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Cover of The Tao of Pooh

The Tao of Pooh

Benjamin Hoff, Ernest H. Shepard

★ 4.0

1982

Cover of How to Read Literature Like a Professor: A Lively and Entertaining Guide to Reading Between the Lines

How to Read Literature Like a Professor: A Lively and Entertaining Guide to Reading Between the Lines

Thomas C. Foster

★ 3.6

2003

Cover of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Mark Twain, John Seelye, Guy Cardwell

★ 3.8

1884

Cover of Hamlet

Hamlet

William Shakespeare, Richard Andrews, Rex Gibson

★ 4.0

1600

Cover of Great Expectations

Great Expectations

Charles Dickens

★ 3.8

1860

Cover of The Stranger

The Stranger

Albert Camus, Matthew Ward

★ 4.0

1942

Cover of A Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol

Charles Dickens

★ 4.0

1843

Cover of The Metamorphosis

The Metamorphosis

Franz Kafka, Stanley Corngold

★ 3.8

1915

Cover of The Iliad

The Iliad

Homer, Robert Fagles, Frédéric Mugler, Bernard Knox

★ 3.8

-750

Cover of The Call of the Wild

The Call of the Wild

Jack London

★ 3.8

1903

Cover of Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies

Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies

Jared Diamond

★ 4.0

1997

Cover of David Copperfield

David Copperfield

Charles Dickens, Jeremy Tambling

★ 4.0

1849

Cover of The Prophet

The Prophet

Kahlil Gibran

★ 4.2

1923

Cover of Death of a Salesman

Death of a Salesman

Arthur Miller

★ 3.5

1949

Cover of 1Q84

1Q84

Haruki Murakami, Jay Rubin, Philip Gabriel

★ 3.9

2009

Cover of The Sound and the Fury

The Sound and the Fury

William Faulkner

★ 3.9

1929

Cover of Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar

William Shakespeare, Roma Gill

★ 3.6

1599

Cover of The Art Book

The Art Book

Phaidon Press

★ 3.8

1997

Cover of The Girl with All the Gifts

The Girl with All the Gifts

M.R. Carey

★ 3.9

2014

Cover of To the Lighthouse

To the Lighthouse

Virginia Woolf

★ 3.8

1927

Cover of The Call of the Wild/White Fang

The Call of the Wild/White Fang

Jack London

★ 4.1

1906

Cover of The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson

The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson

Emily Dickinson, Thomas H. Johnson

★ 4.2

1890

Cover of Shakespeare's Sonnets

Shakespeare's Sonnets

William Shakespeare, Katherine Duncan-Jones

★ 4.2

1592

Cover of The Book of Ruth

The Book of Ruth

Jane Hamilton

★ 3.8

1988

Cover of The Year of Living Biblically: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Bible as Literally as Possible

The Year of Living Biblically: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Bible as Literally as Possible

A.J. Jacobs

★ 3.8

2007

Cover of Fathers and Sons

Fathers and Sons

Ivan Turgenev, George Reavy, Jane Costlow

★ 3.9

1862

Cover of The Interpretation of Dreams

The Interpretation of Dreams

Sigmund Freud

★ 3.8

1899

Cover of Hard Times

Hard Times

Charles Dickens

★ 3.5

1854

Cover of Surprised by Joy: The Shape of My Early Life

Surprised by Joy: The Shape of My Early Life

C.S. Lewis

★ 4.1

1955

Cover of The Red and the Black

The Red and the Black

Stendhal, Roger Gard

★ 3.9

1830

Cover of The Future of Us

The Future of Us

Jay Asher, Carolyn Mackler

★ 3.6

2011

Cover of Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair

Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair

Pablo Neruda, W.S. Merwin, Cristina García

★ 4.3

1924

Cover of Master and Commander

Master and Commander

Patrick O'Brian

★ 4.1

1969

Cover of The Metamorphosis and Other Stories

The Metamorphosis and Other Stories

Franz Kafka, Jason Baker, Donna Freed

★ 4.0

1915

Cover of A Christmas Carol and Other Christmas Writings

A Christmas Carol and Other Christmas Writings

Charles Dickens, Michael Slater

★ 4.1

1843

Cover of Ficciones

Ficciones

Jorge Luis Borges, Anthony Kerrigan, Anthony Bonner

★ 4.5

1944

Cover of The Collected Poems of W.B. Yeats

The Collected Poems of W.B. Yeats

W.B. Yeats, Richard J. Finneran

★ 4.3

1997

Cover of Lincoln

Lincoln

David Herbert Donald

★ 4.2

1995

Cover of The Red Badge of Courage and Selected Short Fiction

The Red Badge of Courage and Selected Short Fiction

Stephen Crane, George Stade, Richard Fusco

★ 3.6

1895

Cover of The Castle

The Castle

Franz Kafka, Mark Harman, Regaip Minareci, Şerif Yeşilbucak

★ 4.0

1926

Cover of The Cost of Discipleship

The Cost of Discipleship

Dietrich Bonhoeffer

★ 4.3

1937

Cover of 100 Selected Poems

100 Selected Poems

E.E. Cummings

★ 4.3

1954

Cover of The Magic Mountain

The Magic Mountain

Thomas Mann, John E. Woods

★ 4.1

1924

Cover of Lexicon

Lexicon

Max Barry

★ 3.9

2013

Cover of The Souls of Black Folk

The Souls of Black Folk

W.E.B. Du Bois, Donald B. Gibson, Monica W. Elbert

★ 4.2

1903

Cover of 14

14

Peter Clines

★ 3.9

2012

Cover of The Lost Painting

The Lost Painting

Jonathan Harr

★ 3.7

2005

Cover of The Complete Poems

The Complete Poems

John Keats

★ 4.2

1820

Cover of Chess Story

Chess Story

Stefan Zweig, Joel Rotenberg, Hans Hausmann, Dirk Muller, Peter Gay, Willy Trenk-Trebitsch, Mario Adorf, Gert Westphal

★ 4.3

1941

Cover of Pygmalion and Three Other Plays

Pygmalion and Three Other Plays

George Bernard Shaw, John A. Bertolini

★ 4.0

2004

Cover of Selected Poems

Selected Poems

Emily Dickinson

★ 4.2

1890

Cover of The Comedy of Errors

The Comedy of Errors

William Shakespeare

★ 3.7

1594

Cover of The Littles

The Littles

John Lawrence Peterson, Roberta Carter Clark

★ 4.0

1967

Cover of Measure for Measure

Measure for Measure

William Shakespeare, Barbara A. Mowat, Paul Werstine

★ 3.7

1603

Cover of A Son of the Circus

A Son of the Circus

John Irving

★ 3.6

1994

Cover of The Lady of Shalott

The Lady of Shalott

Alfred Tennyson, Charles Keeping

★ 4.2

1833

Cover of Dream Man

Dream Man

Linda Howard

★ 4.0

1994

Cover of The Poetry of Pablo Neruda

The Poetry of Pablo Neruda

Pablo Neruda, Ilan Stavans

★ 4.4

1974

Cover of Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Ultimate Guide

Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Ultimate Guide

Mary-Jane Knight, Rick Riordan

★ 4.1

2010

Cover of The Complete Poetry and Prose

The Complete Poetry and Prose

William Blake, David V. Erdman, Harold Bloom

★ 4.2

1965

Cover of Forgotten

Forgotten

Cat Patrick

★ 3.8

2011

Cover of Life Together: The Classic Exploration of Christian Community

Life Together: The Classic Exploration of Christian Community

Dietrich Bonhoeffer

★ 4.3

1939

Cover of If You Want to Walk on Water, You've Got to Get Out of the Boat

If You Want to Walk on Water, You've Got to Get Out of the Boat

John Ortberg

★ 4.1

2001

Cover of Man and His Symbols

Man and His Symbols

C.G. Jung, Joseph L. Henderson, Aniela Jaffé, Jolande Jacobi, John Freeman, Marie-Louise von Franz

★ 4.2

1964

Cover of The Gift

The Gift

Danielle Steel

★ 3.9

1986

Cover of To Build a Fire

To Build a Fire

Jack London

★ 3.9

1903

Cover of The Gnostic Gospels

The Gnostic Gospels

Elaine Pagels

★ 3.9

1979

Cover of Selected Poems

Selected Poems

E.E. Cummings, Richard S. Kennedy

★ 4.2

1994

Cover of The Brothers K

The Brothers K

David James Duncan

★ 4.4

1992

Cover of Fear and Trembling

Fear and Trembling

Søren Kierkegaard, Alastair Hannay

★ 4.0

1843

Cover of Living Buddha, Living Christ

Living Buddha, Living Christ

Thich Nhat Hanh

★ 4.1

1995

Cover of Miracles

Miracles

C.S. Lewis

★ 4.1

1947

Cover of Life and Times of Michael K

Life and Times of Michael K

J.M. Coetzee

★ 3.9

1983

Cover of Passing

Passing

Nella Larsen, Ntozake Shange, Thadious M. Davis

★ 3.8

1929

Cover of The Christmas List

The Christmas List

Richard Paul Evans

★ 4.2

2009

Cover of H.M.S. Surprise

H.M.S. Surprise

Patrick O'Brian

★ 4.4

1973

Cover of The Girl Who Was on Fire: Your Favorite Authors on Suzanne Collins' Hunger Games Trilogy

The Girl Who Was on Fire: Your Favorite Authors on Suzanne Collins' Hunger Games Trilogy

Leah Wilson, Jennifer Lynn Barnes, Mary Borsellino, Sarah Rees Brennan, Terri Clark, Bree Despain, Adrienne Kress, Sarah Darer Littman, Cara Lockwood, Elizabeth M. Rees, Carrie Ryan, Ned Vizzini, Lili Wilkinson, Blythe Woolston

★ 4.3

2011

Cover of Misquoting Jesus: The Story Behind Who Changed the Bible and Why

Misquoting Jesus: The Story Behind Who Changed the Bible and Why

Bart D. Ehrman

★ 3.9

2005

Cover of First Love

First Love

James Patterson, Emily Raymond

★ 3.8

2013

Cover of The Water-Method Man

The Water-Method Man

John Irving

★ 3.3

1972

Cover of Mother Courage and Her Children

Mother Courage and Her Children

Bertolt Brecht, David Hare

★ 3.7

1941

Cover of Stupeur et tremblements

Stupeur et tremblements

Amélie Nothomb

★ 3.7

1999

Cover of Restless

Restless

William Boyd

★ 3.8

2006

Cover of The Pacific

The Pacific

Hugh Ambrose

★ 4.1

2009

Cover of In the Penal Colony

In the Penal Colony

Franz Kafka

★ 4.0

1919

Cover of Frida Kahlo: 1907-1954 Pain and Passion

Frida Kahlo: 1907-1954 Pain and Passion

Andrea Kettenmann

★ 4.2

2001

Cover of A Tale of Two Cities

A Tale of Two Cities

Charles Dickens

★ 3.8

1800

Cover of A Tale of Two Cities

A Tale of Two Cities

Charles Dickens

★ 3.8

1800

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