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  • Mountains Beyond Mountains
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    Mountains Beyond Mountains by Tracy Kidder

    Mountains Beyond Mountains is a non-fiction, biographical work that tells the story of Dr. Paul Farmer, a physician and anthropologist…

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  • Lost Art of Reading Nature’s Signs by Tristan Gooley
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    Lost Art of Reading Nature’s Signs by Tristan Gooley

    The Lost Art of Reading Nature’s Signs is a comprehensive guide to understanding the natural world around us. The book…

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  • Island of The Day Before
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    Island of The Day Before by Umberto Eco

    Island of The Day Before is a historical fiction novel set in the 17th century during the search for the…

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  • In The Shadow of The Banyan
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    In The Shadow of The Banyan by Vaddey Ratner

    In The Shadow of The Banyan is a novel based on the author’s family’s experience in Cambodia during the genocide…

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  • How to Write a Good Advertisement
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    How To Write A Good Advertisement by Victor Schwab

    How To Write A Good Advertisement by Victor Schwab is a comprehensive guide to writing effective advertisements. The book explains…

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  • Blue Ocean Strategy
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    Blue Ocean Strategy by W. Chan Kim

    Blue Ocean Strategy is a groundbreaking book that challenges traditional business strategy by arguing that cutthroat competition results in nothing…

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  • Death Comes for the Archbishop
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    Death Comes For The Archbishop by Willa Cather

    Death Comes for the Archbishop is a novel by Willa Cather that tells the story of Bishop Jean Latour and…

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  • Splendid Exchange
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    Splendid Exchange by William Burnstein

    A Splendid Exchange is a comprehensive history of world trade from 3000 BC to the present day. The book explores…

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  • The White Man's Burden
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    White Man’s Burden by William Easterley

    White Man’s Burden is an investigation and critique of international development, foreign aid, and Western intervention, including the histories and…

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  • Life of Pi
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    Life of Pi by Yann Martel

    Life of Pi is a fantasy novel that won the Booker Prize in 2002. The story follows the journey of…

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  • 21 Lessons for the 21st Century by Yuval Noah Harari
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    21 Lessons for the 21st Century by Yuval Noah Harari

    21 Lessons for the 21st Century is a book that explores what it means to be human in an age…

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  • Homo Deus
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    Homo Deus by Yuval Noah Harari

    Homo Deus explores the impact of major technological developments on human society. The author uses these past events to predict…

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  • America's Great Hiking Trails
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    America’s Hiking Trails by Karen Berger

    America’s Hiking Trails is a lavishly illustrated celebration of more than 50,000 miles of America’s most iconic trails. The book…

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  • Dust of Empire by Karl Meyer
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    Dust of Empire by Karl Meyer

    The Dust of Empire is a book that explores the impact of Western empires, from England to America, on the…

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  • Never Eat Alone
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    Never Eat Alone by Keith Farazzi

    In Never Eat Alone, Keith Ferrazzi, a successful businessman and marketing expert, takes us through the secrets to successful networking….

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  • The-Urban-Homestead
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    The Urban Homestead by Kelly Coyne

    The Urban Homestead by Kelly Coyne is an essential handbook for those interested in self-sufficient living in the city. The…

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  • The World That Trade Created by Kenneth Pomeranz
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    The World That Trade Created by Kenneth Pomeranz

    The World That Trade Created is a book that brings to life the history of trade and its actors. The…

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  • The Inevitable
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    The Inevitable by Kevin Kelly

    The Inevitable by Kevin Kelly is a book that provides an optimistic roadmap for the future, showing how the coming…

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  • What Technology Wants
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    What Technology Wants by Kevin Kelly

    What Technology Wants by Kevin Kelly is a book that explores the history and future of technology. Kelly argues that…

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  • The Kite Runner
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    Kite Runner by Kholed Hosseini

    The Kite Runner is a novel that tells the story of Amir, a young boy from Kabul, Afghanistan. The story…

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  • Thousand Splendid Suns by Kholed Hosseini
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    Thousand Splendid Suns by Kholed Hosseini

    A Thousand Splendid Suns is a powerful and emotional novel that tells the story of two women, Mariam and Laila,…

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  • The Soil Will Save Us: How Scientists, Farmers, and Foodies Are Healing the Soil to Save the Planet
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    The Soil Will Save Us by Kristin Ohlson

    The Soil Will Save Us is a book that explores the science of soil health and its connection to the…

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  • Tea History
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    Tea: The Drink That Changed The World by Laura Martin

    Tea: The Drink That Changed The World is a fascinating history of tea and its spread throughout the world. The…

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  • 168 Hours- You Have More Time Than You Think
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    168 Hours by Laura Vanderkam

    168 Hours by Laura Vanderkam is a time management strategy designed to help readers make the most of their week….

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  • The Natural Communities of Georgia
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    Natural Communities of Georgia by Leslie Edwards

    The Natural Communities of Georgia by Leslie Edwards is a comprehensive guide that provides an ecological context to enhance understanding…

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  • Club Soccer 101
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    Club Soccer 101 by Luke Dempsey

    Club Soccer 101 is an essential guide to the stars, stats, and stories of 101 of the greatest soccer teams…

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  • Lost on Planet China
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    Lost On Planet China by Maarten Troost

    Lost on Planet China is a travelogue written by J. Maarten Troost, detailing his adventures in China. The book is…

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  • East of Eden
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    East of Eden by John Steinbeck

    East of Eden is a novel set in the Salinas Valley, California, that follows the intertwined destinies of two families,…

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  • The Buddha in the Attic by Julie Otsuka
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    The Buddha In The Attic by Julie Otsuka

    The Buddha in the Attic is a historical fiction novel that tells the story of Japanese picture brides who immigrated…

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  • Best-Tent-Camping-Florida
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    Best Tent Camping Florida by Johnny Molloy

    Best Tent Camping Florida is a comprehensive guidebook for those who love camping and want to explore the beautiful state…

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  • Exploring Mammoth Cave National Park by Johnny Molloy
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    Exploring Mammoth Cave National Park by Johnny Molloy

    Exploring Mammoth Cave National Park is a comprehensive guide to all the activities available in the 50,000-acre national park located…

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  • Hiking The Florida Trail
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    Hiking The Florida Trail by Johnny Molloy

    Hiking The Florida Trail is a narrative account of Johnny Molloy’s journey as he hikes the entire length of the…

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  • Outward Bound Canoeing Handbook
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    Outbound Canoeing by Johnny Molloy

    The Outward Bound Canoeing Handbook is a comprehensive guide to the fundamentals of canoeing. The book covers all aspects of…

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  • How We Decide
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    How We Decide by Jonah Lehrer

    How We Decide is a book that explores the science of decision-making and provides biological explanations of how people make…

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  • Noli Me Tangere
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    Noli Me Tangere by Jose Rizal

    Noli Me Tangere is a novel written by Filipino political activist and author Jose Rizal, published in 1887. The book…

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  • Heart of Darkness and the Congo Diary
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    Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad

    Heart of Darkness is a novella by Joseph Conrad that tells the story of Charles Marlow, a sailor who is…

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  • Netherland
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    Netherland by Joseph O’Neill

    Netherland is a novel by Joseph O’Neill. It concerns the life of a Dutchman living in New York in the…

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  • Freefall
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    Freefall by Joseph Stiglitz

    Freefall by Joseph Stiglitz is a book that traces the origins of the Great Recession. The author demolishes the contention…

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  • Then We Came to the End
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    Then We Came To The End by Joshua Ferris

    Then We Came To The End is a contemporary novel that follows the quirky employees of a failing advertising agency…

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  • Ecology of a Cracker Childhood
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    Ecology of a Cracker Childhood by Janisse

    Ecology of a Cracker Childhood is a memoir by Janisse Ray that chronicles her childhood spent in rural isolation and…

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  • You Are Not a Gadget
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    You Are Not A Gadget by Jaron Lanier

    You Are Not a Gadget (2010) by Jaron Lanier is a book that explores the impact of technology on human…

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  • Rework
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    Rework by Jason Fried

    Rework is a unique business book that shows the reader a better, faster, and easier way to be successful in…

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  • Getting Everything You Can Out Of All You Got
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    Getting Everything You Can Out Of All You Got by Jay Abraham

    Getting Everything You Can Out Of All You Got is a book that provides 21 strategies to help businesses outsmart…

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  • Global Capitalism- Its Fall and Rise in the Twentieth Century
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    Global Capitalism by Jeffrey Frieden

    Global Capitalism by Jeffrey Frieden is a comprehensive history of the global economy during the twentieth century. The book explores…

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  • How To Do Nothing
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    How to Do Nothing by Jenny Odell

    How to Do Nothing is a book that explores the problems with our current 24/7 work culture and how pausing…

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  • Blackwater
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    Blackwater: Rise of the World’s Most Powerful Mercenary Army by Jeremy Scahill

    Blackwater: Rise of the World’s Most Powerful Mercenary Army is a book written by independent journalist Jeremy Scahill. The book…

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  • Stocks for the Long Run
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    Stocks for the Long Run by Jeremy Siegel

    Stocks for the Long Run is a comprehensive guide to investing in the stock market. The book covers the basic…

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  • Ten Arguments
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    Ten Arguments for Deleting Your Accounts by Jaron Lanier

    Ten Arguments for Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now is a non-fiction book by Jaron Lanier that argues against…

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  • How Fiction Works
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    How Fiction Works by James Wood

    How Fiction Works by James Wood is a study of the magic of fiction, analyzing its main elements and celebrating…

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  • Blink
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    Blink by Malcolm Gladwell

    Blink is a book about the power of snap judgments and how they affect our decision-making process. Gladwell argues that…

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  • Outliers- The Story of Success
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    Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell

    Outliers is a book that explores the circumstances that lead to success. The author, Malcolm Gladwell, argues that opportunities matter…

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  • Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell
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    Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell

    The Tipping Point is a book that explains how ideas spread like epidemics and what elements need to come together…

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  • What the Dog Saw
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    What The Dog Saw by Malcolm Gladwell

    What The Dog Saw is a compilation of 19 articles by Malcolm Gladwell that were originally published in The New…

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  • Fundamentalism: Very Short Introduction by Malise Ruthven
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    Fundamentalism: Very Short Introduction by Malise Ruthven

    Fundamentalism is a phenomenon that has various forms and can be an essential part of ruling a country. In this…

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  • Future Crimes by Marc Goodman
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    Future Crimes by Marc Goodman

    Future Crimes by Marc Goodman is a book that explores the dark side of technological innovation and the unintended consequences…

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  • The Travels by Marco Polo
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    The Travels by Marco Polo

    The Travels of Marco Polo is a book that describes Polo’s travels through Asia between 1271 and 1295, and his…

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  • Meditations
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    Meditations by Marcus Aurelius

    Meditations is a philosophical and literary classic written by the Roman emperor, Marcus Aurelius. The book is a collection of…

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  • A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian
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    Short History of Tractors In Ukrainian by Marina Lewycka

    A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian is a novel that tells the story of two Ukrainian-English sisters who must…

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  • Strawberry Fields by Marina Lewycka
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    Strawberry Fields by Marina Lewycka

    Strawberry Fields is a satirical novel that follows the lives of a group of migrant workers from Eastern Europe, China,…

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  • The Little Book That Beats The Market
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    The Little Book That Beats The Market by Joel Greenblatt

    The Little Book That Beats the Market is a New York Times bestseller that explains how investors can outperform the…

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  • Little Book of Common Sense Investing by John Bogle
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    Little Book of Common Sense Investing by John Bogle

    The Little Book of Common Sense Investing by John C. Bogle is a book that advocates for using index funds…

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  • Common Sense by Joel Greenblatt
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    Common Sense by Joel Greenblatt

    Common Sense by Joel Greenblatt is a book that offers an investor’s perspective on building an economy that truly works…

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  • The Adweek Copywriting Handbook
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    AdWeek Copywriting Handbook by Joe Sugarman

    The Adweek Copywriting Handbook by Joseph Sugarman is a practical guide that provides proven guidelines and expert advice on how…

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  • How Asia Works
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    How Asia Works by Joe Studwell

    How Asia Works by Joe Studwell is an in-depth analysis of economic development and history in Asia. The book focuses…

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  • Asian Godfathers by Joe Studwell
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    Asian Godfathers by Joe Studwell

    Asian Godfathers is a book that delves into the lives of the tycoons who control the economies of Southeast Asia….

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  • Hiking Alabama by Joe Cuhaj
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    Hiking Alabama by Joe Cuhaj

    Hiking Alabama is a comprehensive guidebook that covers the best hiking trails in Alabama. The author, Joe Cuhaj, is a…

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  • Midnight Sun
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    Midnight Sun by Jo Nesbo

    Midnight Sun is a crime fiction novel that tells the story of a hitman named Jon who is on the…

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  • The Leopard
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    The Leopard by Jo Nesbo

    The Leopard is a crime novel by Norwegian author Jo Nesbo and the eighth book in the Harry Hole series….

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  • The Snowman
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    The Snowman by Jo Nesbo

    The Snowman is a crime novel by Norwegian author Jo Nesbo, published in 2007. The story follows Norwegian police inspector…

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  • Seven-Lies
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    Seven Lies by James Lasdun

    Seven Lies is a novel about Stefan Vogel, a former East German dissident who moves to New York in 1986…

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  • Lost Horizon
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    Lost Horizon by James Hilton

    Lost Horizon is a novel by James Hilton, published in 1933. The story follows Hugh Conway, a veteran member of…

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  • Away Down South- A History of Southern Identity
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    Away Down South by James Cobb

    Away Down South is a comprehensive and insightful book that explores the history of Southern identity. The author, James C….

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  • Early Retirement Extreme
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    Early Retirement Extreme by Jacob Lund Fisker

    Early Retirement Extreme is a book that provides a philosophical and practical guide to achieving financial independence in 5-10 years….

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  • Genghis Khan by Jack Weatherford
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    Genghis Khan by Jack Weatherford

    Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World is a history book written by Jack Weatherford, Dewitt Wallace Professor…

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  • On the Road
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    On The Road by Jack Kerouac

    On The Road is a defining work of the postwar Beat and Counterculture generations. The novel is based on the…

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  • Warmth of Other Suns
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    Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson

    The Warmth of Other Suns is a nonfiction book that tells the story of the Great Migration, which occurred between…

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  • Rape of Nanking by Iris Chang
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    Rape of Nanking by Iris Chang

    The Rape of Nanking is a non-fiction book that describes the events leading up to the Nanking Massacre, which was…

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  • Atlanta Scenes Images of America
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    Atlanta Scenes by Images of America

    Atlanta Scenes is a photojournalism book that documents the rich and fascinating history of Atlanta, the capital of the New…

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  • Hooked On You
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    Hooked On You by Ian Harris

    Hooked On You is a book that teaches readers how to make anyone read anything. The author, Ian Harris, uses…

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  • Travels in Siberia
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    Travels In Siberia by Ian Frazier

    Travels in Siberia is a travelogue written by Ian Frazier, which explores the vast expanse of Asiatic Russia known as…

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  • Siddhartha
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    Siddhartha by Herman Hesse

    Siddhartha is a novel by Hermann Hesse that tells the story of a young Brahman named Siddhartha who embarks on…

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  • Walden
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    Walden by Henry David Thoreau

    Walden is a book by American transcendentalist writer Henry David Thoreau. The book is a reflection upon the author’s simple…

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  • A Year of Living Danishly
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    The Year of Living Danishly by Helen Russell

    The Year of Living Danishly is a non-fiction book that chronicles the author’s experience of living in Denmark for a…

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  • Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
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    Wind Up Bird Chronicles by Haruki Murakami

    Wind Up Bird Chronicles is a novel by Haruki Murakami published in 1994-1995. The story follows Toru Okada, a young…

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  • Wind / Pinball by Haruki Murakami
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    Wind / Pinball by Haruki Murakami

    Wind/Pinball is a collection of Haruki Murakami’s first two novels, Hear the Wind Sing and Pinball, 1973. These novels are…

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  • Wild Sheep Chase by Haruki Murakami
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    Wild Sheep Chase by Haruki Murakami

    A Wild Sheep Chase is a novel about a chain-smoking narrator who embarks on an adventure to find a mythical…

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  • Sputnik Sweetheart by Haruki Murakami
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    Sputnik Sweetheart by Haruki Murakami

    Sputnik Sweetheart is a novel by Haruki Murakami that tells the story of a tangled triangle of uniquely unrequited love….

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    South of the Border, West of the Sun by Haruki Murakami

    South of the Border, West of the Sun is a Japanese novel by Haruki Murakami that centers on Hajime, a…

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  • After Dark by Haruki Murakami
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    After Dark by Haruki Murakami

    After Dark is a novel that takes place in Tokyo over the course of a single night. The story follows…

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  • Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage
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    Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage by Haruki Murakami

    Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage is a coming-of-age novel that tells the story of Tsukuru Tazaki, a…

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  • Dance Dance Dance
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    Dance Dance Dance by Haruki Murakami

    Dance Dance Dance is a novel by Haruki Murakami that explores the themes of gender, sexuality, loss, and abandonment. The…

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  • Killing-Commendatore
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    Killing Commendatore by Haruki Murakami

    Killing Commendatore is a novel about a portrait painter in Tokyo who is abandoned by his wife and finds himself…

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  • Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami
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    Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami

    Norwegian Wood is a novel by Japanese author Haruki Murakami, published in 1987. The story is told from the first-person…

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  • Flight Path
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    Flight Path by Hannah Palmer

    Flight Path is a memoir written by Hannah Palmer, an Atlanta native who discovers that all three of her childhood…

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  • American Colossus
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    American Colossus by H.W. Brands

    American Colossus captures the decades between the Civil War and the turn of the twentieth century, when a few breathtakingly…

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  • Wilderness Ethics
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    Wilderness Ethics by Guy Waterman

    Wilderness Ethics by Guy Waterman is a philosophical book that examines the purpose of wilderness preservation and evaluates outdoor activities…

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  • Happiness Project
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    Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin

    The Happiness Project is a book about the author’s personal research on how to become a happier person. Rubin spent…

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  • The Idiot
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    The Idiot by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

    The Idiot is a novel by Fyodor Dostoyevsky published in Russian as Idiot in 1868-69. The narrative revolves around the…

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  • The Brothers Karamazov
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    Brothers Karamazov by Fyordor Dostoyevsky

    The Brothers Karamazov is a novel by Fyodor Dostoyevsky that tells the story of three brothers, Dmitri, Ivan, and Alyosha,…

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  • The Thank You Economy
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    Thank You Economy by Gary Vaynerchuk

    The Thank You Economy is a book about caring for customers and cultivating relationships. It tells the story of how…

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