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by Dermot Bolger
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In a tough urban Ireland, a young boy grows into adulthood, navigating a harsh world on his journey to maturity.
by Yu Hua
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Two stepbrothers, one a sex-crazed opportunist and the other a sensitive intellectual, navigate China's chaotic transformation from the Cultural Revolution to rampant capitalism, testing their bond amidst outlandish characters and surreal societal shifts.
by Alejandro Morales
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A doctor and his descendants are caught in a haunting, cyclical struggle against an evolving plague across colonial Mexico, contemporary California, and a future nation. This magically real disease mirrors the social decay of each era.
by Diane Moat
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A grieving woman becomes a vigilante, using Robin Hood-style heists to fund her brutal quest for justice against animal abusers, blurring morality and risking everything.
by Danilo Kiš
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In the shadow of Auschwitz, a young mother, with raw lyricism, transforms the brutal reality of Mengele's camp into a stark, immediate poem about the human spirit's endurance amidst a 'place of dragons.'
by Greg Creed
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Learn the secrets behind Taco Bell and KFC's growth with 'R.E.D. Marketing,' a guide from Yum! Brands' former CEO that breaks down successful campaigns into three clear ideas: Relevance, Ease, and Distinctiveness.
by Karen Roberts
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In Sri Lanka's araliya gardens, a Sinhalese girl and a Tamil boy fall in forbidden love, which is tragically destroyed by ethnic violence in July.
by Jean Van Leeuwen
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A small-time theater mouse boss, obsessed with gangster movies, leads his bumbling crew on their biggest heist yet: a daring raid on a cheese shop, only to face a formidable feline foe.
by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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In 1921 Tulsa, a young Black man accused of rape by a white woman must escape a lynch mob while the woman, scarred by her own trauma, finds the courage to reveal the truth before the city erupts in racial violence.
by Fiona Kidman
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After Scottish clearances, a strict preacher leads his followers across oceans to a promised land, but three generations of women challenge his rigid rules, finding their own paths through exile and hardship.
by John Berger
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John Berger and Selçuk Demirel create a visually rich, poetic reflection on smoking, showing smokers as outlaws in a society that accepts industrial pollution while condemning personal habits.
by Kevin Hood
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A young Jane Austen finds her voice and inspiration for her novels through a passionate, yet forbidden, romance with law student Tom Lefroy.
by Mary Jane Staples
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In 1939, a young man from Walworth and a teashop girl begin a lunchtime romance, their quiet moments disrupted by the onset of war.
by Imran Siddiq
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In a future where society splits between the waste-dwelling Underworld and the pristine Overworld, 16-year-old scavenger Zachary defies rules, becoming obsessed with a grieving Overworld girl, Rosa. This forbidden connection starts a dangerous rebellion against a corrupt system.
by Eduardo Galeano
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Galeano's 'Genesis' reclaims history from a Latin American viewpoint, exploring pre-Columbian myths, European conquests, and the continent's lasting spirit.
by William Martin
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In 1916 Boston, a rising politician's life collapses when his rebel cousin sparks a dangerous love triangle and a deadly mission to Ireland, leading to a violent clash of personal desires and historical rebellion on Easter Sunday.
by Belle Whittington
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When a group of friends finds an alien in their small town, their carefree summer turns into a desperate fight for survival, complicated by a developing romance and the dangerous burden of their shared secret.
by Dawn FitzGerald
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Tess, a determined soccer player, must rally her teammates and defy the odds to save their beloved soccer program from financial ruin, all while navigating the complexities of friendship and the true meaning of never giving up.
by Sue Mayfield
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After a dramatic breakup, a heartbroken Isabel finds unexpected solace and a budding romance through a message in a bottle, only to face a terrifying crisis that tests the very depths of her newfound love and courage.
by Hilaire Belloc
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Hilaire Belloc's biography offers a sympathetic, yet clear-eyed, look at Marie Antoinette, the Austrian queen whose early mistakes and unfortunate friendships led her from the French throne to the guillotine.
by Charles W. Colson
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After Watergate and prison, Charles Colson finds a difficult path to redemption, fighting skepticism and his past to build a ministry for prisoners.
by Ben Hecht
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In 1920s journalism, a star reporter tries to quit for marriage but finds a fugitive, leading to a frantic, desk-hiding scoop that pits him against rivals, the sheriff, and his manipulative editor.
by Susan Ee
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Angels unleash an apocalyptic war. A human girl and a winged angel, desperate to heal their loved ones, must confront dark revelations about his past. They choose between their species and their forbidden love to save a shattered world.
by Candace Knoebel
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Burdened by a dark destiny and a fated connection to her enemy, a young woman must unravel a prophecy to save the realms from a war orchestrated by an overthrown Fate, even if it means sacrificing herself.