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Anthem
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Anthem is set in a distant collectivist future, when every form and emblem of individualism have been erased and society has reverted to a preindustrial level.
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The Apology of Socrates
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The Apology of Socrates is one of the earliest existing documents of Greek philosophy - everything earlier was lost and is known only through quoted fragments in later works, like those of Plato himself.
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The Art of War
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Written in China over two thousand years ago, The Art of War provides the first known attempt to formulate a rational basis for the planning and conduct of military operations
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The Assassination of Julius Caesar
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Julius Caesar was a Roman military and political leader. He played an important part in the transformation of the Roman Republic into the Roman Empire.
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Bartleby, the Scrivener
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This is a short story about a lawyer with offices on Wall Street in New York City.
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Bertrand Russell: Appearance and Reality
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Appearance and Reality from The Problems of Philosophy
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Buffalo Bill Cody
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William Frederick Cody, known as Buffalo Bill, is one of the great icons of the pioneer years in the early American West.
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The Call of the Wild
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Call of the Wild is the story of Buck, a magnificent dog who is stolen from his idyllic life and sold for use on a Yukon dogsled team.
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The Communist Manifesto
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The Communist Manifesto was first published on February 21, 1848, and is one of the world's most influential political tracts.
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The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
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The 1920's, also known as the Jazz Age, were wild times, and Francis Scott Fitzgerald was its king.
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