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by Franklin W. Dixon
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The Hardy Boys chase a self-styled pirate king from Bayport to a Caribbean stronghold, uncovering his role in museum thefts and the "Empire of the Twisted Claw."
by Beverly Jenkins
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In 1850s Michigan, an independent Underground Railroad conductor dedicated to freeing others finds her heart drawn to an arrogant but captivating fellow conductor with a price on his head, as they navigate danger, deception, and desire on the path to freedom and love.
by Sidney Sheldon
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In Sidney Sheldon's "Bloodline," a resilient heiress must navigate a viper's nest of avaricious relatives and an unseen assassin to save her family's empire from collapse after her father's suspicious death.
by S.A. Bodeen
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Haunted by their escape from an underground bunker, Eli and his family grapple with a world that wants answers and the chilling realization that their past may still be watching them.
by Freya North
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Seventeen years after their first love, a London jeweler and a reclusive rock-and-roller reunite, forcing them to confront the secrets that have kept them both from moving on.
by Palagummi Sainath
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Through vivid, on-the-ground reporting, Sainath exposes the absurdities and failures of India's development policies, revealing the human cost behind the statistics of poverty and displacement.
by Lisa Marie Rice
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A city woman's life falls apart after seeing a Mob hit, sending her into witness protection in rural Idaho. Her only comfort comes from a quiet, protective ex-SEAL rancher and a town determined to keep her safe from assassins.
by Jim Rohn
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Jim Rohn shows how mastering life's basic lessons and doing daily tasks with care can turn an average life into a successful one, leading to personal achievement and financial freedom.
by Susin Nielsen
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After a near-fatal allergic reaction leads to homeschooling, a word-nerd twelve-year-old forms a Scrabble-fueled friendship with an ex-con, finding community among competitive wordsmiths while secretly navigating his overprotective mother.
by Robert Cormier
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As graduation nears, Archie, the sinister leader of the Vigils, prepares his final terror, unaware his right-hand man Obie and other students have a shocking surprise waiting for him.
by Ann Rinaldi
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In Civil War Richmond, a fourteen-year-old girl, determined to help the Confederacy by making a silk spy balloon, uncovers family secrets that make her question her loyalty, honor, and the war itself.
by Nelson Algren
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In post-war Chicago, a morphine-addicted drummer with a 'golden arm' for cards fights his demons and a relentless past for a chance at a new life with an old flame.
by Seamus Heaney
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Seamus Heaney's first collection shows a childhood in rural Ireland, exploring nature's beauty and decay through a young poet's precise observations.
by Ron Rash
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After a bear trap ensnares him in the orbit of a marijuana farmer, a 17-year-old outsider must navigate an Appalachian community still haunted by a Civil War massacre and riddled with corruption, forcing him to confront his home's dark legacy and forge his own path.
by Sandra Brown
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A New York book editor's quest for a reclusive author's tantalizing manuscript leads her to a ruined plantation, an undeniable attraction, and a chilling realization that his fictional tale of betrayal and murder may be a terrifying reflection of her own husband's hidden past.
by Kit Pearson
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A young girl trapped in poverty dreams of a perfect family, only to find herself questioning the line between reality and illusion when her magical new life with the warm Kaldors mysteriously unravels.
by Dale Carnegie
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Dale Carnegie offers practical strategies to transform daily routines into opportunities for excitement and satisfaction by unlocking your hidden potential and fostering positive interactions.
by Walker Percy
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A lawyer, institutionalized after learning of his wife's infidelity, seeks revenge by violently purging society's moral decay.
by Courtney C. Stevens
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Scarred by an accident that killed her best friend, Sadie grapples with a burgeoning romance with his brother and the shattering truth about the past, forcing her to confront whether she can truly heal or remain captive to her grief.
by Louis L'Amour
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Follow the interwoven destinies of resilient pioneers like the restless Linus Rawlings and spirited Lilith Prescott as they battle fierce enemies and nature's cruelty to forge a nation in the untamed American West.
by Lucy Strange
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After her mother falls ill and her father leaves, a young girl named Henrietta must use stories to navigate the secrets of Hope House and the figures in Nightingale Wood, uncovering a truth that changes everything.
by Adrian Phoenix
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A tortured vampire rock star, haunted by his angelic lineage and a mysterious past, finds his quest for truth and the protection of a mortal FBI agent imperiled by corrupt forces and new, unseen enemies lurking in the shadows of Seattle.
by Ayi Kwei Armah
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In newly independent Ghana, a railway clerk struggles to keep his integrity against his family's desires and a society that rewards corruption.
by Isaac Marion
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As R stumbles through his new human life with Julie, a forgotten plague from his past resurfaces, threatening to drag him and the world into a nightmarish journey through America's wastelands and the darkest corners of his own mind.