Books like 'The Shawshank Redemption: The Shooting Script'
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Before Sunrise & Before Sunset: Two Screenplays by Richard Linklater, Kim Krizan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIn one volume, the screenplays to two contemporary classics, directed by Richard Linklater, and starring Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy, about the immediate and life-altering attraction between two strangers. On a train from Budapest to Vienna, Jesse, a young American student, at the end of a romance and his European trip, meets Celine, a young French woman. They are immediately attracted... -
![Works of P. G. Wodehouse by P.G. Wodehouse]()
Works of P. G. Wodehouse by P.G. Wodehouse
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTable of ContentsList of Works by Genre and TitleList of Works in Alphabetical Order. P. G. Wodehouse BiographyNovels:A Damsel in DistressThe Coming of BillThe Gem CollectorThe Girl on the BoatThe Gold BatThe Head of Kay'sIndiscretions of ArchieThe Intrusion of JimmyJill the Reckless or The Little WarriorThe Little NuggetLove Among the Chickens Illustrated by Armand BothMike Illustrated by T. M... -
![Wild Rover No More: Being the Last Recorded Account of the Life & Times of Jacky Faber by L.A. Meyer, Katherine Kellgren]()
Wild Rover No More: Being the Last Recorded Account of the Life & Times of Jacky Faber by L.A. Meyer, Katherine Kellgren
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsJust when it looks like Jacky Faber and her beloved Jaimy will finally find their romance, Jacky is accused of treason and must flee Boston while her friends attempt to clear her name. Of course that means wild adventures for our fun-loving heroine, who manages to secure a job as a governess…and run away with the circus. The highly anticipated grand finale of the Bloody Jack Adventures... -
![Tales of Fosterganj by Ruskin Bond]()
Tales of Fosterganj by Ruskin Bond
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNew novel by one of Indias most beloved storytellers.Set in a fictional suburb on the outskirts of Mussourie, which he has made famous with his near legendary stories.Vintage Ruskin Bond that is bound to delight his readers with his understated humour, wit and effortless storytelling... -
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![All in the Timing by David Ives]()
All in the Timing by David Ives
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThe world according to David Ives is a very odd place, and his plays constitute a virtual stress test of the English language -- and of the audience's capacity for disorientation and delight. Ives's characters plunge into black holes called "Philadelphias," where the simplest desires are hilariously thwarted. Chimps named Milton, Swift, and Kafka are locked in a room and made to re-create Hamlet... -
![Vanished: When Lightning Strikes / Code Name Cassandra by Meg Cabot]()
Vanished: When Lightning Strikes / Code Name Cassandra by Meg Cabot
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsA gift…or a curse? Jessica Mastriani has never liked attention. All she wants is to make it to high school graduation like any ordinary girl. But when Jess is struck by lightning, she becomes anything but ordinary: suddenly she has the ability to locate missing children. Now Jess is getting noticed in all the wrong ways and by all the wrong people. The media is obsessed with her and her story... -
![Einstein's Beach House by Jacob M. Appel]()
Einstein's Beach House by Jacob M. Appel
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA couple adopts a depressed hedgehog; a stranger shows up, claiming to be the father of a girl's imaginary friend; a woman kidnaps her ex-husband's turtle; a family is evicted from their home, but was it ever really theirs? Heartbreaking and hilarious, the eight stories of Einstein's Beach House examine how we deceive ourselves and others, all to arrive at something far more real... -
![Clueless in Cleveland by Nelle Lewis]()
Clueless in Cleveland by Nelle Lewis
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTen years ago, Samantha “Sam” Carter bailed on her hometown of Cleveland, Ohio. Now she’s back − a return less anticipated than a Browns’ Super Bowl win − to help her mom out of a funk. Sam heard it was bad, but now Mom's blowing off bingo? Sam begins to suspect that her mom’s depression may not be all it appears, but she gets side-tracked when her investigator brother Paul tosses her into a case... -
![Knowing Xavier Hunt by Daisy H. Black]()
Knowing Xavier Hunt by Daisy H. Black
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen Haley discovers the truth behind Xavier, whose silence holds a deeper meaning, she sets her mind on making his life better one small step at a time. ***** Haley Rosamond is happy with her simple life, content under the wing of her father... -
![Priceless by Sherryl Woods]()
Priceless by Sherryl Woods
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCharismatic playboy Mack Carlton lit up a room - even a hospital room - like no one else. Dr. Beth Browning had to admit Mack's visits were a tonic for her young patient, but her own reaction was much more confusing... Although Beth didn't ask for a second opinion on her future with Mack, his aunt Destiny offered her prognosis: marriage... -
![Double Fudge Felony by Molly Maple]()
Double Fudge Felony by Molly Maple
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen Charlotte McKay's new friend is accused of murder, she will do anything to solve the crime.When Charlotte befriends Lisa Swanson, her dreams of owning a cupcake bakery finally begin to come true. But when a body is discovered and all signs point to Lisa being the guilty one, Charlotte doesn't know what to believe... -
![Handling Sin by Michael Malone]()
Handling Sin by Michael Malone
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsOn the Ides of March, our hero, Raleigh Whittier Hayes (forgetful husband, baffled father, prosperous insurance agent and leading citizen of Thermopylae, North Carolina), learns that his father has discharged himself from the hospital, taken all his money out of the bank and, with a young black female mental patient, vanished in a yellow Cadillac convertible... -
![The Real Inspector Hound and Other Plays by Tom Stoppard]()
The Real Inspector Hound and Other Plays by Tom Stoppard
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsCulled from nearly twenty years of the playwright’s career, a showcase for Tom Stoppard’s dazzling range and virtuosic talent, The Real Inspector Hound and Other Plays is essential reading for fans of modern drama. The plays in this collection reveal Stoppard’s sense of fun, his sense of theater, his sense of the absurd, and his gifts for parody and satire... -
![Rumors: A Farce by Neil Simon]()
Rumors: A Farce by Neil Simon
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsKen and Chris have found their host Charley, a prominent Government official, in his bedroom, too dazed to speak, with a bullet wound in his ear lobe! Len and Claire arrive, themselves injured in a car crash, and are soon joined by Ernest and Cookie, Glenn and Cassie, each with their own problems... -
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![Grade A Stupid by A.J. Lape]()
Grade A Stupid by A.J. Lape
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFifteen years ago, Darcy Walker's parents thought it was a good idea to give her a unique name: Darcy, meaning "dark walker." Whether that was a stroke of genius or stroke of stupid, they definitely nailed the irony. She lacks direction, her grades stink despite a high IQ, she's boringly average--although flirting admirers claim otherwise--and God help her, she's infatuated with a bad boy... -
![Espedair Street by Iain Banks]()
Espedair Street by Iain Banks
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsDaniel Weir used to be a famous - not to say infamous - rock star. Maybe still is. At thirty-one he has been both a brilliant failure and a dull success. He's made a lot of mistakes that have paid off and a lot of smart moves he'll regret forever (however long that turns out to be). Daniel Weir has gone from rags to riches and back, and managed to hold onto them both, though not much else... -
![Terms & Conditions by Robert Glancy]()
Terms & Conditions by Robert Glancy
Rated: 3.79 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFrank has been in a serious car accident and he’s missing memories—of the people around him, of the history they share, and of how he came to be in the crash. All he remembers is that he is a lawyer who specializes in fine print, and as he narrates his story, he applies this expertise in the form of footnotes... -
![Apathy and Other Small Victories by Paul Neilan]()
Apathy and Other Small Victories by Paul Neilan
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsThe only thing Shane cares about is leaving. Usually on a Greyhound bus, right before his life falls apart again. Just like he planned. But this time it's complicated: there's a sadistic corporate climber who thinks she's his girlfriend, a rent-subsidized affair with his landlord's wife, and the bizarrely appealing deaf assistant to Shane's cosmically unstable dentist... -
![You Dropped a Blonde on Me by Dakota Cassidy]()
You Dropped a Blonde on Me by Dakota Cassidy
Rated: 3.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA delightful new romantic comedy from an author who "never disappoints."* (New York Times bestselling author MaryJanice Davidson) She was the perfect party-planning, haute-to-the max trophy wife. Now Maxine Cambridge is broke, unemployable and living with her mother and teenage son in a retirement village, with her self-esteem kicked to the curb... -
![True Lies of a Drama Queen by Lee Nichols]()
True Lies of a Drama Queen by Lee Nichols
Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSome true lies of a drama * My name is Elle Medina. (Absolutely true!)* I'm a professional psychic. (Completely accurate. Except for the "professional" part...and the "psychic" part.)* I'm planning my best friend's wedding. (Maya only thinks she's planning it.)* I'm a serious journalist. (I cover crystal therapy for the local weekly rag.)* I live with my boyfriend, Merrick... -
![Summer Lovin' by Carly Phillips]()
Summer Lovin' by Carly Phillips
Rated: 3.71 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsZoe's a security specialist and a Costas through and through. Her eccentric, rather dubious family runs an Atlantic City spa that's just this side of legit. So Zoe isn't inclined to trust handsome, charming Ryan Baldwin when he shows up claiming to be related to Sam, the girl the Costas family is about to adopt. But Ryan "is" Sam's uncle and one of the famously rich and snooty Boston Baldwins... -
![Snatched by Pamela Burford]()
Snatched by Pamela Burford
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA humorous romantic suspense novel that’s fresh, quirky, and surprising! Find out why Snatched has been described as “Janet Evanovich meets the Coen Brothers.” Is an uncomplicated divorce and a fresh start at forty too much to ask? Apparently it is for Lucy Narby, whose life goes from blah to bizarro when competing kidnappers lock horns in her kitchen... -
![Like a Hole in the Head by Jen Banbury]()
Like a Hole in the Head by Jen Banbury
Rated: 3.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsJill, a part-time bookseller and full-time wise-ass, buys a first edition Jack London from a slippery-looking dwarf. The dwarf returns soon after with a polite assassin who wants the book back. Unfortunately Jill has already unloaded it for a nice profit, to a former child actor turned book dealer turned love interest... -
![I Have a Bed Made of Buttermilk Pancakes by Jaclyn Moriarty]()
I Have a Bed Made of Buttermilk Pancakes by Jaclyn Moriarty
Rated: 3.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCath Murphy, second-grade teacher, was feeling awkward and foolish, but she also felt this: quirky, cocky, small, funny, wicked and extremely blonde. As her mother liked to say, all meetings with new people, even locksmiths or seven-year-olds, can make you a little afraid. She was about to meet her new class and she had just met the new teacher: Warren Woodford... -
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![The Vigilante Poets of Selwyn Academy by Kate Hattemer]()
The Vigilante Poets of Selwyn Academy by Kate Hattemer
Rated: 3.69 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWitty, sarcastic Ethan and his three friends decide to take down the reality TV show, For Art's Sake, that is being filmed at their high school, the esteemed Selwyn Arts Academy, where each student is more talented than the next... -
![The Dumb Waiter by Harold Pinter]()
The Dumb Waiter by Harold Pinter
Rated: 3.69 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsOne of his most recognized and acclaimed plays, Harold Pinter’s “The Dumb Waiter” is a humorous and provocative story of two hit men as they wait in a basement for their next assignment. Told through Pinter’s unmistakable wit and poignant pauses, “The Dumb Waiter” is recognized for its exceptional writing and subtle character development... -
![No More Dead Dogs by Gordon Korman]()
No More Dead Dogs by Gordon Korman
Rated: 3.70 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsBest-selling author Gordon Korman's middle-grade favorite, now with a fresh look!Wallace Wallace won’t lie, even if it means detention. And after he handed in a scorching book report of the classic novel, Old Shep, My Pal, detention is just what he’s been handed... -
![The Acid House by Irvine Welsh]()
The Acid House by Irvine Welsh
Rated: 3.71 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsDescription from the inside sleeve: This scintillating, disturbing, and altogether outrageous collection of stories introduces to these shores a young writer already being called "the Scottish Celine of the 1990s" (Guardian) and "a mad postmodern Roald Dahl" (Weekend Scotsman)... -
![Bintang Bunting by Valiant Budi]()
Bintang Bunting by Valiant Budi
Rated: 3.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“Bener-bener kayak mimpi…. Kalo emang iya, moga-moga gak akan pernah terbangun. Kalo terbangun, moga-moga beneran kejadian.” Bagi Audine, batas antara mimpi dan alam nyata begitu tipis. Bahkan, Audine membutuhkan Mada, sang peramal, dan petunjuk dari gambar bintang untuk bisa membedakan: mana mimpi-mana kenyataan. Audine lupa, bintang yang ia gambar tidak seperti mitos bintang jatuh... -
![The Not So Secret Emails Of Coco Pinchard by Robert Bryndza]()
The Not So Secret Emails Of Coco Pinchard by Robert Bryndza
Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe hilarious, feel-good, romantic comedy debut novel from No. 1 bestselling author Robert Bryndza.Coco Pinchard has just turned forty, and is feeling fabulous. Her long-held dream to be a writer has been realised, with the publication of her debut novel, her son, Rosencrantz, is attending a prestigious London drama school, and her musician husband, Daniel, seems more in love with her than ever... -
![Ditched: A Love Story by Robin Mellom]()
Ditched: A Love Story by Robin Mellom
Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThere's a girl.Justina Griffith was never the girl who dreamed of going to prom. Designer dresses and strappy heels? Not her thing. That said, she never expected her best friend, Ian Clark, to ask her.And there's a boy.Ian, who always passed her the baseball bat, handle first.Ian, who knew exactly when she needed red licorice.Ian, who promised her the most amazing night at prom... -
![The Miranda Obsession by Jen Silverman, Rachel Brosnahan]()
The Miranda Obsession by Jen Silverman, Rachel Brosnahan
Rated: 3.57 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsListening Length 2 hours and 40 minutesEmmy Award-winning actress Rachel Brosnahan brings to life a thrilling tale of intimacy and self-invention inspired by one of Hollywood’s most alluring stories of the 1980s... -
![Meltdown by Ben Elton]()
Meltdown by Ben Elton
Rated: 3.56 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFor amiable City trader Jimmy Corby money was the new Rock n' Roll. His whole life was a party, adrenalin charged and cocaine fuelled. If he hadn't met Monica he would probably have ended up either dead or in rehab.But Jimmy was as lucky in love as he was at betting on dodgy derivatives, so instead of burning out, his star just burned brighter than ever... -
![No Score by Lawrence Block]()
No Score by Lawrence Block
Rated: 3.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn this sinfully silly coming-of-age adventure, a young orphan works a series of very odd jobs, attempting to make his fortune and lose his virginity in one fell swoop Chip Harrison thought he was normal until his parents blew their brains out. An orphan at seventeen, he is cast out of his prep school with nothing in his pocket but $27... -
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![How to Kill Your Husband {and Other Handy Household Hints} by Kathy Lette]()
How to Kill Your Husband {and Other Handy Household Hints} by Kathy Lette
Rated: 3.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAll wives sporadically want to kill their husbands - 'where there's a will, I intend to be in it' wives half joke with each other. But when Jazz Jardine is arrested for her husband's murder, the joke falls flat. Life should begin at 40. Not life imprisonment for killing your hubby... -
![Fatty O'Leary's Dinner Party by Alexander McCall Smith]()
Fatty O'Leary's Dinner Party by Alexander McCall Smith
Rated: 3.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAn all-new, never-before-published original short novel by the bestselling author of The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency, about a hapless American tourist’s larger-than-life comical trip to Ireland. Winner of the 2015 Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse prize for comic fictionCornelius P... -
![Never Slow Dance with a Zombie by E. Van Lowe]()
Never Slow Dance with a Zombie by E. Van Lowe
Rated: 3.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsPrincipal Taft's 3 Simple Rules for Surviving a Zombie Uprising:Rule #1: While in the halls, walk slowly and wear a vacant expression on your face. Zombies won't attack other zombies.Rule #2: Never travel alone. Move in packs. Follow the crowd. Zombies detest blatant displays of individuality.Rule #3: If a zombie should attack, do not run. Instead, throw raw steak at to him. Zombies love raw meat... -
![The Onesies: Fall by Josie Brown]()
The Onesies: Fall by Josie Brown
Rated: 3.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe Pacific Heights Moms & Tots Club is the most exclusive children’s playgroup in all of San Francisco. For the city’s ultra-competitive elite, the club’s ten annual spots are the ultimate parenting prize. But not everyone is PHM&TC material. The club's founder, Bettina Connaught Cross, adheres to strict membership rules: Moms only. No single parents or working mothers allowed... -
![The Summer We Read Gatsby by Danielle Ganek]()
The Summer We Read Gatsby by Danielle Ganek
Rated: 3.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsA delightful comedy of manners about two sisters who must set aside their differences when they inherit a house in the Hamptons Half-sisters Cassie and Peck could not be more different. Cassie is a newly divorced journalist with her feet firmly planted on the ground; Peck is a vintage-obsessed actress with her head in the clouds... -
![Falling Star by Diana Dempsey]()
Falling Star by Diana Dempsey
Rated: 3.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThe page-turner for every woman who's ever had better days ... Natalie Daniels' husband just dumped her. Her boss is scheming to replace her. And she's falling in love with her sexy Australian TV news agent - who's about to propose to somebody else. What's a woman to do? Dig deep and show what she's made of - which just might land her both the job and the man of her dreams .. -
![Bad Heir Day by Wendy Holden]()
Bad Heir Day by Wendy Holden
Rated: 3.00 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAfter being dumped by her rich, handsome boyfriend, Anna vows to give up men forever. She takes a job as a nanny in the ritzy Kensington home of the Knights...
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