Sam Rubinstein

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Sam Rubinstein

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Sam’s favorite books

Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls

Slouching Towards Bethlehem by Joan Didion

The Russian Debutante's Handbook by Gary Shteyngart

Battle Cry of Freedom by James M. McPherson

Race and Reunion by David W. Blight

Five Families by Selwyn Raab

A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin

Reconstruction by Eric Foner

The Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams

1984 by George Orwell

Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison

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The Shape of the ...

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The Shape of the Ruins

by Juan Gabriel Vásquez

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The Group Formerly Known as the Map Room Book Club — 5 members — last activity Mar 31, 2013 04:10PM
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Adult Fiction, African American, Book Club, Business, Classics, Contemporary, Ebooks, Fantasy, Fiction, Historical fiction, History, Horror, Literary Fiction, Non-fiction, Philosophy, Politics, Psychology, Science, Science fiction, and Travel

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