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by Craig L. Blomberg
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This book surveys the eyewitness accounts of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, reconstructing the life and ministry of Jesus with historical and theological depth.
by Sarah Schulman
3.8(713)
In 1990s New York City, a rat exterminator, a plant-waterer, and an HIV-positive writer form a queer family, facing societal indifference and loss with honesty and wit.
by Thomas H. Cook
3.5(713)
A man’s life unravels as his brilliant sister, consumed by grief and a Gaia-inspired delusion, implicates her husband in their schizophrenic son’s drowning, forcing him to confront the dark legacy of their family’s mental illness and the terrifying possibility of murder.
by J.C. Valentine
3.6(712)
When a cynical bachelor's shortcut leads him into a ditch and the arms of a newly divorced woman, a stormy night ignites a passion that threatens to unravel their carefully constructed walls.
by Zoe Archer
3.7(712)
A determined journalist and a brilliant inventor of magical gadgets must overcome their clashing worlds and growing attraction to save the planet from arcane conspiracies in 1920s Chicago.
by Mark Johnson
4.1(709)
From a childhood of brutal beatings and early addiction, 'Wasted' tells Mark Johnson's journey through heroin and crack dependency to becoming a successful entrepreneur who helps other recovering addicts.
by Carla Capshaw
4.1(706)
In the brutal Roman Colosseum, a legendary gladiator's hard-won freedom and hardened heart are imperiled by his beautiful Christian slave's forbidden faith. Her secret could cost them both their lives, but it offers him a love stronger than any arena.
by D'Arcy McNickle
3.8(706)
A young man, educated in the white man's world, returns to his family's ranch on the Flathead Reservation. He is caught between clashing cultures, his family's struggles, and the reservation's destructive hold, leading to his ruin under the law he tried to avoid.
by Bali Rai
3.9(705)
In a modern-day Leicester romance, Rani and Sukh unknowingly rekindle a fated love story, their families' ancient Punjabi feud threatening to repeat a tragic cycle of violence and heartbreak.
by William Wordsworth
4.0(704)
Wordsworth's walk along the Wye River becomes a journey through memory, nature's comfort, and the human spirit's growth.
by Walter Horatio Pater
3.5(703)
In ancient Rome, a sensitive young man's search for beauty and meaning leads him through pagan rituals, philosophy, and the early stirrings of Christianity, as he strives for a life lived deeply and with refined taste.
by Wendelin Van Draanen
4.4(701)
Armed with an army of Elvis impersonators in Las Vegas, junior detective Sammy Keyes uncovers the long-hidden truth about her father, confronting family secrets that prove more costly than any case she's ever solved.
by Mulk Raj Anand
3.8(701)
Munoo, a young boy uprooted from his village, embarks on a harsh, picaresque odyssey through pre-Partition India, enduring the brutal realities of servitude, factory labor, and rickshaw pulling in a desperate fight for survival.
by Victoria Chang
4.0(701)
Victoria Chang uses Agnes Martin's minimalist art to explore depression, grief, and the self in a collection that redefines how we see and are seen.
by Isabelle Holland
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A lonely boy finds an unlikely father figure and discovers the complex, often challenging, true nature of love and acceptance while preparing for a school entrance exam with his reclusive, scarred tutor.
by Rachael English
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A podcaster uncovers the four-decade-old mystery of a vanished all-female Irish rock band, forcing its former lead singer to face the secret that shattered their dreams just before stardom.
by Kailin Gow
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In a future where destiny is decided at eighteen, Kama's world changes when a mysterious stranger with telepathic abilities sparks a forbidden desire that challenges her planned life and threatens to reveal a devastating truth.
by Walt Disney Company
4.1(688)
A pampered Parisian cat duchess and her three kittens are dognapped by a greedy butler and must rely on a charming alley cat and his jazz-loving friends to find their way home.
by Omar Shahid Hamid
4.0(686)
In the chilling streets of Karachi, a kidnapped American journalist's Christmas Eve execution deadline ignites a desperate race against time, exposing a city rife with jihadis, corrupt police, and treacherous political machinations where nothing is as it seems.
by Ruth White
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An orphaned girl in 1940s West Virginia uncovers the mystery of her origins, only to discover that the truest family ties are forged not by blood, but by the unwavering love of the quirky town that raised her.
by Patricia Hermes
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Nine-year-old Elizabeth Baker writes in her diary about her new life in the Jamestown colony, from making friends with Native Americans to exploring the forests, for her twin brother in England.
by Jiddu Krishnamurti
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Krishnamurti shows how fear poisons love, joy, and clear thought, urging direct self-inquiry to find its root.
by Beth Kephart
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After a superstorm destroys her barrier island home and strands her family, a young woman must solve the mysteries of a vanished friend and a strange arrival, all while facing a future as broken as the land around her.
by Sinclair Lewis
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A white banker's comfortable world breaks apart when he finds out about his African ancestry, sending him on a funny and moving journey that reveals the racial tensions of 1940s America.