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Economics in One Lesson by Henry Hazlitt Chronicle of a Death Foretold by Gabriel García Márquez How to Make Money in Stocks by William J. O'Neil A Bright Shining Lie by Neil Sheehan Fallen Giant by Ronald Kent Shelp Master of the Senate by Robert A. Caro The Path to Power by Robert A. Caro Running Money by Andy Kessler A Walk Across America by Peter Jenkins Means of Ascent by Robert A. Caro On Her Majesty's Secret Service by Ian Fleming
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A Tale of Two Cities by Charles DickensShōgun by James ClavellThe Killer Angels by Michael ShaaraTai-Pan by James Clavell
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Adult Fiction, Biography, Book Club, Business, Fiction, Historical fiction, History, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Non-fiction, Politics, Romance, Thriller, and War


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