| The Alchemist | | Paulo Coelho | | A simple fable, based on simple truths and places in a highly unique situation. An Andalusian shepherd boy one night dreams of a distant treasure in the Egyptian pyramids. Then he's off, leaving Spain, literally following his dream. |  | |
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| Hour Game | | David Baldacci | | As a series of brutal murders darkens the Wrightsburg, Virginia countryside, the killer taunts police by leaving watches on the victims set to the hour corresponding with their position on his hit list. He also strives to replicate notorious murders of the past, but improving on them... |  | |
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| The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time | | Mark Haddon | | A murder mystery - told by an autistic version of Adrian Mole! 15-year-old Christopher John Francis Boone is mathematically gifted but socially hopeless, taking everything at face value. He resolves to discover who has murdered Wellington the dog. |  | |
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| Molvania: A Land Untouched By Modern Dentistry (Jetlag Travel Guide) | | Cilauro, Gleisner & Sitch | | The three authors have created a brilliant parody of those travel books that always have a slightly optimistic edge to the copy despite the country they are writing about possibly being a bit of a third-rate dump. |  | |
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