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by Jim Stockdale
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Jim Stockdale's memoir, from his Hanoi prison to post-war life, shows the strength of leadership, love, and philosophy during the Vietnam War.
by Mikhail Sholokhov
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A Bolshevik arrives in a traditional Don village, starting a dangerous fight to bring its people into the Soviet future.
by Tara Oakes
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Dom must fight a brutal war to protect his empire and his family from a ruthless enemy, even if it means sacrificing the man he's tried so hard to become.
by Kristen Simmons
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Framed as a notorious sniper by the government she escaped, Ember Miller must choose between hiding from a 'shoot to kill' order or fighting back with a suspicious resistance that now views her as their most wanted.
by Simone de Beauvoir
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Simone de Beauvoir examines her life, her relationships with figures like Sartre and Camus, and the truths behind the legends, showing the 'force of circumstance' that shaped a pioneering feminist philosopher.
by Zhang Xianliang
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In a Chinese labor camp, a poet finds forbidden love with a peasant woman, seeking solace in nature's beauty amidst political turmoil.
by Patrick Jones
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Haunted by her father's dying words, a desperate teen in Flint, Michigan, chases the illusion of escape while a dark secret binds her to the city's decay.
by Laurie Halse Anderson
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A science-focused high schooler, Kate Malone, finds her structured world upended when a house fire forces her rival and family to move in, sparking emotional turmoil and self-discovery as she awaits her MIT decision.
by Jill C. Wheeler
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Explore the mind behind Lemony Snicket's unfortunate tales, looking at the real-life events and journey that shaped one of children's literature's most distinctive authors.
by Emmanuel Dongala
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In the crucible of a Congolese civil war, a sixteen-year-old rebel, Johnny Mad Dog, collides with Laokolé, a girl his age desperate for an education, in a journey that explodes with the brutal realities of their intertwined coming-of-age.
by Arthur Miller
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David Beeves, a man with endless good fortune, finds his 'luck' reflects the tragedies of others, pushing him to madness as he searches for meaning in a random world.
by Ivan Alekseyevich Bunin
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In 1905, two peasant brothers in rural Russia show the small cruelties and ignorance of a fading era, their lives a harsh, real picture of village decline before the revolution.
by J.R.R. Tolkien
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With the Fellowship broken, hobbits Frodo and Sam begin a dangerous quest to destroy the One Ring in Sauron's land, guided by the tricky Gollum, while their friends prepare for a war that could destroy Middle-earth.
by Bono
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Bono challenges readers to confront global injustice and poverty, sharing his faith and belief that true spirituality means helping the world's most vulnerable.
by Amber Lea Easton
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A wounded war hero, grappling with his new reality, must confront whether he can still be the hero his investigative reporter wife needs when her pursuit of a dangerous human trafficking story threatens to shatter their already fragile marriage and lives.
by Coleen Lovitt
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This updated biography traces Michael Jordan's rise, from his early days and college wins to his final, legendary retirement.
by K.R. Thompson
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Bound by fate to two sisters, a man finds eternal love with one, but risks eternal damnation with the other, who can shatter his world.
by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles
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As the Edwardian era begins and the Boer War approaches, the privileged Morland family navigates societal upheaval, personal desires, and the harsh realities of colonial conflict, testing their bonds and changing their futures.
by Anonymous
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Amidst prophecies of divine wrath and national destruction, Isaiah unveils a vision of future peace, universal harmony, and the coming of a redemptive servant.
by Nancy Werlin
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Eli's summer job with a geneticist uncovers the terrifying truth of his own existence, forcing him to question if he's a son or a scientific experiment.
by Ian Irvine
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A disgraced warrior and a captive healer, each with a secret key to victory, must overcome betrayal and ancient magic to start a rebellion against a tyrannical empire and its dark sorcery.
by David Morrell
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After his son's brave but losing fight with bone cancer, a grieving father finds comfort and understanding in mystical experiences that show the strength of the human spirit.
by Mo Hayder
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A detective, still affected by his brother's abduction, is blackmailed into investigating a dog with a plea for help. This leads him to a wealthy family terrorized by captors whose strange demands hint at a personal vendetta.
by Suzie Carr
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A timid woman, convinced she'll never find love, discovers an online romance with her captivating coworker, only to face the challenge of bridging the gap between her confident online self and her insecure real self.