Narges's bookshelf: all en-US Mon, 14 Sep 2026 18:13:23 -0700 60 Narges's bookshelf: all 144 41 https://www.goodreads.com/images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg Yesteryear 238226942
Then, one morning, Natalie wakes up in a strange, horrible version of reality. Her home, her husband, her children—they’re all familiar, but something’s off. Is this a hoax? A reality show? A test from God? Natalie knows just two things for sure: this isn't her perfect life, and she must escape, by any means possible.

As darkly funny as it is shocking and gripping, Yesteryear is an electrifying examination of tradition, fame, faith and the grand performance of womanhood, from a thrilling new talent in fiction.]]> 400 Caro Claire Burke Narges 0 currently-reading 3.84 2026 Yesteryear
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]]> Love and Other Words 36206591 The story of the heart can never be unwritten.

Macy Sorensen is settling into an ambitious if emotionally tepid routine: work hard as a new pediatrics resident, plan her wedding to an older, financially secure man, keep her head down and heart tucked away.

But when she runs into Elliot Petropoulos—the first and only love of her life—the careful bubble she’s constructed begins to dissolve. Once upon a time, Elliot was Macy’s entire world—growing from her gangly bookish friend into the man who coaxed her heart open again after the loss of her mother...only to break it on the very night he declared his love for her.

Told in alternating timelines between Then and Now, teenage Elliot and Macy grow from friends to much more—spending weekends and lazy summers together in a house outside of San Francisco devouring books, sharing favorite words, and talking through their growing pains and triumphs. As adults, they have become strangers to one another until their chance reunion. Although their memories are obscured by the agony of what happened that night so many years ago, Elliot will come to understand the truth behind Macy’s decade-long silence, and will have to overcome the past and himself to revive her faith in the possibility of an all-consuming love.

Love, loss, friendship, and the betrayals of the past all collide in this first fiction novel from New York Times and #1 international bestselling author Christina Lauren (Autoboyography, Dating You / Hating You).]]> 432 Christina Lauren 1501190539 Narges 0 currently-reading 4.19 2018 Love and Other Words
author: Christina Lauren
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average rating: 4.19
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]]> When No One Is Watching 49398072 Rear Window  meets  Get Out  in this gripping thriller from a critically acclaimed and  New York Times  Notable author, in which the gentrification of a Brooklyn neighborhood takes on a sinister new meaning…

Sydney Green is Brooklyn born and raised, but her beloved neighborhood seems to change every time she blinks. Condos are sprouting like weeds, FOR SALE signs are popping up overnight, and the neighbors she’s known all her life are disappearing. To hold onto her community’s past and present, Sydney channels her frustration into a walking tour and finds an unlikely and unwanted assistant in one of the new arrivals to the block—her neighbor Theo.

But Sydney and Theo’s deep dive into history quickly becomes a dizzying descent into paranoia and fear. Their neighbors may not have moved to the suburbs after all, and the push to  revitalize  the community may be more deadly than advertised. When does coincidence become conspiracy? Where do people go when gentrification pushes them out? Can Sydney and Theo trust each other—or themselves—long enough to find out before they too disappear?]]> 352 Alyssa Cole 0062982656 Narges 4 3.43 2020 When No One Is Watching
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name: Narges
average rating: 3.43
book published: 2020
rating: 4
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]]> My Sister, the Serial Killer 38819868
My Sister, the Serial Killer is a blackly comic novel about how blood is thicker - and more difficult to get out of the carpet - than water...]]> 226 Oyinkan Braithwaite 0385544235 Narges 5 3.62 2018 My Sister, the Serial Killer
author: Oyinkan Braithwaite
name: Narges
average rating: 3.62
book published: 2018
rating: 5
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]]> Annie Bot 156023123
She’s learning, too.

Doug says he loves that Annie’s artificial intelligence makes her seem more like a real woman, but the more human Annie becomes, the less perfectly she behaves. As Annie's relationship with Doug grows more intricate and difficult, she starts to wonder whether Doug truly desires what he says he does. In such an impossible paradox, what does Annie owe herself?]]> 240 Sierra Greer 0063312697 Narges 4 3.79 2024 Annie Bot
author: Sierra Greer
name: Narges
average rating: 3.79
book published: 2024
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[Get a Life, Chloe Brown (The Brown Sisters, #1)]]> 43884209
• Enjoy a drunken night out.
• Ride a motorcycle.
• Go camping.
• Have meaningless but thoroughly enjoyable sex.
• Travel the world with nothing but hand luggage.
• And... do something bad.

But it’s not easy being bad, even when you’ve written step-by-step guidelines on how to do it correctly. What Chloe needs is a teacher, and she knows just the man for the job.

Redford ‘Red’ Morgan is a handyman with tattoos, a motorcycle, and more sex appeal than ten-thousand Hollywood heartthrobs. He’s also an artist who paints at night and hides his work in the light of day, which Chloe knows because she spies on him occasionally. Just the teeniest, tiniest bit.

But when she enlists Red in her mission to rebel, she learns things about him that no spy session could teach her. Like why he clearly resents Chloe’s wealthy background. And why he never shows his art to anyone. And what really lies beneath his rough exterior…]]> 373 Talia Hibbert 0062941208 Narges 4 3.77 2019 Get a Life, Chloe Brown (The Brown Sisters, #1)
author: Talia Hibbert
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average rating: 3.77
book published: 2019
rating: 4
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]]> Me Talk Pretty One Day 4137 272 David Sedaris 0349113912 Narges 0 currently-reading 4.02 2000 Me Talk Pretty One Day
author: David Sedaris
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]]> <![CDATA[Homo Deus: A History of Tomorrow]]> 31138556 Yuval Noah Harari, author of the critically-acclaimed New York Times bestseller and international phenomenon Sapiens, returns with an equally original, compelling, and provocative book, turning his focus toward humanity’s future, and our quest to upgrade humans into gods.

Over the past century humankind has managed to do the impossible and rein in famine, plague, and war. This may seem hard to accept, but, as Harari explains in his trademark style—thorough, yet riveting—famine, plague and war have been transformed from incomprehensible and uncontrollable forces of nature into manageable challenges. For the first time ever, more people die from eating too much than from eating too little; more people die from old age than from infectious diseases; and more people commit suicide than are killed by soldiers, terrorists and criminals put together. The average American is a thousand times more likely to die from binging at McDonalds than from being blown up by Al Qaeda.

What then will replace famine, plague, and war at the top of the human agenda? As the self-made gods of planet earth, what destinies will we set ourselves, and which quests will we undertake? Homo Deus explores the projects, dreams and nightmares that will shape the twenty-first century—from overcoming death to creating artificial life. It asks the fundamental questions: Where do we go from here? And how will we protect this fragile world from our own destructive powers? This is the next stage of evolution. This is Homo Deus.

With the same insight and clarity that made Sapiens an international hit and a New York Times bestseller, Harari maps out our future.

]]> 450 Yuval Noah Harari Narges 0 did-not-finish 4.17 2015 Homo Deus: A History of Tomorrow
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]]> <![CDATA[Platform Decay (The Murderbot Diaries, #8)]]> 240019874 Having someone else support your bad decision feels kind of good.

After volunteering to run a rescue mission, Murderbot realizes that it will have to spend significant time with a bunch of humans it doesn't know.

Including human children. Ugh.

This may well call for... eye contact!

(Emotion check: Oh, for f—)]]> 244 Martha Wells 1250827000 Narges 4 4.15 2026 Platform Decay (The Murderbot Diaries, #8)
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average rating: 4.15
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rating: 4
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]]> Book Lovers 58690308 One summer. Two rivals. A plot twist they didn't see coming....

Nora Stephens’ life is books—she’s read them all—and she is not that type of heroine. Not the plucky one, not the laidback dream girl, and especially not the sweetheart. In fact, the only people Nora is a heroine for are her clients, for whom she lands enormous deals as a cutthroat literary agent, and her beloved little sister Libby.

Which is why she agrees to go to Sunshine Falls, North Carolina for the month of August when Libby begs her for a sisters’ trip away—with visions of a small-town transformation for Nora, who she’s convinced needs to become the heroine in her own story. But instead of picnics in meadows, or run-ins with a handsome country doctor or bulging-forearmed bartender, Nora keeps bumping into Charlie Lastra, a bookish brooding editor from back in the city. It would be a meet-cute if not for the fact that they’ve met many times and it’s never been cute.

If Nora knows she’s not an ideal heroine, Charlie knows he’s nobody’s hero, but as they are thrown together again and again—in a series of coincidences no editor worth their salt would allow—what they discover might just unravel the carefully crafted stories they’ve written about themselves.]]> 377 Emily Henry 0593334833 Narges 3 4.06 2022 Book Lovers
author: Emily Henry
name: Narges
average rating: 4.06
book published: 2022
rating: 3
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]]> The Everlasting 225699786 From Alix E. Harrow, the New York Times bestselling author of Starling House, comes a moving and genre-defying quest about the lady-knight whose legend built a nation, and the cowardly historian sent back through time to make sure she plays her part–even if it breaks his heart.

Sir Una Everlasting was Dominion’s greatest hero: the orphaned girl who became a knight, who died for queen and country. Her legend lives on in songs and stories, in children’s books and recruiting posters―but her life as it truly happened has been forgotten.

Centuries later, Owen Mallory―failed soldier, struggling scholar―falls in love with the tale of Una Everlasting. Her story takes him to war, to the archives―and then into the past itself. Una and Owen are tangled together in time, bound to retell the same story over and over again, no matter what it costs.

But that story always ends the same way. If they want to rewrite Una’s legend―if they want to tell a different story--they’ll have to rewrite history itself.

DELUXE EDITION―a beautiful hardcover edition featuring dark teal sprayed edges, a foil stamp on the casing, and full-page illustrations!]]> 320 Alix E. Harrow 1250799082 Narges 4 4.14 2025 The Everlasting
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]]> <![CDATA[The Ten Thousand Doors of January]]> 43521657 In the early 1900s, a young woman embarks on a fantastical journey of self-discovery after finding a mysterious book in this captivating and lyrical debut.

In a sprawling mansion filled with peculiar treasures, January Scaller is a curiosity herself. As the ward of the wealthy Mr. Locke, she feels little different from the artifacts that decorate the halls: carefully maintained, largely ignored, and utterly out of place.

Then she finds a strange book. A book that carries the scent of other worlds, and tells a tale of secret doors, of love, adventure and danger. Each page turn reveals impossible truths about the world and January discovers a story increasingly entwined with her own.

Lush and richly imagined, a tale of impossible journeys, unforgettable love, and the enduring power of stories awaits in Alix E. Harrow's spellbinding debut--step inside and discover its magic.]]> 374 Alix E. Harrow 0316421995 Narges 0 to-read 3.98 2019 The Ten Thousand Doors of January
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]]> <![CDATA[This is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor]]> 35510008 Scribbled in secret after endless days, sleepless nights and missed weekends, Adam Kay's This is Going to Hurt provides a no-holds-barred account of his time on the NHS front line. Hilarious, horrifying and heartbreaking, this diary is everything you wanted to know – and more than a few things you didn't – about life on and off the hospital ward.

As seen on ITV's Zoe Ball Book Club

This edition includes extra diary entries and a new afterword by the author.

]]> 285 Adam Kay Narges 0 currently-reading 4.40 2017 This is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor
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]]> They Never Learn 124948406 From the author of the “raw, ingenious, and utterly fearless” (Wendy Walker, USA TODAY bestselling author) Temper comes a dynamic psychological thriller about two women who give bad men exactly what they deserve.

Scarlett Clark is an exceptional English professor. But she’s even better at getting away with murder.

Every year, she searches for the worst man at Gorman University and plots his well-deserved demise. Thanks to her meticulous planning, she’s avoided drawing attention to herself—but as she’s preparing for her biggest kill yet, the school starts probing into the growing body count on campus. Determined to keep her enemies close, Scarlett insinuates herself into the investigation and charms the woman in charge, Dr. Mina Pierce. Everything’s going according to her master plan…until she loses control with her latest victim, putting her secret life at risk of exposure.

Meanwhile, Gorman student Carly Schiller is just trying to survive her freshman year. Finally free of her emotionally abusive father, all Carly wants is to focus on her studies and fade into the background. Her new roommate has other ideas. Allison Hadley is cool and confident—everything Carly wishes she could be—and the two girls quickly form an intense friendship. So when Allison is sexually assaulted at a party, Carly becomes obsessed with making the attacker pay...and turning her fantasies about revenge into a reality.

Featuring Layne Fargo’s trademark “propulsive writing style” (Kirkus Reviews) and “sinister, of the moment” (Chicago Review of Books) suspense, They Never Learn is a feminist serial killer story perfect for fans of Killing Eve and Chelsea Cain.]]> 349 Layne Fargo Narges 3 3.82 2020 They Never Learn
author: Layne Fargo
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average rating: 3.82
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]]> Yellowface 62047984
So what if June edits Athena’s novel and sends it to her agent as her own work? So what if she lets her new publisher rebrand her as Juniper Song—complete with an ambiguously ethnic author photo? This piece of history deserve to be told, whoever the teller. That is what June believes, and The New York Times bestseller list agrees.

But June cannot escape Athena’s shadow, and emerging evidence threatens her stolen success. As she races to protect her secret she discovers exactly how far she will go to keep what she thinks she deserves.]]> 319 R.F. Kuang Narges 0 to-read 3.67 2023 Yellowface
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average rating: 3.67
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]]> Calypso 38348476
If you've ever laughed your way through David Sedaris's cheerfully misanthropic stories, you might think you know what you're getting with Calypso. You'd be wrong.

When he buys a beach house on the Carolina coast, Sedaris envisions long, relaxing vacations spent playing board games and lounging in the sun with those he loves most. And life at the Sea Section, as he names the vacation home, is exactly as idyllic as he imagined, except for one tiny, vexing realization: it's impossible to take a vacation from yourself.

With Calypso, Sedaris sets his formidable powers of observation toward middle age and mortality. Make no mistake: these stories are very, very funny--it's a book that can make you laugh 'til you snort, the way only family can. Sedaris's powers of observation have never been sharper, and his ability to shock readers into laughter unparalleled. But much of the comedy here is born out of that vertiginous moment when your own body betrays you and you realize that the story of your life is made up of more past than future.

This is beach reading for people who detest beaches, required reading for those who loathe small talk and love a good tumor joke. Calypso is simultaneously Sedaris's darkest and warmest book yet--and it just might be his very best.]]> 272 David Sedaris 0316392359 Narges 0 to-read 4.10 2018 Calypso
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]]> <![CDATA[System Collapse (The Murderbot Diaries, #7)]]> 65211701 Am I making it worse? I think I'm making it worse.

Everyone's favorite lethal SecUnit is back.

Following the events in Network Effect, the Barish-Estranza corporation has sent rescue ships to a newly-colonized planet in peril, as well as additional SecUnits. But if there’s an ethical corporation out there, Murderbot has yet to find it, and if Barish-Estranza can’t have the planet, they’re sure as hell not leaving without something. If that something just happens to be an entire colony of humans, well, a free workforce is a decent runner-up prize.

But there’s something wrong with Murderbot; it isn’t running within normal operational parameters. ART’s crew and the humans from Preservation are doing everything they can to protect the colonists, but with Barish-Estranza’s SecUnit-heavy persuasion teams, they’re going to have to hope Murderbot figures out what’s wrong with itself, and fast.

Yeah, this plan is... not going to work.]]> 245 Martha Wells 1250826977 Narges 5 4.20 2023 System Collapse (The Murderbot Diaries, #7)
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average rating: 4.20
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]]> The Boat of a Million Years 338327 The Boat of a Million Years, Poul Anderson made it his own. Early in human history, certain individuals were born who live on, unaging, undying, through the centuries and millenia. We follow them through over 2000 years, up to our time and beyond-to the promise of utopia, and to the challenge of the stars.

A milestone in modern science fiction, a New York Times Notable Book on its first publication in 1989, this is one of a great writer's finest works.]]> 470 Poul Anderson 0765310244 Narges 0 to-read 3.81 1989 The Boat of a Million Years
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average rating: 3.81
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]]> <![CDATA[Fugitive Telemetry (The Murderbot Diaries, #6)]]> 53205854
When Murderbot discovers a dead body on Preservation Station, it knows it is going to have to assist station security to determine who the body is (was), how they were killed (that should be relatively straightforward, at least), and why (because apparently that matters to a lot of people — who knew?)

Yes, the unthinkable is about to happen: Murderbot must voluntarily speak to humans!

Again!

Cover illustration by Jaime Jones]]> 168 Martha Wells 1250765374 Narges 5 4.23 2021 Fugitive Telemetry (The Murderbot Diaries, #6)
author: Martha Wells
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average rating: 4.23
book published: 2021
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]]> <![CDATA[Network Effect (The Murderbot Diaries, #5)]]> 52381770
It worries about the fragile human crew who've grown to trust it, but only where no one can see.

It tells itself that they're only a professional obligation, but when they're captured and an old friend from the past requires urgent assistance, Murderbot must choose between inertia and drastic action.

Drastic action it is, then.

Illustrator cover artist: Micah Epstein]]> 350 Martha Wells Narges 5 4.42 2020 Network Effect (The Murderbot Diaries, #5)
author: Martha Wells
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average rating: 4.42
book published: 2020
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]]> <![CDATA[Home: Habitat, Range, Niche, Territory (The Murderbot Diaries, #4.5)]]> 57623348 Home: Habitat, Range, Niche, Territory was originally given free to readers who pre-ordered Martha’s Murderbot novel, Network Effect, the fifth entry in the series. The events occur just after the fourth novella, Exit Strategy.]]> 19 Martha Wells 125083886X Narges 4 4.03 2020 Home: Habitat, Range, Niche, Territory (The Murderbot Diaries, #4.5)
author: Martha Wells
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average rating: 4.03
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]]> Too Old for This 221115923 A retired serial killer’s quiet life is upended by an unexpected visitor. To protect her secret, there’s only one option left—what’s another murder? From bestselling author Samantha Downing.

Lottie Jones thought her crimes were behind her.

Decades earlier, she changed her identity and tucked herself away in a small town. Her most exciting nights are the weekly bingo games at the local church and gossiping with her friends. 

When investigative journalist Plum Dixon shows up on her doorstep asking questions about Lottie’s past and specifically her involvement with numerous unsolved cases, well, Lottie just can’t have that.

But getting away with murder is hard enough when you’re young. And when Lottie receives another annoying knock on the door, she realizes this crime might just be the death of her…]]> 385 Samantha Downing 0593101030 Narges 4 3.74 2025 Too Old for This
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average rating: 3.74
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Women in male dominated fields... at least her reasons were valid =))
]]> <![CDATA[Rapport: Friendship, Solidarity, Communion, Empathy (The Murderbot Diaries, #2.5)]]> 237633725 34 Martha Wells 1250425360 Narges 4 4.12 2025 Rapport: Friendship, Solidarity, Communion, Empathy (The Murderbot Diaries, #2.5)
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average rating: 4.12
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]]> <![CDATA[Exit Strategy (The Murderbot Diaries, #4)]]> 35519109
Having traveled the width of the galaxy to unearth details of its own murderous transgressions, as well as those of the GrayCris Corporation, Murderbot is heading home to help Dr. Mensah—its former owner (protector? friend?)—submit evidence that could prevent GrayCris from destroying more colonists in its never-ending quest for profit.

But who’s going to believe a SecUnit gone rogue?

And what will become of it when it’s caught?]]> 172 Martha Wells Narges 5 4.36 2018 Exit Strategy (The Murderbot Diaries, #4)
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average rating: 4.36
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Fun and engaging short adventures, love it
]]> <![CDATA[Rogue Protocol (The Murderbot Diaries, #3)]]> 35519101
And Murderbot would rather those questions went away. For good.

Cover illustration by Jaime Jones]]> 158 Martha Wells 1250191785 Narges 5 4.19 2018 Rogue Protocol (The Murderbot Diaries, #3)
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average rating: 4.19
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]]> Kindred 60931 The visionary author’s masterpiece pulls us—along with her Black female hero—through time to face the horrors of slavery and explore the impacts of racism, sexism, and white supremacy then and now.

Dana, a modern Black woman, is celebrating her 26th birthday with her new husband when she is snatched abruptly from her home in California and transported to the antebellum South. Rufus, the white son of a plantation owner, is drowning, and Dana has been summoned to save him. Dana is drawn back repeatedly through time to the slave quarters, and each time the stay grows longer, more arduous, and more dangerous until it is uncertain whether or not Dana’s life will end, long before it has a chance to begin.]]> 288 Octavia E. Butler 0807083690 Narges 5 That was stressful! 4.30 1979 Kindred
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average rating: 4.30
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That was stressful!
]]> The Time Capsule 53490076
Searching for meaning in her life, Hannah Myers is disoriented when she finds herself thrown back in time to 1918. Why is she here? And how can she possibly be falling in love with a buttoned-up newspaper reporter named David Wagner?

With its quaint trolleys and Model T’s, Atlanta of 1918 is a far cry from the Atlanta she knows in 2019. It’s a dangerous era, with a virulent flu epidemic killing millions while American doughboys are shipped off to fight in the waning days of the First World War. As if that’s not bad enough, the Ku Klux Klan is roaring back to life while a corrupt politician threatens anyone who crosses him, especially a certain reporter.

Realizing how great the threat is to the man she loves, Hannah is desperate to protect him. But is it possible to tamper with history? Could there be adverse repercussions?]]> 325 Connie Lacy 0999608487 Narges 4 4.33 The Time Capsule
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]]> <![CDATA[Ghost Walk (Lacey Fitzpatrick and Sam Firecloud #1)]]> 33959171 An Indie BRAG Medallion HonoreeLacey Fitzpatrick is an ex-LAPD detective with an axe to grind. Tainted by the betrayal of her drug-dealing cop boyfriend, she’s on a quest to prove to herself—and the world—that she’s still a competent crime-fighter. In order to do that, she teams up with Sam Firecloud, a half-Navajo man who communicates with ghosts. With his talent and her research, they tackle troubling unsolved crimes, but their latest case is the toughest. They have to solve a murder—where no record of a murder even exists. Can Sam glean enough information from the victim’s ghost to unravel the mystery, and can Lacey convince the authorities that the murder actually happened?]]> 254 Melissa Bowersock Narges 3 4.39 2017 Ghost Walk (Lacey Fitzpatrick and Sam Firecloud #1)
author: Melissa Bowersock
name: Narges
average rating: 4.39
book published: 2017
rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[Artificial Condition (The Murderbot Diaries, #2)]]> 36223860 original cover of ISBN 9781250186928

"As a heartless killing machine, I was a complete failure."

It has a dark past – one in which a number of humans were killed. A past that caused it to christen itself Murderbot. But it has only vague memories of the massacre that spawned that title, and it wants to know more.

Teaming up with a Research Transport vessel named ART (you don’t want to know what the A stands for), Murderbot heads to the mining facility where it went rogue.

What it discovers will forever change the way it thinks...

Cover illustration by Jaime Jones]]> 158 Martha Wells Narges 4 4.21 2018 Artificial Condition (The Murderbot Diaries, #2)
author: Martha Wells
name: Narges
average rating: 4.21
book published: 2018
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[All Systems Red (The Murderbot Diaries, #1)]]> 32758901 All Systems Red, a tense science fiction adventure by Martha Wells that interrogates the roots of consciousness through Artificial Intelligence.

“As a heartless killing machine, I was a complete failure.”

In a corporate-dominated spacefaring future, planetary missions must be approved and supplied by the Company. Exploratory teams are accompanied by Company-supplied security androids, for their own safety.

But in a society where contracts are awarded to the lowest bidder, safety isn’t a primary concern.

On a distant planet, a team of scientists are conducting surface tests, shadowed by their Company-supplied ‘droid—a self-aware SecUnit that has hacked its own governor module, and refers to itself (though never out loud) as “Murderbot.” Scornful of humans, all it really wants is to be left alone long enough to figure out who it is.

But when a neighboring mission goes dark, it's up to the scientists and their Murderbot to get to the truth.]]> 144 Martha Wells Narges 5 4.08 2017 All Systems Red (The Murderbot Diaries, #1)
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rating: 5
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]]> The Master and Margarita 339472 402 Mikhail Bulgakov Narges 0 currently-reading 4.18 1925 The Master and Margarita
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]]> <![CDATA[The Carpool Detectives: A True Story of Four Moms, Two Bodies, and One Mysterious Cold Case]]> 220239031 The incredible true story of a group of moms who, united by their love of true crime, attempt to solve a fifteen-year-old cold case

A lot of us like to think we could solve a murder mystery. Could these stay-at-home moms actually do it?

In 2020, four women found themselves at a Each of them had transitioned from full-time jobs to full-time parenting, and each was pushing against the new boundaries of her life as the pandemic looms. At a bowling night fundraiser for their kids’ school, they discover they all share a passion for true crime that crystalizes around a mysterious double homicide that took place a decade earlier. A married couple in their 60s vanished overnight from their home. A few days later, the family business was shuttered, and the bank financing it sued the missing couple for one million dollars. They were rumored to have absconded with the money until their bodies were discovered inside their car at the bottom of a steep ravine. And then the case went cold.

But what if, the moms think, they could solve it?

The women have no prior connection to the case and no law-enforcement background, but each brings a special set of skills to the Marissa’s background as a former forensic accountant; Jeannie’s passion for journalism; Samira’s ambition and drive; and Nicole’s nose for research. With the world now on pause due to the pandemic, the moms have unique access to witnesses and crime experts who are stuck at home. They make connections, draw conclusions, and experience breakthroughs in the case wilder than anything they could have imagined. When an awe-struck Assistant District Attorney reopens the case, enlisting the four women in the official investigation, they not only get further than anyone ever expected, but end up in real danger themselves.

Marissa, Jeannie, Samira, and Nicole’s story is the ultimate wish fulfillment for any true crime fanatic. An emotional and often terrifying odyssey through a DIY criminal investigation, The Carpool Detectives Club is an absolutely thrilling read for armchair sleuths and mystery fans alike.]]> 336 Chuck Hogan 0593733223 Narges 3 3.82 2025 The Carpool Detectives: A True Story of Four Moms, Two Bodies, and One Mysterious Cold Case
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average rating: 3.82
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]]> <![CDATA[A ​Court of Silver Flames (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #5)]]> 53138095 Sarah J. Maas's sexy, richly imagined series continues with the journey of Feyre's fiery sister, Nesta.

Nesta Archeron has always been prickly-proud, swift to anger, and slow to forgive. And ever since being forced into the Cauldron and becoming High Fae against her will, she's struggled to find a place for herself within the strange, deadly world she inhabits. Worse, she can't seem to move past the horrors of the war with Hybern and all she lost in it.

The one person who ignites her temper more than any other is Cassian, the battle-scarred warrior whose position in Rhysand and Feyre's Night Court keeps him constantly in Nesta's orbit. But her temper isn't the only thing Cassian ignites. The fire between them is undeniable, and only burns hotter as they are forced into close quarters with each other.

Meanwhile, the treacherous human queens who returned to the Continent during the last war have forged a dangerous new alliance, threatening the fragile peace that has settled over the realms. And the key to halting them might very well rely on Cassian and Nesta facing their haunting pasts.

Against the sweeping backdrop of a world seared by war and plagued with uncertainty, Nesta and Cassian battle monsters from within and without as they search for acceptance-and healing-in each other's arms.]]> 757 Sarah J. Maas 168119628X Narges 3 4.43 2021 A ​Court of Silver Flames (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #5)
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average rating: 4.43
book published: 2021
rating: 3
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]]> Audition 3392668
Of the thousands who apply, Aoyama only has eyes for Yamasaki Asami, a young, beautiful, delicate and talented ballerina with a turbulent past. But there is more to her than Aoyama, blinded by his infatuation, can see, and by the time he discovers the terrifying truth it may be too late…

Ryu Murakami delivers his most subtle and disturbing novel yet, confirming him as Japan’s master of the psycho-thriller.]]> 208 Ryū Murakami 0747589488 Narges 0 to-read 3.66 1997 Audition
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average rating: 3.66
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]]> <![CDATA[A Court of Frost and Starlight (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #4)]]> 50659471
Yet even the festive atmosphere can't keep the shadows of the past from looming. As Feyre navigates her first Winter Solstice as High Lady, her concern for those dearest to her deepens. They have more wounds than she anticipated-scars that will have a far-reaching impact on the future of their court.

Bridging the events of A Court of Wings and Ruin with the later books in the series, A Court of Frost and Starlight explores the far-reaching effects of a devastating war and the fierce love between friends.]]> 272 Sarah J. Maas 1635575621 Narges 2 3.67 2018 A Court of Frost and Starlight (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #4)
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average rating: 3.67
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]]> <![CDATA[A Court of Wings and Ruin (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #3)]]> 50659472 The epic third novel in the #1 bestselling Court of Thorns and Roses series by global phenomenon Sarah J. Maas.

Feyre has returned to the Spring Court, determined to gather information on Tamlin's actions and learn what she can about the invading king threatening to bring her land to its knees. But to do so she must play a deadly game of deceit. One slip could bring doom not only for Feyre, but for everything-and everyone-she holds dear.

As war bears down upon them all, Feyre endeavors to take her place amongst the High Fae of the land, balancing her struggle to master her powers-both magical and political-and her love for her court and family. Amidst these struggles, Feyre and Rhysand must decide whom to trust amongst the cunning and lethal High Lords, and hunt for allies in unexpected places.

In this thrilling third book in the #1 bestselling series from Sarah J. Maas, the fate of Feyre's world is at stake as armies grapple for power over the one thing that could destroy it.]]> 699 Sarah J. Maas 1635575605 Narges 3 4.45 2017 A Court of Wings and Ruin (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #3)
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average rating: 4.45
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]]> Womb City 61725531 WOMB CITY imagines a dark and deadly future Botswana, rich with culture and true folklore, which begs the question: how far must one go to destroy the structures of inequality upon which a society was founded? How far must a mother go to save the life of her child?

Nelah seems to have it all: wealth, fame, a husband, and a child on the way. But in a body her husband controls via microchip and the tailspin of a loveless marriage, her hopes and dreams come to a devastating halt. A drug-fueled night of celebration ends in a hit-and-run. To dodge a sentencing in a society that favors men, Nelah and her side-piece, Janith Koshal, finish the victim off and bury the body.

But the secret claws its way into Nelah's life from the grave. As her victim's vengeful ghost begins exacting a bloody revenge on everyone Nelah holds dear, she'll have to unravel her society's terrible secrets to stop those in power, and become a monster unlike any other to quench the ghost's violent thirst.]]> 416 Tlotlo Tsamaase 1645660567 Narges 0 half-read-books, to-read 3.20 2018 Womb City
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name: Narges
average rating: 3.20
book published: 2018
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[The Big Sleep (Philip Marlowe, #1)]]> 2052
Librarian's note: this is an alternate cover edition.]]> 231 Raymond Chandler Narges 3 3.95 1939 The Big Sleep (Philip Marlowe, #1)
author: Raymond Chandler
name: Narges
average rating: 3.95
book published: 1939
rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[A Court of Mist and Fury (The Court of Thorns and Roses, #2)]]> 55349506 The seductive #1 global bestselling sequel to Sarah J. Maas's spellbinding A Court of Thorns and Roses (ACOTAR).

Feyre has undergone more trials than one human woman can carry in her heart. Though she's now been granted the powers and lifespan of the High Fae, she is haunted by her time Under the Mountain and the terrible deeds she performed to save the lives of Tamlin and his people.

As her marriage to Tamlin approaches, Feyre's hollowness and nightmares consume her. She finds herself split into two different people: one who upholds her bargain with Rhysand, High Lord of the feared Night Court, and one who lives out her life in the Spring Court with Tamlin. While Feyre navigates a dark web of politics, passion, and dazzling power, a greater evil looms. She might just be the key to stopping it, but only if she can harness her harrowing gifts, heal her fractured soul, and decide how she wishes to shape her future-and the future of a world in turmoil.

Bestselling author Sarah J. Maas's masterful storytelling brings this second book in her dazzling, sexy, action-packed series to new heights.]]> 624 Sarah J. Maas 1664434445 Narges 3 4.47 2016 A Court of Mist and Fury (The Court of Thorns and Roses, #2)
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average rating: 4.47
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]]> A Gentleman in Moscow 34066798
In 1922, Count Alexander Rostov is deemed an unrepentant aristocrat by a Bolshevik tribunal. He is sentenced to house arrest in the Metropol, a grand hotel across the street from the Kremlin. Rostov, an indomitable man of erudition and wit, has never worked a day in his life, and must now live in an attic room while some of the most tumultuous decades in Russian history are unfolding outside the hotel’s doors. Unexpectedly, his reduced circumstances give him access to a much larger world of emotional discovery.

Brimming with humor, a glittering cast of characters, and one beautifully rendered scene after another, this singular novel casts a spell as it relates the count’s endeavor to gain a deeper understanding of what it means to be a man of purpose.]]> 495 Amor Towles Narges 0 to-read 4.27 2016 A Gentleman in Moscow
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average rating: 4.27
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]]> The Personal Librarian 55333938 The remarkable, little-known story of Belle da Costa Greene, J. P. Morgan's personal librarian - who became one of the most powerful women in New York despite the dangerous secret she kept in order to make her dreams come true, from New York Times bestselling author Marie Benedict and acclaimed author Victoria Christopher Murray.

In her twenties, Belle da Costa Greene is hired by J. P. Morgan to curate a collection of rare manuscripts, books, and artwork for his newly built Pierpont Morgan Library. Belle becomes a fixture on the New York society scene and one of the most powerful people in the art and book world, known for her impeccable taste and shrewd negotiating for critical works as she helps build a world-class collection.

But Belle has a secret, one she must protect at all costs. She was born not Belle da Costa Greene but Belle Marion Greener. She is the daughter of Richard Greener, the first Black graduate of Harvard and a well-known advocate for equality. Belle's complexion isn't dark because of her alleged Portuguese heritage that lets her pass as white—her complexion is dark because she is African American.

The Personal Librarian tells the story of an extraordinary woman, famous for her intellect, style, and wit, and shares the lengths to which she must go—for the protection of her family and her legacy—to preserve her carefully crafted white identity in the racist world in which she lives.

This is a previously-published edition of ISBN 9780593101537.]]> 341 Marie Benedict Narges 0 to-read 3.97 2021 The Personal Librarian
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]]> The Lion Women of Tehran 199798217
Luckily, on the first day of school, she meets Homa, a kind, passionate girl with a brave and irrepressible spirit. Together, the two girls play games, learn to cook in the stone kitchen of Homa’s warm home, wander through the colorful stalls of the Grand Bazaar, and share their ambitions for becoming “lion women.”

But their happiness is disrupted when Ellie and her mother are afforded the opportunity to return to their previous bourgeois life. As Ellie enjoys her new popularity at the best girls’ high school in Iran, her memories of Homa begin to fade. Years later, however, Homa's sudden reappearance in Ellie’s privileged world alters the course of both of their lives.

Together, the two young women come of age and pursue their own goals for meaningful futures. But as the political turmoil in Iran builds to a breaking point, one earth-shattering betrayal will have enormous consequences.

Written with Marjan Kamali's signature prose, The Lion Women of Tehran is a sweeping exploration of how profoundly we are shaped by those we meet when we are young, and the way love and courage transform our lives.]]> 336 Marjan Kamali 1668036584 Narges 0 to-read 4.44 2024 The Lion Women of Tehran
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]]> نیکولا کوچولو 1814889 نیکولا کوچولو کتابی است برای کودکان هفت ساله تا هفتادوهفت ساله ..... چاپ سوم ۱۳۷۹]]> 148 René Goscinny 9646641385 Narges 3 seen-the-movie 4.16 1959 نیکولا کوچولو
author: René Goscinny
name: Narges
average rating: 4.16
book published: 1959
rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[A Court of Thorns and Roses (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #1)]]> 50659467
At least, he’s not a beast all the time.

As she adapts to her new home, her feelings for the faerie, Tamlin, transform from icy hostility into a fiery passion that burns through every lie she’s been told about the beautiful, dangerous world of the Fae. But something is not right in the faerie lands. An ancient, wicked shadow is growing, and Feyre must find a way to stop it, or doom Tamlin—and his world—forever.

From bestselling author Sarah J. Maas comes a seductive, breathtaking book that blends romance, adventure, and faerie lore into an unforgettable read.]]> 419 Sarah J. Maas 1635575567 Narges 3 4.13 2015 A Court of Thorns and Roses (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #1)
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average rating: 4.13
book published: 2015
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]]> <![CDATA[Claws for Concern (Cat in the Stacks #9)]]> 35259650 Charlie Harris and his Maine Coon cat, Diesel, are embroiled in a new mystery when a cold case suddenly heats up in the latest installment of the New York Times bestselling series.

Charlie Harris is busy enjoying his new grandson when a mysterious man with a connection to Charlie's family starts visiting the library, bringing with him troubling questions about an unsolved murder...

Charlie may be a proud new grandfather, but he and Diesel still have work to do at Athena College and the small Mississippi town's public library. He's too busy to deal with true-crime writer Jack Pemberton, who wants Charlie as the subject of his latest book--and who won't take no for an answer.

A more appealing proposition for Charlie is spending time helping a kind, elderly man navigate the library's genealogical database. But he's shocked when he learns that the visitor's search is focused on a member of his own family: his late aunt's husband.

Charlie befriends the man and considers inviting him to stay in his home, but he's soon given reason to question that notion. Jack is certain that Charlie's new houseguest was involved in a shocking homicide that took place years ago in a small town near Athena. As this cold case heats up, Charlie and Diesel have to uncover a killer who may already be too close to home...]]> 277 Miranda James 042527778X Narges 3 3.95 2018 Claws for Concern (Cat in the Stacks #9)
author: Miranda James
name: Narges
average rating: 3.95
book published: 2018
rating: 3
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]]> The Wedding People 198902277
Phoebe is there because she’s dreamed of coming for years. She hoped to shuck oysters and take sunset sails with her husband, only now she’s here without him, at rock bottom, and determined to have one last decadent splurge on herself. Meanwhile, the bride has accounted for every detail and every possible disaster the weekend might yield except for, well, Phoebe and Phoebe's plan—which makes it that much more surprising when the two women can’t stop confiding in each other.

In turns absurdly funny and devastatingly tender, Alison Espach’s The Wedding People is a nuanced and resonant look at the winding paths we can take to places we never imagined—and the chance encounters it sometimes takes to reroute us.

Alternate cover edition of ISBN 9781250899576.]]> 367 Alison Espach Narges 4 4.03 2024 The Wedding People
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average rating: 4.03
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this was a quick read for me, I haven't finished a book this fast in a long time. i enjoyed the story
]]> Great Big Beautiful Life 218559595
When Margaret invites them both for a one-month trial period, after which she’ll choose the person who’ll tell her story, there are three things keeping Alice’s head in the game.

One: Alice genuinely likes people, which means people usually like Alice—and she has a whole month to win the legendary woman over.

Two: She’s ready for this job and the chance to impress her perennially unimpressed family with a Serious Publication.

Three: Hayden Anderson, who should have no reason to be concerned about losing this book, is glowering at her in a shaken-to-the core way that suggests he sees her as competition.

But the problem is, Margaret is only giving each of them pieces of her story. Pieces they can’t swap to put together because of an ironclad NDA and an inconvenient yearning pulsing between them every time they’re in the same room.

And it’s becoming abundantly clear that their story—just like the tale Margaret’s spinning—could be a mystery, tragedy, or love ballad… depending on who’s telling it.

Two writers compete for the chance to tell the larger-than-life story of a woman with more than a couple of plot twists up her sleeve in this dazzling and sweeping new novel from Emily Henry.]]> 432 Emily Henry Narges 4 3.91 2025 Great Big Beautiful Life
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average rating: 3.91
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]]> Butter 200776812 The cult Japanese bestseller about a female gourmet cook and serial killer and the journalist intent on cracking her case, inspired by a true story.

There are two things that I can simply not tolerate: feminists and margarine.

Gourmet cook Manako Kajii sits in Tokyo Detention Center convicted of the serial murders of lonely businessmen, who she is said to have seduced with her delicious home cooking. The case has captured the nation’s imagination but Kajii refuses to speak with the press, entertaining no visitors. That is, until journalist Rika Machida writes a letter asking for her recipe for beef stew and Kajii can’t resist writing back.

Rika, the only woman in her news office, works late each night, rarely cooking more than ramen. As the visits unfold between her and the steely Kajii, they are closer to a masterclass in food than journalistic research. Rika hopes this gastronomic exchange will help her soften Kajii but it seems that she might be the one changing. With each meal she eats, something is awakening in her body, might she and Kaji have more in common than she once thought?

Inspired by the real case of the convicted con woman and serial killer, "The Konkatsu Killer," Asako Yuzuki’s Butter is a vivid, unsettling exploration of misogyny, obsession, romance and the transgressive pleasures of food in Japan.]]> 464 Asako Yuzuki 0063236400 Narges 4 3.40 2017 Butter
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average rating: 3.40
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]]> <![CDATA[The Call of the Wild / White Fang]]> 37677 The Call of the Wild and White Fang, two American classics by Jack London, are presented together in this elegantly designed jacketed hardcover edition featuring an introduction by Jack London scholar Kenneth K. Brandt.

The Call of the Wild (1903) and White Fang (1906) are two classic American adventure novels depicting the evolution of two dogs in the wild. The novels are in fact mirror images of one another, as Call of the Wild depicts Buck's journey from domestic to wild dog, while White Fang recounts White Fang's transformation from wild beast to domestic companion. Both convey powerful themes of redemption and survival that continue to affect readers even today.

These beautifully written stories, now together in one highly produced volume complete with a timeline of the life and times of Jack London, are a perfect addition to any young adult's library. Anyone with a taste for adventure, who loves the outdoors or camping, or who spends time daydreaming about living self-sufficiently will be enamored by these adventure stories.

Essential volumes for the shelves of every classic literature lover, the Chartwell Classics series includes beautifully presented works and collections from some of the most important authors in literary history. Chartwell Classics are the editions of choice for the most discerning literature buffs.]]> 292 Jack London 1587263890 Narges 4 read-before-18 4.12 1903 The Call of the Wild / White Fang
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average rating: 4.12
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]]> Breakfast at Tiffany's 6288939
Dituturkan dari sudut pandang seorang pemuda yang mengaguminya, kisah ini menyelami manis getir liku-liku kehidupan seorang Holly Golightly, salah satu karakter paling legendaris di dunia sastra yang cantik dan menggemaskan, tapi juga memiliki banyak sisi kelam.

Sebagai potret kehidupan kelas atas New York pada masa lalu, novel ini menjadi karya klasik yang tak pernah lekang oleh masa. Breakfast at Tiffany's kian populer setelah muncul sebagai film komedi romantis dengan bintang utama Audrey Hepburn pada 1961 dan tiga puluh tahun kemudian menjadi inspirasi sebuah lagu hit milik kelompok musik Deep Blue Something.

Truman Capote, pengarang terkemuka Amerika yang kisah hidupnya telah diangkat ke layar perak dalam film Capote (2005) dan Infamous (2006), menuliskan kisah ini dengan menawan: sangat renyah dan enak dibaca. Dia berhasil memadukan sentuhan humor, romantisme, dan berbagai pertanyaan menggelitik seputar cinta dan materialisme dalam kisah yang abadi ini.]]> 164 Truman Capote 9790241070 Narges 4 3.22 1958 Breakfast at Tiffany's
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average rating: 3.22
book published: 1958
rating: 4
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]]> جامعه‌شناسی خودمانی 1168713 چاپ اول ۱۳۸۰]]> 168 حسن نراقی 9649317031 Narges 4 ebooks 3.49 2001 جامعه‌شناسی خودمانی
author: حسن نراقی
name: Narges
average rating: 3.49
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rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[Gone with the Wind: Part 1 of 2]]> 237234 64 John Escott 0582418054 Narges 5 4.59 Gone with the Wind: Part 1 of 2
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]]> خداحافظ گاری کوپر 662768 288 Romain Gary 9644481429 Narges 2 3.83 1964 خداحافظ گاری کوپر
author: Romain Gary
name: Narges
average rating: 3.83
book published: 1964
rating: 2
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]]> قصه‌های مجید 198021 مقدمه، عاشق کتاب، گربه، ژاکت پشمی، طبل، دعوت، سلمانی سوم، سماور، سفر، عکس یادگاری، آرزوها، دوچرخه، انشانویس، توپ، سفرنامه اصفهان، تسبیح، اسکناس صد تومانی، طفل معصوم، عیدی، زبان بسته‌ها، ناف بچه، ماهی، خواب‌نما، یابو، تشویق، طلبکار، ناظم، هندوانه، شهرت، اردم، بیل (اردوی ۱) ، آبگوشت (اردوی ۲) ، کراوات، خیاط، کتابخوان، نان، سبیل، نمره، دعوا، آینه قلبها]]> 680 هوشنگ مرادی کرمانی Narges 3 seen-the-movie 4.17 1979 قصه‌های مجید
author: هوشنگ مرادی کرمانی
name: Narges
average rating: 4.17
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]]> When You Reach Me 8466181 199 Rebecca Stead 0375850864 Narges 0 to-read 4.19 2009 When You Reach Me
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]]> Mansfield Park 45032 488 Jane Austen Narges 4 3.86 1814 Mansfield Park
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]]> The Rose Code 53914938 The New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of The Huntress and The Alice Network returns with another heart-stopping World War II story of three female code breakers at Bletchley Park and the spy they must root out after the war is over.

1940. As England prepares to fight the Nazis, three very different women answer the call to mysterious country estate Bletchley Park, where the best minds in Britain train to break German military codes. Vivacious debutante Osla is the girl who has everything—beauty, wealth, and the dashing Prince Philip of Greece sending her roses—but she burns to prove herself as more than a society girl, and puts her fluent German to use as a translator of decoded enemy secrets. Imperious self-made Mab, product of East-End London poverty, works the legendary code-breaking machines as she conceals old wounds and looks for a socially advantageous husband. Both Osla and Mab are quick to see the potential in local village spinster Beth, whose shyness conceals a brilliant facility with puzzles, and soon Beth spreads her wings as one of the Park’s few female cryptanalysts. But war, loss, and the impossible pressure of secrecy will tear the three apart.

1947. As the royal wedding of Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip whips post-war Britain into a fever, three friends-turned-enemies are reunited by a mysterious encrypted letter—the key to which lies buried in the long-ago betrayal that destroyed their friendship and left one of them confined to an asylum. A mysterious traitor has emerged from the shadows of their Bletchley Park past, and now Osla, Mab, and Beth must resurrect their old alliance and crack one last code together. But each petal they remove from the rose code brings danger—and their true enemy...]]> 656 Kate Quinn 0062943472 Narges 4 4.41 2021 The Rose Code
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name: Narges
average rating: 4.41
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rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[A Therapeutic Journey: Lessons from The School of Life]]> 176849725 Alain de Botton's redemptive volume charts a course from collapse to recovery with kindness, compassion and wisdom.

“Alain de Botton, one of our era’s most uncommonly perceptive, lyrical, and lucid existential contemplatives.” — The Marginalian

A Therapeutic Journey follows the arc from mental crisis and collapse, to convalescence and recovery. Written with kindness, knowledge and sympathy, it is both a practical guide and a source of consolation and companionship in what might be some of our loneliest, most anguished moments.

In this blueprint for enduring a period of mental anguish, Alain de Botton explores how we can cope with a variety of forms of mental pain and illness, from the mild to the severe. It considers how and why we might become ill; how we can explain things to friends, family and colleagues; how we can find our ways towards recovery; and how we can build resilience, so as to live wisely alongside our difficulties.

At heart this is a book about redemption—about regaining the thread of our lives, rediscovering meaning, and finding our way back to connection, warmth and joy.

An invaluable literary companion through the loneliness of mental illness.]]> 418 Alain de Botton 1915087538 Narges 4 4.07 A Therapeutic Journey: Lessons from The School of Life
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]]> The Diamond Eye 58490567 The New York Times bestselling author of The Rose Code returns with an unforgettable World War II tale of a quiet bookworm who becomes history's deadliest female sniper. Based on a true story.

In 1937 in the snowbound city of Kyiv, wry and bookish history student Mila Pavlichenko organizes her life around her library job and her young son--but Hitler's invasion of Ukraine and Russia sends her on a different path. Given a rifle and sent to join the fight, Mila must forge herself from studious girl to deadly sniper--a lethal hunter of Nazis known as Lady Death. When news of her three hundredth kill makes her a national heroine, Mila finds herself torn from the bloody battlefields of the eastern front and sent to America on a goodwill tour.

Still reeling from war wounds and devastated by loss, Mila finds herself isolated and lonely in the glittering world of Washington, DC--until an unexpected friendship with First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt and an even more unexpected connection with a silent fellow sniper offer the possibility of happiness. But when an old enemy from Mila's past joins forces with a deadly new foe lurking in the shadows, Lady Death finds herself battling her own demons and enemy bullets in the deadliest duel of her life.

Based on a true story, The Diamond Eye is a haunting novel of heroism born of desperation, of a mother who became a soldier, of a woman who found her place in the world and changed the course of history forever.]]> 435 Kate Quinn 0062943510 Narges 4 4.26 2022 The Diamond Eye
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average rating: 4.26
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rating: 4
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]]> Go Set a Watchman 24851602 From Harper Lee comes a landmark new novel set two decades after her beloved Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece, To Kill a Mockingbird.

Maycomb, Alabama. Twenty-six-year-old Jean Louise Finch – ‘Scout’ – returns home from New York City to visit her ageing father, Atticus. Set against the backdrop of the civil rights tensions and political turmoil that were transforming the South, Jean Louise’s homecoming turns bittersweet when she learns disturbing truths about her close-knit family, the town and the people dearest to her. Memories from her childhood flood back, and her values and assumptions are thrown into doubt. Featuring many of the iconic characters from To Kill a Mockingbird, Go Set a Watchman perfectly captures a young woman, and a world, in painful yet necessary transition out of the illusions of the past – a journey that can be guided only by one’s own conscience.

Written in the mid-1950s, Go Set a Watchman imparts a fuller, richer understanding and appreciation of Harper Lee. Here is an unforgettable novel of wisdom, humanity, passion, humour and effortless precision – a profoundly affecting work of art that is both wonderfully evocative of another era and relevant to our own times. It not only confirms the enduring brilliance of To Kill a Mockingbird, but also serves as its essential companion, adding depth, context and new meaning to a classic.]]> 288 Harper Lee 1473535409 Narges 4 3.55 2015 Go Set a Watchman
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name: Narges
average rating: 3.55
book published: 2015
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[Around the World in Eighty Days]]> 54479
Inspired by Jules Verne’s own sea travels and his fascination with circumnavigating the globe, the avid dreamer’s picaresque voyage inspired generations of adventurers who were eager to best Verne’s challenge—from nineteenth-century journalist Nellie Bly to Monty Python’s Michael Palin.]]> 252 Jules Verne 014044906X Narges 3 3.95 1872 Around the World in Eighty Days
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average rating: 3.95
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rating: 3
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]]> The Jazz Club Spy 61273826
New York City, 1939: At the height of the Great Depression, a time when President Roosevelt is trying to keep America out of World War II, Giddy Brodsky is lucky to have a job as a cigarette girl at a Manhattan jazz club. Nevertheless, she dreams of establishing a cosmetics business and leaving the poverty-stricken Lower East Side tenements behind. She has lived there with her family ever since they fled Russia, forced to emigrate after a group of Cossacks burned down their village, and her memories continue to haunt her.

Giddy tries to focus on the future until, during an evening streetcar ride, she thinks she recognizes one of the Cossacks who changed her life forever. Determined to get answers, she enlists the help of Carter van der Zalm, the Chief Commissioner of Immigration at Ellis Island, who is hunting the same man. He suspects the Russian is involved in an assassination plot that will destroy American and Soviet relations, and he enlists Giddy to moonlight as a spy for him. But when she finally tracks down the man they’re both seeking, she finds herself in the middle of a shocking political conspiracy that changes everything she once held true.

In the tradition of Lara Prescott’s The Secrets We Kept and Kate Quinn’s The Rose Code , The Jazz Club Spy is a glittering and gritty look at pre-WWII America, and the personal battle one woman wages between justice and forgiveness.]]> 304 Roberta Rich 1982191317 Narges 4 3.54 2023 The Jazz Club Spy
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average rating: 3.54
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]]> سال بلوا 43451303 با این‌ صحنه شگفت‌ سال‌ بلوا آغاز می‌شود. داستانی‌ که‌ در آن‌ همه‌ چیز منظم‌ است‌ و منظم‌ نیست‌؛ داستانی‌ که‌ تاریخی‌ است‌ و تاریخی‌ نیست‌؛ داستانی‌ که‌ روایتش‌ خطی‌ است‌ و در عین‌ حال‌ سیال‌ است‌. ماجرا عمدتاً از زبان‌ دختری‌ روایت‌ می‌شود که‌ پدرش‌ سرهنگ‌ است‌ و در آرزوی‌ صعود از پله‌های‌ ترقی‌ مدام‌ سقوط‌ می‌کند. سرهنگ‌ هرگز به‌ پایتخت‌ خوانده‌ نمی‌شود، دخترش‌ نیز به‌ جای‌ آن‌ که‌ همسر ولیعهد و ملکه‌ ایران‌ شود، دل‌ سپرده‌ به‌ عشق‌ کوزه‌گری‌ غریب‌ به‌ ناچار به‌ همسری‌ پزشکی‌ در می‌آید که‌ سرانجام‌ قاتل‌ اوست‌. تصویر موشکافانه‌ مظلومیت‌ زن‌ ایرانی‌، مظلومیت‌ مرد هنرمند ایرانی‌ و تاریخ‌ پرهراس‌ یک‌ سرزمین‌ کهنسال‌، از سال‌ بلوا رمانی‌ ساخته‌ است‌ که‌ هرگز فراموش‌ نمی‌شود.]]> عباس معروفی Narges 0 to-read 4.04 1992 سال بلوا
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]]> <![CDATA[سینوهه پزشک مخصوص فرعون (جلد ۱)]]> 162090 Translated by Naomi Walford Mika Waltari Narges 5 3.92 1945 سینوهه پزشک مخصوص فرعون (جلد ۱)
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average rating: 3.92
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]]> <![CDATA[سینوهه پزشک مخصوص فرعون: جلد ۲]]> 6046605 989 Mika Waltari Narges 5 4.11 1945 سینوهه پزشک مخصوص فرعون: جلد ۲
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]]> Deception Point 7557452 A conspiracy of staggering brilliance.
A thriller unlike any you've ever read....

When a new NASA satellite spots evidence of an astonishingly rare object buried deep in the Arctic ice, the floundering space agency proclaims a much-needed victory… a victory that has profound implications for U.S. space policy and the impending presidential election.

With the Oval Office in the balance, the President dispatches White House Intelligence analyst Rachel Sexton to the Milne Ice Shelf to verify the authenticity of the find. Accompanied by a team of experts, including the charismatic academic Michael Tolland, Rachel uncovers the unthinkable—evidence of scientific trickery—a bold deception that threatens to plunge the world into controversy.

But before Rachel can contact the President, she and Michael are attacked by a deadly task force…a private team of assassins controlled by a mysterious powerbroker who will stop at nothing to hide the truth. Fleeing for their lives in an environment as desolate as it is lethal, they possess only one hope, to find out who is behind this masterful ploy. The truth, they will learn, is the most shocking deception of all…]]> 585 Dan Brown 0552161241 Narges 3 As a scientist, I could predict many aspects of the story from the very beginning of it. I think I prefer those books of Dan Brown that are not about science and more about things I don't know much about like symbols, arts, etc.
It was ok, good story line, good character twist at the end. But I am not very moved or impressed by it. ]]> 3.84 2001 Deception Point
author: Dan Brown
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average rating: 3.84
book published: 2001
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It had many action scenes (I prefer it in a movie, not in a book).
As a scientist, I could predict many aspects of the story from the very beginning of it. I think I prefer those books of Dan Brown that are not about science and more about things I don't know much about like symbols, arts, etc.
It was ok, good story line, good character twist at the end. But I am not very moved or impressed by it.
]]> <![CDATA[Memoirs of an Imaginary Friend]]> 13101889 Goodreads finalist 2012 as voted by over 1 million readers



My name is BUDO. I have been alive for 5 years. 5 years is a very long time for someone like me to be alive.



MAX gave me my name. Max is 8 years old.H e is the only human person who can see me. I know what Max knows, and some things he doesn't. I know that Max is in danger. And I know that I am the only one who can save him.]]> 458 Matthew Dicks 0751547875 Narges 3 4.17 2012 Memoirs of an Imaginary Friend
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average rating: 4.17
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rating: 3
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It can be a good movie for kids
]]> The Colonel and the Bee 40234124
If the heroes can outmaneuver the deadly treasure hunters, escaped convicts, and double-crosses that await them, they may win the treasure they seek, or better yet, a sense of true belonging.

Witty banter, colorful characters, and exotic locations pack the fantastical, globe-trotting adventure that reads like Sherlock Holmes meets Around the World in Eighty Days.]]> 304 Patrick Canning Narges 4 4.23 The Colonel and the Bee
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Too many big words for my taste as a non-native English speaker, but a fun read
]]> <![CDATA[Around the World in 80 Days (Great Illustrated Classics)]]> 221302 Adaptuota versija. Kitus lietuviškus leidimus žr. apačioje

Tada dar nebuvo lėktuvų ir kitų greito keliavimo priemonių, kai anglų džentelmenas Filijus Fogas susilažino iš 20000 svarų sterlingų, kad jis apkeliaus pasaulį per 80 dienų. Savo kelionėje jis sutinka gražuolę indų princesę, apsirinka patikėjęs pagarsėjusiu nusikaltėliu, yra persekiojamas leidimą jį areštuoti turinčio detektyvo. Pasekite jo fantastišką kelionę per keturis žemynus, drąsiai įveikiant laiko spąstus. Tai kupina veiksmo, nuotykių ir pavojų, įtempta ir labai romantiška kelionė.

***

Žr. taip pat kitus lietuviškus leidimus:
+ Martynas Yčas, 1921
+ Spaudos fondas, 1937
+ Valstybinė grožinės literatūros leidykla, 1949
+ Vaga, 1977
+ Rosma, 2008 (perdirbtas vaikams)
+ Nieko Rimto, 2014]]> 239 Marian Leighton 0866119523 Narges 4 4.02 1977 Around the World in 80 Days (Great Illustrated Classics)
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]]> Truly Madly Guilty 27831371 The electrifying new novel from the international bestselling author, Liane Moriarty

Despite their differences, Erika and Clementine have been best friends since they were children. So when Erika needs help, Clementine should be the obvious person to turn to. Or so you'd think.

For Clementine, as a mother of a two desperately trying to practise for the audition of a lifetime, the last thing she needs is Erika asking for something, again.

But the barbecue should be the perfect way to forget their problems for a while. Especially when their hosts, Vid and Tiffany, are only too happy to distract them.

Which is how it all spirals out of control...

]]> 517 Liane Moriarty 1250069815 Narges 3 3.59 2016 Truly Madly Guilty
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average rating: 3.59
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]]> <![CDATA[A Hard Day for a Hangover (Sunshine Vicram, #3)]]> 58724889
Some people greet the day with open arms. Sheriff Sunshine Vicram would rather give it a hearty shove and get back into bed, because there’s just too much going on right now. There’s a series of women going missing, and Sunny feels powerless to stop it. There’s her persistent and awesomely-rebellious daughter Auri, who’s out to singlehandedly become Del Sol’s youngest and fiercest investigator. And then there’s drama with Levi Ravinder—the guy she’s loved and lusted after for years. The guy who might just be her one and only. The guy who comes from a family of disingenuous vipers looking to oust him—and Sunshine—for good.

Like we said, the new day can take a hike.]]> 352 Darynda Jones 1250233143 Narges 4 4.16 2022 A Hard Day for a Hangover (Sunshine Vicram, #3)
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name: Narges
average rating: 4.16
book published: 2022
rating: 4
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]]> Babayaga 16059451 By the author of Sharp Teeth, a novel of love, spies, and witches in 1950s Paris—and a cop turned into a flea

Will is a young American ad executive in Paris. Except his agency is a front for the CIA. It’s 1959 and the cold war is going strong. But Will doesn’t think he’s a warrior—he’s just a good-hearted Detroit ad guy who can’t seem to figure out Parisian girls.

Zoya is a beautiful young woman wandering les boulevards, sad-eyed, coming off a bad breakup. In fact, she impaled her ex on a spike. Zoya, it turns out, has been a beautiful young woman for hundreds of years; she and her far more traditionally witchy-looking companion, Elga, have been thriving unnoticed in the bloody froth of Europe’s wars.

Inspector Vidot is a hardworking Paris police detective who cherishes quiet nights at home. But when he follows a lead from a grisly murder to the abode of an ugly old woman, he finds himself turned into a flea.

Oliver is a patrician, fun-loving American who has come to Paris to start a literary journal with the help of friends in D.C. who ask a few favors in return. He’s in well over his head, but it’s nothing that a cocktail can’t fix. Right?

Add a few chance encounters, a chorus of some more angry witches, a strung-out jazzman or two, a weaponized LSD program, and a cache of rifles buried in the Bois de Bologne—and that’s a novel! But while Toby Barlow’s Babayaga may start as just a joyful romp through the City of Light, it quickly grows into a daring, moving exploration of love, mortality, and responsibility.]]> 400 Toby Barlow 0374107874 Narges 0 currently-reading 3.44 2013 Babayaga
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average rating: 3.44
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]]> <![CDATA[Adventures of a Young Naturalist: The Zoo Quest Expeditions]]> 35711517
Now 'the greatest living advocate of the global ecosystem' this is the story of the voyages that started it all. Staying with local tribes while trekking in search of giant anteaters in Guyana, Komodo dragons in Indonesia and armadillos in Paraguay, he and the rest of the team battled with cannibal fish, aggressive tree porcupines and escape-artist wild pigs, as well as treacherous terrain and unpredictable weather, to record the incredible beauty and biodiversity of these regions. The methods may be outdated now, but the fascination and respect for the wildlife, the people and the environment - and the importance of protecting these wild places - is not.

Written with his trademark wit and charm, Adventures of a Young Naturalist is not just the story of a remarkable adventure, but of the man who made us fall in love with the natural world, and who is still doing so today.]]> 398 David Attenborough 1473664403 Narges 0 to-read 4.27 2017 Adventures of a Young Naturalist: The Zoo Quest Expeditions
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]]> Confessions on the 7:45 49374505 From master of suspense Lisa Unger comes a riveting thriller about a chance encounter that unravels a stunning web of lies.

Selena Murphy is commuting home on the train when she strikes up a conversation with a beautiful stranger in the next seat. The woman introduces herself as Martha and soon confesses that she’s been stuck in an affair with her boss. Selena, in turn, confesses that she suspects her husband is sleeping with the nanny. When the train arrives at Selena’s station, the two women part ways, presumably never to meet again.

Then the nanny disappears.

As Selena is pulled into the mystery of what happened, and as the fractures in her marriage grow deeper, she begins to wonder, who was Martha really ? But she is hardly prepared for what she’ll discover…

Don't miss The New Couple in 5B , Lisa Unger's newest psychological thriller about a couple that inherits an apartment with a truly chilling past.]]> 368 Lisa Unger 0778310159 Narges 4 3.85 2019 Confessions on the 7:45
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name: Narges
average rating: 3.85
book published: 2019
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[From Notting Hill with Love... Actually (Actually, #1)]]> 7600679
Scarlett loves the movies. But does she love sensible fiancé David just as much? With a big white wedding on the horizon, Scarlett really should have decided by now...

When she has the chance to house-sit in Notting Hill - the setting of one of her favourite movies - Scarlett jumps at the chance. But living life like a movie is trickier than it seems, especially when her new neighbour Sean is so irritating. And so irritatingly handsome, too.

Scarlett soon finds herself starring in a romantic comedy of her very own: but who will end up as the leading man?]]> 431 Ali McNamara 0751544957 Narges 3 3.66 2010 From Notting Hill with Love... Actually (Actually, #1)
author: Ali McNamara
name: Narges
average rating: 3.66
book published: 2010
rating: 3
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]]> The Bookshop at Water's End 32766483 The women who spent their childhood summers in a small southern town discover it harbors secrets as lush as the marshes that surround it...

Bonny Blankenship's most treasured memories are of idyllic summers spent in Watersend, South Carolina, with her best friend, Lainey McKay. Amid the sand dunes and oak trees draped with Spanish moss, they swam and wished for happy-ever-afters, then escaped to the local bookshop to read and whisper in the glorious cool silence. Until the night that changed everything, the night that Lainey's mother disappeared.

Now, in her early fifties, Bonny is desperate to clear her head after a tragic mistake threatens her career as an emergency room doctor, and her marriage crumbles around her. With her troubled teenage daughter, Piper, in tow, she goes back to the beloved river house, where she is soon joined by Lainey and her two young children. During lazy summer days and magical nights, they reunite with bookshop owner Mimi, who is tangled with the past and its mysteries. As the three women cling to a fragile peace, buried secrets and long ago loves return like the tide.

READERS GUIDE INSIDE]]> 352 Patti Callahan Henry 0399583114 Narges 3 3.82 2017 The Bookshop at Water's End
author: Patti Callahan Henry
name: Narges
average rating: 3.82
book published: 2017
rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[The Darkest Place (Robin Lockwood, #5)]]> 57693409
Robin Lockwood is an increasingly prominent defense attorney in the Portland community. A Yale graduate and former MMA fighter, she's becoming known for her string of innovative and successful defense strategies. As a favor to a judge, Robin takes on the pro bono defense of a reprehensible defendant charged with even more reprehensible crimes. But what she doesn't know―what she can't know―is how this one decision, this one case, will wreak complete devastation on her life and plans.

As she recovers from those consequences, Robin heads home to her small town of Elk Grove and the bosom of her family. As she tries to recuperate, a unique legal challenge presents itself―Marjorie Loman, a surrogate, is accused of kidnapping the baby she carried for another couple, and assaulting that couple in the process. There's no question that she committed these actions but that's not the same as being guilty of the crime. As Robin works to defend her client, she learns that Marjorie Loman has been hiding under a fake identity and is facing a warrant for her arrest for another, even more serious crime. And buried within the truth may once again be unexpected, deadly consequences.]]> 304 Phillip Margolin 1250258448 Narges 3 3.69 2022 The Darkest Place (Robin Lockwood, #5)
author: Phillip Margolin
name: Narges
average rating: 3.69
book published: 2022
rating: 3
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]]> One Italian Summer 58438583
But as soon as she steps foot on the Amalfi Coast, Katy begins to feel her mother’s spirit. Buoyed by the stunning waters, beautiful cliffsides, delightful residents, and, of course, delectable food, Katy feels herself coming back to life.

And then Carol appears—in the flesh, healthy, sun-tanned, and thirty years old. Katy doesn’t understand what is happening, or how—all she can focus on is that she has somehow, impossibly, gotten her mother back. Over the course of one Italian summer, Katy gets to know Carol, not as her mother, but as the young woman before her. She is not exactly who Katy imagined she might be, however, and soon Katy must reconcile the mother who knew everything with the young woman who does not yet have a clue.]]> 255 Rebecca Serle 1982166797 Narges 3 3.55 2022 One Italian Summer
author: Rebecca Serle
name: Narges
average rating: 3.55
book published: 2022
rating: 3
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]]> The Orphan's Song 42730294
"A tangled knot of betrayal and love, lies and redemption. Marvelous." --Fiona Davis, author of The Address

A song brought them together.
A secret will tear them apart.

Venice, 1736. When fate brings Violetta and Mino together on the roof of the Hospital of the Incurables, they form a connection that will change their lives forever. Both are orphans at the Incurables, dreaming of escape. But when the resident Maestro notices Violetta's voice, she is selected for the Incurables' world famous coro , and must sign an oath never to sing beyond its church doors.

After a declaration of love ends in heartbreak, Mino flees the Incurables in search of his family. Known as the "city of masks," Venice is full of secrets, and Mino is certain one will lead to his long-lost mother. Without him, the walls close in on Violetta and she begins a dangerous and forbidden nightlife, hoping her voice can secure her freedom. But neither finds what they are looking for, until a haunting memory Violetta has suppressed since childhood leads them to a shocking confrontation.

Vibrant with the glamour and beauty of Venice at its zenith, The Orphan's Song takes us on a breathtaking journey of passion, heartbreak, and betrayal before it crescendos to an unforgettable ending, a celebration of the enduring nature and transformative power of love.]]> 336 Lauren Kate 0735212570 Narges 3 3.74 2019 The Orphan's Song
author: Lauren Kate
name: Narges
average rating: 3.74
book published: 2019
rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[A Good Day for Chardonnay (Sunshine Vicram, #2)]]> 53137959
All Sunshine really wants is one easy-going day. You know, the kind that starts with coffee and a donut (or three) and ends with take-out pizza and a glass of chardonnay (or seven). Turns out, that's about as easy as switching to decaf. (What kind of people do that? And who hurt them?)

Before she can say iced mocha latte, Sunny's got a bar fight gone bad, a teenage daughter hunting a serial killer and, oh yes, the still unresolved mystery of her own abduction years prior. All evidence points to a local distiller, a dangerous bad boy named Levi Ravinder, but Sun knows he's not the villain of her story. Still, perhaps beneath it all, he possesses the keys to her disappearance. At the very least, beneath it all, he possesses a serious set of abs. She's seen it. Once. Accidentally.

Between policing a town her hunky chief deputy calls four cents short of a nickel, that pesky crush she has on Levi which seems to grow exponentially every day, and an irascible raccoon that just doesn't know when to quit, Sunny's life is about to rocket to a whole new level of crazy.

Yep, definitely a good day for chardonnay.]]> 416 Darynda Jones 1250233119 Narges 5 4.17 2021 A Good Day for Chardonnay (Sunshine Vicram, #2)
author: Darynda Jones
name: Narges
average rating: 4.17
book published: 2021
rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[A Bad Day for Sunshine (Sunshine Vicram, #1)]]> 45046796 396 Darynda Jones 1250149444 Narges 4 4.00 2020 A Bad Day for Sunshine (Sunshine Vicram, #1)
author: Darynda Jones
name: Narges
average rating: 4.00
book published: 2020
rating: 4
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It was good, I'm sad to learn I need to read 2 more books to learn more about the back story:))) sometimes you just don't feel like to commit to a series
]]> <![CDATA[A Hard Day for a Hangover (Sunshine Vicram #3)]]> 58806175
Some people greet the day with open arms. Sheriff Sunshine Vicram would rather give it a hearty shove and get back into bed, because there’s just too much going on right now. There’s a series of women going missing, and Sunny feels powerless to stop it. There’s her persistent and awesomely-rebellious daughter Auri, who’s out to singlehandedly become Del Sol’s youngest and fiercest investigator. And then there’s drama with Levi Ravinder—the guy she’s loved and lusted after for years. The guy who might just be her one and only. The guy who comes from a family of disingenuous vipers looking to oust him—and Sunshine—for good.

Like we said, the new day can take a hike.]]> 347 Darynda Jones 1250266971 Narges 0 to-read 4.39 2022 A Hard Day for a Hangover (Sunshine Vicram #3)
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average rating: 4.39
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]]> <![CDATA[Enemy of All Mankind: A True Story of Piracy, Power, and History's First Global Manhunt]]> 52783845 The New York Times bestselling author of Ghost Map and How We Got to Now returns with the story of a pirate who changed the world

Most confrontations, viewed from the wide angle of history, are minor disputes, sparks that quickly die out. But every now and then, someone strikes a match that lights up the whole planet.

Henry Every was the seventeenth century's most notorious pirate. The press published wildly popular--and wildly inaccurate--reports of his nefarious adventures. The British government offered enormous bounties for his capture, alive or (preferably) dead. But Steven Johnson argues that Every's most lasting legacy was his inadvertent triggering of a major shift in the global economy. Enemy of All Mankind focuses on one key event--the attack on an Indian treasure ship by Every and his crew--and its surprising repercussions across time and space. It's the gripping tale one of the most lucrative crimes in history, the first international manhunt, and the trial of the seventeenth century.

Johnson uses the extraordinary story of Henry Every and his crimes to explore the emergence of the East India Company, the British Empire, and the modern global marketplace: a densely interconnected planet ruled by nations and corporations. How did this unlikely pirate and his notorious crime end up playing a key role in the birth of multinational capitalism? In the same mode as Johnson's classic non-fiction historical thriller The Ghost Map, Enemy of All Mankind deftly traces the path from a single struck match to a global conflagration.]]> 286 Steven Johnson 0735211604 Narges 4 3.83 2020 Enemy of All Mankind: A True Story of Piracy, Power, and History's First Global Manhunt
author: Steven Johnson
name: Narges
average rating: 3.83
book published: 2020
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[The Laws of Murder (Charles Lenox Mysteries, #8)]]> 19561902
Then comes a chance to redeem himself, though at a terrible price: a friend, a member of Scotland Yard, is shot near Regent’s Park. As Lenox begins to parse the peculiar details of the death – an unlaced boot, a days-old wound, an untraceable luggage ticket – he realizes that the incident may lead him into grave personal danger, beyond which lies a terrible truth.

With all the humanity, glamor, and mystery that readers have come to love, the latest Lenox novel is a shining new confirmation of the enduring popularity of Charles Finch’s Victorian series.]]> 304 Charles Finch 1250051304 Narges 4 4.07 2014 The Laws of Murder (Charles Lenox Mysteries, #8)
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name: Narges
average rating: 4.07
book published: 2014
rating: 4
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]]> The Sandman: Act I 53406893 Los Angeles Times Magazine as “the greatest epic in the history of comic books”, The Sandman changed the game with its dark, literary world of fantasy and horror - creating a global, cultural phenomenon in the process. At long last, Audible and DC present the first-ever audio production of the New York Times best-selling series written by acclaimed storyteller Neil Gaiman (who also serves as co-executive producer). Adapted and directed by multi-award-winner (and frequent Gaiman collaborator) Dirk Maggs, and performed by an ensemble cast with James McAvoy (It, Parts One and Two, X-Men: First Class, Split) in the title role, this first installment of a multi-part original audio series will transport you to a world that re-writes the rules of audio entertainment the way that The Sandman originally re-defined the graphic novel.

When The Sandman, also known as Lord Morpheus - the immortal king of dreams, stories and the imagination - is pulled from his realm and imprisoned on Earth by a nefarious cult, he languishes for decades before finally escaping. Once free, he must retrieve the three “tools” that will restore his power and help him to rebuild his dominion, which has deteriorated in his absence. As the multi-threaded story unspools, The Sandman descends into Hell to confront Lucifer (Michael Sheen), chases rogue nightmares who have escaped his realm, and crosses paths with an array of characters from DC comic books, ancient myths, and real-world history, including: Inmates of Gotham City's Arkham Asylum, Doctor Destiny, the muse Calliope, the three Fates, William Shakespeare (Arthur Darvill), and many more. 

A powerhouse supporting cast helps translate this masterwork into a sonic experience worthy of its legacy, including Riz Ahmed, Kat Dennings, Taron Egerton, Samantha Morton, Bebe Neuwirth, Andy Serkis, and more. Setting the stage for their performance is an unprecedented cinematic soundscape featuring an original musical score by British Academy Award winner James Hannigan. Fans will especially revel in a new twist for the audio adaptation: Neil Gaiman himself serves as the narrator. Follow him as he leads listeners along a winding path of myths, imagination and, often, terror. Even in your wildest dreams, you’ve never heard anything like this.

The Sandman Act 1 adapts volumes 1 - 3 of the graphic novel series.]]> 11 Dirk Maggs Narges 4 4.38 2020 The Sandman: Act I
author: Dirk Maggs
name: Narges
average rating: 4.38
book published: 2020
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating]]> 8303977 Neohelix albolabris —a common woodland snail.

While an illness keeps her bedridden, Bailey watches a wild snail that has taken up residence on her nightstand. As a result, she discovers the solace and sense of wonder that this mysterious creature brings and comes to a greater understanding of her own confined place in the world.

Intrigued by the snail’s molluscan anatomy, cryptic defenses, clear decision making, hydraulic locomotion, and mysterious courtship activities, Bailey becomes an astute and amused observer, providing a candid and engaging look into the curious life of this underappreciated small animal. 

Told with wit and grace, The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating is a remarkable journey of survival and resilience, showing us how a small part of the natural world illuminates our own human existence and provides an appreciation of what it means to be fully alive.]]> 208 Elisabeth Tova Bailey 1565126068 Narges 5 4.15 2010 The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating
author: Elisabeth Tova Bailey
name: Narges
average rating: 4.15
book published: 2010
rating: 5
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I enjoyed this more than I could imagine!
]]> By Gaslight 28007842 Longlisted for the 2016 Scotiabank Giller PrizeNo. 1 National BestsellerGlobe and Mail's "20 Books to Read in 2016," Maclean's bestseller, Toronto Star bestseller, Ottawa Citizen's "Best on the Shelf," Huffington Post's "Best Fall 2016 Books," Publishers Weekly "Books of the Week," National Post bestseller, Vanity Fair 2016 "Must Read Books of the Fall""A dark tale of love, betrayal and murder that reaches from the slums of Victorian London to the diamond mines in South Africa, to the American Civil War and back. Superb storytelling." --Kurt Palka, author of The Piano MakerA magnificent literary historical-suspense novel in the tradition of Eleanor Catton's The Luminaries, Patrick DeWitt's The Sisters Brothers, and Michael Faber's The Crimson Petal and the White, By Gaslight is destined to be one of the most acclaimed and talked-about books of the year.London, 1885. In a city of fog and darkness, the notorious thief Edward Shade exists only as a ghost, a fabled con, a thief of other men's futures -- a man of smoke. William Pinkerton is already famous, the son of a brutal detective, when he descends into the underworld of Victorian London in pursuit of a new lead. His father died without ever tracing Shade; William, still reeling from his loss, is determined to drag the thief out of the shadows. Adam Foole is a gentleman without a past, haunted by a love affair ten years gone. When he receives a letter from his lost beloved, he returns to London in search of her; what he learns of her fate, and its connection to the man known as Shade, will force him to confront a grief he thought long-buried. What follows is a fog-enshrouded hunt through sewers, opium dens, drawing rooms, and seance halls. Above all, it is the story of the most unlikely of between William Pinkerton, the greatest detective of his age, and Adam Foole, the one man who may hold the key to finding Edward Shade.     Epic in scope, brilliantly conceived, and stunningly written, Steven Price's By Gaslight is a riveting, atmospheric portrait of two men on the brink. Moving from the diamond mines of South Africa to the battlefields of the Civil War, the novel is a journey into a cityscape of grief, trust, and its breaking, where what we share can bind us even against our darker selves.]]> 735 Steven Price 077106943X Narges 4 3.56 2016 By Gaslight
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average rating: 3.56
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rating: 4
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]]> A Brief History of Time 3869
Told in language we all can understand, A Brief History of Time plunges into the exotic realms of black holes and quarks, of antimatter and “arrows of time,” of the big bang and a bigger God—where the possibilities are wondrous and unexpected. With exciting images and profound imagination, Stephen Hawking brings us closer to the ultimate secrets at the very heart of creation.]]> 226 Stephen W. Hawking 0553380168 Narges 4 4.21 1988 A Brief History of Time
author: Stephen W. Hawking
name: Narges
average rating: 4.21
book published: 1988
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[Stephen Fry Presents A Selection of Anton Chekhov's Short Stories]]> 6224804
Immerse yourself in a world where the wonderful Stephen Fry reads some of the more memorable short stories of our time. Stephen's voice takes you into a different kind of listening experience, enabling you to imagine narrative, settings, places and people with vivid colour and meaning. Enjoy the work of one of the most celebrated writers in world literature – Russian playwright and short story writer Anton Chekov. A brilliant combination of reader and writer come together in these seven short stories available on digital download only. Includes An Avenger, A Blunder, Boys, The Huntsman, The Lady with the Dog, Misery and Oysters.]]> Anton Chekhov 0007316372 Narges 3 3.89 2008 Stephen Fry Presents A Selection of Anton Chekhov's Short Stories
author: Anton Chekhov
name: Narges
average rating: 3.89
book published: 2008
rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[The Fine Art of Small Talk: How to Start a Conversation, Keep It Going, Build Networking Skills and Leave a Positive Impression!]]> 93409
Hãy học cách: Bắt đầu cuộc trò chuyện - thậm chí ngay cả khi bạn chẳng có gì để nói; Tránh những khoảnh khắc im lặng, vụng về, lúng túng; Tiếp thu những kĩ năng lắng nghe sẽ giúp bạn trở thành người giao tiếp tốt hơn; Chấm dứt cuộc trò chuyện một cách nhã nhặn; Biến mỗi lần trò chuyện thành cơ hội để gặt gái thành công!]]> 224 Debra Fine 1401302262 Narges 0 to-read 3.45 1997 The Fine Art of Small Talk: How to Start a Conversation, Keep It Going, Build Networking Skills and Leave a Positive Impression!
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]]> The Moon and the Other 30753686
After participating in a rebellion that caused his mother’s death, Erno has been exiled from the Society of Cousins. Now, he is living in the Society’s rival colony, Persepolis, when he meets Amestris, the defiant daughter of the richest man on the moon.

Mira, a rebellious loner in the Society, creates graffiti videos that challenge the Society’s political domination. She is hopelessly in love with Carey, the exemplar of male privilege. An Olympic champion in low-gravity martial arts and known as the most popular bedmate in the Society, Carey’s more suited to being a boyfriend than a parent, even as he tries to gain custody of his teenage son.

When the Organization of Lunar States sends a team to investigate the condition of men in the Society, Erno sees an opportunity to get rich, Amestris senses an opportunity to escape from her family, Mira has a chance for social change, and Carey can finally become independent of the matriarchy that considers him a perpetual adolescent. But when Society secrets are revealed, the first moon war erupts, and everyone must decide what is truly worth fighting for.]]> 597 John Kessel 1481481444 Narges 0 to-read 3.53 2017 The Moon and the Other
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average rating: 3.53
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]]> Pride and Prejudice 1885 279 Jane Austen 1441341706 Narges 5 4.28 1813 Pride and Prejudice
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average rating: 4.28
book published: 1813
rating: 5
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My forever comfort story, in any form
]]> <![CDATA[Lost and Found in Cedar Cove (Rose Harbor, #1.5)]]> 18111978
Jo Marie has big plans for her bed-and-breakfast. With the help of handyman Mark Taylor, she intends to plant a beautiful rose garden in time for her upcoming open house. Jo Marie and Mark rarely see eye to eye—especially on matters of home improvement—but she knows he has her best interests at heart. After the two walk the grounds, Jo Marie realizes that her beloved rescue dog, Rover, is missing, and at a time when she most needs a friend, Mark abruptly leaves. Confused by Mark’s behavior and worried for Rover’s safety, Jo Marie searches for her precious pup all over Cedar Cove. Rover is on an adventure of his own—one that will lead to a delightful surprise for two unlikely people.

Includes an excerpt from Rose Harbor in Bloom, the next novel in Debbie Macomber’s new series.

Watch the original series Debbie Macomber’s Cedar Cove on Hallmark Channel.]]> 36 Debbie Macomber 0804177864 Narges 4 3.75 2013 Lost and Found in Cedar Cove (Rose Harbor, #1.5)
author: Debbie Macomber
name: Narges
average rating: 3.75
book published: 2013
rating: 4
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]]> Gathering Dark 53205875 A convicted killer. A gifted thief. A vicious ganglord. A disillusioned cop. Together they’re a missing girl’s only hope.

Dr. Blair Harbour, once a wealthy, respected pediatric surgeon, is now an ex-con down on her luck. She’s determined to keep her nose clean and win back custody of her son. But when her former cellmate begs for help to find her missing daughter, Blair is compelled to put her new-found freedom on the line.

Detective Jessica Sanchez has always had a difficult relationship with the LAPD. And her inheritance of a multi-million dollar mansion as a reward for catching a killer has just made her police enemy number one.

It’s been ten years since Jessica arrested Blair for cold-blooded murder. So when Jessica opens the door to the disgraced doctor late one night she expects abuse, maybe even violence. What comes next is a plea for help…]]> 319 Candice Fox 1250317630 Narges 5 3.80 2020 Gathering Dark
author: Candice Fox
name: Narges
average rating: 3.80
book published: 2020
rating: 5
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]]> Naked 4138 Naked, Sedaris turns the mania for memoir on its proverbial ear, mining the exceedingly rich terrain of his life, his family, and his unique worldview—a sensibility at once take-no-prisoners sharp and deeply charitable. A tart-tongued mother does dead-on imitations of her young son's nervous tics, to the great amusement of his teachers; a stint of Kerouackian wandering is undertaken (of course!) with a quadriplegic companion; a family gathers for a wedding in the face of imminent death. Through it all is Sedaris's unmistakable voice, without doubt one of the freshest in American writing.]]> 304 David Sedaris Narges 3 4.10 1997 Naked
author: David Sedaris
name: Narges
average rating: 4.10
book published: 1997
rating: 3
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]]> Mr g 11288963
So begins Alan Lightman’s playful and profound new novel, Mr g, the story of Creation as told by God. Barraged by the constant advisements and bickerings of Aunt Penelope and Uncle Deva, who live with their nephew in the shimmering Void, Mr g proceeds to create time, space, and matter. Then come stars, planets, animate matter, consciousness, and, finally, intelligent beings with moral dilemmas. Mr g is all powerful but not all knowing and does much of his invention by trial and error.

Even the best-laid plans can go awry, and Mr g discovers that with his creation of space and time come some unforeseen consequences—especially in the form of the mysterious Belhor, a clever and devious rival. An intellectual equal to Mr g, Belhor delights in provoking him: Belhor demands an explanation for the inexplicable, requests that the newly created intelligent creatures not be subject to rational laws, and maintains the necessity of evil. As Mr g watches his favorite universe grow into maturity, he begins to understand how the act of creation can change himself, the Creator.

With echoes of Calvino, Rushdie, and Saramago, combining science, theology, and moral philosophy, Mr g is a stunningly imaginative work that celebrates the tragic and joyous nature of existence on the grandest possible scale.]]> 224 Alan Lightman 030737999X Narges 0 to-read 3.62 Mr g
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]]> The Woman Before Wallis 49932632 For fans of The Paris Wife and The Crown, this stunning novel tells the true story of the American divorcée who captured Prince Edward’s heart before he abdicated his throne for Wallis Simpson.

In the summer of 1926, when Thelma Morgan marries Viscount Duke Furness after a whirlwind romance, she’s immersed in a gilded world of extraordinary wealth and privilege. For Thelma, the daughter of an American diplomat, her new life as a member of the British aristocracy is like a fairy tale—even more so when her husband introduces her to Edward, Prince of Wales.

In a twist of fate, her marriage to Duke leads her to fall headlong into a love affair with Edward. But happiness is fleeting, and their love is threatened when Thelma’s sister, Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt, becomes embroiled in a scandal with far-reaching implications. As Thelma sails to New York to support Gloria, she leaves Edward in the hands of her trusted friend Wallis, never imagining the consequences that will follow.

Bryn Turnbull takes readers from the raucous glamour of the Paris Ritz and the French Riviera to the quiet, private corners of St. James’s Palace in this sweeping story of love, loyalty and betrayal.]]> 430 Bryn Turnbull 0778361020 Narges 4 3.82 2020 The Woman Before Wallis
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average rating: 3.82
book published: 2020
rating: 4
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]]> Peaces 55400124
A spellbinding tale from a star author, Peaces is about what it means to be seen by another person--whether it's your lover or a stranger on a train--and what happens when things you thought were firmly in the past turn out to be right beside you.]]> 272 Helen Oyeyemi 0593192338 Narges 2 3.25 2021 Peaces
author: Helen Oyeyemi
name: Narges
average rating: 3.25
book published: 2021
rating: 2
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]]> <![CDATA[Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind]]> 23692271 512 Yuval Noah Harari Narges 5 Love, love, love 4.31 2011 Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
author: Yuval Noah Harari
name: Narges
average rating: 4.31
book published: 2011
rating: 5
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Love, love, love
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