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The Communist Man...

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The Communist Manifesto

by Karl Marx

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East of Eden

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by John Steinbeck

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"Prisons Make Us ...

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"Prisons Make Us Safer": And 20 Other Myths about Mass Incarceration

by Victoria Law (Goodreads Author)

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Classics, Contemporary, Crime, Fantasy, Fiction, Gay and Lesbian, Historical fiction, History, Horror, Humor and Comedy, Memoir, Music, Mystery, Paranormal, Philosophy, Psychology, Science, Science fiction, Self help, Suspense, Spirituality, and Thriller

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