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by Colleen Helme
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A captive singer with a magical voice must risk everything on a perilous journey with a suspicious ambassador, forming an alliance that could save two nations or destroy them both, all while battling her own untamed power and a forbidden love.
by Wallace Stegner
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This collection traces the American short story from early folk tales to modern narratives, showing its changing spirit.
by Tui Allen
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by Gerome Ragni
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Hair shows the raw energy of youth, rebellion, and a search for freedom in the 1960s counterculture, all set to a rock score that changed Broadway.
by Anne Bennett
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In 1938, a sixteen-year-old Irish girl, already adrift from her family, flees Birmingham to escape the forbidden longing for her cousin, only to discover if true love can bloom when rooted in displacement.
by Dyan Sheldon
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A fed-up teen unearths a 1959 tragedy to give her ghostly, big-brother-like housemate the peace he desperately needs, and herself a moment of quiet.
by Catullus
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This book explores Catullus, the Roman poet. His witty and erotic verses, once seen as spontaneous, are shown to be sophisticated and artfully constructed. He was a modernist ahead of his time.
by W. Y. Evans-Wentz
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This text explores Padma-Sambhava's ancient yogic path to Enlightenment through direct knowledge of the cosmic One Mind, bypassing traditional techniques. Insights from Evans-Wentz and C.G. Jung illuminate this journey into Tibetan Buddhism.
by Joshua Pearl
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This guide simplifies professional stock picking, turning you from a novice into a smart investor by teaching you real-world models and risk management.
by Ruskin Bond
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Ruskin Bond shares heartwarming anecdotes of nature's wonders, unexpected friendships, and musical ghosts, all drawn from his own rich memories and told with his signature warmth and wit.
by Gordon Lish
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A middle-aged man confesses to a childhood murder, blurring the lines between memory and delusion as he dissects the violent act.
by David G. Myers
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David G. Myers condenses global scientific research to show the real, often surprising, psychological components of lasting happiness. He challenges common ideas and gives readers practical ways to live a more joyful life.
by George Reisman
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Reisman's 'Capitalism' is an encyclopedic and unyielding intellectual fortress, building a definitive defense of laissez-faire capitalism and showing how free markets improve human life.
by Peter T. Coleman
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Learn how conflict resolution and complexity science can show us unexpected ways to move past America's political divide, turning mutual dislike into productive action.
by Amy McKinley
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A woman seeking refuge from a ruthless cartel finds her sanctuary, and her heart, irrevocably intertwined with a protective biker whose past is as dangerous as her own.
by P.C. Cast
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Zoey must find allies within the vampyre high council to fight an ancient evil, while Stevie Rae and Rephaim's forbidden love could save or doom them all.
by Kat Richardson
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A near-death experience grants a P.I. the ability to see ghosts, plunging her into a Seattle underworld investigation of mutilated homeless people and ancient monsters.
by Storm Jameson
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A lonely middle-aged woman spends a single day navigating her isolation, where every interaction carries the sadness of her profound solitude.
by Elizabeth Maguire
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In 19th-century Europe, an independent American author's passionate friendship with Henry James becomes a complex dance of admiration, secrets, and literary ambition, ultimately revealing the cost of an uncompromised life.
by Norah Lofts
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Haunted by a child's mysterious death and her own family's suffocating secrets, Charlotte flees to a remote school, only to find her past—and a chilling new tragedy—unraveling around her, making her question her own innocence.
by Mayandree Michel
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A descendant of Greek gods, Cordelia must navigate treacherous dreams and a dangerous past to protect her empire and choose between destiny and the love of a mysterious boy.
by Patricia Lynne
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A vampire haunted by a forgotten past and a mysterious human girl must choose between his immortal survival and the dangerous resurgence of his buried humanity.
by Robin Craig Clark
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Begin a spiritual journey where old wisdom, romance, and the idea of 'I Am That I Am' come together to reveal your deepest self.
by Jex Lane
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Imprisoned by a seductive incubus general, a tormented vampire, desperate to escape his bloodlust, finds himself an unwilling weapon in a supernatural war, battling an undeniable desire for his captor.