the basement: fiction pt 1 (A-Crane)
Explore 'The Basement: Fiction Pt 1 (A-Crane)'—a curated list of gripping basement-themed crane fiction books. Unearth thrilling reads and hidden literary gems today!
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Shardik
by Richard Adams
Richard Adams's Watership Down was a number one bestseller, a stunning work of the imagination, and an acknowledged modern classic. In Shardik Adams sets a …
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First Among Equals
by Jeffrey Archer
A tale which chronicles the lives of four men over the course of three decades of bitter rivalry, during which they battle to attain Great …
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The Prodigal Daughter
by Jeffrey Archer
With a will of steel, Polish immigrant Florentyna Rosnovski is indeed Abel's daughter. She shares with her father a love of America, his ideals, and …
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Lady Oracle
by Margaret Atwood
From the bestselling author of The Handmaid's Tale and The Testaments—the "brilliant and funny" story (Joan Didion, bestselling author of Let Me Tell You What …
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Life Before Man
by Margaret Atwood
While married couple Elizabeth and Nate are both having affairs, their adolescent daughters become pawns in the ongoing drama.
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The Mammoth Hunters
by Jean M. Auel
Once again Jean M. Auel opens the door of a time long past to reveal an age of wonder and danger at the dawn of …
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Mansfield Park
by Jane Austen
About thirty years ago, Miss Maria Ward, of Huntingdon, with only seven thousand pounds, had the good luck to captivate Sir Thomas Bertram, of Mansfield …
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Pride and Prejudice
by Jane Austen
Elizabeth Bennett's early determination to dislike Mr. Darcy is a prejudice only matched by his arrogant pride.
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Persuasion
by Jane Austen
Jane Austen's beloved and subtly subversive final novel of romantic tension and second chances. Now a motion picture from Netflix starring Dakota Johnson and Henry …
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Sense and Sensibility
by Jane Austen
Jane Austen's first published work, meticulously constructed and sparkling with her unique wit Marianne Dashwood wears her heart on her sleeve, and when she falls …
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Fair Stood the Wind for France
by Herbert Ernest Bates
The story of a heroic RAF bomber pilot shot down behind enemy lines in France, and his efforts to escape back to England.
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The Hills is Lonely
by Lillian Beckwith
A woman moves to an island off Scotland and meets many different people.
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Jaws
by Peter Benchley
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The shark-versus-man classic that inspired the blockbuster Steven Spielberg movie—now in a fiftieth anniversary edition with an exclusive foreword from …
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The Fate of Mary Rose
by Caroline Blackwood
When a young girl is found horribly murdered in the woods, Cressida sends for her estranged husband to protect their daughter and discovers that he …
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Aunt Erma's Cope Book
by Erma Bombeck
" Her audience is everyone who has ever married, had children, gotten to middle age, owned a dog or a duck." DALLAS TIMES HERALDIn this …
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The Grass Is Always Greener over the Septic Tank
by Erma Bombeck
“[Erma Bombeck] is marvelously funny, direct as a hypodermic, a virtuoso in the field of suburban living.”—Vogue It’s the exposé to end all exposés—the truth …
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If Life Is a Bowl of Cherries What Am I Doing in the Pits?
by Erma Bombeck
"See if you can read a paragraph without laughing out loud." Art Buchwald The enchanting lady of laughter has done it again--this time taking a …
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Motherhood, the Second Oldest Profession
by Erma Bombeck
A humorous description of motherhood from the supermom type to the mother who puts her children outside to play when the chill factor is 40 …
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The Night We Stole the Mountie's Car
by Max Braithwaite
"Max Braithwaite has the unique capacity to be both tender and caustic - both nostalgic and uncompromisingly honest. He is also one of Canada's few …
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Jane Eyre
by Charlotte Brontë
Retells the classic story of an orphaned young woman who accepts employment as a governess and soon finds herself in love with her employer.
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Villette
by Charlotte Bronte
"I am only just returned to a sense of real wonder about me, for I have been reading Villette..." —George Eliot With neither friends nor …
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The Outsider
by Albert Camus
Meursault leads a bachelor life until he commits a random act of violence. His lack of emotion and failure to show remorse serve to increase …
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The Plague
by Albert Camus
“Its relevance lashes you across the face.” —Stephen Metcalf, The Los Angeles Times • “A redemptive book, one that wills the reader to believe, even …
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Noble House
by James Clavell
Under the eyes of the KGB, the CIA, and the People's Republic of China, British and American businessmen maneuver for control of Hong Kong's oldest …
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The Red Badge of Courage
by Stephen Crane
Following its initial appearance in serial form, Stephen Crane's The Red Badge of Courage was published as a complete work in 1895 and quickly became …