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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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Stasiland: Stories from Behind the Berlin Wall
by Anna Funder

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by Jean Mohr & John Berger

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by Evelyn Juers

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by Jack Hargreaves

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