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  1. The Resurrection

    Dahlia Lu

    ★ 4.2 (204) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    Awakened by a teenage girl's spilled blood, Lucifer, Hell's ruler, offers her a final wish, binding their fates in a realm where eternity is a lonely reign.

  2. The Removalists

    David Williamson

    ★ 3.4 (202) average on Goodreads

    A rookie cop's first day descends into a brutal ballet of power and perversion, exposing the raw, seedy underbelly of justice in a single, shattering removal.

  3. Silk Road

    Jeanne Larsen

    ★ 3.9 (202) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    In Tang Dynasty China, a woman guided by spirits and her own will goes from courtesan to swordswoman, navigating a world where history meets myth.

  4. The Dance of Death

    Hans Holbein

    ★ 4.3 (201) average on GoodreadsHistory

    Holbein's 'The Dance of Death' is a striking 1538 woodcut series that shows a skeleton taking people from every part of society, from kings to children, as a constant reminder of death's inevitability.

  5. The Aquarian Conspiracy

    Marilyn Ferguson

    ★ 3.6 (201) average on GoodreadsPolitics

    This book explores the hidden currents of the 1980s, revealing the true power behind the New Age movement: a quiet revolution of awakening consciousness.

  6. Auguries of Innocence

    William Blake

    ★ 4.3 (199) average on GoodreadsFiction

    Blake's 'Auguries of Innocence' shows how small natural wonders contain deep moral truths, encouraging people to see eternity in a grain of sand and heaven in a wild flower.

  7. Best Laid Plans

    Elaine Raco Chase

    ★ 3.4 (197) average on GoodreadsRomance

    In 1980s New Orleans, a successful fashion designer must choose between the excitement of a new lover and the unexpected romantic potential of her long-time friend-with-benefits.

  8. Monkey King

    Patricia Chao

    ★ 3.4 (197) average on GoodreadsFiction

    Haunted by a shattering family secret and the mythical Monkey King, a young Chinese-American woman must piece together her fractured identity during a mental health crisis to reclaim her life.

  9. The Lost Prince

    Julie Kagawa

    ★ 4.2 (197) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    Haunted by a previous brush with Faery, a cynical human teen who sees the fey must break his own ironclad rule of avoidance when the disappearances of magical creatures and a direct attack force him to confront a forgotten danger to protect his loved ones and a girl he unexpectedly falls for.

  10. Art

    Clive Bell

    ★ 3.7 (195) average on GoodreadsCreativity

    Clive Bell's 'Art' states that 'significant form'—a quality of line and color—is the only thing that creates aesthetic emotion, defining true art and connecting works across all cultures and times.

  11. Kongi's Harvest: a Play

    Wole Soyinka

    ★ 3.7 (194) average on Goodreads
  12. Kiss of Darkness

    Jennifer St. Giles

    ★ 3.9 (193) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A wounded werewolf sheriff, battling a dark infection and his own inner demons, must surrender to the healing magic and forbidden desire of a mystical Irishwoman he once dismissed as a fake, forcing them both to confront past heartbreaks and a brewing war between supernatural forces.

  13. Replacement

    Tor Ulven

    ★ 3.9 (193) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction

    In Tor Ulven's "Replacement," fifteen different lives come together in a single, haunting story, where each character's inner world contrasts with their unchanging outer reality.

  14. Demon Lover

    Dion Fortune

    ★ 4.0 (191) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    In the shadowy world of London's occult societies, a power-hungry mystic plots to exploit an unwitting psychic medium, bending her to his will to spy on his rivals and seize control of ancient, forbidden knowledge.

  15. Laws of Nature

    Christopher Golden

    ★ 4.0 (191) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    In a quiet Vermont town, Jack and Molly are drawn into a web of ancient secrets and murders after mysterious animal attacks, becoming prime suspects in the very mystery they set out to solve.

  16. The Theory of Social and Economic Organization

    Max Weber

    ★ 3.9 (190) average on GoodreadsPolitics

    Weber's essential work critiques societal structures, examining the foundations of modern order and the interplay between power, rationality, and human action.

  17. Hide and Seek

    Sara Shepard

    ★ 3.7 (188) average on GoodreadsMystery

    A murdered girl's twin sister assumes her identity to uncover the dark secrets of their seemingly perfect adoptive family, only to find herself in the killer's crosshairs.

  18. The Journey Home

    Dermot Bolger

    ★ 3.7 (187) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction

    In a tough urban Ireland, a young boy grows into adulthood, navigating a harsh world on his journey to maturity.

  19. Brothers

    Yu Hua

    ★ 4.3 (187) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    Two stepbrothers, one a sex-crazed opportunist and the other a sensitive intellectual, navigate China's chaotic transformation from the Cultural Revolution to rampant capitalism, testing their bond amidst outlandish characters and surreal societal shifts.

  20. The Rag Doll Plagues

    Alejandro Morales

    ★ 3.6 (186) average on GoodreadsScience Fiction

    A doctor and his descendants are caught in a haunting, cyclical struggle against an evolving plague across colonial Mexico, contemporary California, and a future nation. This magically real disease mirrors the social decay of each era.

  21. Dog Gone

    Diane Moat

    ★ 4.2 (185) average on GoodreadsThriller

    A grieving woman becomes a vigilante, using Robin Hood-style heists to fund her brutal quest for justice against animal abusers, blurring morality and risking everything.

  22. Psalm 44

    Danilo Kiš

    ★ 4.0 (183) average on GoodreadsFiction

    In the shadow of Auschwitz, a young mother, with raw lyricism, transforms the brutal reality of Mengele's camp into a stark, immediate poem about the human spirit's endurance amidst a 'place of dragons.'

  23. R.E.D. Marketing

    Greg Creed

    ★ 3.9 (182) average on GoodreadsBusiness

    Learn the secrets behind Taco Bell and KFC's growth with 'R.E.D. Marketing,' a guide from Yum! Brands' former CEO that breaks down successful campaigns into three clear ideas: Relevance, Ease, and Distinctiveness.

  24. July

    Karen Roberts

    ★ 4.1 (178) average on GoodreadsFiction

    In Sri Lanka's araliya gardens, a Sinhalese girl and a Tamil boy fall in forbidden love, which is tragically destroyed by ethnic violence in July.

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