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12 Novels Considered the “Greatest Book Ever Written”

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9 American Countercultural Books

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The Rise of the Machines: Pros and Cons of the Industrial Revolution

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6 of the World’s Deadliest Natural Disasters

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9 of the World’s Deadliest Snakes

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6 Important Mughal Emperors

The Lost Colony of Roanoke

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The 10 Greatest Basketball Players of All Time

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Also Known As	Mary Frances Kennedy Fisher
Born	July 3, 1908 • Michigan
Died	June 22, 1992 (aged 83) • California
Notable Works	“The Physiology of Taste, or Meditation on Transcendent Gastronomy, a Work Theoretical, Historical, and Programmed”

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Pat Mora

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Jonathan Franzen

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Nikki Giovanni

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Maxine Kumin

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Tony Kushner

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Larry Woiwode

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Wanda Hazel Gág

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Maggie Nelson

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Ezra Pound

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Toni Morrison

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Jesmyn Ward

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John Lithgow

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James Patterson

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