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  1. A Month in the Country

    J.L. Carr

    ★ 4.1 (8k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction

    A WWI veteran, haunted by his past, finds unexpected solace and a fragile rebirth while restoring a medieval mural in a tranquil English village, only to have the beauty of summer and his peace slip away with the changing seasons.

  2. Leave It to Psmith

    P.G. Wodehouse

    ★ 4.3 (8k) average on GoodreadsRomance

    Psmith, a debonair gentleman with a silent 'p', infiltrates Blandings Castle under a false identity to pursue the woman he loves, only to find himself in a farcical plot involving mistaken identities, jewel thieves, and airborne flower pots.

  3. Sell Or Be Sold

    Grant Cardone

    ★ 4.0 (8k) average on GoodreadsSelf-Help

    Grant Cardone shows that selling is more than a job; it is a life skill needed to persuade, influence, and achieve success in all areas.

  4. Catacomb

    Madeleine Roux

    ★ 3.8 (8k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    On a post-graduation road trip to New Orleans, Dan, Abby, and Jordan find their past horrors aren't buried as deep as they thought when messages from the dead and a sinister group called the Bone Artists pull them into a deadly web of fate.

  5. Sleep No More

    Greg Iles

    ★ 3.8 (8k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    John Waters's perfect life shatters when a mysterious woman's single word reawakens a forgotten obsession, pulling him back into a dangerous world of love, passion, and deadly secrets.

  6. The Black Swan

    Mercedes Lackey

    ★ 3.9 (8k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    Torn between fear and burgeoning power, a sorcerer's daughter must defy her vengeful father and his flock of swan-maidens to break a curse that binds them all.

  7. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street

    Karina Yan Glaser

    ★ 4.2 (8k) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    Five resourceful, warm-hearted siblings have just eleven days to melt the icy resolve of their curmudgeonly landlord and save their beloved Harlem brownstone, proving that home is where the heart, and a whole lot of creative chaos, is.

  8. The Tale of Tom Kitten

    Beatrix Potter

    ★ 4.1 (8k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    Three mischievous kittens, dressed in their best, go on a garden adventure that turns into a delightful, muddy mess just before their mother's guests arrive.

  9. The Enchanter Heir

    Cinda Williams Chima

    ★ 4.0 (8k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    Haunted by a brutal massacre that gave him deadly magic, an assassin for the undead finds his world intertwined with a musician, as they uncover secrets that could ignite a war between rival magical guilds.

  10. The Man in the Queue

    Josephine Tey

    ★ 3.8 (8k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    In the bustling queue for London's hottest show, a man drops dead with a silver dagger in his back, leaving Inspector Alan Grant to untangle a seemingly impossible murder witnessed by many but seen by none.

  11. Innocent Blood

    James Rollins

    ★ 4.2 (8k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    An archaeologist, a soldier, and a priest race across the globe to protect a miraculous child from an ancient, apocalyptic enemy, unraveling Christ's lost history to save humanity from damnation.

  12. The Story Hour

    Thrity Umrigar

    ★ 3.9 (8k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction

    A kind psychologist befriends a lonely Indian woman in a bad marriage, but their shared secrets threaten to break their bond.

  13. A Star Called Henry

    Roddy Doyle

    ★ 3.8 (8k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction

    Born in a Dublin brothel, Henry Smart fights and loves through Ireland's turbulent 20th century. He is an unforgettable witness to history, all told in Roddy Doyle's unique voice.

  14. The Origins of Totalitarianism

    Hannah Arendt

    ★ 4.3 (8k) average on GoodreadsPolitics

    Hannah Arendt examines how anti-Semitism and imperialism created the conditions for totalitarian regimes like Nazi Germany and Stalinist Russia, which used terror and mass mobilization.

  15. The Unit

    Ninni Holmqvist

    ★ 3.7 (8k) average on GoodreadsScience Fiction

    In a near-future where the childless and jobless are harvested for organs, an aging woman finds peace in her designated 'Unit' until an unexpected love forces her to confront the cost of her comfortable compliance.

  16. Gravity

    Tess Gerritsen

    ★ 3.8 (8k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A microbiologist on the International Space Station fights a deadly microbe she created, while her husband races to bring her home before the infection kills them all.

  17. The Last Empress

    Anchee Min

    ★ 3.8 (8k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    From a concubine to empress, Tzu Hsi navigates the violent end of the Qing Dynasty, battling invaders, rebellions, and personal losses to protect a crumbling empire and her loved ones.

  18. Almost Home

    Joan Bauer

    ★ 4.2 (8k) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    Evicted and adrift in Chicago, twelve-year-old Sugar finds an unexpected anchor in a rescue dog, poetry, and her own strong spirit as she navigates homelessness and learns to cultivate gratitude amidst hardship.

  19. The Iron Heel

    Jack London

    ★ 3.8 (8k) average on GoodreadsPolitics

    Jack London's 'The Iron Heel' is a chilling forecast of corporate tyranny in 20th-century America, where an oligarchy crushes the nation, and a socialist movement rises to defy it.

  20. Heretics Anonymous

    Katie Henry

    ★ 3.9 (8k) average on GoodreadsSpirituality

    An atheist new to a strict Catholic school finds unexpected camaraderie and a fight for freedom among a secret society of religious rebels, led by a girl who dreams of becoming a priest.

  21. Humboldt's Gift

    Saul Bellow

    ★ 3.9 (8k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction

    A struggling writer, caught in domestic chaos and mob dealings, gets a posthumous 'gift' from his dead poet mentor, making him face the complex legacy of genius and failure.

  22. A Secret Love

    Stephanie Laurens

    ★ 4.2 (8k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    A notorious Cynster rake demands payment in passionate kisses from a veiled lady desperate for his help, unknowingly falling for the woman he's always bickered with.

  23. My Brief History

    Stephen Hawking

    ★ 3.6 (8k) average on GoodreadsBiography

    Stephen Hawking's memoir, 'My Brief History,' recounts his journey from a curious London schoolboy to a groundbreaking cosmologist, detailing his improbable life of intellectual triumph and the relentless pursuit of cosmic understanding, even as ALS progressively confined his body.

  24. Creep

    Jennifer Hillier

    ★ 3.8 (8k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    A psychology professor's attempt to end a torrid affair with her manipulative graduate student spirals into a terrifying game of blackmail and murder when he refuses to let her go, threatening to expose her secrets and destroy her life.

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