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  1. Software

    Rudy Rucker

    ★ 3.8 (4k) average on GoodreadsFantasy
  2. The Secret of the Golden Pavilion

    Carolyn Keene

    ★ 3.9 (4k) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    Nancy Drew must unmask a ghost, expose a criminal gang, and decipher the true heir to a Hawaiian estate before a sacred king's cape is stolen from the mysterious Golden Pavilion.

  3. Reckless

    S.C. Stephens

    ★ 4.0 (4k) average on GoodreadsRomance

    As their band rockets to stardom, Kiera and Kellan must fight a greedy executive, a manipulative pop star, and the relentless media circus to keep their love from being crushed by the price of fame.

  4. Trial by Fire

    Jennifer Lynn Barnes

    ★ 4.0 (4k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    A human alpha of werewolves must embrace her instincts and defy ancient laws to protect a rogue teenager, all while navigating threats and the cost of loyalty.

  5. My Story

    Marilyn Monroe

    ★ 4.1 (4k) average on GoodreadsBiography

    Marilyn Monroe's 'My Story' offers an honest look into the life of an icon, showing the intelligent, sensitive woman behind the public image, from her lonely childhood to her sense of her own tragic end.

  6. The Book of the Law

    Aleister Crowley

    ★ 3.9 (4k) average on GoodreadsSpirituality

    This book, allegedly dictated in Cairo, presents a spiritual manifesto. It challenges conventional morality with the decree 'Do what thou wilt,' which forms the basis for Aleister Crowley's philosophy of Thelema.

  7. When the Tripods Came

    John Christopher

    ★ 3.8 (4k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    Before Will's desperate flight for freedom, humanity faces a chilling, subtle subjugation as towering Tripods descend, not with fire and fury, but with a seductive promise of peace that slowly erodes all thought and will.

  8. The Mango Season

    Amulya Malladi

    ★ 3.6 (4k) average on GoodreadsRomance

    Amidst India's mango season, a young woman's engagement to an American forces her to confront a family secret and choose between love and tradition.

  9. The Crown

    Kiera Cass

    ★ 3.8 (4k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    Queen Eadlyn faces the intense pressure of her televised Selection, where, amidst political unrest, she unexpectedly falls in love with a suitor, forcing a choice that could redefine her reign and her heart.

  10. An Unfinished Life

    Mark Spragg

    ★ 4.0 (4k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction

    In rural Wyoming, an estranged daughter-in-law and her granddaughter seek refuge with a bitter rancher, forcing them to confront old hurts and build an unexpected family.

  11. The Haunting of Alaizabel Cray

    Chris Wooding

    ★ 4.0 (4k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    In a gaslamp-lit London filled with wych-creatures, a young hunter must protect a captivating, possessed girl who unknowingly attracts the city's darkest horrors, uncovering a mystery that could unleash ultimate evil.

  12. How to Day Trade for a Living

    Andrew Aziz

    ★ 4.1 (4k) average on Goodreads

    Master disciplined strategies and a strong mindset to day trade successfully, turning effort into a lasting way to make money.

  13. The Funeral Dress

    Susan Gregg Gilmore

    ★ 3.9 (4k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    In 1920s rural Tennessee, an unmarried mother defies small-town judgment, weaving a legacy of resilience and unconventional love into her deceased mentor's funeral dress, fighting to honor her memory and secure her child's future.

  14. Powerless

    Matthew Cody

    ★ 4.0 (4k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    In a town where children secretly wield extraordinary powers that vanish on their thirteenth birthday, a new kid named Daniel might be the key to unraveling a mystery tied to a WWII comic book and a memory-stealing villain.

  15. The Ideological Origins of the American Revolution

    Bernard Bailyn

    ★ 4.0 (4k) average on GoodreadsPolitics

    Bernard Bailyn shows how the American Revolution's radical ideals sparked a continuous struggle for the nation's identity, shaping the Constitution and affecting modern issues.

  16. The Vault of Vishnu

    Ashwin Sanghi

    ★ 3.8 (4k) average on GoodreadsFiction

    From ancient princes and Buddhist monks to modern scientists and secret agents, a relentless chase for primordial power unfolds across millennia, weaving through sacred knowledge, lost empires, and the balance of a new world.

  17. The Day I Stopped Drinking Milk

    Sudha Murty

    ★ 3.9 (4k) average on GoodreadsBiography

    From a drought-stricken woman's selfless act of providing water to a talkative man's inability to listen, Sudha Murty uncovers surprising lessons in the everyday lives of ordinary people.

  18. Empire of Gold

    Andy McDermott

    ★ 4.1 (4k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    Archaeologist Nina Wilde and ex-SAS soldier Eddie Chase race through South American jungles, battling soldiers and cartels to unearth El Dorado before its gold falls into the wrong hands.

  19. Courting Darkness

    Yasmine Galenorn

    ★ 4.3 (4k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    As a half-Fae, half-human priestess in a polyamorous marriage with supernatural beings, Camille must survive her dragon father-in-law's schemes and a dangerous foe's return, which threatens to shatter her life.

  20. In Darkness

    Nick Lake

    ★ 3.7 (4k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    Trapped beneath rubble after a Haitian earthquake, a gang-affiliated teen fights for survival, drawing strength from the revolutionary Toussaint L'Ouverture and his quest to find his lost twin sister.

  21. The Lemonade Crime

    Jacqueline Davies

    ★ 4.0 (4k) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    When a lemonade stand's profits go missing, a fourth-grade class turns their playground into a courtroom, making them deal with justice and the emotional cost of accusation.

  22. Bend Sinister

    Vladimir Nabokov

    ★ 3.8 (4k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction

    In a world suffocated by the tyrannical 'Average Man' party, a grieving philosopher becomes the last bastion of individualism against his toad-like school enemy, only to discover the chilling power of a state machine far greater than its grotesque orchestrator.

  23. The Dream of Scipio

    Iain Pears

    ★ 3.7 (4k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction

    Across three tumultuous centuries in Provence, three men grapple with love, loyalty, and the nature of civilization, all while haunted by an ancient philosophical text that challenges their every choice.

  24. Stones for Ibarra

    Harriet Doerr

    ★ 4.0 (4k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction

    An American couple hoping to revive a forgotten copper mine in a remote Mexican village finds not riches, but deep lessons about life, fate, and belonging from the community they first struggled to understand.

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