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Potential [MultiFormat]
by Isaac Asimov
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A pair of genetic scientists discover a DNA pattern that may indicate a potential toward telepathy in humans. As they are pondering the immense odds against finding someone with the identical genetic makeup, they discover a farm boy in Iowa who is a virtual match, but doesn't have the personality--or intelligence--they would expect in a telepath. 1983 Locus Poll Award Nominee
Words: 2967 - Reading Time: 8-11 min.
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The Courts of Xanadu [MultiFormat]
by Charles Sheffield
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A treasure-hunting survivalist joins an expedition to find Atlantis in a Chinese desert ... and discovers that the ocean is not the only place to hide a civilization. 1988
Words: 14121 - Reading Time: 40-56 min.
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The World Outside [MultiFormat]
by Robert Silverberg
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In the 24th century there are 75 billion people on earth, and they live in monstrous high-rise buildings that are worlds unto themselves. Over 800 stories tall, the "Urban Monad" allows everyone to live in a Utopia. Or is it a Utopia? This story was later expanded into an urban SF novel called "The World Inside." 1970 Hugo Award Nominee
Words: 18584 - Reading Time: 53-74 min.
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Power Play [MultiFormat]
by J. M. Snyder
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Ryan Talonovich is the star of his college hockey team until an accident leaves him confined to a wheelchair. The doctors say he'll walk again but a new season is already underway and he's been replaced on the team. Then he meets Dante Espinosa, a short track skater on the city's speed skating club, and their love of the ice brings them together. Dante gives Ryan a reason to heal, and Ryan is just what Dante needs cheer him on to win the upcoming State championships. Warning: this story contains... more info>> 2003
Words: 162492 - Reading Time: 464-649 min.
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The Farmer's Daughter [MultiFormat]
by Reed Manning
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Joel and Ron have never been farm workers before, but if it means they can be near Annie, they'll stick with it. The question is, are they working harder in the daytime, or at night? 1992
Words: 3845 - Reading Time: 10-15 min.
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Pride and Prejudice [MultiFormat]
by Jane Austen
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Pride and Prejudice is the story of Mr and Mrs Bennet (minor gentry), their five daughters, and the various romantic adventures at their Hertfordshire residence of Longbourn. The parents' characters are greatly contrasted: Mr Bennet being a wise and witty gentleman; while Mrs Bennet is permanently distracted by the issue of marrying off her daughters at any cost. The reason for Mrs Bennet's obsession is that their estate will pass by law after Mr Bennet's death to his closest blood relative: his... more info>> 1813
Words: 121943 - Reading Time: 348-487 min.
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The Return of Tarzan [Tarzan Series #2] [MultiFormat]
by Edgar Rice Burroughs
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Tarzan had renounced his right to the woman he loved, and civilization held no pleasure for him. After a brief and harrowing period among men, he turned back to the African jungle where he had grown to manhood. It was there he first heard of Opar, the city of gold, left over from fabled Atlantis. It was a city of hideous men--and of beautiful, savage women, over whom reigned La, high priestess of the Flaming God. Its altars were stained with the blood of many sacrifices. Unheeding of the dangers... more info>> 1913
Words: 89642 - Reading Time: 256-358 min.
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Stepping Up to the Plate [MultiFormat]
by J. M. Snyder
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At 16, Stacy Evans dropped out of high school in the hopes of moving on with his life. But four years later, he's stuck in an abusive relationship with Lamar, a "friend with benefits," and works long hours at a dead-end job just to get by. Then his mother enrolls him in a program to earn his GED. There he meets Darian, a woodshop teacher who is everything Stacy's friends are not--smart, successful ... and who seems to take a personal interest in helping Stacy turn his life around. The two develo... more info>> 2006
Words: 110572 - Reading Time: 315-442 min.
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Dracula [MultiFormat]
by Bram Stoker
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More than a century after its first publication, Dracula remains the ultimate horror story, thrilling readers with its hair-raising portrait of a bloodthirsty vampire set loose on an English port town. Spawning countless film adaptations and literary spin-offs, Stoker's novel--a patchwork of letters, diary entries, and newspaper clippings--was the first to capture vampire mythology as we know it. We can still trace its abiding influence among the cinemas, bookstores, and television programs of t... more info>> 1897
Words: 160520 - Reading Time: 458-642 min.
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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland [MultiFormat]
by Lewis Carroll
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Lewis Carroll is best remembered for this story, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and its sequel, Through the Looking-Glass, both of which are children's books with content and style that have often appealed as much to adult readers as to the young. It was published in 1865 and was in fact with a particular child in mind, Alice Liddell, and had the working title "Alice's Adventures Under Ground". As befits that title, the tale is indeed of a trip (with the additional psychedelic sense certainly ... more info>> 1865
Words: 26649 - Reading Time: 76-106 min.
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Robot Dreams [MultiFormat]
by Isaac Asimov
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Legendary robopsychologist Susan Calvin questions robot LVX-1 about his unique ability to dream, and opens a frightening window into the hidden underlayers of his positronic brain. 1986 Locus Poll Award Winner, Nebula Award(R) Nominee, Asimov's Reader's Choice Award Winner, Hugo Award Nominee
Words: 2026 - Reading Time: 5-8 min.
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Sense and Sensibility [MultiFormat]
by Jane Austen
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This first of Jane Austen's published novels is the story of two starkly different English sisters: Elinor Dashwood, the epitome of prudence and self-control, and her younger, more impetuous sister Marianne, who embodies emotion, openness, and sheer enthusiasm. Elinor's good sense and readiness to observe social forms contrast with Marianne's impulsive candor and warm but excessive sensibility. Both struggle to maintain their integrity and find happiness in the face of a competitive marriage mar... more info>> 1811
Words: 119650 - Reading Time: 341-478 min.
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Winterfair Gifts [Vorkosigan Series Book 15] [MultiFormat]
by Lois McMaster Bujold
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In the festive season of Winterfair on the planet Barrayar, Lord Miles Vorkosigan's long-awaited wedding is the occasion for romance and intrigue for bioengineered space mercenary Sergeant Taura and shy, diffident Armsman Roic. 2004 Hugo Award Nominee, Romance Readers Anonymous Listserv Award Winner, Fictionwise eBook of the Year (2005)
Words: 23091 - Reading Time: 65-92 min.
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The Divine Comedy [MultiFormat]
by Dante Alghieri
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Dante Alighieri's poetic masterpiece, The Divine Comedy, is a moving human drama, an unforgettable visionary journey through the infinite torment of Hell, up the arduous slopes of Purgatory, and on to the glorious realm of Paradise--the sphere of universal harmony and eternal salvation. [Translation by H. W. Longfellow.] 1472
Words: 130570 - Reading Time: 373-522 min.
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Anthem [MultiFormat]
by Ayn Rand
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This expanded edition of Ayn Rand's classic tale of a future dark age of the great "We"--in which individuals have no name, no independence, and no values--is a beautifully written, powerful novel that projects current social trends into the future, and anticipates such later Rand masterpieces as The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged.
Words: 19508 - Reading Time: 55-78 min.
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The Beasts of Tarzan [Tarzan Series #3] [MultiFormat]
by Edgar Rice Burroughs
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As the rich Lord Greystoke, Tarzan found himself the target of greedy, evil men. Stranded on a desert island, his wife and son kidnapped, Tarzan's plight seemed helpless. But with the help of Sheeta, the ferocious panther, and the great ape Akut, Tarzan crafted his escape with the giant Mugambi. Yet the trail of the kidnappers led deep into the interior--and it would take all of Tarzan's skills to reach his family in time. 1914
Words: 63613 - Reading Time: 181-254 min.
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Heart of Darkness [MultiFormat]
by Joseph Conrad
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In Conrad's haunting tale, Marlow, a seaman and wanderer, recounts his physical and psychological journey in search of the enigmatic Kurtz. Traveling to the heart of the African continent, he discovers how Kurtz has gained his position of power and influence over the local people. Marlow's struggle to fathom his experience involves him in a radical questioning of not only his own nature and values but the nature and values of his society. 1899
Words: 38566 - Reading Time: 110-154 min.
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Through the Looking-Glass [MultiFormat]
by Lewis Carroll
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Lewis Carroll's masterpiece, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, was followed six years later by the sequel Through the Looking-Glass. In the topsy-turvy world that lies beyond the looking-glass, Alice meets such fantastical characters as Tweedledee and Tweedledum, Humpty Dumpty, and the Jabberwock. 1871
Words: 29213 - Reading Time: 83-116 min.
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Neutron Star [A Beowulf Shaeffer Story] [MultiFormat]
by Larry Niven
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One of Niven's most beloved characters, Beowulf Shaeffer, is forced to take a dangerous mission to explore a neutron star. The last group who went there never came back alive, but Shaeffer faces life imprisonment if he doesn't take the job. Will he determine the mysterious force that turned the prior crew to hamburger before he suffers a similar fate? 1966 Hugo Award Winner
Words: 6947 - Reading Time: 19-27 min.
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Persuasion [MultiFormat]
by Jane Austen
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Jane Austen's classic romance story in which the young Anne Elliott is persuaded by her plotting family to reject the man she loves, and her attempt to rekindle that love years later. Although written over 180 years ago the story is nevertheless a gripping tale for modern romance fans, packed with irony, wit, and powerful characters. 1818
Words: 88397 - Reading Time: 252-353 min.
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Holy Bible, King James Version New Testament [MultiFormat]
by Various Authors
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The classic English language translation of the New Testament of the Holy Bible.
Words: 189000 - Reading Time: 540-756 min.
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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer [MultiFormat]
by Mark Twain
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Here is the story of Tom, Huck, Becky, and Aunt Polly; a tale of adventures, pranks, playing hookey, and summertime fun. Written by the author sometimes called "the Lincoln of literature," The Adventures of Tom Sawyer was surprisingly neither a critical nor a financial success when it was first published in 1876. It was Mark Twain's first novel. However, since then Tom Sawyer has become his most popular work, enjoying dramatic, film, and even Broadway musical interpretations. 1876
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Harem Girl [MultiFormat]
by Reed Manning
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Seritha is the sultan's favorite harem slave. Which means the sultan's enemy is eager to use her. What the enemy does not realize, is how resourceful Seritha can be. [Strong Sexual Content] 1990
Words: 3962 - Reading Time: 11-15 min.
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The Count of Monte Cristo [MultiFormat]
by Alexandre Dumas
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Set against the tumultuous years of the Post-Napoleonic era, Dumas's grand historical romance recounts the swashbuckling adventures of Edmond Dantes, a dashing young sailor falsely accused of treason. The story of his long imprisonment, dramatic escape, and carefully wrought revenge offers up a vision of France that has become immortal. 1845
Words: 461653 - Reading Time: 1319-1846 min.
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Holy Bible, King James Version Old Testament [MultiFormat]
by Various Authors
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The classic English language translation of the Old Testament.
Words: 632616 - Reading Time: 1807-2530 min.
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