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by Laura Wiess
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A disillusioned teenager, in a toxic relationship, discovers a real-life love story through her elderly patient, witnessing its heartbreaking end and finding her own transformation.
by Bruce Alberts
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Explore the microscopic world with 'Molecular Biology of the Cell,' an updated guide that explains cellular life for new and experienced readers.
by Barbara Vine
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A chance encounter reignites a dormant, toxic friendship between two women, forcing them to confront the 'terrible things' of their past as a terrifying intimacy reclaims their lives in 1960s London.
by Samuel Beckett
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Trapped in an endless monologue, the Unnamable grapples with the futility of language and the relentless compulsion to speak, even as he yearns for the oblivion of silence and the cessation of self.
by Andrew Weil
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Improve your body's natural healing with Dr. Weil's eight-week plan, combining diet, exercise, and mindfulness for lasting health.
by Dana Stabenow
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In the vast Alaskan Bush, State Trooper Liam Campbell hunts a killer whose escalating violence threatens to shatter the peace and expose a truth more chilling than winter.
by Myriam Gurba
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Myriam Gurba's "Mean" is a funny and bold memoir where a queer, mixed-race Chicana uses sharp humor to fight sexual assault, racism, and misogyny, showing that meanness, when done well, is a powerful art.
by Madeleine Roux
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When a summer program places three teens in a former asylum for the criminally insane, they uncover a terrifying, shared past that refuses to stay buried, blurring the lines between their present and the institution's chilling history.
by J. M. Coetzee
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In the stark, colonial landscapes of 18th-century South Africa and 1970s Vietnam, Coetzee's novellas expose the corrosive obsession with power and the brutal subjugation of the 'other'.
by N.D. Wilson
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After a hasty escape on a foam raft, young Tom Hammond finds himself lost beneath Leepike Ridge, where a subterranean world of castaways, ancient tombs, and buried treasure will reveal secrets that forever alter his understanding of home.
by Suzy McKee Charnas
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A biologically-driven vampire professor navigates academia, his urges, and unexpected empathy, striving to remain undetected in a world that denies his existence.
by Carson McCullers
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A small-town Georgia druggist faces his own death from leukemia, forcing his community to confront its prejudices and the cost of hate, as court-ordered integration begins.
by Brian Herbert
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On a storm-ravaged planet for exiles, a general builds a secret rebellion against an empire, unknowingly using ancient alien secrets buried beneath the surface.
by Zhuangzi
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Explore the world of an ancient Chinese sage who questions traditional ideas with paradoxes, stories, and humor, helping readers find a spontaneous and free existence.
by Richard Brinsley Sheridan
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Captain Jack Absolute, caught in a tangle of mistaken identities and an aunt's word mix-ups, must manage his demanding father and a hot-headed Irishman to win Lydia Languish, who only cares for romance novel fantasies.
by Ernest K. Gann
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Join a pilot's intense journey through the dangerous, early days of commercial aviation, as Ernest K. Gann reveals the triumphs and terrors of flying.
by Megan McDonald
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Through stolen sweaters, dramatic aspirations, and pioneer dreams, the Sisters Club navigates the hilarious and heartwarming chaos of their everyday lives, all held together by the middle sister's spirit.
by Michael Grant
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In a town where adults have vanished, a new, terrifying plague and monstrous insects threaten the remaining children, forcing them to confront their deepest fears and make impossible choices to survive.
by Christopher Barzak
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In a sleepy Ohio town, a returning friend awakens seventeen-year-old Aidan to a world of spirits, a red-bearded Death, a family curse, and a new love.
by Gore Vidal
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When a charismatic new spiritual leader emerges in a future America promising an end to suffering through technology, a cynical journalist uncovers a terrifying conspiracy to control humanity's very essence.
by Benjamin Franklin
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Through the voice of Father Abraham, Benjamin Franklin distills a quarter-century of Poor Richard's wisdom into a timeless sermon on the industrious grit and shrewd frugality required to forge one's own prosperity.
by Paul Hawken
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Paul Hawken's "The Ecology of Commerce" presents a new way for businesses to move from harmful practices to ones that restore the planet, showing that economic health and ecological well-being depend on each other.
by Padraic Colum
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Journey with mighty Achilles through the Trojan War and brave the perilous odyssey home with Odysseus, encountering gods, monsters, and enchantresses in this vivid retelling of Homer's epics for young adventurers.
by Jurek Becker
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In a WWII ghetto, a man overhears a whisper of Russian advancement. He becomes a reluctant hero, inventing hopeful lies to keep the condemned alive.