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169 books

Which books made you think deeply about freedom, truth, and society?

Books have the power to challenge our perspectives, reveal hidden truths, and inspire us to think critically about the world around us. Stories—both real and imagined—can illustrate the importance ...

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53 books

What are your favorite standalone Sci-Fi novels?

Sometimes you just want a complete story where everything's cleaned up at the end and there's no need to read the next 2 or 3 or sometimes more books. They could be classic or modern, but I'm looki...

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Tyler Sparr
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The Sparrow
Doomsday Book
Anathem

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216 books

What books did you learn most from?

Whether it's a course textbook or a fictional romance, we remember books that impact us deeply. Which books do you remember being forever changed by due to learning something new – either about you...

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Gideon's Trumpet
Frederick Douglass Prophet of Freedom
The Story of Philosophy: The Lives and Opinions of the World's Greatest Philosophers
Man's Search for Meaning

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127 books

What's your favorite scifi or fantasy with a strong sense of place?

I'm interested in new genre books where the setting is almost like a character. I'm especially interested in books that also have a strong plot. For me, the prime example is "Finch" by Jeff vander...

Hyperion

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32 books

What are your favorite adventure biographies?

Even before fantasy and science fiction were genres we had adventure biographies. Travelers would journey into the unknown and share their heroic tale with the world (or someone else would in some ...

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Adam
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Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage
A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail

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64 books

Which books had characters you resonated with the most?

Memorable characters can leave an impression as long as the story or plot. What characters stand out to you the most? These could be characters who you were able to identify with, ones that inspire...

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In The First Circle
East of Eden

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5,979 books

What are your favorite books of all time?

When you think back on every book you've ever read, what are some of your favorites? These can be from any time of your life – books that resonated with you as a kid, ones that shaped your personal...

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Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage
The Making of the Atomic Bomb
Hyperion
A Soldier of the Great War
In The First Circle
Lonesome Dove