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Songs of the Humpback Whale: A novel in five voices
Tuesday, 07 August 2007
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Written by
Jane
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Brief summary of the item: In this novel Jodi Picoult powerfully portrays an emotionaly charged marriage that changes course in one volatile moment. After an explosive argument where Jane turns on her husband Oliver, she leaves with her daughter Rebecca in search of her brother Joley's home, guided by letters from him. They arrive at the apple orchard where he works and meet Sam - the owner - and Hadley, his friend and co-worker, who both have a dramatic effect on the women's lives. At the same time Oliver, who is so used to searching for humpback whales, finds himself chasing his family in a journey of his own. Jodi Picoult tells her story from 5 people's point of view with all narration going chronologically apart from Rebecca's, which goes backwards in time. |
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Spot goes to the Park
Friday, 15 June 2007
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Written by
Mr Curtains
Brief summary of the item: A biography rather than an autobiography about a poignant time in an active life. |
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Stuart: A life backwards
Tuesday, 07 August 2007
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Written by
Jane
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Brief summary of the item: Stuart Shorter is a 'chaotic' homeless person. He has a history of alcoholism, drug adiction, glue sniffing, abuse, muscular dystrophy and mental problems among others - yet you still feel for him and admire him when despite his past he still cares enough to fight strongly to obtain the release of two care workers wrongly imprisoned and you find yourself caring about the outcome of his life - told in reverse. |
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The Faraway Tree Stories
Tuesday, 07 August 2007
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Written by
Jane
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Brief summary of the item: Three tales of an enchanted wood and a magic faraway tree filled with the magical characters like Saucepan Man and Moonface! |
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The Harry Potter series
Sunday, 05 August 2007
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Written by
Lauren
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Brief summary of the item: Perhaps you have been living under a rock for the past decade, or maybe you just consider yourself too old, too serious or just plain too busy to read children's books. However, this series works on so many levels, and resonates with so many people, that it has become a worldwide bestseller and brought about a huge upsurge of interest in books. The tales of the boy wizard begin with his discovery of who he is, and follow his journey through wizarding school, where he learns a lot about friendship, who should and shouldn't be trusted, and the nature of courage. The story is spread over seven books - Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, and the final installment, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, released very recently. They combine myths, puns, and a great deal of humour with a lot of imagination and flair, and while they do of course make more sense if you read them in order, you could read almost any on its own apart from the final one, as books six and seven are very closely connected and deal with a lot of information. |
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The House Special Subcommittee's Findings At CTU
Tuesday, 04 December 2007
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Written by
Sarah Meere (Staff Writer)
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Brief summary of the item: Here is a complete report from the closed hearings of the House Special Subcommittees, whom have investigated the longest day of Special Agent Jack Bauer's life. It includes Jack Bauer's complete Grand Jury testimony, David palmer's interview statements, internal prosecution memos, autopsy reports, and previously sealed files. |
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The Musashi Flex
Saturday, 07 July 2007
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Written by
Erik Harris
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Brief summary of the item: The Musashi Flex tells the roots of the 97 Steps and of the Matador series of books. In the distant future, a competitor in an illegal, truly no-holds-barred underground fighting game (The Musashi Flex) is about to retire when he figures out how to evolve his fight. Meanwhile, an ambitious journalist is set on creating a documentary of the Flex, a billionaire pharmaceutical mogul creates a drug that gives him the edge he needs to win the Flex, and a Confederation intelligence operative is sent on a mission that exposes her to the Flex. |
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The Shining
Tuesday, 12 June 2007
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Written by
Jo
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Brief summary of the item: A family are recruited to look after a hotel during its closure in the winter season. Acres of land, totally isolated, time to write the novel that Jack has been dreaming of; it seems like a dream job at an ideal time, but all is not as it seems. The hotel is coming alive, and Danny can see it shine. A darkened history comes to life bringing terror and suspense to all around it; especially the reader. Not a book for the faint hearted. |
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Tottenham Hotspur Annual 2007
Sunday, 03 June 2007
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Written by
Phillip Whitehead
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Brief summary of the item: Well to all you......other supporters like glory hunting chelsea fans....you know who you are this is the team, martin jol is a fantastic manager and berbatov a fantastic player, hands off man u |
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Under Orders
Wednesday, 31 October 2007
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Written by
John Beaty
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Brief summary of the item: [From The Publisher] Sadly, death at the races is not uncommon. However, three in a single afternoon was sufficiently unusual to raise more than one eyebrow." It's the third death on Cheltenham Gold Cup Day that really troubles super-sleuth Sid Halley. Last seen in 1995's Come to Grief, former champion jockey Halley knows the perils of racing all too well-but in his day, jockeys didn't usually reach the finishing line with three .38 rounds in the chest. But this is precisely how he finds jockey Huw Walker-who, only a few hours earlier, had won the coveted Triumph Hurdle. Just moments before the gruesome discovery, Halley had been called upon by Lord Enstone to make discreet inquiries into why his horses appeared to be on a permanent losing streak. Are races being fixed? Are bookies taking a cut? And if so, are trainers and jockeys playing a dangerous game with stakes far higher than they are realistic? Halley's quest for answers draws him even deeper into the darker side of the race game, in a life-or-death power play that will push him to his very limits-both professionally and personally. |
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