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Far From the Madding Crowd Far From the Madding Crowd (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.97 — 163,856 ratings — published 1874
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La tregua La tregua (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.27 — 7,257 ratings — published 1963
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Hunts in Dreams Hunts in Dreams (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.94 — 507 ratings — published 2000
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Nove Noites Nove Noites (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.55 — 1,915 ratings — published 2002
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Portrait of an Addict as a Young Man: A Memoir Portrait of an Addict as a Young Man: A Memoir (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.78 — 4,861 ratings — published 2010
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An Albany Trio: Legs, Billy Phelan's Greatest Game, Ironweed An Albany Trio: Legs, Billy Phelan's Greatest Game, Ironweed (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.13 — 203 ratings — published 1988
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Point Omega Point Omega (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.45 — 9,928 ratings — published 2010
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Private Citizens Private Citizens (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.42 — 3,689 ratings — published 2016
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A Bunch of Fives: Selected Stories A Bunch of Fives: Selected Stories (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.56 — 55 ratings — published 2012
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Anna Karenina Anna Karenina (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.10 — 913,322 ratings — published 1878
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The Drowned and the Saved The Drowned and the Saved (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.43 — 10,072 ratings — published 1986
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Survival in Auschwitz Survival in Auschwitz (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.34 — 84,588 ratings — published 1947
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The Collected Stories of Diane Williams The Collected Stories of Diane Williams (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 3.91 — 178 ratings — published 2018
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The Hundred Brothers The Hundred Brothers (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.65 — 1,312 ratings — published 1997
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Budapeste Budapeste (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.71 — 5,770 ratings — published 2003
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The Laughing Policeman (Martin Beck, #4) The Laughing Policeman (Martin Beck, #4)
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avg rating 3.99 — 10,644 ratings — published 1967
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Basic Writings of Nietzsche Basic Writings of Nietzsche (Unknown Binding)
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avg rating 4.13 — 4,112 ratings — published 1967
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Reason in a Dark Time: Why the Struggle Against Climate Change Failed -- and What It Means for Our Future Reason in a Dark Time: Why the Struggle Against Climate Change Failed -- and What It Means for Our Future (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.77 — 215 ratings — published 2014
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The Privileges The Privileges (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.29 — 6,136 ratings — published 2010
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Godsend Godsend (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.46 — 645 ratings — published 2018
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Mislaid Mislaid (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 3.29 — 6,754 ratings — published 2015
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The Patrick Melrose Novels The Patrick Melrose Novels (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.06 — 9,177 ratings — published 2012
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The Uninhabitable Earth: Life After Warming The Uninhabitable Earth: Life After Warming (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.99 — 29,488 ratings — published 2019
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The Sound of Things Falling The Sound of Things Falling (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.84 — 20,886 ratings — published 2011
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Tirra Lirra by the River Tirra Lirra by the River (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.73 — 1,454 ratings — published 1978
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Faces in the Water Faces in the Water (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.02 — 2,641 ratings — published 1961
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A Gate at the Stairs A Gate at the Stairs (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.18 — 18,718 ratings — published 2009
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A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.64 — 161,899 ratings — published 1916
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Underworld Underworld (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.95 — 33,328 ratings — published 1997
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Dubliners Dubliners (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.84 — 171,625 ratings — published 1914
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Assorted Fire Events Assorted Fire Events (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.77 — 507 ratings — published 2000
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The Recognitions The Recognitions (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.20 — 6,213 ratings — published 1955
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Middlesex Middlesex (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.04 — 658,980 ratings — published 2002
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Spring's Awakening Spring's Awakening (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.82 — 14,148 ratings — published 1891
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Ruhm. Ein Roman in neun Geschichten Ruhm. Ein Roman in neun Geschichten (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.50 — 7,714 ratings — published 2009
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Am kürzeren Ende der Sonnenallee Am kürzeren Ende der Sonnenallee (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.44 — 4,423 ratings — published 1999
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The Secret Agent The Secret Agent (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.58 — 24,425 ratings — published 1907
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Nostromo Nostromo (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.81 — 17,694 ratings — published 1904
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Theft: A Love Story Theft: A Love Story (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.43 — 3,602 ratings — published 2006
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East of Eden East of Eden (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.43 — 612,000 ratings — published 1952
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Players Players (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.27 — 2,104 ratings — published 1977
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Leaving Las Vegas Leaving Las Vegas (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.03 — 5,708 ratings — published 1990
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An Obedient Father An Obedient Father (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.34 — 1,243 ratings — published 2000
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Loving / Living / Party Going Loving / Living / Party Going (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.67 — 681 ratings — published 1945
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The Wallcreeper The Wallcreeper (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.29 — 4,427 ratings — published 2014
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In Persuasion Nation In Persuasion Nation (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.09 — 10,384 ratings — published 2006
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Libra Libra (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.05 — 19,807 ratings — published 1988
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The Age of Grief The Age of Grief (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.73 — 3,654 ratings — published 1987
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Ordinary Love and Good Will: Two Novellas Ordinary Love and Good Will: Two Novellas (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.87 — 1,649 ratings — published 1989
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Ms. Hempel Chronicles Ms. Hempel Chronicles (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.38 — 1,945 ratings — published 2008
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