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Pages
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Title
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Author
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Description
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1
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495
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Clan of the
Cave Bear
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Jean M.
Auel
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Tale of
prehistoric Europe and a young human girl's life as raised
by Neanderthals. First of 4 books.
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2
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544
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Valley of the
Horses
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Jean M.
Auel
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Same as above,
second of 4 books.
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3
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723
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The Mammoth
Hunters
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Jean M.
Auel
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Same as above,
third of 4 books.
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4
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868
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Plains of
Passage
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Jean M.
Auel
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Same as above,
fourth of 4 books.
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5
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327
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George Burns
and the Hundred Year Dash
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Martin
Gottfried
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Biography of
George Burns, the comedian, and his wife.
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6
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189
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A Separate
Peace
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John
Knowles
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Novel about a
young boy facing the pressures of growing up in a private
school.
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7
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208
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Lord of the
Flies
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William
Golding
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The tale of a
group of schoolboys who digress when stranded on an
island.
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8
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311
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One Flew Over
the Cuckoo’s Nest
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Ken
Kesey
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Novel about an insane asylum where the normal men are
considered crazy. Reference
Site
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9
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262
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Ceremony
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Leslie Marmon
Silko
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Novel about a Native American who recovers from
post-traumatic stress (from WWII) by redeeming himself
through discovering his people’s culture.
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10
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214
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Catcher in the
Rye
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J.D.
Salinger
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Story of a boy who goes crazy when faced with the
pressures of life after his little brother dies.
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11
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303
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The
Hobbit
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J.R.R
Tolkien
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Fantasy novel about a creature named Bilbo who
progresses from being a sheltered, peace-loving Hobbit to an
adventurous, courageous Hobbit.
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12
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281
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The Adventures
of Huckleberry Finn (unabridged)
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Mark
Twain
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Story of a young boy who escapes
‘sivilization’ by having adventures on the
Missippi River.
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13
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121
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Brave New World
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Aldous Huxley
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Futuristic tale of a world dominated by an obsession
with conformity -- and its undoing
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14
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248
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Island
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Aldous Huxley
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A fantasy about an island in today's world, in which
peace and harmony reign by virtue of intelligent use of
technology and spirituality.
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15
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277
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My Name is Asher Lev
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Chaim Potok
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A fictional novel about a Hasidic Jewish boy from
Brooklyn who pursues a faith to art rather than to his own
religion.
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16
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342
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Ragtime
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E.L. Doctorow
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A novel taking place in the early 1900's which
follows the intertwining tales of several people's plights
and adventures.
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17
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221
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The Jungle
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Upton Sinclair
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A depressing story about the difficulties of an
immigrant family trying to succeed in the meat-packing
district of Chicago.
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18
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17
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Julius Caesar
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William Shakespeare
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A classic Shakespearean tragedy about the historic
plight of Julius Caesar, king of Rome.
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19
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293
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West With The Night
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Beryl Markham
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A thrilling autobiography about the adventures of a
female bush-plane pilot in 1930's Africa.
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20
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337
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The Shipping News
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E. Annie Proulx
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A moving and witty novel about a burnout 36-year-old
man who tries to make a new life with his family in
Newfoundland.
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