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40 Favourite Books of Famous People

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Barack Obama - Song of Solomon (Toni Morrison)
Barack Obama - Song of Solomon
1
Toni Morrison
Stephen King - Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
Stephen King - Lord of the Flies
2
William Golding
Kate Winslet - Therese Raquin (Emile Zola)
Kate Winslet - Therese Raquin
3
Emile Zola
Tom Clancy - 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (Jules Verne)
Tom Clancy - 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
4
Jules Verne
Dermot O'leary - The Bottoms (Joe R Lansdale)
Dermot O'leary - The Bottoms
5
Joe R Lansdale
James Nesbitt - The Catcher in the Rye (JD Salinger)
James Nesbitt - The Catcher in the Rye
6
JD Salinger
George Clooney - War and Peace (Leo Tolstoy)
George Clooney - War and Peace
7
Leo Tolstoy
Michael Caine - The Fountainhead (Ayn Rand)
Michael Caine - The Fountainhead
8
Ayn Rand
Martin Sheen - The Brothers Karamazov (Fyodor Dostoevsky)
Martin Sheen - The Brothers Karamazov
9
Fyodor Dostoevsky
Steve Coogan - the Life and Opinions of Tristram Shand (Laurence Sterne)
Steve Coogan - the Life and Opinions of Tristram Shand
10
Laurence Sterne
Rob Brydon - Collected Works (Dylan Thomas)
Rob Brydon - Collected Works
11
Dylan Thomas
Emma Thompson - Odyssey (Homer)
Emma Thompson - Odyssey
12
Homer
Gary Lineker - The Famous Five (Enid Blyton)
Gary Lineker - The Famous Five
13
Enid Blyton
Gordon Brown - The Snail and the Whale (Julia Donaldson)
Gordon Brown - The Snail and the Whale
14
Julia Donaldson
Alec Baldwin - To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
Alec Baldwin - To Kill a Mockingbird
15
Harper Lee
Will Smith - The Alchemist (Paulo Coelho)
Will Smith - The Alchemist
16
Paulo Coelho
Chevy Chase - Moby Dick (Herman Melville)
Chevy Chase - Moby Dick
17
Herman Melville
Steven Spielberg - The Last of the Mohicans (James Fenimore Cooper)
Steven Spielberg - The Last of the Mohicans
18
James Fenimore Cooper
Drew Barrymore - Man's Search for Meaning (Viktor E Frankl)
Drew Barrymore - Man's Search for Meaning
19
Viktor E Frankl
Morrissey - By Grand Central Station I Sat Down and Wept (Elizabeth Smart)
Morrissey - By Grand Central Station I Sat Down and Wept
20
Elizabeth Smart
Anne Hathaway - The Secret Garden (Frances Hodgson Burnett)
Anne Hathaway - The Secret Garden
21
Frances Hodgson Burnett
Noel Edmonds - Born to Be Riled (Jeremy Clarkson)
Noel Edmonds - Born to Be Riled
22
Jeremy Clarkson
Jim Carrey - Crime and Punishment (Fyodor Dostoevsky)
Jim Carrey - Crime and Punishment
23
Fyodor Dostoevsky
Pierce Brosnan - The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
Pierce Brosnan - The Grapes of Wrath
24
John Steinbeck
Mel Gibson - 1984 (George Orwell)
Mel Gibson - 1984
25
George Orwell
Matt Damon - A People's History of the United States (Howard Zinn)
Matt Damon - A People's History of the United States
26
Howard Zinn
Alex Ferguson - Treasure Island (Robert Louis Stevenson)
Alex Ferguson - Treasure Island
27
Robert Louis Stevenson
Megan Fox - Kiss the Girls (James Patterson)
Megan Fox - Kiss the Girls
28
James Patterson
Tom Hanks - In Cold Blood (Truman Capote)
Tom Hanks - In Cold Blood
29
Truman Capote
Kate Moss - The Beautiful and Damned (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
Kate Moss - The Beautiful and Damned
30
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Jose Mourinho - The Bible (-)
Jose Mourinho - The Bible
31
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Daniel Radcliffe - The Master and Margarita (Mikhail Bulgakov)
Daniel Radcliffe - The Master and Margarita
32
Mikhail Bulgakov
Owen Wilson - the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Mark Twain)
Owen Wilson - the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
33
Mark Twain
Danny Wallace - The Diary of a Nobody (George and Weedon Grossmith)
Danny Wallace - The Diary of a Nobody
34
George and Weedon Grossmith
Donald Trump - The Power of Positive Thinking (Norman Vincent Peale)
Donald Trump - The Power of Positive Thinking
35
Norman Vincent Peale
Natalie Portman - The Diary of a Young Girl (Anne Frank)
Natalie Portman - The Diary of a Young Girl
36
Anne Frank
John Travolta - Airport (Arthur Hailey)
John Travolta - Airport
37
Arthur Hailey
Robert Green - The Iliad (Homer)
Robert Green - The Iliad
38
Homer
Simon Cowell - Disneywar (James B. Stewart)
Simon Cowell - Disneywar
39
James B. Stewart
Wayne Rooney - Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (J.K.Rowling)
Wayne Rooney - Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
40
J.K.Rowling
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