older brother, Bernard, is a leading scientist in its research lab--or "House of Magic." Kurt has ambitions as a novelist, and Bernard is working on a series of cutting-edge weather-control experiments meant to make deserts bloom and farmers flourish. While Kurt writes zippy press releases, Bernard builds silver-iodide generators and attacks clouds with dry ice. His experiments attract the attention of the government; weather proved a decisive factor in World War II, and if the military can control the clouds, fog, and snow, they can fly more bombing missions. Maybe weather will even be the "New Super Weapon." But when the army takes charge of his cloud-seeding project (dubbed Project Cirrus), Bernard begins to have misgivings about the harmful uses of his inventions, not to mention the evidence that they are causing alarming changes in the atmosphere. In a fascinating cultural history, Ginger Strand chronicles the intersection of these brothers' lives at a time when the possibilities of science seemed infinite. As the Cold War looms, Bernard's struggle for integrity plays out in Kurt's evolving writing style. The Brothers Vonnegut reveals how science's ability to influence the natural world also influenced one of our most inventive novelists.

The Savage Instinct

2021-03-30 Fiction
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Release : 2021-03-30
Genre : Fiction
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Book Rating : 682/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis The Savage Instinct by : Marjorie DeLuca

Download or read book The Savage Instinct written by Marjorie DeLuca. This book was released on 2021-03-30. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "DeLuca keeps readers guessing. Minette Walters fans will be pleased." —Publishers Weekly (starred review) Perfect for fans of Margaret Atwood's Alias Grace and Hannah Kent's Burial Rites, this taut psychological thriller offers a delicious take on deviant and defiant Victorian women in a time when marriage itself was its own prison. England, 1873. Clara Blackstone has just been released after one year in a private asylum for the insane. Clara has two goals: to reunite with her husband, Henry, and to never—ever—return to the asylum. As she enters Durham, Clara finds her carriage surrounded by a mob gathered to witness the imprisonment of Mary Ann Cotton—England’s first female serial killer—accused of poisoning nearly twenty people, including her husbands and children. Clara soon finds the oppressive confinement of her marriage no less terrifying than the white-tiled walls of Hoxton. And as she grows increasingly suspicious of Henry’s intentions, her fascination with Cotton grows. Soon, Cotton is not just a notorious figure from the headlines, but an unlikely confidante, mentor—and perhaps accomplice—in Clara’s struggle to protect her money, her freedom, and her life.

The Parasites

2013-12-17 Fiction
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Release : 2013-12-17
Genre : Fiction
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Book Rating : 502/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis The Parasites by : Daphne du Maurier

Download or read book The Parasites written by Daphne du Maurier. This book was released on 2013-12-17. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When people play the game: Name three or four persons whom you would choose to have with you on a desert island - they never choose the Delaneys. They don't even choose us one by one as individuals. We have earned, not always fairly we consider, the reputation of being difficult guests . . . Maria, Niall, and Celia have grown up in the shadow of their famous parents - their father, a flamboyant singer and their mother, a talented dancer. Now pursuing their own creative dreams, all three siblings feel an undeniable bond, but it is Maria and Niall who share the secret of their parents' pasts. Alternately comic and poignant, The Parasites is based on the artistic milieu its author knew best, and draws the reader effortlessly into that magical world.

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