Jane

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Jane

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Jane’s favorite books

The Golden Key by George MacDonald

Resurrection from the Underground by René Girard

1984 by George Orwell

Arrival by Ted Chiang

I See Satan Fall Like Lightning by René Girard

The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin

The Hero With a Thousand Faces by Joseph Campbell

The Innocent Anthropologist by Nigel Barley

The Burden of Responsibility by Tony Judt

世纪的哭泣：艾滋病的故事 by Randy Shilts

Job by René Girard

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Jane’s Bookshelves

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Wifedom: Mrs. Orw...

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Wifedom: Mrs. Orwell's Invisible Life

by Anna Funder

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The Spirit in Man, Art and Literature (Collected Works 15)

by C.G. Jung

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Asian Journals: I...

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Asian Journals: India and Japan (The Collected Works of Joseph Campbell)

by Joseph Campbell

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The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien

Unfinished Tales by J.R.R. Tolkien

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien

The Adventures of Tom Bombadil by J.R.R. Tolkien

On Fairy-Stories by J.R.R. Tolkien

From Tolkien and On Tolkien

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Biography, Business, Christian, Classics, Contemporary, Cookbooks, Crime, Fiction, Graphic novels, Historical fiction, History, Memoir, Mystery, Non-fiction, Philosophy, Poetry, Psychology, Religion, Science, Science fiction, Self help, Suspense, Spirituality, Thriller, Travel, and Young-adult

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