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by Richard Yates
3.9(79,525)
In 1950s Connecticut, Frank and April Wheeler's perfect suburban life falls apart, showing the emptiness of unfulfilled dreams and marital unhappiness.
by Ray Bradbury
4.1(79,357)
A nameless narrator encounters a mysterious wanderer whose animated tattoos unfurl eighteen chilling tales of humanity's future, from virtual reality gone awry to the poignant final moments of stranded astronauts.
by Wilkie Collins
3.9(79,318)
A cursed Indian diamond, plundered and left to an English heiress, unravels a web of secrets, betrayals, and a baffling disappearance within a Victorian country house.
by Bryce Courtenay
4.3(79,286)
In apartheid-era South Africa, a white boy named Peekay learns to box and, guided by the principle 'first with your head and then with your heart,' rises from a difficult childhood to become a boxing champion and a symbol of hope.
by Robert Greene
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Learn the amoral strategies of history's most cunning figures, from Machiavelli to con men, to acquire and maintain power.
by Isaac Asimov
4.2(79,236)
In a future where humanity is split between an overcrowded Earth and advanced Spacer colonies, a xenophobic detective must overcome his prejudice to partner with a humanoid robot—who uncannily resembles the murder victim—to solve a crime that threatens to ignite an interstellar war.
by Leif Enger
4.0(78,941)
An asthmatic boy, his miracle-working father, and his poetic sister journey across the frozen Badlands to find their fugitive brother, wanted for murder, in a story about faith, family, and everyday wonders.
by Fredrik Backman
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After a devastating loss, the struggling hockey town of Beartown, already divided by a rivalry with its wealthy neighbor, risks everything on a new coach and a group of mismatched players. Their desperate pursuit of victory turns into a deadly feud, showing the true cost of the game.
by Jeaniene Frost
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A half-vampire hunter's romantic Parisian getaway with her undead lover shatters when a powerful, forgotten vampire from her past begins haunting her dreams, determined to claim her and drag her into an early grave.
by Peter V. Brett
4.2(78,698)
As humanity shrinks under demon attacks, two former friends, now rival 'Deliverers' with ancient artifacts and armies, fight over who will save the world, unaware of a new, terrifying demon breed emerging.
by Rick Riordan
4.0(78,665)
This guide to Percy Jackson's world reveals how to survive Medusa encounters on the Jersey interstate and take down a minotaur.
by Nancy Farmer
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In a dystopian future, a clone named Matt, raised as livestock for his ruthless progenitor, must grapple with his identity and fight for survival and personhood in a world that denies his humanity.
by Shari Lapena
3.6(78,542)
A woman wakes from a car crash with amnesia, only to find her perfect suburban life unraveling as police suspect her, and a sinister presence invades her home, revealing that everyone, even her husband, is a stranger with deadly secrets.
by E.M. Forster
4.0(78,510)
The traditional Wilcoxes clash with the progressive Schlegels over the Howards End estate, as a deathbed wish, a secret, and the struggles of the Basts intertwine, revealing the romantic and difficult beauty of life's conflicts between old and new.
by Irn̈e Nm̌irovsky
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During the 1940 Nazi occupation, Parisians flee, revealing human flaws and unexpected bonds as they survive and live intimately with their occupiers.
by Ayaan Hirsi Ali
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From a childhood marked by civil war, female mutilation, and strict Islamic dogma, Ayaan Hirsi Ali develops the will to escape a forced marriage and become a champion for free speech and women's rights, even while facing death threats and political ostracization.
by Edwin Abbott Abbott
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A humble square's encounter with a sphere in a two-dimensional world shatters his reality, revealing the humorous limits of his flat existence.
by Dale Carnegie
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Learn Dale Carnegie's methods to overcome anxiety, manage business stress, and live a calm, energetic life using practical tips and real-life stories.
by Maureen Johnson
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With cryptic blue envelopes, a shy American teenager goes on a scavenger hunt across Europe, changing her life and falling for a British playwright.
by Gayle Forman
4.0(77,995)
After a spontaneous, magical day in Paris with a mysterious Dutch actor, a sheltered American good girl embarks on a year-long quest for him, only to discover herself amidst Shakespeare, travel, and the shattering of her own constrained world.
by Kendare Blake
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On the dangerous island of Fennbirn, three magically gifted queen sisters must fight to the death on their sixteenth birthday, with only one claiming the crown.
by Jodi Picoult
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A skeptical lawyer's life is upended when her seven-year-old daughter begins to manifest stigmata and speak to an invisible 'angel,' forcing her to confront the blurred lines between faith, delusion, and the miraculous.
by Philip Pullman
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During a devastating flood in Oxford, an innkeeper's son protects an infant named Lyra, who is connected to a universe-spanning mystery about a substance called Dust.
by Julia Child
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Julia Child's "My Life in France" follows her path from a cooking beginner to a famous chef, detailing her discovery of French food and culture.