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Harry Potter And The Order of the Phoenix
09 $Harry learns that many in the wizarding community do not know the truth of his encounter with Lord Voldemort. Cornelius Fudge, minister of Magic, appoints his toady, Dolores Umbridge, as Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher, for he fears that professor Dumbledore will take his job. But her teaching is deficient and her methods, cruel, so Harry prepares a group of students to defend the school against a rising tide of evil.
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Harry Potter And The Prisoner of Azkaban
09 $Harry Potter’s third year at Hogwarts starts off badly when he learns deranged killer Sirius Black has escaped from Azkaban prison and is bent on murdering the teenage wizard. While Hermione’s cat torments Ron’s sickly rat, causing a rift among the trio, a swarm of nasty Dementors is sent to protect the school from Black. A mysterious new teacher helps Harry learn to defend himself, but what is his secret tie to Sirius Black.
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Hercule Poirot’s Christmas
015 $Multi-millionaire Simeon Lee, frail in his old age, unexpectedly invites his family to gather at his home for Christmas. The gesture is met with suspicion by the guests. Simeon is not given to warm family sentiment, and the family are not on good terms, particularly with the black sheep of the family, Harry.
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I Who Have Never Known Men
09 $A dystopian novel about 39 women and one girl who are imprisoned in an underground bunker, watched over by silent, male guards.
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IT
016 $Tells the story of seven childhood friends, “The Losers’ Club,” in Derry, Maine, who confront an ancient, shape-shifting evil (Pennywise the Dancing Clown) that awakens every 27 years to prey on children, culminating in their first victory as kids and their return as adults to finish the fight, exploring themes of memory, trauma, and friendship.
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Kafka On The Shore
09 $The book tells the stories of the young Kafka Tamura, a bookish 15-year-old boy who runs away from his Oedipal curse, and Satoru Nakata, an old, disabled man with the uncanny ability to talk to cats. The book incorporates themes of music as a communicative conduit, metaphysics, dreams, fate, and the subconscious.
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Letter to the Father
09 $The author takes a retrospective journey through his life, recollecting and analyzing the reasons for the estrangement and hostility between a father and a son.
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Letters From A Stoic
09 $Letters from a Stoic by Seneca is a collection of letters providing practical advice on how to live a fulfilling life. Seneca’s philosophical teachings remain relevant today, offering wisdom on how to live with integrity, face adversity, and find happiness through virtue.
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Little Women
09 $The book’s characters teach us the value of independence, responsibility, kindness, ambition, and friendship. “Little Women” is a memorable book due to its portrayal of sisterhood, coming of age, feminist themes, historical context, moral lessons, and emotional resonance.
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Little Women
015 $Follows the lives of the four March sisters – Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy – as they navigate their way through childhood and young adulthood during the American Civil War era.
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Man’s Search for Meaning
09 $Summarizes his experiences as a Holocaust survivor and explains his theory of logotherapy.
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Meditations
09 $A collection of personal reflections and philosophical musings on Stoic principles, written by the Roman Emperor as a guide for himself.