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The Beach: Popular Penguins by Alex Garland
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The irresistible novel that was adapted into a major motion picture starring Leonardo DiCaprio. The Khao San Road, Bangkok -- first stop for the hordes of rootless young Westerners traveling in Southeast Asia. On Richard's first night there, in a low-budget guest house, a fellow traveler slashes his w ...Show more
The Beautiful and Damned: Popular Penguins by F. Scott Fitzgerald
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The Beautiful and Damned By F. Scott Fitzgerald This political novel presents sexual, as well as parliamentary, politics. It contains some of Meredith's best writing, and some of his most sensitive portrayals of women. We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Librar ...Show more
The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler
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Raymond Chandler's The Big Sleep is the definitive hardboiled detective story and Philip Marlowe the perfect expression of the cynical, world-weary gumshoe. Hired by the crippled General Sternwood to shake off a blackmailer, Marlowe also has to deal with the general's two rebellious daughters, the gamb ...Show more
The Bodysurfers: Popular Penguins by Robert Drewe
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A short-story collection which has become a bestseller and been adapted for film, television, radio and the theatre, The Bodysurfers on its first publication marked a major change in Australian literature.
The Book of Fame (Popular Penguin) by Lloyd Jones
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In 1905 a motley group of young New Zealand rugby players sets out by steamer on a journey to the other side of the world. Their exploits on the field of play as they move through the British Isles are staggering. Then the following year they are back, accorded a hero's welcome, the likes of which has n ...Show more
The Call of the Wild: Popular Penguins by Jack London
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Life is good for Buck in Santa Clara Valley, where he spends his days eating and sleeping in the golden sunshine. But one day a treacherous act of betrayal leads to his kidnap, and he is forced into a life of toil and danger. Dragged away to be a sledge dog in the harsh and freezing cold Yukon, Buck mus ...Show more
The Chimney Sweeper's Boy by Barbara Vine
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An unforgettable tale of mystery and obsession by Barbara Vine (pseudonym of Ruth Rendell, winner of the Mystery Writers of America Grand Master Award for lifetime achievement) This is the utterly absorbing story of best-selling novelist Gerald Candless, whose sudden death from a heart attack leaves beh ...Show more
The Chrysalids (Popular Penguins) by John Wyndham
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The Chyrsalids is set in the future after a devastating global nuclear war. David, the young hero of the novel, lives in a tight-knit community of religious and genetic fundamentalists, always on the alert for any deviation from the norm of God's creation. Abnormal plants are publicly burned, with much ...Show more
The Classical World - An Epic History of Greece and Rome (Popular Penguin) by Robin Lane Fox
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Robin Lane Fox's The Classical World brings together the epic histories of Greece and Rome. His panoramic account spans centuries of change, from the foundation of the world's first democracy to the expansion of the Roman Empire, and brings to life such great figures as Homer, Alexander the Great, Juliu ...Show more
The Communist Manifesto: Popular Penguins by Karl Marx
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The Communist Manifesto changed the face of the twentieth century beyond recognition, inspiring millions to revolution, forming the basis of political systems that still dominate countless lives and continuing to ignite violent debate about class and capitalism today.
The Consolations of Philosophy: Popular Penguins by Alain de Botton
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Alain de Botton has performed a stunning feat: he has transformed arcane philosophy into something accessible and entertaining, useful and kind. Drawing on the work of six of the world's most brilliant thinkers, de Botton has arranged a panoply of wisdom to guide us through our most common problems. Fro ...Show more
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button: Popular Penguins by F. Scott Fitzgerald
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The Curious Case of Benjamin Buttonauthor: F. Scott FitzgeraldA man, "born under unusual circumstances," ages backwards, through a life that is as unusual as could be.