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12 Novels Considered the “Greatest Book Ever Written”

Britannica’s Book Bingo

10 Captivating Contemporary Novels Set in the British Isles

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Periods of American Literature

9 American Countercultural Books

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The Seven Sacraments of the Roman Catholic church

9 of the World’s Deadliest Snakes

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Timeline of the American Civil Rights Movement

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What Do Eggs Have to Do with Easter?

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What is Holy Week?

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Causes of the Great Depression

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7 of the World’s Most Dangerous Festivals

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Born	June 22, 1964 (age 60) • Exeter • New Hampshire
Notable Works	“Angels & Demons” • “Deception Point ” • “Digital Fortress” • “Inferno” • “Origin” • “The Da Vinci Code” • “The Lost Symbol”

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Tom Clancy

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Ira Levin

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James Norman Hall

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Charles Bernard Nordhoff

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Harry Leon Wilson

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Harold Keith

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Anzia Yezierska

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Walter M. Miller, Jr.

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Tom Lea

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Harold Bell Wright

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Anna Bartlett Warner

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Susan Bogert Warner

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Albion W. Tourgée

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Emerson Hough

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