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*** Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ by Lewis Wallace [GA Russell, drofgnal, bfisher]
Goodreads |
Amazon US (1) /
Amazon US (2) /
Barnes & Noble (1) /
Barnes & Noble (2) /
Kobo US
Print Length: 544 pages
*** Far from the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy [VioletVal, CRussel, Luffy]
Goodreads |
Amazon US /
Audible /
Barnes & Noble /
Kobo US
Print Length: 512 pages
*** Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl [JSWolf, Luffy, Dazrin]
Goodreads |
Amazon UK /
Amazon US /
Google Play /
Kobo US /
Overdrive /
Sainsbury's UK
Print Length: 180 pages
*** Hiroshima by John Hersey [CRussel, WT Sharpe, din155]
Goodreads |
Amazon Ca /
Amazon UK /
Audible (1) /
Audible (2) /
Kobo Ca (1) /
Kobo Ca (2)
Print Length: 135 pages
Spoiler:
From the blurb for one of the Kobo editions in the UK:
Hiroshima is John Hersey's timeless and compassionate account of the catastrophic event which heralded the coming of the atomic age. The Pulitzer Prize-winning author went to Japan, while the ashes of Hiroshima were still warm, to interview the survivors of the first atomic bombing. His trip resulted in this world-famous document, the most significant piece of journalism of modern times. "Nothing that can be said about this book," The New York Times wrote, "can equal what the book has to say. It speaks for itself, and in an unforgettable way, for humanity."
From the Kindle UK description:
"The room was filled with a blinding light. She was paralysed by fear, fixed still in her chair for a long moment. Everything fell.'
2015 is the 70th anniversary of Hiroshima, when, on 6 August at 8.15am, an atomic bomb was dropped over the Japanese city, killing one hundred thousand men, women and children in its white fury. John Hersey's spare, devastating report on the attack was first published in the New Yorker in 1946. Written in the immediate aftermath of the disaster, it chronicles what happened through the eyes of six civilians who survived against the odds. It is a classic piece of journalism, and a defining moment of the nuclear age.
*** Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie [WT Sharpe, GA Russell, pdurrant]
Goodreads |
Patricia Clark Memorial Library: ePub /
Kindle |
Amazon US /
Amazon US (Restored) /
Barnes & Noble /
Kobo US
Print Length: 166 pages
Spoiler:
From Goodreads:
One magical night, the Darling children — Wendy, John, and Michael — are visited by two mischievous denizens of Neverland, an island of the imagination where pirates prowl the Mermaids’ Lagoon and fairies live so long as children believe in them. Peter Pan and his loyal, lightning-quick companion, Tinker Bell, have come for Peter’s shadow, captured the previous night by Nana, the children’s Newfoundland nanny. The pair leaves not just with the shadow, but with Wendy and her brothers, as well, whisking them away to Neverland to join the Lost Boys in their war against the evil Captain Hook.
J. M. Barrie created the character of Peter Pan to entertain a young family he regularly met in Kensington Gardens. Over the course of two novels and a play, he turned a whimsical idea into one of the most cherished literary characters of all time.
*** The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux [WT Sharpe, GA Russell, pdurrant]
Goodreads |
Patricia Clark Memorial Library: ePub /
Kindle |
Amazon US
Print Length: 270 pages
*** 2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke [din155, CRussel, Dazrin]
Goodreads |
Amazon UK /
Amazon US /
Kobo Ca
Print Length: 324 pages
Spoiler:
Arthur C. Clarke has been the presiding genius of science fiction for almost fifty years. His works include the ground-breaking and profound CHILDHOOD'S END, RENDEZVOUS WITH RAMA and EXPEDITION TO EARTH. Written when landing on the moon was still a dream, made into one of the most influential films of our century, brilliant, compulsive, prophetic, 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY tackles the enduring theme of man's place in the universe.On the moon an enigma is uncovered. So great are the implications that, for the first time, men are sent out deep into the solar system. But, before they can reach their destination, things begin to go wrong, horribly wrong.
*** Captains Courageous by Rudyard Kipling [pdurrant, CRussel, Dazrin]
Goodreads |
Patricia Clark Memorial Library: Kindle (1) /
Kindle (2) /
ePub (1) /
ePub (2)
Print Length: 162 pages
Spoiler:
From Goodreads:
First published in 1897, Captain Courageous tells of the high-seas adventures of Harvey Cheyne, the son of an American millionaire, who, after falling from a luxury ocean liner, is rescued by the raucous crew of the fishing ship We’re Here. Obstinate and spoiled at first, Harvey in due course learns diligence and responsibility and earns the camaraderie of the seamen, who treat him as one of their own. A true test of character, Harvey’s months aboard the We’re Here provide a delightful glimpse of life at sea and well-told morals of discipline, empathy, and self-reliance.
*** Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad [issybird, din155, bfisher]
Goodreads |
Patricia Clark Memorial Library: Kindle |
Amazon US /
Audible /
Kobo US /
Overdrive Audiobook (1) /
Overdrive Audiobook (2) /
Overdrive eBook
Print Length: 82 pages
The nominations are now closed.