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Poison in the Blood: The Memoirs of Lucrezia Borgia
by M.G. Scarsbrook
Genres: Historical Fiction, Fiction, Italy, 15th Century, Historical, Medieval, Audiobook
Average rating on Goodreads: 3.42

Lucrezia Borgia fights to save her husband from assasination by her powerful family...1497, Renaissance As the teenage daughter of Pope Alexander VI, Lucrezia Borgia is a young noblewoman immersed in all the glamor of the Vatican Palace. Yet after a brutal killing shocks the city, Lucrezia learns that a dark truth lies beneath the surface of the Papal in their ruthless quest for power, her father and brother are willing to poison their enemies.Her family are murderers.After discovering that her new husband is next to die, Lucrezia struggles to help him escape from Rome before the assassins strike. Against a barrage of political intrigues, papal spies, and diabolical tricks, Lucrezia uses all her wits to defy her family and save her husband from assassination.But as tragedy looms ever closer, and her plans gradually fail, she finds herself confronting an enemy far more sinister than she ever imagined…INCLUDED - An exclusive excerpt of M. G. Scarsbrook's novel THE MARLOWE CONSPIRACY, an historical thriller set in Elizabethan England, featuring Christopher Marlowe and William Shakespeare teaming-up to expose a high-level government conspiracy!
Selected Poems
by W.H. Auden
Genres: Poetry, Classics, Literature, Fiction, 20th Century, British Literature, School
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.19

This significantly expanded edition of W. H. Auden’s Selected Poems adds twenty poems to the hundred in the original edition, broadening its focus to better reflect the enormous wealth of form, rhetoric, tone and content in Auden’s work. Newly included are such favorites as “Funeral Blues” and other works that represent Auden’s lighter, comic side, giving a fuller picture of the range of his genius. Also new are brief notes explaining references that may have become obscure to younger generations of readers and a revised introduction that draws on recent additions to knowledge about Auden.As in the original edition, the new Selected Poems makes available the preferred original versions of some thirty poems that Auden revised later in life, making it the best source for enjoying the many facets of Auden’s art in one volume.
And Still I Rise
by Maya Angelou
Genres: Poetry, Classics, Feminism, Nonfiction, African American, Race, Audiobook
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.42

In this inspiring poem, Maya Angelou celebrates the courage of the human spirit over the harshest of obstacles. An ode to the power that resides in us all to overcome the most difficult circumstances, this poem is truly an inspiration and affirmation of the faith that restores and nourishes the soul. Entwined with the vivid paintings of Diego Rivera, the renowned Mexican artist, Angelou's words paint a portrait of the amazing human spirit, its quiet dignity, and pools of strength and courage. An ideal gift for a friend, lover, or family member, this special edition will be treasured by all who receive it.
Four Quartets
by T.S. Eliot
Genres: Poetry, Classics, Fiction, Literature, 20th Century, Philosophy, American
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.38

The Four Quartets is a series of four poems by T.S. Eliot, published individually from 1936 to 1942, and in book form in 1943; it was considered by Eliot himself to be his finest work. Each of the quartets has five "movements" and each is titled by a place name -- BURNT NORTON (1936), EAST COKER (1940), THE DRY SALVAGES (1941), and LITTLE GIDDING (1942). Eliot's insights into the cyclical nature of life are revealed through themes and images woven throughout the four poems. Spiritual, philosophical, and personal themes emerge through symbolic allusions and literary and religious references from both Eastern and Western thought. The work addresses the connections of the personal and historical present and past, spiritual renewal, and the very nature of experience; it is considered the poet's clearest exposition of his Christian beliefs. (The Merriam-Webster Encyclopedia of Literature)
The Autobiography Of Howard Spring
by Howard Spring
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.43

The autobiography of a man who was once one of the most popular authors in Britain, the volume comprising three previous autobiographical works --Heaven Lies About Us (1939), In The Meantime (1942), and And Another Thing (1946).
For Darkness Shows the Stars (For Darkness Shows the Stars, #1)
by Diana Peterfreund
Genres: Young Adult, Dystopia, Romance, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Retellings, Fiction
Average rating on Goodreads: 3.87

It's been several generations since a genetic experiment gone wrong caused the Reduction, decimating humanity and giving rise to a Luddite nobility who outlawed most technology.Elliot North has always known her place in this world. Four years ago Elliot refused to run away with her childhood sweetheart, the servant Kai, choosing duty to her family's estate over love. Since then the world has changed: a new class of Post-Reductionists is jumpstarting the wheel of progress, and Elliot's estate is foundering, forcing her to rent land to the mysterious Cloud Fleet, a group of shipbuilders that includes renowned explorer Captain Malakai Wentforth--an almost unrecognizable Kai. And while Elliot wonders if this could be their second chance, Kai seems determined to show Elliot exactly what she gave up when she let him go.But Elliot soon discovers her old friend carries a secret--one that could change their society . . . or bring it to its knees. And again, she's faced with a choice: cling to what she's been raised to believe, or cast her lot with the only boy she's ever loved, even if she's lost him forever.Inspired by Jane Austen's Persuasion, For Darkness Shows the Stars is a breathtaking romance about opening your mind to the future and your heart to the one person you know can break it.
The Power of Six (Lorien Legacies, #2)
by Pittacus Lore
Genres: Young Adult, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Fiction, Aliens, Adventure, Paranormal
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.15

I've seen him on the news. Followed the stories about what happened in Ohio. John Smith, out there, on the run. To the world, he's a mystery. But to me . . . he's one of us.Nine of us came here, but sometimes I wonder if time has changed us—if we all still believe in our mission. How can I know? There are six of us left. We're hiding, blending in, avoiding contact with one another . . . but our Legacies are developing, and soon we'll be equipped to fight. Is John Number Four, and is his appearance the sign I've been waiting for? And what about Number Five and Six? Could one of them be the raven-haired girl with the stormy eyes from my dreams. The girl with powers that are beyond anything I could ever imagine. The girl who may be strong enough to bring the six of us together?They caught Number One in Malaysia.Number Two in England.And Number Three in Kenya.They tried to catch Number Four in Ohio—and failed.I am Number Seven. One of six still alive.And I'm ready to fight.
Retribution (C.J. Townsend #1)
by Jilliane Hoffman
Genres: Thriller, Crime, Fiction, Mystery, Mystery Thriller, Suspense, Legal Thriller
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.09

C.J. Townsend is a brilliant prosecutor known for keeping her cool even when trying the most horrific cases. The latest: an accused serial killer who savors cruelty and considers murder an art. But this case is different. C.J. recognizes the suspect. She knows what he's capable of. After all these years she still has the nightmares to prove it. Now she's walking a fine line between justice and revenge. Even C.J. isn't prepared for where it will take her.
The Feast of All Saints
by Anne Rice
Genres: Fiction, Historical Fiction, Horror, Fantasy, Historical, Paranormal, Vampires
Average rating on Goodreads: 3.87

In the days before the Civil War, there lived in New Orleans the gens de couleur libre - copper-skinned half-castes, liberated by their owners, but confined by their color to a life of political nonexistence and social subordination. Still, an aristocracy would emerge in this society: artist, poets, and musicians, plantation owners, scientists and craftsmen whose talents and reputations would extend far beyond the limits of their small world. Mega-selling author Anne Rice's probing, lyrical style sweeps us into their midst as she introduces Marcel, the sensitive, blue-eyed scholar, Marie, his breathtakingly beautiful sister, whose curse is to pass for white; Christophe, novelist and teacher, the idol of all young gens and stunning Anna Bella, whose allure for the well-to-do white man would become legend.Here is a compelling and richly textured tale of a people forever caught in the shadows between black and white.
The Boxcar Children (The Boxcar Children, #1)
by Gertrude Chandler Warner
Genres: Childrens, Fiction, Mystery, Classics, Middle Grade, Young Adult, Chapter Books
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.12

The Aldens begin their adventure by making a home in a boxcar. Their goal is to stay together, and in the process they find a grandfather.
The Twilight Collection
by Stephenie Meyer
Genres: Fantasy, Young Adult, Romance, Vampires, Fiction, Paranormal, Paranormal Romance
Average rating on Goodreads: 3.81

Deeply romantic and extraordinarily suspenseful,Twilight,New Moon, andEclipsecapture the struggle between defying our instincts and satisfying our desires. This stunning set includes three hardcover books, two full-color posters and exclusive tattoos, and makes the perfect gift for fans of this bestselling vampire love story.
The High Window (Philip Marlowe, #3)
by Raymond Chandler
Genres: Mystery, Fiction, Crime, Noir, Detective, Classics, Novels
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.04

Toby Stephens stars in this BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation of Raymond Chandler’s third Philip Marlowe mystery.Fast-talking, trouble-seeking private eye Philip Marlowe is a different kind of detective: a moral man in an amoral world. California in the ’40s and ’50s is as beautiful as a ripe fruit and rotten to the core, and Marlowe must struggle to retain his integrity amidst the corruption he encounters daily.In The High Window, Marlowe starts out on the trail of a single stolen coin and ends up knee-deep in bodies. His client, a dried-up husk of a woman, wants him to recover a rare gold coin called a Brasher Doubloon, missing from her late husband’s collection. That’s the simple part.But Marlowe finds that everyone who handles the coin suffers a run of very bad luck: they always end up dead. If Marlowe doesn’t wrap this one up fast, he’s going to end up in jail - or worse, in a box in the ground.Starring Toby Stephens, this thrilling dramatisation by Robin Brooks retains all the wry humour of Chandler’s serpentine suspense novel. It was first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 on 8 October 2011.
Pan Wołodyjowski (Trylogia, #3)
by Henryk Sienkiewicz
Genres: Historical Fiction, Classics, Fiction, Polish Literature, Historical, Poland, Literature
Average rating on Goodreads: 3.97

Pan Wołodyjowski jest ostatnią powieścią Trylogii (pozostałe to Ogniem i mieczem i Potop). Akcja toczy się na Kresach podczas wojny polsko-tureckiej, za panowania Michała Wiśniowieckiego. Michał Wołodyjowski pojawiał się we wcześniejszych częściach cyklu, zyskując coraz bardziej na znaczeniu. Pisarz, tworząc swego bohatera, wzorował się na autentycznej osobie - podolskim rycerzu Jerzym Wołodyjowskim który zginął podczas obrony Kamieńca. Powieść Sienkiewicza wypełniają dzieje potyczek, pościgów, pojedynków i licznych romansów składających się na porywającą lekturę.
Look Again
by Lisa Scottoline
Genres: Mystery, Fiction, Thriller, Suspense, Audiobook, Mystery Thriller, Adult
Average rating on Goodreads: 3.88

When reporter Ellen Gleeson gets a 'Have You Seen This Child?' flyer in the mail, she almost throws it away. But something about it makes her look again, and her heart stops; the child in the photo is identical to her adopted son, Will. Her every instinct tells her to deny the similarity between the boys, because she knows her adoption was lawful. But she's a journalist and won't be able to stop thinking about the photo until she figures out the truth. And she can't shake the question: if Will rightfully belongs to someone else, should she keep him or give him up? She investigates, uncovering clues no one was meant to discover, and when she digs too deep, she risks losing her own life; and that of the son she loves. Lisa Scottoline breaks new ground in Look Again, a thriller that's both heart-stopping and heart-breaking, and sure to have new fans and book clubs buzzing.
The Labyrinth of Solitude and Other Writings
by Octavio Paz
Genres: Nonfiction, Essays, History, Philosophy, Spanish Literature, Poetry, Classics
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.12

Octavio Paz has long been acknowledged as Mexico's foremost writer and critic. In this international classic, Paz has written one of the most enduring and powerful works ever created on Mexico and its people, character, and culture. Compared to Ortega y Gasset's The Revolt of the Masses for its trenchant analysis, this collection contains his most famous work, "The Labyrinth of Solitude," a beautifully written and deeply felt discourse on Mexico's quest for identity that gives us an unequalled look at the country hidden behind "the mask." Also included are "The Other Mexico," "Return to the Labyrinth of Solitude," "Mexico and the United States," and "The Philanthropic Ogre," all of which develop the themes of the title essay and extend his penetrating commentary to the United States and Latin America.
Lost in the Funhouse
by John Barth
Genres: Short Stories, Fiction, Literature, American, Classics, Literary Fiction, 20th Century
Average rating on Goodreads: 3.70

Barth's lively, highly original collection of short pieces is a major landmark of experimental fiction. Though many of the stories gathered here were published separately, there are several themes common to them all, giving them new meaning in the context of this collection.
Have Space Suit—Will Travel
by Robert A. Heinlein
Genres: Science Fiction, Fiction, Young Adult, Science Fiction Fantasy, Classics, Audiobook, Adventure
Average rating on Goodreads: 3.92

Kip from midwest Centerville USA works the summer before college as a pharmacy soda jerk, and wins an authentic stripped-down spacesuit in a soap contest. He answers a distress radio call from Peewee, scrawny rag doll-clutching genius aged 11. With the comforting cop Mother Thing, three-eyed tripod Wormfaces kidnap them to the Moon and Pluto.
Aylak Adam
by Yusuf Atılgan
Genres: Turkish Literature, Fiction, Turkish, Roman, Classics, Novels, Literature
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.27

Her şeye "karşı" duran, "karşı" çıkan, "karşı" olan bir adam... Aylak Adam... Bir adı bile yok. "C." diyor Yusuf Atılgan kısaca.İnsan her şeye bunca "karşı"yken kendine de "karşı" olmadan nasıl sürdürebilir bir "karşı" yaşamı?C., sıradanlığa, tekdüzeliğe, alışılmışın kolaycılığına hiç mi hiç katlanamıyor. Hem farklıyı hem doğru olanı arıyor. Çabasının boşuna olduğunun da farkında üstelik. Zor bir karakter, zor bir yaşam, yalın bir roman.
Hard Choices
by Hillary Rodham Clinton
Genres: Nonfiction, Politics, Biography, Memoir, History, Audiobook, Autobiography
Average rating on Goodreads: 3.60

Hillary Rodham Clinton’s inside account of the crises, choices, and challenges she faced during her four years as America’s 67th Secretary of State, and how those experiences drive her view of the future.“All of us face hard choices in our lives,” Hillary Rodham Clinton writes at the start of this personal chronicle of years at the center of world events. “Life is about making such choices. Our choices and how we handle them shape the people we become.”In the aftermath of her 2008 presidential run, she expected to return to representing New York in the United States Senate. To her surprise, her former rival for the Democratic Party nomination, newly elected President Barack Obama, asked her to serve in his administration as Secretary of State. This memoir is the story of the four extraordinary and historic years that followed, and the hard choices that she and her colleagues confronted.Secretary Clinton and President Obama had to decide how to repair fractured alliances, wind down two wars, and address a global financial crisis. They faced a rising competitor in China, growing threats from Iran and North Korea, and revolutions across the Middle East. Along the way, they grappled with some of the toughest dilemmas of US foreign policy, especially the decision to send Americans into harm’s way, from Afghanistan to Libya to the hunt for Osama bin Laden.By the end of her tenure, Secretary Clinton had visited 112 countries, traveled nearly one million miles, and gained a truly global perspective on many of the major trends reshaping the landscape of the twenty-first century, from economic inequality to climate change to revolutions in energy, communications, and health. Drawing on conversations with numerous leaders and experts, Secretary Clinton offers her views on what it will take for the United States to compete and thrive in an interdependent world. She makes a passionate case for human rights and the full participation in society of women, youth, and LGBT people. An astute eyewitness to decades of social change, she distinguishes the trendlines from the headlines and describes the progress occurring throughout the world, day after day.Secretary Clinton’s descriptions of diplomatic conversations at the highest levels offer readers a master class in international relations, as does her analysis of how we can best use “smart power” to deliver security and prosperity in a rapidly changing world—one in which America remains the indispensable nation.
My Reason is Love
by Marko Zupanic
Average rating on Goodreads: 5.00

>> AMAZON OFFER >> http://goo.gl/pqvYx9A perfect romance read with elements of the Ebola epidemic. If you wish to read a book while on a ski trip or taking a vacation, this romance novel will keep you warm and provide you with immeasurable pleasure with its interesting and drama-packed story. My Reason is Love is a novel that will uncover your prejudice of love. A tight love connection suddenly becomes shaken when a person appears in the lives of Jazziel and Mikel whom they have not seen in a long time. Problems and events occur which they haven’t expected. The entire situation boils over with the Ebola epidemic that quickly starts to spread around the world. What will happen to Jazziel and Mikel? Who is the mysterious person that will bring disorder into their perfect life? Who will die for love? All these questions will be answered when you embark upon the adventure of reading this romance work of fiction. I honestly hope you will enjoy reading. Your author, Marko Zupanic
The Path to Tyranny: A History of Free Society's Descent into Tyranny
by Michael E. Newton
Genres: History, Nonfiction, Politics, World History, American History
Average rating on Goodreads: 3.96

Western civilization is risking the return of tyranny by increasing the size and scope of government. Throughout history, free societies descended into tyranny when their populations realized they can use the power of government to give themselves benefits at the expense of others. The Path To Tyranny examines how and why each of these free societies descended into tyranny and evaluates the current prospects for the United States.
Watch Me Walk Away (Walking, #1)
by Jill Prand
Genres: Romance, Contemporary Romance, New Adult, Contemporary, M F Romance
Average rating on Goodreads: 3.91

At the age of seventeen, Lisa was broken when Bobby left. He was suppose to be her first. First Love. First Time. First Everything. No word for six long years. She moved away from the painful reminders sacrificing her relationship with her best friend Brad. She struggled to rebuild her life.Now six years later she returns as a strong, successful woman grabbing a job at one of New York’s hottest marketing agencies. She is dating a gorgeous guy with his eyes on a corner office. But it all changes when she sees Bobby again.Can she risk another heartbreak from Bobby? Will she be able to repair her friendship with Brad? Lisa will have to decide between the man she's with, and the two men that want her.Who will she be with, and who will she tell to "Watch Me Walk Away?"
Creation
by Gore Vidal
Genres: Historical Fiction, Fiction, Historical, Literature, Philosophy, Classics, Novels
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.23

Once again the incomparable Gore Vidal interprets and animates history -- this time in a panoramic tour of the 5th century B.C. -- and embellishes it with his own ironic humor, brilliant insights, and piercing observations. We meet a vast array of historical figures in a staggering novel of love, war, philosophy, and adventure . . . "There isn't a page of CREATION that doesn't inform and very few pages that do not delight."-- John Leonard, The New York Times
Beneath a Marble Sky
by John Shors
Genres: Historical Fiction, Fiction, India, Romance, Historical, Book Club, Asia
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.02

Journey to dazzling seventeenth-century Hindustan, where the reigning emperor, consumed with grief over the tragic death of his beloved wife, commissioned the building of a grand mausoleum as a testament to the marvel of their love. This monument would soon become known as the Taj Mahal - a sight famous around the world for its beauty and the emotions it symbolizes.Princess Jahanara, the courageous daughter of the emperor and his wife, recounts their mesmerizing tale, while sharing her own parallel story of forbidden love with the celebrated architect of the Taj Mahal. Set during a time of unimaginable wealth and power, murderous sibling rivalries, and cruel despotism, this impressive novel sweeps you away to a historical Hindustan brimming with action and intrigue in an era when, alongside the brutalities of war and oppression, architecture and the art of love and passion reached a pinnacle of perfection.
The Wealthy Barber: The Common Sense Guide to Successful Financial Planning
by David Chilton
Genres: Finance, Nonfiction, Personal Finance, Business, Money, Self Help, Economics
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.03

"Quite simply the best financial self-help book."--Money Book Club, Book-of-the-Month ClubEven if you consider yourself a financial "basket case," Chilton explains how you can easily put an effective financial plan into action.In this third edition of one of the biggest-selling financial-planning books ever, David Chilton simplifies the complex puzzles of personal finance and helps you achieve financial independence. With the help of his fictional barber, Roy, and a large dose of humor, Chilton shows you how to take control of your financial future--slowly, steadily, and with sure success. Chilton's plan (detailed in an entertaining story) is no get-rich-quick scheme, but it does make financial independence possible on nothing more than an average salary.This third edition has been updated with assistance from the Arthur Andersen Corporation.