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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Strange but true Strange but true John Searles Returning home to live with his mother, who is still grieving over the death of her younger son, Ronnie, Philip Chase learns that Ronnie's former girlfriend is pregnant with Ronnie's child--despite t… OL15800725W
The boy in his winter The boy in his winter Norman Lock "Huck Finn and Jim float on their raft across a continuum of shifting seasons, feasting on a limitless supply of fish and stolen provisions, propelled by the currents of the mighty Mississippi from o… OL17893667W
The monk who sold his Ferrari The monk who sold his Ferrari Robin S. Sharma Includes a bonus excerpt of Robin Sharma's upcoming The Secret Letters of the Monk Who Sold His Ferrari. With more than four million copies sold in fifty-one languages, The Monk Who Sold His Ferra… OL1854817W
Rules for a knight Rules for a knight Ethan Hawke "It is 1483, and Sir Thomas Lemuel Hawke, a Cornish knight, is about to ride into battle. On the eve of his departure, he composes a letter to his four young children, consisting of twenty virtues th… OL20010770W
Savage theories Savage theories Pola Oloixarac "A student at the Buenos Aires School of Philosophy attempts to put her life (academically and romantically) in the service of a professor whose nearly forgotten theories of violence she plans to pop… OL20045960W
Retrospect Retrospect Michael A. Lente "'Retrospect: A Future Recalled Experience' is an unusual blending of Southwestern Pueblo Indian ritual and mythological stories as told in a fictional style. The novel contains actual tales told by … OL24295478W
Cor Hydræ (Heart of the Snake) Cor Hydræ (Heart of the Snake) Jono Borden (Short Story Collection.) Constellating around the hermit Alphard, from the Arabic *al-fard,* meaning “The Solitary One,” named for the brightest star within the constellation Hydra—the largest in th… OL36000984W
Code Code Lawrence Lessig Although the book is named Code and Other Laws of Cyberspace, Lessig uses this theme sparingly. It is a fairly simple concept: since cyberspace is entirely human-made, there are no natural laws to de… OL6037025W
The Alchemist The Alchemist Paulo Coelho Combining magic, mysticism, wisdom and wonder into an inspiring tale of self-discovery, The Alchemist has become a modern classic, selling millions of copies around the world and transforming the liv… OL796465W
Destiny (Rogue Angel) Destiny (Rogue Angel) Alex Archer Archaeologist and explorer Annja Creed's fascination with the myths and mysteries of the past leads her to a crypt in the caves of France, where the terrifying legend of the Beast of Gevaudan hints a… OL8030459W
Key to Conspiracy Key to Conspiracy Talia Gryphon In northern Russia after a devastating earthquake, paramortal psychologist and Marine Special Forces operative Gillian Key helps break up a ring of child traffickers preying on newly orphaned childre… OL8126414W
Nightwolf Nightwolf Melody Ravert Gotham City has Batman. Baltimore, and Midnight, have Nightwolf ... During the day, Rob Wesson is CEO of a large computer software company. At night, he has a secret identity as Nightwolf, Baltimore'… OL9003636W
Black Ships Black Ships Jo Graham "Haunting and bittersweet, lush and vivid, this extraordinary story has lived with me since I first read it." --Naomi Novik, author of His Majesty's DragonThe world is ending. One by one the mighty c… OL9394972W