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The Afghan
by Frederick Forsyth
Genres: Fiction, Thriller, Espionage, Mystery, Action, Spy Thriller, Novels
Average rating on Goodreads: 3.74


A chilling story of modern terrorism from the grandmaster of international intrigue. T he Day of the Jackal, The Dogs of War, The Odessa File-the books of Frederick Forsyth have helped define the international thriller as we know it today. Combining meticulous research with crisp narratives and plots as current as the headlines, Forsyth shows us the world as it is in a way that few have ever been able to equal.
And the world as it is today is a very scary place.When British and American intelligence catch wind of a major Al Qaeda operation in the works, they instantly galvanize- but to do what? They know nothing about it: the what, where, or when. They have no sources in Al Qaeda, and it's impossible to plant someone. Impossible, unless . . .The Afghan is Izmat Khan, a five-year prisoner of Guantánamo Bay and a former senior commander of the Taliban. The Afghan is also Colonel Mike Martin, a twenty-five-year veteran of war zones around the world-a dark, lean man born and raised in Iraq. In an attempt to stave off disaster, the intelligence agencies will try to do what no one has ever done before-pass off a Westerner as an Arab among Arabs-pass off Martin as the trusted Khan.It will require extraordinary preparation, and then extraordinary luck, for nothing can truly prepare Martin for the dark and shifting world into which he is about to enter. Or for the terrible things he will find there.Filled with remarkable detail and compulsive drama, The Afghan is further proof that Forsyth is truly master of suspense.
The Joke
by Milan Kundera
Genres: Fiction, Czech Literature, Classics, Literature, Novels, 20th Century, Philosophy
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.02

All too often, this brilliant novel of thwarted love and revenge miscarried has been read for its political implications. Now though, a quarter century after The Joke was first published, and several years after the collapse of the Soviet-imposed Czechoslovak regime, it becomes easier to put such implications into perspective in favor of valuing the book (and all Kundera 's work) as what it truly is: great, stirring literature, that sheds new light on the eternal themes of human existence.The present edition provides English-language readers an important further means toward revaluation of The Joke. For reasons he describes in his Author's Note, Milan Kundera devoted much time to creating (with the assistance of his American publisher-editor) a completely revised translation that reflects his original as closely as any translation possibly can: reflects it in its fidelity not only to the words and syntax but also to the characteristic dictions and tonalities of the novel's narrators. The result is nothing less than the restoration of a classic.
The Painted Bird
by Jerzy Kosiński
Genres: Fiction, Historical Fiction, Classics, War, Horror, Literature, Holocaust
Average rating on Goodreads: 3.91

A harrowing story that follows the wanderings of a boy abandoned by his parents during World War II, The Painted Bird is a dark novel that examines the proximity of terror and savagery to innocence and love.
Thirteen (Women of the Otherworld, #13)
by Kelley Armstrong
Genres: Urban Fantasy, Fantasy, Paranormal, Vampires, Witches, Magic, Werewolves
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.30

War is coming to the Otherworld. A sinister cult known as The Supernatural Liberation Movement is hell-bent on exposing the truth about supernaturals to the rest of the world. Their violent, ruthless plan has put everyone at risk: from werewolves to vampires, from witches to half-demons.Savannah Levine - fiery and unpredictable - stands at the heart of the maelstrom. There is a new, dark magic inside her, granting her the power to summon spells of terrifying strength. But whether this magic is a gift or a curse, no one knows.On the eve of battle, all the major players must come together in a last, desperate fight for survival - Elena and Clay; Adam and Savannah; Paige and Lucas; Jeremy and Jaime; Hope, Eve and more...They are fighting for lives. They are fighting for their loved ones.They are fighting for the Otherworld.
Pathways to Bliss: Mythology and Personal Transformation
by Joseph Campbell
Genres: Mythology, Psychology, Nonfiction, Philosophy, Spirituality, Religion, Self Help
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.35

Joseph Campbell famously defined myth as “other people's religion.” But he also said that one of the basic functions of myth is to help each individual through the journey of life, providing a sort of travel guide or map to reach fulfillment — or, as he called it, bliss. For Campbell, many of the world's most powerful myths support the individual's heroic path toward bliss.In Pathways to Bliss, Campbell examines this personal, psychological side of myth. Like his classic best-selling books Myths to Live By and The Power of Myth, Pathways to Bliss draws from Campbell's popular lectures and dialogues, which highlight his remarkable storytelling and ability to apply the larger themes of world mythology to personal growth and the quest for transformation. Here he anchors mythology's symbolic wisdom to the individual, applying the most poetic mythical metaphors to the challenges of our daily lives.Campbell dwells on life's important questions. Combining cross-cultural stories with the teachings of modern psychology, he examines the ways in which our myths shape and enrich our lives and shows how myth can help each of us truly identify and follow our bliss.
The White Dragon (Pern: Dragonriders of Pern, #3)
by Anne McCaffrey
Genres: Fantasy, Science Fiction, Dragons, Fiction, Science Fiction Fantasy, Young Adult, High Fantasy
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.19

Volume III of The Dragonriders of Pern®, the influential series by sci-fi/fantasy titan Anne McCaffreyNever in the history of Pern has there been a dragon like Ruth. Mocked by other dragons for his small size and pure white color, Ruth is smart, brave, and loyal—qualities that he shares with his rider, the young Lord Jaxom. Unfortunately, Jaxom is also looked down upon by his fellow lords, and by other riders as well. His dreams of joining the dragonriders in defending Pern are dismissed. What else can Jaxom and Ruth do but strike out on their own, pursuing in secret all they are denied? But in doing so, the two friends will find themselves facing a desperate choice—one that will push their bond to the breaking point . . . and threaten the future of Pern itself.
Abundance: The Future Is Better Than You Think (Exponential Technology Series)
by Peter H. Diamandis
Genres: Nonfiction, Business, Science, Technology, Economics, Futurism, Self Help
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.06

Providing abundance is humanity’s grandest challenge—this is a book about how we rise to meet it. We will soon be able to meet and exceed the basic needs of every man, woman and child on the planet. Abundance for all is within our grasp. This bold, contrarian view, backed up by exhaustive research, introduces our near-term future, where exponentially growing technologies and three other powerful forces are conspiring to better the lives of billions. An antidote to pessimism by tech entrepreneur turned philanthropist, Peter H. Diamandis and award-winning science writer Steven Kotler. Since the dawn of humanity, a privileged few have lived in stark contrast to the hardscrabble majority. Conventional wisdom says this gap cannot be closed. But it is closing—fast. The authors document how four forces—exponential technologies, the DIY innovator, the Technophilanthropist, and the Rising Billion—are conspiring to solve our biggest problems. Abundance establishes hard targets for change and lays out a strategic roadmap for governments, industry and entrepreneurs, giving us plenty of reason for optimism.Examining human need by category—water, food, energy, healthcare, education, freedom—Diamandis and Kotler introduce dozens of innovators making great strides in each area: Larry Page, Steven Hawking, Dean Kamen, Daniel Kahneman, Elon Musk, Bill Joy, Stewart Brand, Jeff Skoll, Ray Kurzweil, Ratan Tata, Craig Venter, among many, many others.
World War II London Blitz Diary, Volume 1
by Ruby Side Thompson
Genres: Nonfiction, History, Memoir, World War II, Biography, War, British Literature
Average rating on Goodreads: 3.65

While hundreds of Messerschmitt war planes fly overhead and the sound of hundreds of bombs exploding, Ruby Side Thompson’s writes her personal during the terrifying World War Two London Blitz. Her diary is a true and detailed account of what she experienced during that horrific time. The diary chronicles Ruby's struggle to survive in the midst of a horrendous war, where London is bombed nightly. In this true account Ruby speaks frankly and honestly.
The Double
by José Saramago
Genres: Fiction, Portugal, Portuguese Literature, Novels, Literature, Magical Realism, Nobel Prize
Average rating on Goodreads: 3.95

Tertuliano Maximo Afonso is a history teacher in a secondary school. He is divorced, involved in a rather one-sided relationship with a bank clerk, and he is depressed. To lift his depression, a colleague suggests he rent a certain video. Tertuliano watches the film and is unimpressed. During the night, noises in his apartment wake him. He goes into the living room to find that the VCR is replaying the video, and as he watches in astonishment, he sees an actor who looks exactly like him - or, more specifically, exactly like the man he was five years before, moustachioed and fuller in the face. He sleeps badly.Against his own better judgement, Tertuliano decides to pursue his double. As he establishes the man's identity, what begins as a whimsical story becomes a dark meditation on identity and, perhaps, on the crass assumptions behind cloning - that we are merely our outward appearance rather than the sum of our experiences.
Fables, Vol. 1: Legends in Exile (Fables, #1)
by Bill Willingham
Genres: Graphic Novels, Comics, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels Comics, Fairy Tales, Mystery
Average rating on Goodreads: 3.98

When a savage creature known only as the Adversary conquered the fabled lands of legends and fairy tales, all of the infamous inhabitants of folklore were forced into exile. Disguised among the normal citizens of modern-day New York, these magical characters have created their own peaceful and secret society within an exclusive luxury apartment building called Fabletown. But when Snow White's party-girl sister, Rose Red, is apparently murdered, it is up to Fabletown's sheriff, a reformed and pardoned Big Bad Wolf (Bigby Wolf), to determine if the killer is Bluebeard, Rose's ex-lover and notorious wife killer, or Jack, her current live-in boyfriend and former beanstalk-climber.Collecting: Fables 1-5
The Dawn of Tecton (Alienman, #1)
by Jayn
Average rating on Goodreads: 5.00

Young billionaire discovers a digital diary that reveals him the truth of his own creation. Unbeknownst to the fact that he is star child and his power of producing and emitting every form of energy from his arms, he is summoned to reveal the breathtaking reality of humanity's existence which was a time bounded lie from centuries. A superhero rises from a city of the future where his only task if to save the world from being expanded into another galaxies where slavery will be the only option. A superhero who drops himself in the an adventurous battle against a mightiest enemy of machinekind. A genetically engineered product of human and an alien, who is capable of controlling atoms of every known element of earth and outer space and his deadly ambition. The biggest battle on the earth for sake of machines this time, when humans are deformed to their originality, when the only chance left will be the handing of solar system into the hands of the creation. Another universe will be created if he fails to save the machines and humans.
Inga
by Poile Sengupta
Genres: Indian Literature, Coming Of Age, Fiction
Average rating on Goodreads: 3.94

If anyone could transform laughter to light, she did, Inga. Radiance upon radiance of laughter,chime upon bell chime of light sparkled and shone everywhere. It was as if the sky showered tiny star grains that scattered, glinting, on the hay heap we were cocooned in, they sparkled on the leaves of the jack fruit tree above and dusted my arms with gold. Who could resist such a dance of light? I couldnt, I never could. Almost never. Rapa is born into a Tamil Brahmin family, full of dark secrets. She is brought up in Delhi where an English education introduces her to literature that is both fascinating and foreign. Her summer holidays are spent in the confines of the family home in Kerala, where she has for companion her cousin Inga. But as the two girls grow up, their lives change through a tortuous, pain-filled process. Forty years after her death, Rapas husband has her notes published, the story of her struggles against her family, her marriage and her final encounter with Inga.A tragic tale of yearning and hope, of derision and rage, of miracles and dreams, of commitment and utter rejection.
Capital: A Critique of Political Economy, Volume 2
by Karl Marx
Genres: Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Nonfiction, History, Theory, Classics
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.08

The "forgotten" second volume of Capital, Marx's world-shaking analysis of economics, politics, and history, contains the vital discussion of commodity, the cornerstone to Marx's theories.
Sweet Mungo
by Meriel Brooke
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.26

Sweet Mungo...'Mungo', An unusual name for an unusual boy. Growing up in England, at a time when homosexuality was illegal and rarely discussed. Mungo's looks are so arresting that sometimes his beauty spells danger. Abused by his father; seduced by a teacher; sodomised by a gang of roughs... Not the best upbringing. But there is hope, close friends like Amy and Tom who are willing to be there for him. Hilary, who starts as an enemy and then becomes a friend and who is maybe destined to be something much more...Mungo loves music and singing in a choir. He eventually decides to join the theatre, becoming an accomplished actor. But his sexuality remains confused, even the prospect of marriage and parenthood offers him no solace. Will he find himself or is he destined to live a life of lies?The story of Mungo is perhaps the story of every young child who ever grew up with troubles and nightmares. Or perhaps it’s the story of every young adolescent who ever questioned their sexuality. Or perhaps it’s the story of every man and woman who has ever questioned whether they will find success, their place in the world, and most importantly of all... contentment.To read Sweet Mungo is to be transported to a world of both harshness and hope, a world of pain and pleasure, and most importantly, a world that allows you to get to know and to care for Sweet Mungo.
Pictures of Hollis Woods
by Patricia Reilly Giff
Genres: Young Adult, Realistic Fiction, Fiction, Middle Grade, Childrens, Family, Juvenile
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.02

Hollis Woodsis the place where a baby was abandonedis the baby's nameis an artistis now a twelve-year-old girlwho's been in so many foster homes she can hardly remember them all. When Hollis is sent to Josie, an elderly artist who is quirky and affectionate, she wants to stay. But Josie is growing more forgetful every day. If Social Services finds out, they'll take Hollis away and move Josie into a home. Well, Hollis Woods won't let anyone separate them. She's escaped the system before; this time, she's taking Josie with her. Still, even as she plans her future with Josie, Hollis dreams of the past summer with the Regans, fixing each special moment of her days with them in pictures she'll never forget. Patricia Reilly Giff captures the yearning for a place to belong in this warmhearted story, which stresses the importance of artistic vision, creativity, and above all, family.
Demain
by Guillaume Musso
Genres: Romance, Fiction, France, Thriller, Novels, Mystery, Roman
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.16

Elle est son passé...... il est son avenir.Emma vit à New York. À 32 ans, elle continue de chercher l homme de sa vie.Matthew habite à Boston. Il a perdu sa femme dans un terrible accident et élève seul sa fille de quatre ans.Ils font connaissance grâce à Internet et bientôt, leurs échanges de mails les laissent penser qu ils ont enfin droit au bonheur. Désireux de se rencontrer, ils se donnent rendez-vous dans un petit restaurant italien de Manhattan.Le même jour à la même heure, ils poussent chacun à leur tour la porte du restaurant. Ils sont conduits à la même table et pourtant... ils ne se croiseront jamais.Jeu de mensonges ? Fantasme de l'un ? Manipulation de l'autre ? Victimes d une réalité qui les dépasse, Matthew et Emma vont rapidement se rendre compte qu il ne s agit pas d un simple rendez-vous manqué...
The Love Song of Miss Queenie Hennessy
by Rachel Joyce
Genres: Fiction, Contemporary, Audiobook, British Literature, Romance, Literary Fiction, Adult Fiction
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.07

From the author of the 2 million+ copy, worldwide bestseller, The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, an exquisite, funny and heartrending parallel story.When Queenie Hennessy discovers that Harold Fry is walking the length of England to save her, and all she has to do is wait, she is shocked. Her note had explained she was dying. How can she wait?A new volunteer at the hospice suggests that Queenie should write again; only this time she must tell Harold everything. In confessing to secrets she has hidden for twenty years, she will find atonement for the past. As the volunteer points out, ‘Even though you've done your travelling, you're starting a new journey too.'Queenie thought her first letter would be the end of the story. She was wrong. It was the beginning.Told in simple, emotionally-honest prose, with a mischievous bite, this is a novel about the journey we all must take to learn who we are; it is about loving and letting go. And most of all it is about finding joy in unexpected places and at times we least expect.
Lord Jim
by Joseph Conrad
Genres: Classics, Fiction, Literature, Adventure, Novels, Historical Fiction, British Literature
Average rating on Goodreads: 3.62

Jim, a young British seaman, becomes first mate on the Patna, a ship full of pilgrims travelling to Mecca for the hajj. When the ship starts rapidly taking on water and disaster seems imminent, Jim joins his captain and other crew members in abandoning the ship and its passengers. A few days later, they are picked up by a British ship. However, the Patna and its passengers are later also saved, and the reprehensible actions of the crew are exposed. The other participants evade the judicial court of inquiry, leaving Jim to the court alone. He is publicly censured for this action and the novel follows his later attempts at coming to terms with his past. The novel is counted as one of 100 best books of the 20th century.Joseph Conrad (1857-1924), was a Polish author who wrote in English after settling in England. Conrad is regarded as one of the greatest novelists in English, though he did not speak the language fluently until he was in his twenties. He wrote stories and novels, often with a nautical setting, that depict trials of the human spirit in the midst of an indifferent world. He was a master prose stylist who brought a distinctly non-English tragic sensibility into English literature.Contents: Lord JimMemoirs & Letters:A Personal Record; or Some ReminiscencesThe Mirror of the SeaNotes on Life & LettersBiography & Critical Essays:Joseph Conrad (A Biography) by Hugh WalpoleJoseph Conrad by John Albert MacyA Conrad Miscellany by John Albert MacyJoseph Conrad by Virginia Woolf
Demented (Sinister Tales, #1)
by Anna Gallegos
Genres: Horror
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.55

These are short stories that will chill you to the bone and keep you checking over your shoulders. From creepy phone calls while home alone to things you couldn't even imagine. Stories about revenge, strange desires, and unnatural experiences. With plot twists that will make you second guess who you can and cannot trust.
Forgotten, Saved, Loved: The Prologue (Nightfall, #1.5)
by Violet Samuels
Genres: Werewolves
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.21

After the war, many suffered a great loss. It was for a good cause.  But for Alex?  Hardly.   The war has caused Alex to move into the packhouse. No one ever truly knew what she has been through after the war. The pack knows her to be one of the strongest fighters.  And what’s more, she has to face again another dreaded war, to save someone she hasn’t even met… yet.  But where did such a brave soul earn her strength?
Finding Audrey
by Sophie Kinsella
Genres: Young Adult, Contemporary, Romance, Fiction, Mental Health, Chick Lit, Audiobook
Average rating on Goodreads: 3.76

Audrey can't leave the house. she can't even take off her dark glasses inside the house.Then her brother's friend Linus stumbles into her life. With his friendly, orange-slice smile and his funny notes, he starts to entice Audrey out again - well, Starbucks is a start. And with Linus at her side, Audrey feels like she can do the things she'd thought were too scary. Suddenly, finding her way back to the real world seems achievable.
The Adventures of Hop-Hop and the Great Flying Rabbit
by Sara Pappas
Average rating on Goodreads: 5.00

Did you ever see something so strange, you just couldn't believe your eyes? Hop-Hop and friends find out anything is possible in The Adventures of Hop-Hop and the Great Flying Rabbit. They discover things aren't always as they seem, and that imagination is a great thing to have.
Leopard's Kiss (Shadow Guardians #1)
by Stephanie Rowe
Genres: Paranormal Romance, Paranormal, Shapeshifters
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.09

In New York Times bestselling author Stephanie Rowe's new Shadow Guardians series, an ice-cold assassin who stalks the darkest fringes of society is forced to become the guardian of the woman he is supposed to kill.Slade Cross, known as the Black Swan, became an assassin the night his family was murdered. He has evolved into a deadly, silent killer who lives in the shadows, existing in isolation. No one ever sees him or remembers him, and his existence is no more than a legend, whispered in fear by those who he will hunt. He connects with no one…ever…until a hit gone wrong forces him to accept the one assignment he'd never thought he'd take: to save instead of kill.Slade has no concept of mercy, of humanity, of connection, and yet those are exactly what his new charge, Anya Diaz, demands of him. Desperate to save her kidnapped sister, Anya compels Slade to engage emotionally, dragging them both deeper into the twisted, deadly world of the shifter black market. Fierce passion ignites between the two guarded souls, but rising danger threatens to unravel every step they take toward survival. Will the secrets they've both been hiding destroy what little they have left, or will their growing connection empower them to prevail against an enemy far worse than either of them imagined?
Exploits of a War Party from Seraph'Ithil (Hershel Saga #1)
by J.R.R. Thorald
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.50

Hershel is a former prince whose mother Empress, who is so afraid to lose power that she ordered her own son's execution and later, after he escaped the execution, assassination. So Hershel ended up living in hiding under an assumed name and later became a mage to defend himself from the assassins that corrupt evil Empress and privileged Tormellian elites will surely send after him way once their spies find his whereabouts. He also found two companions: Sol popular with women mage and a bard who loves beer, and Saratoga, loyal and devoted swordswoman Tormellia will not stop so Hershel has to find a way to defeat them before they kill him...