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The Origin of Species 84 reviews
Charles Darwin
Gramercy, 1995
Well worth the read...
+ Amazing Book!!!
+ Darwinism is alive and good today
+ Natural Selection to be accepted by Christianity by 2136AD?
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His Dark Materials Trilogy (The Golden Compass; The Subtle Knife; The Amber Spyglass) (His Dark Materials)1086 reviews
Philip Pullman
Knopf Books for Young Readers, 2007
Dark Materials a Triple Threat or Three Times a Charm? Awesome Novels!
+ "His Dark Materials" by Philip Pullman
+ The Death of Dogma and the Birth of Joy
When I saw the Golden Compass movie The Golden Compass (New Line Platinum Series Two-Disc Widescreen Edition) and the excellent acting of Nicole Kidman and Daniel Craig (much different than his 007 role that same year, obviously), I wanted to read the book. Then I saw the reviews of the trilogy ...
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Thus Spoke Zarathustra: A Book for None and All 102 reviews
Friedrich Nietzsche
Penguin (Non-Classics), 1978
One of the most challenging works I have ever read
+ brilliant and creative mind
+ Algora pub./T. Wayne trans. edition is best
+ An incredibly misunderstood genius!!
+ Become what thou art!!
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The Fifth Elephant92 reviews
Terry Pratchett
HarperTorch, 2001
Excellent entry in the Guards Series
+ I'm pretty sure this is tied for first
+ Ambassador Sam Vimes
+ Discworld
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Dune (Dune Chronicles, Book 1)1029 reviews
Frank Herbert
Ace, 1990
3 thoughts about "Dune"
+ Worth reading even if you saw the movies already.
+ One of my first loves!
+ Mesmerizing fantasy world created
+ The Greatest Sci-Fi Tale Ever Told
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War and Peace58 reviews
Leo Tolstoy
Knopf, 2007
How to Read War and Peace, and Enjoy It Completely
+ Greatest Novel Ever!!!!!!
+ At Last, An Accessible Translation
+ A sweeping, unforgettable epic
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Dune Messiah (Dune Chronicles, Book 2)178 reviews
Frank Herbert
Ace, 1987
Really, this is such a fine book
+ A great follow-up for fans of Dune!
+ The Dark Side of the Dune ***SPOILER ALERT***
+ Brief, but to the point
+ Short but great
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Ulysses393 reviews
James Joyce
Vintage, 1990
Mount Everest for Readers
+ Great performance.
+ Uses the reader as an active part of the story
I can offer little in the way of literary criticism that has not been expounded by scholars about Joyce's masterpiece. What I can offer is the viewpoint of an 'average' reader.
My edition was the 1922 text, and it was prefaced by the original publisher with a simple disclaimer: "The publisher ...
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A Feast for Crows (A Song of Ice and Fire) 754 reviews
George R.R. Martin
Spectra, 2006
Does not disappoint
+ Calm Before the Storm!
+ AWSOME!
+ Slower paced but not bad
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Einstein: His Life and Universe211 reviews
Walter Isaacson
Simon & Schuster, 2007
A life of science and faith -- in the comprehensibility of the universe
+ Not Too Thick for the Thick of Mind
+ great book
+ Einstein as archetype of the 20th century freethinker
+ Einstein's Reluctance to Embrace Quantum Mechanics
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Beowulf (Signet Classics)51 reviews
Anonymous
Signet Classics, 1999
Beowulf
+ Classic
+ Far better than the movie ....
Excellent poem. It transmits through words very pure feelings and attitudes of men and societies already forgotten.
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Treasure Island (Enriched Classics Series)11 reviews
Robert Louis Stevenson
Pocket, 2005
Classic that should be mandatory reading
+ Treasure Island
+ Writen in XIX Century and good
+ An adventure in learning!
+ Treasure Island
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Harry Potter Boxset Books 1-7277 reviews
J. K. Rowling
Arthur A. Levine Books, 2007
The Harry Potter Boxset Books 1-7
+ Very nice box for a very nice price
+ Happy but disappointed
+ If your a Harry Potter fan then this is a perfect item!!!!!!!
+ Great books, ok box
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Feet of Clay99 reviews
Terry Pratchett
HarperTorch, 1997
Terry Pratchett is Thomas Pynchon
+ I love Terry Pratchett but I have to be honest...
+ a watch book!
+ For fans of Carrot and the Night watch
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A Clockwork Orange (Norton Paperback Fiction)619 reviews
Anthony Burgess
W. W. Norton & Company, 1986
Fantastic novel
+ A Clockwork Orange
+ Good but have to work to get into
+ Even better than the movie
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God Emperor of Dune (Dune Chronicles, Book 4)155 reviews
Frank Herbert
Ace Books, 1987
A chance to see for yourself!
+ This is the setup for all the rest.
+ God Emperor of Dune
+ Frank Herbert continues his trend of excellence...
+ 3 millenia later and it's still a beautiful book
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Children of Dune (Dune Chronicles, Book 3)121 reviews
Frank Herbert
Ace, 1987
Hero of Classic Sci-fi
+ Even better than Dune Messiah!
+ STILL RELEVANT AFTER ALL THESE YEARS
+ A trilogy that keeps getting better and better!
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A Storm of Swords (A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 3)750 reviews
George R.R. Martin
Spectra, 2003
Not my normal genre
+ This is killing me!
+ Fantastic epic - intricate, real, captivating. Best book i have read to date
+ great but wait
+ Every book, every page, every word better than the last.
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The Brothers Karamazov 107 reviews
Fyodor Dostoevsky
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2002
Dostoevsky's final major work...a masterpiece
+ Perhaps the best novel ever written in the history of mankind
+ What a messed up family!
+ Understanding the Russian
+ Absolutely Stunning!
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J.R.R. Tolkien Boxed Set (The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings)1239 reviews
J.R.R. Tolkien
Del Rey, 2001
"The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings", book set by J.R.R. Tolkien
+ Good Book
+ Great books but too descriptive
+ Great Series
+ Tolkien collection
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