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Ishmael

by Daniel Quinn

One of the most beloved and bestselling novels of spiritual adventure ever published, Ishmael has earned a passionate following. This special twenty-fifth anniversary edition features …
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Collapse

by Jared M. Diamond

Explores the mysterious collapse of past civilizations - and what this means for our future.
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Guns, Germs, and Steel

by Jared M. Diamond

The fates of human societies.
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Nineteen Eighty-four

by George Orwell

Eternal warfare is the price of bleak prosperity in this satire of totalitarian barbarism.
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Animal Farm

by George Orwell

75th Anniversary Edition—Includes a New Introduction by Téa Obreht George Orwell's timeless and timely allegorical novel—a scathing satire on a downtrodden society’s blind march towards …
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Slaughterhouse-Five

by Kurt Vonnegut

Kurt Vonnegut’s masterpiece, Slaughterhouse-Five is “a desperate, painfully honest attempt to confront the monstrous crimes of the twentieth century” (Time). Selected by the Modern Library …
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The Count of Monte Cristo

by Alexandre Dumas

Translated with an Introduction by Robin Buss
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The Culture of Make Believe

by Derrick Jensen

Derrick Jensen takes no prisoners in The Culture of Make Believe, his brilliant and eagerly awaited follow-up to his powerful and lyrical A Language Older …
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On the Road

by Jack Kerouac

Jack Kerouac’s classic American novel of freedom and the search for originality that defined a generation “An authentic work of art.”—The New York Times Inspired …
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Fahrenheit 451

by Ray Bradbury

Guy Montag is a fireman, his job is to burn books, which are forbidden.
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One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich

by Александр Исаевич Солженицын

Recounts the experiences of Shukhov, a prisoner at a Soviet work camp in Siberia, as he struggles for survival.
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A People's History of the United States

by Howard Zinn

Chronicles United States history from a grassroots perspective and provides an analysis of important events from 1492 through the current war on terrorism.
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The Killer Angels

by Michael Shaara

A novel based on the action Battle of Gettysburg.
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What If?

 

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Lies My Teacher Told Me

by James W. Loewen

Examines the reasons why wrong information has been provided in American history textbooks.
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