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Cover of Hamlet

Hamlet

William Shakespeare, Richard Andrews, Rex Gibson

4.0

1600

Cover of The Tempest

The Tempest

William Shakespeare

3.8

1623

Cover of Wicked: The Grimmerie

Wicked: The Grimmerie

David Cote, Stephen Schwartz, Joan Marcus, Winnie Holzman

4.2

2005

Cover of Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood

Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood

Trevor Noah

4.5

2016

Cover of The Complete Works

The Complete Works

William Shakespeare

4.5

1623

Cover of The Ladies' Room

The Ladies' Room

Carolyn Brown

3.9

2011

Cover of for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf

for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf

Ntozake Shange

4.3

1975

Cover of The Fourth Hand

The Fourth Hand

John Irving

3.3

2001

Cover of Everything Leads to You

Everything Leads to You

Nina LaCour

3.9

2014

Cover of Hello, Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle (Mrs. Piggle Wiggle, #4)

Hello, Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle (Mrs. Piggle Wiggle, #4)

Betty MacDonald, Alexandra Boiger

4.2

1955

Cover of Four Great Tragedies: Hamlet / Othello / King Lear / Macbeth

Four Great Tragedies: Hamlet / Othello / King Lear / Macbeth

William Shakespeare, Sylvan Barnet, Alvin Kernan, Russell Fraser

4.4

1982

Cover of Invisible

Invisible

Paul Auster

3.7

2009

Cover of Live from New York: An Uncensored History of Saturday Night Live

Live from New York: An Uncensored History of Saturday Night Live

James Andrew Miller, Tom Shales

4.0

2001

Cover of Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business

Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business

Neil Postman, Andrew Postman

4.1

1985

Cover of The Water-Method Man

The Water-Method Man

John Irving

3.3

1972

Cover of The Goldfinch

The Goldfinch

Donna Tartt

3.9

2013

Cover of The Story of Art

The Story of Art

E.H. Gombrich

3.8

1950

Cover of Ways of Seeing

Ways of Seeing

John Berger

3.8

1972

Cover of A Visit from the Goon Squad

A Visit from the Goon Squad

Jennifer Egan

3.6

2010

Cover of Nine Stories

Nine Stories

J.D. Salinger

4.2

1953

Cover of Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!: Adventures of a Curious Character

Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!: Adventures of a Curious Character

Richard Feynman

4.3

1984

Cover of The Zombie Survival Guide: Complete Protection from the Living Dead

The Zombie Survival Guide: Complete Protection from the Living Dead

Max Brooks

3.9

2004

Cover of Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art

Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art

Scott McCloud

4.0

1993

Cover of Rose Madder

Rose Madder

Stephen King

3.7

1995

Cover of The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity

The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity

Julia Cameron

3.9

1992

Cover of PostSecret: Extraordinary Confessions from Ordinary Lives (PostSecret)

PostSecret: Extraordinary Confessions from Ordinary Lives (PostSecret)

Frank Warren

4.0

2005

Cover of The Letters of Vincent van Gogh

The Letters of Vincent van Gogh

Vincent van Gogh, Ronald de Leeuw, Mark Roskill, Arnold J. Pomerans

4.0

1914

Cover of The Art Forger

The Art Forger

B.A. Shapiro

3.7

2012

Cover of Art and Fear: Observations on the Perils (and Rewards) of Artmaking

Art and Fear: Observations on the Perils (and Rewards) of Artmaking

David Bayles, Ted Orland

3.7

1993

Cover of An Object of Beauty

An Object of Beauty

Steve Martin

3.6

2010

Cover of Dad Is Fat

Dad Is Fat

Jim Gaffigan

3.8

2013

Cover of History of Beauty

History of Beauty

Umberto Eco, Girolamo De Michele, Alastair McEwen

3.8

2004

Cover of The Collector

The Collector

John Fowles

4.0

1963

Cover of As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride

As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride

Cary Elwes, Joe Layden, Various, Rob Reiner

4.1

2014

Cover of The Natural Way to Draw

The Natural Way to Draw

Kimon Nicolaides, Mamie Harmon

3.9

1941

Cover of The Valley of Amazement

The Valley of Amazement

Amy Tan

3.6

2013

Cover of Vincent Van Gogh: The Complete Paintings

Vincent Van Gogh: The Complete Paintings

Rainer Metzger, Ingo F. Walther

4.1

1988

Cover of Art Through the Ages

Art Through the Ages

Helen Gardner, Fred S. Kleiner, Christin J. Mamiya

3.8

1926

Cover of The Swan Thieves

The Swan Thieves

Elizabeth Kostova

3.5

2010

Cover of The Hare With Amber Eyes: A Family's Century of Art and Loss

The Hare With Amber Eyes: A Family's Century of Art and Loss

Edmund de Waal

3.9

2009

Cover of The Shock of the New

The Shock of the New

Robert Hughes

3.7

1980

Cover of The Lost Painting

The Lost Painting

Jonathan Harr

3.7

2005

Cover of The Mixed-Up Chameleon

The Mixed-Up Chameleon

Eric Carle

4.2

1975

Cover of Paddle Your Own Canoe: One Man's Fundamentals for Delicious Living

Paddle Your Own Canoe: One Man's Fundamentals for Delicious Living

Nick Offerman

3.6

2013

Cover of Binge

Binge

Tyler Oakley

4.3

2015

Cover of Wildflower

Wildflower

Drew Barrymore

3.6

2015

Cover of The Last Painting of Sara de Vos

The Last Painting of Sara de Vos

Dominic Smith

3.8

2016

Cover of The Flanders Panel

The Flanders Panel

Arturo Pérez-Reverte, Margaret Jull Costa

3.8

1990

Cover of The 20th Century Art Book

The 20th Century Art Book

Phaidon Press

3.9

1996

Cover of A Coney Island of the Mind

A Coney Island of the Mind

Lawrence Ferlinghetti

4.2

1958

Cover of Edvard Munch: 1863-1944 (Basic Art)

Edvard Munch: 1863-1944 (Basic Art)

Ulrich Bischoff

4.1

1990

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