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The Well-Read Retiree: Unique and Unexpected Pleasures

Our retired maverick English Teacher lists 50 unexpectedly affecting reading experiences from both fiction and non fiction. 50 was the arbitrary limit he set, with only one title per author.
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Another Roadside Attraction
Another Roadside Attraction
1
Assassination Vacation (Sarah Vowell)
Assassination Vacation
2
Sarah Vowell
Best of R.A. Lafferty (R.A. Lafferty)
Best of R.A. Lafferty
3
R.A. Lafferty
Breakfast of Champions (Kurt Vonnegut)
Breakfast of Champions
4
Kurt Vonnegut
Cloud Atlas (David Mitchell)
Cloud Atlas
5
David Mitchell
A Confederacy of Dunces (John Kennedy Toole)
A Confederacy of Dunces
6
John Kennedy Toole
A Confederate General From Big Sur (Richard Brautigan)
A Confederate General From Big Sur
7
Richard Brautigan
The D Case (Carlo and Franco Lucentini)
The D Case
8
Carlo and Franco Lucentini
Dandelion Wine (Ray Bradbury)
Dandelion Wine
9
Ray Bradbury
The Day the Universe Changed (Burke)
The Day the Universe Changed
10
Burke
Dispatches (Michael Herr)
Dispatches
11
Michael Herr
Drood (Simmons)
Drood
12
Simmons
Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said (Philip K. Dick)
Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said
13
Philip K. Dick
The Graveyard Book (Neil Gaiman)
The Graveyard Book
14
Neil Gaiman
The History of the Kings of Britain (Geoffrey of Monmouth)
The History of the Kings of Britain
15
Geoffrey of Monmouth
How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe (Charles Yu)
How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe
16
Charles Yu
The Hungry Moon (Ramsey Campbell)
The Hungry Moon
17
Ramsey Campbell
Ice (Anna Kavan)
Ice
18
Anna Kavan
The Illuminatus! Trilogy
The Illuminatus! Trilogy
19
In God We Trust, All Others Pay Cash (Jean Shepherd)
In God We Trust, All Others Pay Cash
20
Jean Shepherd
Infinite Jest (David Foster Wallace)
Infinite Jest
21
David Foster Wallace
Little Green Men (Christopher Buckley)
Little Green Men
22
Christopher Buckley
Lives of Monster Dogs (Kirsten Bakis)
Lives of Monster Dogs
23
Kirsten Bakis
The Man Outside (Wolfgang Borchert)
The Man Outside
24
Wolfgang Borchert
Man Seeks God: My Flirtations With the Divine (Eric Weiner)
Man Seeks God: My Flirtations With the Divine
25
Eric Weiner
The Man Who Folded Himself (David Gerrold)
The Man Who Folded Himself
26
David Gerrold
The March of Folly (Barbara W. Tuchman)
The March of Folly
27
Barbara W. Tuchman
The Men Who Stare at Goats (Jon Ronson)
The Men Who Stare at Goats
28
Jon Ronson
The Mexican Tree Duck (Crumley)
The Mexican Tree Duck
29
Crumley
My Best Friend's Exorcism (Grady Hendrix)
My Best Friend's Exorcism
30
Grady Hendrix
A Night in the Lonesome October (Roger Zelazny)
A Night in the Lonesome October
31
Roger Zelazny
Nohow On: Company, Ill Seen Ill Said, Worstward Ho (Samuel Beckett)
Nohow On: Company, Ill Seen Ill Said, Worstward Ho
32
Samuel Beckett
Notes From the Underground (Fyodor Dostoyevsky)
Notes From the Underground
33
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
The Old Patagonian Express
The Old Patagonian Express
34
Pieces of Land (Kevin Crossley-Holland)
Pieces of Land
35
Kevin Crossley-Holland
Reincarnation Blues (Michael Poore)
Reincarnation Blues
36
Michael Poore
Sacre Bleu (Christopher Moore)
Sacre Bleu
37
Christopher Moore
A Short History of Nearly Everything (Bill Bryson)
A Short History of Nearly Everything
38
Bill Bryson
Slouching Towards Bethlehem (Joan Didion)
Slouching Towards Bethlehem
39
Joan Didion
Somewhere in Time (Richard Matheson)
Somewhere in Time
40
Richard Matheson
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