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by Allan Bloom
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Allan Bloom argues that America's 20th-century social and political unrest comes from an intellectual crisis in its universities and culture, not from economic or power struggles.
by Agatha Christie
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A young man's dream of building a perfect life on a beautiful, cursed plot of land unravels into a chilling nightmare orchestrated by a soul inherently drawn to evil.
by Gustave Flaubert
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This story follows a devoted servant woman whose life, marked by loss and an enduring search for love, subtly challenges the realism Flaubert so skillfully created.
by Lillian Hellman
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In their Southern estate, the Hubbard family's greed and betrayals lead to a ruthless fight for wealth, where only Regina truly wins.
by Barry Hines
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In a bleak Yorkshire mining town, a neglected boy's only escape from a brutal future is the kestrel he secretly trains.
by Aldous Huxley
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A post-apocalyptic expedition to nuclear-ravaged California discovers that humanity's greatest destruction lies not in radiation, but in its own moral decay.
by Jack Kilborn
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Four female athletes check into a remote West Virginia inn for a triathlon, only to find themselves trapped by a terrifying entity with a penchant for presidential decor and gruesome fates.
by Svetlana Chmakova
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After tripping into a quiet boy and earning the ire of mean kids, a new student grapples with her shame and an inter-club rivalry, discovering that sometimes breaking the rules is the only way to navigate the awkwardness of middle school.
by James Baldwin
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In these eight raw and unflinching stories, James Baldwin dissects the ingenious and often desperate measures his characters employ to survive the suffocating weight of racism, familial betrayal, and personal demons in a world determined to drown them.
by Richard Ford
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In the stark beauty of the American West, Richard Ford's "Rock Springs" unveils the quiet desperation and resilience of ordinary lives, etched with prose as sharp and clear as a desert wind.
by Robert Littell
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From the Cold War's shadowy battlefields to the corridors of power, CIA operatives navigate a world of assassinations, covert wars, and betrayals, while hunting for a mole within their own ranks.
by Walter Scott
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A young English idealist finds his loyalties fractured and his destiny forged amidst the wild beauty and brutal realities of the the 1745 Jacobite Rising, caught between the dying embers of feudal Scotland and the dawning age of British unity.
by Samuel Beckett
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In 1930s London, Murphy, a man uncomfortable with the physical world, seeks a home and fortune, finding peace in an asylum and an absurd freedom.
by Katie Kacvinsky
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Dylan and Gray fall in love, but learn that a lasting romance requires embracing challenges and the willingness to apologize.
by Jack McDevitt
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A luxurious, long-lost starship reappears after sixty years, its crew vanished, drawing antiquities dealer Alex Benedict into a chilling, interstellar mystery.
by Chris Wooding
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A headstrong girl named Poison enters a dangerous fae world of deadly stories, murderous plots, and dark romance to rescue her sister from the unpredictable Phaerie Lord, only to find a plot far worse than she imagined.
by John Dos Passos
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by Philip K. Dick
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On a distant moon ruled by liberated psychotics, a CIA agent, his psychiatrist ex-wife, and a TV comedian find their divorce proceedings escalate into a darkly hilarious laser gun battle, blurring the lines between sanity and madness.
by W. Bruce Cameron
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A heartbroken man finds love and a new family when a pregnant stray dog and her Christmas puppies teach him about connection and commitment.
by Annie Barrows
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Second-graders Ivy and Bean, armed with shovels and big dreams, go on a funny journey to find a dinosaur and become world record holders.
by J.R. Ward
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Wrath, the new vampire king, faces a difficult test of his reign and his love for Beth as old wars combine with their modern wish for a family, threatening their bond and his rule.
by Chanda Hahn
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When a priceless family heirloom is stolen, sixteen-year-old Mina Grime plunges into the Fae plane, risking her heart and her life against a fairy-tale villain to reclaim what's hers.
by Alice Oseman
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As university nears, Nick and Charlie, a couple whose love is comfortable and inseparable, must confront whether their two-year bubble of shared movie nights and quiet companionship can withstand the distance of their first real separation.
by Barbara Cohen
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Disguised as a boy to build a business empire, a determined young woman in ancient Arabia falls for the prince who knows her only as a man.