The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le GuinFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury1984 by George OrwellThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienNight Watch by Terry Pratchett
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Trio for Blunt Instruments by Rex StoutThe Original Illustrated Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan DoyleMurder on the Orient Express by Agatha ChristieThe No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall SmithA Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle
Detective Fiction
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The Book of Mormon by Joseph Smith Jr.One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García MárquezGreen Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss
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Pastwatch by Orson Scott Card
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