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Food-Related Non-Fiction
1,268 books — 1,712 voters
The Lake of Dreams by Kim EdwardsThe Caliph's House the Caliph's House the Caliph's House by Tahir ShahSybil by Flora Rheta Schreiber
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80,130 books — 298,559 voters
Running with Scissors by Augusten Burroughs
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,208 books — 28,383 voters