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The death of Finn The death of Finn Oran Ryan The Death of Finn concerns the sudden and untimely death of Joe Finn, a brilliant and eccentric young monk, and traces the impact of his death on the people around him, in particular his one-time bes… OL11982697W
Best friends Best friends Thomas Berger "Since childhood, Sam Grandy and Roy Courtright have been best friends. They grew up in the same prosperous community, went to the same prep school, and later entered the same university. After Sam's… OL137285W
Imperial Bedrooms Imperial Bedrooms Bret Easton Ellis Clay, a successful screenwriter, has returned from New York to Los Angeles to help cast his new movie, and he's soon drifting through a long-familiar circle that will leave him no choice but to plumb… OL14918362W
Reader's Digest Best Loved Books for Young Readers--Volume Eight Reader's Digest Best Loved Books for Young Readers--Volume Eight Mark Twain,Lewis Carroll,Rachel Carson,Anthony Hope,The Editors of The Reader's Digest Contains: [Adventures of Huckleberry Finn](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL53908W/Adventures_of_Huckleberry_Finn) / Mark Twain -- The sea around us / Rachel L. Carson -- [Alice's adventures in won… OL15150278W
The Portable Mark Twain The Portable Mark Twain Bernard Augustine De Voto,Mark Twain Contents: Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County from A Tramp Abroad from Old Times on the Mississippi Private History of a Campaign that Failed from A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Co… OL15290077W
No More Dragons No More Dragons Rie Charles How do you turn an upside-down life right-side up? Thirteen-year-old Alex is afraid, afraid of his dad, afraid of kids at school, worried about his sick brother and, most of all, angry at himself for… OL15728807W
Behind the moon Behind the moon Hsu-Ming Teo From Vogel award-winning author Hsu-Ming Teo, a powerful novel about the ties of friendship, love and history.How did people connect with each other? How was it that some people managed to manacle ot… OL15834786W
Hunted past reason Hunted past reason Richard Matheson A camping trip in northern California exposes long-hidden rivalries and resentments between two old friends with tensions rising as they get farther from civilization, until the hostility erupts into… OL15855608W
A Little Life A Little Life Hanya Yanagihara A Little Life is a 2015 novel by American novelist Hanya Yanagihara. The novel was written over the course of eighteen months. Despite the length and difficult subject matter, it became a bestseller. OL17370186W
Flash and dazzle Flash and dazzle Lou Aronica Life is a party for Rich Flaster ("Flash") and Eric Dazman ("Dazzle"). Best friends since college, Flash and Dazzle are taking the New York advertising world by storm. Their creative, lucrative campa… OL17862792W
The handoff The handoff John Tournour Describes the rise to fame of sports radio personality JT the Brick and the lessons he learned while trying to be strong and sticking by his close friend who was losing a battle with cancer. OL17891201W
The pack The pack Jason Starr New to the role of stay-at-home-parent, Simon Burns befriends a tight-knit group of other dads at the playground whose warm welcome into their "pack" may have been literal when he begins to suspect t… OL18175124W
Here are the young men Here are the young men Rob Doyle "Meet Matthew, Rez, Cocker, and Kearney. They've just finished school, and are facing the great void of the future, celebrating their freedom in this unpromising adult reality with self-obliteration.… OL18181810W
Amsterdam Amsterdam Ian McEwan Winner of the 1998 Booker PrizeOn a chilly February day two old friends meet in the throng outside a crematorium to pay their last respects to Molly Lane. Both Clive Linley and Vernon Halliday had be… OL1855943W
The sound of things falling The sound of things falling Juan Gabriel Vásquez No sooner does he get to know Ricardo Laverde than disaffected young Colombian lawyer Antonio Yammara realizes that his new friend has a secret, or rather several secrets. Antonio's fascination with … OL19665499W
Dating game Dating game Danielle Steel Après 25 ans de mariage, Peter annonce à sa femme Paris sa décision de divorcer. Celle-ci se retrouve seule dans leur grande maison de la banlieue de New York. Avec le temps et l'aide d'un psychologu… OL19737W
The Cottage The Cottage Danielle Steel A compelling story of fame and friendship, charmed lives and private struggles.On a sunny day in Hollywood, a gleaming Rolls-Royce convertible pulls through the gates of the magnificent estate known … OL19750W
Power 2 Power 2 Joy Deja King "In the conclusion of Power, the best of friends may become the worse of enemies. Alex is determined to seek revenge for the death of his fiance but can a new love heal the pain from losing his first… OL19976847W
The choir director 2 The choir director 2 Carl Weber It's been three years since Aaron Mackie succeeded in helping his friend and mentor, Bishop T.K. Wilson, dig his ministry out of financial ruin. Aaron is also responsible for re-energizing the almost… OL19982043W
Alice the 101st Alice the 101st Chigusa Kawai After witnessing Vick's kiss, Alice can't even look him in the eyes, but, while the situation between them grows more strained, the school prepares for its annual festival. Alice's class is in charge… OL19987733W
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