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Ex Libris: 100+ Books to Read and Reread - Page 3

A thought-provoking challenge which contains important non-fiction examining race issues, democracy, terrorism and the lives of Abraham Lincoln and Muhammad Ali etc. This is alongside fiction favourites such as the Harry Potter series, The Lord of the Rings trilogy and works by Dr. Seuss.
These are books discussed in the 2020 publication "Ex Libris: 100+ Books to Read and Reread", by Pulitzer Prize–winning literary critic Michiko Kakutani. She writes "about books that have mattered to her and that help illuminate the world we live in today." (Goodreads)
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Lincoln's Sword: The Presidency and the Power of Words (Douglas L. Wilson)
Lincoln's Sword: The Presidency and the Power of Words
81
Douglas L. Wilson
Arctic Dreams (Barry Lopez)
Arctic Dreams
82
Barry Lopez
Blood Meridian (Cormac McCarthy)
Blood Meridian
83
Cormac McCarthy
Atonement (Ian McEwan)
Atonement
84
Ian McEwan
Moby-Dick (Herman Melville)
Moby-Dick
85
Herman Melville
A Gate at the Stairs (Lorrie Moore)
A Gate at the Stairs
86
Lorrie Moore
Song of Solomon (Toni Morrison)
Song of Solomon
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Toni Morrison
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
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Toni Morrison
The Stories of Vladimir Nabokov (Vladimir Nabokov)
The Stories of Vladimir Nabokov
89
Vladimir Nabokov
Speak, Memory (Vladimir Nabokov)
Speak, Memory
90
Vladimir Nabokov
Reading Lolita in Tehran (Azar Nafisi)
Reading Lolita in Tehran
91
Azar Nafisi
A House for Mr. Biswas (V.S. Naipaul)
A House for Mr. Biswas
92
V.S. Naipaul
Born a Crime (Trevor Noah)
Born a Crime
93
Trevor Noah
Dreams From My Father (Barack Obama)
Dreams From My Father
94
Barack Obama
We Are the Change We Seek: The Speeches of Barack Obama (Ed. E.J. Dionne Jr. & Joy-Ann Reid)
We Are the Change We Seek: The Speeches of Barack Obama
95
Ed. E.J. Dionne Jr. & Joy-Ann Reid
There There (Tommy Orange)
There There
96
Tommy Orange
1984 (George Orwell)
1984
97
George Orwell
The Moviegoer (Walker Percy)
The Moviegoer
98
Walker Percy
Mason & Dixon (Thomas Pynchon)
Mason & Dixon
99
Thomas Pynchon
Life (Keith Richards)
Life
100
Keith Richards
A Life of Picasso; Vol. I: The Early Years, 1881-1906 (John Richardson)
A Life of Picasso; Vol. I: The Early Years, 1881-1906
101
John Richardson
A Life of Picasso, Volume 2: 1907-1917 (John Richardson)
A Life of Picasso, Volume 2: 1907-1917
102
John Richardson
A Life of Picasso Volume III: The Triumphant Years (John Richardson)
A Life of Picasso Volume III: The Triumphant Years
103
John Richardson
Sick in the Head (Judd Apatow)
Sick in the Head
104
Judd Apatow
The Right Kind of Crazy (Adam Steltzner)
The Right Kind of Crazy
105
Adam Steltzner
The Shepherd's Life (James Rebanks)
The Shepherd's Life
106
James Rebanks
Do No Harm (Henry Marsh)
Do No Harm
107
Henry Marsh
Housekeeping (Marilynne Robinson)
Housekeeping
108
Marilynne Robinson
American Pastoral (Philip Roth)
American Pastoral
109
Philip Roth
Midnight's Children (Salman Rushdie)
Midnight's Children
110
Salman Rushdie
The Moor's Last Sigh (Salman Rushdie)
The Moor's Last Sigh
111
Salman Rushdie
The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat (Oliver Sacks)
The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat
112
Oliver Sacks
An Anthropologist on Mars (Oliver Sacks)
An Anthropologist on Mars
113
Oliver Sacks
Where the Wild Things Are (Maurice Sendak)
Where the Wild Things Are
114
Maurice Sendak
Horton Hears a Who! (Dr. Seuss)
Horton Hears a Who!
115
Dr. Seuss
The Cat in the Hat (Dr. Seuss)
The Cat in the Hat
116
Dr. Seuss
How the Grinch Stole Christmas (Dr. Seuss)
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
117
Dr. Seuss
Green Eggs and Ham (Dr. Seuss)
Green Eggs and Ham
118
Dr. Seuss
The Lorax (Dr. Seuss)
The Lorax
119
Dr. Seuss
Oh the Places You'll Go! (Dr Seuss)
Oh the Places You'll Go!
120
Dr Seuss
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