Gallery: You Can Buy Famous People's Dog-Eared Books—For a Good Cause

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    Sean Jerd
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    *Lost* showrunner Damon Lindelof's copy of *The Wizard of Oz*
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    Sean Jerd
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    The inscription for Jimmy Kimmel's copy of Steve Martin's *Cruel Shoes*
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    Sean Jerd
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    Novelist Junot Díaz's copy of *The Earth* by Arthur Beiser
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    Sean Jerd
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    Writer and director Lana Wachowski (*The Matrix*, *Cloud Atlas*, *Sens8*) donated this copy of *The Shock Doctrine* by Naomi Klein.
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    Sean Jerd
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    Philip Seymour Hoffman's copy of *Death Be Not Proud* by John Gunther
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    Sean Jerd
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    Isiah Thomas' copy of *The Autobiography of Malcolm X*
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    Sean Jerd
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    *Transparent* actor Jay Duplass' copy of *Journey to Ixtlan* by Carlos Castaneda
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    Sean Jerd
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    *Orange is the New Black* actor Taylor Schiling's copy of *Even Cowgirls Get the Blues* by Tom Robbins
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    Sean Jerd
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    Artist Hank Willis Thomas' copy of Chris Rock's *Rock This!*
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