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Leg over Leg

by Ahmad Faris al-Shidyaq and Humphrey Davies (translator)

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Birdsong
by Sebastian Faulks

End to End
by Paul Jones

Regeneration
by Pat Barker

Made to Stick
by Chip Heath and Dan Heath

A Farewell To Arms
by Ernest Hemingway

What Sticks
by Rex Briggs and Gregg Stuart