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by Robert Frost
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This re-illustrated edition invites young readers to find hidden animals as a traveler pauses his sleigh on a snowy New England evening, capturing winter's quiet beauty.
by Frank Delaney
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In 1950s Ireland, a young boy's life is changed by a storyteller, sending him on a lifelong search to find lost tales and his homeland's spirit.
by Sidney Sheldon
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A scorned woman builds a media empire to dismantle the political career of her ex-fiancé, who abandoned her for the presidency, all while looking back at how they became enemies.
by Neal Shusterman
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To save his thrill-seeking brother from a phantom carnival that traps souls, responsible Blake must confront his deepest fears on seven deadly rides before dawn, each a twisted reflection of a past he desperately tries to outrun.
by Emily Henry
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A Kentucky girl's last summer before college becomes a race against time to save the boy she just met from a disappearing world, forcing her to choose between the life she knows and a love that defies reality.
by Gabriel García Márquez
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Gabriel García Márquez writes about his early life, showing the real-world magic, people, and places that shaped his writing.
by Paul Theroux
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A brilliant but increasingly unhinged inventor drags his family into the Honduran jungle to build a 'perfect' society, only to shatter their lives with his escalating paranoia and disastrous ambition.
by Immanuel Kant
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Kant's 'Critique of Practical Reason' explains how human will, guided by pure reason and not desires, can create universal moral law and define freedom.
by Giovanna Fletcher
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The first girl born in fifty years must choose between her predetermined destiny to repopulate humanity and a forbidden love that threatens to expose a carefully constructed future.
by Elisabeth Tova Bailey
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Confined to her bed by illness, a woman finds wonder, comfort, and a new understanding of her existence by observing a wild snail on her nightstand.
by Toni Morrison
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In a fading beach town, the ghost of the charismatic Bill Cosey continues to ignite a furious, multi-generational battle among the women who loved, hated, and were forever bound by his complicated legacy.
by Thomas Paine
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In 'Rights of Man,' Thomas Paine passionately champions the French Revolution, arguing for universal human rights, radical social reforms like worker's social security, and an egalitarian society where government serves the will of the people.
by Don DeLillo
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In a secret compound where death is a choice and immortality a promise, a son confronts his billionaire father's pursuit of a technologically-resurrected future, making him face the beauty and terror of life in the present.
by Danielle Paige
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With Dorothy dead and Ozma on the throne, Amy Gumm must go to the dark world of Ev to face the Nome King and his gingham-clad bride, fighting to end Dorothy's threat and save Oz and Kansas without losing herself.
by James Goldman
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At a medieval Christmas court, the Plantagenet family engages in a vicious, witty, and deeply dysfunctional power struggle for succession, proving that even kings and queens can't escape toxic family drama.
by Livia Blackburne
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A street thief with a hidden past and a knight seeking revenge must work together against a common enemy, only to uncover a secret that links their lives.
by Jenny Wingfield
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After an unexpected death and a lost parish, an eleven-year-old girl in 1950s Arkansas sets out to protect a traumatized boy from his abusive father, while her own family adjusts to major changes.
by Daniel Quinn
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A devout priest's investigation into a charismatic, controversial preacher known as 'B' unravels the foundations of his faith, revealing a radical 'gospel' encoded in humanity's genes.
by John Steinbeck
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In California's fertile valleys, a man's deep respect for a tree, which he believes holds his father's spirit, conflicts with his brother's strict faith, leading to a devastating fight against nature and the unknown.
by Naomi Alderman
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When teenage girls worldwide suddenly gain the ability to unleash deadly electrical currents, the world changes forever, forcing a re-evaluation of power, gender, and societal control.
by Jayne Ann Krentz
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A man cursed by his family's past must find a legendary artifact with a psychic investigator whose abilities and their growing connection might save him from madness and ancient power.
by Katie Ashley
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Aidan, a commitment-phobic bachelor, and Emma, a grieving widow ready for single motherhood, unexpectedly meet at a company Christmas party, sparking an unforeseen connection.
by Sudha Murty
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Through fifty short stories, Sudha Murty shows the full range of human nature, from a son's cold abandonment to a dying woman's thanks, inviting readers to see the world with more understanding.
by Gloria Naylor
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On a mystical island where ancestral magic intertwines with modern skepticism, a powerful healer must reconcile with her headstrong great-niece to combat a looming darkness threatening to consume their legacy.