[ { "id": 1, "title": "The Hunger Games", "authors": "Suzanne Collins", "description": "Winning will make you famous. Losing means certain death.The nation of Panem, formed from a post-apocalyptic North America, is a country that consists of a wealthy Capitol region surrounded by 12 poorer districts. Early in its history, a rebellion led by a 13th district against the Capitol resulted in its destruction and the creation of an annual televised event known as the Hunger Games. In punishment, and as a reminder of the power and grace of the Capitol, each district must yield one boy and one girl between the ages of 12 and 18 through a lottery system to participate in the games. The 'tributes' are chosen during the annual Reaping and are forced to fight to the death, leaving only one survivor to claim victory.When 16-year-old Katniss's young sister, Prim, is selected as District 12's female representative, Katniss volunteers to take her place. She and her male counterpart Peeta, are pitted against bigger, stronger representatives, some of whom have trained for this their whole lives. , she sees it as a death sentence. But Katniss has been close to death before. For her, survival is second nature.", "edition": "", "format": "Hardcover", "num_pages": 374, "rating": 4.33, "rating_count": 5519135, "review_count": 160706, "genres": "Young Adult, Fiction, Science Fiction, Dystopia, Fantasy, Science Fiction", "genre_list": "Young Adult,Fiction,Science Fiction,Dystopia,Fantasy", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1447303603l/2767052.jpg", "Quote1": "“You don’t forget the face of the person who was your last hope.”", "Quote2": "“Remember, we're madly in love, so it's all right to kiss me anytime you feel like it.”", "Quote3": "“May the odds be ever in your favor!”" }, { "id": 2, "title": "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix", "authors": "J.K. Rowling", "description": "There is a door at the end of a silent corridor. And it’s haunting Harry Pottter’s dreams. Why else would he be waking in the middle of the night, screaming in terror?Harry has a lot on his mind for this, his fifth year at Hogwarts: a Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher with a personality like poisoned honey; a big surprise on the Gryffindor Quidditch team; and the looming terror of the Ordinary Wizarding Level exams. But all these things pale next to the growing threat of He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named---a threat that neither the magical government nor the authorities at Hogwarts can stop.As the grasp of darkness tightens, Harry must discover the true depth and strength of his friends, the importance of boundless loyalty, and the shocking price of unbearable sacrifice.His fate depends on them alll.(back cover)", "edition": "US Edition", "format": "Paperback", "num_pages": 870, "rating": 4.48, "rating_count": 2041594, "review_count": 33264, "genres": "Fantasy, Young Adult, Fiction", "genre_list": "Fantasy,Young Adult,Fiction", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1255614970l/2.jpg", "Quote1": "“Wit beyond measure is man’s greatest treasure.”", "Quote2": "“Indifference and neglect often do much more damage than outright dislike.”", "Quote3": "“Things we lose have a way of coming back to us in the end, if not always in the way we expect.”" }, { "id": 3, "title": "To Kill a Mockingbird", "authors": "Harper Lee", "description": "The unforgettable novel of a childhood in a sleepy Southern town and the crisis of conscience that rocked it, To Kill A Mockingbird became both an instant bestseller and a critical success when it was first published in 1960. It went on to win the Pulitzer Prize in 1961 and was later made into an Academy Award-winning film, also a classic.Compassionate, dramatic, and deeply moving, To Kill A Mockingbird takes readers to the roots of human behavior - to innocence and experience, kindness and cruelty, love and hatred, humor and pathos. Now with over 18 million copies in print and translated into forty languages, this regional story by a young Alabama woman claims universal appeal. Harper Lee always considered her book to be a simple love story. Today it is regarded as a masterpiece of American literature.", "edition": "50th Anniversary", "format": "Paperback", "num_pages": 324, "rating": 4.27, "rating_count": 3745197, "review_count": 79450, "genres": "Classics, Fiction, Historical, Historical Fiction, Academic, School", "genre_list": "Classics,Fiction,Historical,Historical Fiction,Academic,School", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1361975680l/2657.jpg", "Quote1": "“Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not love breathing.”", "Quote2": "“People generally see what they look for, and hear what they listen for.”", "Quote3": "“The one thing that doesn't abide by majority rule is a person's conscience.”" }, { "id": 4, "title": "Pride and Prejudice", "authors": "Jane Austen", "description": "Since its immediate success in 1813, Pride and Prejudice has remained one of the most popular novels in the English language. Jane Austen called this brilliant work \"her own darling child\" and its vivacious heroine, Elizabeth Bennet, \"as delightful a creature as ever appeared in print.\" The romantic clash between the opinionated Elizabeth and her proud beau, Mr. Darcy, is a splendid performance of civilized sparring. And Jane Austen's radiant wit sparkles as her characters dance a delicate quadrille of flirtation and intrigue, making this book the most superb comedy of manners of Regency England.", "edition": "Modern Library Classics, USA / CAN", "format": "Paperback", "num_pages": 279, "rating": 4.25, "rating_count": 2453620, "review_count": 54322, "genres": "Classics, Fiction, Romance", "genre_list": "Classics,Fiction,Romance", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1320399351l/1885.jpg", "Quote1": "“A lady's imagination is very rapid; it jumps from admiration to love, from love to matrimony in a moment.”", "Quote2": "“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.”", "Quote3": "“I must learn to be content with being happier than I deserve.”" }, { "id": 5, "title": "Twilight", "authors": "Stephenie Meyer", "description": "About three things I was absolutely positive.First, Edward was a vampire.Second, there was a part of him—and I didn't know how dominant that part might be—that thirsted for my blood.And third, I was unconditionally and irrevocably in love with him.In the first book of the Twilight Saga, internationally bestselling author Stephenie Meyer introduces Bella Swan and Edward Cullen, a pair of star-crossed lovers whose forbidden relationship ripens against the backdrop of small-town suspicion and a mysterious coven of vampires. This is a love story with bite.", "edition": "", "format": "Paperback", "num_pages": 498, "rating": 3.58, "rating_count": 4281268, "review_count": 97991, "genres": "Young Adult, Fantasy, Romance, Paranormal, Vampires, Fiction, Fantasy, Paranormal", "genre_list": "Young Adult,Fantasy,Romance,Paranormal,Vampires,Fiction", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1361039443l/41865.jpg", "Quote1": "“I like the night. Without the dark, we'd never see the stars.”", "Quote2": "“I decided as long as I'm going to hell, I might as well do it thoroughly.”", "Quote3": "“When life offers you a dream so far beyond any of your expectations, it’s not reasonable to grieve when it comes to an end.”" }, { "id": 6, "title": "The Book Thief", "authors": "Markus Zusak", "description": "Trying to make sense of the horrors of World War II, Death relates the story of Liesel--a young German girl whose book-stealing and story-telling talents help sustain her family and the Jewish man they are hiding, as well as their neighbors.", "edition": "First American Edition (US / CAN)", "format": "Hardcover", "num_pages": 552, "rating": 4.36, "rating_count": 1485632, "review_count": 100821, "genres": "Historical, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Young Adult", "genre_list": "Historical,Historical Fiction,Fiction,Young Adult", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1522157426l/19063.jpg", "Quote1": "“You don’t forget the face of the person who was your last hope.”", "Quote2": "“Remember, we're madly in love, so it's all right to kiss me anytime you feel like it.”", "Quote3": "“May the odds be ever in your favor!”" }, { "id": 7, "title": "The Chronicles of Narnia", "authors": "C.S. Lewis", "description": "Journeys to the end of the world, fantastic creatures, and epic battles between good and evil—what more could any reader ask for in one book? The book that has it all is The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, written in 1949 by Clive Staples Lewis. But Lewis did not stop there. Six more books followed, and together they became known as The Chronicles of Narnia.For the past fifty years, The Chronicles of Narnia have transcended the fantasy genre to become part of the canon of classic literature. Each of the seven books is a masterpiece, drawing the reader into a land where magic meets reality, and the result is a fictional world whose scope has fascinated generations.This edition presents all seven books—unabridged—in one impressive volume. The books are presented here in chronlogical order, each chapter graced with an illustration by the original artist, Pauline Baynes. Deceptively simple and direct, The Chronicles of Narnia continue to captivate fans with adventures, characters, and truths that speak to readers of all ages, even fifty years after they were first published.", "edition": "Reissue Edition", "format": "Paperback", "num_pages": 767, "rating": 4.25, "rating_count": 437829, "review_count": 9439, "genres": "Fantasy, Classics, Fiction, Young Adult, Childrens", "genre_list": "Fantasy,Classics,Fiction,Young Adult,Childrens", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1449868701l/11127.jpg", "Quote1": "“Wit beyond measure is man’s greatest treasure.”", "Quote2": "“Indifference and neglect often do much more damage than outright dislike.”", "Quote3": "“Things we lose have a way of coming back to us in the end, if not always in the way we expect.”" }, { "id": 8, "title": "Animal Farm", "authors": "George Orwell", "description": "A farm is taken over by its overworked, mistreated animals. With flaming idealism and stirring slogans, they set out to create a paradise of progress, justice, and equality. Thus the stage is set for one of the most telling satiric fables ever penned –a razor-edged fairy tale for grown-ups that records the evolution from revolution against tyranny to a totalitarianism just as terrible.\nWhen Animal Farm was first published, Stalinist Russia was seen as its target. Today it is devastatingly clear that wherever and whenever freedom is attacked, under whatever banner, the cutting clarity and savage comedy of George Orwell’s masterpiece have a meaning and message still ferociously fresh.", "edition": "", "format": "Paperback", "num_pages": 122, "rating": 3.9, "rating_count": 2235084, "review_count": 42156, "genres": "Classics, Fiction, Science Fiction, Dystopia, Fantasy, Literature, Academic, School, Politics, Science Fiction, Novels, Academic, Read For School", "genre_list": "Classics,Fiction,Science Fiction,Dystopia,Fantasy,Literature,Academic,School,Politics,Novels,Read For School", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1424037542l/7613.jpg", "Quote1": "“Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not love breathing.”", "Quote2": "“People generally see what they look for, and hear what they listen for.”", "Quote3": "“The one thing that doesn't abide by majority rule is a person's conscience.”" }, { "id": 9, "title": "Gone with the Wind", "authors": "Margaret Mitchell", "description": "Gone with the Wind is a novel written by Margaret Mitchell, first published in 1936. The story is set in Clayton County, Georgia, and Atlanta during the American Civil War and Reconstruction era. It depicts the struggles of young Scarlett O'Hara, the daughter of a well-to-do plantation owner, who must use every means at her disposal to claw her way out of the poverty she finds herself in after Sherman's March to the Sea. A historical novel, the story is a Bildungsroman or coming-of-age story, with the title taken from a poem written by Ernest Dowson.", "edition": "", "format": "Paperback", "num_pages": 1037, "rating": 4.29, "rating_count": 969181, "review_count": 17452, "genres": "Classics, Historical, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Romance, Historical", "genre_list": "Classics,Historical,Historical Fiction,Fiction,Romance", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1328025229l/18405.jpg", "Quote1": "“A lady's imagination is very rapid; it jumps from admiration to love, from love to matrimony in a moment.”", "Quote2": "“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.”", "Quote3": "“I must learn to be content with being happier than I deserve.”" }, { "id": 10, "title": "J.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set: The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings", "authors": "J.R.R. Tolkien", "description": "This four-volume, boxed set contains J.R.R. Tolkien's epic masterworks The Hobbit and the three volumes of The Lord of the Rings (The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, and The Return of the King).", "edition": "Hobbit Movie Tie-in Boxed set", "format": "Mass Market Paperback", "num_pages": 1728, "rating": 4.59, "rating_count": 99793, "review_count": 1652, "genres": "Fantasy, Fiction, Classics", "genre_list": "Fantasy,Fiction,Classics", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1346072396l/30.jpg", "Quote1": "“I like the night. Without the dark, we'd never see the stars.”", "Quote2": "“I decided as long as I'm going to hell, I might as well do it thoroughly.”", "Quote3": "“When life offers you a dream so far beyond any of your expectations, it’s not reasonable to grieve when it comes to an end.”" }, { "id": 11, "title": "The Fault in Our Stars", "authors": "John Green", "description": "Despite the tumor-shrinking medical miracle that has bought her a few years, Hazel has never been anything but terminal, her final chapter inscribed upon diagnosis. But when a gorgeous plot twist named Augustus Waters suddenly appears at Cancer Kid Support Group, Hazel's story is about to be completely rewritten.Insightful, bold, irreverent, and raw, The Fault in Our Stars is award-winning author John Green's most ambitious and heartbreaking work yet, brilliantly exploring the funny, thrilling, and tragic business of being alive and in love.", "edition": "", "format": "Hardcover", "num_pages": 313, "rating": 4.24, "rating_count": 2881648, "review_count": 147270, "genres": "Young Adult, Fiction, Romance, Contemporary", "genre_list": "Young Adult,Fiction,Romance,Contemporary", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1360206420l/11870085.jpg", "Quote1": "“You don’t forget the face of the person who was your last hope.”", "Quote2": "“Remember, we're madly in love, so it's all right to kiss me anytime you feel like it.”", "Quote3": "“May the odds be ever in your favor!”" }, { "id": 12, "title": "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy", "authors": "Douglas Adams", "description": "Seconds before the Earth is demolished to make way for a galactic freeway, Arthur Dent is plucked off the planet by his friend Ford Prefect, a researcher for the revised edition of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy who, for the last fifteen years, has been posing as an out-of-work actor.Together this dynamic pair begin a journey through space aided by quotes from The Hitchhiker's Guide (\"A towel is about the most massively useful thing an interstellar hitchhiker can have\") and a galaxy-full of fellow travelers: Zaphod Beeblebrox—the two-headed, three-armed ex-hippie and totally out-to-lunch president of the galaxy; Trillian, Zaphod's girlfriend (formally Tricia McMillan), whom Arthur tried to pick up at a cocktail party once upon a time zone; Marvin, a paranoid, brilliant, and chronically depressed robot; Veet Voojagig, a former graduate student who is obsessed with the disappearance of all the ballpoint pens he bought over the years.", "edition": "", "format": "Paperback", "num_pages": 193, "rating": 4.21, "rating_count": 1155911, "review_count": 23919, "genres": "Science Fiction, Fiction, Humor, Fantasy, Classics", "genre_list": "Science Fiction,Fiction,Humor,Fantasy,Classics", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1388282444l/386162.jpg", "Quote1": "“Wit beyond measure is man’s greatest treasure.”", "Quote2": "“Indifference and neglect often do much more damage than outright dislike.”", "Quote3": "“Things we lose have a way of coming back to us in the end, if not always in the way we expect.”" }, { "id": 13, "title": "The Giving Tree", "authors": "Shel Silverstein", "description": "\"Once there was a tree...and she loved a little boy.\"So begins a story of unforgettable perception, beautifully written and illustrated by the gifted and versatile Shel Silverstein.Every day the boy would come to the tree to eat her apples, swing from her branches, or slide down her trunk...and the tree was happy. But as the boy grew older he began to want more from the tree, and the tree gave and gave and gave.This is a tender story, touched with sadness, aglow with consolation. Shel Silverstein has created a moving parable for readers of all ages that offers an affecting interpretation of the gift of giving and a serene acceptance of another's capacity to love in return.", "edition": "", "format": "Hardcover", "num_pages": 64, "rating": 4.37, "rating_count": 789681, "review_count": 15694, "genres": "Childrens, Childrens, Picture Books, Classics, Fiction", "genre_list": "Childrens,Picture Books,Classics,Fiction", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1174210942l/370493.jpg", "Quote1": "“Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not love breathing.”", "Quote2": "“People generally see what they look for, and hear what they listen for.”", "Quote3": "“The one thing that doesn't abide by majority rule is a person's conscience.”" }, { "id": 14, "title": "Wuthering Heights", "authors": "Emily Brontë", "description": "You can find the redesigned cover of this edition HERE.This best-selling Norton Critical Edition is based on the 1847 first edition of the novel. For the Fourth Edition, the editor has collated the 1847 text with several modern editions and has corrected a number of variants, including accidentals. The text is accompanied by entirely new explanitory annotations.New to the fourth Edition are twelve of Emily Bronte's letters regarding the publication of the 1847 edition of Wuthering Heights as well as the evolution of the 1850 edition, prose and poetry selections by the author, four reviews of the novel, and poetry selections by the author, four reviews of the novel, and Edward Chitham's insightful and unformative chronology of the creative process behind the beloved work.Five major critical interpretations of Wuthering Heights are included, three of them new to the Fourth Edition. A Stuart Daley considers teh mimportance of chronology in the novel. J. Hillis Miller examines Wuthering Heights's problems of genre and critical reputation. Sandra M. Gilbert asseses the role of Victorian Christianity plays in the novel, while Martha Nussbaum traces the novel's romanticism. Finally, Lin Haire-Sargeant scrutinizes the role of Heathcliff in film adaptations of Wuthering Heights. A Chronology and updated Selected Bibliography are also included.(back cover)", "edition": "Fourth Edition", "format": "Paperback", "num_pages": 464, "rating": 3.84, "rating_count": 1121100, "review_count": 29400, "genres": "Classics, Fiction, Romance, Literature", "genre_list": "Classics,Fiction,Romance,Literature", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1388212715l/6185.jpg", "Quote1": "“A lady's imagination is very rapid; it jumps from admiration to love, from love to matrimony in a moment.”", "Quote2": "“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.”", "Quote3": "“I must learn to be content with being happier than I deserve.”" }, { "id": 15, "title": "The Da Vinci Code", "authors": "Dan Brown", "description": "An ingenious code hidden in the works of Leonardo da Vinci.A desperate race through the cathedrals and castles of Europe.An astonishing truth concealed for centuries . . . unveiled at last.While in Paris, Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon is awakened by a phone call in the dead of the night. The elderly curator of the Louvre has been murdered inside the museum, his body covered in baffling symbols. As Langdon and gifted French cryptologist Sophie Neveu sort through the bizarre riddles, they are stunned to discover a trail of clues hidden in the works of Leonardo da Vinci—clues visible for all to see and yet ingeniously disguised by the painter.Even more startling, the late curator was involved in the Priory of Sion—a secret society whose members included Sir Isaac Newton, Victor Hugo, and Da Vinci—and he guarded a breathtaking historical secret. Unless Langdon and Neveu can decipher the labyrinthine puzzle—while avoiding the faceless adversary who shadows their every move—the explosive, ancient truth will be lost forever.", "edition": "", "format": "Paperback", "num_pages": 481, "rating": 3.81, "rating_count": 1668594, "review_count": 43699, "genres": "Fiction, Mystery, Thriller", "genre_list": "Fiction,Mystery,Thriller", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1303252999l/968.jpg", "Quote1": "“I like the night. Without the dark, we'd never see the stars.”", "Quote2": "“I decided as long as I'm going to hell, I might as well do it thoroughly.”", "Quote3": "“When life offers you a dream so far beyond any of your expectations, it’s not reasonable to grieve when it comes to an end.”" }, { "id": 16, "title": "Memoirs of a Geisha", "authors": "Arthur Golden", "description": "A literary sensation and runaway bestseller, this brilliant debut novel presents with seamless authenticity and exquisite lyricism the true confessions of one of Japan's most celebrated geisha.In Memoirs of a Geisha, we enter a world where appearances are paramount; where a girl's virginity is auctioned to the highest bidder; where women are trained to beguile the most powerful men; and where love is scorned as illusion. It is a unique and triumphant work of fiction - at once romantic, erotic, suspenseful - and completely unforgettable.", "edition": "Large Print", "format": "Hardcover", "num_pages": 434, "rating": 4.09, "rating_count": 1525851, "review_count": 27168, "genres": "Fiction, Historical, Historical Fiction, Romance, Historical", "genre_list": "Fiction,Historical,Historical Fiction,Romance", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1388367666l/930.jpg", "Quote1": "“You don’t forget the face of the person who was your last hope.”", "Quote2": "“Remember, we're madly in love, so it's all right to kiss me anytime you feel like it.”", "Quote3": "“May the odds be ever in your favor!”" }, { "id": 17, "title": "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass", "authors": "Lewis Carroll", "description": "\" I can't explain myself, I'm afraid, sir,\" said Alice, \"Because I'm not myself, you see.\"When Alice sees a white rabbit take a watch out of its waistcoat pocket she decides to follow it, and a sequence of most unusual events is set in motion. This mini book contains the entire topsy-turvy stories of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass, accompanied by practical notes and Martina Pelouso's memorable full-colour illustrations.", "edition": "", "format": "Mass Market Paperback", "num_pages": 239, "rating": 4.07, "rating_count": 411153, "review_count": 9166, "genres": "Classics, Fantasy, Fiction, Childrens", "genre_list": "Classics,Fantasy,Fiction,Childrens", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1327872220l/24213.jpg", "Quote1": "“Wit beyond measure is man’s greatest treasure.”", "Quote2": "“Indifference and neglect often do much more damage than outright dislike.”", "Quote3": "“Things we lose have a way of coming back to us in the end, if not always in the way we expect.”" }, { "id": 18, "title": "The Picture of Dorian Gray", "authors": "Oscar Wilde", "description": "Written in his distinctively dazzling manner, Oscar Wilde’s story of a fashionable young man who sells his soul for eternal youth and beauty is the author’s most popular work. The tale of Dorian Gray’s moral disintegration caused a scandal when it first appeared in 1890, but though Wilde was attacked for the novel’s corrupting influence, he responded that there is, in fact, “a terrible moral in Dorian Gray.” Just a few years later, the book and the aesthetic/moral dilemma it presented became issues in the trials occasioned by Wilde’s homosexual liaisons, which resulted in his imprisonment. Of Dorian Gray’s relationship to autobiography, Wilde noted in a letter, “Basil Hallward is what I think I am: Lord Henry what the world thinks me: Dorian what I would like to be—in other ages, perhaps.”", "edition": "Modern Library Classics", "format": "Paperback", "num_pages": 367, "rating": 4.06, "rating_count": 775701, "review_count": 22938, "genres": "Fiction, Classics, Horror, Fantasy, Literature, Gothic, Novels, Literature, 19th Century, Classics, Classic Literature, European Literature, British Literature", "genre_list": "Fiction,Classics,Horror,Fantasy,Literature,Gothic,Novels,19th Century,Classic Literature,European Literature,British Literature", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1424596966l/5297.jpg", "Quote1": "“Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not love breathing.”", "Quote2": "“People generally see what they look for, and hear what they listen for.”", "Quote3": "“The one thing that doesn't abide by majority rule is a person's conscience.”" }, { "id": 19, "title": "Les Misérables", "authors": "Victor Hugo", "description": "Introducing one of the most famous characters in literature, Jean Valjean—the noble peasant imprisoned for stealing a loaf of bread—Les Misérables ranks among the greatest novels of all time. In it, Victor Hugo takes readers deep into the Parisian underworld, immerses them in a battle between good and evil, and carries them to the barricades during the uprising of 1832 with a breathtaking realism that is unsurpassed in modern prose. Within his dramatic story are themes that capture the intellect and the emotions: crime and punishment, the relentless persecution of Valjean by Inspector Javert, the desperation of the prostitute Fantine, the amorality of the rogue Thénardier, and the universal desire to escape the prisons of our own minds. Les Misérables gave Victor Hugo a canvas upon which he portrayed his criticism of the French political and judicial systems, but the portrait that resulted is larger than life, epic in scope—an extravagant spectacle that dazzles the senses even as it touches the heart.", "edition": "", "format": "Mass Market Paperback", "num_pages": 1463, "rating": 4.15, "rating_count": 591874, "review_count": 13063, "genres": "Classics, Fiction, Historical, Historical Fiction, Literature", "genre_list": "Classics,Fiction,Historical,Historical Fiction,Literature", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1525303092l/24280.jpg", "Quote1": "“A lady's imagination is very rapid; it jumps from admiration to love, from love to matrimony in a moment.”", "Quote2": "“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.”", "Quote3": "“I must learn to be content with being happier than I deserve.”" }, { "id": 20, "title": "Divergent", "authors": "Veronica Roth", "description": "In Beatrice Prior's dystopian Chicago world, society is divided into five factions, each dedicated to the cultivation of a particular virtue—Candor (the honest), Abnegation (the selfless), Dauntless (the brave), Amity (the peaceful), and Erudite (the intelligent). On an appointed day of every year, all sixteen-year-olds must select the faction to which they will devote the rest of their lives. For Beatrice, the decision is between staying with her family and being who she really is—she can't have both. So she makes a choice that surprises everyone, including herself.During the highly competitive initiation that follows, Beatrice renames herself Tris and struggles alongside her fellow initiates to live out the choice they have made. Together they must undergo extreme physical tests of endurance and intense psychological simulations, some with devastating consequences. As initiation transforms them all, Tris must determine who her friends really are—and where, exactly, a romance with a sometimes fascinating, sometimes exasperating boy fits into the life she's chosen. But Tris also has a secret, one she's kept hidden from everyone because she's been warned it can mean death. And as she discovers unrest and growing conflict that threaten to unravel her seemingly perfect society, she also learns that her secret might help her save those she loves . . . or it might destroy her.", "edition": "", "format": "Paperback", "num_pages": 487, "rating": 4.22, "rating_count": 2493519, "review_count": 104329, "genres": "Young Adult, Science Fiction, Dystopia, Fiction, Fantasy", "genre_list": "Young Adult,Science Fiction,Dystopia,Fiction,Fantasy", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1328559506l/13335037.jpg", "Quote1": "“I like the night. Without the dark, we'd never see the stars.”", "Quote2": "“I decided as long as I'm going to hell, I might as well do it thoroughly.”", "Quote3": "“When life offers you a dream so far beyond any of your expectations, it’s not reasonable to grieve when it comes to an end.”" }, { "id": 21, "title": "Jane Eyre", "authors": "Charlotte Brontë", "description": "Fiery love, shocking twists of fate, and tragic mysteries put a lonely governess in jeopardy in JANE EYRE Orphaned as a child, Jane has felt an outcast her whole young life. Her courage is tested once again when she arrives at Thornfield Hall, where she has been hired by the brooding, proud Edward Rochester to care for his ward Adèle. Jane finds herself drawn to his troubled yet kind spirit. She falls in love. Hard. But there is a terrifying secret inside the gloomy, forbidding Thornfield Hall. Is Rochester hiding from Jane? Will Jane be left heartbroken and exiled once again?", "edition": "Penguin Classics", "format": "Paperback", "num_pages": 507, "rating": 4.11, "rating_count": 1381404, "review_count": 34670, "genres": "Classics, Fiction, Romance, Historical, Historical Fiction, Literature, Gothic, Historical, Literature, 19th Century, Classics, Classic Literature, Academic, School", "genre_list": "Classics,Fiction,Romance,Historical,Historical Fiction,Literature,Gothic,19th Century,Classic Literature,Academic,School", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1327867269l/10210.jpg", "Quote1": "“You don’t forget the face of the person who was your last hope.”", "Quote2": "“Remember, we're madly in love, so it's all right to kiss me anytime you feel like it.”", "Quote3": "“May the odds be ever in your favor!”" }, { "id": 22, "title": "Romeo and Juliet", "authors": "William Shakespeare", "description": "In Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare creates a world of violence and generational conflict in which two young people fall in love and die because of that love. The story is rather extraordinary in that the normal problems faced by young lovers are here so very large. It is not simply that the families of Romeo and Juliet disapprove of the lover's affection for each other; rather, the Montagues and the Capulets are on opposite sides in a blood feud and are trying to kill each other on the streets of Verona. Every time a member of one of the two families dies in the fight, his relatives demand the blood of his killer. Because of the feud, if Romeo is discovered with Juliet by her family, he will be killed. Once Romeo is banished, the only way that Juliet can avoid being married to someone else is to take a potion that apparently kills her, so that she is burried with the bodies of her slain relatives. In this violent, death-filled world, the movement of the story from love at first sight to the union of the lovers in death seems almost inevitable.What is so striking about this play is that despite its extraordinary setting (one perhaps reflecting Elizabethan attitudes about hot-blooded Italians), it has become the quintessential story of young love. Because most young lovers feel that they have to overcome giant obstacles in order to be together, because they feel that they would rather die than be kept apart, and especially because the language Shakespeare gives his young lovers is so exquisite, allowing them to say to each other just what we would all say to a lover if we only knew how, it is easy to respond to this play as if it were about all young lovers rather than about a particular couple in a very unusual world. (When the play was rewritten in the eighteen century as The History and Fall of Caius Marius, the violent setting became that of a particularly discordant period in classical Rome; when Leonard Berstein rewrote the play as West Side Story, he chose the violent world of New York street gangs.)", "edition": "New Folger edition", "format": "Mass Market Paperback", "num_pages": 283, "rating": 3.74, "rating_count": 1818262, "review_count": 16442, "genres": "Classics, Plays, Fiction, Romance, Academic, School, Drama, Academic, Read For School, Literature, Young Adult, High School, Poetry", "genre_list": "Classics,Plays,Fiction,Romance,Academic,School,Drama,Read For School,Literature,Young Adult,High School,Poetry", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1327872146l/18135.jpg", "Quote1": "“Wit beyond measure is man’s greatest treasure.”", "Quote2": "“Indifference and neglect often do much more damage than outright dislike.”", "Quote3": "“Things we lose have a way of coming back to us in the end, if not always in the way we expect.”" }, { "id": 23, "title": "Lord of the Flies", "authors": "William Golding", "description": "At the dawn of the next world war, a plane crashes on an uncharted island, stranding a group of schoolboys. At first, with no adult supervision, their freedom is something to celebrate; this far from civilization the boys can do anything they want. Anything. They attempt to forge their own society, failing, however, in the face of terror, sin and evil. And as order collapses, as strange howls echo in the night, as terror begins its reign, the hope of adventure seems as far from reality as the hope of being rescued. Labeled a parable, an allegory, a myth, a morality tale, a parody, a political treatise, even a vision of the apocalypse, Lord of the Flies is perhaps our most memorable tale about “the end of innocence, the darkness of man’s heart.”", "edition": "Penguin Great Books of the 20th Century", "format": "Paperback", "num_pages": 182, "rating": 3.66, "rating_count": 1840595, "review_count": 30634, "genres": "Classics, Fiction, Young Adult, Academic, School, Literature", "genre_list": "Classics,Fiction,Young Adult,Academic,School,Literature", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1327869409l/7624.jpg", "Quote1": "“Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not love breathing.”", "Quote2": "“People generally see what they look for, and hear what they listen for.”", "Quote3": "“The one thing that doesn't abide by majority rule is a person's conscience.”" }, { "id": 24, "title": "The Alchemist", "authors": "Paulo Coelho", "description": "Paulo Coelho's masterpiece tells the mystical story of Santiago, an Andalusian shepherd boy who yearns to travel in search of a worldly treasure. His quest will lead him to riches far different—and far more satisfying—than he ever imagined. Santiago's journey teaches us about the essential wisdom of listening to our hearts, of recognizing opportunity and learning to read the omens strewn along life's path, and, most importantly, to follow our dreams.", "edition": "", "format": "Paperback", "num_pages": 197, "rating": 3.84, "rating_count": 1644387, "review_count": 63861, "genres": "Fiction, Classics, Fantasy, Philosophy, Novels, Spirituality, Literature, Inspirational, Adventure, Self Help", "genre_list": "Fiction,Classics,Fantasy,Philosophy,Novels,Spirituality,Literature,Inspirational,Adventure,Self Help", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1483412266l/865.jpg", "Quote1": "“A lady's imagination is very rapid; it jumps from admiration to love, from love to matrimony in a moment.”", "Quote2": "“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.”", "Quote3": "“I must learn to be content with being happier than I deserve.”" }, { "id": 25, "title": "Crime and Punishment", "authors": "Fyodor Dostoyevsky", "description": "Raskolnikov, an impoverished student living in the St. Petersburg of the tsars, is determined to overreach his humanity and assert his untrammeled individual will. When he commits an act of murder and theft, he sets into motion a story that, for its excruciating suspense, its atmospheric vividness, and its depth of characterization and vision is almost unequaled in the literatures of the world. The best known of Dostoevsky’s masterpieces, Crime and Punishment can bear any amount of rereading without losing a drop of its power over our imaginations.Dostoevsky’s drama of sin, guilt, and redemption transforms the sordid story of an old woman’s murder into the nineteenth century’s profoundest and most compelling philosophical novel.Award-winning translators Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky render this elusive and wildly innovative novel with an energy, suppleness, and range of voice that do full justice to the genius of its creator.", "edition": "Penguin Classics", "format": "Paperback", "num_pages": 671, "rating": 4.2, "rating_count": 507522, "review_count": 14496, "genres": "Classics, Fiction, Cultural, Russia, Literature, Literature, Russian Literature", "genre_list": "Classics,Fiction,Cultural,Russia,Literature,Russian Literature", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1382846449l/7144.jpg", "Quote1": "“I like the night. Without the dark, we'd never see the stars.”", "Quote2": "“I decided as long as I'm going to hell, I might as well do it thoroughly.”", "Quote3": "“When life offers you a dream so far beyond any of your expectations, it’s not reasonable to grieve when it comes to an end.”" }, { "id": 26, "title": "Ender's Game", "authors": "Orson Scott Card", "description": "Andrew \"Ender\" Wiggin thinks he is playing computer simulated war games; he is, in fact, engaged in something far more desperate. The result of genetic experimentation, Ender may be the military genius Earth desperately needs in a war against an alien enemy seeking to destroy all human life. The only way to find out is to throw Ender into ever harsher training, to chip away and find the diamond inside, or destroy him utterly. Ender Wiggin is six years old when it begins. He will grow up fast.But Ender is not the only result of the experiment. The war with the Buggers has been raging for a hundred years, and the quest for the perfect general has been underway almost as long. Ender's two older siblings, Peter and Valentine, are every bit as unusual as he is, but in very different ways. While Peter was too uncontrollably violent, Valentine very nearly lacks the capability for violence altogether. Neither was found suitable for the military's purpose. But they are driven by their jealousy of Ender, and by their inbred drive for power. Peter seeks to control the political process, to become a ruler. Valentine's abilities turn more toward the subtle control of the beliefs of commoner and elite alike, through powerfully convincing essays. Hiding their youth and identities behind the anonymity of the computer networks, these two begin working together to shape the destiny of Earth-an Earth that has no future at all if their brother Ender fails.Source: hatrack.com", "edition": "Author's Definitive Edition, Revised mass market edition (US / CAN)", "format": "Mass Market Paperback", "num_pages": 324, "rating": 4.3, "rating_count": 965351, "review_count": 40289, "genres": "Science Fiction, Fiction, Young Adult, Fantasy", "genre_list": "Science Fiction,Fiction,Young Adult,Fantasy", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1408303130l/375802.jpg", "Quote1": "“You don’t forget the face of the person who was your last hope.”", "Quote2": "“Remember, we're madly in love, so it's all right to kiss me anytime you feel like it.”", "Quote3": "“May the odds be ever in your favor!”" }, { "id": 27, "title": "The Perks of Being a Wallflower", "authors": "Stephen Chbosky", "description": "The critically acclaimed debut novel from Stephen Chbosky, Perks follows observant “wallflower” Charlie as he charts a course through the strange world between adolescence and adulthood. First dates, family drama, and new friends. Sex, drugs, and The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Devastating loss, young love, and life on the fringes. Caught between trying to live his life and trying to run from it, Charlie must learn to navigate those wild and poignant roller-coaster days known as growing up.Listening Length: 6 hours and 18 minutes", "edition": "", "format": "Paperback", "num_pages": 213, "rating": 4.2, "rating_count": 1063711, "review_count": 50846, "genres": "Young Adult, Fiction, Contemporary", "genre_list": "Young Adult,Fiction,Contemporary", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1520093244l/22628.jpg", "Quote1": "“Wit beyond measure is man’s greatest treasure.”", "Quote2": "“Indifference and neglect often do much more damage than outright dislike.”", "Quote3": "“Things we lose have a way of coming back to us in the end, if not always in the way we expect.”" }, { "id": 28, "title": "City of Bones", "authors": "Cassandra Clare", "description": "When fifteen-year-old Clary Fray heads out to the Pandemonium Club in New York City, she hardly expects to witness a murder― much less a murder committed by three teenagers covered with strange tattoos and brandishing bizarre weapons. Then the body disappears into thin air. It's hard to call the police when the murderers are invisible to everyone else and when there is nothing―not even a smear of blood―to show that a boy has died. Or was he a boy?This is Clary's first meeting with the Shadowhunters, warriors dedicated to ridding the earth of demons. It's also her first encounter with Jace, a Shadowhunter who looks a little like an angel and acts a lot like a jerk. Within twenty-four hours Clary is pulled into Jace's world with a vengeance when her mother disappears and Clary herself is attacked by a demon. But why would demons be interested in ordinary mundanes like Clary and her mother? And how did Clary suddenly get the Sight? The Shadowhunters would like to know...", "edition": "", "format": "Hardcover", "num_pages": 485, "rating": 4.11, "rating_count": 1383479, "review_count": 55446, "genres": "Fantasy, Young Adult, Fantasy, Paranormal, Romance", "genre_list": "Fantasy,Young Adult,Paranormal,Romance", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1432730315l/256683.jpg", "Quote1": "“Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not love breathing.”", "Quote2": "“People generally see what they look for, and hear what they listen for.”", "Quote3": "“The one thing that doesn't abide by majority rule is a person's conscience.”" }, { "id": 29, "title": "The Help", "authors": "Kathryn Stockett", "description": "Be prepared to meet three unforgettable women:Twenty-two-year-old Skeeter has just returned home after graduating from Ole Miss. She may have a degree, but it is 1962, Mississippi, and her mother will not be happy till Skeeter has a ring on her finger. Skeeter would normally find solace with her beloved maid Constantine, the woman who raised her, but Constantine has disappeared and no one will tell Skeeter where she has gone.Aibileen is a black maid, a wise, regal woman raising her seventeenth white child. Something has shifted inside her after the loss of her own son, who died while his bosses looked the other way. She is devoted to the little girl she looks after, though she knows both their hearts may be broken.Minny, Aibileen’s best friend, is short, fat, and perhaps the sassiest woman in Mississippi. She can cook like nobody’s business, but she can’t mind her tongue, so she’s lost yet another job. Minny finally finds a position working for someone too new to town to know her reputation. But her new boss has secrets of her own.Seemingly as different from one another as can be, these women will nonetheless come together for a clandestine project that will put them all at risk. And why? Because they are suffocating within the lines that define their town and their times. And sometimes lines are made to be crossed.In pitch-perfect voices, Kathryn Stockett creates three extraordinary women whose determination to start a movement of their own forever changes a town, and the way women — mothers, daughters, caregivers, friends — view one another. A deeply moving novel filled with poignancy, humor, and hope, The Help is a timeless and universal story about the lines we abide by, and the ones we don't.", "edition": "", "format": "Hardcover", "num_pages": 465, "rating": 4.46, "rating_count": 1790905, "review_count": 80741, "genres": "Fiction, Historical, Historical Fiction, Historical, Adult", "genre_list": "Fiction,Historical,Historical Fiction,Adult", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1346100365l/4667024.jpg", "Quote1": "“A lady's imagination is very rapid; it jumps from admiration to love, from love to matrimony in a moment.”", "Quote2": "“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.”", "Quote3": "“I must learn to be content with being happier than I deserve.”" }, { "id": 30, "title": "The Great Gatsby", "authors": "F. Scott Fitzgerald", "description": "Alternate Cover Edition ISBN: 0743273567 (ISBN13: 9780743273565)A true classic of twentieth-century literature, this edition has been updated by Fitzgerald scholar James L.W. West III to include the author’s final revisions and features a note on the composition and text, a personal foreword by Fitzgerald’s granddaughter, Eleanor Lanahan—and a new introduction by two-time National Book Award winner Jesmyn Ward.The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s third book, stands as the supreme achievement of his career. First published in 1925, this quintessential novel of the Jazz Age has been acclaimed by generations of readers. The story of the mysteriously wealthy Jay Gatsby and his love for the beautiful Daisy Buchanan, of lavish parties on Long Island at a time when The New York Times noted “gin was the national drink and sex the national obsession,” it is an exquisitely crafted tale of America in the 1920s.", "edition": "US / CAN", "format": "Paperback", "num_pages": 180, "rating": 3.9, "rating_count": 3141842, "review_count": 56953, "genres": "Classics, Fiction, Academic, School, Literature, Historical, Historical Fiction, Romance, Novels, Academic, Read For School, Young Adult, High School, Literature, American", "genre_list": "Classics,Fiction,Academic,School,Literature,Historical,Historical Fiction,Romance,Novels,Read For School,Young Adult,High School,American", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1490528560l/4671.jpg", "Quote1": "“I like the night. Without the dark, we'd never see the stars.”", "Quote2": "“I decided as long as I'm going to hell, I might as well do it thoroughly.”", "Quote3": "“When life offers you a dream so far beyond any of your expectations, it’s not reasonable to grieve when it comes to an end.”" }, { "id": 31, "title": "The Time Traveler's Wife", "authors": "Audrey Niffenegger", "description": "A funny, often poignant tale of boy meets girl with a twist: what if one of them couldn't stop slipping in and out of time? Highly original and imaginative, this debut novel raises questions about life, love, and the effects of time on relationships.Audrey Niffenegger’s innovative debut, The Time Traveler’s Wife, is the story of Clare, a beautiful art student, and Henry, an adventuresome librarian, who have known each other since Clare was six and Henry was thirty-six, and were married when Clare was twenty-three and Henry thirty-one. Impossible but true, because Henry is one of the first people diagnosed with Chrono-Displacement Disorder: periodically his genetic clock resets and he finds himself misplaced in time, pulled to moments of emotional gravity in his life, past and future. His disappearances are spontaneous, his experiences unpredictable, alternately harrowing and amusing. The Time Traveler’s Wife depicts the effects of time travel on Henry and Clare’s marriage and their passionate love for each other as the story unfolds from both points of view. Clare and Henry attempt to live normal lives, pursuing familiar goals—steady jobs, good friends, children of their own. All of this is threatened by something they can neither prevent nor control, making their story intensely moving and entirely unforgettable.", "edition": "Special Edition", "format": "ebook", "num_pages": 500, "rating": 3.96, "rating_count": 1408080, "review_count": 45153, "genres": "Fiction, Romance, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Time Travel, Science Fiction", "genre_list": "Fiction,Romance,Fantasy,Science Fiction,Time Travel", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1380660571l/18619684.jpg", "Quote1": "“You don’t forget the face of the person who was your last hope.”", "Quote2": "“Remember, we're madly in love, so it's all right to kiss me anytime you feel like it.”", "Quote3": "“May the odds be ever in your favor!”" }, { "id": 32, "title": "Charlotte's Web", "authors": "E.B. White", "description": "This beloved book by E. B. White, author of Stuart Little and The Trumpet of the Swan, is a classic of children's literature that is \"just about perfect.\" This high-quality paperback features vibrant illustrations colorized by Rosemary Wells!Some Pig. Humble. Radiant. These are the words in Charlotte's Web, high up in Zuckerman's barn. Charlotte's spiderweb tells of her feelings for a little pig named Wilbur, who simply wants a friend. They also express the love of a girl named Fern, who saved Wilbur's life when he was born the runt of his litter.E. B. White's Newbery Honor Book is a tender novel of friendship, love, life, and death that will continue to be enjoyed by generations to come. This edition contains newly color illustrations by Garth Williams, the acclaimed illustrator of E. B. White's Stuart Little and Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little House series, among many other books.--harpercollins.com", "edition": "Full Color Edition", "format": "Paperback", "num_pages": 184, "rating": 4.16, "rating_count": 1199733, "review_count": 14938, "genres": "Classics, Childrens, Fiction", "genre_list": "Classics,Childrens,Fiction", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1439632243l/24178.jpg", "Quote1": "“Wit beyond measure is man’s greatest treasure.”", "Quote2": "“Indifference and neglect often do much more damage than outright dislike.”", "Quote3": "“Things we lose have a way of coming back to us in the end, if not always in the way we expect.”" }, { "id": 33, "title": "Anne of Green Gables", "authors": "L.M. Montgomery", "description": "As soon as Anne Shirley arrives at the snug white farmhouse called Green Gables, she is sure she wants to stay forever . . . but will the Cuthberts send her back to to the orphanage? Anne knows she's not what they expected—a skinny girl with fiery red hair and a temper to match. If only she can convince them to let her stay, she'll try very hard not to keep rushing headlong into scrapes and blurting out the first thing that comes to her mind. Anne is not like anyone else, the Cuthberts agree; she is special—a girl with an enormous imagination. This orphan girl dreams of the day when she can call herself Anne of Green Gables.", "edition": "", "format": "Paperback", "num_pages": 320, "rating": 4.24, "rating_count": 599365, "review_count": 16797, "genres": "Classics, Fiction, Young Adult, Childrens, Historical, Historical Fiction, Historical, Cultural, Canada, Childrens, Middle Grade, Audiobook, Young Adult, Coming Of Age", "genre_list": "Classics,Fiction,Young Adult,Childrens,Historical,Historical Fiction,Cultural,Canada,Middle Grade,Audiobook,Coming Of Age", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1390789015l/8127.jpg", "Quote1": "“Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not love breathing.”", "Quote2": "“People generally see what they look for, and hear what they listen for.”", "Quote3": "“The one thing that doesn't abide by majority rule is a person's conscience.”" }, { "id": 34, "title": "Of Mice and Men", "authors": "John Steinbeck", "description": "The compelling story of two outsiders striving to find their place in an unforgiving world. Drifters in search of work, George and his simple-minded friend Lennie have nothing in the world except each other and a dream--a dream that one day they will have some land of their own. Eventually they find work on a ranch in California’s Salinas Valley, but their hopes are doomed as Lennie, struggling against extreme cruelty, misunderstanding and feelings of jealousy, becomes a victim of his own strength. Tackling universal themes such as the friendship of a shared vision, and giving voice to America’s lonely and dispossessed, Of Mice and Men has proved one of Steinbeck’s most popular works, achieving success as a novel, a Broadway play and three acclaimed films.", "edition": "Steinbeck Centennial Edition, US / CAN Edition", "format": "Paperback", "num_pages": 112, "rating": 3.85, "rating_count": 1662561, "review_count": 27999, "genres": "Classics, Fiction, Academic, School, Literature, Historical, Historical Fiction", "genre_list": "Classics,Fiction,Academic,School,Literature,Historical,Historical Fiction", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1511302904l/890.jpg", "Quote1": "“A lady's imagination is very rapid; it jumps from admiration to love, from love to matrimony in a moment.”", "Quote2": "“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.”", "Quote3": "“I must learn to be content with being happier than I deserve.”" }, { "id": 35, "title": "Dracula", "authors": "Bram Stoker", "description": "You can find an alternative cover edition for this ISBN here and here.A rich selection of background and source materials is provided in three areas: Contexts includes probable inspirations for Dracula in the earlier works of James Malcolm Rymer and Emily Gerard. Also included are a discussion of Stoker's working notes for the novel and \"Dracula's Guest,\" the original opening chapter to Dracula. Reviews and Reactions reprints five early reviews of the novel. \"Dramatic and Film Variations\" focuses on theater and film adaptations of Dracula, two indications of the novel's unwavering appeal. David J. Skal, Gregory A. Waller, and Nina Auerbach offer their varied perspectives. Checklists of both dramatic and film adaptations are included.Criticism collects seven theoretical interpretations of Dracula by Phyllis A. Roth, Carol A. Senf, Franco Moretti, Christopher Craft, Bram Dijkstra, Stephen D. Arata, and Talia Schaffer.A Chronology and a Selected Bibliography are included.", "edition": "Norton Critical Edition", "format": "Paperback", "num_pages": 488, "rating": 3.98, "rating_count": 775448, "review_count": 19726, "genres": "Classics, Horror, Fiction, Fantasy, Paranormal, Vampires", "genre_list": "Classics,Horror,Fiction,Fantasy,Paranormal,Vampires", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1387151694l/17245.jpg", "Quote1": "“I like the night. Without the dark, we'd never see the stars.”", "Quote2": "“I decided as long as I'm going to hell, I might as well do it thoroughly.”", "Quote3": "“When life offers you a dream so far beyond any of your expectations, it’s not reasonable to grieve when it comes to an end.”" }, { "id": 36, "title": "Brave New World", "authors": "Aldous Huxley", "description": "Brave New World is a dystopian novel written in 1931 by English author Aldous Huxley, and published in 1932. Largely set in a futuristic World State of genetically modified citizens and an intelligence-based social hierarchy, the novel anticipates huge scientific developments in reproductive technology, sleep-learning, psychological manipulation, and classical conditioning that are combined to make a utopian society that goes challenged only by a single outsider.", "edition": "", "format": "Paperback", "num_pages": 288, "rating": 3.98, "rating_count": 1203529, "review_count": 23422, "genres": "Classics, Fiction, Science Fiction, Science Fiction, Dystopia, Literature, Novels, Academic, School, Fantasy, Science Fiction Fantasy, Philosophy", "genre_list": "Classics,Fiction,Science Fiction,Dystopia,Literature,Novels,Academic,School,Fantasy,Science Fiction Fantasy,Philosophy", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1523061131l/5129.jpg", "Quote1": "“You don’t forget the face of the person who was your last hope.”", "Quote2": "“Remember, we're madly in love, so it's all right to kiss me anytime you feel like it.”", "Quote3": "“May the odds be ever in your favor!”" }, { "id": 37, "title": "One Hundred Years of Solitude", "authors": "Gabriel García Márquez", "description": "The brilliant, bestselling, landmark novel that tells the story of the Buendia family, and chronicles the irreconcilable conflict between the desire for solitude and the need for love—in rich, imaginative prose that has come to define an entire genre known as \"magical realism.\"", "edition": "", "format": "Hardcover", "num_pages": 417, "rating": 4.05, "rating_count": 630758, "review_count": 24375, "genres": "Fiction, Classics, Magical Realism, Literature", "genre_list": "Fiction,Classics,Magical Realism,Literature", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1327881361l/320.jpg", "Quote1": "“Wit beyond measure is man’s greatest treasure.”", "Quote2": "“Indifference and neglect often do much more damage than outright dislike.”", "Quote3": "“Things we lose have a way of coming back to us in the end, if not always in the way we expect.”" }, { "id": 38, "title": "The Little Prince", "authors": "Antoine de Saint-Exupéry", "description": "Moral allegory and spiritual autobiography, The Little Prince is the most translated book in the French language. With a timeless charm it tells the story of a little boy who leaves the safety of his own tiny planet to travel the universe, learning the vagaries of adult behaviour through a series of extraordinary encounters. His personal odyssey culminates in a voyage to Earth and further adventures.", "edition": "", "format": "Paperback", "num_pages": 93, "rating": 4.29, "rating_count": 1022243, "review_count": 29424, "genres": "Classics, Fiction, Fantasy, Childrens", "genre_list": "Classics,Fiction,Fantasy,Childrens", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1367545443l/157993.jpg", "Quote1": "“Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not love breathing.”", "Quote2": "“People generally see what they look for, and hear what they listen for.”", "Quote3": "“The one thing that doesn't abide by majority rule is a person's conscience.”" }, { "id": 39, "title": "The Princess Bride", "authors": "William Goldman", "description": "What happens when the most beautiful girl in the world marries the handsomest prince of all time and he turns out to be...well...a lot less than the man of her dreams?As a boy, William Goldman claims, he loved to hear his father read the S. Morgenstern classic, The Princess Bride. But as a grown-up he discovered that the boring parts were left out of good old Dad's recitation, and only the \"good parts\" reached his ears.Now Goldman does Dad one better. He's reconstructed the \"Good Parts Version\" to delight wise kids and wide-eyed grownups everywhere.What's it about? Fencing. Fighting. True Love. Strong Hate. Harsh Revenge. A Few Giants. Lots of Bad Men. Lots of Good Men. Five or Six Beautiful Women. Beasties Monstrous and Gentle. Some Swell Escapes and Captures. Death, Lies, Truth, Miracles, and a Little Sex.In short, it's about everything.", "edition": "30th Anniversary Edition", "format": "Paperback", "num_pages": 398, "rating": 4.26, "rating_count": 685278, "review_count": 17221, "genres": "Fantasy, Fiction, Classics, Romance, Humor, Young Adult", "genre_list": "Fantasy,Fiction,Classics,Romance,Humor,Young Adult", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1327903636l/21787.jpg", "Quote1": "“A lady's imagination is very rapid; it jumps from admiration to love, from love to matrimony in a moment.”", "Quote2": "“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.”", "Quote3": "“I must learn to be content with being happier than I deserve.”" }, { "id": 40, "title": "The Secret Garden", "authors": "Frances Hodgson Burnett", "description": "\"One of the most delightful and enduring classics of children's literature, The Secret Garden by Victorian author Frances Hodgson Burnett has remained a firm favorite with children the world over ever since it made its first appearance. Initially published as a serial story in 1910 in The American Magazine, it was brought out in novel form in 1911. The plot centers round Mary Lennox, a young English girl who returns to England from India, having suffered the immense trauma by losing both her parents in a cholera epidemic. However, her memories of her parents are not pleasant, as they were a selfish, neglectful and pleasure-seeking couple. Mary is given to the care of her uncle Archibald Craven, whom she has never met. She travels to his home, Misselthwaite Manor located in the gloomy Yorkshire, a vast change from the sunny and warm climate she was used to. When she arrives, she is a rude, stubborn and given to stormy temper tantrums. However, her nature undergoes a gradual transformation when she learns of the tragedies that have befallen her strict and disciplinarian uncle whom she earlier feared and despised. Once when he's away from home, Mary discovers a charming walled garden which is always kept locked. The mystery deepens when she hears sounds of sobbing from somewhere within her uncle's vast mansion. The kindly servants ignore her queries or pretend they haven't heard, spiking Mary's curiosity. The Secret Garden appeals to both young and old alike. It has wonderful elements of mystery, spirituality, charming characters and an authentic rendering of childhood emotions and experiences. Commonsense, truth and kindness, compassion and a belief in the essential goodness of human beings lie at the heart of this unforgettable story. It is the best known of Frances Hodgson Burnett's works, though most of us have definitely heard of, if not read, her other novel Little Lord Fauntleroy. The book has been adapted extensively on stage, film and television and translated into all the world's major languages. In 1991, a Japanese anime version was launched for television in Japan. It remains a popular and beloved story of a child's journey into maturity, and a must-read for every child, parent, teacher and anyone who would enjoy this fascinating glimpse of childhood. One of the most delightful and enduring classics of children's literature, The Secret Garden by Victorian author Frances Hodgson Burnett has remained a firm favorite with children the world over ever since it made its first appearance. Initially published as a serial story in 1910 in The American Magazine, it was brought out in novel form in 1911.\" ", "edition": "", "format": "Hardcover", "num_pages": 331, "rating": 4.12, "rating_count": 763910, "review_count": 14897, "genres": "Classics, Fiction, Childrens, Young Adult, Historical, Historical Fiction, Childrens, Middle Grade, Literature, Fantasy, Historical, Novels", "genre_list": "Classics,Fiction,Childrens,Young Adult,Historical,Historical Fiction,Middle Grade,Literature,Fantasy,Novels", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1327873635l/2998.jpg", "Quote1": "“I like the night. Without the dark, we'd never see the stars.”", "Quote2": "“I decided as long as I'm going to hell, I might as well do it thoroughly.”", "Quote3": "“When life offers you a dream so far beyond any of your expectations, it’s not reasonable to grieve when it comes to an end.”" }, { "id": 41, "title": "The Catcher in the Rye", "authors": "J.D. Salinger", "description": "The hero-narrator of The Catcher in the Rye is an ancient child of sixteen, a native New Yorker named Holden Caulfield. Through circumstances that tend to preclude adult, secondhand description, he leaves his prep school in Pennsylvania and goes underground in New York City for three days. The boy himself is at once too simple and too complex for us to make any final comment about him or his story. Perhaps the safest thing we can say about Holden is that he was born in the world not just strongly attracted to beauty but, almost, hopelessly impaled on it. There are many voices in this novel: children's voices, adult voices, underground voices-but Holden's voice is the most eloquent of all. Transcending his own vernacular, yet remaining marvelously faithful to it, he issues a perfectly articulated cry of mixed pain and pleasure. However, like most lovers and clowns and poets of the higher orders, he keeps most of the pain to, and for, himself. The pleasure he gives away, or sets aside, with all his heart. It is there for the reader who can handle it to keep. J.D. Salinger's classic novel of teenage angst and rebellion was first published in 1951. The novel was included on Time's 2005 list of the 100 best English-language novels written since 1923. It was named by Modern Library and its readers as one of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century. It has been frequently challenged in the court for its liberal use of profanity and portrayal of sexuality and in the 1950's and 60's it was the novel that every teenage boy wants to read.", "edition": "", "format": "Paperback", "num_pages": 277, "rating": 3.8, "rating_count": 2343013, "review_count": 49509, "genres": "Classics, Fiction, Young Adult, Literature", "genre_list": "Classics,Fiction,Young Adult,Literature", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1398034300l/5107.jpg", "Quote1": "“You don’t forget the face of the person who was your last hope.”", "Quote2": "“Remember, we're madly in love, so it's all right to kiss me anytime you feel like it.”", "Quote3": "“May the odds be ever in your favor!”" }, { "id": 42, "title": "A Thousand Splendid Suns", "authors": "Khaled Hosseini", "description": "A Thousand Splendid Suns is a breathtaking story set against the volatile events of Afghanistan's last thirty years—from the Soviet invasion to the reign of the Taliban to post-Taliban rebuilding—that puts the violence, fear, hope, and faith of this country in intimate, human terms. It is a tale of two generations of characters brought jarringly together by the tragic sweep of war, where personal lives—the struggle to survive, raise a family, find happiness—are inextricable from the history playing out around them.Propelled by the same storytelling instinct that made The Kite Runner a beloved classic, A Thousand Splendid Suns is at once a remarkable chronicle of three decades of Afghan history and a deeply moving account of family and friendship. It is a striking, heart-wrenching novel of an unforgiving time, an unlikely friendship, and an indestructible love—a stunning accomplishment.", "edition": "", "format": "Hardcover", "num_pages": 372, "rating": 4.35, "rating_count": 961180, "review_count": 47035, "genres": "Fiction, Historical, Historical Fiction", "genre_list": "Fiction,Historical,Historical Fiction", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1345958969l/128029.jpg", "Quote1": "“Wit beyond measure is man’s greatest treasure.”", "Quote2": "“Indifference and neglect often do much more damage than outright dislike.”", "Quote3": "“Things we lose have a way of coming back to us in the end, if not always in the way we expect.”" }, { "id": 43, "title": "A Wrinkle in Time", "authors": "Madeleine L'Engle", "description": "It was a dark and stormy night; Meg Murry, her small brother Charles Wallace, and her mother had come down to the kitchen for a midnight snack when they were upset by the arrival of a most disturbing stranger. \"Wild nights are my glory,\" the unearthly stranger told them. \"I just got caught in a downdraft and blown off course. Let me be on my way. Speaking of way, by the way, there is such a thing as a tesseract\".Meg's father had been experimenting with this fifth dimension of time travel when he mysteriously disappeared. Now the time has come for Meg, her friend Calvin, and Charles Wallace to rescue him. But can they outwit the forces of evil they will encounter on their heart-stopping journey through space?", "edition": "", "format": "Paperback", "num_pages": 211, "rating": 4.02, "rating_count": 806439, "review_count": 29701, "genres": "Fantasy, Young Adult, Fiction, Classics, Science Fiction, Childrens", "genre_list": "Fantasy,Young Adult,Fiction,Classics,Science Fiction,Childrens", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1329061522l/18131.jpg", "Quote1": "“Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not love breathing.”", "Quote2": "“People generally see what they look for, and hear what they listen for.”", "Quote3": "“The one thing that doesn't abide by majority rule is a person's conscience.”" }, { "id": 44, "title": "Fahrenheit 451", "authors": "Ray Bradbury, Alfredo Crespo", "description": "Fahrenheit 451 ofrece la historia de un sombrío y horroroso futuro. Montag, el protagonista, pertenece a una extraña brigada de bomberos cuya misión, paradójicamente, no es la de sofocar incendios sino la de provocarlos, para quemar libros. Porque en el país de Montag está terminantemente prohibido leer. Porque leer obliga a pensar, y en el país de Montag esta prohibido pensar. Porque leer impide ser ingenuamente feliz, y en el país de Montag hay que ser feliz a la fuerza...", "edition": "", "format": "Mass Market Paperback", "num_pages": 175, "rating": 3.98, "rating_count": 1321751, "review_count": 36934, "genres": "Classics, Fiction, Science Fiction, Science Fiction, Dystopia", "genre_list": "Classics,Fiction,Science Fiction,Dystopia", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1351643740l/4381.jpg", "Quote1": "“A lady's imagination is very rapid; it jumps from admiration to love, from love to matrimony in a moment.”", "Quote2": "“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.”", "Quote3": "“I must learn to be content with being happier than I deserve.”" }, { "id": 45, "title": "A Game of Thrones", "authors": "George R.R. Martin", "description": "Here is the first volume in George R. R. Martin’s magnificent cycle of novels that includes A Clash of Kings and A Storm of Swords. As a whole, this series comprises a genuine masterpiece of modern fantasy, bringing together the best the genre has to offer. Magic, mystery, intrigue, romance, and adventure fill these pages and transport us to a world unlike any we have ever experienced. Already hailed as a classic, George R. R. Martin’s stunning series is destined to stand as one of the great achievements of imaginative fiction.A GAME OF THRONESLong ago, in a time forgotten, a preternatural event threw the seasons out of balance. In a land where summers can last decades and winters a lifetime, trouble is brewing. The cold is returning, and in the frozen wastes to the north of Winterfell, sinister and supernatural forces are massing beyond the kingdom’s protective Wall. At the center of the conflict lie the Starks of Winterfell, a family as harsh and unyielding as the land they were born to. Sweeping from a land of brutal cold to a distant summertime kingdom of epicurean plenty, here is a tale of lords and ladies, soldiers and sorcerers, assassins and bastards, who come together in a time of grim omens.Here an enigmatic band of warriors bear swords of no human metal; a tribe of fierce wildlings carry men off into madness; a cruel young dragon prince barters his sister to win back his throne; and a determined woman undertakes the most treacherous of journeys. Amid plots and counterplots, tragedy and betrayal, victory and terror, the fate of the Starks, their allies, and their enemies hangs perilously in the balance, as each endeavors to win that deadliest of conflicts: the game of thrones.source: georgerrmartin.com", "edition": "", "format": "Mass Market Paperback", "num_pages": 848, "rating": 4.45, "rating_count": 1657040, "review_count": 49398, "genres": "Fantasy, Fiction, Fantasy, Epic Fantasy", "genre_list": "Fantasy,Fiction,Epic Fantasy", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1436732693l/13496.jpg", "Quote1": "“I like the night. Without the dark, we'd never see the stars.”", "Quote2": "“I decided as long as I'm going to hell, I might as well do it thoroughly.”", "Quote3": "“When life offers you a dream so far beyond any of your expectations, it’s not reasonable to grieve when it comes to an end.”" }, { "id": 46, "title": "The Lightning Thief", "authors": "Rick Riordan", "description": "Alternate cover for this ISBN can be found herePercy Jackson is a good kid, but he can't seem to focus on his schoolwork or control his temper. And lately, being away at boarding school is only getting worse - Percy could have sworn his pre-algebra teacher turned into a monster and tried to kill him. When Percy's mom finds out, she knows it's time that he knew the truth about where he came from, and that he go to the one place he'll be safe. She sends Percy to Camp Half Blood, a summer camp for demigods (on Long Island), where he learns that the father he never knew is Poseidon, God of the Sea. Soon a mystery unfolds and together with his friends—one a satyr and the other the demigod daughter of Athena - Percy sets out on a quest across the United States to reach the gates of the Underworld (located in a recording studio in Hollywood) and prevent a catastrophic war between the gods.", "edition": "First edition", "format": "Paperback", "num_pages": 375, "rating": 4.24, "rating_count": 1623502, "review_count": 50794, "genres": "Fantasy, Young Adult, Fantasy, Mythology, Fiction", "genre_list": "Fantasy,Young Adult,Mythology,Fiction", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1400602609l/28187.jpg", "Quote1": "“You don’t forget the face of the person who was your last hope.”", "Quote2": "“Remember, we're madly in love, so it's all right to kiss me anytime you feel like it.”", "Quote3": "“May the odds be ever in your favor!”" }, { "id": 47, "title": "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn", "authors": "Mark Twain", "description": "A nineteenth-century boy from a Mississippi River town recounts his adventures as he travels down the river with a runaway slave, encountering a family involved in a feud, two scoundrels pretending to be royalty, and Tom Sawyer's aunt who mistakes him for Tom.", "edition": "", "format": "Paperback", "num_pages": 327, "rating": 3.81, "rating_count": 1060707, "review_count": 13585, "genres": "Classics, Fiction, Historical, Historical Fiction, Literature, Young Adult", "genre_list": "Classics,Fiction,Historical,Historical Fiction,Literature,Young Adult", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1405973850l/2956.jpg", "Quote1": "“Wit beyond measure is man’s greatest treasure.”", "Quote2": "“Indifference and neglect often do much more damage than outright dislike.”", "Quote3": "“Things we lose have a way of coming back to us in the end, if not always in the way we expect.”" }, { "id": 48, "title": "The Lovely Bones", "authors": "Alice Sebold", "description": "The Lovely Bones is the story of a family devastated by a gruesome murder -- a murder recounted by the teenage victim. Upsetting, you say? Remarkably, first-time novelist Alice Sebold takes this difficult material and delivers a compelling and accomplished exploration of a fractured family's need for peace and closure.The details of the crime are laid out in the first few pages: from her vantage point in heaven, Susie Salmon describes how she was confronted by the murderer one December afternoon on her way home from school. Lured into an underground hiding place, she was raped and killed. But what the reader knows, her family does not. Anxiously, we keep vigil with Susie, aching for her grieving family, desperate for the killer to be found and punished.Sebold creates a heaven that's calm and comforting, a place whose residents can have whatever they enjoyed when they were alive -- and then some. But Susie isn't ready to release her hold on life just yet, and she intensely watches her family and friends as they struggle to cope with a reality in which she is no longer a part. To her great credit, Sebold has shaped one of the most loving and sympathetic fathers in contemporary literature.", "edition": "", "format": "Mass Market Paperback", "num_pages": 328, "rating": 3.79, "rating_count": 1786839, "review_count": 38270, "genres": "Fiction, Mystery, Young Adult, Contemporary", "genre_list": "Fiction,Mystery,Young Adult,Contemporary", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1457810586l/12232938.jpg", "Quote1": "“Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not love breathing.”", "Quote2": "“People generally see what they look for, and hear what they listen for.”", "Quote3": "“The one thing that doesn't abide by majority rule is a person's conscience.”" }, { "id": 49, "title": "Where the Wild Things Are", "authors": "Maurice Sendak", "description": "One night Max puts on his wolf suit and makes mischief of one kind and another, so his mother calls him 'Wild Thing' and sends him to bed without his supper. That night a forest begins to grow in Max's room and an ocean rushes by with a boat to take Max to the place where the wild things are. Max tames the wild things and crowns himself as their king, and then the wild rumpus begins. But when Max has sent the monsters to bed, and everything is quiet, he starts to feel lonely and realises it is time to sail home to the place where someone loves him best of all.", "edition": "", "format": "Paperback", "num_pages": 37, "rating": 4.22, "rating_count": 707526, "review_count": 10364, "genres": "Childrens, Childrens, Picture Books, Fiction, Classics", "genre_list": "Childrens,Picture Books,Fiction,Classics", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1384434560l/19543.jpg", "Quote1": "“A lady's imagination is very rapid; it jumps from admiration to love, from love to matrimony in a moment.”", "Quote2": "“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.”", "Quote3": "“I must learn to be content with being happier than I deserve.”" }, { "id": 50, "title": "Green Eggs and Ham", "authors": "Dr. Seuss", "description": "“Do you like green eggs and ham?” asks Sam-I-am in this Beginner Book by Dr. Seuss. In a house or with a mouse? In a boat or with a goat? On a train or in a tree? Sam keeps asking persistently. With unmistakable characters and signature rhymes, Dr. Seuss’s beloved favorite has cemented its place as a children’s classic. In this most famous of cumulative tales, the list of places to enjoy green eggs and ham, and friends to enjoy them with, gets longer and longer. Follow Sam-I-am as he insists that this unusual treat is indeed a delectable snack to be savored everywhere and in every way. Originally created by Dr. Seuss, Beginner Books encourage children to read all by themselves, with simple words and illustrations that give clues to their meaning.", "edition": "", "format": "Hardcover", "num_pages": 62, "rating": 4.3, "rating_count": 519703, "review_count": 8147, "genres": "Childrens, Childrens, Picture Books, Classics, Fiction", "genre_list": "Childrens,Picture Books,Classics,Fiction", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1468680100l/23772.jpg", "Quote1": "“I like the night. Without the dark, we'd never see the stars.”", "Quote2": "“I decided as long as I'm going to hell, I might as well do it thoroughly.”", "Quote3": "“When life offers you a dream so far beyond any of your expectations, it’s not reasonable to grieve when it comes to an end.”" }, { "id": 51, "title": "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone", "authors": "J.K. Rowling", "description": "Harry Potter's life is miserable. His parents are dead and he's stuck with his heartless relatives, who force him to live in a tiny closet under the stairs. But his fortune changes when he receives a letter that tells him the truth about himself: he's a wizard. A mysterious visitor rescues him from his relatives and takes him to his new home, Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.After a lifetime of bottling up his magical powers, Harry finally feels like a normal kid. But even within the Wizarding community, he is special. He is the boy who lived: the only person to have ever survived a killing curse inflicted by the evil Lord Voldemort, who launched a brutal takeover of the Wizarding world, only to vanish after failing to kill Harry.Though Harry's first year at Hogwarts is the best of his life, not everything is perfect. There is a dangerous secret object hidden within the castle walls, and Harry believes it's his responsibility to prevent it from falling into evil hands. But doing so will bring him into contact with forces more terrifying than he ever could have imagined.Full of sympathetic characters, wildly imaginative situations, and countless exciting details, the first installment in the series assembles an unforgettable magical world and sets the stage for many high-stakes adventures to come.", "edition": "", "format": "Hardcover", "num_pages": 320, "rating": 4.46, "rating_count": 5588580, "review_count": 88816, "genres": "Fantasy, Young Adult, Fiction", "genre_list": "Fantasy,Young Adult,Fiction", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1474154022l/3.jpg", "Quote1": "“You don’t forget the face of the person who was your last hope.”", "Quote2": "“Remember, we're madly in love, so it's all right to kiss me anytime you feel like it.”", "Quote3": "“May the odds be ever in your favor!”" }, { "id": 52, "title": "Life of Pi", "authors": "Yann Martel", "description": "Life of Pi is a fantasy adventure novel by Yann Martel published in 2001. The protagonist, Piscine Molitor \"Pi\" Patel, a Tamil boy from Pondicherry, explores issues of spirituality and practicality from an early age. He survives 227 days after a shipwreck while stranded on a boat in the Pacific Ocean with a Bengal tiger named Richard Parker.", "edition": "", "format": "Paperback", "num_pages": 460, "rating": 3.89, "rating_count": 1149762, "review_count": 44771, "genres": "Fiction, Fantasy, Classics, Adventure", "genre_list": "Fiction,Fantasy,Classics,Adventure", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1320562005l/4214.jpg", "Quote1": "“Wit beyond measure is man’s greatest treasure.”", "Quote2": "“Indifference and neglect often do much more damage than outright dislike.”", "Quote3": "“Things we lose have a way of coming back to us in the end, if not always in the way we expect.”" }, { "id": 53, "title": "A Tale of Two Cities", "authors": "Charles Dickens", "description": "\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n'Liberty, equality, fraternity, or death; -- the last, much the easiest to bestow, O Guillotine!'\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAfter eighteen years as a political prisoner in the Bastille, the ageing Doctor Manette is finally released and reunited with his daughter in England. There the lives of two very different men, Charles Darnay, an exiled French aristocrat, and Sydney Carton, a disreputable but brilliant English lawyer, become enmeshed through their love for Lucie Manette. From the tranquil roads of London, they are drawn against their will to the vengeful, bloodstained streets of Paris at the height of the Reign of Terror, and they soon fall under the lethal shadow of La Guillotine.This edition uses the text as it appeared in its serial publication in 1859 to convey the full scope of Dickens's vision, and includes the original illustrations by H. K. Browne ('Phiz'). Richard Maxwell's introduction discusses the intricate interweaving of epic drama with personal tragedy.--back cover", "edition": "Penguin, UK / CAN / USA", "format": "Paperback", "num_pages": 489, "rating": 3.82, "rating_count": 725258, "review_count": 14580, "genres": "Classics, Fiction, Historical, Historical Fiction, Literature", "genre_list": "Classics,Fiction,Historical,Historical Fiction,Literature", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1344922523l/1953.jpg", "Quote1": "“Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not love breathing.”", "Quote2": "“People generally see what they look for, and hear what they listen for.”", "Quote3": "“The one thing that doesn't abide by majority rule is a person's conscience.”" }, { "id": 54, "title": "The Outsiders", "authors": "S.E. Hinton", "description": "Librarian note: This record is for one of the three editions published with different covers and with ISBN 0-140-38572-X / 978-0-14-038572-4. The records are for the 1988 cover (this record), the 1995 cover, and the 2008 cover which is also the current in-print cover.The Outsiders is about two weeks in the life of a 14-year-old boy. The novel tells the story of Ponyboy Curtis and his struggles with right and wrong in a society in which he believes that he is an outsider. According to Ponyboy, there are two kinds of people in the world: greasers and socs. A soc (short for \"social\") has money, can get away with just about anything, and has an attitude longer than a limousine. A greaser, on the other hand, always lives on the outside and needs to watch his back. Ponyboy is a greaser, and he's always been proud of it, even willing to rumble against a gang of socs for the sake of his fellow greasers--until one terrible night when his friend Johnny kills a soc. The murder gets under Ponyboy's skin, causing his bifurcated world to crumble and teaching him that pain feels the same whether a soc or a greaser.", "edition": "", "format": "Mass Market Paperback", "num_pages": 192, "rating": 4.08, "rating_count": 765065, "review_count": 26991, "genres": "Classics, Young Adult, Fiction, Academic, School", "genre_list": "Classics,Young Adult,Fiction,Academic,School", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1442129426l/231804.jpg", "Quote1": "“A lady's imagination is very rapid; it jumps from admiration to love, from love to matrimony in a moment.”", "Quote2": "“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.”", "Quote3": "“I must learn to be content with being happier than I deserve.”" }, { "id": 55, "title": "Water for Elephants", "authors": "Sara Gruen", "description": "Winner of the 2007 BookBrowse Award for Most Popular Book.An atmospheric, gritty, and compelling novel of star-crossed lovers, set in the circus world circa 1932, by the bestselling author of Riding Lessons. When Jacob Jankowski, recently orphaned and suddenly adrift, jumps onto a passing train, he enters a world of freaks, drifters, and misfits, a second-rate circus struggling to survive during the Great Depression, making one-night stands in town after endless town. A veterinary student who almost earned his degree, Jacob is put in charge of caring for the circus menagerie. It is there that he meets Marlena, the beautiful young star of the equestrian act, who is married to August, the charismatic but twisted animal trainer. He also meets Rosie, an elephant who seems untrainable until he discovers a way to reach her. Beautifully written, Water for Elephants is illuminated by a wonderful sense of time and place. It tells a story of a love between two people that overcomes incredible odds in a world in which even love is a luxury that few can afford.", "edition": "", "format": "Paperback", "num_pages": 335, "rating": 4.08, "rating_count": 1199696, "review_count": 57161, "genres": "Fiction, Historical, Historical Fiction, Romance, Historical", "genre_list": "Fiction,Historical,Historical Fiction,Romance", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1494428973l/43641.jpg", "Quote1": "“I like the night. Without the dark, we'd never see the stars.”", "Quote2": "“I decided as long as I'm going to hell, I might as well do it thoroughly.”", "Quote3": "“When life offers you a dream so far beyond any of your expectations, it’s not reasonable to grieve when it comes to an end.”" }, { "id": 56, "title": "The Odyssey", "authors": "Homer", "description": "Sing to me of the man, Muse, the man of twists and turnsdriven time and again off course, once he had plunderedthe hallowed heights of Troy.So begins Robert Fagles' magnificent translation of the Odyssey, which Jasper Griffin in The New York Times Review of Books hails as \"a distinguished achievement.\"If the Iliad is the world's greatest war epic, then the Odyssey is literature's grandest evocation of everyman's journey though life. Odysseus' reliance on his wit and wiliness for survival in his encounters with divine and natural forces, during his ten-year voyage home to Ithaca after the Trojan War, is at once a timeless human story and an individual test of moral endurance. In the myths and legends that are retold here, Fagles has captured the energy and poetry of Homer's original in a bold, contemporary idiom, and given us an Odyssey to read aloud, to savor, and to treasure for its sheer lyrical mastery.Renowned classicist Bernard Knox's superb Introduction and textual commentary provide new insights and background information for the general reader and scholar alike, intensifying the strength of Fagles' translation.This is an Odyssey to delight both the classicist and the public at large, and to captivate a new generation of Homer's students.--Robert Fagles, winner of the PEN/Ralph Manheim Medal for Translation and a 1996 Academy Award in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, presents us with Homer's best-loved and most accessible poem in a stunning new modern-verse translation.", "edition": "", "format": "Paperback", "num_pages": 541, "rating": 3.74, "rating_count": 766893, "review_count": 9519, "genres": "Classics, Fiction, Poetry, Fantasy, Mythology, Fantasy, Academic, School, Literature, Adventure, Academic, Read For School, Historical, Historical Fiction", "genre_list": "Classics,Fiction,Poetry,Fantasy,Mythology,Academic,School,Literature,Adventure,Read For School,Historical,Historical Fiction", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1390173285l/1381.jpg", "Quote1": "“You don’t forget the face of the person who was your last hope.”", "Quote2": "“Remember, we're madly in love, so it's all right to kiss me anytime you feel like it.”", "Quote3": "“May the odds be ever in your favor!”" }, { "id": 57, "title": "Lolita", "authors": "Vladimir Nabokov", "description": "Humbert Humbert - scholar, aesthete and romantic - has fallen completely and utterly in love with Lolita Haze, his landlady's gum-snapping, silky skinned twelve-year-old daughter. Reluctantly agreeing to marry Mrs Haze just to be close to Lolita, Humbert suffers greatly in the pursuit of romance; but when Lo herself starts looking for attention elsewhere, he will carry her off on a desperate cross-country misadventure, all in the name of Love. Hilarious, flamboyant, heart-breaking and full of ingenious word play, Lolita is an immaculate, unforgettable masterpiece of obsession, delusion and lust.", "edition": "New Edition, Penguin Modern Classics", "format": "Paperback", "num_pages": 417, "rating": 3.89, "rating_count": 565155, "review_count": 20390, "genres": "Classics, Fiction, Literature", "genre_list": "Classics,Fiction,Literature", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1377756377l/7604.jpg", "Quote1": "“Wit beyond measure is man’s greatest treasure.”", "Quote2": "“Indifference and neglect often do much more damage than outright dislike.”", "Quote3": "“Things we lose have a way of coming back to us in the end, if not always in the way we expect.”" }, { "id": 58, "title": "Slaughterhouse-Five", "authors": "Kurt Vonnegut", "description": "Selected by the Modern Library as one of the 100 best novels of all time, Slaughterhouse-Five, an American classic, is one of the world's great antiwar books. Centering on the infamous firebombing of Dresden, Billy Pilgrim's odyssey through time reflects the mythic journey of our own fractured lives as we search for meaning in what we fear most.", "edition": "", "format": "Paperback", "num_pages": 275, "rating": 4.07, "rating_count": 977825, "review_count": 22329, "genres": "Classics, Fiction, Science Fiction, War", "genre_list": "Classics,Fiction,Science Fiction,War", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1440319389l/4981.jpg", "Quote1": "“Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not love breathing.”", "Quote2": "“People generally see what they look for, and hear what they listen for.”", "Quote3": "“The one thing that doesn't abide by majority rule is a person's conscience.”" }, { "id": 59, "title": "Catch-22", "authors": "Joseph Heller", "description": "The novel is set during World War II, from 1942 to 1944. It mainly follows the life of Captain John Yossarian, a U.S. Army Air Forces B-25 bombardier. Most of the events in the book occur while the fictional 256th Squadron is based on the island of Pianosa, in the Mediterranean Sea, west of Italy. The novel looks into the experiences of Yossarian and the other airmen in the camp, who attempt to maintain their sanity while fulfilling their service requirements so that they may return home.", "edition": "", "format": "Paperback", "num_pages": 453, "rating": 3.98, "rating_count": 639139, "review_count": 15255, "genres": "Classics, Fiction, War, Historical, Historical Fiction, Humor", "genre_list": "Classics,Fiction,War,Historical,Historical Fiction,Humor", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1463157317l/168668.jpg", "Quote1": "“A lady's imagination is very rapid; it jumps from admiration to love, from love to matrimony in a moment.”", "Quote2": "“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.”", "Quote3": "“I must learn to be content with being happier than I deserve.”" }, { "id": 60, "title": "Frankenstein", "authors": "Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley", "description": "Mary Shelley began writing Frankenstein when she was only eighteen. At once a Gothic thriller, a passionate romance, and a cautionary tale about the dangers of science, Frankenstein tells the story of committed science student Victor Frankenstein. Obsessed with discovering the cause of generation and life and bestowing animation upon lifeless matter, Frankenstein assembles a human being from stolen body parts but; upon bringing it to life, he recoils in horror at the creature's hideousness. Tormented by isolation and loneliness, the once-innocent creature turns to evil and unleashes a campaign of murderous revenge against his creator, Frankenstein.Frankenstein, an instant bestseller and an important ancestor of both the horror and science fiction genres, not only tells a terrifying story, but also raises profound, disturbing questions about the very nature of life and the place of humankind within the cosmos: What does it mean to be human? What responsibilities do we have to each other? How far can we go in tampering with Nature? In our age, filled with news of organ donation genetic engineering, and bio-terrorism, these questions are more relevant than ever.", "edition": "Penguin Classics", "format": "Paperback", "num_pages": 273, "rating": 3.77, "rating_count": 973406, "review_count": 23951, "genres": "Classics, Fiction, Horror, Science Fiction, Gothic, Fantasy, Literature, Academic, School, Novels, Literature, 19th Century", "genre_list": "Classics,Fiction,Horror,Science Fiction,Gothic,Fantasy,Literature,Academic,School,Novels,19th Century", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1381512375l/18490.jpg", "Quote1": "“I like the night. Without the dark, we'd never see the stars.”", "Quote2": "“I decided as long as I'm going to hell, I might as well do it thoroughly.”", "Quote3": "“When life offers you a dream so far beyond any of your expectations, it’s not reasonable to grieve when it comes to an end.”" }, { "id": 61, "title": "The Kite Runner", "authors": "Khaled Hosseini", "description": " “It may be unfair, but what happens in a few days, sometimes even a single day, can change the course of a whole lifetime.\" Amir is the son of a wealthy Kabul merchant, a member of the ruling caste of Pashtuns. Hassan, his servant and constant companion, is a Hazara, a despised and impoverished caste. Their uncommon bond is torn by Amir's choice to abandon his friend amidst the increasing ethnic, religious, and political tensions of the dying years of the Afghan monarchy, wrenching them far apart. But so strong is the bond between the two boys that Amir journeys back to a distant world, to try to right past wrongs against the only true friend he ever had.The unforgettable, heartbreaking story of the unlikely friendship between a wealthy boy and the son of his father’s servant, The Kite Runner is a beautifully crafted novel set in a country that is in the process of being destroyed. It is about the power of reading, the price of betrayal, and the possibility of redemption; and an exploration of the power of fathers over sons—their love, their sacrifices, their lies.A sweeping story of family, love, and friendship told against the devastating backdrop of the history of Afghanistan over the last thirty years, The Kite Runner is an unusual and powerful novel that has become a beloved, one-of-a-kind classic.", "edition": "Riverhead trade paperback edition", "format": "Paperback", "num_pages": 371, "rating": 4.27, "rating_count": 2077166, "review_count": 64615, "genres": "Fiction, Historical, Historical Fiction, Contemporary", "genre_list": "Fiction,Historical,Historical Fiction,Contemporary", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1484565687l/77203.jpg", "Quote1": "“You don’t forget the face of the person who was your last hope.”", "Quote2": "“Remember, we're madly in love, so it's all right to kiss me anytime you feel like it.”", "Quote3": "“May the odds be ever in your favor!”" }, { "id": 62, "title": "The Pillars of the Earth", "authors": "Ken Follett", "description": "Ken Follett is known worldwide as the master of split-second suspense, but his most beloved and bestselling book tells the magnificent tale of a twelfth-century monk driven to do the seemingly impossible: build the greatest Gothic cathedral the world has ever known.Everything readers expect from Follett is here: intrigue, fast-paced action, and passionate romance. But what makes The Pillars of the Earth extraordinary is the time the twelfth century; the place feudal England; and the subject the building of a glorious cathedral. Follett has re-created the crude, flamboyant England of the Middle Ages in every detail. The vast forests, the walled towns, the castles, and the monasteries become a familiar landscape. Against this richly imagined and intricately interwoven backdrop, filled with the ravages of war and the rhythms of daily life, the master storyteller draws the reader irresistibly into the intertwined lives of his characters into their dreams, their labors, and their loves: Tom, the master builder; Aliena, the ravishingly beautiful noblewoman; Philip, the prior of Kingsbridge; Jack, the artist in stone; and Ellen, the woman of the forest who casts a terrifying curse. From humble stonemason to imperious monarch, each character is brought vividly to life.The building of the cathedral, with the almost eerie artistry of the unschooled stonemasons, is the center of the drama. Around the site of the construction, Follett weaves a story of betrayal, revenge, and love, which begins with the public hanging of an innocent man and ends with the humiliation of a king.For the Movie tie-in edition with the same ISBN go to this Alternate Cover Edition", "edition": "", "format": "Paperback", "num_pages": 973, "rating": 4.3, "rating_count": 552602, "review_count": 28164, "genres": "Historical, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Historical", "genre_list": "Historical,Historical Fiction,Fiction", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1388193707l/5043.jpg", "Quote1": "“Wit beyond measure is man’s greatest treasure.”", "Quote2": "“Indifference and neglect often do much more damage than outright dislike.”", "Quote3": "“Things we lose have a way of coming back to us in the end, if not always in the way we expect.”" }, { "id": 63, "title": "The Stand", "authors": "Stephen King", "description": "This is the way the world ends: with a nanosecond of computer error in a Defense Department laboratory and a million casual contacts that form the links in a chain letter of death. And here is the bleak new world of the day after: a world stripped of its institutions and emptied of 99 percent of its people. A world in which a handful of panicky survivors choose sides -- or are chosen.", "edition": "Complete & Uncut Edition", "format": "Hardcover", "num_pages": 1153, "rating": 4.34, "rating_count": 523830, "review_count": 15647, "genres": "Horror, Fiction, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Apocalyptic, Post Apocalyptic", "genre_list": "Horror,Fiction,Fantasy,Science Fiction,Apocalyptic,Post Apocalyptic", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1213131305l/149267.jpg", "Quote1": "“Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not love breathing.”", "Quote2": "“People generally see what they look for, and hear what they listen for.”", "Quote3": "“The one thing that doesn't abide by majority rule is a person's conscience.”" }, { "id": 64, "title": "The Giver", "authors": "Lois Lowry", "description": "Twelve-year-old Jonas lives in a seemingly ideal world. Not until he is given his life assignment as the Receiver does he begin to understand the dark secrets behind this fragile community.", "edition": "", "format": "Paperback", "num_pages": 208, "rating": 4.12, "rating_count": 1452412, "review_count": 58451, "genres": "Young Adult, Fiction, Classics, Science Fiction, Dystopia, Science Fiction", "genre_list": "Young Adult,Fiction,Classics,Science Fiction,Dystopia", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1342493368l/3636.jpg", "Quote1": "“A lady's imagination is very rapid; it jumps from admiration to love, from love to matrimony in a moment.”", "Quote2": "“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.”", "Quote3": "“I must learn to be content with being happier than I deserve.”" }, { "id": 65, "title": "Watership Down", "authors": "Richard Adams", "description": "Librarian's note: See alternate cover edition of ISBN13 9780380395866 here.Set in England's Downs, a once idyllic rural landscape, this stirring tale of adventure, courage and survival follows a band of very special creatures on their flight from the intrusion of man and the certain destruction of their home. Led by a stouthearted pair of friends, they journey forth from their native Sandleford Warren through the harrowing trials posed by predators and adversaries, to a mysterious promised land and a more perfect society.", "edition": "", "format": "Mass Market Paperback", "num_pages": 478, "rating": 4.06, "rating_count": 331158, "review_count": 11489, "genres": "Classics, Fiction, Fantasy, Young Adult, Animals", "genre_list": "Classics,Fiction,Fantasy,Young Adult,Animals", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1405136931l/76620.jpg", "Quote1": "“I like the night. Without the dark, we'd never see the stars.”", "Quote2": "“I decided as long as I'm going to hell, I might as well do it thoroughly.”", "Quote3": "“When life offers you a dream so far beyond any of your expectations, it’s not reasonable to grieve when it comes to an end.”" }, { "id": 66, "title": "The Handmaid's Tale", "authors": "Margaret Atwood", "description": "Offred is a Handmaid in the Republic of Gilead. She may leave the home of the Commander and his wife once a day to walk to food markets whose signs are now pictures instead of words because women are no longer allowed to read. She must lie on her back once a month and pray that the Commander makes her pregnant, because in an age of declining births, Offred and the other Handmaids are valued only if their ovaries are viable. Offred can remember the years before, when she lived and made love with her husband, Luke; when she played with and protected her daughter; when she had a job, money of her own, and access to knowledge. But all of that is gone now...", "edition": "", "format": "Paperback", "num_pages": 311, "rating": 4.09, "rating_count": 944897, "review_count": 51091, "genres": "Fiction, Classics, Science Fiction, Dystopia, Science Fiction, Feminism", "genre_list": "Fiction,Classics,Science Fiction,Dystopia,Feminism", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1498057733l/38447.jpg", "Quote1": "“You don’t forget the face of the person who was your last hope.”", "Quote2": "“Remember, we're madly in love, so it's all right to kiss me anytime you feel like it.”", "Quote3": "“May the odds be ever in your favor!”" }, { "id": 67, "title": "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes", "authors": "Arthur Conan Doyle", "description": "'It is an old maxim of mine that when you have excluded the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.'Sherlock Holmes, scourge of criminals everywhere, whether they be lurking in London's foggy backstreets or plotting behind the walls of an idyllic country mansion, and his faithful colleague Dr Watson solve twelve breathtaking and perplexing mysteries.In The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, the first collection of the great consulting detective's cases, we encounter some of his most famous and devilishly difficult problems, including A Scandal in Bohemia, The Speckled Band, The Red-Headed League, The Blue Carbuncle, The Five Orange Pips and The Man with the Twisted Lip.", "edition": "", "format": "Paperback", "num_pages": 339, "rating": 4.3, "rating_count": 207674, "review_count": 5624, "genres": "Classics, Mystery, Fiction, Short Stories, Mystery, Crime, Mystery, Detective, Literature, Adventure, Literature, 19th Century, Historical, Historical Fiction", "genre_list": "Classics,Mystery,Fiction,Short Stories,Crime,Detective,Literature,Adventure,19th Century,Historical,Historical Fiction", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1164045516l/3590.jpg", "Quote1": "“Wit beyond measure is man’s greatest treasure.”", "Quote2": "“Indifference and neglect often do much more damage than outright dislike.”", "Quote3": "“Things we lose have a way of coming back to us in the end, if not always in the way we expect.”" }, { "id": 68, "title": "My Sister's Keeper", "authors": "Jodi Picoult", "description": "Anna is not sick, but she might as well be. By age thirteen, she has undergone countless surgeries, transfusions, and shots so that her older sister, Kate, can somehow fight the leukemia that has plagued her since childhood. The product of preimplantation genetic diagnosis, Anna was conceived as a bone marrow match for Kate -- a life and a role that she has never challenged... until now. Like most teenagers, Anna is beginning to question who she truly is. But unlike most teenagers, she has always been defined in terms of her sister—and so Anna makes a decision that for most would be unthinkable, a decision that will tear her family apart and have perhaps fatal consequences for the sister she loves.A provocative novel that raises some important ethical issues, My Sister's Keeper is the story of one family's struggle for survival at all human costs and a stunning parable for all time.", "edition": "", "format": "Paperback", "num_pages": 423, "rating": 4.06, "rating_count": 955234, "review_count": 31913, "genres": "Fiction, Contemporary, Womens Fiction, Chick Lit", "genre_list": "Fiction,Contemporary,Womens Fiction,Chick Lit", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1369504683l/10917.jpg", "Quote1": "“Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not love breathing.”", "Quote2": "“People generally see what they look for, and hear what they listen for.”", "Quote3": "“The one thing that doesn't abide by majority rule is a person's conscience.”" }, { "id": 69, "title": "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest", "authors": "Ken Kesey", "description": "Like George Orwell and Philip Wylie, Ken Kesey is concerned with man's battle to be himself in a world of increasing controls, the battle of joy and freedom against a society which fosters guilt and shame. His first novel, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, tells the story of a struggle between a man and a woman for the spirits and hearts of a group of people who have been defeated by the world.The setting for these defeated lives is a mental institution. The teller of the story, a half-Indian and a long-time inmate, has made the most complete retreat from life of all of them; he will not talk, and he has fooled the staff into thinking he is deaf and dumb. But through his self-imposed protective fog he is an acute observer. His vision of the life around him seems to have a truth which is beyond the definitions of sanity or insanity. To him the world is run by an all-powerful \"Combine.\" The hear of the war, the \"Big Nurse,\" is the chief instrument of evil. She wields her insidious power over the men to destroy their wills and freeze them into mindless obedience.Into this gray world comes McMurphy, a brawling, gambling man, full of spirit and a glorious lust for life. He is horrified by the docility with which the other men accept the rule of the Big Nurse and decides to fight her on her own terms. The battle begins, for him, as a lark - a way of winning the bets he has made with the men. And then, as he becomes more aware of the terrible dangers in it, and more committed to the others who have come to count on him for their own survival, his decision to go on is a heroic act of sacrifice and compassion.", "edition": "US / CAN", "format": "Mass Market Paperback", "num_pages": 325, "rating": 4.19, "rating_count": 543387, "review_count": 8877, "genres": "Classics, Fiction, Literature, Psychology", "genre_list": "Classics,Fiction,Literature,Psychology", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1516211014l/332613.jpg", "Quote1": "“A lady's imagination is very rapid; it jumps from admiration to love, from love to matrimony in a moment.”", "Quote2": "“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.”", "Quote3": "“I must learn to be content with being happier than I deserve.”" }, { "id": 70, "title": "The Bell Jar", "authors": "Sylvia Plath", "description": "Sylvia Plath's shocking, realistic, and intensely emotional novel about a woman falling into the grip of insanity. Esther Greenwood is brilliant, beautiful, enormously talented, and successful, but slowly going under—maybe for the last time. In her acclaimed and enduring masterwork, Sylvia Plath brilliantly draws the reader into Esther's breakdown with such intensity that her insanity becomes palpably real, even rational—as accessible an experience as going to the movies. A deep penetration into the darkest and most harrowing corners of the human psyche, The Bell Jar is an extraordinary accomplishment and a haunting American classic.", "edition": "First Harper Perennial Modern Classics Deluxe Edition (US)", "format": "Paperback", "num_pages": 244, "rating": 3.99, "rating_count": 491544, "review_count": 18332, "genres": "Classics, Fiction, Feminism, Psychology, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Literature, Health, Mental Health, Novels, Poetry, Literature, American", "genre_list": "Classics,Fiction,Feminism,Psychology,Mental Health,Mental Illness,Literature,Health,Novels,Poetry,American", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1473890514l/6514.jpg", "Quote1": "“I like the night. Without the dark, we'd never see the stars.”", "Quote2": "“I decided as long as I'm going to hell, I might as well do it thoroughly.”", "Quote3": "“When life offers you a dream so far beyond any of your expectations, it’s not reasonable to grieve when it comes to an end.”" }, { "id": 71, "title": "Outlander", "authors": "Diana Gabaldon", "description": "The year is 1945. Claire Randall, a former combat nurse, is just back from the war and reunited with her husband on a second honeymoon when she walks through a standing stone in one of the ancient circles that dot the British Isles. Suddenly she is a Sassenach—an “outlander”—in a Scotland torn by war and raiding border clans in the year of Our Lord...1743.Hurled back in time by forces she cannot understand, Claire is catapulted into the intrigues of lairds and spies that may threaten her life, and shatter her heart. For here James Fraser, a gallant young Scots warrior, shows her a love so absolute that Claire becomes a woman torn between fidelity and desire—and between two vastly different men in two irreconcilable lives.", "edition": "", "format": "Mass Market Paperback", "num_pages": 850, "rating": 4.22, "rating_count": 668422, "review_count": 40168, "genres": "Historical, Historical Fiction, Romance, Fantasy, Fiction, Science Fiction, Time Travel, Historical, Romance, Historical Romance", "genre_list": "Historical,Historical Fiction,Romance,Fantasy,Fiction,Science Fiction,Time Travel,Historical Romance", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1529065012l/10964.jpg", "Quote1": "“You don’t forget the face of the person who was your last hope.”", "Quote2": "“Remember, we're madly in love, so it's all right to kiss me anytime you feel like it.”", "Quote3": "“May the odds be ever in your favor!”" }, { "id": 72, "title": "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo", "authors": "Stieg Larsson", "description": "A spellbinding amalgam of murder mystery, family saga, love story and financial intrigue.A Sensational #1 Bestseller – Now a Major Motion Picture In Theaters March 2010.It’s about the disappearance forty years ago of Harriet Vanger, a young scion of one of the wealthiest families in Sweden . . . and about her octogenarian uncle, determined to know the truth about what he believes was her murder.It’s about Mikael Blomkvist, a crusading journalist recently at the wrong end of a libel case, hired to get to the bottom of Harriet’s disappearance . . . and about Lisbeth Salander, a twenty-four-year-old pierced and tattooed genius hacker possessed of the hard-earned wisdom of someone twice her age—and a terrifying capacity for ruthlessness to go with it—who assists Blomkvist with the investigation. This unlikely team discovers a vein of nearly unfathomable iniquity running through the Vanger family, astonishing corruption in the highest echelons of Swedish industrialism—and an unexpected connection between themselves.It’s a contagiously exciting, stunningly intelligent novel about society at its most hidden, and about the intimate lives of a brilliantly realized cast of characters, all of them forced to face the darker aspects of their world and of their own lives.", "edition": "1st edition", "format": "Hardcover", "num_pages": 465, "rating": 4.13, "rating_count": 2182830, "review_count": 64906, "genres": "Fiction, Mystery, Thriller, Mystery, Crime", "genre_list": "Fiction,Mystery,Thriller,Crime", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1327868566l/2429135.jpg", "Quote1": "“Wit beyond measure is man’s greatest treasure.”", "Quote2": "“Indifference and neglect often do much more damage than outright dislike.”", "Quote3": "“Things we lose have a way of coming back to us in the end, if not always in the way we expect.”" }, { "id": 73, "title": "Rebecca", "authors": "Daphne du Maurier", "description": "Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again . . .The novel begins in Monte Carlo, where our heroine is swept off her feet by the dashing widower Maxim de Winter and his sudden proposal of marriage. Orphaned and working as a lady's maid, she can barely believe her luck. It is only when they arrive at his massive country estate that she realizes how large a shadow his late wife will cast over their lives--presenting her with a lingering evil that threatens to destroy their marriage from beyond the grave.", "edition": "", "format": "ebook", "num_pages": 449, "rating": 4.21, "rating_count": 366815, "review_count": 17470, "genres": "Classics, Fiction, Mystery, Romance, Gothic", "genre_list": "Classics,Fiction,Mystery,Romance,Gothic", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1386605169l/17899948.jpg", "Quote1": "“Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not love breathing.”", "Quote2": "“People generally see what they look for, and hear what they listen for.”", "Quote3": "“The one thing that doesn't abide by majority rule is a person's conscience.”" }, { "id": 74, "title": "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn", "authors": "Betty Smith", "description": "The beloved American classic about a young girl's coming-of-age at the turn of the century, Betty Smith's A Tree Grows in Brooklyn is a poignant and moving tale filled with compassion and cruelty, laughter and heartache, crowded with life and people and incident. The story of young, sensitive, and idealistic Francie Nolan and her bittersweet formative years in the slums of Williamsburg has enchanted and inspired millions of readers for more than sixty years. By turns overwhelming, sublime, heartbreaking, and uplifting, the daily experiences of the unforgettable Nolans are raw with honesty and tenderly threaded with family connectedness -- in a work of literary art that brilliantly captures a unique time and place as well as incredibly rich moments of universal experience.", "edition": "Deckle Page Edition", "format": "Paperback", "num_pages": 496, "rating": 4.25, "rating_count": 333330, "review_count": 17523, "genres": "Classics, Fiction, Historical, Historical Fiction, Young Adult", "genre_list": "Classics,Fiction,Historical,Historical Fiction,Young Adult", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1327883484l/14891.jpg", "Quote1": "“A lady's imagination is very rapid; it jumps from admiration to love, from love to matrimony in a moment.”", "Quote2": "“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.”", "Quote3": "“I must learn to be content with being happier than I deserve.”" }, { "id": 75, "title": "Matilda", "authors": "Roald Dahl", "description": "Matilda is a little girl who is far too good to be true. At age five-and-a-half she's knocking off double-digit multiplication problems and blitz-reading Dickens. Even more remarkably, her classmates love her even though she's a super-nerd and the teacher's pet. But everything is not perfect in Matilda's world. For starters she has two of the most idiotic, self-centered parents who ever lived. Then there's the large, busty nightmare of a school principal, Miss (\"The\") Trunchbull, a former hammer-throwing champion who flings children at will and is approximately as sympathetic as a bulldozer. Fortunately for Matilda, she has the inner resources to deal with such annoyances: astonishing intelligence, saintly patience, and an innate predilection for revenge.She warms up with some practical jokes aimed at her hapless parents, but the true test comes when she rallies in defense of her teacher, the sweet Miss Honey, against the diabolical Trunchbull. There is never any doubt that Matilda will carry the day. Even so, this wonderful story is far from predictable. Roald Dahl, while keeping the plot moving imaginatively, also has an unerring ear for emotional truth. The reader cares about Matilda because in addition to all her other gifts, she has real feelings.", "edition": "", "format": "Paperback", "num_pages": 240, "rating": 4.29, "rating_count": 497665, "review_count": 12902, "genres": "Childrens, Fiction, Fantasy, Classics", "genre_list": "Childrens,Fiction,Fantasy,Classics", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1388793265l/39988.jpg", "Quote1": "“I like the night. Without the dark, we'd never see the stars.”", "Quote2": "“I decided as long as I'm going to hell, I might as well do it thoroughly.”", "Quote3": "“When life offers you a dream so far beyond any of your expectations, it’s not reasonable to grieve when it comes to an end.”" }, { "id": 76, "title": "The Color Purple", "authors": "Alice Walker", "description": "The Color Purple is a classic. With over a million copies sold in the UK alone, it is hailed as one of the all-time 'greats' of literature, inspiring generations of readers.Set in the deep American South between the wars, it is the tale of Celie, a young black girl born into poverty and segregation. Raped repeatedly by the man she calls 'father', she has two children taken away from her, is separated from her beloved sister Nettie and is trapped into an ugly marriage. But then she meets the glamorous Shug Avery, singer and magic-maker - a woman who has taken charge of her own destiny. Gradually, Celie discovers the power and joy of her own spirit, freeing her from her past and reuniting her with those she loves.", "edition": "", "format": "Paperback", "num_pages": 295, "rating": 4.18, "rating_count": 440592, "review_count": 11325, "genres": "Classics, Fiction, Historical, Historical Fiction, Feminism", "genre_list": "Classics,Fiction,Historical,Historical Fiction,Feminism", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1386925078l/11486.jpg", "Quote1": "“You don’t forget the face of the person who was your last hope.”", "Quote2": "“Remember, we're madly in love, so it's all right to kiss me anytime you feel like it.”", "Quote3": "“May the odds be ever in your favor!”" }, { "id": 77, "title": "The Fellowship of the Ring", "authors": "J.R.R. Tolkien", "description": "Alternate Cover Edition ISBN 0618260269 (copyright page ISBN is 0618346252 - different from back cover)One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all and in the darkeness bind themIn ancient times the Rings of Power were crafted by the Elven-smiths, and Sauron, The Dark Lord, forged the One Ring, filling it with his own power so that he could rule all others. But the One Ring was taken from him, and though he sought it throughout Middle-earth, it remained lost to him. After many ages it fell into the hands of Bilbo Baggins, as told in The Hobbit.In a sleepy village in the Shire, young Frodo Baggins finds himself faced with an immense task, as his elderly cousin Bilbo entrusts the Ring to his care. Frodo must leave his home and make a perilous journey across Middle-earth to the Cracks of Doom, there to destroy the Ring and foil the Dark Lord in his evil purpose.--back cover", "edition": "Media Tie-In Edition", "format": "Paperback", "num_pages": 398, "rating": 4.35, "rating_count": 2021782, "review_count": 17444, "genres": "Fantasy, Classics, Fiction, Adventure", "genre_list": "Fantasy,Classics,Fiction,Adventure", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1298411339l/34.jpg", "Quote1": "“Wit beyond measure is man’s greatest treasure.”", "Quote2": "“Indifference and neglect often do much more damage than outright dislike.”", "Quote3": "“Things we lose have a way of coming back to us in the end, if not always in the way we expect.”" }, { "id": 78, "title": "Little Women", "authors": "Louisa May Alcott", "description": "Generations of readers young and old, male and female, have fallen in love with the March sisters of Louisa May Alcott’s most popular and enduring novel, Little Women. Here are talented tomboy and author-to-be Jo, tragically frail Beth, beautiful Meg, and romantic, spoiled Amy, united in their devotion to each other and their struggles to survive in New England during the Civil War.It is no secret that Alcott based Little Women on her own early life. While her father, the freethinking reformer and abolitionist Bronson Alcott, hobnobbed with such eminent male authors as Emerson, Thoreau, and Hawthorne, Louisa supported herself and her sisters with �woman’s work,” including sewing, doing laundry, and acting as a domestic servant. But she soon discovered she could make more money writing. Little Women brought her lasting fame and fortune, and far from being the �girl’s book” her publisher requested, it explores such timeless themes as love and death, war and peace, the conflict between personal ambition and family responsibilities, and the clash of cultures between Europe and America.", "edition": "", "format": "Paperback", "num_pages": 449, "rating": 4.05, "rating_count": 1429608, "review_count": 19045, "genres": "Classics, Fiction, Historical, Historical Fiction, Young Adult", "genre_list": "Classics,Fiction,Historical,Historical Fiction,Young Adult", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1388269517l/1934.jpg", "Quote1": "“Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not love breathing.”", "Quote2": "“People generally see what they look for, and hear what they listen for.”", "Quote3": "“The one thing that doesn't abide by majority rule is a person's conscience.”" }, { "id": 79, "title": "The Road", "authors": "Cormac McCarthy", "description": "A searing, post apocalyptic novel destined to become Cormac McCarthy’s masterpiece.A father and his son walk alone through burned America. Nothing moves in the ravaged landscape save the ash on the wind. It is cold enough to crack stones, and when the snow falls it is gray. The sky is dark. Their destination is the coast, although they don’t know what, if anything, awaits them there. They have nothing; just a pistol to defend themselves against the lawless bands that stalk the road, the clothes they are wearing, a cart of scavenged food—and each other.", "edition": "", "format": "Hardcover", "num_pages": 241, "rating": 3.96, "rating_count": 612741, "review_count": 41379, "genres": "Fiction, Science Fiction, Science Fiction, Dystopia, Apocalyptic, Post Apocalyptic", "genre_list": "Fiction,Science Fiction,Dystopia,Apocalyptic,Post Apocalyptic", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1439197219l/6288.jpg", "Quote1": "“A lady's imagination is very rapid; it jumps from admiration to love, from love to matrimony in a moment.”", "Quote2": "“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.”", "Quote3": "“I must learn to be content with being happier than I deserve.”" }, { "id": 80, "title": "Angela's Ashes", "authors": "Frank McCourt", "description": "Imbued on every page with Frank McCourt's astounding humor and compassion. This is a glorious book that bears all the marks of a classic.\"When I look back on my childhood I wonder how I managed to survive at all. It was, of course, a miserable childhood: the happy childhood is hardly worth your while. Worse than the ordinary miserable childhood is the miserable Irish childhood, and worse yet is the miserable Irish Catholic childhood.\" So begins the Pulitzer Prize winning memoir of Frank McCourt, born in Depression-era Brooklyn to recent Irish immigrants and raised in the slums of Limerick, Ireland. Frank's mother, Angela, has no money to feed the children since Frank's father, Malachy, rarely works, and when he does he drinks his wages. Yet Malachy-- exasperating, irresponsible and beguiling-- does nurture in Frank an appetite for the one thing he can provide: a story. Frank lives for his father's tales of Cuchulain, who saved Ireland, and of the Angel on the Seventh Step, who brings his mother babies. Perhaps it is story that accounts for Frank's survival. Wearing rags for diapers, begging a pig's head for Christmas dinner and gathering coal from the roadside to light a fire, Frank endures poverty, near-starvation and the casual cruelty of relatives and neighbors--yet lives to tell his tale with eloquence, exuberance and remarkable forgiveness. Angela's Ashes, imbued on every page with Frank McCourt's astounding humor and compassion, is a glorious book that bears all the marks of a classic.", "edition": "", "format": "Paperback", "num_pages": 452, "rating": 4.09, "rating_count": 466398, "review_count": 10595, "genres": "Nonfiction, Autobiography, Memoir, Biography", "genre_list": "Nonfiction,Autobiography,Memoir,Biography", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1348317139l/252577.jpg", "Quote1": "“I like the night. Without the dark, we'd never see the stars.”", "Quote2": "“I decided as long as I'm going to hell, I might as well do it thoroughly.”", "Quote3": "“When life offers you a dream so far beyond any of your expectations, it’s not reasonable to grieve when it comes to an end.”" }, { "id": 81, "title": "A Clockwork Orange", "authors": "Anthony Burgess", "description": "A vicious fifteen-year-old \"droog\" is the central character of this 1963 classic, whose stark terror was captured in Stanley Kubrick's magnificent film of the same title.In Anthony Burgess's nightmare vision of the future, where criminals take over after dark, the story is told by the central character, Alex, who talks in a brutal invented slang that brilliantly renders his and his friends' social pathology. A Clockwork Orange is a frightening fable about good and evil, and the meaning of human freedom. When the state undertakes to reform Alex—to \"redeem\" him—the novel asks, \"At what cost?\"This edition includes the controversial last chapter not published in the first edition and Burgess's introduction \"A Clockwork Orange Resucked\".", "edition": "", "format": "Paperback", "num_pages": 212, "rating": 3.99, "rating_count": 508614, "review_count": 11247, "genres": "Classics, Fiction, Science Fiction, Science Fiction, Dystopia", "genre_list": "Classics,Fiction,Science Fiction,Dystopia", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1348339306l/227463.jpg", "Quote1": "“You don’t forget the face of the person who was your last hope.”", "Quote2": "“Remember, we're madly in love, so it's all right to kiss me anytime you feel like it.”", "Quote3": "“May the odds be ever in your favor!”" }, { "id": 82, "title": "The Brothers Karamazov", "authors": "Fyodor Dostoyevsky", "description": "The award-winning translation of Dostoevsky's last and greatest novel.The Brothers Karamazov is a passionate philosophical novel set in 19th century Russia, that enters deeply into the ethical debates of God, free will, and morality. It is a spiritual drama of moral struggles concerning faith, doubt, and reason, set against a modernizing Russia.", "edition": "", "format": "Paperback", "num_pages": 796, "rating": 4.32, "rating_count": 196403, "review_count": 8719, "genres": "Classics, Fiction, Cultural, Russia, Literature, Literature, Russian Literature", "genre_list": "Classics,Fiction,Cultural,Russia,Literature,Russian Literature", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1427728126l/4934.jpg", "Quote1": "“Wit beyond measure is man’s greatest treasure.”", "Quote2": "“Indifference and neglect often do much more damage than outright dislike.”", "Quote3": "“Things we lose have a way of coming back to us in the end, if not always in the way we expect.”" }, { "id": 83, "title": "Dune", "authors": "Frank Herbert", "description": "Set in the far future amidst a sprawling feudal interstellar empire where planetary dynasties are controlled by noble houses that owe an allegiance to the imperial House Corrino, Dune tells the story of young Paul Atreides (the heir apparent to Duke Leto Atreides and heir of House Atreides) as he and his family accept control of the desert planet Arrakis, the only source of the 'spice' melange, the most important and valuable substance in the cosmos. The story explores the complex, multi-layered interactions of politics, religion, ecology, technology, and human emotion as the forces of the empire confront each other for control of Arrakis.Published in 1965, it won the Hugo Award in 1966 and the inaugural Nebula Award for Best Novel. Dune is frequently cited as the world's best-selling sf novel.", "edition": "", "format": "Paperback", "num_pages": 604, "rating": 4.21, "rating_count": 585539, "review_count": 15277, "genres": "Science Fiction, Fiction, Fantasy, Classics", "genre_list": "Science Fiction,Fiction,Fantasy,Classics", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1434908555l/234225.jpg", "Quote1": "“Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not love breathing.”", "Quote2": "“People generally see what they look for, and hear what they listen for.”", "Quote3": "“The one thing that doesn't abide by majority rule is a person's conscience.”" }, { "id": 84, "title": "Vampire Academy", "authors": "Richelle Mead", "description": "Only a true best friend can protect you from your immortal enemies . . . Lissa Dragomir is a Moroi princess: a mortal vampire with a rare gift for harnessing the earth's magic. She must be protected at all times from Strigoi; the fiercest vampires - the ones who never die. The powerful blend of human and vampire blood that flows through Rose Hathaway, Lissa's best friend, makes her a dhampir. Rose is dedicated to a dangerous life of protecting Lissa from the Strigoi, who are hell-bent on making Lissa one of them.After two years of freedom, Rose and Lissa are caught and dragged back to St. Vladimir's Academy, a school for vampire royalty and their guardians-to-be, hidden in the deep forests of Montana. But inside the iron gates, life is even more fraught with danger . . . and the Strigoi are always close by.Rose and Lissa must navigate their dangerous world, confront the temptations of forbidden love, and never once let their guard down, lest the evil undead make Lissa one of them forever . . .", "edition": "", "format": "Paperback", "num_pages": 332, "rating": 4.13, "rating_count": 491540, "review_count": 20760, "genres": "Young Adult, Paranormal, Vampires, Fantasy, Fantasy, Paranormal, Romance", "genre_list": "Young Adult,Paranormal,Vampires,Fantasy,Romance", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1381459853l/18660669.jpg", "Quote1": "“A lady's imagination is very rapid; it jumps from admiration to love, from love to matrimony in a moment.”", "Quote2": "“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.”", "Quote3": "“I must learn to be content with being happier than I deserve.”" }, { "id": 85, "title": "The Poisonwood Bible", "authors": "Barbara Kingsolver", "description": "The Poisonwood Bible is a story told by the wife and four daughters of Nathan Price, a fierce, evangelical Baptist who takes his family and mission to the Belgian Congo in 1959. They carry with them everything they believe they will need from home, but soon find that all of it -- from garden seeds to Scripture -- is calamitously transformed on African soil. What follows is a suspenseful epic of one family's tragic undoing and remarkable reconstruction over the course of three decades in postcolonial Africa.", "edition": "", "format": "Hardcover", "num_pages": 546, "rating": 4.04, "rating_count": 595935, "review_count": 21100, "genres": "Fiction, Historical, Historical Fiction, Cultural, Africa, Classics", "genre_list": "Fiction,Historical,Historical Fiction,Cultural,Africa,Classics", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1412242487l/7244.jpg", "Quote1": "“I like the night. Without the dark, we'd never see the stars.”", "Quote2": "“I decided as long as I'm going to hell, I might as well do it thoroughly.”", "Quote3": "“When life offers you a dream so far beyond any of your expectations, it’s not reasonable to grieve when it comes to an end.”" }, { "id": 86, "title": "Siddhartha", "authors": "Hermann Hesse", "description": "Herman Hesse's classic novel has delighted, inspired, and influenced generations of readers, writers, and thinkers. In this story of a wealthy Indian Brahmin who casts off a life of privilege to seek spiritual fulfillment. Hesse synthesizes disparate philosophies--Eastern religions, Jungian archetypes, Western individualism--into a unique vision of life as expressed through one man's search for true meaning.", "edition": "", "format": "Mass Market Paperback", "num_pages": 152, "rating": 4, "rating_count": 474735, "review_count": 13514, "genres": "Classics, Fiction, Philosophy, Religion, Literature, Spirituality", "genre_list": "Classics,Fiction,Philosophy,Religion,Literature,Spirituality", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1428715580l/52036.jpg", "Quote1": "“You don’t forget the face of the person who was your last hope.”", "Quote2": "“Remember, we're madly in love, so it's all right to kiss me anytime you feel like it.”", "Quote3": "“May the odds be ever in your favor!”" }, { "id": 87, "title": "Atlas Shrugged", "authors": "Ayn Rand", "description": "This is the story of a man who said that he would stop the motor of the world and did. Was he a destroyer or the greatest of liberators?Why did he have to fight his battle, not against his enemies, but against those who needed him most, and his hardest battle against the woman he loved? What is the world’s motor — and the motive power of every man? You will know the answer to these questions when you discover the reason behind the baffling events that play havoc with the lives of the characters in this story. Tremendous in its scope, this novel presents an astounding panorama of human life — from the productive genius who becomes a worthless playboy — to the great steel industrialist who does not know that he is working for his own destruction — to the philosopher who becomes a pirate — to the composer who gives up his career on the night of his triumph — to the woman who runs a transcontinental railroad — to the lowest track worker in her Terminal tunnels. You must be prepared, when you read this novel, to check every premise at the root of your convictions.This is a mystery story, not about the murder — and rebirth — of man’s spirit. It is a philosophical revolution, told in the form of an action thriller of violent events, a ruthlessly brilliant plot structure and an irresistible suspense. Do you say this is impossible? Well, that is the first of your premises to check.", "edition": "", "format": "Paperback", "num_pages": 1168, "rating": 3.68, "rating_count": 320850, "review_count": 15696, "genres": "Fiction, Classics, Philosophy, Literature, Politics", "genre_list": "Fiction,Classics,Philosophy,Literature,Politics", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1405868167l/662.jpg", "Quote1": "“Wit beyond measure is man’s greatest treasure.”", "Quote2": "“Indifference and neglect often do much more damage than outright dislike.”", "Quote3": "“Things we lose have a way of coming back to us in the end, if not always in the way we expect.”" }, { "id": 88, "title": "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows", "authors": "J.K. Rowling", "description": "Harry Potter is leaving Privet Drive for the last time. But as he climbs into the sidecar of Hagrid’s motorbike and they take to the skies, he knows Lord Voldemort and the Death Eaters will not be far behind.The protective charm that has kept him safe until now is broken. But the Dark Lord is breathing fear into everything he loves. And he knows he can’t keep hiding.To stop Voldemort, Harry knows he must find the remaining Horcruxes and destroy them.He will have to face his enemy in one final battle.--jkrowling.com", "edition": "First American Edition", "format": "Hardcover", "num_pages": 759, "rating": 4.62, "rating_count": 2068269, "review_count": 56774, "genres": "Fantasy, Young Adult, Fiction", "genre_list": "Fantasy,Young Adult,Fiction", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1474171184l/136251.jpg", "Quote1": "“Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not love breathing.”", "Quote2": "“People generally see what they look for, and hear what they listen for.”", "Quote3": "“The one thing that doesn't abide by majority rule is a person's conscience.”" }, { "id": 89, "title": "Don Quixote", "authors": "Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra", "description": "Don Quixote has become so entranced by reading chivalric romances, that he determines to become a knight-errant himself. In the company of his faithful squire, Sancho Panza, his exploits blossom in all sorts of wonderful ways. While Quixote's fancy often leads him astray – he tilts at windmills, imagining them to be giants – Sancho acquires cunning and a certain sagacity. Sane madman and wise fool, they roam the world together, and together they have haunted readers' imaginations for nearly four hundred years.With its experimental form and literary playfulness, Don Quixote generally has been recognized as the first modern novel. The book has had enormous influence on a host of writers, from Fielding and Sterne to Flaubert, Dickens, Melville, and Faulkner, who reread it once a year, \"just as some people read the Bible.\"", "edition": "", "format": "Paperback", "num_pages": 1023, "rating": 3.86, "rating_count": 174044, "review_count": 6211, "genres": "Classics, Fiction, Literature, European Literature, Spanish Literature", "genre_list": "Classics,Fiction,Literature,European Literature,Spanish Literature", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1364958765l/3836.jpg", "Quote1": "“A lady's imagination is very rapid; it jumps from admiration to love, from love to matrimony in a moment.”", "Quote2": "“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.”", "Quote3": "“I must learn to be content with being happier than I deserve.”" }, { "id": 90, "title": "The Golden Compass", "authors": "Philip Pullman", "description": "Lyra is rushing to the cold, far North, where witch clans and armored bears rule. North, where the Gobblers take the children they steal--including her friend Roger. North, where her fearsome uncle Asriel is trying to build a bridge to a parallel world.Can one small girl make a difference in such great and terrible endeavors? This is Lyra: a savage, a schemer, a liar, and as fierce and true a champion as Roger or Asriel could want--but what Lyra doesn't know is that to help one of them will be to betray the other.A masterwork of storytelling and suspense, Philip Pullman's award-winning The Golden Compass is the first in the His Dark Materials series, which continues with The Subtle Knife and The Amber Spyglass.", "edition": "", "format": "Hardcover", "num_pages": 399, "rating": 3.96, "rating_count": 1094029, "review_count": 17109, "genres": "Fantasy, Young Adult, Fiction", "genre_list": "Fantasy,Young Adult,Fiction", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1505766203l/119322.jpg", "Quote1": "“I like the night. Without the dark, we'd never see the stars.”", "Quote2": "“I decided as long as I'm going to hell, I might as well do it thoroughly.”", "Quote3": "“When life offers you a dream so far beyond any of your expectations, it’s not reasonable to grieve when it comes to an end.”" }, { "id": 91, "title": "Fahrenheit 451", "authors": "Ray Bradbury", "description": "The terrifyingly prophetic novel of a post-literate future.Guy Montag is a fireman. His job is to burn books, which are forbidden, being the source of all discord and unhappiness. Even so, Montag is unhappy; there is discord in his marriage. Are books hidden in his house? The Mechanical Hound of the Fire Department, armed with a lethal hypodermic, escorted by helicopters, is ready to track down those dissidents who defy society to preserve and read books.The classic dystopian novel of a post-literate future, Fahrenheit 451 stands alongside Orwell’s 1984 and Huxley’s Brave New World as a prophetic account of Western civilization’s enslavement by the media, drugs and conformity.Bradbury’s powerful and poetic prose combines with uncanny insight into the potential of technology to create a novel which, decades on from first publication, still has the power to dazzle and shock.--back cover", "edition": "Clothbound Special Edition, Voyager Classics (UK)", "format": "Hardcover", "num_pages": 227, "rating": 3.98, "rating_count": 1321751, "review_count": 36934, "genres": "Classics, Fiction, Science Fiction, Science Fiction, Dystopia", "genre_list": "Classics,Fiction,Science Fiction,Dystopia", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1469704347l/17470674.jpg", "Quote1": "“You don’t forget the face of the person who was your last hope.”", "Quote2": "“Remember, we're madly in love, so it's all right to kiss me anytime you feel like it.”", "Quote3": "“May the odds be ever in your favor!”" }, { "id": 92, "title": "The Notebook", "authors": "Nicholas Sparks", "description": "A man with a faded, well-worn notebook open in his lap. A woman experiencing a morning ritual she doesn't understand. Until he begins to read to her. An achingly tender story about the enduring power of love.A man with a faded, well-worn notebook open in his lap. A woman experiencing a morning ritual she doesn't understand. Until he begins to read to her. The Notebook is an achingly tender story about the enduring power of love, a story of miracles that will stay with you forever. Set amid the austere beauty of coastal North Carolina in 1946, The Notebook begins with the story of Noah Calhoun, a rural Southerner returned home from World War II. Noah, thirty-one, is restoring a plantation home to its former glory, and he is haunted by images of the beautiful girl he met fourteen years earlier, a girl he loved like no other. Unable to find her, yet unwilling to forget the summer they spent together, Noah is content to live with only memories...until she unexpectedly returns to his town to see him once again. Allie Nelson, twenty-nine, is now engaged to another man, but realizes that the original passion she felt for Noah has not dimmed with the passage of time. Still, the obstacles that once ended their previous relationship remain, and the gulf between their worlds is too vast to ignore. With her impending marriage only weeks away, Allie is forced to confront her hopes and dreams for the future, a future that only she can shape. Like a puzzle within a puzzle, the story of Noah and Allie is just the beginning. As it unfolds, their tale miraculously becomes something different, with much higher stakes. The result is a deeply moving portrait of love itself, the tender moments and the fundamental changes that affect us all. Shining with a beauty that is rarely found in current literature, The Notebook establishes Nicholas Sparks as a classic storyteller with a unique insight into the only emotion that really matters. \"I am nothing special, of this I am sure. I am a common man with common thoughts and I've led a common life. There are no monuments dedicated to me and my name will soon be forgotten, but I've loved another with all my heart and soul, and to me, this has always been enough.\" And so begins one of the most poignant and compelling love stories you will ever read...The Notebook", "edition": "", "format": "Hardcover", "num_pages": 214, "rating": 4.07, "rating_count": 1144696, "review_count": 18249, "genres": "Romance, Fiction, Womens Fiction, Chick Lit, Contemporary", "genre_list": "Romance,Fiction,Womens Fiction,Chick Lit,Contemporary", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1385738917l/15931.jpg", "Quote1": "“Wit beyond measure is man’s greatest treasure.”", "Quote2": "“Indifference and neglect often do much more damage than outright dislike.”", "Quote3": "“Things we lose have a way of coming back to us in the end, if not always in the way we expect.”" }, { "id": 93, "title": "The Old Man and the Sea", "authors": "Ernest Hemingway", "description": "It is the story of an old Cuban fisherman and his supreme ordeal: a relentless, agonizing battle with a giant marlin far out in the Gulf Stream. Using the simple, powerful language of a fable, Hemingway takes the timeless themes of courage in the face of defeat and personal triumph won from loss and transforms them into a magnificent twentieth-century classic.", "edition": "", "format": "Hardcover", "num_pages": 132, "rating": 3.75, "rating_count": 661870, "review_count": 19549, "genres": "Classics, Fiction, Literature, Novels, Literature, American, Academic, School, Adventure, Classics, Classic Literature, Literature, 20th Century, Literary Fiction", "genre_list": "Classics,Fiction,Literature,Novels,American,Academic,School,Adventure,Classic Literature,20th Century,Literary Fiction", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1329189714l/2165.jpg", "Quote1": "“Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not love breathing.”", "Quote2": "“People generally see what they look for, and hear what they listen for.”", "Quote3": "“The one thing that doesn't abide by majority rule is a person's conscience.”" }, { "id": 94, "title": "Great Expectations", "authors": "Charles Dickens", "description": "See alternate cover edition hereDickens's magnificent novel of guilt, desire, and redemption The orphan Pip’s terrifying encounter with an escaped convict on the Kent marshes, and his mysterious summons to the house of Miss Havisham and her cold, beautiful ward Estella, form the prelude to his “great expectations.” How Pip comes into a fortune, what he does with it, and what he discovers through his secret benefactor are the ingredients of his struggle for moral redemption.", "edition": "Penguin Classics", "format": "Paperback", "num_pages": 512, "rating": 3.76, "rating_count": 562389, "review_count": 13554, "genres": "Classics, Fiction, Literature, Historical, Historical Fiction", "genre_list": "Classics,Fiction,Literature,Historical,Historical Fiction", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1309639398l/2619.jpg", "Quote1": "“A lady's imagination is very rapid; it jumps from admiration to love, from love to matrimony in a moment.”", "Quote2": "“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.”", "Quote3": "“I must learn to be content with being happier than I deserve.”" }, { "id": 95, "title": "The Complete Stories and Poems", "authors": "Edgar Allan Poe", "description": "This single volume brings together all of Poe's stories and poems, and illuminates the diverse and multifaceted genius of one of the greatest and most influential figures in American literary history.", "edition": "", "format": "Hardcover", "num_pages": 821, "rating": 4.37, "rating_count": 170532, "review_count": 1172, "genres": "Classics, Poetry, Horror, Fiction, Short Stories", "genre_list": "Classics,Poetry,Horror,Fiction,Short Stories", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1327942676l/23919.jpg", "Quote1": "“I like the night. Without the dark, we'd never see the stars.”", "Quote2": "“I decided as long as I'm going to hell, I might as well do it thoroughly.”", "Quote3": "“When life offers you a dream so far beyond any of your expectations, it’s not reasonable to grieve when it comes to an end.”" }, { "id": 96, "title": "A Prayer for Owen Meany", "authors": "John Irving", "description": "Eleven-year-old Owen Meany, playing in a Little League baseball game in Gravesend, New Hampshire, hits a foul ball and kills his best friend's mother. Owen doesn't believe in accidents; he believes he is God's instrument. What happens to Owen after that 1953 foul is both extraordinary and terrifying. At moments a comic, self-deluded victim, but in the end the principal, tragic actor in a divine plan, Owen Meany is the most heartbreaking hero John Irving has yet created.", "edition": "", "format": "Paperback", "num_pages": 637, "rating": 4.23, "rating_count": 262747, "review_count": 12211, "genres": "Fiction, Classics, Literature, Contemporary", "genre_list": "Fiction,Classics,Literature,Contemporary", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1260470010l/4473.jpg", "Quote1": "“You don’t forget the face of the person who was your last hope.”", "Quote2": "“Remember, we're madly in love, so it's all right to kiss me anytime you feel like it.”", "Quote3": "“May the odds be ever in your favor!”" }, { "id": 97, "title": "Winnie-the-Pooh", "authors": "A.A. Milne", "description": "The Bear of Very Little Brain and his friends from the Hundred Acre Wood have delighted generations of readers since Winnie-the-Pooh was first published in 1926.Back by popular demand, the four full-color gift editions of the original Pooh classics are available again. These elegant books, larger in format than the classic editions, include all of Ernest H. Shepard's illustrations, each meticulously hand-painted in delicate watercolors.Here are the two great storybooks chronicling the adventures of Christopher Robin and all the inhabitants of the Hundred Acre Wood, as well as the two charming volumes of poems. Bright in color and true in spirit, these are books for giving--To Pooh fans of all ages.", "edition": "", "format": "Hardcover", "num_pages": 145, "rating": 4.34, "rating_count": 230710, "review_count": 3617, "genres": "Classics, Childrens, Fiction", "genre_list": "Classics,Childrens,Fiction", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1298440130l/99107.jpg", "Quote1": "“Wit beyond measure is man’s greatest treasure.”", "Quote2": "“Indifference and neglect often do much more damage than outright dislike.”", "Quote3": "“Things we lose have a way of coming back to us in the end, if not always in the way we expect.”" }, { "id": 98, "title": "Anna Karenina", "authors": "Leo Tolstoy", "description": "Acclaimed by many as the world's greatest novel, Anna Karenina provides a vast panorama of contemporary life in Russia and of humanity in general. In it Tolstoy uses his intense imaginative insight to create some of the most memorable characters in literature. Anna is a sophisticated woman who abandons her empty existence as the wife of Karenin and turns to Count Vronsky to fulfil her passionate nature - with tragic consequences. Levin is a reflection of Tolstoy himself, often expressing the author's own views and convictions.Throughout, Tolstoy points no moral, merely inviting us not to judge but to watch. As Rosemary Edmonds comments, 'He leaves the shifting patterns of the kaleidoscope to bring home the meaning of the brooding words following the title, 'Vengeance is mine, and I will repay.", "edition": "Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition", "format": "Paperback", "num_pages": 838, "rating": 4.03, "rating_count": 530951, "review_count": 19944, "genres": "Classics, Fiction, Cultural, Russia, Romance", "genre_list": "Classics,Fiction,Cultural,Russia,Romance", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1452709554l/151.jpg", "Quote1": "“Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not love breathing.”", "Quote2": "“People generally see what they look for, and hear what they listen for.”", "Quote3": "“The one thing that doesn't abide by majority rule is a person's conscience.”" }, { "id": 99, "title": "Moby-Dick or, The Whale", "authors": "Herman Melville", "description": "\"It is the horrible texture of a fabric that should be woven of ships' cables and hawsers. A Polar wind blows through it, and birds of prey hover over it.\" So Melville wrote of his masterpiece, one of the greatest works of imagination in literary history. In part, Moby-Dick is the story of an eerily compelling madman pursuing an unholy war against a creature as vast and dangerous and unknowable as the sea itself. But more than just a novel of adventure, more than an encyclopaedia of whaling lore and legend, the book can be seen as part of its author's lifelong meditation on America. Written with wonderfully redemptive humour, Moby-Dick is also a profound inquiry into character, faith, and the nature of perception.", "edition": "", "format": "Paperback", "num_pages": 720, "rating": 3.48, "rating_count": 431320, "review_count": 12675, "genres": "Classics, Fiction, Literature, Adventure", "genre_list": "Classics,Fiction,Literature,Adventure", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1327940656l/153747.jpg", "Quote1": "“A lady's imagination is very rapid; it jumps from admiration to love, from love to matrimony in a moment.”", "Quote2": "“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.”", "Quote3": "“I must learn to be content with being happier than I deserve.”" }, { "id": 100, "title": "Interview with the Vampire", "authors": "Anne Rice", "description": "This is the story of Louis, as told in his own words, of his journey through mortal and immortal life. Louis recounts how he became a vampire at the hands of the radiant and sinister Lestat and how he became indoctrinated, unwillingly, into the vampire way of life. His story ebbs and flows through the streets of New Orleans, defining crucial moments such as his discovery of the exquisite lost young child Claudia, wanting not to hurt but to comfort her with the last breaths of humanity he has inside. Yet, he makes Claudia a vampire, trapping her womanly passion, will, and intelligence inside the body of a small child. Louis and Claudia form a seemingly unbreakable alliance and even \"settle down\" for a while in the opulent French Quarter. Louis remembers Claudia's struggle to understand herself and the hatred they both have for Lestat that sends them halfway across the world to seek others of their kind. Louis and Claudia are desperate to find somewhere they belong, to find others who understand, and someone who knows what and why they are.Louis and Claudia travel Europe, eventually coming to Paris and the ragingly successful Theatre des Vampires - a theatre of vampires pretending to be mortals pretending to be vampires. Here they meet the magnetic and ethereal Armand, who brings them into a whole society of vampires. But Louis and Claudia find that finding others like themselves provides no easy answers and in fact presents dangers they scarcely imagined.", "edition": "", "format": "Mass Market Paperback", "num_pages": 342, "rating": 3.98, "rating_count": 428588, "review_count": 8739, "genres": "Horror, Fantasy, Fiction, Paranormal, Vampires, Fantasy, Paranormal", "genre_list": "Horror,Fantasy,Fiction,Paranormal,Vampires", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1380631642l/43763.jpg", "Quote1": "“I like the night. Without the dark, we'd never see the stars.”", "Quote2": "“I decided as long as I'm going to hell, I might as well do it thoroughly.”", "Quote3": "“When life offers you a dream so far beyond any of your expectations, it’s not reasonable to grieve when it comes to an end.”" }, { "id": 101, "title": "1984", "authors": "George Orwell", "description": "Among the seminal texts of the 20th century, Nineteen Eighty-Four is a rare work that grows more haunting as its futuristic purgatory becomes more real. Published in 1949, the book offers political satirist George Orwell's nightmare vision of a totalitarian, bureaucratic world and one poor stiff's attempt to find individuality. The brilliance of the novel is Orwell's prescience of modern life--the ubiquity of television, the distortion of the language--and his ability to construct such a thorough version of hell. Required reading for students since it was published, it ranks among the most terrifying novels ever written.", "edition": "Signet Classics", "format": "Mass Market Paperback", "num_pages": 328, "rating": 4.16, "rating_count": 2420816, "review_count": 53773, "genres": "Classics, Fiction, Science Fiction, Science Fiction, Dystopia", "genre_list": "Classics,Fiction,Science Fiction,Dystopia", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1348990566l/5470.jpg", "Quote1": "“You don’t forget the face of the person who was your last hope.”", "Quote2": "“Remember, we're madly in love, so it's all right to kiss me anytime you feel like it.”", "Quote3": "“May the odds be ever in your favor!”" }, { "id": 102, "title": "The Red Tent", "authors": "Anita Diamant", "description": "Her name is Dinah. In the Bible, her life is only hinted at in a brief and violent detour within the more familiar chapters of the Book of Genesis that are about her father, Jacob, and his dozen sons. Told in Dinah's voice, this novel reveals the traditions and turmoils of ancient womanhood--the world of the red tent. It begins with the story of her mothers--Leah, Rachel, Zilpah, and Bilhah--the four wives of Jacob. They love Dinah and give her gifts that sustain her through a hard-working youth, a calling to midwifery, and a new home in a foreign land. Dinah's story reaches out from a remarkable period of early history and creates an intimate connection with the past. Deeply affecting, The Red Tent combines rich storytelling with a valuable achievement in modern fiction: a new view of biblical women's society.", "edition": "", "format": "Hardcover", "num_pages": 336, "rating": 4.16, "rating_count": 470202, "review_count": 18027, "genres": "Historical, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Christian, Literature", "genre_list": "Historical,Historical Fiction,Fiction,Christian,Literature", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1405739117l/4989.jpg", "Quote1": "“Wit beyond measure is man’s greatest treasure.”", "Quote2": "“Indifference and neglect often do much more damage than outright dislike.”", "Quote3": "“Things we lose have a way of coming back to us in the end, if not always in the way we expect.”" }, { "id": 103, "title": "The Secret Life of Bees", "authors": "Sue Monk Kidd", "description": "Set in South Carolina in 1964, The Secret Life of Bees tells the story of Lily Owens, whose life has been shaped around the blurred memory of the afternoon her mother was killed. When Lily's fierce-hearted black \"stand-in mother,\" Rosaleen, insults three of the deepest racists in town, Lily decides to spring them both free. They escape to Tiburon, South Carolina--a town that holds the secret to her mother's past. Taken in by an eccentric trio of black beekeeping sisters, Lily is introduced to their mesmerizing world of bees and honey, and the Black Madonna. This is a remarkable novel about divine female power, a story women will share and pass on to their daughters for years to come.", "edition": "", "format": "Paperback", "num_pages": 336, "rating": 4.03, "rating_count": 1001343, "review_count": 28026, "genres": "Fiction, Historical, Historical Fiction, Young Adult, Adult Fiction", "genre_list": "Fiction,Historical,Historical Fiction,Young Adult,Adult Fiction", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1473454532l/37435.jpg", "Quote1": "“Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not love breathing.”", "Quote2": "“People generally see what they look for, and hear what they listen for.”", "Quote3": "“The one thing that doesn't abide by majority rule is a person's conscience.”" }, { "id": 104, "title": "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban", "authors": "J.K. Rowling", "description": "Harry Potter's third year at Hogwarts is full of new dangers. A convicted murderer, Sirius Black, has broken out of Azkaban prison, and it seems he's after Harry. Now Hogwarts is being patrolled by the dementors, the Azkaban guards who are hunting Sirius. But Harry can't imagine that Sirius or, for that matter, the evil Lord Voldemort could be more frightening than the dementors themselves, who have the terrible power to fill anyone they come across with aching loneliness and despair. Meanwhile, life continues as usual at Hogwarts. A top-of-the-line broom takes Harry's success at Quidditch, the sport of the Wizarding world, to new heights. A cute fourth-year student catches his eye. And he becomes close with the new Defense of the Dark Arts teacher, who was a childhood friend of his father. Yet despite the relative safety of life at Hogwarts and the best efforts of the dementors, the threat of Sirius Black grows ever closer. But if Harry has learned anything from his education in wizardry, it is that things are often not what they seem. Tragic revelations, heartwarming surprises, and high-stakes magical adventures await the boy wizard in this funny and poignant third installment of the beloved series.--scholastic.com", "edition": "", "format": "Mass Market Paperback", "num_pages": 435, "rating": 4.55, "rating_count": 2217128, "review_count": 42873, "genres": "Fantasy, Young Adult, Fiction", "genre_list": "Fantasy,Young Adult,Fiction", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1499277281l/5.jpg", "Quote1": "“A lady's imagination is very rapid; it jumps from admiration to love, from love to matrimony in a moment.”", "Quote2": "“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.”", "Quote3": "“I must learn to be content with being happier than I deserve.”" }, { "id": 105, "title": "Clockwork Angel", "authors": "Cassandra Clare", "description": "In a time when Shadowhunters are barely winning the fight against the forces of darkness, one battle will change the course of history forever. Welcome to the Infernal Devices trilogy, a stunning and dangerous prequel to the New York Times bestselling Mortal Instruments series.The year is 1878. Tessa Gray descends into London’s dark supernatural underworld in search of her missing brother. She soon discovers that her only allies are the demon-slaying Shadowhunters—including Will and Jem, the mysterious boys she is attracted to. Soon they find themselves up against the Pandemonium Club, a secret organization of vampires, demons, warlocks, and humans. Equipped with a magical army of unstoppable clockwork creatures, the Club is out to rule the British Empire, and only Tessa and her allies can stop them...", "edition": "First Edition", "format": "Hardcover", "num_pages": 481, "rating": 4.33, "rating_count": 572963, "review_count": 26716, "genres": "Fantasy, Young Adult, Fantasy, Paranormal, Science Fiction, Steampunk, Romance", "genre_list": "Fantasy,Young Adult,Paranormal,Science Fiction,Steampunk,Romance", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1454962884l/7171637.jpg", "Quote1": "“I like the night. Without the dark, we'd never see the stars.”", "Quote2": "“I decided as long as I'm going to hell, I might as well do it thoroughly.”", "Quote3": "“When life offers you a dream so far beyond any of your expectations, it’s not reasonable to grieve when it comes to an end.”" }, { "id": 106, "title": "Middlesex", "authors": "Jeffrey Eugenides", "description": "Middlesex tells the breathtaking story of Calliope Stephanides, and three generations of the Greek-American Stephanides family, who travel from a tiny village overlooking Mount Olympus in Asia Minor to Prohibition-era Detroit, witnessing its glory days as the Motor City and the race riots of 1967 before moving out to the tree-lined streets of suburban Grosse Pointe, Michigan. To understand why Calliope is not like other girls, she has to uncover a guilty family secret, and the astonishing genetic history that turns Callie into Cal, one of the most audacious and wondrous narrators in contemporary fiction. Lyrical and thrilling, Middlesex is an exhilarating reinvention of the American epic.", "edition": "", "format": "Paperback", "num_pages": 529, "rating": 3.99, "rating_count": 539113, "review_count": 21898, "genres": "Fiction, Historical, Historical Fiction, Contemporary", "genre_list": "Fiction,Historical,Historical Fiction,Contemporary", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1437029776l/2187.jpg", "Quote1": "“You don’t forget the face of the person who was your last hope.”", "Quote2": "“Remember, we're madly in love, so it's all right to kiss me anytime you feel like it.”", "Quote3": "“May the odds be ever in your favor!”" }, { "id": 107, "title": "Great Expectations", "authors": "Charles Dickens", "description": "In what may be Dickens's best novel, humble, orphaned Pip is apprenticed to the dirty work of the forge but dares to dream of becoming a gentleman — and one day, under sudden and enigmatic circumstances, he finds himself in possession of \"great expectations.\" In this gripping tale of crime and guilt, revenge and reward, the compelling characters include Magwitch, the fearful and fearsome convict; Estella, whose beauty is excelled only by her haughtiness; and the embittered Miss Havisham, an eccentric jilted bride.", "edition": "Oxford World's Classics", "format": "Paperback", "num_pages": 505, "rating": 3.76, "rating_count": 562389, "review_count": 13554, "genres": "Classics, Fiction, Literature, Historical, Historical Fiction", "genre_list": "Classics,Fiction,Literature,Historical,Historical Fiction", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1327920219l/2623.jpg", "Quote1": "“Wit beyond measure is man’s greatest treasure.”", "Quote2": "“Indifference and neglect often do much more damage than outright dislike.”", "Quote3": "“Things we lose have a way of coming back to us in the end, if not always in the way we expect.”" }, { "id": 108, "title": "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer", "authors": "Mark Twain", "description": "Tom Sawyer is sure to find trouble wherever the river leads him…On the banks of the Mississippi River, Tom Sawyer and his friends seek out adventure at every turn. Then one fateful night in the graveyard they witness a murder. The boys make a blood oath never to reveal the secret, and they run away to be pirates in search of hidden treasure. But when Tom gets trapped in a cave with scary Injun Joe, can he escape unharmed?This Puffin Classic includes a behind-the-scenes journey, including an author profile, a guide to who's who, activities and more…", "edition": "", "format": "Paperback", "num_pages": 244, "rating": 3.9, "rating_count": 657117, "review_count": 8166, "genres": "Classics, Fiction, Adventure, Young Adult, Historical, Historical Fiction, Literature, Childrens, Academic, School, Novels, Literature, American", "genre_list": "Classics,Fiction,Adventure,Young Adult,Historical,Historical Fiction,Literature,Childrens,Academic,School,Novels,American", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1404811979l/24583.jpg", "Quote1": "“Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not love breathing.”", "Quote2": "“People generally see what they look for, and hear what they listen for.”", "Quote3": "“The one thing that doesn't abide by majority rule is a person's conscience.”" }, { "id": 109, "title": "The Stranger", "authors": "Albert Camus", "description": "Through the story of an ordinary man unwittingly drawn into a senseless murder on an Algerian beach, Camus explored what he termed \"the nakedness of man faced with the absurd.\" First published in English in 1946; now in a new translation by Matthew Ward.", "edition": "", "format": "Paperback", "num_pages": 123, "rating": 3.97, "rating_count": 555897, "review_count": 17611, "genres": "Classics, Fiction, Philosophy, Cultural, France, Literature, Novels, European Literature, French Literature, Academic, School, Literature, 20th Century, Academic, Read For School", "genre_list": "Classics,Fiction,Philosophy,Cultural,France,Literature,Novels,European Literature,French Literature,Academic,School,20th Century,Read For School", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1349927872l/49552.jpg", "Quote1": "“A lady's imagination is very rapid; it jumps from admiration to love, from love to matrimony in a moment.”", "Quote2": "“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.”", "Quote3": "“I must learn to be content with being happier than I deserve.”" }, { "id": 110, "title": "And Then There Were None", "authors": "Agatha Christie", "description": "First, there were ten—a curious assortment of strangers summoned as weekend guests to a private island off the coast of Devon. Their host, an eccentric millionaire unknown to all of them, is nowhere to be found. All that the guests have in common is a wicked past they're unwilling to reveal—and a secret that will seal their fate. For each has been marked for murder. One by one they fall prey. Before the weekend is out, there will be none. And only the dead are above suspicion.", "edition": "", "format": "Paperback", "num_pages": 264, "rating": 4.25, "rating_count": 577459, "review_count": 22367, "genres": "Mystery, Classics, Fiction, Mystery, Crime, Thriller", "genre_list": "Mystery,Classics,Fiction,Crime,Thriller", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1391120695l/16299.jpg", "Quote1": "“I like the night. Without the dark, we'd never see the stars.”", "Quote2": "“I decided as long as I'm going to hell, I might as well do it thoroughly.”", "Quote3": "“When life offers you a dream so far beyond any of your expectations, it’s not reasonable to grieve when it comes to an end.”" }, { "id": 111, "title": "The Master and Margarita", "authors": "Mikhail Bulgakov", "description": "THE FIRST COMPLETE, ANNOTATED ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF MIKHAIL BULGAKOV'S COMIC MASTERPIECEAn audacious revision of the stories of Faust and Pontius Pilate, The Master and Margarita is recognized as one of the essential classics of modern Russian literature. the novel's vision of Soviet life in the 1930s is so ferociously accurate that it could not be published during its author's lifetime and appeared only in a censored edition in the 1960s. Its truths are so enduring that its language has become part of the common Russian speech.One hot spring, the devil arrives in Moscow, accompanied by a retinue that includes a beautiful naked witch and an immens talking black cat with a fondness for chess and vodka. The visitors quickly wreak havoc in a city that refuses to believe in either God or Satan. But they also bring peace to two unhappy Muscovites: one is the Master, a writer pilloried for daring to write a novel about Christ and Pontius Pilate; the other is Margarita, who loves the Master so deeply that she is willing literally to go to hell for him. What ensues is a novel of in exhaustible energy, humor, and philosophical depth, a work whose nuances emerge for the first time in Diana Burgin's and Katherine Tiernan O'Connor's splendid English version.(back cover)", "edition": "First Vintage International Edition (US / CAN)", "format": "Paperback", "num_pages": 373, "rating": 4.31, "rating_count": 186919, "review_count": 8601, "genres": "Fiction, Classics, Cultural, Russia, Fantasy, Literature, Russian Literature, Magical Realism", "genre_list": "Fiction,Classics,Cultural,Russia,Fantasy,Literature,Russian Literature,Magical Realism", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1327867963l/117833.jpg", "Quote1": "“You don’t forget the face of the person who was your last hope.”", "Quote2": "“Remember, we're madly in love, so it's all right to kiss me anytime you feel like it.”", "Quote3": "“May the odds be ever in your favor!”" }, { "id": 112, "title": "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory", "authors": "Roald Dahl", "description": "Willy Wonka's famous chocolate factory is opening at last!But only five lucky children will be allowed inside. And the winners are: Augustus Gloop, an enormously fat boy whose hobby is eating; Veruca Salt, a spoiled-rotten brat whose parents are wrapped around her little finger; Violet Beauregarde, a dim-witted gum-chewer with the fastest jaws around; Mike Teavee, a toy pistol-toting gangster-in-training who is obsessed with television; and Charlie Bucket, Our Hero, a boy who is honest and kind, brave and true, and good and ready for the wildest time of his life!", "edition": "", "format": "Paperback", "num_pages": 176, "rating": 4.12, "rating_count": 553249, "review_count": 9723, "genres": "Childrens, Fantasy, Fiction, Classics", "genre_list": "Childrens,Fantasy,Fiction,Classics", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1309211401l/6310.jpg", "Quote1": "“Wit beyond measure is man’s greatest treasure.”", "Quote2": "“Indifference and neglect often do much more damage than outright dislike.”", "Quote3": "“Things we lose have a way of coming back to us in the end, if not always in the way we expect.”" }, { "id": 113, "title": "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire", "authors": "J.K. Rowling", "description": "Harry Potter is midway through his training as a wizard and his coming of age. Harry wants to get away from the pernicious Dursleys and go to the International Quidditch Cup. He wants to find out about the mysterious event that's supposed to take place at Hogwarts this year, an event involving two other rival schools of magic, and a competition that hasn't happened for a hundred years. He wants to be a normal, fourteen-year-old wizard. But unfortunately for Harry Potter, he's not normal - even by wizarding standards. And in his case, different can be deadly. --back cover", "edition": "First Scholastic Trade Paperback Edition", "format": "Paperback", "num_pages": 734, "rating": 4.54, "rating_count": 2077766, "review_count": 36237, "genres": "Fantasy, Young Adult, Fiction", "genre_list": "Fantasy,Young Adult,Fiction", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1361482611l/6.jpg", "Quote1": "“Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not love breathing.”", "Quote2": "“People generally see what they look for, and hear what they listen for.”", "Quote3": "“The one thing that doesn't abide by majority rule is a person's conscience.”" }, { "id": 114, "title": "The Shining", "authors": "Stephen King", "description": "Jack Torrance's new job at the Overlook Hotel is the perfect chance for a fresh start. As the off-season caretaker at the atmospheric old hotel, he'll have plenty of time to spend reconnecting with his family and working on his writing. But as the harsh winter weather sets in, the idyllic location feels ever more remote...and more sinister. And the only one to notice the strange and terrible forces gathering around the Overlook is Danny Torrance, a uniquely gifted five-year-old.©1977 Stephen King; (P)2005 Random House Audio", "edition": "", "format": "Paperback", "num_pages": 447, "rating": 4.19, "rating_count": 916982, "review_count": 17519, "genres": "Horror, Fiction, Thriller", "genre_list": "Horror,Fiction,Thriller", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1353277730l/11588.jpg", "Quote1": "“A lady's imagination is very rapid; it jumps from admiration to love, from love to matrimony in a moment.”", "Quote2": "“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.”", "Quote3": "“I must learn to be content with being happier than I deserve.”" }, { "id": 115, "title": "On the Road", "authors": "Jack Kerouac", "description": "When Jack Kerouac’s On the Road first appeared in 1957, readers instantly felt the beat of a new literary rhythm. A fictionalised account of his own journeys across America with his friend Neal Cassady, Kerouac’s beatnik odyssey captured the soul of a generation and changed the landscape of American fiction for ever.Influenced by Jack London and Thomas Wolfe, Kerouac always wanted to be a writer, but his true voice only emerged when he wrote about his own experiences in On the Road. Leaving a broken marriage behind him, Sal Paradise (Kerouac) joins Dean Moriarty (Cassady), a tearaway and former reform school boy, on a series of journeys that takes them from New York to San Francisco, then south to Mexico. Hitching rides and boarding buses, they enter a world of hobos and drifters, fruit-pickers and migrant families, small towns and wide horizons. Adrift from conventional society, they experience America in the raw: a place where living is hard, but ‘life is holy and every moment is precious’.With its smoky, jazz-filled atmosphere and its restless, yearning spirit of adventure, On the Road left its mark on the culture of the late 20th century, influencing countless books, films and songs. Kerouac’s prose is remarkable both for its colloquial swing and for the pure lyricism inspired by the American landscape – ‘the backroads, the black-tar roads that curve among the mournful rivers like Susquehanna, Monongahela, old Potomac and Monocacy’. This Folio Society edition is illustrated with evocative photographs of Kerouac and the landscapes of 1950s America. Now acknowledged as a modern classic, On the Road remains a thrilling and poignant story of the road less travelled.", "edition": "", "format": "Paperback", "num_pages": 307, "rating": 3.63, "rating_count": 301429, "review_count": 13085, "genres": "Classics, Fiction, Travel, Literature", "genre_list": "Classics,Fiction,Travel,Literature", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1413588576l/70401.jpg", "Quote1": "“I like the night. Without the dark, we'd never see the stars.”", "Quote2": "“I decided as long as I'm going to hell, I might as well do it thoroughly.”", "Quote3": "“When life offers you a dream so far beyond any of your expectations, it’s not reasonable to grieve when it comes to an end.”" }, { "id": 116, "title": "Eragon", "authors": "Christopher Paolini", "description": "Eragon and the fledgling dragon must navigate the dangerous terrain and dark enemies of an empire ruled by a king whose evil knows no bounds. Can Eragon take up the mantle of the legendary Dragon Riders?When Eragon finds a polished blue stone in the forest, he thinks it is the lucky discovery of a poor farm boy; perhaps it will buy his family meat for the winter. But when the stone brings a dragon hatchling, Eragon realizes he has stumbled upon a legacy nearly as old as the Empire itself. Overnight his simple life is shattered, and he is thrust into a perilous new world of destiny, magic, and power. With only an ancient sword and the advice of an old storyteller for guidance, Eragon and the fledgling dragon must navigate the dangerous terrain and dark enemies of an Empire ruled by a king whose evil knows no bounds. Can Eragon take up the mantle of the legendary Dragon Riders? The fate of the Empire may rest in his hands. . . .", "edition": "", "format": "Paperback", "num_pages": 503, "rating": 3.88, "rating_count": 1242665, "review_count": 19685, "genres": "Fantasy, Young Adult, Fiction, Fantasy, Dragons", "genre_list": "Fantasy,Young Adult,Fiction,Dragons", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1366212852l/113436.jpg", "Quote1": "“You don’t forget the face of the person who was your last hope.”", "Quote2": "“Remember, we're madly in love, so it's all right to kiss me anytime you feel like it.”", "Quote3": "“May the odds be ever in your favor!”" }, { "id": 117, "title": "The Very Hungry Caterpillar", "authors": "Eric Carle", "description": "THE all-time classic picture book, from generation to generation, sold somewhere in the world every 30 seconds! Have you shared it with a child or grandchild in your life?Including a special feature, dye cuts, this beautiful board book edition, perfect for teaching the days of the week, offers readers an interactive experience.", "edition": "", "format": "Board book", "num_pages": 26, "rating": 4.29, "rating_count": 338885, "review_count": 6637, "genres": "Childrens, Picture Books, Childrens", "genre_list": "Childrens,Picture Books", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1517550266l/4948.jpg", "Quote1": "“Wit beyond measure is man’s greatest treasure.”", "Quote2": "“Indifference and neglect often do much more damage than outright dislike.”", "Quote3": "“Things we lose have a way of coming back to us in the end, if not always in the way we expect.”" }, { "id": 118, "title": "Tuesdays with Morrie", "authors": "Mitch Albom", "description": "Maybe it was a grandparent, or a teacher or a colleague. Someone older, patient and wise, who understood you when you were young and searching, and gave you sound advice to help you make your way through it. For Mitch Albom, that person was Morrie Schwartz, his college professor from nearly twenty years ago.Maybe, like Mitch, you lost track of this mentor as you made your way, and the insights faded. Wouldn't you like to see that person again, ask the bigger questions that still haunt you? Mitch Albom had that second chance. He rediscovered Morrie in the last months of the older man's life. Knowing he was dying of ALS - or motor neurone disease - Mitch visited Morrie in his study every Tuesday, just as they used to back in college. Their rekindled relationship turned into one final 'class': lessons in how to live.", "edition": "", "format": "Paperback", "num_pages": 210, "rating": 4.08, "rating_count": 658091, "review_count": 21367, "genres": "Nonfiction, Autobiography, Memoir, Biography, Inspirational", "genre_list": "Nonfiction,Autobiography,Memoir,Biography,Inspirational", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1423763749l/6900.jpg", "Quote1": "“Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not love breathing.”", "Quote2": "“People generally see what they look for, and hear what they listen for.”", "Quote3": "“The one thing that doesn't abide by majority rule is a person's conscience.”" }, { "id": 119, "title": "Flowers for Algernon", "authors": "Daniel Keyes", "description": "The story of a mentally disabled man whose experimental quest for intelligence mirrors that of Algernon, an extraordinary lab mouse. In diary entries, Charlie tells how a brain operation increases his IQ and changes his life. As the experimental procedure takes effect, Charlie's intelligence expands until it surpasses that of the doctors who engineered his metamorphosis. The experiment seems to be a scientific breakthrough of paramount importance--until Algernon begins his sudden, unexpected deterioration. Will the same happen to Charlie?", "edition": "", "format": "Paperback", "num_pages": 311, "rating": 4.09, "rating_count": 389448, "review_count": 13470, "genres": "Fiction, Classics, Science Fiction, Young Adult", "genre_list": "Fiction,Classics,Science Fiction,Young Adult", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1367141311l/18373.jpg", "Quote1": "“A lady's imagination is very rapid; it jumps from admiration to love, from love to matrimony in a moment.”", "Quote2": "“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.”", "Quote3": "“I must learn to be content with being happier than I deserve.”" }, { "id": 120, "title": "The Shadow of the Wind", "authors": "Carlos Ruiz Zafón", "description": "The international literary sensation, about a boy's quest through the secrets and shadows of postwar Barcelona for a mysterious author whose book has proved as dangerous to own as it is impossible to forget.Barcelona, 1945 - just after the war, a great world city lies in shadow, nursing its wounds, and a boy named Daniel awakes on his eleventh birthday to find that he can no longer remember his mother’s face. To console his only child, Daniel’s widowed father, an antiquarian book dealer, initiates him into the secret of the Cemetery of Forgotten Books, a library tended by Barcelona’s guild of rare-book dealers as a repository for books forgotten by the world, waiting for someone who will care about them again. Daniel’s father coaxes him to choose a volume from the spiraling labyrinth of shelves, one that, it is said, will have a special meaning for him. And Daniel so loves the novel he selects, The Shadow of the Wind by one Julian Carax, that he sets out to find the rest of Carax’s work. To his shock, he discovers that someone has been systematically destroying every copy of every book this author has written. In fact, he may have the last one in existence. Before Daniel knows it his seemingly innocent quest has opened a door into one of Barcelona’s darkest secrets, an epic story of murder, magic, madness and doomed love. And before long he realizes that if he doesn’t find out the truth about Julian Carax, he and those closest to him will suffer horribly.As with all astounding novels, The Shadow of the Wind sends the mind groping for comparisons—The Crimson Petal and the White? The novels of Arturo Pérez-Reverte? Of Victor Hugo? Love in the Time of Cholera?—but in the end, as with all astounding novels, no comparison can suffice. As one leading Spanish reviewer wrote, \"The originality of Ruiz Zafón’s voice is bombproof and displays a diabolical talent. The Shadow of the Wind announces a phenomenon in Spanish literature.\" An uncannily absorbing historical mystery, a heart-piercing romance, and a moving homage to the mystical power of books, The Shadow of the Wind is a triumph of the storyteller’s art.", "edition": "", "format": "Paperback", "num_pages": 487, "rating": 4.26, "rating_count": 360901, "review_count": 28152, "genres": "Fiction, Historical, Historical Fiction, Mystery, Fantasy", "genre_list": "Fiction,Historical,Historical Fiction,Mystery,Fantasy", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1344545047l/1232.jpg", "Quote1": "“I like the night. Without the dark, we'd never see the stars.”", "Quote2": "“I decided as long as I'm going to hell, I might as well do it thoroughly.”", "Quote3": "“When life offers you a dream so far beyond any of your expectations, it’s not reasonable to grieve when it comes to an end.”" }, { "id": 121, "title": "The Name of the Wind", "authors": "Patrick Rothfuss", "description": "Told in Kvothe's own voice, this is the tale of the magically gifted young man who grows to be the most notorious wizard his world has ever seen. The intimate narrative of his childhood in a troupe of traveling players, his years spent as a near-feral orphan in a crime-ridden city, his daringly brazen yet successful bid to enter a legendary school of magic, and his life as a fugitive after the murder of a king form a gripping coming-of-age story unrivaled in recent literature. A high-action story written with a poet's hand, The Name of the Wind is a masterpiece that will transport readers into the body and mind of a wizard.", "edition": "", "format": "Hardcover", "num_pages": 662, "rating": 4.55, "rating_count": 546719, "review_count": 33615, "genres": "Fantasy, Fiction, Fantasy, Epic Fantasy", "genre_list": "Fantasy,Fiction,Epic Fantasy", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1515589515l/186074.jpg", "Quote1": "“You don’t forget the face of the person who was your last hope.”", "Quote2": "“Remember, we're madly in love, so it's all right to kiss me anytime you feel like it.”", "Quote3": "“May the odds be ever in your favor!”" }, { "id": 122, "title": "Looking for Alaska", "authors": "John Green", "description": "Before. Miles “Pudge” Halter is done with his safe life at home. His whole life has been one big non-event, and his obsession with famous last words has only made him crave “the Great Perhaps” even more (Francois Rabelais, poet). He heads off to the sometimes crazy and anything-but-boring world of Culver Creek Boarding School, and his life becomes the opposite of safe. Because down the hall is Alaska Young. The gorgeous, clever, funny, sexy, self-destructive, screwed up, and utterly fascinating Alaska Young. She is an event unto herself. She pulls Pudge into her world, launches him into the Great Perhaps, and steals his heart. Then. . . . After. Nothing is ever the same.", "edition": "", "format": "Paperback", "num_pages": 221, "rating": 4.06, "rating_count": 941603, "review_count": 50857, "genres": "Young Adult, Fiction, Contemporary, Romance", "genre_list": "Young Adult,Fiction,Contemporary,Romance", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1394798630l/99561.jpg", "Quote1": "“Wit beyond measure is man’s greatest treasure.”", "Quote2": "“Indifference and neglect often do much more damage than outright dislike.”", "Quote3": "“Things we lose have a way of coming back to us in the end, if not always in the way we expect.”" }, { "id": 123, "title": "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time", "authors": "Mark Haddon", "description": "Christopher John Francis Boone knows all the countries of the world and their capitals and every prime number up to 7,057. He relates well to animals but has no understanding of human emotions. He cannot stand to be touched. And he detests the color yellow.Although gifted with a superbly logical brain, for fifteen-year-old Christopher everyday interactions and admonishments have little meaning. He lives on patterns, rules, and a diagram kept in his pocket. Then one day, a neighbor's dog, Wellington, is killed and his carefully constructive universe is threatened. Christopher sets out to solve the murder in the style of his favourite (logical) detective, Sherlock Holmes. What follows makes for a novel that is funny, poignant and fascinating in its portrayal of a person whose curse and blessing are a mind that perceives the world entirely literally.", "edition": "Vintage Contemporaries", "format": "Paperback", "num_pages": 226, "rating": 3.86, "rating_count": 1007662, "review_count": 39191, "genres": "Fiction, Mystery, Young Adult, Contemporary", "genre_list": "Fiction,Mystery,Young Adult,Contemporary", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1479863624l/1618.jpg", "Quote1": "“Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not love breathing.”", "Quote2": "“People generally see what they look for, and hear what they listen for.”", "Quote3": "“The one thing that doesn't abide by majority rule is a person's conscience.”" }, { "id": 124, "title": "The Unbearable Lightness of Being", "authors": "Milan Kundera", "description": "In The Unbearable Lightness of Being, Milan Kundera tells the story of a young woman in love with a man torn between his love for her and his incorrigible womanizing and one of his mistresses and her humbly faithful lover. This magnificent novel juxtaposes geographically distant places, brilliant and playful reflections, and a variety of styles to take its place as perhaps the major achievement of one of the world’s truly great writers.", "edition": "", "format": "Paperback", "num_pages": 320, "rating": 4.09, "rating_count": 277895, "review_count": 12218, "genres": "Fiction, Classics, Philosophy, Literature, Novels", "genre_list": "Fiction,Classics,Philosophy,Literature,Novels", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1265401884l/9717.jpg", "Quote1": "“A lady's imagination is very rapid; it jumps from admiration to love, from love to matrimony in a moment.”", "Quote2": "“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.”", "Quote3": "“I must learn to be content with being happier than I deserve.”" }, { "id": 125, "title": "The Metamorphosis", "authors": "Franz Kafka", "description": "\"As Gregor Samsa awoke one morning from uneasy dreams he found himself transformed in his bed into a gigantic insect. He was laying on his hard, as it were armor-plated, back and when he lifted his head a little he could see his domelike brown belly divided into stiff arched segments on top of which the bed quilt could hardly keep in position and was about to slide off completely. His numerous legs, which were pitifully thin compared to the rest of his bulk, waved helplessly before his eyes.\" With this startling, bizarre, yet surprisingly funny first opening, Kafka begins his masterpiece, The Metamorphosis. It is the story of a young man who, transformed overnight into a giant beetle-like insect, becomes an object of disgrace to his family, an outsider in his own home, a quintessentially alienated man. A harrowing -- though absurdly comic -- meditation on human feelings of inadequacy, guilt, and isolation, The Metamorphosis has taken its place as one of the most widely read and influential works of twentieth-century fiction. As W.H. Auden wrote, \"Kafka is important to us because his predicament is the predicament of modern man.\"", "edition": "", "format": "Paperback", "num_pages": 201, "rating": 3.8, "rating_count": 489130, "review_count": 12513, "genres": "Classics, Fiction, Fantasy, Literature, Short Stories, Philosophy", "genre_list": "Classics,Fiction,Fantasy,Literature,Short Stories,Philosophy", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1359061917l/485894.jpg", "Quote1": "“I like the night. Without the dark, we'd never see the stars.”", "Quote2": "“I decided as long as I'm going to hell, I might as well do it thoroughly.”", "Quote3": "“When life offers you a dream so far beyond any of your expectations, it’s not reasonable to grieve when it comes to an end.”" }, { "id": 126, "title": "The Name of the Rose", "authors": "Umberto Eco", "description": "The year is 1327. Benedictines in a wealthy Italian abbey are suspected of heresy, and Brother William of Baskerville arrives to investigate. When his delicate mission is suddenly overshadowed by seven bizarre deaths, Brother William turns detective. His tools are the logic of Aristotle, the theology of Aquinas, the empirical insights of Roger Bacon—all sharpened to a glistening edge by wry humor and a ferocious curiosity. He collects evidence, deciphers secret symbols and coded manuscripts, and digs into the eerie labyrinth of the abbey, where “the most interesting things happen at night.”", "edition": "", "format": "Paperback", "num_pages": 536, "rating": 4.12, "rating_count": 250865, "review_count": 6993, "genres": "Fiction, Historical, Historical Fiction, Mystery, Classics, Historical, Literature", "genre_list": "Fiction,Historical,Historical Fiction,Mystery,Classics,Literature", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1415375471l/119073.jpg", "Quote1": "“You don’t forget the face of the person who was your last hope.”", "Quote2": "“Remember, we're madly in love, so it's all right to kiss me anytime you feel like it.”", "Quote3": "“May the odds be ever in your favor!”" }, { "id": 127, "title": "The Scarlet Letter", "authors": "Nathaniel Hawthorne", "description": "Delve into The Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne's meditation on human alienation and its effect on the soul in this story set in seventeenth-century Massachusetts and be dazzled by literature. In Nathaniel Hawthorne's dark novel, The Scarlet Letter, a single sinful act ruins the lives of three people. None more so than Hester Prynne, a young, beautiful, and dignified woman, who conceived a child out of wedlock and receives the public punishment of having to always wear a scarlet \"A\" on her clothing. She refuses to reveal the father of her child, which could lighten her sentence. Her husband, the aptly-named Roger Chillingworth, who Hester thought had died in a shipwreck but was actually being held captive by Native Americans, arrives at the exact moment of her deepest public shaming and vows to get revenge. Her lover, Arthur Dimmesdale, remains safely unidentified, but is wracked with guilt. Though originally published in 1850, the story is set in seventeenth-century Massachusetts among Hawthorne's Puritan ancestors. In The Scarlet Letter, he created a story that highlighted both their weaknesses and their strengths. His knowledge of their beliefs and his admiration for their way of life was balanced by his concerns about their rigid and oppressive rules.Complete and unabridged, this elegantly designed, clothbound edition features an elastic closure and a new introduction by Mike Lee Davis.", "edition": "Penguin Classics", "format": "Paperback", "num_pages": 238, "rating": 3.38, "rating_count": 612448, "review_count": 12647, "genres": "Classics, Fiction, Historical, Historical Fiction, Academic, School", "genre_list": "Classics,Fiction,Historical,Historical Fiction,Academic,School", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1404810944l/12296.jpg", "Quote1": "“Wit beyond measure is man’s greatest treasure.”", "Quote2": "“Indifference and neglect often do much more damage than outright dislike.”", "Quote3": "“Things we lose have a way of coming back to us in the end, if not always in the way we expect.”" }, { "id": 128, "title": "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince", "authors": "J.K. Rowling", "description": "When Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince opens, the war against Voldemort has begun. The Wizarding world has split down the middle, and as the casualties mount, the effects even spill over onto the Muggles. Dumbledore is away from Hogwarts for long periods, and the Order of the Phoenix has suffered grievous losses. And yet, as in all wars, life goes on.Harry, Ron, and Hermione, having passed their O.W.L. level exams, start on their specialist N.E.W.T. courses. Sixth-year students learn to Apparate, losing a few eyebrows in the process. Teenagers flirt and fight and fall in love. Harry becomes captain of the Gryffindor Quidditch team, while Draco Malfoy pursues his own dark ends. And classes are as fascinating and confounding as ever, as Harry receives some extraordinary help in Potions from the mysterious Half-Blood Prince.Most importantly, Dumbledore and Harry work together to uncover the full and complex story of a boy once named Tom Riddle—the boy who became Lord Voldemort. Like Harry, he was the son of one Muggle-born and one Wizarding parent, raised unloved, and a speaker of Parseltongue. But the similarities end there, as the teenaged Riddle became deeply interested in the Dark objects known as Horcruxes: objects in which a wizard can hide part of his soul, if he dares splinter that soul through murder.Harry must use all the tools at his disposal to draw a final secret out of one of Riddle’s teachers, the sly Potions professor Horace Slughorn. Finally Harry and Dumbledore hold the key to the Dark Lord’s weaknesses... until a shocking reversal exposes Dumbledore’s own vulnerabilities, and casts Harry’s—and Hogwarts’s—future in shadow.Source: http://harrypotter.scholastic.com", "edition": "", "format": "Paperback", "num_pages": 652, "rating": 4.55, "rating_count": 1991117, "review_count": 31620, "genres": "Fantasy, Young Adult, Fiction", "genre_list": "Fantasy,Young Adult,Fiction", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1361039191l/1.jpg", "Quote1": "“Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not love breathing.”", "Quote2": "“People generally see what they look for, and hear what they listen for.”", "Quote3": "“The one thing that doesn't abide by majority rule is a person's conscience.”" }, { "id": 129, "title": "Hush, Hush", "authors": "Becca Fitzpatrick", "description": "A SACRED OATH, A FALLEN ANGEL A FORBIDDEN LOVE\nRomance was not part of Nora Grey's plan. She's never been particularly attracted to the boys at her school, no matter how hard her best friend, Vee, pushes them at her. Not until Patch comes along. With his easy smile and eyes that seem to see inside her, Patch draws Nora to him against her better judgment.But after a series of terrifying encounters, Nora's not sure whom to trust. Patch seems to be everywhere she is and seems to know more about her than her closest friends. She can't decide whether she should fall into his arms or run and hide. And when she tries to seek some answers, she finds herself near a truth that is way more unsettling than anything Patch makes her feel.For she is right in the middle of an ancient battle between the immortal and those that have fallen - and, when it comes to choosing sides, the wrong choice will cost Nora her life.", "edition": "First Edition", "format": "Hardcover", "num_pages": 391, "rating": 3.99, "rating_count": 503810, "review_count": 23115, "genres": "Young Adult, Fantasy, Fantasy, Paranormal, Paranormal, Angels, Romance", "genre_list": "Young Adult,Fantasy,Paranormal,Angels,Romance", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1358261334l/6339664.jpg", "Quote1": "“A lady's imagination is very rapid; it jumps from admiration to love, from love to matrimony in a moment.”", "Quote2": "“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.”", "Quote3": "“I must learn to be content with being happier than I deserve.”" }, { "id": 130, "title": "The Five People You Meet in Heaven", "authors": "Mitch Albom", "description": "From the author of the phenomenal #1 New York Times bestseller Tuesdays with Morrie, a novel that explores the unexpected connections of our lives, and the idea that heaven is more than a place; it's an answer. Eddie is a wounded war veteran, an old man who has lived, in his mind, an uninspired life. His job is fixing rides at a seaside amusement park. On his 83rd birthday, a tragic accident kills him as he tries to save a little girl from a falling cart. He awakes in the afterlife, where he learns that heaven is not a destination. It's a place where your life is explained to you by five people, some of whom you knew, others who may have been strangers. One by one, from childhood to soldier to old age, Eddie's five people revisit their connections to him on earth, illuminating the mysteries of his \"meaningless\" life, and revealing the haunting secret behind the eternal question: \"Why was I here?\"", "edition": "First", "format": "Paperback", "num_pages": 196, "rating": 3.91, "rating_count": 501872, "review_count": 17931, "genres": "Fiction, Inspirational, Contemporary, Fantasy", "genre_list": "Fiction,Inspirational,Contemporary,Fantasy", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1388200541l/3431.jpg", "Quote1": "“I like the night. Without the dark, we'd never see the stars.”", "Quote2": "“I decided as long as I'm going to hell, I might as well do it thoroughly.”", "Quote3": "“When life offers you a dream so far beyond any of your expectations, it’s not reasonable to grieve when it comes to an end.”" }, { "id": 131, "title": "The Godfather", "authors": "Mario Puzo", "description": "The Godfather—the epic tale of crime and betrayal that became a global phenomenon.Almost fifty years ago, a classic was born. A searing portrayal of the Mafia underworld, The Godfather introduced readers to the first family of American crime fiction, the Corleones, and their powerful legacy of tradition, blood, and honor. The seduction of power, the pitfalls of greed, and the allegiance to family—these are the themes that have resonated with millions of readers around the world and made The Godfather the definitive novel of the violent subculture that, steeped in intrigue and controversy, remains indelibly etched in our collective consciousness.~penguin.com", "edition": "US", "format": "Paperback", "num_pages": 448, "rating": 4.37, "rating_count": 288663, "review_count": 6793, "genres": "Fiction, Classics, Mystery, Crime, Thriller, Historical, Historical Fiction", "genre_list": "Fiction,Classics,Mystery,Crime,Thriller,Historical,Historical Fiction", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1394988109l/22034.jpg", "Quote1": "“You don’t forget the face of the person who was your last hope.”", "Quote2": "“Remember, we're madly in love, so it's all right to kiss me anytime you feel like it.”", "Quote3": "“May the odds be ever in your favor!”" }, { "id": 132, "title": "In Cold Blood", "authors": "Truman Capote", "description": "On November 15, 1959, in the small town of Holcomb, Kansas, four members of the Clutter family were savagely murdered by blasts from a shotgun held a few inches from their faces. There was no apparent motive for the crime, and there were almost no clues. As Truman Capote reconstructs the murder and the investigation that led to the capture, trial, and execution of the killers, he generates both mesmerizing suspense and astonishing empathy. In Cold Blood is a work that transcends its moment, yielding poignant insights into the nature of American violence.", "edition": "First Vintage International edition", "format": "Paperback", "num_pages": 343, "rating": 4.06, "rating_count": 444758, "review_count": 13405, "genres": "Nonfiction, Classics, Crime, True Crime, Mystery, Crime, Mystery", "genre_list": "Nonfiction,Classics,Crime,True Crime,Mystery", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1424931136l/168642.jpg", "Quote1": "“Wit beyond measure is man’s greatest treasure.”", "Quote2": "“Indifference and neglect often do much more damage than outright dislike.”", "Quote3": "“Things we lose have a way of coming back to us in the end, if not always in the way we expect.”" }, { "id": 133, "title": "Anna Karenina", "authors": "Leo Tolstoy", "description": "Acclaimed by many as the world's greatest novel, Anna Karenina provides a vast panorama of contemporary life in Russia and of humanity in general. In it Tolstoy uses his intense imaginative insight to create some of the most memorable characters in literature. Anna is a sophisticated woman who abandons her empty existence as the wife of Karenin and turns to Count Vronsky to fulfil her passionate nature - with tragic consequences. Levin is a reflection of Tolstoy himself, often expressing the author's own views and convictions.Throughout, Tolstoy points no moral, merely inviting us not to judge but to watch. As Rosemary Edmonds comments, 'He leaves the shifting patterns of the kaleidoscope to bring home the meaning of the brooding words following the title, 'Vengeance is mine, and I will repay.", "edition": "Movie Tie-In", "format": "Paperback", "num_pages": 964, "rating": 4.03, "rating_count": 530949, "review_count": 19943, "genres": "Classics, Fiction, Cultural, Russia, Romance", "genre_list": "Classics,Fiction,Cultural,Russia,Romance", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1352422904l/15823480.jpg", "Quote1": "“Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not love breathing.”", "Quote2": "“People generally see what they look for, and hear what they listen for.”", "Quote3": "“The one thing that doesn't abide by majority rule is a person's conscience.”" }, { "id": 134, "title": "Lonesome Dove", "authors": "Larry McMurtry", "description": "A love story, an adventure, and an epic of the frontier, Larry McMurtry’s Pulitzer Prize— winning classic, Lonesome Dove, the third book in the Lonesome Dove tetralogy, is the grandest novel ever written about the last defiant wilderness of America.Journey to the dusty little Texas town of Lonesome Dove and meet an unforgettable assortment of heroes and outlaws, whores and ladies, Indians and settlers. Richly authentic, beautifully written, always dramatic, Lonesome Dove is a book to make us laugh, weep, dream, and remember.Series in order of publication:Lonesome Dove (1985)Streets of Laredo (1993)Dead Man's Walk (1995)Comanche Moon (1997)Series in order of internal chronology:Dead Man's Walk – set in the early 1840sComanche Moon – set in the 1850–60sLonesome Dove – set in mid-to-late 1870sStreets of Laredo – set in the early 1890s", "edition": "", "format": "Paperback", "num_pages": 945, "rating": 4.48, "rating_count": 127633, "review_count": 6037, "genres": "Fiction, Historical, Historical Fiction, Westerns, Classics, Historical", "genre_list": "Fiction,Historical,Historical Fiction,Westerns,Classics", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1378573063l/256008.jpg", "Quote1": "“A lady's imagination is very rapid; it jumps from admiration to love, from love to matrimony in a moment.”", "Quote2": "“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.”", "Quote3": "“I must learn to be content with being happier than I deserve.”" }, { "id": 135, "title": "The Cat in the Hat", "authors": "Dr. Seuss", "description": "Poor Sally and her brother. It's cold and wet and they're stuck in the house with nothing to do . . . until a giant cat in a hat shows up, transforming the dull day into a madcap adventure and almost wrecking the place in the process! Written by Dr. Seuss in 1957 in response to the concern that \"pallid primers [with] abnormally courteous, unnaturally clean boys and girls' were leading to growing illiteracy among children, The Cat in the Hat (the first Random House Beginner Book) changed the way our children learn how to read.Book Details: Format: Hardcover\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n Publication Date: 3/12/1957\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n Pages: 72\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n Reading Level: Age 3 and Up\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n ", "edition": "", "format": "Hardcover", "num_pages": 61, "rating": 4.16, "rating_count": 344152, "review_count": 4850, "genres": "Childrens, Childrens, Picture Books, Classics, Fiction", "genre_list": "Childrens,Picture Books,Classics,Fiction", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1468890477l/233093.jpg", "Quote1": "“I like the night. Without the dark, we'd never see the stars.”", "Quote2": "“I decided as long as I'm going to hell, I might as well do it thoroughly.”", "Quote3": "“When life offers you a dream so far beyond any of your expectations, it’s not reasonable to grieve when it comes to an end.”" }, { "id": 136, "title": "Fight Club", "authors": "Chuck Palahniuk", "description": "Chuck Palahniuk showed himself to be his generation’s most visionary satirist in this, his first book. Fight Club’s estranged narrator leaves his lackluster job when he comes under the thrall of Tyler Durden, an enigmatic young man who holds secret after-hours boxing matches in the basement of bars. There, two men fight \"as long as they have to.\" This is a gloriously original work that exposes the darkness at the core of our modern world.", "edition": "", "format": "Paperback", "num_pages": 218, "rating": 4.2, "rating_count": 423710, "review_count": 12321, "genres": "Fiction, Contemporary, Classics, Thriller", "genre_list": "Fiction,Contemporary,Classics,Thriller", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1357128997l/5759.jpg", "Quote1": "“You don’t forget the face of the person who was your last hope.”", "Quote2": "“Remember, we're madly in love, so it's all right to kiss me anytime you feel like it.”", "Quote3": "“May the odds be ever in your favor!”" }, { "id": 137, "title": "Holes", "authors": "Louis Sachar", "description": "Stanley tries to dig up the truth in this inventive and darkly humorous tale of crime and punishment—and redemption. Ages 10+Stanley Yelnats is under a curse. A curse that began with his no-good-dirty-rotten- pig-stealing-great-great-grandfather and has since followed generations of Yelnats. Now Stanley has been unjustly sent to a boys' detention center, Camp Green Lake, where the warden makes the boys \"build character\" by spending all day, every day, digging holes: five feet wide and five feet deep. It doesn't take long for Stanley to realize there's more than character improvement going on at Camp Green Lake. The boys are digging holes because the warden is looking for something. Stanley tries to dig up the truth in this inventive and darkly humorous tale of crime and punishment—and redemption.", "edition": "", "format": "Paperback", "num_pages": 233, "rating": 3.94, "rating_count": 843140, "review_count": 17602, "genres": "Young Adult, Fiction, Childrens, Childrens, Middle Grade", "genre_list": "Young Adult,Fiction,Childrens,Middle Grade", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1327781893l/38709.jpg", "Quote1": "“Wit beyond measure is man’s greatest treasure.”", "Quote2": "“Indifference and neglect often do much more damage than outright dislike.”", "Quote3": "“Things we lose have a way of coming back to us in the end, if not always in the way we expect.”" }, { "id": 138, "title": "Dune", "authors": "Frank Herbert", "description": "Here is the novel that will be forever considered a triumph of the imagination. Set on the desert planet Arrakis, Dune is the story of the boy Paul Atreides, who would become the mysterious man known as Muad'Dib. He would avenge the traitorous plot against his noble family--and would bring to fruition humankind's most ancient and unattainable dream.A stunning blend of adventure and mysticism, environmentalism and politics, Dune won the first Nebula Award, shared the Hugo Award, and formed the basis of what it undoubtedly the grandest epic in science fiction.", "edition": "40th Anniversary Edition", "format": "Paperback", "num_pages": 528, "rating": 4.21, "rating_count": 585599, "review_count": 15283, "genres": "Science Fiction, Fiction, Fantasy, Classics", "genre_list": "Science Fiction,Fiction,Fantasy,Classics", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1388175949l/104.jpg", "Quote1": "“Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not love breathing.”", "Quote2": "“People generally see what they look for, and hear what they listen for.”", "Quote3": "“The one thing that doesn't abide by majority rule is a person's conscience.”" }, { "id": 139, "title": "The Little House Collection", "authors": "Laura Ingalls Wilder", "description": "Little House in the Big Woods/Little House on the Prairie/Farmer Boy/On The Banks of Plum Creek/By the Shores of Silver Lake/The Long Winter/Little Town on the Prairie/These Happy Golden Years/The First Four Years (Little House Books)", "edition": "Box Set", "format": "Boxed Set", "num_pages": 2700, "rating": 4.33, "rating_count": 132868, "review_count": 2080, "genres": "Classics, Childrens, Historical, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Young Adult", "genre_list": "Classics,Childrens,Historical,Historical Fiction,Fiction,Young Adult", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1266475076l/114345.jpg", "Quote1": "“A lady's imagination is very rapid; it jumps from admiration to love, from love to matrimony in a moment.”", "Quote2": "“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.”", "Quote3": "“I must learn to be content with being happier than I deserve.”" }, { "id": 140, "title": "American Gods", "authors": "Neil Gaiman", "description": "Days before his release from prison, Shadow's wife, Laura, dies in a mysterious car crash. Numbly, he makes his way back home. On the plane, he encounters the enigmatic Mr Wednesday, who claims to be a refugee from a distant war, a former god and the king of America.Together they embark on a profoundly strange journey across the heart of the USA, whilst all around them a storm of preternatural and epic proportions threatens to break.Scary, gripping and deeply unsettling, American Gods takes a long, hard look into the soul of America. You'll be surprised by what - and who - it finds there...This is the author's preferred text, never before published in the UK, and is about 12,000 words longer than the previous UK edition.", "edition": "the author's preferred text", "format": "Paperback", "num_pages": 635, "rating": 4.11, "rating_count": 618465, "review_count": 32593, "genres": "Fantasy, Fiction, Fantasy, Urban Fantasy, Fantasy, Mythology, Science Fiction", "genre_list": "Fantasy,Fiction,Urban Fantasy,Mythology,Science Fiction", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1258417001l/4407.jpg", "Quote1": "“I like the night. Without the dark, we'd never see the stars.”", "Quote2": "“I decided as long as I'm going to hell, I might as well do it thoroughly.”", "Quote3": "“When life offers you a dream so far beyond any of your expectations, it’s not reasonable to grieve when it comes to an end.”" }, { "id": 141, "title": "Watchmen", "authors": "Alan Moore", "description": "This Hugo Award-winning graphic novel chronicles the fall from grace of a group of super-heroes plagued by all-too-human failings. Along the way, the concept of the super-hero is dissected as the heroes are stalked by an unknown assassin.One of the most influential graphic novels of all time and a perennial best-seller, Watchmen has been studied on college campuses across the nation and is considered a gateway title, leading readers to other graphic novels such as V for Vendetta, Batman: The Dark Knight Returns and The Sandman series.", "edition": "", "format": "Paperback", "num_pages": 416, "rating": 4.35, "rating_count": 440759, "review_count": 11728, "genres": "Sequential Art, Graphic Novels, Sequential Art, Comics, Fiction, Science Fiction, Fantasy", "genre_list": "Sequential Art,Graphic Novels,Comics,Fiction,Science Fiction,Fantasy", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1442239711l/472331.jpg", "Quote1": "“You don’t forget the face of the person who was your last hope.”", "Quote2": "“Remember, we're madly in love, so it's all right to kiss me anytime you feel like it.”", "Quote3": "“May the odds be ever in your favor!”" }, { "id": 142, "title": "The Divine Comedy", "authors": "Dante Alighieri", "description": "The Divine Comedy describes Dante's descent into Hell with Virgil as a guide; his ascent of Mount Purgatory and encounter with his dead love, Beatrice; and finally, his arrival in Heaven. Examining questions of faith, desire and enlightenment, the poem is a brilliantly nuanced and moving allegory of human redemption. Dante Alighieri was born in Florence in 1265 and belonged to a noble but impoverished family. His life was divided by political duties and poetry, the most of famous of which was inspired by his meeting with Bice Portinari, whom he called Beatrice,including La Vita Nuova and The Divine Comedy. He died in Ravenna in 1321.", "edition": "", "format": "Hardcover", "num_pages": 798, "rating": 4.07, "rating_count": 96903, "review_count": 3127, "genres": "Classics, Poetry, Fiction, Literature", "genre_list": "Classics,Poetry,Fiction,Literature", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1390760180l/6656.jpg", "Quote1": "“Wit beyond measure is man’s greatest treasure.”", "Quote2": "“Indifference and neglect often do much more damage than outright dislike.”", "Quote3": "“Things we lose have a way of coming back to us in the end, if not always in the way we expect.”" }, { "id": 143, "title": "The Compleat Works of Wllm Shkspr (abridged)", "authors": "Reduced Shakespeare Company", "description": "Revised from the rather long original complete works of Shakespeare, this abridged version is written by three Americans, with no qualifications worth speaking of. The playtext is reproduced here with footnotes which will be of no help to anyone and a letter from the authors to the Queen.", "edition": "", "format": "Hardcover", "num_pages": 137, "rating": 4.47, "rating_count": 7949, "review_count": 127, "genres": "Plays, Classics, Humor, Fiction, Drama, Plays, Theatre", "genre_list": "Plays,Classics,Humor,Fiction,Drama,Theatre", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1347579233l/1423.jpg", "Quote1": "“Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not love breathing.”", "Quote2": "“People generally see what they look for, and hear what they listen for.”", "Quote3": "“The one thing that doesn't abide by majority rule is a person's conscience.”" }, { "id": 144, "title": "Peter Pan", "authors": "J.M. Barrie", "description": "Peter Pan, the book based on J.M. Barrie's famous play, is filled with unforgettable characters: Peter Pan, the boy who would not grow up; the fairy, Tinker Bell; the evil pirate, Captain Hook; and the three children--Wendy, John, and Michael--who fly off with Peter Pan to Neverland, where they meet Indians and pirates and a crocodile that ticks. Renowned children's-book artist Michael Hague has brought the amazing adventures of Peter Pan to life. His beautiful illustrations capture the wild, seductive power of this classic book. This newly designed edition will be enjoyed by fans young and old alike.", "edition": "100th Anniversary Edition", "format": "Hardcover", "num_pages": 176, "rating": 4.09, "rating_count": 222805, "review_count": 8658, "genres": "Classics, Fantasy, Fiction, Childrens", "genre_list": "Classics,Fantasy,Fiction,Childrens", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1337714526l/34268.jpg", "Quote1": "“A lady's imagination is very rapid; it jumps from admiration to love, from love to matrimony in a moment.”", "Quote2": "“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.”", "Quote3": "“I must learn to be content with being happier than I deserve.”" }, { "id": 145, "title": "Perfume: The Story of a Murderer", "authors": "Patrick Süskind", "description": "An acclaimed bestseller and international sensation, Patrick Suskind's classic novel provokes a terrifying examination of what happens when one man's indulgence in his greatest passion - his sense of smell - leads to murder.In the slums of eighteenth-century France, the infant Jean-Baptiste Grenouille is born with one sublime gift - an absolute sense of smell. As a boy, he lives to decipher the odors of Paris, and apprentices himself to a prominent perfumer who teaches him the ancient art of mixing precious oils and herbs. But Grenouille's genius is such that he is not satisfied to stop there, and he becomes obsessed with capturing the smells of objects such as brass doorknobs and fresh-cut wood. Then one day he catches a hint of a scent that will drive him on an ever-more-terrifying quest to create the \"ultimate perfume\" - the scent of a beautiful young virgin. Told with dazzling narrative brillance, Perfume is a hauntingly powerful tale of murder and sensual depravity.", "edition": "", "format": "Paperback", "num_pages": 263, "rating": 4.01, "rating_count": 257570, "review_count": 11495, "genres": "Fiction, Historical, Historical Fiction, Classics, Horror, Mystery", "genre_list": "Fiction,Historical,Historical Fiction,Classics,Horror,Mystery", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1409112276l/343.jpg", "Quote1": "“I like the night. Without the dark, we'd never see the stars.”", "Quote2": "“I decided as long as I'm going to hell, I might as well do it thoroughly.”", "Quote3": "“When life offers you a dream so far beyond any of your expectations, it’s not reasonable to grieve when it comes to an end.”" }, { "id": 146, "title": "All Quiet on the Western Front", "authors": "Erich Maria Remarque", "description": "This is the testament of Paul Bäumer, who enlists with his classmates in the German army of World War I. These young men become enthusiastic soldiers, but their world of duty, culture, and progress breaks into pieces under the first bombardment in the trenches. Through years of vivid horror, Paul holds fast to a single vow: to fight against the hatred that meaninglessly pits young men of the same generation but different uniforms against one another – if only he can come out of the war alive.", "edition": "", "format": "Mass Market Paperback", "num_pages": 296, "rating": 3.94, "rating_count": 306844, "review_count": 8164, "genres": "Classics, Fiction, Historical, Historical Fiction, War, Literature", "genre_list": "Classics,Fiction,Historical,Historical Fiction,War,Literature", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1441227765l/355697.jpg", "Quote1": "“You don’t forget the face of the person who was your last hope.”", "Quote2": "“Remember, we're madly in love, so it's all right to kiss me anytime you feel like it.”", "Quote3": "“May the odds be ever in your favor!”" }, { "id": 147, "title": "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe", "authors": "C.S. Lewis", "description": "They open a door and enter a world NARNIA...the land beyond the wardrobe, the secret country known only to Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy...the place where the adventure begins. Lucy is the first to find the secret of the wardrobe in the professor's mysterious old house. At first, no one believes her when she tells of her adventures in the land of Narnia. But soon Edmund and then Peter and Susan discover the Magic and meet Aslan, the Great Lion, for themselves. In the blink of an eye, their lives are changed forever.", "edition": "Film Tie-in Edition", "format": "Paperback", "num_pages": 206, "rating": 4.2, "rating_count": 1801850, "review_count": 17420, "genres": "Fantasy, Classics, Fiction, Young Adult, Childrens", "genre_list": "Fantasy,Classics,Fiction,Young Adult,Childrens", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1353029077l/100915.jpg", "Quote1": "“Wit beyond measure is man’s greatest treasure.”", "Quote2": "“Indifference and neglect often do much more damage than outright dislike.”", "Quote3": "“Things we lose have a way of coming back to us in the end, if not always in the way we expect.”" }, { "id": 148, "title": "Shadow Kiss", "authors": "Richelle Mead", "description": "WHAT IF FOLLOWING HER HEART MEANS ROSE COULD LOSE HER BEST FRIEND FOREVER? \nLissa Dragomir is a Moroi princess: a mortal vampire with a rare gift for harnessing the earth's magic. She must be protected at all times from Strigoi; the fiercest vampires - the ones who never die. The powerful blend of human and vampire blood that flows through Rose Hathaway, Lissa's best friend, makes her a Dhampir. Rose is dedicated to a dangerous life of protecting Lissa from the Strigoi, who are hell-bent on making Lissa one of them.Rose knows it is forbidden to love another guardian. Her best friend, Lissa - the last Dragomir princess - must always come first. Unfortunately, when it comes to gorgeous Dimitri Belikov, some rules are meant to be broken...Then a strange darkness begins to grow in Rose's mind, and ghostly shadows warn of a terrible evil drawing nearer to the Academy's iron gates. The immortal undead are closing in, and they want vengeance for the lives Rose has stolen. In a heart-stopping battle to rival her worst nightmares, Rose will have to choose between life, love, and the two people who matter most... but will her choice mean that only one can survive?", "edition": "", "format": "Paperback", "num_pages": 443, "rating": 4.37, "rating_count": 302887, "review_count": 10619, "genres": "Young Adult, Paranormal, Vampires, Fantasy, Fantasy, Paranormal, Romance", "genre_list": "Young Adult,Paranormal,Vampires,Fantasy,Romance", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1361099049l/2802316.jpg", "Quote1": "“Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not love breathing.”", "Quote2": "“People generally see what they look for, and hear what they listen for.”", "Quote3": "“The one thing that doesn't abide by majority rule is a person's conscience.”" }, { "id": 149, "title": "The Count of Monte Cristo", "authors": "Alexandre Dumas", "description": "In 1815 Edmond Dantès, a young and successful merchant sailor who has just recently been granted the succession of his erstwhile captain Leclère, returns to Marseille to marry his Catalan fiancée Mercédès. Thrown in prison for a crime he has not committed, Edmond Dantès is confined to the grim fortress of If. There he learns of a great hoard of treasure hidden on the Isle of Monte Cristo and he becomes determined not only to escape, but also to unearth the treasure and use it to plot the destruction of the three men responsible for his incarceration.", "edition": "Penguin Classics", "format": "Paperback", "num_pages": 1276, "rating": 4.23, "rating_count": 655998, "review_count": 17574, "genres": "Classics, Fiction, Historical, Historical Fiction, Adventure, Literature, Cultural, France, Historical, Classics, Classic Literature, Novels, Romance", "genre_list": "Classics,Fiction,Historical,Historical Fiction,Adventure,Literature,Cultural,France,Classic Literature,Novels,Romance", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1309203605l/7126.jpg", "Quote1": "“A lady's imagination is very rapid; it jumps from admiration to love, from love to matrimony in a moment.”", "Quote2": "“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.”", "Quote3": "“I must learn to be content with being happier than I deserve.”" }, { "id": 150, "title": "It", "authors": "Stephen King", "description": "Welcome to Derry, Maine ...It’s a small city, a place as hauntingly familiar as your own hometown. Only in Derry the haunting is real ...They were seven teenagers when they first stumbled upon the horror. Now they are grown-up men and women who have gone out into the big world to gain success and happiness. But none of them can withstand the force that has drawn them back to Derry to face the nightmare without an end, and the evil without a name.", "edition": "", "format": "Paperback", "num_pages": 1116, "rating": 4.22, "rating_count": 612234, "review_count": 18294, "genres": "Horror, Fiction, Fantasy", "genre_list": "Horror,Fiction,Fantasy", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1334416842l/830502.jpg", "Quote1": "“I like the night. Without the dark, we'd never see the stars.”", "Quote2": "“I decided as long as I'm going to hell, I might as well do it thoroughly.”", "Quote3": "“When life offers you a dream so far beyond any of your expectations, it’s not reasonable to grieve when it comes to an end.”" }, { "id": 151, "title": "The Last Olympian", "authors": "Rick Riordan", "description": "All year the half-bloods have been preparing for battle against the Titans, knowing the odds of a victory are grim. Kronos’s army is stronger than ever, and with every god and half-blood he recruits, the evil Titan’s power only grows. While the Olympians struggle to contain the rampaging monster Typhon, Kronos begins his advance on New York City, where Mount Olympus stands virtually unguarded. Now it’s up to Percy Jackson and an army of young demigods to stop the Lord of Time.In this momentous final book in the New York Times best-selling series, the long-awaited prophecy surrounding Percy’s sixteenth birthday unfolds. And as the battle for Western civilization rages on the streets of Manhattan, Percy faces a terrifying suspicion that he may be fighting against his own fate.", "edition": "", "format": "Audio CD", "num_pages": 381, "rating": 4.5, "rating_count": 553701, "review_count": 19495, "genres": "Fantasy, Young Adult, Fantasy, Mythology", "genre_list": "Fantasy,Young Adult,Mythology", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1327924597l/4502507.jpg", "Quote1": "“You don’t forget the face of the person who was your last hope.”", "Quote2": "“Remember, we're madly in love, so it's all right to kiss me anytime you feel like it.”", "Quote3": "“May the odds be ever in your favor!”" }, { "id": 152, "title": "A Walk to Remember", "authors": "Nicholas Sparks", "description": "Every April, when the wind blows from the sea and mingles with the scent of lilacs, Landon Carter remembers his last year at Beaufort High. It was 1958, and Landon had already dated a girl or two. He even swore that he had once been in love. Certainly the last person in town he thought he'd fall for was Jamie Sullivan, the daughter of the town's Baptist minister. A quiet girl who always carried a Bible with her schoolbooks, Jamie seemed content living in a world apart from the other teens. She took care of her widowed father, rescued hurt animals, and helped out at the local orphanage. No boy had ever asked her out. Landon would never have dreamed of it. Then a twist of fate made Jamie his partner for the homecoming dance, and Landon Carter's life would never be the same. Being with Jamie would show him the depths of the human heart and lead him to a decision so stunning it would send him irrevocably on the road to manhood...Did You Know?-That Jamie was named after Nicholas's editor, Jamie Raab?That Landon is the name of his third son?That Nicholas Sparks recorded his own reading for the audio version of the novel?", "edition": "", "format": "Paperback", "num_pages": 240, "rating": 4.16, "rating_count": 583106, "review_count": 11879, "genres": "Romance, Fiction, Womens Fiction, Chick Lit, Young Adult, Contemporary", "genre_list": "Romance,Fiction,Womens Fiction,Chick Lit,Young Adult,Contemporary", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1385738968l/3473.jpg", "Quote1": "“Wit beyond measure is man’s greatest treasure.”", "Quote2": "“Indifference and neglect often do much more damage than outright dislike.”", "Quote3": "“Things we lose have a way of coming back to us in the end, if not always in the way we expect.”" }, { "id": 153, "title": "Love in the Time of Cholera", "authors": "Gabriel García Márquez", "description": "In their youth, Florentino Ariza and Fermina Daza fall passionately in love. When Fermina eventually chooses to marry a wealthy, well-born doctor, Florentino is heartbroken, but he is a romantic. As he rises in his business career he whiles away the years in 622 affairs--yet he reserves his heart for Fermina. Her husband dies at last, and Florentino purposefully attends the funeral. Fifty years, nine months, and four days after he first declared his love for Fermina, he will do so again.", "edition": "First Vintage International Edition", "format": "Paperback", "num_pages": 348, "rating": 3.9, "rating_count": 348861, "review_count": 16662, "genres": "Fiction, Classics, Historical, Historical Fiction, Romance, Magical Realism", "genre_list": "Fiction,Classics,Historical,Historical Fiction,Romance,Magical Realism", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1536376800l/9712.jpg", "Quote1": "“Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not love breathing.”", "Quote2": "“People generally see what they look for, and hear what they listen for.”", "Quote3": "“The one thing that doesn't abide by majority rule is a person's conscience.”" }, { "id": 154, "title": "Insurgent", "authors": "Veronica Roth", "description": "One choice can transform you—or it can destroy you. But every choice has consequences, and as unrest surges in the factions all around her, Tris Prior must continue trying to save those she loves—and herself—while grappling with haunting questions of grief and forgiveness, identity and loyalty, politics and love.Tris's initiation day should have been marked by celebration and victory with her chosen faction; instead, the day ended with unspeakable horrors. War now looms as conflict between the factions and their ideologies grows. And in times of war, sides must be chosen, secrets will emerge, and choices will become even more irrevocable—and even more powerful. Transformed by her own decisions but also by haunting grief and guilt, radical new discoveries, and shifting relationships, Tris must fully embrace her Divergence, even if she does not know what she may lose by doing so.New York Times bestselling author Veronica Roth's much-anticipated second book of the dystopian DIVERGENT series is another intoxicating thrill ride of a story, rich with hallmark twists, heartbreaks, romance, and powerful insights about human nature.", "edition": "First Edition", "format": "Hardcover", "num_pages": 525, "rating": 4.06, "rating_count": 1017639, "review_count": 57266, "genres": "Young Adult, Science Fiction, Dystopia, Fiction, Fantasy", "genre_list": "Young Adult,Science Fiction,Dystopia,Fiction,Fantasy", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1325667729l/11735983.jpg", "Quote1": "“A lady's imagination is very rapid; it jumps from admiration to love, from love to matrimony in a moment.”", "Quote2": "“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.”", "Quote3": "“I must learn to be content with being happier than I deserve.”" }, { "id": 155, "title": "The Thorn Birds", "authors": "Colleen McCullough", "description": "Powered by the dreams and struggles of three generations, The Thorn Birds is the epic saga of a family rooted in the Australian sheep country. At the story's heart is the love of Meggie Cleary, who can never possess the man she desperately adores, and Ralph de Bricassart, who rises from parish priest to the inner circles of the Vatican...but whose passion for Meggie will follow him all the days of his life.", "edition": "", "format": "Mass Market Paperback", "num_pages": 692, "rating": 4.23, "rating_count": 286194, "review_count": 5053, "genres": "Fiction, Historical, Historical Fiction, Romance, Classics, Cultural, Australia, Historical", "genre_list": "Fiction,Historical,Historical Fiction,Romance,Classics,Cultural,Australia", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1391416796l/3412.jpg", "Quote1": "“I like the night. Without the dark, we'd never see the stars.”", "Quote2": "“I decided as long as I'm going to hell, I might as well do it thoroughly.”", "Quote3": "“When life offers you a dream so far beyond any of your expectations, it’s not reasonable to grieve when it comes to an end.”" }, { "id": 156, "title": "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets", "authors": "J.K. Rowling", "description": "The Dursleys were so mean and hideous that summer that all Harry Potter wanted was to get back to the Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry. But just as he's packing his bags, Harry receives a warning from a strange, impish creature named Dobby who says that if Harry Potter returns to Hogwarts, disaster will strikeAnd strike it does. For in Harry's second year at Hogwarts, fresh torments and horrors arise, including an outrageously stuck-up new professor, Gilderoy Lockhart, a spirit named Moaning Myrtle who haunts the girls' bathroom, and the unwanted attentions of Ron Weasley's younger sister, Ginny.But each of these seem minor annoyances when the real trouble begins, and someone -- or something -- starts turning Hogwarts students to stone. Could it be Draco Malfoy, a more poisonous rival than ever? Could it possibly be Hagrid, whose mysterious past is finally told? Or could it be the one everyone at Hogwarts most suspects . . . Harry Potter himself?--jacket description", "edition": "First American Edition", "format": "Hardcover", "num_pages": 341, "rating": 4.4, "rating_count": 2162618, "review_count": 40697, "genres": "Fantasy, Young Adult, Fiction", "genre_list": "Fantasy,Young Adult,Fiction", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1474169725l/15881.jpg", "Quote1": "“You don’t forget the face of the person who was your last hope.”", "Quote2": "“Remember, we're madly in love, so it's all right to kiss me anytime you feel like it.”", "Quote3": "“May the odds be ever in your favor!”" }, { "id": 157, "title": "How the Grinch Stole Christmas!", "authors": "Dr. Seuss", "description": "\"The Grinch hated Christmas! The whole Christmas season!Now, please don't ask why. No one quite knows the reason.\"Dr. Seuss's small-hearted Grinch ranks right up there with Scrooge when it comes to the crankiest, scowling holiday grumps of all time. For 53 years, the Grinch has lived in a cave on the side of a mountain, looming above the Whos in Whoville. The noisy holiday preparations and infernal singing of the happy little citizens below annoy him to no end. The Grinch decides this frivolous merriment must stop. His \"wonderful, awful\" idea is to don a Santa outfit, strap heavy antlers on his poor, quivering dog Max, construct a makeshift sleigh, head down to Whoville, and strip the chafingly cheerful Whos of their Yuletide glee once and for all.Looking quite out of place and very disturbing in his makeshift Santa get-up, the Grinch slithers down chimneys with empty bags and stealing the Whos' presents, their food, even the logs from their humble Who-fires. He takes the ramshackle sleigh to Mt. Crumpit to dump it and waits to hear the sobs of the Whos when they wake up and discover the trappings of Christmas have disappeared. Imagine the Whos' dismay when they discover the evil-doings of Grinch in his anti-Santa guise. But what is that sound? It's not sobbing, but singing! Children simultaneously adore and fear this triumphant, twisted Seussian testimonial to the undaunted cheerfulness of the Whos, the transcendent nature of joy, and of course, the growth potential of a heart that's two sizes too small. This holiday classic is perfect for reading aloud to your favorite little Whos.", "edition": "", "format": "Hardcover", "num_pages": 64, "rating": 4.36, "rating_count": 281489, "review_count": 2535, "genres": "Childrens, Childrens, Picture Books, Classics, Holiday, Christmas, Fiction, Holiday, Fantasy, Poetry, Humor, Kids", "genre_list": "Childrens,Picture Books,Classics,Holiday,Christmas,Fiction,Fantasy,Poetry,Humor,Kids", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1327958149l/113946.jpg", "Quote1": "“Wit beyond measure is man’s greatest treasure.”", "Quote2": "“Indifference and neglect often do much more damage than outright dislike.”", "Quote3": "“Things we lose have a way of coming back to us in the end, if not always in the way we expect.”" }, { "id": 158, "title": "Their Eyes Were Watching God", "authors": "Zora Neale Hurston", "description": "Fair and long-legged, independent and articulate, Janie Crawford sets out to be her own person -- no mean feat for a black woman in the '30s. Janie's quest for identity takes her through three marriages and into a journey back to her roots.", "edition": "", "format": "Paperback", "num_pages": 219, "rating": 3.89, "rating_count": 219443, "review_count": 10439, "genres": "Classics, Fiction, Historical, Historical Fiction, Academic, School, Cultural, African American", "genre_list": "Classics,Fiction,Historical,Historical Fiction,Academic,School,Cultural,African American", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1368072803l/37415.jpg", "Quote1": "“Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not love breathing.”", "Quote2": "“People generally see what they look for, and hear what they listen for.”", "Quote3": "“The one thing that doesn't abide by majority rule is a person's conscience.”" }, { "id": 159, "title": "Atonement", "authors": "Ian McEwan", "description": "Ian McEwan’s symphonic novel of love and war, childhood and class, guilt and forgiveness provides all the satisfaction of a brilliant narrative and the provocation we have come to expect from this master of English prose.On a hot summer day in 1934, thirteen-year-old Briony Tallis witnesses a moment’s flirtation between her older sister, Cecilia, and Robbie Turner, the son of a servant and Cecilia’s childhood friend. But Briony’s incomplete grasp of adult motives—together with her precocious literary gifts—brings about a crime that will change all their lives. As it follows that crime’s repercussions through the chaos and carnage of World War II and into the close of the twentieth century, Atonement engages the reader on every conceivable level, with an ease and authority that mark it as a genuine masterpiece.", "edition": "", "format": "Paperback", "num_pages": 351, "rating": 3.89, "rating_count": 391630, "review_count": 15730, "genres": "Fiction, Historical, Historical Fiction, Romance, Classics, Historical", "genre_list": "Fiction,Historical,Historical Fiction,Romance,Classics", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1320449708l/6867.jpg", "Quote1": "“A lady's imagination is very rapid; it jumps from admiration to love, from love to matrimony in a moment.”", "Quote2": "“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.”", "Quote3": "“I must learn to be content with being happier than I deserve.”" }, { "id": 160, "title": "The Importance of Being Earnest", "authors": "Oscar Wilde", "description": "Oscar Wilde's madcap farce about mistaken identities, secret engagements, and lovers entanglements still delights readers more than a century after its 1895 publication and premiere performance. The rapid-fire wit and eccentric characters of The Importance of Being Earnest have made it a mainstay of the high school curriculum for decades.Cecily Cardew and Gwendolen Fairfax are both in love with the same mythical suitor. Jack Worthing has wooed Gwendolen as Ernest while Algernon has also posed as Ernest to win the heart of Jack's ward, Cecily. When all four arrive at Jack's country home on the same weekend the \"rivals\" to fight for Ernest's undivided attention and the \"Ernests\" to claim their beloveds pandemonium breaks loose. Only a senile nursemaid and an old, discarded hand-bag can save the day!This Prestwick House Literary Touchstone Edition includes a glossary and reader's notes to help the modern reader appreciate Wilde's wry wit and elaborate plot twists.", "edition": "", "format": "Paperback", "num_pages": 76, "rating": 4.17, "rating_count": 264693, "review_count": 7442, "genres": "Classics, Plays, Fiction, Drama, Humor, Literature, Plays, Theatre, Academic, School, Humor, Comedy, Romance", "genre_list": "Classics,Plays,Fiction,Drama,Humor,Literature,Theatre,Academic,School,Comedy,Romance", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1298438452l/92303.jpg", "Quote1": "“I like the night. Without the dark, we'd never see the stars.”", "Quote2": "“I decided as long as I'm going to hell, I might as well do it thoroughly.”", "Quote3": "“When life offers you a dream so far beyond any of your expectations, it’s not reasonable to grieve when it comes to an end.”" }, { "id": 161, "title": "The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy", "authors": "Douglas Adams", "description": "At last in paperback in one complete volume, here are the five novels from Douglas Adams's Hitchhiker series. \"The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy\"Seconds before the Earth is demolished for a galactic freeway, Arthur Dent is saved by Ford Prefect, a researcher for the revised Guide. Together they stick out their thumbs to the stars and begin a wild journey through time and space.\"The Restaurant at the End of the Universe\"Facing annihilation at the hands of warmongers is a curious time to crave tea. It could only happen to the cosmically displaced Arthur Dent and his comrades as they hurtle across the galaxy in a desperate search for a place to eat.\"Life, the Universe and Everything\"The unhappy inhabitants of planet Krikkit are sick of looking at the night sky- so they plan to destroy it. The universe, that is. Now only five individuals can avert Armageddon: mild-mannered Arthur Dent and his stalwart crew.\"So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish\"Back on Earth, Arthur Dent is ready to believe that the past eight years were all just a figment of his stressed-out imagination. But a gift-wrapped fishbowl with a cryptic inscription conspires to thrust him back to reality. So to speak.\"Mostly Harmless\"Just when Arthur Dent makes the terrible mistake of starting to enjoy life, all hell breaks loose. Can he save the Earth from total obliteration? Can he save the Guide from a hostile alien takeover? Can he save his daughter from herself?Also includes the short story \"Young Zaphod Plays It Safe\".", "edition": "", "format": "Paperback", "num_pages": 815, "rating": 4.38, "rating_count": 252980, "review_count": 4679, "genres": "Science Fiction, Fiction, Humor, Fantasy, Classics", "genre_list": "Science Fiction,Fiction,Humor,Fantasy,Classics", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1404613595l/13.jpg", "Quote1": "“You don’t forget the face of the person who was your last hope.”", "Quote2": "“Remember, we're madly in love, so it's all right to kiss me anytime you feel like it.”", "Quote3": "“May the odds be ever in your favor!”" }, { "id": 162, "title": "Frostbite", "authors": "Richelle Mead", "description": "Rose loves Dimitri, Dimitri might love Tasha, and Mason would die to be with Rose...It’s winter break at St. Vladimir’s, but Rose is feeling anything but festive. A massive Strigoi attack has put the school on high alert, and now the Academy’s crawling with Guardians—including Rose’s hard-hitting mother, Janine Hathaway. And if hand-to-hand combat with her mom wasn’t bad enough, Rose’s tutor Dimitri has his eye on someone else, her friend Mason’s got a huge crush on her, and Rose keeps getting stuck in Lissa’s head while she’s making out with her boyfriend, Christian! The Strigoi are closing in, and the Academy’s not taking any risks... This year, St. Vlad’s annual holiday ski trip is mandatory.But the glittering winter landscape and the posh Idaho resort only create the illusion of safety. When three friends run away in an offensive move against the deadly Strigoi, Rose must join forces with Christian to rescue them. But heroism rarely comes without a price...", "edition": "", "format": "Paperback", "num_pages": 327, "rating": 4.29, "rating_count": 283827, "review_count": 10591, "genres": "Young Adult, Paranormal, Vampires, Fantasy, Fantasy, Paranormal, Romance", "genre_list": "Young Adult,Paranormal,Vampires,Fantasy,Romance", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1361098960l/2282133.jpg", "Quote1": "“Wit beyond measure is man’s greatest treasure.”", "Quote2": "“Indifference and neglect often do much more damage than outright dislike.”", "Quote3": "“Things we lose have a way of coming back to us in the end, if not always in the way we expect.”" }, { "id": 163, "title": "Eat, Pray, Love", "authors": "Elizabeth Gilbert", "description": "A celebrated writer's irresistible, candid, and eloquent account of her pursuit of worldly pleasure, spiritual devotion, and what she really wanted out of life. Around the time Elizabeth Gilbert turned thirty, she went through an early-onslaught midlife crisis. She had everything an educated, ambitious American woman was supposed to want—a husband, a house, a successful career. But instead of feeling happy and fulfilled, she was consumed with panic, grief, and confusion. She went through a divorce, a crushing depression, another failed love, and the eradication of everything she ever thought she was supposed to be. To recover from all this, Gilbert took a radical step. In order to give herself the time and space to find out who she really was and what she really wanted, she got rid of her belongings, quit her job, and undertook a yearlong journey around the world—all alone. Eat, Pray, Love is the absorbing chronicle of that year. Her aim was to visit three places where she could examine one aspect of her own nature set against the backdrop of a culture that has traditionally done that one thing very well. In Rome, she studied the art of pleasure, learning to speak Italian and gaining the twenty-three happiest pounds of her life. India was for the art of devotion, and with the help of a native guru and a surprisingly wise cowboy from Texas, she embarked on four uninterrupted months of spiritual exploration. In Bali, she studied the art of balance between worldly enjoyment and divine transcendence. She became the pupil of an elderly medicine man and also fell in love the best way—unexpectedly. An intensely articulate and moving memoir of self-discovery, Eat, Pray, Love is about what can happen when you claim responsibility for your own contentment and stop trying to live in imitation of society’s ideals. It is certain to touch anyone who has ever woken up to the unrelenting need for change.", "edition": "", "format": "Paperback", "num_pages": 334, "rating": 3.53, "rating_count": 1305657, "review_count": 51368, "genres": "Nonfiction, Autobiography, Memoir, Travel", "genre_list": "Nonfiction,Autobiography,Memoir,Travel", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1503066414l/19501.jpg", "Quote1": "“Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not love breathing.”", "Quote2": "“People generally see what they look for, and hear what they listen for.”", "Quote3": "“The one thing that doesn't abide by majority rule is a person's conscience.”" }, { "id": 164, "title": "The Three Musketeers", "authors": "Alexandre Dumas", "description": "Alexandre Dumas’s most famous tale— and possibly the most famous historical novel of all time— in a handsome hardcover volume.This swashbuckling epic of chivalry, honor, and derring-do, set in France during the 1620s, is richly populated with romantic heroes, unattainable heroines, kings, queens, cavaliers, and criminals in a whirl of adventure, espionage, conspiracy, murder, vengeance, love, scandal, and suspense. Dumas transforms minor historical figures into larger- than-life characters: the Comte d’Artagnan, an impetuous young man in pursuit of glory; the beguilingly evil seductress “Milady”; the powerful and devious Cardinal Richelieu; the weak King Louis XIII and his unhappy queen—and, of course, the three musketeers themselves, Athos, Porthos, and Aramis, whose motto “all for one, one for all” has come to epitomize devoted friendship. With a plot that delivers stolen diamonds, masked balls, purloined letters, and, of course, great bouts of swordplay, The Three Musketeers is eternally entertaining.", "edition": "", "format": "Paperback", "num_pages": 625, "rating": 4.07, "rating_count": 241297, "review_count": 5575, "genres": "Classics, Fiction, Historical, Historical Fiction, Adventure", "genre_list": "Classics,Fiction,Historical,Historical Fiction,Adventure", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1320436982l/7190.jpg", "Quote1": "“A lady's imagination is very rapid; it jumps from admiration to love, from love to matrimony in a moment.”", "Quote2": "“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.”", "Quote3": "“I must learn to be content with being happier than I deserve.”" }, { "id": 165, "title": "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz", "authors": "L. Frank Baum", "description": "Follow the yellow brick road! Dorothy thinks she's lost forever when a tornado whirls her and her dog, Toto, into a magical world. To get home, she must find the wonderful wizard in the Emerald City of Oz. On the way she meets the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman and the Cowardly Lion. But the Wicked Witch of the West has her own plans for the new arrival - will Dorothy ever see Kansas again?", "edition": "Penguin Popular Classics", "format": "Paperback", "num_pages": 154, "rating": 3.98, "rating_count": 309018, "review_count": 10137, "genres": "Classics, Fantasy, Fiction, Childrens", "genre_list": "Classics,Fantasy,Fiction,Childrens", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1398003737l/236093.jpg", "Quote1": "“I like the night. Without the dark, we'd never see the stars.”", "Quote2": "“I decided as long as I'm going to hell, I might as well do it thoroughly.”", "Quote3": "“When life offers you a dream so far beyond any of your expectations, it’s not reasonable to grieve when it comes to an end.”" }, { "id": 166, "title": "Goodnight Moon", "authors": "Margaret Wise Brown", "description": "In a great green room, tucked away in bed, is a little bunny. \"Goodnight room, goodnight moon.\" And to all the familiar things in the softly lit room -- to the picture of the three little bears sitting on chairs, to the clocks and his socks, to the mittens and the kittens, to everything one by one -- the little bunny says goodnight.In this classic of children's literature, beloved by generations of readers and listeners, the quiet poetry of the words and the gentle, lulling illustrations combine to make a perfect book for the end of the day.", "edition": "60th Anniversary Edition", "format": "Hardcover", "num_pages": 32, "rating": 4.27, "rating_count": 266591, "review_count": 5091, "genres": "Childrens, Classics", "genre_list": "Childrens,Classics", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1439223893l/32929.jpg", "Quote1": "“You don’t forget the face of the person who was your last hope.”", "Quote2": "“Remember, we're madly in love, so it's all right to kiss me anytime you feel like it.”", "Quote3": "“May the odds be ever in your favor!”" }, { "id": 167, "title": "The Lorax", "authors": "Dr. Seuss", "description": "\"UNLESS someone like you...cares a whole awful lot...nothing is going to get better...It's not.\" Long before saving the earth became a global concern, Dr. Seuss, speaking through his character the Lorax, warned against mindless progress and the danger it posed to the earth's natural beauty. His classic cautionary tale is now available in an irresistible mini-edition, perfect for backpack or briefcase, for Arbor Day, Earth Day, and every day.", "edition": "", "format": "Hardcover", "num_pages": 72, "rating": 4.35, "rating_count": 241590, "review_count": 3543, "genres": "Childrens, Childrens, Picture Books, Fiction", "genre_list": "Childrens,Picture Books,Fiction", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1327879938l/7784.jpg", "Quote1": "“Wit beyond measure is man’s greatest treasure.”", "Quote2": "“Indifference and neglect often do much more damage than outright dislike.”", "Quote3": "“Things we lose have a way of coming back to us in the end, if not always in the way we expect.”" }, { "id": 168, "title": "Blood Promise", "authors": "Richelle Mead", "description": "Rose Hathaway's life will never be the same. The recent attack on St. Vladimir's Academy devastated the entire Moroi world. Many are dead. And, for the few victims carried off by Strigoi, their fates are even worse. A rare tattoo now adorns Rose's neck, a mark that says she's killed far too many Strigoi to count. But only one victim matters ... Dimitri Belikov. Rose must now choose one of two very different paths: honoring her life's vow to protect Lissa—her best friend and the last surviving Dragomir princess—or, dropping out of the Academy to strike out on her own and hunt down the man she loves. She'll have to go to the ends of the earth to find Dimitri and keep the promise he begged her to make. But the question is, when the time comes, will he want to be saved? Now, with everything at stake—and worlds away from St. Vladimir's and her unguarded, vulnerable, and newly rebellious best friend—can Rose find the strength to destroy Dimitri? Or, will she sacrifice herself for a chance at eternal love?", "edition": "", "format": "Hardcover", "num_pages": 503, "rating": 4.35, "rating_count": 256884, "review_count": 9253, "genres": "Young Adult, Paranormal, Vampires, Fantasy, Fantasy, Paranormal, Romance", "genre_list": "Young Adult,Paranormal,Vampires,Fantasy,Romance", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1442530605l/5996153.jpg", "Quote1": "“Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not love breathing.”", "Quote2": "“People generally see what they look for, and hear what they listen for.”", "Quote3": "“The one thing that doesn't abide by majority rule is a person's conscience.”" }, { "id": 169, "title": "Where the Red Fern Grows", "authors": "Wilson Rawls", "description": "My eyes were wide, my throat dry, and my heart thumping. One judge stopped in front of Little Ann. My heart stopped, too. Reaching over, he patted her on the head.Turning to me, he asked, \"Is this your dog?\"I couldn't speak. I just nodded my head.He said, \"She's a beautiful hound.\"He walked on down the line. My heart started beating again.There were eight dogs left. Little Ann was still holding her own. Then there were four. I was ready to cry.--back cover", "edition": "Delacorte Edition, US/CAN", "format": "Hardcover", "num_pages": 212, "rating": 4.05, "rating_count": 300435, "review_count": 9604, "genres": "Classics, Fiction, Young Adult, Childrens", "genre_list": "Classics,Fiction,Young Adult,Childrens", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1320521459l/526787.jpg", "Quote1": "“A lady's imagination is very rapid; it jumps from admiration to love, from love to matrimony in a moment.”", "Quote2": "“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.”", "Quote3": "“I must learn to be content with being happier than I deserve.”" }, { "id": 170, "title": "The Good Earth", "authors": "Pearl S. Buck", "description": "This tells the poignant tale of a Chinese farmer and his family in old agrarian China. The humble Wang Lung glories in the soil he works, nurturing the land as it nurtures him and his family. Nearby, the nobles of the House of Hwang consider themselves above the land and its workers; but they will soon meet their own downfall.Hard times come upon Wang Lung and his family when flood and drought force them to seek work in the city. The working people riot, breaking into the homes of the rich and forcing them to flee. When Wang Lung shows mercy to one noble and is rewarded, he begins to rise in the world, even as the House of Hwang falls.", "edition": "(Enriched Classics)", "format": "Paperback", "num_pages": 418, "rating": 3.98, "rating_count": 205238, "review_count": 8937, "genres": "Classics, Fiction, Historical, Historical Fiction, Cultural, China, Literature", "genre_list": "Classics,Fiction,Historical,Historical Fiction,Cultural,China,Literature", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1312497600l/1078.jpg", "Quote1": "“I like the night. Without the dark, we'd never see the stars.”", "Quote2": "“I decided as long as I'm going to hell, I might as well do it thoroughly.”", "Quote3": "“When life offers you a dream so far beyond any of your expectations, it’s not reasonable to grieve when it comes to an end.”" }, { "id": 171, "title": "Tess of the D'Urbervilles", "authors": "Thomas Hardy", "description": "When Tess Durbeyfield is driven by family poverty to claim kinship with the wealthy D'Urbervilles and seek a portion of their family fortune, meeting her 'cousin' Alec proves to be her downfall. A very different man, Angel Clare, seems to offer her love and salvation, but Tess must choose whether to reveal her past or remain silent in the hope of a peaceful future.", "edition": "", "format": "Paperback", "num_pages": 518, "rating": 3.78, "rating_count": 211670, "review_count": 7431, "genres": "Classics, Fiction, Literature, Romance", "genre_list": "Classics,Fiction,Literature,Romance", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1434302708l/32261.jpg", "Quote1": "“You don’t forget the face of the person who was your last hope.”", "Quote2": "“Remember, we're madly in love, so it's all right to kiss me anytime you feel like it.”", "Quote3": "“May the odds be ever in your favor!”" }, { "id": 172, "title": "A Midsummer Night's Dream", "authors": "William Shakespeare", "description": "Shakespeare's intertwined love polygons begin to get complicated from the start--Demetrius and Lysander both want Hermia but she only has eyes for Lysander. Bad news is, Hermia's father wants Demetrius for a son-in-law. On the outside is Helena, whose unreturned love burns hot for Demetrius. Hermia and Lysander plan to flee from the city under cover of darkness but are pursued by an enraged Demetrius (who is himself pursued by an enraptured Helena). In the forest, unbeknownst to the mortals, Oberon and Titania (King and Queen of the faeries) are having a spat over a servant boy. The plot twists up when Oberon's head mischief-maker, Puck, runs loose with a flower which causes people to fall in love with the first thing they see upon waking. Throw in a group of labourers preparing a play for the Duke's wedding (one of whom is given a donkey's head and Titania for a lover by Puck) and the complications become fantastically funny.", "edition": "Folger Shakespeare Library", "format": "Paperback", "num_pages": 298, "rating": 3.94, "rating_count": 395736, "review_count": 6537, "genres": "Classics, Plays, Fiction, Drama, Fantasy", "genre_list": "Classics,Plays,Fiction,Drama,Fantasy", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1327874534l/1622.jpg", "Quote1": "“Wit beyond measure is man’s greatest treasure.”", "Quote2": "“Indifference and neglect often do much more damage than outright dislike.”", "Quote3": "“Things we lose have a way of coming back to us in the end, if not always in the way we expect.”" }, { "id": 173, "title": "The Prophet", "authors": "Kahlil Gibran", "description": "Kahlil Gibran’s masterpiece, The Prophet, is one of the most beloved classics of our time. Published in 1923, it has been translated into more than twenty languages, and the American editions alone have sold more than nine million copies.The Prophet is a collection of poetic essays that are philosophical, spiritual, and, above all, inspirational. Gibran’s musings are divided into twenty-eight chapters covering such sprawling topics as love, marriage, children, giving, eating and drinking, work, joy and sorrow, housing, clothes, buying and selling, crime and punishment, laws, freedom, reason and passion, pain, self-knowledge, teaching, friendship, talking, time, good and evil, prayer, pleasure, beauty, religion, and death.", "edition": "", "format": "Paperback", "num_pages": 127, "rating": 4.23, "rating_count": 182895, "review_count": 7251, "genres": "Poetry, Philosophy, Classics, Fiction, Spirituality, Religion", "genre_list": "Poetry,Philosophy,Classics,Fiction,Spirituality,Religion", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1355046521l/2547.jpg", "Quote1": "“Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not love breathing.”", "Quote2": "“People generally see what they look for, and hear what they listen for.”", "Quote3": "“The one thing that doesn't abide by majority rule is a person's conscience.”" }, { "id": 174, "title": "The Mists of Avalon", "authors": "Marion Zimmer Bradley", "description": "Here is the magical legend of King Arthur, vividly retold through the eyes and lives of the women who wielded power from behind the throne. A spellbinding novel, an extraordinary literary achievement, THE MISTS OF AVALON will stay with you for a long time to come....", "edition": "", "format": "Paperback", "num_pages": 884, "rating": 4.12, "rating_count": 173459, "review_count": 6066, "genres": "Fantasy, Fiction, Historical, Historical Fiction, Mythology, Arthurian, Science Fiction Fantasy", "genre_list": "Fantasy,Fiction,Historical,Historical Fiction,Mythology,Arthurian,Science Fiction Fantasy", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1388857089l/402045.jpg", "Quote1": "“A lady's imagination is very rapid; it jumps from admiration to love, from love to matrimony in a moment.”", "Quote2": "“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.”", "Quote3": "“I must learn to be content with being happier than I deserve.”" }, { "id": 175, "title": "Heart of Darkness", "authors": "Joseph Conrad", "description": "Dark allegory describes the narrator's journey up the Congo River and his meeting with, and fascination by, Mr. Kurtz, a mysterious personage who dominates the unruly inhabitants of the region. Masterly blend of adventure, character development, psychological penetration. Considered by many Conrad's finest, most enigmatic story.", "edition": "", "format": "Paperback", "num_pages": 188, "rating": 3.42, "rating_count": 347389, "review_count": 11294, "genres": "Classics, Fiction, Literature, Cultural, Africa, Academic, School", "genre_list": "Classics,Fiction,Literature,Cultural,Africa,Academic,School", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1392799983l/4900.jpg", "Quote1": "“I like the night. Without the dark, we'd never see the stars.”", "Quote2": "“I decided as long as I'm going to hell, I might as well do it thoroughly.”", "Quote3": "“When life offers you a dream so far beyond any of your expectations, it’s not reasonable to grieve when it comes to an end.”" }, { "id": 176, "title": "Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch", "authors": "Terry Pratchett", "description": "An alternative cover for this ISBN can be found hereAccording to The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch (the world's only completely accurate book of prophecies, written in 1655, before she exploded), the world will end on a Saturday. Next Saturday, in fact. Just before dinner.So the armies of Good and Evil are amassing, Atlantis is rising, frogs are falling, tempers are flaring. Everything appears to be going according to Divine Plan. Except a somewhat fussy angel and a fast-living demon—both of whom have lived amongst Earth's mortals since The Beginning and have grown rather fond of the lifestyle—are not actually looking forward to the coming Rapture.And someone seems to have misplaced the Antichrist . . . ", "edition": "", "format": "Mass Market Paperback", "num_pages": 412, "rating": 4.25, "rating_count": 378490, "review_count": 16449, "genres": "Fantasy, Fiction, Humor, Fantasy, Urban Fantasy", "genre_list": "Fantasy,Fiction,Humor,Urban Fantasy", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1392528568l/12067.jpg", "Quote1": "“You don’t forget the face of the person who was your last hope.”", "Quote2": "“Remember, we're madly in love, so it's all right to kiss me anytime you feel like it.”", "Quote3": "“May the odds be ever in your favor!”" }, { "id": 177, "title": "The Joy Luck Club", "authors": "Amy Tan", "description": "In 1949, four Chinese women, recent immigrants to San Francisco, begin meeting to eat dim sum, play mahjong, and talk. United in shared loss and hope, they call themselves the Joy Luck Club. With wit and wisdom, Amy Tan examines the sometimes painful, often tender, and always deep connection between these four women and their American-born daughters. As each reveals her secrets, trying to unravel the truth about her life, the strings become more tangled, more entwined...", "edition": "", "format": "Paperback", "num_pages": 288, "rating": 3.91, "rating_count": 552197, "review_count": 7521, "genres": "Fiction, Historical, Historical Fiction, Classics, Cultural, China, Contemporary", "genre_list": "Fiction,Historical,Historical Fiction,Classics,Cultural,China,Contemporary", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1304978653l/7763.jpg", "Quote1": "“Wit beyond measure is man’s greatest treasure.”", "Quote2": "“Indifference and neglect often do much more damage than outright dislike.”", "Quote3": "“Things we lose have a way of coming back to us in the end, if not always in the way we expect.”" }, { "id": 178, "title": "The Hobbit", "authors": "J.R.R. Tolkien", "description": "In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit. Not a nasty, dirty, wet hole, filled with the ends of worms and an oozy smell, nor yet a dry, bare, sandy hole with nothing in it to sit down on or to eat: it was a hobbit-hole, and that means comfort.Written for J.R.R. Tolkien’s own children, The Hobbit met with instant critical acclaim when it was first published in 1937. Now recognized as a timeless classic, this introduction to the hobbit Bilbo Baggins, the wizard Gandalf, Gollum, and the spectacular world of Middle-earth recounts of the adventures of a reluctant hero, a powerful and dangerous ring, and the cruel dragon Smaug the Magnificent. The text in this 372-page paperback edition is based on that first published in Great Britain by Collins Modern Classics (1998), and includes a note on the text by Douglas A. Anderson (2001). Unforgettable!", "edition": "", "format": "Paperback", "num_pages": 366, "rating": 4.26, "rating_count": 2422848, "review_count": 41354, "genres": "Fantasy, Classics, Fiction", "genre_list": "Fantasy,Classics,Fiction", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1372847500l/5907.jpg", "Quote1": "“Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not love breathing.”", "Quote2": "“People generally see what they look for, and hear what they listen for.”", "Quote3": "“The one thing that doesn't abide by majority rule is a person's conscience.”" }, { "id": 179, "title": "The Battle of the Labyrinth", "authors": "Rick Riordan", "description": "Percy Jackson isn't expecting freshman orientation to be any fun. But when a mysterious mortal acquaintance appears at his potential new school, followed by demon cheerleaders, things quickly move from bad to worse.In this fourth installment of the blockbuster series, time is running out as war between the Olympians and the evil Titan lord Kronos draws near. Even the safe haven of Camp Half-Blood grows more vulnerable by the minute as Kronos's army prepares to invade its once impenetrable borders. To stop the invasion, Percy and his demigod friends must set out on a quest through the Labyrinth - a sprawling underground world with stunning surprises at every turn.", "edition": "", "format": "Hardcover", "num_pages": 361, "rating": 4.39, "rating_count": 592128, "review_count": 15745, "genres": "Fantasy, Young Adult, Fantasy, Mythology", "genre_list": "Fantasy,Young Adult,Mythology", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1518607478l/2120932.jpg", "Quote1": "“A lady's imagination is very rapid; it jumps from admiration to love, from love to matrimony in a moment.”", "Quote2": "“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.”", "Quote3": "“I must learn to be content with being happier than I deserve.”" }, { "id": 180, "title": "Jonathan Livingston Seagull", "authors": "Richard Bach", "description": "This is a story for people who follow their hearts and make their own rules...people who get special pleasure out of doing something well, even if only for themselves...people who know there's more to this living than meets the eye: they’ll be right there with Jonathan, flying higher and faster than ever they dreamed.Jonathan Livingston Seagull is no ordinary bird. He believes it is every gull's right to fly, to reach the ultimate freedom of challenge and discovery, finding his greatest reward in teaching younger gulls the joy of flight and the power of dreams. The special 20th anniversary release of this spiritual classic!", "edition": "pocket-book", "format": "Paperback", "num_pages": 112, "rating": 3.81, "rating_count": 166770, "review_count": 6289, "genres": "Fiction, Classics, Philosophy, Fantasy, Spirituality, Inspirational", "genre_list": "Fiction,Classics,Philosophy,Fantasy,Spirituality,Inspirational", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1432222358l/71728.jpg", "Quote1": "“I like the night. Without the dark, we'd never see the stars.”", "Quote2": "“I decided as long as I'm going to hell, I might as well do it thoroughly.”", "Quote3": "“When life offers you a dream so far beyond any of your expectations, it’s not reasonable to grieve when it comes to an end.”" }, { "id": 181, "title": "Alice in Wonderland", "authors": "Jane Carruth", "description": "\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis is an adaptation. For the editions of the original book, see here\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n.Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (commonly shortened to Alice in Wonderland) is an 1865 novel written by English mathematician Charles Lutwidge Dodgson under the pseudonym Lewis Carroll. It tells of a girl named Alice falling through a rabbit hole into a fantasy world populated by peculiar, anthropomorphic creatures. The tale plays with logic, giving the story lasting popularity with adults as well as with children. It is considered to be one of the best examples of the literary nonsense genre. Its narrative course and structure, characters and imagery have been enormously influential in both popular culture and literature, especially in the fantasy genre.", "edition": "", "format": "Hardcover", "num_pages": 92, "rating": 4.03, "rating_count": 356729, "review_count": 5118, "genres": "Classics, Fantasy, Fiction, Childrens", "genre_list": "Classics,Fantasy,Fiction,Childrens", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1391458382l/13023.jpg", "Quote1": "“You don’t forget the face of the person who was your last hope.”", "Quote2": "“Remember, we're madly in love, so it's all right to kiss me anytime you feel like it.”", "Quote3": "“May the odds be ever in your favor!”" }, { "id": 182, "title": "The Phantom Tollbooth", "authors": "Norton Juster", "description": "Librarian's Note: For an alternate cover edition of the same ISBN, click here.Hailed as “a classic. . . . humorous, full of warmth and real invention” (The New Yorker), this beloved story -first published more than fifty years ago- introduces readers to Milo and his adventures in the Lands Beyond. For Milo, everything’s a bore. When a tollbooth mysteriously appears in his room, he drives through only because he’s got nothing better to do. But on the other side, things seem different. Milo visits the Island of Conclusions (you get there by jumping), learns about time from a ticking watchdog named Tock, and even embarks on a quest to rescue Rhyme and Reason! Somewhere along the way, Milo realizes something astonishing. Life is far from dull. In fact, it’s exciting beyond his wildest dreams. . . .", "edition": "", "format": "Paperback", "num_pages": 256, "rating": 4.21, "rating_count": 207536, "review_count": 8816, "genres": "Fantasy, Fiction, Childrens, Classics, Young Adult", "genre_list": "Fantasy,Fiction,Childrens,Classics,Young Adult", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1438887022l/378.jpg", "Quote1": "“Wit beyond measure is man’s greatest treasure.”", "Quote2": "“Indifference and neglect often do much more damage than outright dislike.”", "Quote3": "“Things we lose have a way of coming back to us in the end, if not always in the way we expect.”" }, { "id": 183, "title": "The Call of the Wild", "authors": "Jack London", "description": "First published in 1903, The Call of the Wild is regarded as Jack London's masterpiece. Based on London's experiences as a gold prospector in the Canadian wilderness and his ideas about nature and the struggle for existence, The Call of the Wild is a tale about unbreakable spirit and the fight for survival in the frozen Alaskan Klondike.", "edition": "", "format": "Paperback", "num_pages": 172, "rating": 3.84, "rating_count": 276707, "review_count": 7928, "genres": "Classics, Fiction, Adventure, Young Adult, Animals, Historical, Historical Fiction, Literature, Academic, School, Childrens, Novels", "genre_list": "Classics,Fiction,Adventure,Young Adult,Animals,Historical,Historical Fiction,Literature,Academic,School,Childrens,Novels", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1452291694l/1852.jpg", "Quote1": "“Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not love breathing.”", "Quote2": "“People generally see what they look for, and hear what they listen for.”", "Quote3": "“The one thing that doesn't abide by majority rule is a person's conscience.”" }, { "id": 184, "title": "Clockwork Princess", "authors": "Cassandra Clare", "description": "Danger and betrayal, love and loss, secrets and enchantment are woven together in the breathtaking finale to the #1 New York Times bestselling Infernal Devices Trilogy, prequel to the internationally bestselling Mortal Instruments series.THE INFERNAL DEVICES WILL NEVER STOP COMINGA net of shadows begins to tighten around the Shadowhunters of the London Institute. Mortmain plans to use his Infernal Devices, an army of pitiless automatons, to destroy the Shadowhunters. He needs only one last item to complete his plan: he needs Tessa Gray.Charlotte Branwell, head of the London Institute, is desperate to find Mortmain before he strikes. But when Mortmain abducts Tessa, the boys who lay equal claim to her heart, Jem and Will, will do anything to save her. For though Tessa and Jem are now engaged, Will is as much in love with her as ever.As those who love Tessa rally to rescue her from Mortmain’s clutches, Tessa realizes that the only person who can save her is herself. But can a single girl, even one who can command the power of angels, face down an entire army?Danger and betrayal, secrets and enchantment, and the tangled threads of love and loss intertwine as the Shadowhunters are pushed to the very brink of destruction in the breathtaking conclusion to the Infernal Devices trilogy.", "edition": "", "format": "Paperback", "num_pages": 567, "rating": 4.59, "rating_count": 277242, "review_count": 25357, "genres": "Fantasy, Young Adult, Romance, Fantasy, Paranormal", "genre_list": "Fantasy,Young Adult,Romance,Paranormal", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1436788488l/18335634.jpg", "Quote1": "“A lady's imagination is very rapid; it jumps from admiration to love, from love to matrimony in a moment.”", "Quote2": "“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.”", "Quote3": "“I must learn to be content with being happier than I deserve.”" }, { "id": 185, "title": "The Sea of Monsters", "authors": "Rick Riordan", "description": "The heroic son of Poseidon makes an action-packed comeback in the second must-read installment of Rick Riordan's amazing young readers series. Starring Percy Jackson, a \"half blood\" whose mother is human and whose father is the God of the Sea, Riordan's series combines cliffhanger adventure and Greek mythology lessons that results in true page-turners that get better with each installment. In this episode, The Sea of Monsters, Percy sets out to retrieve the Golden Fleece before his summer camp is destroyed, surpassing the first book's drama and setting the stage for more thrills to come.", "edition": "", "format": "Hardcover", "num_pages": 279, "rating": 4.24, "rating_count": 613354, "review_count": 22330, "genres": "Fantasy, Young Adult, Fantasy, Mythology, Fiction", "genre_list": "Fantasy,Young Adult,Mythology,Fiction", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1400602661l/28186.jpg", "Quote1": "“I like the night. Without the dark, we'd never see the stars.”", "Quote2": "“I decided as long as I'm going to hell, I might as well do it thoroughly.”", "Quote3": "“When life offers you a dream so far beyond any of your expectations, it’s not reasonable to grieve when it comes to an end.”" }, { "id": 186, "title": "Oh, The Places You'll Go!", "authors": "Dr. Seuss", "description": "In this joyous ode to life, Dr. Seuss addresses graduates of all ages, from nursery school to medical school, and gives them the get-up-and-go to move mountains with the unrivaled exuberance and charm that have made Dr. Seuss's books favorites for years.", "edition": "", "format": "Hardcover", "num_pages": 44, "rating": 4.35, "rating_count": 281184, "review_count": 4471, "genres": "Childrens, Picture Books, Childrens, Fiction", "genre_list": "Childrens,Picture Books,Fiction", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1421708635l/191139.jpg", "Quote1": "“You don’t forget the face of the person who was your last hope.”", "Quote2": "“Remember, we're madly in love, so it's all right to kiss me anytime you feel like it.”", "Quote3": "“May the odds be ever in your favor!”" }, { "id": 187, "title": "Madame Bovary", "authors": "Gustave Flaubert", "description": "Madame Bovary is the debut novel of French writer Gustave Flaubert, published in 1856. The character lives beyond her means in order to escape the banalities and emptiness of provincial life.When the novel was first serialized in La Revue de Paris between 1 October 1856 and 15 December 1856, public prosecutors attacked the novel for obscenity. The resulting trial in January 1857 made the story notorious. After Flaubert's acquittal on 7 February 1857, Madame Bovary became a bestseller in April 1857 when it was published in two volumes. A seminal work of literary realism, the novel is now considered Flaubert's masterpiece, and one of the most influential literary works in history.", "edition": "Oxford World's Classics", "format": "Paperback", "num_pages": 329, "rating": 3.66, "rating_count": 209654, "review_count": 8610, "genres": "Classics, Fiction, Cultural, France, Literature", "genre_list": "Classics,Fiction,Cultural,France,Literature", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1335676143l/2175.jpg", "Quote1": "“Wit beyond measure is man’s greatest treasure.”", "Quote2": "“Indifference and neglect often do much more damage than outright dislike.”", "Quote3": "“Things we lose have a way of coming back to us in the end, if not always in the way we expect.”" }, { "id": 188, "title": "The Girl Who Played with Fire", "authors": "Stieg Larsson", "description": "The ExposeMillennium publisher Mikael Blomkvist has made his reputation exposing corrupt establishment figures. So when a young journalist approaches him with an investigation into sex trafficking, Blomkvist cannot resist waging war on the powerful figures who control this lucrative industry.The MurderWhen a young couple are found dead in their Stockholm apartment, it's a straightforward job for Inspector Bublanski and his team. The killer left the weapon at the scene - and the fingerprints on the gun point to only one direction.The Girl Who Played with FireEx-security analyst Lisbeth Salander is wanted for murder. Her history of unpredictable and vengeful behavior makes her an official danger to society - but no-one can find her. The only way Salander can be reached is by computer. But she can break into almost any network she chooses...", "edition": "First US Edition", "format": "Hardcover", "num_pages": 503, "rating": 4.23, "rating_count": 717071, "review_count": 32496, "genres": "Fiction, Mystery, Thriller, Mystery, Crime", "genre_list": "Fiction,Mystery,Thriller,Crime", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1351778881l/5060378.jpg", "Quote1": "“Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not love breathing.”", "Quote2": "“People generally see what they look for, and hear what they listen for.”", "Quote3": "“The one thing that doesn't abide by majority rule is a person's conscience.”" }, { "id": 189, "title": "Bridge to Terabithia", "authors": "Katherine Paterson", "description": "Jess Aarons' greatest ambition is to be the fastest runner in his grade. He's been practicing all summer and can't wait to see his classmates' faces when he beats them all. But on the first day of school, a new girl boldly crosses over to the boys' side and outruns everyone.That's not a very promising beginning for a friendship, but Jess and Leslie Burke become inseparable. Together they create Terabithia, a magical kingdom in the woods where the two of them reign as king and queen, and their imaginations set the only limits.", "edition": "", "format": "Paperback", "num_pages": 128, "rating": 3.98, "rating_count": 384779, "review_count": 10445, "genres": "Young Adult, Fiction, Childrens, Fantasy, Classics", "genre_list": "Young Adult,Fiction,Childrens,Fantasy,Classics", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1327880087l/2839.jpg", "Quote1": "“A lady's imagination is very rapid; it jumps from admiration to love, from love to matrimony in a moment.”", "Quote2": "“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.”", "Quote3": "“I must learn to be content with being happier than I deserve.”" }, { "id": 190, "title": "The Titan's Curse", "authors": "Rick Riordan", "description": "It's not everyday you find yourself in combat with a half-lion, half-human.But when you're the son of a Greek god, it happens. And now my friend Annabeth is missing, a goddess is in chains and only five half-blood heroes can join the quest to defeat the doomsday monster.Oh, and guess what? The Oracle has predicted that not all of us will survive...", "edition": "", "format": "Paperback", "num_pages": 320, "rating": 4.34, "rating_count": 562627, "review_count": 17182, "genres": "Fantasy, Young Adult, Fantasy, Mythology, Fiction", "genre_list": "Fantasy,Young Adult,Mythology,Fiction", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1361038385l/561456.jpg", "Quote1": "“I like the night. Without the dark, we'd never see the stars.”", "Quote2": "“I decided as long as I'm going to hell, I might as well do it thoroughly.”", "Quote3": "“When life offers you a dream so far beyond any of your expectations, it’s not reasonable to grieve when it comes to an end.”" }, { "id": 191, "title": "The Hunger Games Trilogy Boxset", "authors": "Suzanne Collins", "description": "The extraordinary, ground breaking New York Times bestsellers The Hunger Games and Catching Fire, along with the third book in The Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne Collins, Mockingjay, are available for the first time ever in a beautiful boxset edition. Stunning, gripping, and powerful. The trilogy is now complete!", "edition": "", "format": "Hardcover", "num_pages": 1155, "rating": 4.48, "rating_count": 171023, "review_count": 6616, "genres": "Young Adult, Fiction, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Dystopia, Science Fiction", "genre_list": "Young Adult,Fiction,Fantasy,Science Fiction,Dystopia", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1360094673l/7938275.jpg", "Quote1": "“You don’t forget the face of the person who was your last hope.”", "Quote2": "“Remember, we're madly in love, so it's all right to kiss me anytime you feel like it.”", "Quote3": "“May the odds be ever in your favor!”" }, { "id": 192, "title": "Fifty Shades of Grey", "authors": "E.L. James", "description": "When literature student Anastasia Steele goes to interview young entrepreneur Christian Grey, she encounters a man who is beautiful, brilliant, and intimidating. The unworldly, innocent Ana is startled to realize she wants this man and, despite his enigmatic reserve, finds she is desperate to get close to him. Unable to resist Ana’s quiet beauty, wit, and independent spirit, Grey admits he wants her, too—but on his own terms. Shocked yet thrilled by Grey’s singular erotic tastes, Ana hesitates. For all the trappings of success—his multinational businesses, his vast wealth, his loving family—Grey is a man tormented by demons and consumed by the need to control. When the couple embarks on a daring, passionately physical affair, Ana discovers Christian Grey’s secrets and explores her own dark desires.Erotic, amusing, and deeply moving, the Fifty Shades Trilogy is a tale that will obsess you, possess you, and stay with you forever.This book is intended for mature audiences.", "edition": "", "format": "ebook", "num_pages": 356, "rating": 3.66, "rating_count": 1602670, "review_count": 77053, "genres": "Romance, Fiction, Adult Fiction, Erotica, Adult, Erotica, Bdsm", "genre_list": "Romance,Fiction,Adult Fiction,Erotica,Adult,Bdsm", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1385207843l/10818853.jpg", "Quote1": "“Wit beyond measure is man’s greatest treasure.”", "Quote2": "“Indifference and neglect often do much more damage than outright dislike.”", "Quote3": "“Things we lose have a way of coming back to us in the end, if not always in the way we expect.”" }, { "id": 193, "title": "Oliver Twist", "authors": "Charles Dickens", "description": "Named a \"national institution\" by George Orwell, Dickens offers his most popular tale, of the orphan who is reared in a workhouse and runs away to London-a novel of social protest, a morality tale, and a detective story.", "edition": "Penguin Classics", "format": "Paperback", "num_pages": 608, "rating": 3.85, "rating_count": 277586, "review_count": 6021, "genres": "Classics, Fiction, Literature, Historical, Historical Fiction", "genre_list": "Classics,Fiction,Literature,Historical,Historical Fiction", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1327868529l/18254.jpg", "Quote1": "“Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not love breathing.”", "Quote2": "“People generally see what they look for, and hear what they listen for.”", "Quote3": "“The one thing that doesn't abide by majority rule is a person's conscience.”" }, { "id": 194, "title": "The Clan of the Cave Bear", "authors": "Jean M. Auel", "description": "This novel of awesome beauty and power is a moving saga about people, relationships, and the boundaries of love. Through Jean M. Auel's magnificent storytelling we are taken back to the dawn of modern humans, and with a girl named Ayla we are swept up in the harsh and beautiful Ice Age world they shared with the ones who called themselves the Clan of the Cave Bear. A natural disaster leaves the young girl wandering alone in an unfamiliar and dangerous land until she is found by a woman of the Clan, people very different from her own kind. To them, blond, blue-eyed Ayla looks peculiar and ugly--she is one of the Others, those who have moved into their ancient homeland; but Iza cannot leave the girl to die and takes her with them. Iza and Creb, the old Mog-ur, grow to love her, and as Ayla learns the ways of the Clan and Iza's way of healing, most come to accept her. But the brutal and proud youth who is destined to become their next leader sees her differences as a threat to his authority. He develops a deep and abiding hatred for the strange girl of the Others who lives in their midst, and is determined to get his revenge.", "edition": "", "format": "Mass Market Paperback", "num_pages": 512, "rating": 4.03, "rating_count": 200505, "review_count": 5652, "genres": "Historical, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Fantasy, Historical, Classics, Romance, Adventure, Historical Fiction, Prehistoric, Adult, Adult Fiction", "genre_list": "Historical,Historical Fiction,Fiction,Fantasy,Classics,Romance,Adventure,Prehistoric,Adult,Adult Fiction", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1385331302l/1295.jpg", "Quote1": "“A lady's imagination is very rapid; it jumps from admiration to love, from love to matrimony in a moment.”", "Quote2": "“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.”", "Quote3": "“I must learn to be content with being happier than I deserve.”" }, { "id": 195, "title": "The Canterbury Tales", "authors": "Geoffrey Chaucer", "description": "The procession that crosses Chaucer's pages is as full of life and as richly textured as a medieval tapestry. The Knight, the Miller, the Friar, the Squire, the Prioress, the Wife of Bath, and others who make up the cast of characters -- including Chaucer himself -- are real people, with human emotions and weaknesses. When it is remembered that Chaucer wrote in English at a time when Latin was the standard literary language across western Europe, the magnitude of his achievement is even more remarkable. But Chaucer's genius needs no historical introduction; it bursts forth from every page of The Canterbury Tales.If we trust the General Prologue, Chaucer intended that each pilgrim should tell two tales on the way to Canterbury and two tales on the way back. He never finished his enormous project and even the completed tales were not finally revised. Scholars are uncertain about the order of the tales. As the printing press had yet to be invented when Chaucer wrote his works, The Canterbury Tales has been passed down in several handwritten manuscripts.", "edition": "", "format": "Paperback", "num_pages": 504, "rating": 3.49, "rating_count": 168744, "review_count": 2843, "genres": "Classics, Fiction, Poetry, Literature", "genre_list": "Classics,Fiction,Poetry,Literature", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1261208589l/2696.jpg", "Quote1": "“I like the night. Without the dark, we'd never see the stars.”", "Quote2": "“I decided as long as I'm going to hell, I might as well do it thoroughly.”", "Quote3": "“When life offers you a dream so far beyond any of your expectations, it’s not reasonable to grieve when it comes to an end.”" }, { "id": 196, "title": "Ulysses", "authors": "James Joyce", "description": "Loosely based on the Odyssey, this landmark of modern literature follows ordinary Dubliners in 1904. Capturing a single day in the life of Dubliner Leopold Bloom, his friends Buck Mulligan and Stephen Dedalus, his wife Molly, and a scintillating cast of supporting characters, Joyce pushes Celtic lyricism and vulgarity to splendid extremes. Captivating experimental techniques range from interior monologues to exuberant wordplay and earthy humor. A major achievement in 20th century literature.", "edition": "Unabridged", "format": "Paperback", "num_pages": 783, "rating": 3.74, "rating_count": 95889, "review_count": 5644, "genres": "Classics, Fiction, Literature, Novels", "genre_list": "Classics,Fiction,Literature,Novels", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1428891345l/338798.jpg", "Quote1": "“You don’t forget the face of the person who was your last hope.”", "Quote2": "“Remember, we're madly in love, so it's all right to kiss me anytime you feel like it.”", "Quote3": "“May the odds be ever in your favor!”" }, { "id": 197, "title": "The Maze Runner", "authors": "James Dashner", "description": "There are alternate cover editions for this ASIN here and here.If you ain’t scared, you ain’t human.When Thomas wakes up in the lift, the only thing he can remember is his name. He’s surrounded by strangers—boys whose memories are also gone.Nice to meet ya, shank. Welcome to the Glade.Outside the towering stone walls that surround the Glade is a limitless, ever-changing maze. It’s the only way out—and no one’s ever made it through alive.Everything is going to change.Then a girl arrives. The first girl ever. And the message she delivers is terrifying.Remember. Survive. Run.", "edition": "First Edition", "format": "Hardcover", "num_pages": 384, "rating": 4.03, "rating_count": 861972, "review_count": 52335, "genres": "Young Adult, Science Fiction, Dystopia, Science Fiction", "genre_list": "Young Adult,Science Fiction,Dystopia", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1375596592l/6186357.jpg", "Quote1": "“Wit beyond measure is man’s greatest treasure.”", "Quote2": "“Indifference and neglect often do much more damage than outright dislike.”", "Quote3": "“Things we lose have a way of coming back to us in the end, if not always in the way we expect.”" }, { "id": 198, "title": "Treasure Island", "authors": "Robert Louis Stevenson", "description": "\"For sheer storytelling delight and pure adventure, Treasure Island has never been surpassed. From the moment young Jim Hawkins first encounters the sinister Blind Pew at the Admiral Benbow Inn until the climactic battle for treasure on a tropic isle, the nevel creates scenes and characters that have firetd the imaginations of generations of readers. Written by a superb prose stylist, a master of both action and atmosphere, the story centers upon the conflict between good and evil - but in this case a particularly engaging form of evil. It is the villainy of that most ambiguous rogue Long John Silver that sets the tempo of this tale of treachery, greed, and daring. Designed to forever kindle a dream of high romance and distant horizons, Treasure Island is, in the words of G. K. Chesterton, 'the realization of an ideal, that which is promised in its provocative and beckoning map; a vision not only of white skeletons but also green palm trees and sapphire seas.' G. S. Fraser terms it 'an utterly original book' and goes on to write: 'There will always be a place for stories like Treasure Island that can keep boys and old men happy.'", "edition": "", "format": "Hardcover", "num_pages": 311, "rating": 3.83, "rating_count": 344305, "review_count": 9084, "genres": "Classics, Fiction, Adventure, Young Adult", "genre_list": "Classics,Fiction,Adventure,Young Adult", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1485248909l/295.jpg", "Quote1": "“Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not love breathing.”", "Quote2": "“People generally see what they look for, and hear what they listen for.”", "Quote3": "“The one thing that doesn't abide by majority rule is a person's conscience.”" }, { "id": 199, "title": "The World According to Garp", "authors": "John Irving", "description": "This is the life and times of T. S. Garp, the bastard son of Jenny Fields--a feminist leader ahead of her times. This is the life and death of a famous mother and her almost-famous son; theirs is a world of sexual extremes--even of sexual assassinations. It is a novel rich with \"lunacy and sorrow\"; yet the dark, violent events of the story do not undermine a comedy both ribald and robust. In more than thirty languages, in more than forty countries--with more than ten million copies in print--this novel provides almost cheerful, even hilarious evidence of its famous last line: \"In the world according to Garp, we are all terminal cases.\"The World According to Garp is a comic and compassionate coming-of-age novel that established John Irving as one of the most imaginative writers of his generation. A worldwide bestseller since its publication in 1978, Irving's classic is filled with stories inside stories about the life and times of T. S. Garp, novelist and bastard son of Jenny Fields--a feminist leader ahead of her time. Beyond that, The World According to Garp virtually defies synopsis.(From author's website: http://www.john-irving.com)", "edition": "", "format": "Hardcover", "num_pages": 610, "rating": 4.08, "rating_count": 188576, "review_count": 4919, "genres": "Fiction, Classics, Contemporary, Literature, Novels", "genre_list": "Fiction,Classics,Contemporary,Literature,Novels", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1447234581l/7069.jpg", "Quote1": "“A lady's imagination is very rapid; it jumps from admiration to love, from love to matrimony in a moment.”", "Quote2": "“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.”", "Quote3": "“I must learn to be content with being happier than I deserve.”" }, { "id": 200, "title": "The Neverending Story", "authors": "Michael Ende", "description": "This epic work of the imagination has captured the hearts of millions of readers worldwide since it was first published more than a decade ago. Its special story within a story is an irresistible invitation for readers to become part of the book itself. And now this modern classic and bibliophile's dream is available in hardcover again.", "edition": "", "format": "Hardcover", "num_pages": 396, "rating": 4.18, "rating_count": 136309, "review_count": 5016, "genres": "Fantasy, Classics, Fiction, Young Adult, Childrens", "genre_list": "Fantasy,Classics,Fiction,Young Adult,Childrens", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1327871159l/27712.jpg", "Quote1": "“I like the night. Without the dark, we'd never see the stars.”", "Quote2": "“I decided as long as I'm going to hell, I might as well do it thoroughly.”", "Quote3": "“When life offers you a dream so far beyond any of your expectations, it’s not reasonable to grieve when it comes to an end.”" }, { "id": 201, "title": "A Farewell to Arms", "authors": "Ernest Hemingway", "description": "A Farewell to Arms is the unforgettable story of an American ambulance driver on the Italian front and his passion for a beautiful English nurse. Set against the looming horrors of the battlefield - the weary, demoralized men marching in the rain during the German attack on Caporetto; the profound struggle between loyalty and desertion—this gripping, semiautobiographical work captures the harsh realities of war and the pain of lovers caught in its inexorable sweep. Ernest Hemingway famously said that he rewrote his ending to A Farewell to Arms thirty-nine times to get the words right.", "edition": "", "format": "Paperback", "num_pages": 293, "rating": 3.79, "rating_count": 226697, "review_count": 7987, "genres": "Classics, Fiction, Historical, Historical Fiction, War, Literature", "genre_list": "Classics,Fiction,Historical,Historical Fiction,War,Literature", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1313714836l/10799.jpg", "Quote1": "“You don’t forget the face of the person who was your last hope.”", "Quote2": "“Remember, we're madly in love, so it's all right to kiss me anytime you feel like it.”", "Quote3": "“May the odds be ever in your favor!”" }, { "id": 202, "title": "David Copperfield", "authors": "Charles Dickens", "description": "David Copperfield is the story of a young man’s adventures on his journey from an unhappy and impoverished childhood to the discovery of his vocation as a successful novelist. Among the gloriously vivid cast of characters he encounters are his tyrannical stepfather, Mr. Murdstone; his formidable aunt, Betsey Trotwood; the eternally humble yet treacherous Uriah Heep; frivolous, enchanting Dora; and the magnificently impecunious Micawber, one of literature’s great comic creations.In David Copperfield—the novel he described as his “favorite child”—Dickens drew revealingly on his own experiences to create one of his most exuberant and enduringly popular works, filled with tragedy and comedy in equal measure.", "edition": "", "format": "Paperback", "num_pages": 882, "rating": 3.97, "rating_count": 177486, "review_count": 5226, "genres": "Classics, Fiction, Literature, Historical, Historical Fiction", "genre_list": "Classics,Fiction,Literature,Historical,Historical Fiction", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1461452762l/58696.jpg", "Quote1": "“Wit beyond measure is man’s greatest treasure.”", "Quote2": "“Indifference and neglect often do much more damage than outright dislike.”", "Quote3": "“Things we lose have a way of coming back to us in the end, if not always in the way we expect.”" }, { "id": 203, "title": "Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West", "authors": "Gregory Maguire", "description": "When Dorothy triumphed over the Wicked Witch of the West in L. Frank Baum's classic tale we heard only her side of the story. But what about her arch-nemesis, the mysterious Witch? Where did she come from? How did she become so wicked? And what is the true nature of evil?Gregory Maguire creates a fantasy world so rich and vivid that we will never look at Oz the same way again. Wicked is about a land where animals talk and strive to be treated like first-class citizens, Munchkinlanders seek the comfort of middle-class stability, and the Tin Man becomes a victim of domestic violence. And then there is the little green-skinned girl named Elphaba, who will grow up to become the infamous Wicked Witch of the West, a smart, prickly, and misunderstood creature who challenges all our preconceived notions about the nature of good and evil.An astonishingly rich re-creation of the land of Oz, this book retells the story of Elphaba, the Wicked Witch of the West, who wasn't so wicked after all. Taking readers past the yellow brick road and into a phantasmagoric world rich with imagination and allegory, Gregory Maguire just might change the reputation of one of the most sinister characters in literature.", "edition": "", "format": "Paperback", "num_pages": 406, "rating": 3.52, "rating_count": 538651, "review_count": 23668, "genres": "Fantasy, Fiction, Adult", "genre_list": "Fantasy,Fiction,Adult", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1437733293l/37442.jpg", "Quote1": "“Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not love breathing.”", "Quote2": "“People generally see what they look for, and hear what they listen for.”", "Quote3": "“The one thing that doesn't abide by majority rule is a person's conscience.”" }, { "id": 204, "title": "Thirteen Reasons Why", "authors": "Jay Asher", "description": "You can’t stop the future. You can’t rewind the past.The only way to learn the secret . . . is to press play.Clay Jensen returns home from school to find a strange package with his name on it lying on his porch. Inside he discovers several cassette tapes recorded by Hannah Baker–his classmate and crush–who committed suicide two weeks earlier. Hannah’s voice tells him that there are thirteen reasons why she decided to end her life. Clay is one of them. If he listens, he’ll find out why. Clay spends the night crisscrossing his town with Hannah as his guide. He becomes a firsthand witness to Hannah’s pain, and as he follows Hannah’s recorded words throughout his town, what he discovers changes his life forever.", "edition": "", "format": "Hardcover", "num_pages": 288, "rating": 3.98, "rating_count": 655965, "review_count": 48562, "genres": "Young Adult, Contemporary, Fiction, Realistic Fiction", "genre_list": "Young Adult,Contemporary,Fiction,Realistic Fiction", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1333822506l/1217100.jpg", "Quote1": "“A lady's imagination is very rapid; it jumps from admiration to love, from love to matrimony in a moment.”", "Quote2": "“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.”", "Quote3": "“I must learn to be content with being happier than I deserve.”" }, { "id": 205, "title": "A Storm of Swords", "authors": "George R.R. Martin", "description": "An alternate cover for this isbn can be found here.Here is the third volume in George R.R. Martin's magnificent cycle of novels that includes A Game of Thrones and A Clash of Kings. Together, this series comprises a genuine masterpiece of modern fantasy, destined to stand as one of the great achievements of imaginative fiction.Of the five contenders for power, one is dead, another in disfavor, and still the wars rage as alliances are made and broken. Joffrey sits on the Iron Throne, the uneasy ruler of the Seven Kingdoms. His most bitter rival, Lord Stannis, stands defeated and disgraced, victim of the sorceress who holds him in her thrall. Young Robb still rules the North from the fortress of Riverrun. Meanwhile, making her way across a blood-drenched continent is the exiled queen, Daenerys, mistress of the only three dragons still left in the world. And as opposing forces manoeuver for the final showdown, an army of barbaric wildlings arrives from the outermost limits of civilization, accompanied by a horde of mythical Others—a supernatural army of the living dead whose animated corpses are unstoppable. As the future of the land hangs in the balance, no one will rest until the Seven Kingdoms have exploded in a veritable storm of swords...", "edition": "", "format": "Mass Market Paperback", "num_pages": 1177, "rating": 4.54, "rating_count": 576139, "review_count": 20556, "genres": "Fantasy, Fiction, Fantasy, Epic Fantasy, Science Fiction Fantasy", "genre_list": "Fantasy,Fiction,Epic Fantasy,Science Fiction Fantasy", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1497931121l/62291.jpg", "Quote1": "“I like the night. Without the dark, we'd never see the stars.”", "Quote2": "“I decided as long as I'm going to hell, I might as well do it thoroughly.”", "Quote3": "“When life offers you a dream so far beyond any of your expectations, it’s not reasonable to grieve when it comes to an end.”" }, { "id": 206, "title": "Shōgun", "authors": "James Clavell", "description": "Librarian's note: An alternate cover edition can be found hereA bold English adventurer. An invincible Japanese warlord. A beautiful woman torn between two ways of life, two ways of love. All brought together in an extraordinary saga of a time and a place aflame with conflict, passion, ambition, lust, and the struggle for power...", "edition": "", "format": "Paperback", "num_pages": 1152, "rating": 4.38, "rating_count": 127412, "review_count": 3514, "genres": "Historical, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Cultural, Japan, Historical, Classics", "genre_list": "Historical,Historical Fiction,Fiction,Cultural,Japan,Classics", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1397228842l/402093.jpg", "Quote1": "“You don’t forget the face of the person who was your last hope.”", "Quote2": "“Remember, we're madly in love, so it's all right to kiss me anytime you feel like it.”", "Quote3": "“May the odds be ever in your favor!”" }, { "id": 207, "title": "The Other Boleyn Girl", "authors": "Philippa Gregory", "description": "Two sisters competing for the greatest prize: The love of a kingWhen Mary Boleyn comes to court as an innocent girl of fourteen, she catches the eye of Henry VIII. Dazzled, Mary falls in love with both her golden prince and her growing role as unofficial queen. However, she soon realises just how much she is a pawn in her family's ambitious plots as the king's interest begins to wane and she is forced to step aside for her best friend and rival: her sister, Anne. Then Mary knows that she must defy her family and her king and take fate into her own hands.A rich and compelling novel of love, sex, ambition, and intrigue, The Other Boleyn Girl introduces a woman of extraordinary determination and desire who lived at the heart of the most exciting and glamourous court in Europe and survived by following her heart.", "edition": "First Touchstone Edition 2003", "format": "Paperback", "num_pages": 661, "rating": 4.05, "rating_count": 419008, "review_count": 16309, "genres": "Historical, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Historical, Romance", "genre_list": "Historical,Historical Fiction,Fiction,Romance", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1355932638l/37470.jpg", "Quote1": "“Wit beyond measure is man’s greatest treasure.”", "Quote2": "“Indifference and neglect often do much more damage than outright dislike.”", "Quote3": "“Things we lose have a way of coming back to us in the end, if not always in the way we expect.”" }, { "id": 208, "title": "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close", "authors": "Jonathan Safran Foer", "description": "Nine-year-old Oskar Schell is an inventor, amateur entomologist, Francophile, letter writer, pacifist, natural historian, percussionist, romantic, Great Explorer, jeweller, detective, vegan, and collector of butterflies. When his father is killed in the September 11th attacks on the World Trade Centre, Oskar sets out to solve the mystery of a key he discovers in his father's closet. It is a search which leads him into the lives of strangers, through the five boroughs of New York, into history, to the bombings of Dresden and Hiroshima, and on an inward journey which brings him ever closer to some kind of peace.", "edition": "", "format": "Paperback", "num_pages": 326, "rating": 3.97, "rating_count": 346950, "review_count": 22110, "genres": "Fiction, Contemporary, Historical, Historical Fiction", "genre_list": "Fiction,Contemporary,Historical,Historical Fiction", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1327879967l/4588.jpg", "Quote1": "“Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not love breathing.”", "Quote2": "“People generally see what they look for, and hear what they listen for.”", "Quote3": "“The one thing that doesn't abide by majority rule is a person's conscience.”" }, { "id": 209, "title": "Schindler's List", "authors": "Thomas Keneally", "description": "In the shadow of Auschwitz, a flamboyant German industrialist grew into a living legend to the Jews of Cracow. He was a womaniser, a heavy drinker and a bon viveur, but to them he became a saviour. This is the extraordinary story of Oskar Schindler, who risked his life to protect Jews in Nazi-occupied Poland and who was transformed by the war into a man with a mission, a compassionate angel of mercy.", "edition": "", "format": "Paperback", "num_pages": 429, "rating": 4.34, "rating_count": 117770, "review_count": 1846, "genres": "History, Nonfiction, Classics, World War II, Holocaust, War", "genre_list": "History,Nonfiction,Classics,World War II,Holocaust,War", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1348163457l/375013.jpg", "Quote1": "“A lady's imagination is very rapid; it jumps from admiration to love, from love to matrimony in a moment.”", "Quote2": "“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.”", "Quote3": "“I must learn to be content with being happier than I deserve.”" }, { "id": 210, "title": "Last Sacrifice", "authors": "Richelle Mead", "description": "This book has Alternate Cover Editions for this ISBN [ACE]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nACE #1\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThey come first.My vision was growing dimmer, the blackness and ghosts closing in. I swore it was like I could hear Robert whispering in my ear: The world of the dead won't give you up a second time. Just before the light completely vanished, I saw Dimitri's face join Lissa's. I wanted to smile. I decided then that if the two people I loved most were safe, I could leave this world.The dead could finally have me.Rose Hathaway has always played by her own rules. She broke the law when she ran away from St. Vladimir's Academy with her best friend and last surviving Dragomir princess, Lissa. She broke the law when she fell in love with her gorgeous, off-limits instructor, Dimitri. And she dared to defy Queen Tatiana, leader of the Moroi world, risking her life and reputation to protect generations of dhampir guardians to come.Now the law has finally caught up with Rose - for a crime she didn't even commit. She's in prison for the highest offense imaginable: the assassination of a monarch. She'll need help from both Dimitri and Adrian to find the one living person who can stall her execution and force the Moroi elite to acknowledge a shocking new candidate for the royal throne: Vasilisa Dragomir.But the clock on Rose's life is running out. Rose knows in her heart the world of the dead wants her back...and this time she is truly out of second chances. The big question is, when your whole life is about saving others, who will save you?Join Rose, Dimitri, Adrian, and Lissa in Last Sacrifice, the epic, unforgettable finale to Richelle Mead's international #1 bestselling Vampire Academy series.", "edition": "1st Edition", "format": "Hardcover", "num_pages": 594, "rating": 4.41, "rating_count": 239272, "review_count": 10734, "genres": "Young Adult, Paranormal, Vampires, Fantasy, Fantasy, Paranormal, Romance", "genre_list": "Young Adult,Paranormal,Vampires,Fantasy,Romance", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1319850978l/6527740.jpg", "Quote1": "“I like the night. Without the dark, we'd never see the stars.”", "Quote2": "“I decided as long as I'm going to hell, I might as well do it thoroughly.”", "Quote3": "“When life offers you a dream so far beyond any of your expectations, it’s not reasonable to grieve when it comes to an end.”" }, { "id": 211, "title": "Fallen", "authors": "Lauren Kate", "description": "What if the person you were meant to be with could never be yours?17-year-old Lucinda falls in love with a gorgeous, intelligent boy, Daniel, at her new school, the grim, foreboding Sword & Cross . . . only to find out that Daniel is a fallen angel, and that they have spent lifetimes finding and losing one another as good & evil forces plot to keep them apart. Get ready to fall . . .", "edition": "1st Edition", "format": "Hardcover", "num_pages": 452, "rating": 3.73, "rating_count": 437542, "review_count": 18650, "genres": "Young Adult, Fantasy, Paranormal, Angels, Fantasy, Paranormal, Romance", "genre_list": "Young Adult,Fantasy,Paranormal,Angels,Romance", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1440619649l/6487308.jpg", "Quote1": "“You don’t forget the face of the person who was your last hope.”", "Quote2": "“Remember, we're madly in love, so it's all right to kiss me anytime you feel like it.”", "Quote3": "“May the odds be ever in your favor!”" }, { "id": 212, "title": "His Dark Materials", "authors": "Philip Pullman", "description": "The Golden Compass, The Subtle Knife, and The Amber Spyglass are available together in one volume perfect for any fan or newcomer to this modern fantasy classic series.These thrilling adventures tell the story of Lyra and Will—two ordinary children on a perilous journey through shimmering haunted otherworlds. They will meet witches and armored bears, fallen angels and soul-eating specters. And in the end, the fate of both the living—and the dead—will rely on them.Phillip Pullman’s spellbinding His Dark Materials trilogy has captivated readers for over twenty years and won acclaim at every turn. It will have you questioning everything you know about your world and wondering what really lies just out of reach.", "edition": "", "format": "Capa comum", "num_pages": 1088, "rating": 4.26, "rating_count": 109323, "review_count": 4762, "genres": "Fantasy, Young Adult, Fiction", "genre_list": "Fantasy,Young Adult,Fiction", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1442329494l/18116.jpg", "Quote1": "“Wit beyond measure is man’s greatest treasure.”", "Quote2": "“Indifference and neglect often do much more damage than outright dislike.”", "Quote3": "“Things we lose have a way of coming back to us in the end, if not always in the way we expect.”" }, { "id": 213, "title": "A Little Princess", "authors": "Frances Hodgson Burnett", "description": "Sara Crewe, an exceptionally intelligent and imaginative student at Miss Minchin's Select Seminary for Young Ladies, is devastated when her adored, indulgent father dies. Now penniless and banished to a room in the attic, Sara is demeaned, abused, and forced to work as a servant. How this resourceful girl's fortunes change again is at the center of A Little Princess, one of the best-loved stories in all of children's literature. This unique and fully annotated edition appends excerpts from Frances Hodgson Burnett's original 1888 novella Sara Crewe and the stage play that preceded the novel, as well as an early story, \"Behind the White Brick,\" allowing readers to see how A Little Princess evolved. In his delightful introduction, U. C. Knoepflmacher considers the fairy-tale allusions and literary touchstones that place the book among the major works of Victorian literature, and shows it to be an exceptionally rich and resonant novel.", "edition": "Penguin Classics", "format": "Paperback", "num_pages": 242, "rating": 4.19, "rating_count": 245610, "review_count": 5861, "genres": "Classics, Fiction, Childrens, Young Adult", "genre_list": "Classics,Fiction,Childrens,Young Adult", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1327868556l/3008.jpg", "Quote1": "“Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not love breathing.”", "Quote2": "“People generally see what they look for, and hear what they listen for.”", "Quote3": "“The one thing that doesn't abide by majority rule is a person's conscience.”" }, { "id": 214, "title": "A Confederacy of Dunces", "authors": "John Kennedy Toole", "description": "Alternate cover for this ISBN can be found here\"A green hunting cap squeezed the top of the fleshy balloon of a head. The green earflaps, full of large ears and uncut hair and the fine bristles that grew in the ears themselves, stuck out on either side like turn signals indicating two directions at once. Full, pursed lips protruded beneath the bushy black moustache and, at their corners, sank into little folds filled with disapproval and potato chip crumbs.\"Meet Ignatius J. Reilly, the hero of John Kennedy Toole's tragicomic tale, A Confederacy of Dunces. This 30-year-old medievalist lives at home with his mother in New Orleans, pens his magnum opus on Big Chief writing pads he keeps hidden under his bed, and relays to anyone who will listen the traumatic experience he once had on a Greyhound Scenicruiser bound for Baton Rouge. (\"Speeding along in that bus was like hurtling into the abyss.\") But Ignatius's quiet life of tyrannizing his mother and writing his endless comparative history screeches to a halt when he is almost arrested by the overeager Patrolman Mancuso--who mistakes him for a vagrant--and then involved in a car accident with his tipsy mother behind the wheel. One thing leads to another, and before he knows it, Ignatius is out pounding the pavement in search of a job.Over the next several hundred pages, our hero stumbles from one adventure to the next. His stint as a hotdog vendor is less than successful, and he soon turns his employers at the Levy Pants Company on their heads. Ignatius's path through the working world is populated by marvelous secondary characters: the stripper Darlene and her talented cockatoo; the septuagenarian secretary Miss Trixie, whose desperate attempts to retire are constantly, comically thwarted; gay blade Dorian Greene; sinister Miss Lee, proprietor of the Night of Joy nightclub; and Myrna Minkoff, the girl Ignatius loves to hate. The many subplots that weave through A Confederacy of Dunces are as complicated as anything you'll find in a Dickens novel, and just as beautifully tied together in the end. But it is Ignatius--selfish, domineering, and deluded, tragic and comic and larger than life--who carries the story. He is a modern-day Quixote beset by giants of the modern age. His fragility cracks the shell of comic bluster, revealing a deep streak of melancholy beneath the antic humor. John Kennedy Toole committed suicide in 1969 and never saw the publication of his novel. Ignatius Reilly is what he left behind, a fitting memorial to a talented and tormented life.", "edition": "", "format": "Paperback", "num_pages": 416, "rating": 3.89, "rating_count": 202695, "review_count": 13028, "genres": "Fiction, Classics, Humor, Literature", "genre_list": "Fiction,Classics,Humor,Literature", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1436747103l/310612.jpg", "Quote1": "“A lady's imagination is very rapid; it jumps from admiration to love, from love to matrimony in a moment.”", "Quote2": "“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.”", "Quote3": "“I must learn to be content with being happier than I deserve.”" }, { "id": 215, "title": "The Sun Also Rises", "authors": "Ernest Hemingway", "description": "The quintessential novel of the Lost Generation, The Sun Also Rises is one of Ernest Hemingway's masterpieces, and a classic example of his spare but powerful writing style. A poignant look at the disillusionment and angst of the post-World War I generation, the novel introduces two of Hemingway's most unforgettable characters: Jake Barnes and Lady Brett Ashley. The story follows the flamboyant Brett and the hapless Jake as they journey from the wild nightlife of 1920s Paris to the brutal bullfighting rings of Spain with a motley group of expatriates. It is an age of moral bankruptcy, spiritual dissolution, unrealized love, and vanishing illusions. First published in 1926, The Sun Also Rises helped to establish Hemingway as one of the greatest writers of the twentieth century.", "edition": "", "format": "Paperback", "num_pages": 189, "rating": 3.82, "rating_count": 326894, "review_count": 10906, "genres": "Classics, Fiction, Literature, Novels", "genre_list": "Classics,Fiction,Literature,Novels", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1509802323l/3876.jpg", "Quote1": "“I like the night. Without the dark, we'd never see the stars.”", "Quote2": "“I decided as long as I'm going to hell, I might as well do it thoroughly.”", "Quote3": "“When life offers you a dream so far beyond any of your expectations, it’s not reasonable to grieve when it comes to an end.”" }, { "id": 216, "title": "The Secret Magdalene", "authors": "Ki Longfellow", "description": "Raised like sisters, Mariamne and Salome are indulged with riches, position, and learning-a rare thing for females in Jerusalem. But Mariamne has a further gift: an illness has left her with visions; she has the power of prophecy. It is her prophesying that drives the two girls to flee to Egypt, where they study philosophy, mathematics, and astronomy in the Great Library of Alexandria.After seven years they return to a Judaea where many now believe John the Baptizer is the messiah. Salome too begins to believe, but Mariamne, now called Magdalene, is drawn to his cousin, Yeshu’a, a man touched by the divine in the same way she was during her days of illness. Together they speak of sharing their direct experience of God; but Yeshu’a unexpectedly gains a reputation as a healer, and as the ill and the troubled flock to him, he and Magdalene are forced to make a terrible decision.This radical retelling of the greatest story ever told brings Mary Magdalene to life-not as a prostitute or demon-possessed-but as an educated woman who was truly the “apostle to the apostles.”From the Hardcover edition.", "edition": "", "format": "Hardcover", "num_pages": 448, "rating": 4.21, "rating_count": 3373, "review_count": 411, "genres": "Historical, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Religion, Historical, Spirituality, Literature, Biblical Fiction, Biblical, Book Club, Adult", "genre_list": "Historical,Historical Fiction,Fiction,Religion,Spirituality,Literature,Biblical Fiction,Biblical,Book Club,Adult", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1175446011l/514811.jpg", "Quote1": "“You don’t forget the face of the person who was your last hope.”", "Quote2": "“Remember, we're madly in love, so it's all right to kiss me anytime you feel like it.”", "Quote3": "“May the odds be ever in your favor!”" }, { "id": 217, "title": "Spirit Bound", "authors": "Richelle Mead", "description": "After a long and heartbreaking journey to Dimitri’s birthplace in Siberia, Rose Hathaway has finally returned to St. Vladimir’s—and to her best friend, Lissa. It is nearly graduation, and the girls can’t wait for their real lives beyond the Academy’s iron gates to begin. But Rose’s heart still aches for Dimitri, and she knows he’s out there, somewhere.", "edition": "1st Edition", "format": "Hardcover", "num_pages": 489, "rating": 4.36, "rating_count": 245055, "review_count": 8424, "genres": "Young Adult, Fantasy, Paranormal, Fantasy, Paranormal, Vampires, Romance", "genre_list": "Young Adult,Fantasy,Paranormal,Vampires,Romance", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1291168967l/6479259.jpg", "Quote1": "“Wit beyond measure is man’s greatest treasure.”", "Quote2": "“Indifference and neglect often do much more damage than outright dislike.”", "Quote3": "“Things we lose have a way of coming back to us in the end, if not always in the way we expect.”" }, { "id": 218, "title": "Jurassic Park", "authors": "Michael Crichton", "description": "An astonishing technique for recovering and cloning dinosaur DNA has been discovered. Now humankind’s most thrilling fantasies have come true. Creatures extinct for eons roam Jurassic Park with their awesome presence and profound mystery, and all the world can visit them—for a price. Until something goes wrong. . . .", "edition": "", "format": "Mass Market Paperback", "num_pages": 399, "rating": 3.99, "rating_count": 704703, "review_count": 9681, "genres": "Science Fiction, Fiction, Thriller, Adventure, Fantasy", "genre_list": "Science Fiction,Fiction,Thriller,Adventure,Fantasy", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1344371661l/6424171.jpg", "Quote1": "“Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not love breathing.”", "Quote2": "“People generally see what they look for, and hear what they listen for.”", "Quote3": "“The one thing that doesn't abide by majority rule is a person's conscience.”" }, { "id": 219, "title": "The Boy in the Striped Pajamas", "authors": "John Boyne", "description": "Berlin 1942 When Bruno returns home from school one day, he discovers that his belongings are being packed in crates. His father has received a promotion and the family must move from their home to a new house far far away, where there is no one to play with and nothing to do. A tall fence running alongside stretches as far as the eye can see and cuts him off from the strange people he can see in the distance. But Bruno longs to be an explorer and decides that there must be more to this desolate new place than meets the eye. While exploring his new environment, he meets another boy whose life and circumstances are very different to his own, and their meeting results in a friendship that has devastating consequences.", "edition": "", "format": "Hardcover", "num_pages": 224, "rating": 4.12, "rating_count": 385213, "review_count": 21996, "genres": "Historical, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Young Adult, Historical, World War II, Holocaust", "genre_list": "Historical,Historical Fiction,Fiction,Young Adult,World War II,Holocaust", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1366228171l/39999.jpg", "Quote1": "“A lady's imagination is very rapid; it jumps from admiration to love, from love to matrimony in a moment.”", "Quote2": "“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.”", "Quote3": "“I must learn to be content with being happier than I deserve.”" }, { "id": 220, "title": "The Velveteen Rabbit", "authors": "Margery Williams Bianco", "description": "Nursery magic is very strange and wonderful, and only those playthings that are old and wise and experienced like the Skin Horse understand all about it.Like the Skin Horse, Margery Williams understood how toys--and people--become real through the wisdom and experience of love. This reissue of a favorite classic, with the original story and illustrations as they first appeared in 1922, will work its magic for all who read it.", "edition": "", "format": "Paperback", "num_pages": 40, "rating": 4.29, "rating_count": 199680, "review_count": 3009, "genres": "Childrens, Classics, Fiction, Childrens, Picture Books", "genre_list": "Childrens,Classics,Fiction,Picture Books", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1347748913l/144974.jpg", "Quote1": "“I like the night. Without the dark, we'd never see the stars.”", "Quote2": "“I decided as long as I'm going to hell, I might as well do it thoroughly.”", "Quote3": "“When life offers you a dream so far beyond any of your expectations, it’s not reasonable to grieve when it comes to an end.”" }, { "id": 221, "title": "Beloved", "authors": "Toni Morrison", "description": "Staring unflinchingly into the abyss of slavery, this spellbinding novel transforms history into a story as powerful as Exodus and as intimate as a lullaby. Sethe was born a slave and escaped to Ohio, but eighteen years later she is still not free. She has too many memories of Sweet Home, the beautiful farm where so many hideous things happened. Her new home is haunted by the ghost of her baby, who died nameless and whose tombstone is engraved with a single word: Beloved. Filled with bitter poetry and suspense as taut as a rope, Beloved is a towering achievement by Nobel Prize laureate Toni Morrison.", "edition": "", "format": "Paperback", "num_pages": 324, "rating": 3.79, "rating_count": 268589, "review_count": 8835, "genres": "Fiction, Classics, Historical, Historical Fiction, Literature, Magical Realism", "genre_list": "Fiction,Classics,Historical,Historical Fiction,Literature,Magical Realism", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1347984578l/6149.jpg", "Quote1": "“You don’t forget the face of the person who was your last hope.”", "Quote2": "“Remember, we're madly in love, so it's all right to kiss me anytime you feel like it.”", "Quote3": "“May the odds be ever in your favor!”" }, { "id": 222, "title": "The Silmarillion", "authors": "J.R.R. Tolkien", "description": "The story of the creation of the world and of the First Age, this is the ancient drama to which the characters in The Lord of the Rings look back and in whose events some of them, such as Elrond and Galadriel, took part. The three Silmarils were jewels created by Fëanor, most gifted of the Elves. Within them was imprisoned the Light of the Two Trees of Valinor before the Trees themselves were destroyed by Morgoth, the first Dark Lord. Thereafter, the unsullied Light of Valinor lived on only in the Silmarils, but they were seized by Morgoth and set in his crown, which was guarded in the impenetrable fortress of Angband in the north of Middle-earth. The Silmarillion is the history of the rebellion of Fëanor and his kindred against the gods, their exile from Valinor and return to Middle-earth, and their war, hopeless despite all their heroism, against the great Enemy.", "edition": "", "format": "Hardcover", "num_pages": 386, "rating": 3.9, "rating_count": 179215, "review_count": 6483, "genres": "Fantasy, Fiction, Classics", "genre_list": "Fantasy,Fiction,Classics", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1336502583l/7332.jpg", "Quote1": "“Wit beyond measure is man’s greatest treasure.”", "Quote2": "“Indifference and neglect often do much more damage than outright dislike.”", "Quote3": "“Things we lose have a way of coming back to us in the end, if not always in the way we expect.”" }, { "id": 223, "title": "Murder on the Orient Express", "authors": "Agatha Christie", "description": "En route to London, Belgian detective Hercule Poirot has booked winter passage on the fabled Orient Express. Among the assortment of fellow passengers, one wealthy American holds a unique distinction: he has been found dead of multiple stab wounds in the night compartment of the Calais coach. By dawn, thirteen travelers, each bearing a secret, will find themselves suspect in the most ingenious crime Poirot has ever solved...", "edition": "", "format": "Paperback", "num_pages": 322, "rating": 4.16, "rating_count": 266126, "review_count": 17163, "genres": "Mystery, Classics, Fiction, Mystery, Crime", "genre_list": "Mystery,Classics,Fiction,Crime", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1388267702l/16304.jpg", "Quote1": "“Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not love breathing.”", "Quote2": "“People generally see what they look for, and hear what they listen for.”", "Quote3": "“The one thing that doesn't abide by majority rule is a person's conscience.”" }, { "id": 224, "title": "Cat's Cradle", "authors": "Kurt Vonnegut", "description": "Told with deadpan humour and bitter irony, Kurt Vonnegut's cult tale of global destruction preys on our deepest fears of witnessing Armageddon and, worse still, surviving it ...Dr Felix Hoenikker, one of the founding 'fathers' of the atomic bomb, has left a deadly legacy to the world. For he's the inventor of 'ice-nine', a lethal chemical capable of freezing the entire planet. The search for its whereabouts leads to Hoenikker's three ecentric children, to a crazed dictator in the Caribbean, to madness. Felix Hoenikker's Death Wish comes true when his last, fatal gift to humankind brings about the end, that for all of us, is nigh...", "edition": "", "format": "Paperback", "num_pages": 306, "rating": 4.17, "rating_count": 299716, "review_count": 9088, "genres": "Fiction, Classics, Science Fiction, Humor, Literature", "genre_list": "Fiction,Classics,Science Fiction,Humor,Literature", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1327867150l/135479.jpg", "Quote1": "“A lady's imagination is very rapid; it jumps from admiration to love, from love to matrimony in a moment.”", "Quote2": "“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.”", "Quote3": "“I must learn to be content with being happier than I deserve.”" }, { "id": 225, "title": "The Crucible", "authors": "Arthur Miller", "description": "\"I believe that the reader will discover here the essential nature of one of the strangest and most awful chapters in human history,\" Arthur Miller wrote of his classic play about the witch-hunts and trials in seventeenth-century Salem, Massachusetts. Based on historical people and real events, Miller's drama is a searing portrait of a community engulfed by hysteria. In the rigid theocracy of Salem, rumors that women are practicing witchcraft galvanize the town's most basic fears and suspicions; and when a young girl accuses Elizabeth Proctor of being a witch, self-righteous church leaders and townspeople insist that Elizabeth be brought to trial. The ruthlessness of the prosecutors and the eagerness of neighbor to testify against neighbor brilliantly illuminate the destructive power of socially sanctioned violence.Written in 1953, The Crucible is a mirror Miller uses to reflect the anti-communist hysteria inspired by Senator Joseph McCarthy's \"witch-hunts\" in the United States. Within the text itself, Miller contemplates the parallels, writing, \"Political opposition... is given an inhumane overlay, which then justifies the abrogation of all normally applied customs of civilized behavior. A political policy is equated with moral right, and opposition to it with diabolical malevolence.\"WIth an introduction by Christopher Bigsby.", "edition": "", "format": "Paperback", "num_pages": 143, "rating": 3.56, "rating_count": 277010, "review_count": 6161, "genres": "Classics, Plays, Fiction, Historical, Historical Fiction, Drama, Academic, School", "genre_list": "Classics,Plays,Fiction,Historical,Historical Fiction,Drama,Academic,School", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1447764813l/17250.jpg", "Quote1": "“I like the night. Without the dark, we'd never see the stars.”", "Quote2": "“I decided as long as I'm going to hell, I might as well do it thoroughly.”", "Quote3": "“When life offers you a dream so far beyond any of your expectations, it’s not reasonable to grieve when it comes to an end.”" }, { "id": 226, "title": "Girl with a Pearl Earring", "authors": "Tracy Chevalier", "description": "With precisely 35 canvases to his credit, the Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer represents one of the great enigmas of 17th-century art. The meager facts of his biography have been gleaned from a handful of legal documents. Yet Vermeer's extraordinary paintings of domestic life, with their subtle play of light and texture, have come to define the Dutch golden age. His portrait of the anonymous Girl with a Pearl Earring has exerted a particular fascination for centuries - and it is this magnetic painting that lies at the heart of Tracy Chevalier's second novel of the same title.Girl with a Pearl Earring centers on Vermeer's prosperous Delft household during the 1660s. When Griet, the novel's quietly perceptive heroine, is hired as a servant, turmoil follows. First, the 16-year-old narrator becomes increasingly intimate with her master. Then Vermeer employs her as his assistant--and ultimately has Griet sit for him as a model.", "edition": " Deluxe Edition", "format": "Paperback", "num_pages": 233, "rating": 3.86, "rating_count": 549984, "review_count": 8618, "genres": "Historical, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Historical, Classics, Art", "genre_list": "Historical,Historical Fiction,Fiction,Classics,Art", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1327197580l/2865.jpg", "Quote1": "“You don’t forget the face of the person who was your last hope.”", "Quote2": "“Remember, we're madly in love, so it's all right to kiss me anytime you feel like it.”", "Quote3": "“May the odds be ever in your favor!”" }, { "id": 227, "title": "Shiver", "authors": "Maggie Stiefvater", "description": "For years, Grace has watched the wolves in the woods behind her house. One yellow-eyed wolf—her wolf—is a chilling presence she can't seem to live without.Meanwhile, Sam has lived two lives: In winter, the frozen woods, the protection of the pack, and the silent company of a fearless girl. In summer, a few precious months of being human… until the cold makes him shift back again.Now, Grace meets a yellow-eyed boy whose familiarity takes her breath away. It's her wolf. It has to be. But as winter nears, Sam must fight to stay human—or risk losing himself, and Grace, forever.", "edition": "", "format": "Hardcover", "num_pages": 390, "rating": 3.77, "rating_count": 394321, "review_count": 21592, "genres": "Young Adult, Fantasy, Romance, Fantasy, Paranormal, Shapeshifters, Werewolves", "genre_list": "Young Adult,Fantasy,Romance,Paranormal,Shapeshifters,Werewolves", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1409283154l/6068551.jpg", "Quote1": "“Wit beyond measure is man’s greatest treasure.”", "Quote2": "“Indifference and neglect often do much more damage than outright dislike.”", "Quote3": "“Things we lose have a way of coming back to us in the end, if not always in the way we expect.”" }, { "id": 228, "title": "A Light in the Attic", "authors": "Shel Silverstein", "description": "Last night while I lay thinking here Some Whatifs crawled inside my ear And pranced and partied all night long And sang their same old Whatif song: Whatif I flunk that test?Whatif green hair grows on my chest?Whatif nobody likes me?Whatif a bolt of lightning strikes me?...This 20th anniversary of Shel Silverstein's A Light in the Attic includes a CD of highlights from his Grammy Award-winning album.Here in the attic of Shel Silverstein you will find Backward Bill, Sour Face Ann, the Meehoo with an Exactlywatt, and the Polar Bear in the Frigidaire. You will talk with Broiled Face, and find out what happens when Somebody steals your knees, you get caught by the Quick-Digesting Gink, a Mountain snores, and They Put a Brassiere on the Camel.From the creator of the beloved poetry collections Where the Sidewalk Ends and Falling Up, here is another wondrous book of poems and drawings.", "edition": "20th Anniversary Edition with CD", "format": "Hardcover", "num_pages": 176, "rating": 4.34, "rating_count": 335025, "review_count": 2644, "genres": "Poetry, Childrens, Classics", "genre_list": "Poetry,Childrens,Classics", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1427169918l/30118.jpg", "Quote1": "“Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not love breathing.”", "Quote2": "“People generally see what they look for, and hear what they listen for.”", "Quote3": "“The one thing that doesn't abide by majority rule is a person's conscience.”" }, { "id": 229, "title": "The Hiding Place: The Triumphant True Story of Corrie Ten Boom", "authors": "Corrie ten Boom", "description": "At one time Corrie ten Boom would have laughed at the idea that there would ever be a story to tell. For the first fifty years of her life nothing at all out of the ordinary had ever happened to her. She was an old-maid watchmaker living contentedly with her spinster sister and their elderly father in the tiny Dutch house over their shop. Their uneventful days, as regulated as their own watches, revolved around their abiding love for one another. However, with the Nazi invasion and occupation of Holland, a story did ensue. Corrie ten Boom and her family became leaders in the Dutch Underground, hiding Jewish people in their home in a specially built room and aiding their escape from the Nazis. For their help, all but Corrie found death in a concentration camp. The Hiding Place is their story.", "edition": "", "format": "Paperback", "num_pages": 242, "rating": 4.41, "rating_count": 211734, "review_count": 8719, "genres": "Nonfiction, Biography, History, Christian, Classics, Autobiography, Memoir", "genre_list": "Nonfiction,Biography,History,Christian,Classics,Autobiography,Memoir", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1320418824l/561909.jpg", "Quote1": "“A lady's imagination is very rapid; it jumps from admiration to love, from love to matrimony in a moment.”", "Quote2": "“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.”", "Quote3": "“I must learn to be content with being happier than I deserve.”" }, { "id": 230, "title": "She's Come Undone", "authors": "Wally Lamb", "description": "In this extraordinary coming-of-age odyssey, Wally Lamb invites us to hitch a wild ride on a journey of love, pain, and renewal with the most heartbreakingly comical heroine to come along in years.Meet Dolores Price. She's 13, wise-mouthed but wounded, having bid her childhood goodbye. Stranded in front of her bedroom TV, she spends the next few years nourishing herself with the Mallomars, potato chips, and Pepsi her anxious mother supplies. When she finally orbits into young womanhood at 257 pounds, Dolores is no stronger and life is no kinder. But this time she's determined to rise to the occasion and give herself one more chance before she really goes under.", "edition": "", "format": "Mass Market Paperback", "num_pages": 465, "rating": 3.86, "rating_count": 284755, "review_count": 9521, "genres": "Fiction, Contemporary, Womens Fiction, Chick Lit", "genre_list": "Fiction,Contemporary,Womens Fiction,Chick Lit", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1408113538l/5203.jpg", "Quote1": "“I like the night. Without the dark, we'd never see the stars.”", "Quote2": "“I decided as long as I'm going to hell, I might as well do it thoroughly.”", "Quote3": "“When life offers you a dream so far beyond any of your expectations, it’s not reasonable to grieve when it comes to an end.”" }, { "id": 231, "title": "The Iliad/The Odyssey", "authors": "Homer", "description": "Gripping listeners and readers for more than 2,700 years, 'The Iliad' is the story of the Trojan War and the rage of Achilles. Combining the skills of a poet and scholar, Robert Fagles brings the energy of contemporary language to this enduring heroic epic. If 'The Iliad' is the world's greatest war story, then 'The Odyssey' is literature's greatest evocation of every man's journey through life. Here again, Fagles has performed the translator's task magnificently, giving us an Odyssey to read aloud, to savor, and to treasure for its sheer lyrical mastery. Each volume contains a superb introduction with textual and critical commentary by renowned classicist Bernard Knox.", "edition": "Boxed Set", "format": "Paperback", "num_pages": 1556, "rating": 4.03, "rating_count": 56049, "review_count": 614, "genres": "Classics, Fiction, Poetry, Fantasy, Mythology", "genre_list": "Classics,Fiction,Poetry,Fantasy,Mythology", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1388181863l/1375.jpg", "Quote1": "“You don’t forget the face of the person who was your last hope.”", "Quote2": "“Remember, we're madly in love, so it's all right to kiss me anytime you feel like it.”", "Quote3": "“May the odds be ever in your favor!”" }, { "id": 232, "title": "The Trial", "authors": "Franz Kafka", "description": "Written in 1914 but not published until 1925, a year after Kafka’s death, The Trial is the terrifying tale of Josef K., a respectable bank officer who is suddenly and inexplicably arrested and must defend himself against a charge about which he can get no information. Whether read as an existential tale, a parable, or a prophecy of the excesses of modern bureaucracy wedded to the madness of totalitarianism, The Trial has resonated with chilling truth for generations of readers.", "edition": "", "format": "Paperback", "num_pages": 255, "rating": 3.99, "rating_count": 185592, "review_count": 5644, "genres": "Classics, Fiction, Literature, Philosophy, European Literature, German Literature", "genre_list": "Classics,Fiction,Literature,Philosophy,European Literature,German Literature", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1320399438l/17690.jpg", "Quote1": "“Wit beyond measure is man’s greatest treasure.”", "Quote2": "“Indifference and neglect often do much more damage than outright dislike.”", "Quote3": "“Things we lose have a way of coming back to us in the end, if not always in the way we expect.”" }, { "id": 233, "title": "The Lost Hero", "authors": "Rick Riordan", "description": "Jason has a problem.He doesn’t remember anything before waking up in a bus full of kids on a field trip. Apparently he has a girlfriend named Piper, and a best friend named Leo. They’re all students at a boarding school for “bad kids.” What did Jason do to end up here? And where is here, exactly?Piper has a secret.Her father has been missing for three days, ever since she had that terrifying nightmare about his being in trouble. Piper doesn’t understand her dream, or why her boyfriend suddenly doesn’t recognize her. When a freak storm hits during the school trip, unleashing strange creatures and whisking her, Jason, and Leo away to someplace called Camp Half-Blood, she has a feeling she’s going to find out.Leo has a way with tools.When he sees his cabin at Camp Half-Blood, filled with power tools and machine parts, he feels right at home. But there’s weird stuff, too—like the curse everyone keeps talking about, and some camper who's gone missing. Weirdest of all, his bunkmates insist that each of them—including Leo—is related to a god. Does this have anything to do with Jason's amnesia, or the fact that Leo keeps seeing ghosts?", "edition": "First Edition", "format": "Hardcover", "num_pages": 557, "rating": 4.35, "rating_count": 533939, "review_count": 18908, "genres": "Fantasy, Young Adult, Fantasy, Mythology", "genre_list": "Fantasy,Young Adult,Mythology", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1464201003l/7736182.jpg", "Quote1": "“Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not love breathing.”", "Quote2": "“People generally see what they look for, and hear what they listen for.”", "Quote3": "“The one thing that doesn't abide by majority rule is a person's conscience.”" }, { "id": 234, "title": "The Wind in the Willows", "authors": "Kenneth Grahame", "description": "One of the most celebrated works of classic literature for childrenMeet little Mole, willful Ratty, Badger the perennial bachelor, and petulant Toad. Over one hundred years since their first appearance in 1908, they've become emblematic archetypes of eccentricity, folly, and friendship. And their misadventures-in gypsy caravans, stolen sports cars, and their Wild Wood-continue to capture readers' imaginations and warm their hearts long after they grow up. Begun as a series of letters from Kenneth Grahame to his son, The Wind in the Willows is a timeless tale of animal cunning and human camaraderie. This Penguin Classics edition features an appendix of the letters in which Grahame first related the exploits of Toad.", "edition": "Penguin Classics", "format": "Paperback", "num_pages": 256, "rating": 3.98, "rating_count": 156174, "review_count": 4731, "genres": "Classics, Fiction, Childrens, Fantasy", "genre_list": "Classics,Fiction,Childrens,Fantasy", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1423183570l/5659.jpg", "Quote1": "“A lady's imagination is very rapid; it jumps from admiration to love, from love to matrimony in a moment.”", "Quote2": "“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.”", "Quote3": "“I must learn to be content with being happier than I deserve.”" }, { "id": 235, "title": "The Night Circus", "authors": "Erin Morgenstern", "description": "The circus arrives without warning. No announcements precede it. It is simply there, when yesterday it was not. Within the black-and-white striped canvas tents is an utterly unique experience full of breathtaking amazements. It is called Le Cirque des Rêves, and it is only open at night. But behind the scenes, a fierce competition is underway—a duel between two young magicians, Celia and Marco, who have been trained since childhood expressly for this purpose by their mercurial instructors. Unbeknownst to them, this is a game in which only one can be left standing, and the circus is but the stage for a remarkable battle of imagination and will. Despite themselves, however, Celia and Marco tumble headfirst into love—a deep, magical love that makes the lights flicker and the room grow warm whenever they so much as brush hands. True love or not, the game must play out, and the fates of everyone involved, from the cast of extraordinary circus performers to the patrons, hang in the balance, suspended as precariously as the daring acrobats overhead. Written in rich, seductive prose, this spell-casting novel is a feast for the senses and the heart.", "edition": "First Edition", "format": "Hardcover", "num_pages": 387, "rating": 4.04, "rating_count": 537804, "review_count": 60088, "genres": "Fantasy, Fiction, Romance, Historical, Historical Fiction", "genre_list": "Fantasy,Fiction,Romance,Historical,Historical Fiction", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1387124618l/9361589.jpg", "Quote1": "“I like the night. Without the dark, we'd never see the stars.”", "Quote2": "“I decided as long as I'm going to hell, I might as well do it thoroughly.”", "Quote3": "“When life offers you a dream so far beyond any of your expectations, it’s not reasonable to grieve when it comes to an end.”" }, { "id": 236, "title": "The God of Small Things", "authors": "Arundhati Roy", "description": "\"They all crossed into forbidden territory. They all tampered with the laws that lay down who should be loved and how. And how much.\"The year is 1969. In the state of Kerala, on the southernmost tip of India, fraternal twins Esthappen and Rahel fashion a childhood for themselves in the shade of the wreck that is their family. Their lonely, lovely mother, Ammu, (who loves by night the man her children love by day), fled an abusive marriage to live with their blind grandmother, Mammachi (who plays Handel on her violin), their beloved uncle Chacko (Rhodes scholar, pickle baron, radical Marxist, bottom-pincher), and their enemy, Baby Kochamma (ex-nun and incumbent grandaunt). When Chacko's English ex-wife brings their daughter for a Christmas visit, the twins learn that things can change in a day, that lives can twist into new, ugly shapes, even cease forever, beside their river...", "edition": "1st American", "format": "Hardcover", "num_pages": 340, "rating": 3.93, "rating_count": 203996, "review_count": 10953, "genres": "Fiction, Cultural, India, Historical, Historical Fiction, Contemporary", "genre_list": "Fiction,Cultural,India,Historical,Historical Fiction,Contemporary", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1436217001l/9777.jpg", "Quote1": "“You don’t forget the face of the person who was your last hope.”", "Quote2": "“Remember, we're madly in love, so it's all right to kiss me anytime you feel like it.”", "Quote3": "“May the odds be ever in your favor!”" }, { "id": 237, "title": "The Screwtape Letters", "authors": "C.S. Lewis", "description": "A masterpiece of satire, this classic has entertained and enlightened readers the world over with its sly and ironic portrayal of human life from the vantage point of Screwtape, a senior tempter in the service of \"Our Father Below.\" At once wildly comic, deadly serious, and strikingly original, C. S. Lewis gives us the correspondence of the worldly-wise old devil to his nephew Wormwood, a novice demon in charge of securing the damnation of an ordinary young man. The Screwtape Letters is the most engaging and humorous account of temptation—and triumph over it—ever written.Now, for the first time, The Screwtape Letters is presented with its full text alongside helpful annotations provided by Lewis enthusiast and dramatist Paul McCusker. The notes include literary, theological, and biographical information to enhance Lewis's core themes and demystify complex ideas. McCusker also guides readers to concepts and references from the beloved author's other treasured volumes to deepen and enrich this timeless classic. The annotated edition is the ultimate guide for understanding the heavenly truths buried in these epistles from below.", "edition": "Annotated Edition", "format": "Hardcover", "num_pages": 223, "rating": 4.21, "rating_count": 272938, "review_count": 9169, "genres": "Fiction, Classics, Christian, Religion, Religion, Christianity, Fantasy", "genre_list": "Fiction,Classics,Christian,Religion,Christianity,Fantasy", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1507310167l/17383917.jpg", "Quote1": "“Wit beyond measure is man’s greatest treasure.”", "Quote2": "“Indifference and neglect often do much more damage than outright dislike.”", "Quote3": "“Things we lose have a way of coming back to us in the end, if not always in the way we expect.”" }, { "id": 238, "title": "Marley and Me: Life and Love With the World's Worst Dog", "authors": "John Grogan", "description": "John and Jenny were just beginning their life together. They were young and in love, with a perfect little house and not a care in the world. Then they brought home Marley, a wiggly yellow furball of a puppy. Life would never be the same.Marley quickly grew into a barreling, ninety-seven-pound streamroller of a Labrador retriever, a dog like no other. He crashed through screen doors, gouged through drywall, flung drool on guests, stole women's undergarments, and ate nearly everything he could get his mouth around, including couches and fine jewelry. Obedience school did no good—Marley was expelled. Neither did the tranquilizers the veterinarian prescribed for him with the admonishment, \"Don't hesitate to use these.\"And yet Marley's heart was pure. Just as he joyfully refused any limits on his behavior, his love and loyalty were boundless, too. Marley shared the couple's joy at their first pregnancy, and their heartbreak over the miscarriage. He was there when babies finally arrived and when the screams of a seventeen-year-old stabbing victim pierced the night. Marley shut down a public beach and managed to land a role in a feature-length movie, always winning hearts as he made a mess of things. Through it all, he remained steadfast, a model of devotion, even when his family was at its wit's end. Unconditional love, they would learn, comes in many forms.", "edition": "", "format": "Hardcover", "num_pages": 291, "rating": 4.13, "rating_count": 412535, "review_count": 13822, "genres": "Nonfiction, Animals, Autobiography, Memoir, Animals, Dogs, Biography", "genre_list": "Nonfiction,Animals,Autobiography,Memoir,Dogs,Biography", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1308858322l/12691.jpg", "Quote1": "“Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not love breathing.”", "Quote2": "“People generally see what they look for, and hear what they listen for.”", "Quote3": "“The one thing that doesn't abide by majority rule is a person's conscience.”" }, { "id": 239, "title": "Clockwork Prince", "authors": "Cassandra Clare", "description": "In the magical underworld of Victorian London, Tessa Gray has at last found safety with the Shadowhunters. But that safety proves fleeting when rogue forces in the Clave plot to see her protector, Charlotte, replaced as head of the Institute. If Charlotte loses her position, Tessa will be out on the street—and easy prey for the mysterious Magister, who wants to use Tessa’s powers for his own dark ends.With the help of the handsome, self-destructive Will and the fiercely devoted Jem, Tessa discovers that the Magister’s war on the Shadowhunters is deeply personal. He blames them for a long-ago tragedy that shattered his life. To unravel the secrets of the past, the trio journeys from mist-shrouded Yorkshire to a manor house that holds untold horrors, from the slums of London to an enchanted ballroom where Tessa discovers that the truth of her parentage is more sinister than she had imagined. When they encounter a clockwork demon bearing a warning for Will, they realize that the Magister himself knows their every move—and that one of their own has betrayed them.Tessa finds her heart drawn more and more to Jem, but her longing for Will, despite his dark moods, continues to unsettle her. But something is changing in Will—the wall he has built around himself is crumbling. Could finding the Magister free Will from his secrets and give Tessa the answers about who she is and what she was born to do?As their dangerous search for the Magister and the truth leads the friends into peril, Tessa learns that when love and lies are mixed, they can corrupt even the purest heart.", "edition": "Collector's First Edition", "format": "Hardcover", "num_pages": 502, "rating": 4.45, "rating_count": 380060, "review_count": 19527, "genres": "Fantasy, Young Adult, Romance, Fantasy, Paranormal, Science Fiction, Steampunk", "genre_list": "Fantasy,Young Adult,Romance,Paranormal,Science Fiction,Steampunk", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1460477747l/10025305.jpg", "Quote1": "“A lady's imagination is very rapid; it jumps from admiration to love, from love to matrimony in a moment.”", "Quote2": "“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.”", "Quote3": "“I must learn to be content with being happier than I deserve.”" }, { "id": 240, "title": "The Silence of the Lambs", "authors": "Thomas Harris", "description": "There's a killer on the loose who knows that beauty is only skin deep, and a trainee investigator who's trying to save her own hide. The only man that can help is locked in an asylum. But he's willing to put a brave face on — if it will help him escape.", "edition": "", "format": "Paperback", "num_pages": 338, "rating": 4.17, "rating_count": 393567, "review_count": 4507, "genres": "Horror, Fiction, Thriller, Mystery, Mystery, Crime", "genre_list": "Horror,Fiction,Thriller,Mystery,Crime", "image_url": "https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1390426249l/23807.jpg", "Quote1": "“I like the night. Without the dark, we'd never see the stars.”", "Quote2": "“I decided as long as I'm going to hell, I might as well do it thoroughly.”", "Quote3": "“When life offers you a dream so far beyond any of your expectations, it’s not reasonable to grieve when it comes to an end.”" } ]