Anne's bookshelf: all en-US Mon, 31 Mar 2025 11:04:45 -0700 60 Anne's bookshelf: all 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg The God of the Woods 199698485 When a teenager vanishes from her Adirondack summer camp, two worlds collide

Early morning, August 1975: a camp counselor discovers an empty bunk. Its occupant, Barbara Van Laar, has gone missing. Barbara isn’t just any thirteen-year-old: she’s the daughter of the family that owns the summer camp and employs most of the region’s residents. And this isn’t the first time a Van Laar child has disappeared. Barbara’s older brother similarly vanished fourteen years ago, never to be found.

As a panicked search begins, a thrilling drama unfolds. Chasing down the layered secrets of the Van Laar family and the blue-collar community working in its shadow, Moore’s multi-threaded story invites readers into a rich and gripping dynasty of secrets and second chances. It is Liz Moore’s most ambitious and wide-reaching novel yet.]]>
490 Liz Moore Anne 0 to-read 4.16 2024 The God of the Woods
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All My Mothers 55776876
London, 1980s. Though she has a comfortable, privileged life, Eva Martínez-Green is deeply unhappy. The only child of an emotionally absent mother and a physically absent father, Eva has grown up in a cold, unloving house. But Eva is convinced that all is not as it seems. Why are there no baby pictures of her? Why do her parents avoid all questions about her early years?

When her parents� relationship crumbles, Eva begins looking for a different, better life: a proper family, a perfect mother, and, importantly, real love. Her desire to find where she belongs leads Eva on a journey spanning years and continents � and, along the way, she meets women who challenge her idea of what a mother should be, and who will change her life forever…]]>
473 Joanna Glen 0008410607 Anne 0 to-read 4.55 2021 All My Mothers
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Maria Ines 30770800 229 Anne Schroeder 1432832778 Anne 0 to-read 4.35 Maria Ines
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<![CDATA[This Promised Land: A Western Romance]]> 199967934 Award-winning author Harlan Hague takes readers on an unforgettable journey of loss, resilience, and the search for a new beginning.

After the devastating loss of his beloved wife, Wes Haag finds himself grappling with grief and the daunting task of starting over. Determined to create a fresh start for himself and his young son, he embarks on a treacherous cattle drive from Texas to Kansas—and a land of new possibilities.

Amidst the unforgiving landscapes and unpredictable weather, Wes encounters Christina Browning, a young schoolteacher burdened by her own demons. As they forge a connection amidst harsh challenges, they find solace in each other’s company. But their hopes for a peaceful life are threatened when a ruthless rancher sets his sights on their land, unleashing a battle for survival.

Bound by a shared sense of justice, Wes and Christina befriend an old Kansas Indian who seeks solace in his ancestral lands, and they lend their support to a group of black Exodusters—former slaves yearning for their own Promised Land. As racial prejudice and violence escalate, Wes and Christina become determined to protect those who are marginalized, challenging the injustices that plague their community.

Grab your copy today and read along as two individuals traverse through loss, resilience, and new beginnings all while experiencing the enumerating power of love in this gripping western romance. ]]>
250 Harlan Hague 1639773916 Anne 0 to-read 4.34 This Promised Land: A Western Romance
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Efter slutet 34958115
Människorna - och de andra varelserna - i dessa noveller söker efter sätt att leva efter krig, katastrofer, invasioner och fallna gudinnor. De jagar utomjordingar, eller blir vänner med dem. De rör sig mellan dimensioner och möter universums slut.

Efter slutet innehåller 15 science fiction-noveller om vad som händer när slutet bara är början med ett förord av Lars Jakobson.

I antologisamlingen ingår:
Förord - Lars Jakobson
Gamma - Oskar Källner
Tänk, du springer än! - Sín Wellroth Lång
Förutseenden - Nina De Geer
Läckage - Linn Liljemo
Efteråt - Mari-Ann Hedlund
Kylan i metall - Sín Wellroth Lång
Godmorgon, segrare - Eva Holmquist
Manormen - Katarina Aneer
En eländig dag på Betelgeuse IV - Mikael Reberg
Bakgrundsstrålning - Andreas Lindblad
Terapeuten - Joakim Szczypinski
Bländande ljus - Astrid Eriksson
Ett steg åt sidan - Hans Olsson
Materiavärld - Åsa Melander
Kataklysm - Tobias Alfredsson]]>
223 Catahya 9163925591 Anne 0 to-read 4.50 Efter slutet
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<![CDATA[Revising Your Novel: First Draft to Finished Draft (Foundations of Fiction, #3)]]> 31820255 Get all three Fixing Your Revision Problems books in one omnibus! This book contains Fixing Your Character & Point-of-View Problems, Fixing Your Plot & Story Structure Problems, and Fixing Your Setting & Description Problems--PLUS a BONUS How to Salvage Half-Finished Manuscripts. A strong story has many parts, and when one breaks down, the whole book can fail. Make sure your story is the best it can be to keep your readers hooked. Janice Hardy takes you step-by-step through the novel revision process, from character issues, to plot problems, to description issues. She'll show you how to analyze your draft, spot any problems or weak areas, and fix problems hurting your manuscript. With clear and easy-to-understand examples, Revising Your First Draft to Finished Draft offers eleven self-guided workshops that target the common issues that make readers stop reading. It will help Flesh out weak characters and build strong character arcs Find the right amount of backstory to enhance, not bog down, your story Create unpredictable plots that keep readers guessing Develop compelling hooks to build tension in every scene Determine the right way to include information without infodumping Fix awkward stage direction and unclear character actions Revising Your First Draft to Finished Draft starts every workshop with an analysis and offers multiple revision options in each area. You choose the options that best fit your writing process. Learn how Develop a strong and effective revision plan Analyze your manuscript to find its strengths and weaknesses Spot common red flag words for problem areas (such as told prose) Determine the best way to revise a scene, plot, character, or novel Fix problems holding your novel back Revising Your First Draft to Finished Draft is an easy-to-follow guide to revising your manuscript and crafting a strong finished draft that will keep readers hooked.]]> 382 Janice Hardy 0991536460 Anne 0 to-read 4.40 Revising Your Novel: First Draft to Finished Draft (Foundations of Fiction, #3)
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<![CDATA[No Place to Die (Sean Richardson #1)]]> 7907672 326 James L. Thane 0843964227 Anne 0 to-read 3.76 2010 No Place to Die (Sean Richardson #1)
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Look Closer 59316367 448 David Ellis 0399170928 Anne 0 to-read 4.17 2022 Look Closer
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Darkness at Noon 30672
Darkness at Noon (from the German: Sonnenfinsternis) is a novel by the Hungarian-born British novelist Arthur Koestler, first published in 1940. His best-known work tells the tale of Rubashov, a Bolshevik 1917 revolutionary who is cast out, imprisoned and tried for treason by the Soviet government he'd helped create.]]>
216 Arthur Koestler 0553265954 Anne 0 to-read 4.09 1940 Darkness at Noon
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<![CDATA[South of the Border, West of the Sun]]> 17799 Alternate cover edition here.

Growing up in the suburbs of post-war Japan, it seemed to Hajime that everyone but him had brothers and sisters. His sole companion was Shimamoto, also an only child. Together they spent long afternoons listening to her father's record collection. But when his family moved away, the two lost touch. Now Hajime is in his thirties. After a decade of drifting he has found happiness with his loving wife and two daughters, and success running a jazz bar. Then Shimamoto reappears. She is beautiful, intense, enveloped in mystery. Hajime is catapulted into the past, putting at risk all he has in the present.]]>
190 Haruki Murakami 0099448572 Anne 0 to-read 3.89 1992 South of the Border, West of the Sun
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<![CDATA[The Halifax Explosion: Canada's Worst Disaster]]> 34323245 Mont Blanc and the Norwegian war-relief vessel Imo collided in the harbour at Halifax, Nova Scotia. That accident sparked a fire and an apocalyptic explosion that was the largest man-made blast prior to the 1945 dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima. Together with the killer tsunami that followed, the explosiondevastated the entire city in the wink of an eye and instantly killed more than two thousand people.

While much has been written about the disaster, there is still more to the story, including the investigation of the key figures involved, the histories of the ships that collided and the confluence of circumstances that brought these two vessels together to touch off one of the most tragic man-made disasters of the twentieth century.

Hell Hath No Limits is a fresh, revealing account that finally answers questions that have lingered for a century: Was the explosion a disaster triggered by simple human error? Was it caused by the negligence of the ships� pilots or captains? Was it the result of shortcomings in harbour practices and protocols? Or was the blast—as many people at the time insisted—the result of sabotage carried out by wartime German agents?

December 6, 2017, marks the centennial of the great Halifax explosion. Hell Hath No Limits tells the gripping, as-yet untold story of Canada’s worst disaster—a haunting tale of survival, incredible courage and, ultimately, the triumph of the human spirit.]]>
384 Ken Cuthbertson 1443450251 Anne 0 to-read 4.06 2017 The Halifax Explosion: Canada's Worst Disaster
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Before I Let Go (Skyland, #1) 60568471
It couldn’t save their marriage.

Yasmen wasn’t prepared for how her life fell apart, but she is finally starting to find joy again. She and Josiah have found a new rhythm, co-parenting their two kids and running a thriving business together. Yet like magnets, they’re always drawn back to each other, and now they’re beginning to wonder if they’re truly ready to let go of everything they once had.

Soon, one stolen kiss leads to another…and then more. It's hot. It's illicit. It's all good—until old wounds reopen. Is it too late for them to find forever? Or could they even be better, the second time around?

Award-winning and bestselling "powerhouse" author Kennedy Ryan is at her absolute best in this compelling, scorching novel about hope and healing, and what it truly means to love for a lifetime (USA Today).]]>
391 Kennedy Ryan 1538706792 Anne 0 to-read 4.32 2022 Before I Let Go (Skyland, #1)
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<![CDATA[Lost Identity (Remmich/Miller, #1)]]> 59245765
The US Army acquires a new top-secret energy source. News of this discovery leaked into the wrong hands, Iraq’s Tariq'Allah. They offer Captain Eric Miller a bribe to participate in espionage for a kickback. The military intelligence officer refuses. This clandestine encounter leaves one of the foreign emissaries dead.

The lethal outcome forces Miller to flee Stockholm and take refuge at a US Army station in Germany to work with his West Point friend, Captain Paul Remmich. But the pursuit is renewed, and the Iraqi agents devise a new strategy to achieve their goal that ups the ante. Then Remmich makes a crucial mistake that plays into the Iraqi agents� hands. Remmich now functions from a controlled personality while his true self lies dormant. His colleagues are oblivious to his duplicity except for Miller, who senses something is off.

"The taller, older man motioned toward the pile of money with his left hand, and his partner’s eyes followed. As the two looked down at the bundles of cash, Miller stepped to the side and quickly pulled the 9mm out of his coat’s inner breast pocket. The short thug with the silencer looked up and turned as Miller fired two rounds in quick succession."

All that stands between the agents and their prize is intrigue, twists, and high-octane confrontation. If you like deception and determination, you’ll love this tight, fast-paced adventure.]]>
258 Karl Braungart Anne 0 to-read, favorites 4.28 Lost Identity (Remmich/Miller, #1)
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A Room of One’s Own 18521 A Room of One's Own is an extended essay by Virginia Woolf. First published on the 24th of October, 1929, the essay was based on a series of lectures she delivered at Newnham College and Girton College, two women's colleges at Cambridge University in October 1928. While this extended essay in fact employs a fictional narrator and narrative to explore women both as writers and characters in fiction, the manuscript for the delivery of the series of lectures, titled Women and Fiction, and hence the essay, are considered nonfiction. The essay is seen as a feminist text, and is noted in its argument for both a literal and figural space for women writers within a literary tradition dominated by patriarchy.]]> 112 Virginia Woolf Anne 0 to-read 4.21 1929 A Room of One’s Own
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Primed (Outsourced, #2) 62083375 In the second book in the 'Outsourced' series, the protagonists are thrust into a situation where lies and deceit are the norm and murders a common occurrence. Even they have secrets to hide!]]> Eric J. Gates Anne 0 to-read 5.00 Primed (Outsourced, #2)
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Et kyss før døden 24150691 Listening Length = 8 hours and 25 minutes

An Edgar Award winner “widely regarded as a modern crime classic� (Time), named by Time as one of the 100 Best Mystery and Thriller Books of All Time: A man determined to marry into wealth has found the perfect woman � but when Dorothy gets pregnant, he must make sinister adjustments to his plans�
“Contains surprises which really surprise� (Stephen King).

Iconic author Ira Levin’s Edgar Award–winning debut novel set a new standard in the art of psychological suspense. A modern classic published to rave reviews, and twice adapted for the screen, A Kiss Before Dying is a darkly thrilling, twisting tale of criminal psychopathy.

Known for his looks and charm, a young man obsessed with wealth and status will stop at nothing to get what he wants. He sets his sights on a beautiful and innocent college student named Dorothy, intent on marrying her for her family’s money. But when Dorothy becomes pregnant, his careful plans start to unravel, and he begins to take cold, calculating, and drastic measures to protect his future.

A Kiss Before Dying, told from multiple points of view, has thrilled millions of readers with its perfectly constructed plotting and is an acknowledged masterpiece of crime fiction.

This edition includes a brand new foreword by Anthony Horowitz.]]>
274 Ira Levin 8259801892 Anne 0 to-read 3.86 1953 Et kyss før døden
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The Haunting of Hill House 89717 182 Shirley Jackson 0143039989 Anne 0 to-read 3.85 1959 The Haunting of Hill House
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<![CDATA[I'm Traveling Alone (Holger Munch & Mia Krüger, #1)]]> 25716670 From a bold new voice in international crime fiction, a chilling debut in which two detectives must hunt down a vengeful killer--and uncover the secret that ties each of them to the crime

A six-year-old girl is found in the Norwegian countryside, hanging lifeless from a tree with a jump rope around her neck. She is dressed in strange doll's clothes. Around her neck is an airline tag that says "I'm traveling alone."

A special homicide unit in Oslo re-opens with veteran police investigator Holger Munch at the helm. Holger's first step is to persuade the brilliant but haunted investigator Mia Krüger to come back to the squad--she's been living on an isolated island, overcome by memories of her past. When Mia views a photograph of the crime scene and spots the number "1" carved into the dead girl's fingernail, she knows this is only the beginning. She'll soon discover that six years earlier, an infant girl was abducted from a nearby maternity ward. The baby was never found. Could this new killer have something to do with the missing child, or with the reclusive Christian sect hidden in the nearby woods?

Mia returns to duty to track down a revenge-driven and ruthlessly intelligent killer. But when Munch's own six-year-old granddaughter goes missing, Mia realizes that the killer's sinister game is personal, and I'm Traveling Alone races to an explosive--and shocking--conclusion.]]>
388 Samuel Bjørk 0525428968 Anne 0 to-read 4.05 2013 I'm Traveling Alone (Holger Munch & Mia Krüger, #1)
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Money 18825 Time Magazine included the book in its list of the 100 Best English-language Novels from 1923 to 2005. The story of John Self and his insatiable appetite for money, alcohol, fast food, drugs, pornography, and more, Money is ceaselessly inventive and thrillingly savage; a tale of life lived without restraint, of money and the disasters it can precipitate.]]> 394 Martin Amis 0099461889 Anne 0 to-read 3.71 1984 Money
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<![CDATA[First You Write a Sentence.: The Elements of Reading, Writing � and Life]]> 38470061 Any writer should read it' Bee Wilson

'Thoughtful, engaging, and lively ... when you've read it, you realise you've changed your attitude to writing (and reading)' John Simpson, formerly Chief Editor of the OED and author of The Word Detective

The sentence is the common ground where every writer walks. A poet writes in sentences, but so does the unsung author who came up with Items trapped in doors cause delays. A good sentence can be written (and read) by anyone if we simply give it the gift of our time, and it is as close as most of us will get to making something truly beautiful.

Enter acclaimed author Professor Joe Moran. Using minimal technical terms, First You Write a Sentence is his unpedantic but authoritative explanation of how the most ordinary words can be turned into verbal constellations of extraordinary grace. Using sources ranging from the Bible and Shakespeare to George Orwell and Maggie Nelson, and scientific studies of what can best fire the reader's mind, he shows how we can all write in a way that is clear, compelling and alive.

Whether dealing with finding the ideal word, building a sentence or constructing a paragraph, First You Write a Sentence informs by light example: much richer than a style guide, it can be read not just for instruction but for pleasure and delight. And along the way it shows how good writing can help us notice the world, make ourselves known to others and live more meaningful lives. It's an elegant gem in praise of the English sentence.

'Moran is a past master at producing fine, accessible non-fiction' Helen Davies, Sunday Times

'Joe Moran has a genius for turning the prosaic poetic' Peter Hennessy]]>
256 Joe Moran 0241978491 Anne 0 currently-reading 4.08 2018 First You Write a Sentence.: The Elements of Reading, Writing … and Life
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<![CDATA[De ensamma (Inspector Barbarotti #4)]]> 11395194 582 Håkan Nesser 9100124508 Anne 3 set-on-hold 3.73 2010 De ensamma (Inspector Barbarotti #4)
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average rating: 3.73
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<![CDATA[My Name Is Nobody (Solomon Vine, #1)]]> 34217884 A breathless, gripping must-read for fans of Terry Hayes' I Am Pilgrim and James Swallow's Nomad

'I know a secret. A secret that changes everything . . .'

Solomon Vine was the best of his generation, a spy on a fast track to the top. But when a prisoner is shot in unexplained circumstances, and on his watch, only suspension and exile beckon.

Three months later, in Istanbul, MI6's Head of Station is violently abducted from his home. With the Service in lockdown, uncertain of who can be trusted, thoughts turn to the missing man's oldest friend: Solomon Vine.

Officially suspended, Vine can operate outside the chain of command to uncover the truth. But his investigation soon reveals that the disappearance heralds something much darker. And that there's much more at stake than the life of a single spy . . .

My Name is Nobody is a sophisticated, pacey and accomplished debut novel by 26-year-old rising star Matthew Richardson. Appealing to fans of the TV series Homeland and The Night Manager - as well as, Charles Cumming and Robert Harris - this is a gripping, multi-layered and assured debut thriller that drips with an insider's knowledge of London's corridors of power.

'Compelling, intense and sharply authentic' - James Swallow, bestselling author of Nomad

'I dare you to find a first novel as self-assured, impeccably researched and beautifully rendered . . . Richardson paints a portrait of espionage that calls to mind early le Carré' - Gregg Hurwitz, No. 1 bestselling author of Orphan X

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328 Matthew Richardson Anne 0 to-read 4.05 2017 My Name Is Nobody (Solomon Vine, #1)
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<![CDATA[The Shadows of London (Marwood and Lovett #6)]]> 61424788 London 1671

The damage caused by the Great Fire still overshadows the capital. When a man’s brutally disfigured body is discovered in the ruins of an ancient almshouse, architect Cat Hakesby is ordered to stop restoration work. It is obvious he has been murdered, and Whitehall secretary James Marwood is ordered to investigate.

It’s possible the victim could be one of two local men who have vanished � the first, a feckless French tutor connected to the almshouse’s owner; the second, a possibly treacherous employee of the Council of Foreign Plantations.

The pressure on Marwood mounts as Charles II’s most influential courtiers, Lord Arlington and the Duke of Buckingham, show an interest in his activities � and Marwood soon begins to suspect the murder trail may lead right to the heart of government.

Meanwhile, a young, impoverished Frenchwoman has caught the eye of the king, a quiet affair that will have monumental consequences…]]>
450 Andrew Taylor 0008494118 Anne 0 to-read 4.20 2023 The Shadows of London (Marwood and Lovett #6)
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Shutter (Rita Todacheene, #1) 63885272
Rita Todacheene is a forensic photographer working for the Albuquerque police force. Her excellent photography skills have cracked many cases—she is almost supernaturally good at capturing details. In fact, Rita has been hiding a secret: she sees the ghosts of crime victims who point her toward the clues that other investigators overlook.

As a lone portal back to the living for traumatized spirits, Rita is terrorized by nagging ghosts who won’t let her sleep and who sabotage her personal life. Her taboo and psychologically harrowing ability was what drove her away from the Navajo reservation, where she was raised by her grandmother. It has isolated her from friends and gotten her in trouble with the law.

And now it might be what gets her killed.

When Rita is sent to photograph the scene of a supposed suicide on a highway overpass, the furious, discombobulated ghost of the victim—who insists she was murdered—latches onto Rita, forcing her on a quest for revenge against her killers, and Rita finds herself in the crosshairs of one of Albuquerque’s most dangerous cartels. Written in sparkling, gruesome prose, Shutter is an explosive debut from one of crime fiction's most powerful new voices.]]>
299 Ramona Emerson 1641294817 Anne 0 to-read 3.78 2022 Shutter (Rita Todacheene, #1)
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<![CDATA[Stormbird (Wars of the Roses, #1)]]> 17830079
In 1437, after years of regency, the pious and gentle Henry VI, the Lamb, comes of age and accedes to the English throne. His poor health and frailty of mind render him a weakling king -Henry depends on his closest men, Spymaster Derry Brewer and William de la Pole, Duke of Suffolk, to run his kingdom.

Yet there are those, such as the Plantagenet Richard, Duke of York, who believe England must be led by a strong king if she is to survive. With England's territories in France under threat, and rumours of revolt at home, fears grow that Henry and his advisers will see the country slide into ruin. With a secret deal struck for Henry to marry a young French noblewoman, Margaret of Anjou, those fears become all too real.

As storm clouds gather over England, King Henry and his supporters find themselves besieged abroad and at home. Who, or what can save the kingdom before it is too late?]]>
482 Conn Iggulden 0718159837 Anne 0 to-read 3.90 2013 Stormbird (Wars of the Roses, #1)
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The Linen Queen 9199521 When American troops set up base in her village, some see them as occupiers but Sheila sees them as saviors--one of them may be her ticket out. Despite objections from her childhood friend, Gavin O'Rourke, she sets her sights on an attractive Jewish-American army officer named Joel Solomon, but her plans are interrupted by the arrival of a street-wise young evacuee from Belfast.
Frustrated, Sheila fights to hold on to her dream but slowly her priorities change as the people of Northern Ireland put old divisions aside and bond together in a common purpose to fight the Germans. Sheila's affection for Joel grows as she and Gavin are driven farther apart. As the war moves steadily closer to those she has grown to love, Sheila confronts more abandonment and loss, and finds true strength, compassion, and a meaning for life outside of herself.]]>
320 Patricia Falvey 1599952009 Anne 3 3.72 2011 The Linen Queen
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The Yellow House 6521868 337 Patricia Falvey 1599952017 Anne 4 3.81 2010 The Yellow House
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Uncle Tom’s Cabin 46787 438 Harriet Beecher Stowe Anne 0 to-read 3.88 1852 Uncle Tom’s Cabin
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Deluded (DI Sara Ramsey, #4) 44543615 Revenge--some people crave it...

For most it is unobtainable.

DI Sara Ramsey is forced to tackle one of her toughest cases to date when a tragic fire turns out to be the actions of a deranged arsonist.

A person set on revenge...but why? What's his motive? He's risking everything, striking when innocent people are asleep in their beds, leaving in his wake a trail of devastation that is harrowing for Sara and her team to unravel.

Emotions are running high for all concerned: the families, the investigation team, and the murderer.

Can Sara capture the perpetrator while dealing with a personal issue that rocks her world, or will the murderer complete his revengeful agenda?

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200 M.A. Comley Anne 0 to-read 4.41 2019 Deluded (DI Sara Ramsey, #4)
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The Comanche Empire 3304956 A groundbreaking history of the rise and decline of the vast and imposing Comanche empire

In the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, a Native American empire rose to dominate the fiercely contested lands of the American Southwest, the southern Great Plains, and northern Mexico. This powerful empire, built by the Comanche Indians, eclipsed its various European rivals in military prowess, political prestige, economic power, commercial reach, and cultural influence. Yet, until now, the Comanche empire has gone unrecognized in American history.

This compelling and original book uncovers the lost story of the Comanches. It is a story that challenges the idea of indigenous peoples as victims of European expansion and offers a new model for the history of colonial expansion, colonial frontiers, and Native-European relations in North America and elsewhere. Pekka Hämäläinen shows in vivid detail how the Comanches built their unique empire and resisted European colonization, and why they fell to defeat in 1875. With extensive knowledge and deep insight, the author brings into clear relief the Comanches� remarkable impact on the trajectory of history.

Published in Association with The William P. Clements Center for Southwest Studies, Southern Methodist University.]]>
500 Pekka Hämäläinen 0300126549 Anne 0 to-read 4.17 2008 The Comanche Empire
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Al Sieber: Chief of Scouts 2159818 468 Dan L. Thrapp 0806127708 Anne 4 4.38 2012 Al Sieber: Chief of Scouts
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<![CDATA[Profeterne i Evighedsfjorden (Grønlands-trilogi, #1)]]> 13519968
Langt inde i landet er et oprør blandt kristne grønlændere undervejs, ledt af profeterne Habakuk og hans kone Maria Magdalene. Inspireret af Den Franske Revolution, drømmer grønlænderne om frihed, lighed og broderskab.

I "Profeterne i Evighedsfjorden" må Morten Falck beslutte om han skal håndhæve den danske overmagt eller støtte de grønlandske frihedsdrømme.

"Profeterne i Evighedsfjorden" er en spændende fortælling om et dramatisk kultursammenstød, inspireret af virkelige hændelser i Danmark og Grønland i slutningen af 1700-tallet.]]>
525 Kim Leine Anne 0 currently-reading 3.97 2012 Profeterne i Evighedsfjorden (Grønlands-trilogi, #1)
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In the Waning Light 25882482 Two decades after her sister’s brutal attack and murder, Meg Brogan has finally found happiness…or so it appears. A bestselling true-crime writer, Meg has money, fame, and a wealthy fiancé. But when a television-show host presses her to tackle the one story everyone claims she cannot write—the story of her own family’s destruction—her perfect life shatters.

Determined to finally face her past, Meg returns to her hometown of Shelter Bay. Shrouded in cold, brooding fog, the close-knit coastal town harbors dark secrets and suspicious residents. One of the few people to welcome Meg back is Blake Sutton, her high-school sweetheart and the marina’s new owner. Desperate for clues, Meg digs through her family’s files. As Pacific storms brew outside, her passion for Blake reignites.

But someone doesn’t want Meg digging up the past. And that person will go to deadly lengths to prevent the writer from revealing a terrible truth.

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432 Loreth Anne White 150394655X Anne 4 favorites 4.39 2015 In the Waning Light
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The Lonesome Gods 1123549 “I am Johannes Verne, and I am not afraid.�

This was the boy’s mantra as he plodded through the desert alone, left to die by his vengeful grandfather. Johannes Verne was soon to be rescued by outlaws, but no one could save him from the lasting memory of his grandfather’s eyes, full of impenetrable hatred. Raised in part by Indians, then befriended by a mysterious woman, Johannes grew up to become a rugged adventurer and an educated man. But even now, strengthened by the love of a golden-haired girl and well on his way to making a fortune in bustling early-day Los Angeles, the past may rise up to threaten his future once more. And this time only the ancient gods of the desert can save him.

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545 Louis L'Amour 0553275186 Anne 0 to-read 4.18 1983 The Lonesome Gods
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Natten 60636543
En mor söker sin försvunna tonårsdotter i natten. Mamman irrar på gatorna, söker planlöst eller sitter hemma och ringer alla hon kan komma på. Är det hennes oro som drivit bort dottern, och är oron befogad?
Natten är en roman om den laddade relationen mellan en mor och en dotter, om den enas vilja att skydda och den andras behov av att slå sig fri � och om en tonårsrevolt som kompliceras av svår, kronisk sjukdom. Sara Gordan skriver naket, ömsint och ur djupaste förtvivlan om en förälders kamp för sitt barn.]]>
175 Sara Gordan 9100189200 Anne 0 to-read 3.94 2022 Natten
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Ego Is the Enemy 27036528
Many of us insist the main impediment to a full, successful life is the outside world. In fact, the most common enemy lies within: our ego. Early in our careers, it impedes learning and the cultivation of talent. With success, it can blind us to our faults and sow future problems. In failure, it magnifies each blow and makes recovery more difficult. At every stage, ego holds us back.

The Ego is the Enemy draws on a vast array of stories and examples, from literature to philosophy to history. We meet fascinating figures like Howard Hughes, Katharine Graham, Bill Belichick, and Eleanor Roosevelt, all of whom reached the highest levels of power and success by conquering their own egos. Their strategies and tactics can be ours as well.

But why should we bother fighting ego in an era that glorifies social media, reality TV, and other forms of shameless self-promotion? Armed with the lessons in this book, as Holiday writes, “you will be less invested in the story you tell about your own specialness, and as a result, you will be liberated to accomplish the world-changing work you’ve set out to achieve.”]]>
226 Ryan Holiday 1591847818 Anne 0 to-read 4.12 2016 Ego Is the Enemy
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<![CDATA[The Patterning Instinct: A Cultural History of Humanity's Search for Meaning]]> 31670587
Taking the reader on an archaeological exploration of the mind, the author, an entrepreneur and sustainability leader, uses recent findings in cognitive science and systems theory to reveal the hidden layers of values that form today's cultural norms.

Uprooting the tired clichés of the science-religion debate, he shows how medieval Christian rationalism acted as an incubator for scientific thought, which in turn shaped our modern vision of the conquest of nature. The author probes our current crisis of unsustainability and argues that it is not an inevitable result of human nature, but is culturally driven: a product of particular mental patterns that could conceivably be reshaped.

By shining a light on our possible futures, the book foresees a coming struggle between two contrasting views of humanity: one driving to a technological endgame of artificially enhanced humans, the other enabling a sustainable future arising from our intrinsic connectedness with each other and the natural world. This struggle, it concludes, is one in which each of us will play a role through the meaning we choose to forge from the lives we lead.]]>
576 Jeremy Lent 1633882934 Anne 0 to-read 4.24 2017 The Patterning Instinct: A Cultural History of Humanity's Search for Meaning
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This Tender Land 25813942
After committing a terrible crime, Odie and Albert are forced to flee for their lives along with their best friend, Mose, a mute young man of Sioux heritage. Out of pity, they also take with them a brokenhearted little girl named Emmy. Together, they steal away in a canoe, heading for the mighty Mississippi in search for a place to call home.

Over the course of one unforgettable summer, these four orphan vagabonds journey into the unknown, crossing paths with others who are adrift, from struggling farmers and traveling faith healers to displaced families and lost souls of all kinds. With the feel of a modern classic, This Tender Land is an en­thralling, bighearted epic that shows how the magnificent American landscape connects us all, haunts our dreams, and makes us whole.]]>
450 William Kent Krueger 1476749299 Anne 0 to-read 4.35 2019 This Tender Land
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<![CDATA[Game Change: The Life and Death of Steve Montador and the Future of Hockey]]> 34051952 From the bestselling author and Hall of Famer Ken Dryden, this is the story of NHLer Steve Montador—who was diagnosed with CTE after his death in 2015—the remarkable evolution of hockey itself, and a passionate prescriptive to counter its greatest risk in the future: head injuries.

Ken Dryden’s The Game is acknowledged as the best book about hockey, and one of the best books about sports ever written. Then came Home Game (with Roy MacGregor), also a major TV-series, in which he explored hockey’s significance and what it means to Canada and Canadians. Now, in his most powerful and important book yet, Game Change, Ken Dryden tells the riveting story of one player’s life, examines the intersection between science and sport, and expertly documents the progression of the game of hockey—where it began, how it got to where it is, where it can go from here and, just as exciting to play and watch, how it can get there.]]>
351 Ken Dryden 0771027478 Anne 0 to-read 4.40 2017 Game Change: The Life and Death of Steve Montador and the Future of Hockey
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<![CDATA[The Last Kingdom (The Saxon Stories, #1)]]> 68527
The story is seen through the eyes of Uhtred, a dispossessed nobleman, who is captured as a child by the Danes and then raised by them so that, by the time the Northmen begin their assault on Wessex (Alfred’s kingdom and the last territory in English hands) Uhtred almost thinks of himself as a Dane. He certainly has no love for Alfred, whom he considers a pious weakling and no match for Viking savagery, yet when Alfred unexpectedly defeats the Danes and the Danes themselves turn on Uhtred, he is finally forced to choose sides. By now he is a young man, in love, trained to fight and ready to take his place in the dreaded shield wall. Above all, though, he wishes to recover his father’s land, the enchanting fort of Bebbanburg by the wild northern sea.

This thrilling adventure—based on existing records of Bernard Cornwell’s ancestors—depicts a time when law and order were ripped violently apart by a pagan assault on Christian England, an assault that came very close to destroying England.]]>
333 Bernard Cornwell 0060887184 Anne 0 to-read 4.27 2004 The Last Kingdom (The Saxon Stories, #1)
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<![CDATA[Our Kate: Catherine Cookson, her personal story]]> 639834 238 Catherine Cookson 0356080153 Anne 0 to-read 4.13 1969 Our Kate: Catherine Cookson, her personal story
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<![CDATA[Pietr the Latvian (Maigret, #1)]]> 18114335
What Maigret sought, and what he waited and watched out for, was the crack in the wall. In other words, the instant when the human being comes out from behind the opponent.

Who is Pietr the Latvian? Is he a gentleman thief? A Russian drinking absinthe in a grimy bar? A married Norwegian sea captain? A twisted corpse in a train bathroom? Or is he all of these men? Inspector Maigret, tracking a mysterious adversary and a trail of bodies, must bide his time before the answer can come into focus.

This one's a gripping translation. This Penguin Simenon series features brilliant renderings by some of today's best translators from French to English. "Pietr the Latvian," and the ones which follow, introduce the intrepid Inspector to a brand new audience.]]>
162 Georges Simenon 0141392738 Anne 0 to-read 3.45 1930 Pietr the Latvian (Maigret, #1)
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The Grand Sophy 261689 328 Georgette Heyer 0099465639 Anne 0 to-read 4.14 1950 The Grand Sophy
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A Good Enough Mother 40603516
Ruth Hartland is a psychotherapist with years of experience. But professional skill is no guard against private grief. The mother of grown twins, she is haunted by the fact that her beautiful, difficult, fragile son Tom, a boy who never "fit in," disappeared a year and a half earlier. She cannot give up hope of finding him, but feels she is living a kind of half-life, waiting for him to return.

Enter a new patient, Dan--unstable and traumatized--who looks exactly like her missing son. She is determined to help him, but soon, her own complicated feelings, about how she has failed her own boy, cloud her professional judgement. And before long, the unthinkable becomes a shattering reality....

An utterly compelling drama with a timebomb at its core, A Good Enough Mother is a brilliant, beautiful story of mothering, and how to let go of the ones we love when we must.]]>
384 Bev Thomas 0525561250 Anne 0 to-read 3.47 A Good Enough Mother
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A Dark Lure (A Dark Lure, #1) 25316313 Twelve years ago, Sarah Baker was abducted by the Watt Lake Killer and sexually assaulted for months before managing to escape. The killer was caught, but Sarah lost everything: her marriage, her child, and the life she loved.

Struggling with PTSD, Sarah changes her name to Olivia West and finds sanctuary working on Broken Bar Ranch. But as her scars finally begin to heal, a cop involved with her horrific case remains convinced the Watt Lake Killer is still out there. He sets a lure for the murderer, and a fresh body is discovered. Now Olivia must face the impossible—could the butcher be back, this time to finish the job?

As a frigid winter isolates the ranch, only one person can help Olivia: Cole McDonough, a writer, adventurer, and ranch heir who stirs long-dormant feelings in her. But this time, Olivia’s determination to shut out her past may destroy more than her chance at love. It could cost her her life.

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418 Loreth Anne White 1477878734 Anne 0 to-read 4.25 2015 A Dark Lure (A Dark Lure, #1)
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The Colony 60312385 In 1979, as violence erupts all over Ireland, two outsiders travel to a small island off the west coast in search of their own answers, despite what it may cost the islanders.

It is the summer of 1979. An English painter travels to a small island off the west coast of Ireland. Mr. Lloyd takes the last leg by currach, though boats with engines are available and he doesn’t much like the sea. He wants the authentic experience, to be changed by this place, to let its quiet and light fill him, give him room to create. He doesn’t know that a Frenchman follows close behind. Jean-Pierre Masson has visited the island for many years, studying the language of those who make it their home. He is fiercely protective of their isolation, deems it essential to exploring his theories of language preservation and identity.

But the people who live on this rock—three miles long and half a mile wide—have their own views on what is being recorded, what is being taken, and what ought to be given in return. Over the summer, each of them—from great-grandmother Bean Uí Fhloinn, to widowed Mairéad, to fifteen-year-old James, who is determined to avoid the life of a fisherman—will wrestle with their values and desires. Meanwhile, all over Ireland, violence is erupting. And there is blame enough to go around.

An expertly woven portrait of character and place, a stirring investigation into yearning to find one’s way, and an unflinchingly political critique of the long, seething cost of imperialism, Audrey Magee’s The Colony is a novel that transports, that celebrates beauty and connection, and that reckons with the inevitable ruptures of independence.]]>
379 Audrey Magee 0374606536 Anne 0 to-read 4.28 2022 The Colony
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Days Without End 32143743
Moving from the plains of Wyoming to Tennessee, Sebastian Barry’s latest work is a masterpiece of atmosphere and language. An intensely poignant story of two men and the makeshift family they create with a young Sioux girl, Winona, Days Without End is a fresh and haunting portrait of the most fateful years in American history and is a novel never to be forgotten.]]>
232 Sebastian Barry 0698168631 Anne 0 to-read 4.13 2016 Days Without End
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<![CDATA[Nobody's Son: Notes from an American Life (Camino del Sol)]]> 420292 . . . I'm not saying it's our story. I'm not saying it isn't. It might be yours. "How do you tell a story that cannot be told?" writes Luis Alberto Urrea in this potent memoir of a childhood divided. Born in Tijuana to a Mexican father and an Anglo mother from Staten Island, Urrea moved to San Diego when he was three. His childhood was a mix of opposites, a clash of cultures and languages. In prose that seethes with energy and crackles with dark humor, Urrea tells a story that is both troubling and wildly entertaining. Urrea endured violence and fear in the black and Mexican barrio of his youth. But the true battlefield was inside his home, where his parents waged daily war over their son's ethnicity. "You are not a Mexican!" his mother once screamed at him. "Why can't you be called Louis instead of Luis ?" He suffers disease and abuse and he learns brutal lessons about machismo. But there are gentler moments as a simple interlude with his father, sitting on the back of a bakery truck; witnessing the ultimate gesture of tenderness between the godparents who taught him the magical power of love. "I am nobody's son. I am everybody's brother," writes Urrea. His story is unique, but it is not unlike thousands of other stories being played out across the United States, stories of other Americans who have waged war—both in the political arena and in their own homes—to claim their own personal and cultural identity. It is a story of what it means to belong to a nation that is sometimes painfully multicultural, where even the language both separates and unites us. Brutally honest and deeply moving, Nobody's Son is a testament to the borders that divide us all.]]> 200 Luis Alberto Urrea 0816522707 Anne 0 to-read 3.95 1998 Nobody's Son: Notes from an American Life (Camino del Sol)
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Epitaph 18739541
A deeply divided nation. Vicious politics. A shamelessly partisan media. A president loathed by half the populace. Smuggling and gang warfare along the Mexican border. Armed citizens willing to stand their ground and take law into their own hands...

That was America in 1881.

All those forces came to bear on the afternoon of October 26th when Doc Holliday and the Earp brothers faced off against the Clantons and the McLaurys in Tombstone, Arizona. It should have been a simple misdemeanor arrest. Thirty seconds and thirty bullets later, three officers were wounded and three citizens lay dead in the dirt.

Wyatt Earp was the last man standing, the only one unscathed. The lies began before the smoke cleared, but the gunfight at the O.K. Corral would soon become central to American beliefs about the Old West.

Epitaph tells Wyatt’s real story, unearthing the Homeric tragedy buried under 130 years of mythology, misrepresentation, and sheer indifference to fact. Epic and intimate, this novel gives voice to the real men and women whose lives were changed forever by those fatal 30 seconds in Tombstone. At its heart is the woman behind the myth: Josephine Sarah Marcus, who loved Wyatt Earp for forty-nine years and who carefully chipped away at the truth until she had crafted the heroic legend that would become the epitaph her husband deserved.]]>
597 Mary Doria Russell Anne 0 to-read 4.14 2015 Epitaph
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The Virgin and the Gipsy 876138
The Virgin and the Gipsy was discovered in France after D. H. Lawrence's death in 1930. Immediately recognized as a masterpiece in which Lawrence had distilled and purified his ideas about sexuality and morality, The Virgin and the Gipsy has become a classic and is one of Lawrence's most electrifying short novels.

Set in a small village in the English countryside, this is the story of a secluded, sensitive rector's daughter who yearns for meaning beyond the life to which she seems doomed. When she meets a handsome young gipsy whose life appears different from hers in every way, she is immediately smitten and yet still paralyzed by her own fear and social convention. Not until a natural catastrophe suddenly, miraculously sweeps away the world as she knew it does a new world of passion open for her. Lawrence's spirit is infused by all his tenderness, passion, and knowledge of the human soul.]]>
156 D.H. Lawrence 0679740775 Anne 0 to-read 3.46 1930 The Virgin and the Gipsy
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<![CDATA[Crazy: Reclaiming Life from the Shadow of Traumatic Memory]]> 59948266
A happy wife and mother who loved nothing more than taking care of her brood, Lyn Barrett was knocked off course by a family crisis that triggered her inner world to crumble.

Her diagnosis of multiple personality disorder, now known as dissociative identity disorder, threatened her life as she knew it, her family, and her future.

With the knowledge that DID is a coping strategy young children use to protect themselves from chronic trauma, Lyn embarked on a journey to discover her true self.]]>
241 Lyn Barrett 1646635426 Anne 0 to-read 4.54 Crazy: Reclaiming Life from the Shadow of Traumatic Memory
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<![CDATA[One Step Too Far (Frankie Elkin, #2)]]> 58082194 New York Times bestselling author Lisa Gardner, a thrilling new novel that sends Frankie Elkin into the woods in search of a lost man--and the shocking truth about why he went missing in the first place.

Frankie Elkin, who readers first met in Before She Disappeared, learns of a young man who has gone missing in a national forest. Law enforcement has abandoned the search, but a crew of people led by the young man's father are still looking. Sensing a father's desperation, Frankie agrees to help--but soon sees that a missing person isn't all that's wrong here. And when more people start to vanish, Frankie realizes she's up against something very dark--and she's running out of time.]]>
416 Lisa Gardner 0593185412 Anne 0 to-read 4.14 2022 One Step Too Far (Frankie Elkin, #2)
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This New Country 57021204
Unable to come to terms with a family tragedy in Virginia, Caleb drifts westward, seeking anonymity or death. He fears nothing, since he has already lost everything. He learns to fight and kill and is untouched by the result. For Caleb, there is no retribution, no penalty, no tomorrow, only today.

Soon after he begins gold dredging in the Stanley Basin in central Idaho, he rescues Mei Lin, a young Chinese prostitute, from a brothel and promises to find a place for her. Caleb has found a new purpose in his life � he begins to hope and to care, and Mei Lin is at the center of the change. But does he dare tell her of his love and invite her into his uncertain life?

Each scarred by personal tragedy, Caleb and Mei Lin develop a love stronger than ever on their journey to the New West.

This New Country A Place for Mei Lin and Home to Wyoming.]]>
464 Harlan Hague 1647342546 Anne 0 to-read 4.29 This New Country
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<![CDATA[My Sister's Grave (Tracy Crosswhite, #1)]]> 22341263
When Sarah’s remains are finally discovered near their hometown in the northern Cascade mountains of Washington State, Tracy is determined to get the answers she’s been seeking. As she searches for the real killer, she unearths dark, long-kept secrets that will forever change her relationship to her past � and open the door to deadly danger.]]>
410 Robert Dugoni 1477825576 Anne 0 currently-reading 3.92 2014 My Sister's Grave (Tracy Crosswhite, #1)
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Fugletribunalet 18404522
I eit avsidesliggande hus ved havet har to menneske søkt eksil. Begge har ein løyndom og eit ønske om å sone. Den eine ber på skam, den andre skuld. Kva må til for å kunne starte på ny?]]>
208 Agnes Ravatn 8252183239 Anne 3 3.93 2013 Fugletribunalet
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<![CDATA[The Broken Earth Trilogy (The Broken Earth, #1-3)]]> 38496769 This boxed set edition includes all three books in N. K. Jemisin's Broken Earth Trilogy.

This complete collection includes The Fifth Season, The Obelisk Gate, and The Stone Sky.

This is the way the world ends for the last time...
A season of endings has begun. It starts with the great red rift across the heart of the world's sole continent, spewing ash that blots out the sun. It starts with death, with a murdered son and a missing daughter. It starts with betrayal, and long dormant wounds rising up to fester.

This is the Stillness, a land long familiar with catastrophe, where the power of the earth is wielded as a weapon. And where there is no mercy.]]>
1424 N.K. Jemisin 031652719X Anne 0 to-read 4.56 2018 The Broken Earth Trilogy (The Broken Earth, #1-3)
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<![CDATA[1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus]]> 39020 In this groundbreaking work of science, history, and archaeology, Charles C. Mann radically alters our understanding of the Americas before the arrival of Columbus in 1492.

Contrary to what so many Americans learn in school, the pre-Columbian Indians were not sparsely settled in a pristine wilderness; rather, there were huge numbers of Indians who actively molded and influenced the land around them. The astonishing Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan had running water and immaculately clean streets, and was larger than any contemporary European city. Mexican cultures created corn in a specialized breeding process that it has been called man’s first feat of genetic engineering. Indeed, Indians were not living lightly on the land but were landscaping and manipulating their world in ways that we are only now beginning to understand. Challenging and surprising, this a transformative new look at a rich and fascinating world we only thought we knew.

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563 Charles C. Mann 1400032059 Anne 0 currently-reading 4.04 2005 1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus
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<![CDATA[These Truths: A History of the United States]]> 43726521 New York Times Book Review), Jill Lepore’s one-volume history of America places truth itself—a devotion to facts, proof, and evidence—at the center of the nation’s history. The American experiment rests on three ideas—“these truths,� Jefferson called them—political equality, natural rights, and the sovereignty of the people. But has the nation, and democracy itself, delivered on that promise?


These Truths tells this uniquely American story, beginning in 1492, asking whether the course of events over more than five centuries has proven the nation’s truths, or belied them. To answer that question, Lepore wrestles with the state of American politics, the legacy of slavery, the persistence of inequality, and the nature of technological change. “A nation born in contradiction� will fight, forever, over the meaning of its history,� Lepore writes, but engaging in that struggle by studying the past is part of the work of citizenship. With These Truths, Lepore has produced a book that will shape our view of American history for decades to come.]]>
960 Jill Lepore 0393357422 Anne 0 to-read 4.38 2018 These Truths: A History of the United States
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<![CDATA[A People's Tragedy: The Russian Revolution, 1891 - 1924]]> 38155

It is history on an epic yet human scale. Vast in scope, exhaustive in original research, written with passion, narrative skill, and human sympathy, A People's Tragedy is a profound account of the Russian Revolution for a new generation. Many consider the Russian Revolution to be the most significant event of the twentieth century. Distinguished scholar Orlando Figes presents a panorama of Russian society on the eve of that revolution, and then narrates the story of how these social forces were violently erased. Within the broad stokes of war and revolution are miniature histories of individuals, in which Figes follows the main players' fortunes as they saw their hopes die and their world crash into ruins. Unlike previous accounts that trace the origins of the revolution to overreaching political forces and ideals, Figes argues that the failure of democracy in 1917 was deeply rooted in Russian culture and social history and that what had started as a people's revolution contained the seeds of its degeneration into violence and dictatorship. A People's Tragedy is a masterful and original synthesis by a mature scholar, presented in a compelling and accessibly human narrative.

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923 Orlando Figes 014024364X Anne 0 to-read 4.35 1996 A People's Tragedy: The Russian Revolution, 1891 - 1924
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Kitchen 50144 Kitchen, the dazzling English-language debut that is still her best-loved book, is an enchantingly original and deeply affecting book about mothers, love, tragedy, and the power of the kitchen and home in the lives of a pair of free-spirited young women in contemporary Japan. Mikage, the heroine of Kitchen, is an orphan raised by her grandmother, who has passed away. Grieving, she is taken in by her friend Yoichi and his mother (who was once his father), Eriko. As the three of them form an improvised family that soon weathers its own tragic losses, Yoshimoto spins a lovely, evocative tale that recalls early Marguerite Duras. Kitchen and its companion story, "Moonlight Shadow," are elegant tales whose seeming simplicity is the ruse of a writer whose voice echoes in the mind and the soul.]]> 160 Banana Yoshimoto 0802142443 Anne 0 to-read 3.91 1988 Kitchen
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Rebecca 17899948 Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again...

The novel begins in Monte Carlo, where our heroine is swept off her feet by the dashing widower Maxim de Winter and his sudden proposal of marriage. Orphaned and working as a lady's maid, she can barely believe her luck. It is only when they arrive at his massive country estate that she realizes how large a shadow his late wife will cast over their lives--presenting her with a lingering evil that threatens to destroy their marriage from beyond the grave.

First published in 1938, this classic gothic novel is such a compelling read that it won the Anthony Award for Best Novel of the Century.]]>
449 Daphne du Maurier 0316323705 Anne 0 to-read 4.28 1938 Rebecca
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<![CDATA[Natasha's Dance: A Cultural History of Russia]]> 97401
A People's Tragedy, wrote Eric Hobsbawm, did "more to help us understand the Russian Revolution than any other book I know." Now, in Natasha's Dance, internationally renowned historian Orlando Figes does the same for Russian culture, summoning the myriad elements that formed a nation and held it together.

Beginning in the eighteenth century with the building of St. Petersburg-a "window on the West"-and culminating with the challenges posed to Russian identity by the Soviet regime, Figes examines how writers, artists, and musicians grappled with the idea of Russia itself-its character, spiritual essence, and destiny. He skillfully interweaves the great works-by Dostoevsky, Stravinsky, and Chagall-with folk embroidery, peasant songs, religious icons, and all the customs of daily life, from food and drink to bathing habits to beliefs about the spirit world. Figes's characters range high and low: the revered Tolstoy, who left his deathbed to search for the Kingdom of God, as well as the serf girl Praskovya, who became Russian opera's first superstar and shocked society by becoming her owner's wife.

Like the European-schooled countess Natasha performing an impromptu folk dance in Tolstoy's War and Peace, the spirit of "Russianness" is revealed by Figes as rich and uplifting, complex and contradictory-a powerful force that unified a vast country and proved more lasting than any Russian ruler or state.]]>
729 Orlando Figes 0312421958 Anne 0 to-read 4.23 2002 Natasha's Dance: A Cultural History of Russia
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<![CDATA[Att skriva minnen: handbok i självbiografiskt skrivande]]> 52149560
Att skriva minnen är en handbok i självbiografiskt skrivande. Här får du övningar för att gräva upp och formulera dina minnen, och får prova olika sätt att skriva. Du lotsas genom de frågor som kommer upp då man skriver om sig själv och andra, oavsett om du skriver för att berätta för familj och släkt, eller för att förstå och bearbeta dina erfarenheter. I kapitlet om skrivandets verktyg får du också lära dig att göra din text personlig, levande, och intressant för din tänkta läsare.
Till handboken hör en antologi med texter från vanliga och ovanliga människors liv, som visar hur olika man kan skriva, hur man kan fånga det personliga i sitt skrivande. Varje text har också ytterligare skrivövningar, som är inspirerade av just den texten.

Att skriva sina minnen är en demokratisk akt. Allas liv är olika, och allas skrivande är olika, just din berättelse kan ingen annan skriva. Gör din röst hörd, du har det i dig. Din livsberättelse, dina minnen.

Utökad och reviderad nyutgåva av den tidigare Att skriva minnen: skrivhandledning och antologi]]>
357 Mina Widding Anne 0 to-read 0.0 Att skriva minnen: handbok i självbiografiskt skrivande
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A History of Loneliness 19381636
Forty years later, Odran's devotion is caught in revelations that shatter the Irish people's faith in the Catholic Church. He sees his friends stand trial, colleagues jailed, the lives of young parishioners destroyed, and grows nervous of venturing out in public for fear of disapproving stares and insults. At one point, he is even arrested when he takes the hand of a young boy and leads him out of a department store looking for the boy's mother.

But when a family event opens wounds from his past, he is forced to confront the demons that have raged within the church, and to recognize his own complicity in their propagation, within both the institution and his own family.

A novel as intimate as it is universal, A History of Loneliness is about the stories we tell ourselves to make peace with our lives. It confirms Boyne as one of the most searching storytellers of his generation.]]>
384 John Boyne 0857520954 Anne 0 to-read 4.26 2014 A History of Loneliness
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The Invisible Ones 11890807 399 Stef Penney 0399157719 Anne 4 3.65 2011 The Invisible Ones
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The Family Across the Street 58016065
Everybody wants to live on Hogarth Street, the pretty, tree-lined avenue with its white houses. The new family, The Wests, are a perfect fit. Katherine and John* seem so in love and their gorgeous five-year-old twins race screeching around their beautiful emerald-green lawn.

But soon people start to notice: why don’t they join backyard barbecues? Why do they brush away offers to babysit? Why, when you knock at the door, do they shut you out, rather than inviting you in?

Every family has secrets, and on the hottest day of the year, the truth is about to come out. As a tragedy unfolds behind closed doors, the dawn chorus is split by the wail of sirens. And one by one the families who tried so hard to welcome the Wests begin to realise: Hogarth Street will never be the same again.

A completely gripping, twist-packed psychological thriller, perfect for fans of Liane Moriarty, Sally Hepworth and Lisa Jewell.
(*there is a typo on the back cover that calls him Josh)]]>
247 Nicole Trope 1800198264 Anne 0 to-read 3.87 2021 The Family Across the Street
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Romola 835508 688 George Eliot 0140434704 Anne 0 to-read 3.77 1863 Romola
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<![CDATA[The Good Daughter (Good Daughter, #1)]]> 33230889
InstantNew York TimesBestseller

theSkimm Book Club Pick!

The stunning new novel from the international #1 bestselling author—a searing, spellbinding blend of cold-case thriller and psychological suspense.

Two girls are forced into the woods at gunpoint. One runs for her life. One is left behind�

Twenty-eight years ago, Charlotte and Samantha Quinn's happy small-town family life was torn apart by a terrifying attack on their family home. It left their mother dead. It left their father � Pikeville's notorious defense attorney � devastated. And it left the family fractured beyond repair, consumed by secrets from that terrible night.

Twenty-eight years later, and Charlie has followed in her father's footsteps to become a lawyer herself � the ideal good daughter. But when violence comes to Pikeville again � and a shocking tragedy leaves the whole town traumatized � Charlie is plunged into a nightmare. Not only is she the first witness on the scene, but it's a casethat unleashesthe terrible memories she's spent so long trying to suppress. Because the shocking truth about the crime that destroyed her family nearly thirty years ago won't stay buried forever�

Packed with twists and turns, brimming with emotion and heart,The Good Daughteris fiction at its most thrilling.]]>
519 Karin Slaughter 0062430262 Anne 0 currently-reading 4.10 2017 The Good Daughter (Good Daughter, #1)
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Russian Winter 7864535 459 Daphne Kalotay 0061962163 Anne 0 to-read 3.75 2010 Russian Winter
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<![CDATA[American Carnage: Wounded Knee, 1890]]> 18697762 618 Jerome A. Greene 0806144483 Anne 0 to-read 4.22 2014 American Carnage: Wounded Knee, 1890
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<![CDATA[The Last Day of a Condemned Man]]> 63040 109 Victor Hugo 1843910071 Anne 0 to-read 4.04 1829 The Last Day of a Condemned Man
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Kristin Lavransdatter 6217 Kristin Lavransdatter, set in fourteenth-century Norway, Nobel laureate Sigrid Undset tells the life story of one passionate and headstrong woman. Painting a richly detailed backdrop, Undset immerses readers in the day-to-day life, social conventions, and political and religious undercurrents of the period. Now in one volume, Tiina Nunnally's award-winning definitive translation brings this remarkable work to life with clarity and lyrical beauty.

As a young girl, Kristin is deeply devoted to her father, a kind and courageous man. But when as a student in a convent school she meets the charming and impetuous Erlend Nikulaussøn, she defies her parents in pursuit of her own desires. Her saga continues through her marriage to Erlend, their tumultuous life together raising seven sons as Erlend seeks to strengthen his political influence, and finally their estrangement as the world around them tumbles into uncertainty.

With its captivating heroine and emotional potency, Kristin Lavransdatter is the masterwork of Norway's most beloved author, one of the twentieth century's most prodigious and engaged literary minds and, in Nunnally's exquisite translation, a story that continues to enthrall.

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1144 Sigrid Undset 0143039164 Anne 0 currently-reading 4.32 1920 Kristin Lavransdatter
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Circle of Friends 41977
On their first day at University College, Dublin, the inseparable pair are thrown together with fellow students Nan Mahon, beautiful but selfish, and handsome Jack Foley. But trouble is brewing for Benny and Eve's new circle of friends, and before long, they find passion, tragedy - and the independence they yearned for.]]>
722 Maeve Binchy 0099498596 Anne 0 to-read 4.06 1980 Circle of Friends
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Dirty Snow 44153
Hans Koning has described Dirty Snow as "one of the very few novels to come out of German-occupied France that gets it exactly right." In a study of the criminal mind that is comparable to Jim Thompson's The Killer Inside Me, Simenon maps a no man's land of the spirit in which human nature is driven to destruction—and redemption, perhaps, as well—by forces beyond its control.]]>
244 Georges Simenon 1590170431 Anne 0 to-read 3.96 1948 Dirty Snow
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<![CDATA[The Hanged Man of Saint-Pholien (Maigret, #4)]]> 18114333 A new translation of a haunting tale about the lengths to which people will go to escape from guilt and book four of the Inspector Maigret series
On a trip to Brussels, Maigret unwittingly causes a man's suicide, but his own remorse is overshadowed by the discovery of the sordid events that drove the desperate man to shoot himself.

Collect this and other novels in the Inspector Maigret series, now available in thrilling new English translations.]]>
138 Georges Simenon 0141393459 Anne 0 to-read 3.86 1931 The Hanged Man of Saint-Pholien (Maigret, #4)
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<![CDATA[Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking]]> 8520610 The book that started the Quiet Revolution

At least one-third of the people we know are introverts. They are the ones who prefer listening to speaking; who innovate and create but dislike self-promotion; who favor working on their own over working in teams. It is to introverts—Rosa Parks, Chopin, Dr. Seuss, Steve Wozniak—that we owe many of the great contributions to society.

In Quiet, Susan Cain argues that we dramatically undervalue introverts and shows how much we lose in doing so. She charts the rise of the Extrovert Ideal throughout the twentieth century and explores how deeply it has come to permeate our culture. She also introduces us to successful introverts—from a witty, high-octane public speaker who recharges in solitude after his talks, to a record-breaking salesman who quietly taps into the power of questions. Passionately argued, superbly researched, and filled with indelible stories of real people, Quiet has the power to permanently change how we see introverts and, equally important, how they see themselves.

Now with Extra Libris material, including a reader’s guide and bonus content.]]>
333 Susan Cain 0307352145 Anne 0 to-read 4.07 2012 Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
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<![CDATA[Geronimo (The Civilization of the American Indian Series) (Volume 142)]]> 1297626 504 Angie Debo 0806118288 Anne 0 favorites 3.90 1976 Geronimo (The Civilization of the American Indian Series) (Volume 142)
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<![CDATA[Enola Gay: Mission to Hiroshima]]> 22852953 From the New York Times -bestselling A "fascinating . . . unrivaled" history of the B-29 and its fateful mission to drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima ( The New York Times Book Review ).


Painstakingly researched, the story behind the decision to send the Enola Gay to bomb Hiroshima is told through firsthand sources. From diplomatic moves behind the scenes to Japanese actions and the US Army Air Force's call to action, no detail is left untold.

Touching on the early days of the Manhattan Project and the first inkling of an atomic bomb, investigative journalist Gordon Thomas and his writing partner Max Morgan-Witts, take WWII enthusiasts through the training of the crew of the Enola Gay and the challenges faced by pilot Paul Tibbets.

A page-turner that offers "minute-by-minute coverage of the critical periods" surrounding the mission, Enola Gay finally separates myth and reality from the planning of the flight to the moment over Hiroshima when the atomic age was born (Library Journal).]]>
473 Gordon Thomas 1497658888 Anne 0 to-read 4.45 1977 Enola Gay: Mission to Hiroshima
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<![CDATA[The Frontiersmen Who Couldn't Shoot Straight: The Army vs. the Pioneers 1815-1845]]> 52842296 375 Gregory F. Michno 0870046314 Anne 0 to-read 3.67 The Frontiersmen Who Couldn't Shoot Straight: The Army vs. the Pioneers 1815-1845
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<![CDATA[Autobiography of Red Cloud: War Leader of the Oglalas]]> 641881
Red Cloud was the only Native American leader ever to win a war against the United States Army. Here, for the first time in print, is Red Cloud's "as-told-to" autobiography in which he shares the story of his early years.]]>
222 Red Cloud 0917298500 Anne 0 to-read 3.72 1997 Autobiography of Red Cloud: War Leader of the Oglalas
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<![CDATA[Huset mellom natt og dag (Huset mellom natt og dag, #1)]]> 22595429
Marko Eldfell, en norsk desertør på flukt, lever i skjul i Tiranas livsfarlige gater der han livnærer seg av strøjobber for lokale kriminelle. Etter en konflikt med en lokal mafioso finner millitæret ut av hvor han befinner seg, og han har ikke lenger noe sted å flykte. Idet alt håp synes ute, tilbyr en eksentrisk forretningsmann seg å hjelpe, men det er en hake. For å vinne tilbake sin frihet må han spore opp sin tidligere troppssjef og gode venn, Jack Stenthon. Probelemet er bare at Marko så Stenthon dø på slagmarken i Tblisi.]]>
351 Ørjan Nordhus Karlsson Anne 0 to-read 3.27 2014 Huset mellom natt og dag (Huset mellom natt og dag, #1)
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The Comfort Book 55506579 A manual of reflections for an increasingly stressful world

Nothing is strongerthan a small hope thatdoesn’t give up.

The Comfort Book is a collection of little islands of hope, a gathering of consolations and stories that give us new ways of seeing ourselves and the world.

Matt Haig’s mix of philosophy, memoir and self-reflection builds on the wisdom of philosophers and survivors through the ages, from Marcus Aurelius to Nellie Bly, from Emily Dickinson to James Baldwin.

This is the book to pick up when you need the wisdom of a friend or the comfort of a hug, or just want to celebrate the messy miracle of being alive.

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266 Matt Haig 1443464783 Anne 0 to-read 3.96 2021 The Comfort Book
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Last and First Men/Star Maker 564325 438 Olaf Stapledon 0486219623 Anne 0 to-read 3.99 1937 Last and First Men/Star Maker
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ܲä 48691980 Jakten på mördaren får ödesdigra konsekvenser för de poliser som arbetar med fallet � Britt-Marie på 1970-talet, Hanne på 1980-talet och Malin, som är verksam idag.
"ܲä" är en originell och skickligt iscensatt spänningsroman om den okuvliga driften att förstå sig själv, men också ett stycke samtidshistoria som sträcker sig från andra världskriget till nutid.
En fristående fortsättning på "Dvalan" (2018), "Husdjuret" � utsedd till bästa svenska kriminalroman 2017 av Svenska deckarakademin och belönad med Glasnyckeln � och "Älskaren från huvudkontoret" (2015).]]>
429 Camilla Grebe 9146235558 Anne 0 to-read 3.89 2019 ܲä
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<![CDATA[Hvit armada (Ida Vinterdal, #1)]]> 45289453 Major Frank Halvorsen ved Forsvarets Spesialkommando mistenker at ikke alt ved hendelsen er som det skal. Han varsler Statsministerens kontor, men blir avfeid. I all hemmelighet sender han et team av sine bestet operatører, ledet av fenrik Ida Vinterdal, for å få et bedre bilde av situasjonen.
I løpet av noen få, hektiske dager går forholdet mellom Norge og Russland fra forretningsmessig til fiendtlig. For første gang siden Den kalde krigen er en væpnet konflikt mellom de to nabolandene ikke bare mulig, men sannsynlig.
I et siste, desperat forsøk på å unngå en konflikt tar Ida Vinterdal og Frank Halvorsen på seg et oppdrag de sannsynligvis ikke vil slippe levende fra.
Et oppdrag som direkte angår Russlands president Vladimir Putin.]]>
324 Ørjan Nordhus Karlsson 8205522766 Anne 0 to-read 4.05 Hvit armada (Ida Vinterdal, #1)
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Livet er mening 52146877
At the time of Frankl's death in 1997, Man's Search for Meaning had sold more than 10 million copies in twenty-four languages. A 1991 reader survey for the Library of Congress that asked readers to name a "book that made a difference in your life" found Man's Search for Meaning among the ten most influential books in America.]]>
201 Viktor E. Frankl 8202624541 Anne 4 4.24 1946 Livet er mening
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<![CDATA[Victim F: From Crime Victims to Suspects to Survivors]]> 55502848
In March 2015, Denise Huskins and her boyfriend Aaron Quinn awoke from a sound sleep into a nightmare. Armed men bound and drugged them, then abducted Denise. Warned not to call the police or Denise would be killed. Aaron agonized about what to do. Finally he put his trust in law enforcement and dialed 911. But instead of searching for Denise, the police accused Aaron of her murder. His story, they told him, was just unbelievable. When Denise was released alive, the police turned their fire on her, dubbing her the “real-life ‘Gone Girl’� who had faked her own kidnapping.

In Victim F , Aaron and Denise recount the horrific ordeal that almost cost them everything. Like too many victims of sexual violence, they were dismissed, disbelieved, and dragged through the mud. With no one to rely on except each other, they took on the victim blaming, harassment, misogyny, and abuse of power running rife in the criminal justice system. Their story is, in the end, a love story, but one that sheds necessary light on sexual assault and the abuse by law enforcement that all too frequently compounds crime victims� suffering.]]>
400 Denise Huskins 0593099966 Anne 0 to-read 4.17 2021 Victim F: From Crime Victims to Suspects to Survivors
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<![CDATA[The Alexandria Quartet (The Alexandria Quartet, #1-4)]]> 13033 Justine (1957), Balthazar (1958), Mountolive (1958), and Clea (1960).

Justine, Balthazar, and Mountolive use varied viewpoints to relate a series of events in Alexandria before World War II. In Clea, the story continues into the years during the war.

One L.G. Darley is the primary observer of the events, which include events in the lives of those he loves, and those he knows. In Justine, Darley attempts to recover from and put into perspective his recently ended affair with a woman. Balthazar reinterprets the romantic perspective he placed on the affair and its aftermath in Justine, in more philosophical and intellectual terms.

Mountolive tells a story minus interpretation, and Clea reveals Darley's healing, and coming to love another woman.]]>
884 Lawrence Durrell 0140153179 Anne 0 to-read 4.17 1960 The Alexandria Quartet  (The Alexandria Quartet, #1-4)
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åDz 52214101 0 J.R. Henrixen 828328150X Anne 3 to-read 3.62 2019 åDz
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<![CDATA[Everything Is Mine (Clara Lofthus, #1)]]> 55131807 Family secrets, revenge, and righteous fury collide in an international bestselling novel of psychological suspense and intrigue.

Clara and Henrik are married and living in a beautiful inherited villa in Oslo. She is a single-mindedly ambitious child-rights activist at the Ministry of Justice. Having grown up in rural Western Norway, she is also an Oslo outsider. Henrik is a doctor from a well-to-do Oslo family. Though their marriage is under serious strain, they share a devotion to their twin sons and their work. Outwardly, they’re a successful couple both dedicated to saving lives.

Then a Pakistani Norwegian child is admitted to Henrik’s hospital and dies in his care. The boy had clearly been the victim of child abuse. Soon after, a related murder rocks the city. It won’t be the last. The events unearth years of trauma, secrets, and buried resentments at the heart of Clara and Henrik’s fragile marriage.

Little by little, in the wake of these shattering crimes, the veneer of normalcy begins to fall away. But even then, nothing is as it appears.]]>
355 Ruth Lillegraven 1542020840 Anne 3 to-read 3.86 2018 Everything Is Mine (Clara Lofthus, #1)
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Journey by Moonlight 158217 Journey by Moonlight (Utas és Holdvilág) is the fantastically moving and darkly funny story of a bourgeois businessman torn between duty and desire.

'On the train, everything seemed fine. The trouble began in Venice ...'

Mihály has dreamt of Italy all his life. When he finally travels there on his honeymoon with wife Erszi, he soon abandons her in order to find himself, haunted by old friends from his turbulent teenage days: beautiful, kind Tamas, brash and wicked Janos, and the sexless yet unforgettable Eva. Journeying from Venice to Ravenna, Florence, and Rome, Mihály loses himself in Venetian back alleys and in the Tuscan and Umbrian countryside, driven by an irresistible desire to resurrect his lost youth among Hungary's Bright Young Things, and knowing that he must soon decide whether to return to the ambiguous promise of a placid adult life, or allow himself to be seduced into a life of scandalous adventure.

Journey by Moonlight (Utas és Holdvilág) is an undoubted masterpiece of Modernist literature, a darkly comic novel cut through by sex and death, which traces the effects of a socially and sexually claustrophobic world on the life of one man.

Translated from the Hungarian by the renowned and award-winning Len Rix, Antal Szerb's Journey by Moonlight (first published as Utas és Holdvilág in Hungary in 1937) is the consummate European novel of the inter-war period.]]>
299 Antal Szerb 1901285502 Anne 4 to-read 4.22 1937 Journey by Moonlight
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The Door 497499 262 Magda Szabó 1843431939 Anne 3 to-read 4.09 1987 The Door
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Pandora 32498079 447 Tom Kristensen Anne 0 to-read 3.70 Pandora
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<![CDATA[Delusions of Gender: How Our Minds, Society, and Neurosexism Create Difference]]> 8031168
Drawing on the latest research in neuroscience and psychology, Cordelia Fine debunks the myth of hardwired differences between men’s and women’s brains, unraveling the evidence behind such claims as men’s brains aren’t wired for empathy, and women’s brains aren’t made to fix cars. She then goes one step further, offering a very different explanation of the dissimilarities between men’s and women’s behavior. Instead of a “male brain� and a “female brain,� Fine gives us a glimpse of plastic, mutable minds that are continuously influenced by cultural assumptions about gender.

Delusions of Gender provides us with a much-needed corrective to the belief that men’s and women’s brains are intrinsically different--a belief that, as Fine shows with insight and humor--all too often works to the detriment of ourselves and our society.]]>
338 Cordelia Fine 0393068382 Anne 0 to-read 4.07 2010 Delusions of Gender: How Our Minds, Society, and Neurosexism Create Difference
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<![CDATA[Geronimo: My Life (Native American)]]> 1297639 The spiritual and intellectual leader of the American Indians who defended their land from both Mexico and the United States for many years, Geronimo surrendered in 1886. Two decades later, while under arrest, he told his story through a native interpreter to S. M. Barrett, an Oklahoma school superintendent. Barrett explains in his introduction, "I wrote to President Roosevelt that here was an old Indian who had been held a prisoner of war for twenty years and had never been given a chance to tell his side of the story, and asked that Geronimo be granted permission to tell for publication, in his own way, the story of his life."
This remarkable testament is the result. It begins with Geronimo's retelling of an Apache creation myth and his descriptions of his youth and family. He explains his military tactics as well as traditional practices, including hunting and religious rituals, and reflects upon his hope for the survival of his people and their culture.]]>
144 Geronimo 0486443639 Anne 4 3.88 1906 Geronimo: My Life (Native American)
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<![CDATA[A History of the Indians of the United States (The Civilization of the American Indian Series) (Volume 106)]]> 1548468
This book is an in-depth historical survey of the Indians of the United States, including the Eskimos and Aleuts of Alaska, which isolates and analyzes the problems which have beset these people since their first contacts with Europeans. Only in the light of this knowledge, the author points out, can an intelligent Indian policy be formulated.

In the book are described the first meetings of Indians with explorers, the dispossession of the Indians by colonial expansion, their involvement in imperial rivalries, their beginning relations with the new American republic, and the ensuing century of war and encroachment.

The most recent aspects of government Indian policy are also detailed the good and bad administrative practices and measures to which the Indians have been subjected and their present situation.

Miss Debo's style is objective, and throughout the book the distinct social environment of the Indians is emphasized—an environment that is foreign to the experience of most white men. Through ignorance of that culture and life style the results of non-Indian policy toward Indians have been centuries of blundering and tragedy.

In response to Indian history, an enlightened policy must be formulated: protection of Indian land, vocational and educational training, voluntary relocation, encouragement of tribal organization, recognition of Indians' social groupings, and reliance on Indians' abilities to direct their own lives.

The result of this new policy would be a chance for Indians to live now, whether on their own land or as adjusted members of white society. Indian history is usually highly specialized and is never recorded in books of general history. This book unifies the many specialized volumes which have been written about their history and culture. It has been written not only for persons who work with Indians or for students of Indian culture, but for all Americans of good will.]]>
450 Angie Debo 0806118881 Anne 3 4.04 1970 A History of the Indians of the United States (The Civilization of the American Indian Series) (Volume 106)
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Fiskerne 2981718 299 Hans Kirk 8701016911 Anne 4 favorites 3.88 1928 Fiskerne
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Sang for sekstiåtte forrædere 40871230
Sang for sekstiåtte forrædere er en roman om forbrytelse og straff, om skyld og soning, om skam og tilgivelse. Det er også en roman om musikk og dens evne til å sammenføye det som egentlig ikke lar seg føre sammen.]]>
317 Gaute Heivoll 8210056689 Anne 4 favorites 3.77 2018 Sang for sekstiåtte forrædere
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Himmelarkivet 6442530 252 Gaute Heivoll 8210050109 Anne 4 3.44 2008 Himmelarkivet
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The Children of Red Peak 52038926 Bram Stoker Award-nominated author Craig DiLouie brings a new twist to the cult horror story in a heart-pounding novel of psychological suspense.

David Young, Deacon Price, and Beth Harris live with a dark secret. As children, they survived a religious group's horrific last days at the isolated mountain Red Peak. Years later, the trauma of what they experienced never feels far behind.

When a fellow survivor commits suicide, they finally reunite and share their stories. Long-repressed memories surface, defying understanding and belief. Why did their families go down such a dark road? What really happened on that final night?

The answers lie buried at Red Peak. But truth has a price, and escaping a second time may demand the ultimate sacrifice.]]>
384 Craig DiLouie 0316428132 Anne 0 to-read 3.37 2020 The Children of Red Peak
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