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Books about Logic
The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark
by Carl Sagan
A critical look at superstition and pseudoscience, advocating for the power of science and reason.
How can we make intelligent decisions about our increasingly technology-driven lives if we don’t understand the difference between the myths of pseudoscience and the testable hypotheses of science? ... (Goodreads)
Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There
by Lewis Carroll
Alice's fantastical journey through a strange and surreal world of her own making.
Chapter One – Looking-Glass House : Alice is playing with a white kitten (whom she calls "Snowdrop") and a black kitten (whom she calls "Kitty") when she ponders what the world is like on the other ... (Wikipedia)
The Complete Sherlock Holmes, Volume I
by Arthur Conan Doyle
A collection of stories following the adventures of the legendary detective Sherlock Holmes.
Eccentric, arrogant, and ingenious, Sherlock Holmes remains the world's most popular and influential fictional detective. In four novels and fifty-six short stories, Holmes with his trusted friend ... (Goodreads)
Why We Get Fat: And What to Do About It
by Gary Taubes
An exploration of the science of body weight, examining the effects of nutrition and exercise.
[image] An eye-opening, myth-shattering examination of what makes us fat, from acclaimed science writer Gary Taubes. In his New York Times best seller, Good Calories, Bad Calories, Taubes argued that ... (Goodreads)
The Hound of the Baskervilles
by Arthur Conan Doyle
A thrilling detective story of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson as they investigate a mysterious murder on the moor.
Dr James Mortimer calls on Sherlock Holmes in London for advice after his friend Sir Charles Baskerville was found dead in the yew alley of his manor on Dartmoor in Devon . The death was attributed ... (Wikipedia)
Cards on the Table
by Agatha Christie
A detective tale of murder and mystery, as a renowned detective investigates a case of four suspects with cards in their hands.
The mysterious Mr Shaitana hosts an unusual dinner party. His guests include four sleuths – Hercule Poirot, secret agent Colonel Race, mystery writer Mrs Ariadne Oliver, and Superintendent Battle of ... (Wikipedia)
The Complete Sherlock Holmes
by Arthur Conan Doyle
Collection of mysteries solved by the brilliant detective, Sherlock Holmes.
A study in scarlet – The sign of four -- Adventures of Sherlock Holmes : A scandal in Bohemia ; The red-headed league ; A case of identity ; The Boscombe Valley mystery ; The five orange pips ; The ... (Goodreads)
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
by Lewis Carroll
A young girl's surreal journey down a rabbit hole leading to a mysterious and magical realm.
After a tumble down the rabbit hole, Alice finds herself far away from home in the absurd world of Wonderland. As mind-bending as it is delightful, Lewis Carroll’s 1865 novel is pure magic for young ... (Goodreads)
Chess Story
by Stefan Zweig
A chess master's attempt to regain his lost skill, and the psychological battle he faces.
The narrator opens the story on a passenger liner traveling from New York to Buenos Aires. Driven to mental anguish as the result of total isolation by the Nazis , Dr B, a securities expert hiding ... (Wikipedia)
The Murder on the Links
by Agatha Christie
Detective Hercule Poirot solves a mysterious murder on a golf course in France.
Hercule Poirot and Captain Hastings travel to Merlinville-sur-Mer, France, to meet Paul Renauld, who has requested their help. Upon arriving at his home, the Villa Genevieve, local police greet them ... (Wikipedia)
Ficciones
by Jorge Luis Borges
A collection of short stories exploring the limits of the imagination.
The seventeen pieces in Ficciones demonstrate the whirlwind of Borges's genius and mirror the precision and potency of his intellect and inventiveness, his piercing irony, his skepticism, and his ... (Goodreads)
Gorgias
by Plato
Philosophical dialogue on the nature of justice and power of rhetoric.
Taking the form of a dialogue between Socrates, Gorgias, Polus and Callicles, GORGIAS debates perennial questions about the nature of government and those who aspire to public office. Are high moral ... (Goodreads)
A History of Western Philosophy
by Bertrand Russell
A comprehensive overview of the major philosophical thinkers and their ideas.
Since its first publication in 1945 Lord Russell's A History of Western Philosophy has been universally acclaimed as the outstanding one-volume work on the subject—unparalleled in its ... (Goodreads)
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
by Mark Haddon
A young autistic boy's investigation of a crime, and personal journey of understanding.
Christopher John Francis Boone is a fifteen-year-old boy who is implied to be on the autism spectrum , who lives with his father, Ed. He explains in his narration that his mother, Judy, died two ... (Wikipedia)
Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid
by Douglas R. Hofstadter
A complex exploration of logic, mathematics and art, exploring their relationships and interconnections.
Douglas Hofstadter's book is concerned directly with the nature of “maps” or links between formal systems. However, according to Hofstadter, the formal system that underlies all mental activity ... (Goodreads)
The Rule of Four
by Ian Caldwell
An academic quest to decode a centuries-old mystery, uncovering secrets of the past.
The book is set on the Princeton campus during Easter weekend in 1999. The story involves four Princeton seniors, both friends and roommates, getting ready for graduation: Tom, Paul, Charlie and Gil. ... (Wikipedia)
Anathem
by Neal Stephenson
A philosophical novel set in a monastic society, exploring the limits of knowledge.
Anathem is set on the fictional planet of Arbre. Thousands of years before the events in the novel, the planet's intellectuals entered concents ( monastic communities) to protect their activities ... (Wikipedia)
The October Country
by Ray Bradbury
A collection of strange and haunting stories set in a surreal landscape of the American Midwest.
Ray Bradbury's second short story collection is back in print, its chilling encounters with funhouse mirrors, parasitic accident-watchers, and strange poker chips intact. Both sides of Bradbury's ... (Goodreads)
A Study in Scarlet
by Arthur Conan Doyle
A masterful detective unravels a mysterious crime and its hidden motives.
In 1881, Doctor John Watson has returned to London after serving in the Second Anglo-Afghan War . He visits the Criterion Restaurant and runs into an old friend named Stamford, who had been a dresser ... (Wikipedia)
Fermat's Enigma
by Simon Singh
Uncovering the centuries-old mathematical mystery of Pierre de Fermat's Last Theorem.
xn + yn = zn, where n represents 3, 4, 5, ...no solution "I have discovered a truly marvelous demonstration of this proposition which this margin is too narrow to contain." With these words, the ... (Goodreads)
The Ocean at the End of the Lane
by Neil Gaiman
A man returns to his childhood home, uncovering secrets of a magical world and the power of memories.
The book starts with the unnamed protagonist returning to his childhood hometown for a funeral. There he revisits the home in which he and his sister grew up and remembers a young girl named Lettie ... (Wikipedia)
What If? Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions
by Randall Munroe
A humorous exploration of science, tackling the most bizarre questions with real-world scenarios.
Randall Munroe left NASA in 2005 to start up his hugely popular site XKCD 'a web comic of romance, sarcasm, math and language' which offers a witty take on the world of science and geeks. It now has ... (Goodreads)
Second Foundation
by Isaac Asimov
A quest to find the mysterious force controlling the fate of the galaxy.
Part I is about The Mule 's search for the elusive Second Foundation, with the intent of destroying it. The executive council of the Second Foundation is aware of The Mule's intent and, in the words ... (Wikipedia)
The Silmarillion
by J.R.R. Tolkien
Epic saga of the history of Middle-Earth, a world filled with mythical creatures.
The Silmarillion is an account of the Elder Days, of the First Age of Tolkien’s world. It is the ancient drama to which the characters in The Lord of the Rings look back, and in whose events some of ... (Goodreads)
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass
by Lewis Carroll
A fantastical journey of a curious young girl down the rabbit hole into a surreal world.
Chapter One – Looking-Glass House : Alice is playing with a white kitten (whom she calls "Snowdrop") and a black kitten (whom she calls "Kitty") when she ponders what the world is like on the other ... (Wikipedia)
The End of Eternity
by Isaac Asimov
A renegade scientist unravels the secrets of time travel, challenging the status quo.
Andrew Harlan is an Eternal, a man whose job it is to range through past and present Centuries, monitoring and, where necessary, altering Time's myriad cause-and-effect relationships. But when Harlan ... (Goodreads)
Proof
by David Auburn
A young woman struggles to prove her mathematical genius, while dealing with a troubled past.
The play concerns Catherine, the daughter of Robert, a recently deceased mathematical genius in his fifties and professor at the University of Chicago , and her struggle with mathematical genius and ... (Wikipedia)
1Q84 Book 1
by Haruki Murakami
A surreal and mysterious journey of two people in a strange alternate world.
The events of 1Q84 take place in Tokyo during a fictionalized year of 1984, with the first volume set between April and June, the second between July and September, and the third between October and ... (Wikipedia)
1Q84 Book 2
by Haruki Murakami
A surreal exploration of the power of love, set in an alternate reality.
The events of 1Q84 take place in Tokyo during a fictionalized year of 1984, with the first volume set between April and June, the second between July and September, and the third between October and ... (Wikipedia)
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes
by Arthur Conan Doyle
A compilation of twelve short stories of the world's greatest detective, Sherlock Holmes.
'When you have eliminated all which is impossible, then whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.' In this, the final collection of Sherlock Holmes adventures, the intrepid detective ... (Goodreads)
1Q84: Book Three
by Haruki Murakami
A surreal journey of two characters intertwined in a strange alternate reality.
The events of 1Q84 take place in Tokyo during a fictionalized year of 1984, with the first volume set between April and June, the second between July and September, and the third between October and ... (Wikipedia)
At the Mountains of Madness
by H.P. Lovecraft
A scientific expedition to Antarctica uncovers secrets of an ancient civilization.
The story is recalled in a first-person perspective by the geologist William Dyer, a professor at Arkham 's Miskatonic University , in the hope to prevent an important and much publicized scientific ... (Wikipedia)
The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales
by Jacob Grimm
Classic collection of folktales and children's stories, exploring morality, adventure and magic.
Grimm's Complete Fairy Tales, collects more than 200 tales set down by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm in the early decades of the nineteenth century, among them some of the best-loved and most famous fairy ... (Barnes & Noble)
Poirot Investigates
by Agatha Christie
Detective Hercule Poirot solves mysteries using his "little grey cells" of logic and reasoning.
First there was the mystery of the film star and the diamond... then came the “suicide” that was murder... the mystery of the absurdly cheap flat...a suspicious death in a locked gun room... a ... (Goodreads)
Into the Dreaming
by Karen Marie Moning
A young woman's journey to save her family by unlocking the secrets of a mysterious land.
#1, New York Times, bestselling author Karen Marie Moning’s novella, Into the Dreaming, a tale of Highland fantasy, star-crossed lovers, and the timeless manipulation of the ancient, immortal ... (Goodreads)
The Devotion of Suspect X
by Keigo Higashino
A genius physicist helps his neighbor cover up a murder, while a relentless detective investigates the crime.
Yasuko lives a quiet life, working in a Tokyo bento shop, a good mother to her only child. But when her ex-husband appears at her door without warning one day, her comfortable world is shattered. ... (Goodreads)
The Rithmatist
by Brandon Sanderson
A young student learns the arcane art of Rithmatics, using it to defend against an encroaching force of hostile creatures.
The Rithmatist follows the story of Joel, a teenage boy who is enrolled at and lives on the campus of Armedius Academy. He isn't a Rithmatist, yet is interested in the study of Rithmatist power. ... (Wikipedia)
The Story of Philosophy: The Lives and Opinions of the World's Greatest Philosophers
by Will Durant
History of the philosophical thought, spanning centuries of influential thinkers.
A brilliant and concise account of the lives and ideas of the great philosophers, from Plato to Dewey. Few write for the non-specialist as well as Will Durant, and this book is a splendid example of ... (Goodreads)
Utilitarianism
by John Stuart Mill
Exploration of the moral theory of utilitarianism, evaluating the role of pleasure in decision-making.
This expanded edition of John Stuart Mill's Utilitarianism includes the text of his 1868 speech to the British House of Commons defending the use of capital punishment in cases of aggravated murder. ... (Goodreads)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
by Arthur Conan Doyle
A detective's collection of cases, full of intrigue and suspense.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is the series of short stories that made the fortunes of the Strand magazine, in which they were first published, and won immense popularity for Sherlock Holmes and ... (Goodreads)
Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective
by Donald J. Sobol
A ten-year-old detective solves a variety of mysteries in his small town.
A Civil War sword...A watermelon stabbing... Missing roller skates... A trapeze artist's inheritance... And an eyewitness who's legally blind! Theses are just some of the ten brain-twisting mysteries ... (Goodreads)
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
by Arthur Conan Doyle
A collection of adventures of the world's most famous detective, solving mysterious cases.
'If I were assured of your eventual destruction I would, in the interests of the public, cheerfully accept my own.' In The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes , the consulting detective's notoriety as the ... (Goodreads)
His Last Bow
by Arthur Conan Doyle
Sherlock Holmes's last case involving a German spy and a peace treaty.
'His Last Bow', the title story of this collection, tells how Sherlock Holmes is brought out of retirement to help the Government fight the German threat at the approach of the First World War. The ... (Goodreads)
The Return of Sherlock Holmes
by Arthur Conan Doyle
Reunited with his trusted companion, the legendary detective solves a series of mysterious cases.
'Holmes,' I cried. 'Is it really you? Can it indeed be that you are alive? Is it possible that you succeeded in climbing out of that awful abyss?' Missing, presumed dead, for three years, Sherlock ... (Goodreads)
The Sign of Four
by Arthur Conan Doyle
A thrilling mystery adventure, unraveling a dark secret from the past.
Set in 1888, , The Sign of the Four has a complex plot involving service in India , the Indian Rebellion of 1857 , a stolen treasure , and a secret pact among four convicts ("the Four" of the title) ... (Wikipedia)
Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Novels and Stories, Volume I
by Arthur Conan Doyle
Solving mysterious cases with his trusted partner, the great detective Sherlock Holmes.
Since his first appearance in Beeton’s Christmas Annual in 1887, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes has been one of the most beloved fictional characters ever created. Now, in two paperback ... (Goodreads)
Pebble in the Sky
by Isaac Asimov
A man is transported to the future, where he must adjust to a world of advanced technology.
While walking down the street in Chicago, Joseph Schwartz, a retired tailor, is the unwitting victim of a nearby nuclear laboratory accident, by means of which he is instantaneously transported tens ... (Wikipedia)
The A.B.C. Murders
by Agatha Christie
A master detective investigates a string of linked murders in a race against time.
Returning from South America, Arthur Hastings meets with his old friend, Hercule Poirot, at his new flat in London. Poirot shows him a mysterious letter he has received, signed "A.B.C.", that details ... (Wikipedia)
The Body in the Library
by Agatha Christie
A mysterious body found in a tranquil country library, investigated by a detective couple.
The maid at Gossington Hall wakes Mrs Bantry by saying, “There is a body in the library!” Dolly Bantry then wakes her husband, Colonel Arthur Bantry to go downstairs. He finds the dead body of a ... (Wikipedia)
The Phantom Tollbooth
by Norton Juster
A whimsical adventure through a magical land, searching for a way out of the boredom of everyday life.
Milo is a boy bored by the world around him; every activity seems a waste of time. He arrives home from another boring day at school to find a mysterious package. Among its contents are a small ... (Wikipedia)
The Polar Express
by Chris Van Allsburg
A journey of faith, discovering the wonder of Christmas and the importance of believing.
A young boy is awakened on Christmas Eve night by the sound of a train . To his astonishment, he finds the train is waiting for him. He sees a conductor who then proceeds to look up at his window. He ... (Wikipedia)
A Little History of Philosophy
by Nigel Warburton
A comprehensive overview of major philosophical thinkers and movements from ancient times to the present.
Philosophy begins with questions about the nature of reality and how we should live. These were the concerns of Socrates, who spent his days in the ancient Athenian marketplace asking awkward ... (Goodreads)
Orthodoxy
by G.K. Chesterton
An exploration of the spiritual and moral foundations of Christianity.
This book is meant to be a companion to "Heretics," and to put the positive side in addition to the negative. Many critics complained of the book because it merely criticised current philosophies ... (Goodreads)
Think of a Number
by John Verdon
A thrilling mystery novel involving a serial killer, uncovering the truth behind the mysterious deaths.
An extraordinary fiction debut, Think of a Number is an exquisitely plotted novel of suspense that grows relentlessly darker and more frightening as its pace accelerates, forcing its deeply troubled ... (Goodreads)
The God Delusion
by Richard Dawkins
Scientific exploration of the evidence for and against religious belief.
A preeminent scientist - and the world's most prominent atheist - asserts the irrationality of belief in God, and the grievous harm religion has inflicted on society, from the Crusades to 9/11. With ... (Goodreads)
The Dark Forest
by Liu Cixin
Humanity faces a daunting challenge when an alien race threatens the existence of our species.
This is the second novel in "Remembrance of Earth’s Past", the near-future trilogy written by the China's multiple-award-winning science fiction author, Cixin Liu. In The Dark Forest , Earth is ... (Goodreads)
SuperFreakonomics: Global Cooling, Patriotic Prostitutes And Why Suicide Bombers Should Buy Life Insurance
by Steven D. Levitt
An exploration of human behavior and economics, challenging accepted social norms and traditional wisdom.
The New York Times best-selling Freakonomics was a worldwide sensation, selling over four million copies in thirty-five languages and changing the way we look at the world. Now, Steven D. Levitt and ... (Goodreads)
The Woman Who Died a Lot
by Jasper Fforde
A humorous detective story set in a parallel universe, with eccentric characters and a mysterious plot.
The BookWorld's leading enforcement officer Thursday Next is four months into an enforced semi-retirement following an assassination attempt. She returns home to Swindon for what you'd expect to be a ... (Goodreads)
The Whispering Skull
by Jonathan Stroud
Exploring ancient magic and new technology, a young detective solves a sinister mystery.
In the six months since Anthony, Lucy, and George survived a night in the most haunted house in England, Lockwood & Co. hasn't made much progress. Quill Kipps and his team of Fittes agents keep ... (Goodreads)
The Human Division
by John Scalzi
Sci-fi story of interstellar diplomacy, political intrigue and interstellar war.
Following the events of The Last Colony , John Scalzi tells the story of the fight to maintain the unity of the human race. The people of Earth now know that the human Colonial Union has kept them ... (Goodreads)
The Woman in Black
by Susan Hill
A Victorian lawyer is tasked with investigating a mysterious and frightening ghost.
The novel is narrated by Arthur Kipps, the young lawyer who formerly worked for Mr. Bentley. One Christmas Eve he is at home with his wife Esme and four stepchildren, who are sharing ghost stories. ... (Wikipedia)
The Broom of the System
by David Foster Wallace
A humorous exploration of modern life as a young woman struggles to make sense of the world.
Published when Wallace was just twenty-four years old, The Broom of the System stunned critics and marked the emergence of an extraordinary new talent. At the center of this outlandishly funny, ... (Goodreads)
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie
by Alan Bradley
A young girl's detective journey to solve a murder mystery in a picturesque English village.
As the novel opens, Flavia Sabina de Luce schemes revenge against her two older sisters, Ophelia (17) and Daphne (13), who have locked her inside a closet in Buckshaw, the family's country manor home ... (Wikipedia)
Logicomix: An Epic Search for Truth
by Apostolos Doxiadis
A historical exploration of the development of logical thinking, from ancient Greece to the 20th century.
Set between the late 19th century and the present day, the graphic novel Logicomix is based on the story of the so-called "foundational quest" in mathematics. Logicomix intertwines the philosophical ... (Wikipedia)
Practical Magic
by Alice Hoffman
Two sisters discover their magical powers, learning to use them responsibly.
*25th Anniversary Edition*—with a New Introduction by the Author!,The Owens sisters confront the challenges of life and love in this bewitching novel from the, New York Times, bestselling author of, ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Exploits of Sherlock Holmes
by Adrian Conan Doyle
The classic detective stories of the world's greatest sleuth, Sherlock Holmes.
From the son of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and one of America's greatest mystery writers, John Dickson Carr, comes twelve riveting tales based on incidents or elements of the unsolved cases of Sherlock ... (Goodreads)
Flyte
by Angie Sage
Adventure of a young wizard apprentice and his magical quest to save his kingdom from a powerful dark force.
The book begins with a "fair haired" boy rowing a canoe to the place where Necromancer DomDaniel drowned, along with his ship. His skeleton climbs into the canoe, while the fair haired boy thinks ... (Wikipedia)
Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions
by Edwin A. Abbott
A two-dimensional world and its inhabitants explore the concept of multidimensionality.
The story describes a two-dimensional world occupied by geometric figures, whereof women are simple line-segments, while men are polygons with various numbers of sides. The narrator is a square , a ... (Wikipedia)
The Summer Tree
by Guy Gavriel Kay
A group of friends on a quest to save their world from an evil force.
The books opens in our own world, at the University of Toronto , where the five main characters are all fellow students. They attend a lecture by a Professor Lorenzo Marcus, who afterwards reveals to ... (Wikipedia)
The Murders in the Rue Morgue - a C. Auguste Dupin Short Story
by Edgar Allan Poe
A detective's investigation of a gruesome double murder in a Parisian street.
The unnamed narrator of the story opens with a lengthy commentary on the nature and practice of analytical reasoning, then describes the circumstances under which he first met Dupin during an ... (Wikipedia)
The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Prisoner's Dilemma
by Trenton Lee Stewart
Four young children must use their wits and courage to save the world from a dangerous conspiracy.
In the third installment of the Mysterious Benedict Society series, Reynie, Sticky, Kate, Constance, and various loved ones find themselves holed up in Mr. Benedict's house, which is teeming with ... (Wikipedia)
Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality
by Eliezer Yudkowsky
A rational, scientific approach to the world of Harry Potter, exploring the implications of magic.
Upon arriving at Hogwarts, Harry attempts to apply the scientific method to the study of magic with the help of Hermione Granger . At the same time, he befriends Draco Malfoy and tries to show him ... (Wikipedia)
Whose Body?
by Dorothy L. Sayers
A murder mystery, as an aristocrat's body is found in the bathtub of an architect.
Thipps, an architect, finds a dead body wearing nothing but a pair of pince-nez in the bath of his London flat. Lord Peter Wimsey—a nobleman who has recently developed an interest in criminal ... (Wikipedia)
An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding
by David Hume
Analysis of the nature of human understanding, challenging existing philosophical and religious beliefs.
An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding, is a book by the Scottish empiricist philosopher David Hume , published in English in 1748. , It was a revision of an earlier effort, Hume's A Treatise of ... (Wikipedia)
1Q84 #1-2
by Haruki Murakami
A surreal and magical story of two people trying to find each other amidst a strange alternate universe.
The year is 1984 and the city is Tokyo. A young woman named Aomame follows a taxi driver’s enigmatic suggestion and begins to notice puzzling discrepancies in the world around her. She has entered, ... (Goodreads)
They Do It with Mirrors
by Agatha Christie
Miss Marple investigates a web of deceit involving a sinister family and a mysterious murder in the countryside.
While visiting her American school friend Ruth Van Rydock in London, Miss Marple learns that Ruth is seriously concerned for her sister Carrie Louise. She asks Miss Marple to visit Carrie Louise at ... (Wikipedia)
Meditations on First Philosophy
by René Descartes
Reflection on the nature of reality and human knowledge.
Descartes's Meditations on First Philosophy , the fundamental and originating work of the modern era in Western philosophy, is presented here in Donald Cress's completely revised edition of his ... (Goodreads)
Dumb Witness
by Agatha Christie
Poirot investigates a murder in a small English town, uncovering secrets and lies.
Emily Arundell, a wealthy spinster, writes to Hercule Poirot in the belief she has been the victim of attempted murder after a fall in her home in Berkshire . However, her family and household ... (Wikipedia)
Plato and a Platypus Walk Into a Bar: Understanding Philosophy Through Jokes
by Thomas Cathcart
A humorous exploration of philosophical concepts through jokes.
Here's a lively, hilarious, not-so-reverent crash course through the great philosophical traditions, schools, concepts, and thinkers. Its Philosophy 101 for everyone who knows not to take all this ... (Goodreads)
A Caribbean Mystery
by Agatha Christie
A retired detective is called to investigate the murder of a wealthy woman on a Caribbean island.
This story takes place at the Golden Palm resort on the Caribbean island of St Honoré. Miss Marple's nephew has paid for her to holiday there after a bout of ill health. She speaks with Major ... (Wikipedia)
The Beautiful Mystery
by Louise Penny
A priest and a nun join forces to solve a murder shrouded in secrets within a cloistered Quebec monastery.
No outsiders are ever admitted to the monastery of Saint-Gilbert-Entre-les-Loups, hidden deep in the wilderness of Québec, where two dozen cloistered monks live in peace and prayer. Ironically, for a ... (Goodreads)
The Calculus Affair
by Hergé
A thrilling detective story as two detectives and a professor try to retrieve a stolen calculus formula.
Tintin, the Captain, and Snowy attempt to rescue Dr. Calculus who has been kidnapped by the Bordurians. ... (Goodreads)
How to Lie with Statistics
by Darrell Huff
A humorous guide to mastering the art of manipulating data to support any argument.
Darrell Huff runs the gamut of every popularly used type of statistic, probes such things as the sample study, the tabulation method, the interview technique, or the way the results are derived from ... (Goodreads)
There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly
by Simms Taback
An old lady swallows a series of increasingly larger animals, with a surprise ending.
An old favorite as you've never seen it before!, Everyone knows the song about the old lady who swallowed a fly, a spider, a bird, and even worse, but who's ever seen what's going on inside the old ... (Goodreads)
Body of Evidence
by Patricia Cornwell
Crime thriller featuring a female medical examiner investigating a series of murders.
Kay Scarpetta, chief medical examiner of Virginia, gets involved in the case of a brutal stabbing death in Richmond of romance writer Beryl Madison. Then, Madison's greedy lawyer accuses Scarpetta of ... (Wikipedia)
Case Closed, Vol. 1
by Gosho Aoyama
Detective Conan follows a mysterious crime case, using his skills to uncover the truth.
Can Detective Conan crack the case...while trapped in a kid’s body? Jimmy Kudo, the son of a world-renowned mystery writer, is a high school detective who has cracked the most baffling of cases. One ... (Barnes & Noble)
Calculated in Death
by J.D. Robb
Detective Eve Dallas solves a murder case involving a tech genius, financial secrets, and corporate espionage.
On Manhattan's Upper East Side a woman lies dead at the bottom of the stairs, stripped of all her valuables. Most cops might call it a mugging gone wrong, but Lieutenant Eve Dallas knows better. A ... (Goodreads)
The Fourth Bear
by Jasper Fforde
A detective story that blends mystery and fantasy, uncovering a unique conspiracy.
DCI Jack Spratt heads the Berkshire Nursery Crime Division, handling all inquiries involving nursery rhyme characters and other PDRs (persons of dubious reality). After doubts arise concerning his ... (Wikipedia)
The Slippery Slope
by Lemony Snicket
Three siblings must outrun danger and outwit a villain in an epic adventure.
Continuing on from, The Carnivorous Carnival, , Violet and Klaus are in a caravan rolling down the Mortmain Mountains. Sunny is trapped in a car with Count Olaf, Esmé, and the theater troupe, which ... (Wikipedia)
The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: After Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
by Richard Lancelyn Green
A collection of classic detective stories featuring the iconic sleuth Sherlock Holmes.
This anthology of stories featuring the character of Sherlock Holmes follows on from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's stories which ended with Holmes at Reichenbach Falls. ... (Goodreads)
The Boy with the Cuckoo-Clock Heart
by Mathias Malzieu
A fantastical story of a boy who, in order to survive, has his heart replaced with a mechanical one.
Le jour de la naissance de Jack, en 1874 à Edimbourg, est si froid que son coeur en reste gelé. La sage-femme qui l'a mis au monde, mi-sorcière mi-chaman, remplace l'organe défectueux par une horloge ... (Goodreads)
The Hidden Staircase
by Carolyn Keene
An adventurous young girl faces the challenge of solving a mysterious case of theft.
Nancy Drew is alarmed when Nathan Gombet threatens her father. Gombet sold a piece of land for a railroad bridge through Carson Drew and now believes that he was cheated. Meanwhile, valuable objects ... (Goodreads)
Murder in the Mews
by Agatha Christie
A classic whodunit, exploring a mysterious murder in a London mews.
Librarian's note: this entry is for the collection of four short stories by the author. Entries for each of the stories, including the title one, can be found elsewhere on Goodreads. Are you ready ... (Goodreads)
How Not to Be Wrong: The Power of Mathematical Thinking
by Jordan Ellenberg
A journey through the power of mathematical thinking, and how it can be applied to everyday life.
The, Freakonomics, of math — a math-world superstar unveils the hidden beauty and logic of the world and puts its power in our hands The math we learn in school can seem like a dull set of rules, ... (Goodreads)
The Mysterious Benedict Society
by Trenton Lee Stewart
A group of children embark on a dangerous mission to save the world from a mysterious mastermind.
Reynard "Reynie" Muldoon is an orphaned boy who lives in the Stonetown Orphanage. One morning at breakfast, his tutor "Miss Perumal" notices an advertisement in the newspaper targeted towards gifted ... (Wikipedia)
Death Note, Vol. 12: Finis
by Tsugumi Ohba
Light Yagami faces a final showdown with Kira, as the battle between justice and evil reaches its climax.
The battle ends here! ... (Goodreads)
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