Books I Have Read in 2006
Explore my curated list of books read in 2006, featuring top titles and personal recommendations. Discover great reads from 2006 for your next literary adventure!
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The Hundred Secret Senses
by Amy Tan
Chinese-American Olivia Laguni has a battle of wills with her half-sister and lifelong nemesis, Kwan Li, whose haunting predictions and implementation of the secret senses link their family's struggles to the challenges of their ancestors. Reprint.
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The Fifth Mountain
by Paulo Coelho
A Struggle of the Spirit and a Search for the Truth Written with the same masterful prose and clarity of vision that made The Alchemist an international phenomenon, The Fifth Mountain is Paulo Coelho's inspiring story of the Biblical prophet Elijah. In the ninth century B.C., the Phoenician princess Jezebel orders the execution of all the prophets who refuse to seek safety in the land of Zarephath, where the unexpectedly finds true love with a young widow. But this newfound rapture is to be cut short, and Elijah sees all of his hopes and dreams irrevocably erased as he is swept into a whirlwind of events that threatens his very existence. In what is truly a literary milestone, Coelho gives a quietly moving account of a man touched by the hand of God who must triumph over his frustrations in a soul-shattering trail of faith.
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The Joy Luck Club
by Amy Tan
Encompassing two generations and a rich blend of Chinese and American history, the story of four struggling, strong women also reveals their daughters' memories and feelings
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The Seventh Scroll
by Wilbur Smith
The discovery of the Seventh Scroll, an ancient Egyptian papyrus containing the secret to a pharaoh's hidden tomb and its wealth, unleashes a deadly race to find the secret treasure.
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Warlock
by Wilbur Smith
This stunning "New York Times" bestselling sequel to "River God" takes place during the wake of a 60-year war over the reign of the kingdoms of Egypt as two young pharaohs rise to claim power--but only one can succeed, deciding the fate of his empire forever. Martin's Press.
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Birds of Prey
by Wilbur Smith
In 1667 Hal becomes a man after the Dutch torture and kill his father while on his ship off the coast of Africa, and he carefully works his way overland to claim his father's treasure and to face the British captain who betrayed them.
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When the Lion Feeds
by Wilbur Smith
Sean Courtney goes to South Africa in the late 19th century to begin farming.
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The Sound of Thunder
by Wilbur Smith
By a cruel twist of fate, Sean Courtney falls under the command of his resentful brother Garrick in the bloody Boer War. One brother returns a hero, the other a coward.
