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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
Frederick Douglass

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A Short History of Nearly Everything
A Short History of Nearly Everything
Bill Bryson

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Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
John Berendt

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Odissea di Omero, tr. da Ippolito Pindemonte ...
Odissea di Omero, tr. da Ippolito Pindemonte ...
Homer

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The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America
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Erik Larson

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The Pilgrim's Progress
The Pilgrim's Progress
John Bunyan

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Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption
Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption
Laura Hillenbrand

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A People's History of the United States: 1492 to Present
A People's History of the United States: 1492 to Present
Howard Zinn

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Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies
Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies
Jared Diamond

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Alexander Hamilton
Alexander Hamilton
Ron Chernow

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Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong
Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong
James W. Loewen

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Night
Night
Elie Wiesel

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Trotzdem ja zum Leben sagen: Ein Psychologe erlebt das Konzentrationslager
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Viktor E. Frankl

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John Sherrill

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Anne Frank

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Sun Tzu

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Meditations
Marcus Aurelius

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The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics
The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics
Daniel James Brown

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Malala Yousafzai

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Jean Sasson

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Habits of the Heart: Individualism and Commitment in American Life
Habits of the Heart: Individualism and Commitment in American Life
William M. Sullivan

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Zlatin dnevnik
Zlata Filipović

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Rick Steves' Europe 101: History and Art for the Traveler (Rick Steves)
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Rick Steves

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American government: Institutions and Policies
American government: Institutions and Policies
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Joseph F. Kett

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Ron Kovic

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George Brown Tindall

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The tragedie of King Richard the second
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William Shakespeare

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Unknown

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Chief Seattle

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Robert D. Ballard

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Western Civilization, Volume 2, 7th Edition and Sources, Volume 2, 5th Edition and Atlas 1998
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Rush Limbaugh

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Michael Crichton

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Ellen G. White

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Dr. Paul Koudounaris

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The Fighting Bunch: The Battle of Athens and How World War II Veterans Won the Only Successful Armed Rebellion Since the Revolution
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Chris DeRose

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Michael Walsh

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Ron Chernow

New York Times bestselling author Ron Chernow has gained recent attention for Alexander Hamilton, the inspiration for the hit Broadway musical Hamilton. His more recent biography of a Founding Father, Washington: A Life, won a Pulitzer Prize for Biography. In addition to writing award-winning books, he’s a freelance journalist and has advised on TV documentaries.

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