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Recommendations...
 Respectfully Quoted: A Dictionary of Quotations
by James H. Billington, Library of Congress
A treasury of thought-provoking declarations and observations features a splendid variety of political, scientific, social, and literary voices. Quoted historical figures include Paine, Milton, Emerson, Marx, Napoleon, Dickens, and Churchill.
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| |  The World I Live In and Optimism: A Collection of Essays
by Helen Keller
These poetic, inspiring essays offer remarkable insights into the world of a gifted woman who was deaf and blind. Keller relates her impressions, perceived through the senses and imagination, of the world's beauty and promise.
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 Ulysses
by James Joyce, Enda Duffy
Loosely based on the Odyssey, this landmark of modern literature follows ordinary Dubliners through an entire day in 1904. Captivating experimental techniques range from interior monologues to exuberant wordplay and earthy humor.
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| |  The Jewel of Seven Stars
by Bram Stoker
Stolen from a mummy's grip, an ancient gem brings certain death to those who attempt its possession. The author of Dracula wrote this enthralling blend of Eastern lore and classic horror fiction.
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 The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Literature's greatest detective team investigates a dozen of their best-known cases, including "The Speckled Band," "The Red-Headed League," The Five Orange Pips," and "A Scandal in Bohemia."
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| |  Mark Twain at Your Fingertips: A Book of Quotations
by Mark Twain, Caroline Thomas Harnsberger
Gathered from Twain's classic novels, diary entries, newspaper articles, and correspondence, this collection of wry quips and quotes offers the great humorist and storyteller's observations on animals, critics, politics, youth, and more.
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 Hadji Murad
by Leo Tolstoy
A simmering feud between Russians and Chechens boils over into a bloody war in this critically acclaimed novella, which draws upon the legends surrounding the Avar warrior chieftain known as Hadji Murád.
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| |  The Iron Heel
by Jack London
Spinning science fiction and fantasy into a political adventure, this harrowing tale of class warfare recounts a powerful state organization's determination to crush the working class at any cost.
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