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Bleachers Bleachers (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.54 — 45,933 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 — 10,021 ratings — published 2003
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Eating the Dinosaur Eating the Dinosaur (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.77 — 16,236 ratings — published 2009
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Fever Pitch Fever Pitch (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.77 — 43,349 ratings — published 1992
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How to Beat Up Anybody: An Instructional and Inspirational Karate Book by the World Champion How to Beat Up Anybody: An Instructional and Inspirational Karate Book by the World Champion (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.27 — 744 ratings — published 2010
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The Blind Side The Blind Side (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.17 — 100,156 ratings — published 2006
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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 — 230,260 ratings — published 2009
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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 — 9,674,178 ratings — published 2008
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Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3) Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3)
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avg rating 4.11 — 3,629,355 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 4.35 — 4,051,860 ratings — published 2009
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The Kite Runner The Kite Runner (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.35 — 3,425,614 ratings — published 2003
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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 — 855,048 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 — 548,029 ratings — published 2008
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Pride and Prejudice Pride and Prejudice (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.29 — 4,677,329 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 — 1,981,603 ratings — published 1979
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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 4.09 — 42,930 ratings — published 2009
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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 — 4,374,017 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 — 1,195,163 ratings — published 2008
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The Catcher in the Rye The Catcher in the Rye (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.80 — 3,824,781 ratings — published 1951
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The Help The Help (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.47 — 2,976,724 ratings — published 2009
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Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.00 — 16,568 ratings — published 1716
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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 — 4,035,228 ratings — published 2007
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Of Mice and Men Of Mice and Men (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.89 — 2,772,025 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 — 11,148,125 ratings — published 1997
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The da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon, #2) The da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon, #2)
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avg rating 3.93 — 2,487,533 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 — 438,720 ratings — published 1998
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Dune (Dune #1) Dune (Dune #1)
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avg rating 4.29 — 1,585,735 ratings — published 1965
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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 4.67 — 637,477 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 4.49 — 917,470 ratings — published 2006
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The Martian The Martian (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.42 — 1,251,517 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 — 555,382 ratings — published 1997
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Memoirs of a Geisha Memoirs of a Geisha (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 4.16 — 2,089,977 ratings — published 1997
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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter, #6) Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter, #6)
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avg rating 4.58 — 3,587,688 ratings — published 2005
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To Kill a Mockingbird To Kill a Mockingbird (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.26 — 6,736,447 ratings — published 1960
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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 — 3,361,468 ratings — published 2005
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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 3.72 — 4,061 ratings — published 2010
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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 4.02 — 1,246 ratings — published 2003
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Elantris (Elantris, #1) Elantris (Elantris, #1)
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avg rating 4.17 — 334,867 ratings — published 2005
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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 — 1,287 ratings — published 2008
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Moneyball Moneyball (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.27 — 142,270 ratings — published 2003
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Bicycle Diaries Bicycle Diaries (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.51 — 7,060 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 — 1,329,949 ratings — published 2006
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The Time Traveler's Wife The Time Traveler's Wife (ebook)
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avg rating 4.00 — 1,847,201 ratings — published 2003
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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 — 258,607 ratings — published 1931
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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5) Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5)
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avg rating 4.50 — 3,717,911 ratings — published 2003
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4) Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4)
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avg rating 4.57 — 4,100,265 ratings — published 2000
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3) Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)
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avg rating 4.58 — 4,717,862 ratings — published 1999
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2) Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2)
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avg rating 4.43 — 4,384,080 ratings — published 2002
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Twilight (The Twilight Saga, #1) Twilight (The Twilight Saga, #1)
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avg rating 3.67 — 7,169,789 ratings — published 2005
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The Testaments (The Handmaid's Tale, #2) The Testaments (The Handmaid's Tale, #2)
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avg rating 4.20 — 408,536 ratings — published 2019
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Neel Burton
“Many people who are enjoying themselves are not, for all that, enjoying life. Indeed, if they were enjoying life, they would have no need to enjoy themselves.”
Neel Burton, Augustus: Invitation to Philosophy

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

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