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East of Eden by John Steinbeck The Winds of War by Herman Wouk The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett Catch-22 by Joseph Heller The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand 1984 by George Orwell The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton The Lost World by Michael Crichton Angels & Demons by Dan Brown
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“In such seconds of decision entire futures are made.”
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And now that you don't have to be perfect, you can be good.
“And now that you don't have to be perfect, you can be good.”
― John Steinbeck, East of Eden
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The Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettThe Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas
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