12,984
13K
2007
2007
by
Aciman, André
texts
eye 12,984
favorite 58
comment 0
Topics: Teenage boys, Gay teenagers, Authors
8,196
8.2K
1994
1994
by
Achebe, Chinua
texts
eye 8,196
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
3,699
3.7K
1986
1986
by
Atwood, Margaret, 1939-
texts
eye 3,699
favorite 13
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
2,175
2.2K
1987
1987
by
Schwartz, David Joseph
texts
eye 2,175
favorite 46
comment 0
"A Fireside book."
Topic: Success
2,142
2.1K
2006
2006
by
Byrne, Rhonda
texts
eye 2,142
favorite 24
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
1,775
1.8K
2000
2000
by
Rowling, J. K; GrandPré, Mary, ill
texts
eye 1,775
favorite 9
comment 0
"Year 4"--Spine
Topics: Wizards, Magic, Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry (Imaginary place), Schools, Wizards,...
1,693
1.7K
1984
1984
by
Welty, Eudora, 1909-2001
texts
eye 1,693
favorite 1
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...
1,656
1.7K
1998
1998
by
Margaret Atwood
texts
eye 1,656
favorite 6
comment 0
Topics: Man-woman relationships -- Fiction, Misogyny -- Fiction, Women -- Fiction
1,561
1.6K
1958
1958
by
Uris, Leon, 1924-2003
texts
eye 1,561
favorite 2
comment 0
A novel of Israel
Topics: Exodus 1947 (Ship), Jews, Holocaust survivors, Jewish refugees, Juifs
1,436
1.4K
1985
1985
by
Sheldon, Sidney
texts
eye 1,436
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
1,394
1.4K
1993
1993
by
Gaines, Ernest J., 1933-
texts
eye 1,394
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
1,391
1.4K
1999
1999
by
Souljah, Sister
texts
eye 1,391
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
1,307
1.3K
1999
1999
by
Myers, Walter Dean, 1937-; Myers, Christopher, ill
texts
eye 1,307
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,...
1,117
1.1K
1987
1987
by
Jeanette Winterson
texts
eye 1,117
favorite 4
comment 0
Topics: Teenage girls -- Fiction, Lesbians -- Fiction, England -- Fiction
1,087
1.1K
2008
2008
by
Sanderson, Brandon
texts
eye 1,087
favorite 3
comment 2
"A Tom Doherty Associates book."
favoritefavoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 2 reviews )
Topic: Fantasy
1,084
1.1K
1993
1993
by
Morrison, Toni
texts
eye 1,084
favorite 12
comment 0
Topics: African Americans, Crimes of passion, Middle-aged persons, Funeral rites and ceremonies, Triangles...
1,077
1.1K
1996
1996
by
Julie Garwood
texts
eye 1,077
favorite 3
comment 0
1,060
1.1K
2008
2008
by
Kinney, Jeff
texts
eye 1,060
favorite 34
comment 14
A Junior Library Guild selection
favoritefavoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 14 reviews )
Topics: Middle schools, Schools, Families, Diaries, Middle schools, Schools, Family life, Diaries, Humorous...
1,048
1.0K
2009
2009
by
Franzese, Michael
texts
eye 1,048
favorite 14
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
1,035
1.0K
1985
1985
by
Deveraux, Jude
texts
eye 1,035
favorite 2
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
993
993
1989
1989
by
Garwood, Julie
texts
eye 993
favorite 5
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 /...
936
936
2005
2005
by
Martin, George R. R
texts
eye 936
favorite 4
comment 0
"A Bantam Spectra book"--T.p. verso
Topics: Seven Kingdoms (Imaginary place), Fantasy fiction
919
919
2011
2011
by
Boon, Suzette; Steele, Kathy; Hart, Onno van der, 1941-
texts
eye 919
favorite 5
comment 0
"A Norton professional book." --Prelim. p
Topics: Dissociative disorders, Psychic trauma, Post-traumatic stress disorder
908
908
1999
1999
by
Rowling, J. K; GrandPré, Mary, ill
texts
eye 908
favorite 7
comment 0
"Year 2"--Spine
Topics: Wizards, Magic, Schools, Orphans, Wizards, Magic, Schools, Aunts, Uncles, Cousins, Determination...
898
898
2004
2004
by
Tartt, Donna
texts
eye 898
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,...
896
896
2007
2007
by
Rothfuss, Patrick, 1973-
texts
eye 896
favorite 15
comment 0
Description based on first paperback printing, 2008
Topics: Fantasy - General, Fiction / Fantasy / General, Fiction, Children's Books - Young Adult Fiction,...
871
871
1975
1975
by
Doctorow, E. L., 1931-
texts
eye 871
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
852
852
2009
2009
by
Simone Elkeles
texts
eye 852
favorite 3
comment 0
Topics: Social classes -- Fiction, Dating (Social customs) -- Fiction, Gangs -- Fiction, Family problems --...
845
845
1993
1993
by
James Baldwin
texts
eye 845
favorite 5
comment 0
Topics: African Americans, Black Muslims, United States -- Race relations
844
844
1997
1997
by
Ruiz, Miguel, 1952-
texts
eye 844
favorite 12
comment 0
Topics: Conduct of life, Toltec philosophy
843
843
2000
2000
by
Snicket, Lemony; Helquist, Brett, ill
texts
eye 843
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
favoritefavoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 1 reviews )
Topics: Orphans, Brothers and sisters, Humorous stories, Orphans, Brothers and sisters, Humorous stories
836
836
2001
2001
by
Nasar, Sylvia
texts
eye 836
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
814
814
2009
2009
by
Pink, Daniel H
texts
eye 814
favorite 14
comment 0
Includes bibliographical references (p. [221]-229) and index
Topic: Motivation (Psychology)
811
811
1999
1999
by
Stephen King
texts
eye 811
favorite 4
comment 0
Topics: Vampires -- Fiction, City and town life -- Fiction, Maine -- Fiction
801
801
2010
2010
by
John Green (1977- )
texts
eye 801
favorite 7
comment 0
Topics: Interpersonal relations -- Fiction, Dating (Social customs) -- Fiction, Homosexuality -- Fiction,...
795
795
2000
2000
by
Stella Adler
texts
eye 795
favorite 10
comment 0
791
791
1989
1989
by
Garwood, Julie
texts
eye 791
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
favoritefavoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 1 reviews )
Topics: Man-woman relationships, English fiction, United States
790
790
1985
1985
by
Auel, Jean M
texts
eye 790
favorite 0
comment 0
Map on lining papers
Topics: Prehistoric peoples, Ayla (Fictitious character), Glacial epoch
786
786
texts
eye 786
favorite 5
comment 1
favoritefavorite ( 1 reviews )
Topics: British -- West Indies -- Fiction, West Indies -- Fiction
778
778
1998
1998
by
Cunningham, Michael, 1952-
texts
eye 778
favorite 6
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
774
774
2006
2006
by
Chatterjee, Upamanyu
texts
eye 774
favorite 9
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
773
773
1996
1996
by
Evanovich, Janet
texts
eye 773
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
767
767
2000
2000
by
Ryan, Pam Muñoz
texts
eye 767
favorite 1
comment 0
Esperanza and her mother are forced to leave their life of wealth and privilege in Mexico to go work in the labor camps of Southern California, where they must adapt to the harsh circumstances facing Mexican farm workers on the eve of the Great Depression.
Topics: Mexican Americans -- California -- Juvenile fiction, Mexican Americans -- California -- Fiction,...
764
764
1995
1995
by
Guterson, David
texts
eye 764
favorite 12
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
761
761
1986
1986
by
Jones, Diana Wynne
texts
eye 761
favorite 20
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
760
760
2005
2005
by
Rowling, J. K; GrandPré, Mary, ill
texts
eye 760
favorite 9
comment 0
"Year 6"--Spine
Topics: Wizards, Magic, Schools, Potter, Harry (Fictitious character), Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and...
749
749
texts
eye 749
favorite 10
comment 0
Topics: Humorous stories, Middle schools, Diaries, JUVENILE FICTION / Humorous Stories, Family life,...
739
739
2001
2001
by
Hitchens, Christopher
texts
eye 739
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
719
719
2001
2001
by
Peretti, Frank E
texts
eye 719
favorite 7
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
714
714
texts
eye 714
favorite 12
comment 0
709
709
2010
2010
by
Titilola Alexandrah Shoneyin
texts
eye 709
favorite 2
comment 4
favoritefavoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 4 reviews )
Topics: Polygamy, Wives, Families, Fiction
694
694
2001
2001
by
Small, Bertrice
texts
eye 694
favorite 2
comment 0
Topic: O'Malley family (Fictitious characters : Small)
693
693
2008
2008
by
Johanna Lindsey
texts
eye 693
favorite 3
comment 0
Topics: Aristocracy (Social class) -- Fiction, Kidnapping -- Fiction, Americans -- England -- Fiction
692
692
2001
2001
by
Stephen King
texts
eye 692
favorite 2
comment 0
679
679
1998
1998
by
García Márquez, Gabriel, 1928-; Rabassa, Gregory
texts
eye 679
favorite 14
comment 0
A hardcover edition of this book was published in 1970 by Harper & Row, Publishers
Topic: Macondo (Imaginary place)
677
677
1993
1993
by
Hawking, S. W. (Stephen W.)
texts
eye 677
favorite 5
comment 0
Includes index
Topics: Hawking, S. W. (Stephen W.), Cosmology, Science, Physicists, Cosmología, Ciencia, Físicos,...
677
677
2011
2011
by
Higashino, Keigo, 1958-; Smith, Alexander O
texts
eye 677
favorite 3
comment 0
675
675
2004
2004
by
Hosseini, Khaled
texts
eye 675
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...
favoritefavoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 1 reviews )
Topics: Male friendship, Social classes, Betrayal, Boys
674
674
texts
eye 674
favorite 9
comment 0
Originally published: Australia : The Writer's Coffee Shop Publishing House, 2011
Topic: Sexual dominance and submission
670
670
1994
1994
by
Oliver, Mary, 1935-
texts
eye 670
favorite 10
comment 0
"A Harvest original."
Topics: English language, American poetry, English poetry, Poetry
668
668
1984
1984
by
Burns, Olive Ann
texts
eye 668
favorite 7
comment 0
"A Delta trade paperback"--T.p. verso
Topics: Family, Country life
665
665
2011
2011
by
Johanna Lindsey
texts
eye 665
favorite 3
comment 0
Topics: Mistaken identity, Fiction
664
664
2006
2006
by
Lee, Miranda
texts
eye 664
favorite 0
comment 0
"First North American publication 2006"--T.p. verso
Topics: Marriage, Mistresses, Adultery, Man-woman relationships
661
661
1993
1993
by
King, Stephen, 1947-
texts
eye 661
favorite 3
comment 0
Originally published: New York, N.Y., U.S.A. : Viking, 1992
Topic: Horror tales
657
657
1993
1993
by
Woodiwiss, Kathleen E
texts
eye 657
favorite 1
comment 0
Topics: Romance - Historical, Fiction - Romance, Fiction
654
654
1977
1977
by
Woodiwiss, Kathleen E
texts
eye 654
favorite 2
comment 0
649
649
2011
2011
by
Rainbow Rowell
texts
eye 649
favorite 11
comment 0
646
646
2001
2001
by
Lindsey, Johanna
texts
eye 646
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
642
642
2011
2011
by
Souljah, Sister
texts
eye 642
favorite 4
comment 0
637
637
2001
2001
by
Brown, Sandra, 1948-
texts
eye 637
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
635
635
texts
eye 635
favorite 2
comment 0
Topics: United States. -- National Security Agency -- Fiction, Intelligence officers -- Fiction, Computer...
630
630
2000
2000
by
Richard S. Wheeler
texts
eye 630
favorite 0
comment 0
Topics: Skye, Barnaby (Fictitious character) -- Fiction, Trappers -- Fiction, Baja California (Mexico :...
626
626
1997
1997
by
Gavin De Becker
texts
eye 626
favorite 8
comment 0
Topics: Violence -- Psychological aspects, Victims of violent crimes -- Psychology, Women -- Crimes...
617
617
2004
2004
by
Urrea, Luis Alberto
texts
eye 617
favorite 8
comment 0
Includes index
Topics: Human smuggling, Illegal aliens
616
616
2009
2009
by
Haldeman, Joe W
texts
eye 616
favorite 7
comment 0
Topics: Space warfare, Space and time, Aging
Source: binns
