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Unforgettable Books From Long Life

I have been an avid reader from childhood to now, past retirement age. This is a list of books that I think about and talk about often in my personal and professional lives.
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The Count of Monte Cristo (Alexandre Dumas)
The Count of Monte Cristo
Alexandre Dumas
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Les Miserables (Hugo, Victor)
Les Miserables
Hugo, Victor
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Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
Toni Morrison
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The Poisonwood Bible (Barbara Kingsolver)
The Poisonwood Bible
Barbara Kingsolver
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Olive Kitteridge (Elizabeth Strout)
Olive Kitteridge
Elizabeth Strout
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Anna Karenina (Leo Tolstoy)
Anna Karenina
Leo Tolstoy
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Cane River
Cane River
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Olive, Again (Elizabeth Strout)
Olive, Again
Elizabeth Strout
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My Name Is Lucy Barton (Elizabeth Strout)
My Name Is Lucy Barton
Elizabeth Strout
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The Autobiography of Malcolm X (Malcolm X)
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
Malcolm X
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One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest (Ken Kesey)
One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest
Ken Kesey
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The Prince of Tides (Pat Conroy)
The Prince of Tides
Pat Conroy
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In Search of Lost Time (Marcel Proust)
In Search of Lost Time
Marcel Proust
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The Screwtape Letters (C.S. Lewis)
The Screwtape Letters
C.S. Lewis
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People of the Lie: The Hope for Healing Human Evil (M. Scott Peck)
People of the Lie: The Hope for Healing Human Evil
M. Scott Peck
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The Cloister Walk (Kathleen Norris)
The Cloister Walk
Kathleen Norris
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Absalom, Absalom! (William Faulkner)
Absalom, Absalom!
William Faulkner
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The Imitation of Christ (Thomas À Kempis)
The Imitation of Christ
Thomas À Kempis
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Pilgrim at Tinker Creek (Annie Dillard)
Pilgrim at Tinker Creek
Annie Dillard
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The Firm (John Grisham)
The Firm
John Grisham
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The Bourne Identity (Robert Ludlum)
The Bourne Identity
Robert Ludlum
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The Namesake (Jhumpa Lahiri)
The Namesake
Jhumpa Lahiri
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Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All (Allan Gurganis)
Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All
Allan Gurganis
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Where'd You Go, Bernadette
Where'd You Go, Bernadette
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Because It Is Bitter, and Because It Is My Heart (Joyce Carol Oates)
Because It Is Bitter, and Because It Is My Heart
Joyce Carol Oates
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Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (Rebecca Wells)
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
Rebecca Wells
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The Covenant
The Covenant
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Hawaii (James. A. Michener)
Hawaii
James. A. Michener
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Captains and the Kings (Taylor Caldwell)
Captains and the Kings
Taylor Caldwell
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Man's Search for Meaning (Viktor Frankl)
Man's Search for Meaning
Viktor Frankl
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Meditations (Marcus Aurelius)
Meditations
Marcus Aurelius
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My Mother She Killed Me, My Father He Ate Me: Forty New Fairy Tales (Various)
My Mother She Killed Me, My Father He Ate Me: Forty New Fairy Tales
Various
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The Patron Saint of Liars (Ann Patchett)
The Patron Saint of Liars
Ann Patchett
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Mother Land (Paul Theroux)
Mother Land
Paul Theroux
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The Feast of All Saints
The Feast of All Saints
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Ugly Ways (Tina McElroy Ansa)
Ugly Ways
Tina McElroy Ansa
37
Wild at Heart: Discovering the Secret of a Man's Soul (John Eldredge)
Wild at Heart: Discovering the Secret of a Man's Soul
John Eldredge
38
Where the Heart Is (Billie Letts)
Where the Heart Is
Billie Letts
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Five People You Meet in Heaven (Mitch Albom)
Five People You Meet in Heaven
Mitch Albom
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The Joy Luck Club (Amy Tan)
The Joy Luck Club
Amy Tan
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