1Q84 - The Complete Trilogy (Haruki Murakami)

1Q84 - The Complete Trilogy

Haruki Murakami

Blurb: The year is 1Q84.

This is the real world, there is no doubt about that.

But in this world, there are two moons in the sky.

In this world, the fates of two people, Tengo and Aomame, are closely intertwined. They are each, in their own way, doing something very dangerous. And in this world, there seems no way to save them both.

Something extraordinary is starting.

ISBN: 9780099578079 (Paperback)

Year: 2009/2010

Publisher: Vintage Books

Pages: 1318 (Fiction)

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1. Article about the trilogy

2. Wikipedia page

3. Review of the book

4. Buy from the Book Depository

5. Blog on the book

Sherlock Holmes: The Complete and Unabridged Novels - A Study In Scarlet, The Sign of Four, The Hound of the Baskervilles, The Valley of Fear (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Sherlock Holmes: The Complete and Unabridged Novels - A Study In Scarlet, The Sign of Four, The Hound of the Baskervilles, The Valley of Fear

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Blurb: 'I have my eye on a suite in Baker Street...'

So said Sherlock Holmes when he and Dr Watson first met. Their humble address at 221B Baker Street has since become almost as famous as the great detective himself, the incredible popularity of Sherlock Holmes' adventures never wavering over the last 120 years.

Dr Watson's initial encounter with Holmes came in Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's first Sherlock Holmes novel 'A Study in Scarlett', first published in 1887. The tale involves the investigation of a grisly murder in foggy South London that casts sinister shadow all the way across the Atlantic to the sun-scorched plains of Utah.

The Sign of Four, the second novel, was first published in 1890. This is a tale of a damsel in distress, intrigue in colonial India, stolen treasure, a baffling murder and four despicable ex-convicts. 

Perhaps the most famous of all Sherlock Holmes stories was the third novel, The Hound of Baskervilles. Featuring bizarre behaviour and mysterious deaths on the Devon moors, the tale first appeared in print in 1901. 

In 1914, the final Sherlock Holmes novel, The Valley of Fear, saw Holmes unravelling the mystery of a dead man's mistaken identity while facing up to his old foe, Professor Moriarty. 

Although many more of Holmes' cases were recorded in short stories, these were the only novels. Each is faithfully reproduced in this one epic volume, complete and unabridged, providing an ideal introduction to Sherlock Holmes for the uninitiated as well as a nostalgically familiar collection for long-established Holmes fans.

ISBN: 9781741758436 (Softback)

Year: 1887, 1890, 1901, 1914

Publisher: Crows Nest

Pages: 652 (Fiction)

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1. Buy from Amazon

2. Free PDF file of the stories

3. Buy from Readings

4. Wikipedia page for Sherlock

5. Site for the Sherlock Holmes Museum 

Street Gang: The Complete History of Sesame Street (Michael Davis)

Street Gang: The Complete History of Sesame Street

Michael Davis

Blurb: One evening in early 1966 a group of friends were gathered at a Manhattan dinner party, where the conversation turned to a subject a number of them had been thinking about: Why couldn't television be used to teach children? Suddenly, one of the most influential, durable, and beloved shows in the history of broadcasting was born.

Michael Davis's Street Gang unfolds the never-before-told saga behind Sesame Street: the miraculously improbably alchemy that brought a passionate team together, and kept them going through four decades of social change and the backstage dram behind a television show that had always appeared effortless. Street Gang is a story of a crusade, one that has already influenced four generations of children - and one that will remain a part of childhood for generations to come.

ISBN: 9780143116639 (Paperback)

Year: 2008

Publisher: Penguin Books

Pages: 380 (Non-Fiction)

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2. Official site for the book

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Quantum of Solace: The Complete James Bond Short Stories (Ian Fleming)

Quantum of Solace: The Complete James Bond Short Stories

Ian Fleming

Blurb: Bringing together all of the James Bond short stories in one volume for the first time, this is the ultimate celebration of suave and deadly secret agent 007. Whether he is making an unexpected discovery in the Bahamas, hunting down a Cuban hit-man in wild country, smashing an international drugs ring in Rome, on the trail of a murderous secret in the Caribbean, or foiling a surprisingly alluring assassin in Berlin's sniper's alley, dangerous missions and beautiful women come with the job for James Bong. And this agent is always a consummate professional.

Contains;

-From a View to a Kill

-For Your Eyes Only

-Quantum of Solace

-Risico

-The Hildebrand Rarity

-Octopussy

-The Property of a Lady

-The Living Daylights

-007 in New York

ISBN: 9780141189628 (Paperback)

Year: 2006

Publisher: Penguin Books

Pages: 293 (Fiction)

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1. Wikipedia Page for the book

2. How to order the book

3. Google books page

4. Buy at Amazon

5. Penguin Australia Page for the book