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Book summaries of the best fiction and nonfiction books starting with the letter "A"

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963 books starting with "A"

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Andrew Jackson: His Life and Times
by H.W. Brands
Oct 04 2005
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Andrew's Brain
by E.L. Doctorow
Jan 14 2014
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Andromeda: A Novel
by Therese Bohman
Jan 14 2025
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Andy Grove: The Life and Times of an American
by Richard Tedlow & Andy Grove
Nov 02 2006
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Angel Baby: A Novel
by Richard Lange
May 14 2013
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The Angel Esmeralda: Nine Stories
by Don DeLillo
Nov 15 2011
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Angel Mage
by Garth Nix
Oct 01 2019
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The Angel Makers: Arsenic, a Midwife, and Modern History's Most Astonishing Murder Ring
by Patti McCracken
Mar 14 2023
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The Angel of Grozny: Orphans of a Forgotten War
by Asne Seierstad
Sep 08 2008
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The Angel of History
by Rabih Alameddine
Oct 04 2016
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The Angel of Losses: A Novel
by Stephanie Feldman
Jul 29 2014
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Angel Time: The Songs of the Seraphim
by Anne Rice
Oct 27 2009
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Angel with Two Faces: A Mystery Featuring Josephine Tey
by Nicola Upson
Jul 01 2010
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Angel's Tip
by Alafair Burke
Sep 01 2008
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Angelica
by Arthur Phillips
Apr 03 2007
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Angelology: A Novel
by Danielle Trussoni
Mar 09 2010
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Angels and Ages: A Short Book About Darwin, Lincoln, and Modern Life
by Adam Gopnik
Jan 27 2009
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Angels In The Gloom
by Anne Perry
Aug 30 2005
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Angels of Destruction
by Keith Donohue
Mar 03 2009
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The Angels of Morgan Hill
by Donna Van Liere
Oct 17 2006
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Anger Is My Middle Name
by Lisbeth Zornig Andersen
Mar 01 2020
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Angler: The Cheney Vice Presidency
by Bart Gellman
Sep 16 2008
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Angles of Ascent: A Norton Anthology of Contemporary African American Poetry
by Charles Henry Rowell (Editor)
Feb 04 2013
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Anila's Journey
by Mary Finn
Oct 14 2008
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Anima: A Wild Pastoral
by Kapka Kassabova
Aug 20 2024
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Animal Factory: The Looming Threat of Industrial Pig, Dairy, and Poultry Farms to Humans and the Environment
by David Kirby
Mar 02 2010
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Animal Instinct
by Amy Shearn
Mar 18 2025
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Animal Joy: A Book of Laughter and Resuscitation
by Nuar Alsadir
Aug 16 2022
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Animalia
by Jean-Baptiste Del Amo
Sep 10 2019
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Animals Make Us Human: Creating the Best Life for Animals
by Temple Grandin
Jan 06 2009
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