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by Percival Everett ...

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by Brendan Slocumb ...

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by Miranda Neville ...

Series series The Wild Quartet
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by Upton Sinclair ...

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Upton Sinclair’s Pulitzer Prize–winning series of historical novels brings the first half of the twentieth century dramatically to life.In World’s End, the gathering storm clouds of World War I burst over Europe, forcing Lanning “Lanny” Budd, the young son of an American arms dealer, to put the innocence of youth behind him; his language skills and talent for decoding messages are in high demand. ... Read more

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