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Eona: The Last Dragoneye (Eon, #2)
by Alison Goodman
Genres: Fantasy, Young Adult, Dragons, Romance, Magic, Fiction, High Fantasy
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.11

Eon has been revealed as Eona, the first female Dragoneye in hundreds of years. Along with fellow rebels Ryko and Lady Dela, she is on the run from High Lord Sethon's army. The renegades are on a quest for the black folio, stolen by the drug-riddled Dillon; they must also find Kygo, the young Pearl Emperor, who needs Eona's power and the black folio if he is to wrest back his throne from the selfstyled "Emperor" Sethon. Through it all, Eona must come to terms with her new Dragoneye identity and power - and learn to bear the anguish of the ten dragons whose Dragoneyes were murdered. As they focus their power through her, she becomes a dangerous conduit for their plans. . . .Eona, with its pulse-pounding drama and romance, its unforgettable fight scenes, and its surprises, is the conclusion to an epic story only Alison Goodman can create..
A Christmas Carol / The Chimes / The Cricket on the Hearth
by Charles Dickens
Genres: Classics, Fiction, Christmas, Short Stories, Literature, Fantasy, Victorian
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.14

A Christmas Carol, The Chimes, and The Cricket on the Hearth, by Charles Dickens, is part of the Barnes & Noble Classics series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of Barnes & Noble Classics:All editions are beautifully designed and are printed to superior specifications; some include illustrations of historical interest. Barnes & Noble Classics pulls together a constellation of influences—biographical, historical, and literary—to enrich each reader's understanding of these enduring works. Generations of readers have been enchanted by Dickens’s A Christmas Carol—the most cheerful ghost story ever written, and the unforgettable tale of Ebenezer Scrooge’s moral regeneration. Written in just a few weeks, A Christmas Carol famously recounts the plight of Bob Cratchit, whose family finds joy even in poverty, and the transformation of his miserly boss Scrooge as he is visited by the ghosts of Christmas past, present, and future.From Scrooge’s “Bah!” and “Humbug!” to Tiny Tim’s “God bless us every one!” A Christmas Carol shines with warmth, decency, kindness, humility, and the value of the holidays. But beneath its sentimental surface, A Christmas Carol offers another of Dickens’s sharply critical portraits of a brutal society, and an inspiring celebration of the possibility of spiritual, psychological, and social change.This new volume collects Dickens’s three most renowned “Christmas Books,” including The Chimes, a New Year’s tale, and The Cricket on the Hearth, whose eponymous creature remains silent during sorrow and chirps amid happiness.Katharine Kroeber Wiley, the daughter of a scholar and a sculptor, has a degree in English Literature from Occidental College. Her work has appeared in Boundary Two and the recent book, Lore of the Dolphin. She is currently working on a book on Victorian Christmas writings.
The Ground of Union: Deification in Aquinas and Palamas
by A.N. Williams
Genres: Religion, Theology, Christianity
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.62

This book attempts to resolve one of the oldest and bitterest controversies between the Eastern and Western Christian churches: namely, the dispute about the doctrine of deification. A. N. Williams examines two key thinkers, each of whom is championed as the authentic spokesman of his own tradition and reviled by the other. Taking Aquinas as representative of the West and Gregory Palamas for the East, she presents fresh readings of their work that both reinterpret each thinker and show an area of commonality between them much greater than has previously been acknowledged.
The Exiled Queen (Seven Realms, #2)
by Cinda Williams Chima
Genres: Fantasy, Young Adult, Magic, Romance, Young Adult Fantasy, High Fantasy, Fiction
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.33

Haunted by the loss of his mother and sister, Han Alister journeys south to begin his schooling at Mystwerk House in Oden’s Ford. But leaving the Fells doesn’t mean that danger isn't far behind. Han is hunted every step of the way by the Bayars, a powerful wizarding family set on reclaiming the amulet Han stole from them. And Mystwerk House has dangers of its own. There, Han meets Crow, a mysterious wizard who agrees to tutor Han in the darker parts of sorcery—but the bargain they make is one Han may regret. Meanwhile, Princess Raisa ana’Marianna runs from a forced marriage in the Fells, accompanied by her friend Amon and his triple of cadets. Now, the safest place for Raisa is Wein House, the military academy at Oden's Ford. If Raisa can pass as a regular student, Wein House will offer both sanctuary and the education Raisa needs to succeed as the next Gray Wolf queen. Everything changes when Han and Raisa’s paths cross, in this epic tale of uncertain friendships, cut-throat politics, and the irresistible power of attraction.
Tsubasa: RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE, Vol. 1
by CLAMP
Genres: Manga, Fantasy, Graphic Novels, Comics, Romance, Adventure, Young Adult
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.13

SAKURA AND SYAORAN RETURN!But they're not the people you know. Sakura is the princess of Clow - and possessor of a mysterious, misunderstood power that promises to change the world. Syaoran is her childhood friend and leader of the archaeological dig that took his father's life. They reside in an alternate reality...where whatever you least expect can happen - and does. When Sakura ventures to the dig site to declare her love for Syaoran, a puzzling symbol is uncovered - which triggers a remarkable quest. Now Syaoran embarks upon a desperate journey through other worlds - all in the name of saving Sakura.
Maisie Dobbs (Maisie Dobbs, #1)
by Jacqueline Winspear
Genres: Mystery, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Historical, Audiobook, Historical Mystery, Mystery Thriller
Average rating on Goodreads: 3.92

Maisie Dobbs, Psychologist and Investigator, began her working life at the age of thirteen as a servant in a Belgravia mansion, only to be discovered reading in the library by her employer, Lady Rowan Compton. Fearing dismissal, Maisie is shocked when she discovers that her thirst for education is to be supported by Lady Rowan and a family friend, Dr. Maurice Blanche. But The Great War intervenes in Maisie’s plans, and soon after commencement of her studies at Girton College, Cambridge, Maisie enlists for nursing service overseas.Years later, in 1929, having apprenticed to the renowned Maurice Blanche, a man revered for his work with Scotland Yard, Maisie sets up her own business. Her first assignment, a seemingly tedious inquiry involving a case of suspected infidelity, takes her not only on the trail of a killer, but back to the war she had tried so hard to forget.
Devil in a Blue Dress (Easy Rawlins, #1)
by Walter Mosley
Genres: Mystery, Fiction, Crime, Noir, Mystery Thriller, Historical Fiction, African American
Average rating on Goodreads: 3.87

In Los Angeles of the late 1940s, Easy Rawlins, a black war veteran, has just been fired from his job at a defense plant. Easy is drinking in a friend's bar, wondering how he'll meet his mortgage, when a white man in a linen suit walks in, offering good money if Easy will simply locate Miss Daphne Monet, a blonde beauty known to frequent black jazz clubs.
Idylls of the King
by Alfred Tennyson
Genres: Poetry, Classics, Arthurian, Fantasy, Fiction, Mythology, Historical Fiction
Average rating on Goodreads: 3.96

Written in the middle of his career, Idylls of the King is Tennyson's longest and most ambitious work. Reflecting his lifelong interest in Arthurian themes, his primary sources were Malory's Morte d'Arthur and the Welsh Mabinogion. For him, the Idylls embodied the universal and unending war between sense and soul, and Arthur the highest ideals of manhood and kingship; an attitude totally compatible with the moral outlook of his age. Poetically, Tennyson was heir to the Romantics, and Keats's influence in particular can be seen clearly in much of his work. Yet Tennyson's style is undoubtedly his own and he achieved a delicacy of phrase and subtlety of metrical effect that are unmatched. This edition, based on the text authorized by Tennyson himself, contains full critical apparatus.
Eon: Dragoneye Reborn (Eon, #1)
by Alison Goodman
Genres: Fantasy, Young Adult, Dragons, Magic, Fiction, Young Adult Fantasy, High Fantasy
Average rating on Goodreads: 3.96

Also Known As: Two Pearls of Wisdom, Eon: Rise of the Dragoneye, and Eon (All the same book just published with different publishers)Swordplay, dragon magic--and a hero with a desperate secretTwelve-year-old Eon has been in training for years. His intensive study of Dragon Magic, based on East Asian astrology, involves two kinds of skills: sword-work and magical aptitude. He and his master hope that he will be chosen as a Dragoneye--an apprentice to one of the twelve energy dragons of good fortune. But Eon has a dangerous secret. He is actually Eona, a sixteen-year-old girl who has been masquerading as a boy for the chance to become a Dragoneye. Females are forbidden to use Dragon Magic; if anyone discovers she has been hiding in plain sight, her death is assured.When Eon's secret threatens to come to light, she and her allies are plunged into grave danger and a deadly struggle for the Imperial throne. Eon must find the strength and inner power to battle those who want to take her magic...and her life.
A Song of Ice and Fire (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1-5)
by George R.R. Martin
Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Science Fiction Fantasy, Adventure, Epic Fantasy, Novels, High Fantasy
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.60

For the first time, all five novels in the epic fantasy series that inspired HBO's "Game of Thrones "are together in one boxed set. An immersive entertainment experience unlike any other, A Song of Ice and Fire has earned George R. R. Martin--dubbed "the American Tolkien" by "Time" magazine--international acclaim and millions of loyal readers. Now here is the entire monumental cycle: A GAME OF THRONESA CLASH OF KINGSA STORM OF SWORDSA FEAST OF CROWSA DANCE WITH DRAGONS Winter is coming. Such is the stern motto of House Stark, the northernmost of the fiefdoms that owe allegiance to King Robert Baratheon in far-off King's Landing. There Eddard Stark of Winterfell rules in Robert's name. There his family dwells in peace and comfort: his proud wife, Catelyn; his sons Robb, Brandon, and Rickon; his daughters Sansa and Arya; and his bastard son, Jon Snow. Far to the north, behind the towering Wall, lie savage Wildings and worse--unnatural things relegated to myth during the centuries-long summer, but proving all too real and all too deadly in the turning of the season.  Yet a more immediate threat lurks to the south, where Jon Arryn, the Hand of the King, has died under mysterious circumstances. Now Robert is riding north to Winterfell, bringing his queen, the lovely but cold Cersei, his son, the cruel, vainglorious Prince Joffrey, and the queen's brothers Jaime and Tyrion of the powerful and wealthy House Lannister--the first a swordsman without equal, the second a dwarf whose stunted stature belies a brilliant mind. All are heading for Winterfell and a fateful encounter that will change the course of kingdoms.  Meanwhile, across the Narrow Sea, Prince Viserys, heir of the fallen House Targaryen, which once ruled all of Westeros, schemes to reclaim the throne with an army of barbarian Dothraki--whose loyalty he will purchase in the only coin left to him: his beautiful yet innocent sister, Daenerys."
Crush
by Richard Siken
Genres: Poetry, LGBT, Romance, Contemporary, Gay, Fiction, Queer
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.33

Richard Siken’s Crush, selected as the 2004 winner of the Yale Younger Poets prize, is a powerful collection of poems driven by panic and obsession. Siken writes with ferocity, and his reader hurtles unstoppably with him. His poetry is confessional, gay, savage, and charged with violent eroticism. In the world of American poetry, Siken's voice is striking. In her introduction to the book, competition judge Louise Glück hails the “cumulative, driving, apocalyptic power, [and] purgatorial recklessness” of Siken’s poems. She notes, “Books of this kind dream big. . . . They restore to poetry that sense of crucial moment and crucial utterance which may indeed be the great genius of the form.”
The Year of Secret Assignments (Ashbury/Brookfield, #2)
by Jaclyn Moriarty
Genres: Young Adult, Contemporary, Fiction, Romance, Realistic Fiction, Humor, Teen
Average rating on Goodreads: 3.91

Three girls. Three boys. Two rival schools.This could get messy.The Ashbury-Brookfield pen pal program is designed to bring together the two rival schools in a spirit of harmony and "the Joy of the Envelope." But when Cassie, Lydia, and Emily send their first letters to Matthew, Charlie, and Sebastian, things don't go quite as planned. What starts out as a simple letter exchange soon leads to secret missions, false alarms, lock picking, mistaken identities, and an all-out war between the schools--not to mention some really excellent kissing.
Memoirs of Dr Andrew Moonir Khan - A great Educator In Trinidad and Tobago
by Brenda C. Mohammed
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.40

Get a glimpse into life in the days of Indentureship in Trinidad and Tobago.Memoirs of Dr. Andrew Moonir Khan: Journey of an Educator, is an inspiring and motivational story.The foreword was written by a former Chief Justice of Trinidad and Tobago, Sir Isaac Hyatali, Q.C.[now deceased]. The Book received two five-star reviews from Readers Favorite.Do you know that at one time Education was not a priority?The young teacher Andrew overcame all obstacles and became a trailblazer in Education in his country climbing the ladder from classroom management to school principal, and superintendent of schools.The Government of Trinidad and Tobago awarded him a scholarship to study teaching methods in the United Kingdom.School violence was never heard of during his tenure.He was God-fearing.Later in life, he became the first Presiding Elder in the Presbyterian church in Trinidad and Tobago.He preached many sermons, some of which are appended to his biography.Teachers will love Dr. Khan's memoir.
A Timeless Abandon
by Collin Pearman
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.80

In the future, the sentence executed against a man for a crime he didn’t commit has serious ramifications for the entire human race. Weapons of mutually assured destruction are about to resurface in a budding conflict against the New and Old worlds, and if the populations of both Earth and the Martian Colonies are to survive, they are going to need his help. But there’s a problem. The man has spent the last year at the mercy of their sentence, in a state of total isolation and indefinite exile, and now he looks on humanity with bitter eyes. Can old wounds be healed, or will history repeat itself?
Reclaim Your Heart: Personal Insights on Breaking Free from Life's Shackles
by Yasmin Mogahed
Genres: Islam, Nonfiction, Self Help, Religion, Spirituality, Psychology, Faith
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.41

Many of us live our lives entrapped by the same repeated patterns of heartbreak and disappointment. Often, we have no idea why this happens. Reclam Your Heart is about freeing the heart from this slavery. It is about the journey in and out of life's most deceptive traps.
My Place
by Sally Morgan
Genres: Nonfiction, Australia, Biography, Memoir, Autobiography, History, Classics
Average rating on Goodreads: 3.96

Looking at the views and experiences of three generations of indigenous Australians, this autobiography unearths political and societal issues contained within Australia's indigenous culture. Sally Morgan traveled to her grandmother’s birthplace, starting a search for information about her family. She uncovers that she is not white but aborigine—information that was kept a secret because of the stigma of society. This moving account is a classic of Australian literature that finally frees the tongues of the author’s mother and grandmother, allowing them to tell their own stories.
Krabat
by Otfried Preußler
Genres: Fantasy, Classics, German Literature, Fiction, Young Adult, Childrens, School
Average rating on Goodreads: 3.93

Krabat - das ist ein 14jähriger Waisenjunge, im Großraum Lausitz/Dresden, im 17.Jahrhundert, der ein Bettlerleben führt. Eines Tages sucht er sein Glück bei einem Müllermeister, der ihn zu sich lockt und als Geselle anstellt. Sofort stellt sich heraus, dass mehr hinter dem "Meister" stecken muss. Dunkle Magie, Intrigen, Täuschungen, Vertrauen, Freundschaft, Rache und ja, auch die Liebe zeichnen die folgende Geschichte aus. Dies alles bildet eine zauberhafte Erzählung, die märchenhaft und spannend beschrieben wird.
Lover Unleashed (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #9)
by J.R. Ward
Genres: Paranormal, Paranormal Romance, Romance, Vampires, Fantasy, Urban Fantasy, Adult
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.27

Number-one New York Times best-selling author J.R. Ward's thrilling new novel in the Black Dagger Brotherhood series.Payne, twin sister of Vishous, is cut from the same dark, seductive cloth as her brother. Imprisoned for eons by their mother, the Scribe Virgin, she finally frees herself - only to face a devastating injury.Manuel Manello, M.D., is drafted by the Brotherhood to save her as only he can - but when the human surgeon and the vampire warrior meet, their two worlds collide in the face of their undeniable passion. With so much working against them, can love prove stronger than the birthright and the biology that separates them?18 hours and 37 minutes.
Phantoms in the Brain: Probing the Mysteries of the Human Mind
by V.S. Ramachandran
Genres: Psychology, Science, Nonfiction, Neuroscience, Medicine, Brain, Medical
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.26

Neuroscientist V.S. Ramachandran is internationally renowned for uncovering answers to the deep and quirky questions of human nature that few scientists have dared to address. His bold insights about the brain are matched only by the stunning simplicity of his experiments -- using such low-tech tools as cotton swabs, glasses of water and dime-store mirrors. In Phantoms in the Brain, Dr. Ramachandran recounts how his work with patients who have bizarre neurological disorders has shed new light on the deep architecture of the brain, and what these findings tell us about who we are, how we construct our body image, why we laugh or become depressed, why we may believe in God, how we make decisions, deceive ourselves and dream, perhaps even why we're so clever at philosophy, music and art. Some of his most notable cases:A woman paralyzed on the left side of her body who believes she is lifting a tray of drinks with both hands offers a unique opportunity to test Freud's theory of denial.A man who insists he is talking with God challenges us to ask: Could we be "wired" for religious experience?A woman who hallucinates cartoon characters illustrates how, in a sense, we are all hallucinating, all the time.Dr. Ramachandran's inspired medical detective work pushes the boundaries of medicine's last great frontier -- the human mind -- yielding new and provocative insights into the "big questions" about consciousness and the self.
The Room
by Jonas Karlsson
Genres: Fiction, Contemporary, Magical Realism, Fantasy, Sweden, Humor, Audiobook
Average rating on Goodreads: 3.58

Funny, clever, surreal, and thought-provoking, this Kafkaesque masterpiece introduces the unforgettable Bjorn, an exceptionally meticulous office worker striving to live life on his own terms.Bjorn is a compulsive, meticulous bureaucrat who discovers a secret room at the government office where he works - a secret room that no one else in his office will acknowledge. When Bjorn is in his room, what his co-workers see is him standing by the wall and staring off into space looking dazed, relaxed, and decidedly creepy. Bjorn's bizarre behavior eventually leads his co-workers to try to have him fired, but Bjorn will turn the tables on them with help from his secret room. Debut author Jonas Karlsson doesn't leave a word out of place in this brilliant, bizarre, delightful take on how far we will go--in a world ruled by conformity - to live an individual and examined life.
Atemschaukel
by Herta MÃ¼ller
Genres: Fiction, Historical Fiction, German Literature, Nobel Prize, Romania, Germany, Historical
Average rating on Goodreads: 3.89

Herta Müllers Atemschaukel ist ein Ereignis. In einem überwältigenden, poetischen Roman erzählt sie vom Schicksal eines jungen Mannes aus Siebenbürgen im russischen Arbeitslager."Ich setzte mich an den Tisch und wartete auf Mitternacht. Und Mitternacht kam, aber die Patrouille hatte Verspätung. Drei Stunden mussten vergehen, das hielt man fast nicht aus. Dann waren sie da. Die Mutter hielt mir den Mantel mit dem schwarzen Samtbündchen. Ich schlüpfte hinein. Sie weinte. Ich zog die grünen Handschuhe an. Auf dem Holzgang, genau dort, wo die Gasuhr ist, sagte die Großmutter: ICH WEISS DU KOMMST WIEDER.Ich habe mir diesen Satz nicht absichtlich gemerkt. Ich habe ihn unachtsam mit ins Lager genommen. Ich hatte keine Ahnung, dass er mich begleitet. Aber so ein Satz ist selbständig. Er hat in mir gearbeitet, mehr als alle mitgenommenen Bücher. ICH WEISS DU KOMMST WIEDER wurde zum Komplizen der Herzschaufel und zum Kontrahenten des Hungerengels. Weil ich wiedergekommen bin, darf ich das sagen: So ein Satz hält einen am Leben."
Disabling Professions
by Ivan Illich
Genres: Nonfiction, Philosophy, Sociology, Politics, Theory, Technology
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.15

Why do we put so many resources into medicine, education and law with so little apparent benefit? Why do we hold the professions in awe and allow them to set up what are in effect monopolies? This fascinating and controversial collection of essays challenges the power and the mystique of the modern professions.
The Minority Report
by Philip K. Dick
Genres: Science Fiction, Fiction, Short Stories, Dystopia, Classics, Science Fiction Fantasy, Mystery
Average rating on Goodreads: 3.84

In the world of The Minority Report, Commissioner John Anderton is the one to thank for the lack of crime. He is the originator of the Precrime System, which uses precogs—people with the power to see into the future—to identify criminals before they can do any harm. Unfortunately for Anderton, his precogs perceive him as the next criminal.
Driving in LA
by Brenda Bakke
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.83

Driving in LA is the story of the narrator's first 2 years of moving to, and surviving in Los Angeles in the early 1980's. From being driven to become a professional actress, her story takes us through rapes, cocaine addiction, and prostitution, all while trying to keep her spirit and dreams alive.
Melt (TimeBend, #1)
by Ann  Denton
Genres: Dystopia
Average rating on Goodreads: 3.91

Fire for fire. Blood for blood. A teenage girl must master her powers before she becomes prey in a post-apocalyptic war. After the apocalypse, the two surviving tribes are locked in a war for the Gottermund River, the only water source untainted by the bomb. Mala is a medic's daughter who'd do anything to be normal. Even break the law. She believes she's on the brink of insanity. She keeps having visions. She can't stand to see the injured soldiers her mother treats, their haunted eyes make her hallucinate. To get rid of the delusions, Mala tries an illegal magic spell. And then, all hell breaks loose. An attack by the other tribe becomes a massacre. Mala's mother is killed. And Mala's hallucinations morph into something new-a power no one has ever seen before. She's recruited into a covert group of assassins. They promise her vengeance. But Mala's power draws people like a moth to a flame. And everyone has an agenda... Mala finds herself caught in a web of war, intrigue, and magic. Will she escape alive?