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Hannah Parsons

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Book of the Dead: the Papyrus of Ani in the British Museum

Book of the Dead: the Papyrus of Ani in the British Museum – E. A. Wallis Budge: PJ1555 .A3 1967

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Dark Banquet: the Blood and the Curious Lives of Blood-feeding Creatures

Dark Banquet: the Blood and the Curious Lives of Blood-feeding Creatures – Bill Schutt: QL756.55 .S38 2008

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The Compleat Cockroach: a Comprehensive Guide to the Most Despised (and Least Understood) Creature on Earth

The Compleat Cockroach: a Comprehensive Guide to the Most Despised (and Least Understood) Creature on Earth – David G. Gordon: QL505.5 .G67 1996

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Malles Maleficarum

Malles Maleficarum – Heinrich Kramer & Jacob Sprenger

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1984

1984 – George Orwell: Paperbacks

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Blackbeard: America’s Most Notorious Pirate

Blackbeard: America’s Most Notorious Pirate – Angus Konstam: F257 .T422 K66 2006

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Twelve Caesars

Twelve Caesars – Michael Grant: DG278 .G68 1975 

 

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The Killer of Little Shepherds

The Killer of Little Shepherds – Douglas Starr

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The Poetic Edda: the Mythological Poems

The Poetic Edda: the Mythological Poems – Henry Adams Bellows

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Fragments of Horror

Fragments of Horror: Junji Ito

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Games for the Super Itelligent: Mindbending Math, Logic, and Word Puzzles - with Insights Into the Minds of Masterminds

Games for the Super Itelligent: Mindbending Math, Logic, and Word Puzzles - with Insights Into the Minds of Masterminds - James F. Fixx

Cover art for Zodiac by Robert Graysmith

Zodiac: The Shocking True Story of the Nation's Most Bizarre Mass Murderer

Zodiac: The Shocking True Story of the Nation's Most Bizarre Mass Murderer - Robert Graysmith

Breck Oppenheimer

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My Life as a Goddess

My Life as a Goddess: a Memoir Through (Un)popular Culture – Guy Branum : PN2287 .B6835 A3 2018 

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Keith Haring

Keith Haring – Jeffrey Deitch: N6537 .H348 D45 2014 

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Choke

Choke – Chuck Palahniuk: PS3566.A4554 C47 2002 

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You are a Badass: How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living an Awesome Life

You are a Badass: How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living an Awesome Life – Jen Sincero: BF632 .S53 2013 

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Weird in a World That’s Not: a Career Guide for Misfits, F*ckups, and Failures

Weird in a World That’s Not: a Career Guide for Misfits, F*ckups, and Failures – Jennifer Romolini – HF5381 .R754 2017 

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The Power of Color: The Art & Science of Making Colors Work for You

The Power of Color: The Art & Science of Making Colors Work for You – Dr. Morton Walker

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Champagne Supernovas: Kate Moss, Marc Jacobs, Alexander McQueen, and the 90’s Renegades Who Remade Fashion

Champagne Supernovas: Kate Moss, Marc Jacobs, Alexander McQueen, and the 90’s Renegades Who Remade Fashion – Maureen Callahan

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Rich People Problems

Rich People Problems – Kevin Kwan: PS3611 .W36 R53 2017 

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The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up

The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: the Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing – Marie Kondo: TX321 .K6613 2014 

Bettie George Frye

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 Canoeing the Mountains: Christian Leadersip in Uncharted Territory

Canoeing the Mountains: Christian Leadersip in Uncharted Territory – Tod Bolsinger

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The Obstacle is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph

The Obstacle is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph – Ryan Holiday: BF503 .H65 2014 

Kenny Glasner

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“Faster, Better, Cheaper” in the History of Manufacturing: From the Stone Age to Lean Manufacturing and Beyond

“Faster, Better, Cheaper” in the History of Manufacturing: From the Stone Age to Lean Manufacturing and Beyond – Christoph Roser

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The Boer War

The Boer War – Martin Bossenbroek

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V for Vendetta

V for Vendetta – Alan Moore: PN6737 .M66 V2 2005 

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Homage to Catalonia

Homage to Catalonia - George Orwell

 

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The Peshawar Lancers

The Peshawar Lancers - S. M. Sterling

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The Lost Christianities: the Battles for Scripture and the Faith We Never Knew

The Lost Christianities: the Battles for Scripture and the Faith We Never Knew – Bart D. Ehrman

Nicholas Fields

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12 Years a Slave

12 Years a Slave – Solomon Northup: E444 .N87 2014

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Evening in the Palace of Reason: Bach meets Frederick the Great in the Age of Enlightenment

Evening in the Palace of Reason: Bach meets Frederick the Great in the Age of Enlightenment – James R. Gaines

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Anglo-Saxon Chronicles

Anglo-Saxon Chronicles – Anne Savage: DA150 .A6 1983b

Cover art for The Year 1000 by Robert Lacey

The Year 1000: What Life was Like at the Turn of the First Millennium: an Englishman’s World

The Year 1000: What Life was Like at the Turn of the First Millennium: an Englishman’s World – Robert Lacey: DA152.2 .L33 2000 

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Rabble in Arms

Rabble in Arms – Kenneth Roberts

Cover art for The Faithful Executioner by Joel F. Harrington

The Faithful Executioner: Life and Death, Honor and shame in the Turbulent Sixteenth Century

The Faithful Executioner: Life and Death, Honor and shame in the Turbulent Sixteenth Century – Joel F. Harrington: HV8551 .H374 2014