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A book so iconic that its title is synonymous with split personalities, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson, was first released in 1886. The story of a virtuous Dr. Jekyll who mistakenly creates an alter ego of unadulterated evil serves as an examination of the duality of human nature and the battle between good and evil. Full of mystery and fright, this story has remained popular for more than a century....
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These vivid and compelling tales, many set in Africa and Asia, are about immigrants and others facing change and dislocation. The science is never pedantic; indeed the language of biology and natural history is used to great lyrical effect. The stories are accomplished and seasoned, remarkably so given that this is the author's first book. Murray is adept at holding together a complex narrative and creating characters who reach out emotionally to...
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"3 Days to Live": a CIA-agent bride is on her European honeymoon when she and her husband are poisoned--leaving her seventy-two hours to take revenge;
"Women and Children First": when a deal goes bad on a tech executive in Washington, DC, he turns an order to kill his family into a chance to relive his military glory days;
"The Housekeepers": a Los Angeles doctor trusts her two housekeepers, but when she's murdered in a botched attempt to steal...
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IL: MG - BL: 7.3 - AR Pts: 9
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Presents Robert Louis Stevenson's classic horror tale in which a respected doctor who lives a secret double life begins losing his identity to his violent, evil side. Also contains three of Stevenson's short stories.
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"In Stevenson's suspense-filled masterpiece of horror, a shameless, repulsive creature stalks the streets and he's becoming harder to control...The charming Dr. Jekyll could not be more different to the violent and depraved Mr. Hyde--until, that is, he takes a potion of his own concoction which allows him to embrace his darker side. As Hyde's savagery escalates, Dr. Jekyll finds himself trapped in a truly nightmarish tale of duality, leaving him forced...
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