The Republic of Plato by PlatoThus Spoke Zarathustra by Friedrich Nietzsche
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Walden or, Life in the Woods by Henry David ThoreauA Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
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Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert M. PirsigCrime and Punishment by Fyodor DostoevskyThe Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor DostoevskyThe Fountainhead by Ayn Rand
Best Philosophical Literature
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Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand1984 by George OrwellThe Fountainhead by Ayn RandTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
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