Books set in United States of America (552)


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Little Women by Louisa May Alcott EN

Rating: 5 (12 votes)
Description:
Chronicles the joys and sorrows of the four March sisters as they grow into young women in nineteenth-century New England.

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Lolita by Vladimir Vladimirovich Nabokov RO

Rating: 4 (3 votes)
Country: Europe / Russia flag Russia
Description:
Poveste a iubirii obsesive si blestemate a lui Humbert Humbert pentru nimfeta Dolores Haze, capodopera lui Vladimir Nabokov a fost, pe rind, carte interzisa, roman scandalos, obiect de cult, pentru a deveni apoi un roman clasic al secolului XX. Din cauza subiectului sau extrem de socant – pasiunea morbida a unui barbat matur pentru o fetita de doispre­zece ani –, romanul Lolita a fost respins de editori, fiind publicat in Statele Unite abia dupa aparitia sa in Franta. Construita pe schema mitologica a povestirilor cu fauni si nimfe, Lolita este insa, inainte de toate, un poem ... continue

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Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry EN

Rating: 5 (2 votes)
Description:
Presents a love story and an epic of the frontier, richly authentic that makes readers laugh, weep, dream and remember.

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Los alegres funerales de Alik by Liudmila Ulitskaya ES

Rating: 5 (1 vote)
Country: Europe / Russia flag Russia
Description:
я люблю Нью-Йорк “Ese país odiaba el sufrimiento. Lo rechazaba desde un punto de vista ontológico y sólo lo admitían como una caso particular que exigía erradicación inmediata. Aquella joven nación que repudiaba el sufrimiento había puesto en marcha escuelas enteras - filosóficas, psicológicas y médicas - consagradas a una única misión: librar al hombre del sufrimiento a cualquier precio. Al cerebro ruso de Fima le costaba asimilar esa idea. La tierra en la que había crecido amaba y valorab... continue

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Lost Children Archive by Valeria Luiselli EN

Rating: 4 (2 votes)
Description:
NEW YORK TIMES 10 BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR • “An epic road trip [that also] captures the unruly intimacies of marriage and parenthood ... This is a novel that daylights our common humanity, and challenges us to reconcile our differences.” —The Washington Post In Valeria Luiselli’s fiercely imaginative follow-up to the American Book Award-winning Tell Me How It Ends, an artist couple set out with their two children on a road trip from New York to Arizona in the heat of summer. As the family travels west, the bonds between them begin to fray: a fracture is growing between the parents, one the chil... continue

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Luci nella notte by Georges Simenon IT

Rating: 5 (1 vote)
Country: Europe / Belgium flag Belgium
Description:
Quarantacinque milioni di auto. Tante ne sono previste sulle strade americane in questo primo week-end di settembre. Come altre migliaia di newyorchesi, Steve e Nancy Hogan partono per il Maine, dove i loro due figli hanno trascorso le vacanze in un campeggio chiamato Walla Walla. Una coppia come tante, con una bella casa a Long Island e un più che discreto tenore di vita. Ma anche con la rabbiosa scontentezza di un amore logorato dai risentimenti. Né l’uno né l’altro sospettano che questa volta il ponte del Labor Day segnerà nella loro esistenza una svolta drammatica, e al tempo stesso, forse... continue

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Luster : A Novel by Raven Leilani EN

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Sharp, comic, disruptive, tender, Raven Leilani's debut novel, Luster, sees a young black woman fall into art and someone else's open marriage Edie is stumbling her way through her twenties—sharing a subpar apartment in Bushwick, clocking in and out of her admin job, making a series of inappropriate sexual choices. She's also, secretly, haltingly figuring her way into life as an artist. And then she meets Eric, a digital archivist with a family in New Jersey, including an autopsist wife who has agreed to an open marriage—with rules. As if navigating the constantly shifting landscapes of contem... continue

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Madam Secretary by Madeleine Albright EN

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“One of the most diverting political bios in recent memory.” -- Entertainment Weekly Revised and updated with a new epilogue, Madam Secretary is the moving and inspiring memoir of one of the most distinguished public figures in American history, seven-time New York Times bestselling author and former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright A national bestseller on its first publication in 2003, Madam Secretary is the riveting personal story of former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright. For eight years, during Bill Clinton’s two presidential terms, Albright was an active participant in some of... continue

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Maid : Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother's Will to Survive by Stephanie Land EN

Rating: 4 (1 vote)
Description:
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Evicted meets Nickel and Dimed in Stephanie Land's memoir about working as a maid, a beautiful and gritty exploration of poverty in America. Includes a foreword by Barbara Ehrenreich. At 28, Stephanie Land's plans of breaking free from the roots of her hometown in the Pacific Northwest to chase her dreams of attending a university and becoming a writer, were cut short when a summer fling turned into an unexpected pregnancy. She turned to housekeeping to make ends meet, and with a tenacious grip on her dream to provide her daughter the very best life possible, Stephani... continue

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Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid EN

Rating: 5 (1 vote)
Description:
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Read with Jenna Book Club Pick as Featured on Today • From the author of Daisy Jones & The Six and The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo . . . ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The Washington Post, Time, Marie Claire, PopSugar, Parade, Teen Vogue, Self • “Irresistible . . . High drama at the beach, starring four sexy, surfing siblings and their deadbeat, famous-crooner dad.”—People Four famous siblings throw an epic party to celebrate the end of the summer. But over the course of twenty-four hours, the family drama that ensues will change their lives will change foreve... continue