The End of October
By: Lawrence Wright
3.76
Format: 374 pages, Paperback
In this medical thriller Dr. Henry Parsons, an unlikely but appealing hero, races to find the origi…
Want to Read $ 12.99"Those laboratory animals have done us no harm. They are tortured and murdered in the name of science. I know, I used to do it myself to my great shame. Is the benefit to humanity worth the sacrifice of so many animal lives? I say, No."-Lawrence Wright, The End of October
"By now night had fully occupied the sky, which was splattered with stars that seemed merely a few feet away. "I can see why religions are born in the desert," Henry said. "Yes, we have this problem," Majid said. "God is always on top of us."-Lawrence Wright, The End of October
"Both sides had entered the war already weakened by the disease, and just as in 1918, armies propagated the contagion. Hospitals, already overfilled by flu victims, were unable to treat more than a fraction of the wounded. And yet the war raged on, pulling both countries and their neighbors back into the pre-industrial world. Little was left of modernity except for weapons."-Lawrence Wright, The End of October
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1. Furious Love: Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, and the Marriage of the Century
By: Sam Kashner , Nancy Schoenberger
3.88
Format: 500 pages, Hardcover
The definitive story of Hollywood's most famous couple. He was a tough-guy Welshman softened by … read more
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- audiobook
2. Son of a Gun: A Memoir
By: Justin St. Germain
3.13
Format: 111 pages, Hardcover
In the tradition of Tobias Wolff, James Ellroy, and Mary Karr, a stunning memoir of a mother-son re… read more
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- audiobook
3. The Icarus Agenda
By: Robert Ludlum
3.92
Format: 292 pages, Paperback
Colorado Congressman Evan Kendrick is trying to live out his term quietly when a political mole rev… read more
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- mystery
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- fiction
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4. The Cobra Event
By: Richard Preston
3.75
Format: 148 pages, Hardcover
The Cobra Eventis a petrifying, fictional account of a very real threat: biological terrorism.Seven… read more
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- suspense
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5. The Blood Gospel (The Order of the Sanguines, #1)
By: James Rollins , Rebecca Cantrell
4.00
Format: None pages, Hardcover
An earthquake in Masada, Israel, kills hundreds and reveals a tomb buried in the heart of the mount… read more
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6. My Sister Rosa
By: Justine Larbalestier
4.62
Format: None pages, Paperback
What if the most terrifying person you'd ever met was your ten-year old sister? 'I promise,' said R… read more
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7. Contest
By: Matthew Reilly
2.00
Format: 232 pages, Hardcover
The New York Public Library. A silent sanctuary of knowledge; a 100-year-old labyrinth of towering … read more
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8. James Tiptree, Jr.: The Double Life of Alice B. Sheldon
By: Julie Phillips
3.82
Format: None pages,
James Tiptree, Jr. burst onto the science fiction scene in the 1970s with a series of hard-edged, p… read more
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9. Palace of Treason (Red Sparrow Trilogy #2)
By: Jason Matthews
4.18
Format: None pages, Hardcover
From the bestselling, Edgar Award-winning author of the "terrifically good" (The New York Times) Re… read more
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10. Scavenger Hunt
By: Chad Boudreaux
4.30
Format: 296 pages, Paperback
WHEN JUSTICE IS BLIND, SCAVENGERS DO THE HUNTING Blake Hudson just wants to serve his country we… read more
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- mystery thriller
- suspense
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- mystery
- thriller
"What other problems do American soldiers face when hunting down these fanatical killers?"-Chad Boudreaux, Scavenger Hunt
"As Blake turned around to continue his walk back to Main Justice, he spotted one of the tourists taking his picture. “Don’t waste your film!"-Chad Boudreaux, Scavenger Hunt
"Home was the one place he wanted to forget, the place from which he’d run away but never could escape. And, yes, home was the place he’d been instructed to leave—the place where the trouble began and…"-Chad Boudreaux, Scavenger Hunt
"While waiting for her accomplice to gather his equipment, Hensley couldn’t help but think ahead to her next mission. She hadn’t told him. It wasn’t a mission for which she’d volunteered, nor a missio…"-Chad Boudreaux, Scavenger Hunt
11. The Three Witches and The Master
By: Max Nowaz
4.30
Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition
When a beautiful naked woman Eve, unexpectedly turns up at his back door, Adam, an amateur wizard, … read more
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- fiction
"Where’s my uncle?"-Max Nowaz, The Three Witches and The Master
"You can’t escape me, I’m coming for you soon,"-Max Nowaz, The Three Witches and The Master
"I haven’t got a clue why his bones disintegrated, but look at the bright side,"-Max Nowaz, The Three Witches and The Master
"He desperately tried to think of a story to explain his involvement in her sudden appearance, without mentioning the book of magic in his possession. "-Max Nowaz, The Three Witches and The Master
12. The Eden Paradox (Eden Paradox, #1)
By: Barry Kirwan
4.23
Format: 392 pages, Kindle Edition
In 2063, Earth's overheated climate and war-ravaged cities are near breaking point. A new habitable… read more
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- science fiction
- fiction
"People rarely search for bodies in ceilings…"-Barry Kirwan, The Eden Paradox (Eden Paradox, #1)
"It has no eyes. Zack, why doesn’t it have any eyes? "-Barry Kirwan, The Eden Paradox (Eden Paradox, #1)
"Vasquez faced off Vince. “We’ll meet in hell for sure."-Barry Kirwan, The Eden Paradox (Eden Paradox, #1)
"Your life is a beer glass Micah, but you want champagne"-Barry Kirwan, The Eden Paradox (Eden Paradox, #1)
13. FDR Unmasked: 73 Years of Medical Cover-ups That Rewrote History
By: Steven Lomazow
4.33
Format: 316 pages, Paperback
THE HIDDEN ILLNESSES THAT SHAPED FDR’S LIFE AND CHANGED THE COURSE OF HISTORY Conventional wisdo… read more
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"Researching this book has been a voyage of discovery and it is a privilege to present an unexpurgated medical biography of the most consequential American of the twentieth century."-Steven Lomazow, FDR Unmasked: 73 Years of Medical Cover-ups That Rewrote History
"Another new and groundbreaking story in FDR Unmasked is about his highly consequential friendship with Vincent Astor, the closest with any man in his adult life. To truly understand the “real"-Steven Lomazow, FDR Unmasked: 73 Years of Medical Cover-ups That Rewrote History
"FDR Unmasked chronicles Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s life from a physician’s perspective. It tells a harrowing story of heroic achievement by a great leader determined to impart his vision of freedom …"-Steven Lomazow, FDR Unmasked: 73 Years of Medical Cover-ups That Rewrote History
"FDR Unmasked is first to present convincing evidence of Roosevelt’s battle with prostate cancer, underpinned by FBI memoranda and reliable firsthand information from multiple physicians - even a shoc…"-Steven Lomazow, FDR Unmasked: 73 Years of Medical Cover-ups That Rewrote History
14. Black Fire
By: William Kely McClung
4.29
Format: 517 pages, Kindle Edition
Major Tommy Black is at the crossroads of a brilliant, clandestine career. Lost... without purpose … read more
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- thriller
- fiction
"Okay, sure, he’s a great fucking guy,"-William Kely McClung, Black Fire
"It was time to start thinking of darker things."-William Kely McClung, Black Fire
"Black once tried to tackle a Humvee head-on. This was worse"-William Kely McClung, Black Fire
"Legends were mostly bullshit, even his own, but they sometimes could be useful."-William Kely McClung, Black Fire
15. Counter Identity (Remmich/Miller, #2)
By: Karl Braungart
4.31
Format: 260 pages, Kindle Edition
Imagine you find yourself losing bits of time. Almost like a dream you only slightly remember. Envi… read more
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"Well, here’s the shocker,"-Karl Braungart, Counter Identity (Remmich/Miller, #2)
"Yes, I never expected to see you!"-Karl Braungart, Counter Identity (Remmich/Miller, #2)
"Their war maneuvers excluded shame."-Karl Braungart, Counter Identity (Remmich/Miller, #2)
"I realized he was on the island when I found this matchbook."-Karl Braungart, Counter Identity (Remmich/Miller, #2)
16. Enemies Among Us (Nick Reagan, #2)
By: Jeffrey S. Stephens
4.32
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
As Nick Reagan hunts down the terrorist mastermind, The Handler, he uncovers corruption at the high… read more
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"Treason is a judgment based wholly on perspective."-Jeffrey S. Stephens, Enemies Among Us (Nick Reagan, #2)
"If you want to debate the morality of war versus terrorism, let’s start with how these conflicts begin."-Jeffrey S. Stephens, Enemies Among Us (Nick Reagan, #2)
"He reached into his jacket pocket, as if looking for a guide book, but pulled out an automatic handgun instead. “Don’t do anything stupid,"-Jeffrey S. Stephens, Enemies Among Us (Nick Reagan, #2)
"He remained quiet, his movements studied. He was still not certain the intruder had gone and, if an attack was coming, he was going to be ready."-Jeffrey S. Stephens, Enemies Among Us (Nick Reagan, #2)
17. Nuclear War: A Scenario
By: Annie Jacobsen
4.47
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
There is only one scenario other than an asteroid strike that could end the world as we know it in … read more
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- dystopia
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"The fundamental idea behind this book is to demonstrate, in appalling detail, just how horrifying nuclear war would be."-Annie Jacobsen, Nuclear War: A Scenario
"Humans are wired to advance. Humans do whatever it takes. And yet, nuclear war zeros it all out. Nuclear weapons reduce human brilliance and ingenuity, love and desire, empathy and intellect, to ash."-Annie Jacobsen, Nuclear War: A Scenario
18. The End of October
By: Lawrence Wright
3.76
Format: 374 pages, Paperback
In this medical thriller Dr. Henry Parsons, an unlikely but appealing hero, races to find the origi… read more
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- audiobook
- mystery thriller
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- suspense
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- fiction
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- thriller
- adult
- science fiction
"Those laboratory animals have done us no harm. They are tortured and murdered in the name of science. I know, I used to do it myself to my great shame. Is the benefit to humanity worth the sacrifice …"-Lawrence Wright, The End of October
"By now night had fully occupied the sky, which was splattered with stars that seemed merely a few feet away. "I can see why religions are born in the desert," Henry said. "Yes, we have this problem,"…"-Lawrence Wright, The End of October
"Both sides had entered the war already weakened by the disease, and just as in 1918, armies propagated the contagion. Hospitals, already overfilled by flu victims, were unable to treat more than a fr…"-Lawrence Wright, The End of October
19. The Infiltrator (Derek Harrington, #2)
By: T.R. Hendricks
4.28
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Derek Harrington returns in this brand new adventure of man vs wild―and the domestic terrorists hid… read more
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20. Strangers and Sojourners
By: Paul A. Barra
4.33
Format: 315 pages, Kindle Edition
Fixer Big Percy Pletcher sails from Maine with his Giant Schnauzer Ethyl to foil a Russian-American… read more
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"Your contact’s codename is Stolichnaya."-Paul A. Barra, Strangers and Sojourners
"That sounds like Russian interference to me."-Paul A. Barra, Strangers and Sojourners
"The animal bounded down the dock in huge strides."-Paul A. Barra, Strangers and Sojourners
"Can you tell us what happened, Percy? All right if I call you Percy?"-Paul A. Barra, Strangers and Sojourners
21. The Companions
By: Cade Mengler
4.31
Format: 697 pages, Paperback
Chase, a protector of his world, is on a quest to protect a local town when he discovers an ancient… read more
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"It has returned to us. Then the end has begun…"-Cade Mengler, The Companions
"Thank you, Chase of Dragonfell! The world needs more men such as yourself…"-Cade Mengler, The Companions
"But that never happened and I moved on, and I think that’s all we can do at this point…"-Cade Mengler, The Companions
"I know that look, seeing a dead body for the first time, you never quite get used to it…"-Cade Mengler, The Companions
