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by Yu Hua
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During Mao's Cultural Revolution, a cart-pusher learns the true cost of survival and the complicated strength of family, both by blood and by choice, in a world that threatens to take everything from him.
by Raymond Chandler
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Philip Marlowe's quiet act of friendship with a troubled war veteran spirals into murder, deceit, and a relentless pursuit by both the law and a ruthless gangster, all while he grapples with what loyalty means in Los Angeles's shadowy underworld.
by Stephen R. Donaldson
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Time unravels as Thomas Covenant and Linden Avery combine their power to confront the apocalyptic Worm of the World's End, aiming to save the magical Land from ruin.
by Nicole Castroman
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A young Edward Teach, stifled by society and a forced marriage, finds his dreams of adventure challenged by an unexpected connection with a maid who also yearns for escape.
by Shi Naian
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In Song Dynasty China, 108 outlaws, united by their opposition to corrupt officials and imperial rule, form a brotherhood to seek justice and restore their honor.
by Luanne Rice
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A schoolteacher in a Connecticut beach town faces the return of her first love, a man who broke her heart years ago but might now help them reclaim their shared future.
by Allan Wolf
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Twenty-four interwoven voices, from a millionaire and a refugee to the iceberg itself, reveal the intimate human dramas and chilling inevitability leading up to the Titanic's tragic encounter.
by Joey Graceffa
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In a dystopian Eden, a privileged socialite and a hunted illegal second child discover their shared past and a destiny that could either unite or shatter their strictly regulated world.
by Damon Galgut
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A young man travels three continents, seeking love and belonging, only to find his attempts at connection repeatedly fall apart into longing, desire, and disaster.
by Andrew Fukuda
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Gene and Sissy race against time to deliver a world-saving cure through a treacherous, vampire-infested land, confronting Gene's deadly first love along the way.
by E.L. Konigsburg
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From a celestial waiting room, Eleanor of Aquitaine, surrounded by her spirited companions, recounts the true, tumultuous saga of her life as a queen, tastemaker, and political force across twelfth-century Europe, all while hoping her second husband finally makes it past the pearly gates.
by Ridley Pearson
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After graduation, the Kingdom Keepers return to a burning Disneyland to find a lost artifact and defeat an evil Walt Disney created, facing betrayal and secrets amidst terrifying wraiths and demons.
by Karen Traviss
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During the Clone Wars, Anakin Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi, and Anakin's new Padawan Ahsoka must rescue Jabba the Hutt's kidnapped son to secure hyperspace lanes, only to fall into a Separatist trap set by Count Dooku and Asajj Ventress.
by Lisa Tawn Bergren
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In a world broken by war and shadowed by betrayal, a young woman fights for the men she loves, uncovering dark secrets and evading ruthless hunters as she navigates the perilous path to survival.
by Guy Vanderhaeghe
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In the 1870s American West, two brothers search for their missing sibling, a grieving woman seeks vengeance, and their Métis guide leads them on a journey of love, loss, and self-discovery across a brutal landscape.
by Dan Gemeinhart
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Stranded on a desolate island reformatory after a mysterious accident, a guilt-ridden boy must confront his past and lead a group of troubled youths to survival before the island's secrets, and their own natures, consume them all.
by Don L. Wulffson
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Trapped in the brutal Eastern Front, a young German soldier fakes his death to escape Hitler's war, only to become entangled in a new, equally dangerous deception.
by L.A. Banks
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Satan's Consort seizes the vampire throne, rallying dark covens to bring about the Antichrist. Dhampir Damali and her crew must race against an accelerating Armageddon to prevent the unholy birth and save the world.
by Paula Morris
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In the ghost-ridden city of York, a girl with a tragic secret becomes involved in a supernatural mystery and a haunting romance, forcing her to face her past.
by Gary Armstrong
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This edition shows how modern marketing thrives on creating customer value and building lasting relationships, using the latest digital and social media strategies.
by Kathleen McGowan
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A modern forensic archaeologist uncovers hidden codes in ancient texts and gospels, revealing a two-thousand-year-old conspiracy that could rewrite Christianity's foundations and expose a love story suppressed for millennia.
by Robert McLiam Wilson
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During a fragile Belfast cease-fire, a poetic repo man and a dreamer hilariously navigate sectarian divides and the chaotic pursuit of love and lust in a city still simmering with its past.
by Robin Stevens
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Amidst fireworks and fractured friendships, schoolgirl detectives Daisy and Hazel must navigate a web of secrets and bullies to unmask the killer of Deepdean's tyrannical Head Girl before their own partnership crumbles.
by Bethany-Kris
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A Bratva mob boss reclaims his arranged bride, a woman hardened by family tragedy, only to discover their fated union is built on a decade of dangerous secrets and explosive lies.