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<h3>Books I've read in 2024 A.D.</h3>
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<td>Sam McBratney. Illustrated by Anita Jeram.</td>
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<td>"Guess how much I love you".</td>
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<td>1994</td>
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<td>Kuik Shiao-Yin</td>
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<td>"The power of a people".</td>
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<td>2019</td>
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<td>Jackie Pullinger. Translated by Felix Wong </td>
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<td>"Chasing the dragon".</td>
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<td>1996</td>
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<td>Mitch Albom.</td>
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<td>"The magic strings of Frankie Presto".</td>
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<td>2015</td>
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<td>Marcus Aurelius. Translated by C. Scot Hicks and David V. Hicks.</td>
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<td>"Meditations".</td>
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<td>180</td>
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<td>Haemin Sunim. Translated by Deborah Smith.</td>
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<td>"Love for imperfect things: How to accept
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yourself in a world striving for perfection".</td>
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<td>2016</td>
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<td>Edward Fitzgerald.</td>
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<td>"Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám".</td>
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<td>1859</td>
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<h3>Books I've read in 2023 A.D.</h3>
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<td>Brontë, Whitman, et al. Edited by John Boyes.</td>
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<td>"Poems that will save your life".</td>
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<td></td>
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<td>Isaac Asimov.</td>
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<td>"I, Robot"</td>
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<td>1950</td>
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<td>Edited by Carol Ann Duffy.</td>
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<td>"Empty nest: Poems for families".</td>
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<td>2021</td>
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<td>Josh Larsen.</td>
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<td>"Movies are prayers: How films
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voice our deepest longings"</td>
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<td>2017</td>
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<td>Kahlil Gibran.</td>
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<td>"The Prophet"</td>
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<td>1926</td>
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<td>Edited by Neil Douglas-Klotz.</td>
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<td>"Kahlil Gibran's little book of wisdom"</td>
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<td></td>
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<td>Alva Huang.</td>
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<td><a href="https://homeless.sg/getupandgo/">
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"Get up and go: A Christian
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testimony of Mr. Wong Hui Chew"
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<td>2021</td>
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<td>Mark Twain. Edited by M. Thomas Inge.</td>
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<td>"A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's court"</td>
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<td>1889</td>
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<td>Jai Pausch.</td>
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<td>"Dream new dreams: Reimagining my life
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after loss"</td>
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<td>2012</td>
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<td>Lewis Hyde.</td>
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<td>"The gift: How the creative
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spirit transforms the world"</td>
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<td>1983</td>
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<td>Pope Francis. Translated by
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Oonagh Stransky.</td>
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<td>"The name of God is mercy:
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A conversation with Andrea Tornielli"</td>
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<td>2016</td>
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<td>Michelle Min Sterling.</td>
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<td>"Camp Zero"</td>
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<td>2023</td>
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<td><a href="https://lifewithoutlimbs.org/">
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Nick Vujicic</a>.</td>
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<td>"Life without limits: How
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to live a ridiculously good life".</td>
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<td>2010</td>
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<td>Alvin Pang</td>
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<td>"What gives us our names"</td>
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<td>2011</td>
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<td>James Joyce.</td>
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<td>"Dubliners"</td>
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<td>1914</td>
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<td>Edited by Priya Hemenway</td>
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<td>"Ninety-nine names of love:
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Expressions of the heart"</td>
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<td>2003</td>
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<h3>Books I've read in 2022 A.D.
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<td>Loung Ung</td>
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<td>"Lucky child: a daughter of Cambodia reunites
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with the sister she left behind"</td>
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<td>2005</td>
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<td>Cryan, Shatil, and Piero.</td>
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<td>"Capitalism: A graphic guide"</td>
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<td>2013</td>
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<td>Arakawa Hiromu. Translated by Amanda Haley.</td>
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<td>"Silver Spoon". Volumes 1 to 15.</td>
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<td>2011</td>
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<td>Tyus D. Williams. Illustrated by
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Chaaya Prabhat.</td>
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<td>"A day in the life of big cats:
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What do lions, tigers and panthers get
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up to all day?"
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<td>2022
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<td>Harriet Beecher Stowe.
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<td>"Uncle Tom's Cabin".
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<td>1852
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<td>L. Frank Baum.
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<td>"The wonderful wizard of Oz".
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<td>1900
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<td>Elisabeth Kübler-Ross. Edited
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by Göran Grip.
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<td>“The tunnel and the light: Essential insights on living and dying”.
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<td>1999
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<td>Joseph Thambiah.</td>
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<td>"Providence in adversity: World War 2
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and the Anglican Church in Singapore".</td>
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<td>2022</td>
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<td>Rebecca Otowa</td>
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<td>"The Mad Kyoto Shoe Swapper,
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and other short stories".</td>
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<td>2020</td>
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<td>Roald Dahl. Illustrated by Quentin Blake.</td>
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<td>"Charlie and the chocolate factory"</td>
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<td>1964</td>
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<td>Karen Armstrong.</td>
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<td>"Muhammad: Prophet for our time".</td>
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<td>2006</td>
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<td>Ray Bradbury.</td>
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<td>"Fahrenheit 451".</td>
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<td>1953</td>
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<td>Alfian Bin Sa'at</td>
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<td>"A history of amnesia: poems".</td>
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<td>2001</td>
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<td>William Shakespeare. Edited by
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Anne Barton.</td>
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<td>"The Tempest".</td>
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<td>1623</td>
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<td>Antonio Iturbe. Translated by
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Lilit Zekulin Thwaites.</td>
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<td>"The librarian of Auschwitz".</td>
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<td>2012</td>
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<td>Loung Ung.</td>
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<td>“Lulu in the sky: A daughter of Cambodia finds love, healing, and double happiness”.
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<td>2012</td>
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<td>Viktor E. Frankl. Translated by Ilse Lasch
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and Helen Pisano.
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<td>"Man's search for meaning".
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<td>1946
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<td>Tuomas Kyrö. Translated by David McDuff.
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<td>"The beggar & the hare".
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<td>2011
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<td>Charles Dickens. With Notes by Michael Slater.</td>
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<td>"A Christmas Carol and other
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Christmas writings"</td>
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<td>1843</td>
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<td>Jean Rhys.</td>
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<td>"Quartet".</td>
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<td>1928</td>
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<td>Sarah de Carvalho.</td>
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<td>"The street children of Brazil".</td>
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<td>1996</td>
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<td>Maya Angelou.</td>
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<td>"I know why the caged bird sings".</td>
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<td>1969</td>
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<td>Mitch Albom.</td>
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<td>"The five people you meet in heaven".</td>
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<td>2003</td>
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<h3>Books I've read in 2021 A.D.
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<td>Sir Arthur Conan Doyle</td>
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<td>"The hound of the Baskervilles"</td>
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<td>John Bunyan.
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Edited by Jesse Lyman Hurlbut.</td>
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<td>"The pilgrim's progress"</td>
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<td>1684</td>
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<td>Derek Sivers</td>
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<td><a href="https://sive.rs/m">
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"Your music and people:
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Creative and considerate fame".</a></td>
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<td>Crispin Rodrigues</td>
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<td>"The Nomad Principle"</td>
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<td>Eric Linklater</td>
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<td>"Poet's pub"</td>
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<td>Yossi Ghinsberg</td>
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<td>"Jungle: A harrowing true story
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of survival in the Amazon"</td>
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<td>Franz Kafka. Translated by Ian Johnston.</td>
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<td>"The metamorphosis"</td>
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<td>1915</td>
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<td>Donatella Di Cesare. Translated by David
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Broder.</td>
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<td>"Immunodemocracy: Capitalist asphyxia"</td>
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<td>2020</td>
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<td>Rania Abouzeid</td>
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<td>"No turning back: Life,
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loss, and hope in wartime Syria"</td>
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<td>2019</td>
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<td>"Charlotte's web"</td>
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<td>1952</td>
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<td>H.G. Wells</td>
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<td>"The war of the worlds"</td>
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<td>1898</td>
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<td>Leiji Matsumoto. Translated by
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Zack Davisson.</td>
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<td>"Captain Harlock: The classic collection 1"</td>
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<td>1977</td>
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<td>Tony Husband</td>
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<td>"Take care, son: The story
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of my dad and his dementia"</td>
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<td>2014</td>
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<td>Kurt Vonnegut</td>
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<td>"Slaughterhouse-five"</td>
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<td>1969</td>
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<td>Mark Andrew Poe. Illustrated by Christina Weidman.</td>
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<td>"The amazing adventures of Harry
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Moon: Showdown on Nightingale Lane"</td>
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<td>2017</td>
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<td>Minfong Ho. Illustrated by Kwoncjan Ho.</td>
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<td>"Sing to the dawn"</td>
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<td>1975</td>
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<td>Naoki Urasawa. Translated by
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John Werry.</td>
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<td>"Mujirushi: The sign of dreams"</td>
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<td>2018</td>
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<td>Heather Morris</td>
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<td>"The tattooist of Auschwitz"</td>
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<td>2018</td>
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<td>Philip Van Doren Stern</td>
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<td>"The greatest gift: A Christmas tale"</td>
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<td>1943</td>
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<td>"Regrettable things that
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happened yesterday: Stories"</td>
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<td>2017</td>
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<td>Jerome K. Jerome</td>
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<td>"Three men in a boat"</td>
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<td>1889</td>
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