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by Mark Johnson
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From a childhood of brutal beatings and early addiction, 'Wasted' tells Mark Johnson's journey through heroin and crack dependency to becoming a successful entrepreneur who helps other recovering addicts.
by Carla Capshaw
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In the brutal Roman Colosseum, a legendary gladiator's hard-won freedom and hardened heart are imperiled by his beautiful Christian slave's forbidden faith. Her secret could cost them both their lives, but it offers him a love stronger than any arena.
by D'Arcy McNickle
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A young man, educated in the white man's world, returns to his family's ranch on the Flathead Reservation. He is caught between clashing cultures, his family's struggles, and the reservation's destructive hold, leading to his ruin under the law he tried to avoid.
by Bali Rai
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In a modern-day Leicester romance, Rani and Sukh unknowingly rekindle a fated love story, their families' ancient Punjabi feud threatening to repeat a tragic cycle of violence and heartbreak.
by William Wordsworth
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Wordsworth's walk along the Wye River becomes a journey through memory, nature's comfort, and the human spirit's growth.
by Walter Horatio Pater
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In ancient Rome, a sensitive young man's search for beauty and meaning leads him through pagan rituals, philosophy, and the early stirrings of Christianity, as he strives for a life lived deeply and with refined taste.
by Victoria Chang
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Victoria Chang uses Agnes Martin's minimalist art to explore depression, grief, and the self in a collection that redefines how we see and are seen.
by Mulk Raj Anand
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Munoo, a young boy uprooted from his village, embarks on a harsh, picaresque odyssey through pre-Partition India, enduring the brutal realities of servitude, factory labor, and rickshaw pulling in a desperate fight for survival.
by Wendelin Van Draanen
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Armed with an army of Elvis impersonators in Las Vegas, junior detective Sammy Keyes uncovers the long-hidden truth about her father, confronting family secrets that prove more costly than any case she's ever solved.
by Isabelle Holland
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A lonely boy finds an unlikely father figure and discovers the complex, often challenging, true nature of love and acceptance while preparing for a school entrance exam with his reclusive, scarred tutor.
by Rachael English
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A podcaster uncovers the four-decade-old mystery of a vanished all-female Irish rock band, forcing its former lead singer to face the secret that shattered their dreams just before stardom.
by Kailin Gow
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In a future where destiny is decided at eighteen, Kama's world changes when a mysterious stranger with telepathic abilities sparks a forbidden desire that challenges her planned life and threatens to reveal a devastating truth.
by Walt Disney Company
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A pampered Parisian cat duchess and her three kittens are dognapped by a greedy butler and must rely on a charming alley cat and his jazz-loving friends to find their way home.
by Omar Shahid Hamid
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In the chilling streets of Karachi, a kidnapped American journalist's Christmas Eve execution deadline ignites a desperate race against time, exposing a city rife with jihadis, corrupt police, and treacherous political machinations where nothing is as it seems.
by Ruth White
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An orphaned girl in 1940s West Virginia uncovers the mystery of her origins, only to discover that the truest family ties are forged not by blood, but by the unwavering love of the quirky town that raised her.
by Jiddu Krishnamurti
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Krishnamurti shows how fear poisons love, joy, and clear thought, urging direct self-inquiry to find its root.
by Patricia Hermes
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Nine-year-old Elizabeth Baker writes in her diary about her new life in the Jamestown colony, from making friends with Native Americans to exploring the forests, for her twin brother in England.
by Beth Kephart
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After a superstorm destroys her barrier island home and strands her family, a young woman must solve the mysteries of a vanished friend and a strange arrival, all while facing a future as broken as the land around her.
by Sinclair Lewis
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A white banker's comfortable world breaks apart when he finds out about his African ancestry, sending him on a funny and moving journey that reveals the racial tensions of 1940s America.
by Jenn Bishop
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After her sister's death, a former star pitcher finds her way back to baseball and healing through a minor-league team her family hosts.
by Elizabeth Cary
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After Herod's presumed death, his wife Mariam navigates political currents and familial betrayals, facing a choice between loyalty and her own life.
by Brigid Kemmerer
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A girl targeted by her ex-boyfriend discovers her new crush and his elemental brothers are fugitives, thrusting her into a dangerous world of magic and secrets where she must uncover the truth before a deadly storm consumes them all.
by William T. Vollmann
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A grief-stricken private detective, haunted by his brother's wife's suicide, goes into San Francisco's underworld to find the fabled Queen of Prostitutes, blurring the lines between loss, desire, and the city's hidden depravities.
by Victoria J. Coe
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A spirited Jack Russell terrier named Fenway navigates the bewildering new world of the suburbs, convinced that the arrival of a 'new short human friend' and a game called baseball are conspiring to steal his beloved Hattie away.