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The complete works of O. Henry [pseud.] O. Henry · 1899 · ★ 3.5 · 1396p · ≈ 46h · Demanding Shares Manners and customs, American literature, Social life and customs, Short Stories with this book.

Van Bibber and Others Richard Harding Davis · 1892 · 249p · ≈ 8h · Challenging Shares American literature, Social life and customs, Short Stories with this book.

The troll garden Willa Cather · 1905 · 156p · ≈ 5h · Moderate "This collection of Willa Cather stories - her first book of fiction and the capstone of her early career - is as relevant today as at the time of its initial publication. As different and individually distinguished as the seven stories may be, they share as their subject the role and status of the artist in American society. The passions, ambitions, and pretensions, the cant and the pathos of… Shares Manners and customs, Social life and customs, Short Stories

The Four Million O. Henry · 1906 · ★ 4.0 · 225p · ≈ 7h · Moderate The Four Million is the second published collection of short stories by O. Henry originally released in 1906. There are twenty five stories of various lengths including several of his best known works such as "The Gift of the Magi" and "The Cop and the Anthem". The book's title refers to the then population of New York City where many of the stories are set. The stories include; Tobin's Palm *… Shares Manners and customs, American literature, Social life and customs, Short Stories

The ruling passion Henry van Dyke · 1901 · ★ 3.7 · 144p · ≈ 4h · Moderate This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true… Shares Manners and customs, Short Stories

Tales of the Jazz Age F. Scott Fitzgerald · 1922 · ★ 3.9 Published in 1922, the eleven Tales of the Jazz Age feature the flappers and lost young men of the period as well as a great variety of characters and scenes. Among them, the critically acclaimed novella "May Day" contrasts drunken debutantes with a mob of war veterans battling socialists in the streets, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button", filmed with Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett and Tilda… Shares Manners and customs, American literature, Social life and customs, Short Stories

The women on the wall Wallace Stegner · 1950 · 277p · ≈ 9h · Moderate Shares Manners and customs, Social life and customs, Short Stories with this book.

The Heritage of Dedlow Marsh and Other Tales Bret Harte · 1889 · 138p · ≈ 4h · Challenging Shares Manners and customs, Short Stories with this book.

White Nights

White Nights Fyodor Dostoyevsky · 1961 · ★ 4.1 · 239p · ≈ 7h · Moderate White Nights by Fyodor Dostoyevsky is a poignant short story about love, loneliness, and fleeting human connections. Set in St. Petersburg during the ethereal "white nights" of summer, it follows a dreamy, solitary narrator who meets a young woman named Nastenka. Over four nights, he shares his fantasies and feelings, while she confides her longing for a lost lover. As the narrator falls in love… Shares Manners and customs, Social life and customs, Short Stories

West of Dodge Louis L'Amour · 1996 · ★ 4.0 · 223p · ≈ 7h · Moderate Shares Manners and customs, Social life and customs, Short Stories with this book.

Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage Alice Munro · 1998 · ★ 4.0 · 323p · ≈ 10h · Moderate Alice Munro has long been heralded for her penetrating, lyrical prose, and in "The Bear Came Over the Mountain" -- the basis for Sarah Polley's film Away From Her -- her prodigious talents are once again on display. As she follows Grant, a retired professor whose wife Fiona begins gradually to lose her memory and drift away from him, we slowly see how a lifetime of intimate details can create a… Shares Manners and customs, American literature, Social life and customs, Short Stories

The Whispers of War

The Whispers of War Julia Kelly · 2020 · ★ 4.5 · 336p · ≈ 11h · Moderate For fans of historical novels by Kristin Harmel and Martha Hall Kelly comes a “gripping tale by a writer at the top of her game” (Fiona Davis, author of The Chelsea Girls) following three friends who struggle to remain loyal as one of them is threatened with internment by the British government at the start of World War II. In August of 1939, as Britain watches the headlines in fear of another… Shares American literature

Rhythm of War

Rhythm of War Brandon Sanderson · 2011 · ★ 4.6 · 1088p · ≈ 36h · Moderate The eagerly awaited sequel to the #1 New York Times bestselling Oathbringer, from epic fantasy author Brandon Sanderson After forming a coalition of human resistance against the enemy invasion, Dalinar Kholin and his Knights Radiant have spent a year fighting a protracted, brutal war. Neither side has gained an advantage, and the threat of a betrayal by Dalinar's crafty ally Taravangian looms… Shares American literature

The Seep

The Seep Chana Porter · 2020 · ★ 3.7 · 209p · ≈ 6h · Moderate A 2021 Lambda Literary Award Finalist “A unique alien invasion story that focuses on the human and the myriad ways we see and don’t see our own world. Mesmerizing.” —Jeff VanderMeerA blend of searing social commentary and speculative fiction, Chana Porter’s fresh, pointed debut explores a strange new world in the wake of a benign alien invasion.   Trina FastHorse Goldberg-Oneka is… Shares American literature

25 Alive

25 Alive James Patterson & Maxine Paetro · 2025 · ★ 4.1 · 368p · ≈ 12h · Moderate Instant #1 New York Times Bestseller!  Sergeant Lindsay Boxer, medical examiner Claire Washburn, Assistant District Attorney Yuki Castellano, and crime reporter Cindy Thomas investigate the shocking murder of a former SFPD chief in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park, in this thriller from the world's #1 bestselling author.     “Those who haven’t read any of the novels in… Shares American literature

Devolution

Devolution Max Brooks · 2020 · ★ 4.5 · 304p · ≈ 10h · Moderate As the ash and chaos from Mount Rainier’s eruption swirled and finally settled, the story of the Greenloop massacre has passed unnoticed, unexamined . . . until now. The journals of resident Kate Holland, recovered from the town’s bloody wreckage, capture a tale too harrowing—and too earth-shattering in its implications—to be forgotten. In these pages, Max Brooks brings Kate’s extraordinary… Shares American literature

Before She Disappeared

Before She Disappeared Lisa Gardner · 2021 · ★ 4.0 · 400p · ≈ 13h · Moderate THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERFrom #1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa Gardner, a propulsive thriller featuring an ordinary woman who will stop at nothing to find the missing people that the rest of the world has forgottenFrankie Elkin is an average middle-aged woman, a recovering alcoholic with more regrets than belongings. But she spends her life doing what no one else… Shares American literature

Long Shadows

Long Shadows David Baldacci · 2022 · ★ 4.4 · 440p · ≈ 14h · Moderate “Memory Man” Amos Decker—an FBI consultant with perfect recall—delves into a bewildering double homicide in this thriller by the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The 6:20 Man."Baldacci delivers, every time!" —Lisa Scottoline, New York Times bestselling author of What Happened to the Bennetts When Amos Decker is called to South Florida to investigate a double homicide, the case appears… Shares American literature

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