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by Larry McMurtry
4.5(149,079)
Two aging, cantankerous Texas Rangers embark on one last, epic cattle drive from the dusty Rio Grande to the untamed Montana frontier, confronting the brutal beauty and heartbreaking realities of the fading American West.
by Eoin Colfer
4.0(148,969)
A teenage criminal mastermind must race against time and a shadowy foe to retrieve a demon warlock whose return could unleash an ancient war.
by Brent Weeks
4.1(148,920)
An orphaned street boy apprentices himself to the city's most feared assassin, leaving his old life behind for a world of dangerous magic, political plots, and the deadly art of killing.
by Irma S. Rombauer
4.1(148,883)
by Paulo Coelho
3.7(148,743)
Maria, a young woman disillusioned by love, travels from Brazil to Geneva and finds herself in prostitution, embarking on a spiritual journey through physical pleasure to discover the meaning of sacred sex and inner light.
by Willa Cather
3.9(148,725)
Through the eyes of an orphaned boy, My Ántonia paints an unforgettable portrait of a resilient Bohemian immigrant woman whose spirit, like the Nebraska prairie itself, endures and flourishes despite the harsh realities of pioneering life.
by Rachel Joyce
3.9(148,463)
A newly retired man's ordinary life changes when he walks 600 miles across England to save an old friend, finding new purpose and facing old regrets.
by Muriel Barbery
3.8(148,455)
A reclusive, philosophy-loving concierge and a precocious, suicidal pre-teen living in the same opulent Parisian building find their carefully constructed worlds upended by a new tenant, forcing them to confront hidden depths and unexpected connections.
by Liu Cixin
4.1(148,431)
Humanity confronts an alien civilization whose existence is shaped by three suns, leading to an invasion that spans dimensions and threatens Earth.
by Alexandra Bracken
4.2(148,411)
A telekinetic teen on the run from a government camp must choose between protecting her heart and using her full potential to save others like her in a world where a plague has given children terrifying powers.
by Maggie Stiefvater
4.2(148,263)
Ronan's dreams spill into reality, creating danger. A hunt for old magic forces the Raven Boys and Blue to face their linked fates and the growing darkness around Cabeswater.
by Cormac McCarthy
4.1(147,954)
A hunter finds a drug deal gone wrong in Texas, starting a brutal chase with a coin-flipping killer and pulling an aging sheriff into a new, amoral world.
by Malcolm Gladwell
4.0(147,875)
by Janet Evanovich
4.1(147,849)
Bounty hunter Stephanie Plum chases a wealthy shooter, deals with her rival (and crush) Joe Morelli, avoids a new enemy, and wrangles her pistol-packing Grandma Mazur, all while trying not to blow up more cars in Trenton.
by Jojo Moyes
4.0(147,747)
A struggling single mom, her two eccentric kids, and a guilt-ridden tech millionaire embark on an improbable road trip to a math Olympiad, unexpectedly discovering love and family amidst their chaos.
by Bill Martin Jr.
4.2(147,692)
When all 26 lowercase letters decide to race to the top of a coconut tree, pandemonium (and a pile-up) is sure to follow in this rhythmic, alphabet adventure.
by Stephanie Perkins
4.0(147,632)
A teen costume designer's glittery world with her rockstar boyfriend changes when her quiet inventor childhood crush returns, making her face her real desires.
by Julian Barnes
3.7(147,473)
A retired man's carefully built memories of youth and a past betrayal fall apart when a lawyer's letter forces him to face how unreliable his own history is and the crushing weight of forgotten truths.
by Jenny Han
4.1(147,459)
As senior year unfolds with perfect plans of college and cookies with Peter, Lara Jean must navigate the heartbreaking choice between her carefully crafted future and an unexpected path that challenges everything she thought she wanted.
by Jennifer L. Armentrout
4.3(147,327)
Katy's forbidden telepathic link with the alien Daemon grows complicated as she faces a secretive new boy, a sinister government agency, and a presumed-dead loved one's shocking return, all while trying to uncover a betrayal that could destroy them both.
by Pierce Brown
4.4(147,320)
Haunted by a lost love and leading a revolution, Darrow, a Red posing as a Gold, must navigate the Society's politics and combat to dismantle their empire, all while battling his own desire for revenge.
by Yuval Noah Harari
4.2(147,289)
Yuval Noah Harari charts humanity's ambitious, potentially risky journey from overcoming famine, disease, and war to upgrading ourselves into god-like beings through technology and bioengineering.
by Amor Towles
4.0(147,217)
In the dazzling, cutthroat world of 1938 New York City, a chance encounter propels a sharp-witted young woman from a Coney Island upbringing into a dizzying ascent through Manhattan's high society, forcing her to navigate love, ambition, and the precarious rules of civility.
by Phil Knight
4.5(147,163)
Phil Knight's memoir tells how he started Nike with fifty dollars and a trunk of imported Japanese shoes, showing the hard work, risks, and unique team that made it a global company and changed sports and business.