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by Sam Harris
3.9(26,481)
Sam Harris argues that free will is an illusion, showing how this scientific truth can improve our understanding of morality, justice, and personal responsibility.
by Francine Rivers
4.1(26,470)
Haunted by a sin that has alienated her mother and driven her to despair, a young Appalachian woman embarks on a desperate quest to find a mysterious 'sin eater,' only to discover that true redemption demands a confrontation with herself, her past, and divine grace.
by Ram Dass
4.3(26,443)
Explore Richard Alpert's transformation into Ram Dass, an illustrated journey into spiritual awakening and conscious living through Yoga's wisdom.
by Nick Trenton
3.9(26,439)
Unplug from the modern world and reclaim your focus, productivity, and happiness through science-backed detoxes and biohacking strategies for mind and body.
by Henryk Sienkiewicz
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In Nero's Rome, a Roman patrician's love for a Christian hostage starts a dangerous journey of faith and sacrifice, as an empire declines and a new religion begins.
by Flannery O'Connor
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A veteran returns to the Deep South and starts 'The Church without Christ,' waging a grim, violent war against traditional faith, only to find his search for meaning leads to a macabre, self-destructive salvation.
by Laurie Halse Anderson
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A nomadic teen yearns for stability and first love in a new town, all while desperately trying to anchor her war-veteran father as his untreated PTSD threatens to drown them both in the past.
by Ben H. Winters
3.8(26,345)
As an asteroid hurtles towards Earth, a detective remains committed to solving a suspicious death amidst society's collapse.
by Jenny Han
3.8(26,339)
On Jar Island, three wronged teenage girls form a secret alliance, turning their individual desires for retribution into a collective storm of revenge against those who betrayed them.
by Soman Chainani
4.1(26,285)
When a wish for a different fairytale ending shatters their hard-won 'happily ever after,' Sophie and Agatha must navigate a world where good and evil unite and princes are not what they seem.
by Nora Roberts
4.0(26,271)
A hostage negotiator, scarred by childhood trauma, must fight for her life and sanity when a stalker targets her, forcing her to face her fears with the help of a man who stands by her.
by Augusten Burroughs
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In a chilling memoir, Augusten Burroughs unearths the psychological cruelty and terrifying 'games' inflicted by his enigmatic father, grappling with a childhood defined by betrayal and the desperate longing for a love that never materialized.
by Arthur Koestler
4.0(26,243)
During Stalin's purges, a broken revolutionary confronts the chilling paradox of his life's devotion to a system now devouring its own.
by Ian Fleming
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by E.D. Baker
3.8(26,219)
When a clumsy princess with a loud laugh accidentally turns herself into a frog by kissing an enchanted prince, she goes on a quest with a shy bat and a loyal snake to reverse the spell.
by Jeff Kinney
4.3(26,194)
Greg Heffley, pushed by his mom to be creative and avoid video games, plans to make a monster movie with gummy worms to gain fame and escape his troubles, especially with Halloween looming.
by Renee Carlino
4.1(26,186)
A struggling writer discovers her painful childhood has been turned into a bestselling novel by the long-lost first love who fictionalized their past, forcing her to confront the blurred lines between memory and narrative.
by Laurann Dohner
4.2(26,165)
A genetic experiment, scarred by human cruelty, escapes his prison and finds himself drawn to the woman who holds the key to his past and a future he never imagined.
by Craig Silvey
4.1(26,143)
In the oppressive 1965 Australian summer, a bookish teenager helps a troubled outcast unravel a horrific secret, forcing him to confront the town's racial prejudices, his family's unraveling, and the crushing weight of a truth too dangerous to reveal.
by J.D. Robb
4.4(26,142)
Lieutenant Eve Dallas, a cop with a complicated past, must protect a traumatized young witness while hunting down ruthless killers who bypassed advanced security in a meticulously planned home invasion.
by Jean-Paul Sartre
4.0(26,136)
Sartre's major work challenges traditional ideas of self and world, making readers face the difficult reality of absolute freedom and the heavy weight of their choices in a world without built-in meaning.
by Marilyn Manson
3.9(26,133)
From the suffocating grip of Christian schoolboy conformity to the defiant roar of America's most feared rock icon, Marilyn Manson's memoir rips through a landscape of shock, fame, and self-reinvention.
by Young
4.0(26,126)
A Viking warrior, Eelyn, finds her brother fighting for the enemy, forcing her to unite with her foes and a rival to face a legendary threat, redefining loyalty and family.
by Anita Shreve
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A photographer researching a brutal 1873 ax murder uncovers an eyewitness account that blurs the lines between historical tragedy and her own marriage's unraveling suspicions.