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The Innocent by Ian McEwan
19 Oct 2025
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This document contains excerpts from Ian McEwan's novel, "The Innocent", which includes praise for the book, a brief author biography, a...
The Infinities by John Banville
19 Oct 2025
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This source presents excerpts from "The Infinities" by John Banville, a work of fiction. The narrative centers on the Godley family, particu...
The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde
19 Oct 2025
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This collection of text is primarily an electronic edition of Oscar Wilde's play, "The Importance of Being Earnest." It includes the ful...
The Imperial Cruise A Secret History by James Bradley
19 Oct 2025
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This document is an excerpt from James Bradley's book, "The Imperial Cruise: A Secret History of - James Bradley.pdf," published by Litt...
The Idiot by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
19 Oct 2025
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This source presents excerpts from Fyodor Dostoevsky's novel The Idiot, focusing on the complex relationships and turbulent events surrounding Pri...
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
19 Oct 2025
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The provided excerpts from "The Hunger Games" introduce us to the protagonist, Katniss Everdeen, her life in the impoverished District 12, a...
The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende
19 Oct 2025
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This collection of chapter summaries and supplementary materials focuses on Macy Queen, a young woman navigating grief after her father's death. T...
The Hostage by Duncan Falconer
19 Oct 2025
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This compilation of excerpts details a complex narrative of espionage, kidnapping, and counter-terrorism, primarily focusing on operative Spinks's...
The Hobbit by J R R Tolkien
19 Oct 2025
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The central theme is the transformation of Bilbo Baggins, a comfortable and predictable hobbit, into an adventurer. This is highlighted early on: &quo...
The History of the Decline and Fall by Edward Gibbon
19 Oct 2025
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This document offers a historical account spanning several centuries of the Roman Empire, primarily focusing on the period of transition from paganism...
The Hijack by Duncan Falconer
19 Oct 2025
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This compilation of text excerpts introduces Duncan Falconer's novel, "The Hijack," and details its intricate plot. The narrative follow...
The Hiding Place by Corrie ten Boom
19 Oct 2025
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"The Hiding Place" recounts Corrie ten Boom's experiences in Holland during World War II as her family harbored Jewish refugees, leading...
The Help by Kathryn Stockett
19 Oct 2025
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The provided text consists of excerpts from Kathryn Stockett's novel, The Help. It reveals the interwoven lives of black maids and their white emp...
The Hellbound Heart by Clive Barker
19 Oct 2025
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The provided text is an excerpt from Clive Barker's novel, "The Hellbound Heart," detailing the chilling consequences of Frank Cotton...
The Heiress of Water A Novel - Sandra Rodriguez Barron
19 Oct 2025
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This collection of excerpts and supplemental materials from the novel The Heiress of Water by Sandra Rodriguez Barron presents a narrative centered on...
The Harlequin by Laurell K Hamilton
19 Oct 2025
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The provided text primarily features excerpts from "The Harlequin" by Laurell K. Hamilton, focusing on Anita Blake, a vampire hunter and zom...
The Hard Way Up by A. Bertram Chandler
19 Oct 2025
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These texts detail the experiences of Lieutenant John Grimes, captain of the starship Adder, as he navigates challenging and often bizarre missions th...
The Hard Way A Reacher Novel by Lee Child
19 Oct 2025
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This collection of excerpts details a complex kidnapping plot involving former military personnel, focusing on Jack Reacher's investigation. Initi...
The Hard Thing About Hard Things by Ben Horowitz
19 Oct 2025
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This text provides excerpts from Ben Horowitz's book, "The Hard Thing About Hard Things", which offers insights into the challenging asp...
The Habitation of the Blessed by Catherynne M Valente
19 Oct 2025
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This document contains excerpts from Catherynne M. Valente's novel, The Habitation of the Blessed, along with some supplementary material. The cor...
The Grey Man by Andy McNab
19 Oct 2025
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This collection of text offers a biographical sketch of author Andy McNab, highlighting his decorated military career and prolific writing, including ...
The Green Mile by Stephen King
19 Oct 2025
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The provided text offers insights into Stephen King's novel, "The Green Mile," primarily through chapter summaries, critical analyses, a...
The Greatest Trade Ever by Gregory Zuckerman
19 Oct 2025
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This document provides excerpts from "The Greatest Trade Ever" by Gregory Zuckerman, chronicling the personal and professional journey of Jo...
The Great War Breakthroughs by Harry Turtledove
19 Oct 2025
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These excerpts plunge into an alternate history where the American Civil War concluded differently, leading to a continued struggle between the United...
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald and Francis Scott Fitzgerald
19 Oct 2025
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F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby follows Nick Carraway, a Midwesterner who moves to West Egg, Long Island, and becomes entangled in the live...
The Great Gatsby by F Scott Fitzgerald
19 Oct 2025
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This extensive text presents F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby," a novel observing the opulent yet morally ambiguous world of the ...
The Great Depression_ America, 1929-1941 - Robert S. McElvaine
19 Oct 2025
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This academic text explores the history of the Great Depression in the United States, covering the period from 1929 to 1941. It examines the causes of...
The Grand Ellipse by Paula Volsky
19 Oct 2025
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This collection of excerpts primarily focuses on Luzelle, a woman involved in a grand race called the Grand Ellipse. The narrative follows her challen...
The Gordian Knot by Bernhard Schlink
19 Oct 2025
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This document contains excerpts from Bernhard Schlink's crime novel, "The Gordian Knot," translated by Peter Constantine. The text provi...
The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck
19 Oct 2025
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Pearl S. Buck's The Good Earth traces the life of Wang Lung, a humble Chinese farmer, as he navigates the cyclical hardships and occasional prospe...
The Golden Compass His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman
19 Oct 2025
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This excerpt from Philip Pullman's The Golden Compass introduces Lyra, a young girl who becomes entangled in a world of Dust, mysterious particles...
The Golden Age of Science Fiction by Various
19 Oct 2025
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This anthology presents a diverse collection of science fiction short stories, each exploring unique futuristic and fantastical scenarios. Readers are...
The Godfather by Mario Puzo
19 Oct 2025
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The provided text offers a glimpse into the lives of several characters from Mario Puzo's The Godfather. It portrays the struggles of Johnny Fonta...
The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy
19 Oct 2025
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Arundhati Roy's The God of Small Things presents a complex family history in Kerala, India, marked by tragedy and the violation of societal norms....
The Glass Key by Dashiell Hammett
19 Oct 2025
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This compilation primarily focuses on the Dashiell Hammett novel "The Glass Key," offering excerpts that introduce key characters like Ned B...
The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
19 Oct 2025
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This document provides a review of lesson plans, resources, and activities designed for use with Shel Silverstein's "The Giving Tree," i...
The Giver by Lois Lowry
19 Oct 2025
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The provided text consists of excerpts from Lois Lowry's novel, The Giver. These sections introduce a community that has eliminated pain and emoti...
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
19 Oct 2025
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Stieg Larsson's "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" unfolds with journalist Mikael Blomkvist facing professional ruin after a libel convic...
The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson
19 Oct 2025
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Stieg Larsson's The Girl Who Played with Fire involves Lisbeth Salander, a skilled hacker, who becomes the target of a relentless manhunt after be...
The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon by Stephen King
19 Oct 2025
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This document presents excerpts from Stephen King's 1999 novel, "The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon." The text primarily focuses on a young g...
The Gifts of Imperfection - Embrace Who You Are by Brene Brown
19 Oct 2025
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Brené Brown's "The Gifts of Imperfection" explores the journey toward Wholehearted living, which entails embracing vulnerability and re...
The Gift by Danielle Steel
19 Oct 2025
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This document presents excerpts from Danielle Steel's novel, "The Gift," showcasing critical acclaim and a list of her other works, foll...
The Gathering Dark by Christopher Golden
19 Oct 2025
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This collection of excerpts introduces readers to Christopher Golden's "The Shadow Saga," particularly "The Gathering Dark," a...
The Gates of Winter by Mark Anthony
19 Oct 2025
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This document presents excerpts from "The Gates of Winter" by Mark Anthony, focusing primarily on Chapters 39-61, including supplementary se...
The Forgotten War by William R. Forstchen
19 Oct 2025
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This document contains excerpts from "The Forgotten War" by William R. Forstchen, primarily focusing on Chapters One, Five, and Seven throug...
The Forgotten Soldier by Guy Sajer
19 Oct 2025
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This document contains excerpts from Guy Sajer's memoir, "The Forgotten Soldier," focusing on his experiences as a German soldier on the...
The Forgotten Legion by Ben Kane
19 Oct 2025
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This document presents excerpts from "The Forgotten Legion" by Ben Kane, a historical novel published in 2008. The text explores the diverse...
The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom
19 Oct 2025
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Mitch Albom's "The Five People You Meet in Heaven" explores the afterlife experiences of Eddie, a maintenance worker killed in an accide...
The Firm by John Grisham
19 Oct 2025
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These excerpts introduce Mitch McDeere, a brilliant young lawyer recruited by a seemingly prestigious Memphis tax firm, Bendini, Lambert & Locke, ...
The Fermi Paradox Is Our Business Model by Anders Charlie Jane
19 Oct 2025
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The provided text is an excerpt from a science fiction story titled "The Fermi Paradox Is Our Business Model" by Charlie Jane Anders, and in...
The Feng Shui Detective by Nury Vittachi
19 Oct 2025
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This compilation presents excerpts from Nury Vittachi's "The Feng Shui Detective", highlighting its critical acclaim as a humorous and e...
The Fellowship of the Ring The by J. R. R. Tolkien
19 Oct 2025
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This document contains excerpts from J.R.R. Tolkien's The Fellowship of the Ring, the first volume of The Lord of the Rings. It presents a collect...
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
19 Oct 2025
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These excerpts introduce us to Hazel Grace Lancaster, a sixteen-year-old cancer patient, and Augustus Waters, a seventeen-year-old cancer survivor. Th...
The Endurance by Caroline Alexander
19 Oct 2025
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This document provides an extensive account of Ernest Shackleton's Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition aboard the Endurance, detailing the challen...
The Dust of 100 Dogs - A. S. King
19 Oct 2025
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This collection of text provides excerpts from the novel "The Dust of 100 Dogs" by A. S. King, including copyright and publication details, ...
The Dukan Diet by Pierre Dukan
19 Oct 2025
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This book outlines The Dukan Diet, a four-phase weight loss and stabilization program developed by Dr. Pierre Dukan, a physician specializing in nutri...
The Diary Of A Young Girl by Anne Frank
19 Oct 2025
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The provided text consists of excerpts from Anne Frank's diary, detailing her life in hiding during the Holocaust. Her entries cover a range of to...
The Dragon's Mark by Alex Archer
19 Oct 2025
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This collection of excerpts introduces a narrative centered around Annja Creed, a historian and co-host of a television show, who carries the mystical...
The Dragonriders of Pern by Anne McCaffrey
19 Oct 2025
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This collection of excerpts centers on the world of Pern, highlighting the ongoing conflict with the destructive "Thread" and the vital role...
The Dragon Kings Palace by Laura Joh Rowland
19 Oct 2025
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This extensive text appears to be from a historical novel, likely "The Dragon King's Palace" by Laura Joh Rowland, given the copyright a...
The Dominion War by John Vornholt
19 Oct 2025
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This narrative centers on Captain Picard and his makeshift crew aboard the Orb of Peace, a civilian transport converted for a critical sabotage missio...
The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri
19 Oct 2025
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This text presents excerpts from Dante Alighieri's The Divine Comedy, specifically focusing on the Inferno and the beginning of Purgatorio, with s...
The Diary of Mattie Spenser by Sandra Dallas
19 Oct 2025
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This compilation presents excerpts from "The Diary of Mattie Spenser," a work of historical fiction focusing on the challenges faced by wome...
The Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson
19 Oct 2025
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This document offers excerpts from Neal Stephenson's novel, The Diamond Age, providing a glimpse into a futuristic world shaped by advanced nanote...
The Demon of Dakar by Kjell Eriksson
19 Oct 2025
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This collection of excerpts appears to be from "The Demon of Dakar," a work of fiction by Kjell Eriksson, translated by Ebba Segerberg. The ...
The Day of the Dead by Karen Chance
19 Oct 2025
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This fantasy excerpt introduces readers to a supernatural world where vampires and magic users exist. The protagonist, Tomas, a vampire, returns to hi...
The Day Before Midnight by Stephen Hunter
19 Oct 2025
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This extensive text appears to be an excerpt from a thriller novel titled "The Day Before Midnight" by Stephen Hunter, as indicated by the r...
The Darkest Heart by Brenda Joyce
19 Oct 2025
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This source contains excerpts from the novel "The Darkest Heart" by Brenda Joyce, focusing primarily on Part Two: Abduction and Part Three: ...
The Dark Tower by Stephen King
19 Oct 2025
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This lengthy text, primarily from Stephen King's "The Dark Tower," follows a group of characters on a quest through various challenging ...
The Dark Symphony by Dean Koontz
19 Oct 2025
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This collection of excerpts introduces a futuristic society where sound is the fundamental force, used to construct cities and even manipulate genetic...
The Daily Stoic_ 366 Meditations on Wisdom by Ryan Holiday
19 Oct 2025
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This source, "The Daily Stoic," aims to reintroduce Stoicism as a practical philosophy for achieving self-mastery, resilience, and wisdom fo...
The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
19 Oct 2025
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The Sacred Feminine vs. Patriarchal Suppression: A central theme revolves around the historical suppression of goddess worship and the feminine princi...
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon
19 Oct 2025
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The provided text consists of excerpts from Mark Haddon's novel, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time, and a brief external summary. ...
The Crystal Brucephalus by Craig Hinton
19 Oct 2025
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The provided text offers excerpts from "The Crystal Bucephalus", an original Doctor Who novel by Craig Hinton, published in 1994. The narrat...
The Cry of the Halidon by Robert Ludlum
19 Oct 2025
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The provided text excerpts introduce Alexander T. McAuliff, a geologist who is initially contracted for a survey by Dunstone, Limited, a powerful inte...
The Crucible by Arthur Miller
19 Oct 2025
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This source primarily consists of Arthur Miller's play, The Crucible, a dramatic work set during the Salem witch trials of 1692. It includes the p...
The 80-20 Principle by Richard Koch
18 Oct 2025
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The 80-20 Principle by Richard Koch
TRADING SYSTEMS AND MONEY MANAGEMENT by Thomas Stridsman
18 Oct 2025
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This collection of excerpts focuses on trading systems and money management, drawing heavily from the book "TRADING SYSTEMS AND MONEY MANAGEMENT&...
The Chronicles of Narnia Book collection by C.S. Lewis
18 Oct 2025
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This briefing document summarizes the main themes, important ideas, and key facts present in the provided excerpts from C.S. Lewis's works. The ex...
The Children of Hamlin by Carmen Carter
18 Oct 2025
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The provided text excerpts detail an intricate science fiction narrative centered on the USS Enterprise's encounter with an alien species, the Cho...
The Chaos Curse by R. A. Salvatore
18 Oct 2025
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This collection of texts is primarily an excerpt from R.A. Salvatore's fantasy novel, The Chaos Curse, the fifth book in his Cleric Quintet series...
The Critical Thinking Toolkit by Marlene Caroselli
18 Oct 2025
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Marlene Caroselli's The Critical Thinking Tool Kit provides a collection of 35 practical activities designed to enhance critical thinking, creativ...
The Crimson Petal and the White by Michel Faber
18 Oct 2025
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This collection of excerpts introduces a Victorian-era narrative focusing on the lives of several interconnected characters. We follow Caroline and Su...
The Court of the Air by Stephen Hunt
18 Oct 2025
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This compilation of excerpts, primarily from "The Court of the Air" by Stephen Hunt, offers a glimpse into a richly imagined steampunk fanta...
The Courage Tree by Diane Chamberlain
18 Oct 2025
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This document presents excerpts from "The Courage Tree" by Diane Chamberlain, a work of fiction. The text introduces multiple interconnected...
The Courage to Be Disliked by Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake Koga
18 Oct 2025
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The Courage to Be Disliked by Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake Koga
The Courage Habit by Kate Swoboda
18 Oct 2025
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"The Courage Habit" by Kate Swoboda offers a program to overcome fear and build courage through understanding fear-based habits and identify...
The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
18 Oct 2025
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The provided text from Alexandre Dumas's "The Count of Monte Cristo" introduces Edmond Dantès, a young sailor wrongly accused of treaso...
The Count of Monte Cristo (Abridged B&N) - Alexandre Dumas
18 Oct 2025
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This document contains excerpts from Alexandre Dumas's novel, "The Count of Monte Cristo," focusing on key plot points and character int...
The Compound Effect by Darren Hardy
18 Oct 2025
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This document summarizes the core principles and actionable strategies presented in Darren Hardy's "The Compound Effect." The book empha...
The Complete Works of Edgar Allan Poe
18 Oct 2025
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This collection of writings by Edgar Allan Poe includes a variety of his fictional works, such as short stories exploring themes of terror, mystery, a...
The Complete Idiots by Timothy C Hall
18 Oct 2025
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This comprehensive text provides an overview of world history, from the earliest hominid developments and ancient civilizations in Africa, Asia, and E...
The Complete Calvin and Hobbes V. 1 by Bill Watterson
18 Oct 2025
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This excerpt introduces "The Complete Calvin and Hobbes," a collection of Bill Watterson's renowned comic strip, and mentions its upcomi...
The Coming of the Dragon by Rebecca Barnhouse
18 Oct 2025
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This collection of text, primarily excerpts from Rebecca Barnhouse's novel The Coming of the Dragon, tells the story of Rune, a young man raised a...
The Color Purple by Alice Walker
18 Oct 2025
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The provided text consists of excerpts from Alice Walker's novel The Color Purple, detailing the life of Celie, a young Black woman in the early 2...
The Cold Room by J. T. Ellison
18 Oct 2025
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This selection presents a portion of a novel that follows Detective Taylor Jackson as she investigates a series of seemingly connected murders. The di...
The Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare
18 Oct 2025
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The provided text consists of excerpts from Cassandra Clare's novel, Clockwork Angel, the first book in The Infernal Devices series. It introduces...
The Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M. Auel
18 Oct 2025
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The provided text consists of excerpts from Jean M. Auel's novel, The Clan of the Cave Bear. These passages introduce a prehistoric world where a ...
The Caves of Perigord A Novel by Martin Walker
18 Oct 2025
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This document presents excerpts from "The Caves of Perigord: A Novel" by Martin Walker, a work of fiction. The narrative appears to alternat...
The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss
18 Oct 2025
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The provided text is an excerpt from Dr. Seuss's "The Cat in the Hat," including its copyright information and a brief introduction to B...