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66 Years of Favorite Books: A Reminiscence

I was born 71 years ago; I learned to read when I was five. My grandmother was a second grade teacher, both my parents went to college, and I got my first library card when I was 7. Books have been a huge part of my work life and my personal life. So, I randomly started listing books that I remembered fondly as they occurred to me - some had been required reading and some had been read purely for pleasure. I reached 200 and stopped; if I hadn't, I'd have kept going into the thousands. These are not all of my favorite books, but they were the first that came to mind when I asked myself what were.
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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes/The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (Arthur Conan Doyle)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes/The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
Arthur Conan Doyle
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Alas Babylon (Frank)
Alas Babylon
Frank
3
American Gods (Neil Gaiman)
American Gods
Neil Gaiman
4
Andersen's Fairy Tales (Illustrated Junior Library)
Andersen's Fairy Tales
Illustrated Junior Library
5
Another Roadside Attraction (Robbins)
Another Roadside Attraction
Robbins
6
August 1914 (Solzhenitsyn)
August 1914
Solzhenitsyn
7
B.C. (Johnny Hart)
B.C.
Johnny Hart
8
Background to Danger (Ambler)
Background to Danger
Ambler
9
Banner in the Sky (James Ullman)
Banner in the Sky
James Ullman
10
Beowulf (Wright -Trans)
Beowulf
Wright -Trans
11
The Big Nowhere (James Ellroy)
The Big Nowhere
James Ellroy
12
The Big Sleep (Chandler)
The Big Sleep
Chandler
13
The Bitter Woods (Eisenhower)
The Bitter Woods
Eisenhower
14
The Black Dahlia (James Ellroy)
The Black Dahlia
James Ellroy
15
Bloom County, the Complete Library
Bloom County, the Complete Library
16
The Blue Max (Hunter)
The Blue Max
Hunter
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Breakfast of Champions (Kurt Vonnegut)
Breakfast of Champions
Kurt Vonnegut
18
Brothers in Arms (Kirst)
Brothers in Arms
Kirst
19
A Burnt Out Case (Greene)
A Burnt Out Case
Greene
20
A Canticle for Leibowitz (Miller)
A Canticle for Leibowitz
Miller
21
Carmilla (Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu)
Carmilla
Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
22
Carrion Comfort (Simmons)
Carrion Comfort
Simmons
23
The Cat in the Hat (Dr. Seuss)
The Cat in the Hat
Dr. Seuss
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Cat's Cradle (Kurt Vonnegut)
Cat's Cradle
Kurt Vonnegut
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Cause for Alarm (Ambler)
Cause for Alarm
Ambler
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Children of the Night
Children of the Night
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The Chronicles of Amber
The Chronicles of Amber
28
Civilization (Clark)
Civilization
Clark
29
A Coffin for Dimitrios (Ambler)
A Coffin for Dimitrios
Ambler
30
Collected Poems of T.S. Eliot
Collected Poems of T.S. Eliot
31
Collected Poems of W.B. Yeats (W.B. Yeats)
Collected Poems of W.B. Yeats
W.B. Yeats
32
The Comedians (Greene)
The Comedians
Greene
33
The Complete Short Stories of Ernest Hemingway
The Complete Short Stories of Ernest Hemingway
34
Connections (Burke)
Connections
Burke
35
Coyote Blue (Christopher Moore)
Coyote Blue
Christopher Moore
36
The Crook Factory (Simmons)
The Crook Factory
Simmons
37
Custer's Last Stand (Reynolds)
Custer's Last Stand
Reynolds
38
The Dance of Genghis Cohn (Gary)
The Dance of Genghis Cohn
Gary
39
Dangerous Visions (Harlan Ellison)
Dangerous Visions
Harlan Ellison
40
The Day the Universe Changed (Burke)
The Day the Universe Changed
Burke
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