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by Hillary Rodham Clinton
3.6(13,069)
Hillary Rodham Clinton details her four years as Secretary of State, managing global crises and making diplomatic decisions that shaped US foreign policy.
by Anna Banks
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A forbidden romance between a half-human Syrena princess and her true love ignites a dangerous power struggle in a hidden town of mixed-blood merfolk, threatening to shatter their kingdoms and their hearts.
by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat
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Armed with pancakes and a love for methodical inquiry, boy detective Nate the Great sifts through clues and suspects to find his friend Annie's missing, dog-painted picture.
by Lisi Harrison
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On a luxurious class trip to Lake Placid, the girls of Octavian Country Day's 'Underground Clinic for Kissing' must face their romantic worries and rivalries when the Briarwood Boys—and their own personal dramas—arrive in the snowy wilderness.
by Friedrich Nietzsche
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Nietzsche's first book explores how Greek tragedy combined beauty (Apollonian) and primal chaos (Dionysian) to create art that faced life's suffering and offered comfort.
by Amy Kathleen Ryan
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After a brutal attack separates a young woman from her boyfriend, they must navigate dangerous missions and the complexities of love to secure humanity's future among the stars.
by John Steinbeck
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In Monterey's bohemian back alleys, outcasts and dreamers navigate love and longing, hoping for 'Sweet Thursday' after life's inevitable 'Lousy Wednesdays'.
by Eva Ibbotson
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When a pampered prince is snatched from a secret, nine-day magical portal, an unlikely quartet of an ogre, a fey, a wizard, and a hag must brave the mundane chaos of London to retrieve him before the gateway closes for another nine years.
by Jane Austen
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A lively socialite who loves to meddle in others' love lives learns humility and self-awareness through her own romantic missteps in a small village.
by Michele Jaffe
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Jasmine, an aspiring 'Model Daughter' and forensic supersleuth, finds her Vegas vacation and snack hut crush interrupted when she must outwit a crazed killer before he ends ten lives, including her own, all while dealing with one very bad kitty.
by Mary Stewart
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In a secluded French chateau, a young governess uncovers a sinister plot against her orphaned charge, forcing her to distinguish between genuine protectors and charming manipulators amidst a web of family secrets and burgeoning romance.
by Milan Kundera
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In a world without humor, Milan Kundera writes about the 'unserious,' showing readers how to find laughter and wisdom in life's small moments.
by John Boyne
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A young man, shaped by WWI and a forbidden love, travels to deliver letters. He really wants to share a secret about passion, betrayal, and war's senselessness.
by Anthony Trollope
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In a quiet cathedral town, an upright warden's peaceful life is disrupted when a newspaper accuses him of embezzling charity funds, sparking public debate and personal distress.
by E.M. Forster
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An English family's attempt to 'rescue' an orphaned baby from its Italian father exposes their cultural biases and the tragic results of colonial-era meddling.
by Min Jin Lee
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In 1990s New York City, a sharp-witted Korean American Princeton graduate finds herself adrift between her immigrant parents' traditional world and the glittering, unattainable lives of Manhattan's elite, grappling with identity, ambition, and the harsh realities of class.
by Mark Dawson
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A government assassin, haunted by a decade of sanctioned kills, seeks redemption by protecting a desperate mother and her son from a ruthless London gang, only to find himself hunted by his former employers amidst a city in chaos.
by James Lee Burke
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Haunted by a past he can't escape, ex-cop Dave Robicheaux is dragged from the Louisiana bayou into a deadly web of Mafia hitmen, federal agents, and personal demons, all while battling a homicide rap and his own alcoholism across the American West.
by Antony Beevor
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Antony Beevor tells the story of World War II's final months, when the Red Army advanced into Germany, bringing mass rape, pillage, and destruction, as millions of civilians were caught between Soviet terror and Nazi fanaticism.
by Carolyn Keene
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Nancy Drew's quick thinking turns a mansion fire rescue into a perplexing quest to decipher an anonymous diary and unmask a mysterious stranger.
by Bruce Chatwin
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Prompted by a childhood fascination with a piece of brontosaurus hide, Bruce Chatwin travels through Patagonia, finding forgotten stories, unique people, and the remnants of Butch Cassidy's hideout in a land still holding onto its wild past.
by Allison Pataki
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In a dazzling imperial court, a spirited Bavarian duchess inadvertently steals her sister's fiancé, becoming an accidental empress who must navigate treacherous Hapsburg politics and win the love of an empire she never sought.
by Kasie West
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After a spontaneous lottery win catapults pragmatic Maddie into a world of unexpected wealth and swirling rumors, she finds herself navigating newfound fame and the delicate secret she's keeping from the charming coworker who sees her for more than just a jackpot.
by James Patterson
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A compassionate doctor with a difficult past in Sudan becomes the unexpected and controversial frontrunner for Pope, starting a deadly power struggle within the Vatican where old ways clash with a new vision for the Church's future.