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  1. Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think

    Hans Rosling

    ★ 4.4 (103k) average on GoodreadsBusiness

    Hans Rosling shows how ten common human instincts distort our view of global progress, urging us to use data for a clearer, less anxious understanding of the world.

  2. The Street Lawyer

    John Grisham

    ★ 3.8 (103k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    A D.C. corporate lawyer's life changes after a violent encounter with a homeless veteran, leading him to steal a top-secret file from his firm and dedicate his life to defending the people he once ignored.

  3. Lover Mine

    J.R. Ward

    ★ 4.4 (103k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A resurrected fallen angel, John Matthew, must confront his dark past and a vengeful foe, while the symphath assassin Xhex battles her growing feelings for him, knowing their fated love could lead to destruction.

  4. The Ugly Truth

    Jeff Kinney

    ★ 4.2 (103k) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    Middle school is tough for Greg Heffley as he deals with growing up, parties, and life without his best friend, realizing that childhood's end isn't what he expected.

  5. Everything We Keep

    Kerry Lonsdale

    ★ 3.9 (103k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    A sous chef's perfect life crumbles with her fiancé's disappearance, only to uncover a chilling truth that forces her to question if the man she loved was a stranger all along.

  6. The House at Riverton

    Kate Morton

    ★ 3.9 (103k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    A dying housemaid, haunted by the glittering secrets and tragic demise of the aristocratic Hartford family, finally unveils the truth behind a poet's mysterious death at their grand estate, Riverton, seventy years prior.

  7. The Running Man

    Richard Bachman

    ★ 3.9 (103k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    In a grim future where poverty is a death sentence, Ben Richards gambles his life on a brutal reality TV show, 'The Running Man,' hoping to win enough to save his dying daughter.

  8. Stoner

    John Williams

    ★ 4.3 (103k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction

    A poor farmer's son finds quiet academic pursuit, facing solitude and personal disappointments.

  9. Seriously... I'm Kidding

    Ellen DeGeneres

    ★ 3.7 (103k) average on GoodreadsBiography

    In this collection of hilarious and poignant anecdotes, Ellen DeGeneres shares the embarrassing moments and lighthearted observations that have shaped her journey from comedian to beloved talk show host.

  10. The Enemy

    Charlie Higson

    ★ 4.2 (103k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    In a London ravaged by a zombie virus that spares only those under fourteen, a desperate band of children navigates a city teeming with their former guardians-turned-monsters, all while clinging to the slim hope of a rumored safe haven.

  11. In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto

    Michael Pollan

    ★ 4.1 (102k) average on GoodreadsLifestyle

    Michael Pollan argues that returning to simple, whole foods is the key to a healthier and more pleasurable life, urging us to "eat food. not too much. mostly plants."

  12. The Golem and the Jinni

    Helene Wecker

    ★ 4.1 (102k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    In 1899 New York, a clay golem and a jinni freed from an ancient flask form an unlikely, mystical bond amid immigrant life and hidden magic.

  13. Blue Like Jazz: Nonreligious Thoughts on Christian Spirituality

    Donald Miller

    ★ 3.9 (102k) average on GoodreadsMemoir

    Donald Miller, once burned out by zealous faith, embarks on a raw, often humorous journey to rediscover a God as complex and unresolved, yet ultimately beautiful, as jazz itself, proving that authentic spirituality thrives outside rigid resolutions.

  14. Post Office

    Charles Bukowski

    ★ 4.0 (102k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    A hungover poet works twelve years as a mailman, dealing with drudgery, sadistic bosses, and vicious dogs, finding comfort only in women, booze, and the racetrack.

  15. Isla and the Happily Ever After

    Stephanie Perkins

    ★ 4.0 (102k) average on GoodreadsYoung Adult

    In romantic Paris, a shy artist and a quiet cartoonist navigate first love, long-distance, and future plans, surrounded by their friends.

  16. The One Minute Manager

    Kenneth H. Blanchard

    ★ 3.9 (102k) average on GoodreadsBusiness

    Learn three simple, minute-long management strategies—One Minute Goals, Praisings, and Reprimands—that improve productivity and satisfaction for leaders and their teams.

  17. The Little Engine That Could

    Watty Piper

    ★ 4.2 (102k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A determined small blue engine pulls a trainload of Christmas toys over a tall hill to children, showing that courage comes in all sizes.

  18. The Witching Hour

    Anne Rice

    ★ 4.1 (102k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A neurosurgeon discovers she belongs to a powerful New Orleans witch dynasty, entangled with an ancient entity, while falling for a man resurrected with new terrifying powers.

  19. Lady Chatterley's Lover

    D.H. Lawrence

    ★ 3.5 (102k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    A lonely aristocratic wife finds freedom and passion in a forbidden affair with her estate's gamekeeper, breaking society's rules and finding her own desires.

  20. Knife of Dreams

    Robert Jordan

    ★ 4.1 (102k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    As reality breaks down and the Last Battle nears, Rand al'Thor risks a difficult truce with an invading empire, even as old prophecies unfold and the world itself threatens to destroy his allies before they can face the Dark One.

  21. The Tao of Pooh

    Benjamin Hoff

    ★ 4.0 (102k) average on GoodreadsSpirituality

    Taoism's simple wisdom, found in Winnie-the-Pooh, shows that ancient philosophy is as easy to grasp as a walk in the Hundred Acre Wood.

  22. November 9

    Colleen Hoover

    ★ 4.3 (101k) average on GoodreadsYoung Adult

    An aspiring actress and a novelist meet once a year on November 9th. Their lives intertwine into a decade-long love story that blurs the line between reality and fiction, threatening to unravel when the truth behind his novel comes out.

  23. The Immortals of Meluha

    Amish Tripathi

    ★ 4.1 (101k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A rough Tibetan immigrant, Shiva, is thrust into war-torn ancient India, prophesied to save the Suryavanshi empire from environmental collapse and Chandravanshi-Naga alliances, forcing him to accept a destiny he never sought.

  24. NOS4A2

    Joe Hill

    ★ 4.1 (101k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    A woman with a magical bike must confront the immortal monster who preys on children, and who once kidnapped her, when he abducts her own son and takes him to his terrifying, supernatural amusement park.

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