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by Nikolai Gogol
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A cunning swindler's quest to purchase deceased serfs exposes the ludicrous venality and peculiar charm of imperial Russian society, where even the dead hold a surprising currency.
by James George Frazer
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Frazer explores ancient rites, customs, and magic, showing how human thought evolved from early savagery to civilization.
by Gary Wilson
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Internet pornography can change your brain, causing issues like erectile dysfunction in young men and less intimacy in real life. 'Rebooting' can restore focus, improve mood, and help you connect with others.
by Cormac McCarthy
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In 1930s Appalachia, an orphaned boy forms a father-son bond with the bootlegger who killed his father, their lives tied together by violence, loyalty, and time.
by Tracey Garvis Graves
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A dot-com millionaire seeking solitude on a remote island finds his escape upended by a British girl, only to discover their intertwined fates are far more catastrophic and connected than he could have imagined.
by Jeanette Winterson
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An orphaned girl, adopted by a blind lighthouse keeper, finds her way by understanding the dual life of a 19th-century clergyman—a man split between public duty and private love—whose story helps her find her own light and love.
by Hjalmar Söderberg
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In fin-de-siècle Stockholm, a lonely doctor's long-held dislike for an unpleasant minister turns into a murderous fixation when the minister's beautiful wife shares her marital problems.
by Graham Greene
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A veteran spy, nearing retirement, races against a leak investigation to protect his African wife and the secrets he holds, facing the personal cost of loyalty in a world where trust is a deadly luxury.
by Neil Gaiman
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Lost in a dark forest, two hungry children find a gingerbread house, unaware its sweet facade hides a child-eating witch.
by Douglas Preston
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A seemingly inert meteorite from the Antarctic seabed is an intelligent alien organism, forcing a disgraced scientist and a weapons expert to race against time to prevent global annihilation.
by Robert Rankin
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In a noir-infused Toy Town, an unlikely duo—Eddie Bear and his best friend Jack—must outwit a serial killer targeting the Old Rich nursery rhyme moguls before their own happily-ever-afters are permanently cancelled.
by Henry Roth
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In 1900s Lower East Side, a young Jewish boy navigates language, faith, and self-awareness, seeking meaning in his chaotic immigrant life.
by Robert Beatty
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Haunted by a new evil and a heartbreaking loss, Serafina, Biltmore's catamount protector, must accept her dual nature to fight a darkness threatening her home and the Blue Ridge Mountains.
by T.S. Eliot
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In T.S. Eliot's poetic play, Archbishop Thomas Becket defies his king and accepts a brutal martyrdom within Canterbury Cathedral.
by Louis L'Amour
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In a 12th-century epic, Mathurin Kerbouchard, a man of intellect and combat, seeks revenge and discovery through European courts, Russian steppes, and Constantinople, ending in a quest to the Valley of Assassins.
by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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When an aristocratic couple invites two guests to their estate, the balance of their marriage shatters under the pull of forbidden love, mirroring nature's 'elective affinities.'
by Nora Raleigh Baskin
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Twelve-year-old Jason, who has autism, navigates the complexities of friendship and self-acceptance as he yearns to meet his online writing confidante, PhoenixBird, fearing she'll only see his diagnosis and not the imaginative boy he truly is.
by Jay McLean
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Two people, scarred by fear and grief, find comfort and passion in each other, believing their love can overcome the chaos they face.
by T.A. Barron
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On the longest night of winter, a young Merlin must find his inner strength and reclaim his lost wings to unite a warring Fincayra against an ancient evil and save its children from a mysterious hunter.
by Watchman Nee
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Watchman Nee's 'Christ our Life' clearly explains how faith in God's eternal plan leads to a life with Christ.
by C.S. Forester
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Stranded in the WWI African jungle, a missionary and a steamboat captain fall in love and plan to sink an enemy warship, battling nature and their own differences.
by Edwidge Danticat
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After a 1937 ethnic cleansing, a Haitian maid's dream of marriage and returning home with her lover is shattered, forcing her into a desperate fight for survival against the Dominican Republic's genocidal fury.
by 50 Cent
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50 Cent and Robert Greene share a 'fear nothing' philosophy, showing how a hustler built an empire by conquering life's battles.
by Jacqueline Susann
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In the pill-popping, beanbag-strewn world of 1970s entertainment, January Wayne navigates a glamorous yet morally ambiguous journey through New York and Los Angeles, desperately seeking a lover who can fill the void left by her charismatic, movie-producer father.