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A poignant young‑adult tale of two teens—Hazel and Augustus—who meet in a cancer support group, and whose unlikely romance forces them to confront love, illness, and the meaning of life.

After a catastrophic pandemic, former actress Kirsten Raymonde joins a traveling troupe that performs Shakespeare for scattered communities, only to confront a ruthless prophet in a desperate quest for survival.

A tech‑savvy employee’s journey into a powerful internet company spirals from ambition to obsession, revealing the dark side of data privacy, social media, and a future where surveillance and corporate control blur boundaries.

A biting satire that follows a young man's journey from isolated upbringing in Los Angeles to a Supreme Court race trial, exploring father‑son dynamics, racism, and political satire.

Jennifer Egan’s interlocking narratives weave the lives of Bennie Salazar, a former punk rocker turned record executive, and Sasha, a restless young woman, across decades and continents, exploring music, memory and the fragile threads that bind us.

In early 1980s Los Angeles, a privileged youth returns home for Christmas, confronting a generation steeped in excess, drugs, and nihilism as he navigates love, friendship, and moral decay.

When a mysterious psychic arrives in 1969 Lower East Side, New York, four siblings learn the day they will die, setting off a life‑long quest that tests fate, choice, family and the search for meaning.

George Washington Black, a young slave on a Barbados sugar plantation, is chosen as the manservant of eccentric inventor Christopher Wilde. Together they escape bondage, journey across America and to the Arctic, and discover freedom and humanity beyond the confines of slavery.

Two college friends discover that love can span continents and a decade when they reunite after life‑changing choices thrust them apart.

Learn how social media is reshaping commerce and communication, enabling brands to connect directly with customers, reduce marketing costs, and drive sales through platforms like Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube.

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How to Disappear is the authoritative and comprehensive guide for people who seek to protect their privacy as well as for anyone who's ever entertained the fantasy of disappearing--whether actually dropping out of sight or by eliminating the traceable evidence of their existence. Written by the world's leading experts on finding people and helping people avoid being found, How to Disappear covers everything from tools for disappearing to discovering and eliminating the nearly invisible tracks and clues we tend to leave wherever we go. Learn the three keys to disappearing, all about your electronic footprints, the dangers and opportunities of social networking sites, and how to disappear from a stalker.

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Two conjoined sisters of mixed divine and human heritage grapple with divergent destinies when one gains magic and the other none; a missing father forces the mortal Makeda to discover her own powers and reunite with Abby in a gritty, magical urban world.

After London floods, a mother and her infant navigate a dystopian landscape, moving north to find safety while the child grows against all odds.