Peregrine Long sees a Chinese family on board a ship--in his morning tea. The image inspires him to write the story of this family, but then a woman claims that he's writing her family history...
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Author: Buchholz, JasonSummary: -
Author: Chao, GloriaSummary:To All the Boys I've Loved Before meets The Farewell in this incisive romantic comedy about a college student who hires a fake boyfriend to appease her traditional Taiwanese parents, to...
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Author: Robison, PeterSummary:
From the award-winning reporter for Bloomberg, a suspenseful behind-the-scenes look at the dysfunction and mismanagement that contributed to one of the worst tragedies in modern aviation: the 2018...
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Author: Kaku, MichioSummary:
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER. The epic story of the greatest quest in all of science—the holy grail of physics that would explain the creation of the universe—from renowned theoretical physicist...
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Author: Liu, CixinSummary:
A short story collection from New York Times bestselling author Cixin Liu. The title story, "The Wandering Earth," was a blockbuster international film, currently streaming on Netflix....
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Author: Copperfield, DavidSummary:
An illustrated, illuminating insight into the world of illusion from the world's greatest and most successful magician, capturing its audacious and inventive practitioners, and showcasing the...
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Author: Wat, Eric C.Summary:Carson Chow is a high-functioning addict, using crystal meth on weekends. One Friday night, as he's passed out from a binge, he misses thirty-eight calls from his father detailing the death of his...
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Author: Moore, Stuart, Lee, StanSummary:The dangerous dragon power only grows stronger within Jasmine, and Steven struggles to hold their ragtag team together. But as alliances become strained, the line between the "good guys...
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Author: Stewart, AndreaSummary:
The emperor's reign has lasted for decades, his mastery of bone shard magic powering the animal-like constructs that maintain law and order. But now his rule is failing, and revolution is...
Genre: Historical fiction, Fantasy fiction -
Author: Wang, Xuan JulianaSummary:NAMED ONE OF THE MOST ANTICIPATED BOOKS OF 2019 BY NYLON, ELECTRIC LITERATURE, THE MILLIONS AND LITHUB "Artful, funny, generous and empathetic Xuan Julian Wang is a radiant new talent....
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Edited by two theologians with pastoral experience, this volume invites engagement with these issues and more by drawing on real-life experiences, and offering a range of responses to some of the...
Genre: Philosophy, Religion and spirituality