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The Glass Castle The Glass Castle (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.33 — 1,366,889 ratings — published 2005
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The Rainmaker The Rainmaker (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.02 — 208,245 ratings — published 1995
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The Prince and the Pauper The Prince and the Pauper (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.87 — 125,661 ratings — published 1881
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Our Mutual Friend Our Mutual Friend (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.09 — 31,451 ratings — published 1865
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Tess of the D’Urbervilles Tess of the D’Urbervilles (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.84 — 303,213 ratings — published 1891
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Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America
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avg rating 3.65 — 195,626 ratings — published 2001
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Midnight’s Children Midnight’s Children (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.97 — 133,204 ratings — published 1981
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Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.84 — 505,621 ratings — published 2016
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Ethan Frome and Selected Stories Ethan Frome and Selected Stories (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.74 — 1,482 ratings — published
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Broke, USA: From Pawnshops to Poverty, Inc. - How the Working Poor Became Big Business Broke, USA: From Pawnshops to Poverty, Inc. - How the Working Poor Became Big Business (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.71 — 1,080 ratings — published 2010
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A Life with the Poor A Life with the Poor (Unknown Binding)
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avg rating 3.96 — 67 ratings — published 2008
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Rich Dad, Poor Dad Rich Dad, Poor Dad (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.09 — 729,831 ratings — published 1997
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The Selection (The Selection, #1) The Selection (The Selection, #1)
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avg rating 4.07 — 1,768,379 ratings — published 2012
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Paper Princess (The Royals, #1) Paper Princess (The Royals, #1)
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avg rating 3.91 — 169,623 ratings — published 2016
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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 — 9,947,298 ratings — published 2008
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Bloodroot Bloodroot (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.80 — 8,400 ratings — published 2010
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Twilight (The Twilight Saga, #1) Twilight (The Twilight Saga, #1)
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avg rating 3.67 — 7,333,314 ratings — published 2005
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Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.98 — 116,974 ratings — published 2012
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A Garden of Earthly Delights (Wonderland Quartet, #1) A Garden of Earthly Delights (Wonderland Quartet, #1)
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avg rating 3.87 — 2,785 ratings — published 1967
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The White Tiger The White Tiger (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.77 — 203,136 ratings — published 2008
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Fake Out (Fake Boyfriend, #1) Fake Out (Fake Boyfriend, #1)
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avg rating 3.97 — 30,671 ratings — published 2018
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Garron Park (From Nothing, #1) Garron Park (From Nothing, #1)
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avg rating 4.02 — 20,942 ratings — published 2023
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Goodbye Paradise (Hello Goodbye, #1) Goodbye Paradise (Hello Goodbye, #1)
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avg rating 4.16 — 11,728 ratings — published 2015
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A Wrinkle in Time (Time Quintet, #1) A Wrinkle in Time (Time Quintet, #1)
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avg rating 3.97 — 1,288,400 ratings — published 1962
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Someone to Hold (Westcott, #2) Someone to Hold (Westcott, #2)
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avg rating 4.02 — 9,085 ratings — published 2017
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The Inheritance Games (The Inheritance Games, #1) The Inheritance Games (The Inheritance Games, #1)
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avg rating 4.12 — 1,083,331 ratings — published 2020
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A ​Court of Silver Flames (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #4) A ​Court of Silver Flames (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #4)
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avg rating 4.45 — 2,095,691 ratings — published 2021
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Pretty Reckless (All Saints High, #1) Pretty Reckless (All Saints High, #1)
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avg rating 4.04 — 82,314 ratings — published 2019
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The One (The Selection, #3) The One (The Selection, #3)
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avg rating 4.14 — 779,286 ratings — published 2014
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Home Game (Vancouver Wolves Hockey, #2) Home Game (Vancouver Wolves Hockey, #2)
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avg rating 4.11 — 33,979 ratings — published 2019
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Secrets of a Summer Night (Wallflowers, #1) Secrets of a Summer Night (Wallflowers, #1)
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avg rating 4.00 — 87,716 ratings — published 2004
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Credence Credence (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.67 — 592,931 ratings — published 2020
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Too Wilde to Wed (The Wildes of Lindow Castle, #2) Too Wilde to Wed (The Wildes of Lindow Castle, #2)
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avg rating 3.87 — 8,722 ratings — published 2018
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Maggie: A Girl of the Streets and Other Tales of New York Maggie: A Girl of the Streets and Other Tales of New York (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.63 — 2,982 ratings — published 1893
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My One True Highlander (No Ordinary Hero, #2) My One True Highlander (No Ordinary Hero, #2)
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avg rating 3.90 — 1,550 ratings — published 2017
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Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles, #1) Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles, #1)
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avg rating 4.12 — 1,013,901 ratings — published 2012
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A Court of Thorns and Roses (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #1) A Court of Thorns and Roses (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #1)
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avg rating 4.16 — 4,239,082 ratings — published 2015
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Insurgent (Divergent, #2) Insurgent (Divergent, #2)
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avg rating 3.96 — 1,625,800 ratings — published 2012
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Loving a Lost Lord (Lost Lords, #1) Loving a Lost Lord (Lost Lords, #1)
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avg rating 3.82 — 7,236 ratings — published 2009
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Someone to Love (Westcott, #1) Someone to Love (Westcott, #1)
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avg rating 3.79 — 14,099 ratings — published 2016
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Breaking Dawn (The Twilight Saga, #4) Breaking Dawn (The Twilight Saga, #4)
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avg rating 3.76 — 1,877,368 ratings — published 2008
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Miss Milton Speaks Her Mind (Signet Regency Romance) Miss Milton Speaks Her Mind (Signet Regency Romance)
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avg rating 4.00 — 624 ratings — published 1998
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An Invisible Thread An Invisible Thread (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.07 — 48,697 ratings — published 2010
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Sweet Soul (Sweet Home, #4; Carillo Boys, #3) Sweet Soul (Sweet Home, #4; Carillo Boys, #3)
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avg rating 4.33 — 10,681 ratings — published 2015
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Crenshaw Crenshaw (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.97 — 38,023 ratings — published 2015
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The Winter Bride (Chance Sisters, #2) The Winter Bride (Chance Sisters, #2)
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avg rating 4.01 — 4,025 ratings — published 2014
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Hired Bride (Beaufort Brides #1) Hired Bride (Beaufort Brides #1)
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avg rating 3.76 — 5,556 ratings — published 2015
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Big Little Lies Big Little Lies (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.31 — 1,119,428 ratings — published 2014
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Orphan Train Orphan Train (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.20 — 464,875 ratings — published 2013
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The Autumn Bride (Chance Sisters, #1) The Autumn Bride (Chance Sisters, #1)
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avg rating 3.87 — 5,788 ratings — published 2012
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Henry David Thoreau
“Most of the luxuries, and many of the so called comforts of life, are not only indispensable, but positive hinderances to the elevation of mankind. With respect to luxuries and comforts, the wisest have ever lived a more simple and meagre life than the poor.”
Henry David Thoreau

Jeffrey D. Sachs
“History is written by the rich, and so the poor get blamed for everything.”
Jeffrey Sachs

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