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Anthem by Ayn Rand

The Origin of Species by Charles Darwin

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Nobody's Fool by Richard Russo

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Wool

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Wool (Silo, #1)

by Hugh Howey (Goodreads Author)

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by Lauren Groff (Goodreads Author)

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Strata: Stories from Deep Time

by Laura Poppick

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