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Tom Hollander
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"The undisputed master returns with a riveting new book--his first Smiley novel in more than twenty-five years Peter Guillam, staunch colleague and disciple of George Smiley of the British Secret Service, otherwise known as the Circus, is living out his old age on the family farmstead on the south coast of Brittany when a letter from his old Service summons him to London. The reason? His Cold War past has come back to claim him. Intelligence operations...
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In Anthony Burgess’s influential nightmare vision of the future, where the criminals take over after dark, the story is told by the central character, Alex, a teen who talks in a fantastically inventive slang that evocatively renders his and his friends’ intense reaction against their society. Dazzling and transgressive, A Clockwork Orange is a frightening fable about good and evil and the meaning of human freedom. This edition includes the controversial...
3) Us
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During a dream vacation in Europe, a man tries to save his marriage with his wife who wants a divorce, and restore his relationship with his son who will be leaving for university.
4) The soloist
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Los Angeles Times reporter Lopez develops an unlikely friendship with a homeless musician.
5) A Good year
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Max Skinner is a highly successful investment broker with no time for life outside of his job. When his estranged uncle dies, Max inherits the chateau and vineyard in France where he grew up. His first intention is to sell the vineyard as quickly as possible, but after spending unexpected time at the vineyar, he discovers a part of himself that he thought he had lost and experiences romance and a blossoming new love affir with a beautiful French woman...
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Mr. Bennet is an English gentleman living in Hartfordshire with his overbearing wife and 5 daughters. There is the beautiful Jane, the clever Elizabeth, the bookish Mary, the immature Kitty and the wild Lydia. Unfortunately, if Mr. Bennet dies their house will be inherited by a distant cousin whom they have never met. The family's future, happiness, and security is dependent on the daughters making good marriages. Life is uneventful until the arrival...
8) Paparazzi
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When a group of paparazzi photographers cause an accident that injures his family, a film superstar turns to the police for help. When they are unable to help, he seeks vengeance on his own.
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In a world where journalism is under attack, Marie Colvin is one of the most admired war correspondents of our time. She is fearless and rebellious, and her mission to show the true cost of war. It drives her, along with war photographer Paul Conroy, to embark on the most dangerous assignment of their lives as they journey to the frontlines of conflict across the globe.
10) Doctor Thorne
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The life of penniless Mary Thorne, who grows up with her Uncle, Dr. Thorne, and her relationship with the family at nearby Greshamsbury Park estate.
11) About time
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The night after another unsatisfactory New Year party, Tim's father tells his son that the men in his family have always had the ability to travel through time. Tim can't change history, but he can change what happens and has happened in his own life, so he decides to make his world a better place by getting a girlfriend. But as his unusual life progresses, Tim discovers that, in the end, making the most of life may not need time travel at all.
12) About time
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The night after another unsatisfactory New Year party, Tim's father tells his son that the men in his family have always had the ability to travel through time. Tim can't change history, but he can change what happens and has happened in his own life, so he decides to make his world a better place by getting a girlfriend. But as his unusual life progresses, Tim discovers that, in the end, making the most of life may not need time travel at all.
13) Breathe
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The inspiring true love story of Robin and Diana Cavendish, an adventurous couple who refuse to give up in the face of a devastating disease. Their heartwarming celebration of human possibility marks the directorial debut of Andy Serkis.
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Sweet Molly Gibson was living life pleasantly when her widowed father decides that, for the good of his daughter, he must remarry. Molly's faltering efforts to cope gracefully with an impossible stepmother, a beguiling stepsister, burdensome secrets and burgeoning romance ring as true today as when the novel was written in 1865.
16) Gosford Park
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The lives and interactions among a group of upper class and their servants at a weekend hunting party in the English country, and a mysterious murder that occurs among them.
17) The king's man
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The world on the brink of World War I is being manipulated by a cabal of political villains strategically placed to create conflict. One British lord and his son create a network of domestic worker spies in hopes of undermining the efforts, taking on the likes of Rasputin and Mata Hari with the crown's silent support. When the war happens anyway and takes the life of one of these men, the other must rise above his grief to bring an end to years of...
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"From the writers of The Missing comes Baptiste, a thrilling drama series starring Tchéky Karyo as the insightful but stubborn investigator Julien Baptiste. Julien and his wife move to Amsterdam to help look after their grandchild, but the beautiful streets, canals and houses of Amsterdam hide dark, deadly secrets."--Amazon.
19) Breathe
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The inspiring true love story of Robin and Diana Cavendish, an adventurous couple who refuse to give up in the face of a devastating disease. Their heartwarming celebration of human possibility marks the directorial debut of Andy Serkis.
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