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1375 books starting with "A"

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Akin
by Emma Donoghue
Sep 10 2019
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Al Capone Does My Homework
by Gennifer Choldenko
Aug 20 2013
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Al Capone Does My Shirts
by Gennifer Choldenko
Mar 01 2004
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Al Franken, Giant of the Senate
by Al Franken
May 30 2017
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Alan Opts Out: A Novel
by Courtney Maum
Jun 02 2026
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The Alaskan Laundry
by Brendan Jones
Apr 26 2016
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Albert of Adelaide: A Novel
by Howard Anderson
Jul 10 2012
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Albion: A Novel
by Anna Hope
Jun 03 2025
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Alchemised
by SenLinYu
Sep 23 2025
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The Alchemist
by Paulo Coelho
May 28 1993
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Alchemy and Meggy Swann
by Karen Cushman
Apr 26 2010
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Alchemy of a Blackbird: A Novel
by Claire McMillan
Jul 11 2023
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The Alchemy of Air: A Jewish Genius, a Doomed Tycoon, and the Scientific Discovery That Fed the World but Fueled the Rise of Hitler
by Thomas Hager
Sep 09 2008
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An Alchemy of Mind: The Marvel and Mystery of the Brain
by Diane Ackerman
May 01 2004
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Alchemy of Secrets
by Stephanie Garber
Oct 07 2025
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The Alchemyst: Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel
by Michael Scott
May 22 2007
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Alentejo Blue: Fiction
by Monica Ali
Jun 20 2006
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Aleph
by Paulo Coelho
Sep 27 2011
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The Aleph and Other Stories
by Jorge Luis Borges
Jul 27 2004
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The Aleppo Codex: The True Story of Obesession, Faith, and the International Pursuit of an Ancient Bible
by Matti Friedman
May 15 2012
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Alex: The Commandant Camille Verhoeven Trilogy Volume 1
by Pierre Lemaitre
Sep 03 2013
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Alex & The Ironic Gentleman
by Adrienne Kress
Sep 18 2007
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Alex, Approximately
by Jenn Bennett
Apr 04 2017
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Alexander Hamilton
by Ron Chernow
Apr 26 2004
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Alexander the Great: His Life and His Mysterious Death
by Anthony Everitt
Aug 27 2019
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Alexandria: A Marcus Didius Falco Novel
by Lindsey Davis
May 12 2009
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The Alexandria Link: A Novel
by Steve Berry
Jan 30 2007
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Alexis de Tocqueville: A Life
by Hugh Brogan
Mar 28 2007
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Alfa Romeo 1300 and Other Miracles
by Fabio Bartolomei
Oct 30 2012
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Alfie and Me: What Owls Know, What Humans Believe
by Carl Safina
Oct 03 2023
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    1940s Chicago nurse risks everything at an illegal women’s clinic during a high-profile trial of courage and sisterhood.

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    by Tessa Yang
    A marine biologist rescues a Maine island menaced by a giant glowing jellyfish in this inventive debut.
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