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by Stephen Baxter
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In 2010, Earth faces ecological collapse. Maverick Reid Malenfant gambles with time itself, launching humanity into the cosmos on a desperate, globally contested mission, defying a planet consumed by riots and sabotage.
by Maggie Stiefvater
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Cole, a rockstar werewolf, chases his ex, Isabel, to Los Angeles, hoping to rekindle a love that could either save or destroy them.
by Margi Preus
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Stranded in 1841, a curious Japanese boy's accidental journey to America and back turns him into a bridge between two worlds, challenging old borders and chasing a samurai's dream.
by Marina Fiorato
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In 17th-century Venice, a glassblower betrays his city's secret to protect his daughter. His act creates a legacy that his modern descendant uncovers while seeking a new life and love in Murano.
by S.T. Abby
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A woman thought to be dead returns to get revenge on those who hurt her. Her plans for vengeance get complicated by an unexpected love for the FBI agent hunting her.
by Robert L. Heilbroner
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Explore the ideas of history's greatest economic thinkers, from Adam Smith to Karl Marx, to understand capitalism's complex workings and the social questions it raises, ending with a look at the future of economic thought.
by Samantha Bell
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In "Deserted Islands," castaways face the challenge of not just spotting distant rescuers, but finding ways to bridge the ocean gap to be seen and saved.
by Louis L'Amour
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Framed for stealing royal treasure, Barnabas Sackett races against Queen Bess's relentless pursuit, risking torture and the gallows to reclaim his American dream.
by Mary Norton
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The miniature Clock family leaves their home and journeys down a cottage drain in a soap dish, seeking a new home and facing floods, famine, and a clever enemy.
by Maylis de Kerangal
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After a surfing accident, a young man's heart begins a twenty-four-hour journey, connecting strangers in a story of grief, hope, and the exchange of life.
by Dashiell Hammett
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A detective navigates family secrets, cults, and murders to find the truth behind a diamond heist and the cursed woman at its center.
by Louis L'Amour
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Jubal Sackett travels into the dangerous Far Seeing Lands to rescue a missing Natchez leader and her people's future, finding love as untamed as the frontier itself.
by Chris Carter
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A woman's relaxing night ends when she answers a video call from her best friend, only to find her tied up. A killer's sadistic game begins: disconnect, and she's next.
by Alyxandra Harvey
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A skeptical heiress, eager to escape her mother's fake seances and secure a good marriage, finds her world changed when a murdered ghost asks for help, making her accept a power she never believed in and risk everything for justice and love.
by Annie Proulx
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From the Louisiana bayou to the Alaskan wilderness, a single green accordion weeps and rejoices through a century of American immigrant struggles, linking the disparate lives and forgotten dreams of those who sought a new beginning.
by P.G. Wodehouse
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Under a mischievous full moon, a lovesick artist, a prize-winning pig, and a chaotic group of aristocrats and valets meet at Blandings Castle, all set in motion by Galahad Threepwood.
by Brady Udall
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After surviving being run over by a mailman at age seven, Edgar Mint, a half-Apache orphan, navigates the eccentricities of foster care and boarding school, holding onto his innate goodness and a quixotic quest to find and forgive the man who nearly ended his life.
by José Saramago
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The Iberian Peninsula floats across the Atlantic, and five strangers, connected by strange events, find their lives and hearts entwined on this drifting island.
by Albert Camus
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In colonial Algeria, a boy's silent love for his illiterate mother and a teacher's guidance shape him, making him 'the first man' to grapple with identity and the themes that would define Camus's unfinished work.
by Elizabeth Bowen
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In 1930s London, an orphaned girl's innocent love collides with the polished cruelty of high society and a charming cad, leading to a heartbreaking betrayal illuminated by the flick of a cigarette lighter.
by Jean Hanff Korelitz
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A Princeton admissions officer, skilled at judging others' futures, faces her own buried past when a long-held secret threatens her carefully built life.
by James Crumley
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A Montana detective who moonlights at a topless bar is drawn into a decade-old missing persons case, leading him on an obsessive, haunting journey through the Haight-Ashbury's darkest corners and the underbelly of America's sleaziest nightmares.
by Sherman Alexie
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Sherman Alexie writes about modern Indigenous life, from Spokane journalists to Lummi boxers and IHOP bandits. He shows the tender, often funny, love stories in his characters' everyday struggles.
by Bill Buford
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A prestigious editor plunges headfirst into the chaotic, beer-fueled world of England's soccer hooligans, documenting their violent tribalism and the sinister allure of their destructive camaraderie with unflinching personal engagement.