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by Sienna Mynx
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In 1980s Italy, an African American fashion designer falls for a Sicilian businessman. She soon learns his charm hides a ruthless crime lord whose dark empire threatens to unravel her life and ignite a dangerous, deadly passion.
by Sarah Weeks
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Haunted by her past and her parents' mistakes, Verbena reinvents herself for a summer visitor, only to discover her true identity in unexpected ways.
by Farley Mowat
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Two boys, one Cree and one Canadian orphan, go on a dangerous adventure through the Arctic barrens, testing their survival against the northern wilderness.
by Joshua C. Cohen
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On the brutal football fields of Oregrove High, a steroid-fueled prank war escalates into devastating violence, forcing a damaged fullback and a promising gymnast to unite and confront the corrupt system threatening their school's soul.
by Walker Percy
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A suicidal widower's search for divine proof takes a wild turn when he meets an escapee finding new life, and perhaps salvation, in a greenhouse.
by Christine Fletcher
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In 1940s Chicago, a Polish-American teenager navigates the dangers of dance halls, the mob, and family secrets to survive and save her loved ones.
by Patrice Kindl
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A reclusive girl, who has literally built a hidden world within the walls of her own house, must decide if a mysterious note is worth abandoning her invisible sanctuary for the outside world.
by Laura Wiess
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A disillusioned teenager, in a toxic relationship, discovers a real-life love story through her elderly patient, witnessing its heartbreaking end and finding her own transformation.
by Bruce Alberts
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Explore the microscopic world with 'Molecular Biology of the Cell,' an updated guide that explains cellular life for new and experienced readers.
by Barbara Vine
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A chance encounter reignites a dormant, toxic friendship between two women, forcing them to confront the 'terrible things' of their past as a terrifying intimacy reclaims their lives in 1960s London.
by Samuel Beckett
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Trapped in an endless monologue, the Unnamable grapples with the futility of language and the relentless compulsion to speak, even as he yearns for the oblivion of silence and the cessation of self.
by Dana Stabenow
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In the vast Alaskan Bush, State Trooper Liam Campbell hunts a killer whose escalating violence threatens to shatter the peace and expose a truth more chilling than winter.
by Andrew Weil
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Improve your body's natural healing with Dr. Weil's eight-week plan, combining diet, exercise, and mindfulness for lasting health.
by Myriam Gurba
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Myriam Gurba's "Mean" is a funny and bold memoir where a queer, mixed-race Chicana uses sharp humor to fight sexual assault, racism, and misogyny, showing that meanness, when done well, is a powerful art.
by Madeleine Roux
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When a summer program places three teens in a former asylum for the criminally insane, they uncover a terrifying, shared past that refuses to stay buried, blurring the lines between their present and the institution's chilling history.
by J. M. Coetzee
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In the stark, colonial landscapes of 18th-century South Africa and 1970s Vietnam, Coetzee's novellas expose the corrosive obsession with power and the brutal subjugation of the 'other'.
by N.D. Wilson
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After a hasty escape on a foam raft, young Tom Hammond finds himself lost beneath Leepike Ridge, where a subterranean world of castaways, ancient tombs, and buried treasure will reveal secrets that forever alter his understanding of home.
by Suzy McKee Charnas
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A biologically-driven vampire professor navigates academia, his urges, and unexpected empathy, striving to remain undetected in a world that denies his existence.
by Richard Brinsley Sheridan
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Captain Jack Absolute, caught in a tangle of mistaken identities and an aunt's word mix-ups, must manage his demanding father and a hot-headed Irishman to win Lydia Languish, who only cares for romance novel fantasies.
by Zhuangzi
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Explore the world of an ancient Chinese sage who questions traditional ideas with paradoxes, stories, and humor, helping readers find a spontaneous and free existence.
by Brian Herbert
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On a storm-ravaged planet for exiles, a general builds a secret rebellion against an empire, unknowingly using ancient alien secrets buried beneath the surface.
by Carson McCullers
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A small-town Georgia druggist faces his own death from leukemia, forcing his community to confront its prejudices and the cost of hate, as court-ordered integration begins.
by Ernest K. Gann
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Join a pilot's intense journey through the dangerous, early days of commercial aviation, as Ernest K. Gann reveals the triumphs and terrors of flying.
by Megan McDonald
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Through stolen sweaters, dramatic aspirations, and pioneer dreams, the Sisters Club navigates the hilarious and heartwarming chaos of their everyday lives, all held together by the middle sister's spirit.