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by Henry James
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In a gilded cage of Edwardian society, an American heiress subtly manipulates her father and adulterous husband to preserve her marriage and family, all while knowing the truth of a flawed golden bowl.
by Drew Magary
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In a near future where aging is cured, John Farrell discovers that while he can't die of old age, he can still die from terrifying new threats like alien invaders and a government bent on euthanasia.
by Nancy Mitford
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Amidst their eccentric aristocratic English family, the spirited Radlett sisters navigate misguided romances and dramatic love affairs, as their privileged world nears World War II.
by Lisa M. Klein
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In a dangerous Elsinore, a sharp Ophelia navigates forbidden love with Prince Hamlet and plans a risky escape to reclaim her life amid the court's unraveling madness.
by John le Carré
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A British intelligence department, desperate to prove its worth, sends an old, untrained agent into East Germany, only to expose its own moral decay.
by Jordan Sonnenblick
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Jeffrey, a cancer survivor in remission, faces physical challenges, a runaway brother, and a new romance, forcing him to understand his identity and what 'after ever after' truly means.
by Ally Carter
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On the dangerous Embassy Row, Grace must escape a past that could ruin international relations and reveal deadly secrets before her world collapses.
by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
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Explore the poems where Wordsworth and Coleridge began English Romanticism, featuring their 1798 debut and the expanded 1802 edition with Wordsworth's famous preface.
by Dan Simmons
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An American poet's search for a resurrected literary figure in the decaying, Kali-worshipping heart of Calcutta drags him into a nightmarish labyrinth of human sacrifice and ancient, visceral terror.
by Rabih Alameddine
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In war-scarred Beirut, a reclusive woman's life of secret literary translations unravels, exploring memory, identity, and quiet resilience.
by Graham Swift
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On Mothering Sunday in 1924, a maid's secret meeting with an aristocratic heir changes her life, leading to a journey of self-discovery that lasts for decades.
by Carole Wilkinson
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An orphan girl in ancient China must overcome her shyness to protect the last dragon and his purple stone from a cruel empire and dark magic.
by Brian Herbert
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Humanity's last hope flees into the unknown. A resurrected Paul Muad'Dib must face the truth of the Kwisatz Haderach and the origin of the Honored Matres as the war between Man and Machine ends.
by David Halberstam
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Halberstam examines the world of professional basketball, showing the connection between talent, travel, and the unseen pressures that shape legends.
by Sarah Weeks
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After her pie-queen aunt bequeaths her secret recipe to a remarkably disagreeable cat, a young girl named Alice must unravel a culinary mystery amidst a pie-crazed town to discover the true ingredients of happiness.
by Mark Frost
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A seemingly ordinary teenager, forced into a clandestine prep school after his parents' disappearance, uncovers his latent superhuman abilities and a millennia-old war tied to his very existence.
by Marcus Sedgwick
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On a mysterious, isolated island, two souls are bound by an ancient curse, reliving fragmented lives and searching for each other across seven distinct historical eras, each marked by a different moon.
by William James
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William James, a psychologist, examines individual experiences of faith, showing a range of human spirituality that needs tolerance and respect.
by Oliver Sacks
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In a Bronx hospital, Dr. Sacks uses a new drug to wake catatonic patients from decades of sleep, showing the sad, brief beauty of their reanimated lives.
by Amy Bloom
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A young Russian immigrant, Lillian Leyb, travels from New York's Yiddish theaters to the Alaskan wilderness in search of her lost daughter after surviving a brutal attack.
by Robert Cialdini
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Learn how to prepare people's minds before you speak, making them open to your message and more likely to agree.
by Ted Dekker
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An FBI agent hunts a serial killer who adorns his beautiful victims with bridal veils, forcing him to seek help from a mysterious young woman with an uncanny connection to the killer's dark world.
by Carolyn Keene
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When a cryptic message arrives via carrier pigeon, Nancy Drew is propelled into a shadowy mystery surrounding a sinister retreat and the secrets it holds.
by D.B. Reynolds
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Malibu's elite includes powerful vampires. When a Vampire Lord's beloved is kidnapped, he enlists a human private investigator. Their search ignites a dangerous passion that threatens to consume them both amidst betrayals and deadly foes.