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Gangsta Granny

by David Walliams

His boring grandmother was secretly an international jewel thief with one final heist in mind.

4.23

31k+

💎 Heist Caper 👵 Grandmother Grandson 💔 Dying Grandparent 🤫 Elder With Secrets 🏠 Eccentric Family

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Gangsta Granny

His boring grandmother was secretly an international jewel thief with one final heist in mind.

by David Walliams 2011 299 pages

4.23

31k+ ratings

💎 Heist Caper 👵 Grandmother Grandson 💔 Dying Grandparent 🤫 Elder With Secrets 🏠 Eccentric Family

Technofeudalism

by Yanis Varoufakis • 2023

Capitalism died. Now platforms are private fiefdoms, and your everyday activity is unpaid labor.

4.02

9k+

🏛️ Political Economy 💻 Digital Economy 👁️ Surveillance Economy 💰 Rentier Capitalism 🏗️ Platform Capitalism

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Technofeudalism

Capitalism died. Now platforms are private fiefdoms, and your everyday activity is unpaid labor.

by Yanis Varoufakis 2023 224 pages

4.02

9k+ ratings

🏛️ Political Economy 💻 Digital Economy 👁️ Surveillance Economy 💰 Rentier Capitalism 🏗️ Platform Capitalism

Monsoon

by Robert D. Kaplan • 2010

Half the world's oil passes through one ocean; two giants are racing to control it.

3.96

2k+

🏝️ Indian Ocean World 🚢 Maritime Geopolitics 📓 Geopolitical Travelogue ⛽ Energy Security ⚔️ China India Rivalry

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Monsoon

Half the world's oil passes through one ocean; two giants are racing to control it.

by Robert D. Kaplan 2010 323 pages

3.96

2k+ ratings

🏝️ Indian Ocean World 🚢 Maritime Geopolitics 📓 Geopolitical Travelogue ⛽ Energy Security ⚔️ China India Rivalry

Ego and Archetype

by Edward F. Edinger • 1972

The God you thought you lost is buried in your psyche. Psychology has a map.

4.33

2k+

🧠 Jungian Psychology 🦋 Individuation Process ✝️ Religious Symbolism 🏛️ Myth And Psyche ⚗️ Alchemical Psychology

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Ego and Archetype

The God you thought you lost is buried in your psyche. Psychology has a map.

by Edward F. Edinger 1972 328 pages

4.33

2k+ ratings

🧠 Jungian Psychology 🦋 Individuation Process ✝️ Religious Symbolism 🏛️ Myth And Psyche ⚗️ Alchemical Psychology

Polymath

by Peter Hollins • 2020

A learning loop and a skill-combination method for building a career too rare to automate.

3.74

492

🧩 Modern Polymath 🔀 Career Diversification 🎨 Combinatorial Creativity 🧠 Cognitive Biases 📝 Note-Taking Methods

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Polymath

A learning loop and a skill-combination method for building a career too rare to automate.

by Peter Hollins 2020 194 pages

3.74

492 ratings

🧩 Modern Polymath 🔀 Career Diversification 🎨 Combinatorial Creativity 🧠 Cognitive Biases 📝 Note-Taking Methods

Behind the Net

by Stephanie Archer

His new assistant is his high school crush. So he fires her and moves her in.

3.79

100k+

🏒 Hockey Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 💍 Fake Dating ☀️ Grumpy And Sunshine 🎤 Musician Heroine

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Behind the Net

His new assistant is his high school crush. So he fires her and moves her in.

by Stephanie Archer 2023 424 pages

3.79

100k+ ratings

🏒 Hockey Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 💍 Fake Dating ☀️ Grumpy And Sunshine 🎤 Musician Heroine

The Coven

by Harper L. Woods

A witch raised to destroy demons is forced into a university ruled by a demon headmaster.

3.71

96k+

🏫 Dark Witch Academia 🖤 Gothic Dark Romance 😈 Villain Love Interest 🩸 Blood Bond 💀 Necromancy

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The Coven

A witch raised to destroy demons is forced into a university ruled by a demon headmaster.

by Harper L. Woods 2023 298 pages

3.71

96k+ ratings

🏫 Dark Witch Academia 🖤 Gothic Dark Romance 😈 Villain Love Interest 🩸 Blood Bond 💀 Necromancy

The Firm

by John Grisham • 1991

A young lawyer joins a Memphis firm where the salary is generous and leaving is fatal.

4.26

100k+

⚖️ Legal Thriller 👔 Organized Crime 👁️ Surveillance Paranoia 🪤 Gilded Cage 🏃 Escape Plan

The Firm

A young lawyer joins a Memphis firm where the salary is generous and leaving is fatal.

by John Grisham 1991 501 pages

4.26

100k+ ratings

⚖️ Legal Thriller 👔 Organized Crime 👁️ Surveillance Paranoia 🪤 Gilded Cage 🏃 Escape Plan

Pain Killer

by Barry Meier • 2003

A five-sentence letter, dressed as science, launched America's deadliest drug epidemic.

4.02

3k+

🔴 Opioid Epidemic 💊 Pharma Misconduct 🏛️ Regulatory Capture 🩺 Pain Management 🔬 Junk Science

Pain Killer

A five-sentence letter, dressed as science, launched America's deadliest drug epidemic.

by Barry Meier 2003 240 pages

4.02

3k+ ratings

🔴 Opioid Epidemic 💊 Pharma Misconduct 🏛️ Regulatory Capture 🩺 Pain Management 🔬 Junk Science

An Autobiography

by Angela Y. Davis • 1974

On trial for murder, a philosophy professor wins her freedom through global solidarity.

4.45

11k+

🚫 Prison Abolition 🖤 Black Feminism 📕 Marxist Theory ✍️ Political Memoir 🚔 Carceral State

An Autobiography

On trial for murder, a philosophy professor wins her freedom through global solidarity.

by Angela Y. Davis 1974 416 pages

4.45

11k+ ratings

🚫 Prison Abolition 🖤 Black Feminism 📕 Marxist Theory ✍️ Political Memoir 🚔 Carceral State

Supercapitalism

by Robert B. Reich • 2007

Capitalism gave us what we want; democracy stopped giving us what we need.

3.99

1k+

🌐 Political Economy 🏛️ Regulatory Capture 💰 Income Inequality 🏭 Corporate Power 📈 Postwar Prosperity

Supercapitalism

Capitalism gave us what we want; democracy stopped giving us what we need.

by Robert B. Reich 2007 251 pages

3.99

1k+ ratings

🌐 Political Economy 🏛️ Regulatory Capture 💰 Income Inequality 🏭 Corporate Power 📈 Postwar Prosperity

Behind Closed Doors

by Shain Rose

A mafia boss handcuffs a teacher to his bed. His daughter needs her. His world wants blood.

3.95

11k+

🏛️ Mafia Secret Society 💼 Nanny To Lover 👧 Single Dad 👻 Returning Spouse 🔥 Steamy Suspense

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Behind Closed Doors

A mafia boss handcuffs a teacher to his bed. His daughter needs her. His world wants blood.

by Shain Rose 2026 432 pages

3.95

11k+ ratings

🏛️ Mafia Secret Society 💼 Nanny To Lover 👧 Single Dad 👻 Returning Spouse 🔥 Steamy Suspense

What She Saw

by Mary Burton

A true crime writer digs into the 1994 festival where four women vanished, including her mother.

4.00

48k+

🕵️ Cold Case Mystery 🏘️ Small Town Secrets 😐 Detached Protagonist ⏳ Dual Timeline 🔍 Amateur Sleuth

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What She Saw

A true crime writer digs into the 1994 festival where four women vanished, including her mother.

by Mary Burton 2025 385 pages

4.00

48k+ ratings

🕵️ Cold Case Mystery 🏘️ Small Town Secrets 😐 Detached Protagonist ⏳ Dual Timeline 🔍 Amateur Sleuth

Aftershock

by Robert B. Reich • 2010

2008 was blamed on overspending. The real cause was underpaying, just like 1928.

3.95

4k+

⚖️ Economic Inequality 💸 Middle Class Squeeze 📈 Demand-Side Economics 🇺🇸 American Political Economy 🗽 American Progressivism

Aftershock

2008 was blamed on overspending. The real cause was underpaying, just like 1928.

by Robert B. Reich 2010 174 pages

3.95

4k+ ratings

⚖️ Economic Inequality 💸 Middle Class Squeeze 📈 Demand-Side Economics 🇺🇸 American Political Economy 🗽 American Progressivism

American Democratic Socialism

by Gary J. Dorrien • 2021

History, Politics, Religion, and Theory

4.40

History

Politics

American History

Social Science

History and Politics

American Democratic Socialism

History, Politics, Religion, and Theory

by Gary J. Dorrien 2021 752 pages

4.40

25 ratings

History

Politics

American History

Social Science

History and Politics

We've Got People

by Ryan Grim • 2019

From Jesse Jackson to AOC: the four-decade fight to reclaim the Democrats from big money.

4.25

500+

✊ Progressive Movements 🏛️ Democratic Party 💵 Money In Politics 🌱 Grassroots Organizing 🗳️ Electoral Strategy

We've Got People

From Jesse Jackson to AOC: the four-decade fight to reclaim the Democrats from big money.

by Ryan Grim 2019 433 pages

4.25

500+ ratings

✊ Progressive Movements 🏛️ Democratic Party 💵 Money In Politics 🌱 Grassroots Organizing 🗳️ Electoral Strategy

The Two-Income Trap

by Elizabeth Warren • 2003

Two incomes were meant to create safety; they doubled the risk and eliminated the backup plan.

3.87

2k+

📉 Middle-Class Squeeze 👨‍👩‍👧 Two-Income Families 🏠 Education And Housing 🛡️ Family Safety Nets 💳 Predatory Lending

The Two-Income Trap

Two incomes were meant to create safety; they doubled the risk and eliminated the backup plan.

by Elizabeth Warren 2003 272 pages

3.87

2k+ ratings

📉 Middle-Class Squeeze 👨‍👩‍👧 Two-Income Families 🏠 Education And Housing 🛡️ Family Safety Nets 💳 Predatory Lending

Black Thorns

by Rina Kent

Vanished for seven years, she resurfaces as another man's wife, but he never stopped hunting.

3.85

34k+

🖤 Mafia Romance 🔄 Second Chance 😈 Cruel Hero 💍 Forced Marriage ⛓️ Blackmailed Heroine

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Black Thorns

Vanished for seven years, she resurfaces as another man's wife, but he never stopped hunting.

by Rina Kent 2021 336 pages

3.85

34k+ ratings

🖤 Mafia Romance 🔄 Second Chance 😈 Cruel Hero 💍 Forced Marriage ⛓️ Blackmailed Heroine

Accomplice to the Villain

by Hannah Nicole Maehrer

Prophesied mutual destruction forces a villain's assistant to crack his silence and unmask a killer.

4.09

100k+

🐸 Fairy Tale Retelling ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 👑 Hidden Royalty 💫 Fated Love 🫂 Found Family

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Accomplice to the Villain

Prophesied mutual destruction forces a villain's assistant to crack his silence and unmask a killer.

by Hannah Nicole Maehrer 2025 336 pages

4.09

100k+ ratings

🐸 Fairy Tale Retelling ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 👑 Hidden Royalty 💫 Fated Love 🫂 Found Family

The Midnight Bookshop

by Amanda James

Three strangers find a midnight bookshop where the right book can rewrite a life.

4.02

14k+

📚 Magical Bookshop 👥 Found Family 🚪 Books As Portals 📖 Bibliotherapy ✨ Quiet Magic

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The Midnight Bookshop

Three strangers find a midnight bookshop where the right book can rewrite a life.

by Amanda James 2025 385 pages

4.02

14k+ ratings

📚 Magical Bookshop 👥 Found Family 🚪 Books As Portals 📖 Bibliotherapy ✨ Quiet Magic

Best Served Cold

by Joe Abercrombie

A crippled mercenary hunts her brother's killers through a land of backstabbing and poison.

4.25

100k+

🖤 Grimdark Fantasy ⚔️ Revenge Thriller 💀 Female Mercenary 🩸 Maimed Protagonist 🤝 Reluctant Allies

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Best Served Cold

A crippled mercenary hunts her brother's killers through a land of backstabbing and poison.

by Joe Abercrombie 2009 534 pages

4.25

100k+ ratings

🖤 Grimdark Fantasy ⚔️ Revenge Thriller 💀 Female Mercenary 🩸 Maimed Protagonist 🤝 Reluctant Allies

Asylum

by Madeleine Roux

His summer dorm was once an asylum ward. Now something in the basement knows his name.

3.64

65k+

🏚️ Haunted Asylum 🫂 Found Family 🩸 Inherited Darkness 👁️ Possession Horror 🔍 Paranormal Investigation

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Asylum

His summer dorm was once an asylum ward. Now something in the basement knows his name.

by Madeleine Roux 2013 311 pages

3.64

65k+ ratings

🏚️ Haunted Asylum 🫂 Found Family 🩸 Inherited Darkness 👁️ Possession Horror 🔍 Paranormal Investigation

Time to Shine

by Rachel Reid

A backup goalie's NHL call-up comes with a roommate: the superstar who hates being alone.

4.07

21k+

🏒 Hockey Romance 🫂 Teammates To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 🌸 Virgin Hero ☀️ Sunshine X Grumpy

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Time to Shine

A backup goalie's NHL call-up comes with a roommate: the superstar who hates being alone.

by Rachel Reid 2023 352 pages

4.07

21k+ ratings

🏒 Hockey Romance 🫂 Teammates To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 🌸 Virgin Hero ☀️ Sunshine X Grumpy

In Her Own League

by Liz Tomforde

Baseball's first female owner can't afford scandal. Her grumpy video coach is becoming one.

4.31

100k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 💼 Workplace Romance 👩‍💼 She's The Boss 🏨 Forced Proximity 👨‍👧 Single Dad Hero

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In Her Own League

Baseball's first female owner can't afford scandal. Her grumpy video coach is becoming one.

by Liz Tomforde 2026 473 pages

4.31

100k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 💼 Workplace Romance 👩‍💼 She's The Boss 🏨 Forced Proximity 👨‍👧 Single Dad Hero

Our Way

by T.L. Swan

A gay doctor's decade-long friendship with a woman cracks open when his body starts wanting more.

4.07

28k+

👫 Friends To Lovers 🔥 Sexual Awakening 💔 Angsty Romance 🕯️ Slow Burn 🖤 Possessive Hero

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Our Way

A gay doctor's decade-long friendship with a woman cracks open when his body starts wanting more.

by T.L. Swan 2020 560 pages

4.07

28k+ ratings

👫 Friends To Lovers 🔥 Sexual Awakening 💔 Angsty Romance 🕯️ Slow Burn 🖤 Possessive Hero

Unloved

by Peyton Corinne

She tutors the hockey star who kissed her and vanished; this time, he remembers everything.

4.05

41k+

🏒 Hockey College Romance 🎭 Fake Relationship 📚 Tutor Romance 💘 He Falls First 🐕 Golden Retriever Hero

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Unloved

She tutors the hockey star who kissed her and vanished; this time, he remembers everything.

by Peyton Corinne 2025 449 pages

4.05

41k+ ratings

🏒 Hockey College Romance 🎭 Fake Relationship 📚 Tutor Romance 💘 He Falls First 🐕 Golden Retriever Hero

Enchantra

by Kaylie Smith

Trapped in a gothic estate, a socialite weds a shadow-wielder to survive a deadly magical game.

4.30

100k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🗡️ Deadly Magical Hunt 💭 Amnesia Romance 🌑 Shadow Magic

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Enchantra

Trapped in a gothic estate, a socialite weds a shadow-wielder to survive a deadly magical game.

by Kaylie Smith 2025 448 pages

4.30

100k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🗡️ Deadly Magical Hunt 💭 Amnesia Romance 🌑 Shadow Magic

Her First Mistake

by Kendra Elliot

A detective's memory gaps could convict her when the FBI reopens her husband's murder case.

4.24

47k+

🏠 Domestic Thriller 🔍 Cold Case Murder 💔 Abusive Marriage 🧠 Memory Loss Thriller 👯 Sister Bonds

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Her First Mistake

A detective's memory gaps could convict her when the FBI reopens her husband's murder case.

by Kendra Elliot 2025 343 pages

4.24

47k+ ratings

🏠 Domestic Thriller 🔍 Cold Case Murder 💔 Abusive Marriage 🧠 Memory Loss Thriller 👯 Sister Bonds

The Husky and His White Cat Shizun

by Rou Bao Bu Chi Rou

His master slept five years. Mo Ran wants more than redemption now: he wants Chu Wanning.

4.58

7k+

🏔️ Cultivation Fantasy 🏮 Ancient China 📚 Master Disciple Romance 💔 Mutual Pining 🩹 Redemption Arc

The Husky and His White Cat Shizun Summary

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The Husky and His White Cat Shizun

His master slept five years. Mo Ran wants more than redemption now: he wants Chu Wanning.

by Rou Bao Bu Chi Rou 2022 444 pages

4.58

7k+ ratings

🏔️ Cultivation Fantasy 🏮 Ancient China 📚 Master Disciple Romance 💔 Mutual Pining 🩹 Redemption Arc

Gray After Dark

by Noelle W. Ihli

Two men chain an Olympic biathlete in a remote cabin. Her training is her only weapon.

4.17

100k+

🏃‍♀️ Survival Thriller 🌲 Wilderness Suspense ⛓️ Captive Thriller 💔 Survivor's Guilt 🎯 Hunted To Hunter

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Gray After Dark

Two men chain an Olympic biathlete in a remote cabin. Her training is her only weapon.

by Noelle W. Ihli 2024 370 pages

4.17

100k+ ratings

🏃‍♀️ Survival Thriller 🌲 Wilderness Suspense ⛓️ Captive Thriller 💔 Survivor's Guilt 🎯 Hunted To Hunter

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