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Bleachers Bleachers (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.55 — 47,729 ratings — published 2003
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Fugitives and Refugees: A Walk in Portland, Oregon Fugitives and Refugees: A Walk in Portland, Oregon (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.51 — 10,128 ratings — published 2003
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Eating the Dinosaur Eating the Dinosaur (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.77 — 16,388 ratings — published 2009
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Fever Pitch Fever Pitch (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.78 — 45,046 ratings — published 1992
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Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.30 — 239,301 ratings — published 2009
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The Blind Side The Blind Side (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.16 — 101,879 ratings — published 2006
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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 — 10,234,792 ratings — published 2008
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Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3) Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3)
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avg rating 4.13 — 3,855,935 ratings — published 2010
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Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2) Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2)
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avg rating 4.36 — 4,312,027 ratings — published 2009
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Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.07 — 886,126 ratings — published 2012
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The Art of Racing in the Rain The Art of Racing in the Rain (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.23 — 565,379 ratings — published 2008
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Where Men Win Glory: The Odyssey of Pat Tillman Where Men Win Glory: The Odyssey of Pat Tillman (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.10 — 44,955 ratings — published 2009
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The Kite Runner The Kite Runner (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.36 — 3,596,007 ratings — published 2003
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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 — 4,608,350 ratings — published 1937
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The Battle of the Labyrinth (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #4) The Battle of the Labyrinth (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #4)
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avg rating 4.42 — 1,255,974 ratings — published 2008
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Pride and Prejudice Pride and Prejudice (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.30 — 4,984,953 ratings — published 1813
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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 — 2,069,033 ratings — published 1979
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Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.99 — 17,174 ratings — published 1716
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The Da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon, #2) The Da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon, #2)
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avg rating 3.94 — 2,576,763 ratings — published 2003
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A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 4.07 — 456,946 ratings — published 1998
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The Catcher in the Rye The Catcher in the Rye (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.80 — 3,997,521 ratings — published 1951
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The Help The Help (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.47 — 3,087,390 ratings — published 2009
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The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1) The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1)
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avg rating 4.31 — 3,547,783 ratings — published 2005
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What I Talk About When I Talk About Running What I Talk About When I Talk About Running (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.86 — 216,422 ratings — published 2007
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Blind Descent: The Quest to Discover the Deepest Place on Earth Blind Descent: The Quest to Discover the Deepest Place on Earth (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.73 — 4,212 ratings — published 2010
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The Cactus Eaters: How I Lost My Mind and Almost Found Myself on the Pacific Crest Trail The Cactus Eaters: How I Lost My Mind and Almost Found Myself on the Pacific Crest Trail (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.43 — 1,474 ratings — published 2008
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98.6 Degrees: The Art of Keeping Your Ass Alive 98.6 Degrees: The Art of Keeping Your Ass Alive (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.03 — 1,268 ratings — published 2003
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Survive!: Essential Skills and Tactics to Get You Out of Anywhere - Alive Survive!: Essential Skills and Tactics to Get You Out of Anywhere - Alive (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.09 — 1,318 ratings — published 2008
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Moneyball Moneyball (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.27 — 148,360 ratings — published 2003
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Bicycle Diaries Bicycle Diaries (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.52 — 7,356 ratings — published 2008
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The Sea of Monsters (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #2) The Sea of Monsters (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #2)
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avg rating 4.24 — 1,419,037 ratings — published 2006
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7) Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7)
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avg rating 4.62 — 4,217,078 ratings — published 2007
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The Good Earth (House of Earth, #1) The Good Earth (House of Earth, #1)
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avg rating 4.01 — 264,361 ratings — published 1931
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Of Mice and Men Of Mice and Men (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.90 — 2,936,528 ratings — published 1937
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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Harry Potter, #1) Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
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avg rating 4.47 — 11,759,364 ratings — published 1997
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Twilight (The Twilight Saga, #1) Twilight (The Twilight Saga, #1)
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avg rating 3.68 — 7,487,307 ratings — published 2005
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Dune (Dune, #1) Dune (Dune, #1)
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avg rating 4.29 — 1,698,143 ratings — published 1965
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Brave New World Brave New World (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.98 — 2,144,003 ratings — published 1932
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The Way of Kings (The Stormlight Archive, #1) The Way of Kings (The Stormlight Archive, #1)
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avg rating 4.66 — 719,304 ratings — published 2010
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Mistborn: The Final Empire (Mistborn, #1) Mistborn: The Final Empire (Mistborn, #1)
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avg rating 4.48 — 1,067,977 ratings — published 2006
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The Two Towers (The Lord of the Rings, #2) The Two Towers (The Lord of the Rings, #2)
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avg rating 4.51 — 1,173,539 ratings — published 1954
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The Martian The Martian (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.42 — 1,369,294 ratings — published 2011
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The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, #1) The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, #1)
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avg rating 4.41 — 3,227,804 ratings — published 1954
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1984 1984 (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.20 — 5,725,332 ratings — published 1949
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The Inner Game of Tennis: The Classic Guide to the Mental Side of Peak Performance The Inner Game of Tennis: The Classic Guide to the Mental Side of Peak Performance (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.18 — 31,523 ratings — published 1974
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Ready Player One (Ready Player One, #1) Ready Player One (Ready Player One, #1)
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avg rating 4.22 — 1,339,953 ratings — published 2011
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Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.26 — 587,891 ratings — published 1997
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The Book Thief The Book Thief (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.39 — 2,967,128 ratings — published 2005
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Memoirs of a Geisha Memoirs of a Geisha (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 4.16 — 2,141,011 ratings — published 1997
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Elizabeth Coatsworth
“For recreation do something entirely useless, child," he had often said to her. "Man's interest in the unnecessary is a measure of his civilization.”
Elizabeth Coatsworth, Here I Stay

Michael Bassey Johnson
“We do not learn for the benefit of anyone, we learn to unlearn ignorance.”
Michael Bassey Johnson

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