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842 books — 225 voters
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7,306 books — 15,556 voters

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498 books — 198 voters
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2,508 books — 3,226 voters

Your Inner Fish by Neil Shubin
Modern Science Nonfiction
443 books — 299 voters
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New School of Noir
199 books — 267 voters

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Titlemania I: Puns in Titles
444 books — 106 voters
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913 books — 609 voters

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337 books — 500 voters
The Contortionist's Handbook by Craig Clevenger
Best Books You've Never Heard Of
1,267 books — 791 voters

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Best Science Books - Non-Fiction Only
1,837 books — 3,600 voters
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Noirs
113 books — 28 voters