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The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonEat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth GilbertNever Let Me Go by Kazuo IshiguroThree Cups of Tea by Greg MortensonThe Last Lecture by Randy Pausch
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7,189 books — 28,380 voters

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76,035 books — 282,442 voters