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What do readers say about Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell?
imaginative, immersive story jealousy, ambition, and loss rich, lengthy, and pleasant ancient mystical historyIn the Hugo-award winning, epic New York Times Bestseller and basis for the BBC miniseries, two men change England's history when they bring magic back into the world.
In the midst of the Napoleonic Wars in 1806, most people believe magic to have lo... More details on Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
They were gentleman-magicians, which is to say they had never harmed any one by magic – nor ever done any one the slightest good. In fact, to own the truth, not one of these magicians had ever cast th...
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What do readers say about The Count of Monte Cristo?
intricate and engaging revenge and justice love, hate, and revenge love, murders, duels, envyFor nineteen-year-old Edmond Dantes, life is sweet. Soon to be captain of his own sip, he is also about to be married to his true love, Mercedes. But suddenly everything turns sour. On the joyous day of his wedding he is arrested and-without a fair t... More details on The Count of Monte Cristo
On February 24, 1815, the lookout at Notre-Dame de la Garde signalled the arrival of the three-master Pharaon, coming from Smyrna, Trieste and Naples. As usual, a coastal pilot immediately left the po...
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What do readers say about The Midnight Library?
unique story plot entertaining and instructive contemporary fiction novel very simplistic and straightforwardThe New York Times bestselling WORLDWIDE phenomenon
Winner of the Goodreads Choice Award for Fiction | A Good Morning America Book Club Pick | Independent (London) Ten Best Books of the Year
"A feel-good book guaranteed to lift your spirits."-The ... More details on The Midnight Library
Mrs Elm made her first move. A knight hopping over the neat row of white pawns. ‘Of course, you’re going to be worried about the exams. But you could be anything you want to be, Nora. Think of all tha...
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What do readers say about Rising Strong?
dealing with difficult emotions witty and grassroots practical, evidence-based information a feel good book#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
When we deny our stories, they define us. When we own our stories, we get to write the ending.
Look for Brené Brown's new podcast, Dare to Lead, as well as her ongoing podcast Unlocking Us!
Social scientist Brené Brow... More details on Rising Strong
When it comes to human behavior, emotions, and thinking, the adage “The more I learn, the less I know” is right on. I’ve learned to give up my pursuit of netting certainty and pinning it to the wall. ...
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What do readers say about Stoner?
straightforward, middle-of-the-century prose a lost classic not bad for book beautifully lyrical, evocative proseMOST LOVED. MOST RED. Ten must-read modern classics.'He learned silence and did not insist upon his love.'This is the great forgotten novel of the last century - a quiet book; the story of a quiet life. William Stoner is a man who learns to contain h... More details on Stoner
WILLIAM STONER ENTERED the University of Missouri as a freshman in the year 1910, at the age of nineteen. Eight years later, during the height of World War I, he received his Doctor of Philosophy degr...
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What do readers say about East of Eden?
captivating and thought-provoking beautiful and flawless a true american epic absorbing to followA masterpiece of Biblical scope, and the magnum opus of one of America's most enduring authors
In his journal, Nobel Prize winner John Steinbeck called East of Eden "the first book," and indeed it has the primordial power and simplicity of myth. Set ... More details on East of Eden
I remember my childhood names for grasses and secret flowers. I remember where a toad may live and what time the birds awaken in the summer—and what trees and seasons smelled like—how people looked an...
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What do readers say about Beach Read?
romance vs. reality two struggling novelists super cute and playful dark literary proseTHE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER FROM THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF PEOPLE WE MEET ON VACATION!
"Original, sparkling bright, and layered with feeling."-Sally Thorne, author of The Hating Game
A romance writer who no longer believes... More details on Beach Read
I like to think we all do. Or at least that makes it easier for me when I’m writing—building my heroines and heroes up around this one self-sabotaging trait, hinging everything that happens to them on...
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What do readers say about Maybe You Should Talk to Someone?
warmth and humor clear and conversational engaging and eloquently written revealing and engagingINSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!
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"Rarely have I read a book that challenged me to see myself in an entirely new light, and was at the same time laugh-out-loud funny and utterly a... More details on Maybe You Should Talk to Someone
I’m repeating this phrase in my head like a mantra as the forty-year-old man sitting across from me is telling me about all of the people in his life who are “idiots.” Why, he wants to know, is the wo...
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What do readers say about The Cruel Prince?
young adult fantasy a dark fantasy nightmare high school story ya faerie fantasyBy #1 New York Times bestselling author Holly Black, the first book in a stunning new series about a mortal girl who finds herself caught in a web of royal faerie intrigue.
Of course I want to be like them. They're beautiful as blades forged in some... More details on The Cruel Prince
“The tournament is still four nights away,” the creature says. Her name is Tatterfell, and she’s a servant in Madoc’s household, stuck here until she works off her debt to him. She’s cared for me sinc...
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What do readers say about When Things Fall Apart?
intimacy without fear a short, powerful book great and accessible a treasury of wisdomHow can we live our lives when everything seems to fall apart-when we are continually overcome by fear, anxiety, and pain? The answer, Pema Chödrön suggests, might be just the opposite of what you expect. Here, in her most beloved and acclaimed work,... More details on When Things Fall Apart
EMBARKING on the spiritual journey is like getting into a very small boat and setting out on the ocean to search for unknown lands. With wholehearted practice comes inspiration, but sooner or later we...
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