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Sam’s favorite books

Alas, Babylon by Pat Frank

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

It by Stephen King

On Writing by Stephen King

The Power of the Dog by Don Winslow

Mississippi Politics by Jere Nash

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

The Garden of Eden by Ernest Hemingway

Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson

The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway

On Speaking Well by Peggy Noonan

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American Assassin

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American Assassin (Mitch Rapp, #1)

by Vince Flynn

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The Tommyknockers

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The Tommyknockers

by Stephen King (Goodreads Author)

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The Two Towers

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The Two Towers (The Lord of the Rings, #2)

by J.R.R. Tolkien

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Sam’s Notes & Highlights

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The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead

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