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History: A Novel

by Elsa Morante and William Weaver (translator)

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Our most recommended books

The Rider by Tim Krabbé

Made to Stick by Chip Heath and Dan Heath

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The Plot Against America by Philip Roth

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The Rider
by Tim Krabbé

Made to Stick
by Chip Heath and Dan Heath

All Quiet on the Western Front
by Erich Maria Remarque

The White Album
by Joan Didion

At Night All Blood Is Black
by David Diop, translated by Anna Moschovakis

The Plot Against America
by Philip Roth