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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Harry Potter, #1) Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
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avg rating 4.47 — 11,547,352 ratings — published 1997
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1984 1984 (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.20 — 5,566,000 ratings — published 1948
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The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
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avg rating 4.35 — 10,035,917 ratings — published 2008
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To Kill a Mockingbird To Kill a Mockingbird (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.26 — 6,965,286 ratings — published 1960
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3) Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)
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avg rating 4.58 — 4,911,985 ratings — published 1999
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Pride and Prejudice Pride and Prejudice (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.30 — 4,876,737 ratings — published 1813
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7) Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7)
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avg rating 4.62 — 4,150,803 ratings — published 2007
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The Book Thief The Book Thief (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.39 — 2,913,396 ratings — published 2005
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The Song of Achilles The Song of Achilles (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.30 — 2,054,088 ratings — published 2011
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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter, #6) Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter, #6)
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avg rating 4.58 — 3,695,923 ratings — published 2005
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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5) Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5)
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avg rating 4.50 — 3,839,608 ratings — published 2003
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The Name of the Wind (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #1) The Name of the Wind (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #1)
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avg rating 4.52 — 1,095,127 ratings — published 2007
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The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.39 — 4,203,694 ratings — published 2017
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4) Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4)
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avg rating 4.57 — 4,248,021 ratings — published 2000
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Six of Crows (Six of Crows, #1) Six of Crows (Six of Crows, #1)
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avg rating 4.45 — 1,173,090 ratings — published 2015
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The Little Prince The Little Prince (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.33 — 2,520,891 ratings — published 1943
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The Kite Runner The Kite Runner (Paperback)
by (shelved 119 times as best)
avg rating 4.36 — 3,531,646 ratings — published 2003
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2) Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2)
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avg rating 4.43 — 4,553,546 ratings — published 1998
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The Secret History The Secret History (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.15 — 1,059,652 ratings — published 1992
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One Hundred Years of Solitude One Hundred Years of Solitude (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 114 times as best)
avg rating 4.12 — 1,119,795 ratings — published 1967
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The Catcher in the Rye The Catcher in the Rye (Paperback)
by (shelved 113 times as best)
avg rating 3.80 — 3,931,536 ratings — published 1951
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Crime and Punishment Crime and Punishment (Paperback)
by (shelved 112 times as best)
avg rating 4.29 — 1,105,779 ratings — published 1866
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The Fault in Our Stars The Fault in Our Stars (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.12 — 5,777,261 ratings — published 2012
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The Great Gatsby The Great Gatsby (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.93 — 5,992,651 ratings — published 1925
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A Court of Mist and Fury (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #2) A Court of Mist and Fury (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #2)
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avg rating 4.63 — 3,291,188 ratings — published 2016
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Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2) Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2)
by (shelved 101 times as best)
avg rating 4.36 — 4,216,256 ratings — published 2009
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The Alchemist The Alchemist (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.92 — 3,631,764 ratings — published 1988
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Fourth Wing (The Empyrean, #1) Fourth Wing (The Empyrean, #1)
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avg rating 4.57 — 3,683,515 ratings — published 2023
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The Picture of Dorian Gray The Picture of Dorian Gray (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.14 — 1,920,062 ratings — published 1890
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A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1) A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1)
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avg rating 4.45 — 2,761,701 ratings — published 1996
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Animal Farm Animal Farm (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 4.02 — 4,638,007 ratings — published 1945
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A Little Life A Little Life (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.27 — 955,323 ratings — published 2015
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Ender’s Game (Ender's Saga, #1) Ender’s Game (Ender's Saga, #1)
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avg rating 4.31 — 1,483,697 ratings — published 1985
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Hardcover)
by (shelved 93 times as best)
avg rating 4.24 — 2,024,071 ratings — published 1999
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The Hobbit, or There and Back Again The Hobbit, or There and Back Again (Paperback)
by (shelved 89 times as best)
avg rating 4.30 — 4,510,202 ratings — published 1937
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Jane Eyre Jane Eyre (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.16 — 2,353,836 ratings — published 1847
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It Ends with Us (It Ends with Us, #1) It Ends with Us (It Ends with Us, #1)
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avg rating 4.07 — 4,695,042 ratings — published 2016
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A Thousand Splendid Suns A Thousand Splendid Suns (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.46 — 1,762,358 ratings — published 2007
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The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1) The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1)
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avg rating 4.31 — 3,481,573 ratings — published 2005
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Mistborn: The Final Empire (Mistborn, #1) Mistborn: The Final Empire (Mistborn, #1)
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avg rating 4.49 — 1,010,871 ratings — published 2006
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Dune (Dune, #1) Dune (Dune, #1)
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avg rating 4.29 — 1,652,350 ratings — published 1965
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All the Light We Cannot See All the Light We Cannot See (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.31 — 2,007,751 ratings — published 2014
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The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1) The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1)
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avg rating 4.18 — 3,475,258 ratings — published 2005
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Divergent (Divergent, #1) Divergent (Divergent, #1)
by (shelved 79 times as best)
avg rating 4.13 — 4,416,070 ratings — published 2011
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A Court of Thorns and Roses (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #1) A Court of Thorns and Roses (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #1)
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avg rating 4.15 — 4,337,493 ratings — published 2015
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The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1) The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1)
by (shelved 76 times as best)
avg rating 4.22 — 2,035,946 ratings — published 1979
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Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind (Paperback)
by (shelved 75 times as best)
avg rating 4.33 — 1,284,066 ratings — published 2011
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The Stranger The Stranger (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.03 — 1,440,612 ratings — published 1942
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The Way of Kings (The Stormlight Archive, #1) The Way of Kings (The Stormlight Archive, #1)
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avg rating 4.66 — 689,248 ratings — published 2010
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The Master and Margarita The Master and Margarita (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.28 — 430,204 ratings — published 1967
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Marvin J. Ashton
“Be the one who nurtures and builds. Be the one who has an understanding and a forgiving heart one who looks for the best in people. Leave people better than you found them.”
Marvin J. Ashton

Herodotus
“If anyone, no matter who, were given the opportunity of choosing from amongst all the nations in the world the set of beliefs which he thought best, he would inevitably—after careful considerations of their relative merits—choose that of his own country. Everyone without exception believes his own native customs, and the religion he was brought up in, to be the best.”
Herodotus, The Histories

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