And Then We Came to the End

Ferris, Joshua

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recommended by coworker Kristen Bitter

Desert Queen

Gertrude Bell, female Lawrence of Arabia. Recommended by Uncle Bob.

Wallach, Janet

Tractatus Logico Philosophicus

Wittgenstein, Ludwig

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This looks short and fun!

Refuse to Choose

Sher, Barbara
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Recommended by Greg Nelson

Gormenghast Novels, The

Peake, Mervyn

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Recommended by Eric.

Funeral of the Heart

Hayes, Leah

Ryan Adam's favorite graphic novel of the year.

The Dream Quest of Unknown Kadath

Lovecraft, H. P.

Eric's favorite of Lovecraft's works.

The Shadow Over Innsmouth

Lovecraft, H. P.

Recommended by Eric as a Lovecraft start point.

On Walden Pond

Thoreau, Henry David

Seriously, I've started it a few times and never finished. That's downright embarrassing, especially since I just found myself considering that kind of life change.

I Been in Sorrow's Kitchen and Licked Out All the Pots

Straight, Susan

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Recommended by Wenchie

Author: Eric Frank Russell

Of the 1950s science-horror crew; recommended by Eric.

Dirty Job

Moore, Christopher

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Sacred Games

Chandra, Vikram
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Gertrude Bell: Queen of the Desert, Shaper of Nations

Howell, Georgina
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Gertrude Bell sounds like a fascinating figure.

World Without Us, The

Weisman, Alan

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How the Scots Invented the Modern World: The True Story of How Western Europe's Poorest Nation Created Our World & Everything in It

Herman, Arthur

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Recommended by Wenchie

The 13th Tale: A Novel

Setterfield, Diane

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Recommended by my coworker, Kari

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Adams, Douglas

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Because all good nerds should have read this at some point.

Lateral Thinking

De Bono, Edward
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Remembering and Forgetting: An Inquiry into the Nature of Memory

Bolles, Edmund Blair

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