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One Hundred Years of Solitude (Essential Penguin)One Hundred Years of Solitude (Essential Penguin) by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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striking, vivid, colorful...magico-realism at its best
East of Eden (Steinbeck "essentials")East of Eden (Steinbeck "essentials") by John Steinbeck
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If Not Now, When? (Penguin Modern Classics)If Not Now, When? (Penguin Modern Classics) by Primo Levi
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haunting, profound and written in a spare unsentimental style based on the author's own story, this book will stay with you for a long, long time
Baltasar and Blimunda (Panther)Baltasar and Blimunda (Panther) by Jose Saramago
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wistful, lyrical...Saramago is a master of words and the human spirit
Blindness (Panther)Blindness (Panther) by Jose Saramago
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For Whom the Bell TollsFor Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway
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A Tale of Two Cities (Everyman's Library classics)A Tale of Two Cities (Everyman's Library classics) by Charles Dickens
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humor and insight...Dickens was a master of both
Noli Me Tangere: Touch Me Not (Penguin Classics)Noli Me Tangere: Touch Me Not (Penguin Classics) by Jose Rizal
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The Executioner's SongThe Executioner's Song by Norman Mailer
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Invisible ManInvisible Man by Ralph Waldo Ellison
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RootsRoots by Alex Haley
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To Kill a MockingbirdTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
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The Name of the Rose (Vintage Classics)The Name of the Rose (Vintage Classics) by Umberto Eco
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Narziss and Goldmund (Penguin Modern Classics)Narziss and Goldmund (Penguin Modern Classics) by Hermann Hesse
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Nineteen Eighty-FourNineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell
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The Worst Journey in the WorldThe Worst Journey in the World by Apsley Cherry-Garrard
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breath-taking, awe-inspiring tale of man's indomitable spirit against all odds
Sophie's World: A Novel About the History of PhilosophySophie's World: A Novel About the History of Philosophy by Jostein Gaarder
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witty and light but never shallow, demystifying philosophy for the uninitiated
The Best and the BrightestThe Best and the Brightest by David Halberstam
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journalism of the highest order... this is the story of the vietnam war from the inside
Guns of AugustGuns of August by Barbara W. Tuchman
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gripping, exemplary war writing. certainty one of the most well-written works on WWI.
The Famished RoadThe Famished Road by Ben Okri
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Runaway Horses (The sea of fertility)Runaway Horses (The sea of fertility) by Yukio Mishima
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A Heart So WhiteA Heart So White by Javier Marias
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