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1984 is a political and dystopian science-fiction novel featuring Winston Smith as he re-writes history only to suit the Party and “Big Brother” in Oceania. The world demands absolute obedience and control over everyone through the all-seeing telescreens, any form of independent thinking is concidered a "thought crime. Smith soon rebels and starts a love affair with youthful Julia, then soon realise it's at a cost. George Orwell's dystopian classic, Nineteen Eighty-Four is the most influential book of the twentieth century, introducing terms and concepts, such as Big Brother, doublethink, thoughtcrime, Newspeak, Big Brother and Doublethink.

When all the forces in your life push you into darkness you can only dream of a better place. Abused as a child, hangin’ with the wrong crowd, accused of rape, doing time, being hunted down by both the cops and the gangs, all is enough to drive one into insanity. With his new friendships Bobby slowly figures it out, his goal is to be in a better place. A beautiful love story.

This edition of A Golden Book of Venice by Mrs. Lawrence Turnbull is given by Ashed Phoenix - Million Book Edition

This edition of A Kentucky Cardinal by James Lane Allen is given by Ashed Phoenix - Million Book Edition

A Man’s Plight 1 is the start of the series with a young actor named Dwight who is an actor and he talks about how the media portrays men. His story delves into him becoming an actor, Hollywood and what’s on television these days and how much there needs to be major changes into men’s roles on television shows. The goal behind Dwight’s story is to make you think about what’s going on in the media today from men’s fashion to how roles are portrayed on television. Dwight talks about so much subject matter regarding men such as the emasculation of men, body image, how there were family structured television shows from the 1960s through the 1990s, and many other things. The question now ...

A Man’s Plight 2 is the story of George who talks about mental health and the struggles men deal with when it comes to that. We’re given conflicting things where it’s talk about our feelings but we question who cares and who’s willing to listen. George talks about alpha males and how the world tells men that’s what we should be striving for, being financially stable and the pressures of achieving that, relationships and marriage. There’s so many obstacles and things men face daily and it’s time to have conversations about these things. It’s about finding a common ground to find our comfort and happiness. Will George find that? Only time will tell if he’s able to find his own happiness in ...

A young girl and a soldier face each other from opposite ends of a gun. A desperate mother orchestrates a perfect murder to save her family; a struggling father rails against his inability to save his child. In an undiscovered country an explorer uncovers a bitter treasure; in a suburban home an artist takes a stand against time itself. From the virtual worlds of the near-future to the timeless emptiness of the deserts of Asia, in this collection of short stories ordinary people are confronted with their greatest fears—physical, spiritual, personal, supernatural—and find their own ways try to survive or surrender.