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by Karl Marlantes
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A decorated Marine Corps veteran confronts the psychological and spiritual emptiness of modern combat, exploring how ancient rituals and philosophy might better prepare soldiers for war and guide them back from its depths.
by Paul Hoffman
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Haunted by betrayal, Thomas Cale, a child soldier of the apocalyptic Redeemers, must decide whether to unleash humanity's extinction or defy his masters and forgive the world he's destined to destroy.
by Michael Grant
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In a future where conjoined twins wage a nano-level war within the human brain to enforce a perfect, will-less utopia, a rogue group of teens fights to preserve the beautiful, messy chaos of free will, risking madness with every battle.
by Anonymous
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A seemingly perfect Santa Monica teen's life unravels into a desperate cycle of addiction after one party changes everything, meticulously documented in the diary she left behind.
by S.D. Smith
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Two ordinary rabbit siblings are pulled into a fight for survival and their kingdom's future. Ancient loyalties are tested, and the Green Ember offers hope against encroaching darkness.
by Charles Perrault
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A clever feline uses wit and trickery to transform his penniless master into a marquis, securing his fortune and a royal marriage.
by Joe Schreiber
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When a prison barge carrying dangerous criminals breaks down, they find refuge in an abandoned Star Destroyer, only to unleash a plague that turns the dead into an unstoppable, flesh-eating legion.
by Tess Gerritsen
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A brutal convent murder unravels a chilling secret when a nun's autopsy reveals she recently gave birth, forcing a medical examiner and detective to confront an ancient horror linked to the crime and Maura Isles's own past.
by Adam Jay Epstein
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A streetwise orphan cat fakes being a magical familiar, then finds himself Vastia's only hope against an evil queen, forcing him and his animal friends to uncover ancient secrets and embrace their true selves.
by Gaston Bachelard
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Gaston Bachelard's "The Poetics of Space" explores how our homes, from attics to cellars, shape our dreams, memories, and sense of self.
by Lisa Schroeder
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A grieving girl haunted by her dead friend's ghost must team up with her deceased boyfriend's brother to find peace before the spectral visitations consume them both.
by Joy Fielding
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A woman with amnesia, found in a blood-stained dress and $10,000, races against time to uncover her identity and the truth behind her mysterious past before it destroys her future.
by Erich Segal
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Five Harvard graduates and the women they love navigate 25 years of triumphs, betrayals, and self-discovery, culminating in a reunion where they confront their past.
by Jeff Shaara
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Idealistic lawyer John Adams, audacious Ben Franklin, and dashing George Washington start a revolution against British tyranny, turning colonial grievances into a fight for American independence.
by Teri Woods
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Gena's passionate love for cartel millionaire Quadir pulls them into a deadly fight with the Junior Mafia in Philadelphia, where loyalty is tested, and escaping the drug game proves a brutal, if not impossible, fight for survival.
by Erin Bowman
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Disguised as a boy, a vengeful daughter rides across the Arizona Territory, hunting her father's murderers and a legendary gold mine, only to find allies along the trail.
by George MacDonald
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Anodos journeys through a fantastical realm, mirroring the soul's difficult but joyful path to self-surrender and spiritual truth.
by Richard Paul Evans
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As Alan Christoffersen nears Key West, his cross-country walk becomes a journey of final goodbyes and new friendships, forcing him to face a new crisis that tests his lessons of love, forgiveness, and hope.
by Stephen Jay Gould
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Stephen Jay Gould examines centuries of biased scientific attempts to measure human intelligence, showing how measurement has been twisted to perpetuate social hierarchies and justify prejudice.
by Edward Rutherfurd
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Edward Rutherfurd's 'The Forest' spans the Norman conquest to the present, blending the history and legends of England's New Forest with stories of royalty, outlaws, and the lasting passions of its people, all linked by a crime that echoes through centuries to Jane Austen's Bath and beyond.
by Gordon Korman
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In the perfect town of Serenity, Eli and his friends find a shocking secret: their crime-free lives connect to the world's worst criminals, making their parents and community suspects.
by Robert Olen Butler
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Robert Olen Butler's Pulitzer-winning collection uses the voices of Vietnamese immigrants and ghosts to show the lasting effects of war and memory after the Vietnam War.
by Cornelia Funke
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When a baron plots to steal her family's singing spell books and accidentally transforms her parents into pigs, young Igraine journeys with a Gentle Giant and a Sorrowful Knight to save her home and become a knight.
by Mary Pope Osborne
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Jack, Annie, and their enchanted dog Teddy are whisked to the 1800s Great Plains where a buffalo hunt with a Lakota boy turns into a thrilling race against a thousand stampeding buffalo.