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421) Zła: część 2
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Polish
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Ukradła swoje wymarzone życie. A teraz ktoś próbuje wyrwać je z jej rąk. Wprawdzie Alvie Knightly budzi się w Ritzu, ale nie ma jej czego zazdrościć. Po pierwsze, ma kaca zwiastującego nadejście czterech jeźdźców Apokalipsy. Po drugie, jej piękna, rozpuszczona bliźniaczka Beth została właśnie znaleziona martwa na Sycylii i policja chce przesłuchać Alvie. A po trzecie, jej cudowny nowy facet właśnie zniknął z milionami skradzionymi...
422) Herr Tartüff
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In this film, F. W. Murnau revisits Moliere's fable of religious hypocrisy, in which a faithful wife tries to convince her husband that their morally superior guest, the title character, is in fact a lecherous hypocrite with a taste for the grape. To endow the story with contemporary relevance, Murnau frames Moliere's tale with a modern-day plot concerning a housekeeper's stealthy efforts to poison her elderly master and take control of his estate....
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Aged nineteen, Alison McKelvie was a self-confessed romantic, immersed in books and poetry, and dreaming of beauty, truth and love. In 1940, whilst working as a secretary at MI6, Alison met Alexander Wilson. Thirty years her senior, Alexander was worldly and charismatic. An intense affair quickly led to marriage and two children. But the Wilsons' lives then spiralled into the depths of poverty. Alexander was sacked, imprisoned twice, and then declared...
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"Pudd'nhead Wilson (1894) was Mark Twain's last serious work of fiction, and perhaps his only real novel. Written in a more sombre vein than his other Mississippi writings, it reveals the sinister forces that, towards the end of his life, Mark Twain felt to be threatening the American dream. The central plot revolves around the tragedy of 'Roxy', a mulato slave whose attempt to save her son from his fate succeeds only in destroying him. In spite of...
427) Beyond suspicion
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English
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When Auggie Rose is murdered on his first day out of prison, John Nolan takes on the man's identity.
428) Ghost flower
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English
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Eve is a runaway with a shadowy past. Bain and Bridgett approach her as Eve is working at the Starbucks on the outskirts of Tucson. They want Eve, who looks exactly like their cousin Aurora, who disappeared three years ago, to stage Aurora's dramatic return, fool the family, and get the money Aurora is due to inherit and split it with Bain and Bridgett. Eve slips easily into the role of Aurora until the ghost of Eva's friend Liza, who died on the...
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Español
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Una semana en el paraíso: She's the perfect daughter ... almost. Samantha Reed is willing to settle into marriage as a trophy wife to a wealthy older man -- if it will help her aging father pay off his debts. But not before having her first, last and only fling -- cramming a lifetime's worth of lust into one weekend with the fist available guy she finds. And when her car breaks down near a roadside tavern, she sets her sights on the sexy bartender...
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Enamored: "Diego Laremos has never forgotten the last night he spent with his wife, Melissa Sterling, five years ago. After a terrible misunderstanding, Melissa fled their home in tears. He hasn't forgiven her for leaving, though he's hated himself even more for driving her away. When Melissa comes back into his life again, he is given a second chance to prove how much he cares. When Melissa left Diego, she took the secret of her unborn baby with...
435) Prince Freya: 9
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English
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"After the king of Asha is murdered by Sigurdian forces, Freya and her knights rescue the king's mother and flee with the citizens of Asha to safety. But with Sigurdian retribution still looming and an unexpected betrayal on the path ahead, will Freya be able to protect the people of Asha?"--Back cover.
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"In 2006, Mary Turner Thomson's world shattered when she discovered her husband Will was a bigamist, con man and convicted sex offender. Unbeknownst to her, this would be the start of a bold new chapter in her life, fighting to protect other women from his heartless gaslighting campaigns -- and putting a stop to his endless deception. Mary thought that her story would end with the revelation that Will in fact had several families -- and numerous...
438) The ladykillers
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English
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After five criminals rent a room from an old lady on the pretense of being classical musicians, she discovers their plans to rob a bank, and they must find a way to deal with her meddling in their business.
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English
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"What is it about model-minority identity that is so hard to let go of? What is so enthralling about its high-achieving gloss-or terrifying about its reputational loss-that could drive someone to pose as a student (at Stanford, or medical school...), or even to murder?"--
"In her engaging study, Passing for Perfect, erin Khů Ninh considers the factors that drove college imposters such as Azia Kim--who pretended to be a Stanford freshman--and Jennifer...
440) Pan ni ye mei gui
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Lang man xin dian volume 164
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中文(繁體)
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Kit Weston is intent on killing Baron Cain, the man who stands between her and the South Carolina plantation she loves.
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