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  1. The 48 Laws of Power

    Robert Greene

    ★ 4.2 (79k) average on GoodreadsBusiness

    Learn the amoral strategies of history's most cunning figures, from Machiavelli to con men, to acquire and maintain power.

  2. The Caves of Steel

    Isaac Asimov

    ★ 4.2 (79k) average on GoodreadsMystery

    In a future where humanity is split between an overcrowded Earth and advanced Spacer colonies, a xenophobic detective must overcome his prejudice to partner with a humanoid robot—who uncannily resembles the murder victim—to solve a crime that threatens to ignite an interstellar war.

  3. Peace Like a River

    Leif Enger

    ★ 4.0 (79k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction

    An asthmatic boy, his miracle-working father, and his poetic sister journey across the frozen Badlands to find their fugitive brother, wanted for murder, in a story about faith, family, and everyday wonders.

  4. Us Against You

    Fredrik Backman

    ★ 4.3 (79k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction

    After a devastating loss, the struggling hockey town of Beartown, already divided by a rivalry with its wealthy neighbor, risks everything on a new coach and a group of mismatched players. Their desperate pursuit of victory turns into a deadly feud, showing the true cost of the game.

  5. Destined for an Early Grave

    Jeaniene Frost

    ★ 4.3 (79k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A half-vampire hunter's romantic Parisian getaway with her undead lover shatters when a powerful, forgotten vampire from her past begins haunting her dreams, determined to claim her and drag her into an early grave.

  6. The Desert Spear

    Peter V. Brett

    ★ 4.2 (79k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    As humanity shrinks under demon attacks, two former friends, now rival 'Deliverers' with ancient artifacts and armies, fight over who will save the world, unaware of a new, terrifying demon breed emerging.

  7. The Demigod Files

    Rick Riordan

    ★ 4.0 (79k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    This guide to Percy Jackson's world reveals how to survive Medusa encounters on the Jersey interstate and take down a minotaur.

  8. The House of the Scorpion

    Nancy Farmer

    ★ 4.1 (79k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    In a dystopian future, a clone named Matt, raised as livestock for his ruthless progenitor, must grapple with his identity and fight for survival and personhood in a world that denies his humanity.

  9. A Stranger in the House

    Shari Lapena

    ★ 3.6 (79k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    A woman wakes from a car crash with amnesia, only to find her perfect suburban life unraveling as police suspect her, and a sinister presence invades her home, revealing that everyone, even her husband, is a stranger with deadly secrets.

  10. Howards End

    E.M. Forster

    ★ 4.0 (79k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction

    The traditional Wilcoxes clash with the progressive Schlegels over the Howards End estate, as a deathbed wish, a secret, and the struggles of the Basts intertwine, revealing the romantic and difficult beauty of life's conflicts between old and new.

  11. Suite Francaise

    Irène Némirovsky

    ★ 3.9 (78k) average on Goodreads

    During the 1940 Nazi occupation, Parisians flee, revealing human flaws and unexpected bonds as they survive and live intimately with their occupiers.

  12. Infidel

    Ayaan Hirsi Ali

    ★ 4.2 (78k) average on GoodreadsPolitics

    From a childhood marked by civil war, female mutilation, and strict Islamic dogma, Ayaan Hirsi Ali develops the will to escape a forced marriage and become a champion for free speech and women's rights, even while facing death threats and political ostracization.

  13. Flatland

    Edwin Abbott Abbott

    ★ 3.8 (78k) average on GoodreadsFiction

    A humble square's encounter with a sphere in a two-dimensional world shatters his reality, revealing the humorous limits of his flat existence.

  14. How to Stop Worrying and Start Living

    Dale Carnegie

    ★ 4.1 (78k) average on GoodreadsBusiness

    Learn Dale Carnegie's methods to overcome anxiety, manage business stress, and live a calm, energetic life using practical tips and real-life stories.

  15. 13 Little Blue Envelopes

    Maureen Johnson

    ★ 3.6 (78k) average on GoodreadsLifestyle

    With cryptic blue envelopes, a shy American teenager goes on a scavenger hunt across Europe, changing her life and falling for a British playwright.

  16. Just One Day

    Gayle Forman

    ★ 4.0 (78k) average on GoodreadsLifestyle

    After a spontaneous, magical day in Paris with a mysterious Dutch actor, a sheltered American good girl embarks on a year-long quest for him, only to discover herself amidst Shakespeare, travel, and the shattering of her own constrained world.

  17. Three Dark Crowns

    Kendare Blake

    ★ 3.8 (78k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    On the dangerous island of Fennbirn, three magically gifted queen sisters must fight to the death on their sixteenth birthday, with only one claiming the crown.

  18. Keeping Faith

    Jodi Picoult

    ★ 3.8 (78k) average on GoodreadsSpirituality

    A skeptical lawyer's life is upended when her seven-year-old daughter begins to manifest stigmata and speak to an invisible 'angel,' forcing her to confront the blurred lines between faith, delusion, and the miraculous.

  19. La Belle Sauvage

    Philip Pullman

    ★ 4.1 (78k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    During a devastating flood in Oxford, an innkeeper's son protects an infant named Lyra, who is connected to a universe-spanning mystery about a substance called Dust.

  20. My Life in France

    Julia Child

    ★ 4.2 (78k) average on GoodreadsLifestyle

    Julia Child's "My Life in France" follows her path from a cooking beginner to a famous chef, detailing her discovery of French food and culture.

  21. Mother Night

    Kurt Vonnegut Jr.

    ★ 4.2 (78k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    An American spy, accused of Nazi war crimes, struggles with his past as a propagandist, forcing readers to consider the line between hero and monster.

  22. Warcross

    Marie Lu

    ★ 4.2 (78k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A teenage hacker, trying to escape poverty, accidentally glitches into the world-famous virtual reality game Warcross, only to be recruited by its enigmatic billionaire creator to uncover a dark conspiracy that threatens to shatter their digital empire.

  23. The Iron Knight

    Julie Kagawa

    ★ 4.2 (78k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A stoic Winter prince, stripped of his fae power and accompanied by his mischievous rival, embarks on a perilous quest through the deadly Iron Realm to earn a mortal soul and reunite with the human queen he swore to protect, even if it means sacrificing his very essence.

  24. Dead Ever After

    Charlaine Harris

    ★ 3.5 (78k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    In the final Sookie Stackhouse story, she must deal with betrayal and murder, facing difficult truths about loved ones while fighting to clear her name for a crime she did not commit.

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