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1984 1984 (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.20 — 5,629,773 ratings — published 1948
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To Kill a Mockingbird To Kill a Mockingbird (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.26 — 7,016,765 ratings — published 1960
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Pride and Prejudice Pride and Prejudice (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.30 — 4,920,402 ratings — published 1813
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Crime and Punishment Crime and Punishment (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.29 — 1,121,786 ratings — published 1866
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Animal Farm Animal Farm (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 4.03 — 4,693,363 ratings — published 1945
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The Picture of Dorian Gray The Picture of Dorian Gray (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.13 — 1,946,046 ratings — published 1890
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The Catcher in the Rye The Catcher in the Rye (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.80 — 3,959,045 ratings — published 1951
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One Hundred Years of Solitude One Hundred Years of Solitude (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 4.12 — 1,129,293 ratings — published 1967
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Fahrenheit 451 Fahrenheit 451 (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 3.97 — 2,922,026 ratings — published 1963
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The Great Gatsby The Great Gatsby (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.93 — 6,041,433 ratings — published 1925
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Brave New World Brave New World (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.98 — 2,119,376 ratings — published 1932
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The Brothers Karamazov The Brothers Karamazov (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.39 — 402,320 ratings — published 1880
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Wuthering Heights Wuthering Heights (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.89 — 2,237,219 ratings — published 1847
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The Book Thief The Book Thief (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.39 — 2,935,554 ratings — published 2005
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The Little Prince The Little Prince (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.33 — 2,546,649 ratings — published 1943
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Jane Eyre Jane Eyre (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.16 — 2,374,348 ratings — published 1847
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The Bell Jar The Bell Jar (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.04 — 1,272,042 ratings — published 1963
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Lolita Lolita (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 3.87 — 964,821 ratings — published 1955
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The Handmaid's Tale The Handmaid's Tale (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.15 — 2,500,503 ratings — published 1985
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The Count of Monte Cristo The Count of Monte Cristo (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.33 — 1,054,656 ratings — published 1846
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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 — 1,298,722 ratings — published 2011
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Man's Search for Meaning Man's Search for Meaning (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.37 — 911,930 ratings — published 1946
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Anna Karenina Anna Karenina (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.11 — 951,764 ratings — published 1878
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Frankenstein: The 1818 Text Frankenstein: The 1818 Text (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.92 — 1,957,183 ratings — published 1818
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War and Peace War and Peace (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.17 — 372,680 ratings — published 1869
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Thinking, Fast and Slow Thinking, Fast and Slow (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.17 — 604,147 ratings — published 2011
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The Diary of a Young Girl The Diary of a Young Girl (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 4.20 — 4,268,272 ratings — published 1947
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The Metamorphosis The Metamorphosis (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 3.91 — 1,492,139 ratings — published 1915
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The Stranger The Stranger (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.03 — 1,467,786 ratings — published 1942
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The Secret History The Secret History (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.15 — 1,081,184 ratings — published 1992
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Dracula Dracula (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.03 — 1,512,950 ratings — published 1897
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Lord of the Flies Lord of the Flies (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.70 — 3,263,820 ratings — published 1954
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Little Women (Little Women, #1) Little Women (Little Women, #1)
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avg rating 4.17 — 2,506,513 ratings — published 1868
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Slaughterhouse-Five Slaughterhouse-Five (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.10 — 1,507,467 ratings — published 1969
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Moby-Dick or, The Whale Moby-Dick or, The Whale (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.57 — 626,599 ratings — published 1851
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How to Win Friends & Influence People How to Win Friends & Influence People (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.21 — 1,174,136 ratings — published 1936
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The Kite Runner The Kite Runner (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.36 — 3,557,039 ratings — published 2003
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East of Eden East of Eden (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.45 — 675,887 ratings — published 1952
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And Then There Were None And Then There Were None (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.27 — 1,667,837 ratings — published 1939
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The Alchemist The Alchemist (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.92 — 3,670,930 ratings — published 1988
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Don Quixote Don Quixote (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.91 — 311,056 ratings — published 1605
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1) The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1)
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avg rating 4.22 — 2,049,455 ratings — published 1979
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Kafka on the Shore Kafka on the Shore (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.11 — 562,990 ratings — published 2002
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Meditations Meditations (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.28 — 367,324 ratings — published 180
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Les Misérables Les Misérables (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 4.21 — 854,508 ratings — published 1862
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The Iliad The Iliad (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.93 — 522,852 ratings — published -800
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Siddhartha Siddhartha (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 4.09 — 897,714 ratings — published 1922
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The Master and Margarita The Master and Margarita (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.28 — 436,383 ratings — published 1967
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Catch-22 Catch-22 (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.99 — 896,790 ratings — published 1961
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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 — 4,549,708 ratings — published 1937
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Frank Patrick Herbert
“We will not run," Paul said. "We'll move with dignity. We'll do what must be done.”
Frank Herbert, Dune Messiah

Prem Jagyasi
“We must remember that the more self-centered our life is, the more prone we are to unhappiness and frustration.”
Dr Prem Jagyasi

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