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John’s favorite books

1984 by George Orwell A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond A People’s History of the United States by Howard Zinn The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss The Wise Man's Fear by Patrick Rothfuss Ways of Seeing by John Berger Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien The Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien
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Fantasy, History, Non-fiction, Philosophy, and Science fiction


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