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The Martian

by Andy Weir

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Left for dead on Mars after a dust storm, astronaut Mark Watney has no way to call home and nowhere near enough food. So he starts solving problems one at a time, with engineering, botany and a lot of dark humor. The book behind the Matt Damon movie.

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