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1) Nim's Island
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Nim Rusoe is a young girl who inhabits an isolated island with her scientist father and communicates, via e-mail, with the reclusive author of the novel she has been reading. Nim's existence mirrors that of her favorite literary character, Alex Rover, the world's greatest adventurer. But Alexandra, the author of the Rover books, leads a reclusive life in the big city. When Nim's father goes missing from the island, Nim gets Alexandra to come to her...
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A romance writer sets off to Colombia to pay the ransom of her kidnapped sister, and soon finds herself in the middle of a dangerous adventure. Thrown into a jungle full of gunfire, mud slides and poisonous snakes, Joan's only hope lies with Jack Colton, a rugged wanderer straight out of her novels. Together, they'll have to outwit the bandits and survive the jungle if they're to save her sister.
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David is a widowed science fiction writer who adopts Dennis, a young boy who claims to be from the Red Planet. David believes the child acts strangely in order to process the difficulty he has had in his young life, but soon both David and his sister, Liz, begin to wonder if the boy might be telling the truth.
4) The front
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Howard Price, a restaurant cashier, poses as a writer so that blacklisted authors can submit their work through him, but the injustice around him pushes him to take a stand when he is forced to testify at an investigative congressional committee hearing.
5) Nim's Island
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"Nim Rusoe lives on a deserted island with her scientist father Jack and her best friends: Selkie, a sea lion; Fred, a bearded dragon lizard; and Galileo, a plucky pelican. But when Jack goes missing at sea and island is 'invaded', Nim reaches out via e-mail the adventurous author of her favorite books, and together, each discovers what it takes to truly become the hero of your own life story"--Container.
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Buck Howard is a mentalist extraordinaire who used to spend his days in the limelight. But nowadays, it's become clear to everyone but Buck that his act has long ago lost its luster. Yet, Buck is convinced his comeback is imminent. With the help of his new personal assisstant, recent law school drop-out and would-be writer Troy, not to mention his fiery publicist, Buck surprisingly lands back in the American consciousness, taking Troy along for the...
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Novelist John Morlar claims to possess a terrifying power. When Morlar is savagely attacked in his London flat, Detective Brunel investigates and the trail leads him to Morlar's psychiatrist for answers. He learns that Morlar believes that he has telekinetic power, including the ability to make planes crash and buildings crumble. As Brunel digs into the case his worst fear may soon be realized: that Morlar's power is real and that he can wreak havoc...
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In a world where people speak the truth and have no concept of deception, a young man about to lose everything invents the 'lie' and goes on to not just change the nature of movie-making, but also creates the basis of religion. After much effort, he also gets the girl he loves.
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Featuring never-before-seen archival footage, interviews with noted scholars, and Mark Twain's own recollections from his newly published autobiography, this unflinchingly explores Mark Twain's tumultuous final years. Based on the book by Karen Lystra and Twain's uncensored autobiography which is being published now, a century after his death.
12) Out of Africa
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The true story of Karen Blixen, a strong-willed woman who runs a coffee plantation in Kenya (British East Africa) in 1914. An epic romance of love and loss.
13) Seizure
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A horror writer who has recurring nightmares about three characters from his book sees them come to life one chilling weekend.