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Death makes a prophet
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Bloody Sunday
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The perfect couple
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iPhone in easy steps
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Windows 10 for dummies
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Rome : a history in seven sackings
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Japanese stitches unraveled : 160+ stitch patterns to knit top down, bottom up, back and forth, and in the round
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A history of video games in 64 objects
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The shadow emperor : a biography of Napoléon III
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Constance Verity saves the world
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The Washington decree : a novel
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Toucan keep a secret
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Four funerals and maybe a wedding
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The money shot
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A measure of darkness : a novel
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AIQ : how people and machines are smarter together
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Scrum for dummies
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VentureGirls : raising girls to be tomorrow's leaders
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Dreadful company
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Our story : a memoir of love and life in China
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Goodbye, sweet girl : a story of domestic violence and survival
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Young Hitler : the making of the Führer
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The official autism 101 manual
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Off the clock : feel less busy while getting more done
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It takes two
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A duke by default
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Butterfly : from refugee to Olympian - my story of rescue, hope, and triumph
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Kings of the Yukon : one summer paddling across the far north
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Tailspin
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The quiet side of passion
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Pale as death
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Planet funny : how comedy took over our culture
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Great paintings : [the world's masterpieces explored and explained]
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Unicorn crafts : more than 25 magical projects to inspire your imagination.
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Excuse me while I slip into someone more comfortable : a memoir
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The price of greatness : Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and the creation of American oligarchy
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The debatable land : the lost world between Scotland and England
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The shipwreck hunter : a lifetime of extraordinary discoveries on the ocean floor
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Illuminating women in the medieval world
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The other woman
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Clock dance
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Kickflip boys : a memoir of freedom, rebellion, and the chaos of fatherhood
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Training in tenderness : Buddhist teachings on Tsewa, the radical openness of heart that can change the world
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100 greatest literary detectives
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Chosen country : a rebellion in the West
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Transformers vs. Visionaries
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Batman : thrillkiller
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Now say this : the right words to solve every parenting dilemma
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Tesla : inventor of the modern
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The mythology book.
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An excellent choice : panic and joy on my solo path to motherhood
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Eat this! : how fast-food marketing gets you to buy junk (and how to fight back)
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Paradox
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The man who died
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Poems
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Eight stories : tales of war and loss
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Writing the great American romance novel
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Sketch now, think later : jump right into sketching with limited time, tools, and techniques
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If they come for us : poems
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Killing the Deep State : the fight to save President Trump
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The real giants of soccer coaching : insights and wisdom from the game's greatest coaches
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Blame it on Bianca del Rio : the expert on nothing with an opinion on everything
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The merchant of Syria : a history of survival
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Camp Austen : my life as an accidental Jane Austen superfan
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Kahlil Gibran's little book of life
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The Oxford illustrated history of the Third Reich
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Voices, places : essays
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A mouth is always muzzled : six dissidents, five continents, and the art of resistance
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Francis I : the maker of modern France
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The Möbius strip club of grief
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The motherhood affidavits : a memoir
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The new girl : a trans girl tells it like it is
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From fearful to fear free
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Japanese for travelers : phrasebook & dictionary
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The suburban micro-farm : modern solutions for busy people
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Waiting for the last bus : reflections on life and death
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A unicorn in a world of donkeys : a guide to life for all the exceptional, excellent misfits out there
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Shapeshifters : a journey through the changing human body
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So close to amazing : stories of a DIY life gone wrong ... and learning to find the beauty in every imperfection
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Must-see sci-fi
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Priest turned therapist treats fear of God : poems
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Letters to my Palestinian neighbor
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The summer wives
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Cockpit confidential : everything you need to know about air travel : questions, answers & reflections
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The death of truth : notes on falsehood in the age of Trump
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Love and other words
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Pathfinder roleplaying game : adventurer's guide
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Pathfinder roleplaying game. Horror adventures
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Tomb of Annihilation.
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Storm King's thunder.
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Pathfinder player companion : blood of the coven
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Gehrig & the Babe : the friendship and the feud
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The pact : a UFC champion, a boy with cancer, and their promise to win the ultimate battle
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A tiger among us : a story of valor in Vietnam's A Shau Valley
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Something in the water : a novel
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Utility-style : quilts for everyday living
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The world of A wrinkle in time : the making of the movie
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The miracle season
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A matter of life and death
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Tully
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Murdoch mysteries. Season 11
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Final portrait
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Overboard
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Breaking in
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Life of the party
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Tully
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Kings
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Delicious. Series 2
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Revenge
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The rider
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Dark crimes
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Elizabeth blue
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House shark
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Indivisible
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Counterpart. The complete first season
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Keep the change
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The workshop
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The female brain
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My letter to the world
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Eric Clapton : life in 12 bars
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Defining hope
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American socialist : the life and times of Eugene Victor Debs
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Stranger fruit
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Dukale's dream
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A leaf of faith
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Here to be heard : the story of the Slits
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Delay, deny, hope you die
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Civilizations : from the ancient to the modern
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Supergirl
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24 x 36 : a movie about movie posters
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Escape plan 2 : Hades
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The death of Superman
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Big fish & begonia
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The last man on Earth. The complete second season
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800 words. Season 2, part 1
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Major crimes. The sixth and final season
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On Chesil Beach
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The housemaid
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A ciambra
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Predator
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Heaven and earth
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Sunday song
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Magic
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Safe as milk
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Cage to rattle
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Superfly : original motion picture soundtrack.
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Everything is love
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Isolation
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Bark your head off, dog [compact disc]
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Orquesta Akokán
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Please : Further listening 1984-1989
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Black Sabbath. Vol. 4.
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Diver down
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The very best of the Pogues.
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Paris '64
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Mamma mia! Here we go again : the movie soundtrack featuring the songs of ABBA
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Vicious
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Songs for the saints
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Out here nobody knows
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All's fair...
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Beyond the bright sea book cover
Beyond the bright sea book cover

Beyond the bright sea

Lauren Wolk

jFICTION Wolk Lauren
Historical Fiction, Kids

Set adrift on the ocean in a small skiff as a newborn, twelve-year-old Crow embarks on a quest to find the missing pieces of her history.


amangano's picture

This is the perfect book for an end of summer read. -Anne M
Clock Dance book cover
Clock Dance book cover

Clock Dance

Anne Tyler

FICTION Tyler Anne
Fiction, Literary Fiction

Willa Drake can count on one hand the defining moments of her life. In 1967, she is a schoolgirl coping with her mother's sudden disappearance. In 1977, she is a college coed considering a marriage proposal. In 1997, she is a young widow trying to piece her life back together. And in 2017, she yearns to be a grandmother, yet the prospect is dimming. So, when Willa receives a phone call from a stranger, telling her that her son's ex-girlfriend has been shot, she drops everything and flies across the country to Baltimore. The impulsive decision to look after this woman and her nine-year-old daughter will lead Willa into uncharted territory--surrounded by eccentric neighbors, plunged into the rituals that make a community a family, and forced to find solace in unexpected places.


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Anne Tyler is one of my all-time favorite authors and Clock Dance doesn't disappoint. Don't be mislead by the saguro cactus the cover. The novel begins in Arizona but you are soon back in Tyler's Baltimore. If you are an Anne Tyler fan, you will not be disappointed. If you don't know her work, it is time to start reading. -Maeve
Wicked and the wallflower book cover
Wicked and the wallflower book cover

Wicked and the wallflower

Sarah MacLean

FICTION MacLean, Sarah
Fiction, Romance

"When Wicked Comes Calling . . .When a mysterious stranger finds his way into her bedchamber and offers his help in landing a duke, Lady Felicity Faircloth agrees--on one condition. She's seen enough of the world to believe in passion, and won't accept a marriage without it. The Wallflower Makes a Dangerous Bargain . . .Bastard son of a duke and king of London's dark streets, Devil has spent a lifetime wielding power and seizing opportunity, and the spinster wallflower is everything he needs to exact a revenge years in the making. All he must do is turn the plain little mouse into an irresistible temptress, set his trap, and destroy his enemy. For the Promise of Passion . . . But there's nothing plain about Felicity Faircloth, who quickly decides she'd rather have Devil than another. Soon, Devil's carefully laid plans are in chaos and he must choose between everything he's ever wanted . . . and the only thing he's ever desired"--Provided by publisher.


aaxley's picture

I loved this book so much!! Sarah MacLean is my favorite romance writer, and her newest book does not disappoint! -Amanda
The kiss quotient book cover
The kiss quotient book cover

The kiss quotient

Helen Hoang

FICTION Hoang Helen
Fiction, Romance

"A heartwarming and refreshing debut novel that proves one thing: there's not enough data in the world to predict what will make your heart tick. Stella Lane thinks math is the only thing that unites the universe. She comes up with algorithms to predict customer purchases--a job that has given her more money than she knows what to do with, and way less experience in the dating department than the average thirty-year-old. It doesn't help that Stella has Asperger's and French kissing reminds her of a shark getting its teeth cleaned by pilot fish. Her conclusion: she needs lots of practice--with a professional. Which is why she hires escort Michael Phan. The Vietnamese and Swedish stunner can't afford to turn down Stella's offer, and agrees to help her check off all the boxes on her lesson plan--from foreplay to more-than-missionary position... Before long, Stella not only learns to appreciate his kisses, but crave all of the other things he's making her feel. Their no-nonsense partnership starts making a strange kind of sense. And the pattern that emerges will convince Stella that love is the best kind of logic.."--


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This is probably the best romance novel I've read all year! It's smart, feminist, and beautifully diverse. -Amanda
The One : a novel book cover
The One : a novel book cover

The One : a novel

John (Freelance journalist) Marrs

FICTION Marrs John
Fiction, Thriller, Suspense, Romance

"How far would you go to find The One? A simple DNA test is all it takes. Just a quick mouth swab and soon you'll be matched with your perfect partner--the one you're genetically made for. That's the promise made by Match Your DNA. A decade ago, the company announced that they had found the gene that pairs each of us with our soul mate. Since then, millions of people around the world have been matched. But the discovery has its downsides: test results have led to the breakup of countless relationships and upended the traditional ideas of dating, romance and love. Now five very different people have received the notification that they've been "Matched." They're each about to meet their one true love. But "happily ever after" isn't guaranteed for everyone. Because even soul mates have secrets. And some are more shocking than others ... A word-of-mouth hit in the United Kingdom, The One is a fascinating novel that shows how even the simplest discoveries can have complicated consequences."--Provided by publisher.


aaxley's picture

I stayed up until 3am reading this book, and I have no regrets. It was incredible. It's suspenseful, romantic, disturbing, uplifting, and so many other things that shouldn't go together, but do. I can't recommend this book enough! -Amanda
American panda book cover
American panda book cover

American panda

Gloria Chao

YOUNG ADULT FICTION Chao Gloria
Young Adult

A freshman at MIT, seventeen-year-old Mei Lu tries to live up to her Taiwanese parents' expectations, but no amount of tradition, obligation, or guilt prevent her from hiding several truths--that she is a germaphobe who cannot become a doctor, she prefers dancing to biology, she decides to reconnect with her estranged older brother, and she is dating a Japanese boy.


mhines-dochterman's picture

My tweet about this book stands: I finished reading American Panda by @gloriacchao & WOW! People who poo-poo adults who read YA, pick up this book. A great look at a teen with her feet in two cultures, struggling to find her balance. Deeper than I was expecting. A beautiful story. But I’m off cheese for awhile. -Meredith

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