Pink: The History of a Punk, Pretty, Powerful Color
By: Valerie Steele
4.11
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
Today, with the advent of “millennial pink,” the color formerly associated with Barbie has acquired…
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1. Down the Rabbit Hole: Curious Adventures and Cautionary Tales of a Former Playboy Bunny
By: Holly Madison
3.55
Format: 352 pages, Paperback
A former girlfriend of Hugh Hefner describes how her years inside the Playboy Mansion went from a f… read more
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- nonfiction
"Marriage and family are certainly beautiful parts of life, but I believe those things can truly be appreciated only when we find, love, and respect ourselves first."-Holly Madison, Down the Rabbit Hole: Curious Adventures and Cautionary Tales of a Former Playboy Bunny
"But let that not be the moral of my story. True happiness doesn't come from simply getting married. I don't believe a woman's worth should be measured by whether or not she's married."-Holly Madison, Down the Rabbit Hole: Curious Adventures and Cautionary Tales of a Former Playboy Bunny
2. Les Fleurs du Mal
By: Charles Baudelaire , Richard Howard
4.20
Format: 365 pages, Paperback
Charles Baudelaire's 1857 masterwork was scandalous in its day for its portrayals of sex, same-sex … read more
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"L'orage rajeunit les fleurs"-Charles Baudelaire, Les Fleurs du Mal
"I am the vampire at my own veins."-Charles Baudelaire, Les Fleurs du Mal
"Beauty, you walk on corpses, mocking them;"-Charles Baudelaire, Les Fleurs du Mal
"My heart is lost; the beasts have eaten it."-Charles Baudelaire, Les Fleurs du Mal
3. Blue: The History of a Color
By: Michel Pastoureau
3.39
Format: 440 pages, Hardcover
Blue has a long and topsy-turvy history in the Western world. Once considered a hot color, it is no… read more
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- art
- history
- historical
- nonfiction
- design
4. Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald
By: Therese Anne Fowler
3.67
Format: None pages, ebook
A dazzling novel that captures all of the romance, glamour, and tragedy of the first flapper, Zelda… read more
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- historical
5. The Sound and the Fury
By: William Faulkner
3.86
Format: 366 pages, Paperback
The tragedy of the Compson family features some of the most memorable characters in literature: bea… read more
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"I say money has no value; it's just the way you spend it."-William Faulkner, The Sound and the Fury
"with that sort of gigantic delicacy of an elephant picking up a peanut."-William Faulkner, The Sound and the Fury
"Caddy put her arms around me, and her shining veil, and I couldn't smell trees anymore and I began to cry."-William Faulkner, The Sound and the Fury
"A man is the sum of his misfortunes. One day you'd think misfortune would get tired but then time is your misfortune"-William Faulkner, The Sound and the Fury
6. Women Who Run With the Wolves
By: Clarissa Pinkola Estés
4.13
Format: 537 pages, Paperback
Within every woman, there lives a powerful force, filled with good instincts, passionate creativity… read more
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- nonfiction
"Dogs are the magicians of the universe."-Clarissa Pinkola Estés, Women Who Run With the Wolves
"Failure is a greater teacher than success"-Clarissa Pinkola Estés, Women Who Run With the Wolves
"To love a woman, the mate must also love her wildish nature."-Clarissa Pinkola Estés, Women Who Run With the Wolves
"There is no one a wildish woman loves better than a mate who can be her equal."-Clarissa Pinkola Estés, Women Who Run With the Wolves
7. Gold Fame Citrus
By: Claire Vaye Watkins
4.05
Format: 371 pages, Hardcover
In a parched southern California of the near future, Luz, once the poster child for the country's c… read more
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8. As I Lay Dying
By: William Faulkner
3.72
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
As I Lay Dying is Faulkner’s harrowing account of the Bundren family’s odyssey across the Mississip… read more
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"vomiting the crying"-William Faulkner, As I Lay Dying
"But peace is my heart: I know it is."-William Faulkner, As I Lay Dying
"it's better to build a tight chicken coop than a shoddy courthouse."-William Faulkner, As I Lay Dying
"sometimes i lose faith in human nature for a time; i am assailed by doubt."-William Faulkner, As I Lay Dying
9. The Crucible
By: Arthur Miller , Christopher Bigsby
3.60
Format: 137 pages, Paperback
"I believe that the reader will discover here the essential nature of one of the strangest and most… read more
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10. The Awakening
By: Kate Chopin
3.68
Format: 195 pages, Paperback
When first published in 1899, The Awakening shocked readers with its honest treatment of female mar… read more
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"The morning was full of sunlight and hope."-Kate Chopin, The Awakening
"She had resolved to never take another step backward."-Kate Chopin, The Awakening
"She wanted to destroy something. The crash and clatter were what she wanted to hear."-Kate Chopin, The Awakening
"She felt that her speech was voicing the incoherency her thoughts, and stopped abruptly."-Kate Chopin, The Awakening
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12. White Teeth
By: Zadie Smith
4.53
Format: 288 pages,
On New Year's morning, 1975, Archie Jones sits in his car on a London road and waits for the exhaus… read more
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13. Big
By: Vashti Harrison
4.66
Format: 60 pages, Kindle Edition
This deeply moving story shares valuable lessons about fitting in, standing out, and the beauty of … read more
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14. Hot Dog
By: Doug Salati
4.29
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
From a critically acclaimed creator comes this summery picture book featuring an overheated--and ov… read more
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15. Where the Drowned Girls Go (Wayward Children, #7)
By: Seanan McGuire
4.05
Format: 150 pages, Hardcover
Welcome to the Whitethorn Institute. The first step is always admitting you need help, and you've a… read more
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"Names have power. Names define things"-Seanan McGuire, Where the Drowned Girls Go (Wayward Children, #7)
"I'm not your door, but I might be my own."-Seanan McGuire, Where the Drowned Girls Go (Wayward Children, #7)
"Being a fat child meant knowing how to be own best advocate"-Seanan McGuire, Where the Drowned Girls Go (Wayward Children, #7)
"I am not your door.' After a pause for thought, she added, 'But I might be my own."-Seanan McGuire, Where the Drowned Girls Go (Wayward Children, #7)
16. The Galaxy, and the Ground Within (Wayfarers, #4)
By: Becky Chambers
4.41
Format: 336 pages, ebook
With no water, no air, and no native life, the planet Gora is unremarkable. The only thing it has g… read more
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"The gendered expectations of parenting were dissolving, but even though women could be found working in creches now, there was still an enormous difference between the person who produced an egg and …"-Becky Chambers, The Galaxy, and the Ground Within (Wayfarers, #4)
"In traditional Aeluon culture, a mother was not a parent. Parents were men and shon. Parents went to school for it. Parents were the people who actually raised children, not those who had done the ea…"-Becky Chambers, The Galaxy, and the Ground Within (Wayfarers, #4)
"Then, what is your reason?' 'I don't know!' Pei rubbed her face in frustration. 'There is no reason why I don't want to do this! I'm healthy! I'm clearly capable! Everybody I know who's ever gone to …"-Becky Chambers, The Galaxy, and the Ground Within (Wayfarers, #4)
"Just because there’s no one living on a planet does not mean it’s yours for the taking. Do you not see how dangerous that mindset is? Do you not think that treating the galaxy as if it is something t…"-Becky Chambers, The Galaxy, and the Ground Within (Wayfarers, #4)
17. To Dye For: How Toxic Fashion Is Making Us Sick--and How We Can Fight Back
By: Alden Wicker
4.32
Format: 303 pages, Kindle Edition
A Silent Spring for your wardrobe, To Dye For is a jolting exposé that reveals the true cost of the… read more
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- fashion
- nonfiction
- history
18. Lost in the Moment and Found (Wayward Children, #8)
By: Seanan McGuire
4.32
Format: 208 pages, ebook
A young girl discovers an infinite variety of worlds in this standalone tale in the Hugo and Nebula… read more
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"They needed to know because a choice you make without knowing the consequences isn't any choice at all!"-Seanan McGuire, Lost in the Moment and Found (Wayward Children, #8)
"They have hearts. I can feel them beating. So I will build them a home and haven, as none was built for me, and I will care for them as long as I am able."-Seanan McGuire, Lost in the Moment and Found (Wayward Children, #8)
"Then you found a door that said to be sure, and you were sure, you were already sure, you were so sure that when you tried the knob, it wasn't locked, and you could walk right through."-Seanan McGuire, Lost in the Moment and Found (Wayward Children, #8)
"Some children need to escape from places that will only hurt them, or grind them away until they're nothing. And some children need to go somewhere else if they're ever going to grow into the people …"-Seanan McGuire, Lost in the Moment and Found (Wayward Children, #8)
19. Little Witch Hazel: A Year in the Forest
By: Phoebe Wahl
4.64
Format: 96 pages, Hardcover
An earthy and beautiful collection of four stories that celebrate the seasons, nature, and life, fr… read more
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20. Love in the Library
By: Maggie Tokuda-Hall
4.47
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
Set in an internment camp where the United States cruelly detained Japanese Americans during WWII a… read more
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- historical
21. Mean Baby: A Memoir of Growing Up
By: Selma Blair
3.93
Format: 299 pages, Kindle Edition
**THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ** 'Funny and frank, a chance to spend time with a brave… read more
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- nonfiction
"To outlive your child is the worst grief, my mother said later that night."-Selma Blair, Mean Baby: A Memoir of Growing Up
22. Farmhouse
By: Sophie Blackall
4.53
Format: 48 pages, Hardcover
Two-time Caldecott Medalist Sophie Blackall invites readers to peek through windows that shine like… read more
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- art
- historical
23. Tidesong
By: Wendy Xu
3.90
Format: 240 pages, Paperback
Perfect for fans of Studio Ghibli and The Tea Dragon Society, this is a magically heartwarming grap… read more
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24. Gibberish
By: Young Vo
4.40
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
It's Dat's first day of school in a new country! Dat and his Mah made a long journey to get here, a… read more
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- cultural
25. What You Need to Be Warm
By: Neil Gaiman
4.20
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
During the coldest season, when the world feels scary—what do you remember about being warm? Baked … read more
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- art
- nonfiction
26. Devil’s Delight (Agatha Raisin, #33)
By: M.C. Beaton
3.83
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
Beloved New York Times bestseller M.C. Beaton's cranky, crafty Agatha Raisin—the star of her own hi… read more
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27. Seven Years of Darkness
By: You-Jeong Jeong
3.73
Format: 352 pages, Paperback
The truth always rises to the surface… When a young girl is found dead in Seryong Lake, a reserv… read more
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28. Over the Top: A Raw Journey to Self-Love
By: Jonathan Van Ness
4.19
Format: 6 pages, Audiobook
Who gave Jonathan Van Ness permission to be the radiant human he is today? No one, honey. The tr… read more
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- nonfiction
"At the end of the day, the people we let in our space affect our ability to get to where we want to go, so if they're in the way of realizing your potential, it's okay to disconnect because you must …"-Jonathan Van Ness, Over the Top: A Raw Journey to Self-Love
"I hope culturally we can continue to normalize the idea that being a survivor is so much more common than anyone realizes and we all deserve to be heard, but more importantly are deserving of a recov…"-Jonathan Van Ness, Over the Top: A Raw Journey to Self-Love
"My joy and my accomplishments existed, and so did the pain from my abuse. How can we feel one without the other? Joyful accomplishments exist next to painful memories. I found a lot of my healing whe…"-Jonathan Van Ness, Over the Top: A Raw Journey to Self-Love
"You know those plants that are always trying to find the light? Maybe they were planted in a location that didn’t necessarily facilitate growth, but inexplicably they make a circuitous route to not o…"-Jonathan Van Ness, Over the Top: A Raw Journey to Self-Love
29. Wonderland
By: Annie Leibovitz
4.45
Format: 440 pages, Hardcover
“[A] gorgeous anthology of fashion images … Leibovitz is nothing less than America’s greatest livin… read more
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- fashion
- art
- photography
- nonfiction
30. Slim Aarons: Style
By: Shawn Waldron
4.30
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
Glamorous fashions, personalities, and places captured by iconic photographer Slim Aarons in this c… read more
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- fashion
- art
- photography
- nonfiction
31. Pink: The History of a Punk, Pretty, Powerful Color
By: Valerie Steele
4.11
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
Today, with the advent of “millennial pink,” the color formerly associated with Barbie has acquired… read more
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- art
- history
- historical
- photography
- nonfiction
- design
- fashion
