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1776
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Portnoy's complaint
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The Right Stuff
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Anathem
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Cosmos
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The origin of species by means of natural selection, or, The ...
Charles Darwin
Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void
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Pale Blue Dot
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