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by Barbara Delinsky
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When a Caucasian couple's newborn exhibits African American traits, the mother must unravel a hidden family history to save her marriage and confront generations of buried secrets rooted in prejudice.
by Iain M. Banks
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In a fractured world, an immortal assassin, a greedy financier, and a time-traveling torturer navigate the schemes of the powerful Concern, while rebels and a feigning patient plot its downfall.
by Guy de Maupassant
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One brother's sudden inheritance brings out jealousy and suspicion, forcing his family to face a devastating secret that shatters their quiet life and divides them.
by Kami Garcia
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In the Caster underworld of New York City, a rebellious Siren with dangerous charm must confront dark secrets and treacherous magic to save her mortal rocker boyfriend.
by Jonathan Coe
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Decades after college, a narcoleptic, a film addict, a heartbroken romantic, and an increasingly unstable doctor meet at a gothic sleep clinic, where their past and present collide in a hallucinatory exploration of love, obsession, and reality.
by Kathy Reichs
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With a sinister gamemaster's clock ticking, the Virals must decipher a deadly series of geocache puzzles to locate a real bomb before it's too late.
by Liz Kessler
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When a mysterious, inky-black monster threatens the underwater world of Brightport, mermaid-in-training Emily Windsnap must dive deep into ancient myths and her own courage to protect her friends and uncover the creature's true, surprising nature.
by Cori Doerrfeld
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When a child feels unspoken sadness, a gentle rabbit shows the healing power of listening, offering comfort where advice and anger fail.
by Djuna Barnes
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In the opium-scented shadows of 1920s Paris, a desperate woman's obsessive love for a shapeshifting, wealthy heir unravels a world of forbidden desires and tragic self-destruction.
by Michelle Dalton
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On a sun-drenched island, a local's predictable summer changes when she meets a charming New Yorker, forcing her to choose between first love and inevitable heartbreak.
by Napoleon Hill
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Unlock the secrets to personal achievement and financial prosperity through Napoleon Hill's timeless philosophy, revealing the power of belief, harmony, and adaptability in navigating life's changes.
by Elizabeth Scott
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A teen thief, trained by her mother, must choose between a life of crime and a chance at love and friendship when her next target is her new best friend's house and the boy she likes is a cop.
by Obert Skye
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As Foo crumbles, Leven Thumps must journey to the ruins of Alder for a final test that will decide the fate of dreams and humanity, while his allies in Reality struggle to contain selfish conquerors and a loose Phoebe.
by Ashley Elston
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After a hard breakup, Sophie navigates a chaotic Christmas in Louisiana. Her eccentric family sets up ten mismatched blind dates, making her rethink love when her ex returns and new feelings start.
by Charles Dickens
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During London's terrifying 1780 anti-Catholic riots, a simple man, his prophetic raven, and a forbidden love story become entangled in a chilling look at mob madness and fragile innocence.
by Gail Tsukiyama
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During WWII and Japan's transformation, two orphaned brothers—one a sumo wrestler, one a Noh mask artisan—work to keep traditions alive and pursue their dreams, navigating love, loss, and family bonds on the Street of a Thousand Blossoms.
by Edward de Bono
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Use a different 'thinking hat' for each decision-making stage to make meetings focused and productive, and to help groups reach quick, unified conclusions.
by James A. Michener
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Three Polish families embody a nation's enduring spirit and tragic history across eight centuries, from feudal origins to modern struggles, in a sweeping story of love, war, and heritage.
by Ira Levin
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A charming, ambitious young man will stop at nothing, not even murder, to climb the social ladder, only to find his carefully built facade unraveling under the relentless pursuit of a grieving family.
by Don DeLillo
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A body artist in a secluded coastal home deals with the memory of her dead film-director husband, blurring the lines between grief, performance, and the haunting persistence of memory.
by Robert Newton Peck
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A thirteen-year-old boy in rural Vermont forms a deep bond with a pig, navigating farm life and Shaker traditions, which leads to a heartbreaking act of sacrifice and his passage into adulthood.
by Mary Botham Howitt
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A clever spider, with a sinisterly charming parlor, tricks a naive fly into its web of deceit, all shown with the dramatic, shadowy style of a vintage Hollywood horror film.
by Matthew Quick
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In a town marked by the Irish Mob and racial divisions, Finley, a white basketball player, finds his court refuge challenged by Russ, a former star who now only answers to 'Boy21' and dreams of space, forcing both to face their shared pain and unexpected path to recovery.
by Edgar Lee Masters
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Through a chorus of candid epitaphs, the deceased residents of Spoon River reveal the secret passions, betrayals, and quiet desperation that simmered beneath the veneer of their idyllic small town.