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Comforting Penguin books that helped us through hard times

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The Penguin books that challenged our view of the environment

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The Penguin books that shaped our political understanding

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The Penguin books that ignited a pop culture phenomenon

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Penguin books that shocked society, with insight from Simon Prosser.

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