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Ryan’s favorite books

The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm X

The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway

1984 by George Orwell

A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson

Life of Pi by Yann Martel

The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien

Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer

Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom

Naked by David Sedaris

Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim by David Sedaris

When You Are Engulfed in Flames by David Sedaris

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Story Genius: How...

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Story Genius: How to Use Brain Science to Go Beyond Outlining and Write a Riveting Novel (Before You Waste Three Years Writing 327 Pages That Go Nowhere)

by Lisa Cron (Goodreads Author)

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How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe

by Charles Yu (Goodreads Author)

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Overlanding 101: A Field Guide to Vehicle-Based Adventure Travel (Overland Journal)

by Scott Brady

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Biography, Classics, Contemporary, Fiction, Humor and Comedy, Memoir, and Travel

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