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Runaway

Alice Munro

★ 4.0

2004

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The Prophet

Kahlil Gibran

★ 4.2

1923

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Midnight's Children

Salman Rushdie

★ 4.0

1981

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The Tao of Pooh

Benjamin Hoff, Ernest H. Shepard

★ 4.0

1982

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Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast

Robin McKinley

★ 4.0

1978

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

David Bayles, Ted Orland

★ 3.7

1993

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Consider the Lobster and Other Essays

David Foster Wallace

★ 4.3

2005

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The Plot Against America

Philip Roth

★ 3.7

2004

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On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction

William Zinsser

★ 4.2

1976

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 Anne Frank's Tales from the Secret Annex

Anne Frank's Tales from the Secret Annex

Anne Frank, Susan Massotty

★ 4.2

1960

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