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The Catcher in the Rye" is J. D. Salinger's world-famous novel of disaffected youth. Holden Caulfield is a seventeen- year-old dropout who has just been kicked out of his fourth school. Navigating his way through the challenges of growing up Holden dissects the 'phony' aspects of society & the 'phonies' themselves: the headmaster whose affability depends on the wealth of the parents his roommate who scores with girls using sickly-sweet affection. Written with the clarity of a boy leaving childhood behind " The Catcher in the Rye" explores the world with disarming frankness & a warm affecting charisma which has made this novel a universally loved classic of twentieth-century literature. J. D. Salinger was born in 1919 & died in January 2010. He grew up in New York City & wrote short stories from an early age but his breakthrough came in 1948 with the publication in The New Yorker of "A Perfect Day for Bananafish". " The Catcher in the Rye" was his first & only novel published in 1951. It remains one of the most translated taught & reprinted texts & has sold some 65 million copies. His other works include the novellas " Franny & Zooey" " For Esme with Love & Squalor" & " Raise High the Roof Beam" " Carpenters" published with " Seymour
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When Jimmy OConnell took a job as chauffeur for 007 producers Eon Productions it would not just be Cubby Broccoli Roger Moore & Sean Connery he would drive to James Bond
- his grandson Mark swiftly hitched a metaphorical ride too. In Catching Bullets: Memoirs of a Bond Fan Mark OConnell takes us on a humorous journey of filmic discovery where Bond films fire like bullets at a Thatcher era childhood closeted adolescence & adult life as a comedy writer still inspired by that Broccoli movie magic. Catching Bullets is a unique & sharply-observed love-letter to James Bond Duran Duran title songs & bolting down your tea quick enough to watch Roger Moore falling out of a plane without a parachute.
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After winning the brutal Hunger Games Katniss Everdeen returns to her district hoping for a peaceful future. But Katniss starts to hear rumours of a deadly rebellion against the Capitol. A rebellion that she & Peeta have helped to create. As Katniss & Peeta are forced to visit the districts on the Capitol's cruel Victory Tour the stakes are higher than ever. Unless Katniss & Peeta can convince the world that they are still lost in their love for each other the consequences will be horrifying. This is the terrifying sequel to The Hunger Games"." ...

After winning the brutal Hunger Games Katniss Everdeen returns to her district hoping for a peaceful future. But Katniss starts to hear rumours of a deadly rebellion against the Capitol. A rebellion that she & Peeta have helped to create. As Katniss & Peeta are forced to visit the districts on the Capitols cruel Victory Tour the stakes are higher than ever. Unless Katniss & Peeta can convince the world that they are still lost in their love for each other the consequences will be horrifying. This is the terrifying sequel to The Hunger Games"." ...

This is the second book in the ground-breaking Hunger Games" trilogy. After winning the brutal Hunger Games Katniss & Peeta return to their district hoping for a peaceful future. But their victory has caused rebellion to break out.. .and the Capitol has decided that someone must pay. As Katniss & Peeta are forced to visit the districts on the Capitols Victory Tour the stakes are higher than ever. Unless they can convince the world that they are still lost in their love for each other the consequences will be horrifying. Then comes the cruelest twist: the contestants for the next Hunger Games are announced & Katniss & Peeta are forced into the arena once more." ...

This is the second book in the ground-breaking Hunger Games" trilogy. After winning the brutal Hunger Games Katniss & Peeta return to their district hoping for a peaceful future. But their victory has caused rebellion to break out.. .and the Capitol has decided that someone must pay. As Katniss & Peeta are forced to visit the districts on the Capitols Victory Tour the stakes are higher than ever. Unless they can convince the world that they are still lost in their love for each other the consequences will be horrifying. Then comes the cruelest twist: the contestants for the next Hunger Games are announced & Katniss & Peeta are forced into the arena once more." ...

Musical verse accompanies a milkman & his cranky kitty as they make their morning rounds. The milkman knows his hometown; he knows who needs ice cream for a birthday party who just broke a leg & who has a new baby. He even helps return a lost dog thats hiding along his route. This pitch-perfect retro read-alouds gentle sensibility is ideally matched with beautiful art that powerfully evokes an era of classic illustration. ...

Angling with a rod & line is a gift as old as history itself. It is something everyone can enjoy
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Jamie & Tom are off for another adventure in Dino World through their secret smugglers cave. This time they decide to try crabbing
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