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by Anthony Horowitz
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Sent away to a sinister boarding school, a young boy uncovers a terrifying curriculum of dark magic, disappearing teachers, and blood-pact rituals.
by Henrik Ibsen
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An aging architect, haunted by past failures and the threat of younger talent, struggles with his sanity as a young woman from his past returns to challenge his crumbling legacy.
by Edgar Allan Poe
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Haunted by a creeping monomania, Egaeus descends into a chilling obsession with his dying cousin Berenice's teeth, blurring the line between love and a grotesque, necrophilic desire.
by Carolyn Keene
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Nancy Drew deciphers ancient petroglyphs to unearth a priceless treasure hidden beneath a forgotten desert city, all while outsmarting a cunning thief who will stop at nothing to claim the gold for himself.
by Natalie D. Richards
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During a senior camping trip, students find cryptic words on their wrists and a killer on the loose; Sera must learn the truth behind the labels before she dies.
by Ferrol Sams
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In Depression-era Georgia, a sensitive boy named Porter navigates adolescence, from farm life to school antics, while his eccentric family shapes him into a man strong enough to 'run with the horsemen' amidst life's painful truths.
by Basharat Peer
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In a land where ancient Sufi shrines are destroyed and temples become army bunkers, a Kashmiri's firsthand account exposes the brutality and 'painful romances' that draw youth into a separatist movement, changing paradise into a curfewed night.
by George Saunders
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In the quirky seaside village of Frip, a young girl named Capable must confront her neighbors' selfishness when a swarm of milk-stopping, orange gappers decide to exclusively plague her family's goats.
by Charles Martin
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A husband's world reignites when his wife wakes from a coma, forcing them to face their son's death and rebuild their future.
by Bill Wallace
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Haunted by a childhood dog attack, a young boy must conquer his deep-seated fear to save a starving, friendly stray puppy who might just become his most cherished companion.
by Louis L'Amour
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In the Nevada desert, a prospector and a spirited woman find their lives intertwined during the treacherous silver rush of the Comstock Lode, battling nature and greed for a love as rich as the ore they seek.
by Walker Percy
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Dr. Tom More, using a miraculous stethoscope, diagnoses humanity's spiritual sickness, beginning a darkly comedic journey to heal souls before society collapses.
by Fyodor Dostoevsky
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In a provincial town, intellectuals and revolutionaries, some genuine and some deluded, face nihilism, faith, and the destructive power of ideology, leading to chaos and murder.
by Fulton Sheen
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Archbishop Sheen's 'Life of Christ' explores Jesus' Incarnation, public ministry, Passion, and Resurrection, revealing the divine love story at the heart of human existence.
by Tony Judt
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Tony Judt examines the decline of the postwar social contract, calling for a return to social democratic principles and collective responsibility to fix our current problems.
by John McGahern
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After Irish independence, a tyrannical widower on a struggling farm fights a losing battle to control his five children as the modern world approaches.
by Alex London
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As the face of a revolution, former Proxy Syd must uncover a deadly plague's origins while battling assassins and an indifferent government, all while his Rebooter bodyguard Liam struggles with his duty and a growing connection to Syd.
by A.J. Quinnell
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A burnt-out mercenary, awakened to love by his young charge, unleashes a terrifying, single-minded rampage of revenge when she is brutally taken from him.
by Emmanuel Guibert
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Amidst the brutal Soviet-Afghan War, a photographer's gripping visual diary, intertwined with Guibert's art, chronicles a perilous journey with Doctors Without Borders to heal a ravaged nation.
by Nancy Holder
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Torn between her sacred duty to hunt vampires and a forbidden love, a young warrior must navigate betrayal and a city overrun by the undead to save humanity and herself.
by Russell Banks
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In desolate New Hampshire, a former high-school football star turned bitter well-digger and part-time cop descends into violence, exposing the inherited trauma of a small-town macho legacy, seen through his younger brother's haunted eyes.
by Marty Neumeier
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Marty Neumeier explains how branding connects business strategy with good design to create brands that customers remember.
by James Agee
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Through stark prose and haunting photographs, Agee and Evans show the desperate dignity of Depression-era sharecroppers, turning a journalistic assignment into an enduring, empathetic American epic.
by Henry Gilbert
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Join Robin Hood and his Merry Men as they outwit the Sheriff of Nottingham and Guy of Gisborne, fighting for justice and King Richard's return in Sherwood Forest.