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The Book That Changed My Life: 71 Remarkable Writers Celebrate the Books That Matter Most to Them by Roxanne J. Coady
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  8. An Alphabetical Life: Living It Up in the World of Books by Wendy Werris (expected 0.7, found 15)
  9. Book by Book: Notes on Reading and Life by Michael Dirda (expected 1.5, found 30)
  10. King's English, The by Betsy Burton (expected 1, found 19)
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  12. Walking a Literary Labryinth : A Spirituality of Reading by Nancy M. Malone (expected 0.7, found 13)
  13. The Top Ten: Writers Pick Their Favorite Books by J. Peder Zane (expected 0.8, found 15)
  14. Every Book Its Reader: The Power of the Printed Word to Stir the World by Nicholas A. Basbanes (expected 1.9, found 32)
  15. For the Love of Books: 115 Celebrated Writers on the Books They Love Most by Ronald B. Shwartz (expected 1.3, found 19)

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