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Initiation
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Rockefeller and the Demise of Ibu Pertiwi
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American Sniper
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The Girl with Seven Names
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The Look
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The Last Battle
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Still in the Bush
Still in the Bush
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Secret Agent, Unsung Hero
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A Higher Call
A Higher Call
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Elli
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The Times Lives Behind the Music
The Times Lives Behind the Music
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90 Seconds to Midnight
90 Seconds to Midnight
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Opening the Gates of Hell
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Exile
Exile
by Rosemary Goring
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The Sisterhood of Ravensbrück
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Blue Ribbons Bitter Bread
Blue Ribbons Bitter Bread
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Annette Kellerman, Australian Mermaid
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The Devil's Chessboard
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The Hiroshima Men
The Hiroshima Men
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Oboe One, Tarakan, 1945
Oboe One, Tarakan, 1945
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Making Progress
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The Next Day
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The Lives of the Caesars
The Lives of the Caesars
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Stay Loose
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My Palestine
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Fearless Beatrice Faust
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Untitled
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Who is Government?
Who is Government?
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Politics, Pride and Perversion
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Under the same Moon
Under the same Moon
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Sisters in Captivity
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Four Red Sweaters
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The Wide Wide Sea
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Matters of the Heart
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Seven Pillars of Wisdom
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Ungovernable
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