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50 Years in Books

Not quite 50 years because I didn't learn how to read until I was 3 or 4; so say 46 years of books to be safe.
This is all from memory and what's sitting on my bookshelf - I know I've missed quite a few - and it contains the ones we were all forced to read in school.
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12 Days on the Road: The Sex Pistol and America (Noel Monk)
12 Days on the Road: The Sex Pistol and America
1
Noel Monk
1491
1491
2
1776 (David McCullough)
1776
3
David McCullough
1861: The Civil War Awakening (Adam Goodheart)
1861: The Civil War Awakening
4
Adam Goodheart
1984 (George Orwell)
1984
5
George Orwell
The 25th Hour (David Benioff)
The 25th Hour
6
David Benioff
The 5th Wave (Rick Yancey)
The 5th Wave
7
Rick Yancey
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (Seth Grahame-Smith)
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
8
Seth Grahame-Smith
Alive (Piers Paul Read)
Alive
9
Piers Paul Read
American Elsewhere
American Elsewhere
10
American Gods (Neil Gaiman)
American Gods
11
Neil Gaiman
American Hardcore: A Tribal History (Steven Blush)
American Hardcore: A Tribal History
12
Steven Blush
Andersonville (MacKinlay Kantor)
Andersonville
13
MacKinlay Kantor
Angel Time (Anne Rice)
Angel Time
14
Anne Rice
Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea (Chelsea Handler)
Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea
15
Chelsea Handler
The Art of the Steal: How to Protect Yourself and Your Business From Fraud (Frank Abagnale)
The Art of the Steal: How to Protect Yourself and Your Business From Fraud
16
Frank Abagnale
The Authoritative Calvin and Hobbes
The Authoritative Calvin and Hobbes
17
Band of Brothers (Stephen Ambrose)
Band of Brothers
18
Stephen Ambrose
Basketball Diaries
Basketball Diaries
19
Beautiful Chaos: The Psychedelic Furs (Dave Thompson)
Beautiful Chaos: The Psychedelic Furs
20
Dave Thompson
Bird Box (Josh Malerman)
Bird Box
21
Josh Malerman
Black Flags, Blue Waters: The Epic History of America's Most Notorious Pirates (Eric Jay Dolin)
Black Flags, Blue Waters: The Epic History of America's Most Notorious Pirates
22
Eric Jay Dolin
The Blood Gospel
The Blood Gospel
23
Blood Meridian (Cormac McCarthy)
Blood Meridian
24
Cormac McCarthy
Bloodline (Jess Lourey)
Bloodline
25
Jess Lourey
Bone Music (Christopher Rice)
Bone Music
26
Christopher Rice
The Boy on the Bridge (M.R. Carey)
The Boy on the Bridge
27
M.R. Carey
Boy's Life
Boy's Life
28
Bunker Hill (Nathaniel Philbrick)
Bunker Hill
29
Nathaniel Philbrick
The Caine Mutiny (Herman Wouk)
The Caine Mutiny
30
Herman Wouk
Called Out of Darkness : A Spiritual Confession (Anne Rice)
Called Out of Darkness : A Spiritual Confession
31
Anne Rice
Calvin and Hobbes (Calvin and Hobbes #1) (Bill Watterson)
Calvin and Hobbes (Calvin and Hobbes #1)
32
Bill Watterson
Carrie (Stephen King)
Carrie
33
Stephen King
Catch Me If You Can
Catch Me If You Can
34
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
35
J.D. Salinger
Cat's Cradle (Kurt Vonnegut)
Cat's Cradle
36
Kurt Vonnegut
Charlie Wilson's War
Charlie Wilson's War
37
Chasin' That Devil Music (Gayle Dean Wardlow)
Chasin' That Devil Music
38
Gayle Dean Wardlow
Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang (Chelsea Handler)
Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang
39
Chelsea Handler
Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt
Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt
40
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