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Jason Flemyng
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Jason Flemyng
The curious case of Benjamin Button
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3 editions published in 2009 in English and Russian and held by 2,154 libraries worldwide Daisy Fuller Williams is on her deathbed in a New Orleans hospital the day that Hurricane Katrina hits. At her side is her adult daughter, Caroline. Daisy asks Caroline to read to her aloud from the diary of Daisy's lifelong friend, Benjamin Button. Benjamin's diary recounts his entire extraordinary life. The unusual aspect of his life is that he ages backwards, being born an old man. He is diagnosed with several aged diseases at birth and thus given little chance of survival. He does survive and gets younger with time.
Stardust
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4 editions published in 2007 in English and held by 1,547 libraries worldwide Tristan hopes to win the heart of his beautiful, but shallow love, Victoria. He promises to recover a star that fell somewhere beyond the stony wall that sets between the mundane England and the fantasy kingdom of Stormhold. So Tristan sets forth on his own journey in Stormhold. Meanwhile in that magical land, the dying king has set his four surviving sons on a quest for the crown. And the witch Lamia is seeking the heart of the star for an entirely different purpose, one that involves her secret power.
Clash of the titans
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2 editions published in 2010 in English and held by 1,352 libraries worldwide When Hades, the god of the underworld, takes his family, Perseus embarks on a mission to defeat him before he can seize ultimate power and unleash hell on earth.
The red violin
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13 editions published between 1998 and 2003 in English and Multiple languages and held by 1,264 libraries worldwide An appraiser of rare musical instruments traces the history of a blood-red violin and everyone whose lives it touched.
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
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2 editions published in 2003 in English and held by 1,122 libraries worldwide A legion of superheroes, the likes of which mankind had never seen, must band together under the leadership of Allan Quatermain to save the world from "The Fantom" who is threatening to launch a global Armageddon.
Tess of the d'Urbervilles
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12 editions published between 1998 and 2010 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,072 libraries worldwide Tess Durbeyfield is a luminous beauty who is violated by one man and forsaken by another, but she refuses to remain a victim. Her struggle to endure despite the abandonment of her true love, and despite her desperate attempt to attain happiness, propels Tess toward a tragic end.
Lock, stock and two smoking barrels
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30 editions published between 1998 and 2010 in 4 languages and held by 777 libraries worldwide A streetwise charmer who loses his friends' money in a rigged game comes up with a plan to make everything come out right, but ends up in a comedy of errors.
Snatch
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12 editions published between 2000 and 2005 in English and held by 677 libraries worldwide "A diamond heist gone haywire launches gangster, bookies and a dog on a rollicking ride through the rugged world of bare-knuckle boxing in search of the missing stone"--Container.
From hell
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2 editions published in 2002 in English and held by 576 libraries worldwide In 1888 London's Whitechapel slums, poor women like Mary Kelly and her friends walk the streets for a living. When the streetwalkers begin to be murdered one by one, it attracts the attention of Inspector Abberline, who takes a personal interest in the case, and Mary Kelly. Now he must use his psychic abilities to stop the most notorious serial killer in history--Jack the Ripper--before Mary is killed.
X-men first class
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1 edition published in 2011 in English and held by 574 libraries worldwide Before Charles Xavier and Erik Lensherr took the names Professor X and Magneto, they were two young men discovering their superhuman powers for the first time, working together in a desperate attempt to stop the Hellfire Club and a global nuclear war.
Mirrors
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4 editions published between 2008 and 2009 in English and held by 569 libraries worldwide Attempting to pick up the shattered pieces of his life, a disgraced former cop takes a routine job guarding the charred ruins of a once-famous department store. But the terrifying images he sees in the store's ornate mirrors will send him on a pulse-pounding mission to unravel the secrets of the building's past...before they destroy his entire life.
Rock star
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11 editions published between 2001 and 2009 in 3 languages and held by 472 libraries worldwide A rags to riches story of a wannabe musician who gets his break and becomes a rock star overnight, only to discover that being a superstar isn't everything it's cracked up to be.
The Ruth Rendell mysteries. Set 1
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1 edition published in 2006 in English and held by 342 libraries worldwide Master of the moor: As a boy, Stephen Whalby took to his beloved moor to escape trouble at home. Trouble follows him there as an adult, however, when women's bodies begin turning up among the rocks, heather, and bogs. Stephen finds no refuge when D.I. Manciple--a rude outsider, unwelcome in the village of Vangmoor--targets him as the prime suspect.
Pu-239
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2 editions published in 2008 in English and held by 277 libraries worldwide While working at a nuclear power plant, Timofey is exposed to a deadly dose of radiation while trying to avert a plant disaster. Instead of rewarding Timofey for his efforts, the plant treats him as a scapegoat, offering no compensation to him or his family. Desperate to provide security for his wife and son, Timofey steals a small amount of PU-239 - weapons-grade- plutonium - and heads to Moscow to sell it on the black market. Timofey struggles to make the sale, his efforts resulting in deadly consequences.
League of extraordinary gentlemen
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7 editions published between 2003 and 2006 in English and Undetermined and held by 253 libraries worldwide A legion of superheroes, the likes of which mankind had never seen, must band together under the leadership of Allan Quartermain to save the world from "The Fantom" who is threatening to launch a global Armageddon.
Doing it
by Melvin Burgess
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6 editions published between 2004 and 2007 in English and held by 244 libraries worldwide Three teenage friends, Dino, Jonathon, and Ben, confront the confusions, fears, and joys of adolescent male sexuality.
Below
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2 editions published in 2003 in English and held by 236 libraries worldwide On what should be a routine rescue mission during World War II, the submarine USS Tiger Shark picks up three survivors of a U-boat attack. But for the crew, trapped together in the sub's narrow corridors and constricted spaces, the unexpected visitors seem to spark a series of chilling, otherworldly occurences.
Disney's Rudyard Kipling's The jungle book
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2 editions published in 2002 in English and held by 234 libraries worldwide Classic tale of Mowgli the jungle boy who is raised by wolves after being lost when a tiger attacked an encampment and killed his father. Years later he finds himself reunited with his childhood love Kitty and back in the "civilization" of Colonial India, which he finds far less civilized then his jungle haunts. The search for a lost treasure shows who the truly civilized members of society are.
Primeval. Volume two
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6 editions published between 2008 and 2009 in English and held by 211 libraries worldwide An evolutionary zoologist discovers prehistoric creatures alive and well in the present day. Unexplained anomalies are ripping holes in the fabric of time, allowing dinosaurs to escape the past and roam the modern world.
Ironclad
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1 edition published in 2011 in English and held by 185 libraries worldwide A ragtag group of Knights Templar hold out for months against the hard-fought siege of Rochester Castle in the thirteenth century. Set in the time of King John's signing of the Magna Carta treaty, the group struggles against the king to defend the freedom of their country. more
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Fleming, Dzheyson 1966-
Flemying, Jason
Flemying, Jason, 1966-
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