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The Forever War by Joe Haldeman Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain The Millionaire Next Door by Thomas J. Stanley The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson The Joy of Cooking by Irma S. Rombauer All About Asset Allocation by Richard A. Ferri The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick A Random Walk down Wall Street by Burton G. Malkiel
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Adult Fiction, Biography, Book Club, Classics, Contemporary, Cooking, Ebooks, Fantasy, Fiction, Food, Historical fiction, Memoir, Mystery, Non-fiction, Philosophy, Psychology, Religion, Romance, Science fiction, Suspense, Spirituality, Sports, Travel, Young-adult, and War


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