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On a sunny afternoon in Los Angeles, Lori Kimball races home from her boring job, trying to break her personal best time. In a bungalow at the Beverly Hills Hotel, a Sumarian diplomat, Gozan Remari, and his nephew, Khezir Mazul, rape and torture a mother and daughter. Jack Morgan, owner of the elite security firm, Private Investigations, calls police after getting a tip about Remari and Mazul. Los Angeles police captain, Luke Warren, and his team rescue the women and arrest the men.

The Fifth Gospel by Ian Caldwell is a literary thriller that takes place in 2004 at the Vatican, the chief residence of the Catholic pope in Italy. The novel follows the aftermath of the murder of Ugolino Nogara, a Vatican museum curator.

The Trespasser by Tana French is a mystery novel in which Detective Antoinette Conway investigates the death of a young woman who was murdered. Although the circumstances surrounding her death seem obvious at first, Conway and her partner Steve Moran soon find themselves drawn into a delicate, complex investigation that could cost them their jobs.

The Euro: How a Common Currency Threatens the Future of Europe is Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph E. Stiglitz's evisceration of the euro as the cause of political and economic turmoil in Europe today.

The Sleep Revolution is a call to action to make sleep a priority and reclaim the night for the basic human need of rest. Millions of people use nighttime hours for activities other than sleep. They choose to prioritize work or succumb to an addiction to technology rather than invest those precious hours in sleep. In the United States and increasingly around the world, work culture regards sleep as an inefficient waste of time.

Dark Matter and the Dinosaurs proposes to explain the causes of the meteoroid that wiped out the dinosaurs using a dark matter model. It also describes a wide range of scientific findings to illustrate the interconnectedness of the cosmos to life on Earth....

Food Freedom Forever by Melissa Hartwig is a self-help guide for anyone who has struggled with dieting and making healthy food choices. Food freedom is a way of life that helps people make conscious decisions about all foods instead of permanently restricting certain foods, such as cheese or cupcakes. Hartwig, a certified sports nutritionist and co-founder of the Whole30 dietary reset, developed the concept of food freedom from her personal experience.

Here I Am by Jonathan Safran Foer is a novel that describes the last few months of a marriage. Jacob and Julia Bloch, a couple in their early 40s, have been drifting apart for years when a betrayal throws their union into acute crisis. As they determine next steps, tragedies unfold in their extended family and in the Middle East, where the aftermath of an earthquake threatens Israel's existence.

One of Us: The Story of Anders Breivik and the Massacre in Norway is a journalistic account of the 2011 Norway terror attacks. The one-day terror attack claimed 77 lives and injured at least 319 people. The attack was the work of a 32-year-old lone-wolf terrorist, Anders Behring Breivik, who drew his inspiration from right-wing ideology....

Nick and Amy Dunne have both lost their jobs. Nick's mother is dying of cancer, so they move from New York to Missouri to help Nick's sister, Go, care for her. Some time later, Nick is at the bar he owns with his sister when he gets a call from a concerned neighbor. Nick goes home and finds evidence of a struggle in his living room. His wife, Amy, is missing. Detectives Rhonda Boney and Jim Gilpin arrive at the Dunne home. They take Nick's statement and search the house. They find a small present for Nick.

For generations, progressives have been attempting to curb individual liberty in order to construct what they claim will be a more prosperous and peaceful society. Unfortunately, many of them are motivated by an underlying insecurity, bigotry, and mistrust in other people's abilities to make good decisions for themselves.

Pretty Happy by Kate Hudson is a nonfiction diet and lifestyle guide in which Hudson imparts hard-won wisdom about self-care practices that have helped her feel more integrated physically, mentally, and emotionally. Hudson gives listeners the practical strategies that have worked for her in terms of maintaining her weight, health, and positive mindset, and is enthusiastic about encouraging others to adopt and commit to a wellness regimen that works for their individual personality. She does not position herself as an authority on anyone's life but her own.

Ronald C. White's American Ulysses: A Life of Ulysses S. Grant is a biography of general, president, and statesman Ulysses S. Grant. During his lifetime, Grant was considered one of the great American leaders, comparable to George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. His reputation has fallen over time, but author Ronald White aims to restore him to his former glory.

Faithful by Alice Hoffman is a novel that follows a young woman, Shelby Richmond, through her slow, incremental recovery from a traumatic experience. Shelby and her best friend Helene Boyd were involved in a life-changing car accident the February before they were to graduate from a Long Island high school. Shelby came out of the wreckage physically intact, but with deep psychological and emotional scars. It takes more than a decade and more than one misstep for her to find her way back to happiness.

The Magnolia Story by Chip and Joanna "Jo" Gaines, with Mark Dagostino, is the true tale of how the husband-and-wife team, stars of the HGTV show Fixer Upper, built a life together in Waco, Texas. Starting with their first date, which was about 15 years before the book's publication in 2016, the couple traces the development of their romantic relationship and their home renovation business, Magnolia Homes.

Terrorist activities are shaped by the experiences, ideology, and choices of terrorist leaders. The wave of international terrorism in the 1990s and 2000s came about in part because of the partnership of Osama bin Laden, a wealthy Saudi, and Ayman al-Zawahiri, an Egyptian surgeon.

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First Comes Love by Emily Giffin is a novel told from the alternating perspectives of two sisters, Josie and Meredith, who are still struggling with the tragic death of Daniel, their older brother. Daniel was killed in a car accident 15 years earlier. Although Josie, an elementary school teacher, and Meredith, a lawyer, have never gotten along, the sudden loss of their brother only pushes them farther apart.

The Hopefuls, a novel by Jennifer Close, follows a married couple, Matt and Beth Kelly, and their best friends, Jimmy and Ash Dillon, through five years of their lives. As the story details the strain that threatens the couples' relationships, both within their marriages and with each other, a portrait of marriage, friendship, and the world of American politics emerges. No one comes out unscathed.

Game of Crowns: Elizabeth, Camilla, Kate, and the Throne by Christopher Andersen blends historical narrative with an in-depth account of the personal lives of members of the British royal family. He considers the stability of the past, present, and future monarchy under Queen Elizabeth II and her heirs, including the nation's crisis of confidence following the death of Princess Diana in 1997 and the similar crisis that's likely to unfold when Prince Charles assumes power.