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Updated July 22, 2024
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Nineteen Eighty-Four
Orwell, George
Paper Book
One of Britain's most popular novels, George Orwell's dystopian tale Nineteen Eighty-Four is set in a society terrorised by a totalitarian ideology propagated by The Party. 'It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen.' Winston Smith works for the Ministry of Truth in...
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Brave new world
Huxley, Aldous
Paper Book
Originally published in 1932, Huxley's terrifying vision of a controlled and emotionless future "Utopian" society is truly startling in its prediction of modern scientific and cultural phenomena, including test-tube babies and rampant drug abuse.
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The hitch hiker's guide to the galaxy
Adams, Douglas
Paper Book
Losing your planet isn't the end of the world . . . don't miss Douglas Adams's mega-selling cult classic, with its original cover.
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Jurassic Park
Crichton, Michael
Paper Book
An astonishing technique for recovering and cloning dinosaur DNA has been discovered. Creatures once extinct now roam Jurassic Park, soon-to-be opened as a theme park. Until something goes wrong...and science proves a dangerous toy.... "Wonderful...Powerful." THE WASHINGTON POST BOOK WORLD
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