A's bookshelf: all en-US Fri, 28 Mar 2025 20:39:53 -0700 60 A's bookshelf: all 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg <![CDATA[Rizal's Teeth, Bonifacio's Bones]]> 16005796 96 Ambeth R. Ocampo 9712727566 A 4 4.06 2012 Rizal's Teeth, Bonifacio's Bones
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average rating: 4.06
book published: 2012
rating: 4
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]]> Prehistoric Philippines 16028010 92 Ambeth R. Ocampo 9712727672 A 0 currently-reading 3.84 2012 Prehistoric Philippines
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]]> Yellowface 62047984
So what if June edits Athena’s novel and sends it to her agent as her own work? So what if she lets her new publisher rebrand her as Juniper Song—complete with an ambiguously ethnic author photo? This piece of history deserve to be told, whoever the teller. That is what June believes, and The New York Times bestseller list agrees.

But June cannot escape Athena’s shadow, and emerging evidence threatens her stolen success. As she races to protect her secret she discovers exactly how far she will go to keep what she thinks she deserves.]]> 319 R.F. Kuang 000853277X A 0 to-read 3.69 2023 Yellowface
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average rating: 3.69
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]]> <![CDATA[Chulalongkorn's Elephants: The Philippines in Asian History]]> 12735403
From the Preface]]> 96 Ambeth R. Ocampo 9712726002 A 3 3.71 2011 Chulalongkorn's Elephants: The Philippines in Asian History
author: Ambeth R. Ocampo
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average rating: 3.71
book published: 2011
rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[Trapped with the Ice Queen: A lesbian/sapphic CEO romance (The Ice Queen Series Book 1)]]> 219753268 A cozy cabin with only one bed, an Ice Queen CEO, and a snowstorm...

Dive into The Ice Queen series for all the frosty CEOs, all the thawing, and all the steamy scenes. (Oh, and the Happy Ever Afters!)

When high-maintenance CEO Vivienne Blackwood’s luxury Christmas getaway goes off the rails, she finds herself trapped in a cozy cabin during a snowstorm with the grumpy yet very attractive Olympic snowboarder Alex Carter. As an ice queen who hates everything about Christmas, Vivienne clashes with Alex's down-to-earth, no-nonsense attitude, but they’re stuck sharing a bed in close quarters. With forced proximity, witty banter, and undeniable chemistry, this ice queen romance heats up as Vivienne begins to wonder if the woman she initially dismissed just might be the key to her icy heart.

Can a cozy cabin with a gorgeous snowboard champion in a snowstorm at Christmas melt even the coldest of hearts?]]> 270 Emily Hayes A 0 to-read 3.95 Trapped with the Ice Queen: A lesbian/sapphic CEO romance (The Ice Queen Series Book 1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Midnight Rain: a Those Who Wait story]]> 223930603 What if...

What if Charlotte didn't decide to come out in Those Who Wait? What if she and Sutton didn't get back together? How would that one decision alter the course of their lives, forever?

Charlotte Thompson appears to have it all � by forty, her political plans are panning out exactly as she’d always hoped. Now a senator, she quietly came out a couple of years ago, and she’s on-track to fulfilling everything she’d ever dreamed of. Perhaps she is a little lonely sometimes, but as the saying it’s lonely at the top.

Sutton Spencer has finally found her footing after her divorce. She’s a tenured literature professor, she loves her daughter more than anything, and she’s accepted the harsh truth of the maybe she simply isn’t meant to find lasting romantic love.

They’ve both put their ill-fated affair from over a decade ago behind them, until a surprise reunion results in their paths intertwining once more.

Maybe some things are meant to be in every universe...

In celebration of the fifth-year publication anniversary of the bestselling novel, Those Who Wait, Midnight Rain provides the opportunity to fall in love with Sutton and Charlotte all over again in a parallel universe. Explore how the decisions you make can change your future, how they impact those around you, and how they can have consequences you never see coming. ]]> 504 Haley Cass A 0 to-read 4.77 Midnight Rain: a Those Who Wait story
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]]> Looking Back 9539295 92 Ambeth R. Ocampo A 5 4.14 2010 Looking Back
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average rating: 4.14
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]]> Death by Garrote 9510861 Looking Back, featuring straightforward, thoroughly researched essays on Philippine history and culture packed with curiosity, controversy, and insight--as well as Dr. Ocampo's trademark wit and humor.

"The cause of history writing owes Ambeth Ocampo a great deal. By his extraordinary use of a relatively new genre, he has rescued history from the cold, forbidding halls of academe. He has made of history something amusing, entertaining... as immediate as a newspaper headline, as relevant as a rapper's song." --Carmen Guerrero-Nakpil]]> 100 Ambeth R. Ocampo 9712724794 A 4 4.05 2010 Death by Garrote
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]]> Dirty Dancing 9243352
-- F. Sionil Jose, National Artist for Literature]]> 105 Ambeth R. Ocampo A 5 3.98 2010 Dirty Dancing
author: Ambeth R. Ocampo
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average rating: 3.98
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]]> <![CDATA[Unconditionally Hers: A Lesbian Age Gap Romance (Bonds and Assets Book 3)]]> 134967806 A feisty heart surgeon and her bookish intern are thrown together to investigate a string of mysterious incidents at the hospital, and as their vastly different personalities collide, their forbidden passion ignites.

Michelle Foley, a world-renowned heart surgeon, is known for her unorthodox approach to medicine. And life.
She's a laid-back personality who often prefers a wild party over a stuffy staff meeting, and her rebellious streak often leads her to break conventions and ignore rules.
To rein in this tendency, the hospital board forces Michelle to take on an intern she never wanted.

Lydia is bookish, naive, and embodies everything Michelle hates about the way medical students are educated. They clash instantly, but when a series of strange incidents endanger their ward, Michelle must turn to Lydia to catch the culprit.

Soon, the volatile Michelle discovers that there's more to the buttoned-up Lydia than meets the eye. Lydia's sharp mind might just be the key to unlocking the mystery and Michelle's heart.

Ever since a surgeon saved Lydia Beckett's life, she has wanted two to become a surgeon herself and to meet her ultimate hero, Dr. Michelle Foley. They say you should never meet your idol, and Lydia soon realizes why. Dr. Foley scoffs at hospital norms, rolls her eyes at conventions, and dislikes Lydia from the start.

However, when strange events impact their ward, Lydia sees her chance to prove herself to Michelle.

As they work together to uncover what's happening on their ward, Lydia sees beneath Dr. Foley's chaotic ways, and her professional admiration soon turns into something decidedly unprofessional and explosive.

As they grow closer, Lydia must is a walk on the wild side perhaps just what the doctor ordered?

Michelle and Lydia's story is the third in the "Bonds and Assets" captivating and steamy FF romance series by Sienna Harper and Alexa Woods.
While each book in the series can be read as a standalone, with a guaranteed happily ever after for the couple, it is recommended to read the books in order for maximum enjoyment.]]> 208 Alexa Woods A 0 to-read 4.17 Unconditionally Hers: A Lesbian Age Gap Romance (Bonds and Assets Book 3)
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]]> <![CDATA[Powers of Darkness: The Lost Version of Dracula]]> 29075452 Powers of Darkness is an incredible literary discovery: In 1900, Icelandic publisher and writer Valdimar Ásmundsson set out to translate Bram Stoker’s world-famous 1897 novel Dracula. Called Makt Myrkranna (literally, “Powers of Darkness�), this Icelandic edition included an original preface written by Stoker himself. Makt Myrkranna was published in Iceland in 1901 but remained undiscovered outside of the country until 1986, when Dracula scholarship was astonished by the discovery of Stoker’s preface to the book. However, no one looked beyond the preface and deeper into Ásmundsson’s story.

In 2014, literary researcher Hans de Roos dove into the full text of Makt Myrkranna, only to discover that Ásmundsson hadn’t merely translated Dracula but had penned an entirely new version of the story, with all new characters and a totally re-worked plot. The resulting narrative is one that is shorter, punchier, more erotic, and perhaps even more suspenseful than Stoker’s Dracula. Incredibly, Makt Myrkranna has never been translated or even read outside of Iceland until now.

Powers of Darkness presents the first ever translation into English of Stoker and Ásmundsson’s Makt Myrkranna. With marginal annotations by de Roos providing readers with fascinating historical, cultural, and literary context; a foreword by Dacre Stoker, Bram Stoker’s great-grandnephew and bestselling author; and an afterword by Dracula scholar John Edgar Browning, Powers of Darkness will amaze and entertain legions of fans of Gothic literature, horror, and vampire fiction.]]> 309 Valdimar Ásmundsson 1468313363 A 0 to-read 3.61 1901 Powers of Darkness: The Lost Version of Dracula
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]]> <![CDATA[AI Superpowers: China, Silicon Valley, and the New World Order]]> 38242135
In AI Superpowers, Kai-Fu Lee argues powerfully that because of these unprecedented developments in AI, dramatic changes will be happening much sooner than many of us expected. Indeed, as the US-Sino AI competition begins to heat up, Lee urges the US and China to both accept and to embrace the great responsibilities that come with significant technological power.

Most experts already say that AI will have a devastating impact on blue-collar jobs. But Lee predicts that Chinese and American AI will have a strong impact on white-collar jobs as well. Is universal basic income the solution? In Lee’s opinion, probably not. But he providesa clear description of which jobs will be affected and how soon, which jobs can be enhanced with AI, and most importantly, how we can provide solutions to some of the most profound changes in human history that are coming soon.]]> 255 Kai-Fu Lee 132854639X A 0 to-read 4.08 2018 AI Superpowers: China, Silicon Valley, and the New World Order
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]]> Steps to Christ 744260
Available in English and Spanish, the Friendship Edition of Steps to Christ reveals Jesus as Savior to the world through culturally sensitive cover art that is free of stereotypes and beautifully presented. Jesus is the Friend of all, and this friendship Edition validates that message visually as well as in the words of this inspirational best seller.

In just thirteen short chapters, you'll discover the steps to finding a forever friendship with Jesus. You'll read about His love for you, repentance, faith and acceptance, growing like Him, the privilege of prayer, what to do with doubt, and how to spend your days rejoicing in your best Friend, Jesus.]]> 90 Ellen Gould White 0816317992 A 5 4.64 1892 Steps to Christ
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]]> <![CDATA[The Magic of Manifesting Money: 15 Advanced Manifestation Techniques to Attract Wealth, Success, and Abundance Without Hard Work (Law of Attraction Book 2)]]> 55177271 Are you always stressed or worried about how and when money will come?
Have you read a ton of "how to manifest money" books and still not getting results?
If you answered 'Yes' to either of these two questions, then keep on reading.
When you are young, society tells you that in order to succeed, you hard work, suffering, and sacrifice.
This kind of thinking keeps you stuck living paycheck to paycheck and trading your time for dollars. And as a result, with the never-ending anxiety that comes with the rat race.
This all-to-familiar feeling doesn't have to be your reality.
And moving away from it doesn't have to be difficult either.
A specific set of laws make up the entire universe. When you master these laws, you master your reality , no matter how bad the economy gets or your life seems to be.
Mastering these laws is the missing key to getting rid of all your struggles around money .
This means more time with your loved ones, getting promoted at work, growing your business, and even buying your dream house. More importantly, it means having freedom in all areas of life.
" Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it's time to pause and reflect. " - Mark Twain
In The Magic of Manifesting Money , you will
and much, much more!
Free The Manifestor Masterlist . The most powerful daily habits to maximize your manifesting abilities. Now, even if you don't have a dollar to your name, are unemployed, or failed at every money-making opportunity out there, the principles taught in this book will guarantee your money manifestation story.
Do not live life on a hamster wheel. Make the shift now.
Financial freedom and abundance can be easy, sustainable, and right within your reach.
Scroll up and click on "Buy now with 1-Click" if you want to effortlessly manifest more money in your life.]]> 110 Ryuu Shinohara A 3 4.54 The Magic of Manifesting Money: 15 Advanced Manifestation Techniques to Attract Wealth, Success, and Abundance Without Hard Work (Law of Attraction Book 2)
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]]> <![CDATA[Ang Kapangyarihang Higit sa Ating Lahat]]> 25120918
- Mark Angeles, Patikim, Emotero, Threesome

Pagkatapos basahin, sunugin ang librong ito. Kumuha ng gasolina, ibuhos sa mga establisyimento't institusyon, at ibato ang sumiksiklab na nobela sa bunganga ng awtoridad.

- Albert Cornejo, FEU Writers Guild

Pipi raw ang subaltern, sabi ng intelektuwal na si Spivak. Ngunit sa unang nobela ng Ungazpress, makikitang napino na ang artikulasyon ng bokabularyong 'looban.' Maraming aalma sa dahas at karumal-dumal na kadugyutan nito. Ngunit may sakit ang lipunan, at narito ang ilang sintomas.

- John Levi Masuli, Pedantic Pedestrians]]> 161 Ronaldo S. Vivo Jr. A 0 to-read 4.49 2015 Ang Kapangyarihang Higit sa Ating Lahat
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]]> <![CDATA[Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones]]> 40121378 Atomic Habits offers a proven framework for improving—every day. James Clear, one of the world's leading experts on habit formation, reveals practical strategies that will teach you exactly how to form good habits, break bad ones, and master the tiny behaviors that lead to remarkable results.

If you're having trouble changing your habits, the problem isn't you. The problem is your system. Bad habits repeat themselves again and again not because you don't want to change, but because you have the wrong system for change. You do not rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your systems. Here, you'll get a proven system that can take you to new heights.

Clear is known for his ability to distill complex topics into simple behaviors that can be easily applied to daily life and work. Here, he draws on the most proven ideas from biology, psychology, and neuroscience to create an easy-to-understand guide for making good habits inevitable and bad habits impossible. Along the way, readers will be inspired and entertained with true stories from Olympic gold medalists, award-winning artists, business leaders, life-saving physicians, and star comedians who have used the science of small habits to master their craft and vault to the top of their field.

Learn how to:
-Make time for new habits (even when life gets crazy);
-Overcome a lack of motivation and willpower;
- Design your environment to make success easier;
- Get back on track when you fall off course;
...and much more.

Atomic Habits will reshape the way you think about progress and success, and give you the tools and strategies you need to transform your habits--whether you are a team looking to win a championship, an organization hoping to redefine an industry, or simply an individual who wishes to quit smoking, lose weight, reduce stress, or achieve any other goal.]]> 319 James Clear A 0 to-read 4.34 2018 Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones
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]]> <![CDATA[Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity]]> 1633
* Apply the "do it, delegate it, defer it, drop it" rule to get your in-box to empty
* Reassess goals and stay focused in changing situations
* Plan projects as well as get them unstuck
* Overcome feelings of confusion, anxiety, and being overwhelmed
* Feel fine about what you're not doing

From core principles to proven tricks, Getting Things Done can transform the way you work, showing you how to pick up the pace without wearing yourself down.]]> 267 David Allen 0142000280 A 0 to-read 4.00 2001 Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity
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]]> The Details 63313297 An acclaimed Swedish author makes her English language debut with this intoxicating novel in the vein of Rachel Cusk and Sheila Heti, about a woman in the throes of a fever remembering the important people in her past, her memories laid bare in vivid detail as her body temperature rises.

A woman lies bedridden from a high fever. Suddenly she is struck with an urge to revisit a novel from her past. Inside the book is an inscription: a get-well-soon message from Johanna, an ex-girlfriend who is now a famous television host. As she flips through the book, pages from the woman's own past begin to come alive, scenes of events and people she cannot forget.

There are moments with Johanna, and Niki, the friend who disappeared years ago without a phone number or an address and with no online footprint. There is Alejandro, who gleefully campaigns for a baby even though he knows their love has no future. And Brigitte, whose elusive qualities mask a painful secret.

The Details is a novel built around four portraits; the small details that, pieced together, comprise a life. Can a loved one really disappear? Who is the real subject of the portrait, the person being painted or the one holding the brush? Do we fully become ourselves through our connections to others? This exhilarating, provocative tale raises profound questions about the nature of relationships, and how we tell our stories. The result is an intimate and illuminating study of what it means to be human.]]> 144 Ia Genberg 0063309718 A 0 to-read 3.94 2022 The Details
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]]> <![CDATA[If You Tell: A True Story of Murder, Family Secrets, and the Unbreakable Bond of Sisterhood]]> 45299992
After more than a decade, when sisters Nikki, Sami, and Tori Knotek hear the word mom, it claws like an eagle’s talons, triggering memories that have been their secret since childhood. Until now.

For years, behind the closed doors of their farmhouse in Raymond, Washington, their sadistic mother, Shelly, subjected her girls to unimaginable abuse, degradation, torture, and psychic terrors. Through it all, Nikki, Sami, and Tori developed a defiant bond that made them far less vulnerable than Shelly imagined. Even as others were drawn into their mother’s dark and perverse web, the sisters found the strength and courage to escape an escalating nightmare that culminated in multiple murders.

]]> 431 Gregg Olsen 1542005248 A 5 3.99 2019 If You Tell: A True Story of Murder, Family Secrets, and the Unbreakable Bond of Sisterhood
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]]> These Thin Lines 63327577 Some lines should never be crossed...

In the heart of Paris, Chiara Conti is a Queen trapped in an Ivory Tower of haute couture, fortune and lovelessness. Lonely and dejected, she’s longing for inspiration, for direction, for understanding.

When Vi Courtenay falls at her feet, losing her shoe like a veritable Cinderella, events are set in motion that will unravel their carefully fashioned lives.

With everything tainted, will the thin lines they rend ever be mended?]]> 404 Milena McKay A 5 4.43 2023 These Thin Lines
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average rating: 4.43
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]]> <![CDATA[The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet]]> 55145261 A deeply moving and mind-expanding collection of personal essays in the first ever work of non-fiction from #1 internationally bestselling author John Green

The Anthropocene is the current geological age, in which human activity has profoundly shaped the planet and its biodiversity. In this remarkable symphony of essays adapted and expanded from his ground-breaking, critically acclaimed podcast, John Green reviews different facets of the human-centered planet - from the QWERTY keyboard and Halley's Comet to Penguins of Madagascar - on a five-star scale.

Complex and rich with detail, the Anthropocene's reviews have been praised as 'observations that double as exercises in memoiristic empathy', with over 10 million lifetime downloads. John Green's gift for storytelling shines throughout this artfully curated collection about the shared human experience; it includes beloved essays along with six all-new pieces exclusive to the book.]]> 304 John Green 0525555218 A 0 to-read 4.37 2021 The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet
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]]> The Stranger 49552 The Stranger has long been considered a classic of twentieth-century literature. Le Monde ranks it as number one on its "100 Books of the Century" list. Through this story of an ordinary man unwittingly drawn into a senseless murder on a sundrenched Algerian beach, Camus explores what he termed "the nakedness of man faced with the absurd."]]> 123 Albert Camus A 0 to-read 4.04 1942 The Stranger
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]]> The Snowball Effect 217192122 really is thrilled for her. Left to her own devices, she’s doing� fine.

Oh, except for the fact that her new roommate, Emma Bordeaux, has hated Regan since the literal day they’d met two years ago. Sure, most of their interactions end in disaster and Regan is the root cause, but they are all accidents! She’ll win Emma over though; she’s determined to make this living arrangement work come hell or high water.

Emma never planned on finding herself living with the most frustrating person she’d ever met, but for rent this low, she’s positive that she can put up with anything Regan throws her way.

What she isn’t sure she can handle is her mom returning to her life, wanting to bond with Emma. She definitely doesn’t know how to manage her mom believing that she and Regan are a couple. And she doesn’t want to deal with the fact that Regan seems far too into acting the part.

Perhaps the most daunting aspect of all is realizing that she might have been wrong about Regan all along…]]> 506 Haley Cass A 0 to-read 4.48 2024 The Snowball Effect
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]]> <![CDATA[‘GAPÔ (at isang puting Pilipino, sa mundo ng mga Amerikanong kulay brown)]]> 1431556
Isang security guard na kano sa base-militar ang nakapatay ng Pilipino. Tumangging isuko ng militar-Amerikano sa korte ng Pilipinas ang bata nilang kriminal. Lahat daw ng imbestigasyon sa loob ng base-Amerikano ay kailangan munang basbasan ng mga taga-American Department of Defense.

Ikinulong ng mga kano ang isang minerong Pinoy sa salang pagpasok nang walang pahintulot sa "lupa nila". Dapat lang daw, sabi ng Attorney General Herbert Brownell: dahil lupang-kano daw ang bawa't piye ng lupang-Pilipinas na nasa disposisyon ng mga kano.

Isang batang pinoy ang binaril ng isang kano sa Clark. Isang mangingisdang pinoy ang pinatay ng isang kano sa Subic. Isang pinoy ang napagkamalang baboy-damo at walang awang binaril ng mangangasong kano.

Alam mo ang ginagawa ng mga kano? Lilitisin nila nang mabilisan ang bata nila, ipawawalang-sala, saka pauuwiin sa Amerika. Minsan nga, hindi na nililitis; pauuwiin na lang agad, sa katwirang tapos na ang kontrata nito sa Pilipinas. Maghabol man tayo, wala na ni bakas ng sapatos ng hinahabol natin.

Sabi ng iba, wala raw tayong magagawa. Base iyon. Sa kano 'yon.

Pero gago, hindi sa kano 'yon. Atin 'yon. Lupa natin 'yon.

Saka di totoong wala tayong magagawa. Magagawa nating lumaban.]]> 152 Lualhati Bautista 9711901153 A 0 to-read 4.15 1988 ‘GAPÔ (at isang puting Pilipino, sa mundo ng mga Amerikanong kulay brown)
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]]> <![CDATA[CliffsNotes Dickens' A Tale of Two Cities]]> 1954 CliffsNotes on A Tale of Two Cities, you experience one of Charles Dickens's most important works as he recounts the horrors of the French Revolution in what amounts to a cautionary tale warning of the possibility of revolution in 18th-century England. From its first line ("It was the best of times, it was the worst of times") to its last ("It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done; it is a far, far better rest that I go to than I have ever known"), Dickens's novel of revolution, sacrifice, and redemption continues to captivate modern imaginations.

Chapter summaries and commentaries lead you through Dickens's "Tale," and critical essays give you insight into the women of A Tale of Two Cities and the French Revolution. Other features that help you study include


Character analyses of the main characters
A character map that graphically illustrates the relationships among the characters
A section on the life and background of Charles Dickens
A review section that tests your knowledge
A Resource Center full of books, articles, films, and Internet sites
Classic literature or modern-day treasure—you'll understand it all with expert information and insight from CliffsNotes study guides.]]> 128 CliffsNotes 0764586068 A 5 3.70 1960 CliffsNotes Dickens' A Tale of Two Cities
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Good will overcome evil, but not without suffering and sacrifice.
]]> A Tale of Two Cities 1953 A Tale of Two Cities is Charles Dickens’s great historical novel, set against the violent upheaval of the French Revolution. The most famous and perhaps the most popular of his works, it compresses an event of immense complexity to the scale of a family history, with a cast of characters that includes a bloodthirsty ogress and an antihero as believably flawed as any in modern fiction. Though the least typical of the author’s novels, A Tale of Two Cities still underscores many of his enduring themes—imprisonment, injustice, social anarchy, resurrection, and the renunciation that fosters renewal.]]> 489 Charles Dickens 0141439602 A 3 3.86 1859 A Tale of Two Cities
author: Charles Dickens
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average rating: 3.86
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]]> <![CDATA[The Story of a Shipwrecked Sailor]]> 105189 106 Gabriel García Márquez A 0 to-read 3.85 1955 The Story of a Shipwrecked Sailor
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]]> Project Hail Mary 54493401
Except that right now, he doesn’t know that. He can’t even remember his own name, let alone the nature of his assignment or how to complete it.

All he knows is that he’s been asleep for a very, very long time. And he’s just been awakened to find himself millions of miles from home, with nothing but two corpses for company.

His crewmates dead, his memories fuzzily returning, Ryland realizes that an impossible task now confronts him. Hurtling through space on this tiny ship, it’s up to him to puzzle out an impossible scientific mystery—and conquer an extinction-level threat to our species.

And with the clock ticking down and the nearest human being light-years away, he’s got to do it all alone.

Or does he?]]> 476 Andy Weir 0593135202 A 0 to-read 4.49 2021 Project Hail Mary
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]]> The Unfinished Line 219556269
When Kameryn Kingsbury lands one of the most coveted roles in cinema history, she’s certain it’s the most monumental thing that’s ever happened to her—until a twist of fate introduces her to Dillon Sinclair.
Dillon is unlike anyone Kam has ever met: bold, certain of herself, and fiercely driven by an ambition that has skyrocketed her to the top of her career. A famed British triathlete who remains on a quest to secure the one accolade she’s yet to achieve: an Olympic gold medal.
The connection between the two women is intense and unexpected, challenging Kam’s understanding of herself as she’s drawn into a relationship with Dillon. From the Hawaiian islands to the Santa Monica Pier, to the tropical paradise of the Keys, and the tranquil coast of Wales, a love story begins to unfold.
But when Dillon’s turbulent past collides with Kam’s overnight fame, the challenges escalate and the pressure of the relationship is heightened.
The Unfinished Line unravels a heartachingly beautiful story set amidst the arduous world of elite sports and the unrelenting limelight of Hollywood. Dillon and Kam’s journey explores the power of love, the sacrifices made to achieve success, and the dangers of reaching for perfection.



Content warning: This book contains topics and themes some readers may find difficult, including struggles with mental health, discussions of suicide, and references to past sexual trauma.]]> 422 Jen Lyon A 0 to-read 4.69 2024 The Unfinished Line
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]]> Lolita 7604 Librarian's note: Alternate cover edition of ISBN 9780141182537.

Humbert Humbert - scholar, aesthete and romantic - has fallen completely and utterly in love with Dolores Haze, his landlady's gum-snapping, silky skinned twelve-year-old daughter. Reluctantly agreeing to marry Mrs Haze just to be close to Lolita, Humbert suffers greatly in the pursuit of romance; but when Lo herself starts looking for attention elsewhere, he will carry her off on a desperate cross-country misadventure, all in the name of Love. Hilarious, flamboyant, heart-breaking and full of ingenious word play, Lolita is an immaculate, unforgettable masterpiece of obsession, delusion and lust.]]> 368 Vladimir Nabokov 0679723161 A 0 to-read 3.87 1955 Lolita
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]]> <![CDATA[Mind Magic: The Neuroscience of Manifestation and How It Changes Everything]]> 195888789
For decades the practice of manifestation has been widely dismissed as self-involved, materialistic pseudoscience. But as neuroscientist and recognized compassion leader Dr. James Doty reveals, manifestation introduces us to different possibilities, and it lays the groundwork for a kinder, better world.
Doty grounds us in the practices that change our brain attention, meditation, visualization, and compassion. This mind magic allows us to move through the world in ways that help us see clearly—reclaiming our agency, realizing our dreams, and reaching out to help others along the path.
Where previous works about manifestation have focused narrowly on outward success and individual benefit, Mind Magic delivers an openhearted call to make manifestation part of a deeper contribution to healing the problems we face today.]]> 304 James R. Doty 0593541146 A 0 to-read 3.88 Mind Magic: The Neuroscience of Manifestation and How It Changes Everything
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]]> Ham on Rye 38501 288 Charles Bukowski 006117758X A 0 to-read 4.17 1982 Ham on Rye
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]]> The Bluest Eye 11337 The Bluest Eye is Toni Morrison's first novel, a book heralded for its richness of language and boldness of vision. Set in the author's girlhood hometown of Lorain, Ohio, it tells the story of black, eleven-year-old Pecola Breedlove. Pecola prays for her eyes to turn blue so that she will be as beautiful and beloved as all the blond, blue-eyed children in America. In the autumn of 1941, the year the marigolds in the Breedloves' garden do not bloom. Pecola's life does change—in painful, devastating ways.

With its vivid evocation of the fear and loneliness at the heart of a child's yearning, and the tragedy of its fulfillment. The Bluest Eye remains one of Toni Morrison's most powerful, unforgettable novels- and a significant work of American fiction.]]> 216 Toni Morrison A 0 to-read 4.13 1970 The Bluest Eye
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]]> <![CDATA[The Hidden Habits of Genius: Beyond Talent, IQ, and Grit—Unlocking the Secrets of Greatness]]> 46159080 “An unusually engaging book on the forces that fuel originality across fields.� --Adam Grant

Looking at the 14 key traits of genius, from curiosity to creative maladjustment to obsession, Professor Craig Wright, creator of Yale University's popular “Genius Course,� explores what we can learn from brilliant minds that have changed the world.

Einstein. Beethoven. Picasso. Jobs. The word genius evokes these iconic figures, whose cultural contributions have irreversibly shaped society.

Yet Beethoven could not multiply. Picasso couldn’t pass a 4th grade math test. And Jobs left high school with a 2.65 GPA.What does this say about our metrics for measuring success and achievement today? Why do we teach children to behave and play by the rules, when the transformative geniuses of Western culture have done just the opposite? And what is genius, really?

Professor Craig Wright, creator of Yale University’s popular “Genius Course,� has devoted more than two decades to exploring these questions and probing the nature of this term, which is deeply embedded in our culture. InThe Hidden Habits of Genius,he revealswhat we can learn from the lives of those we have dubbed “geniuses,� past and present.

Examining the lives of transformative individualsrangingfrom Charles Darwin and Marie Curie to Leonardo Da Vinci and Andy Warhol to Toni Morrison and Elon Musk, Wrightidentifies more than a dozen drivers of genius—characteristics and patterns of behavior common to great minds throughout history.Hearguesthat genius is about more than intellect and work ethic—it is far more complex—and that the famed “eureka� moment is a Hollywood fiction. Brilliant insights that change the world are never sudden, but rather, they are the result of unique modes of thinking and lengthy gestation. Most importantly, the habits of mind that produce great thinking and discovery can be actively learned and cultivated, and Wright shows us how.

This book won't make you a genius. But embracing the hidden habits of these transformative individuals will make you more strategic, creative, and successful, and, ultimately, happier.]]> 333 Craig Wright 006289272X A 0 to-read 3.96 2020 The Hidden Habits of Genius: Beyond Talent, IQ, and Grit—Unlocking the Secrets of Greatness
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]]> <![CDATA[Spirit Tech: The Brave New World of Consciousness Hacking and Enlightenment Engineering]]> 54860468
Technology can now control the spiritual experience. This is a journey through the high-tech aids for psychological growth that are changing our world, while exploring the safety, authenticity and ethics of this new world.

We already rely on technology to manage our health, sleep, relationships, and finances, so it’s no surprise that we’re turning to technological aids for the spiritual journey. From apps that help us pray or meditate, to cybernauts seeking the fast track to nirvana through magnetic brain stimulation, we are on the brink of the most transformative revolution in the practice of religion: an era in which we harness the power of “spirit tech� to deepen our experience of the divine.

Spirit tech products are rapidly improving in sophistication and power, and ordinary people need a trustworthy guide. Through their own research and insiders� access to the top innovators and early adopters, Wesley J. Wildman and Kate J. Stockly take you deep inside an evolving world:

- Find out how increasingly popular “wearables� work on your brain, promising a shortcut to transformative meditative states.
- Meet the inventor of the “God Helmet� who developed a tool to increase psychic skills, and overcome fear, sadness, and anger.
- Visit churches that use ayahuasca as their sacrament and explore the booming industry of psychedelic tourism.
- Journey to a mansion in the heart of Silicon Valley where a group of scientists and entrepreneurs are working feverishly to bring brain-based spirit tech applications to the masses.
- Discover a research team who achieved brain-to-brain communication between individuals thousands of miles apart, harnessing neurofeedback techniques to sync and share emotions among group members.

Spirit Tech offers readers a compelling glimpse into the future and is the definitive guide to the fascinating world of new innovations for personal transformation, spiritual growth, and pushing the boundaries of human nature.]]> 400 Wesley J. Wildman 1250274931 A 0 to-read 3.62 2021 Spirit Tech: The Brave New World of Consciousness Hacking and Enlightenment Engineering
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]]> <![CDATA[Infectious Generosity: The Ultimate Idea Worth Spreading]]> 178332355
“I flew through these pages with an increasing sense of joy. I hope that millions read this book.”—Elizabeth Gilbert,author of Eat, Pray, Love

Let’s face Recent years have been tough on optimists. Hopes that the Internet might bring people together have been crushed by the ills of social media. Is there a way back?

As head of TED, Chris Anderson has had a ringside view of the world’s boldest thinkers sharing their most uplifting ideas. Inspired by them, he believes that it’s within our grasp to turn outrage back into optimism. It all comes down to reimagining one of the most fundamental human generosity. What if generosity could become infectious generosity? Consider

� how a London barber began offering haircuts to people experiencing homelessness—and catalyzed a movement
� how two anonymous donors gave $10,000 each to two hundred strangers and discovered that most recipients wanted to “pay it forward� with their own generous acts
� how TED itself transformed from a niche annual summit into a global beacon of ideas by giving away talks online, allowing millions access to free learning

In telling these inspiring stories, Anderson has given us “the first page-turner ever written about human generosity� (Elizabeth Dunn). More important, he offers a playbook for how to embark on our own generous acts—whether gifts of money, time, talent, connection, or kindness—and to prime them, thanks to the Internet, to have self-replicating, even world-changing, impact.]]> 272 Chris J. Anderson 059372755X A 0 to-read 3.64 Infectious Generosity: The Ultimate Idea Worth Spreading
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]]> <![CDATA[The Right Side of History: How Reason and Moral Purpose Made the West Great]]> 42649659
Human beings have never had it better than we have it now in the West. So why are we on the verge of throwing it all away?

In 2016, New York Times bestselling author Ben Shapiro spoke at the University of California–Berkeley. Hundreds of police officers were required to protect his speech. What was so frightening about Shapiro? He came to argue that Western civilization is in the midst of a crisis of purpose and ideas; that we have let grievances replace our sense of community and political expediency limit our individual rights; that we are teaching our kids that their emotions matter more than rational debate; and that the only meaning in life is arbitrary and subjective.

As a society, we are forgetting that almost everything great that has ever happened in history happened because of people who believed in both Judeo-Christian values and in the Greek-born power of reason. In The Right Side of History, Shapiro sprints through more than 3,500 years, dozens of philosophers, and the thicket of modern politics to show how our freedoms are built upon the twin notions that every human being is made in God’s image and that human beings were created with reason capable of exploring God’s world.

We can thank these values for the birth of science, the dream of progress, human rights, prosperity, peace, and artistic beauty. Jerusalem and Athens built America, ended slavery, defeated the Nazis and the Communists, lifted billions from poverty, and gave billions morespiritual purpose.

Yet we are in the process of abandoning Judeo-Christian values and Greek natural law, watching our civilization collapse into age-old tribalism, individualistic hedonism, and moral subjectivism. We believe we can satisfy ourselves with intersectionality, scientific materialism, progressive politics, authoritarian governance, or nationalistic solidarity.

We can’t.

The West is special, and in The Right Side of History, Ben Shapiro bravely explains how we have lost sight of the moral purpose that drives each of us to be better, the sacred duty to work together for the greater good,.]]> 277 Ben Shapiro 0062857924 A 0 to-read 3.86 2019 The Right Side of History: How Reason and Moral Purpose Made the West Great
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]]> <![CDATA[Misbelief: What Makes Rational People Believe Irrational Things]]> 75302294 “In this thoughtful, moving, and well-written book, Dan Ariely narrates his personal and professional journey to understand the world of misbelievers and conspiracy theories, and offers insights and tips that will hopefully help all of us protect our fragile social fabric from being torn apart by disinformation and distrust.”—Yuval Harari, bestselling author of Sapiens

�Misbelief is an urgent examination of the human attraction to misinformation. This timely book can provide a crucial foundation for building a more empathetic and informed society.”—Daniel H. Pink, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Power of Regret

The renowned social scientist, professor, and bestselling author of Predictably Irrational delivers his most urgent and compelling book—an eye-opening exploration of the human side of the misinformation crisis—examining what drives otherwise rational people to adopt deeply irrational beliefs.

Misinformation affects all of us on a daily basis—from social media to larger political challenges, from casual conversations in supermarkets, to even our closest relationships. While we recognize the dangers that misinformation poses, the problem is complex—far beyond what policing social media alone can achieve—and too often our limited solutions are shaped by partisan politics and individual interpretations of truth.

In Misbelief, preeminent social scientist Dan Ariely argues that to understand the irrational appeal of misinformation, we must first understand the behavior of “misbelief”—the psychological and social journey that leads people to mistrust accepted truths, entertain alternative facts, and even embrace full-blown conspiracy theories. Misinformation, it turns out, appeals to something innate in all of us—on the rightandthe left—and it is only by understanding this psychology that we can blunt its effects. Grounded in years of study as well as Ariely’s own experience as a target of disinformation, Misbelief is an eye-opening and comprehensive analysis of the psychological drivers that cause otherwise rational people to adopt deeply irrational beliefs. Utilizing the latest research, Ariely reveals the key elements—emotional, cognitive, personality, and social—that drive people down the funnel of false information and mistrust, showing how under the right circumstances, anyone can become a misbeliever.

Yet Ariely also offers hope. Even as advanced artificial intelligence has become capable of generating convincing fake news stories at an unprecedented scale, he shows that awareness of these forces fueling misbelief make us, as individuals and as a society, more resilient to its allure. Combating misbelief requires a strategy rooted not in conflict, but in empathy. The sooner we recognize that misbelief is above all else a human problem, the sooner we can become the solution ourselves.]]> 320 Dan Ariely 0063280426 A 0 to-read 3.92 2023 Misbelief: What Makes Rational People Believe Irrational Things
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]]> Reverence 219099708 Two ballerinas. Two fates. One stage.

It's the carefree '80s and Juliette Lucian-Sorel has it all. She’s the greatest dancer to ever grace the floorboards of Palais Garnier, she's royalty to her adoring fans, and Paris is at her feet. Or so it seems�

Katarina Vyatka is defecting from behind the Iron Curtain, desperate to save herself and her career. Or so she claims�

What happens when the Princess of Paris rescues the brightest star in the history of Bolshoi? Will the Paris ballet stage be big enough for both of them? Sparks fly and rivals become lovers as they set their lives ablaze in a torrent of secrets, intrigue and grands jetés!]]> 353 Milena McKay A 0 to-read 4.46 Reverence
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]]> <![CDATA[The Headmistress - The Wedding (The Headmistress, #1.6)]]> 64407428 8 Milena McKay A 3 4.35 The Headmistress - The Wedding (The Headmistress, #1.6)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Headmistress - The Proposal (The Headmistress, #1.5)]]> 62664712 11 Milena McKay A 3 4.47 The Headmistress - The Proposal (The Headmistress, #1.5)
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]]> <![CDATA[Magdalene Nox (The Headmistress, #2)]]> 202120826 Magdalene Nox doesn't cast wishes upon stars... She simply makes them happen. But for this particular wish, she had waited for thirty years. Her retribution against those who discarded her three decades ago should be swift and simple.
Except a chance encounter and an unforgettable night turn her entire life upside down. Torn between vengeance and lust, Magdalene is forced to re-evaluate everything.
Can the Home of Dragons and lonely math teacher Sam Threadneedle—who finds herself stranded amidst longing and fury—withstand the storm that is Magdalene Nox, or will any and all be consumed by the flames of revenge?
Not everything is as it seems, and as Magdalene returns to the place that left her wounded and lost all those years ago, she realizes that old oak and stone hide more than secrets and pain. They also hold forgiveness and love.]]> 450 Milena McKay A 5 4.55 2023 Magdalene Nox (The Headmistress, #2)
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]]> <![CDATA[A Conflicted Woman (A Woman Lost, #4)]]> 42610525
With the twins turning one and the start of a new semester, Lizzie should be in the mood to celebrate, but the last person she wants to see makes a sudden reappearance in her life.

To complicate matters more, Lizzie's wife, who is usually the rock in the Petrie household, is navigating her own crisis.

While Lizzie wants to stay strong and provide the support her wife needs, there's a reason everyone calls her clueless.

Is Lizzie strong enough to survive her own issues while also being there for her wife, or will this be Lizzie's breaking point?

A Conflicted Woman is the smart and funny fourth installment of A Woman Lost, a series of contemporary lesbian romances. If you like fully-formed characters, complicated family dynamics, and well-crafted prose, then you'll love T.B. Markinson's heartwarming series.

Buy A Conflicted Woman to read Lizzie's hilarious and touching tale!]]> 286 T.B. Markinson A 4 4.51 2018 A Conflicted Woman (A Woman Lost, #4)
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]]> <![CDATA[A Woman Loved (A Woman Lost, #5)]]> 42977403
While Lizzie's wife is determined to plan the perfect Christmas party, every guest seems intent on wrecking the festivities. And one in particular is out to destroy the entire Petrie clan.

Lizzie does everything in her power to save the holiday, but the harder she tries to control the unruly guests, the more things unravel.

Will Lizzie survive the holidays with all the Petries under her roof?

A Woman Loved is the smart and funny fifth installment of A Woman Lost, a series of contemporary lesbian romances. If you like fully-formed characters, complicated family dynamics, and well-crafted prose, then you'll love T.B. Markinson's heartwarming series.

Buy A Woman Loved to read Lizzie's hilarious and touching tale!]]> 218 T.B. Markinson A 0 currently-reading 4.46 2018 A Woman Loved (A Woman Lost, #5)
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]]> <![CDATA[A Woman in Hiding (A Woman Lost, #10)]]> 123172335
Watching four children is hard work. This is something Lizzie’s wife, Sarah, knows about. She’s been doing it for six years.

As the kids grow older, Sarah is reaching her breaking point and pleads with Lizzie to do more to pitch in. Lizzie is certain she can do it on her own.

Lizzie is wrong.

When Sarah goes back to work full-time, Lizzie reaches the end of her rope. Her solution? Installing a secret bunker in the basement. The only problem is preventing Sarah from finding out when the construction project turns out to be just as hard as everything else in Lizzie’s life.

Can Lizzie hold it together or will everything crumble down around her, including her marriage?

A Woman in Hiding is the hilarious and heartfelt tenth installment of A Woman Lost, a series of contemporary sapphic romances. If you like quirky characters, complicated family dynamics, and well-crafted prose, then you’ll love following Lizzie’s continuing saga.]]> 145 T.B. Markinson A 0 to-read 4.50 A Woman in Hiding (A Woman Lost, #10)
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]]> <![CDATA[A Woman Complete (A Woman Lost, #7)]]> 52761492 Lizzie is starting to figure out life, right when fate decides to destroy every facet of her world.

After the birth of her son and adopting a daughter, Lizzie learns her latest book deal is toast. But that’s not all. External forces are out to ruin Lizzie’s career and reputation, threatening her ability to support and protect her wife and four children. But who is behind the attacks? And why?

Simultaneously, a mom-bully has set her sights on Lizzie and a crackpot social media group is spreading malicious rumors about Lizzie.

As Lizzie’s world crumbles around her, she can’t burden her wife, since Sarah is struggling to recover from a caesarean. Lizzie turns to a new friend, but will they be able to stop the destruction before Lizzie loses everything she’s worked so hard to get?

A Woman Complete is the epic conclusion to the much-loved A Woman Lost series of contemporary lesbian romances. If you like fully-formed characters, complicated family dynamics, and well-crafted prose, then you’ll love T.B. Markinson’s heartwarming series.]]> 308 T.B. Markinson A 0 to-read 4.67 2020 A Woman Complete (A Woman Lost, #7)
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]]> <![CDATA[A Woman Trapped (A Woman Lost, #8)]]> 56756912 When COVID-19 strikes, flipping her entire world upside down, she deals with it in true disastrous Lizzie fashion.
Unbeknownst to Lizzie, her wife invites family to move into their home for the lockdown, making it difficult for Lizzie to find breathing room and to give her brain space to put the pandemic into terms she can understand.
Unfortunately, COVID isn’t the only life-altering situation Lizzie is grappling with.
As she begins to question everything about her life, Lizzie tries to keep her feelings bottled up.
Will being trapped with her family and thoughts break her, or is this the start of a new adventure?
A Woman Trapped is the latest installment in the much-loved A Woman Lost series of contemporary lesbian romances. If you like fully-formed characters, complicated family dynamics, and well-crafted prose, then you’ll love T.B. Markinson’s heartwarming series.]]> 200 T.B. Markinson A 0 to-read 4.62 2021 A Woman Trapped (A Woman Lost, #8)
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]]> <![CDATA[A Woman Unhinged (A Woman Lost, #9)]]> 59683757 Lizzie Petrie thought she’d gotten her life under control, but everything seems to be unravelling right before her eyes.

As COVID-19 starts to recede, Lizzie has new battles to fight in epic Lizzie fashion.

Whether it involves getting the twins ready for kindergarten, the threat to the planet, or starting a new media company, Lizzie is being pulled in so many directions she doesn’t know which way is up.

There’s one fear in particular that’s threatening to upend her world as she knows it.

Is Lizzie strong enough to conquer the A-word, or will it be the thing that wrecks her grasp on reality?]]> 231 T.B. Markinson A 0 to-read 4.64 A Woman Unhinged (A Woman Lost, #9)
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]]> <![CDATA[A Woman Undone (A Woman Lost, #6)]]> 43877211 Despite Lizzie’s attempts to hide from her family, circumstances pull her even deeper into the complicated Petrie web.

After a disastrous family Christmas, Lizzie’s friends and family seek her counsel, dragging Lizzie back into their orbit. With a brother facing prison time, a family feud, the possibility of raising her niece, and the desire to have another child, Lizzie’s one step from constructing a moat to block out the world.

Will Lizzie crack or dig deep to prevent the collapse of the family?

A Woman Undone is the smart and funny sixth installment of A Woman Lost, a series of contemporary lesbian romances. If you like fully-formed characters, complicated family dynamics, and well-crafted prose, then you’ll love T.B. Markinson’s heartwarming series. Buy A Woman Undone to read Lizzie’s hilarious and touching tale!Books in the Clueless Woman (Prequel)A Woman LostA Woman IgnoredA Family WomanA Conflicted WomanA Woman LovedA Woman UndoneA Woman CompleteA Woman Trapped]]> 260 T.B. Markinson A 0 to-read 4.56 2019 A Woman Undone (A Woman Lost, #6)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Housemaid (The Housemaid, #1)]]> 60556912
Every day I clean the Winchesters� beautiful house top to bottom. I collect their daughter from school. And I cook a delicious meal for the whole family before heading up to eat alone in my tiny room on the top floor.

I try to ignore how Nina makes a mess just to watch me clean it up. How she tells strange lies about her own daughter. And how her husband Andrew seems more broken every day. But as I look into Andrew’s handsome brown eyes, so full of pain, it’s hard not to imagine what it would be like to live Nina’s life. The walk-in closet, the fancy car, the perfect husband.

I only try on one of Nina’s pristine white dresses once. Just to see what it’s like. But she soon finds out� and by the time I realize my attic bedroom door only locks from the outside, it’s far too late.

But I reassure myself: the Winchesters don’t know who I really am.

They don’t know what I’m capable of�

An unbelievably twisty read that will have you glued to the pages late into the night. Anyone who loves The Woman in the Window, The Wife Between Us and The Girl on the Train won’t be able to put this down!]]> 329 Freida McFadden 1803144378 A 0 to-read 4.31 2022 The Housemaid (The Housemaid, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius]]> 62826708 91 Marcus Aurelius A 0 to-read 4.19 180 The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius
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]]> The Independent Woman 39947369
When The Second Sex was first published in Paris in 1949--groundbreaking, risque, brilliantly written and strikingly modern--it provoked both outrage and inspiration. The Independent Woman contains three key chapters of Beauvoir's masterwork, which illuminate the feminine condition and identify practical social reforms for gender equality. It captures the essence of the spirited manifesto that switched on light bulbs in the heads of a generation of women and continues to exert profound influence on feminists today.]]> 160 Simone de Beauvoir 0525563407 A 0 to-read 4.16 The Independent Woman
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]]> Permagel 57312241
Full of powerful, physical imagery, this prize-winning debut novel by acclaimed Catalan poet Eva Baltasar was a word-of-mouth hit in its own language. It is a breathtakingly forthright call for women’s freedom to embrace both pleasure and solitude, and speaks of the body, of sex, and of the self.]]> 144 Eva Baltasar 1911508741 A 0 to-read 3.91 2018 Permagel
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]]> The Boron Letters 17732053 146 Gary Halbert A 0 to-read 4.13 2013 The Boron Letters
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]]> The Frozen Deep 1009218
Based on the doomed 1845 expedition to the Arctic, and originally performed as a play starring both Collins and Dickens, 'The Frozen Deep' is a dramatic tale of vengeance and self-sacrifice which went on to inspire the character of Sydney Carton in Charles Dickens' 'A Tale of Two Cities'.

NB: This is a separate work by Wilkie Collins It is a novel, published serially in 'Temple Bar' between August and October 1874 and then published as a book, and is not the play of the same name that Charles Dickens and Wilkie Collins collaborated on in 1856 and that they both appeared in and that was subsequently published in 1857.]]> 106 Wilkie Collins 1843910942 A 0 to-read 3.42 1857 The Frozen Deep
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]]> A Little Life 22822858
Over the decades, their relationships deepen and darken, tinged by addiction, success, and pride.Yet their greatest challenge, each comes to realize, is Jude himself, by midlife a terrifyingly talented litigator yet an increasingly broken man, his mind and body scarred by an unspeakable childhood, and haunted by what he fears is a degree of trauma that he’ll not only be unable to overcome—but that will define his life forever.]]> 720 Hanya Yanagihara 0385539258 A 0 currently-reading 4.28 2015 A Little Life
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]]> <![CDATA[How to Win Friends and Influence People in the Digital Age (Dale Carnegie Books)]]> 12176421 251 Dale Carnegie 1451629168 A 0 to-read 3.93 2011 How to Win Friends and Influence People in the Digital Age (Dale Carnegie Books)
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]]> <![CDATA[How to Win Friends & Influence People]]> 4865
Since its release in 1936, How to Win Friends and Influence People has sold more than 30 million copies. Dale Carnegie's first book is a timeless bestseller, packed with rock-solid advice that has carried thousands of now famous people up the ladder of success in their business and personal lives.

As relevant as ever before, Dale Carnegie's principles endure, and will help you achieve your maximum potential in the complex and competitive modern age.

Learn the six ways to make people like you, the twelve ways to win people to your way of thinking, and the nine ways to change people without arousing resentment.]]> 288 Dale Carnegie A 0 currently-reading 4.22 1936 How to Win Friends & Influence People
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]]> <![CDATA[Pathway to Love (A Rivers Community Romance, #7)]]> 58516269 Courtney Valentine is looking for a woman exactly like Ben—smart, sexy, and not in the market for anything serious. All she has to do is convince Ben that sex-without-strings is the perfect pathway to pleasure. What could be better?]]> 219 Radclyffe 1636791115 A 0 abandoned 4.07 Pathway to Love (A Rivers Community Romance, #7)
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]]> <![CDATA[When Bad Things Happen to Good People]]> 46676
When Harold Kushner’s three-year-old son was diagnosed with a degenerative disease that meant the boy would only live until his early teens, he was faced with one of life’s most difficult questions: Why, God? Years later, Rabbi Kushner wrote this straightforward, elegant contemplation of the doubts and fears that arise when tragedy strikes. In these pages, Kushner shares his wisdom as a rabbi, a parent, a reader, and a human being. Often imitated but never superseded, When Bad Things Happen to Good Peopl eis a classic that offers clear thinking and consolation in times of sorrow.]]> 176 Harold S. Kushner 1400034728 A 0 to-read 4.00 1981 When Bad Things Happen to Good People
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]]> <![CDATA[Scarlett Fever (The Scarlett Series Book 1)]]> 107373388 Scarlett had just been a fascinating experience she would think of now and then because Claudia is straight, and Scarlett was a one-off. Right? I mean, who gets to her age and suddenly discovers they might be into women?
As a mother to three grown children, Claudia already has enough on her plate, when her eldest Diana asks for a favour. Her best friend from Uni needs a place to stay for a few days. Claudia agrees to take her in, after all, her youngest, Zara, is already home for the week, what harm could it be?
Scarlett Fever is an age gap, toaster oven, Contemporary Romance, with a dash of humour and a whole heap of spice, don’t miss it.]]> 307 Claire Highton-Stevenson A 0 to-read 4.29 2023 Scarlett Fever (The Scarlett Series Book 1)
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]]> Goddess of the Moon 199264348 Shannon Morretti had had a few too many beers when she got really brave and struck up a conversation with the blonde goddess at the bar, what did it matter if Diana was straight, she was looking for new friends too, wasn't she? New in town and trying to find her feet, it would be nice to have someone to hang out with. If only she wasn't quite so attracted to her new friend.

Goddess of the Moon is a standalone romance, spinning off from the world of Scarlett Fever. A friend to lovers, and spicy slow burner, this romance will warm your heart, and get it racing.]]> 273 Claire Highton-Stevenson A 0 to-read 4.42 Goddess of the Moon
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]]> Giovanna (Marino Famiglia #1) 146937883
Sent away to the other side of the world by parents who didn’t know how to deal with her trauma, Francesca is summoned home eight years later and told she is to marry Sydney’s new mafia boss. Devastated at the prospect of the arranged marriage and her fiancé’s philandering reputation, Francesca turns to her soon-to-be sister-in-law. It’s been eight years since she saw Giovanna but she is no less incurably infatuated with her than when she was shipped off at sixteen. The famiglia ’s mafia power struggles are nothing compared to the battles Giovanna and Francesca wage internally over their feelings for each other. Giovanna proves time and again that she will do anything to protect her brother’s fiancée but is she willing to take what’s hers?

TW: sexual assault (not described), violence, torture, explicit spice (1 MF and multiple FF), profanity.]]> 397 Victoria Arrow 0473677474 A 0 to-read 4.24 2023 Giovanna (Marino Famiglia #1)
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]]> The Book Thief 19063 Librarian's note: An alternate cover edition can be found here

It is 1939. Nazi Germany. The country is holding its breath. Death has never been busier, and will be busier still.

By her brother's graveside, Liesel's life is changed when she picks up a single object, partially hidden in the snow. It is The Gravedigger's Handbook, left behind there by accident, and it is her first act of book thievery. So begins a love affair with books and words, as Liesel, with the help of her accordian-playing foster father, learns to read. Soon she is stealing books from Nazi book-burnings, the mayor's wife's library, wherever there are books to be found.

But these are dangerous times. When Liesel's foster family hides a Jew in their basement, Liesel's world is both opened up, and closed down.

In superbly crafted writing that burns with intensity, award-winning author Markus Zusak has given us one of the most enduring stories of our time.

(Note: this title was not published as YA fiction)]]> 592 Markus Zusak A 0 to-read 4.38 2005 The Book Thief
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]]> <![CDATA[Don't Want You Like a Best Friend (Mischief & Matchmaking, #1)]]> 127823335 A swoon-worthy debut queer Victorian romance in which two debutantes distract themselves from having to seek husbands by setting up their widowed parents, and instead find their perfect match in each other—the lesbian Bridgerton/Parent Trap you never knew you needed!

Gwen has a brilliant beyond brilliant idea.

It’s 1857, and anxious debutante Beth has just one season to snag a wealthy husband, or she and her mother will be out on the street. But playing the blushing ingenue makes Beth’s skin crawl and she’d rather be anywhere but here.

Gwen, on the other hand, is on her fourth season and counting, with absolutely no intention of finding a husband, possibly ever. She figures she has plenty of security as the only daughter of a rakish earl, from whom she’s gotten all her flair, fun, and less-than-proper party games.

“Let’s get them together,� she says.

It doesn’t take long for Gwen to hatch her latest scheme: rather than surrender Beth to courtship, they should set up Gwen’s father and Beth’s newly widowed mother. Let them get married instead.

“It’ll be easy� she says.

There’s just…one, teeny, tiny problem. Their parents kind of seem to hate each other.

But no worries. Beth and Gwen are more than up to the challenge of a little twenty-year-old heartbreak. How hard can parent-trapping widowed ex-lovers be?

Of course, just as their plan begins to unfold, a handsome, wealthy viscount starts calling on Beth, offering up the perfect, secure marriage.

Beth’s not mature enough for this�

Now Gwen must face the prospect of sharing Beth with someone else, forever. And Beth must reckon with the fact that she’s caught feelings, hard, and they’re definitely not for her potential fiancé.

That’s the trouble with matchmaking: sometimes you accidentally fall in love with your best friend in the process.]]> 368 Emma R. Alban 006331200X A 0 to-read 3.77 2024 Don't Want You Like a Best Friend (Mischief & Matchmaking, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Before the Coffee Gets Cold (Before the Coffee Gets Cold, #1)]]> 44421460 What would you change if you could go back in time?

In a small back alley in Tokyo, there is a café which has been serving carefully brewed coffee for more than one hundred years. But this coffee shop offers its customers a unique experience: the chance to travel back in time.

In Before the Coffee Gets Cold, we meet four visitors, each of whom is hoping to make use of the café’s time-travelling offer, in order to: confront the man who left them, receive a letter from their husband whose memory has been taken by early onset Alzheimer's, to see their sister one last time, and to meet the daughter they never got the chance to know.

But the journey into the past does not come without risks: customers must sit in a particular seat, they cannot leave the café, and finally, they must return to the present before the coffee gets cold . . .

Toshikazu Kawaguchi’s beautiful, moving story explores the age-old question: what would you change if you could travel back in time? More importantly, who would you want to meet, maybe for one last time?]]> 213 Toshikazu Kawaguchi 1529029589 A 0 to-read 3.67 2015 Before the Coffee Gets Cold (Before the Coffee Gets Cold, #1)
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]]> Fairest of All (Villains #1) 6124802
Now, for the first time, we’ll examine the life of the Wicked Queen and find out just what it is that makes her so nasty. Here’s a hint: the creepy-looking man in the magic mirror is not just some random spooky visage—and he just might have something to do with the Queen’s wicked ways!]]> 256 Serena Valentino 1423106296 A 0 to-read 3.82 2009 Fairest of All (Villains #1)
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]]> Please Lie to me 195443056 #1 Best-selling lesbian author Erin Wade brings you a smoking wlw romantic thriller about second chances and forbidden love. I hope you enjoy it. LGBT, Lesbian Fiction, WLW, Sapphic Romance Thriller, Suspense, Action, Adventure.]]> 362 Erin Wade A 4 4.24 Please Lie to me
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]]> Man’s Search for Meaning 4069 Man's Search for Meaning has become one of the most influential books in America; it continues to inspire us all to find significance in the very act of living.]]> 165 Viktor E. Frankl 080701429X A 4 4.39 1946 Man’s Search for Meaning
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]]> Meditations 1168191 Meditations remains profoundly relevant for anyone seeking to lead a meaningful life.

Few ancient works have been as influential as the Meditations of Marcus Aurelius, philosopher and emperor of Rome (A.D. 161�180). A series of spiritual exercises filled with wisdom, practical guidance, and profound understanding of human behavior, it remains one of the greatest works of spiritual and ethical reflection ever written. Marcus’s insights and advice—on everything from living in the world to coping with adversity and interacting with others—have made the Meditations required reading for statesmen and philosophers alike, while generations of ordinary readers have responded to the straightforward intimacy of his style. For anyone who struggles to reconcile the demands of leadership with a concern for personal integrity and spiritual well-being, the Meditations remains as relevant now as it was two thousand years ago.

In Gregory Hays’s new translation—the first in thirty-five years—Marcus’s thoughts speak with a new immediacy. In fresh and unencumbered English, Hays vividly conveys the spareness and compression of the original Greek text. Never before have Marcus’s insights been so directly and powerfully presented.

With an Introduction that outlines Marcus’s life and career, the essentials of Stoic doctrine, the style and construction of the Meditations, and the work’s ongoing influence, this edition makes it possible to fully rediscover the thoughts of one of the most enlightened and intelligent leaders of any era.]]> 256 Marcus Aurelius 0812968255 A 5 4.41 180 Meditations
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]]> One Hundred Years of Solitude 320 417 Gabriel García Márquez A 0 to-read 4.10 1967 One Hundred Years of Solitude
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]]> <![CDATA[Why Does He Do That? Inside the Minds of Angry and Controlling Men]]> 224552
He says he loves you. So...why does he do that?

You’ve asked yourself this question again and again. Now you have the chance to see inside the minds of angry and controlling men—and change your life. In Why Does He Do That? you will learn

•The early warning signs of abuse
� The nature of abusive thinking
•Myths about abusers
•Ten abusive personality types
•The role of drugs and alcohol
•What you can fix, and what you can’t
•And how to get out of an abusive relationship safely

“This is without a doubt the most informative and useful book yet written on the subject of abusive men. Women who are armed with the insights found in these pages will be on the road to recovering control of their lives.”—Jay G. Silverman, Ph.D., Director, Violence Prevention Programs, Harvard School of Public Health]]> 408 Lundy Bancroft 0425191656 A 0 to-read 4.47 2002 Why Does He Do That? Inside the Minds of Angry and Controlling Men
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]]> <![CDATA[The French Revolution: A History]]> 318236 The French Revolution is “one of the grand poems of [Carlyle’s] century, yet its poetry consists in being everywhere scrupulously rooted in historical fact.�

This Modern Library Paperback Classics edition, complete and unabridged, is unavailable anywhere else.]]> 848 Thomas Carlyle 0375760229 A 0 to-read 3.97 1837 The French Revolution: A History
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]]> Ang Paboritong Libro ni Hudas 1433333 -Ano?
-Pagkatapos mong basahin ito, mamamatay ka.
-HA?!?!
-Surprise!
-Sandali... alam ko biro lang ‘yon, diba?
-Depende.
-Hiram lang ba ang kopya mo ng libro tapos hindi mo na ibinalik sa may-ari?
-Hindi ah!
-Shoplifter ka?
-Lalong hindi!
- Tinapos mo lang bang basahin sa tindahan ang libro at hindi mo binili?
-Hindi rin!
-Nagpa-xerox ka?
-Ba’t mo alam?]]> 175 Bob Ong 9719234210 A 3 3.94 2003 Ang Paboritong Libro ni Hudas
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]]> <![CDATA[The Art of Noticing: 131 Ways to Spark Creativity, Find Inspiration, and Discover Joy in the Everyday]]> 41552704 The New York Times.

Welcome to the era of white noise. Our lives are in constant tether to phones, to email, and to social media. In this age of distraction, the ability to experience and be present is often to think and to see and to listen.

Enter Rob Walker's The Art of Noticing—an inspiring volume that will help you see the world anew. Through a series of simple and playful exercises�131 of them—Walker maps ways for you to become a clearer thinker, a better listener, a more creative workplace colleague, and finally, to rediscover what really matters to you.]]> 256 Rob Walker 0525521240 A 0 to-read 3.78 2019 The Art of Noticing: 131 Ways to Spark Creativity, Find Inspiration, and Discover Joy in the Everyday
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]]> <![CDATA[The Creative Act: A Way of Being]]> 60965426 From the legendary music producer, a master at helping people connect with the wellsprings of their creativity, comes a beautifully crafted book many years in the making that offers that same deep wisdom to all of us.

"A gorgeous and inspiring work of art on creation, creativity, the work of the artist. It will gladden the hearts of writers and artists everywhere, and get them working again with a new sense of meaning and direction. A stunning accomplishment." --Anne Lamott

"I set out to write a book about what to do to make a great work of art. Instead, it revealed itself to be a book on how to be." --Rick Rubin

Many famed music producers are known for a particular sound that has its day. Rick Rubin is known for something else: creating a space where artists of all different genres and traditions can home in on who they really are and what they really offer. He has made a practice of helping people transcend their self-imposed expectations in order to reconnect with a state of innocence from which the surprising becomes inevitable. Over the years, as he has thought deeply about where creativity comes from and where it doesn't, he has learned that being an artist isn't about your specific output, it's about your relationship to the world. Creativity has a place in everyone's life, and everyone can make that place larger. In fact, there are few more important responsibilities.

The Creative Act is a beautiful and generous course of study that illuminates the path of the artist as a road we all can follow. It distills the wisdom gleaned from a lifetime's work into a luminous reading experience that puts the power to create moments--and lifetimes--of exhilaration and transcendence within closer reach for all of us.]]> 406 Rick Rubin 0593652886 A 0 to-read 4.01 2023 The Creative Act: A Way of Being
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]]> The Atlas Six (The Atlas, #1) 50520939
Enter the latest round of six: Libby Rhodes and Nico de Varona, unwilling halves of an unfathomable whole, who exert uncanny control over every element of physicality. Reina Mori, a naturalist, who can intuit the language of life itself. Parisa Kamali, a telepath who can traverse the depths of the subconscious, navigating worlds inside the human mind. Callum Nova, an empath easily mistaken for a manipulative illusionist, who can influence the intimate workings of a person’s inner self. Finally, there is Tristan Caine, who can see through illusions to a new structure of reality—an ability so rare that neither he nor his peers can fully grasp its implications.

When the candidates are recruited by the mysterious Atlas Blakely, they are told they will have one year to qualify for initiation, during which time they will be permitted preliminary access to the Society’s archives and judged based on their contributions to various subjects of impossibility: time and space, luck and thought, life and death. Five, they are told, will be initiated. One will be eliminated. The six potential initiates will fight to survive the next year of their lives, and if they can prove themselves to be the best among their rivals, most of them will.

Most of them.]]> 376 Olivie Blake A 0 to-read 3.56 2020 The Atlas Six (The Atlas, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Sacred Hospitality (The Atlas, #0.5)]]> 60648548 Not that anyone abides by ancient traditions.]]> 31 Olivie Blake A 0 to-read 3.55 2022 Sacred Hospitality (The Atlas, #0.5)
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]]> Uglies (Uglies, #1) 24770
But Tally's new friend Shay isn't sure she wants to become a pretty. When Shay runs away, Tally learns about a whole new side of the pretty world—and it isn't very pretty. The authorities offer Tally a choice: find her friend and turn her in, or never turn pretty at all. Tally's choice will change her world forever....]]> 425 Scott Westerfeld 0689865384 A 0 to-read 3.85 2005 Uglies (Uglies, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Cruel Prince (The Folk of the Air, #1)]]> 26032825 Of course I want to be like them. They’re beautiful as blades forged in some divine fire. They will live forever.

And Cardan is even more beautiful than the rest. I hate him more than all the others. I hate him so much that sometimes when I look at him, I can hardly breathe.

Jude was seven when her parents were murdered and she and her two sisters were stolen away to live in the treacherous High Court of Faerie. Ten years later, Jude wants nothing more than to belong there, despite her mortality. But many of the fey despise humans. Especially Prince Cardan, the youngest and wickedest son of the High King.

To win a place at the Court, she must defy him–and face the consequences.

As Jude becomes more deeply embroiled in palace intrigues and deceptions, she discovers her own capacity for trickery and bloodshed. But as betrayal threatens to drown the Courts of Faerie in violence, Jude will need to risk her life in a dangerous alliance to save her sisters, and Faerie itself.]]> 370 Holly Black 0316310271 A 0 to-read 4.01 2018 The Cruel Prince (The Folk of the Air, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Poor Unfortunate Soul (Villains #3)]]> 27416133 And yet this is only half the story. So what of Ariel’s nemesis, Ursula, the sea witch? What led to her becoming so twisted, scorned, and filled with hatred? Many tales have tried to explain her motives. Here is one account of what might have shaped the sea witch into a detestable and poor unfortunate soul.]]> 224 Serena Valentino 1484724054 A 0 to-read 3.58 2016 Poor Unfortunate Soul (Villains #3)
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]]> <![CDATA[Mistress of All Evil (Villains #4)]]> 34220302
And yet this is only half the story. So what of the dark fairy, Maleficent? Why does she curse the innocent princess? What led to her becoming so filled with malice, anger, and hatred? Many tales have tried to explain her motives. Here is one account, pulled down from the many passed down through the ages. It is a tale of love and betrayal, of magic and reveries. It is a tale of the Mistress of All Evil.]]> 320 Serena Valentino 1368009018 A 0 to-read 4.00 2017 Mistress of All Evil (Villains #4)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Beast Within (Villains #2)]]> 17428643 A cursed prince sits alone in a secluded castle.
Few have seen him, but those who claim they have say his hair is wild and nails are sharp--like a beast's! But how did this prince, once jovial and beloved by the people, come to be a reclusive and bitter monster? And is it possible that he can ever find true love and break the curse that has been placed upon him?
Enjoy Serena Valentino's entire Villain's series.
Fairest of All: A Tale of the Wicked Queen (Book 1)
The Beast Within: A Tale of Beauty's Prince (Book 2)
Poor Unfortunate Soul: A Tale of the Sea Witch (Book 3)
Mistress of All Evil: A Tale of the Dark Fairy (Book 4)
Mother Knows Best: A Tale of the Old Witch (Book 5)
The Odd Sisters: A Villains Novel (Book 6)
Evil Thing (Book 7)]]> 224 Serena Valentino 1423159128 A 0 to-read 3.73 2014 The Beast Within (Villains #2)
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]]> Her Boss 58877353 Meg has had the biggest crush on her hot older boss for some time now. Could the feeling possibly be mutual?

Meg works as a dancer in a strip club. She does her best dancing when the owner of the strip club, her boss, is watching her. Her eyes seem to never leave Meg’s body and Meg likes it.

Could it be that the fantasies that Meg has been having about her boss aren’t just fantasies at all?

Find out in this steamy lesbian romance from Emily Hayes.]]> 41 Emily Hayes A 2 3.78 2021 Her Boss
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]]> Eindstrijd (Dutch Edition) 202986563
Journalist Omid Scobie was onderdeel van de ‘royal rota�, de groep journalisten die meegaat met alle koninklijke evenementen. In het ontluisterende Eindstrijd vertelt hij het pijnlijke verhaal van een eeuwenoud instituut dat in grote problemen verkeert, en bedreigd wordt door chaos, disfunctionele familieleden en wantrouwen. Dankzij zijn ervaring, jarenlange toegang tot de royals, unieke inzichten en exclusieve onthullingen is dit een must-read voor iedereen die benieuwd is naar de onvermijdelijke ondergang van ’s werelds beroemdste familie. Voor fans van Reserve, De hofdame en The Crown.

‘De koninklijke familie is erg nerveus over dit boek.� � Daily Mail

‘Iedereen zal het over dit boek hebben.� � Town & Country Magazine]]> 482 Omid Scobie 9401620032 A 1
Tabloid trash. Harry and wife will never end playing victim. The only true racists here are Harry and Meghan Markle. If you think about it, it's natural for people to be curious about physical appearances but with these two.. Why would they think it was racist? Harry is a proven racist. Meghan is obviously racist, she ostracized her black side of the family and easily drops friends left and right! Look at their staff, all white! The Monarchy has more diversity! The irony.]]> 2.92 2023 Eindstrijd (Dutch Edition)
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Since good reads wouldn't let me rate Endgame, I will rate here instead.

Tabloid trash. Harry and wife will never end playing victim. The only true racists here are Harry and Meghan Markle. If you think about it, it's natural for people to be curious about physical appearances but with these two.. Why would they think it was racist? Harry is a proven racist. Meghan is obviously racist, she ostracized her black side of the family and easily drops friends left and right! Look at their staff, all white! The Monarchy has more diversity! The irony.
]]> <![CDATA[Greek Sophists in the Roman Empire]]> 3841323 152 Glen W. Bowersock 019814279X A 0 to-read 3.50 1969 Greek Sophists in the Roman Empire
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]]> The Discourses 1045017 For centuries, Stoicism was virtually the unofficial religion of the Roman world

The stress on endurance, self-restraint, and power of the will to withstand calamity can often seem coldhearted. It is Epictetus, a lame former slave exiled by Emperor Domitian, who offers by far the most precise and humane version of Stoic ideals. The Discourses, assembled by his pupil Arrian, catch him in action, publicly setting out his views on ethical dilemmas.

Committed to communicating with the broadest possible audience, Epictetus uses humor, imagery conversations and homely comparisons to put his message across. The results are perfect universal justice and calm indifference in the face of pain.

The most comprehensive edition available with an introduction, notes, selected criticism, glossary, and chronology of Epictetus' life and times. ]]> 384 Epictetus 0460873121 A 0 currently-reading 4.27 108 The Discourses
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]]> The Crimson Crown 198137736 Mirror, mirror, on the wall, who’s the wickedest of them all? Snow White’s dark queen tells her side of the story in the first book of a queer, witchy duology that reimagines the classic fairy tale—from the author of Malice.

“An alluring, vengeful origin story that brings tremendous dimension to a classic fairytale.”—Chloe Gong, New York Times bestselling author of Immortal Longings

Legends tell of a witch who became a queen—the heartless villain in the story of Snow White.

But now the wicked queen is stepping out of Snow White’s shadow to become the heroine of her own legend.

Her real “once upon a time� begins when she is just Ayleth, a young witch who lives in the forest with her coven. The witches practice their magic in secret, hiding from the White King and his brutal war against witchcraft.

Ayleth, however, faces a war of her own. Her magical gifts have yet to reveal themselves, and as the threat of the Royal Huntsmen intensifies, Ayleth fears she will never become the witch her coven needs.

To prove herself, Ayleth sets out on a perilous quest that sends her to the White Palace, a decadent world of drama and deceit. There, Ayleth encounters an unlikely figure from her past: Jacquetta, a witch who once held Ayleth’s heart—and betrayed her.

As events at the palace escalate, Ayleth finds herself caught in the web of the White King, whose dark charisma is as dangerous as the sinister force that seems to be haunting the palace—and perhaps even Ayleth herself. With the threat of discovery looming, Ayleth and Jacquetta must set aside the wounds of their past and work together to survive.

As she uncovers the secrets of the White Court—and those of her own heart—Ayleth must find the strength to transform into someone she never imagined she could be.

A powerful witch, the very wickedest of them all.

Book One in The Crimson Crown series.]]> 544 Heather Walter 0593598369 A 0 to-read 3.88 2024 The Crimson Crown
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]]> The Brutal Lie 58453026 Lee Winter A 5 4.69 The Brutal Lie
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]]> <![CDATA[Endgame: Inside the Royal Family and the Monarchy's Fight for Survival]]> 70237023 416 Omid Scobie 0063258668 A 0 abandoned 3.25 2023 Endgame: Inside the Royal Family and the Monarchy's Fight for Survival
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]]> Maybe Someday 202285475 Unworthy. Married to a ghost. Will fate bring these two together?

Chris Murphey is a drunk and not proud of it. Sobering up changed her life, and she’s ready to make amends. But she won’t fall in love again. One night is all she’s willing to give, and the cute, young woman who is new to town seems like she might just fit the bill. Until Chris screws that up too. Because no principal should sleep with their former student. No principal should sleep with a current parent. Will Chris ever make a right decision?

Widowed two years ago, Ashton Taylor is finally moving closer to family. With her two young girls struggling, Ash is determined to keep her focus on them. Besides, no one can live up to her late wife. She never expected that the English teacher who still haunts her would be the principal for her girls. But more than that—they slept together. Last weekend. Ash knew there was something familiar about Chris.

With secrets kept on all sides, will Ash and Chris be able to navigate just one more complication? Or will the next surprise collapse their house of cards?

This steamy age gap romance is full of self-discovery and risking for love. If you enjoy romance with depth, this is the story for you.]]> 316 Adrian J. Smith 1960221175 A 0 to-read 4.27 Maybe Someday
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]]> Blind Item (Blind Item, 1) 31145129
One of People Magazine's “Summer’s Best Books�

� Summer’s hottest new beach read , a juicy tome inspired by real-life Hollywood stories and scandals.� � E! Online

“A dishy summer read about Hollywood’s underbelly , featuring twists on real celebrity scandals that weren’t fit for print in their original state.� � ET Online

"This book is as outrageous as any true life tabloid scandal� a must read !"
―Jenny McCarthy, talk show host, actress and New York Times- bestselling author of Belly Laughs

No one knows her name, but now everyone wants to.

As an assistant publicist in Hollywood, Nicola spends her days (and nights) sweeping up the scandals of singers, movie stars, and TV actors. Fresh from Ohio, she’s rapidly discovering the real Hollywood is rotten under its glittering skin. Everyone is a hustler with a hard bottom line and a soap opera sob story.

When she breaks her own rules and starts dating a movie star, the Los Angeles scene starts to spill into her own life. As the paparazzi begin the hunt for sexy star Seamus O’Riordan’s new mystery girl, Nicola’s best friend Billy has her back while he prowls parties for the latest scoop to sell to the tabloids. Her roommate Kara keeps tabs on things too―in between befriending a former child star and transforming herself from stylist to reality TV sensation.

As the scandals pile up behind them, their pasts will be exposed� And every secret can be sold.

Written by two Hollywood insiders, Kevin Dickson and Jack Ketsoyan, Blind Item 's jaw-dropping scandals are real, but the names are not. And they’ll never tell.

Don't miss the sequel, Guilty Pleasure , a Hollywood tale of love and PRomance!

An Imprint Book

“[A] racy, rollicking novel by two industry insiders.� � In Touch Weekly

“A dishy new book.� � Page Six

“Sprinkled throughout this rags-to-riches wish-fulfillment story are real scandals that busy publicists and managers managed to hush up and hide.� � Publishers Weekly

“This novel doesn’t just push the envelope but shreds it.� � School and Library Journal

"What a sexy, fun read! It pulls back the curtain, for an inside look at the Hollywood that's behind the glitz and glamour. Blind Item leaves you wanting more."
―Kristin Cavallari, television star, designer and author of Balancing in Heels]]> 368 Kevin Dickson 1250122252 A 0 to-read 3.25 2017 Blind Item (Blind Item, 1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Like Me: Confessions of a Heartland Country Singer]]> 7552939
She writes about her parents, putting down roots in their twenties in the farming town of Wellsville, Kansas, Old Glory flying atop the poles on the town’s manicured lawns, and being raised to believe that hard work, honesty, and determination would take her far.

She writes of making up her mind at a young age to become a country music star, knowing then that her feelings and crushes on girls were “sinful� and hoping and praying that she would somehow be “fixed.� (“Dear God, please don’t let me be gay. I promise not to lie. I promise not to steal. I promise to always believe in you . . . Please take it away.�)

We see her, high school homecoming queen, heading out on her own at seventeen and landing a job as a featured vocalist on the Ozark Jubilee (the show that started Brenda Lee, Red Foley, and Porter Wagoner), being cast in Country Music U.S.A., doing four live shows a day, and—after only a few months in Nashville—her dream coming true, performing on the stage of the Grand Ole Opry . . .

She describes writing and singing her own songs for producers who’d discovered and recorded the likes of Reba McEntire, Shania Twain, and Toby Keith, who heard in her music something special and signed her to a record contract, releasing her first album and sending her out on the road on her first bus tour . . . She writes of sacrificing all for a shot at success that would come a couple of years later with her first hit single, “Shut Up And Drive� . . . her songs (from her fourth album, Single White Female ) climbing the Billboard chart for twenty-nine weeks, hitting the #1 spot . . .

She writes about the friends she made along the way—Vince Gill, Brad Paisley, and others—writing songs, recording and touring together, some of the friendships developing into romantic attachments that did not end happily . . . Keeping the truth of who she was clutched deep inside, trying to ignore it in a world she longed to be a part of—and now was—a world in which country music stars had never been, could not be, openly gay . . .

She writes of the very real prospect of losing everything she’d worked so hard to create . . . doing her best to have a real life—her best not good enough . . .

And in the face of everything she did to keep herself afloat, she writes about how the vortex of success and hiding who she was took its her life, a tangled mess she didn’t see coming, didn’t want to; and, finally, finding the guts to untangle herself from the image of the country music star she’d become, an image steeped in long-standing ideals and notions about who—and what—a country artist is, and what their fans expect them to be . . .

I am a songwriter,� she writes. “I am a singer of my songs—and I have a story to tell. As I’ve traveled this path that has delivered me to where I am today, my monument of thanks, paying honor to God, remains. I will do all I can with what I have been given . . .�

Like Me is fearless, inspiring, true.]]> 304 Chely Wright 0307378861 A 0 to-read 4.03 2010 Like Me: Confessions of a Heartland Country Singer
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]]> <![CDATA[Anatomy: A Love Story (The Anatomy Duology, #1)]]> 57917042 Edinburgh, 1817. Hazel Sinnett is a lady who wants to be a surgeon more than she wants to marry.

Jack Currer is a resurrection man who’s just trying to survive in a city where it’s too easy to die.

When the two of them have a chance encounter outside the Edinburgh Anatomist’s Society, Hazel thinks nothing of it at first. But after she gets kicked out of renowned surgeon Dr. Beecham’s lectures for being the wrong gender, she realizes that her new acquaintance might be more helpful than she first thought. Because Hazel has made a deal with Dr. Beecham: if she can pass the medical examination on her own, the university will allow her to enroll. Without official lessons, though, Hazel will need more than just her books � she’ll need bodies to study, corpses to dissect.

Lucky that she’s made the acquaintance of someone who digs them up for a living, then.

But Jack has his own problems: strange men have been seen skulking around cemeteries, his friends are disappearing off the streets. Hazel and Jack work together to uncover the secrets buried not just in unmarked graves, but in the very heart of Edinburgh society.

A gothic tale full of mystery and romance about a willful female surgeon, a resurrection man who sells bodies for a living, and the buried secrets they must uncover together.]]> 338 Dana Schwartz A 0 to-read 3.81 2022 Anatomy: A Love Story (The Anatomy Duology, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Those Who Wait - Bonus Content]]> 64407534 Those Who Wait...

Contents:
1. Chapter 1: Charlotte's Point of View
2. An outtake set after the holiday party of chapter 18
3. Charlotte's apartment
4. Sutton (and Reagan)'s apartment
5. An outtake between chapter 24 and 25 (after Charlotte's big interview)
6. Mother/Daughter politics
7. Social Media
8. The End]]> 58 Haley Cass A 0 to-read 4.60 Those Who Wait - Bonus Content
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]]> Better Than Expected 63189059
She just never anticipated the order in which it could all happen or the hardships that would inevitably come to pass. But, somehow, maybe it can all work out better than expected.

A companion to the bestselling novel When You Least Expect It.]]> 151 Haley Cass A 0 to-read 4.20 2022 Better Than Expected
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]]> Girl Made of Stars 31351689 For readers of Girl in Pieces and The Way I Used to Be comes an emotionally gripping story about facing hard truths in the aftermath of sexual assault. Mara and Owen are as close as twins can get, so when Mara’s friend Hannah accuses Owen of rape, Mara doesn't know what to think. Can her brother really be guilty of such a violent act? Torn between her family and her sense of right and wrong, Mara feels lost, and it doesn’t help that things are strained with her ex-girlfriend, Charlie. As Mara, Hannah, and Charlie come together in the aftermath of this terrible crime, Mara must face a trauma from her own past and decide where Charlie fits into her future. With sensitivity and openness, this timely novel confronts the difficult questions surrounding consent, victim blaming, and sexual assault.]]> 304 Ashley Herring Blake 1328476693 A 0 to-read 4.19 2018 Girl Made of Stars
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]]> Secrets of the Heart 36042446
Previously published in The Perfect Valentine , ed. T. Szymanski and B. Johnson (Bella Books, 2006).]]> 28 Radclyffe 1635551390 A 3 3.83 Secrets of the Heart
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]]> <![CDATA[Enchanted Hunt (Midnight Hunters #8)]]> 55054048
A Midnight Hunters novella.]]> 114 L.L. Raand 1635557887 A 3 4.21 Enchanted Hunt (Midnight Hunters #8)
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]]> <![CDATA[Finders Keepers (A Rivers Community Romance #8)]]> 133046946
Rome Ashcroft was forced to give up her dreams when accused of a crime that cost her everything. She intends to start a new life as a PA at the Rivers community hospital, until a simple act of kindness throws all her plans into question. Her past, it seems, is not so easily forgotten when fate brings her and Tally Dewilde together—along with an attraction neither welcomes.]]> 0 Radclyffe 1636794297 A 0 to-read 4.13 Finders Keepers (A Rivers Community Romance #8)
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