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1. Catch-22
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Presents the contemporary classic depicting the struggles of a United States airman attempting to survive the lunacy and depravity of a World War II airbase.
Fifty years after its original publication, Catch-22 remains a cornerstone of American literature and one of the funniest--and most celebrated--books of all time. In recent years it has been named to "best novels" lists by Time, Newsweek, the Modern Library, and the London Observer. Set in Italy...
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This autobiographical novel of WWI that inspired multiple film adaptions evokes “the horrors of modern warfare has lost none of its force” (The Times, London).
In 1914, as the world descends into war, twenty-year-old Paul Baümer and his classmates enlist in the German army. Full of youthful excitement and visions of adventure, they quickly find themselves caught in a whirlwind of death and brutality. Though
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