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Obscure Titles on Chelsea K's To-Read List

These are the books that have been sitting on my to-read list for years. I'll get to them the sooner I obtain copies of them, which are rather hard to come by as they're mostly out of prints.
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Romanticism and Its Discontents (Anita Brookner)
Romanticism and Its Discontents
Anita Brookner
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World Within World (Stephen Spender)
World Within World
Stephen Spender
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Dylan Thomas in America (John Malcolm Brinnin)
Dylan Thomas in America
John Malcolm Brinnin
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Vegas: Memoir of a Dark Season (John Gregory Dunne)
Vegas: Memoir of a Dark Season
John Gregory Dunne
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A Late Beginner (Priscilla Napier)
A Late Beginner
Priscilla Napier
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The Dream of the Golden Mountains: Remembering the 1930s (Malcolm Cowley)
The Dream of the Golden Mountains: Remembering the 1930s
Malcolm Cowley
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Fireworks (George Plimpton)
Fireworks
George Plimpton
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The Winter Beach (Charlton Ogburn)
The Winter Beach
Charlton Ogburn
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Children of the Sun (Martin B. Green)
Children of the Sun
Martin B. Green
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Scenes in America Deserta (Reyner Banham)
Scenes in America Deserta
Reyner Banham
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The Way We Lived Then (Dominick Dunne)
The Way We Lived Then
Dominick Dunne
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Hustler Days: Minnesota Fats, Wimpy Lassiter, Jersey Red and America's Great Age of Pool (R.A. Dyer)
Hustler Days: Minnesota Fats, Wimpy Lassiter, Jersey Red and America's Great Age of Pool
R.A. Dyer
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My Life and Times (Henry Miller)
My Life and Times
Henry Miller
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San Francisco Bay (Harold Gilliam)
San Francisco Bay
Harold Gilliam
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Unknown California (Jonathan Eisen)
Unknown California
Jonathan Eisen
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Endangered Pleasures (Barbara Holland)
Endangered Pleasures
Barbara Holland
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Seattle (Nard Jones)
Seattle
Nard Jones
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The Life of Raymond Chandler (Frank Macshane)
The Life of Raymond Chandler
Frank Macshane
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Tallulah: Biography of Tallulah Bankhead (Brendan Gill)
Tallulah: Biography of Tallulah Bankhead
Brendan Gill
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Romantic Agony (Mario Praz)
Romantic Agony
Mario Praz
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The Hollywood Hallucination (Parker Tyler)
The Hollywood Hallucination
Parker Tyler
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The Shook-Up Generation (Harrison E. Salisbury)
The Shook-Up Generation
Harrison E. Salisbury
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The Big Red Train Ride (Eric Newby)
The Big Red Train Ride
Eric Newby
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Open Road: A Celebration of the American Highway (Phil Patton)
Open Road: A Celebration of the American Highway
Phil Patton
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Vice: Life and Death on the Streets of Miami (Edna Buchanan)
Vice: Life and Death on the Streets of Miami
Edna Buchanan
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Bingo Night at the Fire Hall (Barbara Holland)
Bingo Night at the Fire Hall
Barbara Holland
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Love Trouble: New and Collected Work (Veronica Geng)
Love Trouble: New and Collected Work
Veronica Geng
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Like Art: Glenn O'Brien on Advertising (Glenn O'Brien)
Like Art: Glenn O'Brien on Advertising
Glenn O'Brien
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From Hardtack to Home Fries (Barbara Haber)
From Hardtack to Home Fries
Barbara Haber
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Appetite City (William Grimes)
Appetite City
William Grimes
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Previous Convictions: A Journey Through the 1950s (Nora Sayre)
Previous Convictions: A Journey Through the 1950s
Nora Sayre
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London Was Yesterday (Janet Flanner)
London Was Yesterday
Janet Flanner
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In the Hamptons Too (Dan Rattiner)
In the Hamptons Too
Dan Rattiner
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Populuxe (Thomas Hine)
Populuxe
Thomas Hine
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Soap, Sex, and Cigarettes: A Cultural History of American Advertising (Juliann Sivulka)
Soap, Sex, and Cigarettes: A Cultural History of American Advertising
Juliann Sivulka
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Postcards From Paradise: Romancing Key West (June Keith)
Postcards From Paradise: Romancing Key West
June Keith
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Golden Images: 41 Essays on Silent Film Stars (Eve Golden)
Golden Images: 41 Essays on Silent Film Stars
Eve Golden
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People Will Talk (John Kobal)
People Will Talk
John Kobal
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Going Out: The Rise and Fall of Public Amusements (David Nasaw)
Going Out: The Rise and Fall of Public Amusements
David Nasaw
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Daily Life in the United States, 1920-1940 (David E. Kyvig)
Daily Life in the United States, 1920-1940
David E. Kyvig
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