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History of Madness by Michel Foucault
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Book Review: The Other by Thomas Tryon
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Book Review: Fairy Tales From The Brothers Grimm
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Fahrenheit 451: Avatar of the New Man
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The Collector by John Fowles
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Denial of Death by Ernest Becker
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