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* [[30-Second Theories]] by [[Paul Parsons]]
 
* [[30-Second Theories]] by [[Paul Parsons]]
 
* [[50 Mathematical Ideas You Really Need to Know]] by [[Tony Crilly]]
 
* [[50 Mathematical Ideas You Really Need to Know]] by [[Tony Crilly]]
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* [[1,000 Things Everyone Should Know About Science]]
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* [[1,000 Things Everyone Should Know About Science]] by [[John Farndon]]
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* [[American On Purpose: The Improbable Adventures of an Unlikely Patriot]] by [[Craig Ferguson]]
 
 
* [[Annoying: The Science of What Bugs Us]] by [[Joe Palca]] and [[Flora Lichtman]]
 
* [[Annoying: The Science of What Bugs Us]] by [[Joe Palca]] and [[Flora Lichtman]]
 
* [[The Art of Shen Ku]] by [[Zeek]]
 
* [[The Art of Shen Ku]] by [[Zeek]]
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* [[The Book of General Ignorance]] by [[John Lloyd]] and [[John Mitchinson]]
 
* [[The Book of General Ignorance]] by [[John Lloyd]] and [[John Mitchinson]]
 
* [[The Book of Totally Useless Information]] by [[Don Voorhees]]
 
* [[The Book of Totally Useless Information]] by [[Don Voorhees]]
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* [[Breaking Up With God]] by [[Sarah Sentilles]]
 
 
* [[A Brief History of Time (Updated and Expanded Edition)|A Brief History of Time]] by [[Stephen Hawking]]
 
* [[A Brief History of Time (Updated and Expanded Edition)|A Brief History of Time]] by [[Stephen Hawking]]
 
* [[Classic Rock Stories: The Stories Behind the Greatest Songs of All Time]] by [[Tim Morse]]
 
* [[Classic Rock Stories: The Stories Behind the Greatest Songs of All Time]] by [[Tim Morse]]
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* [[Don't Swallow Your Gum!]] by [[Aaron Carroll]] and [[Rachel Vreeman]]
 
* [[Don't Swallow Your Gum!]] by [[Aaron Carroll]] and [[Rachel Vreeman]]
 
* [[The Duck That Won the Lottery]] by [[Julian Baggini]]
 
* [[The Duck That Won the Lottery]] by [[Julian Baggini]]
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* [[Dude, You're Gonna Be a Dad!]] By  [[John Pfeiffer]]
 
* [[Essentials of Philosophy: The Basic Concepts of the World's Greatest Thinkers]] by [[James Mannion]]
 
* [[Essentials of Philosophy: The Basic Concepts of the World's Greatest Thinkers]] by [[James Mannion]]
 
* [[Evolution: The Triumph of an Idea]] by [[Carl Zimmer]]
 
* [[Evolution: The Triumph of an Idea]] by [[Carl Zimmer]]
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* [[Extra Life: Coming of Age In Cyberspace]] by [[David Bennahum]]
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* [[Freakonomics]] by [[Steven Levitt]] and [[Stephen Dubner]]
 
* [[Free Will]] by [[Sam Harris]]
 
* [[Free Will]] by [[Sam Harris]]
 
* [[The Future Was Here: The Commodore Amiga]] by [[Jimmy Maher]]
 
* [[The Future Was Here: The Commodore Amiga]] by [[Jimmy Maher]]
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* [[God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything]] by [[Christopher Hitchens]]
 
* [[God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything]] by [[Christopher Hitchens]]
 
* [[The Good Atheist]] by [[Dan Barker]]
 
* [[The Good Atheist]] by [[Dan Barker]]
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* [[Good Dog, Happy Baby]] by [[Michael Wombacher]]
 
* [[The Grand Design]] by [[Stephen Hawking]] and [[Leonard Mlodinow]]
 
* [[The Grand Design]] by [[Stephen Hawking]] and [[Leonard Mlodinow]]
 
* [[The Greatest Show On Earth: The Evidence For Evolution]] by [[Richard Dawkins]]
 
* [[The Greatest Show On Earth: The Evidence For Evolution]] by [[Richard Dawkins]]
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* [[A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius]] by [[Dave Eggers]]
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* [[Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution]] by [[Steven Levy]]
 
* [[A History of Pi]] by [[Petr Beckmann]]
 
* [[A History of Pi]] by [[Petr Beckmann]]
 
* [[How to Haunt a House For Halloween]] by [[Robert Freidhoffer]]
 
* [[How to Haunt a House For Halloween]] by [[Robert Freidhoffer]]
 
* [[I Am Error: The Nintendo Family Computer / Entertainment System Platform]] by [[Nathan Altice]]
 
* [[I Am Error: The Nintendo Family Computer / Entertainment System Platform]] by [[Nathan Altice]]
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* [[I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell]] by [[Tucker Max]]
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* [[I Sold My Soul On eBay]] by [[Hemant Mehta]]
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* [[I Know I Am, But What Are You?]] by [[Samantha Bee]]
 
 
* [[In a Sunburned Country]] by [[Bill Bryson]]
 
* [[In a Sunburned Country]] by [[Bill Bryson]]
 
* [[Just My Type]] by [[Simon Garfield]]
 
* [[Just My Type]] by [[Simon Garfield]]
 
* [[Last Chance to See]] by [[Mark Carwardine]] and [[Douglas Adams]]
 
* [[Last Chance to See]] by [[Mark Carwardine]] and [[Douglas Adams]]
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* [[Loose Girl: A Memoir of Promiscuity]] by [[Kerry Cohen]]
 
 
* [[The Magic of Reality]] by [[Richard Dawkins]]
 
* [[The Magic of Reality]] by [[Richard Dawkins]]
 
* [[The Man's Book: The Essential Guide For the Modern Man]] by [[Thomas Fink]]
 
* [[The Man's Book: The Essential Guide For the Modern Man]] by [[Thomas Fink]]
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* [[Trick or Treatment]] by [[Edzard Ernst]] and [[Simon Singh]]
 
* [[Trick or Treatment]] by [[Edzard Ernst]] and [[Simon Singh]]
 
* [[The Universe In a Nutshell]] by [[Stephen Hawking]]
 
* [[The Universe In a Nutshell]] by [[Stephen Hawking]]
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* [[Waiting For Snow In Havana: Confessions of a Cuban Boy]] by [[Carlos Eire]]
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* [[The Way of the Heathen: Practicing Atheism In Everyday Life]] by [[Greta Christina]]
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* [[What to Expect When Your Wife's Expanding]] by [[Thomas Hill]]
 
* [[When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops?]] by [[George Carlin]]
 
* [[When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops?]] by [[George Carlin]]
 
* [[Why Are You Atheists So Angry? 99 Things That Piss Off the Godless]] by [[Greta Christina]]
 
* [[Why Are You Atheists So Angry? 99 Things That Piss Off the Godless]] by [[Greta Christina]]
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* [[Women In Science: 50 Fearless Pioneers Who Changed the World]] by [[Rachel Ignotofsky]]
 
* [[Women In Science: 50 Fearless Pioneers Who Changed the World]] by [[Rachel Ignotofsky]]
 
* [[World Religions: Beliefs and Traditions From Around the Globe]] by [[Robert Pollock]]
 
* [[World Religions: Beliefs and Traditions From Around the Globe]] by [[Robert Pollock]]
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==Biographies & Memoirs==
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* [[American On Purpose: The Improbable Adventures of an Unlikely Patriot]] by [[Craig Ferguson]]
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* [[Bossypants]] by [[Tina Fey]]
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* [[Breaking Up With God]] by [[Sarah Sentilles]]
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* [[Extra Life: Coming of Age In Cyberspace]] by [[David Bennahum]]
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* [[A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius]] by [[Dave Eggers]]
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* [[I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell]] by [[Tucker Max]]
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* [[I Know I Am, But What Are You?]] by [[Samantha Bee]]
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* [[Loose Girl: A Memoir of Promiscuity]] by [[Kerry Cohen]]
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* [[Losing Faith In Faith: From Preacher to Atheist]] by [[Dan Barker]]
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* [[Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!: Adventures of a Curious Character]] by [[Richard Feynman]]
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* [[Waiting For Snow In Havana: Confessions of a Cuban Boy]] by [[Carlos Eire]]
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* [[What Do You Care What Other People Think?: Further Adventures of a Curious Character]] by [[Richard Feynman]]
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* [[Wishful Drinking]] by [[Carrie Fisher]]
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* [[Yes Please]] by [[Amy Poehler]]
  
 
==Fiction==
 
==Fiction==
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* [[The Best Christmas Pageant Ever]] by [[Barbara Robinson]]
 
* [[The Best Christmas Pageant Ever]] by [[Barbara Robinson]]
 
* [[The Book of Everything]] by [[Guus Kuijer]]
 
* [[The Book of Everything]] by [[Guus Kuijer]]
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# [[The Book of Three]] by [[Lloyd Alexander]]
 
 
* [[The Boxcar Children]] by [[Gertrude Chandler Warner]]
 
* [[The Boxcar Children]] by [[Gertrude Chandler Warner]]
 
* [[Brave New World]] by [[Aldous Huxley]]
 
* [[Brave New World]] by [[Aldous Huxley]]
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* [[A Canticle For Leibowitz]] by [[Walter M. Miller, Jr.]]
 
* [[A Canticle For Leibowitz]] by [[Walter M. Miller, Jr.]]
 
* [[Cat's Cradle]] by [[Kurt Vonnegut]]
 
* [[Cat's Cradle]] by [[Kurt Vonnegut]]
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* [[The Catcher In the Rye]] by [[J. D. Salinger]]
 
* Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
 
* Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
 
** [[Charlie and the Chocolate Factory]] by [[Roald Dahl]]
 
** [[Charlie and the Chocolate Factory]] by [[Roald Dahl]]
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* [[Charlotte's Web]] by [[E. B. White]]
 
* [[Charlotte's Web]] by [[E. B. White]]
 
* [[Chilly Billy]] by [[Peter Mayle]]
 
* [[Chilly Billy]] by [[Peter Mayle]]
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* Chronicles of Narnia
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* The Chronicles of Narnia
 
** [[The Magician's Nephew]] by [[C. S. Lewis]]
 
** [[The Magician's Nephew]] by [[C. S. Lewis]]
 
** [[The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe]] by [[C. S. Lewis]]
 
** [[The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe]] by [[C. S. Lewis]]
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** [[The Silver Chair]] by [[C. S. Lewis]]
 
** [[The Silver Chair]] by [[C. S. Lewis]]
 
** [[The Last Battle]] by [[C. S. Lewis]]
 
** [[The Last Battle]] by [[C. S. Lewis]]
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* The Chronicles of Prydain
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** [[The Book of Three]] by [[Lloyd Alexander]]
 
* [[Contact]] by [[Carl Sagan]]
 
* [[Contact]] by [[Carl Sagan]]
 
* [[Coraline]] by [[Neil Gaiman]]
 
* [[Coraline]] by [[Neil Gaiman]]
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** [[Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency]] by [[Douglas Adams]]
 
** [[Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency]] by [[Douglas Adams]]
 
** [[Long Dark Tea-time of the Soul]] by [[Douglas Adams]]
 
** [[Long Dark Tea-time of the Soul]] by [[Douglas Adams]]
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** [[Mostly Harmless]] by [[Douglas Adams]]
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** [[The Salmon of Doubt]] by [[Douglas Adams]]
 
* [[Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?]] by [[Phillip K. Dick]]
 
* [[Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?]] by [[Phillip K. Dick]]
 
* [[The Door Into Summer]] by [[Robert A. Heinlein]]
 
* [[The Door Into Summer]] by [[Robert A. Heinlein]]
 
* [[Down and Out In the Magic Kingdom]] by [[Cory Doctorow]]
 
* [[Down and Out In the Magic Kingdom]] by [[Cory Doctorow]]
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* Discworld
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** [[The Color of Magic]] by [[Terry Pratchett]]
 
* DragonLance
 
* DragonLance
 
** [[Dragons of Autumn Twilight]] by [[Margaret Weis]] and [[Tracy Hickman]]
 
** [[Dragons of Autumn Twilight]] by [[Margaret Weis]] and [[Tracy Hickman]]
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* [[Fantastic Mr. Fox]] by [[Roald Dahl]]
 
* [[Fantastic Mr. Fox]] by [[Roald Dahl]]
 
* [[Fight Club]] by [[Chuck Palahniuk]]
 
* [[Fight Club]] by [[Chuck Palahniuk]]
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* [[The Fir-Tree]] by [[Hans Christian Andersen]]
 
* [[The Foot Book]] by [[Dr. Seuss]]
 
* [[The Foot Book]] by [[Dr. Seuss]]
 
* [[Forging of the Darksword]] by [[Tracy Hickman]] and [[Margaret Weis]]
 
* [[Forging of the Darksword]] by [[Tracy Hickman]] and [[Margaret Weis]]
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* Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
 
* Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
 
** [[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]] by [[Douglas Adams]]
 
** [[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]] by [[Douglas Adams]]
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** [[The Restaurant At the End of the Universe]] by [[Douglas Adams]]
 
** [[Life, the Universe, and Everything]] by [[Douglas Adams]]
 
** [[Life, the Universe, and Everything]] by [[Douglas Adams]]
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** [[The Restaurant At the End of the Universe]] by [[Douglas Adams]]
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** [[So Long, and Thanks For All the Fish]] by [[Douglas Adams]]
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** [[The Salmon of Doubt]] by [[Douglas Adams]]
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** [[Mostly Harmless]] by [[Douglas Adams]]
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** [[So Long and Thanks For All the Fish]] by [[Douglas Adams]]
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** [[Young Zaphod Plays It Safe]] by [[Douglas Adams]]
 
** [[And Another Thing...]] by [[Eoin Colfer]]
 
** [[And Another Thing...]] by [[Eoin Colfer]]
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** [[Young Zaphod Plays It Safe]] by [[Douglas Adams]]
 
 
* [[The Hobbit]] by [[J. R. R. Tolkien]]
 
* [[The Hobbit]] by [[J. R. R. Tolkien]]
 
* [[Holes]] by [[Louis Sachar]]
 
* [[Holes]] by [[Louis Sachar]]
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* [[A Journey to the Center of the Earth]] by [[Jules Verne]]
 
* [[A Journey to the Center of the Earth]] by [[Jules Verne]]
 
* [[Jurassic Park]] by [[Michael Crichton]]
 
* [[Jurassic Park]] by [[Michael Crichton]]
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* [[The Legend of Sleepy Hollow]]
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* [[The Legend of Sleepy Hollow]] by [[Washington Irving]]
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* [[The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (Manga)]] by [[Shotaro Ishinomori]]
 
 
* [[The Lies of Locke Lamora]] by [[Scott Lynch]]
 
* [[The Lies of Locke Lamora]] by [[Scott Lynch]]
 
* [[A Light In the Attic]] by [[Shel Silverstein]]
 
* [[A Light In the Attic]] by [[Shel Silverstein]]
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** [[These Happy Golden Years]] by [[Laura Ingalls Wilder]]
 
** [[These Happy Golden Years]] by [[Laura Ingalls Wilder]]
 
** [[The First Four Years]] by [[Laura Ingalls Wilder]]
 
** [[The First Four Years]] by [[Laura Ingalls Wilder]]
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* [[The Little Match Girl]] by [[Hans Christian Andersen]]
 
* [[The Littlest Angel]] by [[Charles Tazewell]]
 
* [[The Littlest Angel]] by [[Charles Tazewell]]
 
* Lone Wolf
 
* Lone Wolf
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* [[The Lorax]] by [[Dr. Seuss]]
 
* [[The Lorax]] by [[Dr. Seuss]]
 
* [[Lord of the Flies]] by [[William Golding]]
 
* [[Lord of the Flies]] by [[William Golding]]
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* [[The Lost World]] by [[Arthur Conan Doyle]]
 
* [[The Martian Chronicles]] by [[Ray Bradbury]]
 
* [[The Martian Chronicles]] by [[Ray Bradbury]]
 
* [[Memoirs of a Geisha]] by [[Arthur Golden]]
 
* [[Memoirs of a Geisha]] by [[Arthur Golden]]
 
* [[The Minister's Black Veil]] by [[Nathaniel Hawthorne]]
 
* [[The Minister's Black Veil]] by [[Nathaniel Hawthorne]]
 
* [[Miss Nelson Is Missing]] by [[Harry Allard]] and [[James Marshall]]
 
* [[Miss Nelson Is Missing]] by [[Harry Allard]] and [[James Marshall]]
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* [[The Mote In God's Eye]] by [[Larry Niven]] and [[Jerry Pournelle]]
 
* [[Neuromancer]] by [[William Gibson]]
 
* [[Neuromancer]] by [[William Gibson]]
 
* [[The Neverending Story]] by [[Michael Ende]]
 
* [[The Neverending Story]] by [[Michael Ende]]
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* [[Ready Player One]] - [[Ernest Cline]]
 
* [[Ready Player One]] - [[Ernest Cline]]
 
* [[Rip Van Winkle]] by [[Washington Irving]]
 
* [[Rip Van Winkle]] by [[Washington Irving]]
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* A Series of Unfortunate Events: [[The Bad Beginning]] by [[Daniel Handler]]
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* Riverworld
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** [[The Fabulous Riverboat]] by [[Philip José Farmer]]
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* A Series of Unfortunate Events
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** [[The Bad Beginning]] by [[Daniel Handler]]
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* [[Sesame Street]]
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** [[Ernie's Little Lie]] by [[Dan Elliott]]
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** [[The Monster At the End of This Book]] by [[Jon Stone]]
 
* Seven Citadels
 
* Seven Citadels
 
** [[Prince of the Godborn]] by [[Geraldine Harris]]
 
** [[Prince of the Godborn]] by [[Geraldine Harris]]
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* [[Stuart Little]] by [[E. B. White]]
 
* [[Stuart Little]] by [[E. B. White]]
 
* [[Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing]] by [[Judy Blume]]
 
* [[Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing]] by [[Judy Blume]]
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* [[They Shoot Horses Don't They?]] by [[Horace McCoy]]
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* [[There's a Boy In the Girls' Bathroom]] by [[Louis Sachar]]
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* [[They Shoot Horses, Don't They?]] by [[Horace McCoy]]
 
* [[Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There]] by [[Lewis Carroll]]
 
* [[Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There]] by [[Lewis Carroll]]
 
* Time Series
 
* Time Series
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* [[The Velveteen Rabbit]] by [[Margery Williams]]
 
* [[The Velveteen Rabbit]] by [[Margery Williams]]
 
* [[Very Far Away From Anywhere Else]] by [[Ursula Le Guin]]
 
* [[Very Far Away From Anywhere Else]] by [[Ursula Le Guin]]
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* [[The War of the Worlds]] by [[H.G. Wells]]
 
* Wayside School
 
* Wayside School
 
** [[Sideways Stories from Wayside School]] by [[Louis Sachar]]
 
** [[Sideways Stories from Wayside School]] by [[Louis Sachar]]
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* [[The Wonderful Wizard of Oz]] by [[L. Frank Baum]]
 
* [[The Wonderful Wizard of Oz]] by [[L. Frank Baum]]
 
* Worlds of Power
 
* Worlds of Power
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** [[Blaster Master]] by [[A. L. Singer]]
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** [[Blaster Master (Book)]] by [[A. L. Singer]]
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** [[Ninja Gaiden]] by [[A. L. Singer]]
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** [[Ninja Gaiden (Book)]] by [[A. L. Singer]]
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** [[Castlevania II: Simon's Quest]] by [[Christopher Howell]]
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** [[Castlevania II: Simon's Quest (Book)]] by [[Christopher Howell]]
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** [[Wizards and Warriors]] by [[Ellen Miles]]
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** [[Wizards and Warriors (Book)]] by [[Ellen Miles]]
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** [[Bionic Commando]] by [[Judith Stamper]]
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** [[Bionic Commando (Book)]] by [[Judith Stamper]]
 
* [[Young Goodman Brown]] by [[Nathaniel Hawthorne]]
 
* [[Young Goodman Brown]] by [[Nathaniel Hawthorne]]
 
* [[Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance]] by [[Robert Pirsig]]
 
* [[Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance]] by [[Robert Pirsig]]
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* [[Freddie & Me: A Coming-of-Age (Bohemian) Rhapsody]] by [[Mike Dawson]]
 
* [[Freddie & Me: A Coming-of-Age (Bohemian) Rhapsody]] by [[Mike Dawson]]
 
* [[The Hobbit]] by [[J. R. R. Tolkien]] and [[Charles Dixon]]
 
* [[The Hobbit]] by [[J. R. R. Tolkien]] and [[Charles Dixon]]
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* [[The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (Manga)]] by [[Shotaro Ishinomori]]
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* [[Metroid (Magazine X)|Metroid]] by [[Kouji Tazawa]]
 
* [[Preludes and Nocturnes]] by [[Neil Gaiman]]
 
* [[Preludes and Nocturnes]] by [[Neil Gaiman]]
 
* [[Shortcomings]] by [[Adrian Tomine]]
 
* [[Shortcomings]] by [[Adrian Tomine]]

Revision as of 08:07, 17 October 2017

This is a list of all the books I've read to the best of my memory.

Non-Fiction

Biographies & Memoirs

Fiction

Ancient Literature

Graphic Novels

Comics

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