Eric J. Lyman

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Eric J.’s favorite books

The Godfather by Mario Puzo

A Fortune-Teller Told Me by Tiziano Terzani

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Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick

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Imperium by Robert Harris

To Build a Fire by Jack London

Cat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.

Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.

All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque

Sophie’s Choice by William Styron

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In Other Words: A...

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In Other Words: A Memoir (Italian Edition)

by Jhumpa Lahiri

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Across the Span of Life: Common sense advice for high school & college students, their parents, teachers... and everybody else

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One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This

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Albert Camus

“My mother died today. Or maybe yesterday, I don't know. I received a telegram from the old people's home: "Mother deceased. Funeral tomorrow. Very sincerely yours." That doesn't mean anything. It might have been yesterday.”
― Albert Camus, The Stranger

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