Steve Jobs
Walter Isaacson's authorized Steve Jobs: forty interviews covering the garage, the 1985 ouster, Pixar, and the return that made the iPhone.
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Still Alice
Harvard professor Alice Howland faces early onset Alzheimer's and her family must adapt as memory fades.
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Storm Front
Wizard PI Harry Dresden hunts heart-explosion killer in Chicago.
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Such a Fun Age
A late-night grocery store clash pulls sitter Emira Tucker and her employer Alix Chamberlain into a tense fight over race, money, and good intentions.
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Terms and Conditions
Declan must marry to inherit, so he offers his assistant a deal with rules.
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The 5th Wave
Cassie Sullivan crosses ruined Ohio to save Sammy after four alien waves, trusting Evan Walker while doubting him.
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The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
Covey's famous framework for living by principle: seven habits that move from private victory to working well with others.
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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Huck Finn fakes his death, floats the Mississippi with the runaway Jim, and tears up the letter that would betray him. Twain's river classic, its cons and…
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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Tom Sawyer skips school, chases Becky Thatcher and sees Injun Joe kill in a graveyard on the Mississippi.
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The Alchemist
The Alchemist from start to finish: Santiago's dream, the Personal Legend, the crystal merchant, the desert, and the treasure that was never where he thought.…
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The Alice Network
Two women, two wars: Eve spied for the Alice Network in 1915 France, Charlie searches for her cousin in 1947, and their road trip pulls both stories together.
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The Amber Spyglass
Lyra and Will cross worlds with amber spyglass to free ghosts and kill Authority.
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