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100 books you should read in your lifetime.
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The Blindspots Between Us: How to Overcome Unconscious Cognitive Bias and Build Better Relationships
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Gleb Tsipursky (Goodreads Author)
3.92 avg rating — 277 ratings
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Adapt and Plan for the New Abnormal of the COVID-19 Coronavirus Pandemic
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4.49 avg rating — 105 ratings
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Pro Truth: A Practical Plan for Putting Truth Back Into Politics
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Gleb Tsipursky (Goodreads Author)
4.39 avg rating — 121 ratings
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
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4.47 avg rating — 11,182,930 ratings
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1984
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4.20 avg rating — 5,310,827 ratings
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Leading Hybrid and Remote Teams: A Manual on Benchmarking to Best Practices for Competitive Advantage
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Gleb Tsipursky (Goodreads Author)
4.40 avg rating — 55 ratings
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The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
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4.30 avg rating — 4,385,664 ratings
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Wuthering Heights
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3.90 avg rating — 1,985,120 ratings
score: 888,
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And Then There Were None
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4.27 avg rating — 1,569,149 ratings
score: 874,
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Night
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4.38 avg rating — 1,344,322 ratings
score: 592,
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6 people voted
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War and Peace
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4.17 avg rating — 360,101 ratings
score: 586,
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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter, #6)
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4.58 avg rating — 3,597,156 ratings
score: 584,
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The Giver (The Giver, #1)
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Lois Lowry (Goodreads Author)
4.12 avg rating — 2,758,824 ratings
score: 584,
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Gone with the Wind
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4.31 avg rating — 1,249,407 ratings
score: 582,
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Animal Farm
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4.01 avg rating — 4,425,022 ratings
score: 578,
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Crime and Punishment
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4.28 avg rating — 1,044,543 ratings
score: 571,
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Manifesto of the Free People's Union
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Jakub Lasak (Goodreads Author)
4.52 avg rating — 33 ratings
score: 500,
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5 people voted
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2)
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4.43 avg rating — 4,398,675 ratings
score: 484,
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5 people voted
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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5)
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4.50 avg rating — 3,728,496 ratings
score: 481,
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4)
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4.57 avg rating — 4,112,977 ratings
score: 477,
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7)
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4.62 avg rating — 4,045,628 ratings
score: 475,
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All Quiet on the Western Front
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4.11 avg rating — 510,710 ratings
score: 475,
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The Diary of a Young Girl
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4.20 avg rating — 4,115,765 ratings
score: 400,
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The Reader
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3.79 avg rating — 228,353 ratings
score: 384,
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4 people voted
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)
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4.58 avg rating — 4,734,435 ratings
score: 380,
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4 people voted
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Les Misérables
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4.21 avg rating — 835,500 ratings
score: 376,
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4 people voted
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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
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3.89 avg rating — 1,579,689 ratings
score: 374,
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4 people voted
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Outlander (Outlander, #1)
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Diana Gabaldon (Goodreads Author)
4.26 avg rating — 1,139,738 ratings
score: 373,
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4 people voted
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Dracula
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4.02 avg rating — 1,433,169 ratings
score: 363,
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4 people voted
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The Lorax
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4.35 avg rating — 365,911 ratings
score: 360,
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4 people voted
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A Room with a View
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3.89 avg rating — 199,317 ratings
score: 359,
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4 people voted
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The Mayor of Casterbridge
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3.86 avg rating — 65,455 ratings
score: 355,
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A Passage to India
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3.68 avg rating — 84,961 ratings
score: 354,
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4 people voted
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To Kill a Mockingbird
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4.26 avg rating — 6,755,937 ratings
score: 351,
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The Godfather (The Godfather, #1)
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4.40 avg rating — 457,110 ratings
score: 344,
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4 people voted
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Hamlet
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4.03 avg rating — 1,030,009 ratings
score: 333,
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4 people voted
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A Modern Declaration of Independence: Crimes Against Humanity and a New System
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Jakub Lasak (Goodreads Author)
4.50 avg rating — 26 ratings
score: 300,
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3 people voted
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Never Go With Your Gut: How Pioneering Leaders Make the Best Decisions and Avoid Business Disasters
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Gleb Tsipursky (Goodreads Author)
4.13 avg rating — 255 ratings
score: 290,
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3 people voted
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The Truth-Seeker’s Handbook: A Science-Based Guide
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Gleb Tsipursky (Goodreads Author)
4.18 avg rating — 77 ratings
score: 289,
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3 people voted
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Antigone (The Theban Plays, #3)
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3.68 avg rating — 172,545 ratings
score: 285,
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3 people voted
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Don Quixote
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3.91 avg rating — 300,264 ratings
score: 284,
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Slaughterhouse-Five
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4.10 avg rating — 1,463,033 ratings
score: 283,
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3 people voted
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Fahrenheit 451
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3.97 avg rating — 2,760,104 ratings
score: 283,
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3 people voted
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Life of Pi
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3.94 avg rating — 1,737,523 ratings
score: 276,
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3 people voted
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Madame Bovary
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3.71 avg rating — 368,134 ratings
score: 275,
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3 people voted
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A Tale of Two Cities
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3.88 avg rating — 1,002,274 ratings
score: 274,
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The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (The Chronicles of Narnia, #2) (Publication Order, #1)
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4.24 avg rating — 3,092,299 ratings
score: 274,
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3 people voted
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The Name of the Rose
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4.14 avg rating — 390,551 ratings
score: 269,
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3 people voted
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The Shipping News
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3.88 avg rating — 151,518 ratings
score: 260,
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3 people voted
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The Spy Who Loved Me (James Bond, #10)
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3.40 avg rating — 14,896 ratings
score: 257,
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3 people voted
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Silent Spring
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4.06 avg rating — 53,976 ratings
score: 255,
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3 people voted
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Lord of the Flies
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3.70 avg rating — 3,146,285 ratings
score: 254,
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The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
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4.03 avg rating — 128,043 ratings
score: 254,
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A Clockwork Orange
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really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 759,162 ratings
score: 254,
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3 people voted
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Silas Marner
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3.69 avg rating — 92,590 ratings
score: 241,
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Things Fall Apart (The African Trilogy, #1)
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3.74 avg rating — 406,485 ratings
score: 237,
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Goldfinger (James Bond, #7)
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3.83 avg rating — 26,883 ratings
score: 235,
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The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1)
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4.22 avg rating — 1,986,451 ratings
score: 230,
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The Communist Manifesto
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3.68 avg rating — 192,318 ratings
score: 197,
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Catch-22
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3.99 avg rating — 878,468 ratings
score: 193,
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Fight Club
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Chuck Palahniuk (Goodreads Author)
4.18 avg rating — 633,999 ratings
score: 191,
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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou's Autobiography, #1)
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4.30 avg rating — 573,612 ratings
score: 190,
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Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West
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4.26 avg rating — 100,611 ratings
score: 189,
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The Little Prince
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4.33 avg rating — 2,410,567 ratings
score: 189,
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Murder on the Orient Express (Hercule Poirot, #10)
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4.20 avg rating — 712,995 ratings
score: 187,
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Kindred
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4.31 avg rating — 263,458 ratings
score: 186,
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Frankenstein
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3.89 avg rating — 1,797,256 ratings
score: 184,
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The Crucible
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3.61 avg rating — 456,050 ratings
score: 184,
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The World According to Garp
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John Irving (Goodreads Author)
4.11 avg rating — 237,083 ratings
score: 184,
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Le Grand Meaulnes
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3.72 avg rating — 15,190 ratings
score: 183,
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Green Darkness
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3.97 avg rating — 6,958 ratings
score: 180,
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1776
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4.10 avg rating — 245,224 ratings
score: 176,
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The Man With the Golden Gun (James Bond, #13)
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3.60 avg rating — 14,199 ratings
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For Your Eyes Only (James Bond, #8)
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3.67 avg rating — 16,126 ratings
score: 171,
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The Secret Life of Bees
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Sue Monk Kidd (Goodreads Author)
4.10 avg rating — 1,343,427 ratings
score: 170,
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Thunderball (James Bond, #9)
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3.84 avg rating — 18,251 ratings
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Diamonds Are Forever (James Bond, #4)
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3.64 avg rating — 24,425 ratings
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Dragonfly in Amber (Outlander, #2)
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Diana Gabaldon (Goodreads Author)
4.34 avg rating — 380,953 ratings
score: 166,
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The Three Musketeers (Trilogie des Mousquetaires #1)
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4.10 avg rating — 346,948 ratings
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It
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Stephen King (Goodreads Author)
4.24 avg rating — 1,240,758 ratings
score: 165,
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Moonraker (James Bond, #3)
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3.81 avg rating — 30,604 ratings
score: 163,
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Voyager (Outlander, #3)
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Diana Gabaldon (Goodreads Author)
4.39 avg rating — 327,513 ratings
score: 163,
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Cloud Atlas
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4.01 avg rating — 264,670 ratings
score: 162,
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Doctor No (James Bond, #6)
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3.81 avg rating — 26,007 ratings
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Drums of Autumn (Outlander, #4)
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Diana Gabaldon (Goodreads Author)
4.36 avg rating — 266,419 ratings
score: 161,
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A Breath of Snow and Ashes (Outlander, #6)
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Diana Gabaldon (Goodreads Author)
4.44 avg rating — 189,651 ratings
score: 159,
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The Fiery Cross (Outlander, #5)
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Diana Gabaldon (Goodreads Author)
4.26 avg rating — 224,592 ratings
score: 157,
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The Souls of Black Folk
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4.31 avg rating — 44,519 ratings
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From Russia with Love (James Bond, #5)
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3.91 avg rating — 38,278 ratings
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The Killer Angels (The Civil War Trilogy, #2)
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4.33 avg rating — 90,993 ratings
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The Good Earth (House of Earth, #1)
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4.01 avg rating — 258,914 ratings
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Live and Let Die (James Bond, #2)
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3.63 avg rating — 35,900 ratings
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The Count of Monte Cristo
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4.32 avg rating — 1,003,541 ratings
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The Goldfinch
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3.96 avg rating — 1,021,986 ratings
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The Iliad / The Odyssey
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4.07 avg rating — 82,716 ratings
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Snow Falling on Cedars
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3.86 avg rating — 193,162 ratings
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The Lottery
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4.04 avg rating — 106,107 ratings
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Oliver Twist
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3.88 avg rating — 422,591 ratings
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The Joy Luck Club
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Amy Tan (Goodreads Author)
3.97 avg rating — 705,829 ratings
score: 105,
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Spirit Filled Words: To Awaken the Sleeping Giant
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Jessica Cager (Goodreads Author)
4.40 avg rating — 10 ratings
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