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By DORIS KEARNS GOODWIN,

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1177 BC The Year Civilization Collapsed

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Man’s Search for Meaning

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The WEIRDest People in the World

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A Short History of Nearly Everything

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From Here to Equality

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Empress Dowager Cixi

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Twilight of Democracy

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Infinite Jest

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The Man Who Never Died

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Mill Town

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Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order

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