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66 Years of Favorite Books: A Reminiscence - Page 2

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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Dead Souls (Gogol)
Dead Souls
41
Gogol
Deathbird Stories (Harlan Ellison)
Deathbird Stories
42
Harlan Ellison
The Diary of a Madman (Nikolai Gogol)
The Diary of a Madman
43
Nikolai Gogol
The Dispossessed (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Dispossessed
44
Ursula K. Le Guin
A Distant Mirror (Barbara Tuchman)
A Distant Mirror
45
Barbara Tuchman
Doomsday Book (Willis)
Doomsday Book
46
Willis
Doonsbury (Trudwau)
Doonsbury
47
Trudwau
Double Indemnity (James M. Cain)
Double Indemnity
48
James M. Cain
Dracula (Bram Stoker)
Dracula
49
Bram Stoker
Dying Inside (Robert Silverberg)
Dying Inside
50
Robert Silverberg
The Egyptian (Mika Waltari)
The Egyptian
51
Mika Waltari
The Egyptian Necklace (Palmer)
The Egyptian Necklace
52
Palmer
Eight Million Ways to Die
Eight Million Ways to Die
53
Endgame (Beckett)
Endgame
54
Beckett
The Expendable Spy (Hunter)
The Expendable Spy
55
Hunter
Farewell My Lovely (Chandler)
Farewell My Lovely
56
Chandler
The First Circle (Solzhenitsyn)
The First Circle
57
Solzhenitsyn
Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said (Philip K. Dick)
Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said
58
Philip K. Dick
Fool (Christopher Moore)
Fool
59
Christopher Moore
From Jesus to Christ (Fredriksen)
From Jesus to Christ
60
Fredriksen
Fun With Dick and Jane
Fun With Dick and Jane
61
Funeral in Berlin (Deighton)
Funeral in Berlin
62
Deighton
Gates of Fire (Steven Pressfield)
Gates of Fire
63
Steven Pressfield
Georg Büchner (Norton Critical Editions)
Georg Büchner
64
Norton Critical Editions
Ghost Stories of an Antiquary, by M.P. James
Ghost Stories of an Antiquary, by M.P. James
65
The Glass Hotel (Emily St. John Mandel)
The Glass Hotel
66
Emily St. John Mandel
Gods, Graves, & Scholars (Ceram)
Gods, Graves, & Scholars
67
Ceram
Gospel Truth (Shorto)
Gospel Truth
68
Shorto
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
69
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Grimm's Fairy Tales (Illustrated Junior Library)
Grimm's Fairy Tales
70
Illustrated Junior Library
The Guns of August (Barbara W. Tuchman)
The Guns of August
71
Barbara W. Tuchman
The Guns of Navarone (MacLean)
The Guns of Navarone
72
MacLean
The Haunting of Hill House (Shirley Jackson)
The Haunting of Hill House
73
Shirley Jackson
Heart of Darkness (Conrad, Joseph)
Heart of Darkness
74
Conrad, Joseph
Hell House (Richard Marheson)
Hell House
75
Richard Marheson
The Hemingway Hoax (Joe Haldeman)
The Hemingway Hoax
76
Joe Haldeman
Hornblower (C S Forester)
Hornblower
77
C S Forester
Horror Movies (Clarens)
Horror Movies
78
Clarens
Horton Hatches the Egg (Dr. Seuss)
Horton Hatches the Egg
79
Dr. Seuss
Horton Hears a Who! (Dr. Seuss)
Horton Hears a Who!
80
Dr. Seuss
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