12,540
13K
2007
2007
by
Aciman, André
texts
eye 12,540
favorite 57
comment 0
Topics: Teenage boys, Gay teenagers, Authors
7,958
8.0K
1994
1994
by
Achebe, Chinua
texts
eye 7,958
favorite 25
comment 0
[This book is] a simple story of a "strong man" whose life is dominated by fear and anger ...Uniquely ...African, at the same time it reveals [the author's] ... awareness of the human qualities common to men of all times and places.-Back cover
Topics: Igbo (African people), British, Men, Race relations
3,586
3.6K
1986
1986
by
Atwood, Margaret, 1939-
texts
eye 3,586
favorite 12
comment 0
"This visionary novel. in which God and Government are joined, and America is run as a Puritanical Theoracy, can be read as a companion volume to Orwell's 1984-its verso, in fact. It gives you the same degree of chill, even as it suggests the varieties of tyrannical experience; it evokes the same kind of horror even as its mordant wit makes you smile." E.L.Doctorow
Topics: Man-woman relationships, Misogyny, Women
2,109
2.1K
1987
1987
by
Schwartz, David Joseph
texts
eye 2,109
favorite 46
comment 0
"A Fireside book."
Topic: Success
1,602
1.6K
1984
1984
by
Welty, Eudora, 1909-2001
texts
eye 1,602
favorite 2
comment 0
Revised versions of 3 lectures delivered at Harvard University in Apr. 1983
Topics: Welty, Eudora, 1909-2001, Welty, Eudora, 1909-2001, Authors, American, Fiction in English American...
1,598
1.6K
1998
1998
by
Margaret Atwood
texts
eye 1,598
favorite 6
comment 0
Topics: Man-woman relationships -- Fiction, Misogyny -- Fiction, Women -- Fiction
1,567
1.6K
2000
2000
by
Rowling, J. K; GrandPré, Mary, ill
texts
eye 1,567
favorite 8
comment 0
"Year 4"--Spine
Topics: Wizards, Magic, Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry (Imaginary place), Schools, Wizards,...
1,462
1.5K
1958
1958
by
Uris, Leon, 1924-2003
texts
eye 1,462
favorite 1
comment 0
A novel of Israel
Topics: Exodus 1947 (Ship), Jews, Holocaust survivors, Jewish refugees, Juifs
1,438
1.4K
2006
2006
by
Byrne, Rhonda
texts
eye 1,438
favorite 23
comment 0
The secret revealed -- The secret made simple -- How to use the secret -- Powerful processes -- The secret to money -- The secret to relationships -- The secret to health -- The secret to the world -- The secret to you -- The secret to life
Topic: New Thought
1,354
1.4K
1985
1985
by
Sheldon, Sidney
texts
eye 1,354
favorite 4
comment 0
Tracy Whitney is sentenced to fifteen years imprisonment due to a frame-up. On her escape, she uses her intelligence, beauty and ice-cold nerve, in a vendetta against the mobsters responsible
Topics: Whitney, Tracy (Fictitious character), Ex-convicts, Revenge, Fiction, Detective and mystery stories
1,283
1.3K
1999
1999
by
Souljah, Sister
texts
eye 1,283
favorite 2
comment 0
After a black drug dealer goes to jail in Brooklyn, his ruthless 17-year-old daughter takes over his empire. A look at the mores and manners of the black underclass, this one with money. First novel by a hip-hop artist, author of No Disrespect
Topics: African American women, Inner cities, African American women, Inner cities
1,272
1.3K
1993
1993
by
Gaines, Ernest J., 1933-
texts
eye 1,272
favorite 18
comment 1
In his first novel in ten years, Ernest Gaines, the highly acclaimed author of the best-selling The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman, brings us a wrenching story of death and identity in a small Cajun Louisiana community in the late 1940s. A young black named Jefferson is a reluctant party in a shoot-out in a liquor store in which the three other men involved are all killed, including the white store owner. Jefferson, the only survivor, is accused of murder. At the trial, the essence of the...
favoritefavoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 1 reviews )
Topics: African American men, Death row inmates, Race relations, Friendship, Roman américain
1,038
1.0K
1996
1996
by
Julie Garwood
texts
eye 1,038
favorite 1
comment 0
1,022
1.0K
1985
1985
by
Deveraux, Jude
texts
eye 1,022
favorite 0
comment 0
In eighteenth-century Virginia, despite her poverty Leah Simmons struggles to achieve her dream of marriage to Wesley Stanford
Topic: Man-woman relationships
1,005
1.0K
1999
1999
by
Myers, Walter Dean, 1937-; Myers, Christopher, ill
texts
eye 1,005
favorite 8
comment 0
While on trial as an accomplice to a murder, sixteen-year-old Steve Harmon records his experiences in prison and in the courtroom in the form of a film script as he tries to come to terms with the course his life has taken
Topics: Trials (Murder), Prisons, Self-perception, African Americans, Trials (Murder), Prisons,...
995
995
2008
2008
by
Sanderson, Brandon
texts
eye 995
favorite 3
comment 2
"A Tom Doherty Associates book."
favoritefavoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 2 reviews )
Topic: Fantasy
977
977
2008
2008
by
Kinney, Jeff
texts
eye 977
favorite 34
comment 14
A Junior Library Guild selection
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Topics: Middle schools, Schools, Families, Diaries, Middle schools, Schools, Family life, Diaries, Humorous...
970
970
1987
1987
by
Jeanette Winterson
texts
eye 970
favorite 4
comment 0
Topics: Teenage girls -- Fiction, Lesbians -- Fiction, England -- Fiction
960
960
1993
1993
by
Morrison, Toni
texts
eye 960
favorite 12
comment 0
Topics: African Americans, Crimes of passion, Middle-aged persons, Funeral rites and ceremonies, Triangles...
904
904
2011
2011
by
Boon, Suzette; Steele, Kathy; Hart, Onno van der, 1941-
texts
eye 904
favorite 5
comment 0
"A Norton professional book." --Prelim. p
Topics: Dissociative disorders, Psychic trauma, Post-traumatic stress disorder
891
891
2005
2005
by
Martin, George R. R
texts
eye 891
favorite 4
comment 0
"A Bantam Spectra book"--T.p. verso
Topics: Seven Kingdoms (Imaginary place), Fantasy fiction
855
855
1989
1989
by
Garwood, Julie
texts
eye 855
favorite 2
comment 0
By edict of the King, Alec Kincaid must take an English bride, and his choice, young Jamie Jamison, sees Alec as everything her heart warned her against--arrogant, good looking, and passionate
Topics: Romance: Historical, Romance - Gothic, Fiction - Romance, Romance - Historical, Fiction / Romance /...
834
834
1999
1999
by
Rowling, J. K; GrandPré, Mary, ill
texts
eye 834
favorite 7
comment 0
"Year 2"--Spine
Topics: Wizards, Magic, Schools, Orphans, Wizards, Magic, Schools, Aunts, Uncles, Cousins, Determination...
815
815
1975
1975
by
Doctorow, E. L., 1931-
texts
eye 815
favorite 6
comment 0
Three remarkable families lives' become entwined with Henry Ford, Harry Houdini, J.P. Morgan, Theodore Dreiser, Sigmund Freud, and Emiliano Zapata at the turn of the century
Topics: Einwanderer, Ragtime
800
800
1997
1997
by
Ruiz, Miguel, 1952-
texts
eye 800
favorite 9
comment 0
Topics: Conduct of life, Toltec philosophy
799
799
2000
2000
by
Snicket, Lemony; Helquist, Brett, ill
texts
eye 799
favorite 10
comment 1
After the sudden death of their parents, the three Baudelaire children must depend on each other and their wits when it turns out that the distant relative who is appointed their guardian is determined to use any means necessary to get their fortune. Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire are intelligent children. They are charming, and resourceful, and have pleasant facial features. Unfortunately, they are exceptionally unlucky
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Topics: Orphans, Brothers and sisters, Humorous stories, Orphans, Brothers and sisters, Humorous stories
787
787
2009
2009
by
Franzese, Michael
texts
eye 787
favorite 12
comment 0
Mob up your business -- First, nail down the basics -- Next, beware Machiavelli's trap -- Use Solomon's solution -- Lead with your brain, not your mouth -- Master the art of the sit-down -- Keep your eyes on the bookies -- Learn from your failures -- Play it straight and legal -- Pick your philosopher: Machiavelli or Solomon? -- Get the right idea about success
Topics: Strategic planning, Success in business, Mafia
778
778
2001
2001
by
Nasar, Sylvia
texts
eye 778
favorite 10
comment 0
Reprint. Previously published: A beautiful mind : a biography of John Forbes Nash, Jr., winner of the Nobel Prize in economics, 1994. 1st Touchstone ed. New York : Simon & Schuster, 1999
Topics: Nash, John F., 1928-, Mathematicians, Mentally ill, Schizophrenics, Schizophrenia, Mathematics
775
775
2009
2009
by
Pink, Daniel H
texts
eye 775
favorite 12
comment 0
Includes bibliographical references (p. [221]-229) and index
Topic: Motivation (Psychology)
770
770
2007
2007
by
Rothfuss, Patrick, 1973-
texts
eye 770
favorite 14
comment 0
Description based on first paperback printing, 2008
Topics: Fantasy - General, Fiction / Fantasy / General, Fiction, Children's Books - Young Adult Fiction,...
766
766
2009
2009
by
Simone Elkeles
texts
eye 766
favorite 2
comment 0
Topics: Social classes -- Fiction, Dating (Social customs) -- Fiction, Gangs -- Fiction, Family problems --...
764
764
2010
2010
by
John Green (1977- )
texts
eye 764
favorite 3
comment 0
Topics: Interpersonal relations -- Fiction, Dating (Social customs) -- Fiction, Homosexuality -- Fiction,...
743
743
2000
2000
by
Stella Adler
texts
eye 743
favorite 9
comment 0
736
736
1996
1996
by
Evanovich, Janet
texts
eye 736
favorite 2
comment 0
Armed with attitude, not to mention stun gun, defense spray, killer flashlight and her mistrusted .38, Stephanie Plum, the bounty hunter from Trenton, New Jersey, goes after a man who skipped bail. He replies by taunting her in a gruesome manner, sending her bits and pieces of dead people. By the author of One for the Money
Topics: Plum, Stephanie (Fictitious character), Bounty hunters, Mystery fiction
734
734
1995
1995
by
Guterson, David
texts
eye 734
favorite 11
comment 0
Winner of the PEN/Faulkner Award American Booksellers Association Book of the Year Award San Piedro Island, north of Puget Sound, is a place so isolated that no one who lives there can afford to make enemies. But in 1954 a local fisherman is found suspiciously drowned, and a Japanese American named Kabuo Miyamoto is charged with his murder. In the course of the ensuing trial, it becomes clear that what is at stake is more than a man's guilt. For on San Pedro, memory grows as thickly as cedar...
Topics: Japanese Americans, Trials (Murder), Journalists
729
729
1989
1989
by
Garwood, Julie
texts
eye 729
favorite 3
comment 1
By edict of the King, Alec Kincaid must take an English bride, and his choice, young Jamie Jamison, sees Alec as everything her heart warned her against--arrogant, good looking, and passionate
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Topics: Man-woman relationships, English fiction, United States
719
719
2006
2006
by
Chatterjee, Upamanyu
texts
eye 719
favorite 8
comment 0
Agastya Sen, the hero of English, August, is a child of the Indian elite. His father is the governor of Bengal. His friends go to Yale and Harvard. He himself has secured a position in the most prestigious and exclusive of Indian government agencies, the IAS. Agastya's first assignment is to the town of Madna, buried deep in the provinces. There he meets a range of eccentrics worthy of a novel by Evelyn Waugh. Agastya himself smokes a lot of pot and drinks a lot of beer, finds ingenious excuses...
Topics: Young men, Civil service, City and town life
718
718
1999
1999
by
Stephen King
texts
eye 718
favorite 3
comment 0
Topics: Vampires -- Fiction, City and town life -- Fiction, Maine -- Fiction
679
679
2001
2001
by
Hitchens, Christopher
texts
eye 679
favorite 11
comment 0
"In the book that he quite possibly was born to write, provocateur and bestselling author Christopher Hitchens inspires future generations of radicals, gadflies, mavericks, rebels, angry young (wo)men and dissidents. Who better to speak to that person pitched at an angle of passionate disagreement against the lazy consensus than Hitchens, who has made a career of disagreeing in profound and entertaining ways?" "This book explores the entire range of "contrary...
Topics: Conformity, Dissenters, Radicalism, Maatschappijkritiek, Dissenters
673
673
texts
eye 673
favorite 5
comment 1
favoritefavorite ( 1 reviews )
Topics: British -- West Indies -- Fiction, West Indies -- Fiction
673
673
2010
2010
by
Titilola Alexandrah Shoneyin
texts
eye 673
favorite 0
comment 3
favoritefavoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 3 reviews )
Topics: Polygamy, Wives, Families, Fiction
661
661
1993
1993
by
James Baldwin
texts
eye 661
favorite 5
comment 0
Topics: African Americans, Black Muslims, United States -- Race relations
655
655
1986
1986
by
Jones, Diana Wynne
texts
eye 655
favorite 19
comment 0
Eldest of three sisters in a land where it is considered to be a misfortune, Sophie is resigned to her fate as a hat shop apprentice until a witch turns her into an old woman and she finds herself in the castle of the greatly feared wizard Howl
Topic: Fantasy
645
645
2005
2005
by
Rowling, J. K; GrandPré, Mary, ill
texts
eye 645
favorite 7
comment 0
"Year 6"--Spine
Topics: Wizards, Magic, Schools, Potter, Harry (Fictitious character), Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and...
642
642
1998
1998
by
Cunningham, Michael, 1952-
texts
eye 642
favorite 4
comment 0
Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgendered Book Award (American Library Association), 1999
Topics: Woolf, Virginia, 1882-1941, Women, Man-woman relationships, Psychological fiction, Domestic fiction
640
640
1985
1985
by
Auel, Jean M
texts
eye 640
favorite 0
comment 0
Map on lining papers
Topics: Prehistoric peoples, Ayla (Fictitious character), Glacial epoch
637
637
2001
2001
by
Small, Bertrice
texts
eye 637
favorite 2
comment 0
Topic: O'Malley family (Fictitious characters : Small)
629
629
2000
2000
by
Richard S. Wheeler
texts
eye 629
favorite 0
comment 0
Topics: Skye, Barnaby (Fictitious character) -- Fiction, Trappers -- Fiction, Baja California (Mexico :...
629
629
2001
2001
by
Peretti, Frank E
texts
eye 629
favorite 6
comment 0
Ashton is just a typical small town. But when a skeptical reporter and a pastor begin to compare notes, they suddenly find themselves fighting a hideous plot to subjugate the townspeople--and eventually the entire human race. A riveting thriller, "This Present Darkness" offers a fascinating glimpse into the unseen world of spiritual warfare
Topics: New Age movement, Baal (Canaanite deity), Christian fiction, Christian Life & Practice
626
626
2008
2008
by
Johanna Lindsey
texts
eye 626
favorite 3
comment 0
Topics: Aristocracy (Social class) -- Fiction, Kidnapping -- Fiction, Americans -- England -- Fiction
625
625
texts
eye 625
favorite 10
comment 0
Topics: Humorous stories, Middle schools, Diaries, JUVENILE FICTION / Humorous Stories, Family life,...
622
622
1993
1993
by
Woodiwiss, Kathleen E
texts
eye 622
favorite 1
comment 0
Topics: Romance - Historical, Fiction - Romance, Fiction
620
620
1994
1994
by
Oliver, Mary, 1935-
texts
eye 620
favorite 8
comment 0
"A Harvest original."
Topics: English language, American poetry, English poetry, Poetry
619
619
1993
1993
by
King, Stephen, 1947-
texts
eye 619
favorite 3
comment 0
Originally published: New York, N.Y., U.S.A. : Viking, 1992
Topic: Horror tales
618
618
1998
1998
by
García Márquez, Gabriel, 1928-; Rabassa, Gregory
texts
eye 618
favorite 9
comment 0
A hardcover edition of this book was published in 1970 by Harper & Row, Publishers
Topic: Macondo (Imaginary place)
618
618
1993
1993
by
Hawking, S. W. (Stephen W.)
texts
eye 618
favorite 4
comment 0
Includes index
Topics: Hawking, S. W. (Stephen W.), Cosmology, Science, Physicists, Cosmología, Ciencia, Físicos,...
618
618
2011
2011
by
Higashino, Keigo, 1958-; Smith, Alexander O
texts
eye 618
favorite 2
comment 0
608
608
2001
2001
by
Brown, Sandra, 1948-
texts
eye 608
favorite 3
comment 0
Hailey Ashton projects an image that she's on top of everything, but no one realizes that she lives a life of quiet emptiness -- not ready to have a relationship, not willing to give herself body and soul to a man. Never able to compete with her younger sister, the thoughtless beauty of the family, Hailey opted to be the "good girl." But when she meets Tyler Scott -- her rich, attractive new boss -- she longs to be anything but good. She wants to be chic, smart, and savvy. Tyler is...
Topics: Amusement park owners, Amusement parks, Widowers, Love stories
607
607
2001
2001
by
Lindsey, Johanna
texts
eye 607
favorite 0
comment 0
Follows the star-crossed romance of a strong-willed woman who vows that no man will ever capture her heart and the powerful warrior who is equally determined to fight for what he wants
Topics: Women construction workers, Love stories
599
599
texts
eye 599
favorite 10
comment 0
Originally published: Australia : The Writer's Coffee Shop Publishing House, 2011
Topic: Sexual dominance and submission
587
587
2004
2004
by
Hosseini, Khaled
texts
eye 587
favorite 15
comment 1
An epic tale of fathers and sons, of friendship and betrayal, that takes us from Afghanistan in the final days of the monarchy to the atrocities of the present. The unforgettable, heartbreaking story of the unlikely friendship between a wealthy boy and the son of his father's servant, The Kite Runner is a beautifully crafted novel set in a country that is in the process of being destroyed. It is about the power of reading, the price of betrayal, and the possibility of redemption, and it is also...
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Topics: Male friendship, Social classes, Betrayal, Boys
586
586
texts
eye 586
favorite 2
comment 0
Topics: United States. -- National Security Agency -- Fiction, Intelligence officers -- Fiction, Computer...
584
584
2006
2006
by
Lee, Miranda
texts
eye 584
favorite 0
comment 0
"First North American publication 2006"--T.p. verso
Topics: Marriage, Mistresses, Adultery, Man-woman relationships
584
584
1997
1997
by
Gavin De Becker
texts
eye 584
favorite 7
comment 0
Topics: Violence -- Psychological aspects, Victims of violent crimes -- Psychology, Women -- Crimes...
582
582
1977
1977
by
Woodiwiss, Kathleen E
texts
eye 582
favorite 2
comment 0
577
577
2011
2011
by
Johanna Lindsey
texts
eye 577
favorite 3
comment 0
Topics: Mistaken identity, Fiction
576
576
2011
2011
by
Souljah, Sister
texts
eye 576
favorite 4
comment 0
568
568
2009
2009
by
Haldeman, Joe W
texts
eye 568
favorite 6
comment 0
Topics: Space warfare, Space and time, Aging
Source: binns
559
559
1991
1991
by
Ripley, Alexandra; Mitchell, Margaret, 1900-1949. Gone with the wind
texts
eye 559
favorite 4
comment 0
Set in the Reconstruction-era South, this sequel to Margeret Mitchell's well-loved novel follows Rhett, Scarlett, and Ashley as they pick up the pieces of their lives
Topics: O'Hara, Scarlett (Fictitious character), Americans, Irish American women, Love stories
556
556
2008
2008
by
Steinbeck, John, 1902-1968; Shillinglaw, Susan
texts
eye 556
favorite 3
comment 0
Includes bibliographical references (p. [xxxi]-xxxiii)
Topics: Grocery trade, Conduct of life
550
550
2004
2004
by
Tartt, Donna
texts
eye 550
favorite 5
comment 0
Richard Papen had never been to New England before his nineteenth year. Then he arrived at Hampeden College and quickly became seduced by the sweet, dark rhythms of campus life -- in particular by an elite group of five students, Greek scholars, worldly, self-assured, and at first glance, highly unapproachable
Topics: Teacher-student relationships, College students, Classicists, Murder, College stories, Papen,...
549
549
2010
2010
by
Byrne, Rhonda
texts
eye 549
favorite 8
comment 0
What is the power? -- The power of feelings -- Feeling frequencies -- The power and creation -- Feeling is creation -- Your life ? : your choice -- Keys to power -- The power to money -- The power to relationships -- The power to health -- The power and you -- The power to life
Topic: Control (Psychology)
549
549
2005
2005
by
John Flanagan
texts
eye 549
favorite 4
comment 0
Topics: Heroes -- Fiction, Fantasy
546
546
2005
2005
by
Robert Jordan
texts
eye 546
favorite 1
comment 0
Topic: Rand al'Thor (Fictitious character) -- Fiction.
545
545
texts
eye 545
favorite 12
comment 0
