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by Laura Schlessinger
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Dr. Laura Schlessinger argues that a woman's marital happiness depends on her active and respectful 'care and feeding' of her husband, which transforms him into the loving partner she desires.
by Dante Alighieri
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Dante, guided by Beatrice, journeys through Heaven's spheres, grappling with divine love, free will, and God's universe in a quest for spiritual understanding.
by Chris d'Lacey
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A mysterious fire star brings back ancient dragons, turning author David Rain's Arctic research trip into a fight against an old enemy as his fantasy novel and a real-world apocalypse merge.
by Italo Svevo
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Plagued by an unshakeable smoking habit and a perpetually overthinking mind, neurotic Zeno Cosini hilariously chronicles his self-delusions, disastrous courtships, and unexpected domestic bliss in a quest for a cure that only amplifies his charmingly flawed humanity.
by Paul O. Zelinsky
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In a lush, possessive world of esoteric beauty, Rapunzel's golden hair becomes a gilded cage, forcing her and her prince to brave the wilderness for true self-reliance and the bitter-sweet dawn of adulthood.
by Victor Hugo
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On the edge of the guillotine, a condemned man struggles with his final hours, his frantic memories a desperate plea against his coming execution.
by Mario Vargas Llosa
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An 18-year-old radio news editor's scandalous affair with his 32-year-old aunt unfolds amidst the increasingly bizarre and interwoven plots of a friend's wildly popular radio soap operas.
by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
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A man's cynical path to suicide is interrupted by a distressed child, leading him to a vivid dream of a perfect world and a fervent, if absurd, mission to share its truth.
by Robert Muchamore
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A young CHERUB agent's 'routine' mission to uncover a small-time crook's new fortune spirals into a cold case involving a dead teenager and a conspiracy far darker than anyone anticipated.
by Irvin D. Yalom
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A psychotherapist, facing his own death, meets a former patient who says Schopenhauer's philosophy cured him, leading to an intellectual and emotional conflict within a therapy group.
by Joseph Boyden
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In the brutal 17th-century Canadian wilderness, a Huron warrior, his Iroquois captive, and a Jesuit missionary navigate a violent clash of cultures and beliefs as empires collide.
by Anton Chekhov
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Three cultured sisters in a provincial town long for life in Moscow, but time and reality slowly erode their dreams.
by Peter Shaffer
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In 18th-century Vienna, the devout but ordinary court composer Salieri wages a secret war against the divinely gifted, vulgar Mozart, convinced God favors the prodigy he seeks to destroy.
by Charlie Higson
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In a London devastated by a zombie virus that only affects adults, a group of teens, including best friends Jack and Ed, must navigate betrayal, dwindling hope, and the terrifying threat of their zombified elders, all while questioning the true motives of the lone adult who claims immunity.
by Eoin Colfer
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After a botched robbery lands her in limbo, a mischievous teenage orphan must complete an elderly man's wish list to escape eternal damnation, all while a demon and an angel vie for her soul.
by Brian Jacques
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When the cunning Marlfoxes steal Redwall Abbey's most cherished tapestry, a young squirrel and his friends must journey through dangerous lands to reclaim their heritage.
by Ted Dekker
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A genius who sees multiple futures races across continents with a Saudi Arabian princess, trying to outrun an unstoppable force determined to drag her back to a horrifying arranged marriage.
by Hugh Lofting
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Join Tommy Stubbins and Doctor Dolittle on a journey to uncharted lands where they befriend a giant sea snail, seek the world's greatest naturalist, and champion the voices of every creature.
by James D. Watson
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James Watson's personal account describes the intense race to discover the double helix, revealing the ambition, intellect, and rivalries behind one of the 20th century's greatest scientific finds.
by J.D. Robb
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On an opulent off-world resort, Lieutenant Eve Dallas's 'vacation' with her billionaire husband, Roarke, spirals into a deadly game of cat and mouse when a killer with ties to both their pasts turns a police conference into a personal vendetta.
by Henry James
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A London couple schemes to inherit a dying American heiress's fortune, but their plan unravels when love and guilt complicate their treachery.
by James Jones
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In the sweltering tension of pre-WWII Hawaii, a defiant bugler's refusal to box and a top sergeant's dangerous affair with his captain's wife expose the brutal honor and savage despair of men bound by the unyielding codes of the U.S. Army.
by Bernard Cornwell
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During the brutal Hundred Years' War, an English archer seeks the Holy Grail and revenge against the black rider who ruined his life, only to find himself hunted by a sadistic Inquisitor.
by G. Willow Wilson
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A young hacker in a Middle Eastern security state finds an ancient book of jinn, pulling him into a dangerous world of unseen forces and government surveillance as he fights to save himself and his clients.