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by Gary Jennings
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Follow the cynical, quick-witted Mixtli through the brutal yet magnificent Aztec Empire as he navigates human sacrifice, imperial power, and forbidden love, ultimately witnessing its cataclysmic clash with Cortés.
by Ivan Doig
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In 1909 Montana, a widower's advertisement for a housekeeper brings a whistling, non-cooking woman and her learned brother into his life, changing his family and the prairie community through an unusual season of lessons and unexpected insights.
by Anita Brookner
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Exiled to a serene Swiss hotel, a stubbornly single romance novelist confronts her ideals and a chance at escaping spinsterhood when a pragmatic suitor offers an unexpected path.
by Adolfo Bioy Casares
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On a deserted island, a fugitive finds a perpetually replaying society of holographic projections, falls in love with an illusory woman, and confronts the terrifying implications of a machine that blurs the lines between life, memory, and immortality.
by Immanuel Kant
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Kant examines the basis of human morality, arguing that ethical action comes from a universal, unconditional duty that respects every person as an end in themselves, not just a means.
by Theodor Fontane
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Trapped in a loveless marriage to an older baron, the youthful Effi Briest seeks fleeting solace in a forbidden affair, only for its long-buried secret to resurface years later with devastating, inescapable consequences.
by Kathleen E. Woodiwiss
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Abducted from the London docks by a sea captain, an innocent fugitive is taken across oceans, battling her captor's will even as his dangerous allure ignites a passion.
by Philip Roth
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A successful advertising man's later years are plagued by physical decay, mounting regrets, and the relentless march toward an oblivion he's been dreading since youth.
by Jan Karon
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Father Tim and Cynthia navigate retirement and search for Dooley's siblings. Mitford faces development, the Sweet Stuff Bakery might close, and a real estate agent eyes the house on the hill. Residents confront mistakes, embrace forgiveness, and prepare for surprises.
by Anne Carson
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A winged red monster named Geryon navigates love, loss, and artistic awakening through his camera and the presence of Herakles, in a lyrical retelling of myth.
by Janet Ahlberg
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In a world of hidden fun, young readers play 'I spy' with their favorite fairy tale characters, each page a new search to find who's peeking next.
by J.L. Bourne
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A lone survivor writes in his journal about his daily life in a world overrun by the undead, where every choice is a desperate gamble against the plague.
by Justin Torres
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Three brothers in a Brooklyn-Puerto Rican household grow up amid their parents' raw love and brutal chaos, forming fierce bonds and enduring betrayals on their way to a singular identity.
by Tom Brokaw
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Tom Brokaw tells the story of the American generation shaped by the Great Depression and World War II, who saved the world and then built modern America, holding onto strong values of duty, honor, and responsibility.
by Louis Sachar
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Two years after Camp Green Lake, Armpit's quiet effort to build a new life with his disabled neighbor Ginny faces disruption from a get-rich-quick scheme and a famous pop star, forcing him to confront his past and decide his future.
by Carolyn Keene
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Nancy Drew solves the mystery of a phantom horse and sabotaged ranch, looking into the story of an outlaw's curse and hidden treasure after escaping a rockslide in a ghost town.
by Megan Whalen Turner
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A clever thief, saved from the gallows by a scholar seeking an ancient relic, begins a dangerous quest where his true goals are as mysterious as the old gods whose stories guide them.
by Paul Theroux
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Paul Theroux travels across continents on legendary 1970s trains, from the Orient Express to the Trans-Siberian, encountering diverse cultures and characters with his wit and sharp observations.
by Tori Spelling
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Tori Spelling reveals her privileged yet difficult childhood, career highs and lows, and the public scrutiny that shaped her, finally telling her story on her own terms.
by Harper Sloan
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Haunted by a shattering past, a broken man fights the love of an angel determined to mend his soul, even if it risks her own light.
by Marc Levy
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A San Francisco architect falls for a mysterious woman only he can see, whose comatose body lies elsewhere, forcing him to race against time to save her before doctors pull the plug on their impossible love.
by Charles M. Schulz
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Charlie Brown struggles with the commercialism of Christmas until Linus reminds him of the holiday's true meaning.
by Courtney Summers
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A seemingly perfect high school student's self-destruction forces her to confront a hidden trauma that threatens to consume her and everyone she cares about.
by Giovanni Verga
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In a sun-drenched Sicilian fishing village, the Malavoglia family's ancient rhythms of life and livelihood are tragically shattered by an unforgiving sea and the relentless tides of change they can neither comprehend nor control.