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A Little History of the World by E.H. Gombrich

1984 by George Orwell

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The Unfolding of Language by Guy Deutscher

The Illustrated Man by Ray Bradbury

Shadow of the Silk Road by Colin Thubron

A Scanner Darkly by Philip K. Dick

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Jean-Paul Sartre

“Life begins on the other side of despair.”
― Jean-Paul Sartre

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Émile Zola

“The road to Lourdes is littered with crutches,but not one wooden leg.”
― Émile Zola

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