Oddly useful books
Discover oddly useful books for curious readers, from John Wyndham's *The Day of the Triffids* to George Orwell's *Down and Out in Paris and London*—unexpected fiction and timeless insights on blindness, insurgency, and survival.
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Down and Out in Paris and London
by George Orwell
The adventures of a broke British writer as he works as a dishwasher in Paris and stays in homeless shelters in London.
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Sixth Column
by Robert A. Heinlein
When the U.S. is occupied by an invading army, six individuals secretly work on a weapon to help restore freedom to the world.
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The Day of the Triffids
by John Wyndham
The night the sky broke out in mysterious green flashes, all but a few people on Earth were blinded. The world went mad. Ordinary folk became animals, turning on one another in terror and desperation. Bill Masen was one of a handful who struggled to preserve a shred of civilization amidst the chaos. But chaos soon became the least of mankind's problems. Walking plants were appearing -- plants that fed on the bodies of their human prey. The triffids had arrived, and it was up to Bill Masen to stop them!
