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Foundation by Isaac Asimov

Foundation's Edge by Isaac Asimov

Foundation and Earth by Isaac Asimov

Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman

Dune by Frank Herbert

When Einstein Walked with Gödel by Jim Holt

Brave New World by Aldous Huxley

The Voyage of the Dawn Treader by C.S. Lewis

Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami

Why Does the World Exist? by Jim Holt

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Caliban’s War

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Caliban’s War (The Expanse, #2)

by James S.A. Corey (Goodreads Author)

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No Straight Road Takes You There: Essays for Uneven Terrain

by Rebecca Solnit

bookshelves: economics, learning, non-fiction, philosophy, science, currently-reading

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Bathed in Ink and Blood (Ink, Brand, and Knife Book 1)

by Robert C. Laymon (Goodreads Author)

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