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by John Morgan Wilson
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A disgraced, alcoholic reporter is pulled back into West Hollywood's dangerous underworld to solve a murder, forcing him to confront his past and fall for the prime suspect.
by Marissa Meyer
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As Gatlon City teeters on the brink, Nova and Adrian must unmask a resurrected enemy and reconcile their hero-villain identities before love, loyalty, and their entire world are obliterated.
by Larry D. Thompson
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A pro bono lawyer dives into the murky world of dark money and political corruption after a Halloween fundraiser turns deadly, forcing him to hunt for a phantom killer to clear his friend's name.
by Chris Jenks
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Chris Jenks's "Thought as a System" dissects the complex interplay between individual cognition and the societal structures that shape our thinking, revealing how our thoughts are not isolated events but products of interwoven social and intellectual frameworks.
by James W. Ellison
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A quiet Pulitzer-winning author's four-decade silence ends when a street-smart, basketball-playing prodigy with a hidden talent for writing accidentally enters his life, starting a mentorship that changes them both.
by Chad Lucas
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In a town where dreams become nightmares and adults turn into zombies, an anxious neurodivergent boy and a Black baseball player must confront their deepest fears and a sinister corporation to save their families and community.
by Beverley Hughesdon
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In ancient Israel, a captivating Shulamite maiden and a powerful king navigate a passionate, yet forbidden, love story against political intrigue and societal expectations.
by Raman Selden
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Selden's guide explains literary theory, from basic ideas to current discussions on ecocriticism, posthumanism, and digital humanities, making complex topics clear for any reader.
by Constance Beresford-Howe
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After four decades of marriage, Eva Carroll spontaneously abandons her conventional life to find unexpected freedom, love, and self-discovery in a Montreal boarding house.
by Ludwig von Mises
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Ludwig von Mises shows how central planning's attempts to organize society dismantle the price system, suppress individual freedom, and lead economies into destructive 'planned chaos' instead of order.
by Cecilia Manguerra Brainard
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During the brutal Japanese occupation of the Philippines, a young girl named Yvonne flees into the jungle, finding comfort and strength in ancient myths of warrior women and rainbow goddesses as she sees terrible suffering and works to preserve her people's stories.
by Phillip Tomasso III
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A 9-1-1 dispatcher races to save his children during an H1N1 outbreak that turns the city into a zombie nightmare, forcing him to question the vaccine's origins and seek refuge beyond the border.
by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles
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In early industrial England, where cholera and revolution threaten, the Morland family falls apart after a violent crime, revealing the dark desires unleashed when old traditions collapse.
by James Hadley Chase
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In the sun-baked, crime-ridden underbelly of Paradise City, a cynical private eye hunts for a missing, beautiful woman, only to unearth a labyrinth of deceit, blackmail, and murder where everyone has a price and no one can be trusted.
by ToLitt
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A hospital descends into sex, death, drugs, and dark magic, pulling staff and patients into a voodoo-infused, Satanic hell where salvation is a forgotten dream.
by Herman Raucher
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In the sweltering Mississippi summer of 1953, a ballad tells the tender, tragic secret behind Billy Joe McAllister's leap from the Tallahatchie Bridge and the love he shared.
by Jack L. Pyke
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A vengeful master, seeking to dismantle the architect of his lover's psychological torture, unleashes his sub's dangerous alter ego. He soon finds their new bond is the next target in a game more twisted than he imagined.
by Djanet Sears
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Set in Harlem, this play shows Billie's descent into madness after her husband, Othello, leaves her for a white woman. It is a modern retelling of Shakespeare's *Othello*, exploring race and passion.
by Gertrude Stein
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Explore Gertrude Stein's thoughts on writing as she takes apart and reassembles the act itself, offering a playful, rhythmic, and unique guide to crafting prose that stands out.
by Sarah Gristwood
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Explore the making of 'Breakfast at Tiffany's' through rare photos, script pages, and costume insights in this official 50th-anniversary book.
by Mary Walton
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Master Deming's principles to boost profits and productivity, transforming your business from its core.
by E. Jamie
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A pregnant mob princess, set on avenging her husband's murder, gets involved with the heir of her family's biggest enemy, who is secretly the father of her unborn child, sparking a dangerous love that could either end a fifty-year feud or destroy their lives.
by Mark Whitehead
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This book explores the fog-shrouded alleys of Victorian London, dissecting the Ripper's reign of terror by examining every victim and suspect, and the lasting impact of an unsolved mystery that still haunts history.
by Rainbow Rowell
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As the final chapter closes, Simon, Baz, Penelope, and Agatha must confront their deepest fears and uncertain futures, deciding whether to embrace a world they once saved or forge new paths beyond the magic that defined them.