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The Federalist Papers The Federalist Papers (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 8 times as primary-source)
avg rating 4.10 — 42,289 ratings — published 1788
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The Diary of a Young Girl The Diary of a Young Girl (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as primary-source)
avg rating 4.20 — 4,237,357 ratings — published 1947
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The Histories The Histories (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as primary-source)
avg rating 4.01 — 56,125 ratings — published -430
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Meditations Meditations (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as primary-source)
avg rating 4.28 — 359,908 ratings — published 180
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The Iliad The Iliad (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as primary-source)
avg rating 3.93 — 516,558 ratings — published -800
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Beowulf Beowulf (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as primary-source)
avg rating 3.50 — 350,010 ratings — published 1000
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Common Sense Common Sense (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as primary-source)
avg rating 4.00 — 40,101 ratings — published 1776
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The Epic of Gilgamesh The Epic of Gilgamesh (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as primary-source)
avg rating 3.76 — 120,691 ratings — published -1200
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The Persian Expedition The Persian Expedition (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as primary-source)
avg rating 4.11 — 10,048 ratings — published -400
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The Nicomachean Ethics The Nicomachean Ethics (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as primary-source)
avg rating 4.00 — 61,506 ratings — published -350
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Democracy in America Democracy in America (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as primary-source)
avg rating 4.05 — 27,227 ratings — published 1835
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The Origin of Species The Origin of Species (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as primary-source)
avg rating 4.01 — 122,803 ratings — published 1859
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The Communist Manifesto The Communist Manifesto (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as primary-source)
avg rating 3.69 — 202,100 ratings — published 1848
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The Declaration of Independence / The Constitution of the United States The Declaration of Independence / The Constitution of the United States (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as primary-source)
avg rating 4.44 — 27,596 ratings — published 1776
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The Republic The Republic (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as primary-source)
avg rating 3.97 — 228,432 ratings — published -400
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The Prince The Prince (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as primary-source)
avg rating 3.84 — 387,790 ratings — published 1532
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The Art of War The Art of War (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as primary-source)
avg rating 3.94 — 580,290 ratings — published -500
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Confessions Confessions (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as primary-source)
avg rating 4.00 — 75,484 ratings — published 400
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The Odyssey The Odyssey (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as primary-source)
avg rating 3.84 — 1,210,410 ratings — published -800
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The Prose Edda: Norse Mythology The Prose Edda: Norse Mythology (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as primary-source)
avg rating 4.15 — 15,939 ratings — published 1220
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The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as primary-source)
avg rating 4.02 — 15,575 ratings — published 1776
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City of God City of God (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as primary-source)
avg rating 3.95 — 13,873 ratings — published 426
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The Book of Margery Kempe The Book of Margery Kempe (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as primary-source)
avg rating 3.30 — 5,035 ratings — published 1438
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Metamorphoses Metamorphoses (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as primary-source)
avg rating 4.10 — 79,177 ratings — published 8
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The Aeneid The Aeneid (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 4 times as primary-source)
avg rating 3.88 — 145,146 ratings — published -19
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The Histories The Histories (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as primary-source)
avg rating 4.13 — 3,988 ratings — published 110
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The Egyptian Book of the Dead The Egyptian Book of the Dead (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as primary-source)
avg rating 3.91 — 6,264 ratings — published -1500
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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as primary-source)
avg rating 4.13 — 136,591 ratings — published 1845
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A Promised Land A Promised Land (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 3 times as primary-source)
avg rating 4.31 — 279,770 ratings — published 2020
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Becoming Becoming (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as primary-source)
avg rating 4.43 — 1,213,334 ratings — published 2018
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The History of the Franks The History of the Franks (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as primary-source)
avg rating 3.86 — 1,593 ratings — published 590
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Night Night (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as primary-source)
avg rating 4.38 — 1,377,975 ratings — published 1956
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The Trial and Death of Socrates (Euthyphro, Apology, Crito, Phaedo) The Trial and Death of Socrates (Euthyphro, Apology, Crito, Phaedo)
by (shelved 3 times as primary-source)
avg rating 4.12 — 46,535 ratings — published -400
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The Life of Charlemagne The Life of Charlemagne (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as primary-source)
avg rating 3.60 — 1,060 ratings — published 818
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Tao Te Ching Tao Te Ching (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as primary-source)
avg rating 4.29 — 184,426 ratings — published -350
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The Conquest of Gaul The Conquest of Gaul (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as primary-source)
avg rating 4.02 — 13,719 ratings — published -50
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The Way Things Are The Way Things Are (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as primary-source)
avg rating 3.97 — 14,700 ratings — published -55
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The Later Roman Empire (A.D. 354-378) The Later Roman Empire (A.D. 354-378)
by (shelved 3 times as primary-source)
avg rating 4.08 — 1,290 ratings — published 391
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The Anglo Saxon Chronicle The Anglo Saxon Chronicle (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as primary-source)
avg rating 4.01 — 1,176 ratings — published 890
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The Symposium The Symposium (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as primary-source)
avg rating 4.09 — 91,905 ratings — published -380
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Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as primary-source)
avg rating 4.00 — 16,918 ratings — published 1716
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The Holy Bible: King James Version The Holy Bible: King James Version (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as primary-source)
avg rating 4.45 — 321,825 ratings — published 1611
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Mein Kampf: Adolf Hitler's Totalitarian Vision—Essential Lessons in Vigilance, Responsibility, and Opposing Evil Mein Kampf: Adolf Hitler's Totalitarian Vision—Essential Lessons in Vigilance, Responsibility, and Opposing Evil (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 3 times as primary-source)
avg rating 3.18 — 43,802 ratings — published 1925
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An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as primary-source)
avg rating 3.89 — 35,204 ratings — published 1776
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The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as primary-source)
avg rating 3.85 — 92,540 ratings — published 1791
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The Divine Comedy: Inferno - Purgatorio - Paradiso The Divine Comedy: Inferno - Purgatorio - Paradiso (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as primary-source)
avg rating 4.09 — 174,821 ratings — published 1320
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Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as primary-source)
avg rating 4.18 — 58,666 ratings — published 1861
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The Canterbury Tales The Canterbury Tales (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as primary-source)
avg rating 3.53 — 239,256 ratings — published 1400
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Le Morte d'Arthur: King Arthur and the Legends of the Round Table Le Morte d'Arthur: King Arthur and the Legends of the Round Table (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as primary-source)
avg rating 3.92 — 39,671 ratings — published 1485
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