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Roses for English Gardens by Gertrude Jekyll
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Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
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Mythology by Edith Hamilton
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298 books — 412 voters
Physics and Philosophy by Werner Heisenberg
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The Ghost Map by Steven JohnsonThe Johnstown Flood by David McCullough
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Have Space Suit—Will Travel by Robert A. HeinleinCitizen of the Galaxy by Robert A. Heinlein
Your Favorite Heinlein Novel
49 books — 312 voters

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienDune by Frank HerbertFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
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Hawaii by James A. MichenerThe Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper...And Ladies of the Club by Helen Hooven Santmyer
Best Historical Fiction
7,595 books — 25,887 voters

J.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set by J.R.R. Tolkien
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
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Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
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