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by Hermann Hesse
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In a post-apocalyptic future, an elite order of intellectuals masters the Glass Bead Game, a synthesis of human knowledge. Its most brilliant player then questions the foundation of their cerebral utopia.
by Michael Connelly
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A tech mogul, adrift after a breakup, stumbles into a dangerous digital underworld of escorts and murder when he answers a phone meant for a woman named Lilly, forcing him to trade his pursuit of millions for a fight for his life.
by Ken Follett
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Amidst a Christmas Eve blizzard, a security director races against time to recover twelve stolen samples of a deadly virus from a converging group of desperate individuals, each with their own hidden agenda, before the whiteout becomes a bloodbath.
by Suzanne Collins
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As the Underland faces a deadly plague, Gregor and Luxa uncover a horrifying truth, pushing Gregor toward the final prophecy he must fulfill.
by John Buchan
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Framed for murder and pursued across the Scottish moors by a ruthless conspiracy, Richard Hannay must decipher the enigmatic 'thirty-nine steps' to unmask an assassination plot threatening to plunge Europe into war.
by Sister Souljah
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In a harsh Brooklyn winter, Winter, a wealthy drug dealer's daughter, uses her intelligence and charm to survive a life that is falling apart.
by Aristotle
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Aristotle's Politics examines the ideal state, citizen education, and wealth's purpose, while comparing his ideas to Plato's to define the best human life.
by Marie Lu
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The White Wolf's quest for vengeance, fueled by dark powers, forces her to confront past betrayals and ally with enemies to save her empire from herself.
by Wallace D. Wattles
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Understand the universe's 'thinking substance' and create wealth through focused thought and action, improving your life and those around you.
by Agatha Christie
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When a woman claims to have killed her husband, only for him to turn up dead with her having an ironclad alibi, Hercule Poirot must untangle a web of lies where nothing is as it seems.
by Melina Marchetta
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Transferred to an all-boys' school, a teenager grapples with her identity and her mother's depression, finding strength in unlikely places to save her family and herself.
by Elizabeth George Speare
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Stranded in the vast Maine wilderness, a young pioneer boy must choose between the uncertain hope of his family's return and the unexpected kinship of a Native American tribe offering him a new home.
by Laurell K. Hamilton
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During a lull in everyday life, vampire executioner Anita Blake must fight the resurrected Mother of All Darkness, who wants to control Anita's body and all American vampires, forcing Anita into a battle for her very self with the chilling warning to 'Run if you can...'
by Joshua Ferris
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At a failing ad agency, quirky colleagues navigate corporate decline with gossip, forbidden romances, and elaborate pranks, all while their 'work' shrinks to a mysterious pro-bono campaign.
by Agatha Christie
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A dying Hercule Poirot and Captain Hastings reunite at Styles to catch a murderer, 'X,' before they kill again, in a final case that costs the detective his life.
by Luanne G. Smith
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A cursed vine witch returns to her ancestral French vineyard, masquerading as a mortal to uncover the betrayal that stole seven years of her life and now threatens the man who inherited her legacy.
by Frank McCourt
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Frank McCourt's "Teacher Man" follows his thirty-year journey through New York City classrooms, where his unconventional methods, rebellious students, and personal struggles shaped him into a Pulitzer-winning storyteller.
by L.J. Smith
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Resurrected and with new powers, Elena is caught between two vampire brothers' love and a creature that possesses one and wants her dead.
by Tad Williams
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An undead Sithi king's dark sorcery threatens the land. A desperate prince and a forgotten order race to unravel ancient mysteries before their final confrontation in the haunted stronghold of Asu'a.
by Lisa See
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In pre-WWII San Francisco, three showgirls form a strong bond that betrayal and the threat of war break, forcing them to face their loyalties and the cost of their secrets.
by J.D. Robb
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When a fellow cop and friend of her chief medical examiner is brutally murdered, Lieutenant Eve Dallas must navigate a web of secrets stretching from Atlanta to New York, only to find the killer's taunting threats connect directly to her own dark past, promising a deadly confrontation.
by Tracy Chevalier
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A timid English Quaker, adrift in 1850s Ohio, finds her quiet principles ignited into defiant action as she's swept into the perilous, clandestine world of the Underground Railroad.
by Francine Rivers
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A condemned Christian slave languishes in a Roman dungeon. A Germanic gladiator seeks John the Baptist to reclaim his son, finding redemption amidst the empire's ashes.
by Jay Crownover
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A sassy, commitment-wary bartender with a broken heart finds unexpected love and healing with a scarred, emotionally rigid ex-soldier battling his own war demons.