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Solar Solar (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.29 — 29,658 ratings — published 2010
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State of Fear State of Fear (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 3.70 — 92,620 ratings — published 2004
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Things Fall Apart (The African Trilogy, #1) Things Fall Apart (The African Trilogy, #1)
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avg rating 3.75 — 419,472 ratings — published 1958
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The Kite Runner The Kite Runner (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.36 — 3,548,889 ratings — published 2003
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I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.16 — 631,411 ratings — published 2012
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Americanah Americanah (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.31 — 419,566 ratings — published 2013
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A Thousand Splendid Suns A Thousand Splendid Suns (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.46 — 1,774,330 ratings — published 2007
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Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Tell You Everything You Need to Know About Global Politics (Politics of Place, #1) Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Tell You Everything You Need to Know About Global Politics (Politics of Place, #1)
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avg rating 4.19 — 120,934 ratings — published 2015
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The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.30 — 172,998 ratings — published 2010
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Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace ... One School at a Time Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace ... One School at a Time (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as global)
avg rating 3.66 — 359,109 ratings — published 2006
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Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.33 — 1,294,293 ratings — published 2011
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Half of a Yellow Sun Half of a Yellow Sun (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.34 — 187,837 ratings — published 2006
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Pachinko Pachinko (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.34 — 655,661 ratings — published 2017
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Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.04 — 465,050 ratings — published 1997
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One Hundred Years of Solitude One Hundred Years of Solitude (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 4.12 — 1,126,383 ratings — published 1967
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Homegoing Homegoing (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.47 — 415,628 ratings — published 2016
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Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.98 — 118,158 ratings — published 2012
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A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.16 — 195,591 ratings — published 2007
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The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.30 — 55,127 ratings — published 2007
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The God of Small Things The God of Small Things (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.96 — 332,900 ratings — published 1997
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Eye for Eye (Talion #1) Eye for Eye (Talion #1)
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avg rating 4.25 — 4,239 ratings — published 2019
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Convenience Store Woman Convenience Store Woman (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.67 — 391,557 ratings — published 2016
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Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.49 — 825,537 ratings — published 2016
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The Complete Persepolis The Complete Persepolis (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.40 — 210,177 ratings — published 2007
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Cutting for Stone Cutting for Stone (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.34 — 433,178 ratings — published 2009
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Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, a Man Who Would Cure the World Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, a Man Who Would Cure the World (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.20 — 89,664 ratings — published 2003
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Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.35 — 204,357 ratings — published 2018
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Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as global)
avg rating 4.28 — 55,809 ratings — published 2008
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The Poisonwood Bible The Poisonwood Bible (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.11 — 802,357 ratings — published 1998
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Interpreter of Maladies Interpreter of Maladies (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.18 — 208,535 ratings — published 1999
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The Alchemist The Alchemist (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as global)
avg rating 3.92 — 3,658,550 ratings — published 1988
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The House of the Spirits The House of the Spirits (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.30 — 331,296 ratings — published 1982
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Memoirs of a Geisha Memoirs of a Geisha (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 4.16 — 2,127,029 ratings — published 1997
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The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.69 — 102,683 ratings — published 2005
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The Shadow of the Wind (The Cemetery of Forgotten Books, #1) The Shadow of the Wind (The Cemetery of Forgotten Books, #1)
by (shelved 9 times as global)
avg rating 4.31 — 735,767 ratings — published 2001
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Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood (Persepolis, #1) Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood (Persepolis, #1)
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avg rating 4.27 — 235,321 ratings — published 2003
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And the Mountains Echoed And the Mountains Echoed (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.08 — 410,686 ratings — published 2012
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Like Water for Chocolate Like Water for Chocolate (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.95 — 400,715 ratings — published 1989
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Salt: A World History Salt: A World History (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.75 — 78,070 ratings — published 2002
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American Dirt American Dirt (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.37 — 706,634 ratings — published 2020
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The Vegetarian The Vegetarian (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.65 — 418,738 ratings — published 2007
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First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.36 — 55,465 ratings — published 2000
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Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.46 — 102,161 ratings — published 2009
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Love in the Time of Cholera Love in the Time of Cholera (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.94 — 553,985 ratings — published 1985
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The End of Poverty: Economic Possibilities for Our Time The End of Poverty: Economic Possibilities for Our Time (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.69 — 11,265 ratings — published 2005
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The Art of War The Art of War (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.94 — 584,371 ratings — published -500
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The Namesake The Namesake (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.02 — 286,644 ratings — published 2003
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Confessions of an Economic Hit Man Confessions of an Economic Hit Man (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.87 — 40,023 ratings — published 2005
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How Europe Underdeveloped Africa How Europe Underdeveloped Africa (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as global)
avg rating 4.40 — 8,817 ratings — published 1971
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Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as global)
avg rating 4.09 — 65,094 ratings — published 2012
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