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by Ann Pancake
3.8(1,089)
In the scarred mountains of West Virginia, a coal mining family struggles with the slow destruction of their home and heritage. A defiant daughter and her mother confront the encroaching devastation of mountaintop removal and the choices that could save or shatter them.
by John Izzo
4.0(1,086)
This book shares five key secrets for lasting happiness, drawn from the life experiences of over 200 elders.
by Melanie Finn
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Haunted by a tragic accident and an unraveling marriage, a guilt-ridden woman flees to the sun-baked plains of East Africa, only to find herself embroiled in a chilling local mystery involving a witch doctor's curse and the unsettling feeling of being relentlessly pursued.
by August Wilson
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In 1904 Pittsburgh, a 287-year-old matriarch's home is a spiritual sanctuary where former slaves and a young seeker navigate new freedom, shaping a century of African American experience.
by Brian Moore
3.8(1,085)
In 17th-century New France, a young Jesuit priest's dangerous journey to convert a distant Huron tribe becomes a struggle with pagan beliefs, brutal survival, and spiritual doubt that threatens his faith.
by Jennifer McMahon
3.8(1,081)
In a town with chilling disappearances and old legends, a teenager finds a century-old diary that may explain her mother's vanishing, making her face a past that seems to repeat itself.
by Margaret Peterson Haddix
3.5(1,080)
Two estranged siblings are forced on a cross-country road trip with their motivational speaker mother, where resentment over their father's death eight years prior finally erupts, revealing family secrets.
by John Pilger
4.1(1,080)
John Pilger exposes the brutal realities of Western imperialism, revealing how global economic agendas have fueled violence and subjugation from Indonesia to Iraq and even within his homeland, Australia.
by Orson Scott Card
4.4(1,075)
A young man with a unique biological gift must navigate a treacherous political landscape and a conspiracy that threatens his planet's very survival, all while battling a brutal offworld regime for the iron that represents freedom.
by Ron De Christoforo
4.1(1,075)
In the summer of 1959, good girl Sandy and greaser Danny navigate Rydell High, where drive-in movies, dance contests, and gang rumbles ignite a romance as explosive as Greased Lightnin'.
by Don DeLillo
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Don DeLillo dissects the cultural and political effects of Bobby Thomson's 1951 'Shot Heard Round the World,' connecting the fates of characters from Jackie Gleason to J. Edgar Hoover at the Polo Grounds.
by Joey Coleman
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Mastering the 'First 100 Days' after a purchase is key to building lasting customer loyalty, turning new buyers into advocates through focused emotional engagement.
by Sally M. Keehn
4.0(1,074)
Abducted by Allegheny Indians in a brutal raid, a young girl named Regina is forced to forge a new identity as Tskinnak, navigating the wilderness and a new culture while clinging to the fading hope of reunion with the mother she left behind.
by John Dos Passos
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Three American soldiers, each from a different background, face the brutal realities of World War I, which shatters their youthful ideals and shows the true social cost of global conflict.
by Elsie Lincoln Benedict
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Understand human nature by quickly assessing character, revealing talents and career paths through observable physical traits.
by Hilari Bell
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A street pickpocket risks everything to save his mentor, joining a mysterious girl and a legendary shield that could make him powerful.
by Cheryl Klam
3.7(1,067)
After an accident, a shy theater tech's new face makes her look like her popular sister, forcing her to find true beauty beyond appearances.
by Diane Lee Wilson
4.0(1,064)
Crippled and confined, a determined Mongolian girl disguises herself as a boy and embarks on a perilous journey with her loyal mare and heroic cat to defy a perceived curse and bring honor to her family.
by Stacey Jay
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by Elizabeth Massie
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Buffy Summers must stop a supernatural feminist uprising in Sunnydale before a gender war escalates into deadly, unnatural proportions.
by Gina B. Nahai
4.0(1,060)
A young girl's lifelong search to understand her mother's mysterious disappearance reveals a generations-spanning story of resilience, magic, and the quest for belonging across Tehran, Turkey, and Los Angeles.
by Ilsa J. Bick
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Stranded in a world silenced by an EMP, a grieving teen, a soldier, and a young girl must form a family to survive the technological apocalypse and the terrifying evolution of humanity itself.
by Ray Edwards
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Learn to write persuasive copy that sells without sounding like a salesperson, turning your words into an effective tool across all platforms.
by Chester Himes
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In a Harlem on the verge of collapse, two seasoned detectives confront a maze of violence and racial tension, where a blind man's shot sparks a city's descent into madness.