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The Quantum Thief (Jean le Flambeur, #1)
by Hannu Rajaniemi
Genres: Science Fiction, Fiction, Cyberpunk, Space Opera, Fantasy, Mystery, Science Fiction Fantasy
Average rating on Goodreads: 3.83

Jean le Flambeur gets up in the morning and has to kill himself before his other self can kill him first. Just another day in the Dilemma Prison. Rescued by the mysterious Mieli and her flirtatious spacecraft, Jean is taken to the Oubliette, the Moving City of Mars, where time is a currency, memories are treasures, and a moon-turned-singularity lights the night. Meanwhile, investigator Isidore Beautrelet, called in to investigate the murder of a chocolatier, finds himself on the trail of an arch-criminal, a man named le Flambeur...Indeed, in his many lives, the entity called Jean le Flambeur has been a thief, a confidence artist, a posthuman mind-burgler, and more. His origins are shrouded in mystery, but his deeds are known throughout the Heterarchy, from breaking into the vast Zeusbrains of the Inner System to stealing rare Earth antiques from the aristocrats of Mars. In his last exploit, he managed the supreme feat of hiding the truth about himself from the one person in the solar system hardest to hide from: himself. Now he has the chance to regain himself in all his power—in exchange for finishing the one heist he never quite managed.The Quantum Thief is a breathtaking joyride through the solar system several centuries hence, a world of marching cities, ubiquitous public-key encryption, people who communicate via shared memory, and a race of hyper-advanced humans who originated as an MMORPG guild. But for all its wonders, The Quantum Thief is also a story powered by very human motives of betrayal, jealousy, and revenge.
The Pieces We Keep
by Kristina McMorris
Genres: Historical Fiction, Fiction, World War II, War, Romance, Contemporary, Historical
Average rating on Goodreads: 3.89

In this richly emotional novel inspired by extraordinary true accounts, New York Times bestselling author Kristina McMorris evokes the depth of a mother’s bond with her child, and the power of personal histories to echo through generations.Two years have done little to ease veterinarian Audra Hughes’s grief over her husband’s untimely death. Eager for a fresh start, Audra plans to leave Portland for a new job in Philadelphia. Her seven-year-old son, Jack, seems apprehensive about flying—but it’s just the beginning of an anxiety that grows to consume him. As Jack’s fears continue to surface in recurring and violent nightmares, Audra hardly recognizes the introverted boy he has become. Desperate, she traces snippets of information unearthed in Jack’s dreams, leading her to Sean Malloy, a struggling US Army veteran wounded in Afghanistan. Together they unravel a mystery dating back to World War II, and uncover old family secrets that still have the strength to wound—and perhaps, at last, to heal.
I Let You Go
by Clare Mackintosh
Genres: Mystery, Thriller, Fiction, Mystery Thriller, Crime, Suspense, Audiobook
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.05

A tragic accident. It all happened so quickly. She couldn't have prevented it. Could she?In a split second, Jenna Gray's world descends into a nightmare. Her only hope of moving on is to walk away from everything she knows to start afresh. Desperate to escape, Jenna moves to a remote cottage on the Welsh coast, but she is haunted by her fears, her grief and her memories of a cruel November night that changed her life forever.Slowly, Jenna begins to glimpse the potential for happiness in her future. But her past is about to catch up with her, and the consequences will be devastating . . .
How to unleash your true potential
by Shivam
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.10

There are certain moments in our life where we wish our life had come with a template. These are times when we need someone to motivate and guide us. This book aims to do the same for you. It's a collection of short motivational passages with a proper pinch reality to help you in almost all phases of life
The Suitable Inheritor
by Pushpendra Mehta
Genres: Fiction
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.09

An inspirational journey to the extraordinary that spans CHICAGO and PERU with an INDIA connect. A fascinating saga of true love, exceptional success, self-discovery, sacrifice, and support. Michael Elliott is stirred from deep sleep by an early-morning dream—a beautiful woman leads him to the Pacific Ocean and whispers that the ocean will help him discover his true destiny. When Michael is then invited to Peru, he wonders if this is the path to that destiny. The journey of a lifetime, the energy of the majestic Pacific Ocean, a priceless philosophy for success and happiness, the sacrifice of a soul mate from Chicago, and the support of a special mate from India combine to make Michael the preeminent relationship coach for young people. Once he reaches that pinnacle, he is confronted with the most difficult choice he has ever made: in the pursuit of excellence, does sacrifice matter more than support; or without support, does no sacrifice count? Can Michael resolve this life-changing dilemma, discover his true destiny, and finally become The Suitable Inheritor?Book Reviews (Huffington Post, Readers Favorite, Midwest Book Review):Incredible Review by Huffington Post (Huffpost Books) - "The Suitable Inheritor is an excellent read that will capture the reader’s interest and make them yearn for a sequel" - http://www.huffingtonpost.com/stacey-...Book Review (5 Star) by Readers Favorite: "The Suitable Inheritor by Pushpendra Mehta is an extraordinary tale of pure love, inspiration, enlightenment, and destiny. It is a truly compelling read with a beautiful story and invaluable lessons."Book Review by Suzie Housley, Midwest Book Review: "THE SUITABLE INHERITOR will touch your heart, soul, and mind as you fall in love with all this novel offers."Book Review by Abhilasha Agarwal, co-author of the bestseller Rendezvous with God: "A captivating story of sacrifice, excellence, love, passion, mistakes, and the yearning that each of us can relate to."
Fool Moon (The Dresden Files, #2)
by Jim Butcher
Genres: Fantasy, Urban Fantasy, Mystery, Fiction, Paranormal, Magic, Audiobook
Average rating on Goodreads: 3.99

Harry Dresden — WizardLost Items Found. Paranormal Investigations. Consulting. Advice. Reasonable Rates. No Love Potions, Endless Purses, or Other Entertainment.Business has been slow. Okay, business has been dead. And not even of the undead variety. You would think Chicago would have a little more action for the only professional wizard in the phone book. But lately, Harry Dresden hasn't been able to dredge up any kind of work — magical or mundane.But just when it looks like he can't afford his next meal, a murder comes along that requires his particular brand of supernatural expertise.A brutally mutilated corpse. Strange-looking paw prints. A full moon. Take three guesses--and the first two don't count...
Un monstruo viene a verme
by Patrick Ness
Genres: Fantasy, Young Adult, Fiction, Horror, Middle Grade, Contemporary, Magical Realism
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.35

El monstruo apareció justo después de la medianoche. Pero no era el que Conor había estado esperando, el de la pesadilla que ha estado soñando todas las noches desde que su madre comenzó con el tratamiento. El de la oscuridad y el viento y el grito… Ese monstruo del jardín es diferente. Antiguo, salvaje. Y quiere de Conor algo terrible y peligroso. Quiere la verdad.
The Unconsoled
by Kazuo Ishiguro
Genres: Fiction, Contemporary, Literary Fiction, Literature, Novels, Fantasy, British Literature
Average rating on Goodreads: 3.58

Ryder, a renowned pianist, arrives in a Central European city he cannot identify for a concert he cannot remember agreeing to give. But then as he traverses a landscape by turns eerie and comical – and always strangely malleable, as a dream might be - he comes steadily to realise he is facing the most crucial performance of his life.Ishiguro's extraordinary and original study of a man whose life has accelerated beyond his control was met on publication by consternation, vilification – and the highest praise.
My Year of Rest and Relaxation
by Ottessa Moshfegh
Genres: Fiction, Contemporary, Literary Fiction, Mental Health, Audiobook, Adult, Novels
Average rating on Goodreads: 3.69

From one of our boldest, most celebrated new literary voices, a novel about a young woman’s efforts to duck the ills of the world by embarking on an extended hibernation with the help of one of the worst psychiatrists in the annals of literature and the battery of medicines she prescribes.Our narrator should be happy, shouldn’t she? She’s young, thin, pretty, a recent Columbia graduate, works an easy job at a hip art gallery, lives in an apartment on the Upper East Side of Manhattan paid for, like the rest of her needs, by her inheritance. But there is a dark and vacuous hole in her heart, and it isn’t just the loss of her parents, or the way her Wall Street boyfriend treats her, or her sadomasochistic relationship with her best friend, Reva. It’s the year 2000 in a city aglitter with wealth and possibility; what could be so terribly wrong?My Year of Rest and Relaxation is a powerful answer to that question. Through the story of a year spent under the influence of a truly mad combination of drugs designed to heal our heroine from her alienation from this world, Moshfegh shows us how reasonable, even necessary, alienation can be. Both tender and blackly funny, merciless and compassionate, it is a showcase for the gifts of one of our major writers working at the height of her powers.
The Trojan Women
by Euripides
Genres: Plays, Classics, Drama, Mythology, Fiction, Theatre, Ancient
Average rating on Goodreads: 3.85

"This is a new translation of the classic play. It combines a poet's translation with a scholar's introduction and notes." "Among surviving Greek tragedies only Euripides' Trojan Women shows us the extinction of a whole city, an entire people. Despite its grim theme, or more likely because of the centrality of that theme to the deepest fears of our own age, this is one of the relatively few Greek tragedies that regularly finds its way to the stage. Here the power of Euripides' theatrical and moral imagination speaks clearly across the twenty-five centuries that separate our world from his." The theme is really a double one: the suffering of the victims of war, exemplified by the woman who survive the fall of Troy, and the degradation of the victors, shown by the Greeks' reckless and ultimately self-destructive behavior. It offers an enduring picture of human fortitude in the midst of despair. Trojan Women gains special relevance, of course, in times of war. It presents a particularly intense account of human suffering and uncertainty, but one that is also rooted in considerations of power and policy, morality and expedience. Furthermore, the seductions of power and the dangers both of its exercise and of resistance to it as portrayed in Trojan Women are not simply philosophical or rhetorical gambits but part of the lived experience of Euripides' day.
The Other Woman
by Eric Jerome Dickey
Genres: Fiction, African American, Romance, Erotica, Drama, Adult Fiction, Audiobook
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.31

Eric Jerome Dickey strides boldly over the minefield that is modern marriage. The central couple's biggest challenge is timing: He works days; she works nights. Instead of growing together, they're rapidly drifting apart, coexisting on stolen phone calls from work, punctuated by occasional bedroom encounters that leave them both feeling even emptier and more alone. When she finds out about his affair-and starts her own-the delicate fabric of their marriage is torn irrevocably asunder. Or is it? In Dickey's expert hands, what begins as a seemingly unforgivable betrayal segues into the sexy and searing story of a man and a woman at a pivotal turning point in their relationship. Only time will tell whether they'll let it all go...or can hold on to the love that drew them together in the first place.
The Theory and Practice of Hell
by Eugen Kogon
Genres: History, Holocaust, Nonfiction, World War II, War, Germany, Psychology
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.22

A former Buchenwald prisoner's report to the Allied liberation forces describes the purpose, character, administration, and human impact of Nazi concentration camps. Reprint.
Mecanoscrit del segon origen
by Manuel de Pedrolo
Genres: Science Fiction, Fiction, Dystopia, Classics, Young Adult, School, Novels
Average rating on Goodreads: 3.76

Amb el títol de "Mecanoscrit del segon origen" és conegut, l'any 7138 de la nova era, el llibre que més de quatre mil anys enrere havia estat rescatat de l'oblit i que ocasionà fins i tot serioses discussions entre els entesos d'aquell temps. ¿Obra de ciència-ficció, com pretén l'erudit Eli Raures, o memòries autèntiques d'un dels pocs sobrevivents de la catàstrofe que destruí la civilització, com opina el marxant d'antiguitats Olguen Dalmasas? ¿És l'Alba, la seva protagonista, un personatge de novel·la o bé la mare de la humanitat que s'ha refet gairebé a partir de zero? Aquesta noia de catorze anys, "verge i bruna", com diu ella mateixa, es dreça del text amb un poder de suggestió tan extraordinari que costa de creure que algú, ni que sigui Manuel de Pedrolo, pugui haver-la inventada. D'on l'ha treta? D'on li ha vingut, el mecanoscrit?
Where Are the Cocoa Puffs?: A Family's Journey through Bipolar Disorder
by Karen Winters Schwartz
Genres: Mental Illness, Psychology, Nonfiction, Memoir, Family
Average rating on Goodreads: 3.74

As eighteen-year-old Amanda spirals into mania, her father, psychiatrist Dr. Jerry Benson, sees the realization of his worst his daughter is not just moody, but truly ill. With his words, his diagnosis--manic depressive illness--his world and that of his family is forever altered. Carol, Amanda's mother, struggles with the guilt and shame of having raised a "crazy" daughter. Christy, Amanda's fifteen-year-old sister, denies the illness; after all, my sister's a bitch is so much easier to accept.Meanwhile, the Bensons' extended family offers up everything from unconditional support to uncomfortable scrutiny as Amanda careens between bouts of frightening violence, cosmic euphoria, and suicidal despair. Then there's Ryan, an architecture student who is initially ensnared by Amanda's manic sexuality, but is ultimately captured and held throughout the chaos by the force of love and strength of family.Where Are the Cocoa Puffs?: A Family's Journey Through Bipolar Disorder follows a family through the tragedy of bipolar disorder, but it's not tragic. It's funny, sad, and thought provoking--and as real and as raw as mental illness itself.
Vanish (Firelight, #2)
by Sophie Jordan
Genres: Fantasy, Young Adult, Dragons, Romance, Paranormal, Paranormal Romance, Urban Fantasy
Average rating on Goodreads: 3.91

An impossible romance.Bitter rivalries.Deadly choices.To save the life of the boy she loves, Jacinda did the unthinkable: She betrayed the most closely-guarded secret of her kind. Now she must return to the protection of her pride knowing she might never see Will again—and worse, that because his mind has been shaded, Will’s memories of that fateful night and why she had to flee are gone.Back home, Jacinda is greeted with hostility and must work to prove her loyalty for both her sake and her family’s. Among the few who will even talk to her are Cassian, the pride’s heir apparent who has always wanted her, and her sister, Tamra, who has been forever changed by a twist of fate. Jacinda knows that she should forget Will and move on—that if he managed to remember and keep his promise to find her, it would only endanger them both. Yet she clings to the hope that someday they will be together again. When the chance arrives to follow her heart, will she risk everything for love?
Mortal Coil (Skulduggery Pleasant, #5)
by Derek Landy
Genres: Fantasy, Young Adult, Urban Fantasy, Magic, Fiction, Mystery, Adventure
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.46

Following the shocking revelations of DARK DAYS, get ready for the fifth instalment of the bestselling Skulduggery Pleasant series -- guaranteed to contain at least 40% humour, 50% action, and 100% thrills!The blonde girl with the black lips turned to Valkyrie. 'We know,' she said. 'We've seen the future. We know you're going to kill the world!' Skulduggery Pleasant and Valkyrie Cain are back -- just in time to see their whole world get turned upside down! While they struggle to protect a known killer from an unstoppable assassin, Valkyrie is on a secret mission of her own. This quest, to prevent her dark and murderous destiny, threatens to take her to the brink of death and beyond. And then the body-snatching Remnants get loose, thousands of twisted souls who possess the living like puppets, and they begin their search for a being powerful enough to lead them. Facing such insurmountable odds, Skulduggery, Valkyrie, Ghastly and Tanith can trust no one. Not even each other!
Hannah Coulter
by Wendell Berry
Genres: Fiction, Historical Fiction, Classics, Novels, Audiobook, Adult Fiction, Literature
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.37

Hannah Coulter is Wendell Berry's seventh novel and his first to employ the voice of a woman character in its telling. Hannah, the now-elderly narrator, recounts the love she has for the land and for her community. She remembers each of her two husbands, and all places and community connections threatened by twentieth-century technologies.
City of Bones (Harry Bosch, #8; Harry Bosch Universe, #10)
by Michael Connelly
Genres: Mystery, Fiction, Crime, Thriller, Detective, Mystery Thriller, Audiobook
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.11

Detective Harry Bosch tears open a 20-year-old murder case - with an explosive ending that leave all Bosch fans hungrily awaiting the next instalment.When the bones of a twelve-year-old boy are found scattered in the Hollywood Hills, Harry Bosch is drawn into a case that brings up the darkest memories from his own haunted past. The bones have been buried for years, but the cold case doesn't deter Bosch. Unearthing hidden stories, he finds the child's identity and reconstructs his fractured life, determined that he not be forgotten.At the same time, a new love affair with a female cop begins to blossom for Bosch - until a stunningly blown mission leaves him in more trouble than ever before in his turbulent career. The investigation races to a shocking conclusion and leaves Bosch on the brink of an unimaginable decision.
Platform
by Michel Houellebecq
Genres: Fiction, France, Novels, French Literature, Literature, Contemporary, 21st Century
Average rating on Goodreads: 3.81

In his new work, Michel Houellebecq combines erotic provocation with a terrifying vision of a world teetering between satiety and fanaticism, to create one of the most shocking, hypnotic, and intelligent novels in years.In his early forties, Michel Renault skims through his days with as little human contact as possible. But following his father’s death he takes a group holiday to Thailand where he meets a travel agent—the shyly compelling Valérie—who begins to bring this half-dead man to life with sex of escalating intensity and audacity. Arcing with dreamlike swiftness from Paris to Pattaya Beach and from sex clubs to a terrorist massacre, Platform is a brilliant, apocalyptic masterpiece by a man who is widely regarded as one of the world’s most original and daring writers.
Human Traces
by Sebastian Faulks
Genres: Fiction, Historical Fiction, Historical, Psychology, Contemporary, Novels, Literary Fiction
Average rating on Goodreads: 3.67

Discover the moving powerful prequel to Snow Country
'
An extraordinary novel of magnificent scope' Evening StandardAs young boys both Jacques Rebière and Thomas Midwinter become fascinated with trying to understand the human mind. As psychiatrists, their quest takes them from the squalor of the Victorian lunatic asylum to the crowded lecture halls of the renowned Professor Charcot in Paris; from the heights of the Sierra Madre in California to the plains of unexplored Africa. As the concerns of the old century fade and the First World War divides Europe, the two men's volatile relationship develops and changes, but is always tempered by one exceptional woman; Thomas's sister Sonia. Moving and challenging in equal measure, Human Traces explores the question of what kind of beings men and women really are.
Cross Bones (Temperance Brennan, #8)
by Kathy Reichs
Genres: Mystery, Fiction, Crime, Thriller, Mystery Thriller, Suspense, Murder Mystery
Average rating on Goodreads: 3.88

A gripping and explosive thriller from internationally acclaimed forensic anthropologist and New York Times bestselling author Kathy Reichs, featuring Temperance Brennan and Detective Andrew Ryan on the trail of a modern murder and an ancient biblical mystery.Examining a badly decomposed corpse is de rigueur for forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan. But puzzling damage on the body of a shooting victim, an Orthodox Jewish man, suggests this is no ordinary Montreal murder. When a stranger slips Tempe a photograph of a skeleton unearthed at an archaeological site, Tempe uncovers chilling ties between the dead man and secrets long buried in the dust of Israel. Traveling there with Detective Andrew Ryan, Tempe plunges into an international mystery as old as Jesus, and centered on the controversial discovery of Christ's tomb. Has a mastermind lured her into an elaborate hoax? If not, Tempe may be on the brink of rewriting two thousand years of history—if she can survive the foes dead set on burying her.
Carnal Innocence
by Nora Roberts
Genres: Romance, Romantic Suspense, Mystery, Contemporary Romance, Suspense, Fiction, Contemporary
Average rating on Goodreads: 3.97

Nora Roberts, bestselling author of The Reef and Genuine Lies, mixes scorching passion with icy suspense in her classic novel of murder and infatuation in a southern town now available in hardcover for the first time.In the small town of Innocence, Mississippi, days are long, nights are fragrant, and secrets are hard to keep. But when a brutal killer starts claiming the lives of the town's most attractive women, lifelong neighbors are forced to wonder if the culprit is a stranger lurking in the bayou...or someone right next door.World-famous concert violinist Caroline Waverly knows nothing of the murders when she arrives in Innocence. Burned out from a childhood lost to endless rehearsals and an all-too-public breakup with the conductor who was her lover, Caroline is looking for a little peace and some time to think. She hopes that a stay at her late grandmother's house the one with a covered porch just made for soft summer nights will provide the tranquillity she needs. But Innocence has something else to offer Caroline: a man named Tucker Longstreet.Blessed with the Longstreet good looks, lazy charm, and family fortune, Tucker is a tall, cool drink of water and he knows it. He likes to keep his romances short and shallow. But one look at Caroline, and Tucker realizes that she is unlike any other woman he's met. Tightly coiled and coolly reserved, Caroline is determined to fight him off. She might be able to do a better job if she hadn't felt an unexpected thrill at his ardent advances...and if she hadn't been so scared after finding a third murder victim in the murky waters behind her home.For Caroline Waverly,a beautiful summer interlude could turn into much more or could stir a killer's crazed dreams. Because there's just one small problem with her new romance: Tucker is the leading suspect in the killings.