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by Trenton Lee Stewart
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Armed with an extraordinary mind and plagued by narcolepsy, young orphan Nicholas Benedict navigates a treacherous new orphanage filled with bullies, secrets, and a life-altering mystery that forces him to confront the greatest puzzle of all: himself.
by Bohumil Hrabal
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Amidst the comedic chaos of a sleepy Czech railway station and the burden of his own virginity, a young apprentice finds himself drawn into an unexpected act of wartime heroism against the occupying Germans.
by Dusti Bowling
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Born without arms, Aven Green navigates a new town, an old Western theme park, and a mystery, showing that strength and friendship can overcome any challenge.
by Adam Gopnik
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An American writer raises his family in late 20th-century Paris, finding the city's magic in its everyday quirks as much as its romantic image.
by Susan Dennard
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In a gaslamp-lit Philadelphia filled with reanimated corpses, Eleanor Fitt must brave the Spirit-Hunters and a handsome paranormal investigator to rescue her missing brother from a necromantic evil.
by Peter Matthiessen
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In the Himalayas' harsh beauty, a spiritual search for the snow leopard becomes a journey of self-discovery and acceptance of impermanence.
by Lisa Feldman Barrett
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Neuroscientist Lisa Feldman Barrett reveals a new truth about feelings: your brain doesn't just react to emotions, it actively builds them, changing your reality.
by Dave Ramsey
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Having lost a fortune by thirty, Dave Ramsey distills his hard-won wisdom into a straightforward, step-by-step guide for escaping debt, investing simply, and finding financial peace to transform your life and relationships.
by Max Barry
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In a future where corporate identity is literal and assassination is a marketing strategy, a low-level employee's accidental hitman contract ignites a global chase with a government agent to expose the absurdity of unchecked capitalism.
by Janet Evanovich
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A sharp-witted city woman seeking an Alaskan escape finds her biggest challenge yet in a rugged pilot who is determined not to be hunted.
by James Lee Burke
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After Hurricane Katrina, Detective Dave Robicheaux navigates a lawless New Orleans, where stolen diamonds, desperate people, and a fight between good and evil unfold in a raw, memorable story.
by Erich Segal
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A wealthy Harvard athlete and a working-class music student build an unlikely, passionate love that challenges their different worlds, only to face a love that must end too soon.
by Kimberly Derting
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Haunted by the dead, a teenage girl with a macabre gift must navigate a deadly love triangle and a serial killer's obsession before she becomes the next trophy.
by Morgan Rhodes
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As a ruthless empress seizes the throne and dark prophecies loom, unlikely alliances form and old grudges are set aside as a group of rebels and royals fight to control their destinies against a tyrannical force and a coming storm that will reveal the true cost of magic.
by Indu Sundaresan
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Born a refugee, Mehrunnisa defies fate and the rigid confines of 17th-century Mughal society to pursue a forbidden love with Prince Salim, ultimately shaping an empire with her brilliance and unyielding ambition.
by Peter Lerangis
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A dying boy named Jack must race against time to find seven ancient magical artifacts hidden within the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World to save his life.
by Octavia E. Butler
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Torn between his five parents' alien legacy and humanity's self-destructive freedom, Akin, a uniquely human-Oankali child, must decide if his 'pure' human captors deserve the fertility that will inevitably lead to their own undoing.
by Jonathan Coe
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Attraverso le vicende grottesche e brutali della famiglia Winshaw, questo romanzo dipinge un affresco socio-politico esilarante e agghiacciante dell'Inghilterra thatcheriana, rivelando sorprendenti analogie con la realtà contemporanea.
by Dan Chaon
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Three strangers, each running from a created past or an uncertain future, find their quests for identity linked by secrets, lies, and the echoes of a shared, hidden history.
by Karin Slaughter
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In wealthy Atlanta, a mother's revenge against a stranger found with her murdered daughter starts a three-day race for detectives Will Trent and Faith Mitchell to find the truth before another girl dies.
by Erasmus
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The goddess Folly delivers a brilliant satirical monologue, exposing the hypocrisies of mankind, from superstitious priests to pompous academics, and ultimately highlighting true Christian piety in 16th-century Europe.
by Diane Chamberlain
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A daughter's promise to her dying father uncovers a decades-old mystery, linking a silent child, a forgotten love, and a truth that shatters a woman's present and reveals her daughter's true parentage.
by Steven Gould
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A runaway teen with the power to instantaneously teleport across the globe discovers that a world without boundaries comes with exhilarating freedom and dangerous enemies.
by Richard Brautigan
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In a world made of watermelon sugar, where the sun changes color daily, a gentle community tries to build a perfect life, leaving behind a violent past.