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by Caroline Lee
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A sheltered young woman seeking inspiration for her adventure novels finds more than she bargained for when she nurses a wounded outlaw in her barn, only to discover he's a US Marshall hiding from a dangerous gang during a Christmastime in Everland.
by Virginia Hamilton
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During a summer on her uncle's farm, a young girl finds an unforgettable friend in a regal, statuesque hog farmer who mirrors the image of an African queen.
by Domenico Italo Composto-Hart
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The last warrior of a fallen order flees a dying Atlantis with the Oracle Queen's heir, while a bullied Lemurian boy discovers his Atlantean heritage and prepares to defend his home against an empire's wrath.
by Dick King-Smith
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An eccentric elderly woman, initially a stranger, finds an unexpected and loving home with a boisterous family who embraces her quirky charm.
by Billy Graham
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Billy Graham explores the paradox of happiness, showing that true contentment is not a direct pursuit but a divine outcome found by following Jesus's Beatitudes.
by Stephen King
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Seven childhood friends in the haunted town of Derry must return as adults to confront the shape-shifting, sewer-dwelling evil they thought they'd defeated, forcing them to relive their deepest fears and the terrifying bond that links them to 'It'.
by Mahasweta Devi
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Mahasweta Devi's "Imaginary Maps" shows the harsh lives and strong spirits of India's indigenous tribes, revealing how history, myth, and politics marginalize them but also fuel their fight to survive.
by Michael Pryor
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From AI-managed lives with micropets to post-plague survival and genetically-matched dating, two friends navigate a century of researched, often terrifying, potential futures shaped by today's trends.
by Panos Karnezis
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Lost in the Anatolian labyrinth of 1922, a morphine-addicted Greek brigadier leads his myth-haunted brigade, pursued by Turkish forces and their own past vengeance, into a seemingly untouched town that will become their final, tragic maze.
by Michael A. Smerconish
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A conservative talk radio host, close to deciding a presidential election, struggles with his conscience as he uses his power to sway Florida and the Oval Office, forcing him to choose between political games and an explosive truth.
by Lauren Blackwood
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After a poisoned apple traps her in a perilous dream world of sentient gems and sinister creations, Snow White must unite with cursed allies to find the mythical Ruby Heart and break the Queen's spell before the true danger within their ranks shatters all hope.
by David Klass
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On the Roman courts, a white basketball player's dreams of international glory collide with racial prejudice and political plots, making him face truths about himself and his teammates.
by Amber Lea Easton
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A traumatized anchorwoman in the Cayman Islands gets pulled into a web of deceit, murder, and revenge when her romance with a scandal-plagued screenwriter is threatened by a relentless stalker.
by Elizabeth Scott
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Torn between a comfortable relationship and a new love who awakens her true self, Lauren must choose between the life she's expected to live and the passionate future she craves.
by James Hadley Chase
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When a ruthless killer stalks the French Riviera, an American detective becomes involved in blackmail, seduction, and murder where every turn reveals a new predator and no one is safe.
by Casey McQuiston
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A cynical Brooklyn transplant finds her world upended and her heart on the line when her subway crush turns out to be a punk rock lesbian from the 1970s, trapped in time and desperately needing her help to return home.
by Louise Plummer
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With only a faded photograph and her mother's vague answers, a determined teen sets out to find the truth about the father she's never known, even if it means uncovering a past her mother wants to keep hidden.
by Orson Welles
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Explore the making of Orson Welles's 'Citizen Kane' through Pauline Kael's essay and the original script, showing the conflicts and art behind Hollywood's most talked-about film.
by Jennifer Bassett
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In 19th-century France, an ex-convict's search for a new life conflicts with an inspector's relentless pursuit, all while revolution brews.
by Jack Finney
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A collection of speculative tales where ordinary lives brush against the extraordinary, from commuters stumbling into the past to suburbanites discovering peculiar new neighbors and the chilling consequences of a man's obsession with his career.
by Jonathan Swift
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In a war of wit and ink, ancient tomes clash with modern pamphlets on the dusty shelves of a library, each vying for intellectual supremacy and the very soul of literature.
by Jane Mitchell
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Indoctrinated into a brutal militia, a boy soldier's descent towards an irreversible act of violence is met with the desperate, unwavering love of a family determined to reclaim the son they remember.
by Carolyn Boroden
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Learn to use the Golden Ratio through Fibonacci analysis to time the market and predict prices, helping you profit consistently in stocks, futures, and Forex.
by Bill Wallace
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When Jake and Ben unearth a hidden canoe, they paddle into a treacherous quicksand swamp teeming with alligators, only to discover a human enemy far more dangerous than the gators guarding a buried treasure.