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TITILE
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AUTHOR
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Description
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1
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The Epic of Gilgamesh –
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Gilgamesh ,the king of Babylonia
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One of the world's oldest book
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2
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The book of Dead –
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Ancient Egyptians
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Collection of Magical spells
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3
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The Iliad and Odyssey –
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Homer
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Have a special place in world
Literature
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4
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Aesop’s fables –
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Aesop
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Popular throught out the World
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5
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The History of Herodotus –
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Herodotus
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Significant work in History
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6
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The Analects of Confucius –
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Confucius ,Chinese thinker.
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A great work on moral and ethical
principles
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7
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Republic –
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Plato.
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Special book on governments
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8
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The Nicomachean Ethics –
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Aristotle.
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Most significant work of Aristotle
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9
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The Bird of America –
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John James
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Expensive published book sold at an
auction
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10
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On Republic –
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Cicero
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Inspire democratic republics around
the world
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11
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The tale Ganji –
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Mauaski shikibu
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World's first novel
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12
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The travels of Marco Polo –
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Marco Polo
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Inspired Europeans to come to the
East
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13
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Canterbury Tales –
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Chaucer
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First book of poetry written in
English language
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14
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The Divine Comedy –
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Dante Alighieri
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A Masterpiece of all times
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15
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The Prince –
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Machiavelli.
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Have a special place among political
treatises
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16
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The Fabric of Human Body –
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Claudius Galen.
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Brought changes in Medical training
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17
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Utopia –
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Thomas More
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Symbolize an ideal state & social
system
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18
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The Adventure of Don Quixote –
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Cervantes
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Considerd as the first modern novel
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19
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The Pilgrim’s Progress –
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John Bunyan
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One of the most widely read books
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20
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Mathematical Principles of Natural
Philosophy –
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Isaac Newton
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It laid the foundation of modern
Physics
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21
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Two Treatise of Government –
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John Locke ,
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the book that laid foundation stone for
Democracy
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22
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.Robinson Crusoe –
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Daniel Defeo
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Fascinated readers aroumd the world
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23
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Gulliver’s Travel –
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Jonathan Swift
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A world classic
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24
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The Social Contract –
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Jean Jacques Rousseau .
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Considerd as the Bibile of French
Revolution.
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25
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Pride and Prejudice –
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Jane Austen
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One of the Best loved novels of all
time
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26
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Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of
the Wealth of Nations –
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Adam Smith .
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Laid foundation for modern economics
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27
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.Frankenstein –
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Mary Shelley
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An unforgettable book
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28
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The Last of Mohicans –
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James Fenimore Cooper
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Have an unique place in American
Literature
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29
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Nature –
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Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Linked with transcendentalism
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30
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A Christmas Carol –.
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Charles Dickens
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One of the best loved stories of all time
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31
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Wuthering Heights –
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Emily Bronte
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Considerd different from the novels
of that time
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32
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Civil Disobedience –
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Henry Thoreau.
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Influenced many lncluding Gandhiji
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33
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David Copperfield –
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Charles Dickens
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Reflecting the social conditions of
19th century England
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34
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The Scarlet Letter –
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Nathaniel Hawthorne
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A Masterpiece of Americal Literature
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35
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Uncle Tom’s Cabin –
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Harriet Beecher Stowe.
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Considered the spark that lit the
American civil war
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36
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Moby Dick –
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Herman Melville
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Author's greatest work
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37
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On the Orgin of Species –
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Charles Darwin
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The book that shook the world
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38
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Les Miserables –
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Victor Hugo
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The book created waves in society
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39
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.Clarissa –
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Samuel Richard
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The longest novel in English Language
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40
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Alice in Wonderland –
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Lewis Carroll
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A well loved book .
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41
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.Gadsby –
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Ernest Vincent
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A novel written without the letter
''e'' .
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42
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Das Kapital –
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Karl Marx.
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The book which changed the course of
Hsitory
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43
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Twenty Thousand Leagues under sea –
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Jules Verne
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The book which predicted many
scientific advances
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44
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Brothers Karamazov –
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Fyodar Dostovesky
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One of the greatest novels of all time
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45
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Treasure Island –
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Robert Louis Stevenson
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A classic of children's Literature
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46
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Crime and Punishment –
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Fydor Dostovsky
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Reveal the mystery of Human Mind
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47
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The Adventure of Huckleberry Finn –
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Mark Twain
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A trailblazer in American Literature
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48
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War and Peace –
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Leo Tolstoy
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A monumental achievement
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49
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Dracula –
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Bram Stoker
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Greatest of horror stories
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50
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The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes.
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Sir Arthur Conan Doayle
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One of the most enduring charaters in
Literature
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51
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The War of the Worlds –
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H .G. Wells.
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A model for science fiction stories
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52
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The Interpretation of Dreams –
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Sigmund Freud .
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Play a key role in the field of
Psychology
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53
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.Up from Slavery –
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Booker T.Washington
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An inspirational autobiography
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54
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The Story of My Life
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– Helen Keller .
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A shining light for disabled ones
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55
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The Call of the Wild –
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John London
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Both entertaining and thought
provoking
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56
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The Special and General Theory of
Relativity –
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Albert Einstein.
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Explain the complex principles.
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57
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Siddartha –
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Hermann Hesse
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Lead to increased interest in Eastern
religions
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58
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Ulysses –
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James Joyce
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Ground breaking masterpiece
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59
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Mein Kampf –
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Adolf Hitler
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The book said to be responsible for
50 million deaths
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60
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The Oxford English Dictionary –
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Murray and others.
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A treasure house of the English
Language
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61
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All Quit on the western Front –
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Erich Maria
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An unusual book on war
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62
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The Sound and the Fury –
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William Faulkner
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A
book show the decay of aristocratic families
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63
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The Maltese Falcon –
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Dashiell Hammett
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A different type of detective story
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64
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The Good Earth –
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Pearl S.Buck
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A book which declare Land is the
flesh & blood of Man
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65
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The Brave New World
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Alous Huxley
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Awarning against uncontrolled
technological advances
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66
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The Story of Civilization –
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Will Durant
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Tracing development of mankind from
ancient times .
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67
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Gone With the Wind –
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Margret Mitchell
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A valuable book on romance ,love
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68
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Grapes of Wrath –
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John Steinbeck
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A book based on Great Depression
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69
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Diary of Anne Frank –
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Anne Frank.
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A reminder of war and an eloquent
testment to human spirit
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70
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Cry ,the Beloved Country –
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Alan Paton
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Most important novel in South
Africa's History
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71
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The Common Sense Book of Baby and
Child Care
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Dr.Benjamin Spock
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A book on child care
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72
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The Second World War –
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Winston Churchill
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The first acount of World War II
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73
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Nineteen Eighty Four
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George Orwell
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A thought provoking story
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74
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I,Robot –
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Isaac Asimov
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A book on robots
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75
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Lord of the Flies –
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William Golding
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Abook teach us and warn us the evil
nature of Mankind
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76
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The Old Man and the Sea –
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Earnest Hemmingway.
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A classic tale of Hope and
expectations
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77
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Catch -22 –
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Joseph Heller.
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Reflects the sentimental of a
generation
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78
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The Silent Spring –
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Rachel Carson
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Launched an Environmental movement
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79
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Understanding Media – The Extensions
of Man –
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Marshall McLuhan
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Challenge old ideas in mass
communication
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80
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Pedro Paroma
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Juan Rolfo
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Latin America's most read book.
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81
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The Quotations of Chairman Mao –
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Mao Tse –tung.
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Played a major role in influencing
the History of China
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82
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One Hundred Years Of Solitude –
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Gabriel Marquez.
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Crowning achievement of Gabriel Marquez.
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83
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The Gulag Archipelago-
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Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
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Important Historical document of
Russia
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84
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Beloved-
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Toni Morrison
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A book reveals the horror of Slavery
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85
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A Brief History Of Time-
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Stephen Hawking
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An Outstanding Book
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86
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.Naked Ape-
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Desmond Morris
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Study of Human from Zoological perspective.
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87
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Doctor Zhivago-
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Boris Pasternak
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On Russia and Revolution
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88
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The Count Of Monte Cristo-
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Alexandre Duma
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A Romantic tale of revenge
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89
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The Prophet-
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Kahlil Gibran
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Most beloved classic of our Time
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90
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The Plague
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Albert Camus
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A brilliant allegory of the spread of
fascism.
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91
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.Anna Karenina-
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Leo Tolstoy
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Imbalance between life and love .
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92
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The Time Machine-
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H.G Wells
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Considered as a vehicle for author's
social & political ideas .
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93
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The Paradise Lost-
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John Milton
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A gift to the English Language
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94
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The One Straw Revolution-
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Masanobu Fukuoka
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A revolution in Agriculture
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95
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Hamlet-
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William Shakespeare
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Greatest play of Shakespeare
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96
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The Jungle Book-
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Rudyard Kipling
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Popular with of all ages
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97
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The Rubaiyat-
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Omar Khayyam
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Translated into most languages
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98
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Uncle Vanya-
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Anton Chekhov
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Appealing to audience even today
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99
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Twenty Love Poems And a Song Of
Despair-
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Pablo Neruda
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A Collection of Romantic poems
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100
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The Overcoat-
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Gogol
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A model for other writers
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101
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Mother-
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Maxim Gorky
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Describe pre -revolutionary days in
Russia
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102
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Thousand And One Nights-Collection of
Arabic Tales
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Sir Richard Francis Burton ,Tr.
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A unique work
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103
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Faust-
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Goethe
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One of the greatest plays in the
German Language
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104
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The Blind Owl-
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Sadegh Hedayat
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A major work in Iran
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105
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Adventures Of Pinocchio-
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Carlo Collodi
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A famous novel for children
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106
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Black Beauty-
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Anna Sewell
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The bestselling books of all Time .
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