Unfamiliar Fishes by Sarah Vowell
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The Federalist Papers by Alexander HamiltonCandide by Voltaire
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Assassination Vacation by Sarah Vowell
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Assassination Vacation by Sarah Vowell
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Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls
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