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by Nicholas Pileggi
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Henry Hill's story, from street kid to mobster, reveals the violent, luxurious, and ultimately treacherous reality behind the Mafia's romantic image.
by Louise Erdrich
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In a small North Dakota town, the unsolved murder of a farm family echoes through generations. An Ojibwe girl, her history-keeping grandfather, and a judge seeking justice uncover years of revenge, hidden truths, and the lasting impact of historical injustice.
by Elizabeth George
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A murdered Cambridge student's web of conflicting identities and illicit affairs unravels under Scotland Yard's scrutiny, exposing dark academic and familial secrets.
by Roshani Chokshi
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A mischievous twelve-year-old, prone to exaggeration, accidentally unleashes an ancient demon by lighting a cursed lamp, forcing her to embark on a perilous quest through the Kingdom of Death to find reincarnated Hindu demigods and save her frozen loved ones, all while still in her Spider-Man pajamas.
by Daniel Kehlmann
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On the brink of scientific revolution, an explorer braves the Amazon while a mathematician deciphers the universe from his study, both driven to measure the unmeasurable.
by Arthur C. Clarke
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On a peaceful ocean planet, the arrival of a huge refugee ship from a dying Earth ends centuries of isolation, forcing two groups of humanity to face their shared future and a new evolutionary wonder.
by Chris Crutcher
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To save his scarred, silent best friend from a hidden trauma, an overweight outcast must unearth the dark secret that threatens to drown them both in a torrent of past pain.
by Trenton Lee Stewart
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Armed with an extraordinary mind and plagued by narcolepsy, young orphan Nicholas Benedict navigates a treacherous new orphanage filled with bullies, secrets, and a life-altering mystery that forces him to confront the greatest puzzle of all: himself.
by Bohumil Hrabal
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Amidst the comedic chaos of a sleepy Czech railway station and the burden of his own virginity, a young apprentice finds himself drawn into an unexpected act of wartime heroism against the occupying Germans.
by Dusti Bowling
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Born without arms, Aven Green navigates a new town, an old Western theme park, and a mystery, showing that strength and friendship can overcome any challenge.
by Adam Gopnik
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An American writer raises his family in late 20th-century Paris, finding the city's magic in its everyday quirks as much as its romantic image.
by Susan Dennard
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In a gaslamp-lit Philadelphia filled with reanimated corpses, Eleanor Fitt must brave the Spirit-Hunters and a handsome paranormal investigator to rescue her missing brother from a necromantic evil.
by Peter Matthiessen
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In the Himalayas' harsh beauty, a spiritual search for the snow leopard becomes a journey of self-discovery and acceptance of impermanence.
by Lisa Feldman Barrett
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Neuroscientist Lisa Feldman Barrett reveals a new truth about feelings: your brain doesn't just react to emotions, it actively builds them, changing your reality.
by Dave Ramsey
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Having lost a fortune by thirty, Dave Ramsey distills his hard-won wisdom into a straightforward, step-by-step guide for escaping debt, investing simply, and finding financial peace to transform your life and relationships.
by Max Barry
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In a future where corporate identity is literal and assassination is a marketing strategy, a low-level employee's accidental hitman contract ignites a global chase with a government agent to expose the absurdity of unchecked capitalism.
by Janet Evanovich
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A sharp-witted city woman seeking an Alaskan escape finds her biggest challenge yet in a rugged pilot who is determined not to be hunted.
by James Lee Burke
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After Hurricane Katrina, Detective Dave Robicheaux navigates a lawless New Orleans, where stolen diamonds, desperate people, and a fight between good and evil unfold in a raw, memorable story.
by Kimberly Derting
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Haunted by the dead, a teenage girl with a macabre gift must navigate a deadly love triangle and a serial killer's obsession before she becomes the next trophy.
by Erich Segal
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A wealthy Harvard athlete and a working-class music student build an unlikely, passionate love that challenges their different worlds, only to face a love that must end too soon.
by Morgan Rhodes
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As a ruthless empress seizes the throne and dark prophecies loom, unlikely alliances form and old grudges are set aside as a group of rebels and royals fight to control their destinies against a tyrannical force and a coming storm that will reveal the true cost of magic.
by Indu Sundaresan
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Born a refugee, Mehrunnisa defies fate and the rigid confines of 17th-century Mughal society to pursue a forbidden love with Prince Salim, ultimately shaping an empire with her brilliance and unyielding ambition.
by Peter Lerangis
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A dying boy named Jack must race against time to find seven ancient magical artifacts hidden within the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World to save his life.
by Octavia E. Butler
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Torn between his five parents' alien legacy and humanity's self-destructive freedom, Akin, a uniquely human-Oankali child, must decide if his 'pure' human captors deserve the fertility that will inevitably lead to their own undoing.