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  1. P.S. I Love You

    Cecelia Ahern

    ★ 4.0 (337k) average on GoodreadsRomance

    After losing the love of her life, a young widow finds healing and self-discovery through posthumous letters from her late husband, each signed 'P.S. I Love You,' urging her to live again.

  2. Clockwork Princess

    Cassandra Clare

    ★ 4.6 (337k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A clockwork army threatens Victorian London, and a young woman caught between two brothers must use her angelic power to save the world and change her own fate.

  3. Cutting for Stone

    Abraham Verghese

    ★ 4.3 (337k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction

    Orphaned twin brothers, born from a secret affair between a nun and a surgeon, deal with love, betrayal, and the medical world during a revolution in Ethiopia and in New York City.

  4. The Hunt for Red October

    Tom Clancy

    ★ 4.1 (336k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    A renegade Soviet submarine captain steers his nation's most advanced nuclear missile sub toward American shores, igniting a high-stakes Cold War chase where the fate of global peace hinges on deciphering his true intentions.

  5. The Godfather

    Mario Puzo

    ★ 4.4 (335k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    Beneath the veneer of legitimate business, the Corleone family navigates a brutal world of loyalty, betrayal, and bloody power struggles to protect their empire and legacy.

  6. Crazy Rich Asians

    Kevin Kwan

    ★ 3.9 (335k) average on GoodreadsRomance

    An American-born Chinese woman discovers her boyfriend is heir to an impossibly vast fortune, thrusting her into a glittering, cutthroat world of Singaporean elite where old money and family expectations threaten to unravel their romance.

  7. Safe Haven

    Nicholas Sparks

    ★ 4.2 (335k) average on GoodreadsRomance

    A mysterious woman seeking refuge in a quiet coastal town finds unexpected love and a strong friendship, only to discover that escaping her terrifying past means facing it to find her safe place.

  8. Will Grayson, Will Grayson

    John Green

    ★ 3.8 (334k) average on GoodreadsYoung Adult

    Two Will Graysons, leading very different lives, cross paths in a city of endless possibilities, beginning an unexpected journey of self-discovery, friendship, and the creation of a high school musical, all shaped by Tiny Cooper.

  9. The Psychology of Money

    Morgan Housel

    ★ 4.3 (333k) average on Goodreads

    Forget the spreadsheets; true wealth isn't about market smarts, but mastering the irrational human behaviors that dictate our financial fates.

  10. A Court of Mist and Fury

    Sarah J. Maas

    ★ 4.6 (333k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    Haunted by her past and trapped, a High Fae huntress navigates the Night Court's politics and allure to reclaim her soul and confront a darkness threatening her world.

  11. The Screwtape Letters

    C.S. Lewis

    ★ 4.2 (332k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A senior demon, Screwtape, advises his nephew Wormwood on corrupting a human soul, offering a satirical look at temptation, faith, and the human condition in an inverted epistolary novel.

  12. How the Grinch Stole Christmas!

    Dr. Seuss

    ★ 4.4 (330k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A Grinch, who hates the joyful carols of Whoville, tries to stop Christmas by stealing everything. He learns that the holiday's true spirit is in community cheer, not presents or feasts.

  13. The Art of War

    Sun Tzu

    ★ 4.0 (330k) average on GoodreadsBusiness

    Learn ancient strategies for outsmarting rivals, whether on the battlefield or in the boardroom.

  14. Oh, the Places You'll Go!

    Dr. Seuss

    ★ 4.3 (328k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    Take a fun trip through life's ups and downs, using Dr. Seuss's rhyming advice to find the great potential within you to handle any path you choose.

  15. The Lucky One

    Nicholas Sparks

    ★ 4.1 (328k) average on GoodreadsRomance

    A Marine finds a mysterious photograph in the Iraqi desert, leading him on a journey to find the woman he believes is his lucky charm. Their romance is threatened by the secret that brought them together.

  16. Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace ... One School at a Time

    Greg Mortenson

    ★ 3.6 (326k) average on GoodreadsLifestyle

    A lost mountaineer's promise to build a school for impoverished villagers grows into a decade-long, dangerous effort to educate girls in Taliban territory, showing one person's dedication can build peace.

  17. Shadow Kiss

    Richelle Mead

    ★ 4.3 (325k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A fierce Dhampir bodyguard must choose between her forbidden love for a fellow guardian and protecting her Moroi princess best friend from an encroaching darkness that threatens to consume them all.

  18. Beloved

    Toni Morrison

    ★ 3.9 (325k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction

    In post-Civil War Ohio, an escaped mother faces the terrifying return of her murdered child, now a mysterious young woman demanding a reckoning for a past too horrific to forget.

  19. A Study in Scarlet

    Arthur Conan Doyle

    ★ 4.2 (324k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    A war-weary doctor in Victorian London meets an eccentric detective, and together they investigate a cryptic murder with a scarlet message, leading them to a vengeful tale from the American frontier.

  20. Like Water for Chocolate

    Laura Esquivel

    ★ 4.0 (324k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    Tita's forbidden love and intense emotions magically infuse her cooking, causing desires and upheaval on a Mexican ranch.

  21. Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking

    Susan Cain

    ★ 4.1 (324k) average on GoodreadsBusiness

    In a world that values being outgoing, "Quiet" shows the strength and important contributions of introverts, asking us to rethink how we see and support thoughtful people.

  22. The Crucible

    Arthur Miller

    ★ 3.6 (323k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    In 17th-century Salem, a young girl's accusation starts a witch-hunt, showing how mass hysteria and self-righteousness can destroy a community and condemn innocent people.

  23. Station Eleven

    Emily St. John Mandel

    ★ 4.0 (322k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction

    After a devastating flu, a nomadic acting and music group called the Traveling Symphony travels the Great Lakes region, risking danger to keep art and humanity alive. Their lives connect with a dead Hollywood star and the dangerous prophet who emerges after him.

  24. White Oleander

    Janet Fitch

    ★ 4.0 (322k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction

    Adrift in the treacherous currents of the Los Angeles foster care system, a young girl navigates a series of surrogate mothers and their harsh realities, forging her own identity in the shadow of her incarcerated, poet mother's powerful, destructive love.

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