The Name of the Rose appears in 11 book lists

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The Name of the Rose appears in 11 book lists on Shepherd.

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My favorite books on the history of the library

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The best mystery books where great art leads to even greater crimes

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The best seriously historical historical fiction novels

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My favorite books to get inside the heads of medieval men and women

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My favorite books to get your Sherlock Holmes fix

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My favorite books about people obsessed by books

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My favorite books that reimagine the Middle Ages

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