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1) Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1876)
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Adventures of Tom and Huck #2
   by  Mark Twain
So, in two seconds, away we sent, a-sliding down the river, and it did seem so good to be free again and all by ourselves on the big river and nobody to bother us.Adventures ofHuckleberry Finn…
Classics
Fiction
2) The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1875)
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Adventures of Tom and Huck #1
   by  Mark Twain
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3) Anthem (1938)
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   by  Ayn Rand
He lived in the dark ages of the future.  In a loveless world he dared to love the woman of his choice.  In an age that had lost all trace of science and civilization he had the courage to s
Dystopian Future
Fiction
Science Fiction
4) Below Zero (2009)
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Joe Pickett #9
   by  C J Box
New York Times best-selling author C. J. Box's Below Zero is the 9th novel featuring Wyoming game warden Joe Pickett. The telephone calls from her stepdaughter April send chills down the spine of
Fiction
Mystery
Thriller
5) Bleak House (1853)
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   by  Charles Dickens
From librivox.org:Bleak House is the ninth novel by Charles Dickens, published in 20 monthly parts between March 1852 and September 1853. It is widely held to be one of Dickens' finest and most co
Classics
Fiction
6) Blood Trail (2008)
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Joe Pickett #8
   by  C J Box
"One of today's solid-gold A-list must-read writers."- LEE CHILD"An original voice...  Box is exploring new territory.  He is fresh, captivating, and has something to say." - MICHAEL CON
Fiction
Mystery
Thriller
7) Boo (2003)
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Boo #1
   by  Rene Gutteridge
TALK ABOUTWORKING OUT YOUR FAITHWITH FEAR AND TEMBLINGThe biggest thing to happen to Skary, Indiana, is renowned horror novelist Wolfe Boone - or "Boo," as the locals fondly call him.  For the pa
Fiction
Religious
8) Boo Hiss (2005)
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Boo #3
   by  Rene Gutteridge
THERE'S A NEW EVIL IN TOWN.AND HER SON PLAYS SOCCER.When a soccer field complex springs to life seemingly overnight in the sleepy community of Skary, Indiana, and the local coffee shop begins offe
Fiction
Religious
9) Boo Who (2004)
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Boo #2
   by  Rene Gutteridge
"KNOCK KNOCK.""WHO'S THERE?"NOBODY IN SKARY INDIANA SEEMS TO KNOW FOR SURE...It appears that everyone in Skary, Indiana, is having an identity crisis of epic proportions-including the town itself.
Fiction
Religious
10) The Book Thief (2005)
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   by  Markus Zusak
It is 1939.  Nazi Germany.  The country is holding its breath.Death has never been busier, and will become busier still.By her brother's graveside, Liesel Meminger finds her life changed
Fiction
Historical Fiction
World War II
Young Adult
11) The Boy Who Kicked Pigs (1999)
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   by  Tom Baker
Fiction
12) Breakfast of Champions (1973)
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   by  Kurt Vonnegut Jr
"VONNEGUT IS GEORGE ORWELL, DR. CALIGARI AND FLASH GORDON COMPOUNDED INTO ONE WRITER... A ZANY BUT MORAL MAD SCIENTIST."  - TimeKURT VONNEGUTis a master of contrmporary American literature. 
Fiction
13) Breaking Point (2013)
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Joe Pickett #13
   by  C J Box
"An exceptionally well-told story that will entertain, thrill, and maybe even outrage its readers."- USA TO DAYJoe Pickett always liked Butch Roberson - a hard-working local business owner whose daugh
Fiction
Mystery
Thriller
14) The Broken Gun (1966)
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   by  Louis L'Amour
THE BROKEN GUNBegin with the massacre of 27 innocent men.  Follow it with two brutal murders almost 90 years later.  Add two curious, hard-bitten verterans of guerrilla fighting, and a beaut
Adventure
Fiction
Mystery
15) Cannery Row (1945)
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   by  John Steinbeck
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16) Captains Courageous (1896)
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   by  Rudyard Kipling
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17) The Catcher in the Rye (1945)
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   by  J D Salinger
the CATCHERin the RYE
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18) Cat's Cradle (1963)
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   by  Kurt Vonnegut Jr
"VONNEGUT IS GEORGE ORWELL, DR. CALIGARI AND FLASH GORDON COMPOUNDED INTO ONE WRITER... A ZANY BUT MORAL MAD SCIENTIST."  - TimeKURT VONNEGUTis a master of contrmporary American literature. 
Fiction
19) Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (1964)
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   by  Roald Dahl
Back cover:"I think I'll just one more of those candy bars.  The same kind as before, please.""Why not?" the fat shopkeeper said, reaching behind him again and taking another Whipple-Scrumpti
Children's Book
Fiction
20) Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs (1978)
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   by  Judi Barrett
If food dropped like rain from the sky, wouldn't it be marvelous!  Wouldn't it?  It could, after all, be messy.  And you'd have no choice.  What if you didn;t like what
Children's Book
Fiction
Picture Book
21) Cold Sassy Tree (1984)
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   by  Olive Ann Burns
The one thing you can depend on in Cold Sassy, Georgia, is that word gets around fast.  If the preacher's wife's petticoat shows, the ladies will make the talk last a week.  But on J
Fiction
22) Cold Wind (2011)
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Joe Pickett #11
   by  C J Box
"I would say that C. J. Box is at the top of his form, but the top keeps moving ever upward." - BOOKPAGEWhen Earl Alden is found dead, dangling from a wind turbine, his wife, Missy, is arrested. 
Fiction
Mystery
Thriller
23) Coma (1977)
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   by  Robin Cook
"A CHILLING, FAST-MOVING, SUSPENSE THRILLER... UN-PUT-DOWNABLE!" - BOSTON GLOBEThe call it "minor surgery," but Nancy Greenly, Sean Berman, and a dozen others, all admitted to Memorial Hospital for ro
Fiction
Suspense
Thriller
24) The Damned (2018)
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The Trackers #4
   by  Nicholas Sansbury Smith
The deadly hunt ends in the thrilling final book of the Trackers saga....The mountain town of Estes Park, Colorado, is scrambling to recover from the betrayal of two of their police officers, and prep
Fiction
Post Apocalyptic
25) Dark Sky (2021)
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Joe Pickett #21
   by  C J Box
"ANOTHER PAGE-TURNER FOR BOX, WHO WRITESLYRICALLY ABOUT BIG SKY COUNTRY"- PUBLISHERS WEEKLYWhile elk hunting In the wilds of Wyoming, game warden Joe Pickett finds himself and a VIP guest being hunted
Fiction
Mystery
Thriller
26) Deadeye Dick (1982)
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   by  Kurt Vonnegut Jr
"THE MASTER AT HIS QUIRKY, PROVOCATIVE BEST."  - CosmopolitanKURT VONNEGUTis a master of contrmporary American literature.  His black humor, satiric voice, and incomparable imagination first
Fiction
27) The Disappeared (2018)
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Joe Pickett #18
   by  C J Box
"Joe Pickett, the conscientious game warden in these rugged novels... shows the tough-and-tender qualities that make him such a great guy to have on your side."-THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEWWyoming g
Fiction
Mystery
Thriller
28) Dragon Teeth (2017)
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   by  Michael Crichton
UNABRIDGED Michael Crichton, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Jurassic Park, returns to the world of paleontology in this recently discovered novel - a thrilling adventure set in the Wild W
Fiction
Historical Fiction
Thriller
29) East of Eden (1952)
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   by  John Steinbeck
PENGUIN TWENTIETH-CENTURY CLASSICSJOHN STEINBECKEast of Eden Introduction by David Wyatt The masterpiece of Steinbeck's later years - a powerful and vastly ambitious novel that is at once a family
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30) Endangered (2015)
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Joe Pickett #15
   by  C J Box
"Once again, Box delivers a winner.  Grade: A."- CLEVELAND PLAIN DEALER"Try and read this in one sitting, because you won't want to put it down for a minute."- SUSPENSE MAGAZINEShe was gone.&
Fiction
Mystery
Thriller
31) Eruption (2024)
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   by  Michael Crichton;  James Patterson
Back cover:A HISTORY-MAKING ERUPTIONIS ABOUT TO DESTROY THE BIGISLAND OF HAWAI'IAND THE U.S. MILITARY HASMADE A TERRIBLE MISTAKETHAT COULD MEAN THE ENDOF LIFE AS WE KNOW IT.Front flap:THE MASTER O
Adventure
Fiction
Mystery
Suspense
Thriller
32) The Firm (1991)
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   by  John Grisham
"L.A. LAW MEETS THE GODFATHER...THE NEXT BOOK YOU'LL SEE EVERYBODY REAIDING - THE WAY WE ALL CARTED AROUND PRESUMED INNOCENT." - USA TodayAT THE TOP OF HIS CLASS AT HARVARD LAW, HE HAD HIS CHOICE
Fiction
33) Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions (1884)
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   by  Edwin A Abbott
Edwin A. AbbottFLATLANDA Romance of Many DimensionsThis masterpiece of science and mathematical fiction is a delightfully unique and highly entertaining satire that has charmed readers for more than 1
Fiction
34) Flowers for Algernon (1966)
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   by  Daniel Keyes
Fiction
35) Force of Nature (2012)
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Joe Pickett #12
   by  C J Box
"Another amazing thriller from C. J. Box." - ASSOCIATED PRESSNate Romanowski always knew trouble was coming out of his past.  Now it's here, and it's coming for his friend Joe Pickett.&nb
Fiction
Mystery
Thriller
36) Free Fire (2007)
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Joe Pickett #7
   by  C J Box
"One of the year's best crime novels."- BOOKLIST"A splendid thriller:."- THE SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE"An outstanding series."- THE WALL STREET JOURNALJoe Pickett's been hired to investigate one
Fiction
Mystery
Thriller
37) Galapagos (1985)
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   by  Kurt Vonnegut Jr
"BEAUTIFUL... PROVOCATIVE, ARRESTING READING."- USA TodayKURT VONNEGUTis a master of contrmporary American literature.  His black humor, satiric voice, and incomparable imagination first captured
Fiction
38) The Girl in the Spider's Web (2015)
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Millennium #4
   by  David Lagercrantz
Continuing Stieg Larsson's Millennium Series.In this adrenaline-charged, up-to-the-moment political thriller, Stieg Larsson's Lisbeth Salander and Mikael Blomkvist are back. The troubled geniu
Fiction
Thriller
39) Go Set a Watchman (2015)
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To Kill a Mocking Bird #2
   by  Harper Lee
Fiction
40) God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater (1965)
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   by  Kurt Vonnegut Jr
"VONNEGUT IS GEORGE ORWELL, DR. CALIGARI AND FLASH GORDON COMPOUNDED INTO ONE WRITER... A ZANY BUT MORAL MAD SCIENTIST."  - TimeKURT VONNEGUTis a master of contrmporary American literature. 
Fiction
41) The Godfather (1969)
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The Godfather #1
   by  Mario Puzo
Crime
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42) The Grapes of Wrath (1939)
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   by  John Steinbeck
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43) The Great Divorce (1973)
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   by  C S Lewis
C. S. Lewis' dazzling allegory about Heaven and Hell - and the chasm fixed between them - is one of his most brilliantly imaginative tales, where we discover that the gates of Hell are locked from
Fantasy
Fiction
Religious
44) The Great Gatsby (1925)
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   by  F Scott Fitzgerald
HE WAS IN LOVEWITH THE GOLDEN GIRLOF A GILDED ERAHE WAS JAY GATSBY, A SELF-MADE MILLIONAIRE WHO GAVE WILD AND LAVISH PARTIES ATTENDED BY STRANGERS."IN HIS BLUE GARDENS MEN AND GIRLS CAME AND WENT LIKE
Fiction
45) House of Earth (2013)
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   by  Woodie Guthrie
Fiction
46) How I Became a Ghost (2013)
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   by  Tim Tingle
Back Cover:PRAISE FORTIM TINLGLE'SCrossing Bok Chitto"...these realities cut deeper than any fantasy." - The New York Times"...a noted Choctaw storyteller and a Cherokee join forces with stirring
Fiction
Historical Fiction
47) The Hunted (2016)
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The Trackers #2
   by  Nicholas Sansbury Smith
The deadly hunt continues as the hunters become the hunted....Five days ago North Korea detonated three nuclear warheads over the United States, triggering an electromagnetic pulse that crippled the c
Fiction
Post Apocalyptic
48) In Plain Sight (2006)
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Joe Pickett #6
   by  C J Box
C. J. Box has won a host of awards, including the Anthony, Macavity, Gumshoe, and Barry. In Plain Sight sees game warden Joe Pickett's life take a turn for the worse after millionaire Opal Scarlet
Fiction
Mystery
Thriller
49) Julian Chapter (2014)
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Wonder #1.1
   by  R J Palacio
Fiction
Young Adult
50) Kim (1901)
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   by  Rudyard Kipling
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