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by Joan Lindsay
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On a hot St. Valentine's Day in 1900, three schoolgirls and their governess disappear during an outing to Hanging Rock, unsettling an Australian finishing school and the colonial community.
by Cassandra Clare
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In the Shadowhunter city, Clary must defy laws, navigate family secrets, and unite factions to save her mother and stop Valentine from destroying their world, as her love for Jace grows amidst the chaos.
by Shaun Bythell
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Follow a Scottish bookseller through a year of diary entries as he runs his sprawling second-hand shop, dealing with eccentric staff, bizarre customers, and the never-ending search for literary gems.
by R.A. Salvatore
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In the trilogy's end, Drizzt Do'Urden uses his twin swords against a huge orc army, fighting for the Forgotten Realms.
by Steve Martin
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Confined by his phobias and his Santa Monica apartment, Daniel Pecan Cambridge navigates a world of imagined dangers and real-life absurdities, from falsely implicating himself in a murder to attempting to jog with his friend Brian.
by Kerry Patterson
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by Faye Kellerman
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A brutal rape in a secluded yeshiva forces a cynical detective and a devout woman to confront faith and crime, uncovering truths that threaten their connection.
by Emma Donoghue
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During the 1918 flu pandemic and Ireland's fight for independence, a nurse, a rebel doctor, and a volunteer form a bond in a Dublin maternity ward, bringing hope and new life amid death and revolution.
by Steven Bartlett
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Learn Steven Bartlett's psychology-driven principles for unconventional success, drawn from his rapid rise and interviews with top global leaders.
by Beatrix Potter
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Peter Rabbit and his cousin Benjamin Bunny sneak back into Mr. McGregor's garden for more mischief, only to face a dangerous cat and the anger of Old Mr. Benjamin Bunny.
by Stephen Hunter
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A decorated Vietnam War sniper, lured back into action by a shadowy group, gets framed for an assassination and must use his deadly skills to expose a conspiracy that reaches the highest levels of power.
by Carolyn MacCullough
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A witch with no magic, mistaken for her powerful sister, goes on a dangerous time-travel quest for a lost item. She soon finds her own strong power and uncovers a family secret that could ruin everything.
by Gail Tsukiyama
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In 1920s rural China, a young woman abandoned to a silk factory finds sisterhood and the courage to strike for freedom against oppressive tradition.
by RuDixon
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Stranded on a glacial world after alien abduction, Georgie finds unexpected, blue-skinned, horned passion with a towering native who claims her as his mate.
by Michelle Richmond
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A photographer's brief lapse on a foggy beach sends her on a harrowing, years-long search for her vanished stepdaughter, uncovering a past she never knew and a truth more surprising than she could imagine.
by Craig Alanson
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Humanity's first contact with aliens on Columbus Day throws them into a galactic war as cannon fodder for deceptive allies, only to learn their real enemies might be the beings who 'saved' them.
by Carl Hiaasen
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In the chaotic wake of a Florida Keys hurricane, a law school dropout chases a Gaboon viper and storm-shocked monkeys, while a seductive con artist and a shotgun-toting salesman navigate their own hilariously disastrous schemes.
by Thomas Merton
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Thomas Merton's autobiography tells of his journey from a life of intellectual pursuits to the quiet vows of a Trappist monk, tracing a young man's search for spiritual peace at Gethsemani Abbey.
by Aeschylus
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After the Trojan War, King Agamemnon returns home, unaware of his wife Clytemnestra's plan for revenge, which ends in his murder and a lasting curse on the House of Atreus.
by Joe Kelly
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Barbara Thorson, a sharp-tongued outcast, uses a hammer, a fierce wit, and an even fiercer imagination to battle colossal, otherworldly giants while dealing with the very real, and far more terrifying, monster of grief.
by Lisa Williamson
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When a new school offers a chance for a fresh start, two boys with big secrets form an unlikely friendship that could expose everything they've hidden.
by C.S. Lewis
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C.S. Lewis shows how miracles are not just possible, but essential affirmations of God's close and joyful involvement in creation, turning doubt into a celebration of divine action.
by Shannon Messenger
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by Augusten Burroughs
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At Sellevision, the home shopping network, hosts grapple with public disgrace, personal meltdowns, and very public wardrobe malfunctions.