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Studies in the History of the Renaissance

by Walter Pater

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Our most recommended books

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Maoism: A Global History by Julia Lovell

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Stasiland: Stories from Behind the Berlin Wall
by Anna Funder

A Fortunate Man: The Story of a Country Doctor
by Jean Mohr & John Berger

Confessions: An Innocent Life in Communist China
by Kang Zhengguo

Coming Into the Country
by John McPhee

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by Jack London

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by Julia Lovell