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The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World  Nonfiction
The Betrayal of the Humanities: The University During the Third Reich The Betrayal of the Humanities: The University During the Third...  Nonfiction
The Bookmakers: A History of the Book in Eighteen Lives  The Bookmakers: A History of the Book in Eighteen Lives   Nonfiction
The City-State of Boston: The Rise and Fall of an Atlantic Power, 1630-1865 The City-State of Boston: The Rise and Fall of an...  Nonfiction
The Color Purple The Color Purple  Fiction
The Complete Calvin & Hobbes The Complete Calvin & Hobbes  Fiction
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare The Complete Works of William Shakespeare  Fiction
The Condemnation of Blackness: Race, Crime, and the Making of Modern Urban America The Condemnation of Blackness: Race, Crime, and the Making of...  Nonfiction
The Conflict Over the Conflict: The Israel/Palestine Campus Debate The Conflict Over the Conflict: The Israel/Palestine Campus Debate  Nonfiction
The Covenant of Water The Covenant of Water  Fiction
The Eternal Feminine The Eternal Feminine  Fiction
The Fire Next Time The Fire Next Time  Nonfiction
The Forgotten Financiers of the Louisiana Purchase: European Bankers, the US, and the Rise of International Finance The Forgotten Financiers of the Louisiana Purchase: European Bankers, the...  Nonfiction
The Friend Zone The Friend Zone  Fiction
The Goblin Emperor The Goblin Emperor  Fiction
The Great Gatsby The Great Gatsby  Fiction
The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms  Fiction
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue  Fiction
The Lies That Bind: Rethinking Identity — Creed, Country, Colour, Class, Culture The Lies That Bind: Rethinking Identity — Creed, Country, Colour,...  Nonfiction
The Lincoln Reader The Lincoln Reader  Nonfiction
The Making of the Middle Sea: A History of the Mediterranean from the Beginning to the Emergence of the Classical World The Making of the Middle Sea: A History of the...  Nonfiction
The Man Who Cried I Am The Man Who Cried I Am  Fiction
The Maniac The Maniac  Fiction
The Master and Margarita  The Master and Margarita   Fiction
The Measure The Measure  Fiction