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  1. Chasing Harry Winston

    Lauren Weisberger

    ★ 3.4 (77k) average on GoodreadsRomance

    Three best friends, nearing thirty and tired of their less-than-perfect lives, begin a year-long search for love, career satisfaction, and self-discovery, showing that even in New York City, true happiness needs more than just designer shoes and dream apartments.

  2. Airframe

    Michael Crichton

    ★ 3.7 (77k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    After a routine flight turns into a bloody mid-air mystery, a corporate investigator races to find out what happened on the crippled jet before public opinion and corporate rivals ruin the airline's reputation.

  3. Scrappy Little Nobody

    Anna Kendrick

    ★ 3.9 (77k) average on GoodreadsBiography

    Anna Kendrick's 'Scrappy Little Nobody' is a funny and honest look into the mind of a self-proclaimed oddball, charting her rise from Broadway-bound middle schooler to Hollywood star with sharp humor and a refreshing defiance.

  4. The Spy Who Came in from the Cold

    John le Carré

    ★ 4.1 (77k) average on GoodreadsThriller
  5. Elon Musk

    Walter Isaacson

    ★ 4.3 (77k) average on GoodreadsBusiness

    Elon Musk is a man driven by childhood trauma and a chaotic pursuit of innovation, from electric cars and space travel to owning Twitter.

  6. The Mouse and the Motorcycle

    Beverly Cleary

    ★ 3.9 (77k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A spirited mouse named Ralph discovers adventure and an unlikely friendship when a kind boy teaches him to rev a toy motorcycle to life, propelling him into thrilling escapades beyond his hotel-room home.

  7. Truman

    David McCullough

    ★ 4.1 (77k) average on GoodreadsPolitics

    From a Missouri farm to the Oval Office, Harry S. Truman unexpectedly faced the atomic age, the start of the Cold War, and the Korean conflict, showing a courageous resolve that reshaped the 20th century.

  8. The Strain

    Guillermo del Toro

    ★ 3.8 (77k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    When a silent, dark plane lands at JFK, a CDC doctor uncovers a chilling vampiric contagion that forces him to join a Holocaust survivor and an unlikely team in a desperate fight to save New York City from an ancient, bloodthirsty evil.

  9. The King of Torts

    John Grisham

    ★ 3.7 (77k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    A public defender's routine murder case turns into a complex conspiracy against a pharmaceutical company, offering him a life-changing fortune or professional ruin.

  10. Hogfather

    Terry Pratchett

    ★ 4.2 (77k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    When Death takes an unexpected holiday, his granddaughter Susan must step into the sleigh to save Hogswatch and reality itself from the consequences of humanity losing its belief.

  11. The Princess Saves Herself in This One

    Amanda Lovelace

    ★ 3.9 (77k) average on GoodreadsPsychology

    Amanda Lovelace's poetry collection shows her change from a quiet princess to a strong queen, helping readers heal and find self-love.

  12. Concerning the Spiritual in Art

    Wassily Kandinsky

    ★ 3.8 (77k) average on GoodreadsSpirituality

    Kandinsky's important book says art should be free from material things. It asks artists to start a spiritual change using abstract shapes and color psychology in their paintings.

  13. The Secret of the Nagas

    Amish Tripathi

    ★ 4.1 (77k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    Haunted by betrayal, Shiva, the prophesied destroyer of evil, quests across ancient India to unmask a Naga warrior and unravel a web of deceit that threatens his faith and world.

  14. Clifford the Big Red Dog

    Norman Bridwell

    ★ 4.1 (76k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    Join Emily Elizabeth and her red dog, Clifford, as they navigate a world of oversized adventures and heartwarming mutual care.

  15. The Millionaire Next Door: The Surprising Secrets of America's Wealthy

    Thomas J. Stanley

    ★ 4.0 (76k) average on GoodreadsBusiness

    America's wealthiest individuals often live unassuming lives, prioritizing frugality and smart investing over lavish displays of wealth.

  16. Hunger

    Knut Hamsun

    ★ 4.0 (76k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    Knut Hamsun's *Hunger* depicts a starving writer's descent into alienation and self-destruction, painting an unforgettable portrait of a man pushed to his limits.

  17. Never Fade

    Alexandra Bracken

    ★ 4.3 (76k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    Haunted by her past and wielding dangerous psionic powers, Ruby, a 'monster' to herself and others, must betray her current allies to find the one boy who holds the key to a nation's deadly secret – and who wouldn't even recognize the girl she's become.

  18. Wool

    Hugh Howey

    ★ 4.1 (76k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    In a subterranean silo where dissent is punished with a one-way trip to a toxic surface, a mechanic's forbidden curiosity unravels generations of carefully constructed lies.

  19. The Overdue Life of Amy Byler

    Kelly Harms

    ★ 3.8 (76k) average on GoodreadsRomance

    A burnt-out single mom escapes to New York City for the summer, only to find herself torn between a new romance and the life she left behind when a crisis forces her two worlds to collide.

  20. On Chesil Beach

    Ian McEwan

    ★ 3.6 (76k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction

    On their wedding night in 1962, two virgins, burdened by expectations and anxiety, navigate intimacy on Chesil Beach, leading to a single, unspoken moment that changes their lives forever.

  21. Broken Harbor

    Tana French

    ★ 3.9 (76k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    Detective Scorcher Kennedy unearths a chilling conspiracy behind a family's murder in a desolate, half-built luxury estate, forcing him to confront the dark, buried secrets of his own past tied to the same haunted ground.

  22. The Maze of Bones

    Rick Riordan

    ★ 3.9 (76k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    Orphaned siblings Amy and Dan Cahill are thrust into a global scavenger hunt against their cutthroat relatives, deciphering cryptic clues to a world-altering fortune hidden by their powerful ancestors, all while readers can join the chase online.

  23. The Sorceress

    Michael Scott

    ★ 4.1 (76k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    With Paris destroyed and his own power fading, Nicholas Flamel must trust the prophetic Newman twins, guiding them to learn water magic from an unstable immortal while fighting dark alchemists and a cursed sword's influence.

  24. The False Prince

    Jennifer A. Nielsen

    ★ 4.2 (76k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    In a kingdom nearing civil war, an orphan is forced into a competition to impersonate a lost prince, uncovering deceit where truth may be the most dangerous lie.

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