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Jade del Cameron novels volume 1
Pub. Date
[2006]
Description
"In 1919, when most women only dream of adventure, Jade del Cameroon lives it. After growing up tough on a New Mexico ranch and driving a ambulance on the front lines of World War I, she can fire a rifle with deadly precision and stare down man maddened by shell shock. Still suffering trauma from the Great War, she sets off for Africa determined to fulfill a man's dying wish, never expecting to become involved in murder." "With his last breath, Jade's...
Pub. Date
[2011]
Description
Following a shocking murder, the lives of the police, suspects and victim's family are intricately woven together in this 'spellbinding' (TV Guide) series. This engrossing series has earned huge acclaim, as well as a Golden Globe nomination and multiple Emmy nominations in its first season.
85) The Lovely Bones
Description
When 14-year-old Susie Salmon was murdered, she left her unfinished life behind. Now from her place in a strange but beautiful in-between world, she must help her father catch her killer and protect her family before she can finally move on.
87) Hamlet
Author
Pub. Date
[1989]
Description
An adaptation of Shakespeare's play in which Hamlet, the prince of Denmark, is urged by his father's ghost to avenge his murder by his wife and his brother who has seized the throne.
Pub. Date
2009.
Description
Eight years after the heinous murder of his wife, pediatrician Alex Beck still grieves for his beloved wife, Margot. When two bodies are uncovered near where Margot's body was found, the police reopen the case and Alex becomes a suspect again. The mystery deepens when Alex receives an anonymous e-mail with a link to a video clip that seems to suggest Margot is somehow still alive.
89) Memoria total
Author
Pub. Date
2015.
Description
La primera vez fue en el campo de juego. Un gran atleta imponente, el era la primera persona natal de Burlington en convertirse en profesional. Pero su carrera termino antes de que tuviera la oportunidad de comenzar. En su primer juego, una violenta colision casco a casco lo dejo fuera de la cancha para siempre y lo dejo con un efecto secundario poco probable: que nunca se le olvida nada. La segunda vez fue en casa, dos decadas mas tarde. Decker,...
90) Hamlet
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Description
Shakespeare's classic drama exploring madness, guilt, justice and self-perception.
Pub. Date
[2019]
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American History X: Derek Vinyard, the charismatic leader of a group of young white supremacists, lands in prison for a brutal, hate-driven murder. Upon his release, ashamed of his past and pledging to reform, Derek realizes he must save his younger brother Danny from a similar fate. A groundbreaking controversial drama about the tragic consequences of racism in a family.
The Green Mile: African American John Coffey is a gentle giant of a man, who...
Author
Pub. Date
[2017]
Description
"When Trayvon Martin took his last walk down a Florida street on a cool February evening in 2012, he was just another American teenager, heading home with candy and a soda, talking on the phone with a friend, and dreaming of the future. By the end of the night he was dead--gunned down by a neighborhood watchman. Within weeks his name would be on the lips of a President and the movement for justice in his case would spread all over the country. Today...
95) Levity
Pub. Date
[2003]
Description
Manuel Jordan has done time in prison for accidentally killing a kid during an attempted robbery. After being released, he returns to the town where he committed the crime in hopes of seeking salvation. He ends up in a community center where he meets a pastor, who helps him out. Trying to find redemption for his sins, he befriends Adele, who just happens to be the sister of the boy he shot in the robbery. He also meets teenaged Sofia, a rich girl...
96) Nurse Betty
Pub. Date
2000
Description
Betty never misses an episode of her favorite soap opera, "A reason to love." After a mind-altering run-in with two hit-men while watching an episode, Betty transforms into "Nurse Betty" and embarks on a mission to find her one true love, Dr. David Ravell.
98) The Lovely Bones
Author
Pub. Date
2010
Description
When 14-year-old Susie Salmon was murdered, she left her unfinished life behind. Now from her place in a strange but beautiful in-between world, she must help her father catch her killer and protect her family before she can finally move on.
99) Nurse Betty
Pub. Date
2000.
Description
Betty never misses an episode of her favorite soap opera, "A reason to love." After a mind-altering run-in with two hit-men while watching an episode, Betty transforms into "Nurse Betty" and embarks on a mission to find her one true love, Dr. David Ravell.
Author
Pub. Date
2004.
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Description
This is the tale of family, memory, love, and living told by 14-year-old Susie Salmon, who is already in heaven. Through the voice of a precocious teenage girl, Susie relates the awful events of her death and builds out of her family's grief a hopeful and joyful story.