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The Cuckoo's Egg

★★★★☆
In the early days of the internet, one astronomer turned part-time sysadmin uncovers a hacker trying to steal sensitive military information

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Man's Search for Meaning

★★★★☆
Neurologist and Psychologist Dr. Frankl details his experiences and observations from when he was a prisoner in the Nazi death camps

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Night

★★★★★
A brutal and gut-wrenching inside view of the holocaust

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The Man-Eaters of Tsavo and Other East African Adventures

★☆☆☆☆
A first-hand account of the hunt for two lions which terrorized the crew building a railway line in Eastern Africa.

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Into Thin Air

★★★★★
A personal account of the Mount Everest disaster of 1996 by one of the climbers.

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The Diary of a Young Girl

★★★★★
Discovered in the attic in which she spent the last years of her life, Anne Frank’s remarkable diary has become a world classic—a powerful reminder of the horrors of war and an eloquent testament to the human spirit.

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The Taliban Shuffle: Strange Days in Afghanistan and Pakistan

★★★★☆
Whiskey! Tango! Foxtrot!

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Open

★★★★★
... because every match is a life in miniature.

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The Perils of being Moderately Famous

★★★☆☆
Does a pea under the mattress really bother a princess?

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