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The Brothers Karamazov
09 $A complex novel centered around the murder of Fyodor Karamazov, the patriarch of the Karamazov family, and the subsequent trial of his son, Dmitri.
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The Crowd: A Study of the Popular Mind
09 $Argues individuals in a crowd lose their personal identity and rational thought, becoming susceptible to collective emotions and suggestions, leading to impulsive and often irrational behavior.
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The Fall
09 $His crisis, and his ultimate “fall” from grace, was meant to invoke, in secular terms, the fall of man from the Garden of Eden. The Fall explores themes of innocence, imprisonment, non-existence, and truth. -
The Fall
09 $A philosophical novel told through the dramatic monologues of Jean-Baptiste Clamence, a former Parisian lawyer, now living in Amsterdam and calling himself a “judge-penitent.”
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The Five People You Meet in Heaven
09 $Eddie, an elderly amusement park maintenance worker who dies in an accident and goes to heaven.
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The Godfather
09 $This mob drama, based on Mario Puzo’s novel of the same name, focuses on the powerful Italian-American crime family of Don Vito Corleone. When the don’s youngest son, Michael, reluctantly joins the Mafia, he becomes involved in the inevitable cycle of violence and betrayal. Although Michael tries to maintain a normal relationship with his wife, Kay , he is drawn deeper into the family business.
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The Godfather
09 $This mob drama, based on Mario Puzo’s novel of the same name, focuses on the powerful Italian-American crime family of Don Vito Corleone. When the don’s youngest son, Michael, reluctantly joins the Mafia, he becomes involved in the inevitable cycle of violence and betrayal. Although Michael tries to maintain a normal relationship with his wife, Kay , he is drawn deeper into the family business.
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The Great Gatsby: And Stories from All the Sad Young Men
09 $Centered on Jay Gatsby’s pursuit of Daisy Buchanan, the volume explores themes of disillusioned love, class, and the elusive American Dream, often featuring characters desperate to succeed in the Jazz Age.
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The Handmaid’s Tale
09 $A dystopian novel set in a totalitarian, theocratic state in former New England called the Republic of Gilead, where fertile women are forced to become “Handmaids” for the ruling class to repopulate.
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The Idiot
09 $A novel about Prince Lev Nikolayevich Myshkin, a compassionate and innocent man who returns to Russian society after being treated for epilepsy.
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The Kybalion
09 $Outlines the core principles of Hermetic philosophy, emphasizing the interconnectedness of the universe and the power of the human mind.
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The Loneliness Of The Long-Distance Runner
09 $A character study of a troubled young man from a bleak area of northern England who is sent to a juvenile detention center for the crime of stealing from a bakery.