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1	Lost Boston by Jane Holtz Kay 4.20 avg rating — 50 ratings score: 399, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1	A New Lease on Death (Ruby and Cordelia Mysteries #1) by Olivia Blacke (Goodreads Author) 3.63 avg rating — 4,224 ratings score: 399, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Train Station Bride (Crawford Family, #1) by Holly Bush (Goodreads Author) 3.84 avg rating — 1,966 ratings score: 300, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	High Strangeness by Eric Bickernicks (Goodreads Author) 3.60 avg rating — 164 ratings score: 300, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	The Boston Irish: A Political History by Thomas H. O'Connor 3.88 avg rating — 120 ratings score: 284, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskey 4.25 avg rating — 91,707 ratings score: 280, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	The Druid of Boston Common by E.N. McMahon (Goodreads Author) 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings score: 198, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Harvard University by Douglass Shand-Tucci really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 13 ratings score: 192, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Russian Winter by Daphne Kalotay (Goodreads Author) 3.75 avg rating — 10,467 ratings score: 185, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Boston: A Topographical History by Walter Muir Whitehill 3.93 avg rating — 90 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Harvard Hottie by Annabelle Costa (Goodreads Author) 3.57 avg rating — 1,313 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Planning the City upon a Hill: Boston since 1630 by Lawrence W. Kennedy 3.77 avg rating — 26 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	The Pickwick Club Disaster: Boston's Deadliest Building Collapse by John E. Keefe 3.71 avg rating — 21 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	White Apocalypse by Alan R. Earis really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Death at the Door: A Ruby and Cordelia Mystery (The Ruby and Cordelia Mysteries Book 2) by Olivia Blacke (Goodreads Author) 3.82 avg rating — 1,167 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	A Very No Strings Halloween (Very Holiday, #4) by Kayley Loring (Goodreads Author) 4.06 avg rating — 1,196 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	For a Moment, We Were Here by Lincoln Chan (Goodreads Author) 4.83 avg rating — 6 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	Trinity (de La Vega Cats #1) by Lauren Dane 3.87 avg rating — 3,745 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	Revolutionary Road by Richard Yates 3.94 avg rating — 95,996 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	A Guide-Book to Norumbega and Vineland: Or, the Archæological Treasures Along Charles River by Elizabeth G. Shepard liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	The Key to a Killer (The Ruby and Cordelia Mysteries, #3) by Olivia Blacke (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 128 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	The Unsung Hero (Troubleshooters #1) by Suzanne Brockmann (Goodreads Author) 4.04 avg rating — 15,428 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	Making Harvard Modern: The Rise of America's University by Morton Keller 3.88 avg rating — 16 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	Firmin: Adventures of a Metropolitan Lowlife by Sam Savage 3.49 avg rating — 9,238 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	The Hub: Boston Past and Present by Thomas H. O'Connor 3.47 avg rating — 55 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	Around Harvard Square by C.J. Farley 3.11 avg rating — 102 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	The Bostonians by Henry James 3.58 avg rating — 8,249 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	The Hazards of Good Breeding by Jessica Shattuck (Goodreads Author) 3.10 avg rating — 1,004 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	Urban Villagers: Group and Class in the Life of Italian-Americans by Herbert J. Gans 4.10 avg rating — 105 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	The Art of Scandal: The Life and Times of Isabella Stewart Gardner by Douglass Shand-Tucci 3.14 avg rating — 128 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	A Decent Place To Live: From Columbia Point to Harbor Point — A Community History by Jane Roessner 4.36 avg rating — 11 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	Drinking Boston: A History of the City and Its Spirits by Stephanie Schorow 3.71 avg rating — 51 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	Boston, a Century of Running: Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the Boston Athletic Association Marathon by Hal Higdon 3.89 avg rating — 44 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	Central Square by George Packer 2.12 avg rating — 8 ratings score: 86, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	Calamity and Other Stories by Daphne Kalotay (Goodreads Author) 3.63 avg rating — 137 ratings score: 84, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	Houses of Boston's Back Bay by Bainbridge Bunting 4.31 avg rating — 13 ratings score: 82, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	American Paintings in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: An Illustrated Summary Catalogue by Museum of Fine Arts Boston really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating score: 81, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	Dirty Old Boston: Four Decades of a City in Transition by Jim Botticelli 4.45 avg rating — 74 ratings score: 80, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	Streetcar Suburbs: The Process of Growth in Boston, 1870-1900 by Sam Bass Warner, Jr. 3.68 avg rating — 94 ratings score: 79, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	Boston's Back Bay: The Story of America's Greatest Nineteenth-Century Landfill Project by William A. Newman 3.68 avg rating — 28 ratings score: 78, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
41	The Brothers Bulger: How They Terrorized and Corrupted Boston for a Quarter Century by Howie Carr 3.67 avg rating — 2,010 ratings score: 77, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	The Good City: Writers Explore 21st Century Boston by Emily Hiestand (editor) 3.71 avg rating — 41 ratings score: 76, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
43	I Remember Southie: A Boston Bicentennial Celebration by Leo P. Dauwer really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings score: 75, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars