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Ilan Stavans
Who decides what's in the dictionary?
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Yen Pham
Why should you read Toni Morrison's "Beloved"?
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Elizabeth Cox
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Lewis Carroll
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R. Alan Brooks
When the world is burning, is art a waste of time?
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Rebekah Bergman
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Why should you read "Moby Dick"?
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