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100 of James's Favorite Novels and Short Story Collections - Page 2

These are not the only books our retired teacher and unrepentant book nerd considers to be favorites, but they are ones he always thinks of when asked to recommend something to read.
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In God We Trust, All Others Pay Cash (Shepherd)
In God We Trust, All Others Pay Cash
Shepherd
42
The Inspector (De Hartog)
The Inspector
De Hartog
43
The Ipcress File (Deighton)
The Ipcress File
Deighton
44
Islands in the Stream (Hemingway)
Islands in the Stream
Hemingway
45
Jack of Shadows (Roger Zelazny)
Jack of Shadows
Roger Zelazny
46
Journey Into Fear (Ambler)
Journey Into Fear
Ambler
47
L. A. Confidential (Ellroy)
L. A. Confidential
Ellroy
48
The Last Good Kiss
The Last Good Kiss
49
The Left Hand of Darkness (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Left Hand of Darkness
Ursula K. Le Guin
50
The Listeners (James Gunn)
The Listeners
James Gunn
51
The Long Ships (Bengtsson)
The Long Ships
Bengtsson
52
The Looking Glass War (Le Carre)
The Looking Glass War
Le Carre
53
Los Alamos (Joseph Kanon)
Los Alamos
Joseph Kanon
54
The Lost Weekend
The Lost Weekend
55
Ludwig's Room (Hotschnig)
Ludwig's Room
Hotschnig
56
The Maltese Falcon (Hammett)
The Maltese Falcon
Hammett
57
The Martian Chronicles (Bradbury)
The Martian Chronicles
Bradbury
58
The Moonstone (Collins)
The Moonstone
Collins
59
Mother Night (Kurt Vonnegut Jr.)
Mother Night
Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
60
A Moveable Feast (Ernest Hemingway)
A Moveable Feast
Ernest Hemingway
61
The Name of the Rose (Eco)
The Name of the Rose
Eco
62
Night of Camp David (Knebel)
Night of Camp David
Knebel
63
The Night of the Generals (Kirst)
The Night of the Generals
Kirst
64
Night Soldiers (Alan Furst)
Night Soldiers
Alan Furst
65
No Blade of Grass (John Christopher)
No Blade of Grass
John Christopher
66
Notes From Underground (Fyodor Dostoevsky)
Notes From Underground
Fyodor Dostoevsky
67
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovtich (Alexander Solzhenitsyn)
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovtich
Alexander Solzhenitsyn
68
The Possessors (Christopher)
The Possessors
Christopher
69
The Quiet American (Greene)
The Quiet American
Greene
70
Red Dreams (Dennis Etchison)
Red Dreams
Dennis Etchison
71
Sacre Bleu
Sacre Bleu
72
The Searchers (Lemay)
The Searchers
Lemay
73
Sea of Tranquility (Emily St.John Mandel)
Sea of Tranquility
Emily St.John Mandel
74
Seven Days in May (Fletcher Knebel and Charles W. Bailey)
Seven Days in May
Fletcher Knebel and Charles W. Bailey
75
The Sheep Look Up (John Brunner)
The Sheep Look Up
John Brunner
76
The Shining (Stephen King)
The Shining
Stephen King
77
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (Stone)
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Stone
78
The Sirens of Titan (Vonnegut)
The Sirens of Titan
Vonnegut
79
Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut Jr.)
Slaughterhouse-Five
Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
80
Something Wicked This Way Comes (Bradbury)
Something Wicked This Way Comes
Bradbury
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