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How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen
How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen
How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen
David Brooks
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A Midsummer Night's Dream (Oxford School Shakespeare)
A Midsummer Night's Dream (Oxford School Shakespeare)
A Midsummer Night's Dream (Oxford School Shakespeare)
William Shakespeare, Roma Gill
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Novelist as a Vocation
Novelist as a Vocation
Novelist as a Vocation
Haruki Murakami
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Magnificent Rebels: The First Romantics and the Invention of the Self
Magnificent Rebels: The First Romantics and the Invention of the Self
Magnificent Rebels: The First Romantics and the Invention of the Self
Andrea Wulf
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A Man of Two Faces: A Memoir, a History, a Memorial
A Man of Two Faces: A Memoir, a History, a Memorial
A Man of Two Faces: A Memoir, a History, a Memorial
Viet Thanh Nguyen
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Burning Questions: Essays and Occasional Pieces, 2004 to 2022
Burning Questions: Essays and Occasional Pieces, 2004 to 2022
Burning Questions: Essays and Occasional Pieces, 2004 to 2022
Margaret Atwood
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Homer and His Iliad
Homer and His Iliad
Homer and His Iliad
Robin Lane Fox
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These Precious Days: Essays
These Precious Days: Essays
These Precious Days: Essays
Ann Patchett
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How Canada Works: The People Who Make Our Nation Thrive
How Canada Works: The People Who Make Our Nation Thrive
How Canada Works: The People Who Make Our Nation Thrive
Peter Mansbridge, Mark Bulgutch
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How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen
How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen
How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen
David Brooks
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The Hollow Crown: Shakespeare on How Leaders Rise, Rule, and Fall
The Hollow Crown: Shakespeare on How Leaders Rise, Rule, and Fall
The Hollow Crown: Shakespeare on How Leaders Rise, Rule, and Fall
Eliot A. Cohen
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Chasing Bright Medusas: A Life of Willa Cather
Chasing Bright Medusas: A Life of Willa Cather
Chasing Bright Medusas: A Life of Willa Cather
Benjamin Taylor
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100 Novels That Changed the World
100 Novels That Changed the World
100 Novels That Changed the World
Colin Salter
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The New Leviathans: Thoughts After Liberalism
The New Leviathans: Thoughts After Liberalism
The New Leviathans: Thoughts After Liberalism
John Gray
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Metaphysical Animals: How Four Women Brought Philosophy Back to Life
Metaphysical Animals: How Four Women Brought Philosophy Back to Life
Metaphysical Animals: How Four Women Brought Philosophy Back to Life
Clare Mac Cumhaill, Rachael Wiseman
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The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2023
The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2023
The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2023
R. F. Kuang, John Joseph Adams
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The Letters of Gustave Flaubert
The Letters of Gustave Flaubert
The Letters of Gustave Flaubert
Gustave Flaubert
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How to Be: Life Lessons from the Early Greeks
How to Be: Life Lessons from the Early Greeks
How to Be: Life Lessons from the Early Greeks
Adam Nicolson
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Paris Notebooks: Essays & Reviews (Nonpareil Books #8)
Paris Notebooks: Essays & Reviews (Nonpareil Books #8)
Paris Notebooks: Essays & Reviews (Nonpareil Books #8)
Mavis Gallant
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The Cat Who Taught Zen
The Cat Who Taught Zen
The Cat Who Taught Zen
James Norbury
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