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The Two Towers
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The Two Towers
by J.R.R. Tolkien
The Best Time Travel Stories of the 20th Century
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The Best Time Travel Stories of the 20th Century
by Harry Turtledove
American Rebels: How the Hancock, Adams, and Quincy Families Fanned the Flames of Revolution
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American Rebels: How the Hancock, Adams, and Quincy Families Fanned the Flames of Revolution
by Nina Sankovitch
American Rebels: How the Hancock, Adams, and Quincy Families Fanned the Flames of Revolution by Nina Sankovitch 4 Stars American Rebels is a marvelous work of history, telling the story of the founding of our nation through the...
The Fellowship of the Ring
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The Fellowship of the Ring
by J.R.R. Tolkien
Right Thinking: Conservative Common Sense Through the Ages
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Right Thinking: Conservative Common Sense Through the Ages
by James D. Hornfischer

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