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by Norbert Elias
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Norbert Elias shows how the state's power monopoly in Western Europe changed personal manners and individual minds, shaping the 'civilized' self from the late Middle Ages onward.
by Philip Barry
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A headstrong Philadelphia socialite, on the eve of her second wedding, finds her world upended by the arrival of her ex-husband and two journalists.
by Loretta Ellsworth
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A determined sixteen-year-old runaway embarks on a cross-country bus journey to find the reclusive Harper Lee, hoping the author holds the key to understanding the mother she never knew and the tattered copy of 'To Kill a Mockingbird' that connects them.
by S. Terrell French
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After intercepting an email, Julian and his friends must outwit his greedy uncle's company to save ancient California redwoods using clever stunts and unwavering determination.
by Patricia Cornwell
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Young lovers disappear and reappear as mutilated bodies in Richmond. Forensic pathologist Kay Scarpetta races to connect present horrors to a past killer before the President's daughter becomes the next victim.
by D.H. Lawrence
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After miraculously rising from the tomb, a disillusioned Christ embarks on a sensual journey of self-discovery, embracing the pagan life-force and finding redemption not in divinity, but in the arms of an Isis priestess.
by Ed McBain
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In the sweltering heat of Florida, attorney Matthew Hope finds himself entangled in the brutal murder of a mother and her two daughters, forced to defend a man who confesses to the heinous crime despite having no discernible motive.
by David Jones
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Through the fragmented view of a World War I soldier, David Jones connects the muddy trenches to ancient battlefields of Roman Britain and Arthurian legend, exploring myth and memory.
by Lisa Scottoline
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When a school explosion forces a mother to choose between saving her bullied daughter or the bully, her heroic act turns her into a pariah, forcing her to unravel a devastating truth to reclaim her family and reputation.
by Gustave Flaubert
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A young genius's self-proclaimed madness begins when a brief glimpse of a woman by the sea shatters his boyhood innocence, forcing him into a tragic and early adulthood.
by Mark Heyman
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A ballerina's relentless pursuit of perfection for the dual role of the White and Black Swan blurs the line between reality and a terrifying descent into madness.
by Pietro Di Donato
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In the shadow of the Great Depression, a twelve-year-old Italian immigrant boy must forsake his studies to lay bricks and become the man of his family after his father is tragically crucified in the collapse of a New York City construction site.
by Kevin Sands
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When a desperate bargain with a sentient artifact brings a friend back from the brink of death, a young thief and his crew must embark on a perilous underwater quest for legendary swords to cure a creeping magical corruption before it consumes his soul and unravels the very mystery of the Eye itself.
by S.M. Boyce
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In a war-torn land of shapeshifters and soul-stealers, an outcast with a shadowed past must accept her terrifying heritage and an unlikely alliance to face a tyrannical king and uncover a truth that could save or destroy her world.
by Ring Lardner
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Through the self-important letters of a talented but unperceptive baseball pitcher, Ring Lardner writes a lasting and sharp satire on ego, ambition, and the human inability to learn from mistakes.
by Dirk Wittenborn
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Fifteen-year-old Finn Earl discovers the most dangerous jungle isn't in National Geographic, but within the opulent, savage society of Vlyvalle, New Jersey, where he and his mother must battle for their survival.
by Tim Carvell
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Armed with a blog and a strong desire for a mustache, seventh-grader Tad chronicles his hilariously disastrous attempts to navigate school, girls, and the perilous world of dog-nacho consumption.
by Elisa Carbone
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A sheltered teen's escape into rock-climbing and romance in national parks turns terrifying when her new boyfriend becomes the target of an arrest warrant, forcing her to choose between her heart and her safety.
by Cyprian Ekwensi
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In 1960s Lagos, Jagua Nana, an older woman with a strong personality, deals with a life of pleasure, shady politics, and personal drama, making her own way in a city of hustlers.
by T.H. Snyder
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A career woman haunted by her past finds an unexpected connection with a charming man who believes in fate, as their lives repeatedly intertwine, showing that sometimes, the most powerful force is simply the need for each other's touch.
by Angie Sage
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Septimus Heap, the seventh son of the seventh son, must navigate a world of powerful magic, dark plots, and his extraordinary destiny in a saga of wizardry and adventure.
by Jordan Sonnenblick
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Asthma, an overflowing snake tank, a drum-playing dream, and a teacher out to get him turn Jordan's middle school year into a hilariously chaotic gauntlet of mishaps and self-discovery.
by Barbara Park
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Jake Moon deals with the confusing and often embarrassing changes in his grandfather Skelly, who has Alzheimer's, learning to care for and love the man he once knew in a new way.
by Amruta Patil
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Haunted by a shared past and a friend lost to the void, Kari navigates the surreal, sewage-laced underbelly of Smog City as an ad copywriter and PVC-clad sewer superhero, observing life's absurdities and longing for her absentee other.