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A History of Britain by Simon Schama Ender's Saga by Orson Scott Card The Complete Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson The Civil War Trilogy by Michael Shaara The Foundation Trilogy by Isaac Asimov Second Foundation by Isaac Asimov A History of Israel by Howard M. Sachar Church History in Plain Language by Bruce L. Shelley The Great Game by Peter Hopkirk A History of Britain by Simon Schama The Rising Tide by Jeff Shaara
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