Niel McDowell

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Niel McDowell

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Isaac's Storm by Erik Larson

1984 by George Orwell

A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson

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A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole

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

Thunderstruck by Erik Larson

Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

The Terror by Dan Simmons

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams

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The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements

by Sam Kean (Goodreads Author)

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Adult Fiction, Biography, Book Club, Classics, Contemporary, Crime, Ebooks, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic novels, Historical fiction, History, Horror, Humor and Comedy, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Non-fiction, Paranormal, Philosophy, Science, Science fiction, Suspense, Thriller, and Travel

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