Jack Hawkins
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 11
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English
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Promising to be the debut novel of the season The Silent Patient is a shocking psychological thriller of a woman's act of violence against her husband?and of the therapist obsessed with uncovering her motive. Alicia Berenson's life is seemingly perfect. A famous painter married to an in-demand fashion photographer, she lives in a grand house with big windows overlooking a park in one of London's most desirable areas. One evening her husband Gabriel...
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The rascally Thomas of Hookton, aka Le Batard, and his band of not-so-merry mercenaries are bidden by the Earl of Northhampton to unearth the lost sword of Saint Peter in this recreation of the Battle of the Poitiers in 1356 wherein a severely outnumbered English army defeats the French and captures the Poitiers and French King John II.
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
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A member of the House of Lords dies in a shockingly silly way, leaving his estate to his son. Unfortunately, his son is insane: he thinks he is Jesus Christ. He is "cured" of that affliction, only to become Jack the Ripper incarnate, blood thirsty Tory who is therefore sane and eminently acceptable to the House of Lords. An irreverant look at Britain's class system, that peers behind the closed doors of the aristocracy.
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From a New York Times bestseller, the site where a haunted house once stood still holds the ghosts of its former residents in this horror novel sequel.
The terrifying sequel to the bestselling The House on Cold Hill, from a master of spine-chilling horror.
The looming presence of Cold Hill House is now a distant memory. In its place stands a new development of modern homes, built after the devastating fire that burnt the house to the ground.
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7) Ben-Hur
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
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In this Biblical epic, Jewish nobleman Ben-Hur struggles against Roman tyranny in first-century Palestine.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 17
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English
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"Sixteen-year-old Jared inherits the throne of Archenfield after his older brother, Prince Anders, is murdered. He relies on the twelve officers of the court to advise him but soon suspects one of them could be responsible for his brother's death and vows to hunt down the killer, who may be after Jared as well"--
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Silence novels (D. Nolan Clark) volume 1
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English
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"Commander Lanoe is one of the Navy's greatest heroes, but the civil war left him with nothing but painful memories. When a planetary governor is murdered, it falls to Lanoe to hunt down the killer and bring them to justice. Yet his pursuit will lead him towards the greatest threat mankind has ever faced. An unknown armada has emerged from the depths of space, targeting an isolated colony planet. As the colonists plead for help, the politicians and...
10) Ben Hur
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2005
Language
English
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In this Biblical epic, Jewish nobleman Ben Hur (Heston) struggles against Roman tyranny in 1st century Palestine.
11) The Sacred Sword
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Series
Ben Hope thrillers volume 7
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English
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AN ANCIENT SWORD. A LONG BURIED SECRET.ONE MAN WILL UNCOVER THE MYSTERY. It's Christmas, and on a trip back to the UK to try to sort out his stormy personal life, ex-SAS soldier Ben Hope runs into two old friends. Simeon and Michaela were once his fellow students at Oxford - now they are the Reverend and Mrs Arundel. Ben senses that Simeon is deeply troubled and frightened, but before the truth can emerge about his secretive research project concerning...
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Ben Hope thrillers volume 8
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English
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A SUNKEN SECRET. A MISSING WOMAN.A RACE AGAINST TIME. Former SAS major Ben Hope is relaxing at his home in Normandy when he hears the worst news of his life. His ex-girlfriend Dr Brooke Marcel has been kidnapped. Racing against the clock, Ben's frantic search for Brooke leads him from Ireland to the Spanish mountains and the rainforests of Peru. What is the mysterious link between the kidnapping, the salvage of a sunken 16th-century Spanish warship...
13) The third secret
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
To the stunned disbelief of his colleagues and patients, a London psychologist appears to have taken his own life. However, his daughter refuses to believe it, and instead is convinced it was murder. She recruits one of his former patients for help.
14) The prisoner
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Video
Pub. Date
2004
Language
English
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An Eastern European Catholic priest's faith is tested by the post-war Communist Party.
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English
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When eleven-year-old Stefan tells his little brother on Christmas Eve that Santa isn't real, he totally expects to be grounded. What he doesn't expect is for his name to land at the top of the Naughty List and for a demon named Krampus to creep down his chimney.
Narrowly escaping an attack from Krampus, Stefan falls into The Land Christmas Forgot-a dark place where wolves are made of shadow and evil snowmen roam the forests. There, Stefan meets...
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You may not wish to think about it, but one day you or someone you love will almost certainly appear in a criminal courtroom. You might be a juror, a victim, a witness or - perhaps through no fault of your own - a defendant. Whatever your role, you'd expect a fair trial.
I'm a barrister. I work in the criminal justice system, and every day I see how fairness is not guaranteed. Too often the system fails those it is meant to protect. The innocent...
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English
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Could the courts really order the death of your innocent baby? Was there an illegal immigrant who couldn't be deported because he had a pet cat? Are unelected judges truly enemies of the people?
Most of us think the law is only relevant to criminals, if we even think of it at all. But the law touches every area of our lives: from intimate family matters to the biggest issues in our society.
Our unfamiliarity is dangerous because it makes us vulnerable...
19) The Day We Met
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English
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Stephanie doesn't believe in fate, true love, or living happily ever after. She's content enough being married to Matt. But then she meets Jamie, who understands her more than anyone else ever has. Jamie's married to his childhood sweetheart and believes in everything Stephanie doesn't. He's happy with Helen. So why does he have such a strong connection with Stephanie? When Stephanie and Jamie meet one fateful weekend in 2006, it sparks a tumultuous...
20) Ben-Hur
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2001
Language
English
Description
A peace-loving prince of Judea, leads his nation against the wrath of the conquering Romans. His self-imposed destiny brings tragedy to himself, and his people, as he learns to fight, to love, to hate and, finally, to forgive.