Circe

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Madeline Miller

A lyrical, breathtaking reimagining of Homer's Iliad told through the eyes of Patroclus, an exiled prince whose devoted love for the demigod Achilles leads both men to the blood-soaked shores of Troy.

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J.R.R. Tolkien

In the peaceful Shire, Frodo Baggins inherits the One Ring of the Dark Lord Sauron. Accompanied by a diverse fellowship of men, elves, dwarves, and hobbits, he embarks on an epic quest across Middle-earth toward the fires of Mount Doom.

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James M. Morris, Patricia M. Kearns

The second edition of Historical Dictionary of the United States Navy covers U.S. Naval developments, personnel, and engagements from the colonial times to the present day. This is done through a chronology, an introductory essay, an extensive bibliography, and over 600 cross-referenced dictionary entries on people, places, events and other terminology of the Navy. --from publisher description

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Anthony Doerr

Marie-Laure lives in Paris near the Museum of Natural History, where her father works. When she is twelve, the Nazis occupy Paris and father and daughter flee to the walled citadel of Saint-Malo. In a German mining town, Werner Pfennig, an orphan, grows up enchanted by a crude radio he finds that brings him news and stories from far off places.