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  1. Missing

    Shelley MacKenney

    ★ 4.1 (96) average on GoodreadsMemoir

    From the shadows of London's criminal underworld, a young woman escapes her past only to find herself truly lost, embarking on a years-long journey of self-discovery on the fringes of society.

  2. Holly

    Albert French

    ★ 3.6 (95) average on GoodreadsFiction

    In 1944 North Carolina, a poor white girl's isolated life blossoms with the forbidden love of an educated black soldier, only to ignite the brutal fury of their segregated town.

  3. Jagua Nana's Daughter

    Cyprian Ekwensi

    ★ 4.0 (92) average on Goodreads

    In the busy city of Lagos, a young woman deals with her mother's past and her own desire for independence, navigating love, betrayal, and self-discovery.

  4. Psychotherapy

    Marie-Louise von Franz

    ★ 4.5 (92) average on GoodreadsPsychology

    Marie-Louise von Franz, a Jungian analyst, explains projection, dream interpretation, and self-realization, using mythology, alchemy, and her experience to guide psychological healing.

  5. Sticks and Stones

    Ilsa Evans

    ★ 4.2 (92) average on Goodreads

    A woman's fragile peace shatters when her abusive ex-husband resurfaces, snatching their children and igniting a desperate fight for survival where words, like stones, inflict wounds that never truly heal.

  6. In the Mouth of the Wolf

    Nicole Maggi

    ★ 4.3 (87) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    Caught between ancient clan warfare, a forbidden love, and a 450-year-old immortal houseguest, Alessia must navigate treacherous alliances and her own burgeoning powers to protect the Twin Willows Waterfall from total devastation.

  7. How to Have Great Ideas

    John Ingledew

    ★ 3.7 (87) average on GoodreadsReference

    Unlock your inner design genius with 53 vivid, real-world strategies, from nature-inspired innovation to typewriter dresses, that transform creative blocks into groundbreaking visual solutions.

  8. How to Sleep with Any Girl

    Adrian Gee

    ★ 3.2 (86) average on GoodreadsSelf-Help

    This guide, based on years of research and real-world experience from a dating coach, explains how to attract women.

  9. The Trade Lifecycle

    Robert P. Baker

    ★ 3.5 (86) average on GoodreadsFinance
  10. Clinical Anesthesia

    Paul G. Barash

    ★ 4.1 (86) average on Goodreads

    The Sixth Edition of Clinical Anesthesia, now in full color, offers insights from over 80 experts in one essential volume, guiding practitioners through modern perioperative medicine with clear visuals.

  11. Rewind

    Terry England

    ★ 3.6 (85) average on GoodreadsScience Fiction

    Seventeen adults are inexplicably de-aged into teenagers by a departing alien race, forcing them to grapple with the bewildering gift of reliving their youth while retaining every memory of the lives they've already lived.

  12. Home

    Marilynne Robinson

    ★ 3.1 (83) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A dying father, a returned son, and decades of family secrets unravel in Gilead, forcing a reckoning with faith and the ties that bind a fractured household.

  13. Accidental Heroes

    Lian Tanner

    ★ 4.0 (82) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    In a city where magic is forbidden and belief is disloyalty, a cynical girl and a naive farm boy must embrace the very power they deny to save a young heir and themselves from a treacherous plot where time itself has stopped.

  14. Foundations of Economic Analysis

    Paul Anthony Samuelson

    ★ 4.4 (80) average on GoodreadsEconomics

    Samuelson's key work built the basis of modern economic theory, using advanced statistical methods like nonlinear programming to explain equilibrium systems, consumer choices, and production.

  15. After the Fire

    Belva Plain

    ★ 3.9 (78) average on Goodreads

    After a night of betrayal and a desperate act, a shattered artist must unearth the truth of her past to reclaim her children and escape her brilliant surgeon husband's devastating blackmail.

  16. Earthly Powers

    Anthony Burgess

    ★ 4.6 (78) average on GoodreadsMystery

    A novelist and a priest, connected by family and a shared cynicism, navigate power and faith in an epic story that questions sainthood and worldly ambition.

  17. I Want

    Jarod Kintz

    ★ 3.9 (77) average on Goodreads

    This collection explores human desire for more, showing a range of wants, needs, and the very nature of longing.

  18. The Philosophy of Aikido

    John Stevens

    ★ 3.9 (77) average on GoodreadsSpirituality

    This book explores the spiritual and philosophical side of Aikido, linking it to various Eastern and Western traditions and showing how it can help create harmony in a chaotic world.

  19. The Genesis

    K.L. Kerr

    ★ 3.7 (77) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    An ancient vampire god returns to lead a war against an all-powerful corporation, while a young vampire struggles with an uncontrollable power and a destiny she wants to avoid.

  20. Short Stories

    Louis Becke

    ★ 3.1 (76) average on Goodreads

    Louis Becke's collection takes readers into the bright, dangerous waters of the South Pacific, where desperate people navigate a world of colonial plots, forbidden love, and the constant threat of the sea.

  21. An Essential Guide to Interpersonal Communication

    Quentin J. Schultze

    ★ 4.0 (75) average on GoodreadsSpirituality

    Learn to improve modern relationships with Christ-centered wisdom, turning daily interactions into moments of grace, virtue, and real connection, even online.

  22. The Exodus

    Ali Winters

    ★ 4.5 (74) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A young woman's quest for lost memories causes a cataclysmic rift between realms, forcing her and her protector to confront a betrayal that threatens to shatter reality.

  23. Princess in Love

    Meg Cabot

    ★ 3.4 (74) average on GoodreadsBiography

    Princess Mia juggles royal lessons, Manhattan traffic, and an unwanted boyfriend, proving even a modern princess can have a less-than-fairy-tale December.

  24. NORTHMAN

    J.D. Hughes

    ★ 3.7 (73) average on GoodreadsFiction

    A brilliant but haunted academic, ensnared by a malevolent Viking spirit and an ancient evil, must journey through time to 9th-century England to confront the terrifying 'Northman' and save humanity from ultimate erasure.

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