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Alan’s favorite books

White Teeth by Zadie Smith Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Díaz Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel Y by Brian K. Vaughan The Secret Commonwealth by Philip Pullman A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara The Last Act of Love by Cathy Rentzenbrink Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead I'm a Joke and So Are You by Robin Ince
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Broken Greek: A Story of Chip Shops and Pop Songs by Pete Paphides
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The noodle and the damage done.
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Biography, Business, Contemporary, Crime, Ebooks, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic novels, Humor and Comedy, Memoir, Music, Mystery, Non-fiction, Science fiction, Self help, Sports, and Thriller


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