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Flowers For Algernon (S.F. MASTERWORKS)
1.  Flowers For Algernon (S.F. MASTERWORKS) by Daniel Keyes
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  "sweet, simple charlie briefly becomes a genius, and soon wishes he hadn't, as it all goes wrong. very touching."
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Veiled Courage: Inside the Afghan Women's Resistance
2.  Veiled Courage: Inside the Afghan Women's Resistance by Cheryl Benard
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  "Inside the afghan women's resistance. very inspiring."
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Brave New World (Flamingo Modern Classics)
3.  Brave New World (Flamingo Modern Classics) by Aldous Huxley
The list author says:
  "a nightmare future where cloning determines nearly everything. increasingly relevant to today."
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1984 Nineteen Eighty-Four
4.  1984 Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell
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  "yet another nightmare vision of the future, big brother, increasingly relevant to today."
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Fahrenheit 451 (Flamingo Modern Classics)
5.  Fahrenheit 451 (Flamingo Modern Classics) by Ray Bradbury
The list author says:
  ""Bradbury's prophetic dystopian vision of a weird but too distant future where happiness is allocated on a four-walled TV screen, where individuals, eccentrics and scholars are outcasts of society...""
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Collins Classics - The Complete Works of William Shakespeare: The Alexander Text
6.  Collins Classics - The Complete Works of William Shakespeare: The Alexander Text by William Shakespeare
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  "old will's plays have themes that are relevant to us throughout life in our everyday living."
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The Nation's Favourite Poems (BBC Radio Collection)
7.  The Nation's Favourite Poems (BBC Radio Collection) by John Nettles
The list author says:
  "if you don't or won't appreciate poetry there is something wrong with you."
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3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)

Holy Bible: New Living Translation (Bible Nlt)
8.  Holy Bible: New Living Translation (Bible Nlt) by Tyndale House Publishers
The list author says:
  "The Holy Bible. everyone needs some spirituality in their life."
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Black Like ME
9.  Black Like ME by John Howard Griffin
The list author says:
  ""A white writer recounts his experiences in the American South following treatments that darkened his skin and shares his thoughts on the problems of prejudice and racial injustice.""
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4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (34 customer reviews)

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