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102) East of desolation
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Classic adventure from the undisputed master of action and adrenalin-pumping suspense. When a plane crashes in the icy Greenland desert with no passengers on board, and no means of identification, Joe Martin is hired to fly to the scene of the crash by the insurance company involved and the beautiful widow of the dead pilot. But the routine mission spirals into hair-raising suspense when a priceless batch of emeralds are added to the mystery, and...
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Divorced Joy flees to Rain Valley when her sister, the same sister she found in bed with her husband appears. There she meets a widower and his son, but is having a hard time trusting again. A plan crash on Christmas Eve, forces her to make a choice, between her old life and new.
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Violet Jessop's life is an inspiring story of survival. Born in 1887 in Argentina, the eldest child of Irish immigrants, at the age of 21 she became the breadwinner for her widowed mother and five siblings when she commenced a career as a stewardess and nurse on some of the most famous ocean-going vessels of the day. Throughout her 40-year time at sea she survived an unbelievable series of events including the sinking of the TITANIC.
"One awful moment...
105) The quake
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When his attempts to warn authorities about an impending earthquake fail, a geologist must race against time to save his estranged wife and two children.
106) Lord of the flies
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Criterion collection volume 43
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Thirty English schoolboys are stranded on an uncharted island at the start of the "next" war. With no adults present, they quickly turn into savages.
107) The royal handmaid
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House of Winslow volume 32
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Wealthy Rena Matthews feels called to take the gospel to the South Sea islanders. She gathers volunteers to go with her--all from the upper strata of society. When rough-looking Travis Winslow volunteers, Rena wants to refuse him, but her father insists she take him along. They set out in her father's yacht, but a storm drives them hundreds of miles off course and into a reef on a deserted island. Will they ever make it to the mission &supl;eld? Or...
108) Abel's island
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Castaway on an uninhabited island, Abel, a very civilized mouse, finds his resourcefulness and endurance tested to the limit as he struggles to survive and return to his home.
109) Distress signal
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Lavender and the rest of the sixth-graders are on a camping trip to the Chiricahua wilderness, but the trip seems cursed from the start, and when a flash flood splits the group up Lavender finds herself lost, together with her former best friend Marisol, mean-girl Rachelle, and a boy John who has been behaving like a surly jerk since the start--they have only one pack of supplies and only the most basic wilderness knowledge, but if they are to survive...
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While Jack, Kate, and Locke investigate what's inside the hatch, the "tailies" are found. These survivors are from the tail of the plane and include tough girl Ana-Lucia and the spiritual and mysterious Mr. Eko. Learn what happened to Walt when he left Michael with some very hard choices to make and get a better insight into just who the "others" are. Find out that the island has some connection with the Dharma Corporation.
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"Knowing what to do in the case of an emergency increases the chance of survival and it also reduces fear." The life-threatening scenarios include: What to do if you are bitten by a snake, How to escape from a bear, What to do if you are chased by bees, How to survive a hurricane, How to avoid being struck by lightning, What to do if you are caught in a food, How to escape from water in a car, How to escape from a burning building, and How to avoid...
117) Sandworms of Dune
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Book Two in the stunning conclusion to Frank Herbert's worldwide bestselling Dune Chronicles
At the end of Frank Herbert's final novel, Chapterhouse: Dune, a ship carrying a crew of refugees escapes into the uncharted galaxy, fleeing from a terrifying, mysterious Enemy. The fugitives used genetic technology to revive key figures from Dune's past—including Paul Muad'Dib and Lady Jessica—to use their special talents
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When a shipwreck lands a lowly mailroom clerk named Gulliver on the fantastical island of Lilliput, he transforms into a giant, in size and ego! Gulliver's tall tales and heroic deeds win the hearts of the tiny Lilliputians, but when he loses it all and puts his newfound friends in peril, Gulliver must find a way to undo the damage. Through it all, Gulliver may just learn that it's how big you are on the inside that counts.
120) The satanic verses
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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “[A] torrent of endlessly inventive prose, by turns comic and enraged, embracing life in all its contradictions. In this spectacular novel, verbal pyrotechnics barely outshine its psychological truths.”—Newsday
Winner of the Whitbread Prize
One of the most controversial and acclaimed novels ever written, The Satanic Verses is Salman Rushdie’s...
Winner of the Whitbread Prize
One of the most controversial and acclaimed novels ever written, The Satanic Verses is Salman Rushdie’s...
