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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 — 262,867 ratings — published 1929
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We Should All Be Feminists We Should All Be Feminists (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 383 times as essay)
avg rating 4.39 — 331,780 ratings — published 2012
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Men Explain Things to Me Men Explain Things to Me (Paperback)
by (shelved 176 times as essay)
avg rating 3.83 — 87,899 ratings — published 2014
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Bad Feminist Bad Feminist (Paperback)
by (shelved 162 times as essay)
avg rating 3.92 — 119,057 ratings — published 2014
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The Fire Next Time (Vintage International) The Fire Next Time (Vintage International)
by (shelved 160 times as essay)
avg rating 4.55 — 122,183 ratings — published 1963
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Slouching Towards Bethlehem Slouching Towards Bethlehem (Paperback)
by (shelved 148 times as essay)
avg rating 4.18 — 83,539 ratings — published 1968
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Consider the Lobster and Other Essays Consider the Lobster and Other Essays (Hardcover)
by (shelved 140 times as essay)
avg rating 4.18 — 54,321 ratings — published 2005
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In Praise of Shadows In Praise of Shadows (Paperback)
by (shelved 134 times as essay)
avg rating 4.00 — 30,665 ratings — published 1933
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The Myth of Sisyphus The Myth of Sisyphus (Paperback)
by (shelved 123 times as essay)
avg rating 4.17 — 95,687 ratings — published 1942
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The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.35 — 178,067 ratings — published 2021
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Between the World and Me Between the World and Me (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.40 — 367,694 ratings — published 2015
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Dear Ijeawele, or A Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions Dear Ijeawele, or A Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions (Hardcover)
by (shelved 118 times as essay)
avg rating 4.50 — 88,504 ratings — published 2017
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Me Talk Pretty One Day Me Talk Pretty One Day (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.01 — 721,689 ratings — published 2000
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A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again:  Essays and Arguments A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again: Essays and Arguments (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.13 — 54,629 ratings — published 1997
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Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self-Delusion Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self-Delusion (Hardcover)
by (shelved 108 times as essay)
avg rating 4.02 — 78,492 ratings — published 2019
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Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.33 — 1,268,883 ratings — published 2011
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The White Album The White Album (Paperback)
by (shelved 105 times as essay)
avg rating 4.02 — 50,470 ratings — published 1979
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The Complete Essays The Complete Essays (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.23 — 22,175 ratings — published 1580
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Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches (Paperback)
by (shelved 93 times as essay)
avg rating 4.53 — 41,056 ratings — published 1984
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Walden or, Life in the Woods Walden or, Life in the Woods (Paperback)
by (shelved 92 times as essay)
avg rating 3.77 — 204,681 ratings — published 1854
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Regarding the Pain of Others Regarding the Pain of Others (Paperback)
by (shelved 87 times as essay)
avg rating 4.10 — 22,608 ratings — published 2003
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A Modest Proposal A Modest Proposal (Paperback)
by (shelved 86 times as essay)
avg rating 4.02 — 49,398 ratings — published 1729
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The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays (Paperback)
by (shelved 85 times as essay)
avg rating 4.21 — 65,564 ratings — published 1942
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When You Are Engulfed in Flames When You Are Engulfed in Flames (Hardcover)
by (shelved 83 times as essay)
avg rating 4.08 — 217,845 ratings — published 2008
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Upstream: Selected Essays Upstream: Selected Essays (Hardcover)
by (shelved 79 times as essay)
avg rating 4.16 — 25,625 ratings — published 2016
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The Doors of Perception & Heaven and Hell The Doors of Perception & Heaven and Hell (Paperback)
by (shelved 78 times as essay)
avg rating 3.90 — 75,871 ratings — published 1956
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The Prince The Prince (Paperback)
by (shelved 75 times as essay)
avg rating 3.84 — 384,365 ratings — published 1532
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All About Love: New Visions All About Love: New Visions (Hardcover)
by (shelved 74 times as essay)
avg rating 4.01 — 137,799 ratings — published 1999
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Bluets Bluets (Paperback)
by (shelved 70 times as essay)
avg rating 4.04 — 57,978 ratings — published 2009
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On Photography On Photography (Paperback)
by (shelved 69 times as essay)
avg rating 3.87 — 57,018 ratings — published 1973
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Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim (Paperback)
by (shelved 68 times as essay)
avg rating 4.12 — 289,607 ratings — published 2004
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Against Interpretation and Other Essays Against Interpretation and Other Essays (Paperback)
by (shelved 66 times as essay)
avg rating 4.14 — 10,439 ratings — published 1966
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This Is Water: Some Thoughts, Delivered on a Significant Occasion, about Living a Compassionate Life This Is Water: Some Thoughts, Delivered on a Significant Occasion, about Living a Compassionate Life (Hardcover)
by (shelved 65 times as essay)
avg rating 4.47 — 38,729 ratings — published 2009
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Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls: Essays, Etc. Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls: Essays, Etc. (Hardcover)
by (shelved 64 times as essay)
avg rating 3.85 — 151,246 ratings — published 2013
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King Kong théorie King Kong théorie (Paperback)
by (shelved 61 times as essay)
avg rating 4.01 — 37,467 ratings — published 2006
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Man's Search for Meaning Man's Search for Meaning (Paperback)
by (shelved 60 times as essay)
avg rating 4.37 — 884,255 ratings — published 1946
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The Communist Manifesto The Communist Manifesto (Paperback)
by (shelved 59 times as essay)
avg rating 3.68 — 199,386 ratings — published 1848
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Civil Disobedience Civil Disobedience (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 58 times as essay)
avg rating 3.94 — 19,786 ratings — published 1849
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A Field Guide to Getting Lost A Field Guide to Getting Lost (Paperback)
by (shelved 58 times as essay)
avg rating 3.90 — 20,948 ratings — published 2005
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Intimations Intimations (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.98 — 28,833 ratings — published 2020
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Naked Naked (Paperback)
by (shelved 56 times as essay)
avg rating 4.10 — 273,377 ratings — published 1997
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A Collection of Essays A Collection of Essays (Paperback)
by (shelved 55 times as essay)
avg rating 4.30 — 8,115 ratings — published 1941
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Ways of Seeing Ways of Seeing (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.94 — 437,620 ratings — published 1972
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What I Talk About When I Talk About Running What I Talk About When I Talk About Running (Hardcover)
by (shelved 55 times as essay)
avg rating 3.87 — 204,833 ratings — published 2007
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Capitalist Realism: Is There No Alternative? Capitalist Realism: Is There No Alternative? (Paperback)
by (shelved 54 times as essay)
avg rating 4.21 — 40,496 ratings — published 2009
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On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century (Paperback)
by (shelved 53 times as essay)
avg rating 4.29 — 109,097 ratings — published 2017
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Notes on Grief Notes on Grief (Hardcover)
by (shelved 53 times as essay)
avg rating 4.21 — 40,900 ratings — published 2021
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Women & Power: A Manifesto Women & Power: A Manifesto (Hardcover)
by (shelved 53 times as essay)
avg rating 4.02 — 39,422 ratings — published 2017
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Why I Write Why I Write (Paperback)
by (shelved 52 times as essay)
avg rating 4.01 — 15,383 ratings — published 1946
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The Year of Magical Thinking The Year of Magical Thinking (Paperback)
by (shelved 51 times as essay)
avg rating 3.93 — 303,000 ratings — published 2005
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“Father has a strengthening character like the sun and mother has a soothing temper like the moon.”
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“Great losses are great lessons.”
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