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A Painted House By:"John Grisham" Published on 2010-03-16 by Dell Read online or download A Painted House -"Fiction" The hill people and the Mexicans arrived on the same day. It was a Wednesday, early in September 1952. The Cardinals were five games behind the Dodgers with three weeks to go, and the season looked hopeless. The cotton, however, was waist-high to my father, over my head, and he and my grandfather could be heard before supper whispering words that were seldom heard. It could be a \ This Book was ranked 31 by Google Books for keyword John Grisham. Read Online » » » Download » » »

The Last Juror By:"John Grisham" Published on 2010-03-16 by Dell Read online or download The Last Juror -"Fiction" #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER In 1970, Willie Traynor comes to Clanton, Mississippi, in a Triumph Spitfire and a fog of vague ambitions. Within a year, the twenty-three-year-old finds himself the owner of Ford County’s only newspaper, famous for its well-crafted obituaries. While the rest of America is in the grips of turmoil, Clanton lives on the edge of another age—until the brutal murder of a young mother rocks the town and thrusts Willie into the center of a storm. Daring to report the true horrors of the crime, Willie makes as many friends as enemies in Clanton, and over the next decade he sometimes wonders how he got there in the first place. But he can never escape the crime that shattered his innocence or the criminal whose evil left an indelible stain. Because as the ghosts of the South’s past gather around Willie, as tension swirls around Clant

The Appeal By:"John Grisham" Published on 2010-03-16 by Dell Read online or download The Appeal -"Fiction" #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER In a crowded courtroom in Mississippi, a jury returns a shocking verdict against a chemical company accused of dumping toxic waste into a small town’s water supply, causing the worst “cancer cluster” in history. The company appeals to the Mississippi Supreme Court, whose nine justices will one day either approve the verdict—or reverse it. The chemical company is owned by a Wall Street predator named Carl Trudeau, and Mr. Trudeau is convinced the Court is not friendly enough to his interests. With judicial elections looming, he decides to try to purchase himself a seat on the Court. The cost is a few million dollars, a drop in the bucket for a billionaire like Mr. Trudeau. Through an intricate web of conspiracy and deceit, his political operatives recruit a young, unsuspecting candidate. They finance him, manipulate him, market him,

Galloping Foxley (A Roald Dahl Short Story) By:"Roald Dahl" Published on 2012-09-13 by Penguin UK Read online or download Galloping Foxley (A Roald Dahl Short Story) -"Fiction" Galloping Foxley is a short, sharp story from Roald Dahl, the master of the shocking tale. In Galloping Foxley, Roald Dahl, one of the world's favourite authors, tells a sinister story about the darker side of human nature. Here, a commuter is disturbed by an encounter with a man he vividly remembers from school . . . Galloping Foxley is taken from the short story collection Someone Like You, which includes seventeen other devious and shocking stories, featuring the wife who serves a dish that baffles the police; a curious machine that reveals the horrifying truth about plants; the man waiting to be bitten by the venomous snake asleep on his stomach; and others. 'The absolute master of the twist in the tale.' (Observer ) This story is also available as a Penguin digital audio down

Only This (A Roald Dahl Short Story) By:"Roald Dahl" Published on 2012-09-13 by Penguin UK Read online or download Only This (A Roald Dahl Short Story) -"Fiction" Only This is a short, gripping story of life in wartime from Roald Dahl, the master of the shocking tale. In Only This, Roald Dahl, one of the world's favourite authors, tells of a mother restlessly waiting for her bomber crewman son to return form a raid . . . Only This is taken from the short story collection Over to You, which includes nine other dramatic and terrifying tales of life as a wartime fighter pilot, and is drawn from Dahl's own experiences during the Second World War. This story is also available as a Penguin digital audio download read by Sophie Okonedo. Roald Dahl, the brilliant and worldwide acclaimed author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, James and the Giant Peach, Matilda, and many more classics for children, also wrote scores of short stories for adults. These delightfull

Matilda By:"Roald Dahl" Published on 2007-08-16 by Penguin Read online or download Matilda -"Juvenile Fiction" Now on Broadway! Matilda is a sweet, exceptional young girl, but her parents think she's just a nuisance. She expects school to be different but there she has to face Miss Trunchbull, a menacing, kid-hating headmistress. When Matilda is attacked by the Trunchbull she suddenly discovers she has a remarkable power with which to fight back. It'll take a superhuman genius to give Miss Trunchbull what she deserves and Matilda may be just the one to do it! Here is Roald Dahl's original novel of a little girl with extraordinary powers. This much-loved story has recently been made into a wonderful new musical, adapted by Dennis Kelly with music and lyrics by Tim Minchin. From the Trade Paperback edition. This Book was ranked 4 by Google Books for keyword Roald Dahl. Read Online » » » Download » » »

The Twits By:"Roald Dahl" Published on 2007-08-16 by Penguin Read online or download The Twits -"Juvenile Fiction" From the bestselling author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and The BFG! Mr. and Mrs. Twit are the smelliest, nastiest, ugliest people in the world. They hate everything—except playing mean jokes on each other, catching innocent birds to put in their Bird Pies, and making their caged monkeys, the Muggle-Wumps, stand on their heads all day. But the Muggle-Wumps have had enough. They don't just want out, they want revenge. This Book was ranked 3 by Google Books for keyword Roald Dahl. Read Online » » » Download » » »

J.R.R. Tolkien By:"Judith Anne Johnson" Published on 1986 by Greenwood Pub Group Read online or download J.R.R. Tolkien -"Literary Criticism" \ This Book was ranked 34 by Google Books for keyword J. R. R. Tolkien. Read Online » » » Download » » »

The Tolkien Reader By:"J. R. R. Tolkien" Published on 1986-11 by Del Rey Read online or download The Tolkien Reader -"Fiction" A fantastical anthology of short fiction, poetry, and commentaries by the author of The Lord of the Rings includes \ This Book was ranked 26 by Google Books for keyword J. R. R. Tolkien. Read Online » » » Download » » »

J. R. R. Tolkien By:"David R. Collins" Published on 2004-10-01 by Lerner Publications Read online or download J. R. R. Tolkien -"Juvenile Nonfiction" Describes the life of J.R.R. Tolkien, creator of Middle Earth and author of \ This Book was ranked 14 by Google Books for keyword J. R. R. Tolkien. Read Online » » » Download » » »

J.R.R. Tolkien By:"Mark Horne" Published on 2011-08-02 by Thomas Nelson Inc Read online or download J.R.R. Tolkien -"Biography & Autobiography" Christian Encounters, a series of biographies from Thomas Nelson Publishers, highlights important lives from all ages and areas of the Church. Some are familiar faces. Others are unexpected guests. But all, through their relationships, struggles, prayers, and desires, uniquely illuminate our shared experience. J.R.R. Tolkien famously penned The Hobbit and the three-volume novel The Lord of the Rings. Known as \ This Book was ranked 1 by Google Books for keyword J. R. R. Tolkien. Read Online » » » Download » » »

The Almighty By:"Irving Wallace" Published on 1982-01-01 by ICON Group International Read online or download The Almighty -"Fiction" Edward Armstead's obsession with surpassing the power of his late father leads him into a ruthless quest for omnipotence and a manipulation of world events through terrorism This Book was ranked 18 by Google Books for keyword Irving Wallace. Read Online » » » Download » » »

Irving Wallace By:"John Leverence" Published on 1974-01-01 by Popular Press Read online or download Irving Wallace -"Biography & Autobiography" This profile of the man and the writer is an introduction to the personality behind The Chapman Report and The Fan Club. Through correspondence, diaries, manuscript annotations, interviews and other private sources, the profile reveals the man who began as a sports stringer for a Wisconsin newspaper and is now one of the world's most popular novelists. This Book was ranked 13 by Google Books for keyword Irving Wallace. Read Online » » » Download » » »

The Chapman Report By:"Irving Wallace" Published on 1961 by Read online or download The Chapman Report - This Book was ranked 7 by Google Books for keyword Irving Wallace. Read Online » » » Download » » »

Tappan's Burro By:"Zane Grey" Published on 2014-02-21 by Simon and Schuster Read online or download Tappan's Burro -"Fiction" Zane Grey (January 31, 1872 - October 23, 1939) was an American author best known for his popular adventure novels and stories that presented an idealized image of the American frontier, including the novel Riders of the Purple Sage, his bes selling book. This is one of his stories. This Book was ranked 32 by Google Books for keyword Zane Grey. Read Online » » » Download » » »

Skipping Christmas By:"John Grisham" Published on 2010 by Dell Publishing Company Read online or download Skipping Christmas -"Fiction" Luther and Nora Frank decide to skip Christmas this year and go on a cruise when suddenly everything gets chaotic. This Book was ranked 28 by Google Books for keyword John Grisham. Read Online » » » Download » » »

Roald Dahl's Mischief and Mayhem By:"Roald Dahl" Published on 2015-04-14 by Penguin Read online or download Roald Dahl's Mischief and Mayhem -"Juvenile Fiction" Pranks, tricks, mischief, and more in this ideal companion book to Roald Dahl's beloved novels! Professional tricksters put your cunning to the test. Inside this wicked little book you'll find step-by-step instructions for making mischief and mayhem as well as outrageous jokes, fiendish quizzes, and a few smelly surprises. Includes extracts from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda, The BFG, The Witches, and more. Like The Missing Golden Ticket and Other Splendiferous Secrets, this book is a wonderful complement to Roald Dahl novels, with tons of great extras fans will love. It’s the perfect way to complete your Dahl collection! This Book was ranked 13 by Google Books for keyword Roald Dahl. Read Online » » » Download » » »

The Book of Lists By:"David Wallechinsky","Amy D. Wallace","Ira Basen","Jane Farrow" Published on 2012-11-13 by Seal Books Read online or download The Book of Lists -"Reference" A new edition of the classic bestseller from the original authors, with additional material specifically prepared for Canadian readers by long-time This Morning CBC producer, Ira Basen, and Jane Farrow, the author of Wanted Words. In 1977, a publishing sensation was born. The Book of Lists, the first and best compendium of facts weirder than fiction, was published. Filled with intriguing information and must-talk-about trivia it has spawned many imitators — but none as addictive or successful. For nearly three decades since, the editors have been researching curious facts, unusual statistics and the incredible stories behind them. Now the most entertaining and informative of these have been brought together in a long-awaited, thoroughly up-to-date new edition th

The Umbrella Man and Other Stories By:"Roald Dahl" Published on 2013-06-20 by Penguin Read online or download The Umbrella Man and Other Stories -"Young Adult Fiction" Is it really possible to invent a machine that does the job of a writer? What is it about the landlady's house that makes it so hard for her guests to leave? Does Sir Basil Turton value most his wife or one of his priceless sculptures? These compelling tales are a perfect introduction to the adult writing of a storytelling genius. This Book was ranked 39 by Google Books for keyword Roald Dahl. Read Online » » » Download » » »

Roald Dahl By:"Rennay Craats" Published on 2003 by Weigl Pub Incorporated Read online or download Roald Dahl -"Juvenile Nonfiction" A biography of British author Roald Dahl, whose books include \ This Book was ranked 32 by Google Books for keyword Roald Dahl. Read Online » » » Download » » »

Roald Dahl and Philosophy By:"Jacob M. Held" Published on 2014-05-16 by Rowman & Littlefield Read online or download Roald Dahl and Philosophy -"Philosophy" For generations the elements of humor, poignancy, fantasy, and unfettered morality found within acclaimed children’s author Roald Dahl’s most famous tales have captivated both children and adults. Classics like Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, James and the Giant Peach, Fantastic Mr. Fox, Matilda, and The BFG may initially appear to be yarns spun for the amusement of the adolescent mind, however, upon digging deeper one uncovers a treasure trove of philosophical richness that is anything but childish, but in fact reveals the true existential weight, and multi-layered meaning of some of our favorite children’s stories. Editor Jacob M. Held has collected the insights of today’s leading philosophers into the significances, messages, and greater truths at which Dahl’s rhythmic writing winks, revealing a whole

Roald Dahl By:"Ann Alston","Catherine Butler" Published on 2012-11-01 by Palgrave Macmillan Read online or download Roald Dahl -"Literary Criticism" Roald Dahl is one of the world's best-loved authors. More than twenty years after his death, his books are still highly popular with children and have inspired numerous feature films – yet he remains a controversial figure. This volume, the first collection of academic essays ever to be devoted to Dahl's work, brings together a team of well-known scholars of children's literature to explore the man, his books for children, and his complex attitudes towards various key subjects. Including essays on education, crime, Dahl's humour, his long-term collaboration with the artist Quentin Blake, and film adaptations, this fascinating collection offers a unique insight into the writer and his world. This Book was ranked 21 by Google Books for keyword Roald Dahl. Read Online » » » Download » » »

The Golden Room By:"Irving Wallace" Published on 1989 by Dell Publishing Company Read online or download The Golden Room -"Fiction" Takes readers behind the doors of Chicago's most famous brothel, where danger and desire mix as a killer stalks the patrons and the workers This Book was ranked 17 by Google Books for keyword Irving Wallace. Read Online » » » Download » » »

The Seven Minutes By:"Irving Wallace" Published on 1969 by Read online or download The Seven Minutes -"English fiction" This Book was ranked 3 by Google Books for keyword Irving Wallace. Read Online » » » Download » » »

The Last Trail By:"Zane Grey" Published on 2012-02-06 by tredition Read online or download The Last Trail -"Fiction" This book is part of the TREDITION CLASSICS series. The creators of this series are united by passion for literature and driven by the intention of making all public domain books available in printed format again - worldwide. At tredition we believe that a great book never goes out of style. Several mostly non-profit literature projects provide content to tredition. To support their good work, tredition donates a portion of the proceeds from each sold copy. As a reader of a TREDITION CLASSICS book, you support our mission to save many of the amazing works of world literature from oblivion. This Book was ranked 22 by Google Books for keyword Zane Grey. Read Online » » » Download » » »

Sycamore Row By:"John Grisham" Published on 2014 by Dell Read online or download Sycamore Row -"Fiction" When a wealthy man hangs himself and leaves his fortune to his black maid, Jake Brigance finds himself embroiled in a controversial trial that will expose old racial tensions and force Ford County to confront its tortured history. This Book was ranked 6 by Google Books for keyword John Grisham. Read Online » » » Download » » »

Lust By:"Roald Dahl" Published on 2016-08-25 by Penguin UK Read online or download Lust -"Fiction" From Roald Dahl, the master of the sting in the tail, a newly collected book of his darkest stories We fall not in love but in lust . . . Lust, in all its myriad forms, consumes us. What won't we do to achieve our heart's desire? In these ten tales of twisted love master storyteller Roald Dahl explores how our darkest impulses reveal who we really are. Here you'll read a story concerning wife swapping with a sting in its tail, hear of the aphrodisiac that drives men into a frenzy, discover the last act in a tale of jilted first love and discover the naked truth of art, among others. Dahl understood our deepest secrets, desires and fears and Lust is one of four books - the rest being Madness, Cruelty and Deception - that explore our hidden selves. This Book was ranked 16 by Google Books for keyword Roald Dahl. Read Online » » » Download » » »

La Palabra By:"Irving Wallace","James R. Fortson" Published on 2006-06 by Planeta Publishing Corporation Read online or download La Palabra -"Fiction" This Book was ranked 38 by Google Books for keyword Irving Wallace. Read Online » » » Download » » »

The Three Sirens By:"Irving Wallace" Published on 1970 by Read online or download The Three Sirens - This Book was ranked 14 by Google Books for keyword Irving Wallace. Read Online » » » Download » » »

The 27th Wife By:"Irving Wallace" Published on 1962-06-30 by Signet Read online or download The 27th Wife - This Book was ranked 10 by Google Books for keyword Irving Wallace. Read Online » » » Download » » »

The Confession By:"John Grisham" Published on 2010-10-26 by Dell Read online or download The Confession -"Fiction" #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER BONUS: This edition contains excerpts from John Grisham's The Litigators and Calico Joe. An innocent man is about to be executed. Only a guilty man can save him. In 1998, in the small East Texas city of Sloan, Travis Boyette abducted, raped, and strangled a popular high school cheerleader. He buried her body so that it would never be found, then watched in amazement as police and prosecutors arrested and convicted Donté Drumm, a local football star, and marched him off to death row. Now nine years have passed. Travis has just been paroled in Kansas for a different crime; Donté is four days away from his execution. Travis suffers from an inoperable brain tumor. For the first time in his miserable life, he decides to do what’s right and confess. But how can a guilty man convince lawyers, judges, and politicians that they’r

Book of Lists People Almanac By:"Irving Wallace" Published on 1982-04-01 by Read online or download Book of Lists People Almanac - This Book was ranked 30 by Google Books for keyword Irving Wallace. Read Online » » » Download » » »

Significa By:"Irving Wallace","David Wallechinsky","Amy Wallace" Published on 1985-03-20 by Plume Books Read online or download Significa -"Reference" This Book was ranked 22 by Google Books for keyword Irving Wallace. Read Online » » » Download » » »

George Washington, Frontiersman By:"Zane Grey" Published on 2002-02-18 by Macmillan Read online or download George Washington, Frontiersman -"Fiction" George Washington's frontier experiences form the centerpiece of this fascinating novel of America in the eighteenth century, which chronicles his life from birth to taking command of the Continental Army in 1775, by one of the masters of American frontier fiction. Reissue. This Book was ranked 23 by Google Books for keyword Zane Grey. Read Online » » » Download » » »

A Time to Kill By:"John Grisham" Published on 2004 by Dell Books Read online or download A Time to Kill -"Fiction" Criminal lawyer Jake Brigance faces the fight of his life when he is asked to defend Carl Hailey, who, in a rage of anger, shot and killed the men on trial for the rape of his daughter. This Book was ranked 40 by Google Books for keyword John Grisham. Read Online » » » Download » » »

The Plot By:"Irving Wallace" Published on 2016-04-08 by Crossroad Press Read online or download The Plot -"Fiction" If you were in a position of authority and these five came to you at the life-and-death Summit Conference in Paris with the incredible details of The Plot would you believe any one of them? Matt Brennan—once a trusted member of the State Department until his life was shattered by accusations of treason … Medora Hart—young, ravishing, beautiful, whose involvement in a Profumo-like scandal had all but toppled an English government … Jay Thomas Doyle—once a renowned and respected columnist, now struggling desperately to recapture his lost fame by a most dangerous expos? … Hazel Smith—an embittered American foreign correspondent and the mistress of a man high up in the inner circles of the Kremlin … Emmett A. Earnshaw—an ex-President of the United States, fighting an all but hopeless battle against a ruthless German munitions tycoon to retain an honorable

Zane Grey's Laramie Nelson By:"Romer Zane Grey" Published on 1983-12-01 by Banner of Truth Read online or download Zane Grey's Laramie Nelson -"Nelson, Laramie (Fictitious character)" Laramie takes on a gang of train robbers, a gold thief, and a sharpshooting woman wanted for murder! This Book was ranked 37 by Google Books for keyword Zane Grey. Read Online » » » Download » » »

30,000 on the Hoof By:"Zane Grey" Published on 2011-01 by Wildside Press LLC Read online or download 30,000 on the Hoof - Zane Grey produced over sixty books during his career. He presented the West as a moral battle ground, in which his characters are redeemed through a final confrontation with their past or destroyed because of their inability to change. Grey's semioutlaw heroes were his most interesting creations, among them Lassiter in RIDERS OF THE PURPLE SAGE (1912), a gunman who has lost a girl he loved to a Mormon preacher, and Buck Duane, the agonized killer of LONE STAR RANGER (1915). Randolph Scott played a former outlaw in Fritz Lang's film Western Union (1941), based on the novel. Grey's stories, set against the beautiful but harsh landscape of the West, have fascinated readers all over the world. This Book was ranked 36 by Google Books for keyword Zane Grey. Read Online » » » Download » » »

Betty Zane By:"Zane Grey" Published on 1903 by Read online or download Betty Zane -"Fort Henry (W. Va.)" Daily struggles of a herione of the American revolution. This Book was ranked 26 by Google Books for keyword Zane Grey. Read Online » » » Download » » »

Who Was Roald Dahl? By:"True Kelley" Published on 2012-11-08 by Penguin Read online or download Who Was Roald Dahl? -"Juvenile Nonfiction" Just in time for Roahl Dahl Month! Roald Dahl is one of the most famous children's book authors ever. Now in this Who Was . . . ? biography, children will learn of his real-life adventures. A flying ace for the British Air Force, he was married to an Academy Award-winning actress. He also wrote books and screenplays for adults. Entertaining and readable, this biography has 80 black-and-white illustrations. This Book was ranked 40 by Google Books for keyword Roald Dahl. Read Online » » » Download » » »