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Mary’s favorite books

Birds of America by Lorrie Moore

God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.

All of Us by Raymond Carver

Where Water Comes Together with Other Water by Raymond Carver

A New Path to the Waterfall by Raymond Carver

The Sandman, Vol. 4 by Neil Gaiman

The Collected Stories by Amy Hempel

Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck

The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm X

Bastard Out of Carolina by Dorothy Allison

A Bright Shining Lie by Neil Sheehan

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Is a River Alive?

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Is a River Alive?

by Robert Macfarlane (Goodreads Author)

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Adult Fiction, Biography, Classics, Comics, Contemporary, Fiction, Gay and Lesbian, Graphic novels, Historical fiction, History, Humor and Comedy, Memoir, Poetry, Science, and War

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