Ody's bookshelf: all en-US Wed, 26 Aug 2026 15:20:50 -0700 60 Ody's bookshelf: all 144 41 https://www.goodreads.com/images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg <![CDATA[Filthy Rich: The True Story Behind the Jeffrey Epstein Sex Scandal]]> 28501552
From the world's #1 bestselling author, Filthy Rich—the book that exposed Jeffrey Epstein’s shocking exploits as a multi-millionaire pedophile—now with an updated Author's Note and Afterword.

“Much more than a true crime book.” —Town & Country

Charismatic college dropout Jeffrey Epstein amassed a huge fortune by expertly manipulating numbers, people, law, and decency—even after becoming a convicted sex offender. Then in 2019, Epstein was found dead in his jail cell. Before he could stand trial. Before his hundreds of victims could confront him.

Featuring original police interviews and court transcripts, details of the criminal investigations and new material contextualizing the case, this riveting yet harrowing tale of wealth, power, and the easy price of justice for America’s wealthiest citizens reveals what we didn’t understand then—and what we know today.]]> 400 James Patterson 178089547X Ody 0 currently-reading 3.35 2016 Filthy Rich: The True Story Behind the Jeffrey Epstein Sex Scandal
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]]> <![CDATA[Tress of the Emerald Sea (Hoid's Travails, #1)]]> 60531406 #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson expands his Cosmere universe shared by The Stormlight Archive and Mistborn with a new standalone novel for everyone who loved The Princess Bride.

The only life Tress has known on her island home in an emerald-green ocean has been a simple one, with the simple pleasures of collecting cups brought by sailors from faraway lands and listening to stories told by her friend Charlie. But when his father takes him on a voyage to find a bride and disaster strikes, Tress must stow away on a ship and seek the Sorceress of the deadly Midnight Sea. Amid the spore oceans where pirates abound, can Tress leave her simple life behind and make her own place sailing a sea where a single drop of water can mean instant death?]]> 443 Brandon Sanderson Ody 0 currently-reading 4.30 2023 Tress of the Emerald Sea (Hoid's Travails, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[8,789 Words of Wisdom: Proverbs, Precepts, Maxims, Adages, and Axioms to Live By]]> 848357  
With words of comfort and motivation, humor and warmth, here are thousands of proverbs, precepts, maxims, adages, and axioms—8,789 of them, to be precise—that prove just as true today as the day they were coined. Polished over years of use, there’s the unexpected, the playful, even the counterintuitive.
 
Learn to unlearn.
Appreciate the questions as much as the answers.
Stretch beyond what is comfortable.
Good judgment comes from experience and experience comes from bad judgment.
 
Every page contains secrets and encouragement to lead a happy, healthy, sane, and productive life; taken altogether, it’s the ultimate source of inspiration for personal growth.
 ]]> 608 Barbara Ann Kipfer 076111730X Ody 4 4.13 2001 8,789 Words of Wisdom: Proverbs, Precepts, Maxims, Adages, and Axioms to Live By
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average rating: 4.13
book published: 2001
rating: 4
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]]> Circe 35959740
Threatened, Zeus banishes her to a deserted island, where she hones her occult craft, tames wild beasts, and crosses paths with many of the most famous figures in all of mythology, including the Minotaur, Daedalus and his doomed son Icarus, the murderous Medea, and, of course, wily Odysseus.

But there is danger, too, for a woman who stands alone, and Circe unwittingly draws the wrath of both men and gods, ultimately finding herself pitted against one of the most terrifying and vengeful of the Olympians. To protect what she loves most, Circe must summon all her strength and choose, once and for all, whether she belongs with the gods she is born from or with the mortals she has come to love.]]> 393 Madeline Miller 0316556343 Ody 4 4.21 2018 Circe
author: Madeline Miller
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average rating: 4.21
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rating: 4
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]]> Pride and Prejudice 1885 279 Jane Austen 1441341706 Ody 0 currently-reading, classics 4.28 1813 Pride and Prejudice
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]]> <![CDATA[The Invention of Autonomy: A History of Modern Moral Philosophy]]> 1505745 650 J.B. Schneewind 052147938X Ody 0 3.98 1997 The Invention of Autonomy: A History of Modern Moral Philosophy
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]]> Hex Hall (Hex Hall, #1) 5287473 By the end of her first day among fellow freak-teens, Sophie has quite a scorecard: three powerful enemies who look like supermodels, a futile crush on a gorgeous warlock, a creepy tag-along ghost, and a new roommate who happens to be the most hated person and only vampire student on campus. Worse, Sophie soon learns that a mysterious predator has been attacking students, and her only friend is the number-one suspect.

As a series of blood-curdling mysteries starts to converge, Sophie prepares for the biggest threat of all: an ancient secret society determined to destroy all Prodigium, especially her.

]]> 323 Rachel Hawkins 1423121309 Ody 0 to-read, ya 3.92 2010 Hex Hall (Hex Hall, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Iron King (The Iron Fey, #1)]]> 6644117 Meghan Chase has a secret destiny; one she could never have imagined. Something has always felt slightly off in Meghan's life, ever since her father disappeared before her eyes when she was six. She has never quite fit in at school or at home. When a dark stranger begins watching her from afar, and her prankster best friend becomes strangely protective of her, Meghan senses that everything she's known is about to change. But she could never have guessed the truth - that she is the daughter of a mythical faery king and is a pawn in a deadly war. Now Meghan will learn just how far she'll go to save someone she cares about, to stop a mysterious evil, no faery creature dare face; and to find love with a young prince who might rather see her dead than let her touch his icy heart.]]> 363 Julie Kagawa 0373210086 Ody 0 ya 3.88 2010 The Iron King (The Iron Fey, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Clockwork Angel (The Infernal Devices, #1)]]> 7171637
Kidnapped by a secret organization called The Pandemonium Club, Tessa learns that she herself is a Downworlder with a rare ability: the power to transform into another person. What’s more, the Magister, the shadowy figure who runs the Club, will stop at nothing to claim Tessa’s power for his own.

Friendless and hunted, Tessa takes refuge with the Shadowhunters of the London Institute, who swear to find her brother if she will use her power to help them. She soon finds herself fascinated by—and torn between—two best friends: James, whose fragile beauty hides a deadly secret, and Will, whose caustic wit and volatile moods keep everyone in his life at arm’s length…everyone, that is, but Tessa.

As their search draws them deep into the heart of an arcane plot that threatens to destroy the Shadowhunters, Tessa realizes she may need to choose between saving her brother and helping her new friends save the world…and that love may be the most dangerous magic of all.]]> 479 Cassandra Clare 1416975861 Ody 0 ya 4.31 2010 Clockwork Angel (The Infernal Devices, #1)
author: Cassandra Clare
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average rating: 4.31
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]]> Triple Homicide 38724985
Detective An Alex Cross Story : An anonymous caller has promised to set off deadly bombs in Washington, DC. A cruel hoax or the real deal? By the time Alex Cross and his wife Bree uncover the chilling truth, it may already be too late . . .
The Medical Examiner : A Women's Murder Club Story (with Maxine Paetro) : A woman checks into a hotel room and entertains a man who is not her husband. A shooter blows away the lover and wounds the millionairess, leaving her for dead. Is it the perfect case for the Women's Murder Club -- or just the most twisted?
A Michael Bennett Story (with James O. Born) : Someone attacked the Thanksgiving Day Parade right in front of Michael Bennett and his family. The news called it "holiday terror" -- Michael Bennett calls it personal. The hunt is on . . .]]> 385 James Patterson 1538730731 Ody 0 to-read 3.95 2018 Triple Homicide
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]]> <![CDATA[The Family Cross (Alex Cross, #36)]]> 247608611
To his beloved Nana Mama, he’s still the boy she raised—and every morning, as he straps on his service weapon, she’s reminded just how dangerous his world has become.

“Be safe,” she tells him.

“Every day,” he promises.

But in Washington, DC, there are places even the police don’t go—an unseen underworld where violence thrives and rules don’t apply. And this time, Alex is stepping straight into it.

Each move pulls him deeper into the dark—and closer to a case that could shatter the promise he made to Nana … and cost him everything he holds most dear.]]> 385 James Patterson 1804948802 Ody 0 to-read 3.75 2026 The Family Cross (Alex Cross, #36)
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]]> <![CDATA[Return of the Spider (Alex Cross, #34)]]> 228646213 Return of the Spider is the stunning prequel to Along Came a Spider .

The suspense classic Along Came a Spider introduced an unsurpassed
Detective Alex the “human superhero” (New York Times) versus Gary the "most deliciously wicked character since Hannibal Lecter” (Lexington Herald-Leader).
But that wasn’t their first meeting...
At a desolate cabin in the woods, police discover a hidden journal titled “Profiles in Homicidal Genius.” Evidence points to it being a murder book kept by Soneji.
As Alex studies the clues, he’s enmeshed in a web of evil Soneji designed to ensnare him all along. Plunging into the past, Alex must now retrace the steps of a long-ago investigation and face…the Return of the Spider.

Now enter the world of the #1 bestselling detective series behind the #1 show Cross on Prime Video.]]> 416 James Patterson 0316569569 Ody 0 to-read 4.01 2025 Return of the Spider (Alex Cross, #34)
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]]> <![CDATA[Cross and Sampson (Alex Cross, #35)]]> 240095368 Detectives Alex Cross and John Sampson are better together—until they’re called to separate locations to investigate a pair of serious crimes.  
 
In Washington, DC…

Metro PD detective John Sampson stands in a crater in the middle of a DC street, calling in the bomb
squad. “Dispatch, this is Sampson. Contact the FBI and the ATF. We’ve got a suspected terrorist attack
here.”

In Chapel Hill, NC…

Alex Cross searches the apartment of a missing psychology grad student—his own son Damon. Has
following in his famous father’s footsteps made Damon a target? 

From FBI headquarters, in police stations, on airplanes, and at murder scenes, the detectives track crimes committed hundreds of miles apart. It will take more than distance to weaken the partnership of Sampson & Cross.

Connect with your favorite characters in the new season of Cross, streaming now.]]> 362 James Patterson 0316599867 Ody 0 to-read 4.44 2026 Cross and Sampson (Alex Cross, #35)
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]]> <![CDATA[The House of Cross (Alex Cross, #33)]]> 209456063 416 James Patterson 0316402680 Ody 0 to-read 4.11 The House of Cross (Alex Cross, #33)
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]]> <![CDATA[Alex Cross Must Die (Alex Cross, #32)]]> 123193295 In this thrilling novel from a #1 New York Times bestselling author, detective Alex Cross is in the sights of the Dead Hours Killer, a serial murderer on a ruthless mission.

“One of the greatest fictional detectives of all time” (Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child)

The inspiration for #1 hit streaming show, Cross.​

An airport killer targeting pilots expands his scope. Alex Cross Must Die.

“Drop whatever you’re doing, Detective Cross, and head to Reagan Airport,” DC Metro Police dispatch says. “A jet just crashed and exploded on the runway. The chief and the FBI want you and John Sampson there pronto.”

Cross and Sampson race to the crash site. The plane didn’t fail—it was shot down by a stolen Vietnam War–era machine gun.

The list of experts who can operate the weapon is short. And time before another lethal strike runs even shorter. Especially for Detective Cross.

Alex Cross Must Die. ]]> 416 James Patterson 0316402486 Ody 0 to-read 4.03 2023 Alex Cross Must Die (Alex Cross, #32)
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]]> Cross Down (Alex Cross, #31) 62874008
For the first time, John Sampson is on his own. 
 
The brilliant crime-solving duo of Washington, DC’s, Metro PD and the FBI has a proven Detective Alex Cross makes his own rules. Detective John Sampson enforces them.
 
When military-style attacks erupt, brutally sidelining Cross, Sampson is sent reeling.  The patterns are too random —Sampson’s friend, his partner, his  brother —have told him.  Don’t trust anyone . 
 
As a shadow force advances on the nation’s capital, Sampson alone must protect the Cross family, his own young daughter, and every American, including the president.]]> 464 James Patterson 0316404594 Ody 0 to-read 4.15 2023 Cross Down (Alex Cross, #31)
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]]> <![CDATA[Triple Cross (Alex Cross, #30)]]> 61263566 Detective Alex Cross hunts down a serial killer who’s murdering entire families—and who will next be coming for Cross.

A methodical killer is targeting multigenerational families in and around Washington, DC—striking under cover of darkness, triggering no alarms, leaving no physical evidence of any kind.  
 
Alex isn’t the only one investigating. Also on the case is a charismatic true-crime author who sees patterns the detectives miss.
 
The writer calls “The Family Man” a perfect crime story. Alex knows there is no perfect crime—the investigation should never become the story. Unless the ending falls somewhere between fact and fiction.]]> 416 James Patterson 0316499188 Ody 0 to-read 4.17 2022 Triple Cross (Alex Cross, #30)
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]]> <![CDATA[Fear No Evil (Alex Cross, #29)]]> 57355861 Alex Cross enters the final showdown with the relentless killer who has stalked him and his family for years.​

Dr. Alex Cross and Detective John Sampson venture into the rugged Montana wilderness—where they will be the prey.
 
They’re not on the job, but on a personal mission. 
 
Until they’re attacked by two rival teams of assassins, controlled by the same mastermind who has stalked Alex and his family for years. 
 
Darkness falls. The river churns into rapids. Shots ring out through the forest. 
 
No backup. No way out. Fear no evil. ]]> 400 James Patterson 0316499145 Ody 0 to-read 4.02 2021 Fear No Evil (Alex Cross, #29)
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]]> <![CDATA[Deadly Cross (Alex Cross, #28)]]> 53506766
Kay Willingham led a life as glamorous as it was public — she was a gorgeous Georgetown socialite, philanthropist, and the ex-wife of the vice-president. So why was she parked in a Bentley convertible idling behind a DC private school, in the middle of the night, with the man who was the head of that school? Who shot them both, point blank, and why? The shocking double homicide is blazed across the internet, TV, newspapers — and across Alex Cross’ mind. Kay had been his patient once. And maybe more.

Alex Cross and FBI Special Agent Ned Mahoney travel to Alabama to investigate Kay’s early years. There they find a world of trouble, corruption, and secrets, all of them closed to outsiders like Cross and Mahoney. Kay had many enemies, but all of them seemed to need her alive. The harder the investigators push, the more resistance they find when they leave behind the polite law offices and doctors’ quarters of the state capital. Alex Cross will need to use all his skills as a doctor, a detective, and a family man to prevent that resistance from turning lethal…again.]]> 333 James Patterson Ody 0 to-read 4.25 2020 Deadly Cross (Alex Cross, #28)
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]]> Criss Cross (Alex Cross, #27) 45287924 A killer with all the skills of a master detective has made Alex Cross the subject of his deranged "investigation."
In a Virginia penitentiary, Alex Cross and his partner, John Sampson, witness the execution of a killer they helped convict. Hours later, they are called to the scene of a copycat crime. A note signed "M" rests on the corpse. "You messed up big time, Dr. Cross."

Was an innocent man just put to death? Alex soon realizes he may have much to answer for, as "M" lures the detective out of the capital to the sites of multiple homicides, all marked with distressingly familiar details -- details that conjure up decades-old cases. Details that conjure up Cross family secrets. Details that make clear that M is after a prize so dear that -- were the killer to attain it -- Alex's heart would no longer have reason to beat.
]]> 387 James Patterson 0316457140 Ody 0 to-read 4.32 2019 Criss Cross (Alex Cross, #27)
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]]> <![CDATA[Target: Alex Cross (Alex Cross, #26)]]> 42286254 414 James Patterson Ody 0 to-read 3.97 2018 Target: Alex Cross (Alex Cross, #26)
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]]> <![CDATA[The People vs. Alex Cross (Alex Cross, #25)]]> 34522506 This time it's Alex Cross on trial.

Alex Cross is on the wrong side of the law. Serving a suspension from the force while he awaits trial for murder, Cross has been branded as a trigger-happy cop, another bad apple walking the streets with a gun, an accusation that Cross will do anything to refute. To make himself feel useful again, Cross opens a counseling office in the basement of his home. When his former partner Sampson shows up needing his help, Cross jumps at the chance, even if it may end up costing him what's left of his career. When a string of young, blonde women go missing, the investigation leads Cross and Sampson to the most depraved, darkest corners of the internet. Struggling to prove his own innocence and uncover the truth lurking online, Cross must risk everything to save his most at-risk patient of all...himself.
]]> 432 James Patterson Ody 0 to-read 4.17 2017 The People vs. Alex Cross (Alex Cross, #25)
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]]> <![CDATA[Detective Cross (Alex Cross, #24.5)]]> 33540631 The suspect is your patient, Dr. Cross.

An anonymous caller has promised to set off deadly bombs in Washington, DC. A cruel hoax or the real deal? By the time Alex Cross and his wife, Bree Stone, uncover the chilling truth, it may already be too late....

BookShots
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- All original content from James Patterson]]> 145 James Patterson 0316469742 Ody 0 to-read 4.12 2017 Detective Cross (Alex Cross, #24.5)
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]]> <![CDATA[Cross Kill (Alex Cross, #24.4)]]> 28925608 Alex Cross, I'm coming for you--even from the grave if I have to.

Along Came a Spider killer Gary Soneji has been dead for over ten years. Alex Cross watched him die. But today, Cross saw him gun down his partner. Is Soneji alive? A ghost? Or something even more sinister?

Nothing will prepare you for the wicked truth.]]> 113 James Patterson 0316317144 Ody 0 to-read 3.89 2016 Cross Kill (Alex Cross, #24.4)
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average rating: 3.89
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]]> <![CDATA[Cross Justice (Alex Cross, #23)]]> 25066591 The toughest cases hit closest to home.

Alex Cross left his hometown, and some awful family tragedies, for a better life with Nana Mama in Washington, DC. He hasn't looked back.

Now his cousin Stefan has been accused of a horrible, unthinkable murder, and Cross drives south with Bree, Nana Mama, Jannie, and Ali to Starksville, North Carolina, for the first time in thirty-five years. Back home, he discovers a once proud community down on its luck, and local residents who don't welcome him with open arms. As Cross steps into his family home, the horrors of his childhood flood back--and he learns that they're not really over. He brings all his skill to finding out the truth about his cousin's case. But truth is hard to come by in a town where no one feels safe to speak.

Chasing his ghosts takes Cross all the way down to the sugarcane fields of Florida, where he gets pulled into a case that has local cops needing his kind of expertise: a string of socialite murders with ever more grisly settings. He's chasing too many loose ends--a brutal killer, the truth about his own past, and justice for his cousin--and any one of the answers might be fatal.

In Cross Justice , Alex Cross confronts the deadliest--and most personal--case of his career. It's a propulsive, edge-of-your-seat thrill ride that proves you can go home again--but it just might kill you.]]> 528 James Patterson 0316407135 Ody 0 to-read 4.18 2015 Cross Justice (Alex Cross, #23)
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]]> <![CDATA[Cross the Line (Alex Cross, #24)]]> 28936152 À peine le commissaire Cross commence-t-il à poser des questions qu’il est appelé de l’autre côté de la ville pour un autre meurtre, qui le touche particulièrement : son ancien patron et bien-aimé mentor de sa femme est retrouvé assassiné.
Bree, la femme d’Alex Cross, est engagée par la police pour aider son mari à résoudre cette affaire. Mais cela ne risque-t-il pas de rompre...]]> 400 James Patterson 1784752029 Ody 0 to-read 3.94 2016 Cross the Line (Alex Cross, #24)
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]]> Hope to Die (Alex Cross, #22) 20800147 374 James Patterson 178089015X Ody 0 to-read 4.11 2014 Hope to Die (Alex Cross, #22)
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]]> Action (Alex Cross, #21.5) 23622321 10 Brent Gargan 0857987240 Ody 0 to-read 3.68 2014 Action (Alex Cross, #21.5)
author: Brent Gargan
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average rating: 3.68
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]]> <![CDATA[Cross My Heart (Alex Cross, #21)]]> 17333277 544 James Patterson 0316210900 Ody 0 to-read 4.04 2013 Cross My Heart (Alex Cross, #21)
author: James Patterson
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average rating: 4.04
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]]> <![CDATA[Merry Christmas, Alex Cross (Alex Cross, #19)]]> 13097901 352 James Patterson 0316210730 Ody 0 to-read 3.84 2012 Merry Christmas, Alex Cross (Alex Cross, #19)
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]]> <![CDATA[Alex Cross, Run (Alex Cross, #20)]]> 13521299 416 James Patterson 0316097527 Ody 0 to-read 4.04 2013 Alex Cross, Run (Alex Cross, #20)
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]]> <![CDATA[Kill Alex Cross (Alex Cross, #18)]]> 10343389
The President's son and daughter are abducted, and Detective Alex Cross is one of the first on the scene. But someone very high up is using the FBI, Secret Service, and CIA to keep him off the case and in the dark.

A deadly contagion in the water supply cripples half of the capital, and Cross discovers that someone may be about to unleash the most devastating attack the United States has ever experienced. As his window for solving both crimes narrows, Alex makes a desperate decision that goes against everything he believes – one that may alter the fate of the entire country.]]> 375 James Patterson 1846057647 Ody 0 to-read 4.02 2011 Kill Alex Cross (Alex Cross, #18)
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]]> Cross Fire (Alex Cross, #17) 7856305
Detective Alex Cross and Bree's wedding plans are put on hold when Alex is called to the scene of the perfectly executed assassination of two of Washington D.C.'s most corrupt: a dirty congressmen and an underhanded lobbyist. Next, the elusive gunman begins picking off other crooked politicians, sparking a blaze of theories--is the marksman a hero or a vigilante?

A murderer returns
The case explodes, and the FBI assigns agent Max Siegel to the investigation. As Alex and Siegel battle over jurisdiction, the murders continue. It becomes clear that they are the work of a professional who has detailed knowledge of his victims' movements--information that only a Washington insider could possess.

Caught in a lethal cross fire
As Alex contends with the sniper, Siegel, and the wedding, he receives a call from his deadliest adversary, Kyle Craig. The Mastermind is in D.C. and will not relent until he has eliminated Cross and his family for good. With a supercharged blend of action, deception, and suspense, Cross Fire is James Patterson's most visceral and exciting Alex Cross novel ever.]]> 356 James Patterson 031603617X Ody 0 to-read 4.07 2010 Cross Fire (Alex Cross, #17)
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]]> <![CDATA[I, Alex Cross (Alex Cross, #16)]]> 6405929
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'No one gets this big without amazing natural storytelling talent - which is what Jim has, in spades. The Alex Cross series proves it.' LEE CHILD
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They came for his family. Now Detective Alex Cross is out for vengeance.

Cross is met with shocking news that his niece has been brutally murdered. He vows to hunt down the killer, and soon learns that his niece was mixed up in one of Washington's wildest scenes where every fantasy is possible, if you have the credentials to get in.

Cross finds himself confronting some very important, very protected, very dangerous people in levels of society where only one thing is certain - they will do anything to keep their secrets safe.

As Cross closes in on the killer, he discovers evidence that points to the unimaginable - a revelation that could rock the entire world.
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'Alex Cross is a legend' HARLAN COBEN

'It's no mystery why James Patterson is the world's most popular thriller writer . . . Simply nobody does it better.' JEFFERY DEAVER

'The master storyteller of our times' HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON

'Patterson boils a scene down to the single, telling detail, the element that defines a character or moves a plot along. It's what fires off the movie projector in the reader's mind.' MICHAEL CONNELLY

'One of the greatest storytellers of all time' PATRICIA CORNWELL

'James Patterson is The Boss. End of.' IAN RANKIN]]> 400 James Patterson 0316018783 Ody 0 to-read 4.01 2009 I, Alex Cross (Alex Cross, #16)
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]]> <![CDATA[Alex Cross's Trial (Alex Cross, #15)]]> 6266907 Separated by time

From his grandmother, Alex Cross has heard the story of his great uncle Abraham and his struggles for survival in the era of the Ku Klux Klan. Now, Alex passes the family tale along to his own children in a novel he's written--a novel called Trial.

Connected by blood

As a lawyer in turn-of-the-century Washington D.C., Ben Corbett represents the toughest cases. Fighting against oppression and racism, he risks his family and his life in the process. When President Roosevelt asks Ben to return to his home town to investigate rumors of the resurgence of the Ku Klux Klan there, he cannot refuse.

United by bravery

When he arrives in Eudora, Mississippi, Ben meets the wise Abraham Cross and his beautiful granddaughter, Moody. Ben enlists their help, and the two Crosses introduce him to the hidden side of the idyllic Southern town. Lynchings have become commonplace and residents of the town's black quarter live in constant fear. Ben aims to break the reign of terror--but the truth of who is really behind it could break his heart.

Written in the fearless voice of Detective Alex Cross, Alex Cross's Trial is a gripping story of murder, love, and, above all, bravery.

]]> 380 James Patterson 0316070629 Ody 0 to-read 3.95 2009 Alex Cross's Trial (Alex Cross, #15)
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]]> <![CDATA[Double Cross (Alex Cross, #13)]]> 552887 389 James Patterson 0316015059 Ody 0 to-read 4.02 2007 Double Cross (Alex Cross, #13)
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]]> <![CDATA[Cross Country (Alex Cross, #14)]]> 1713912
As the killing spree escalates, Alex and Brianna realize they are not dealing with any ordinary killer, but one who has brought his personal war of vengeance to America's capital. But just when the detectives think they're closing in on the elusive murderer, the Tiger disappears into thin air. Unable to let the killer get away with this narrow escape, Alex makes it his duty to bring the brutal butcher to justice. He knows that he must follow the Tiger. Alone.

When Alex arrives in Nigeria, he discovers a world where justice is as foreign as he is. Unprotected and alone in a strange country, bombarded on all sides by the murderous threats of The Tiger, Alex must draw on his fiercest instincts just to survive in a lawless world.
]]> 480 James Patterson 0316024643 Ody 0 to-read 3.86 2008 Cross Country (Alex Cross, #14)
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]]> Cross (Alex Cross, #12) 13128
Years later, still haunted by his wife's death, Cross is making a bold move in his life. Now a free agent from the police and the FBI, he's set up practice as a psychologist once again. His life with Nana Mama, Damon, Jannie, and little Alex is finally getting in order. He even has a chance at a new love.

Then Cross's former partner, John Sampson, calls in a favor. He is tracking a serial rapist in Georgetown, one whose brutal modus operandi recalls a case Sampson and Cross worked together years earlier. When the case reveals a connection to Maria's death, Cross latches on for the most urgent and terrifying ride of his life.

From the man USA TODAY has called the "master of the genre," CROSS is the high-velocity thriller James Patterson and Alex Cross's fans have waited years to read - and the pinnacle of the bestselling detective series of the past two decades.

This novel was originally published under the title Cross. The movie tie-in editions are published under the title Alex Cross. (less)]]> 393 James Patterson 0316159794 Ody 0 to-read 4.02 2006 Cross (Alex Cross, #12)
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]]> Mary, Mary (Alex Cross, #11) 84736 Right from the beginning, this case is like nothing Alex has ever been confronted with before. Is this the plan of an obsessed fan or a spurned actor, or is it part of something much more frightening? Now members of Hollywood's A-list fear they're next on Mary's list, and the case grows by blockbuster proportions as the LAPD and FBI scramble to find a pattern before Mary can send one more chilling update.

]]> 413 James Patterson 0446619035 Ody 0 to-read 3.97 2005 Mary, Mary (Alex Cross, #11)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Big Bad Wolf (Alex Cross, #9)]]> 6588 400 James Patterson 0446610224 Ody 0 to-read 4.00 2003 The Big Bad Wolf (Alex Cross, #9)
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]]> <![CDATA[Violets Are Blue (Alex Cross, #7)]]> 79379 Detective Alex Cross must confront his most terrifying nemesis ever-and his own deepest fears-in this electrifying new thriller from the master of suspense, James Patterson. Alex Cross has never believed in vampires. But when two joggers are found slain in a manner that suggests a macabre ritual, he has to reconsider. Someone believes in vampires enough to have committed a series of bizarre murders that appear to be the work of one. Local police are horrified, and even the FBI is baffled.

Cross takes on the case and plunges into a netherworld of secret clubs and role-players, a world full of poseurs and playactors-and someone demented enough to have crossed the line from dark ritual to real blood. At the same time, a lethal super-criminal from Cross's past known as the Mastermind is stalking him, taunting him, and threatening everything he holds dear. Cross has never been closer to defeat, or in greater danger. In a shocking conclusion, Alex Cross must survive a deadly confrontation-only to discover at last the awful secret of the Mastermind.

]]> 391 James Patterson 0446611212 Ody 0 to-read 3.97 2001 Violets Are Blue (Alex Cross, #7)
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]]> <![CDATA[Four Blind Mice (Alex Cross, #8)]]> 53625
Drawing on their years of street training and an almost telepathic mutual trust, Cross and Sampson go deep behind military lines to confront the most terrifying-and deadly-killers they have ever encountered.

On his visits home, Alex must confront another, more harrowing mystery: what's the matter with Nana Mama?]]> 416 James Patterson 0747266921 Ody 0 to-read 4.01 2002 Four Blind Mice (Alex Cross, #8)
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]]> <![CDATA[Roses Are Red (Alex Cross, #6)]]> 79378
In a series of terrifying crimes, bank robbers have been laying out precise demands when they enter the building-and then killing the bank employees and their families if those instructions are not followed to the letter. Detective Alex Cross takes on the case, certain that this is no ordinary bank robber at work; the pathological need for control and perfection is too great. Cross is in the midst of a personal crisis at home, but the case becomes all-consuming as he learns that the Mastermind is plotting one huge, last, perfect crime.]]> 416 James Patterson 0446605484 Ody 0 to-read 4.06 2000 Roses Are Red (Alex Cross, #6)
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]]> <![CDATA[Pop Goes the Weasel (Alex Cross, #5)]]> 13143 461 James Patterson 0446608815 Ody 0 to-read 4.02 1999 Pop Goes the Weasel (Alex Cross, #5)
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]]> Cat & Mouse (Alex Cross, #4) 21436
Out of prison and dying from the AIDS virus he contracted there, Soneji wants revenge on Cross before he dies.

There's more. We are introduced to a new pair of rivals whose paths cross those of Cross and Soneji. Thomas Augustine Pierce has been chasing his demon, Mr. Smith, since the savage murder of his fiancée. Smith is a unique monster, with interactions between him and his victims so insane, so unimaginable, that he is thought of as "not of the earth." Pierce, known in the business as St. Augustine because of his track record for catching killers and his invaluable status to the FBI and Interpol, may even be better than Cross. When things heat up and Alex is in a near-death coma following a strange attack, Pierce goes to Washington to help investigate. But then he is summoned to Paris with a postcard from Smith inviting him to a very special killing.

The body count is high, the tension the highest, and the two killers on the loose are watching every move their pursuers make. Who is the cat, and who is the mouse? What and where is the final trap? And who survives?]]> 416 James Patterson Ody 0 to-read 4.01 1997 Cat & Mouse (Alex Cross, #4)
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]]> Jack & Jill (Alex Cross, #3) 13140
Meanwhile, Washington, D. C., homicide detective Alex Cross is called to a murder scene only blocks from his house. Far from the corridors of power where he spends his days. The victim: a beautiful little girl, savagely beaten--and deposited in front of the elementary school Cross's son, Damon, attends.

Could there be a connection between the murders? As Cross tries to put the pieces together, the killer - or killers - strike again. And again. No one in Washington is safe - not children, not politicians, not even the President of the United States. Only Cross has the skills and the courage to crack the case, but will he discover the truth in time?

A relentless roller coaster of heart-pounding suspense and jolting plot twists, 'Jack and Jill' proves that no one can write a more compelling thriller than James Patterson--the master of the nonstop nightmare.]]> 466 James Patterson 0446692654 Ody 0 to-read 3.98 1996 Jack & Jill (Alex Cross, #3)
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]]> <![CDATA[Kiss the Girls (Alex Cross, #2)]]> 13148
In Los Angeles, a reporter investigating a series of murders is killed.

In Chapel Hill, North Carolina, a beautiful medical intern suddenly disappears.

And in Washington D.C., Cross needs to find the solution to the most baffling and terrifying murder case ever. Two clever pattern killers are collaborating, cooperating, competing - and they are working coast to coast. Is Alex Cross up to the challenge?]]> 481 James Patterson 0446677388 Ody 0 to-read 4.00 1994 Kiss the Girls (Alex Cross, #2)
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]]> <![CDATA[Along Came a Spider (Alex Cross, #1)]]> 13145
Gary Soneji wants to commit the crime of the century. Alex Cross is the brilliant homicide detective pitted against him. Jezzie Flanagan is the first female supervisor of the Secret Service. They complete one of the most unusual suspense triangles in any thriller you have ever read.

Alex and Jezzie are about to have a forbidden love affair—at the worst possible time for both of them. Because Gary Soneji is playing at the top of his game. The latest of the unspeakable crimes happens in Alex Cross's precinct and it happens under the nose of Jezzie and her men.

Alex faces the ultimate test: how do you outmaneuver a brilliant psychopath?]]> 449 James Patterson 0446692638 Ody 0 to-read 4.13 1993 Along Came a Spider (Alex Cross, #1)
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]]> What Is Ancient Philosophy? 31875
Most pressing for Hadot is the question of how the ancients conceived of philosophy. He argues in great detail, systematically covering the ideas of the earliest Greek thinkers, Hellenistic philosophy, and late antiquity, that ancient philosophers were concerned not just to develop philosophical theories, but to practice philosophy as a way of life―a way of life to be suggested, illuminated, and justified by their philosophical “discourse.” For the ancients, philosophical theory and the philosophical way of life were inseparably linked.

What Is Ancient Philosophy? also explains why this connection broke down, most conspicuously in the case of academic, professional philosophers, especially under the influence of Christianity. Finally, Hadot turns to the question of whether and how this connection might be reestablished. Even as it brings ancient thoughts and thinkers to life, this invigorating work provides direction for those who wish to improve their lives by means of genuine philosophical thought.]]> 384 Pierre Hadot 0674013735 Ody 0 philosophy 4.29 1995 What Is Ancient Philosophy?
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]]> In Flight (Up in the Air, #1) 16134782
Bianca is accustomed to dealing with supermodels and movie stars in her job as a first class flight attendant, but James Cavendish puts them all to shame in the looks department. If only it were just his looks that she found so irresistible about the intimidating man, Bianca could have ignored his attentions. But what tempts her like never before is the dominant pull he seems to have over her from the moment they meet, and the promise of pleasure, and pain, that she reads in his eyes.]]> 330 R.K. Lilley Ody 0 to-read 4.09 2012 In Flight (Up in the Air, #1)
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]]> Fallen (Fallen, #1) 6487308
Mysterious and aloof, he captures Luce Price’s attention from the moment she sees him on her first day at the Sword & Cross boarding school in sultry Savannah, Georgia. He’s the one bright spot in a place where cell phones are forbidden, the other students are all screw-ups, and security cameras watch every move.

Even though Daniel wants nothing to do with Luce—and goes out of his way to make that very clear—she can’t let it go. Drawn to him like a moth to a flame, she has to find out what Daniel is so desperate to keep secret… even if it kills her.]]> 464 Lauren Kate 0385738935 Ody 0 ya 3.73 2009 Fallen (Fallen, #1)
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]]> Dirty Talk (Get Dirty, #1) 37748479 Derrick King is all about the Dirty and every woman's dream, but he's also a romantic at heart. Get ready to meet your new book boyfriend in this sexy full-length romance. Complete with a happy ever after, no cheating, and no cliffhanger!]]> 300 Lauren Landish Ody 0 ya 3.95 2017 Dirty Talk (Get Dirty, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Sin & Chocolate (Demigods of San Francisco, #1)]]> 42196479
Those people usually have a lot of drama in their life. Drama I happily do without. I live in a forgotten corner of nowhere for a reason: there is safety in anonymity. I have enough problems just trying to get by.

But when Kieran, a sinfully sexy demigod at the pinnacle of power, crashes into my life, suddenly my whole world is turned upside down.

He’s harboring a deadly secret, one that could destroy all he holds dear. He thinks I’m the key to his salvation, and he wants me to help him claim vengeance.

He also wants me with a passion that burns my body from the inside out.

To ignore him is impossible, but to give in to my desires, even for a night, would thrust me into danger I might not survive.

Can I resist the temptation?]]> 439 K.F. Breene Ody 0 ya 4.27 2018 Sin & Chocolate (Demigods of San Francisco, #1)
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]]> Obsidian (Lux, #1) 12578077
When we moved to West Virginia right before my senior year, I’d pretty much resigned myself to thick accents, dodgy internet access, and a whole lot of boring… until I spotted my hot neighbor, with his looming height and eerie green eyes. Things were looking up.

And then he opened his mouth.

Daemon is infuriating. Arrogant. Stab-worthy. We do not get along. At all. But when a stranger attacks me and Daemon literally freezes time with a wave of his hand, well, something… unexpected happens.

The hot alien living next door marks me.

You heard me. Alien. Turns out Daemon and his sister have a galaxy of enemies wanting to steal their abilities, and Daemon’s touch has me lit up like the Vegas Strip. The only way I’m getting out of this alive is by sticking close to Daemon until my alien mojo fades.

If I don’t kill him first, that is.]]> 335 Jennifer L. Armentrout Ody 0 ya 4.14 2011 Obsidian (Lux, #1)
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]]> Hush, Hush (Hush, Hush, #1) 6339664 A SACRED OATH
A FALLEN ANGEL
A FORBIDDEN LOVE

Romance was not part of Nora Grey's plan. She's never been particularly attracted to the boys at her school, no matter how hard her best friend, Vee, pushes them at her. Not until Patch comes along. With his easy smile and eyes that seem to see inside her, Patch draws Nora to him against her better judgment.

But after a series of terrifying encounters, Nora's not sure whom to trust. Patch seems to be everywhere she is and seems to know more about her than her closest friends. She can't decide whether she should fall into his arms or run and hide. And when she tries to seek some answers, she finds herself near a truth that is way more unsettling than anything Patch makes her feel.

For she is right in the middle of an ancient battle between the immortal and those that have fallen - and, when it comes to choosing sides, the wrong choice will cost Nora her life.]]> 391 Becca Fitzpatrick 1416989412 Ody 5 ya 3.92 2009 Hush, Hush (Hush, Hush, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Blue-Eyed Devil (Travises, #2)]]> 1756703
His name is Hardy Cates. He's a self-made millionaire who comes from the wrong side of the tracks. He's made enemies in the rough-and-tumble ride to the top of Houston's oil industry. He's got hot blood in his veins. And vengeance on his mind.

MEET THE HEIRESS

She's Haven Travis. Despite her family's money, she refuses to set out on the path they've chosen for her. But when Haven marries a man her family disapproves of, her life is set on a new and dangerous course. Two years later, Haven comes home, determined to guard her heart. And Hardy Cates, a family enemy, is the last person she needs darkening her door or setting her soul on fire.

WATCH THE SPARKS FLY. . . .

Filled with Lisa Kleypas's trademark sensuality, filled with characters you love to hate and men you love to love, Blue-Eyed Devil will hold you captive in its storytelling power as the destiny of two people unfolds with every magical word.]]> 336 Lisa Kleypas 031235164X Ody 0 to-read 4.17 2008 Blue-Eyed Devil (Travises, #2)
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]]> Ethics 205218 Ethics is undoubtedly Spinoza's greatest work—an elegant, fully cohesive cosmology derived from first principles, providing a coherent picture of reality, and a guide to the meaning of an ethical life. Following a logical step-by-step format, it defines in turn the nature of God, the mind, the emotions, human bondage to the emotions, and the power of understanding—moving from a consideration of the eternal, to speculate upon humanity's place in the natural order, the nature of freedom and the path to attainable happiness. A powerful work of elegant simplicity, the Ethics is a brilliantly insightful consideration of the possibility of redemption through intense thought and philosophical reflection. The Ethics is presented in the standard translation of the work by Edwin Curley. This edition also includes an introduction by Stuart Hampshire, outlining Spinoza's philosophy and placing it in context.]]> 186 Baruch Spinoza 0140435719 Ody 0 philosophy 4.09 1677 Ethics
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]]> <![CDATA[Theological-Political Treatise]]> 208657 Theological-Political Treatise—a revision of that published by E.J. Brill in 1991, based on Gebhart's Heidelberg edition of 1925—is accompanied by a new Introduction and Notes prepared especially for this volume by Seymour Feldman. Included also are Spinoza's supplementary notes, and an index of Biblical references.]]> 312 Baruch Spinoza 0872206076 Ody 0 philosophy 4.08 1670 Theological-Political Treatise
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]]> The Basic Works of Aristotle 9438  
Preserved by Arabic mathematicians and canonized by Christian scholars, Aristotle’s works have shaped Western thought, science, and religion for nearly two thousand years. Richard McKeon’s The Basic Works of Aristotle —constituted out of the definitive Oxford translation and in print as a Random House hardcover for sixty years—has long been considered the best available one-volume Aristotle. Appearing in paperback at long last, this edition includes selections from the Organon, On the Heavens, The Short Physical Treatises, Rhetoric, among others, and On the Soul, On Generation and Corruption, Physics, Metaphysics, Nicomachean Ethics, Politics, and Poetics in their entirety.]]> 1487 Aristotle 0375757996 Ody 0 philosophy 4.24 -322 The Basic Works of Aristotle
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]]> Metaphysics 208036 365 Aristotle 1888009039 Ody 0 4.08 -330 Metaphysics
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]]> The Nicomachean Ethics 19068 ‘One swallow does not make a summer; neither does one day. Similarly neither can one day, or a brief space of time, make a man blessed and happy’

In the Nicomachean Ethics, Aristotle sets out to examine the nature of happiness. He argues that happiness consists in ‘activity of the soul in accordance with virtue’, for example with moral virtues, such as courage, generosity and justice, and intellectual virtues, such as knowledge, wisdom and insight. The Ethics also discusses the nature of practical reasoning, the value and the objects of pleasure, the different forms of friendship, and the relationship between individual virtue, society and the State. Aristotle’s work has had a profound and lasting influence on all subsequent Western thought about ethical matters.

J. A. K. Thomson’s translation has been revised by Hugh Tredennick, and is accompanied by a new introduction by Jonathan Barnes. This edition also includes an updated list for further reading and a new chronology of Aristotle’s life and works.

Previously published as Ethics]]> 329 Aristotle 0140449493 Ody 0 4.01 -350 The Nicomachean Ethics
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]]> The Passions of the Soul 323656 192 René Descartes 0872200353 Ody 0 philosophy 3.52 1649 The Passions of the Soul
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]]> <![CDATA[Five Dialogues: Euthyphro, Apology, Crito, Meno, Phaedo]]> 30292 Five Dialogues presents G. M. A. Grube's distinguished translations, as revised by John Cooper for Plato, Complete Works (Hacket, 1997). Cooper has also contributed a number of new or expanded footnotes and updated Suggestions for Further Reading.]]> 156 Plato 0872206335 Ody 0 philosophy 4.17 -385 Five Dialogues: Euthyphro, Apology, Crito, Meno, Phaedo
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]]> Apology 73945 The Apology of Socrates is Plato's version of the speech given by Socrates as he unsuccessfully defended himself in 399BCE against the charges of "corrupting the young, and by not believing in the gods in whom the city believes, but in other daimonia that are novel" (24b). "Apology" here has its earlier meaning (now usually expressed by the word "apologia") of speaking in defense of a cause or of one's beliefs or actions.

The revised edition of this popular textbook features revised vocabulary and grammatical notes that now appear on the same page as the text, sentence diagrams, principal parts of verbs listed both by Stephanus page and alphabetically, word frequency list for words occurring more than twice, and complete vocabulary.]]> 127 Plato 0865163480 Ody 0 philosophy 4.22 -399 Apology
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]]> The Symposium 81779
In the course of a lively drinking party, a group of Athenian intellectuals exchange views on eros, or desire. From their conversation emerges a series of subtle reflections on gender roles, sex in society and the sublimation of basic human instincts. The discussion culminates in a radical challenge to conventional views by Plato's mentor, Socrates, who advocates transcendence through spiritual love. The Symposium is a deft interweaving of different viewpoints and ideas about the nature of love--as a response to beauty, a cosmic force, a motive for social action and as a means of ethical education.

For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.]]> 90 Plato 0140449272 Ody 0 philosophy 4.11 -380 The Symposium
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]]> The Republic 30289 416 Plato 0140449140 Ody 5 philosophy 3.97 -400 The Republic
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]]> The Odyssey 1381 Sing to me of the man, Muse, the man of twists and turns
driven time and again off course, once he had plundered
the hallowed heights of Troy.

So begins Robert Fagles's magnificent translation of the Odyssey.

If The Iliad is the world's greatest war epic, The Odyssey is literature's grandest evocation of the everyman's journey through life. During his ten-year voyage home to Ithaca after the Trojan War, Odysseus relies on his wit and wiles for survival in his encounters with divine and natural forces.

In the myths and legends retold here, Fagles has captured the energy and poetry of Homer's original in a bold, contemporary idiom. It's a version to read aloud, to savor, and to treasure for its sheer lyrical mastery.

Renowned classicist Bernard Knox's superb Introduction and textual commentary provide new insights and background information for the general reader and scholar alike, intensifying the strength of Fagles's translation.]]> 541 Homer 0143039954 Ody 0 3.82 -800 The Odyssey
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]]> Meditations 30659 Meditations of Marcus Aurelius offer a remarkable series of challenging spiritual reflections and exercises developed as the emperor struggled to understand himself and make sense of the universe. While the Meditations were composed to provide personal consolation and encouragement, Marcus Aurelius also created one of the greatest of all works of philosophy: a timeless collection that has been consulted and admired by statesmen, thinkers and readers throughout the centuries.]]> 254 Marcus Aurelius 0140449337 Ody 0 4.29 180 Meditations
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]]> Lord of the Flies 7624 182 William Golding 0140283331 Ody 0 3.71 1954 Lord of the Flies
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]]> Animal Farm 170448 Animal Farm is the most famous by far of all twentieth-century political allegories. Its account of a group of barnyard animals who revolt against their vicious human master, only to submit to a tyranny erected by their own kind, can fairly be said to have become a universal drama. Orwell is one of the very few modern satirists comparable to Jonathan Swift in power, artistry, and moral authority; in animal farm his spare prose and the logic of his dark comedy brilliantly highlight his stark message.

Taking as his starting point the betrayed promise of the Russian Revolution, Orwell lays out a vision that, in its bitter wisdom, gives us the clearest understanding we possess of the possible consequences of our social and political acts.]]> 141 George Orwell 0451526341 Ody 0 4.10 1945 Animal Farm
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]]> To Kill a Mockingbird 2657 "Shoot all the bluejays you want, if you can hit 'em, but remember it's a sin to kill a mockingbird."

A lawyer's advice to his children as he defends the real mockingbird of Harper Lee's classic novel - a black man charged with the rape of a white girl. Through the young eyes of Scout and Jem Finch, Harper Lee explores with exuberant humour the irrationality of adult attitudes to race and class in the Deep South of the 1930s. The conscience of a town steeped in prejudice, violence and hypocrisy is pricked by the stamina of one man's struggle for justice. But the weight of history will only tolerate so much.

"To Kill A Mockingbird" became both an instant bestseller and a critical success when it was first published in 1960. It went on to win the Pulitzer Prize in 1961 and was later made into an Academy Award-winning film.]]> 323 Harper Lee 0060935464 Ody 0 4.26 1960 To Kill a Mockingbird
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]]> The Trial 17690
In his brilliant translation, Breon Mitchell masterfully reproduces the distinctive poetics of Kafka's prose, revealing a novel as full of energy and power as when it was first written.]]> 255 Franz Kafka Ody 0 to-read, philosophy 3.99 1925 The Trial
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]]> The Castle 333538 Translated and with a preface by Mark Harman

Left unfinished by Kafka in 1922 and not published until 1926, two years after his death, The Castle is the haunting tale of K.’s relentless, unavailing struggle with an inscrutable authority in order to gain access to the Castle. Scrupulously following the fluidity and breathlessness of the sparsely punctuated original manuscript, Mark Harman’s new translation reveals levels of comedy, energy, and visual power, previously unknown to English language readers.]]> 328 Franz Kafka 0805211063 Ody 0 to-read, philosophy 3.95 1926 The Castle
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]]> Amerika 22911 Amerika tells the story of the young immigrant Karl Rossmann who, after an embarrassing sexual misadventure, finds himself "packed off to America" by his parents. Expected to redeem himself in this magical land of opportunity, young Karl is swept up instead in a whirlwind of dizzying reversals, strange escapades, and picaresque adventures.

Although Kafka never visited America, images of its vast landscape, dangers, and opportunities inspired this saga of the "golden land." Here is a startlingly modern, fantastic and visionary tale of America "as a place no one has yet seen, in a historical period that can't be identified," writes E. L. Doctorow in his new foreword. "Kafka made his novel from his own mind's mythic elements," Doctorow explains, "and the research data that caught his eye were bent like rays in a field of gravity."]]> 336 Franz Kafka 0805210644 Ody 0 to-read, philosophy 3.77 1927 Amerika
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]]> <![CDATA[Grounding for the Metaphysics of Morals/On a Supposed Right to Lie because of Philanthropic Concerns]]> 23946294

This expanded edition of James Ellington’s preeminent translation includes Ellington’s new translation of Kant’s essay Of a Supposed Right to Lie Because of Philanthropic Concerns in which Kant replies to one of the standard objections to his moral theory as presented in the main text: that it requires us to tell the truth even in the face of disastrous consequences.

]]> 82 Immanuel Kant 1624662501 Ody 5 3.70 1785 Grounding for the Metaphysics of Morals/On a Supposed Right to Lie because of Philanthropic Concerns
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]]> <![CDATA[Discourse on Method and Meditations of First Philosophy (Translated by Elizabeth S. Haldane with an Introduction by A. D. Lindsay)]]> 32854295 120 René Descartes 1420953753 Ody 0 3.50 1637 Discourse on Method and Meditations of First Philosophy (Translated by Elizabeth S. Haldane with an Introduction by A. D. Lindsay)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Handmaid’s Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1)]]> 38447
Funny, unexpected, horrifying, and altogether convincing, The Handmaid's Tale is at once scathing satire, dire warning, and tour de force.]]> 311 Margaret Atwood 038549081X Ody 0 to-read 4.15 1985 The Handmaid’s Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1)
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]]> The Diary of a Young Girl 48855 Anne Frank’s Diary has become a timeless classic; a powerful reminder of the horrors of war and a moving testament to the resilience of the human spirit.

In 1942, as the Nazis occupied Holland, thirteen-year-old Anne Frank and her Jewish family fled their home in Amsterdam and went into hiding. For the next two years, until they were betrayed to the Gestapo, the Franks and another family lived in the cramped “Secret Annexe” of an old office building. Cut off from the outside world, they endured hunger, boredom, the strain of close quarters, and the constant fear of discovery and death.

Through it all, Anne documented her experiences in a diary filled with vivid observations. At times thoughtful, poignant, and even unexpectedly funny, her writing offers a remarkable window into the strength and vulnerability of the human spirit. It’s both a compelling self-portrait of a bright, spirited young woman and a heartbreaking glimpse of a life that should have been far longer.]]> 283 Anne Frank Ody 0 to-read 4.19 1947 The Diary of a Young Girl
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]]> <![CDATA[The Hobbit, or There and Back Again]]> 5907 Written for J.R.R. Tolkien’s own children, The Hobbit met with instant critical acclaim when it was first published in 1937. Now recognized as a timeless classic, this introduction to the hobbit Bilbo Baggins, the wizard Gandalf, Gollum, and the spectacular world of Middle-earth recounts of the adventures of a reluctant hero, a powerful and dangerous ring, and the cruel dragon Smaug the Magnificent. The text in this 372-page paperback edition is based on that first published in Great Britain by Collins Modern Classics (1998), and includes a note on the text by Douglas A. Anderson (2001).

9780618260300]]> 366 J.R.R. Tolkien Ody 0 to-read 4.30 1937 The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
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]]> Great Expectations 2623
Pip must discover his true self, and his own set of values and priorities. Whether such values allow one to prosper in the complex world of early Victorian England is the major question posed by Great Expectations, one of Dickens's most fascinating, and disturbing, novels.

This edition includes the original, discarded ending, Dickens's brief working notes, and the serial instalments and chapter divisions in different editions. It also uses the definitive Clarendon text.]]> 544 Charles Dickens 0192833596 Ody 0 to-read 3.79 1861 Great Expectations
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]]> Sense and Sensibility 14935 'The more I know of the world, the more am I convinced that I shall never see a man whom I can really love. I require so much!'

Marianne Dashwood wears her heart on her sleeve, and when she falls in love with the dashing but unsuitable John Willoughby she ignores her sister Elinor's warning that her impulsive behaviour leaves her open to gossip and innuendo. Meanwhile Elinor, always sensitive to social convention, is struggling to conceal her own romantic disappointment, even from those closest to her. Through their parallel experience of love—and its threatened loss—the sisters learn that sense must mix with sensibility if they are to find personal happiness in a society where status and money govern the rules of love.

This edition includes explanatory notes, textual variants between the first and second editions, and Tony Tanner's introduction to the original Penguin Classic edition.

Note: Alternate cover edition of ISBN 9780141439662]]> 409 Jane Austen 0141439661 Ody 0 to-read 4.10 1811 Sense and Sensibility
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]]> Emma 6969 The newest edition is here. Another alternate cover can be found here.

Emma Woodhouse is one of Austen's most captivating and vivid characters. Beautiful, spoilt, vain and irrepressibly witty, Emma organizes the lives of the inhabitants of her sleepy little village and plays matchmaker with devastating effect.]]> 474 Jane Austen Ody 0 to-read 4.05 1815 Emma
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]]> Fahrenheit 451 13079982
Guy Montag is a fireman. His job is to destroy the most illegal of commodities, the printed book, along with the houses in which they are hidden. Montag never questions the destruction and ruin his actions produce, returning each day to his bland life and wife, Mildred, who spends all day with her television “family.” But when he meets an eccentric young neighbor, Clarisse, who introduces him to a past where people didn’t live in fear and to a present where one sees the world through the ideas in books instead of the mindless chatter of television, Montag begins to question everything he has ever known.]]> 249 Ray Bradbury Ody 0 to-read 3.97 1963 Fahrenheit 451
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]]> Romeo and Juliet 18135 Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare creates a violent world, in which two young people fall in love. It is not simply that their families disapprove; the Montagues and the Capulets are engaged in a blood feud.

In this death-filled setting, the movement from love at first sight to the lovers’ final union in death seems almost inevitable. And yet, this play set in an extraordinary world has become the quintessential story of young love. In part because of its exquisite language, it is easy to respond as if it were about all young lovers.]]> 281 William Shakespeare 0743477111 Ody 0 to-read 3.74 1590 Romeo and Juliet
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]]> Frankenstein 35031085
This edition is the original 1818 text, which preserves the hard-hitting and politically charged aspects of Shelley's original writing, as well as her unflinching wit and strong female voice. This edition also includes a new introduction and suggestions for further reading by author and Shelley expert Charlotte Gordon, literary excerpts and reviews selected by Gordon and a chronology and essay by preeminent Shelley scholar Charles E. Robinson.]]> 260 Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley 0143131842 Ody 0 to-read 4.05 1818 Frankenstein
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]]> <![CDATA[Little Women (Little Women, #1)]]> 1934 Little Women. Here are talented tomboy and author-to-be Jo, tragically frail Beth, beautiful Meg, and romantic, spoiled Amy, united in their devotion to each other and their struggles to survive in New England during the Civil War.

It is no secret that Alcott based Little Women on her own early life. While her father, the freethinking reformer and abolitionist Bronson Alcott, hobnobbed with such eminent male authors as Emerson, Thoreau, and Hawthorne, Louisa supported herself and her sisters with "woman’s work,” including sewing, doing laundry, and acting as a domestic servant. But she soon discovered she could make more money writing. Little Women brought her lasting fame and fortune, and far from being the "girl’s book” her publisher requested, it explores such timeless themes as love and death, war and peace, the conflict between personal ambition and family responsibilities, and the clash of cultures between Europe and America.

Note: This is an alternate cover edition of ISBN 9780451529305.

]]> 449 Louisa May Alcott Ody 0 to-read 4.17 1868 Little Women (Little Women, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Serpent in the Sky: The High Wisdom of Ancient Egypt]]> 910226 288 John Anthony West 0835606910 Ody 0 to-read 4.15 1979 Serpent in the Sky: The High Wisdom of Ancient Egypt
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]]> <![CDATA[The Philosophy of Andy Warhol (From A to B and Back Again)]]> 31818 A loosely formed autobiography by Andy Warhol, told with his trademark blend of irony and detachment

In The Philosophy of Andy Warhol—which, with the subtitle "(From A to B and Back Again)," is less a memoir than a collection of riffs and reflections—he talks about love, sex, food, beauty, fame, work, money, and success; about New York, America, and his childhood in McKeesport, Pennsylvania; about his good times and bad in New York, the explosion of his career in the sixties, and his life among celebrities.]]> 272 Andy Warhol 0156717204 Ody 0 to-read 3.85 1975 The Philosophy of Andy Warhol (From A to B and Back Again)
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]]> <![CDATA[A History of Western Philosophy]]> 243685 Διαιρείται σε τρία τμήματα: Το πρώτο πραγματεύεται την Αρχαία Ελληνική Φιλοσοφία (Προσωκρατικοί, Σωκράτης, Πλάτων, Αριστοτέλης, Αρχαία Φιλοοφία μετά τον Αριστοτέλη), το δεύτερο την Καθολική Φιλοσοφία (Πατέρες και Σχολαστικοί) και το τρίτο τη Νεότερη Φιλοσοφία (από την Αναγέννηση στον Χιουμ και από τον Ρουσσώ ως σήμερα). Είναι το οριστικό έργο για τη φιλοσοφία και η καλύτερη εισαγωγή σε μια σοβαρή σπουδή της. (Από την παρουσίαση στο οπισθόφυλλο του βιβλίου)]]> 906 Bertrand Russell 0671201581 Ody 0 to-read 4.12 1945 A History of Western Philosophy
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