John Briggs

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John Briggs

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John’s favorite books

The Night Manager by John le Carré

The Honourable Schoolboy by John le Carré

Master of the Senate by Robert A. Caro

The Path to Power by Robert A. Caro

The Story of Art by E.H. Gombrich

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Falling Towards England by Clive James

Beloved by Toni Morrison

The Classics by Mary Beard

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John Adams by David McCullough

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The Warburgs: The...

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The Warburgs: The Twentieth-Century Odyssey of a Remarkable Jewish Family

by Ron Chernow

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Writing Tools: 55 Essential Strategies for Every Writer

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The Guns of August

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The Guns of August

by Barbara W. Tuchman

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Art, Biography, Classics, Contemporary, Crime, Ebooks, Fantasy, Fiction, Historical fiction, History, Memoir, Music, Mystery, Non-fiction, Philosophy, Poetry, Psychology, and Thriller

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