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Published May 2012
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by Edward O. Wilson
Published Apr 2011
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by Kate Grenville
Published Sep 2010
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by Hillary Jordan
Published Mar 2009
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by Carol Shields
Published May 2003
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Published Jul 2002
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by Robert R. Morgan
Published Oct 2000
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