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by W. Edwards Deming
4.1(3,654)
Deming's major work tells American businesses to stop focusing on short-term profits and instead commit to quality and innovation, guided by his 14 Points, or face decline.
by pleasefindthis
4.2(3,652)
A personal collection of prose and photography, this book feels like a conversation shared directly with your soul, exploring emotions that connect us all.
by Sarah Dessen
3.8(3,652)
Trapped in the intoxicating yet perilous dreamland of a magnetic new love, Caitlin must confront the crushing reality that her escape has become her greatest danger.
by Doris Lessing
3.6(3,644)
In a collapsing society, a woman's reluctant care for a young girl leads to a harsh journey through the end of civilization and a search for what can save humanity.
by Tate James
4.6(3,640)
Haunted by a taunting 'liar' and stalker mail, Madison Kate returns to Shadow Grove, only to uncover a web of deceit from those she trusted, forcing her to confront the dangerous truth about her past and get revenge on those who wronged her.
by Chris d'Lacey
4.2(3,640)
As time itself fractures, David Rain and the Pennykettle dragons must battle ancient enemies and a rewritten destiny to prevent their beloved world from being consumed by a deadly, rewritten history.
by Thomas Sowell
4.2(3,635)
Sowell examines common economic myths, revealing their subtle appeal, from urban decay to gender pay gaps, and provides readers with accessible, real-world explanations.
by Paul Gallico
4.1(3,633)
On the desolate Essex marshes, a reclusive hunchback and a young girl form a strong bond while caring for a wounded snow goose, creating a story of love, healing, and quiet friendships.
by Silas House
4.2(3,632)
In the early 1900s Kentucky mountains, a young Cherokee woman's forbidden love for a white man ignites family secrets, racial prejudice, and violent obsession, forcing her to confront forgiveness amidst a community that refuses to accept her.
by Rhianne Aile
3.8(3,631)
A ladies' man and his best friend navigate unexpected love after a broken shoulder forces them into an intimacy that reshapes their ideas about friendship and desire.
by Anya Seton
3.9(3,631)
A French prince, shipwrecked on a quest for Avalon, becomes entangled with a Cornish maiden and a queen's beauty amidst Anglo-Saxon and Viking clashes in the New World.
by Jeanne C. Stein
3.8(3,630)
A newly-turned vampire bounty hunter, Anna Strong, must embrace her supernatural strength to protect the long-lost niece she never knew from a deadly network of human predators.
by Conrad Richter
4.0(3,628)
Chancey, Sayward Luckett Wheeler's youngest son, grows up in the Ohio wilderness as it transforms into an industrial town, dealing with progress, tradition, and his mother's legacy before the Civil War.
by Kami Garcia
3.8(3,628)
A lovesick Incubus rocker journeys through the American South's supernatural world, confronting dark magic and rival Casters to rescue his missing, siren girlfriend from a sinister New Orleans evil.
by John Stephens
4.3(3,625)
In the final book of the Books of Beginning trilogy, Emma must go into other realms, face monsters, and master the Book of Death to unite her siblings and stop the Dire Magnus from starting a world-ending war between magic and humanity.
by Ross Gay
4.3(3,625)
Ross Gay’s "The Book of Delights" is a collection of essays that turns a year of everyday observations, from melting candy wrappers to quiet nods between strangers, into a reflection on joy, even among race, loss, and consumer culture.
by Jiang Rong
4.0(3,616)
In 1960s Inner Mongolia, a Beijing intellectual's spiritual search among nomadic Mongols and their sacred wolves violently clashes with modern Han Chinese expansion, threatening both ancient culture and the wild spirit of the steppes.
by Klaus Mann
4.0(3,615)
As Nazism takes hold, an actor with great ambition compromises his soul for fame, becoming the devil he plays.
by Kathleen Duey
3.8(3,614)
A young woman's secret ability to talk to animals ties her to a nobleman's dangerous quest, forcing a heartbreaking choice that echoes through centuries to a brutal magic academy where survival is the first lesson.
by Morihei Ueshiba
4.2(3,610)
Explore the wisdom of Aikido's founder, Morihei Ueshiba, as he presents the 'Art of Peace' – a path to nonviolent victory and balanced living through compassion, understanding, and courage.
by Miriam Toews
3.5(3,609)
Nineteen-year-old Irma Voth, cast out by her Mennonite community, finds an unexpected path to freedom as a translator for a film crew, even as her domineering father tries to sabotage the production and reclaim his daughter.
by Michelle Zink
3.9(3,609)
As time runs out, Lia must find the keys to a prophecy and convince her estranged sister, Alice, to help, all while navigating a dangerous love triangle and the devastating secrets that threaten to tear their world apart.
by Frances O'Roark Dowell
3.8(3,608)
A young girl's hero worship for her military father crumbles as her brother's photographs from Vietnam expose the grim realities of war, forcing her to confront the limits of even a hero's power.
by Stephen King
4.0(3,605)
When a respected community member is linked to a horrific murder, a detective must face the terrifying idea that evil can wear a familiar face, defying logic and evidence.