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The True Story of Jeffrey Epstein

by James Patterson

"Jeffrey Epstein rose from humble origins into the New York City and Palm Beach elite. But even after he had it all, Epstein wanted more. That unceasing desire — and especially a taste for underage girls. This gripping narrative uncovers how money, manipulation, and privilege corrupted justice, leaving countless victims in its wake. Through meticulous reporting and shocking revelations, it lays bare the systemic failures that enabled Epstein’s reign of impunity."

ANIMAL FARM


by George Orwell

A biting satire that uses the story of a farmyard rebellion to explore the corrupting nature of power and the dangers of totalitarianism. When the animals of Manor Farm overthrow their human oppressor, they establish a utopian society based on equality and shared labor. But as the pigs — led by the cunning Napoleon — consolidate control, their ideals twist into tyranny.. A timeless allegory, Animal Farm remains a sharp critique of political manipulation and a chilling reminder of how easily freedom can be lost to greed and deceit.

THE LAST DOG ON EARTH


by Adrian J. Walker

A flawed man, a mute girl, and a spirited dog could be humanity's last hope - or its doom.

It's the end of the world, but Reg won't mind the peace and quiet - after all, he's always lived a solitary life. And his happy-go-lucky dog, Lineker, is ecstatic to spend more time with his beloved owner. Together, they plan to wait out the impending doom, but then . . .

UNAUTHORIZED BREAD


by Cory Doctorow

The big corporations provide welfare: but only if you use their 'protected' devices: toasters that won't toast third-party bread, dishwashers that won't wash third-party dishes. Then one day Salima's toaster won't accept her overpriced corporation-approved bread. So she hacks into the toaster. If she can hack a toaster, then maybe she can hack an elevator.

And then . . .

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Short Stories for English Language Learners
A HELL OF A BAND

by Stephen King

She watched him head for the door. He walked in an exaggerated slow-motion saunter that struck her feverish eye as absurd and somehow horrid: Clark's ambling, sauntering stride was saying. 'What, me worry?' The bell jingled and the door opened as Clark reached for the knob, and two more dead Texans came in. The one wearing the dark glasses was Roy Orbison. The one wearing the hornrims was Buddy Holly.


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various genres that explore themes of authoritarianism, resistance, and individual freedom.

1984
by George Orwell

Brave New World
by Aldous Huxley

The Lost Cause
by Cory Doctorow

The Handmaid's Tale
by Margaret Atwood

Fahrenheit 451
by Ray Bradbury

 

"There's a time when the operation of the machine becomes so odious, makes you so sick at heart, that you can't take part! You can't even passively take part! And you've got to put your bodies upon the gears and upon the wheels, upon the levers, upon all the apparatus, and you've got to make it stop! And you've got to indicate to the people who run it, to the people who own it, that unless you're free, the machine will be prevented from working at all!"
-Mario Savio, U.C. Berkeley, 2 Dec. 1964

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American Fight Against Fascism
by Rachel Maddow

The Iron Heel
by Jack London

Night Soldiers
by Alan Furst

The Wave
by Todd Strasser

The Plot Against America
by Philip Roth

Animal Farm
by George Orwell

Little Brother
by Cory Doctorow

It Can't Happen Here
by Sinclair Lewis

Alone in Berlin
by Hans Fallada

White Rose
by Kip Wilson

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