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“The fundamental truth: a baseball game is nothing but a great slow contraption for getting you to pay attention to the cadence of a summer day.”
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Jurassic Park by Michael CrichtonHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
PBS’s The Great American Read: List of America’s Top 100 Books
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Creativity, Inc. by Ed CatmullCreating Magic by Lee CockerellGood to Great by Jim CollinsGetting Things Done by David AllenThe 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey
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Adult Fiction, Biography, Book Club, Business, Cookbooks, Fiction, Gay and Lesbian, Historical fiction, History, Memoir, Mystery, Non-fiction, Self help, Suspense, Sports, Thriller, Travel, and Young-adult


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