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The Conquest of Happiness
Bertrand Russell

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1930

The Conscience of a Conservative
Barry Goldwater

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1960

The Consequence of Anna
Kate Birkin, Mark Bornz

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2023

The Conservationist
Nadine Gordimer

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1974

The Constant Gardener
John le Carré

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2001

The Constant Princess
Philippa Gregory

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2005

The Constitution of Liberty
Friedrich A. Hayek

Nonfiction | Reference/Text Book | Adult | Published in 1960

The Contender
Robert Lipsyte

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 1967

The Contrast
Maria Edgeworth

Fiction | Play | Adult | Published in 1801

The Cookbook Collector
Allegra Goodman

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2010

The Copywriter's Handbook: A Step-By-Step Guide to Writing Copy That Sells
Robert Bly

Nonfiction | Reference/Text Book | Adult | Published in 1985

The Cossacks
Leo Tolstoy

Fiction | Novella | Adult | Published in 1863

The Cost of Living: A Working Autobiography
Deborah Levy

Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2018

The Counterlife
Philip Roth

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1986

The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia
Philip Sidney

Fiction | Novel/Book in Verse | Adult | Published in 1590

The Country Girls
Edna O'Brien

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1960

The Country in the City
Richard A. Walker

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1974

The Country of the Pointed Firs
Sarah Orne Jewett

Fiction | Novella | Adult | Published in 1896

The Couple at No. 9
Claire Douglas

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2021

The Courage to Be
Paul Tillich

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1952

The Course of Love
Alain de Botton

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2016

The Court of the Dead
Rick Riordan, Mark Oshiro

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2025

The Cove
Ron Rash

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2012

The Crazed
Ha Jin

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2002

The Crazy Horse Electric Game
Chris Crutcher

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 1987

The Creation
Edward O. Wilson

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2006

The Creation of Patriarchy
Gerda Lerner

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1986

The Creative Habit
Twyla Tharp

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2003

The Crimson Crown
Cinda Williams Chima

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2012

The Crossing
Michael Connelly

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2015

The Crossing Places
Elly Griffiths

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2009

The Crossroads
C. J. Box

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2026

The Crown
Kiera Cass

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2012

The Crowns of Croswald
D. E. Night

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2017

The Cry of the Icemark
Stuart Hill

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2005

The Cryptogram
David Mamet

Fiction | Play | Adult | Published in 1995

The Culture Code
Daniel Coyle

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2018

The Culture of Narcissism
Christopher Lasch

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1979

The Cupcake Queen
Heather Hepler

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2009

The Cure for Death by Lightning
Gail Anderson-Dargatz

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1996

The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper
Phaedra Patrick

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2016

The Curious World of Calpurnia Tate
Jacqueline Kelly

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2015

The Curse of Capistrano
Johnston McCulley

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1919

The Cutting Season
Attica Locke

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2012