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by Simon Singh
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Explore the hidden mathematical brilliance in The Simpsons and Futurama, from pi to P vs. NP, revealing the clever minds behind Springfield's enduring humor.
by Orson Scott Card
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In a fractured America torn apart by a brutal civil war, a brilliant strategist must unite a nation on the brink of annihilation, forcing citizens to choose sides in a conflict that threatens to consume their world.
by Alice Hoffman
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As their last summer together ends, two friends find an unexpected adventure with a heartbroken mermaid in their local pool, who needs to find love before she evaporates in the August sun.
by Anya Seton
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An 18-year-old's dream of escaping rural life for luxury with a mysterious relative at his gothic upstate New York estate, Dragonwyck, quickly descends into a nightmare of dark secrets and terror.
by Liz Jensen
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A boy with many near-fatal accidents falls into a coma, leading a doctor to uncover dark secrets in his extraordinary life.
by Teresa Driscoll
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A wife's attempt to fix her marriage in a secluded Cornwall cottage becomes a chilling descent into paranoia as strange events and a haunting past blur the line between her sanity and a sinister, present danger.
by John R. Erickson
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Accused of a crime he didn't commit, Hank the Cowdog, Head of Ranch Security, must sniff out the real killer and clear his good name before he's branded an outlaw for good.
by Amanda Hocking
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Torn between a brooding vampire and her brother's safety, Alice makes a devastating choice that affects both the supernatural and human worlds.
by Gary Paulsen
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A summer of outrageous farm escapades with his mischievous cousin Harris transforms a young boy's ordinary tenth year into a riotous, unforgettable adventure filled with heartwarming chaos and country charm.
by Vladimir Nabokov
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After his famous brother's death, a man tries to write his biography, uncovering hidden loves and elusive truths, while reflecting the intricate plots of the novels he seeks to understand.
by William Boyd
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In a civil war, a primate researcher uncovers truths about humanity's capacity for savagery and the blurred lines between ape and man.
by Tom McCarthy
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A corporate ethnographer, tasked with writing a report on our era, finds himself lost in data, cargo cults, and oil spills, questioning truth and meaning in a world of screens and unclear stories.
by Premacanda
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by Victoria Holt
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Swept into a whirlwind romance under the mystical allure of the Black Forest's Seventh Moon, a young woman's dream quickly sours into a chilling nightmare when ancient legends bleed into her terrifying reality.
by Stephen Baxter
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A global flood consumes continents, forcing former hostages to navigate a drowning world, searching for answers beyond climate change as humanity struggles for survival on shrinking high ground.
by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
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A 90-year-old Grand Inquisitor justifies the Church's abandonment of Christ's teachings, arguing that people want miracle, mystery, and authority more than freedom.
by Roger Lancelyn Green
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Young readers can explore the valiant quests of King Arthur and his knights, from the sword in the stone to the Holy Grail, retold with charm.
by Michael Grant
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With all adults gone, the surviving teens of Perdido Beach must fight the reborn, evil mutant Gaia, whose hunger for destruction threatens to consume them all.
by Dr. Seuss
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Join young Morris McGurk as he transforms a vacant lot into the most absurd circus imaginable, where Sneelocks soar and Hoodwinks astound, all within Dr. Seuss's whimsical rhymes.
by James Wesley
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In a future America, a group of friends fights societal collapse and lawless hordes, using survivalist tactics to reach an Idaho ranch and rebuild constitutional order.
by Richmal Crompton
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William Brown, a mischievous boy, turns everyday situations into chaos, whether he's helping his sister's love life or running away from home.
by Scott Westerfeld
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After a mysterious 'Spill' warps reality and silences her sister, a photographer enters the quarantined zone to uncover the truth behind her family's tragedy.
by Philip Roth
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An aging, reclusive writer returns to New York after 9/11 and finds his quiet life disrupted by a young woman, a former muse from his past, and a biographer, forcing him to face old desires, memories, and his own literary standing.
by Robert Beatty
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Scarred and disoriented after a brutal battle, Serafina awakens to a Biltmore Estate transformed by betrayal and an encroaching, nameless darkness, forcing her to master strange new powers and reclaim her identity as its guardian before an apocalyptic storm shatters everything she loves.