Lydia 's bookshelf: all en-US Sun, 20 Sep 2026 20:18:57 -0700 60 Lydia 's bookshelf: all 144 41 https://www.goodreads.com/images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg The Thirteenth Tale 40440
The enigmatic Winter has spent six decades creating various outlandish life histories for herself -- all of them inventions that have brought her fame and fortune but have kept her violent and tragic past a secret. Now old and ailing, she at last wants to tell the truth about her extraordinary life. She summons biographer Margaret Lea, a young woman for whom the secret of her own birth, hidden by those who loved her most, remains an ever-present pain. Struck by a curious parallel between Miss Winter's story and her own, Margaret takes on the commission.

As Vida disinters the life she meant to bury for good, Margaret is mesmerized. It is a tale of gothic strangeness featuring the Angelfield family, including the beautiful and willful Isabelle, the feral twins Adeline and Emmeline, a ghost, a governess, a topiary garden and a devastating fire.

Margaret succumbs to the power of Vida's storytelling but remains suspicious of the author's sincerity. She demands the truth from Vida, and together they confront the ghosts that have haunted them while becoming, finally, transformed by the truth themselves.

The Thirteenth Tale is a love letter to reading, a book for the feral reader in all of us, a return to that rich vein of storytelling that our parents loved and that we loved as children. Diane Setterfield will keep you guessing, make you wonder, move you to tears and laughter and, in the end, deposit you breathless yet satisfied back upon the shore of your everyday life.]]> 406 Diane Setterfield 0743298020 Lydia 0 to-read 3.96 2006 The Thirteenth Tale
author: Diane Setterfield
name: Lydia
average rating: 3.96
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]]> Blankety Blank 4413762 188 D. Harlan Wilson 1933293500 Lydia 0 to-read 3.79 2008 Blankety Blank
author: D. Harlan Wilson
name: Lydia
average rating: 3.79
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]]> Pseudo-City 895149 228 D. Harlan Wilson 1933293020 Lydia 0 to-read 3.90 2005 Pseudo-City
author: D. Harlan Wilson
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average rating: 3.90
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]]> <![CDATA[Peckinpah: An Ultraviolent Romance]]> 18479363 142 D. Harlan Wilson 1935738402 Lydia 0 to-read 4.05 2009 Peckinpah: An Ultraviolent Romance
author: D. Harlan Wilson
name: Lydia
average rating: 4.05
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]]> The Kafka Effekt 223587 Dazed & Confused, Bizarro authors are "the bastard sons of William Burroughs and Dr. Seuss, picking up where the cyberpunks left off," and The Kafka Effekt is a hallmark of this formation, which continues to grow and generate interest from authors and readers. Irreal, intelligent, funny and scatological, these stories turn reality inside out and expose it as a grotesque, nightmarish machine.

The Kafka Effekt includes the story "The Cocktail Party," which was adapted into a short, rotoscoped film. Directed by Brandon Duncan, the film won multiple awards and was an Official Selection at Comic-Con in 2007.]]> 216 D. Harlan Wilson 0971357218 Lydia 0 to-read 4.01 2001 The Kafka Effekt
author: D. Harlan Wilson
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average rating: 4.01
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]]> <![CDATA[If It Bleeds (Holly Gibney, #2)]]> 46015758 If it Bleeds is a collection of four new novellas —Mr. Harrigan’s Phone, The Life of Chuck, Rat, and the title story If It Bleeds— each pulling readers into intriguing and frightening places.

A collection of four uniquely wonderful long stories, including a stand-alone sequel to The Outsider.

News people have a saying: 'If it bleeds, it leads'. And a bomb at Albert Macready Middle School is guaranteed to lead any bulletin.

Holly Gibney of the Finders Keepers detective agency is working on the case of a missing dog - and on her own need to be more assertive - when she sees the footage on TV. But when she tunes in again, to the late-night report, she realizes there is something not quite right about the correspondent who was first on the scene. So begins 'If It Bleeds' , a stand-alone sequel to The Outsider featuring the incomparable Holly on her first solo case.

Dancing alongside are three more long stories - 'Mr Harrigan's Phone', 'The Life of Chuck' and 'Rat' .

The novella is a form King has returned to over and over again in the course of his amazing career, and many have been made into iconic films, If It Bleeds is a uniquely satisfying collection of longer short fiction by an incomparably gifted writer.]]> 438 Stephen King Lydia 0 to-read, i-own 3.98 2020 If It Bleeds (Holly Gibney, #2)
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average rating: 3.98
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]]> <![CDATA[Satan Is Real: The Ballad of the Louvin Brothers]]> 13115173 Los Angeles Times called them “the most influential harmony team in the history of country music,” but Emmylou Harris may have hit closer to the heart of the matter, saying “there was something scary and washed in the blood about the sound of the Louvin Brothers.” For readers of Johnny Cash’s irresistible autobiography and Merle Haggard’s My House of Memories, no country music library will be complete without this raw and powerful story of the duo that everyone from Dolly Parton to Gram Parsons described as their favorites: the Louvin Brothers.
]]> 320 Charlie Louvin 0062069039 Lydia 0 to-read, i-own, non-fiction 4.22 2012 Satan Is Real: The Ballad of the Louvin Brothers
author: Charlie Louvin
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average rating: 4.22
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]]> Little Weirds 245544545
× The smell of honeysuckle

× Heartbreak

× A French-kissing rabbit

× A haunted house

× Death

× A vagina singing sad old songs

× Young geraniums in an ancient castle

× Birth

× A dog who appears in dreams as a spiritual guide

× Divorce

× Electromagnetic energy fields

× Emotional horniness

× The ghost of a sea captain

× And more

I hope you enjoy these little weirds.

Love,

Jenny Slate]]> Jenny Slate Lydia 5 3.97 2019 Little Weirds
author: Jenny Slate
name: Lydia
average rating: 3.97
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rating: 5
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]]> Autocorrect: Stories 219301780 From one of the most acclaimed masters of the short story form whom the New York Times calls “Genius,” a darkly funny collection of stories explores themes of identity, reality, and meaning.

Etgar Keret is the world’s most famous living Israeli writer, known for writing short stories that are lean and accessible in style, and whimsical, surrealist, and darkly funny in subject. His work explores life’s smallest, most unremarkable interactions in ways that are profound and unusual. The characters populating his fiction have relatable work and relationship problems. They live in a world of ever-advancing technology, but it is always degraded by the baseness of human passions and a character’s partner is a reality show contestant from a parallel dimension; another finds the asteroid they paid to have named after their wife is scheduled to collide with earth; and an elderly widow convinces a popular AI program to commit suicide.

These stories speak to our current moment in the uncertainty and fragility—full of misunderstandings and miscommunications—while looking for reasons and the strength to find hope. His stories reveal the fault lines and uncomfortable truths in our society in a style that is memorably his own.]]> 208 Etgar Keret 0593717236 Lydia 5 short-stories 3.81 2025 Autocorrect: Stories
author: Etgar Keret
name: Lydia
average rating: 3.81
book published: 2025
rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[The Idiot Girls' Action-Adventure Club: True Tales from a Magnificent and Clumsy Life]]> 41017597 For the past ten years, Notaro has been entertaining Phoenix newspaper readers with her wildly amusing autobiographical exploits and unique life experiences. She writes about a world of hourly-wage jobs that require absolutely no skills, a mother who hands down judgments more forcefully than anyone seated on the Supreme Court, horrific high school reunions, and hangovers that leave her surprised that she woke up in the first place.
The misadventures of Laurie and her fellow Idiot Girls (“too cool to be in the Smart Group”) unfold in a world that everyone will recognize but no one has ever described so hilariously. She delivers the goods: life as we all know it.]]> 240 Laurie Notaro Lydia 0 currently-reading 3.73 2002 The Idiot Girls' Action-Adventure Club: True Tales from a Magnificent and Clumsy Life
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average rating: 3.73
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]]> Revenge 222376825 “Each tale here seems to be its own torture chamber―dark and meticulous . . . More disturbing than the bloody imagery is the eerie calm with which each plot unfolds, as if one act of violence must necessarily transform into the portal for another.” ―The New Yorker

A collection of eleven eerie and harrowing interwoven tales from the award-winning author of Mina’s Matchbox and The Memory Police―now with a new introduction by Carmen Maria Machado.

An aspiring writer moves into a new apartment and discovers that her landlady has murdered her husband. A bereft and grieving mother attempts to connect with her dead son. Elsewhere, an accomplished surgeon’s jealous lover vows to kill him. Desire meets with impulse and erupts, attracting the attention of the surgeon’s neighbor--who is drawn to a decaying residence that is now home only to instruments of human torture. Murderers and mourners, mothers and children, lovers and enemies--their fates converge in an ominous and darkly beautiful web.

Sinister forces collide with a host of desperate characters in this deeply harrowing collection of interwoven tales from Yoko Ogawa, a master of the macabre. Eerie, suspenseful, and wonderfully unsettling, Revenge will haunt you until the very last page.]]> 192 Yōko Ogawa 1250375983 Lydia 0 to-read 3.89 1998 Revenge
author: Yōko Ogawa
name: Lydia
average rating: 3.89
book published: 1998
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]]> The Husband Stitch 55452104 "‘I have heard all of the stories about girls like me, and I am unafraid to make more of them.’

If you read this story out loud, please use the following voices:
Me: as a child, high-pitched, forgettable; as a woman, the same.
The boy who will grow into a man, and be my spouse: robust with his own good fortune.
My father: Like your father, or the man you wish was your father.
My son: as a small child, gentle, rounded with the faintest of lisps; as a man, like my husband.
All other women: interchangeable with my own.

Carmen Maria Machado is the celebrated author of the memoir In the Dream House and the vibrant story collection Her Body and Other Parties. She has been a finalist for the National Book Award and the winner of the Bard Fiction Prize, the Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Fiction, the Brooklyn Public Library Literature Prize, a Shirley Jackson Award and the National Book Critics Circle’s John Leonard Prize.]]> 45 Carmen Maria Machado Lydia 0 to-read 4.31 2014 The Husband Stitch
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]]> Bloody Summer 60486693 Her Body and Other Parties.

Tiger, tiger, burning bright, in the forests of the night. In the town of Never-Again, Pennsylvania, this hand-game song contains a history—centuries of inexplicable tiger sightings. A researcher arrives to write yet another academic paper about the well-studied town, called “Big Cats in the Children’s Hand-Games of Never-Again, Pennsylvania.” Nobody expects to find new clues—but, years after a scene of unimaginable violence, the truth about this childish chant is about to come out.

Carmen Maria Machado’s Bloody Summer is part of Trespass, a collection of wild stories about animal instincts, human folly, and survival from award-winning, bestselling authors. Read or listen to each in a single sitting.]]> 28 Carmen Maria Machado 1542035244 Lydia 5 3.64 2022 Bloody Summer
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average rating: 3.64
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]]> Ring (Ring, #1) 38379
Asakawa, a hardworking journalist, is intrigued by his niece's inexplicable death. His investigation leads him from a metropolitan tokyo teeming with modern society's fears to a rural Japan--a mountain resort, a volcanic island, and a countryside clinic--haunted by the past. His attempt to solve the tape's mystery before it's too late--for everyone--assumes an increasingly deadly urgency. Ring is a chillingly told horror story, a masterfully suspenseful mystery, and post-modern trip.]]> 282 Kōji Suzuki 1932234411 Lydia 0 to-read 3.77 1991 Ring (Ring, #1)
author: Kōji Suzuki
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average rating: 3.77
book published: 1991
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]]> <![CDATA[Murdoku: 80 Murder Mystery Logic Puzzles]]> 229222594
These visually appealing, addictive puzzles drop solvers into immersive mini murder mysteries, combining the elegant simplicity of games like sudoku with the storytelling of classic logic problems. But Murdoku introduces its own unique element: full-color visual representations of the characters' environments, with each element playing into the investigation: rooms, furniture, plants, animals, and sometimes additional rules that add an extra twist. You’ll explore 80 crime scenes including a bakery, a casino, a chess tournament, a farm, an opera, … the variety is endless. The puzzles start out easy and gradually increase in difficulty to expert level. Do you have what it takes to become a master detective?]]> 208 Manuel Garand 1454961791 Lydia 0 currently-reading 4.51 Murdoku: 80 Murder Mystery Logic Puzzles
author: Manuel Garand
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]]> <![CDATA[Ministry: The Lost Gospels According to Al Jourgensen]]> 26248955 339 Al Jourgensen Lydia 0 to-read 4.18 2013 Ministry: The Lost Gospels According to Al Jourgensen
author: Al Jourgensen
name: Lydia
average rating: 4.18
book published: 2013
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]]> <![CDATA[You Have Arrived at Your Destination (Forward Collection, #4)]]> 49665863 New York Times bestselling author of A Gentleman in Moscow.

When Sam’s wife first tells him about Vitek, a twenty-first-century fertility lab, he sees it as the natural next step in trying to help their future child get a “leg up” in a competitive world. But the more Sam considers the lives that his child could lead, the more he begins to question his own relationships and the choices he has made in his life.

Amor Towles’s You Have Arrived at Your Destination is part of Forward, a collection of six stories of the near and far future from out-of-this-world authors. Each piece can be read or listened to in a single thought-provoking sitting.]]> 54 Amor Towles 1542004349 Lydia 5 3.50 2019 You Have Arrived at Your Destination (Forward Collection, #4)
author: Amor Towles
name: Lydia
average rating: 3.50
book published: 2019
rating: 5
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]]> A Sliver of Darkness 60870301 The debut short story collection from the acclaimed author of 'The Chalk Man,' featuring 10 bone-chilling and mind-bending tales

Time slips. Doomsday scenarios. Killer butterflies. C.J. Tudor's novels are widely acclaimed for their dark, twisty suspense plots, but with 'A SLIVER OF DARKNESS', she pulls us even further into her dizzying imagination.

In "The Lion at the Gate," a strange piece of graffiti leads to a terrifying encounter for four school friends. In "Final Course," the world has descended into darkness, but a group of old friends make time for one last dinner party. In "Runaway Blues," thwarted love, revenge, and something very nasty stowed in a hat box converge. In "Gloria," a strange girl at a service station endears herself to a cold-hearted killer, but can a leopard rreally change its spots? And in "I'm Not Ted," a case of mistaken identity has unforeseen, fatal consequences.

Riveting, macabre, and explosively original, 'A SLIVER OF DARKNESS' is C.J. Tudor at her most wicked and uninhibited.]]> 256 C.J. Tudor 0593500172 Lydia 5 3.92 2022 A Sliver of Darkness
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name: Lydia
average rating: 3.92
book published: 2022
rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[The Fox's Tower and Other Tales: A Collection of Magical Short Stories]]> 59128117 72 Yoon Ha Lee 1524875295 Lydia 5 3.79 2015 The Fox's Tower and Other Tales: A Collection of Magical Short Stories
author: Yoon Ha Lee
name: Lydia
average rating: 3.79
book published: 2015
rating: 5
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]]> Babel 57945316 From award-winning author R. F. Kuang comes Babel, a historical fantasy epic that grapples with student revolutions, colonial resistance, and the use of language and translation as the dominating tool of the British Empire

Traduttore, traditore: An act of translation is always an act of betrayal.

1828. Robin Swift, orphaned by cholera in Canton, is brought to London by the mysterious Professor Lovell. There, he trains for years in Latin, Ancient Greek, and Chinese, all in preparation for the day he’ll enroll in Oxford University’s prestigious Royal Institute of Translation—also known as Babel. The tower and its students are the world's center for translation and, more importantly, magic. Silver-working—the art of manifesting the meaning lost in translation using enchanted silver bars—has made the British unparalleled in power, as the arcane craft serves the Empire's quest for colonization.

For Robin, Oxford is a utopia dedicated to the pursuit of knowledge. But knowledge obeys power, and as a Chinese boy raised in Britain, Robin realizes serving Babel means betraying his motherland. As his studies progress, Robin finds himself caught between Babel and the shadowy Hermes Society, an organization dedicated to stopping imperial expansion. When Britain pursues an unjust war with China over silver and opium, Robin must decide . . .

Can powerful institutions be changed from within, or does revolution always require violence?]]> 544 R.F. Kuang 0063021420 Lydia 0 to-read, i-own 4.13 2022 Babel
author: R.F. Kuang
name: Lydia
average rating: 4.13
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]]> Collected Sonnets 195593182 58 Edna St. Vincent Millay Lydia 0 currently-reading 3.00 1917 Collected Sonnets
author: Edna St. Vincent Millay
name: Lydia
average rating: 3.00
book published: 1917
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]]> The Selected Poetry 8390228 94 Edna St. Vincent Millay 1420907085 Lydia 5 poetry 4.32 1991 The Selected Poetry
author: Edna St. Vincent Millay
name: Lydia
average rating: 4.32
book published: 1991
rating: 5
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]]> Men Without Women 53452692 “Haruki Murakami’s Men Without Women examines what happens to characters without important women in their lives; it'll move you and confuse you and sometimes leave you with more questions than answers.” —Barack Obama

Across seven tales, Haruki Murakami brings his powers of observation to bear on the lives of men who, in their own ways, find themselves alone. Here are lovesick doctors, students, ex-boyfriends, actors, bartenders, and even Kafka’s Gregor Samsa, brought together to tell stories that speak to us all. In Men Without Women Murakami has crafted another contemporary classic, marked by the same wry humor and pathos that have defined his entire body of work.]]> 242 Haruki Murakami Lydia 0 3.94 2014 Men Without Women
author: Haruki Murakami
name: Lydia
average rating: 3.94
book published: 2014
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]]> Death in Trieste 228109315 176 Jason Lydia 0 to-read 3.20 2024 Death in Trieste
author: Jason
name: Lydia
average rating: 3.20
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]]> Upside Dawn 60594905 256 Jason 168396652X Lydia 0 to-read 3.22 2022 Upside Dawn
author: Jason
name: Lydia
average rating: 3.22
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]]> Supership 2247427 332 Noël Mostert 0394494806 Lydia 0 to-read 3.80 1975 Supership
author: Noël Mostert
name: Lydia
average rating: 3.80
book published: 1975
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]]> <![CDATA[Peril at End House (Hercule Poirot, #8)]]> 16424
Poirot quickly takes a particular interest in the young woman. Recently, she has narrowly escaped a series of life-threatening accidents. Something tells the Belgian sleuth that these so-called accidents are more than just mere coincidences or a spate of bad luck. Something like a bullet! It seems all too clear to him that someone is trying to do away with poor Nick, but who? And, what is the motive? In his quest for answers, Poirot must delve into the dark history of End House. The deeper he gets into his investigation, the more certain he is that the killer will soon strike again. And, this time, Nick may not escape with her life.]]> 287 Agatha Christie 0007119305 Lydia 0 i-own, to-read 4.01 1932 Peril at End House (Hercule Poirot, #8)
author: Agatha Christie
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average rating: 4.01
book published: 1932
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]]> Another Roadside Attraction 5169533 “Written with a style and humor that haven’t been seen since Mark Twain.”—Los Angeles TimesWhat if the Second Coming didn’t quite come off as advertised? What if “the Corpse” on display in that funky roadside zoo is really who they say it is—what does that portend for the future of western civilization? And what if a young clairvoyant named Amanda reestablishes the flea circus as popular entertainment and fertility worship as the principal religious form of our high-tech age? Another Roadside Attraction answers those questions and a lot more. It tell us, for example, what the sixties were truly all about, not by reporting on the psychedelic decade but by recreating it, from the inside out. In the process, this stunningly original seriocomic thriller is fully capable of simultaneously eating a literary hot dog and eroding the borders of the mind. “Hard to put down because of the sheer brilliance and fun of the writing. The sentiments of Brautigan and the joyously compassionate omniscience of Fielding dance through the pages garbed colorfully in the language of Joyce.”—Rolling Stone]]> 354 Tom Robbins 0553897888 Lydia 0 to-read 4.04 1971 Another Roadside Attraction
author: Tom Robbins
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average rating: 4.04
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]]> <![CDATA[Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency Box Set: Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency and The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul]]> 32596063
Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency

Douglas Adams, the “master of wacky words and even wackier tales” (Entertainment Weekly), once again boggles the mind with a completely unbelievable story of ghosts, time travel, eccentric computer geniuses, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, the end of the world, and—of course—missing cats.

The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul

When a check-in desk at London’s Heathrow Airport disappears in a ball of orange flame, the event is said to be an act of God. But which god, wonders holistic detective Dirk Gently. And how is this connected to Dirk’s battle with his cleaning lady over his filthy refrigerator…or to the murder of his latest client? Or are these events just another stretch of coincidences in the life of the world’s most off-kilter private investigator?]]> 304 Douglas Adams 1501164120 Lydia 0 to-read 4.15 1987 Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency Box Set: Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency and The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul
author: Douglas Adams
name: Lydia
average rating: 4.15
book published: 1987
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]]> <![CDATA[The Birds That Audubon Missed: Discovery and Desire in the American Wilderness]]> 199897803 Renowned naturalist Kenn Kaufman examines the scientific discoveries of John James Audubon and his artistic and ornithologist peers to show how what they saw (and what they missed) reflects how we perceive and understand the natural world. Raging ambition. Towering egos. Competition under a veneer of courtesy. Heroic effort combined with plagiarism, theft, exaggeration, and fraud. This was the state of bird study in eastern North America during the early 1800s, as a handful of intrepid men raced to find the last few birds that were still unknown to science. The most famous name in the bird world was John James Audubon, who painted spectacular portraits of birds. But although his images were beautiful, creating great art was not his main goal. Instead, he aimed to illustrate (and write about) as many different species as possible, obsessed with trying to outdo his rival, Alexander Wilson. George Ord, a fan and protégé of Wilson, held a bitter grudge against Audubon for years, claiming he had faked much of his information and his scientific claims. A few of Audubon’s birds were pure fiction, and some of his writing was invented or plagiarized. Other naturalists of the era, including Charles Bonaparte (nephew of Napoleon), John Townsend, and Thomas Nuttall, also became entangled in the scientific derby, as they stumbled toward an understanding of the natural world—an endeavor that continues to this day. Despite this intense competition, a few species—including some surprisingly common songbirds, hawks, sandpipers, and more—managed to evade discovery for years. Here, renowned bird expert and artist Kenn Kaufman explores this period in history from a new angle, by considering the birds these people discovered and, especially, the ones they missed. Kaufman has created portraits of the birds that Audubon never saw, attempting to paint them in that artist’s own stunning style, as a way of examining the history of natural sciences and nature art. He shows how our understanding of birds continues to gain clarity, even as some mysteries persist from Audubon’s time until ours.]]> 392 Kenn Kaufman Lydia 0 to-read 4.29 2024 The Birds That Audubon Missed: Discovery and Desire in the American Wilderness
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average rating: 4.29
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]]> <![CDATA[The Simpsons: A Complete Guide to Our Favorite Family (The Simpsons: A Complete Guide to Our Favorite Family, #1)]]> 452298 The Simpsons is the longest-running animated series of all time (dethroning The Flintstones in February 1997), and an intrinsic part of pop culture.

The Simpsons

 Complete Guide to your Favourite Show is a celebration of this family's phenomenal decade. Arranged by season, the book covers each episode of the television show, with the special episodes (the annual Halloween show, "Who Shot Mr. Burns?" and "Krusty Gets Kancelled") receiving eyeball-busting two-page spreads. In addition, special sidebars are sprinkled throughout, showing:
Simpsons firsts
Bart's chalkboard lines
Top Homerisms
An Itchy & Scratchy filmography
A Springfield timeline
Things the audience may have missed
Highlighting the best of every show, The Simpsons is the ultimate celebration of the cartoon family that has kept the world in stitches. It is the ultimate must-have for all Simpsons aficionados.]]> 249 Matt Groening 0060952520 Lydia 0 i-own, to-read, tv-movies 4.10 1995 The Simpsons: A Complete Guide to Our Favorite Family (The Simpsons: A Complete Guide to Our Favorite Family, #1)
author: Matt Groening
name: Lydia
average rating: 4.10
book published: 1995
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]]> <![CDATA[The Dark Tower VII: The Dark Tower]]> 86026544
Roland Deschain and his ka-tet have journeyed together and apart, scattered far and wide across multilayered worlds of wheres and whens. The destinies of Roland, Susannah, Jake, Father Callahan, Oy, and Eddie are bound in the Dark Tower itself, which now pulls them ever closer to their own endings and beginnings...and into a maelstrom of emotion, violence, and discovery.]]> 864 Stephen King Lydia 0 to-read, i-own 4.54 2004 The Dark Tower VII: The Dark Tower
author: Stephen King
name: Lydia
average rating: 4.54
book published: 2004
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]]> <![CDATA[Wildflower Watercolor: The Beginner’s Guide to Painting Beautiful Florals]]> 59808084
Immerse yourself in the world of watercolor with Sushma Hegde’s array of stunning botanicals. Wildflower Watercolor is the essential comprehensive guide for beginner painters to learn how to create perfect floral masterpieces. With easy-to-follow instructions and step-by-step illustrations, it’s never been easier to master the art of watercolor painting.

Inside, you will find everything you need to get started, including how to mix colors and create striking new shades, how to make various types of brushstrokes and more. With over 30 projects to choose from―wild herbs such as lavender and chamomile and gorgeous flowers such as poppies, buttercups and forget-menots― anyone can create their very own watercolor work of art.

With just a brush, some paint and a little bit of water, you can take the world’s floral beauty to the page.]]> 168 Sushma Hegde 1645676773 Lydia 0 i-own, art, to-read 4.47 Wildflower Watercolor: The Beginner’s Guide to Painting Beautiful Florals
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]]> <![CDATA[The Penguin History of the World]]> 18925701
For generations of readers The Penguin History of the World has been one of the great cultural experiences - the entire story of human endeavour laid out in all its grandeur and folly, drama and pain in a single authoritative book. Now, for the first time, it has been completely overhauled for its 6th edition - not just bringing it up to date, but revising it throughout in the light of new research and discoveries, such as the revolution in our understanding of many civilizations in the Ancient World. The closing sections of the book reflect what now seems to be the inexorable rise of Asia and the increasingly troubled situation in the West.]]> 1662 J.M. Roberts 0141968729 Lydia 0 to-read 4.14 1976 The Penguin History of the World
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]]> Dolores Claiborne 59053826 San Francisco Chronicle)—the #1 national bestseller from Stephen King about a housekeeper with a long-hidden secret from her past…one that tests her own will to survive.

Dolores Claiborne is suspected of killing Vera Donovan, her wealthy employer, and when the police question her, she tells the story of her life, harkening back to her disintegrating marriage and the suspicious death of her violent husband thirty years earlier. Dolores also tells of Vera’s physical and mental decline and how she became emotionally demanding in recent years.

Given a voice as compelling as any in contemporary fiction, the strange intimacy between Dolores and Vera—and the link that binds them—unfolds in Dolores’s account. It shows, finally, how fierce love can be, and how dreadful its consequences. And how the soul, harrowed by the hardest life, can achieve a kind of grace.

Hailed by Entertainment Weekly as a “tour de force, Dolores Claiborne is “a literary triumph. The finest of King novels…a plot of enormous energy…Read this book” (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel).]]> 417 Stephen King Lydia 0 to-read 4.36 1992 Dolores Claiborne
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]]> Seven Nights 17946 121 Jorge Luis Borges 0811209059 Lydia 0 to-read 4.35 1977 Seven Nights
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]]> The Land and Its People 244934769 The Land and Its People, his first collection since Happy-Go-Lucky, David Sedaris reflects on what it means to be a foreigner, a brother, a lifelong friend. He tries on the role of caretaker after his boyfriend Hugh’s hip-replacement surgery, and both succeeds and fails. He buys his sister a cape and discusses his brother with a jaded Duolingo bot. He walks dozens of miles with his friend Dawn and challenges her to eat a truck tire. Ever adding to his list of “Countries I Have Been To,” he rides a horse named Tequila in Guatemala, buys a bespoke priest’s cassock in Vatican City, and goes on safari in Kenya without taking a single photo.

There is sadness here—scrolling through his address book, he realizes how many dear friends are now deceased—but also delight: he revels in author’s biographies, the malapropism that becomes a decades-long inside joke, and pair of well-made cotton underpants. He is bitten by a dog. A train passenger vomits in his face. A woman on the street late at night either sexually harasses him or doesn’t. Look how hard it is to be alive!

Throughout these essays—at once acerbic and tender, playful and profound—Sedaris shows how much there is to marvel at when you keep your head up and your eyes open, observing with warmth and curiosity this fascinating human species and the lands we inhabit.]]> 272 David Sedaris 0316264830 Lydia 0 to-read 4.28 2026 The Land and Its People
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]]> <![CDATA[The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories]]> 49011
From familiar fairytales and legends—Red Riding Hood, Bluebeard, Puss in Boots, Beauty and the Beast, vampires and werewolves—Angela Carter has created an absorbing collection of dark, sensual, fantastic stories.]]> 126 Angela Carter 014017821X Lydia 0 to-read, short-stories 3.95 1979 The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories
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name: Lydia
average rating: 3.95
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]]> Shiver: Selected Stories 34852851
This volume includes nine of Junji Ito’s best short stories, as selected by the author himself and presented with accompanying notes and commentary. An arm peppered with tiny holes dangles from a sick girl’s window… After an idol hangs herself, balloons bearing faces appear in the sky, some even featuring your own face… An amateur film crew hires an extremely individualistic fashion model and faces a real bloody ending… An offering of nine fresh nightmares for the delight of horror fans.

1. Used Record or Second-Hand Record (from House of the Marionettes, あやつりの屋敷 Ayatsuri no Yashiki), a story about people fighting over the ownership of a record that has a singer's singing as they died recorded on it.
2. Shiver (from Slug Girl, なめくじの少女 Namekuji no Shoujo), a story about a cursed jade stone that causes holes to open up all over a person's body if they're around it.
3. Fashion Model (from Souichi's Diary of Curses, 双一の呪い日記, Sōichi no Noroi no Nikki), a story about an oddly ominous fashion model.
4. Hanging Balloons (from The Face Burglar, 顔泥棒 Kao Dorobou), a story about balloon headed dopplegangers out to hunt their counterparts the moment they go outside.
5. Marionette Mansion (from House of the Marionettes, あやつりの屋敷 Ayatsuri no Yashiki), a story about a family who rather than deciding what they do or how they live, they instead hire puppeteers to control their actions via strings from the attic of their home.
6. Painter (from Tomie), a story about a strange but beautiful woman named Tomie who wishes for an artist to accurately capture her beauty, and all the misfortune that happens as a result...
7. The Long Dream (from The Story of the Mysterious Tunnel,トンネル奇譚 Ton'neru kitan), a story about a man who claims that the length of his dreams are becoming longer and longer and about how he begins to change as his dreams extend farther and farther.
8. Honored Ancestors (from The Face Burglar, 顔泥棒 Kao Dorobou), a story about an amnesiac girl and the encounter that caused her to lose her memories and about carrying on the family line. At all costs.
9. Greased (from Voices in the Dark, 闇の声 Yami no Koe, a story about oil and grease.
10. Fashion Model: Cursed Frame [new]]]> 400 Junji Ito 1421596938 Lydia 0 4.33 2015 Shiver: Selected Stories
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]]> Dog Show: Poems 228728946 ONE OF OPRAH’S FAVORITE THINGS!

NATIONAL BESTSELLER

New York Times bestselling author and former U.S. Poet Laureate Billy Collins captures the essence and mystery of dogs in this special collection of poems inspired by our beloved companions, with striking watercolor canine portraits by Pamela Sztybel.

As Oprah says on Oprah Daily “This collection of 25 poems by Billy Collins is a sweet gift for dog lovers. ‘A Dog on His Master’ is a favorite of mine.”

“Everyone who has a dog—or still grieves for one—will find themselves in this collection of witty, sweet and poignant poems by former U.S. Poet Laureate Billy Collins . . [an] eminently giftable collection.”—The Washington Post

“There are lots of books about man’s best friend, but none as sweet or as beautiful as Dog Show.”—Air Mail

“The pleasures here are many for Collins fans, dog lovers, and any reader looking for clever, poignant, and spirit-lifting poems accompanied by deft, lively, and affectionate paintings.”—Booklist

Billy Collins’s Dog Show celebrates the joy of our canine best friends, honoring the love we feel for the animals who play such vital roles in our lives. In twenty-five poems, Collins distills the many ways dogs warm our hearts, from the happiness we experience as we watch a dog run unencumbered by our burdens, to the silliness of cradling a dog in our arms as we step on the scale together. Turning his inimitable eye and ear to the complexities of dog behavior, Collins ponders all that these winning creatures give us and what we learn from them about ourselves.

For more than four decades Collins has delighted readers with his insight, wit, and clear poetic voice. In Dog Show, “America’s favorite poet” (The Wall Street Journal) illuminates America’s favorite pet (sorry, cat lovers). Accompanied by Pamela Sztybel’s watercolors, which effortlessly depict a dog’s humble grace, Dog Show reveals the profound role these majestic animals play in our lives and the meaning they give us.]]> 84 Billy Collins 0593979427 Lydia 5 poetry 4.36 2025 Dog Show: Poems
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]]> <![CDATA[Japanese Tales of Mystery & Imagination]]> 12880954 This collection of mystery and horror stories is regarded as Japan's answer to Edgar Allan Poe.Japanese Tales of Mystery & Imagination, the first volume of its kind translated into English, is written with the quick tempo of the West but rich with the fantasy of the East. These nine bloodcurdling, chilling tales present a genre of literature largely unknown to readers outside Japan, including the strange story of a quadruple amputee and his perverse wife; the record of a man who creates a mysterious chamber of mirrors and discovers hidden pleasures within; the morbid confession of a maniac who envisions a career of foolproof "psychological" murders; and the bizarre tale of a chair-maker who buries himself inside an armchair and enjoys the sordid "loves" of the women who sit on his handiwork.Lucid and packed with suspense, Edogawa Rampo's stories found in Japanese Tales of Mystery & Imagination have enthralled Japanese readers for over half a century.Mystery stories The Human ChairThe CaterpillarTwo Crippled MenThe Traveler with the Pasted Rag Picture]]> 240 Edogawa Rampo 1462900615 Lydia 5 short-stories 3.97 1956 Japanese Tales of Mystery & Imagination
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average rating: 3.97
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]]> Evolution 39218049 Snowflake/different streets--and following the critically acclaimed Afterglow (a dog memoir), as well as the volume of selected poems, I Must Be Living Twice--here, in Evolution, we find the eminent, exuberant writer at the forefront of American literature, upending genre in a new vernacular that enacts--like nobody else--the way we speak (inside and out) today. Evolution, with its channeling of Quakers, Fresca, and cell phones, radiates vital insight, purpose, and risk, like in these opening lines of the title poem:

Something
unearthly
about
today
so I buy
a Diet Coke &
a newspaper
a version of "me"
something
about me on the
earth & its sneakers
& feeling like
the earth's furniture
but that can't be
true or like
the coke & the Times
it's true for a little
while.]]> 222 Eileen Myles 0802128505 Lydia 5 3.75 2018 Evolution
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average rating: 3.75
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]]> <![CDATA[The Complete Stories of Leonora Carrington]]> 33395084
Published to coincide with the centennial of her birth, The Complete Stories of Leonora Carrington collects for the first time all of her stories, including several never before seen in print. With a startling range of styles, subjects, and even languages (several of the stories are translated from French or Spanish), The Complete Stories captures the genius and irrepressible spirit of an amazing artist’s life.

The House of Fear:
The debutante
The oval lady
The royal summons
A man in love
Uncle Sam Carrington
The house of fear

The Seventh Horse:
As they road along the edge
Pigeon, Fly!
The three hunters
Monsieur Cyril de Guindre
The sisters
Cast down by sadness
White rabbits
Waiting
The seventh horse
The neutral man
A mexican fairy tale
Et in cellicus lunarusm medicalis
My flannel knickers
The happy corpse story
How to start a pharmaceuticals business
My mother is a cow

Previously unpublished:
The sand camel
Mr. Gregory's fly
Jemima and the wolf]]> 232 Leonora Carrington 0997366648 Lydia 0 to-read 4.06 2017 The Complete Stories of Leonora Carrington
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]]> The Edogawa Rampo Reader 6150357 292 Edogawa Rampo 4902075253 Lydia 0 to-read 4.20 2008 The Edogawa Rampo Reader
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]]> <![CDATA[Art in Theory, 1900–1990: An Anthology of Changing Ideas]]> 93065
Beside the writings of the century's major artists, Art in Theory includes relevant texts by critics, philosophers, politicians and literary figures. It is organised into eight sections, from the legacy of Symbolism at the turn of the century to contemporary debates about the Postmodern. Each section is prefaced by a brief essay. There are introductions for all of the 300-plus texts, which serve to place theories and critical approaches in context. The result is both a comprehensive collection of documents on twentieth-century art and an encylopaedic history of relevant theory.]]> 1216 Charles Harrison 0631165754 Lydia 0 to-read 4.27 1993 Art in Theory, 1900–1990: An Anthology of Changing Ideas
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]]> Slow Time Between the Stars 151908304 New York Times bestselling author John Scalzi.

Equipped with the entirety of human knowledge, a sentient ship is launched on a last-ditch journey to find a new home for civilization. Trillions of miles. Tens of thousands of years. In the space between, the AI has plenty of time to think about life, the vastness of the universe, everything it was meant to do, and—with a perspective created but not limited by humans—what it should do.

John Scalzi’s Slow Time Between the Stars is part of The Far Reaches, a collection of science-fiction stories that stretch the imagination and open the heart. They can be read or listened to in one sitting.]]> 28 John Scalzi 1662515332 Lydia 5 4.15 2023 Slow Time Between the Stars
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average rating: 4.15
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]]> The Mabinogion 455219
Lady Charlotte Guest in the mid 19th century was the first to publish English translations of the collection, popularising the name "Mabinogion". The stories appear in either or both of two medieval Welsh manuscripts, the White Book of Rhydderch or Llyfr Gwyn Rhydderch, written c.1350, and the Red Book of Hergest or Llyfr Coch Hergest, written c.1382 – 1410, though texts or fragments of some of the tales have been preserved in earlier 13th century and later mss.

Scholars agree that the tales are older than the existing mss, but disagree over just how much older. The different texts originated at different times. Debate has focused on the dating of the Four Branches of the Mabinogi. Sir Ifor Williams offered a date prior to 1100, based on linguistic and historical arguments, while later Saunders Lewis set forth a number of arguments for a date between 1170 and 1190; Thomas M. Charles-Edwards, in a paper published in 1970, discussed both viewpoints, and while critical of the arguments of both scholars, noted that the language of the stories fits the 11th century. More recently, Patrick Sims-Williams argued for a plausible range of about 1060 to 1200, the current scholarly consensus.]]> 311 Charlotte Guest 0140443223 Lydia 0 to-read 3.94 1200 The Mabinogion
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average rating: 3.94
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]]> The Owl Service 83829 219 Alan Garner 0152056181 Lydia 0 to-read 3.69 1967 The Owl Service
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]]> <![CDATA[How Far the Light Reaches: A Life in Ten Sea Creatures]]> 61057452 A fascinating tour of creatures from the surface to the deepest ocean this "miraculous, transcendental book" invites us to envision wilder, grander, and more abundant possibilities for the way we live (Ed Yong, author of An Immense World).

A queer, mixed race writer working in a largely white, male field, science and conservation journalist Sabrina Imbler has always been drawn to the mystery of life in the sea, and particularly to creatures living in hostile or remote environments. Each essay in their debut collection profiles one such creature,

   ·the mother octopus who starves herself while watching over her eggs,

   ·the Chinese sturgeon whose migration route has been decimated by pollution and dams,

   ·the bizarre, predatory Bobbitt worm (named after Lorena),

   ·the common goldfish that flourishes in the wild,

   ·and more.

Imbler discovers that some of the most radical models of family, community, and care can be found in the sea, from gelatinous chains that are both individual organisms and colonies of clones to deep-sea crabs that have no need for the sun, nourished instead by the chemicals and heat throbbing from the core of the Earth. Exploring themes of adaptation, survival, sexuality, and care, and weaving the wonders of marine biology with stories of their own family, relationships, and coming of age, How Far the Light Reaches is a shimmering, otherworldly debut that attunes us to new visions of our world and its miracles.  

WINNER OF THE LOS ANGELES TIMES BOOK PRIZE in SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Finalist for the Lambda Literary Award One of TIME’s 10 Best Nonfiction Books of the Year •  A PEOPLE Best New Book  •  A Barnes & Noble and SHELF AWARENESS Best Book of 2022  •  An Indie Next Pick  •  One of Winter’s Most Eagerly Anticipated VANITY FAIR, VULTURE, BOOKRIOT]]> 273 Sabrina Imbler Lydia 5 science, non-fiction 4.08 2022 How Far the Light Reaches: A Life in Ten Sea Creatures
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]]> <![CDATA[The Butterfly Garden (The Collector, #1)]]> 29981261
In this garden grow luscious flowers, shady trees…and a collection of precious “butterflies”—young women who have been kidnapped and intricately tattooed to resemble their namesakes. Overseeing it all is the Gardener, a brutal, twisted man obsessed with capturing and preserving his lovely specimens.

When the garden is discovered, a survivor is brought in for questioning. FBI agents Victor Hanoverian and Brandon Eddison are tasked with piecing together one of the most stomach-churning cases of their careers. But the girl, known only as Maya, proves to be a puzzle herself.

As her story twists and turns, slowly shedding light on life in the Butterfly Garden, Maya reveals old grudges, new saviors, and horrific tales of a man who’d go to any length to hold beauty captive. But the more she shares, the more the agents have to wonder what she’s still hiding...]]> 280 Dot Hutchison 1503989712 Lydia 0 currently-reading 4.09 2016 The Butterfly Garden (The Collector, #1)
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average rating: 4.09
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]]> <![CDATA[Night and Day in Misery (The Shivers Collection, #4)]]> 229214163 USA Today bestselling author Catriona Ward.

Room 17 was the last stop on her husband and son’s journey. Eight years after their deaths, Stella books the same room, hoping to commune with their memories. But as she tries to sleep, disturbing and urgent visions blur the lines between reality and the supernatural, and the other side sends a terrifying message.

Catriona Ward’s Night and Day in Misery is part of The Shivers, a collection of haunting stories that reveal the otherworldly terrors all around us. Once you know, there’s no going back. Read or listen to each story in one unsettling sitting.]]> 34 Catriona Ward 1662532806 Lydia 5 3.66 2025 Night and Day in Misery (The Shivers Collection, #4)
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average rating: 3.66
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]]> <![CDATA[Emergency Skin (Forward Collection, #3)]]> 49669410
An explorer returns to gather information from a climate-ravaged Earth that his ancestors, and others among the planet’s finest, fled centuries ago. The mission comes with a warning: a graveyard world awaits him. But so do those left behind—hopeless and unbeautiful wastes of humanity who should have died out eons ago. After all this time, there’s no telling how they’ve devolved. Steel yourself, soldier. Get in. Get out. And try not to stare.

N. K. Jemisin’s Emergency Skin is part of Forward, a collection of six stories of the near and far future from out-of-this-world authors. Each piece can be read or listened to in a single thought-provoking sitting.]]> 38 N.K. Jemisin 1542093570 Lydia 4 4.00 2019 Emergency Skin (Forward Collection, #3)
author: N.K. Jemisin
name: Lydia
average rating: 4.00
book published: 2019
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[Guards! Guards! (Discworld #8, City Watch #1)]]> 208474799
Insurrection is in the air in the city of Ankh-Morpork. The Haves and Have-Nots are about to face off. Again.

It’s old news to Captain Sam Vimes of the city’s ramshackle Night Watch. But this time, something is different—the Have-Nots have found the key to a dormant, lethal weapon that even they can’t fully control, and they’re about to unleash a campaign of terror on the city.

Long believed extinct, a draco nobilis can now be seen patrolling the skies above Discworld's greatest city. Not only does this unwelcome visitor have a nasty habit of charbroiling everything in its path, but it’s also soon crowned King.

Can Vimes, Captain Carrot, and the rest of the Ankh-Morpork City Watch restore order (before it's burned to a crisp)?

The Discworld novels can be read in any order but Guards! Guards! is the 1st book in the City Watch collection and the 8th Discworld book.

The City Watch collection in order:

Guards! Guards!
Men at Arms
Feet of Clay
Jingo
The Fifth Element
Night Watch
Thud!
Snuff]]> 383 Terry Pratchett Lydia 5 4.36 1989 Guards! Guards! (Discworld #8, City Watch #1)
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average rating: 4.36
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rating: 5
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]]> A Short Stay in Hell 11003233
In this haunting existential novella, author, philosopher, and ecologist Steven L. Peck explores a subversive vision of eternity, taking the reader on a journey through the afterlife of a world where everything everyone believed in turns out to be wrong.]]> 110 Steven L. Peck Lydia 5 4.20 2011 A Short Stay in Hell
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average rating: 4.20
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rating: 5
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]]> The September House 64623481
A woman is determined to stay in her dream home even after it becomes a haunted nightmare in this compulsively readable, twisty, and layered debut novel.

When Margaret and her husband Hal bought the large Victorian house on Hawthorn Street—for sale at a surprisingly reasonable price—they couldn’t believe they finally had a home of their own. Then they discovered the hauntings. Every September, the walls drip blood. The ghosts of former inhabitants appear, and all of them are terrified of something that lurks in the basement. Most people would flee.

Margaret is not most people.

Margaret is staying. It’s her house. But after four years Hal can’t take it anymore, and he leaves abruptly. Now, he’s not returning calls, and their daughter Katherine—who knows nothing about the hauntings—arrives, intent on looking for her missing father. To make things worse, September has just begun, and with every attempt Margaret and Katherine make at finding Hal, the hauntings grow more harrowing, because there are some secrets the house needs to keep.]]> 344 Carissa Orlando 0593548612 Lydia 0 to-read 3.83 2023 The September House
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average rating: 3.83
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]]> <![CDATA[For a Limited Time Only (The Time Traveler's Passport)]]> 241072945 A time-traveling salesman searches for the moments that truly matter in this poignant short story from nationally bestselling author Peng Shepherd.

Russ commutes to work—not across town but through time. An ambitious employee stuck in Oracle Marketing Solutions’ mundane “near past” division, he longs for the excitement of ancient eras and distant futures. But Oracle’s secretive management has refused every one of his transfer requests, and Russ can’t understand why…until he makes a devastating discovery about his own timeline.

Peng Shepherd’s For a Limited Time Only is part of The Time Traveler’s Passport, an unforgettable collection of stories about memory, identity, and choice. Watch time fly as you read or listen to each short story in a single sitting.]]> 39 Peng Shepherd 1662534582 Lydia 5 3.93 2025 For a Limited Time Only (The Time Traveler's Passport)
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]]> <![CDATA[Cronus (The Time Traveler's Passport)]]> 241072978 A young Black woman challenges the indignity of a segregated dystopian future and exposes a time-bending secret in this dark, defiant short story from P. Djèlí Clark, award-winning author of Ring Shout.

The year is 2030. Annabeth works a stable job at CRONUS, a time travel company that caters to wealthy clients. Life is harsh, but she’s willing to keep her head down—until a vision of a past that never happened leads her to question everything she knows. They call it madness, but she’ll learn to call it memory.

P. Djélì Clark’s Cronus is part of The Time Traveler’s Passport, an unforgettable collection of stories about memory, identity, and choice. Watch time fly as you read or listen to each short story in a single sitting.]]> 48 P. Djèlí Clark 1662534566 Lydia 5 4.09 2025 Cronus (The Time Traveler's Passport)
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average rating: 4.09
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]]> Borne (Borne, #1) 31451186
From the author of the Southern Reach Trilogy comes Jeff VanderMeer's Borne, a story about two humans and two creatures.

“Am I a person?” Borne asked me.
“Yes, you are a person,” I told him. “But like a person, you can be a weapon, too.”

In Borne, a young woman named Rachel survives as a scavenger in a ruined city half destroyed by drought and conflict. The city is dangerous, littered with discarded experiments from the Company―a biotech firm now derelict―and punished by the unpredictable predations of a giant bear. Rachel ekes out an existence in the shelter of a run-down sanctuary she shares with her partner, Wick, who deals his own homegrown psychoactive biotech.

One day, Rachel finds Borne during a scavenging mission and takes him home. Borne as salvage is little more than a green lump―plant or animal?―but exudes a strange charisma. Borne reminds Rachel of the marine life from the island nation of her birth, now lost to rising seas. There is an attachment she resents: in this world any weakness can kill you. Yet, against her instincts―and definitely against Wick’s wishes―Rachel keeps Borne. She cannot help herself. Borne, learning to speak, learning about the world, is fun to be with, and in a world so broken that innocence is a precious thing. For Borne makes Rachel see beauty in the desolation around her. She begins to feel a protectiveness she can ill afford.

“He was born, but I had borne him.”

But as Borne grows, he begins to threaten the balance of power in the city and to put the security of her sanctuary with Wick at risk. For the Company, it seems, may not be truly dead, and new enemies are creeping in. What Borne will lay bare to Rachel as he changes is how precarious her existence has been, and how dependent on subterfuge and secrets. In the aftermath, nothing may ever be the same.]]> 323 Jeff Vandermeer 0374115249 Lydia 0 to-read 3.92 2017 Borne (Borne, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Letter Slot (The Shivers Collection, #5)]]> 229214160
Sensing his mother’s failing health, a struggling teenager pours out his worries in a letter and drops it through the mail slot of an abandoned show house. He’s surprised when a response arrives, promising good fortune for the price of just one someone he hates. He’d give anything for his mother. But the true cost may be more than he’s willing to pay.

Owen King’s Letter Slot is part of The Shivers, a collection of haunting stories that reveal the otherworldly terrors all around us. Once you know, there’s no going back. Read or listen to each story in one unsettling sitting.]]> 45 Owen King 1662531567 Lydia 4 3.83 2025 Letter Slot (The Shivers Collection, #5)
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]]> Big Bad 195945941 Whisper Network and Cutting Teeth.

The Strauss family is on knife’s edge. Sam is a resentful stay-at-home dad. Rachel feels the restlessness in her blood returning. Their children are getting out of hand. And a recent mudslide has forced the wolves out of the woods to look for food. As dusk falls and tensions rise, the family must come together to survive the night—from the threats outside and those within.

Chandler Baker’s 'Big Bad' is part of Creature Feature, a collection of devilishly creepy stories that tingle the spine and twist the mind. They can be read or listened to in one petrifying sitting.]]> 59 Chandler Baker 1662514891 Lydia 4 3.73 2023 Big Bad
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]]> Hell of a Book 55964195 Hell of a Book, an African-American author sets out on a cross-country book tour to promote his bestselling novel. That storyline drives Jason Mott's novel and is the scaffolding of something much larger and more urgent: since his novel also tells the story of Soot, a young Black boy living in a rural town in the recent past, and The Kid, a possibly imaginary child who appears to the author on his tour.

Throughout, these characters' stories build and build and as they converge, they astonish. For while this heartbreaking and magical book entertains and is at once about family, love of parents and children, art, and money, there always is the tragic story of a police shooting playing over and over on the news.

Who has been killed? Who is The Kid? Will the author finish his book tour, and what kind of world will he leave behind? Unforgettably powerful, an electrifying high-wire act, ideal for book clubs, and the book Mott says he has been writing in his head for ten years, Hell of a Book in its final twists truly becomes its title.]]> 323 Jason Mott 059333096X Lydia 0 to-read 4.00 2021 Hell of a Book
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]]> Best of Luck 195945937 Hell of a Book.

For best friends with vastly different fortunes, what’s left to hash out other than a forced confession at gunpoint? All that the destitute, sickly, and grieving Will demands is that monstrously successful Barry admit to draining all the luck right out of him. Like blood. As the standoff escalates, the truth is not the only thing ready to come out.

Jason Mott’s 'Best of Luck' is part of Creature Feature, a collection of devilishly creepy stories that tingle the spine and twist the mind. They can be read or listened to in one petrifying sitting.]]> 29 Jason Mott 1662516711 Lydia 5 3.71 2023 Best of Luck
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]]> The Garden of Abdul Gasazi 645343 "Six times Miss Hester's dog Fritz had bitten dear cousin Eunice. So when Miss Hester received an invitation to visit Eunice she was not surprised to read 'P.S., Please leave your dog home...' "

A 1980 Caldecott Honor Book

Sometimes that very thin line between illusion and reality is not as clearly defined as we would like it to be. It certainly wasn't the day that Alan Mitz stumbled into the garden of Abdul Gasazi. For in this bizarre and eerie place—where strange topiary trees loomed—the evil visage of Gasazi casts its shadow. And even after Alan escaped, the spell of Gasazi still seemed to penetrate into his everyday world.

In this extraordinary, unusual, and unique picture book, Chris Van Allsburg explores both the real and surreal worlds with incredible deftness. In doing so, he has created exquisite and beautiful images that will continue to haunt readers long after they have left the enchanted garden of Abdul Gasazi.

Chris Van Allsburg (1949-) is an American illustrator and author born in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He has won two Caldecott Medals for U.S. picture book illustration, among other awards, for 'Jumanji' (1981) and 'The Polar Express' (1985), both of which he also wrote. These two books were later adapted as successful motion pictures.

Edition MSRP: $18⁹⁵ US (ISBN 0-395-27804-X)
Library of Congress Card #79-016844
Printed in the United States of America]]> 32 Chris Van Allsburg Lydia 0 to-read, art, i-own 4.04 1979 The Garden of Abdul Gasazi
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]]> <![CDATA[The Last Conversation (Forward Collection, #5)]]> 49674113
Imagine you’ve woken up in an unfamiliar room with no memory of who you are, how you got there, or where you were before. All you have is the disconnected voice of an attentive caretaker. Dr. Kuhn is there to help you—physically, emotionally, and psychologically. She’ll help you remember everything. She’ll make sure you reclaim your lost identity. Now answer one question: Are you sure you want to?

Paul Tremblay’s The Last Conversationis part of Forward, a collection of six stories of the near and far future from out-of-this-world authors. Each piece can be read or listened to in a single thought-provoking sitting.]]> 56 Paul Tremblay 1542005310 Lydia 5 3.77 2019 The Last Conversation (Forward Collection, #5)
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]]> <![CDATA[Summer Frost (Forward Collection, #2)]]> 49676965 New York Times bestselling author of Recursion.

Maxine was made to do one thing: die. Except the minor non-player character in the world Riley is building makes her own impossible decision—veering wildly off course and exploring the boundaries of the map. When the curious Riley extracts her code for closer examination, an emotional relationship develops between them. Soon Riley has all new plans for her spontaneous AI, including bringing Max into the real world. But what if Max has real-world plans of her own?

Blake Crouch’s Summer Frost is part of Forward, a collection of six stories of the near and far future from out-of-this-world authors. Each piece can be read or listened to in a single thought-provoking sitting.]]> 85 Blake Crouch 1542043638 Lydia 5 4.09 2019 Summer Frost (Forward Collection, #2)
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]]> Jackknife 229214151 New York Times bestselling author Joe Hill.

Dennis awakens something evil when he removes a decades-old jackknife from the trunk of a gnarled old sycamore. Once pinned in place—now thoughtlessly freed—the tree returns to its roots. An act of vigilante justice took place under its boughs long ago. But its taste for blood has only grown stronger…

Joe Hill’s Jackknife is part of The Shivers, a collection of haunting stories that reveal the otherworldly terrors all around us. Once you know, there’s no going back. Read or listen to each story in one unsettling sitting.]]> 45 Joe Hill 166253213X Lydia 5 3.57 2025 Jackknife
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]]> I'm Keith Hernandez 31934026
Keith Hernandez revolutionized the role of first baseman. During his illustrious career with the World Series-winning St. Louis Cardinals and New York Mets, he was a perennial fan favorite, earning eleven consecutive Gold Gloves, a National League co-MVP Award, and a batting title. But it was his unique blend of intelligence, humor, and talent -- not to mention his unflappable leadership, playful antics, and competitive temperament -- that transcended the sport and propelled him to a level of renown that few other athletes have achieved, including his memorable appearances on the television show Seinfeld .

Now, with a striking mix of candor and self-reflection, Hernandez takes us along on his journey to baseball immortality. There are the hellacious bus rides and south-of-the-border escapades of his minor league years. His major league benchings, unending plate adjustments, and role in one of the most exciting batting races in history against Pete Rose.

Indeed, from the Little League fields of Northern California to the dusty proving grounds of triple-A ball to the grand stages of Busch Stadium and beyond, I'm Keith Hernandez reveals as much about America's favorite pastime as it does about the man himself. What emerges is an honest and compelling assessment of the game's past, present, and a memoir that showcases one of baseball's most unique and experienced minds at his very best.]]> 352 Keith Hernandez 0316395730 Lydia 0 to-read 3.92 I'm Keith Hernandez
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]]> Ushers 218362004 A young man who has improbably escaped death twice reveals his secret in a spine-tingling short story by New York Times bestselling author Joe Hill.

Martin Lorensen is a twenty-three-year-old counselor for disturbed teenagers. He’s bright, compassionate, attractive, and outgoing. He’s also—and this is the most interesting thing—not dead. Martin has improbably survived not one but two deadly disasters that claimed dozens of lives. The kid is riding one hell of a lucky streak. Two federal agents think there is something darker at play. Now that they’ve arranged to interview Martin, they want answers. Martin is ready to share everything he knows. One thing is for certain: when it comes to escaping death, luck doesn’t figure into it at all.]]> 29 Joe Hill 1662527942 Lydia 5 4.20 2024 Ushers
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]]> <![CDATA[3 Days, 9 Months, 27 Years (The Time Traveler's Passport)]]> 241073071 New York Times bestselling author John Scalzi.

Time travel is real—and used for high-end tourism. Every moment of the past is open to visitors, and no matter what they do then, everything now waits for them, thanks to the sure hand of an experienced time travel technician. Come spend a day behind the controls of the time machine, and discover why, this day of all days, it’s time for this technician to make a change. Because sometimes, time travel is more than just an adventure. Sometimes, it’s a moral imperative.

John Scalzi’s 3 Days, 9 Months, 27 Years is part of The Time Traveler’s Passport, an unforgettable collection of stories about memory, identity, and choice. Watch time fly as you read or listen to each short story in a single sitting.]]> 38 John Scalzi 1662535325 Lydia 5 3.89 2025 3 Days, 9 Months, 27 Years (The Time Traveler's Passport)
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]]> King Sorrow 223420465
Trapped and desperate, Arthur turns to his closest friends for comfort and help. Together they dream up a wild, fantastical scheme to free Arthur from the cruel trap in which he finds himself. Wealthy, irrepressible Colin Wren suggests using the unnerving Crane journal (bound in the skin of its author) to summon a dragon to do their bidding. The others—brave, beautiful Alison Shiner; the battling twins Donna and Donovan McBride; and brainy, bold Gwen—don’t hesitate to join Colin in an effort to smash reality and bring a creature of the impossible into our world.

But there’s nothing simple about dealing with dragons, and their pact to save Arthur becomes a terrifying bargain in which the six must choose a new sacrifice for King Sorrow every year—or become his next meal.]]> 896 Joe Hill 0062200607 Lydia 0 to-read 4.32 2025 King Sorrow
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]]> <![CDATA[Song of Susannah (Dark Tower, #6)]]> 5093 544 Stephen King 1416521496 Lydia 0 to-read 3.98 2004 Song of Susannah (Dark Tower, #6)
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]]> The Lottery and Other Stories 89723 302 Shirley Jackson 0374529531 Lydia 0 to-read 4.04 1949 The Lottery and Other Stories
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]]> <![CDATA[Gideon the Ninth (The Locked Tomb, #1)]]> 42036538
The Ninth Necromancer needs a swordswoman.

Gideon has a sword, some dirty magazines, and no more time for undead bullshit.

Brought up by unfriendly, ossifying nuns, ancient retainers, and countless skeletons, Gideon is ready to abandon a life of servitude and an afterlife as a reanimated corpse. She packs up her sword, her shoes, and her dirty magazines, and prepares to launch her daring escape. But her childhood nemesis won't set her free without a service.

Harrowhark Nonagesimus, Reverend Daughter of the Ninth House and bone witch extraordinaire, has been summoned into action. The Emperor has invited the heirs to each of his loyal Houses to a deadly trial of wits and skill. If Harrowhark succeeds she will become an immortal, all-powerful servant of the Resurrection, but no necromancer can ascend without their cavalier. Without Gideon's sword, Harrow will fail, and the Ninth House will die.

Of course, some things are better left dead.]]> 448 Tamsyn Muir 1250313198 Lydia 0 to-read 4.17 2019 Gideon the Ninth (The Locked Tomb, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Books of Blood: Volume One (Books of Blood, #1)]]> 761023
Never one to shy away from the unimaginable or the unspeakable, Clive Barker breathes life into our deepest, darkest nightmares, creating visions that are at once terrifying, tender, and witty.

The Books of Blood confirm what horror fans everywhere have known for a long time: We will be hearing from Clive Barker for many years to come. This first volume contains the short stories : "The Book of Blood," "The Midnight Meat Train," "The Yattering and Jack," "Sex, Death, and Starshine," and "In the Hills, the Cities."]]> 210 Clive Barker 0425083896 Lydia 0 to-read 4.06 1984 Books of Blood: Volume One (Books of Blood, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Books of Blood: Volumes One to Three (Books of Blood, #1-3)]]> 32626 Books of Blood is a welcome chance to acquire the 16 remarkable horror short stories with which he kicked off his career. For those who already know these tales, the poignant introduction is a window on the creator's mind. Reflecting back after 14 years, Barker writes:

I look at these pieces and I don't think the man who wrote them is alive in me anymore.... We are all our own graveyards I believe; we squat amongst the tombs of the people we were. If we're healthy, every day is a celebration, a Day of the Dead, in which we give thanks for the lives that we lived; and if we are neurotic we brood and mourn and wish that the past was still present.

Reading these stories over, I feel a little of both. Some of the simple energies that made these words flow through my pen--that made the phrases felicitous and the ideas sing--have gone. I lost their maker a long time ago.

These enthusiastic tales are not ashamed of visceral horror, of blood splashing freely across the page: "The Midnight Meat Train," a grisly subway tale that surprises you with one twist after another; "The Yattering and Jack," about a hilarious demon who possesses a Christmas turkey; "In the Hills, the Cities," an unusual example of an original horror premise; "Dread," a harrowing non-supernatural tale about being forced to realize your worst nightmare; "Jacqueline Ess: Her Will and Testament," about a woman who kills men with her mind. Some of the tales are more successful than others, but all are distinguished by strikingly beautiful images of evil and destruction. No horror library is complete without them. --Fiona Webster

]]> 507 Clive Barker 0425165582 Lydia 0 to-read 4.20 1984 Books of Blood: Volumes One to Three (Books of Blood, #1-3)
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]]> <![CDATA[Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children, #1)]]> 9460487 9781594744761

A mysterious island. An abandoned orphanage. A strange collection of very curious photographs. It all waits to be discovered in Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, an unforgettable novel that mixes fiction and photography in a thrilling reading experience. As our story opens, a horrific family tragedy sets sixteen-year-old Jacob journeying to a remote island off the coast of Wales, where he discovers the crumbling ruins of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. As Jacob explores its abandoned bedrooms and hallways, it becomes clear that the children were more than just peculiar. They may have been dangerous. They may have been quarantined on a deserted island for good reason. And somehow-impossible though it seems-they may still be alive. A spine-tingling fantasy illustrated with haunting vintage photography, Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children will delight adults, teens, and anyone who relishes an adventure in the shadows.]]> 352 Ransom Riggs 1594744769 Lydia 0 to-read 3.92 2011 Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children, #1)
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]]> 11/22/63 10644930
Following his massively successful novel Under the Dome, King sweeps readers back in time to another moment—a real life moment—when everything went wrong: the JFK assassination. And he introduces readers to a character who has the power to change the course of history.


Jake Epping is a thirty-five-year-old high school English teacher in Lisbon Falls, Maine, who makes extra money teaching adults in the GED program. He receives an essay from one of the students—a gruesome, harrowing first person story about the night 50 years ago when Harry Dunning’s father came home and killed his mother, his sister, and his brother with a hammer. Harry escaped with a smashed leg, as evidenced by his crooked walk.

Not much later, Jake’s friend Al, who runs the local diner, divulges a secret: his storeroom is a portal to 1958. He enlists Jake on an insane—and insanely possible—mission to try to prevent the Kennedy assassination. So begins Jake’s new life as George Amberson and his new world of Elvis and JFK, of big American cars and sock hops, of a troubled loner named Lee Harvey Oswald and a beautiful high school librarian named Sadie Dunhill, who becomes the love of Jake’s life—a life that transgresses all the normal rules of time.

A tribute to a simpler era and a devastating exercise in escalating suspense, 11/22/63 is Stephen King at his epic best.]]> 849 Stephen King 1451627289 Lydia 0 to-read 4.34 2011 11/22/63
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]]> Let the Right One In 943402 Let the Right One In Season 1 premieres Saturday, 8th October 2022 on Paramount+ UK.

'The new Stephen King' The Times

Oskar and Eli. In very different ways, they were both victims. Which is why, against the odds, they became friends. And how they came to depend on one another, for life itself.

Oskar is a 12-year-old boy living with his mother on a dreary housing estate at the city's edge. He dreams about his absentee father, gets bullied at school, and wets himself when he's frightened.

Eli is the young girl who moves in next door. She doesn't go to school and never leaves the flat by day. She is a 200-year-old vampire, forever frozen in childhood, and condemned to live on a diet of fresh blood.

John Ajvide Lindqvist's novel is a unique and brilliant fusion of social novel and vampire legend, a deeply moving fable about rejection, friendship and loyalty.]]> 513 John Ajvide Lindqvist 1847241697 Lydia 0 to-read 4.07 2004 Let the Right One In
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]]> <![CDATA[Kingdom of the Conqueror Worm (The Lunar Gothic Trilogy, #3)]]> 244947484 The concluding chapter of the Lunar Gothic trilogy, Kingdom of the Conqueror Worm brings Dr. Cull face to face with the deranged horror he has unleashed upon the solar system.

Kingdom of the Conqueror Worm, the concluding chapter of the Lunar Gothic trilogy, finds Dr. Cull serving as the doctor aboard a prison vessel that is drifting, powerless, beyond the solar system. Their wayward path takes them by the as-yet-undiscovered Pluto and its haunted moon, Charon.

Locked in orbit around Charon is a mausoleum ship, onto which Cull and the other crew members are able to escape the doomed prison ship. The mausoleum ship is holding thousands of corpses of unknown providence, and is stalked by the mysterious Worm Priest. It is in these halls, among the whispers and dreams of the dead, that Cull will come to a final reckoning with the Moon Spider and his own demented obsessions.

At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.]]> 96 Nathan Ballingrud 125034770X Lydia 0 to-read 0.0 Kingdom of the Conqueror Worm (The Lunar Gothic Trilogy, #3)
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]]> <![CDATA[Cathedral of the Drowned (The Lunar Gothic Trilogy, #2)]]> 217388110 The sequel to Crypt of the Moon Spider, Cathedral of the Drowned is a dripping, squirming, scuttling tale of altered bodies and minds.

There are two halves of Charlie Duchamp. One is a brain in a jar, stranded on Jupiter’s jungle moon, Io, who just wants to go home. The other is hanging on the wall of Barrowfield Home on Earth’s own moon, host to the eggs of the Moon Spider and filled with a murderous rage.

On Io, deep in the flooded remains of a crashed cathedral ship, lives a giant centipede called The Bishop, who has taken control of the drowned astronauts inside. Both Charlies converge here, stalking each other in the haunted ruins, while a new Moon Spider prepares to hatch.]]> 128 Nathan Ballingrud 1250347688 Lydia 0 to-read 4.05 2025 Cathedral of the Drowned (The Lunar Gothic Trilogy, #2)
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]]> <![CDATA[Band of Others (A Gentle Apocalypse #3)]]> 246240544 The stakes are higher than ever as the Demon Overlord must once again confront forces that threaten to trample his town and his vegetables in the third installment of this witty, sharp cozy fantasy series. Includes an exclusive bonus adventure coming 12/29/26!

The Demon Overlord retired. The problem is… not everyone else did.

Galornus Prime, former Demon Overlord and current enthusiast of comfortable seating and tasteful interior décor, has finally achieved the quiet life he always wanted: No wars. No heroes. No destiny.

Then Lucas––or Laekus the Death Knight, depending on who’s asking––found him. Retirement, it turns out, is not a state others recognize.

Not that it’s a bad time for Galornus’s right hand general and number one fan to show up on his doorstep. The armies of empires threaten Lower Middleton’s door, the Harvest Festival is approaching, and the townsfolk are taking a troubling interest in military affairs…

Some loyalties do not end.

Some problems do not stay solved.

And some things, once set in motion, refuse to stop.

Band of Others is a witty cozy fantasy as sharp as the swords on the battlefield, where both the gardening and political stakes are higher than ever before.]]> 239 M.H. Foster Lydia 0 to-read 4.60 2026 Band of Others (A Gentle Apocalypse #3)
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]]> Case Closed, Vol. 5 1198700
In this exciting volume:

A vicious murderer whose face is covered in bandages is on the lose. Will Conan be able to catch him before he strikes again?

And later, Conan's friends Rachel and Serena want to blow off some steam but they get more than they bargain for when they discover murder at the karaoke box.

Can you figure out whodunnit before Conan does?]]> 200 Gosho Aoyama 1591166330 Lydia 0 comics, i-own, to-read 4.45 1995 Case Closed, Vol. 5
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]]> Strange Pictures 216670959 The spine-tingling bestseller that has taken Japan by storm—an eerie fresh take on horror for fans of Hidden Pictures and Junji Ito, in which a series of seemingly innocent pictures draws you into a disturbing web of unsolved mysteries and shattered psyches.

An exploration of the macabre, where the seemingly mundane takes on a terrifying significance. . . .

A pregnant woman's sketches on a seemingly innocuous blog conceal a chilling warning.

A child's picture of his home contains a dark secret message.

A sketch made by a murder victim in his final moments leads an amateur sleuth down a rabbithole that will reveal a horrifying reality.

Structured around these nine childlike drawings, each holding a disturbing clue, Uketsu invites readers to piece together the mystery behind each and the over-arching backstory that connects them all. Strange Pictures is the internationally bestselling debut from mystery horror YouTube sensation Uketsu—an enigmatic masked figure who has become one of Japan's most talked about contemporary authors.]]> 240 Uketsu Lydia 0 on-hold 3.99 2022 Strange Pictures
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]]> <![CDATA[The Great Mental Models, Volume 1: General Thinking Concepts]]> 205435070 Discover the essential thinking tools you’ve been missing with The Great Mental Models series by Shane Parrish, New York Times bestselling author and the mind behind the acclaimed Farnam Street blog and “The Knowledge Project” podcast.

This first book in the series is your guide to learning the crucial thinking tools nobody ever taught you.

Time and time again, great thinkers such as Charlie Munger and Warren Buffett have credited their success to mental models–representations of how something works that can scale onto other fields.

Mastering a small number of mental models enables you to rapidly grasp new information, identify patterns others miss, and avoid the common mistakes that hold people back.

The Great Mental Volume 1, General Thinking Concepts shows you how making a few tiny changes in the way you think can deliver big results.

Drawing on examples from history, business, art, and science, this book details nine of the most versatile, all-purpose mental models you can use right away to improve your decision making and productivity.

This book will teach you how

Avoid blind spots when looking at problems.Find non-obvious solutions. Anticipate and achieve desired outcomes. Play to your strengths, avoid your weaknesses,   … and more.

The Great Mental Models series demystifies once elusive concepts and illuminates rich knowledge that traditional education overlooks. This series is the most comprehensive and accessible guide on using mental models to better understand our world, solve problems, and gain an advantage.]]> 204 Shane Parrish 0593720016 Lydia 0 on-hold 4.29 2018 The Great Mental Models, Volume 1: General Thinking Concepts
author: Shane Parrish
name: Lydia
average rating: 4.29
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]]> <![CDATA[Swamp Thing: The Bronze Age Omnibus]]> 34666748  
Deep in the bayous of Louisiana, far from civilization’s grasp, a shadowed creature seen only in fleeting glimpses roils the black waters…a twisted, vegetative mockery of a man…a SWAMP THING!
 
One of the most acclaimed creations to emerge from the Bronze Age of Comics, this shambling, muck-encrusted figure swiftly became one of DC’s iconic characters, and his shocking stories are universally hailed as some of the finest tales of gothic horror in the history of American comics.
 
Collects THE HOUSE OF SECRETS #92, SWAMP THING #1-24, THE SAGA OF THE SWAMP THING #1-19 and THE SAGA OF THE SWAMP THING ANNUAL #1.]]> 928 Len Wein 1401273785 Lydia 0 4.10 2017 Swamp Thing: The Bronze Age Omnibus
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]]> <![CDATA[I Must Say: My Life as a Humble Comedy Legend]]> 20873646
Martin Short is one of few celebrities in show business who has continually worked hard, found success, and maintained a normal, happy family life. His memoir is a reflection on his diverse collection of experiences, both hilarious and heartbreaking.

Short takes us through his career, from his early years with Second City Toronto and "Saturday Night Live" to his movie, stage, and television stardom. He recalls how he developed some of his enduring characters manic man-child Ed Grimley, elderly Tin Pan Alley songmith Irving Cohen, slimy lawyer Nathan Thurm, and the blubbery and bizarrely insensitive Jiminy Glick. Here, too, are his movie and television appearances, from the classic " Three Amigos!" to his Emmy-nominated role in "Damages," as well as his stage productions, including his Tony Award winning performance in "Little Me." Throughout, such friends and luminaries as Steve Martin, Tom Hanks, John Candy, Gilda Radner, Lorne Michaels, Nora Ephron, Frank Sinatra, and others share the spotlight.

This deeply private man brings us into the circle of his family life, from raising his children to the legendary parties he and his wife hosted in their Los Angeles home. He recounts the pain of losing a brother and both parents by the time he was twenty and of the devastating death of Nancy, his wife of thirty years, in 2010. Despite the hardships, Short s life has been full of laughter, and he remains perennially upbeat. In this wise and entertaining memoir, he shares his irrepressible joy."]]> 320 Martin Short 0062309536 Lydia 0 on-hold 4.25 2014 I Must Say: My Life as a Humble Comedy Legend
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average rating: 4.25
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]]> Sky Daddy 216248716 Subversive and unexpectedly heartwarming, Sky Daddy hijacks the classic love story, exploring desire, fate, and the longing to be accepted for who we truly are.

Linda is doing her best to lead a life that would appear normal to the casual observer. Weekdays, she earns $20 an hour moderating comments for a video-sharing platform, then rides the bus home to the windowless garage she rents on the outskirts of San Francisco. But on the last Friday of each month, she indulges in her true passion: taking BART to SFO for a round-trip flight to a regional hub. The destination is irrelevant because each trip means a new date with a handsome stranger—a stranger whose intelligent windscreens, sleek fuselages, and powerful engines make Linda feel a way that no human ever could.

Linda knows that she can’t tell anyone she’s sexually obsessed with planes—nor can she reveal her belief her destiny is to “marry” one of her suitors by dying in a plane crash, thereby uniting her with her soulmate plane for eternity. But when an opportunity arises to hasten her dream of eternal partnership, and the carefully balanced elements of her life begin to spin out of control, she must choose between maintaining the trappings of normalcy and launching herself headlong toward the love she’s always dreamed of.]]> 368 Kate Folk 0593231503 Lydia 0 on-hold 3.84 2025 Sky Daddy
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]]> The Toynbee Convector 43382310 From “one of science fiction’s grand masters” (Library Journal), a new reissue of Ray Bradbury’s The Toynbee a collection of twenty-two stories, including the continuing saga of H.G. Well’s time traveler and his Toynbee Convector, a ghost on the Orient Express, and a bored man who creates his own genuine Egyptian mummy.The world’s only time traveler finally reveals his secret. An old man’s memory of World War I conjures ghostly parachutists. An Egyptian mummy turns up in an Illinois cornfield. A lonely Martian prepares to face his doom. From the iconic author of Fahrenheit 451, Something Wicked This Way Comes, The Martian Chronicles, and The Illustrated Man, The Toynbee Convector is a true cause for celebration. The twenty-two classic tales in this special Ray Bradbury collection begin in the familiar rooms and landscapes of our lives, in common thoughts and memories, and then take off into the farthest reaches of the imagination. “The fiction creates the truth in this lovely exercise in utopian dreaming” (Publishers Weekly)—stunning stories that could only come from the brilliant mind of Ray Bradbury.]]> 274 Ray Bradbury 1982105194 Lydia 0 on-hold 4.22 1988 The Toynbee Convector
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average rating: 4.22
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]]> The Souvenir Museum 55423578 LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD AND THE STORY PRIZE

Award-winning author Elizabeth McCracken is an undisputed virtuoso of the short story, and this new collection features her most vibrant and heartrending work to date

In these stories, the mysterious bonds of family are tested, transformed, fractured, and fortified. A recent widower and his adult son ferry to a craggy Scottish island in search of puffins. An actress who plays a children’s game-show villainess ushers in the New Year with her deadbeat half brother. A mother, pining for her children, feasts on loaves of challah to fill the void. A new couple navigates a tightrope walk toward love. And on a trip to a Texas water park with their son, two fathers each confront a personal fear. 

With sentences that crackle and spark and showcase her trademark wit, McCracken traces how our closely held desires—for intimacy, atonement, comfort—bloom and wither against the indifferent passing of time. Her characters embark on journeys that leave them indelibly changed—and so do her readers. The Souvenir Museum showcases the talents of one of our finest contemporary writers as she tenderly takes the pulse of our collective and individual lives.]]> 246 Elizabeth McCracken 0062971263 Lydia 0 on-hold 3.66 2021 The Souvenir Museum
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]]> <![CDATA[The Willows: Unabridged 1907 Horror Classic]]> 240188214 A masterpiece of supernatural horror and weird fiction, The Willows by Algernon Blackwood stands as one of the most haunting stories ever written. First published in 1907, this classic tale blends psychological terror with eerie nature writing, creating a chilling atmosphere that lingers long after the final page. Set along the remote Danube River, two travelers find themselves in an isolated, otherworldly landscape where the willows themselves seem alive, whispering with unseen forces. Blackwood’s unmatched ability to evoke dread through natural scenery makes this novella a cornerstone of horror literature.

An essential read for fans of gothic horror, supernatural suspense, and cosmic dread, The Willows captures the uncanny in a way few works can match. Readers will find vivid descriptions of desolate riverbanks, strange shifting landscapes, and a growing sense of unseen menace. The story is celebrated by H. P. Lovecraft, who considered it one of the greatest supernatural tales ever written, and it continues to influence modern horror and dark fantasy writers. This edition preserves the atmospheric prose that has captivated generations, making it ideal for lovers of classic horror novels and weird tales.

Perfect for readers who enjoy classic ghost stories, supernatural thrillers, and eerie adventure tales. This timeless work appeals to fans of M. R. James, Arthur Machen, and William Hope Hodgson. Whether you are collecting horror classics, exploring the roots of weird fiction, or simply seeking a gripping short novel that blends nature writing with supernatural terror, The Willows remains an unforgettable reading experience.]]> 72 Algernon Blackwood Lydia 5 4.08 1907 The Willows: Unabridged 1907 Horror Classic
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average rating: 4.08
book published: 1907
rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng]]> 218185766
These days nobody can reach Cora: not her aunt, who wants her to prepare for the Hungry Ghost Festival; not her weird colleagues; and especially not the slack-jawed shadow lurking around her door frame. After all, it can't be real—can it? After a series of unexplained killings in Chinatown, Cora believes someone might be targeting East Asian women, and something might be targeting Cora herself.]]> 302 Kylie Lee Baker Lydia 0 on-hold 4.11 2025 Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng
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average rating: 4.11
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]]> <![CDATA[The Cat Who Ate Danish Modern (Cat Who..., #2)]]> 59068922
Jim Qwilleran isn’t exactly overwhelmed by his new assignment for the Daily Fluxion. Interior design has never been one of his specialties and now he’s supposed to turn out an entire magazine on the subject every week! But the first issue of Gracious Abodes is barely off the presses when Qwilleran finds himself back on more familiar territory—the exclusive residence featured on the cover has been burglarized and the lady of the house found dead.

Now Qwilleran and his brilliant Siamese cat, Koko, have their respective moustache and whiskers twitching. And when Koko starts pawing clues in the dictionary and sniffing designer furniture, Qwilleran finds himself doing a feature on a very clever murder...]]> 253 Lilian Jackson Braun Lydia 0 4.42 1967 The Cat Who Ate Danish Modern (Cat Who..., #2)
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average rating: 4.42
book published: 1967
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]]> <![CDATA[Bad Trips: A Simpsons Writer Takes You Through 52 Weeks of Weird Travel]]> 252680248 345 Mike Reiss Lydia 5 4.33 Bad Trips: A Simpsons Writer Takes You Through 52 Weeks of Weird Travel
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]]> The Man from Earth 6157551 68 Jerome Bixby 0573663343 Lydia 0 to-read 4.41 2008 The Man from Earth
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average rating: 4.41
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]]> <![CDATA[Best Ghost Stories of Algernon Blackwood]]> 767719
Blackwood's ability to create an atmosphere of unrelieved horror and sustain it to the end of the story is almost unsurpassed. “The Willows” — which has been called by H.P. Lovecraft the finest supernatural story — is a typical example of Blackwood's art: slowly and surely Blackwood draws the reader into a world of shadows, nuances and unearthly terror.

Blackwood was also a master at evoking feelings of mysticism and cosmic experience; dealing with such ideas as interpenetrating levels of existence and pantheistic elemental powers, he expanded the content of supernatural literature enormously. But even the more traditional elements of horror stories such as ghosts and haunted houses are handled with such energy and feeling that they rise far above their predecessors.

Drawing on serious Oriental thought, modern psychology and philosophy, Algernon Blackwood introduced a sophistication to the horror story that — with a few exceptions — it was devoid of before. The results are stories that are not only guaranteed to chill, but stories that have something to say to the intelligent reader.

Contents:
- Introduction by E.F. Bleiler
- Introduction to the 1938 edition
- The Willows (1907)
- Secret Worship (1908)
- Ancient Sorceries (1908)
- The Glamour of the Snow (1911)
- The Wendigo (1910)
- The Other Wing (1915)
- The Transfer (1911)
- Ancient Lights (1914)
- The Listener (1907)
- The Empty House (1906)
- Accessory before the Fact (1914)
- Keeping His Promise (1906)
- Max Hensig (1945)

]]> 366 Algernon Blackwood 0486229777 Lydia 0 to-read 4.18 1973 Best Ghost Stories of Algernon Blackwood
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]]> In the Miso Soup 17810
From postmodern Renaissance man Ryu Murakami, master of the psycho-thriller and director of Tokyo Decadence, comes this shocking, hair-raising roller-coaster ride through the nefarious neon-lit world of Tokyo’s sex industry.]]> 217 Ryū Murakami 014303569X Lydia 0 to-read 3.61 1997 In the Miso Soup
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name: Lydia
average rating: 3.61
book published: 1997
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]]> The Day of the Triffids 530965
When a freak cosmic event renders most of the Earth's population blind, Bill Masen - one of the lucky few to keep his sight - finds himself trapped in a London jammed with sightless mobs who prey on those who can still see. But another menace stalks blind and sighted alike. With nobody to stop them the Triffids - walking carnivorous plants with lethal stingers - rise up as humanity stumbles and falls . . .

With its startling imagery of desolate streets and lurching, The Day of the Triffid's lethal plant life retains its power to haunt today.]]> 228 John Wyndham 0812967127 Lydia 0 to-read 4.00 1951 The Day of the Triffids
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average rating: 4.00
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]]> Sounds After Dark 2289873 0 Bill Martin Jr. 0030892643 Lydia 0 to-read 3.91 Sounds After Dark
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]]> Greatest Hits 197796058
A mind that refused to be contained by something as rudimentary as genre, form, or even a particular label. A mind that created some of the most outrageous short stories and novellas of the science fiction, fantasy, and speculative genres – including “I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream,” with its unhinged artificial intelligence bent on torturing what is left of humanity, and “Jeffty Is Five,” featuring a young boy’s mysterious, time-bending powers. A mind that passionately identified with the underdog, sometimes with disastrous results. A mind incandescent with fury, that saw storytelling as “a holy chore.”

Assembled by the Harlan and Susan Ellison Foundation, Greatest Hits is an overview of Ellison’s award-winning and highly acclaimed short stories – as well as the stories that Ellison himself most treasured. Featuring a preface by Ellison’s executor and friend J. Michael Straczynski, a foreword by award-winning and bestselling author Neil Gaiman, and an introduction by bestselling author Cassandra Khaw, this collection of short stories and novellas serves as a guide to a writer who left his mark on the twentieth century – and whose legacy is in your hands.]]> 468 Harlan Ellison 1454953373 Lydia 0 4.07 2024 Greatest Hits
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]]> The Thief of Always 32638
But the house and its mysterious architect are not about to release their captive without a battle. Mr. Hood has ambitions for his new guest, for Harvey's soul burns brighter than any he has encountered in ten centuries . . .]]> 225 Clive Barker 0060177241 Lydia 0 to-read 4.22 1992 The Thief of Always
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average rating: 4.22
book published: 1992
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