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One for the Money (Stephanie Plum, #1)
by (shelved 79 times as new-jersey)
avg rating 4.05 — 582,828 ratings — published 1994
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao (Hardcover)
by (shelved 56 times as new-jersey)
avg rating 3.89 — 281,676 ratings — published 2007
Two for the Dough (Stephanie Plum, #2)
by (shelved 43 times as new-jersey)
avg rating 4.10 — 181,171 ratings — published 1996
The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America’s Shining Women (Hardcover)
by (shelved 41 times as new-jersey)
avg rating 4.16 — 194,138 ratings — published 2016
Hidden Pictures (Hardcover)
by (shelved 39 times as new-jersey)
avg rating 4.14 — 650,673 ratings — published 2022
In the Unlikely Event (Hardcover)
by (shelved 38 times as new-jersey)
avg rating 3.57 — 72,826 ratings — published 2015
No Normal (Ms. Marvel, #1)
by (shelved 36 times as new-jersey)
avg rating 4.10 — 92,509 ratings — published 2014
Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret (Hardcover)
by (shelved 36 times as new-jersey)
avg rating 3.95 — 259,033 ratings — published 1970
Finger Lickin' Fifteen (Stephanie Plum, #15)
by (shelved 36 times as new-jersey)
avg rating 4.03 — 97,240 ratings — published 2009
Three to Get Deadly (Stephanie Plum, #3)
by (shelved 35 times as new-jersey)
avg rating 4.15 — 164,587 ratings — published 1997
The Pine Barrens (Paperback)
by (shelved 35 times as new-jersey)
avg rating 4.19 — 4,335 ratings — published 1967
Fearless Fourteen (Stephanie Plum, #14)
by (shelved 34 times as new-jersey)
avg rating 4.06 — 101,255 ratings — published 2008
Girl Waits with Gun (Kopp Sisters, #1)
by (shelved 33 times as new-jersey)
avg rating 3.77 — 34,130 ratings — published 2015
Explosive Eighteen (Stephanie Plum, #18)
by (shelved 33 times as new-jersey)
avg rating 3.98 — 86,537 ratings — published 2011
Eleven on Top (Stephanie Plum, #11)
by (shelved 33 times as new-jersey)
avg rating 4.17 — 117,502 ratings — published 2005
Lean Mean Thirteen (Stephanie Plum, #13)
by (shelved 32 times as new-jersey)
avg rating 4.11 — 103,913 ratings — published 2007
To the Nines (Stephanie Plum, #9)
by (shelved 31 times as new-jersey)
avg rating 4.17 — 127,569 ratings — published 2003
High Five (Stephanie Plum, #5)
by (shelved 31 times as new-jersey)
avg rating 4.18 — 138,130 ratings — published 1999
Seven Up (Stephanie Plum, #7)
by (shelved 31 times as new-jersey)
avg rating 4.16 — 134,660 ratings — published 2001
Dear Edward (Hardcover)
by (shelved 30 times as new-jersey)
avg rating 4.07 — 224,635 ratings — published 2020
Twelve Sharp (Stephanie Plum, #12)
by (shelved 30 times as new-jersey)
avg rating 4.17 — 107,069 ratings — published 2006
American Pastoral (Paperback)
by (shelved 30 times as new-jersey)
avg rating 3.95 — 90,052 ratings — published 1997
Four to Score (Stephanie Plum, #4)
by (shelved 30 times as new-jersey)
avg rating 4.17 — 152,557 ratings — published 1998
Sizzling Sixteen (Stephanie Plum, #16)
by (shelved 29 times as new-jersey)
avg rating 3.99 — 88,612 ratings — published 2010
Ten Big Ones (Stephanie Plum, #10)
by (shelved 29 times as new-jersey)
avg rating 4.16 — 110,309 ratings — published 2004
Hot Six (Stephanie Plum, #6)
by (shelved 29 times as new-jersey)
avg rating 4.19 — 140,101 ratings — published 2000
Hard Eight (Stephanie Plum, #8)
by (shelved 28 times as new-jersey)
avg rating 4.17 — 133,087 ratings — published 2002
Takedown Twenty (Stephanie Plum, #20)
by (shelved 28 times as new-jersey)
avg rating 3.89 — 72,814 ratings — published 2013
Smokin' Seventeen (Stephanie Plum, #17)
by (shelved 28 times as new-jersey)
avg rating 4.00 — 90,631 ratings — published 2011
Unsheltered (Audiobook)
by (shelved 26 times as new-jersey)
avg rating 3.67 — 83,280 ratings — published 2018
The Plot Against America (Paperback)
by (shelved 26 times as new-jersey)
avg rating 3.82 — 70,805 ratings — published 2004
Born to Run (Hardcover)
by (shelved 25 times as new-jersey)
avg rating 4.19 — 56,409 ratings — published 2016
Americanah (Hardcover)
by (shelved 24 times as new-jersey)
avg rating 4.31 — 421,048 ratings — published 2013
Middle of the Night (Hardcover)
by (shelved 23 times as new-jersey)
avg rating 3.67 — 189,844 ratings — published 2024
Notorious Nineteen (Stephanie Plum, #19)
by (shelved 23 times as new-jersey)
avg rating 3.99 — 79,188 ratings — published 2012
Generation Why (Ms. Marvel, #2)
by (shelved 22 times as new-jersey)
avg rating 4.14 — 27,171 ratings — published 2015
Top Secret Twenty-One (Stephanie Plum, #21)
by (shelved 22 times as new-jersey)
avg rating 3.92 — 67,955 ratings — published 2014
The Night Shift (Hardcover)
by (shelved 21 times as new-jersey)
avg rating 3.89 — 87,597 ratings — published 2022
Visions of Sugar Plums (Stephanie Plum, #8.5)
by (shelved 20 times as new-jersey)
avg rating 3.73 — 85,438 ratings — published 2002
Plum Lovin' (Stephanie Plum, #12.5)
by (shelved 20 times as new-jersey)
avg rating 3.77 — 60,614 ratings — published 2007
Palisades Park (Hardcover)
by (shelved 19 times as new-jersey)
avg rating 3.80 — 7,024 ratings — published 2013
The Woods (Hardcover)
by (shelved 19 times as new-jersey)
avg rating 4.06 — 113,689 ratings — published 2007
Hardcore Twenty-Four (Stephanie Plum, #24)
by (shelved 17 times as new-jersey)
avg rating 3.86 — 55,689 ratings — published 2017
Tricky Twenty-Two (Stephanie Plum, #22)
by (shelved 17 times as new-jersey)
avg rating 4.01 — 64,104 ratings — published 2015
The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace: A Brilliant Young Man Who Left Newark for the Ivy League (Hardcover)
by (shelved 17 times as new-jersey)
avg rating 4.14 — 29,050 ratings — published 2014
Plum Spooky (Stephanie Plum, #14.5)
by (shelved 17 times as new-jersey)
avg rating 3.85 — 51,085 ratings — published 2009
Sloppy Firsts (Jessica Darling, #1)
by (shelved 17 times as new-jersey)
avg rating 3.95 — 36,319 ratings — published 2001
Plum Lucky (Stephanie Plum, #13.5)
by (shelved 17 times as new-jersey)
avg rating 3.78 — 55,715 ratings — published 2008
Open and Shut (Andy Carpenter, #1)
by (shelved 17 times as new-jersey)
avg rating 4.06 — 17,848 ratings — published 2002
All Boys Aren’t Blue (Hardcover)
by (shelved 16 times as new-jersey)
avg rating 4.18 — 48,690 ratings — published 2020
“These are tough times for state governments. Huge deficits loom almost everywhere, from California to New York, from New Jersey to Texas.
Wait—Texas? Wasn't Texas supposed to be thriving even as the rest of America suffered? Didn't its governor declare, during his re-election campaign, that 'we have billions in surplus'? Yes, it was, and yes, he did. But reality has now intruded, in the form of a deficit expected to run as high as $25 billion over the next two years.
And that reality has implications for the nation as a whole. For Texas is where the modern conservative theory of budgeting—the belief that you should never raise taxes under any circumstances, that you can always balance the budget by cutting wasteful spending—has been implemented most completely. If the theory can't make it there, it can't make it anywhere.”
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Wait—Texas? Wasn't Texas supposed to be thriving even as the rest of America suffered? Didn't its governor declare, during his re-election campaign, that 'we have billions in surplus'? Yes, it was, and yes, he did. But reality has now intruded, in the form of a deficit expected to run as high as $25 billion over the next two years.
And that reality has implications for the nation as a whole. For Texas is where the modern conservative theory of budgeting—the belief that you should never raise taxes under any circumstances, that you can always balance the budget by cutting wasteful spending—has been implemented most completely. If the theory can't make it there, it can't make it anywhere.”
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“Frank Hague, the Mayor of Jersey City between May 15, 1917 and June 17, 1947, was known as one of the most corrupt party bosses in the country, if not the most corrupt, at a time when there were many. In many ways, he was thought of in a similar fashion as Robin Hood, taking from the rich and giving to the poor, as well as to himself. His spacious office had a specially made cherry-topped, wooden desk with a lap-height drawer that was pushed towards contributors, who in turn placed large amounts of cash into it, to gain favors from the “Boss of the Organization.” This desk can still be seen at City Hall.”
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