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1) The stranger
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With the intrigue of a psychological thriller, The Stranger Camus's masterpiece gives us the story of an ordinary man unwittingly drawn into a senseless murder on an Algerian beach. With an Introduction by Peter Dunwoodie; translated by Matthew Ward. Behind the subterfuge, Camus explores what he termed "the nakedness of man faced with the absurd" and describes the condition of reckless alienation and spiritual exhaustion that characterized so much...
2) The stranger
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"The Stranger appears out of nowhere, perhaps in a bar, or a parking lot, or at the grocery store. His identity is unknown. His motives are unclear. His information is undeniable. Then he whispers a few words in your ear and disappears, leaving you picking up the pieces of your shattered world. Adam Price has a lot to lose: a comfortable marriage to a beautiful woman, two wonderful sons, and all the trappings of the American Dream: a big house, a...
3) The stranger
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Detective Patrik Hedström tackles his toughest investigation yet when a string of suspicious deaths points to a potential serial killer who has turned his eye toward Fjallbacka and her dark forests, where two children vanished decades before.
4) The stranger
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Animorphs volume 7
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The wildly popular books by K.A. Applegate are back! The Animorphs return in this update of the classic series.
Rachel isn't the kind of girl who backs away from a fight. When her dad asks her to move across the country with him, it hurts, but Rachel won't desert her friends in their fight to save the world.But then the Animorphs are contacted by a very old, very powerful alien being that knows about their struggle. He's called the Ellimist, and...
5) The stranger
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The enigmatic origins of the stranger Farmer Bailey hits with his truck and brings home to recuperate seem to have a mysterious relation to the weather.
6) The stranger
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The Stranger will appeal to a broad coalition of delighted readers. Strike a chord with readers of all stripes. Fantasy, horror, philosophy, and dark comedy are all ingredients in this amazing work in which a sharp wit and a bewildering web of clues opens up a Pandora's box of secrets. Max Frei is a twenty-something loser-a big sleeper (during the day, that is-at night he can't catch a wink), a hardened smoker, and an uncomplicated glutton and loafer....
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After a deadly ship explosion, nine people, adrift in a raft, struggle to survive at sea and pull a strange man from the sea who claims to be the Lord.
Adrift in a raft after a deadly ship explosion, nine people struggle for survival at sea. Three days pass. Short on water, food and hope, they spot a man floating in the waves and pull him in. The man, strange and quiet, claims to be the Lord. Is the man who he claims to be? What actually caused the...
8) The Stranger
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Written for young adults, the Urban Underground series confronts issues that are of great importance to teens, such as friendship, loyalty, drugs, gangs, abuse, urban blight, bullies, and self-esteem to name a few. More than entertainment, these books can be a powerful learning and coping tool when a struggling reader connects with credible characters and a compelling storyline. The highly readable style and mature topics will appeal to young adult...
9) The Stranger
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Never trust a stranger…But, late at night and trapped in the middle of nowhere during a terrible snowstorm, Tibby and Walker have no choice.With roads shutting down and cell towers out, running into each other and deciding to travel together could either be their saving grace or worst mistake. When they're forced to take an unexpected detour and seek refuge in a roadside motel, the storm quickly becomes the least of their worries.A disturbing discovery...
10) The stranger
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An ex-Nazi is allowed to escape from a German war crimes prison after WWII to lead the Allies to a notorious spy planning to revive the Third Reich. The trail leads to a small Connecticut town where intrigue and murder combine for a tense situation.
12) The stranger
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The stranger: An ex-Nazi is allowed to escape from a German war crimes prison after World War II to lead the Allies to a notorious spy planning to revive the Third Reich. The trail leads to a small Connecticut town where intrigue and murder combine for a tense situation.
Whistle stop: A gangster story of love and intrigue in a small railroad town. Kenny is an unemployed loser and always has bee, but his old flame Mary can't stop loving him, that...
13) The stranger
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A mysterious man arrives in a small Canadian town seeking his wife, though his presence plunges the community into a bloodbath.
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They took his job, his family, and his memory. Now this one man is taking it all back, one body at a time. He is a man with no name, no memory, and absolutely nothing left to lose. But when he finds himself hunted by both the FBI and the Russian mob, this amnesiac decides to fight back.
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Charles Rankin, responsible for unspeakable brutality in the Holocaust, is now living as a history professor in a small American town, with plans to wed Mary, the daughter of a local judge. When an old comrade escapes prison and comes looking for refuge, Rankin quickly sees that it's a plot to find him and kills the man.
16) The stranger
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A drifter with a big nose flees taunts and false accusations until the town's mayor offers him work that he truly loves.
17) The Stranger
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A chance meeting on a flight from Paris to New York changes two lives…forever. A few hours shared between two strangers who happen to sit next to each other on a flight from Paris to New York, suddenly hurl the lives of Michel Atherton, Partner and CEO of an international investment firm and artist Nyah Morrell, toward a future where they discover desire and love in ways that neither had ever expected. With a single look, a strikingly beautiful...
18) The Stranger
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The Stranger (SparkNotes Literature Guide) by Albert Camus
Making the reading experience fun!
Created by Harvard students for students everywhere, SparkNotes is a new breed of study guide: smarter, better, faster. Geared to what today's students need to know, SparkNotes provide: *Chapter-by-chapter analysis
*Explanations of key themes, motifs, and symbols
*A review quiz and essay topics
Lively and accessible, these guides are perfect for...
19) The Stranger
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J.A. Baker is the best-selling author of multiple thrillers, including Local Girl Missing, The Last Wife and The Woman in the Woods The Stranger is a gripping psychological thriller which will appeal to fans of authors like Shalini Boland, K.L. Slater and Rachel Abbott.
A village shrouded in mystery. Secrets buried deep....
When Ray moves to a new house in the village of Whitchurch, he wants nothing more than to leave the pain of his old life behind...
20) The stranger
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Having directed two undisputed masterpieces - Citizen Kane and The magnificent Ambersons - Orson Welles delved into the suspense film, crafting a baroque postwar thriller that drew upon the style of his previous work, while laying the groundwork for his later film noir classics The lady from Shanghai and Touch of evil. Edward G. Robinson stars as Wilson, a government agent who tracks down a high-ranking Nazi officer (Welles) who has managed to craft...
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