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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2) Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2)
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avg rating 4.43 — 4,431,116 ratings — published 1998
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3) Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)
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avg rating 4.58 — 4,772,074 ratings — published 1999
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1) Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
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avg rating 4.47 — 11,259,124 ratings — published 1997
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The Hobbit, or There and Back Again The Hobbit, or There and Back Again (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.30 — 4,410,516 ratings — published 1937
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7) Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7)
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avg rating 4.62 — 4,068,704 ratings — published 2007
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4) Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4)
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avg rating 4.57 — 4,142,171 ratings — published 2000
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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter, #6) Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter, #6)
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avg rating 4.58 — 3,618,515 ratings — published 2005
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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5) Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5)
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avg rating 4.50 — 3,752,230 ratings — published 2003
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The Da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon, #2) The Da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon, #2)
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avg rating 3.93 — 2,504,420 ratings — published 2003
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Angels & Demons (Robert Langdon, #1) Angels & Demons (Robert Langdon, #1)
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avg rating 3.95 — 3,374,335 ratings — published 2000
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The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
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avg rating 4.35 — 9,766,712 ratings — published 2008
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The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1) The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1)
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avg rating 4.18 — 3,418,660 ratings — published 2005
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A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1) A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1)
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avg rating 4.45 — 2,709,564 ratings — published 1996
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Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2) Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2)
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avg rating 4.35 — 4,095,310 ratings — published 2009
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The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, #1) The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, #1)
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avg rating 4.40 — 3,108,503 ratings — published 1954
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The Lost Symbol (Robert Langdon, #3) The Lost Symbol (Robert Langdon, #3)
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avg rating 3.76 — 649,469 ratings — published 2009
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Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3) Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3)
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avg rating 4.12 — 3,667,767 ratings — published 2010
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The Two Towers (The Lord of the Rings, #2) The Two Towers (The Lord of the Rings, #2)
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avg rating 4.50 — 1,108,661 ratings — published 1954
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The Return of the King (The Lord of the Rings, #3) The Return of the King (The Lord of the Rings, #3)
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avg rating 4.58 — 1,026,199 ratings — published 1955
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Twilight (The Twilight Saga, #1) Twilight (The Twilight Saga, #1)
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avg rating 3.67 — 7,231,252 ratings — published 2005
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New Moon (The Twilight Saga, #2) New Moon (The Twilight Saga, #2)
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avg rating 3.62 — 2,108,642 ratings — published 2006
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1984 1984 (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.20 — 5,362,653 ratings — published 1949
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Eclipse (The Twilight Saga, #3) Eclipse (The Twilight Saga, #3)
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avg rating 3.74 — 1,975,606 ratings — published 2007
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Breaking Dawn (The Twilight Saga, #4) Breaking Dawn (The Twilight Saga, #4)
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avg rating 3.76 — 1,856,917 ratings — published 2008
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The Girl Who Played with Fire (Millennium #2) The Girl Who Played with Fire (Millennium #2)
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avg rating 4.26 — 980,410 ratings — published 2006
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A Clash of Kings  (A Song of Ice and Fire, #2) A Clash of Kings (A Song of Ice and Fire, #2)
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avg rating 4.42 — 1,012,635 ratings — published 1998
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Eragon (The Inheritance Cycle #1) Eragon (The Inheritance Cycle #1)
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avg rating 3.96 — 1,924,515 ratings — published 2002
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The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest (Millennium, #3) The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest (Millennium, #3)
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avg rating 4.24 — 772,163 ratings — published 2007
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The Lord of the Rings The Lord of the Rings (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.54 — 725,181 ratings — published 1954
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Digital Fortress Digital Fortress (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.70 — 662,430 ratings — published 1998
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The Silmarillion The Silmarillion (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.03 — 331,381 ratings — published 1977
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A Feast for Crows (A Song of Ice and Fire, #4) A Feast for Crows (A Song of Ice and Fire, #4)
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avg rating 4.17 — 785,911 ratings — published 2005
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Inferno (Robert Langdon, #4) Inferno (Robert Langdon, #4)
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avg rating 3.90 — 588,803 ratings — published 2013
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To Kill a Mockingbird To Kill a Mockingbird (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.26 — 6,797,133 ratings — published 1960
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Deception Point Deception Point (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.76 — 697,093 ratings — published 2001
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Eldest (The Inheritance Cycle, #2) Eldest (The Inheritance Cycle, #2)
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avg rating 4.05 — 487,570 ratings — published 2005
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Pride and Prejudice Pride and Prejudice (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.29 — 4,733,538 ratings — published 1813
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Dracula Dracula (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.02 — 1,452,788 ratings — published 1897
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A Dance with Dragons (A Song of Ice and Fire, #5) A Dance with Dragons (A Song of Ice and Fire, #5)
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avg rating 4.34 — 733,206 ratings — published 2011
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Brisingr (The Inheritance Cycle, #3) Brisingr (The Inheritance Cycle, #3)
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avg rating 4.11 — 411,666 ratings — published 2008
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The Chronicles of Narnia (The Chronicles of Narnia, #1-7) The Chronicles of Narnia (The Chronicles of Narnia, #1-7)
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avg rating 4.28 — 702,574 ratings — published 1956
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Fahrenheit 451 Fahrenheit 451 (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 3.97 — 2,786,031 ratings — published 1953
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Animal Farm Animal Farm (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 4.01 — 4,467,036 ratings — published 1945
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Frankenstein: The 1818 Text Frankenstein: The 1818 Text (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.90 — 1,839,612 ratings — published 1818
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Dune (Dune #1) Dune (Dune #1)
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avg rating 4.29 — 1,604,920 ratings — published 1965
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A Storm of Swords (A Song of Ice and Fire, #3) A Storm of Swords (A Song of Ice and Fire, #3)
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avg rating 4.55 — 839,983 ratings — published 2000
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The Gunslinger (The Dark Tower, #1) The Gunslinger (The Dark Tower, #1)
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avg rating 3.91 — 658,454 ratings — published 1982
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The Great Gatsby The Great Gatsby (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.93 — 5,833,796 ratings — published 1925
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The Little Prince The Little Prince (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.33 — 2,432,793 ratings — published 1943
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Wuthering Heights Wuthering Heights (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.90 — 2,005,656 ratings — published 1847
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B.S. Murthy
“Exaggeration of hurt enhances the defaulters’ guilt.”
B.S. Murthy

Atul Gawande
“We imagine that we can wait until the doctors tell us that there is nothing more they can do. But rarely is there nothing more that doctors can do. They can give toxic drugs of unknown efficacy, operate to try to remove part of the tumor, put in a feeding tube if a person can’t eat: there’s always something. We want these choices. But that doesn’t mean we are eager to make the choices ourselves. Instead, most often, we make no choice at all. We fall back on the default, and the default is: Do Something. Fix Something. Is there any way out of this?”
Atul Gawande, Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End

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