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Title: 1919
Author: John DOS Passos
The second volume of The 42nd Parallel in DOS Passos' acclaimed USA trilogy, the book covers the years of the First World War in America which reminds the expression of powerlessness and bitterness about the war; it crackles through every page and every sentence that is filled with fury that can't be described.

Title: 1984
Author: George Orwell
Winston Smith wrestles with oppression in Oceania, a place where the Party scrutinizes human actions with ever-watchful Big Brother. Defying a ban on individuality, Winston dares to express his thoughts in a diary and pursues a relationship with Julia. These criminal deeds bring Winston into the eye of the opposition, who then must reform the nonconformist. George Orwell's 1984 introduced the watchwords for life without freedom: BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU.

Title: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Author: Jules Verne
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea is a classic science fiction novel by French writer Jules Verne, published in 1870. The novel is about the fictional Captain Nemo and his submarine, Nautilus, as seen by one of his passengers, Professor Pierre Aronnax.

Title: A Christmas Carol
Author: Charles Dickens
A Christmas Carol is a Victorian morality tale of an old and bitter miser, Ebenezer Scrooge, who undergoes a profound experience of redemption over the course of one evening. Mr Scrooge is a financier/money-changer who has devoted his life to the accumulation of wealth. He holds anything other than money in contempt, including friendship, love and the Christmas season.

Title: A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
Author: Mark Twain
A Connecticut Yankee sents back in time to King Arthur’s Court, where and when he was given no choice but to use his extreme knowledge to educate an ignorant race. A comical science fiction story that is better than video games, kids would have loved to read this classic adventure tales.

Title: A Country Doctor
Author: Franz Kafka
The story is about a nonbeliever doctor whose life and work are based on duty and responsibility. He ends up as a failure, as a healer and a physician. It says so much as to “Living without faith is like driving in a fog”.

Title: A Dog's Head
Author: Jean Dutourd
This is the story of a boy born with the head of a spaniel dog. His indifference prevents him from leading an ordinary life. He suffers much for his disability by facing daily rejection and the pain is sometimes hard to bear. For him it was so tough to fit in to this world, but that did not stop him from moving forward.

Title: A Farewell to Arms
Author: Ernest Hemingway
In the midst of World War I, Lieutenant Frederic Henry falls in love with the beautiful British nurse, Catherine Barkley. It is a love that is powerful, but too fragile to keep.

Title: A House and Its Head
Author: Ivy Compton-Burnett
This is a story about domestic life where politics, power and desire evolved. The main character, Duncan Edgeworth, can’t stop remarrying, at the same time his nephew can’t stop fooling around. The family’s stubborn ways aggravate to a series of offenses that begins with adultery and ends up in murder.

Title: A House to Let
Author: Charles Dickens
The story is about an elderly woman who moves to London for some relaxation. Since she has plenty of time to look around, a strange house across the street caught her attention and she soon becomes obsessed with it. Preoccupied with mysteries, the woman asks for the help of the two men to seek the truth. They uncover grimy stories behind the mystery.

Title: A Journey Around My Room
Author: Xavier de Maistre
As a punishment for dueling, French soldier Xavier de Maistre was confined to his quarters for 42 days. Deciding to use his days effectively, he settled to undertake a journey around his room.

Title: A Month in the Country
Author: J.L. Carr
Two young veterans of the war, Birkin and Moon, have come to a peaceful town to escape the horrors of war that haunt their dreams. Both are emotionally unstrengthen from their past and this is the story of their dealing with their problems, and their relationships dealing with them. And in one glorious summer, the other takes an explosive turn with the horrors of his past, to face his own darker, inner desires.

Title: A New-England Tale
Author: Catharine Sedgwick
Jane Elton, orphaned as a young girl, grows up wanting to break free from the cruelty of her aunt. Along the journey of her life she finds a place in America through the help of people she encounters, people with different characters who represent various colors of moral, virtue and religion… A story that sheds light on outlook towards women, and its key role play in shaping once a young nation.

Title: A Night of Serious Drinking
Author: Rene Daumal
A group of friends spends an evening getting drunk. Then the excitement begins when the night becomes totally intoxicated - it started from apparent ecstasy that leads to madness and death… The meaning of life and humanity in this book is truly hard to believe.

Title: A Separate Peace
Author: John Knowles
A short story about two teenage boys who became best of friends despite their differences. Gene is quiet, introverted with high intellect, who fiercely envies Finny; Finny is outgoing, daring and popular. The conflict begins when the envy explodes, causing hurt to the other, and a guilt feeling to the one who lost his innocence forever.

Title: A Simple Story
Author: S. Y. Agnon
This Story tells us of an old age rich Jewish tradition love story. Set in early 1900’s, a young man who hopelessly falls in love with an orphan girl he can’t marry. His mother sets him up instead with a pretty prominent Jewish girl. As the prologue begins, the reader might think of a typical Romeo and Juliet love story. But Agnon made it suggestive; his simple story leads a discreet course between romance and tragedy.

Title: A Study in Scarlet
Author: Arthur Conan Doyle
The very first Sherlock Holmes story, and was also the first of Conan Doyle's books to be published. This mystery and murder story is divided into two parts; the action up until the arrest of the murderer, and the second part a detailed back-story of the murderer's life and motives, previously unexplained. These seemingly unrelated stories eventually overlap, but the ending consists of Holmes merely marking off the clues which have led him to solve the murders.

Title: A Tale of Two Cities
Author: Charles Dickens
A Tale of Two Cities (1859) is a historical novel by Charles Dickens that centers on the years leading up to the French Revolution and culminates in the Jacobin Reign of Terror. It follows the stories of two men, Charles Darnay and Sydney Carton, who are physically similar but very different in personality; Darnay is a romantic French aristocrat, while Carton is a cynical English barrister. The two are connected, however, by their love for the same woman, Lucie Manette.

Title: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Author: Betty Smith
Based in early twentieth-century Brooklyn, it tells the story of Francie Nolan and her family’s fight on poverty. Despite their struggles, the characters are still infused with hope and optimism that being poor is not a hindrance for them to dream, to desire, and to work it out from themselves. The book was written in 1943 based on Smith’s own experiences, and her portrayal of New York’s poor was considered controversial at that time.

Title: A Way of Life, Like Any Other
Author: Darcy O'Brien
A Way of Life, Like Any Other is a delightful semi-autobiographical book based on the childhood of author, Darcy O'Brien. His parents were both Hollywood stars in the 30s. His father was George O'Brien--also known as the Chest and he starred in many cowboy films--including She Wore a Yellow Ribbon and Riders of the Purple Sage. Darcy O'Brien's mother was actress Marguerite Churchill.

Title: A Wonderful Welcome to Oz: The Marvelous Land of Oz, Ozma of Oz, and the Emerald City of Oz
Author: L. Frank Baum
A trio of novels from Baum's popular fantasy series come together in a compilation edition containing The Marvelous Land of Oz, Ozma of Oz, and The Emerald City of Oz, accompanied by a definitive introduction to the history of Oz and its characters by the best-sellling author of Wicked.

Title: Adam Bede
Author: George Eliot
The story opens in a carpentry workshop on June 18, 1799 in the town of Hayslope in Loamshire, England. As Adam Bede, his brother Seth Bede, Wiry Ben, and two other carpenters chat while completing their work for the day, Seth’s mind is pre-occupied with Dinah Morris’ thoughts making him unfocused with his work; the door he just finishes has no panels on it. Dinah Morris is a Methodist preacher who will be at the village lawn that evening and he plans to see her.

Title: Aesop's Fables
Author: Aesop
Enjoy the ageless and timeless wisdom of Aesop and his Fables from this book. The morals of which can still find relevance in today's society. This is what being Human is all about, the bad and the good….If you want to find out about the hundreds of Greek and Latin fables and need an English translation, this is a great place to begin. None of the other books of Aesop's fables in English contains as complete a selection of fables as this Oxford World's Classics version.

Title: Alexander's Bridge
Author: Willa Cather
Construction engineer Bartley Alexander is a troubled, middle-aged man torn between his cold woman wife and an alluring mistress who has helped him recapture his youth and sense of freedom. His illicit affair soon becomes his ordeal in life until he finds himself unable to resolve his conflicted feelings. His sense of politeness and honor later proves to be disastrous.

Title: Alice in Wonderland
Author: Charles Dodgson
Tale in which a little girl falls down a rabbit hole, changes size unexpectedly, and discovers a world of irrational and amusing characters.
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