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    A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers

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    Dave Eggers’ daring and exuberant 2000 memoir chronicles his guardianship over his younger brother Christopher (“Toph”) after losing their parents to cancer.

    Also by Dave Eggers: Heroes of the Frontier, Zeitoun, The Circle, A Hologram for the King, Your Fathers, Where Are They? And the Prophets, Do They Live Forever?, You Shall Know Our Velocity

    50 Books from the Past 50 Years Everyone Should Read at Least Once

    50-book reading list? Challenge accepted. These 50 contemporary classics are some of the best books to read of all time.