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by Jonah Winter
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Frida Kahlo turned life's hardest moments and greatest joys into lasting art, from her father's color lessons to the raw depiction of polio and bus crash pain.
by Walter Tevis
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In the smoky, high-stakes world of 1950s pool halls, "Fast" Eddie Felson, a cocky young hustler, confronts his ambition and self-worth when he challenges the legendary Minnesota Fats, forcing him to reckon with the true cost of victory and defeat.
by Louise Plummer
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Armed with a romance writer's phrase book and a fierce commitment to truth, Kate Bjorkman chronicles her authentic, messy, and utterly swoon-worthy love story, proving reality can be more compelling than fiction.
by Jesse Kellerman
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A poor philosophy student's search for conversation with a rich, mysterious woman turns into a deadly inheritance game where intellectual arguments become a fight for survival.
by E.M. Hull
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An independent Englishwoman seeking adventure in the Algerian desert is kidnapped and unexpectedly falls for the commanding Sheik who holds her captive, in a scandalous tale that started the modern romance novel.
by Sol Yurick
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On a sweltering July 4th, a Coney Island gang must fight their way through a treacherous, night-long odyssey across 1960s New York City after being framed for the murder of a powerful rival leader at a city-wide peace rally.
by G.K. Chesterton
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In an epic poem, King Alfred's desperate stand against the Danes in 878 becomes a timeless allegory for the clash between Christendom and nihilistic heathenism, brought to life with battles, mystical visions, and Chesterton's artistry.
by A.C. Crispin
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Beneath a guise of peaceful refugees, reptilian aliens with a chilling agenda of global subjugation begin a systematic purge of humanity, forcing a desperate resistance against overwhelming odds.
by David M. Rubenstein
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David M. Rubenstein interviews financial leaders like Stan Druckenmiller and Larry Fink, revealing the strategies and principles that built their investment empires in venture capital, real estate, and crypto.
by Stephanie Elliot
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A sixteen-year-old with a hidden eating disorder finds that new love can't silence her inner struggles; only family and a devoted boyfriend can help her reclaim her life.
by Stephen King
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A super-fan's obsession with a reclusive author's unpublished manuscripts leads to a decades-long game of cat and mouse after a young boy finds the hidden literary treasure.
by Susan Carroll
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In 1585, a weapon-wielding Huntress must protect a prophesied girl with world-altering powers from Catherine de Medici and the courts of Elizabeth I, even as the girl's own father poses a threat.
by Mike Lupica
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Orphaned Cuban refugee Michael Arroyo, a twelve-year-old pitching star, must hide his age and work to keep his family together while leading his team towards the Little League World Series, all while avoiding authorities who threaten to separate him from his brother.
by Gennifer Choldenko
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Trapped in a family of perfectionists who misunderstand her, a young girl named Ant spins a web of lies, her only confidant a dog named Pistachio, until a perceptive teacher offers a lifeline to the truth.
by Jamaica Kincaid
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Jamaica Kincaid's collection of lyrical short stories captures the vivid, often unsettling memories of a Caribbean childhood, exploring family ties, nature's duality, and the quiet power of everyday things through a voice both whimsical and deeply resonant.
by Peter Gent
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In the drug-fueled, pain-riddled world of 1970s professional football, a rebellious receiver fights for survival and meaning as his body and mind are pushed to their breaking point over eight brutal days.
by Al Ries
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This updated classic shows how to outmaneuver competitors with proven tactics and learn from the successes and failures of marketing's biggest players, helping you strategize like a general to win market share.
by Marlene van Niekerk
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On an isolated South African farm, a dying white matriarch's fragmented memories reveal her complicated bond with her black maidservant, Agaat, against a backdrop of love, power, and racial tension.
by Apuleius
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A mortal princess, cursed by Venus and loved by her son, embarks on a perilous, allegorical quest for her divine husband, enduring impossible trials to unite her soul with love itself.
by Larry McMurtry
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In 1960s Texas, the sharp-tongued Patsy Carpenter drifts through a world of rodeo clowns, academics, and suburban boredom, always chasing a sense of belonging and love.
by Wu Cheng'en
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A mischievous monkey king, a pig, a friar, and a dragon horse escort a devout monk through a fantastical, demon-infested ancient China on a perilous quest for sacred Buddhist scriptures.
by Jillian Cantor
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Stranded in California after a lifetime on an isolated island, Sky navigates a world of strange technology and hidden truths, desperate to reunite with her lost love River and uncover the reality behind their past.
by C.G. Jung
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Jung's most controversial work analyzes the biblical Book of Job not as theology, but as an exploration of how divine and evil archetypes appear in the human mind.
by Brian Evenson
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In Brian Evenson's 'A Collapse of Horses,' ordinary life shatters into the monstrous, as a stuffed bear's heartbeat echoes a dead infant and reality itself unravels.