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70 Books to Read Before You're 70 - Page 2

As he confronts his 69th birthday and the onset of his 70th year, our maverick English Teacher turns reflective and considers 70 books that in some way offer an examination of both real and imagined pasts, and/or face the uncertainties of memory, aging, regret, compromise, redemption, and mortality. Some are classics, some are great popular successes, and some are obscure gems. All of them, our compiler feels, offer continuity, insight and illumination.
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The Last Angry Man (Green)
The Last Angry Man
Green
42
The Last Good Kiss (James Crumley)
The Last Good Kiss
James Crumley
43
The Last Hurrah (Edwin O'Connor)
The Last Hurrah
Edwin O'Connor
44
Les Miserables (Victor Hugo)
Les Miserables
Victor Hugo
45
The Lion in Winter (James Goldman)
The Lion in Winter
James Goldman
46
The Little Old Lady Who Broke All the Rules (Catharina Ingelman-Sundberg)
The Little Old Lady Who Broke All the Rules
Catharina Ingelman-Sundberg
47
The Long Goodbye (Raymond Chandler)
The Long Goodbye
Raymond Chandler
48
Major Pettigrew's Last Stand (Helen Simonson)
Major Pettigrew's Last Stand
Helen Simonson
49
A Man Called Ove (Fredrik Backman)
A Man Called Ove
Fredrik Backman
50
Monte Walsh (Jack Schaefer)
Monte Walsh
Jack Schaefer
51
The Name of the Rose (Umberto Eco)
The Name of the Rose
Umberto Eco
52
Norwegian Wood (Haruki Murakami)
Norwegian Wood
Haruki Murakami
53
Oh the Places You'll Go! (Dr Seuss)
Oh the Places You'll Go!
Dr Seuss
54
You're Only Old Once (Dr. Seuss)
You're Only Old Once
Dr. Seuss
55
Old Age (Kinsley)
Old Age
Kinsley
56
The Old Gringo (Carlos Fuentes)
The Old Gringo
Carlos Fuentes
57
The Book of Joe (Jonathan Tropper)
The Book of Joe
Jonathan Tropper
58
One Last Thing Before I Go (Tropper)
One Last Thing Before I Go
Tropper
59
Ordinary Grace (William Kent Krueger)
Ordinary Grace
William Kent Krueger
60
Reincarnation Blues (Michael Poore)
Reincarnation Blues
Michael Poore
61
Sacre Bleu (Christopher Moore)
Sacre Bleu
Christopher Moore
62
The Shootist (Glendon Swarthout)
The Shootist
Glendon Swarthout
63
A Short History of Nearly Everything (Bill Bryson)
A Short History of Nearly Everything
Bill Bryson
64
A Walk in the Woods (Bill Bryson)
A Walk in the Woods
Bill Bryson
65
Silas Marner (George Eliot)
Silas Marner
George Eliot
66
Still Life With Woodpecker (Tom Robbins)
Still Life With Woodpecker
Tom Robbins
67
Tenth of December (George Saunders)
Tenth of December
George Saunders
68
When I Am an Old Woman I Shall Wear Purple (Sandra Martz)
When I Am an Old Woman I Shall Wear Purple
Sandra Martz
69
When the Sacred Ginmill Closes
When the Sacred Ginmill Closes
70
The Woman in the Window (A.J. Finn)
The Woman in the Window
A.J. Finn
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