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Michael’s favorite books

The Mystery Of The Blue Train by Agatha Christie

How to Beat Your Dad at Chess by Murray Chandler

Chess for Children by Murray Chandler

Bad Men by John Connolly

The Narrow Road to the Deep North and Other Travel Sketches by Matsuo Bashō

Münchhausens Abenteuer by Rudolf Erich Raspe

The Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha Christie

The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yōko Ogawa

The Memory Police by Yōko Ogawa

Trust Your Eyes by Linwood Barclay

The Happy Manifesto by Henry Stewart

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Michael’s Bookshelves

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Chess Openings fo...

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Chess Openings for Kids

by John L. Watson

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Grimms Fairy Tales

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Grimms Fairy Tales

by Unknown Author

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The Silk Roads: A...

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The Silk Roads: A New History of the World

by Peter Frankopan

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2026 Reading Challenge

Michael Ries has read 11 of 15 books.

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Irou Roschzttardtz

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Paul Allen

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Adam

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Maddie Ries

10 books | 4 friends

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Christian, Classics, Comics, Fiction, Mystery, and Science

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