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The Essential Man's Library: 100 Must-Read Books

This is a list of books from librarything.com it is the 100 essential books for a man's library. Interesting! Enjoy and happy reading! :)
Note. I know it says 100 Must-Read Books but there are only 99 on the list!
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1984 (George Orwell)
1984
1
George Orwell
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Mark Twain)
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
2
Mark Twain
All Quiet on the Western Front (Erich Maria Remarque)
All Quiet on the Western Front
3
Erich Maria Remarque
American Boy's Handy Book
American Boy's Handy Book
4
Animal Farm (George Orwell)
Animal Farm
5
George Orwell
Another Roadside Attraction
Another Roadside Attraction
6
The Art of War (Sun Tzu)
The Art of War
7
Sun Tzu
Atlas Shrugged (Ayn Rand)
Atlas Shrugged
8
Ayn Rand
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
9
The Autobiography of Malcolm X (Malcolm X)
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
10
Malcolm X
Beyond Good and Evil (Friedrich Nietzsche)
Beyond Good and Evil
11
Friedrich Nietzsche
The Bible (Anonymous)
The Bible
12
Anonymous
Blood Meridian (Cormac McCarthy)
Blood Meridian
13
Cormac McCarthy
Bluebeard (Kurt Vonnegut)
Bluebeard
14
Kurt Vonnegut
The Book of Deeds of Arms and of Chivalry (Chris De Pizan)
The Book of Deeds of Arms and of Chivalry
15
Chris De Pizan
Boy Scout Handbook
Boy Scout Handbook
16
The Boys of Summer
The Boys of Summer
17
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World
18
Aldous Huxley
The Brothers Karamazov (Fyodor Dostoyevsky)
The Brothers Karamazov
19
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
The Call of the Wild (Jack London)
The Call of the Wild
20
Jack London
Cannery Row (John Steinbeck)
Cannery Row
21
John Steinbeck
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22
22
Joseph Heller
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
23
J.D. Salinger
A Confederacy of Dunces (John Kennedy Toole)
A Confederacy of Dunces
24
John Kennedy Toole
The Count of Monte Cristo (Alexandre Dumas)
The Count of Monte Cristo
25
Alexandre Dumas
Crime and Punishment (Fyodor Dostoevsky)
Crime and Punishment
26
Fyodor Dostoevsky
The Crisis (Winston Churchill)
The Crisis
27
Winston Churchill
Cyrano De Bergerac (Edmond Rostand)
Cyrano De Bergerac
28
Edmond Rostand
The Dangerous Book for Boys (Conn and Hal Iggulden)
The Dangerous Book for Boys
29
Conn and Hal Iggulden
The Dharma Bums (Jack Kerouac)
The Dharma Bums
30
Jack Kerouac
The Divine Comedy (Dante Alighieri)
The Divine Comedy
31
Dante Alighieri
East of Eden (John Steinbeck)
East of Eden
32
John Steinbeck
Essential Manners for Men (Peter Post)
Essential Manners for Men
33
Peter Post
A Farewell to Arms (Ernest Hemingway)
A Farewell to Arms
34
Ernest Hemingway
Fear and Trembling (Soren Kierkegaard)
Fear and Trembling
35
Soren Kierkegaard
The Federalist Papers (Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay)
The Federalist Papers
36
Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay
For Whom the Bell Tolls (Ernest Hemingway)
For Whom the Bell Tolls
37
Ernest Hemingway
Foucault's Pendulum (Umberto Eco)
Foucault's Pendulum
38
Umberto Eco
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
39
Mary Shelley
From Here to Eternity (James Jones)
From Here to Eternity
40
James Jones
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