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Spies
1.  Spies by Michael Frayn
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  "Beautifully accomplished, richly nostalgic novel about supposed Second World War espionage seen through the eyes of a young boy."
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The Calendar: The 5000 Year Struggle To Align The Clock and the Heavens, and What Happened To The Missing Ten Days
2.  The Calendar: The 5000 Year Struggle To Align The Clock and the Heavens, and What Happened To The Missing Ten Days by David Ewing Duncan
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  "Intriguing review of the inventive approaches that have lead to the various calendars over the last 5 millenia."
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Middlesex
3.  Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides
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  "A colossal act of curiosity, of imagination and of love."
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Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress (Vintage East)
4.  Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress (Vintage East) by Dai Sijie
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  "An enchanting book about books and reading during the Chinese Cultural Revolution."
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Godforsaken Sea: Racing the World's Dangerous Waters
5.  Godforsaken Sea: Racing the World's Dangerous Waters by Derek Lundy
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  "Godforsaken Sea: Racing the World's Dangerous Waters"
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The Perfect Storm: The True Story of Men Against the Sea
6.  The Perfect Storm: The True Story of Men Against the Sea by Sebastian Junger
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  "The Perfect Storm: The True Story of Men Against the Sea"
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Life of Pi
7.  Life of Pi by Yann Martel
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  "Fresh, original, smart, devious, and crammed with absorbing lore."
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Longitude
8.  Longitude by Dava Sobel
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  "Longitude"
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An Instance Of The Fingerpost
9.  An Instance Of The Fingerpost by Iain Pears
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  "An Instance of the Fingerpost"
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The Dream Of Scipio
10.  The Dream Of Scipio by Iain Pears
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  "The Dream of Scipio"
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A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (Oxford World's Classics)
11.  A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (Oxford World's Classics) by Mark Twain
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  "A favorite from my childhood"
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English Passengers
12.  English Passengers by Matthew Kneale
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  "A moving story about eccentric Eglishmen who set sail in search of the Garden of Eden, and of a young Tasmanian aborigine and his tribe, struggling against the invading British. Compelling, worthy."
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The History of Love
13.  The History of Love by Nicole Krauss
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  "Moving, tragic, beautiful. A book begging to be re-read."
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The Chosen
14.  The Chosen by Chaim Potok
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  "A beautiful book about relationships between two boys and their fathers"
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The Time Traveler's Wife
15.  The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
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  "Clare and Henry have known each other since Clare was six and Henry was thirty-six, and were married when Clare was twenty-two and Henry thirty... A must-read."
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A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian
16.  A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian by Marina Lewycka
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3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (258 customer reviews)
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Animal Dreams
17.  Animal Dreams by Barbara Kingsolver
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The Shipping News
18.  The Shipping News by Annie Proulx
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The Island of Lost Maps: A Story of Cartographic Crime
19.  The Island of Lost Maps: A Story of Cartographic Crime by Miles Harvey
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  "Intresting read for anyone interested in map collecting, and for anyone interested in a good mystery..."
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Happy All the Time
20.  Happy All the Time by Laurie Colwin
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  "Engaging, witty, sharp. One of my favorite novels."
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A Voyage For Madmen
21.  A Voyage For Madmen by Peter Nichols
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  "Rich with excitement, accomplished, gripping and authoritative, A Voyage for Madmen is the story of the yachting tournament from hell."
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Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen
22.  Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen by Christopher McDougall
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  "Fasciniating."
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Depressed anyone? 		25 24 days ago
Life of Pi forum
Books which match, beat The Life of Pi? 		13 10 Apr 2012
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The Emperor's new clothes or what ? 		29 8 Jan 2012
The History of Love forum
The History of Love - confused 		0 20 May 2011
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This is called grooming and is scary 		21 7 Apr 2011
Middlesex forum
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Why did Henry already know one of Clare's friends when they first met? 		1 12 Mar 2010
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Book vs Film 		6 15 Sep 2009
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