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The Disenchanted
Budd Schulberg
Considered by some to be Budd Schulberg’s masterpiece, The Disenchanted tells the tragic story of Manley Halliday, a fabulously successful writer during the 1920s — a golden figure in a golden age — who by the late 1930s is forgotten by the literary establishment, living ...
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The Harder They Fall
Budd Schulberg
He may be a giant but giants have been licked before. Don’t forget Goliath. The bigger they are, the harder they fall.
Eddie Lewis, former student of Princeton and would-be playwright, never expected to make his living writing lies. But that's precisely what he does to pay his ren...
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Get Carter
Ted Lewis
The original novel of the classic cult film starring Sir Michael Caine.
Doncaster train station, and Jack Carter is heading home for a funeral - his brother Frank's. Frank had been found dead and drunk in his car at the bottom of a cliff. Now, Frank was a mild, sober man, so why did he la...
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Thank You For Smoking
Christopher Buckley
Nick Naylor is just a regular guy trying to earn a living. In these neo-puritanical times, it`s a challenge to defend the rights of smokers and a privilege to promote their liberty. Sure, it hurts a little when you`re compared to Nazi war criminals, but Nick`s just doing what it takes to p...
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Alfie
Bill Naughton
Alfie’s not really a bad guy. It’s just that he has this overwhelming desire for the ladies. You might say that ‘birds’ are irresistible to him, sort of second nature. There’s Ruby - ‘A lust box in beautiful condition’; Clare - ‘You’re ...
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