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Les Liaisons dangereuses Les Liaisons dangereuses Pierre Choderlos de Laclos Cet ouvrage, ou plutot ce recueil, que le public trouvera peut-etre encore trop volumineux, ne contient pourtant que le plus petit nombre des lettres qui composaient la totalite de la correspondance … OL1157252W
Voices in Summer Voices in Summer Rosamunde Pilcher For the shy, lovely, newely-married Laura Haveerstock the beauty of Cornwall in summer surpassed all expectation. Brilliant sun danced on a jewel-like sea, gardens abounded with dazzling color, and t… OL134633W
The Carnivorous Carnival The Carnivorous Carnival Brett Helquist,Lemony Snicket,Michael Kupperman Dear reader, The word "carnivorous," which appears in the title of this book, means "meat-eating," and once you have read such a bloodthirsty word, there is no reason to read any further. This car… OL15104132W
Gone, Baby, Gone Gone, Baby, Gone Dennis Lehane PI Patrick Kenzie is hired to find a four-year-old girl, abducted while the mother was out drinking. The search takes Kenzie through Boston's underworld of drug dealers, kidnapers and pedophiles. OL17210W
Łabędzie Leonarda Łabędzie Leonarda Karen Essex The story of the powerful Este sisters, Beatrice, Duchess of Milan, and Isabella, Marchesa of Mantua, as they compete for the affections of Italy's most influential prince, the Duke of Milan, and for… OL21732109W
Les Particules Elementaires Les Particules Elementaires Michel Houellebecq Zedenschets van de tweede helft van de 20e eeuw aan de hand van de levensgeschiedenis van twee halfbroers, de één een vergeestelijkt wetenschapper, de ander een jachtige erotomaan. OL2286729W
Night Fall Night Fall Nelson De Mille On a beach at dusk, while Bud Mitchell and Jill Winslow conduct their illicit love affair in front of a video camera set to record each steamy moment, a terrible explosion suddenly lights up the sky.… OL22914W
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Alexander McCall Smith This first novel in Alexander McCall Smith's widely acclaimed The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency series tells the story of the delightfully cunning and enormously engaging Precious Ramotswe, who is dr… OL2435522W
The Hobbit The Hobbit J.R.R. Tolkien The Hobbit is a tale of high adventure, undertaken by a company of dwarves in search of dragon-guarded gold. A reluctant partner in this perilous quest is Bilbo Baggins, a comfort-loving unambitious … OL262758W
Autor, autor Autor, autor David Lodge A fictional portrait of Henry James, particularly his last illness, his friendship with the genial Punch artist George Du Maurier, his intimate but problematic relationship with fellow American novel… OL26285038W
The Taking The Taking Dean Koontz The new thriller from Dean Koontz is a novel of stunning suspense and visceral terror as doomsday dawns.On the morning that will mark the end of the world they have known, Molly and Niel Sloan awaken… OL263264W
Madonna z Lasu Madonna z Lasu David Guterson This novel is about a teenage girl, Ann Holmes, who claims to see the Virgin Mary. A sixteen-year-old runaway, Ann is an itinerant mushroom picker who lives in a tent. But on a November afternoon, in… OL27063259W
Star Wars - Shatterpoint Star Wars - Shatterpoint Matthew Woodring Stover **Mace Windu is a living legend: Jedi Master, skilled diplomat, and devastating fighter. But he is also a man of peace—and for the first time in a thousand years, the galaxy is at war.** The jungl… OL2727035W
Zabójcze sekrety Zabójcze sekrety Jackie Collins A dual prequel-sequel to Lethal Seduction finds celebrity magazine writer Madison investigating her mob hit-man father's past in an attempt to solve the mystery surrounding her mother's death, but en… OL27701559W
Z ciała i z duszy Z ciała i z duszy Michael Cunningham The story of Constantine Stassos, a Greek immigrant. He marries an Italian girl, they have three children and he becomes a rich construction boss. After which it's downhill all the way: drugs, sex an… OL28958241W
Stone Cold Stone Cold David Baldacci Stone Cold is a crime thriller written by David Baldacci. This is the third book to feature the Camel Club, a small group of Washington, D.C. civilian misfits led by "Oliver Stone", an ex-Green Beret… OL41249W
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Roald Dahl Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is a 1964 children's novel by British author Roald Dahl. The story features the adventures of young Charlie Bucket inside the chocolate factory of eccentric chocolat… OL45790W
White Teeth White Teeth Ana María de la Fuente Suárez,Zadie Smith,Jenny Sterlin One of the most talked about fictional debuts of recent years, WHITE TEETH is a funny, generous, big-hearted novel, adored by critics and readers alike. Dealing - among many other things - with frien… OL481143W
Disgrace Disgrace J. M. Coetzee At fifty-two, Professor David Lurie is divorced, filled with desire, but lacking in passion. An affair with one of his students leaves him jobless, shunned by his friends, and ridiculed by his ex-wif… OL500451W
Cause Celeb Cause Celeb Helen Fielding The protagonist of this story is a Bridget-Jones-like character, but the setting allows her a deeper character. A heart-broken London woman accepts a post with a non-profit organization that manages … OL547715W
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