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by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
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In a future where the population is strictly controlled and life is traded for life, a man grapples with the morality of bringing a child into existence when it means someone else must die.
by Maureen Johnson
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Haunted by a past encounter with a Ripper copycat, Rory returns to a London plagued by new, inexplicable deaths. She discovers she can now eliminate ghosts and must convince a secret ghost-fighting squad that a sinister, unseen force is at play before more lives are lost.
by Linwood Barclay
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A father's desperate search for his missing wife at an amusement park plunges him into a dangerous conspiracy that threatens to destroy his town and his life.
by Penelope Fitzgerald
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In a 1959 seaside town, a widow opens the only bookshop, facing hostility and strange events that show some communities prefer to avoid new ideas.
by Jeffrey Archer
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A CIA rookie and a hardened Mossad agent race across continents to stop Saddam Hussein's elaborate plot to steal and publicly destroy the Declaration of Independence on July 4th.
by Wendy Higgins
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A demon's son, master of seduction, finds his carefully crafted world of forbidden desire unraveling when he encounters the one woman immune to his charms, forcing him to choose between his dark destiny and a love he never thought possible.
by Brian Tracy
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Define, plan, and work toward your goals to achieve your dreams.
by Ken Follett
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During the Cold War, an American agent and a French operative, linked by a shared past and a woman between them, navigate a dangerous world of passion and betrayal from Parisian bombings to the battlefields of Afghanistan.
by George Orwell
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In 1930s London, a poet's defiant war against the 'money-god' spirals into a darkly comic descent through poverty, petulance, and the inescapable lure of the very conformity he despises.
by Truddi Chase
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Ninety-two distinct personalities, 'the Troops,' recount their shared past of abuse and their extraordinary journey towards one woman's healing.
by Bette Greene
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In a small Arkansas town during WWII, a lonely Jewish girl finds an unexpected friend in a German prisoner of war, risking everything for a forbidden connection that grows amidst prejudice and misunderstanding.
by Mervyn Peake
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In Gormenghast castle, a newborn heir's first year unfolds amidst a grand sense of doom, as the cunning Steerpike weaves his ambition through its sterile rituals.
by Stephen King
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On Death Row, a condemned man's final goodbyes are intertwined with a miraculous creature and a terrifying, unseen revenge that will grip you tighter with every step down the Green Mile.
by Lauren Oliver
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In a world where love is a disease, a mother's past of forbidden romance, failed cures, and imprisonment unfolds, revealing the defiant spirit she passed to her daughter.
by Lauren Myracle
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Three best friends navigate tenth grade through instant messages, facing boy drama, teacher flirtations, and school gossip that tests their friendship.
by Matthew Reilly
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Framed and hunted by the world's deadliest assassins, Marine 'Scarecrow' Schofield must survive a global bounty hunt to uncover a vast conspiracy before he becomes the ultimate prize.
by Susan Wilson
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A disgraced executive, stripped of his gilded life, finds an unexpected path to redemption and healing through the unconditional love of a rescued pit bull named Chance, proving that even the most broken can save each other.
by Oliver Sacks
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In his final writings, neurologist Oliver Sacks confronts his own death, turning his end into a reflection on the gift of life and each person's unique journey.
by Alistair MacLean
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In the shadow of an impregnable fortress, five elite saboteurs embark on a near-suicidal mission to silence two colossal German guns that have crippled Allied shipping in the Aegean.
by James Patterson
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In Berlin's criminal underworld, an investigator searches for her missing ex-lover and fellow agent, whose cases about billionaires, soccer stars, and the Russian mob have led him into a conspiracy threatening Europe.
by Yotam Ottolenghi
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Explore a Mediterranean-inspired world where vegetables are the star, bursting with innovative flavors and unexpected combinations that will impress even the most devoted meat-eater.
by Jennifer Donnelly
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A mermaid princess must embrace her destiny and form an alliance with her friends to prevent an ancient evil from plunging their underwater kingdom into war.
by Eudora Welty
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A daughter returns to her Southern hometown after her father's death, uncovering family truths and her own identity within the rooms of her childhood home.
by Eowyn Ivey
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In 1885 Alaska, a colonel explores a mythical river for gold, while his pregnant wife, left behind, hides a secret that could break their marriage.