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Film Tie Ins
Adaptation
Now Showing |
 Last
King of Scotland Movie Tie In
Giles Foden
In an incredible twist of fate, a Scottish doctor (James McAvoy) on a Ugandan
medical mission becomes irreversibly entangled with one of the world's
most
barbaric figures: Idi Amin (Forest Whitaker). Impressed by Dr. Garrigan's
brazen attitude in a moment of crisis, the newly self-appointed Ugandan
President Amin hand picks him as his personal physician and closest confidante.
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 The
Namesake
Jhumpa Lahiri
'When her grandmother learned of Ashima's pregnancy,
she was particularly thrilled at the prospect of naming the family's first
sahib. And so, Ashima and Ashoke have agreed to put off the decision of
what to name the baby until a letter comes!' For now, the label on his
hospital cot reads simply 'Baby Boy Ganguli'. But as time passes and still
no letter arrives from India, American bureaucracy takes over and demands
that 'baby boy Ganguli' be given a name. |
 The
History Boys
Alan Bennett
An unruly bunch of bright, funny sixth-form boys in pursuit of sex, sport and
a place at university. A maverick English teacher at odds with the young and
shrewd supply teacher. A headmaster obsessed with results; a history teacher
who thinks he's a fool. In Alan Bennett's screenplay, staff room rivalry and
the anarchy of adolescence provoke insistent questions about history and how
you teach it; about education and its purpose |
 Inconvenient
Truth:
The Planetary Emergency of Global Warming and What We Can Do About It
Al Gore
The former vice-president details the factors contributing to the growing climate
crisis, describes changes to the environment caused by global warming, and discusses
the shift in environmental policy that is needed to avert disaster. |
 Freedom
Writers Diary
Erin Gruwell
Shocked by the teenage violence she witnessed during the Rodney King riots in
Los Angeles, Erin Gruwell became a teacher at a high school rampant with hostility
and racial intolerance. For many of these students-whose ranks included substance
abusers, gang members, the homeless, and victims of abuse-Gruwell was the first
person to treat them with dignity, to believe in their potential and help them
see it themselves. |
 The
Good German
Joseph Kanon
Jake Geismar cut his teeth as a foreign correspondent in pre-war Berlin.
When he returns in 1945 to cover the Potsdam conference he finds the city
unrecognisable - streets have vanished beneath the rubble, familiar landmarks
truncated by high explosive. But amongst the ruins Berliners survive, including
some he knew and, miraculously, his lost love, Lena. |
 Running
with Scissors
Augusten Burroughs
The true story of a boy whose mother (a poet with delusions of Anne Sexton) gave
him away to be raised by her unorthodox psychiatrist who bore a striking resemblance
to Santa Claus. The funny, harrowing, and bestselling account of an ordinary
boy's survival under the most extraordinary circumstances. |
 Fast
Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal
Eric Schlosser
Eric Scholsser's explosive bestseller, by turns funny and terrifying, tells
the story of our love affair with fast food. He visits the lab that re-creates
the smell of strawberries; examines the safety records of abattoirs; reveals
why the fries taste so good and what really lurks between the sesame buns
- and shows how fast food is transforming not only our diets but our world.
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 Perfume
:
The Story of a Murderer
Patrick Suskind
Jean-Baptiste Grenouille, born in eighteenth-century Paris and abandoned
on the street, discovers he has an extraordinary - almost superhuman sense
of smell. As he sniffs his way across France, this gift is exploited by
Grenouille to make the world's most marvellous perfumes. Yet in seeking
perfection in his experiments, he realises that a vital ingredient is missing
for the perfect scent: innocence. And in order to get the ingredient he
needs, he must capture it- whatever the price. |
 Becoming
Jane:
A Biography of Young Jane Austen
Jon Spence
Jon Spence's fascinating biography paints an intimate portrait of Jane
Austen. "Becoming Jane Austen" gives the fullest account we have
of her falling in love with the charming young Irishman Tom Lefroy, a relationship
that was more serious and enduring than previously believed and one that
had a profound effect upon her life and her art. |
 Night
Listener
Armistead Maupin
Gabriel Noone is a writer, whose late night radio stories have brought
him into the homes of millions. Noone is in the midst of a painful separation
from his lover of ten years, when a publisher sends him proofs of a remarkable
book:
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