The 10 books on this stack
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James Clavell 1975
Why it's on the stack
You won't want to come back
It shares this with 4 more books on this stack
A bold English adventuer. An invincible Japanese warlord.
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Ken Follett 2007 1 want to read
Why it's on the stack
You won't want to come back
It shares this with 4 more books on this stack
A spellbinding epic tale of ambition, anarchy and absolute power set against the sprawling medieval canvas of twelfth-century England, The Pillars of the Earth is Ken Follett's classic historical…
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Margaret Mitchell 1992
Why it's on the stack
A big story that sweeps you along · love hurts sometimes
It shares this with 2 more books on this stack
Set against the dramatic backdrop of the American Civil War, Margaret Mitchell's magnificent historical epic—beloved for over eighty years—is an unforgettable tale of love and loss, of a nation…
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John Steinbeck 1952
Why it's on the stack
It hurts, and then it heals · sad, and in no hurry
It shares this with 1 more book on this stack
This sprawling and often brutal novel, set in the rich farmlands of California's Salinas Valley, follows the intertwined destinies of two families--the Trasks and the Hamiltons--whose generations…
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Rohinton Mistry 1995
Why it's on the stack
It hurts, and then it heals · it makes you laugh
It shares this with 1 more book on this stack
A State of Internal Emergency has been declared, and in the days of bleakness and hope that follow, four disparate people find their lives becoming unexpectedly and inextricably entwined.
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Hilary Mantel 2009
Why it's on the stack
Nobody is entirely good · it messes with your head
It shares this with 1 more book on this stack
It is the backdrop to the rise and rise of Thomas Cromwell: lowborn boy, charmer, bully, master of deadly intrigue and, finally, most powerful of Henry VIII's courtiers, determined to bring England…
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Edward Rutherfurd 1987
Why it's on the stack
You won't want to come back · one family, generation after generation
It shares this with 4 more books on this stack
A masterpiece of breathtaking scope—a brilliantly conceived epic novel that traces the entire turbulent course of English history This ebook edition features a new introduction by the author in honor…
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George R. R. Martin 1998 1 want to read
Why it's on the stack
You end up rooting for the wrong people
It shares this with 1 more book on this stack
Of the five contenders for power, one is dead, another in disfavour, and still the wars rage as violently as ever, as alliances are made and broken.
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Brandon Sanderson 2010 1 want to read
Why it's on the stack
You won't want to come back · a mystery you want to solve
It shares this with 4 more books on this stack
The groundbreaking first book of an epic series that has changed the face of fantasy.
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Alexander Dumas 1940 3 want to read
Why it's on the stack
Revenge
Timeless Classics--designed for the struggling reader and adapted to retain the integrity of the original classic.