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Relentless Relentless (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.78 — 18,781 ratings — published 2009
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Chronic City Chronic City (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.55 — 9,196 ratings — published 2009
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Brimstone (Pendergast, #5; Diogenes, #1) Brimstone (Pendergast, #5; Diogenes, #1)
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avg rating 4.16 — 44,494 ratings — published 2004
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Concrete Concrete (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.12 — 5,138 ratings — published 1982
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Motherless Brooklyn Motherless Brooklyn (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.86 — 43,225 ratings — published 1999
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The Turn of the Screw The Turn of the Screw (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.38 — 188,267 ratings — published 1898
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Animal Farm Animal Farm (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 4.03 — 4,815,451 ratings — published 1945
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Crime and Punishment Crime and Punishment (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.29 — 1,160,159 ratings — published 1866
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A Room of One’s Own A Room of One’s Own (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.22 — 282,231 ratings — published 1929
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The Remains of the Day The Remains of the Day (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.14 — 386,742 ratings — published 1989
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Alias Grace Alias Grace (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.04 — 162,065 ratings — published 1996
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The Picture of Dorian Gray The Picture of Dorian Gray (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.13 — 2,006,553 ratings — published 1890
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Foundation (Foundation, #1) Foundation (Foundation, #1)
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avg rating 4.17 — 616,171 ratings — published 1951
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Aesop’s Fables Aesop’s Fables (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.05 — 131,083 ratings — published -560
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The Bell Jar The Bell Jar (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.04 — 1,317,543 ratings — published 1963
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If on a Winter's Night a Traveler If on a Winter's Night a Traveler (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.01 — 117,243 ratings — published 1979
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The Master and Margarita The Master and Margarita (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.28 — 451,110 ratings — published 1925
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House of Leaves House of Leaves (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.09 — 213,561 ratings — published 2000
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The Good Soldier Švejk The Good Soldier Švejk (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.09 — 21,804 ratings — published 1923
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The Plot Against America The Plot Against America (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.82 — 71,783 ratings — published 2004
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A Visit from the Goon Squad A Visit from the Goon Squad (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.70 — 256,432 ratings — published 2010
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1Q84 (1Q84, #1-3) 1Q84 (1Q84, #1-3)
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avg rating 3.95 — 349,749 ratings — published 2009
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How to Read and Why How to Read and Why (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.61 — 3,954 ratings — published 2000
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Ich und Kaminski Ich und Kaminski (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.42 — 2,956 ratings — published 2003
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Love Is a Mix Tape: Life and Loss, One Song at a Time Love Is a Mix Tape: Life and Loss, One Song at a Time (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.87 — 42,612 ratings — published 2007
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The Sonderberg Case The Sonderberg Case (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.43 — 686 ratings — published 2008
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Talking to Girls About Duran Duran Talking to Girls About Duran Duran (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.59 — 8,709 ratings — published 2010
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Let's Take the Long Way Home: A Memoir of Friendship Let's Take the Long Way Home: A Memoir of Friendship (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 3.96 — 12,504 ratings — published 2010
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Thy Kingdom Come Thy Kingdom Come (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.06 — 266 ratings — published
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Was das Zwielicht verbirgt (Stella Obskura, #1) Was das Zwielicht verbirgt (Stella Obskura, #1)
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avg rating 4.33 — 3 ratings — published
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Why Socialism? Why Socialism?
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avg rating 4.15 — 2,304 ratings — published 1949
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The Communist Manifesto The Communist Manifesto (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.70 — 210,068 ratings — published 1848
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Kilátás az utolsó hajóról: Krasznahorkai László prózavilága Kilátás az utolsó hajóról: Krasznahorkai László prózavilága (Paperback)
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avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published
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Curtain Call Curtain Call (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.70 — 1,574 ratings — published 2015
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Capital: A Critique of Political Economy, Volume 1 Capital: A Critique of Political Economy, Volume 1 (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.31 — 15,111 ratings — published 1867
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A Contribution to the Critique of Political Economy A Contribution to the Critique of Political Economy (Nook)
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avg rating 4.03 — 485 ratings — published 1859
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Capital: A Critique of Political Economy, Volume 3 Capital: A Critique of Political Economy, Volume 3 (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.21 — 1,480 ratings — published 1894
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Capital: A Critique of Political Economy, Volume 2 Capital: A Critique of Political Economy, Volume 2 (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.11 — 2,357 ratings — published 1887
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Was ist europäisch? Zur Überwindung kolonialer und romantischer Denkformen Was ist europäisch? Zur Überwindung kolonialer und romantischer Denkformen (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.14 — 83 ratings — published
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Pointed Roofs Pointed Roofs (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.40 — 359 ratings — published
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Storm of Steel Storm of Steel (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.16 — 23,524 ratings — published 1920
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Biblical Mormonism: Responding to Evangelical Criticism of LDS Theology Biblical Mormonism: Responding to Evangelical Criticism of LDS Theology (Hardback)
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avg rating 3.44 — 9 ratings — published 1994
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Les Indes Galantes Les Indes Galantes (Library Binding)
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avg rating 3.50 — 4 ratings — published
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Why Read Moby-Dick? Why Read Moby-Dick? (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.79 — 4,635 ratings — published 2010
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Thinking Sex: Notes for a Radical Theory of the Politics of Sexuality Thinking Sex: Notes for a Radical Theory of the Politics of Sexuality (ebook)
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avg rating 3.66 — 186 ratings — published 1984
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Gender Trouble: Feminism and the Subversion of Identity Gender Trouble: Feminism and the Subversion of Identity (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.04 — 20,564 ratings — published 1989
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Discipline and Punish: The Birth of the Prison Discipline and Punish: The Birth of the Prison (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.23 — 38,475 ratings — published 1975
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Epistemology of the Closet Epistemology of the Closet (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.10 — 2,329 ratings — published 1990
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Golden Gulag: Prisons, Surplus, Crisis, and Opposition in Globalizing California Golden Gulag: Prisons, Surplus, Crisis, and Opposition in Globalizing California (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.40 — 1,306 ratings — published 2007
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The History of Sexuality, Volume 1: An Introduction The History of Sexuality, Volume 1: An Introduction (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.02 — 26,691 ratings — published 1976
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Israelmore Ayivor
“Our critics make us strong!
Our fears make us bold!
Our haters make us wise!
Our foes make us active!
Our obstacles make us passionate!
Our losses make us wealthy!
Our disappointments make us appointed!
Our unseen treasures give us a
known peace!

Whatever is designed against us will work for us!”
Israelmore Ayivor, The Great Hand Book of Quotes

J.R.R. Tolkien
“A man inherited a field in which was an accumulation of old stone, part of an older hall. Of the old stone some had already been used in building the house in which he actually lived, not far from the old house of his fathers. Of the rest he took some and built a tower. But his friends coming perceived at once (without troubling to climb the steps) that these stones had formerly belonged to a more ancient building. So they pushed the tower over, with no little labour, and in order to look for hidden carvings and inscriptions, or to discover whence the man's distant forefathers had obtained their building material. Some suspecting a deposit of coal under the soil began to dig for it, and forgot even the stones. They all said: 'This tower is most interesting.' But they also said (after pushing it over): 'What a muddle it is in!' And even the man's own descendants, who might have been expected to consider what he had been about, were heard to murmur: 'He is such an odd fellow! Imagine using these old stones just to build a nonsensical tower! Why did not he restore the old house? he had no sense of proportion.' But from the top of that tower the man had been able to look out upon the sea.”
J.R.R. Tolkien, Beowulf and the Critics

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