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You Play the Girl...

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You Play the Girl: And Other Vexing Stories That Tell Women Who They Are

by Carina Chocano (Goodreads Author)

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Less Is Lost

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Less Is Lost (Arthur Less, #2)

by Andrew Sean Greer

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Men Explain Thing...

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Men Explain Things to Me: And Other Essays

by Rebecca Solnit

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Adult Fiction, Business, Fiction, Gay and Lesbian, Historical fiction, Literary Fiction, Memoir, Poetry, Travel, and lgbt

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