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Quiet: The Power of Introve...

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"Ted offers the next question to the introverts in the room at the press conference in Episode 1.9"
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Bird by Bird

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"Referred to in episodes 1.2, 2.8 and 2.9 in conversations between Ted and Beard"
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The Dharma Bums

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"Ted was reading this on the plane in 1.1"
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Inverting the Pyramid: The ...

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"Beard's read on the plane in 1.1 and again in the gaffer's room in 2.12"
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Coaching Soccer For Dummies...

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"At Beard's elbow while on the flight in 1.1"
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They Call Me Coach

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"Wooden's "pyramid" is on the office wall and is paused at frequently by Nate (2.12), Roy (1.8) and others."
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The River of Doubt: Theodor...

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"In an early draft of the pilot, this is what Ted is reading. In the final version, he's reading Dharma Bums."
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The Autobiography of Malcolm X

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4.37 avg rating — 295,463 ratings
"Cited in a rhyming game between Ted and Beard."
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Roots: The Saga of an Ameri...

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4.45 avg rating — 165,658 ratings
"Cited in a rhyming game between Ted and Beard."
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The Beautiful and Damned

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3.73 avg rating — 66,240 ratings
"The book Ted gives to Jamie."
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A Wrinkle in Time (Time Qui...

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3.97 avg rating — 1,299,938 ratings
"The book Ted gives to Roy and Roy later lends to Sam."
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The Silent Season of a Hero...

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4.07 avg rating — 202 ratings
"Compared to Trent Crimm in 1.3"
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Ender’s Game (Ender's Saga,...

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"Ted gives this to Sam in 1.3"
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Quiet Genius: Bob Paisley, ...

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"Beard reads this in 1.3"
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Miss Peregrine's Home for P...

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3.92 avg rating — 1,368,687 ratings
"Appears in the background as another gift from Ted."
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Fight Club

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"First rule: no fight club. (1.4)"
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Shoeless Joe

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"Ted mentions an "if you build it" paradigm as per Field of Dreams, which is based on Kinsella's Shoeless Joe."
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The Age of Innocence

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"Mentioned by Isaac in the discussion of Scorsese films. (1.6)"
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Silence

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"Mentioned (equivocally?) by Roy in the Scorsese discussion (1.6). Roy calls for Silence again in 3.1. "
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Harry Potter and the Sorcer...

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4.47 avg rating — 11,602,170 ratings
"Mentioned by Sam to Rebecca when talking about Rowling being wealthier than the Queen in (1.6) and again by Ted to Sassy when talking about time travel."
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Harry Potter and the Chambe...

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Harry Potter and the Prison...

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Harry Potter and the Order ...

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Harry Potter and the Deathl...

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Harry Potter and the Goblet...

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Harry Potter and the Half-B...

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The Iron Man

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"The Iron Giant, which the team watched in 1.7, is based on this book."
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Sex and the City

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"Mentioned in 1.7 during Nate's locker room roast and it plays in the background in 2.5 while Keeley and Roy are having an argument."
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The Snow Queen

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"Referenced in Rebecca's performance of Let It Go and remembered by Sam when he meets Nora."
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Emotional Intelligence: Why...

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"The Diamond Dogs briefly consider EQ Warriors as a name in 1.8."
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Leaves of Grass

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"Be curious, not judgemental"
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Bridget Jones’s Diary (Brid...

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3.81 avg rating — 1,029,614 ratings
"Among the puns Ted riffs on when awaiting the Milk Sisters and Sam mentions it when they are talking about Rom-Coms"
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Mindset: The New Psychology...

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4.09 avg rating — 179,086 ratings
"Phil Dunster (Jamie Tartt) mention this book as a key reading behind his insights into Jamie."
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The Three Questions

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"Jason Sudeikis referenced this book and its three questions when receiving his Golden Globe."
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How to Change Your Mind: Th...

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4.27 avg rating — 85,854 ratings
"Jason Sudeikis mentioned this book when explaining Ted's orange-tinted glasses. Also Beard, literally quotes the title when inviting Ted to trace psychedelics in 3.6. This is the book Ted is reading on his flight to KC in 3.12."
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The Greatest: The Quest for...

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3.72 avg rating — 775 ratings
"Beard is reading this in 2.1"
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Hamlet

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4.03 avg rating — 1,071,906 ratings
""To sleep, perchance to dream" as Beard explains he slept in the office."
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The Fountainhead

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3.89 avg rating — 339,452 ratings
"Ted says it's his favorite book. (I don't believe it.)"
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The Prince of Tides

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4.26 avg rating — 218,939 ratings
"Sharon Fieldstone's favorite book."
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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

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3.83 avg rating — 680,535 ratings
"Led Tasso"
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A Christmas Carol

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4.09 avg rating — 951,760 ratings
""God bless me, everyone." Jamie Tartt"
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Helter Skelter: The True St...

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4.06 avg rating — 155,340 ratings
"Jan Maas cites this in opposition to Richard's suggestion that having a beautiful woman around makes everything better."
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Fever Pitch

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3.78 avg rating — 44,462 ratings
"Beard reads in 2.2 and 2.4"
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The Selected Poetry of Rain...

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4.36 avg rating — 17,401 ratings
"Sam quotes this to Rebecca."
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The Shining (The Shining, #1)

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4.28 avg rating — 1,737,065 ratings
"Beard references this to Ted and Sharon when talking about his lumberjacking abilities. Sassy also references the elevators in The Shining in Episode 3.4"
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Mating in Captivity: Unlock...

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4.17 avg rating — 50,910 ratings
"Rebecca's mother quotes this book when saying she's leaving her father."
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J is for Judgment (Kinsey M...

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4.03 avg rating — 57,443 ratings
"Ted makes a general reference to Sue Grafton when Sharon is being mysterious or inscrutable."
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Oliver Twist

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3.88 avg rating — 432,790 ratings
"Jane's hat for Beard prompts a reference to the play."
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Daring Greatly: How the Cou...

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4.29 avg rating — 246,342 ratings
"Rebecca's mum says she is listening to BB's latest (albeit fictional) book: Enter the Arena but Bring a Knife. Daring Greatly is the uber-Ted fan's clearest reference to 'entering the arena.'"
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The da Vinci Code

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3.94 avg rating — 2,554,705 ratings
"Roy's read during 2.7"
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Twelfth Night

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3.96 avg rating — 196,698 ratings
"Mae quotes this when bringing Ted another round."
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The Truth Will Set You Free...

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4.01 avg rating — 4,275 ratings
"Sharon quotes this title in her message to Ted in 2.12"
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Winnie-the-Pooh (Winnie-the...

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4.37 avg rating — 356,203 ratings
"Ted mentions Winnie the Pooh when picking up Sharon from the hospital."
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The Middle Passage: From Mi...

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4.44 avg rating — 2,157 ratings
"On Sharon's table at home."
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You Matter

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3.98 avg rating — 547 ratings
"On Sharon's table at home."
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Johnny Tremain

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"The book Ted's Dad read for him."
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Entangled Life: How Fungi M...

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4.32 avg rating — 53,285 ratings
"Beard is reading this in the coaches' room."
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Finding the Mother Tree: Di...

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"Beard cites this when talking about the value in being more cooperative in Season 2. He is reading it in 3.10."
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The Godfather (The Godfathe...

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4.40 avg rating — 471,131 ratings
"Referenced regarding Edwin Akufo's offer to Sam."
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A Few Good Men

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"Ted mentions Lieutenant Kaffee when apologizing to the team."
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The Lord of the Rings (The ...

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4.54 avg rating — 740,237 ratings
""John Obiwan Gandalf""
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The Exorcist (The Exorcist,...

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4.21 avg rating — 276,703 ratings
""This drill is called the Exorcist, because it is all about possession." Henry tells Ted he watched this on his return flight to KC in 3.1."
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The Ultimate Cockney Geezer...

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3.64 avg rating — 14 ratings
"In Ted's welcome basket 1.1"
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Lottie and Lisa (Puffin Sto...

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""I Parent Trapped y'all." Ted 1.4"
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The Color of Money (Eddie F...

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3.90 avg rating — 1,883 ratings
"Scorsese discussion 1.6"
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Gangsters and Goodfellas: W...

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3.74 avg rating — 1,232 ratings
"Scorsese discussion 1.6. Also referenced in 3.7 when Sam asks for a "Ray Liotta" at Ola's."
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Cape Fear

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"Beard's contribution to the Scorsese discussion 1.6"
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Fletch (Fletch, #1)

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"Ted "I'll be your Underhill anytime." to Sassy in 1.7"
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It

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"Henry saw this on the plane from KC to UK in episode 3.1"
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The Miracle of Castel di Sa...

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4.22 avg rating — 4,782 ratings
"Beard is reading this in 3.1"
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The Beckham Experiment: How...

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"Beard is reading this in episode 3.4 and the episode is dedicated to Grant Wahl, who died in Qatar during the 2022 World Cup."
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Pygmalion

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"My Fair Lady is referenced in 3.3 in the Julie Andrews discussion and Sam cites Pygmalion as the source for She's All That via My Fair Lady in 3.5"
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Moby-Dick or, The Whale

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"Manchester City is referred to as Richmond's "white whale" in 3.5."
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The Vortex Theory: A Bridge...

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"This is under Trent's notepad on the bus at the end of 3.6."
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Sense and Sensibility

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"Jack gifts this to Keeley in 3.7."
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The Road Not Taken and Othe...

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4.27 avg rating — 40,324 ratings
"Cited by Ted in 3.7 when telling Trent about his change in strategy introducing Total Football midseason."
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Glengarry Glen Ross

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"Mamet is cited in Beard's passionate paean about Johan Cruyff in 3.7"
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The Essential Pinter: Selec...

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4.12 avg rating — 146 ratings
"Pinter is cited in Beard's passionate paean about Johan Cruyff in 3.7."
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Friend of the Devil (The Bi...

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4.21 avg rating — 63 ratings
"Will and Beard are reading this booking in 3.7. Amusingly enough, given the number of basketball references sewn into the entire series, it is part of The Bill Walton Mysteries Series, which, like Walton (and Ted) leans into its share of hallucinogenic references as well."
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Q: The Autobiography of Qui...

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"Source of Ted's (and frequently Jason's) quote "Sometimes you have to let God walk into the room" in 3.7."
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Wiseguy: Life in a Mafia Fa...

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4.25 avg rating — 22,411 ratings
"Source material for Goodfellas, which came up in the Scorsese discussion in 1.6 and source of Sam's request for a "Ray Liotta" in 3.7."
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Complete Works of Oscar Wilde

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"Wilde is mentioned by Rebecca in response to Ted as he voices his concerns about why Michelle is going to Paris in 3.8."
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Les Miserables

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"Mentioned in the locker room in 3.8 as the players discuss current affairs. Nate cites the resemblance between the novel and Beard's backstory in 3.11."
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The Breakfast Club Adventures

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"Ted reads this to Henry in 3.8."
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The Storyteller: Tales of L...

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"Ted mentions Dave Grohl when Henry mentions his interest in drumming."
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Kafka on the Shore

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"Jade is reading this when Nate visits her in 3.9."
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The Club: How the English P...

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"Beard is reading this in 3.10"
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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz ...

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"The pinball machine in The Crown and Anchor is Oz themed."
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Charlie and the Chocolate F...

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"Higgins refers to this when advising Rebecca about the meeting with Akufo in 3.10."
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Beyond Freedom and Dignity

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"Dottie cites B.F. Skinner when saying "Winner, winner B.F. Skinner" in 3.11."
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The Complete Poems

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"Source of the poem (This Be The Verse) Mae recites to Ted in 3.11 while he is "playing" pinball."
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I Feel Bad About My Neck an...

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3.74 avg rating — 91,183 ratings
"Frequently referenced via her movies but named in 3.11 as You've Got Mail comes to a close."
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All the President’s Men

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Eat, Pray, Love

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"Ted cites this as the model for the search within that Rebecca contemplates in 3.12."
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