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by Jack Cheng
4.0(8,432)
An eleven-year-old boy, with his dog Carl Sagan, goes on a cross-country trip to launch his iPod into space. He finds unexpected family secrets and human connections on Earth.
by Soman Chainani
4.3(8,430)
Fourth-year students at the School for Good and Evil face dangerous quests; Agatha and Tedros work to restore Camelot, while Sophie aims to redefine Evil, all as they navigate the path between success and failure.
by Knut Hamsun
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In the wild beauty of Norway, a lone pioneer builds a life from the soil, battling nature and his own isolation.
by Yu Hua
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Through the eyes of Fugui, a former landlord's son turned resilient peasant, "To Live" chronicles a man's journey through the events of 20th-century China, enduring personal and national tragedies with an unyielding, humble appreciation for life.
by Steve McConnell
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This is the definitive guide to software craftsmanship, updated to give developers timeless techniques, current practices, and practical advice for building high-quality, robust code.
by Betty Smith
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In 1927 Brooklyn, young Annie McGairy travels to a Midwestern university to marry Carl, only to find their love tested by poverty and isolation during their first year of marriage.
by B.K.S. Iyengar
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This illustrated yoga guide offers a complete path to physical and spiritual change, detailing every posture and breath to balance mind, body, and and soul.
by Anna Funder
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Four German exiles in 1930s London risk everything to expose the Nazi threat, only to discover that tyranny reaches far beyond their borders, testing their courage and loyalty.
by Christina Crawford
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Behind Hollywood's glamour, a daughter exposes her adoptive mother, screen legend Joan Crawford, revealing a brutal struggle for survival and escape from a gilded cage.
by Philippa Gregory
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An outcast with forbidden magic, Alys navigates Henry VIII's court, risking death for an obsessive love that unleashes a horrifying power.
by Cormac McCarthy
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On a desolate New York night, an ex-con's strong faith clashes with a despairing professor's nihilism in a single room, as they grapple with the ultimate question of whether life is worth living.
by Jane Hamilton
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After a violent act, a young woman in rural Wisconsin deals with faith, family, and the power of mercy.
by Ashley Elston
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Tired of life on the run, a teen girl in rural Louisiana defies Witness Protection rules and her father's silence to uncover the truth, finding love and danger with a local boy who might expose everything.
by Tupac Shakur
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Tupac Shakur's raw, handwritten verses bloom from the concrete of his life, revealing a garden of reflections on struggle, beauty, and the human spirit.
by Joshua Slocum
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On his thirty-six-foot sloop, Captain Slocum faces pirates, storms, and the vast, lonely sea to become the first person to sail around the world alone, a display of great courage and seamanship.
by Patricia Wood
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A man with a low IQ but a heart full of his grandmother's wisdom wins the lottery, forcing him to navigate a shark tank of newfound 'family' while clinging to the true meaning of trust and capability.
by Jim Harrison
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Across generations and the American plains, an unusual family navigates love, loss, and the wild spirit that connects them through history.
by Samuel Butler
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Through the multi-generational story of the Pontifex family, Samuel Butler dissects the suffocating hypocrisy and moral failings beneath Victorian respectability.
by Erica Stevens
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A young vampire prince and his love venture into the monster-infested Barrens to find allies against a tyrannical king, only to discover their greatest threat might be the secrets between them.
by Peter S. Beagle
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A solitary, immortal unicorn ventures into a cynical, fading world to discover the fate of her kind, only to find herself hunted by a mad king and the very embodiment of despair.
by Willa Cather
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From a Colorado desert town to the Metropolitan Opera, Thea Kronborg's spirit and voice turn her Western home into an artistic destiny.
by T.A. Barron
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A young Merlin, with his beloved deer-woman Hallia and mischievous shadow, faces rising evil on Fincayra and a shocking reflection in a magical mirror to save his homeland and find his true path.
by Richard Paul Evans
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With their home destroyed and families' fates unknown, the Electroclan must use the growing unrest within the Elgen to stop Hatch's global takeover, all while facing their most dangerous challenges yet.
by Jonathan Odell
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In the pre-Civil War South, a grieving plantation mistress adopts a slave infant, leading to a clash of wills and the rise of a powerful healer whose legacy of storytelling and magic spans generations.