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Wise Children

Wise Children

Angela Carter

3.5 (4)

Q. Why is London like Budapest? A. Because it is two cities divided by a river.

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A People's History of the United States

A People's History of the United States

Howard Zinn

5.0 (2)

Arawak men and women, naked, tawny, and full of wonder, emerged from their villages onto the island's beaches and swam out to get a closer look at the strange big boat.

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The Van

The Van

Roddy Doyle

5.0 (1)

Jimmy Rabbitte Sr. had the kitchen to himself.

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The Good Soldier Svejk

The Good Soldier Svejk

Jaroslav Hasek

3.5 (2)

'And so they've killed our Ferdinand', said the charwoman to Mr Svejk, who had left military service years before, after having been finally certified by an army medical board as an imbecile, and now lived by selling dogs - ugly, mongrel monstrosities whose pedigrees he forged."Nii nad tapsidki meie Ferdinandi," ütles virtin härra Švejkile, kes oli aastate eest vabanenud sõjaväeteenistusest, kui kroonuarstide komisjon ta lõplikult lolliks tunnistas, ja elatas ennast nüüd sellega, et müütas mingeid jõledaid segaverelisi koerapeletisi, võltsides nende sugupuud.

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The Autobiography of Malcolm X

The Autobiography of Malcolm X

Malcolm X

5.0 (1)

When my mother was pregnant with me, she told me later, a party of hooded Ku Klux Klan riders galloped up to our home in Omaha, Nebraska, one night.

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Easy Travel to Other Planets

Easy Travel to Other Planets

Ted Mooney

5.0 (2)

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The Postman Always Rings Twice

The Postman Always Rings Twice

James M. Cain

3.6 (5)

They threw me off the hay truck about noon.

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Where Angels Fear to Tread

Where Angels Fear to Tread

E. M. Forster

3.67 (3)

They were all at Charing Cross to see Lilia off--Philip, Harriet, Irma, Mrs. Herriton herself.

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Sometimes a Great Notion

Sometimes a Great Notion

Ken Kesey

4.25 (4)

Along the wester slopes of the Oregon Coastal Range ... come look: the hysterical crashing of tributaries as they merge into the Wakonda Auga River ...

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