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Derek’s favorite books

Economics in One Lesson by Henry Hazlitt Paul Revere's Ride by David Hackett Fischer Battle Cry of Freedom by James M. McPherson The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt by Edmund Morris Mornings on Horseback by David McCullough Caesar by Adrian Goldsworthy Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson T.R. by H.W. Brands Master of the Senate by Robert A. Caro The Winter King by Bernard Cornwell The Path to Power by Robert A. Caro
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Biography, Cookbooks, Crime, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic novels, Historical fiction, History, Horror, Humor and Comedy, Mystery, Non-fiction, Science fiction, Sports, and Thriller


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