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The Extraordinary Education of Nicholas Benedict (The Mysterious Benedict Society, #0)
by Trenton Lee Stewart
Genres: Mystery, Fiction, Middle Grade, Young Adult, Adventure, Childrens, Fantasy
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.37

Nine-year-old Nicholas Benedict has more problems than most children his age. Not only is he an orphan with an unfortunate nose, but he also has narcolepsy, a condition that gives him terrible nightmares and makes him fall asleep at the worst possible moments. Now he's being sent to a new orphanage, where he will encounter vicious bullies, selfish adults, strange circumstances – and a mystery that could change his life forever. Luckily, he does have one thing in his favor: He's a a genius.On his quest to solve the mystery, Nicholas finds enemies around every corner, but also friends in unexpected places – and discovers along the way that the greatest puzzle of all is himself.
Egipcjanin Sinuhe, tom 1
by Mika Waltari
Genres: Historical Fiction, Fiction, Historical, Novels, Classics, Finnish Literature, Egypt
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.34

Translated by Naomi Walford
Dragon Rider (Dragon Rider, #1)
by Cornelia Funke
Genres: Fantasy, Dragons, Young Adult, Fiction, Middle Grade, Childrens, Adventure
Average rating on Goodreads: 3.99

A dragon. A boy. A journey. Firedrake, a brave young dragon, his loyal brownie friend Sorrel and a lonely boy called Ben are united as if by destiny. Together, they embark on a magical journey to find the legendary place where silver dragons can live in peace for ever. With only a curious map and the whispered memories of an old dragon to guide them, they fly across moonlit lands and seas to reach the highest mountains in the world. Along the way, they discover extraordinary new friends in unlikely places and a courage they never knew they had. Just as well, for the greatest enemy of all is never far behind them - a heartless monster from the past who's been waiting a very long time to destroy the last dragons on earth.
The 4 Painful Life Stories: How We Contracted Hiv/Aids
by Francis Otieno
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.60

Life can at times be mean, if not cruel. We all dream of good and blossoming present and future existence. But what happens when life confronts you with its ugly side, and in a flash, repossesses all that glitter? Would you stop living? Angela, James, Elizabeth and Anne are phony characters with life changing stories about how they each got infected with the Hiv/Aids virus:  Angela: was infected through his college boy friend. James: Got infected from the Berber shop. Elizabeth: Was infected at a night club. Anne: Infected from a road accident.  Their unique stories best drive home a message that anyone, anywhere can be in danger of being infected with the virus. Therefore, it is a rallying call to the rest of the world, to embrace and support those infected with this virus. In many cases, a number of people end up being unknowingly infected.  Sometimes when life looses its ‘real meaning’, some people readily resort to committing suicide. Before doing that, this material provides The Suicide’s Checklist; which anyone who intend to commit suicide should carefully go through. And in its finality, the Six Common Misconceptions about sex and Hiv/aids are presented in bare form. i.e that; having sex with a virgin, may help cure the Hiv/aids virus! etc.
The Meat Market (Jonathan Harkon Adventures #1)
by James Chalk
Genres: Science Fiction, Dystopia, Cyberpunk, Pulp, Fiction, Space Opera, Mystery
Average rating on Goodreads: 3.69

For mature readers only. This pulp, cyberpunk, technothriller has profanity, violence, sexual situations, and an atheist protagonist. There are some disturbing scenes that may upset the more sensitive reader. For Jonathan Harkon, living life in exile is never easy. Forced into hiding his true identity and leaving the only home and family he's ever known, Jonathan finds himself halfway across the solar system, smuggling condoms for the religiously-oppressed citizens of an outer-system colony named Sanctity. It isn't long before his cover as a bouncer for a local "bikini-bar" is questioned, and he is quickly embroiled in Sanctity's hardcore, underground, sex-slave trade. With few friends by his side and only his ship, the HMS Mary Rose, to rely upon, Jonathan will need every ounce of the strength and skill that his heavily enhanced, genetically-engineered body can manage, if he means to survive and expose the terrible truth behind Sanctity's "Meat Market." Set in the not too distant future, "The Meat Market" is the first short novel in author James Chalk's "Jonathan Harkon Adventure" series.
History of Art
by H.W. Janson
Genres: Art, History, Art History, Reference, Nonfiction, Textbooks, Classics
Average rating on Goodreads: 3.81

For 1000s of art lovers both amateur & professional, esthetic life began with Janson, as his History of Art is often called. In the 1st edition, published in 1962, he spoke to that perennial reader he gently called "the troubled layman." His opening paragraph revealed his sympathy: "Why is this supposed to be art?" he quoted rhetorically. "How often have we heard this question asked--or asked it ourselves, perhaps--in front of one of the strange, disquieting works that we are likely to find nowadays in the museum or art exhibition?" Keeping that curious, questioning perspective in mind, he wrote a history of art from cave painting to Picasso that was singularly welcoming, illuminating & exciting. Sojourning thru this book, a reader is offered every amenity for a comfortable trip. Because he never assumes knowledge on the part of the reader, a recent immigrant from Mars could comprehend Western art from this text. The only assumption the Jansons have made is that with a little guidance everyone can come to understand the artifacts that centuries of architecture, sculpture, design & painting have deposited in our paths. Countless readers have proven the Jansons right & found their lives enriched in the process.
Lone Wolf Rising (The Winters Family Saga, #1)
by Jami Brumfield
Genres: Paranormal, Vampires, Urban Fantasy, Fantasy, Romance, Werewolves, Supernatural
Average rating on Goodreads: 3.71

Book 1 in the Winters Saga Series begins with Lone Wolf Rising Revenge has deadly consequences. Seventeen year old Rebecca Winters’ main goal for ten years has been to graduate high school and take down the people who killed her parents. When she stumbled upon a werewolf pack in the middle of Phoenix, she knew she’d found a way to make her dream come true. Instead of getting vengeance, an act of war has put her into a position of power and forces her to put her thirst for family justice on a temporary hold. He is duty bound to protect her. Lucian (Lucky) Lamont is a member of the Protectors, an elite supernatural police force who works for the Authority. Their main goal is to keep humans in the dark about the creatures who live among them. Lucky is assigned to protect and manage Rebecca, despite her refusal of help. His cover is simple; he poses as the dutiful ‘pretend’ boyfriend in order to keep an eye on the new alpha wolf. She is his mate. Gabriel Black though taking his pack back from the witch who was chosen as the new alpha would be simple. He thought wrong. His entire world was turned upside down the moment he met Rebecca at the Authority Council meeting…and he was hooked the moment he kissed her to prove she wasn’t dating his best friend, Lucky. It’s like being torn between two lovers. Rebecca is pulled in hundreds of different directions while she attempts to find a way to survive the supernatural world, protect her family, and discover who massacred her entire pack days before her first transformation. She doesn’t have time for romance. But the heart wants what the heart wants. And the wolf gets what the wolf wants – or so her alpha believes. While Rebecca manages to keep her head above water as she unlocks political and family secrets which could destroy her, she loses sight of the most important people in her life and one of them pays the ultimate price.
The Road to Los Angeles (The Saga of Arturo Bandini, #2)
by John Fante
Genres: Fiction, The United States Of America, American, Novels, Classics, Literature, Americana
Average rating on Goodreads: 3.80

From the Editorial Note:This novel introduces Fante's alter ego Arturo Bandini who reappears in Wait Until Spring, Bandini (1938), Ask the Dust (1939), and Dreams from Bunker Hill (1982). The manuscript was discovered among John Fante's papers after his death in May, 1983 by his widow Joyce, and now may be included in that short, distinguished list of important first novels by American authors.
Sounds of Silence
by Phillip Tomasso III
Genres: Middle Grade
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.24

Twelve-year-old Marco Lippa is the star pitcher for his Little League baseball team and does his best to lead his team to victory against their cross-town rivals, reveling in the cheering and applause. After one particular game, he becomes sick and is rushed to the hospital. Treated for meningococcal disease, Marco wakes up to discover that he is deaf—and all of his dreams seem to crumble. Now Marco must come to terms with living in a silent world—and the grief, anger, and loss that seem to go with it. He is enrolled at the state boarding school for the deaf, leaving behind his comfortable home and his family and friends while he re-learns how to communicate and function without his hearing. As if that wasn't hard enough, he quickly discovers that being deaf does not exempt him from the “normal” anxieties he faced at home—bullies, girls, and fitting in. Will he ever find his way back to his dreams?
Letters to My Daughter's Killer
by Cath Staincliffe
Genres: Fiction, Crime, Mystery, Thriller, Novels, Contemporary
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.15

Grandmother Ruth Sutton writes to the man she hates more than anyone else on the planet: the man who she believes killed her daughter Lizzie in a brutal attack four years earlier. Ruth's burden of grief and hatred, has only grown heavier with the passing of time, her avid desire for vengeance ever stronger. In writing to him Ruth hopes to exorcise the corrosive emotions that are destroying her life, to find the truth and with it release and a way forward. Whether she can ever truly forgive him is another matter - but the letters are her last, best hope.Letters To My Daughter's Killer exposes the aftermath of violent crime for an ordinary family and explores fundamental questions of crime and punishment. How do we deal with the very human desire for revenge? If we get justice does reconciliation follow? Can we really forgive those who do us the gravest wrong? Could you?
Totally at Random
by Jenny Hammerle
Genres: Teen, Romance, Contemporary
Average rating on Goodreads: 3.67

alternate cover editions can be found here and here"So, I had this plan that we’d meet and it would be just one fling. A random guy and a random girl- coming together on any random afternoon- just once."***Emily's plan seems like the perfect one. Day after day, Emily goes to the bench in hopes of meeting GodotDrama, her online study partner. A humorous cast of characters visit the bench and after several false run-ins with GodotDrama, Emily finally meets Magnus- a theater student from the nearby School of the Arts. Things get complicated when Emily realizes she’s developed feelings for long-time best friend and hottie, Tate. Add to this a rebellious older sister, absentee parents, and one self-sufficient teen. The end result? The typical, modern American family.Emily must choose and the decision is hers to make. Her plan begins to unravel and she finds herself facing multiple obstacles. One decision could change everything and alienate the one person she needs most.Totally at Random...How choosing a guy at random may not be as random as you thought...
Hart Attack (Titan, #5)
by Cristin Harber
Genres: Military Fiction, Romantic Suspense, Romance, Contemporary Romance, Contemporary, Military Romance, Suspense
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.40

Outside of Titan Group, there are few people that Roman Hart would die for. He’s a soldier, a protector, and he’s haunted that one of the people he should’ve been able to protect didn’t let him. That was years ago, and now a hardened heart and a cocky attitude are his impenetrable shields, until one woman—one challenge—drives him to distraction.On the outside, Beth Tourne has it all. Luxury car, gorgeous condo, and a job partying with the rich and famous. It’s a plush CIA cover, but she wants more. Anything for an adrenaline rush that can override her guilty numbness and let her forget the tragedy she never saw coming.Their scars make them perfect operatives. Their mirrored pasts give them deep, wounded reasons to stay alone. But the more they ignore the tension, the more vulnerable they become. Survival means trust. In one another, behind closed doors, and on the job. The only way they’re making it out alive is if they find peace while waging a war.
Armageddon: Fall of the Vampires
by Chisto Healy
Average rating on Goodreads: 3.50

In a near future vampires are society. They live in happy homes and work everyday jobs and live as we do now - or at least they did until their food supply began to dwindle. Now the entire population is falling to starvation. In a last ditch effort to save themselves and preserve their race the government releases a television broadcast informing the public that it was a government created myth that vampires couldn't sustain themselves by feeding off of other vampires. In an instant the world is sent into a cannibalistic frenzy while the government moves behind the massive distraction to roundup the last remaining human animals to harvest for their own preservation. In the midst of all this, a sixteen year old boy who lost his parents in a hunting expedition is the only hope and protection that his six year old sister has in this world gone mad.
Will You Please Be Quiet, Please?
by Raymond Carver
Genres: Short Stories, Fiction, Classics, American, Literature, 20th Century, The United States Of America
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.21

With this, his first collection, Carver breathed new life into the short story. In the pared-down style that has since become his hallmark, Carver showed us how humour and tragedy dwelt in the hearts of ordinary people, and won a readership that grew with every subsequent brilliant collection of stories, poems and essays that appeared in the last eleven years of his life.
Depression: The Ultimate Cure: How To Get Rid Of Depression In 30 Days or Less
by Cole Sisco
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.36

You’re about to discover a proven strategy to defeat Depression and live the life you've always wanted. Millions of people suffer Day-To-Day from the mental illness called Depression. It has them feeling alone, unloved, and suicidal. Most people who can't break free from Depression, go to substances to temporarily relieve the pain, some even take their lives because they can't bare the dark, Unfathomable feeling. They try so hard to figure out why they feel the way they do. but most of the time, the answer lies within.If you are suffering from Depression, and haven't been able to break free from it, it's because you don't have an effective strategy and the right motivation to end Depression for life. This book goes into a Natural step-by-step strategy that will free you of Depression, and allow you to take back your life and do the things you've always dreamed of! Break free from this mental illness once and for all!
Stanton Adore (Stanton, #1)
by T.L. Swan
Genres: Romance, Contemporary Romance, Contemporary, Erotica, Adult, Erotic Romance, New Adult
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.05

She’s kryptonite. Sensual, sweet, and as annoyingly perfect as she was when I left 7 years ago. My body remembers the way she felt underneath me, and wants her again. My heart remembers the way she crushed it and wants as far away as possible. But she’s everywhere, haunting me, torturing me, driving me past all logical reason. I need to forget her, move on and get her out of my system, but to do that, I need to have her one. Last. Time. It started as a kiss. We never meant to fall in love. But I was 17 and carefree, And he was 19, beautiful and forbidden. Our families never would have accepted it… And I broke his heart to save his future. Now the boy I loved 7 years ago is the man I can’t have. He’s grown into everything my body craves, my heart demands… and my sense of decency rejects.
Raven's Gate (Power of Five, #1)
by Anthony Horowitz
Genres: Fantasy, Young Adult, Horror, Fiction, Adventure, Paranormal, Supernatural
Average rating on Goodreads: 3.90

He always knew he was different.First there were the dreams.Then the deaths began. When Matt Freeman gets into trouble with the police, he's sent to be fostered in Yorkshire. It's not long before he senses there's something wrong with his guardian; with the whole village. Then Matt learns about the Old Ones and begins to understand just how he is different. But no one will believe him; no one can help. There is no proof. There is no logic. There is just the Gate.
Earth Girl (Earth Girl, #1)
by Janet  Edwards
Genres: Young Adult, Science Fiction, Dystopia, Romance, Fantasy, Fiction, Space
Average rating on Goodreads: 3.83

Jarra is stuck on Earth while the rest of humanity portals around the universe. But can she prove to the norms that she’s more than just an Earth Girl?2788. Only the handicapped live on Earth. While everyone else portals between worlds, 18-year-old Jarra is among the one in a thousand people born with an immune system that cannot survive on other planets. Sent to Earth at birth to save her life, she has been abandoned by her parents. She can’t travel to other worlds, but she can watch their vids, and she knows all the jokes they make. She’s an ‘ape’, a ‘throwback’, but this is one ape girl who won’t give in.Jarra invents a fake background for herself – as a normal child of Military parents – and joins a class of norms that is on Earth to excavate the ruins of the old cities. When an ancient skyscraper collapses, burying another research team, Jarra’s role in their rescue puts her in the spotlight. No hiding at back of class now. To make life more complicated, she finds herself falling in love with one of her classmates – a norm from another planet. Somehow, she has to keep the deception going.A freak solar storm strikes the atmosphere, and the class is ordered to portal off-world for safety – no problem for a real child of military parents, but fatal for Jarra. The storm is so bad that the crews of the orbiting solar arrays have to escape to planet below: the first landing from space in 600 years. And one is on collision course with their shelter.
The Crystal of Yggdrasil (Aki and the Spheres of Time, #1)
by Gianni Perticaroli
Genres: Middle Grade
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.12

Achille Chiorri, known as Aki, believes he is a normal twelve year-old like everyone else; that is, until he discovers he has the power to travel to the distant worlds of the Parallel Crystals. With the help of a mighty artifact, the Sphere of Time, Aki goes on his first great journey and discovers that the gods and creatures he thought were only myths, are actually alive and all too real. Aki, together with an extraordinary girl and a special cat, is led by an elf of the Light as he travels through the realms of the Crystal of Yggdrasil, where he will encounter amazing creatures. To be able to return home, Aki must embark on a dangerous mission that leads to an exciting series of events full of twists and turns.
Because of Mr. Terupt (Mr. Terupt, #1)
by Rob Buyea
Genres: Realistic Fiction, Middle Grade, Fiction, Young Adult, Childrens, School, Contemporary
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.35

It’s the start of fifth grade for seven kids at Snow Hill School. There’s . . . Jessica, the new girl, smart and perceptive, who’s having a hard time fitting in; Alexia, a bully, your friend one second, your enemy the next; Peter, class prankster and troublemaker; Luke, the brain; Danielle, who never stands up for herself; shy Anna, whose home situation makes her an outcast; and Jeffrey, who hates school.Only Mr. Terupt, their new and energetic teacher, seems to know how to deal with them all. He makes the classroom a fun place, even if he doesn’t let them get away with much . . . until the snowy winter day when an accident changes everything—and everyone.--jacket description
Das Kapital
by Karl Marx
Genres: Philosophy, Economics, Politics, Nonfiction, Classics, History, Theory
Average rating on Goodreads: 3.88

Das Kapital, Karl Marx's seminal work, is the book that above all others formed the twentieth century. From Kapital sprung the economic and political systems that at one time dominated half the earth and for nearly a century kept the world on the brink of war. Even today, more than one billion Chinese citizens live under a regime that proclaims fealty to Marxist ideology. Yet this important tome has been passed over by many readers frustrated by Marx’s difficult style and his preoccupation with nineteenth-century events of little relevance to today's reader.Here Serge Levitsky presents a revised version of Kapital, abridged to emphasize the political and philosophical core of Marx’s work while trimming away much that is now unimportant. Pointing out Marx’s many erroneous predictions about the development of capitalism, Levitsky's introduction nevertheless argues for Kapital's relevance as a prime example of a philosophy of economic determinism that "subordinates the problems of human freedom and human dignity to the issues of who should own the means of production and how wealth should be distributed."Here then is a fresh and highly readable version of a work whose ideas provided inspiration for communist regimes' ideological war against capitalism, a struggle that helped to shape the world today.
Dark Age
by Felix O. Hartmann
Genres: Science Fiction, Fantasy, Fiction, Amazon
Average rating on Goodreads: 3.80

In 2154 the world as we know it has fallen into oblivion. Mankind lives decimated and scattered in the remnants of the old world. But only few know what really happened. Growing up in a secluded city ruled by a dogmatic tyrant, Adam watches hunger starve the poor, sickness claim the young, and war kill his three older brothers. Turning seventeen, he has one year left before being forced to join the Grey Guard and follow his brothers into the unknown. Wanting to put an end to the broken system and mindless war, to seek a life of harmony with the one he loves, he decides to do whatever it takes to bring the tyrant to his knees.