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by Jim Bernheimer
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A disgraced unicorn, bound to a reluctant recruit, must unlock their shared dangerous magic to unravel the mystery of his survival and reclaim his honor.
by Jonathan Berk
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Understand financial valuation through the Law Of One Price, making corporate finance clear and practical.
by Kelley Armstrong
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A genetically engineered necromancer on the run from her creators finds her already complicated life dangerously intertwined with two brothers, one a sorcerer and the other a werewolf.
by Melody Mayer
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In the glittering world of L.A., a socialite-turned-nanny will spin a web of charming lies to claw her way back to the top, even if it means blurring the lines between friendship and a very beneficial arrangement.
by James Silke
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Across a war-torn continent of savage empires and steaming jungles, the legendary Death Dealer, Gath of Baal, hunts for the mythical Noon, the beautiful Queen of Cats.
by Lauren Kate
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Trapped in a school for Nephilim, Luce uncovers the deceptive past of her fallen angel boyfriend, Daniel, as she discovers her own power to glimpse previous lives through dangerous Shadows. She questions if their love is destined or a beautiful lie hiding a darker fate.
by Sarmila Bose
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Through fragmented memories from all sides, 'Dead Reckoning' reconstructs the 1971 South Asian war, dissecting partisan myths and revealing its human cost.
by Raymond Benson
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In a post-Metal Gear explosion world, a rookie agent named Raiden must navigate a New York Harbor superstructure full of strange villains, resurrected legends, and a hijacked president to uncover a conspiracy and a superweapon hidden in plain sight.
by Robert Louis Stevenson
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In a village where supernatural whispers chill the air, a minister confronts the terrifying secret of Thrawn Janet, a woman condemned as a witch.
by Joel Mokyr
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Mokyr explores why some societies achieve technological breakthroughs while others stagnate, providing historical lessons for future innovation.
by W.E.B. Du Bois
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W.E.B. Du Bois brings John Brown to life, not just as a historical figure, but as the incendiary prophet whose righteous, violent struggle against slavery ignited the Civil War.
by John Morgan Wilson
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A disgraced, alcoholic reporter is pulled back into West Hollywood's dangerous underworld to solve a murder, forcing him to confront his past and fall for the prime suspect.
by Marissa Meyer
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As Gatlon City teeters on the brink, Nova and Adrian must unmask a resurrected enemy and reconcile their hero-villain identities before love, loyalty, and their entire world are obliterated.
by James W. Ellison
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A quiet Pulitzer-winning author's four-decade silence ends when a street-smart, basketball-playing prodigy with a hidden talent for writing accidentally enters his life, starting a mentorship that changes them both.
by Larry D. Thompson
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A pro bono lawyer dives into the murky world of dark money and political corruption after a Halloween fundraiser turns deadly, forcing him to hunt for a phantom killer to clear his friend's name.
by Chris Jenks
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Chris Jenks's "Thought as a System" dissects the complex interplay between individual cognition and the societal structures that shape our thinking, revealing how our thoughts are not isolated events but products of interwoven social and intellectual frameworks.
by Chad Lucas
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In a town where dreams become nightmares and adults turn into zombies, an anxious neurodivergent boy and a Black baseball player must confront their deepest fears and a sinister corporation to save their families and community.
by Beverley Hughesdon
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In ancient Israel, a captivating Shulamite maiden and a powerful king navigate a passionate, yet forbidden, love story against political intrigue and societal expectations.
by Constance Beresford-Howe
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After four decades of marriage, Eva Carroll spontaneously abandons her conventional life to find unexpected freedom, love, and self-discovery in a Montreal boarding house.
by Raman Selden
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Selden's guide explains literary theory, from basic ideas to current discussions on ecocriticism, posthumanism, and digital humanities, making complex topics clear for any reader.
by Ludwig von Mises
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Ludwig von Mises shows how central planning's attempts to organize society dismantle the price system, suppress individual freedom, and lead economies into destructive 'planned chaos' instead of order.
by Cecilia Manguerra Brainard
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During the brutal Japanese occupation of the Philippines, a young girl named Yvonne flees into the jungle, finding comfort and strength in ancient myths of warrior women and rainbow goddesses as she sees terrible suffering and works to preserve her people's stories.
by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles
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In early industrial England, where cholera and revolution threaten, the Morland family falls apart after a violent crime, revealing the dark desires unleashed when old traditions collapse.
by Phillip Tomasso III
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A 9-1-1 dispatcher races to save his children during an H1N1 outbreak that turns the city into a zombie nightmare, forcing him to question the vaccine's origins and seek refuge beyond the border.