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True Life Adventure
386 books — 252 voters

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389 books — 180 voters
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The Last 10 Nonfiction Books I Read
2,991 books — 1,154 voters

Beloved by Toni MorrisonFried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie FlaggGorky Park by Martin Cruz Smith
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The Diaries of Kathleen Lynn by Mary McAuliffe
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470 books — 213 voters

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington IrvingBeloved by Toni MorrisonThe Call of the Wild, White Fang and Other Stories by Jack LondonSong of Solomon by Toni Morrison
A Journey Through Literary America
155 books — 222 voters
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1,314 books — 4,567 voters

The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
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1,017 books — 1,458 voters
Jane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëThe Yellow Wall-Paper by Charlotte Perkins GilmanJamaica Inn by Daphne du MaurierThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
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611 books — 3,537 voters

Close Range by Annie Proulx
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2,899 books — 2,043 voters

The Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonWalden or, Life in the Woods by Henry David ThoreauKing Leopold's Ghost by Adam HochschildThe Worst Hard Time by Timothy EganThe Call of the Wild by Jack London
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11,921 books — 10,570 voters
The Call of the Wild by Jack LondonInto the Wild by Jon KrakauerThe Shipping News by Annie ProulxBeloved by Toni Morrison
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7,886 books — 49,792 voters

The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien
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263 books — 181 voters
Dracula by Bram StokerA Star Called Henry by Roddy DoylePeig by Peig Sayers
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686 books — 605 voters

The Call of the Wild by Jack LondonThe Black Stallion by Walter FarleyThe Jungle Books by Rudyard Kipling
Best Books About Animals
1,847 books — 1,855 voters
Deep South by Paul TherouxInto the Wild by Jon KrakauerA Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonRolling Nowhere by Ted ConoverGrandma Gatewood's Walk by Ben Montgomery
On the Road
64 books — 38 voters

America's Women by Gail Collins
Adventurous (and badass) Women
173 books — 65 voters

The Hedgerow Handbook by Adele Nozedar
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417 books — 143 voters
The Call of the Wild by Jack LondonWhite Fang by Jack London
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473 books — 857 voters

Grandma Gatewood's Walk by Ben MontgomeryThe Sound of a Wild Snail Eating by Elisabeth Tova Bailey
What an Odd Thing to Read About!
179 books — 44 voters
Doc by Mary Doria Russell
Best Westerns
1,389 books — 1,518 voters

The Call of the Wild by Jack LondonThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien
1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die
1,331 books — 5,860 voters
Just Kids by Patti Smith
Best Non Fiction About Music
1,448 books — 1,352 voters


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