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"The Horse Whisperer" by Nicholas Evans

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The Horse Whisperer is a 1995 novel by English author Nicholas Evans. The book was his debut novel, and gained significant success, becoming the 10th best selling novel in the United States in 1995, selling over 15 million copies. This also makes it one of the best-selling books of all time. The book was made into a film, also titled The Horse Whisperer , directed by and starring Robert Redford.
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"The Curse of Capistrano / The Mark of Zorro" by Johnston McCulley

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The Curse of Capistrano is a 1919 serialized novel by Johnston McCulley and the first work to feature the fictional Californiocharacter Zorro ( zorro is the Spanish word for fox). It would be later published as a book in 1924 under the title The Mark of Zorro . The book tells of the story of Californio Don Diego Vega, alias 'Señor Zorro', in the company of his deaf and mute servant Bernardo and his lover Lolita Pulido, as they oppose the villainous Captain Ramon and Sgt. Gonzales in early 19th-century California during the era of Mexican rule, before it became a U.S. state (see Alta California). It is set amongst the historic Spanish missions in California, pueblos (towns) such as San Juan Capistrano, California, and the rural California countryside (see also ranchos of California).
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"Kane and Abel" by Jeffrey Archer

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Kane and Abel is a 1979 novel by British author Jeffrey Archer. The title and story is a play on the Biblical brothers, Cain and Abel. Released in the United Kingdom in 1979 and in the United States in February 1980, the book was an international success. It reached No. 1 on the New York Times best-seller list and in 1985 was made into a CBS television miniseries titled Kane & Abel starring Peter Strauss as Rosnovski and Sam Neill as Kane. An Indian adaptation titled Kismat (Destiny), produced by YRF Television, was set in Bombay in post-independent India. The sequel to Kane and Abel is The Prodigal Daughter with Florentyna Kane as the protagonist. Due to its success as a bestseller, Kane & Abel is among the top 100 list of best-selling books in the world, against To Kill a Mockingbird and Gone with the Wind. In 2003, Kane and Abel was listed at number 96 on the BBC's survey The Big Read.
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