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Ralph Ellison: Emergence of Genius (Lawrence Jackson)
Ralph Ellison: Emergence of Genius
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Lawrence Jackson
Samuel Pepys: The Unequalled Self (Claire Tomalin)
Samuel Pepys: The Unequalled Self
42
Claire Tomalin
Lyrics of Sunshine and Shadow: A History of Love and Violence Among the African American Elite (Eleanor Alexander)
Lyrics of Sunshine and Shadow: A History of Love and Violence Among the African American Elite
43
Eleanor Alexander
Louisa May Alcott: The Woman Behind Little Women (Harriet Reisen)
Louisa May Alcott: The Woman Behind Little Women
44
Harriet Reisen
Jean Rhys
Jean Rhys
45
Hawthorne: A Life (Brenda Wineapple)
Hawthorne: A Life
46
Brenda Wineapple
Sister Brother: Gertrude and Leo Stein (Brenda Wineapple)
Sister Brother: Gertrude and Leo Stein
47
Brenda Wineapple
The Life of Samuel Johnson
The Life of Samuel Johnson
48
Beautiful Shadow: A Life of Patricia Highsmith (Andrew Wilson)
Beautiful Shadow: A Life of Patricia Highsmith
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Andrew Wilson
Emerson (Lawrence Buell)
Emerson
50
Lawrence Buell
Alice Walker: A Life (Evelyn C. White)
Alice Walker: A Life
51
Evelyn C. White
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