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license: mit
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# Books Dataset

This dataset contains information about popular books from various genres and authors.

## File
- `books.jsonl`

## Columns / Fields
- `id` – unique identifier for each book
- `title` – title of the book
- `author` – author of the book
- `genre` – genre of the book
- `published_year` – year the book was published

## Sample Usage

Load the dataset in Python:

```python
import json

books = []
with open("books.jsonl", "r") as f:
    for line in f:
        books.append(json.loads(line))

# Print first 5 books
for book in books[:5]:
    print(book)