Birth of The Endless Summer
Birth of The Endless Summer
Birth of The Endless Summer
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Birth of The Endless Summer
Through personal stories from surfing’s icons and pioneers, this Scribd Original provides a breathtaking look beneath the surface of surf culture. “Birth of The Endless Summer” takes a deep dive into the lasting impact and influence of surfing’s most famous movie, “The Endless Summer.”
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Without a Doubt
Without a Doubt
Without a Doubt
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Without a Doubt
Sarna’s life and career are proof that you don’t have to have an early advantage to succeed. Despite years of being disregarded — or perhaps because of it — she went on to develop a life-saving medical device for women. Sarna is now a successful venture capitalist and a Forbes 30 Under 30 entrepreneur. “Without a Doubt” overflows with humor, vulnerability, and empathy as the author inspires readers to chase their passions no matter the odds.
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Contemporary Fiction

The Handmaid's Tale

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The Handmaid's Tale
The Handmaid's Tale

Atwood’s dystopian classic isn’t just an argument for women’s rights, but more generally a brilliant commentary on the effects of dehumanization, of putting law above love, and of the dangers of picking sides and uncritically sticking with them in the first place.

And Then There Were None

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And Then There Were None
And Then There Were None

Arguably the best mystery story ever written. Ten people — all strangers — are lured to a mansion on a private island. Each person has a criminal history. They share their secrets, and one by one, they die.

The Covenant of Water (Oprah's Book Club)

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The Covenant of Water (Oprah's Book Club)
The Covenant of Water (Oprah's Book Club)

The long-awaited latest by Verghese (“Cutting for Stone”) is a family saga that unfolds over much of 20th-century India, giving readers a glimpse of the nation’s changing cultural landscape. It follows three generations of a family that’s simultaneously cursed with tragedy and blessed with gifts of sharp intelligence and creativity. Whether it's describing the gorgeous landscape or a breakthrough medical procedure, Verghese’s lush prose is rare and moving.

The Perfect Marriage

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The Perfect Marriage
The Perfect Marriage

One million sold: “A tantalizing premise . . . twists at every turn . . . [A] masterful debut about betrayal and justice” by a New York Times-bestselling author (Samantha M. Bailey, #1 national bestselling author of Watch Out for Her). Optioned by Picture Perfect Federation for development as a film or TV series Sarah

Remarkably Bright Creatures

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Remarkably Bright Creatures
Remarkably Bright Creatures

A New York Times Bestseller! A Read With Jenna Today Show Book Club Pick! “Remarkably Bright Creatures is a beautiful examination of how loneliness can be transformed, cracked open, with the slightest touch from another living thing.” -- Kevin Wilson, author of Nothing to See Here<

The Alice Network

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The Alice Network
The Alice Network

Set in post-WWII Europe, “The Alice Network” brings together two women from different generations and backgrounds. With espionage, scandal, redemption, and rage-provoking examples of at least five ‘isms,’ the story has a bingability score equivalent to “Game of Thrones: Season One.” In other words, get ready to stay up all night reading and feel all the feelings.

The Guest List

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The Guest List
The Guest List

Reese Witherspoon picked “The Guest List” as one of her June/July 2020 book club picks, along with “I’m Still Here” by Austin Channing Brown. “A very stormy seaside destination wedding is the back drop for this thrilling June book pick. … Get ready for so many twists and turns as you try to figure out the who, what and when of this mystery. It reminds me of some of my favorite mysteries from Agatha Christie,” Witherspoon wrote in her Instagram announcement post.

Demon Copperhead

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Demon Copperhead
Demon Copperhead

WINNER OF THE 2023 PULITZER PRIZE • WINNER OF THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION A New York Times "Ten Best Books of 2022" • An Oprah’s Book Club Selection • An Instant New York Times Bestseller • An Instant Wall Street Journal Bestseller • A #1 Washington Post Bestseller 

The Art of Racing in the Rain

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The Art of Racing in the Rain
The Art of Racing in the Rain

See the trials and tribulations of a fraying family from the heartwarming perspective of their dog. Man’s best friend has much to teach about winning, losing & loving on this emotionally turbulent ride.

The Last Mrs. Parrish

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The Last Mrs. Parrish
The Last Mrs. Parrish

THE NATIONAL BESTSELLER AND A REESE WITHERSPOON'S HELLO SUNSHINE BOOK CLUB PICK “Will keep you up. In a ‘can’t put it down’ way. It’s ‘The Talented Mr. Ripley’ with XX chromosomes.”—The Skimm “Deliciously duplicitous. . . . equally as twisty, spellbinding, and addictive as Gillian Flynn’s Gone Girl or Paula

The Graveyard Book

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The Graveyard Book
The Graveyard Book

A full-cast audio edition of a perennial favorite—The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman, which has sold over one million copies. Special content in this edition includes the story behind The Graveyard Book, written and performed by Neil Gaiman. The Graveyard Book is the winner of the Newbery Medal and the Carnegie Medal

Ulysses

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Ulysses
Ulysses

'Ulysses' takes place in a single day, 16 June 1904, also known as Bloomsday, it sets the characters and incidents of the Odyssey of Homer in modern Dublin and represents Odysseus (Ulysses), Penelope and Telemachus in the characters of Leopold Bloom, his wife Molly Bloom and Stephen Dedalus, and contrasts them with their lofty models. The book explores various areas of Dub

The Priory of the Orange Tree

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The Priory of the Orange Tree
The Priory of the Orange Tree

Get ready for Samantha Shannon's new novel, A Day of Fallen Night, coming in February 2023! The New York Times bestselling "epic feminist fantasy perfect for fans of Game of Thrones" (Bustle). NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY: AMAZON (Top 100 Editors Picks and Science Fiction and Fantas

Leave the World Behind

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Leave the World Behind
Leave the World Behind

A simple premise belies the provocative racial themes that unfold in this slow burn thriller nominated for the National Book Award in Fiction. A white Brooklyn family rents a luxurious house in the Hamptons for a weeklong getaway, but they’re barely settled in when there’s a late night knock at the door. It’s an older Black couple claiming to be the owners who rented the house out, but they’re back due to a severe power outage in the city. With no internet or cell phone access in this remote area, it’s difficult to verify what’s really going on. The tension keeps ratcheting up until the pulse-pounding end. Netflix has already scooped up the movie rights with Julia Roberts and Mahershala Ali to star.

The Last Thing He Told Me

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The Last Thing He Told Me
The Last Thing He Told Me

Don’t miss the #1 New York Times bestselling blockbuster and Reese Witherspoon Book Club Pick that’s sold 3 million copies strong—now an Apple TV+ limited series starring Jennifer Garner! The “page-turning, exhilarating” (PopSugar) and “heartfelt thriller” (Real Simple) about a woman who thinks she’s found the love of her life—until h

The Tattooist of Auschwitz

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The Tattooist of Auschwitz
The Tattooist of Auschwitz

 #1 New York Times Bestseller and #1 International Bestseller Soon to be a Peacock Original Series This beautiful, illuminating tale of hope and courage is based on interviews that were conducted with Holocaust survivor and Auschwitz-Birkenau tattooist Ludwig (Lale) Sokolov—an unforgettable love story in the

Mrs Dalloway

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Mrs Dalloway
Mrs Dalloway

Adeline Virginia Woolf ( 1882 - 28th March 1941) is one of Britain’s leading literary talents and a pioneer of modernist writing especially ‘stream of consciousness’ which provides the reader with the flow of thoughts from the naked inner voice without any filter, order or arrangement. She overcame sexual abuse from her brothers, the death of her mother and then sister

The Dutch House

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The Dutch House
The Dutch House

Pulitzer Prize Finalist | New York Times Bestseller | A Read with Jenna Today Show Book Club Pick | A New York Times Book Review Notable Book | TIME Magazine's 100 Must-Read Books of the Year Named one of the Best Books of the Year by NPR, The Washington Post; O: The Oprah M

Commonwealth

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Commonwealth
Commonwealth

The acclaimed, bestselling author—winner of the PEN/Faulkner Award and the Orange Prize—tells the enthralling story of how an unexpected romantic encounter irrevocably changes two families’ lives. One Sunday afternoon in Southern California, Bert Cousins shows up at Franny Keating’s christening party uninvited. Before evening falls, he has kissed Franny’s mother,