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100 (Extremely) Random Recommendations of Books Well-Worth Reading

An eclectic ( to say the least) hodgepodge of 100 works of fiction, non- fiction,biography, drama, and travel. The only link between them is that they are surprising, challenging, and enjoyable to read. I have tried to mix in well-known works with works that deserve a wider audience while at the same time avoiding books that appear on most lists.
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Alone Together (Sherry Turkle)
Alone Together
1
Sherry Turkle
American Connections (Burke)
American Connections
2
Burke
American Gothic (Rigby)
American Gothic
3
Rigby
Arabian Nights (Mary Zimmerman)
Arabian Nights
4
Mary Zimmerman
Assassination Vacation
Assassination Vacation
5
The Beardless Warriors (Richard Matheson)
The Beardless Warriors
6
Richard Matheson
Black Hills (Simmons)
Black Hills
7
Simmons
Bloody Murder (Julian Symons)
Bloody Murder
8
Julian Symons
Blue Highways (William Least Heat-Moon)
Blue Highways
9
William Least Heat-Moon
A Brief History of Time (Stephen Hawking)
A Brief History of Time
10
Stephen Hawking
Buster Keaton (Curtis)
Buster Keaton
11
Curtis
Can't Anybody Here Play This Game? (JIMMY BRESLIN)
Can't Anybody Here Play This Game?
12
JIMMY BRESLIN
The Ceremonies (T.E.D. Klein)
The Ceremonies
13
T.E.D. Klein
The Changing Room (David Storey)
The Changing Room
14
David Storey
Circles (James Burke)
Circles
15
James Burke
Civilization (Clark)
Civilization
16
Clark
Clandestine (Ellroy)
Clandestine
17
Ellroy
The Comedians (Greene)
The Comedians
18
Greene
Connections (Burke)
Connections
19
Burke
Cosmos (Carl Sagan)
Cosmos
20
Carl Sagan
Danse Macabre (Stephen King)
Danse Macabre
21
Stephen King
Dashiell Hammett Novels (Hammett)
Dashiell Hammett Novels
22
Hammett
Dashiell Hammett: A Life (Diane Johnson)
Dashiell Hammett: A Life
23
Diane Johnson
The Day the Universe Changed (Burke)
The Day the Universe Changed
24
Burke
Dead Air (Mike Lupica)
Dead Air
25
Mike Lupica
The Dumbest Generation (Mark Bauerlein)
The Dumbest Generation
26
Mark Bauerlein
Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio (Tom Lewis)
Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio
27
Tom Lewis
English Gothic (Rigby)
English Gothic
28
Rigby
European Gothic (Rigby)
European Gothic
29
Rigby
Future Shock (Alvin Toffler)
Future Shock
30
Alvin Toffler
The Geography of Bliss (Eric Weiner)
The Geography of Bliss
31
Eric Weiner
The Glass Hotel (Emily St. John Mandel)
The Glass Hotel
32
Emily St. John Mandel
Gods, Graves, & Scholars (Ceram)
Gods, Graves, & Scholars
33
Ceram
Grant (Ron Chernow)
Grant
34
Ron Chernow
The Greek Passion (Kazantzakis)
The Greek Passion
35
Kazantzakis
The Grove Centenary Editions of Samuel Beckett (Beckett)
The Grove Centenary Editions of Samuel Beckett
36
Beckett
The Gutenberg Galaxy (McLuhan)
The Gutenberg Galaxy
37
McLuhan
Hemingway: A Life Without Consequences (James R. Mellow)
Hemingway: A Life Without Consequences
38
James R. Mellow
The Hero's Journey (Joseph Campbell)
The Hero's Journey
39
Joseph Campbell
If on a Winter's Night a Traveler (Italo Calvino)
If on a Winter's Night a Traveler
40
Italo Calvino
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