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