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A Writer at War: Vasily Grossman with the Red Army A Writer at War: Vasily Grossman with the Red Army (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.20 — 3,822 ratings — published 2005
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The Monuments Men: Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves, and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History The Monuments Men: Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves, and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.81 — 53,512 ratings — published 2009
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The Darkest Path The Darkest Path (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.92 — 2,214 ratings — published 2013
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The Sandman, Vol. 7: Brief Lives The Sandman, Vol. 7: Brief Lives (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.54 — 62,205 ratings — published 1993
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A Universal History of the Destruction of Books: From Ancient Sumer to Modern-day Iraq A Universal History of the Destruction of Books: From Ancient Sumer to Modern-day Iraq (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.04 — 795 ratings — published 2003
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Last Full Measure (Star Trek: Enterprise #10) Last Full Measure (Star Trek: Enterprise #10)
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avg rating 3.67 — 557 ratings — published 2006
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Fearless Jones (Fearless Jones, #1) Fearless Jones (Fearless Jones, #1)
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avg rating 3.92 — 3,406 ratings — published 2001
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Monsters of Men (Chaos Walking, #3) Monsters of Men (Chaos Walking, #3)
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avg rating 4.22 — 92,199 ratings — published 2010
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The Fire-Eaters The Fire-Eaters (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.58 — 1,343 ratings — published 2003
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Our Cut of Salt Our Cut of Salt (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.16 — 1,903 ratings — published 2026
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The Atheists' Guide to Christmas The Atheists' Guide to Christmas (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.59 — 1,451 ratings — published 2009
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Tail of the Moon, Vol. 1 Tail of the Moon, Vol. 1 (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.19 — 5,855 ratings — published 2003
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Tail of the Moon, Volume 12 Tail of the Moon, Volume 12 (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.28 — 815 ratings — published 2005
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1) The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1)
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avg rating 4.22 — 2,087,526 ratings — published 1979
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Carl's Doomsday Scenario (Dungeon Crawler Carl, #2) Carl's Doomsday Scenario (Dungeon Crawler Carl, #2)
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avg rating 4.46 — 472,927 ratings — published 2021
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The Wild Beneath The Wild Beneath (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.44 — 8,286 ratings — published 2026
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Dungeon Crawler Carl (Dungeon Crawler Carl, #1) Dungeon Crawler Carl (Dungeon Crawler Carl, #1)
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avg rating 4.41 — 710,000 ratings — published 2020
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The Three-Body Problem (Remembrance of Earth’s Past, #1) The Three-Body Problem (Remembrance of Earth’s Past, #1)
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avg rating 4.08 — 544,660 ratings — published 2006
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Lucy Crown Lucy Crown (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.04 — 1,303 ratings — published 1956
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The Shining (The Shining, #1) The Shining (The Shining, #1)
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avg rating 4.28 — 1,784,826 ratings — published 1977
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Nona the Ninth (The Locked Tomb, #3) Nona the Ninth (The Locked Tomb, #3)
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avg rating 4.33 — 61,134 ratings — published 2022
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Frankenstein Frankenstein (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.93 — 2,032,053 ratings — published 1818
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The Ballad of Black Tom The Ballad of Black Tom (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.81 — 38,122 ratings — published 2016
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There Is No Antimemetics Division There Is No Antimemetics Division (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 3.98 — 70,110 ratings — published 2020
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Herzog Herzog (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.75 — 23,470 ratings — published 1964
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The Melancholy of Resistance (Apocalypse Quartet, #2) The Melancholy of Resistance (Apocalypse Quartet, #2)
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avg rating 4.05 — 9,807 ratings — published 1989
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The Haar The Haar (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.00 — 45,807 ratings — published 2022
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Cat’s Cradle Cat’s Cradle (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.15 — 451,508 ratings — published 1963
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A Far Wilder Magic A Far Wilder Magic (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.80 — 27,298 ratings — published 2022
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Harrow the Ninth (The Locked Tomb, #2) Harrow the Ninth (The Locked Tomb, #2)
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avg rating 4.29 — 96,508 ratings — published 2020
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The Mage Returns (The Ages Of Merlin #2) The Mage Returns (The Ages Of Merlin #2)
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avg rating 4.20 — 10 ratings — published
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Thus Spoke Zarathustra Thus Spoke Zarathustra (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.07 — 185,594 ratings — published 1883
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The Zarellians (The Zarellian Series Book 1) The Zarellians (The Zarellian Series Book 1)
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avg rating 4.00 — 1 rating — published
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The Mark of Athena Excerpt The Mark of Athena Excerpt (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.63 — 32,422 ratings — published
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Human Acts Human Acts (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.27 — 93,718 ratings — published 2014
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The Six Deaths of the Saint (Into Shadow, #3) The Six Deaths of the Saint (Into Shadow, #3)
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avg rating 4.29 — 41,298 ratings — published 2022
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The Red Palace The Red Palace (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.11 — 19,622 ratings — published 2022
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The Dark Side Of Hollywood : Unveiling The Horrific Double Lives Of Old Hollywood's Biggest Stars! The Dark Side Of Hollywood : Unveiling The Horrific Double Lives Of Old Hollywood's Biggest Stars! (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 3.82 — 417 ratings — published
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Divine Rivals (Letters of Enchantment, #1) Divine Rivals (Letters of Enchantment, #1)
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avg rating 4.14 — 809,750 ratings — published 2023
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A Thousand Splendid Suns A Thousand Splendid Suns (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.46 — 1,834,683 ratings — published 2007
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1177 B.C.: The Year Civilization Collapsed 1177 B.C.: The Year Civilization Collapsed (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.75 — 14,679 ratings — published 2014
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Dust (Silo, #3) Dust (Silo, #3)
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avg rating 4.22 — 153,581 ratings — published 2013
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Tangerine Tangerine (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.58 — 33,980 ratings — published 1997
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A Curious Beginning (Veronica Speedwell, #1) A Curious Beginning (Veronica Speedwell, #1)
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avg rating 3.96 — 63,686 ratings — published 2015
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The Last of Us: A Novelization The Last of Us: A Novelization (ebook)
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avg rating 4.11 — 62 ratings — published
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Frost & Found Frost & Found (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.51 — 87 ratings — published
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The Sandman, Vol. 10: The Wake The Sandman, Vol. 10: The Wake (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.51 — 52,448 ratings — published 1996
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Silver Shadows (Bloodlines, #5) Silver Shadows (Bloodlines, #5)
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avg rating 4.33 — 65,244 ratings — published 2014
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Angelfall (Penryn & the End of Days, #1) Angelfall (Penryn & the End of Days, #1)
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avg rating 4.09 — 201,149 ratings — published 2011
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The End of Everything: How Wars Descend into Annihilation The End of Everything: How Wars Descend into Annihilation (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.18 — 2,079 ratings — published 2024
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Madeline Miller
“But gods are born of ichor and nectar, their excellences already bursting from their fingertips. So they find their fame by proving what they can mar: destroying cities, starting wars, breeding plagues and monsters. All that smoke and savor rising so delicately from our altars. It leaves only ash behind.”
― Madeline Miller, Circe

Brandon Sanderson
“Those candle flames were like the lives of men. So fragile. So deadly. Left alone, they lit and warmed. Let run rampant, they would destroy the very things they were meant to illuminate. Embryonic bonfires, each bearing a seed of destruction so potent it could tumble cities and dash kings to their knees.”
― Brandon Sanderson, The Way of Kings

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