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162 books — 46 voters
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Man Booker Prize Eligible 2017
178 books — 240 voters

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Beautifully Written Books
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3,673 books — 3,703 voters

The Power of Myth by Joseph CampbellThe Hero With a Thousand Faces by Joseph CampbellThe Selfish Gene by Richard DawkinsThe Man Without Qualities by Robert MusilThe Story of Philosophy by Will Durant
How we see the world
265 books — 142 voters