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Awakening (The Shard Chronicles, #1)
by Ono Northey
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.25

What would you do if the country you loved covered up the reasons behind your battlefield injuries and accused you of treason and madness? What if you thought they might be right?  Find out why readers are calling The Shard Chronicles "The Matrix meets the Bourne Identity" in this jaw-dropping urban fantasy series!  
"This is the gritty urban fantasy series we've been waiting for! Finally, the perfect mix of pulse-pounding action, an innovative magic world, and wonderfully engaging dialogue! More! Give us more!"
 - Epic Reviews  
If you like Lee Child's Jack Reacher, Vince Flynn's Mitch Rapp, and Robert Ludlum's Jason Bourne, you won't be able to put down the compulsively addictive series!
  EARLY READER REVIEWS ★★★★★ 'The characters are well written. The pacing is excellent' ★★★★★ 'Northey is a great writer, painting vivid pictures with his descriptions.' ★★★★★ 'Strong, relevant and very cinematic.' ★★★★★ 'A slam dunk winner.' ★★★★★ 'I am thoroughly hooked on Ono Northey's writing' ★★★★★ 'Steve is a goddamn superhero! Sexy girls, cool magic, pulse pounding action! YES! MORE PLEASE, YES!' ★★★★★ 'Incredibly entertaining, insightful, and fun!' ★★★★★ "Dresden and Reacher ain't got nothin' on Steve Jang!" ★★★★★ 'Remarkable book!' ★★★★★ 'Northey attains the highest level of character, story and entertainment the likes of which I haven't seen since Eisler, Child, or Robertson! Highly, highly recommend!' ★★★★★ 'Simply awesome.' ★★★★★ 'Do yourself a favor and pick up this book now!'
I'm Thinking of Ending Things
by Iain Reid
Genres: Horror, Fiction, Thriller, Mystery, Mystery Thriller, Audiobook, Adult
Average rating on Goodreads: 3.59

Now a Netflix original movie, this deeply scary and intensely unnerving novel follows a couple in the midst of a twisted unraveling of the darkest unease. You will be scared. But you won’t know why…I’m thinking of ending things. Once this thought arrives, it stays. It sticks. It lingers. It’s always there. Always.  Jake once said, “Sometimes a thought is closer to truth, to reality, than an action. You can say anything, you can do anything, but you can’t fake a thought.”  And here’s what I’m thinking: I don’t want to be here. In this smart and intense literary suspense novel, Iain Reid explores the depths of the human psyche, questioning consciousness, free will, the value of relationships, fear, and the limitations of solitude. Reminiscent of Jose Saramago’s early work, Michel Faber’s cult classic Under the Skin, and Lionel Shriver’s We Need to Talk about Kevin, “your dread and unease will mount with every passing page” (Entertainment Weekly) of this edgy, haunting debut. Tense, gripping, and atmospheric, I’m Thinking of Ending Things pulls you in from the very first page…and never lets you go.
Gmorning, Gnight!: Little Pep Talks for Me & You
by Lin-Manuel Miranda
Genres: Poetry, Nonfiction, Self Help, Audiobook, Adult, Humor, Inspirational
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.28

From the creator and star of Hamilton, with beautiful illustrations by Jonny Sun, comes a book of affirmations to inspire readers at the beginning and end of each day.Good morning. Do NOT get stuck in the comments section of life today. Make, do, create the things. Let others tussle it out. Vamos!Before he inspired the world with Hamilton and was catapulted to international fame, Lin-Manuel Miranda was inspiring his Twitter followers with words of encouragement at the beginning and end of each day. He wrote these original sayings, aphorisms, and poetry for himself as much as for others. But as Miranda's audience grew, these messages took on a life on their own. Now Miranda has gathered the best of his daily greetings into a beautiful collection illustrated by acclaimed artist (and fellow Twitter favorite) Jonny Sun.Full of comfort and motivation, Gmorning, Gnight! is a touchstone for anyone who needs a quick lift.
Drama
by Raina Telgemeier
Genres: Graphic Novels, Middle Grade, Young Adult, Comics, LGBT, Fiction, Realistic Fiction
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.20

PLACES, EVERYONE!Callie loves theater. And while she would totally try out for her middle school's production of Moon Over Mississippi, she can't really sing. Instead she's the set designer for the drama department stage crew, and this year she's determined to create a set worthy of Broadway on a middle-school budget. But how can she, when she doesn't know much about carpentry, ticket sales are down, and the crew members are having trouble working together? Not to mention the onstage AND offstage drama that occurs once the actors are chosen. And when two cute brothers enter the picture, things get even crazier!
How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe
by Charles Yu
Genres: Science Fiction, Fiction, Time Travel, Science Fiction Fantasy, Humor, Speculative Fiction, Fantasy
Average rating on Goodreads: 3.44

A story of a son searching for his father . . . through quantum space–time.  Minor Universe 31 is a vast story-space on the outskirts of fiction, where paradox fluctuates like the stock market, lonely sexbots beckon failed protagonists, and time travel is serious business. Every day, people get into time machines and try to do the one thing they should never do: change the past. That’s where Charles Yu, time travel technician—part counselor, part gadget repair man—steps in. He helps save people from themselves. Literally. When he’s not taking client calls or consoling his boss, Phil, who could really use an upgrade, Yu visits his mother (stuck in a one-hour cycle of time, she makes dinner over and over and over) and searches for his father, who invented time travel and then vanished. Accompanied by TAMMY, an operating system with low self-esteem, and Ed, a nonexistent but ontologically valid dog, Yu sets out, and back, and beyond, in order to find the one day where he and his father can meet in memory. He learns that the key may be found in a book he got from his future self. It’s called How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe, and he’s the author. And somewhere inside it is the information that could help him—in fact it may even save his life.
Pray for Silence (Kate Burkholder, #2)
by Linda Castillo
Genres: Mystery, Thriller, Fiction, Amish, Crime, Mystery Thriller, Audiobook
Average rating on Goodreads: 3.99

The Plank family moved from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, to join the small Amish community of Painters Mill less than a year ago and seemed the model of the Plain Life—until on a cold October night, the entire family of seven was found slaughtered on their farm. Police Chief Kate Burkholder and her small force have few clues, no motive, and no suspect. Formerly Amish herself, Kate is no stranger to the secrets the Amish keep from the English—and each other—but this crime is horribly out of the ordinary.State agent John Tomasetti arrives on the scene to assist. He and Kate worked together on a previous case during which they began a volatile relationship. They soon realize the disturbing details of this case will test their emotional limits and force them to face demons from their own troubled pasts—and for Kate, a personal connection that is particularly hard to bear.When she discovers a diary that belonged to one of the teenaged daughters, Kate is shocked to learn the girl kept some very dark secrets and may have been living a lurid double life. Who is the charismatic stranger who stole the young Amish girl’s heart? Could the brother—a man with a violent past, rejected and shunned by his family and the Amish community, have come to seek out revenge? As Kate’s outrage grows so does her resolve to find the killer and bring him to justice—even if it means putting herself in the line of fire.
More Than Human
by Theodore Sturgeon
Genres: Science Fiction, Fiction, Fantasy, Classics, Science Fiction Fantasy, Novels, Speculative Fiction
Average rating on Goodreads: 3.95

There's Lone, the simpleton who can hear other people's thoughts and make a man blow his brains out just by looking at him. There's Janie, who moves things without touching them, and there are the teleporting twins, who can travel ten feet or ten miles. There's Baby, who invented an antigravity engine while still in the cradle, and Gerry, who has everything it takes to run the world except for a conscience. Separately, they are talented freaks. Together, they compose a single organism that may represent the next step in evolution, and the final chapter in the history of the human race.In this genre-bending novel - among the first to have launched scifi into the arena of literature - one of the great imaginers of the twentieth century tells a story as mind-blowing as any controlled substance and as affecting as a glimpse into a stranger's soul. For as the protagonists of More Than Human struggle to find who they are and whether they are meant to help humanity or destroy it. Theodore Sturgeon explores questions of power and morality, individuality and belonging, with suspense, pathos, and a lyricism rarely seen in science fiction.
Earth (The Book): A Visitor's Guide to the Human Race
by Jon   Stewart
Genres: Humor, Nonfiction, Comedy, Politics, Audiobook, History, Science
Average rating on Goodreads: 3.90

The eagerly awaited new book from the Emmy-winning, Oscar-hosting, Daily Show- anchoring Jon Stewart--the man behind the megaseller America (The Book) .Where do we come from? Who created us? Why are we here? These questions have puzzled us since the dawn of time, but when it became apparent to Jon Stewart and the writers of The Daily Show that the world was about to end, they embarked on a massive mission to write a book that summed up the human race: What we looked like; what we accomplished; our achievements in society, government, religion, science and culture -- all in a tome of approximately 256 pages with lots of color photos, graphs and charts.After two weeks of hard work, they had their book. Earth (The Book) is the definitive guide to our species. With their trademark wit, irreverence, and intelligence, Stewart and his team will posthumously answer all of life's most hard-hitting questions, completely unburdened by objectivity, journalistic integrity, or even accuracy.
Madeline
by Ludwig Bemelmans
Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Classics, Fiction, France, Poetry, Kids
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.25

Madeline is one of the best-loved characters in children's literature. Set in picturesque Paris, this tale of a brave little girl's trip to the hospital was a Caldecott Honor Book in 1940 and has as much appeal today as it did then. The combination of a spirited heroine, timelessly appealing art, cheerful humor, and rhythmic text makes Madeline a perennial favorite with children of all ages.
The Ugly Duckling
by Hans Christian Andersen
Genres: Childrens, Classics, Picture Books, Fairy Tales, Fiction, Animals, Fantasy
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.12

For over one hundred years The Ugly Duckling has been a childhood favorite, and Jerry Pinkney's spectacular new adaptation brings it triumphantly to new generations of readers. With keen emotion and fresh vision, the acclaimed artist captures the essence of the tale's timeless appeal: The journey of the awkward little bird -- marching bravely through hecklers, hunters, and cruel seasons -- is an unforgettable survival story; this blooming into a graceful swan is a reminder of the patience often necessary to discover true happiness. Splendid watercolors set in the lush countryside bring drama to life.
The Little Match Girl
by Hans Christian Andersen
Genres: Classics, Childrens, Picture Books, Christmas, Fiction, Short Stories, Fairy Tales
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.09

The wares of the poor little match girl illuminate her cold world, bringing some beauty to her brief, tragic life.
Snow Country
by Yasunari Kawabata
Genres: Fiction, Japan, Classics, Japanese Literature, Romance, Literature, Asia
Average rating on Goodreads: 3.62

Nobel Prize recipient Yasunari Kawabata's Snow Country is widely considered to be the writer's masterpiece, a powerful tale of wasted love set amid the desolate beauty of western Japan.At an isolated mountain hot spring, with snow blanketing every surface, Shimamura, a wealthy dilettante meets Komako, a lowly geisha. She gives herself to him fully and without remorse, despite knowing that their passion cannot last and that the affair can have only one outcome. In chronicling the course of this doomed romance, Kawabata has created a story for the ages, a stunning novel dense in implication and exalting in its sadness.
Four Past Midnight
by Stephen King
Genres: Horror, Fiction, Short Stories, Thriller, Fantasy, Mystery, Suspense
Average rating on Goodreads: 3.94

At midnight comes the point of balance. Of danger. The instant of utter stillness when between two beats of the heart, an alternative reality can slip through, like a blade between the ribs, and switch you into a new and terrifying world."Four Past Midnight": four heart-stopping accounts of that moment when the familiar world fractures beyond sense, the fragments spinning away from the desperate, clutching reach of sanity...
The Lacuna
by Barbara Kingsolver
Genres: Fiction, Historical Fiction, Historical, Literary Fiction, Novels, Art, Book Club
Average rating on Goodreads: 3.80

In her most accomplished novel, Barbara Kingsolver takes us on an epic journey from the Mexico City of artists Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo to the America of Pearl Harbor, FDR, and J. Edgar Hoover. The Lacuna is a poignant story of a man pulled between two nations as they invent their modern identities. Born in the United States, reared in a series of provisional households in Mexico—from a coastal island jungle to 1930s Mexico City—Harrison Shepherd finds precarious shelter but no sense of home on his thrilling odyssey. Life is whatever he learns from housekeepers who put him to work in the kitchen, errands he runs in the streets, and one fateful day, by mixing plaster for famed Mexican muralist Diego Rivera. He discovers a passion for Aztec history and meets the exotic, imperious artist Frida Kahlo, who will become his lifelong friend. When he goes to work for Lev Trotsky, an exiled political leader fighting for his life, Shepherd inadvertently casts his lot with art and revolution, newspaper headlines and howling gossip, and a risk of terrible violence. Meanwhile, to the north, the United States will soon be caught up in the internationalist goodwill of World War II. There in the land of his birth, Shepherd believes he might remake himself in America's hopeful image and claim a voice of his own. He finds support from an unlikely kindred soul, his stenographer, Mrs. Brown, who will be far more valuable to her employer than he could ever know. Through darkening years, political winds continue to toss him between north and south in a plot that turns many times on the unspeakable breach—the lacuna—between truth and public presumption. With deeply compelling characters, a vivid sense of place, and a clear grasp of how history and public opinion can shape a life, Barbara Kingsolver has created an unforgettable portrait of the artist—and of art itself. The Lacuna is a rich and daring work of literature, establishing its author as one of the most provocative and important of her time.
Frog and Toad All Year (Frog and Toad, #3)
by Arnold Lobel
Genres: Childrens, Picture Books, Fiction, Animals, Classics, Fantasy, Juvenile
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.35

Friends all year.In winter, spring, summer, and fall, Frog and Toad are always together. Here is a wise and wonderful story for each season of the year—and one for Christmas, too.
The Devotion of Suspect X (Detective Galileo, #1)
by Keigo Higashino
Genres: Mystery, Fiction, Japan, Crime, Thriller, Japanese Literature, Mystery Thriller
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.16

Yasuko lives a quiet life, working in a Tokyo bento shop, a good mother to her only child. But when her ex-husband appears at her door without warning one day, her comfortable world is shattered. When Detective Kusanagi of the Tokyo Police tries to piece together the events of that day, he finds himself confronted by the most puzzling, mysterious circumstances he has ever investigated. Nothing quite makes sense, and it will take a genius to understand the genius behind this particular crime...
A Conservation Notebook
by Paul Spencer Sochaczewski
Genres: Nonfiction, Education, Nature, Book Club, How To, Memoir, Inspirational
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.29

Are You Optimistic We Can Save the Planet?A Conservation Notebook has plenty of Paul in it, but it’s not intended to be a memoir. Nor is it a history of the modern conservation movement. This highly personal volume from the former head of Creative Services for WWF International wanders from crowded UN conference rooms in Rio to simple farmers in Bhutan, to coral reefs in Micronesia and the Philippines to the wild regions of Indonesian New Guinea where outsiders want a piece of a poor farmer’s soul to the rainforests of Borneo where indigenous tribesmen fight for their land. From a mythical sacred mountain in India to holy groves in Burma to an ecological war zone in Zimbabwe, from brave people with good intentions to nasty folks with greed tarnishing their hearts.Warning. This book contains no finger-wagging lectures, not too many depressing statistics, and no easy solutions.It is a collection of adventures, encounters, traveler’s tales, outlying ideas, commentaries, and observations reflecting five decades of work in the nature conservation wonderland, linked by the theme that nature is too important to ignore.
Child of the Prophecy (Sevenwaters, #3)
by Juliet Marillier
Genres: Fantasy, Romance, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Historical, Historical Fantasy, Magic
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.12

Child of the Prophecy is the thrilling conclusion to Juliet Marillier's award-winning Sevenwaters Trilogy.Magic is fading... and the ways of Man are driving the Old Ones to the West, beyond the ken of humankind. The ancient groves are being destroyed, and if nothing is done, Ireland will lose its essential mystic core.The prophecies of long ago have foretold a way to prevent this horror, and it is the Sevenwaters clan that the Spirits of Eire look to for salvation. They are a family bound into the lifeblood of the land, and their promise to preserve the magic has been the cause of great joy to them... as well as great sorrow.It is up to Fainne, daughter of Niamh, the lost sister of Sevenwaters, to solve the riddles of power. She is the shy child of a reclusive sorcerer, and her way is hard, for her father is the son of the wicked sorceress Oonagh, who has emerged from the shadows and seeks to destroy all that Sevenwaters has striven for. Oonagh will use her granddaughter Fainne most cruelly to accomplish her ends, and stops at nothing to see her will done.Will Fainne be strong enough to battle this evil and save those she has come to love?
I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream
by Harlan Ellison
Genres: Science Fiction, Horror, Short Stories, Fiction, Classics, Fantasy, Dystopia
Average rating on Goodreads: 3.90

First published in 1967 and re-issued in 1983, I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream contains seven stories with copyrights ranging from 1958 through 1967. This edition contains the original introduction by Theodore Sturgeon and the original foreword by Harlan Ellison, along with a brief update comment by Ellison that was added in the 1983 edition. Among Ellison's more famous stories, two consistently noted as among his very best ever are the title story and the volume's concluding one, Pretty Maggie Moneyeyes.Since Ellison himself strongly resists categorization of his work, we won't call them science fiction, or SF, or speculative fiction or horror or anything else except compelling reading experiences that are sui generis. They could only have been written by Harlan Ellison and they are incomparably original.CONTENTS"I Have No Mouth & I Must Scream""Big Sam Was My Friend""Eyes of Dust""World of the Myth""Lonelyache""Delusion for Dragonslayer""Pretty Maggie Moneyeyes"
Inés of My Soul
by Isabel Allende
Genres: Historical Fiction, Fiction, Historical, Romance, Spanish Literature, Magical Realism, Novels
Average rating on Goodreads: 3.97

Born into a poor family in Spain, Inés, a seamstress, finds herself condemned to a life of hard work without reward or hope for the future. It is the sixteenth century, the beginning of the Spanish conquest of the Americas, and when her shiftless husband disappears to the New World, Inés uses the opportunity to search for him as an excuse to flee her stifling homeland and seek adventure. After her treacherous journey takes her to Peru, she learns that her husband has died in battle. Soon she begins a fiery love affair with a man who will change the course of her life: Pedro de Valdivia, war hero and field marshal to the famed Francisco Pizarro.Valdivia's dream is to succeed where other Spaniards have failed: to become the conquerer of Chile. The natives of Chile are fearsome warriors, and the land is rumored to be barren of gold, but this suits Valdivia, who seeks only honor and glory. Together the lovers Inés Suárez and Pedro de Valdivia will build the new city of Santiago, and they will wage a bloody, ruthless war against the indigenous Chileans—the fierce local Indians led by the chief Michimalonko, and the even fiercer Mapuche from the south. The horrific struggle will change them forever, pulling each of them toward their separate destinies.Inés of My Soul is a work of breathtaking scope: meticulously researched, it engagingly dramatizes the known events of Inés Suárez's life, crafting them into a novel full of the narrative brilliance and passion readers have come to expect from Isabel Allende.
The Lucifer Effect: Understanding How Good People Turn Evil
by Philip G. Zimbardo
Genres: Psychology, Nonfiction, Science, Sociology, Philosophy, History, Self Help
Average rating on Goodreads: 3.92

Philip Zimbardo nevét a stanfordi börtönkísérlet tette ismertté, s ez a kísérlet késztette őt arra, hogy feltegye azt a kérdést, amelyik tudományos pályája során mindvégig foglalkoztatta: Vajon mitől válnak teljesen normális, hétköznapi emberek egyszerre végtelenül kegyetlenné? Hogyan fordulhat elő, hogy bizonyos körülmények között ezek a teljesen normális, hétköznapi emberek megkínozzák, akár meg is ölik a nekik mit sem ártó, teljesen normális, hétköznapi embertársaikat?Ugye most arra gondolnak, ez képtelenség, én a légynek sem tudnék ártani, nincs az a helyzet, amelyben ... Vagy mégis lehetséges lenne?A világhírű szociálpszichológus, Zimbardo professzor a történelemből és saját, úttörő kutatásaiból vett példák hosszú során keresztül mutatja be, hogy a helyzeti erőviszonyok és a csoportdinamika hatására miként változhatnak tisztességes, feddhetetlen nők és férfiak szörnyeteggé.
Q & A
by Vikas Swarup
Genres: Fiction, India, Contemporary, Asia, Novels, Romance, Drama
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.01

Vikas Swarup's spectacular debut novel opens in a jail cell in Mumbai, India, where Ram Mohammad Thomas is being held after correctly answering all twelve questions on India's biggest quiz show, Who Will Win a Billion? It is hard to believe that a poor orphan who has never read a newspaper or gone to school could win such a contest. But through a series of exhilarating tales Ram explains to his lawyer how episodes in his life gave him the answer to each question.Ram takes us on an amazing review of his own history - from the day he was found as a baby in the clothes donation box of a Delhi church to his employment by a faded Bollywood star to his adventure with a security-crazed Australian army colonel to his career as an overly creative tour guide at the Taj Mahal.Vikas Swarup's Q & A is a beguiling blend of high comedy, drama, and romance that reveals how we know what we know - not just about trivia, but about life itself. Cutting across humanity in all its squalor and glory, Vikas Swarup presents a kaleidoscopic vision of the struggle between good and evil - and what happens when one boy has no other choice in life but to survive.