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by Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki
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Daisetz Suzuki explains how Zen Buddhism, with its focus on simplicity and self-effacement, became the thread connecting Japanese art and daily life, from samurai swords to haiku and tea ceremonies.
by Kimberley Griffiths Little
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In the mystical Louisiana bayou, twelve-year-old Livie secretly harbors a forbidden pet alligator and a crushing guilt over her mother's coma, believing only she can find a magical cure to awaken her.
by William Faulkner
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In the post-World War I South, the last member of a declining aristocratic family deals with his family's past and the effects of war, heading towards a tragic end amid fading glory and tradition.
by Irving Stone
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Irving Stone's "Men to Match My Mountains" tells the story of pioneers, dreamers, and scoundrels who built fortunes, empires, and a nation in the American West.
by Torquato Tasso
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During the siege of Jerusalem, Christian knights fight Saracen warriors and manipulative demons. Love grows tragically between enemies, and faith is tested on the battlefields of the First Crusade.
by Galileo Galilei
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Galileo, through a lively discussion among three characters, shows the ancient, Earth-centered view of the universe is wrong, proving that our world orbits the sun, despite great personal risk.
by Rebecca Sugar
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On an alien world, two Gems, Ruby and Sapphire, fall in love and fuse into Garnet, changing their lives and starting the Crystal Gems' story.
by Polly Holyoke
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Genetically engineered human-dolphin hybrids must brave mutated creatures and enemy teens to infiltrate a dangerous underwater fortress, rescue their kidnapped friends, and steal a world-saving scientific secret before their ocean refuge is lost forever.
by Brian Keaney
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In a world where dreams are a crime, a kitchen worker and a doctor's daughter uncover a conspiracy that threatens their island nation.
by Moni Mohsin
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Amidst Pakistan's turbulent news, the charmingly unaware socialite Butterfly navigates high society's parties and mishaps, her biggest worry a chipped manicure rather than a changing world.
by Joan Aiken
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After a fire destroys their home, orphaned Lucas and the spoiled French heiress Anna Marie must survive the dangerous streets of 19th-century industrial Blastburn, forming an unlikely alliance.
by Joe Craig
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Genetically engineered teen assassin Jimmy Coates must outmaneuver a ruthless government agency, a deadly rival, and his own estranged father, all while questioning where his true loyalties lie.
by Dante Alighieri
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Explore sin, repentance, and divine love with Dante's classic poem, guided by expert insights.
by Sylvia Townsend Warner
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A Victorian matriarch, seeking her errant husband in revolutionary Paris, instead finds herself drawn into an intense, chaotic affair with his bohemian mistress.
by John Muir
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John Muir's ecstatic writing shows the Sierra Nevada's beauty, from Yosemite to ancient sequoia groves, revealing the heart of California's 'Range of Light'.
by Laurann Dohner
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An undercover agent falls for the powerful New Species who arrests her, starting a dangerous, passionate romance that could change both their worlds.
by Sophie Hardcastle
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After her twin's death, a young surfer grapples with grief and his shadow, learning to navigate life and first love without him.
by Chuck Palahniuk
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A medical-school dropout scams strangers by faking choking in restaurants to pay for his mother's elder care, all while navigating sex addiction meetings and a colonial theme park job.
by Andrea Portes
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Thirteen-year-old Luli, a quick-witted runaway, plunges into the perilous heart of American rootlessness, navigating a treacherous road trip west with a violent drifter and a fading grifter, as she grapples with her developing sexuality and the brutal realities of survival.
by Richie Tankersley Cusick
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After spending a night in a haunted house, Emma Donovan is pulled into its tragic past, reliving a romance and a horrific death with a mysterious young man, blurring the lines between dream and a dreadful reality she's destined to repeat.
by Mahatria Ra
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Mahatria Ra's "Unposted Letters" offers deep, practical wisdom from various life experiences, guiding readers toward a richer, more fulfilling life by changing their views on challenges and opportunities.
by LouAnne Johnson
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An ex-Marine teacher, armed with unconventional tactics and unwavering belief, transforms a classroom of 'dangerous' inner-city sophomores into students who dare to dream and fight for their futures.
by Sinclair B. Ferguson
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Sinclair Ferguson clearly explains the Holy Spirit's work from creation to redemption, combining scripture, historical theology, and modern thought to offer a clear view of the third person of the Trinity.
by Jennifer Marie Brissett
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In a post-apocalyptic world, a corrupted atmospheric AI tells the fragmented, time-bending story of two lovers fighting for survival and connection amidst a city's collapse and the haunting echoes of their past.