Richard Brown
2) 1984
Author
Series
Language
English
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Description
A chilling portrait of a totalitarian society under the ever-watchful gaze of Big Brother, where love, privacy, and individuality are banned. The year 1984 has come and gone, but George Orwell's nightmare vision from 1949 of the world we are becoming is timelier that ever. 1984 is the great modern classic of a 'negative utopia' - a startlingly original and haunting novel that creates an imaginary world that is completely convincing
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Series
Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin novels volume 16
Aubrey/Maturin volume 16
Aubrey and Maturin
Aubrey/Maturin volume no. 16
Aubrey/Maturin volume 16
Aubrey and Maturin
Aubrey/Maturin volume no. 16
Language
English
Description
Captain Aubrey and the crew of the Surprise are pursuing an American privateer through the Great South Sea.
Author
Publisher
Blackstone Audio
Pub. Date
[2012], p1990
Language
English
Description
Alone is the second volume in William Manchester's projected three-volume biography of Winston Churchill. In Alone, Manchester challenges the assumption that Churchill's finest hour was as a wartime leader. During the years 1932-1940, he was tested as few men are. Pursued by creditors--at one point he had to put up his home for sale--he remained solvent only by writing an extraordinary number of books and magazine articles. He was disowned by his...