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	Title Author Language Link RatingNone12345 NotesThe book tells the story of Alonso Quixano, a man who has read so many stories about brave errant knights that, in a half-mad and confused state, he believes himself to be a knight, re-names himself Don Quixote de la Mancha, and sets out to fight injustice in the name of his beloved maiden Aldonsa, or as he knows her in his mind, Dulcinea del Toboso.
	Title Author Language Link RatingNone12345 NotesCe roman complexe et déconcertant — sans doute l'œuvre de Diderot la plus commentée — puise pour partie son inspiration dans l'ouvrage de Laurence Sterne, Vie et opinions de Tristram Shandy paru quelques années auparavant (1759-1763).
	Title Author Language Link RatingNone12345 NotesChildhood's End deals with humanity's transformation and integration into an interplanetary hive mind. The book also touches on the issues of the Occult, man's inability to live in a utopian society, and cruelty to animals, as well as the cliché of being the last man on Earth.
	Title Author Language Link RatingNone12345 NotesSagan states that when new ideas are offered for consideration, they should be tested by means of skeptical thinking, and should stand up to rigorous questioning.