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  White Fang

  Jack London

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  In the frozen wilderness of the Yukon, a lone wolf-dog named White Fang must navigate the brutal laws of nature and the complexities of human society. Born in the wild and shaped by both savage survival and cruel treatment, White Fang learns the harsh realities of life, adapting to each challenge with intelligence and resilience. As he moves between brutal masters and kind-hearted guardians, his journey unfolds as an exploration of the thin line between savagery and civilization. Jack London’s White Fang is a gripping adventure that delves deep into the primal instincts of animals and humans alike, offering a timeless meditation on survival, loyalty, and the power of compassion. 
  This classic novel, first published in 1906, remains one of London’s most celebrated works, complementing The Call of the Wild with its reverse narrative—where a wild creature is gradually domesticated rather than a domesticated one returning to the wild. White Fang is an unforgettable tale of endurance, transformation, and the enduring bond between humans and animals.

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  Weepers - A Novel

  Peter Mendelsund

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  Ed is a weeper. A professional weeper. 
   
   
   
  He's a card-carrying member of an eccentric union hired to cry at funerals, wakes, services, and burials. It's an odd job, but his services are sorely needed these days, as the town, the region, the country as a whole has become more or less numb. No one is able to summon a shred of human emotion whatsoever. Not anymore. (What'd be the point? The world's already gone to hell.) 
   
   
   
  So there's always work for Ed and his colleagues. But all those cries can wear a man down, and the tears don't flow quite like they used to, even for a consummate pro like Ed. 
   
   
   
  Then one morning, a stranger comes to town. A scrawny kid with no belongings, no parents, no name, no past. And at precisely the moment of his arrival, people begin to experience something new. Something strange. An onslaught of unbidden feelings, unfamiliar feelings, too many feelings. 
   
   
   
  A surrealist story of mourning and messiahs, deserts and droughts, cowboys and junkies, miracles and mass hysteria, the lure of despair and the solace of friendship. Peter Mendelsund's Weepers is a novel for this age: our age of anesthesia and anger.

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  Prester John - An Epic Classic...

  John Buchan

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  Before writing his famous Richard Hannay novels, John Buchan achieved literary fame with 'Prester John.' This fast-paced adventure novel follows young Scotsman David Crawfurd as he travels to South Africa to work as a storekeeper. He quickly finds himself caught in the middle of a massive native uprising led by the mesmerizing Reverend John Laputa, who possesses the legendary collar of Prester John. Filled with espionage, narrow escapes through caves, and intense battles on the African highveld, this timeless masterpiece is narrated with spectacular grit and atmosphere by John.

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  Cinderella's Crimes - Once Upon...

  Kelsey Josund

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  Cinna would quite literally kill for the throne… 
  For years, Cinna has been forced to serve her wealthy cousins rather than attend society events alongside them. She has waited for the chance to prove herself and exact revenge. When a ball at the castle is announced, promising to bring many powerful people to town, she seizes the opportunity to strike. 
  She bets her best friend, Johann, a small-time thief and con-man, that she can land a greater score the night of the ball than he can. They embark on parallel heists. But as their plots unfold, things begin to unravel: by the end of the night, the castle’s on lock down, a duchess is dead, a mansion has burnt to the ground – and Cinna hasn’t even stolen anything. 
  Or has she captured something far more valuable than gold and jewels?

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  Second Childhood - When Eternity...

  Clifford D. Simak

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  Immortality solved every problem humanity once feared—except one. After nearly six thousand years of service, achievement, and survival, Andrew Young has reached a point where time no longer adds meaning. His friends are gone, his interests are exhausted, and even danger has lost its edge. When death is no longer an option, he searches for a different way to stop living without dying. 
  Denied permission to end his life, Young pursues something far stranger. He begins dismantling adulthood itself, piece by piece, rebuilding a world scaled to innocence and sensation rather than memory and obligation. What starts as a deliberate experiment soon becomes something more fragile and dangerous, as the boundary between intention and belief begins to blur. The question is no longer whether the past can be erased, but whether a mind that has carried centuries can truly let go without breaking. 
  Second Childhood is one of Clifford D. Simak’s most quietly unsettling stories, turning away from spectacle to focus on an intensely personal crisis. It asks what remains when experience becomes a burden instead of a gift, and whether renewal is possible without destruction. The tension is intimate and relentless: how far can someone go backward before there is nothing left to return? 
  Clifford D. Simak published science fiction for more than half a century, with stories appearing regularly in Astounding Science Fiction, Galaxy, and other major magazines. He is best known for works such as City, Way Station, and Time and Again, stories that often slow science fiction down and aim it inward. In Second Childhood, Simak brings that same humane focus to a future that has conquered death, then dares to ask what living actually means when life has no natural end.

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  The Art of Breaking Ice

  Rachael Mead

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  In 1960, when the legendary icebreaker Magga Dan set sail for Antarctica, it contained a secret. Hiding on board was Nel Law, wife of expedition leader Phillip Law. She would make history by becoming the first Australian woman to set foot on the icy continent, but it was her art that would change everything. 
  Though a talented artist, Nel has always been defined by her role as ‘the explorer’s wife’, but in the clear expanse of the Southern Ocean, her true self is finally allowed to emerge. Despite misogyny from the all-male crew and increasing resentment from her mercurial husband, Nel’s art begins to flourish. Her new friend, a gentle ornithologist, encourages her to explore, but as the ship ploughs on towards Antarctica, rumours swirl, threatening her marriage and the tenuous peace between the controlling Phillip and his crew. In the clear, white light of the south, Nel will be forced to confront the truth of herself and the man to whom she has dedicated her life. 
  This stunning reimagining of Nel Law’s life reveals a ground-breaking artist searching for freedom in a world where women’s lives were still defined by their husbands.

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