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The year is 1985. Brian Jackson, a working-class kid on full scholarship, has started his ?rst term at university. The usual freshman anxiety over ?tting in is compounded by the gap between his own humble origins and the privileged backgrounds of his better-off classmates.
Brian also has a dark secret--a long-held, burning ambition (stoked by his late father) to appear on the wildly popular TV quiz show University Challenge--and now,...
Brian also has a dark secret--a long-held, burning ambition (stoked by his late father) to appear on the wildly popular TV quiz show University Challenge--and now,...
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Vikas Swarup's spectacular debut novel opens in a jail cell in Mumbai, India, where Ram Mohammad Thomas is being held after correctly answering all twelve questions on India's biggest quiz show, Who Will Win a Billion? It is hard to believe that a poor orphan who has never read a newspaper or gone to school could win such a contest. But through a series of exhilarating tales Ram explains to his lawyer how episodes in his life gave him the answer to...
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"For family-focused Charlotte, the chance to compete on her favorite trivia game show is a dream come true--the prize money could ensure the best care for her aging grandmother. But when she arrives on set, who does she see among the other contestants? Eli, her high school first love, at least until their shattering breakup. He has his own reasons for competing, not least of which is the stress of multiple jobs, college courses, and a father who has...
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Originally entitled Q&A, Vikas Swarup's Slumdog Millionaire unfolds the story of Ram Thomas, an uneducated orphan from the slums of Mumbai, India. The story opens with authorities, unconvinced that a slumdog could answer all twelve questions correctly on India's biggest game show, Who Will Win a Billion?, holding Ram on suspicions of cheating. Enter Smita Shah, a lawyer bent on rescuing Ram. With Smita as his listener, Ram reveals how his life experiences...
5) A good man
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She's had celebrity, isn't hurting for money, and is living peacefully single. Still, Sonya Richardson can't resist starring on a hit reality dating show to show America what a real black woman is like. This former pro athlete refuses to act like a diva or put up with any drama. But one contestant is throwing Sonya off her game. He's surprisingly kind, way too easy to spill her secrets to -- and giving her the kind of hope she hasn't felt in a long,...
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Ram Mohammad Thomas is in a jail cell in Mumbai, arrested on suspicion of cheating after correctly answering all twelve questions on India's biggest quiz show, "Who will win a billion?". How could a poor orphan who has never read a newspaper or gone to school win such a contest? But through a series of exhilarating tales, Ram explains to his lawyer how episodes in his life gave him the answer to each question.