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by Paul Theroux
3.9(16,517)
Paul Theroux travels across continents on legendary 1970s trains, from the Orient Express to the Trans-Siberian, encountering diverse cultures and characters with his wit and sharp observations.
by Tori Spelling
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Tori Spelling reveals her privileged yet difficult childhood, career highs and lows, and the public scrutiny that shaped her, finally telling her story on her own terms.
by Harper Sloan
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Haunted by a shattering past, a broken man fights the love of an angel determined to mend his soul, even if it risks her own light.
by Marc Levy
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A San Francisco architect falls for a mysterious woman only he can see, whose comatose body lies elsewhere, forcing him to race against time to save her before doctors pull the plug on their impossible love.
by Charles M. Schulz
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Charlie Brown struggles with the commercialism of Christmas until Linus reminds him of the holiday's true meaning.
by Courtney Summers
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A seemingly perfect high school student's self-destruction forces her to confront a hidden trauma that threatens to consume her and everyone she cares about.
by Giovanni Verga
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In a sun-drenched Sicilian fishing village, the Malavoglia family's ancient rhythms of life and livelihood are tragically shattered by an unforgiving sea and the relentless tides of change they can neither comprehend nor control.
by R.L. Stine
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In R.L. Stine's 'Stay Out of the Basement,' two siblings find their botanist father's plant experiments are turning him into a monstrous, leafy hybrid, forcing them to face the truth beneath their home.
by Sierra Simone
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A devout priest's world shatters when an undeniable, forbidden passion forces him to choose between his sacred vows and the woman who tempts him to break every single one.
by Saul Bellow
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In Depression-era Chicago, Augie March, a man with an unyielding spirit, navigates a journey through many characters and jobs, all while pursuing his own destiny.
by Heather Gudenkauf
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by Georges Bataille
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A young man and his lovers explore sadism and defilement, culminating in a shocking act that shatters reality.
by Jeffrey Archer
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George Mallory, driven to conquer Everest, faces the mountain's dangers and the historical question of whether his attempt will make him a legend or erase his efforts from history.
by Kara Thomas
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Five years after a car accident, murders, and her sister's suicide broke up Sunnybrook High's cheer squad, Monica finds secrets suggesting the past is not over and she is part of a deadly conspiracy.
by Anthony Horowitz
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Two teens from different worlds, chosen by prophecy, must unite to stop an ancient evil from opening a gate between dimensions, a threat that spans continents from Peru's deserts to a looming cosmic shadow.
by Mary Higgins Clark
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A newlywed wife, haunted by a recurring melody and her sleepwalking husband's mysterious past, races to uncover if the man she loves is a killer before she becomes his next victim.
by Steven Hall
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A man with no memory must piece together his identity through the fragmented legacy of a previous self, all while evading an unseen, predatory entity that feeds on thoughts and memories.
by Jacqueline Wilson
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After their mother's death, identical twins Ruby, an aspiring actress, and Garnet, a quiet reader, navigate growing up and growing apart, wondering if their close bond can survive their different dreams.
by Paul O. Zelinsky
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A miller's daughter must spin straw into gold or die, a task she accomplishes with the help of a mysterious imp who demands her firstborn child as payment.
by Trish Doller
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A soldier returns from war to a broken home and finds an unexpected ally in a long-time rival, helping him navigate PTSD and family turmoil.
by Danielle Paige
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In a twisted Oz where good is wicked and Dorothy is the enemy, Amy Gumm must embrace her role as an assassin to stop the former hero from destroying both Oz and Kansas before she's trapped forever.
by Paul Hoffman
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A brutalized boy, Thomas Cale, flees a desolate, cruel monastery into a corrupt, beautiful city, only to discover a terrifying secret about himself that his former captors desperately want to know.
by Nancy E. Shaw
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A joyful, rhyming adventure follows a flock of well-meaning, accident-prone sheep as they navigate the countryside in their trusty red jeep.
by Frank Schätzing
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Marine life rebels against humanity, unleashing an ancient, intelligent force from the deep ocean that threatens human existence.