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Seven years in Tibet
By Heinrich Harrer, Richard Graves. 1953
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The author escaped from internment in India in 1943, and found shelter and work in the sacred city of Lhasa,…
to which few Europeans have penetrated. He stayed there for seven years, learned the language and acquired a greater understanding of Tibet and the Tibetans. He became friend and tutor to the young Dalai Lama and finally accompanied him into India when he was put to flight by the Red Chinese invasion. 1953. Uniform title: Sieben Jahre in Tibet.The City of Joy
By Dominique Lapierre. 1985
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Focuses on the lives of a Bengali rickshaw man, a young Polish priest, a Jewish-American surgeon, an Assamese nurse, and…
Calcutta's own Godfather. Some strong language and some descriptions of sex. 1985. Uniform title: Cité de la joie.The heart of the dragon
By Alasdair Clayre. 1984
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Comprehensive portrait of China explores the history, customs, philosophies and sensibilities of a vast, complex country. The award-winning PBS series was based on this work. Bestseller. 1984.
More Max Danger
By Robert J. Collins. 1988
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Life with Max Danger is never dull-as all readers of the first, best-selling volume of his adventures as an expatriate…
in Tokyo will know.More Max Danger provides more entertainment and more pleasure. It will delight not only all of Max's old friends, but also all those who have only recently made his acquaintance.The Key to Midnight: A gripping thriller of heart-stopping suspense
By Dean Koontz. 1995
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The past can be a very dangerous place when it is locked into a nightmare... The Key to Midnight is…
a page-turning thriller from Dean Koontz that delves into the darkest of dreams. Perfect for fans of Stephen King and Harlan Coben. 'Dean Koontz writes page-turners, middle-of-the-night-sneak-up-behind-you suspense thrillers. He touches our hearts and tingles our spines' - Washington Post Book WorldWho is Joanna Rand?Alex Hunter hasn't come to Japan to fall in love. But Joanna Rand is the most beautiful, exciting woman he has ever met.But Joanna is not who she thinks she is. Ten years before, and halfway across the world, a brutally bizarre experiment recreated her mind. A violation so hideous that her dreams are filled with terror and her memories are a lie.If they are ever to be free, Alex and Joanna have to reopen the dangerous door into the nightmare past. Somehow they have to find the key to midnight... What readers are saying about The Key to Midnight: 'This is a story of suspense, action and intrigue set to the backdrop of international espionage... Koontz delivers his usual blend of mystery and action that keeps those pages turning''This is an intriguing tale, a mystery and a romance but shot through with an underlying psychological horror and also a political undertone, too''As always, so, so readable, and so, so well written'