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Literary References in "The Secret to Superhuman Strength"

Alison Bechdel's new memoir "The Secret to Superhuman Strength" does not disappoint with its abundance of literary references! See my page for similar lists for "Fun Home" and "Are You My Mother?".
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Bhagavad Gita
Bhagavad Gita
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Bible
Bible
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Narnia (C.S. Lewis)
Narnia (C.S. Lewis)
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The Dream of a Common Language (Adrienne Rich)
The Dream of a Common Language (Adrienne Rich)
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Katha Upanishad (.)
Katha Upanishad (.)
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Howl (Allen Ginsberg)
Howl (Allen Ginsberg)
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Running With Scissors (Augusten Burroughs)
Running With Scissors (Augusten Burroughs)
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Light on Yoga (B.K.S. Iyengar)
Light on Yoga (B.K.S. Iyengar)
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The Feminine Mystique (Betty Friedan)
The Feminine Mystique (Betty Friedan)
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Diamond Sutra (Buddhism)
Diamond Sutra (Buddhism)
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The Essential Chogyam Trungpa (Chogyam Trungpa)
The Essential Chogyam Trungpa (Chogyam Trungpa)
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The Wisdom of Menopause: Creating Physical and Emotional Health and Healing During the Change (Christiane Northrup)
The Wisdom of Menopause: Creating Physical and Emotional Health and Healing During the Change (Christiane Northrup)
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Home at Grasmere (Dorothy Wordsworth)
Home at Grasmere (Dorothy Wordsworth)
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Babies and Their Mothers (DW Winnicott)
Babies and Their Mothers (DW Winnicott)
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Charlotte's Web (E. B. White)
Charlotte's Web (E. B. White)
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American Renaissance (F. O. Matthiessen)
American Renaissance (F. O. Matthiessen)
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Poetry (Gary Snyder)
Poetry (Gary Snyder)
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Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe (Germany)
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe (Germany)
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Peyton Place (Grace Metalious)
Peyton Place (Grace Metalious)
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Walden (Henry David Thoreau)
Walden (Henry David Thoreau)
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On the Road (Jack Kerouac)
On the Road (Jack Kerouac)
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The Dharma Bums (Jack Kerouac)
The Dharma Bums (Jack Kerouac)
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Jane Fonda's Workout Book (Jane Fonda)
Jane Fonda's Workout Book (Jane Fonda)
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The White Album (Joan Didion)
The White Album (Joan Didion)
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Long Slow Distance (Joe Henderson)
Long Slow Distance (Joe Henderson)
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Poets on the Peaks (John Suiter)
Poets on the Peaks (John Suiter)
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The Hero With a Thousand Faces (Joseph Campbell)
The Hero With a Thousand Faces (Joseph Campbell)
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The Wind in the Willows (Kenneth Grahame)
The Wind in the Willows (Kenneth Grahame)
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Harriet the Spy (Louise Fitzhugh)
Harriet the Spy (Louise Fitzhugh)
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Swann's Way (Marcel Proust)
Swann's Way (Marcel Proust)
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Woman in the Nineteenth Century (Margaret Fuller)
Woman in the Nineteenth Century (Margaret Fuller)
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Margaret Fuller: A New American Life (Megan Marshall)
Margaret Fuller: A New American Life (Megan Marshall)
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The Joy of Feeling Fit (Nicholas Kounovsky)
The Joy of Feeling Fit (Nicholas Kounovsky)
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The Phantom Tollbooth (Norton Juster)
The Phantom Tollbooth (Norton Juster)
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Just Kids (Patti Smith)
Just Kids (Patti Smith)
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Silent Spring (Rachel Carson)
Silent Spring (Rachel Carson)
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The Well of Loneliness (Radclyffe Hall)
The Well of Loneliness (Radclyffe Hall)
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Nature (Ralph Waldo Emerson)
Nature (Ralph Waldo Emerson)
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The American Scholar (Ralph Waldo Emerson)
The American Scholar (Ralph Waldo Emerson)
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Be Here Now (Ram Dass)
Be Here Now (Ram Dass)
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