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by Jean Anouilh
4.0(1,671)
Anouilh's 'Becket' explores the souls of men caught between earthly power and divine conviction during the Norman conquest, from a king's prayer to a saint's sacrifice.
by Dave Barry
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When a middle school science fair becomes the battleground for a cash-strapped kid with Discount Warehouse shoes and his friends against an international dictator's plot to infiltrate the U.S. government with corrupting software, a laser-eyed owl, and disgruntled eBay buyers, levitating frogs are the least of their worries.
by Gerald Green
4.3(1,662)
Amidst the rise of Nazism, an ambitious SS officer and a doomed Jewish family face the personal horrors and heartbreaking choices of the Holocaust.
by Patricia MacLachlan
3.9(1,660)
In a house filled with the joyful chaos of rescued dogs and white fur, a young girl named Zoe finds that the same love and patience used to heal abandoned animals might help the silent boy across the street.
by David Kadavy
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Transform your digital notes into a powerful second brain with the Zettelkasten method, reimagined for the modern age, to unlock your creative potential.
by Tara Sue Me
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A lawyer and a Dominant must confront their complicated past and rediscover trust to reignite their smoldering BDSM passion, with the help of their friends Abby and Nathaniel.
by Joe David Brown
4.1(1,656)
In the desolate Dust Bowl, an 11-year-old orphan and a charming con man, who may or may not be her father, embark on a hilarious and heartwarming journey through the Deep South, leaving a trail of mischief and self-discovery.
by Rabindranath Tagore
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A son's quest to find his unknown father uncovers a sinister plot, forcing him to protect a genetically engineered girl from a 'Gardener' who creates human-plant hybrids.
by Anna-Marie McLemore
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In a lush, dual-timeline tale, a 16th-century dancing plague in Strasbourg entwines with a modern girl cursed by enchanted red shoes, as both women fight to break free from a haunting historical betrayal and a magic that demands they dance until they die.
by Gillian Shields
3.8(1,653)
As darkness threatens Wyldcliffe Abbey, Sarah, a dedicated mystic, must unite her fractured sisterhood, embrace her Romany heritage, and face a looming sacrifice, all while navigating an unexpected love.
by Timothy Findley
4.0(1,653)
Trapped in an Alpine prison during WWII, a disgraced socialite's final, desperate confessions scrawled on the walls expose a chilling web of aristocratic scandal and political corruption that only his frozen corpse can now reveal.
by Kathryn Reiss
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After a near-drowning, seventeen-year-old Molly finds her nightmares manifesting as vivid visions, pulling her into the century-old mystery of a girl who once inhabited her own house.
by Denise Giardina
4.1(1,650)
In the shadow of West Virginia's coal-rich mountains, a battle for dignity erupts as 10,000 armed miners face U.S. Army planes and poison gas, their fight for justice told through the intertwined lives of a fiery mayor, a hardened union man, a courageous nurse, and a grieving immigrant mother.
by Vince Flynn
3.9(1,650)
When a dedicated counterterrorism operative is betrayed by the very government he swore to protect, he must fight to clear his name while uncovering a conspiracy that threatens the nation he loves.
by Robert Axelrod
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Axelrod shows how cooperation can emerge and last, even among self-interested groups without a central authority, through the surprising success of 'Tit for Tat' in game theory.
by John Clellon Holmes
3.8(1,647)
In 'Go,' set in post-WWII New York, aspiring writers and rebels launch the Beat Generation, fueling their search for meaning with parties, writing, drugs, and thrills.
by Bianca D'Arc
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A wild healer and her ice dragon rescue a wounded dragon king. Their passionate love becomes their strongest weapon against a coming war.
by Ian Frazier
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Ian Frazier explores the realities of the Oglala Sioux on the Pine Ridge Reservation, showing a culture sustained by humor, resilience, and the past in the face of modern challenges.
by Richard Price
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In the Bronx of the early '60s, the Wanderers navigate rival gangs, indifferent adults, and their own urges, all to a doo-wop beat.
by Leslie Wolfe
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When a rogue drone turns a Florida highway into a kill zone, an executive uncovers a conspiracy of corporate greed and poor leadership behind the very technology designed to protect, threatening to expose a deadly secret that reaches the highest levels of power.
by Molly Evangeline
4.2(1,639)
A war-weary warrior must navigate treacherous alliances and unexpected betrayals to protect her people from a cunning enemy, learning that true trust is found in the most unlikely of places.
by Donn Fendler
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Twelve-year-old Donn Fendler endures a terrifying two-week ordeal, battling starvation, delusion, and the unforgiving Maine wilderness after a momentary lapse separates him from his Boy Scout troop on Mount Katahdin.
by Sharon M. Draper
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In the racially charged atmosphere of 1957 Little Rock, Sylvia, a young Black girl, must decide if she has the courage to be one of the first students to integrate Central High, facing the prejudice that threatens her community.
by James Bradley
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In 1826 London, a young anatomist's ambition to study cadavers pulls him into a corrupt world of body snatchers and murder, where the line between life and death blurs with every stolen corpse.