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The Secret of the Night Train by Sylvia Bishop SPQR by Mary Beard Caledonian Road by Andrew O'Hagan
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Marcus Tullius Cicero
“A room without books is like a body without a soul.”
― Marcus Tullius Cicero
tags: attributed-no-source, books, simile, soul
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Frank Zappa
“So many books, so little time.”
― Frank Zappa
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Listopia Votes

For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest HemingwayCatch-22 by Joseph Heller
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
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Lucifer's Hammer by Larry NivenThe Stand by Stephen KingOn the Beach by Nevil ShuteWorld War Z by Max BrooksThe Year of the Flood by Margaret Atwood
Best Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
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Adult Fiction, Book Club, Classics, Contemporary, Fantasy, Fiction, Historical fiction, History, Mystery, Non-fiction, Paranormal, Politics, Science, Science fiction, Suspense, Thriller, Young-adult, and War


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