English books from North America
Recommended English books (1774)
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If you speak English here are some English books from North America for the next part of the "Read Around The World Challenge".
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The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin EN
Country: North America / 
United States of America
United States of America
Description:
50TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION—WITH A NEW INTRODUCTION BY DAVID MITCHELL AND A NEW AFTERWORD BY CHARLIE JANE ANDERS Ursula K. Le Guin’s groundbreaking work of science fiction—winner of the Hugo and Nebula Awards. A lone human ambassador is sent to the icebound planet of Winter, a world without sexual prejudice, where the inhabitants’ gender is fluid. His goal is to facilitate Winter’s inclusion in a growing intergalactic civilization. But to do so he must bridge the gulf between his own views and those of the strange, intriguing culture he encounters... Embracing the aspects of psychology, society, ... continue
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The Legacy of Lucy Little Bear by Barbara Robidoux EN
Country: North America / United States of America
United States of America
Description:
Life on the reservation is not a dream. These stories tell the harsh realities of life with murderous men and murderous weather. Robidoux’s novella of Lucy Little Bear is as rich and complex as life itself.
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The Lemon Tree : An Arab, a Jew, and the Heart of the Middle East by Sandy Tolan EN
Country: North America / United States of America
United States of America
Description:
Describes how a simple act of faith and the relationship between two families--one Israeli, one Palestinian--represents a personal microcosm of decades of Israeli-Palestinian history and symbolizes the hope for peace in the Middle East. Reader's Guide available. Reprint.
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The Lessons of History by Will Durant, Ariel Durant EN
Country: North America / United States of America
United States of America
Description:
Includes material on the influence of biology, race, character, morals, religion, economics, socialism, government, and war on history.
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The Lightning Dreamer : Cuba's Greatest Abolitionist by Margarita Engle EN
Country: North America / United States of America
United States of America
Description:
Newbery Honor-winner Margarita Engle tells the story of Cuban folk hero, abolitionist, and women's rights pioneer Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda in this powerful YA historical novel in verse.
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The Likeness by Tana French EN
Country: North America / United States of America
United States of America
Description:
A follow-up to In the Woods finds a traumatized detective Cassie Maddox struggling in her career and relationship with Sam O'Neill while investigating the unsettling murder of a young woman whose name matches an alias Cassie once had used as an undercover officer. 50,000 first printing.
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The Lincoln Highway: A Read with Jenna Pick : A Novel by Amor Towles EN
Country: North America / United States of America
United States of America
Description:
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER More than ONE MILLION copies sold A TODAY Show Read with Jenna Book Club Pick A New York Times Notable Book, a New York Times Readers’ Choice Best Book of the Century, and Chosen by Oprah Daily, Time, NPR, The Washington Post, Bill Gates and Barack Obama as a Best Book of the Year “Wise and wildly entertaining . . . permeated with light, wit, youth.” —The New York Times Book Review “A classic that we will read for years to come.” —Jenna Bush Hager, Read with Jenna book club “Fantastic. Set in 1954, Towles uses the story of two brothers to show that our personal jou... continue
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The Lioness by Chris Bohjalian EN
Country: North America / United States of America
United States of America
Description:
NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER • A luxurious African safari turns deadly for a Hollywood starlet and her entourage in this riveting historical thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of The Flight Attendant. "The best possible combination of Hemingway and Agatha Christie — a gorgeously written story about the landscape and risks of Africa, whose edge-of-your-seat plot makes it impossible to put down.” —Jodi Picoult, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Wish You Were Here Tanzania, 1964. When Katie Barstow, A-list actress, and her new husband, David Hill, decide to bring their Hollyw... continue
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The Little House by Virginia Lee Burton EN
Country: North America / United States of America
United States of America
Description:
A country house is unhappy when the city, with all its buildings and traffic, grows up around her.