Neil Burger
1) Divergent
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
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Description
In a society that has organized itself into five factions, a teenage girl learns that she is a Divergent, and when she chooses to join a warring faction she discovers that her personality type is seen as a danger to other factions.
A thrilling action-adventure film set in a world where people are divided into distinct factions based on human virtues. Tris Prior is warned she is Divergent and will never fit into any one group. When she discovers a...
2) Limitless
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Eddie Morra, a burnt-out writer, discovers a top-secret pill that unlocks 100% of his brain's capacity. He instantly acquires mind-bending talents and mesmerizing visions that bring him big money, beautiful women, and limitless success. But his dream life soon becomes a waking nightmare, as the drug's brutal side effects take their toll and Eddie finds himself entangled with a cunning Wall Street power broker who wants everything Eddie has, and more....
3) Voyagers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Formats
Description
With the future of the human race at stake, a group of young men and women, bred for intelligence and obedience, embark on an expedition to colonize a distant planet. But when they uncover disturbing secrets about the mission, they defy their training and begin to explore their most primitive natures. As life on the ship descends into chaos, they are consumed by fear, lust, and the insatiable hunger for power.
Language
English
Formats
Description
The acclaimed illusionist Eisenheim has not only captured the imaginations of all of Vienna, but also the interest of the ambitious Crown Prince Leopold. When Leopold's new fiancée rekindles a childhood fascination with Eisenheim, the Prince's interest evolves into obsession. Suddenly the city's Chief Inspector finds himself investigating a shocking crime. But even as the Inspector engages him in a dramatic challenge of wills, Eisenheim prepares...
5) The upside
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Formats
Description
A recently paroled ex-convict, Dell, strikes up an unusual and unlikely friendship with a quadriplegic billionaire, Philip Lacasse, in this 1funny and warm-hearted buddy comedy.2 From worlds apart, Dell and Philip form an unlikely bond, bridging their differences and gaining invaluable wisdom in the process, giving each man a renewed sense of passion for all of life's possibilities.
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
Español
Description
A society is divided into five factions and each person must choose one and commit to it for the rest of their lives. Tris discovers that she is a Divergent and she won't be able to fit into just one faction and this fact must be hidden so she does not risk her life.
Una sociedad es dividida en cinco facciones y cada persona debe escoger un y cometerle para el resto de sus vidas. Tris descubre que ella es una Divergente y ella no será capaz de caber...