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Getting It : Books That Will Explain It All for You!

A freewheeling, wide-ranging, and random seeming list of fiction, non-fiction, comedy, and drama that just might help you get a grip on this wacko life we seem to be stuck in. Brought to you by your friendly neighborhood English Teacher and crank.
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12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos (Jordan B Peterson)
12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos
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Jordan B Peterson
1984 (George Orwell)
1984
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George Orwell
The 80 Greatest Conspiracies of All Time (Vankin)
The 80 Greatest Conspiracies of All Time
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Vankin
Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass (Lewis Carroll)
Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass
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Lewis Carroll
Alone Together (Sherry Turkle)
Alone Together
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Sherry Turkle
America (Jon Stewart)
America
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Jon Stewart
American Gods (Neil Gaiman)
American Gods
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Neil Gaiman
Another Roadside Attraction
Another Roadside Attraction
8
Approaching Oblivion (Ellison)
Approaching Oblivion
9
Ellison
Assassination Vacation
Assassination Vacation
10
Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me (Richard Fariña)
Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me
11
Richard Fariña
Being There (Jerzy Kosinski)
Being There
12
Jerzy Kosinski
The Best of Dorothy Parker (Dorothy Parker)
The Best of Dorothy Parker
13
Dorothy Parker
The Book (Alan Watts)
The Book
14
Alan Watts
Brain Droppings
Brain Droppings
15
A Brief History of Time (Stephen Hawking)
A Brief History of Time
16
Stephen Hawking
Carl Sagan's Cosmic Connection: An Extraterrestrial Perspective by Car
Carl Sagan's Cosmic Connection: An Extraterrestrial Perspective by Car
17
The Cat in the Hat (Dr. Seuss)
The Cat in the Hat
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Dr. Seuss
Cat's Cradle (Kurt Vonnegut)
Cat's Cradle
19
Kurt Vonnegut
Civilization (Clark)
Civilization
20
Clark
The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting Up a Generation for (Greg Lukianoff)
The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting Up a Generation For
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Greg Lukianoff
The Complete Monty Python's Flying Circus: All the Words (Monty Python)
The Complete Monty Python's Flying Circus: All the Words
22
Monty Python
The Complete Short Stories of Ernest Hemingway (Ernest Hemingway)
The Complete Short Stories of Ernest Hemingway
23
Ernest Hemingway
Complete Works of Molière (Molière (Jean-Baptiste Poquelin))
Complete Works of Molière
24
Molière (Jean-Baptiste Poquelin)
Complete Works of Shakespeare (William Shakespeare)
Complete Works of Shakespeare
25
William Shakespeare
A Confederacy of Dunces (John Kennedy Toole)
A Confederacy of Dunces
26
John Kennedy Toole
Connections (Burke)
Connections
27
Burke
The Day the Universe Changed (Burke)
The Day the Universe Changed
28
Burke
The Devil's Dictionary (Ambrose Bierce)
The Devil's Dictionary
29
Ambrose Bierce
Dr. Strangelove (Kubrick, Southern, George)
Dr. Strangelove
30
Kubrick, Southern, George
A Dream Play
A Dream Play
31
The Dumbest Generation (Mark Bauerlein)
The Dumbest Generation
32
Mark Bauerlein
The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test (Tom Wolfe)
The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test
33
Tom Wolfe
Encyclopedia of Unsolved Mysteries (Wilson)
Encyclopedia of Unsolved Mysteries
34
Wilson
The Enlightened Heart (Mitchell)
The Enlightened Heart
35
Mitchell
The Enlightened Mind (Mitchell)
The Enlightened Mind
36
Mitchell
The Essential Groucho (Kanfer)
The Essential Groucho
37
Kanfer
Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds
Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds
38
Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said (Philip K. Dick)
Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said
39
Philip K. Dick
Freakonomics (Steven D. Levitt)
Freakonomics
40
Steven D. Levitt
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