Around the World in Eighty Days
Fogg bets half his fortune to circle the globe in eighty days with one bag and a valet.
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243 books starting with A.
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Art & Fear: Observations on the Perils (and Rewards) of Artmaking
Two working photographers write a short, blunt book about why people stop making art, and how to keep going when the work is going badly.
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Artemis
Jazz Bashara, a porter and small-time smuggler in the Moon city Artemis, takes a sabotage job that drags her into a fight for the city.
2,863-word summary · 13 min read
Artemis Fowl
Twelve-year-old crime heir Artemis Fowl kidnaps fairy officer Holly Short for gold, triggering a siege at Fowl Manor with time-stops, trolls, and a shifting…
2,692-word summary · 12 min read
Artificial Condition
Murderbot seeks truth about a massacre with bossy ship ART, finding friendship and trouble.
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As Good As Dead
Pip faces online threats and a stalker as she investigates a serial case in the trilogy finale.
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As I Lay Dying
A poor Mississippi family hauls Addie Bundren's coffin to Jefferson through flood and fire, told by fifteen voices. Faulkner's 1930 novel is strange, bleak,…
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Ask Again, Yes
Two neighboring police families in a New York suburb are shattered when illness turns violent, and the children torn apart find each other again decades later.
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Ask for Andrea
Three murdered women haunt their killer online dater to stop him from striking again.
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Assassin's Apprentice
Bastard Fitz trains Skill Wit as assassin for Buckkeep.
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Assassin's Quest
Fitz returns from death with Nighteyes, walks the Skill road to Verity, and wakes stone dragons at a hard price.
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Assistant to the Villain
Evie Sage becomes assistant to Rennedawn's infamous Villain, sorting office chaos and a slow burn crush while hunting a traitor in his ranks.
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Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
Tyson condenses the Big Bang, dark matter, and exoplanets into twelve short chapters for busy readers.
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At Bertram's Hotel
Miss Marple finds a luxury hotel fronting robbery and murder.
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At First Sight
Jeremy and Lexie are married and expecting a baby when anonymous emails tell him the child may not be his.
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At Grave's End
Cat and Bones face Max, a zombie-raising ancient vampire, and a prophecy that ties their marriage to Patra's death in the third Night Huntress novel.
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At Home: A Short History of Private Life
Bill Bryson tours his own Norfolk rectory room by room to explain how private life and the modern home got built.
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Atlas Shrugged
Railroads strain under rules as Dagny fights to keep trains running and find a missing inventor.
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Atomic Habits
A practical walkthrough of Atomic Habits: why tiny changes compound, how identity shapes behavior, and the four laws Clear uses to build good habits and break…
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Atonement
A thirteen year old misreads two lovers at a country house in 1935, and her false claim follows all three through war.
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Attached
A psychiatrist and a psychologist explain adult attachment styles and show how anxious, avoidant, and secure patterns shape dating, conflict, and the search…
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Attachments
In 1999 Omaha, a shy night shift IT man reads two coworkers flagged emails and falls for one before ever saying hello.
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Attack on Titan, Vol. 1
Humanity hides behind three walls until the Colossal Titan breaks Wall Maria and Eren Yeager vows to destroy every Titan.
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Austenland
A New York graphic designer obsessed with Mr. Darcy inherits a trip to a Jane Austen theme park, where the fantasy of Regency romance collides with the men…
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