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by Albert Camus
In sun-drenched Algiers, an indifferent man's life unravels from his mother's death to a senseless murder, revealing the chilling absurdity of existence.
by Robert Louis Stevenson
Young Jim Hawkins sails into a world of pirates, mutiny, and buried gold, brought to life by N. C. Wyeth's illustrations, in a quest for Treasure Island.
by Buchi Emecheta
In a society that treats women as property, Aku-nna, a young Nigerian woman, defies her uncle's greed and tradition, choosing love over the high bride price he demands.
by William Bradford Huie
In the sweltering, racially charged summer of 1964, three civil rights workers vanished into the Mississippi night, exposing a chilling conspiracy of hate that reached the highest levels of local law enforcement.
by Richard Marsh
An ancient, shape-shifting beetle-creature from Egypt seeks supernatural revenge in Victorian London, terrifying its targets and leaving questions in its wake.
by Christopher J. Olson
This book examines how exorcism films, since 'The Exorcist,' consistently show possessed young women needing male salvation, often reflecting and reinforcing societal anxieties about female empowerment and sexuality.
by Henry Fielding
In 18th-century London, the good but naive Amelia faces constant misfortune, betrayal, and the moral lapses of her charming but careless husband, Booth, as they seek a peaceful home life.
by Arthur Zulu
In an empire filled with plots and prejudice, Queen Esther, a resilient black woman, risks her crown and life to stop a genocide against her people in Medo-Persia.
by John A Booth
Learn how Costa Rica built a stable democracy despite Central American unrest and outside pressures, through its unique institutions, political involvement, and foreign policy.
by André Malraux
In the chaos of 1927 Shanghai, revolutionaries like Kyo and Gisors struggle with their beliefs, their humanity, and the harsh reality of a communist uprising about to be betrayed.
by Luke Sullivan
Sullivan's unfiltered guide rips through the polite facade of advertising, revealing the raw, often messy truth behind creating campaigns that actually make people give a damn.
by Susan Hubbard
In a world where vampires are the elite and humanity their cattle, a young woman discovers her true heritage and the power to shatter the established order.
by Jordan B. Peterson
Jordan B. Peterson offers 12 rules, blending ancient wisdom and modern science, to help individuals navigate modern life's challenges and find meaning, from simple acts like petting cats to more complex ones like standing tall.
by Sigmund Freud
Freud plunges into the nocturnal theater of the human mind, arguing that our most bizarre dreams are meticulously coded messages from the unconscious, revealing our deepest desires and unresolved conflicts.
by Wendy Northcutt
A darkly humorous compendium of humanity's most astonishing self-destructive acts, celebrating the ironic genius of natural selection in action.
by Ellen G. White
Ellen G. White's "Education" describes a Christ-centered approach to learning, focusing on character and spiritual insight to prepare individuals for service.
by Malorie Blackman
In a world divided by race, a forbidden love between a privileged Cross and an oppressed Nought starts a rebellion against a society determined to keep them apart.
by Brianna Wiest
Understand the roots of self-sabotage, turn past hurts into strength, and learn to live your best life by overcoming your own internal struggles.
In a dystopian future where her touch is lethal, a girl with a dangerous gift must choose between a tyrannical regime and the rebels who see her as their most powerful weapon.
by Harper Lee
Journey through the moral complexities of the American South, where innocent eyes confront prejudice, justice, and the quiet courage of ordinary people.
by Bruce Holsinger
In a medieval Oxford where plague ravages and piety clashes with pragmatism, a young physician's pursuit of justice for a murdered colleague unravels a conspiracy reaching the highest echelons of the church.
by Rachel Monroe
Rachel Monroe dissects the dark allure of true crime, exploring how four infamous cases twisted the desires and identities of the women drawn into their morbid orbits.
by William Saroyan
by David Herbert Lawrence
A young artist's suffocating devotion to his possessive mother wages a destructive war against his burgeoning desires and romantic prospects in a Nottinghamshire mining town.