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Fierce Pajamas: An Anthology of Humor Writing from the New Yorker
by David Remnick
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The Book of Disquiet
by Fernando Pessoa
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by Kate Bernheimer
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Alphabet
by Inger Christensen
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The Complete New Yorker: Eighty Years of the Nation's Greatest Magazine with DVD-ROMs
by New Yorker
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Wall in My Head: Words and Images from the Fall of the Iron Curtain
by Words Without Borders
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The Ecco Book of Christmas Stories
by Alberto Manguel
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