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The best books of the last 30 years

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You need to read more of these books
Join our book club! / lifeonbooks Get the Freedom App to remove distractions and read more books:https://freedom.sjv.io/N9074OJoin the Life on Books mailing list to stay up to date on all of our latest book giveaways, projects, and more!https://linktw.in/BRYAnVhWant to read one b ... Show More
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Jan 16
Our Top 5 Favorite Works in Translation
Join our book club! / lifeonbooks Books mentioned in this episode (purchasing through these links helps to support the channel)One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquezhttps://amzn.to/3MRQ0Kmhttps://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780060...Stalingrad by Vasily Grossmanhttps: ... Show More
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Jan 9
Reading might be the only thing that saves us w/J. Spahr of Science Visuals
Join our book club! / lifeonbooks Follow J. on Instagram! / science_visuals See more of her work here:https://www.scivisuals.com/Books mentioned in this episode:The Old Filth Trilogy by Jane Gardamhttps://amzn.to/49e4X2cYou Bright and Risen Angels by William Vollmannhttps://amzn. ... Show More
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