Real Reads - Böcker

Although Simon has no idea why Jesus is beckoning to him from the beach, he agrees to leave his nets and follow him. A robust, enthusiastic fisherman, Simon makes more mistakes and asks more questions than the other disciples. Why then, he wonders...

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Marys childhood in Magdala leaves her with emotional scars she fears will never heal until she meets Jesus. Recognising the importance of Jesuss work, she decides to do all that she can to support him, but what good can a woman do in a mans world?...

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Poor Judas he just cant decide what to do with his life. Everybody expects him to follow in his fathers footsteps, but he has too many doubts. Then one day he meets a man who changes everything. With new hope and a new sense of purpose, Judas leav...

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Ramas stepmother Kaikeyi longs to see her son Bharata crowned king, and persuades King Dasaratha that Rama, the rightful heir, should be sent into exile for fourteen years. Ramas beautiful and devoted wife Sita, and Lakshmana his inseparable half-...

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Baoyus family is fast losing its fame and fortune. One by one, Baoyus female friends, relatives and servants are being married off or sold, and he realises just how much he values the qualities of the women in his life. Will Baoyu surrender to lif...

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Her new employer, Alec dUrberville, seems charming and kind. Tess has a mind of her own, but she is vulnerable and alone among strangers. Can she trust Alec? A year later Tess meets Angel Clare, and they fall in love. If Angel discovers the truth ...

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Life with his regiment in Scotland is dull until he visits his uncles friends in the Highlands, where he meets Fergus McIvor and his sister Flora. Attracted by the wild freedom and romance of the Scottish clans, Edward finds himself in a difficult...

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Four young people are lost in the woods on midsummers night. Will they find each other and true love, or will Pucks meddling leave them broken-hearted and alone? A band of players prepares to entertain the Duke of Athens. But now that the fairies ...

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Romeo Montague thinks hes in love until he meets Juliet, the daughter of the Capulets. With her, he discovers what true love really feels like. But their two families are bitter rivals, and no one must know about their secret passion. When Romeo k...

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A violent storm shipwrecks the King of Naples and his noblemen on what appears to be an uninhabited island. What the king doesnt know is that they have been brought here by powerful magic. Prospero, the mysterious ruler of the island, has a plan, ...

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What he hears will change everything. Egged on by his wife, he decides to kill in order to gain the Scottish crown. How many people will have to die in Macbeths pursuit of power? With armies, ghosts and magic against him, will Macbeth survive in t...

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Before you start, here are a few tips. To be a good detective you need the same skills as a good card-player. You must consider and examine every detail, not just the obvious ones. You have to observe every change in a persons face, everything the...

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When Sir Charles Baskerville is found dead, his face distorted with shock and horror, Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson are faced with a sinister and difficult puzzle. A fearsome creature stalks the wild and barren hills of Dartmoor. Is it a demon fro...

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When Walter Hartright meets the woman in white, it is the start of an exciting and dangerous adventure. Who is she, and what does she want? At first Walter is happy at Limmeridge House, teaching painting and drawing to Laura Fairlie and Marian Hal...

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When Rachel Verinder inherits the Moonstone from her uncle on her eighteenth birthday, the wonderful jewel is intended to make her rich and happy. So why is her mother so worried about this valuable gift? Rachel seems very fond of her cousin, Fran...

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New Title from the highly acclaimed series introducing children to the world's classic literature.

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One dark night, Hamlet sees a ghost. It is his dead father, who claims he was murdered by Claudius, the new king. But did Hamlet really see a ghost, or did he just imagine it? And if he did see a ghost, was it telling him the truth? Hamlet plans t...

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Alone in a strange country where it isnt safe to be a single girl, Viola disguises herself as a boy called Cesario and finds work as a servant. But dressing in boys clothes doesnt stop Viola falling in love with a man who is in love with someone e...

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When Dr Watson agrees to share lodgings with Sherlock Holmes, he soon finds himself involved in a shocking and mysterious murder case. What will Holmes discover when he examines the body? There are no marks on the dead man, so why is there so much...

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When Miss Mary Morstan is invited to meet a secretive stranger, she asks Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson to help her. Captain Morstan has disappeared from his hotel without a trace. Should Miss Morstan dare to hope that her father is still alive? Wh...

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New Title from the highly acclaimed series introducing children to the world's classic literature.

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Can the path to the ultimate truth about human life be found by leaving behind wealth, comfort, family and security?

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Can people learn the wisdom of thinking about others, and not just about themselves?

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Little Nell Trents childhood is over. Her grandfathers mind is failing, his dark secret makes him sad and distracted, and he has nobody to care for him but Nell. The grotesque Daniel Quilp is out to cause trouble. What plans does he hatch with the...

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Sydney Carton is a lawyer who has wasted his abilities and his life. Now he has to make a difficult choice about what is really important to him, which could be a matter of life or death. The French Revolution is running its violent course; lives ...

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Carruthers is looking forward to a relaxing holiday when he sets off for the Baltic Sea. Instead he finds himself at the centre of a complicated and deadly plot. Will Carruthers and his friend Arthur Davies discover why the sinister and mysterious...

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In a brilliant reworking of the tale of Beauty and the Beast, Hugo creates a host of unforgettable characters ? amongst them, Quasimodo, the hunchback of the title, hopelessly in love with the gypsy girl Esmeralda, the satanic priest Claude Frollo...

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Breaking the well-established routine of his daily life, he immediately sets off for Dover with his astonished valet Passepartout. Passing through exotic lands and dangerous locations, they seize whatever transportation is at hand - whether train ...

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Defying his parents, Robinson Crusoe goes to sea. He is captured by pirates but escapes to Brazil. He makes a fortune using slave labour to grow tobacco and sugar. He sails to Africa to bring back more slaves but is shipwrecked on an uninhabited i...

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Among the crew is Ishmael, the novel's narrator, ordinary sailor, and extraordinary reader. Digressive, allusive, vulgar, transcendent, the story Ishmael tells is above all an education: in the practice of whaling, in the art of writing. Expa...

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