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Allebury, Ted.
A wilderness of mirrors. 1988. 5v. UK Loan only.
Operation Aeolus, master-minded by the CIA, falls into disarray with the death of a
psychic who was helping to pin-point Russian nuclear bases. The CIA and British
Intelligence plan to save the operation by kidnapping a young German girl who has
extra-sensory perception. Senior SIS field officer David Fisher is sent to carry out this
mission and appears to be successful - until he mysteriously disappears.
Archer, Jeffrey.
Not a penny more, not a penny less. 1976. 4v.
Four men find themselves penniless - but this time Harvey Metcalfe, king of the shady
deal, has swindled the wrong men. Their plan is simple: to sting him for $1 million,
exactly what they lost.
Armstrong, Campbell.
Silencer. 1997. 4v. UK Loan only.
When former state prosecutor Amanda Scholes discovers a bullet-ridden corpse
floating down a river, she has a shock. She recognizes the body as a star prosecution
witness in the trial of a big-time arms smuggler who was supposed to be protected by
the US Witness Protection Program.
Baldacci, David.
Saving faith. 1999. 5v.
Danny Buchanan is a top Washington lobbyist who once earned a vast fortune
serving the interests of giant corporations. Appalled by the desperate poverty he
witnessed on his global travels, he decided to use his political genius to help the
world's poor. With the loyal aid of his assistant, the attractive and committed Faith
Lockhart, Danny works tirelessly and in secret to redress the balance of power. But
Robert Thornhill a ruthless top-ranking veteran of covert CIA activity, discovers the
secret of Danny's political influence and is determined to destroy him.
Brown, Dan.
The Da Vinci code. 2003. 7v.
Harvard Professor Robert Langton, visiting Paris, is called in when the curator of the
Louvre is murdered. Alongside the body is a series of baffling ciphers. Langton and a
gifted French cryptologist, Sophie Neveu, are amazed to find a trail that leads to the
works of Da Vinci - and beyond.
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Brown, Dan.
Digital fortress. 2004. Coming soon.
When the National Security Agency's invincible code-breaking machine encounters a
mysterious code it cannot break, the agency calls in its head cryptographer, Susan
Fletcher, a brilliant, beautiful mathematician. What she uncovers sends shock waves
through the corridors of power. The NSA is being held hostage - not by guns or
bombs, but by a code so complex that if released would cripple U. S. intelligence.
Caught in an accelerating tempest of secrecy and lies, Fletcher battles to save the
agency she believes in. Betrayed on all sides, she finds herself fighting not only for
her country but for her life, and in the end, for the life of the man she loves.
Buchan, John
The thirty-nine steps. 1915. 2v.
The first of the famous Richard Hannay spy stories; a web of international intrigue
spun in London and Scotland.
Carter, Angela
Nights at the circus. 1984. 5v. UK Loan only.
Fevvers is the greatest aerialist of her time: a Cockney Venus who is borne up by the
spread of wings that can't be real - or are they? Jack Walso is obsessed with her and
bamboozled by the sorcery of her dresser and confidante, Lizzy. He allows himself to
be talked into a journey from London to Siberia, entering a world of danger and joy
with Colonel Kearney's Circus.
Clancy, Tom.
The sum of all fears. 1991. 21v. UK Loan only.
Starting with an incident in the 1973 Middle East War, and taking his story into a
convincing not-too-distant future, Tom Clancy has written a thrilling novel that
compels us to look at our world in a new light. With one terrible act, the world is
brought to the brink of war and Jack Ryan, now Deputy Director of Central
Intelligence, and his FBI counterpart, Dan Murray, frantically seek a solution
Clancy, Tom.
Red rabbit. 2002. 12v.
Long before he was President, Jack Ryan was a novice CIA analyst. One of his first
assignments was to debrief a Soviet defector who told of a plot to assassinate Pope
John Paul II. In the end, however, not only the Pope's life, but the stability of the entire
Western world would be at stake.
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Cleary, Jon.
High road to China: a novel. 1978. 6v. UK Loan only.
In 1920, Eve Tozer's American tycoon father is captured by a warlord in China. The
ransom was a priceless statuette Eve had with her, and the only way of getting it
there in time was to fly. Finding a pair of ex-FFC pilots, and equipping three aircraft,
they evaded trouble in France, ran into it in Germany and were helped by a former
member of von Richthofen's circus. Wild characters are met in the Balkans and in
India, and Bradley Tozer, in China, is fascinated by and finds himself liking his
captors, even while waiting for the blade to fall on his neck.
Coonts, Stephen.
Liars and thieves. 2004. 4v. UK Loan only.
Burglar-turned-CIA agent Tommy Carmellini investigates a massacre with links to the
U.S. government, a situation that causes him to wonder whom he can trust.
Warning: Contains swear words, sex scenes and violence.
Cooper, James Fenimore.
The last of the Mohicans. 1986. 9v. UK Loan only.
This is a fictional novel with a factual core, namely, the massacre of the British by the
Indians at Fort William Henry in 1757. This fictional aspect involves romance,
sexuality and heroism, but within the placid character of the novel there lurks a
dramatic and violent inner part, which reflects the hatred felt between the two warring
factions.
Crichton, Michael.
Congo. 1993. 6v.
Earth Resources Technology Services have sent a geographical project into the dark
regions of the Congo, to discover an ancient lost city known to be the last source of
the precious blue diamond. The area is said to have a curse on it, a curse no-one
believes until the entire party are mysteriously killed. Scientist, Karen Ross, is sent to
investigate, joining forces with Peter Elliot, a primatologist.
Cussler, Clive
Flood tide: a novel. 1996. 13v.
A Chinese businessman is making a fortune smuggling immigrants into countries
around the globe. Tracking the smuggler leads Dirk Pitt from Washington State to a
shipping port in Louisiana. The trail then leads to the race to find a sunken ship filled
with treasure. As Pitt prepares for a dramatic showdown, he is faced with the most
formidable foe he has ever encountered.
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Cussler, Clive.
Valhalla rising. 2001. 11v.
It is July, 2003. In the middle of its maiden voyage the luxury cruise ship 'Emerald
Dolphin' suddenly catches fire and sinks. What caused it? Why didn't the alarms go
off? What was its connection to the revolutionary new engines powering the ship?
National Underwater Maritime Administration (NUMA) special projects director Dirk
Pitt races to rescue the passengers and investigate the disaster, but he has no idea of
the bizarre chain of events about to engulf him.
Drabble, Margaret.
The gates of ivory. 1991. 11v.
Liz Headland receives a mysterious parcel from South-East Asia which causes her to
embark on a pilgrimage to Cambodia in search of her novelist friend, Stephen.
Gradually the reader learns of Stephen's difficult trip to Bangkok, Hanoi, Saigon and
finally Cambodia, while in England his friends Alix, Hester and Hattie engage in their
own lives. At last Liz decides to go in search of the man who might have become her
lover.
Easterman, Daniel.
Night of the seventh darkness. 1992. 5v.
Returning from a trip abroad to find the bodies of voodoo practitioners buried alive in
her Brooklyn apartment, Haitian-born artist Angelina Hammel asks streetwise cop
Reuben Abrams for help.
Fleming, Ian.
Goldfinger. 1959. 5v. UK Loan only.
Bond tackles a super-criminal cornering gold bullion, and meets girl gang-leader
Pussy Galore.
Follett, Ken.
Hornet flight. 2002. 6v.
It is June 1941 and Denmark is under German occupation. On the rocky coast, two
brothers, Harald and Arne Olufsen, starkly different in nature, are straining against the
rigid confines imposed by their austere, elderly parents and trying to find their own
way in life.
Follett, Ken.
The third twin. 1997.10v.
Jeannie Ferrami, a young scientist, comes across the baffling case of two young men
who appear to be identical twins, but who were born to different mothers hundreds of
miles apart - Steve, a law student, and Dennis, a convicted murderer. As she
investigates this puzzle, powerful but shadowy forces attack her reputation. Once she
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and Steve solve the mystery they find themselves in more trouble than they could
ever have imagined.
Forester, C S.
The "African Queen". 1935. 4v.
Gripping tale of a prim woman missionary thrown together with a Cockney mechanic
during World War I. Marooned in German Central Africa, they battle their way down
the river in the African Queen, a 30 foot long, squat, flat-bottomed boat.
Forester, C S.
Mr Midshipman Hornblower. 1950. 5v. UK Loan only. Sequel 1.
The first story about Hornblower, still only a midshipman, but with promise of a great
future.
Forester, C S.
Lieutenant Hornblower. 2001. 4v. Sequel 2.
An adventure episode in Horatio Hornblower’s early life.
Forester, C S.
Hornblower and the 'Hotspur'. 1962. 6v. UK Loan only. Sequel 3.
The adventures of Captain Hornblower and his sailors, in the Hotspur during the
Napoleonic Wars.
Forester, C S.
Hornblower and the 'Atropos'. 1987. 4v. Sequel 4.
With a fortune of gold and silver aboard, HMS Atropos is trapped between a 56-gun
ship of the line, a hostile army, and the cross-fire of Turkish batteries in the bay. In
this adventure, Captain Hornblower's wits need to be sharper than ever.
Forsyth, Frederick.
The Afghan. 2006. Coming soon.
When British and American intelligence catch wind of a major Al Qaeda operation in
the works, they are primed for action - but what can they do? They know nothing
about the attack: the what, where or when. They have no sources in Al Qaeda, and
it's impossible to plant someone. Impossible, unless ... The Afghan is Izmat Khan, a
five-year prisoner of Guantanamo Bay and a former senior commander of the Taliban.
The Afghan is also Colonel Mike Martin, a 25-year veteran of war zones around the
world, a dark, lean man born and raised in Iraq. In an attempt to stave off disaster, the
intelligence agencies will try to do what no one has ever done before - pass off a
Westerner as an Arab among Arabs - pass off Martin as the trusted Khan. It will
require extraordinary preparation, and then extraordinary luck, for nothing can truly
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prepare Martin for the dark and shifting world he is about to enter. Or for the terrible
things he will find there.
Forsyth, Frederick.
Avenger. 2003. 4v.
A young American aid volunteer, Billy Colenso, is brutally murdered in former
Yugoslavia. His grandfather, the Canadian billionaire Steven Edmond, is bent on
revenge. The quest to find Billy's murderer leads Edmond to Cal Dexter, ex-Vietnam
Special Forces, the one man who could bring the killer to justice. But what starts as a
personal, domestic tragedy soon explodes into a terrifying drama on the centre stage
of world terrorism. From the battlefield of Vietnam via war-torn Serbia to the jungles of
Central America, Avenger is packed with riveting detail, breathtaking action and
political suspense, while in Cal Dexter we meet an unforgettable hero in the most
dynamic Forsyth tradition.
Francis, Claire.
Wolf winter. 1987. 13v.
Two Norwegian volunteers are shot on a secret mission to the Finnish-Soviet border
at the height of the Cold War. Their bodies are found in the snow - on the wrong side
of the border. For adventurer and mountaineer Halvard Starheim, an advisor on the
mission, the death of his friends is both a personal and professional tragedy. His
search for answers takes him back to the brutal years of Nazi occupation, and into the
current activities of the Lapp Rights Movement.
Fraser, George Macdonald.
The pyrates. 1983. 7v. UK Loan only.
"The Pyrates" is a swashbuckler of tall ships and desert islands, gallant adventurers
and glamorous heroines, buried treasure and ghastly dungeons... all to the
accompaniment of ringing steel, thunderous broadsides and the sound of people
falling in the water and exchanging period dialogue.
Furst, Alan.
The world at night. 1997. 5v. UK Loan only.
This is a haunting and atmospheric story of survival and defiance, set against
German-occupied Paris in 1940. At its centre is Jean Casson, a well-dressed, wellbred Parisian film producer, who spends his days in the finest cafés and bistros, his
evenings at elegant dinner parties and his nights in the apartments of numerous
women friends - until his lifestyle is changed by the German invasion.
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Garland, Alex.
The beach. 1997. 8v.
When Richard flies to Thailand he learns of the mysterious beach from a man who
subsequently commits suicide. Teaming up with a young French couple, they set off
to find it.
Warning: Contains language which might be considered offensive.
Haggard, Henry Rider.
King Solomon's mines. 1912. 3v. UK Loan only. Sequel 1.
Allan Quartermaine sets out with Sir Henry Curtis and Captain Good to find Sir
Henry's brother who was believed to have gone into unexplored and savage parts of
Africa in search of the lost diamond mines of the Solomon Mountains.
Harris, Robert.
Enigma. 1995. 7v.
Based around an actual event, this book is set in 1943 inside Britain's code-breaking
centre. Nazi Germany's U-boats have unexpectedly changed their Enigma cipher and
the battle of the Atlantic hangs in the balance. In desperation the authorities turn to
brilliant young mathematician and code breaker, Tom Jericho. What follows is a
frantic race to crack the U-boat code. Jericho faces an equally baffling enigma: the
woman he loves has disappeared and he suspects there might be a spy in the code
breaking centre .
Higgins, Jack.
Thunder point. 1993. 6v.
A diver in the Caribbean discovers a German U-boat resting on a remote reef,
uncovered from its fifty-year grave by a recent storm. The diver recovers the captain's
log, but behind seized watertight doors another case remains on board. When the
British Secret Service get wind of the discovery they take drastic action to locate the
submarine and salvage the documents.
Higgins, Jack.
Bad company. 2003. 3v.
Undercover enforcer Sean Dillon tackles a new crisis as presidential skeletons
threaten to burst from the closet. In the waning days of World War II, Hitler gave his
diary to a young aide for safekeeping. Now it's threatening to resurface, with
explosive contents.
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Innes, Hammond.
Campbell's kingdom. 1952. 8v.
After Stuart Campbell passed away, he left behind him only a derelict oil rig and his
home, now a crumbling old shack. His sole heir was his nephew, Bruce Campbell
Wetheral. It was said that no one in his right mind would live seven thousand feet up
in the Rocky Mountains trying to fulfil a dead man's dream, but Bruce was not one to
give in that easily; he only had six months to live, so what did he have to lose?
Innes, Hammond.
The angry mountain. 1950. 4v. UK Loan only.
Dick Farrel is a man haunted by his wartime memories of torture and fear, a time
better forgotten, but past and present merge when a trip to Eastern Europe embroils
him in the twilight world of the industrial spy. Farrell becomes a reluctant player in a
lethal game as the hunt shifts from Czechoslovakia to Southern Italy. Beneath the
blazing summit of Vesuvius in full eruption, he comes face to face with the living
ghosts of his past.
Jenkins, Geoffrey.
A grue of ice. 1962. 6v.
Thompson Island contains rich deposits of a mineral used for making rocket fuel and
lies somewhere between Cape Town and the Antartic. Bruce Weatherby is the only
man who knows its exact location, and becomes involved in a life or death struggle
with desperate men and the savage elements
Kingsley, Charles.
Westward ho! 1855. 8v.
A patriotic tale of adventure, Jesuit intrigue and naval enterprise in the time of Queen
Elizabeth.
Le Carre, John.
Our game. 1995. 7v.
At forty-eight ex-civil servant, Tim Cranmer, is enjoying his retirement with his
beautiful young mistress, Emma. Until Larry Pettifer, Tim's one-time double agent and
all-time rival enters the scene. Larry and Emma disappear and Tim goes in pursuit,
raiding his own past like a thief as he follows the lovers across the battered
landscapes of post-Thatcher England, into Moscow and then Southern Russia.
Le Carre, John.
Absolute friends. 2004. 6v.
Ted Mundy, British soldier's son born 1947 in the new Republic of Pakistan and
Sasha, son of an East German Lutheran pastor, first meet as students in West Berlin
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in the late 60s, then again in the grimy looking-glass of Cold War espionage and,
most terribly, in the modern world of terror.
Littell, Robert.
The amateur, 1981. 4v.
Back in Washington the brutal murder shattered the man she was going to marry, a
cryptologist named Charlie Heller. He became obsessed with the three terrorists, who
had taken refuge in Czechoslovakia. They must not only be assisinated, but
assasinated by him.
Llewellyn, Richard.
Up into the singing mountain. 1963. 5v. Sequel 2.
Huw Morgan leaves the passionate, prejudiced and inbred world of his young years to
seek adventure among the Welsh settlers in Patagonia.
Ludlum, Robert.
The Bourne identity. 1993. 8v. Sequel 1.
Who is Jason Bourne? And why does he have four million dollars in a Swiss bank
account? This is the story of a man who has lost his memory, and his search to find
out who he is and what he has done. He starts with one clue: someone wants him
dead. And the more he discovers, the more terrifying his quest becomes.
Warning: Contains violence
Ludlum, Robert.
The Bourne supremacy. 1986. 10v. Sequel 2.
Jason Bourne has announced his return. But who, now, is Bourne? Is he the quiet
professor and loving husband, or is he the most deadly master of the killing arts the
world has ever known? In a smoky disreputable cabaret in Kowloon, murder is swiftly
and violently perpetrated and eleven letters are written in the dead man's blood.
Warning: Unsuitable for family reading
Ludlum, Robert.
The Bourne ultimatum. 1990. 16v. Sequel 3.
Jason Bourne is forced from retirement to confront his age-old antagonist, the Jackal,
and to confront also, the secret society of Medusa - a relic of war, now seeking
devious power in peacetime. In Europe, in Russia, in America, there are men who
would gain control of the highest places - men, and women, whose lust for power is
disguised by their position and their respectability.
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Ludlum, Robert.
The Prometheus deception. 2001. 7v.
Nicholas Bryson, an agent for the covert American group called the Directorate,
comes out of retirement after learning the Directorate is actually a traitorous group
and joins forces with the CIA to put a stop to their actions. Contains swear words
Contains sex scenes Contains violence Unsuitable for family reading
MacLean, Alistair.
Fear is the key. 1961. 5v. UK Loan only.
The drowsy calm of Marble Springs is shattered when an unknown Englishman
ruthlessly shoots his way out of the county courtroom, abducting the lovely Mary
Ruthven at gun-point. Who is he? And what is his concern with the girl, with the
General's secluded house, and with the great oil-rig 12 miles out to sea?
MacLean, Alistair.
Ice Station Zebra. 1963. 6v. UK Loan only.
The US atomic submarine "Dolphin" leaves the Holy Loch in a hurry one stormy night.
The orders are to take a Dr Carpenter under the North Polar ice-cap, surfacing near a
burnt-out weather station called Zebra. But who is he and what does his locked bag
contain? What has happened at the lonely station and what is wrong with the
"Dolphin"?
McNab, Andy.
Firewall. 2000. 9v.
An ex-SAS officer now working for British Intelligence finds himself to be a disposable
pawn in a deadly game of cat-and-mouse between the superpowers. Being a
deniable operative, he is in deadly danger, but he needs the money.
McNab, Andy.
Recoil. 2006. Coming soon.
Recuperating in Switzerland after a job that cost the life of one of his closest friends,
ex-deniable operator Nick Stone is looking for a quiet life. But when his private life
starts to disintegrate, Nick is reluctantly forced back into action. The trail leads him to
Africa and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it isn't long before his dark
past comes knocking on his door.
Martel, Yann.
Life of Pi. 2002. 4v.
Pi and his family, who own a zoo, decide to emigrate from India. On the way, tragedy
strikes and the ship is sunk. Pi finds himself in a life boat with a hyena, a zebra, a
tiger and an orang-utan. He manages to keep his wits as the food chain establishes
itself.
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Warning: Unsuitable for family reading.
Masters, John.
The Himalayan concerto: a novel of adventure. 1976. 5v.
While staying on a houseboat in Kashmir, a composer is asked to help in investigating
some mysterious happenings on the Tibetan border. The task proves far more
mysterious and deadly than he imagined.
Mayle, Peter.
Hotel Pastis. 1993. 4v. UK Loan only.
Simon Shaw, 42 and freshly divorced, dreams of getting away, and like most
advertising men finds reasons for doing nothing about it. A short break in the
seductive air of Provence turns into something more. The enchanting Nicole makes
him an offer he can't refuse; he transforms an old gendarmerie into the Hotel Pastis, a
haven for the rich and famous. But what are Jo-Jo and his jail-bird friends plotting
over the local firewater every night in the cafe? Perhaps Simon is only just beginning
his mid life crisis.
Ryan, Chris.
Tenth man down. 1999. 7v.
When an SAS team is sent to train government troops in Kamanga, a poverty-stricken
and war-torn republic in the heart of southern Africa, Geordie Sharp is caught up in
the most dangerous and difficult assignment of his military career.
Ryan, Chris.
The increment. 2004. 5v.
Matt Browning returns in this gripping new novel. It is a long, hot summer and the
country is suffering an epidemic of road rage. What isn't making the news headlines,
though, is that the SAS's secret assassination squad, the Increment, is killing exsoldiers. These two strands of violence become ever more tightly intertwined as Matt
is drawn into an adventure that takes him to Russia and ends explosively in the UK.
Seymour, Gerald.
A song in the morning. 1986. 5v. UK Loan only.
Realistically set in the turmoil of present day South Africa this gripping thriller, from a
master of the genre, tells of Jack Curwen's perilous endeavours to release his father
from a maximum security prison in Pretoria where he is awaiting execution. Superbly
crafted, this enthralling novel holds the reader firmly in its grasp until its stunning
conclusion.
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Sheldon, Sidney.
The other side of midnight. 1974. 8v. UK Loan only. Sequel 1.
It is 1947 and a sensational murder trial is about to begin in Athens. The accused are
a beautiful actress named Noelle Page and her lover Larry Douglas. From various
points of the globe, people converge on Athens - a man-shy American innocent
abroad, an international film star, a handsome, vibrant war hero, a vengeful Greek
tycoon. All of them have just one interest in common - Noelle Page.
Sheldon, Sidney.
The sands of time. 1989. 7v. UK Loan only.
This is the tale of four nuns who are abruptly forced to flee the secure environment of
their Spanish convent and face a hostile world they long ago abandoned. Suddenly
these four women find themselves pawns in a violent struggle between the outlawed
Basque underground movement, led by the charismatic Jaime Moir, and the Spanish
army.
Warning: Unsuitable for family reading.
Shute, Nevil.
Trustee from the toolroom. 1960. 6v.
An inventive engineer suddenly torn from his normal London life is plunged into an
extraordinary quest for a lost fortune on behalf of an orphaned niece.
Shute, Nevil.
Pastoral. 1974. 5v.
Set during the turmoil of World War II, this novel tells the story of a brave young
fighter pilot, Peter Marshall, and a pretty WAAF officer.
Thomas, Craig.
A different war. 6v.
When a new American airliner crashes on its final test flight, Mitchell Gant is called in
to investigate, while simultaneously in Britain, Marian Pyott, is looking into a massive
fraud involving business, politics, the global marketplace, and possibly the airplane
disaster.
Smith, Wilbur.
The eye of the tiger. 1975. 7v.
Harry Fletcher, a man with a chequered past, has reformed and is making an honest
living as a charter skipper fishing for big game in the seductive waters of the Indian
Ocean. Suddenly, men from the world of violence Harry has put behind him overturn
his good intentions, involving him in a hectic race to recover a fabulous treasure from
an ancient wreck.
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Smith, Wilbur.
Wild justice. 1998. 6v.
The hijacking of a jumbo jet off the Seychelles galvanises anti-terrorist chief Peter
Stride into the action for which he has spent a lifetime training, but even in the hail of
bullets which follows, he knows that this is only the beginning of a nightmare. Stride
is the one man who might find the twisted genius who holds the world hostage, if only
his every move were not anticipated by the enemy.
Warning: Contains passages of violence which may be offensive.
Steel, Danielle.
Wings. 1995. 8v.
Cassie O'Malley's father had always wanted his son to be a pilot and not his reckless,
red haired daughter but it was Cassie who had the gift and her father's junior partner,
Nick Galvin, who gave her flying lessons. This is the story of a young woman who
fights the odds and becomes a renowned aviator.
Van Der Post, Laurens.
A-far off place. 1974. 8v.
Four survivors of a brutal massacre undertake a perilous journey across Africa,
crossing a thousand miles of the Kalahari Desert to evade a murderous force of
political terrorists.
Verne, Jules.
Around the world in eighty days. 1995. 2v. American Braille. UK Loan only.
Phileas Fogg is certain that he can travel around the world in eighty days - an
incredibly short period of time in 1873. He's so sure that it can be done that he's
wagered half of his fortune and set off on the grand adventure with his servant
Passepartout.
Verne, Jules.
Twenty thousand leagues under the sea. 1872. 5v.
The central character of this book, which is remarkable for its prediction of the
invention of the submarine, are in the process of exploring marine disturbances when
they are captured by the megalomaniacal Captain Nemo.
West, Morris.
The navigator. 1976. 7v.
Thorkild, and his carefully chosen crew, set out to discover a Polynesian Island,
whose existence he has proclaimed. In their struggle to survive as a community they
discover love and comradeship in the face of primal terrors.
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