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1) The ministry of truth: the biography of George Orwell's 1984

Author

Lynskey, Dorian

Pub. Date

[2019]

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"NINETEEN EIGHTY-FOUR isn't just a novel; it's a key to understanding the modern world. George Orwell's final work is a treasure chest of ideas and memes--Big Brother, the Thought Police, Doublethink, Newspeak, 2+2=5--that gain potency with every year. Particularly in 2016, when the election of Donald Trump made it a bestseller ("Ministry of Alternative Facts," anyone?). Its influence has morphed endlessly into novels (The Handmaid's Tale), films...

2) Don't Panic: Douglas Adams & The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Author

Gaiman, Neil

Pub. Date

[2020]

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Douglas Adams's "six-part trilogy," The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy grew from a blip of a notion into an ever-expanding multimedia universe that amassed an unprecedented cult of followers and became an international sensation. As a young journalist, Neil Gaiman was given complete access to Adams's life, times, gossip, unpublished outtakes, and files (and became privy to his writing process, insecurities, disillusionments, challenges, and triumphs)....

3) George Orwell's Nineteen eighty-four

Pub. Date

c1996

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Includes a brief biography of the author, thematic and structural analysis of the work, critical views, and an index of themes and ideas.

4) Man-made horrors

Author

Hamilton, John

Pub. Date

2007

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 1

5) Bioethics in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

Series

Social issues in literature

Pub. Date

2010

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This book presents selected writings representing a variety of perspectives on the social issue of bioethics that is highlighted in Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein."

6) The war of the worlds: Mars' invasion of earth, inciting panic and inspiring terror from H.G. Wells to Orson Welles and beyond

Pub. Date

2001

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Tells the story behind Orson Welles' notorious broadcast of H.G. Wells's "The War of the Worlds" and includes the full text and illustrations of the story, plus a CD with a recording of the actual broadcast.

7) The monsters: Mary Shelley & the curse of Frankenstein

Author

Hoobler, Dorothy

Pub. Date

[2006]

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"The Monsters tells the story of the real-life characters surrounding the creation of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. Drawing on private diaries, personal letters, and contemporary accounts, Dorothy and Thomas Hoobler have crafted a spectacular narrative of artistic creation and personal destruction. They reveal not just the true origins of two of the most famous monsters in popular culture, but also the monstrous and tragic nature of the young people...