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Best Books From 60 Years of Reading - Page 3

A partial list of books that I have loved in my first 60 years of constant reading. I'm sure I've forgotten some and will be kicking myself later. I have not listed books that have been important to me professionaly--that would be another list.
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Homage to Catalonia (George Orwell)
Homage to Catalonia
81
George Orwell
Small World (David Lodge)
Small World
82
David Lodge
The Jump-Off Creek
The Jump-Off Creek
83
The Mind-Body Problem (Rebecca Goldstein)
The Mind-Body Problem
84
Rebecca Goldstein
The Indian Clerk (David Leavitt)
The Indian Clerk
85
David Leavitt
Kaaterskill Falls (Allergra Goodman)
Kaaterskill Falls
86
Allergra Goodman
The Third Man (Graham Greene)
The Third Man
87
Graham Greene
The Mayor of Casterbridge (Thomas Hardy)
The Mayor of Casterbridge
88
Thomas Hardy
Plainsong (Kent Haruf)
Plainsong
89
Kent Haruf
Late Nights on Air
Late Nights on Air
90
The Dog Stars (Peter Heller)
The Dog Stars
91
Peter Heller
Smilla's Sense of Snow (Peter Høeg)
Smilla's Sense of Snow
92
Peter Høeg
Philip Hensher: The Northern Clemency
Philip Hensher: The Northern Clemency
93
The Rise of Silas Lapham
The Rise of Silas Lapham
94
The Mandarins (Simone De Beauvoir)
The Mandarins
95
Simone De Beauvoir
Euphoria (Lily King)
Euphoria
96
Lily King
Shoeless Joe
Shoeless Joe
97
The Jungle Book (Rudyard Kipling)
The Jungle Book
98
Rudyard Kipling
A Madman Dreams of Turing Machines (Janna Levin)
A Madman Dreams of Turing Machines
99
Janna Levin
A Voyage to Arcturus
A Voyage to Arcturus
100
The Highest Tide
The Highest Tide
101
The Unbearable Lightness of Being (Milan Kundera)
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
102
Milan Kundera
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich (Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn)
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
103
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
THE MAKING OF THE ENGLISH WORKING CLASS by E. P. Thompson
THE MAKING OF THE ENGLISH WORKING CLASS by E. P. Thompson
104
The Pedagogy of the Oppressed (Paulo Freire)
The Pedagogy of the Oppressed
105
Paulo Freire
Living My Life (Emma Goldman)
Living My Life
106
Emma Goldman
The Rebel Girl (Elizabeth Gurley Flynn)
The Rebel Girl
107
Elizabeth Gurley Flynn
Moby Dick (Herman Melville)
Moby Dick
108
Herman Melville
The Women of Brewster Place (Gloria Naylor)
The Women of Brewster Place
109
Gloria Naylor
Cowboys and East Indians (Nina McConigley)
Cowboys and East Indians
110
Nina McConigley
The Book of Harlan (Bernice McFadden)
The Book of Harlan
111
Bernice McFadden
Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison)
Invisible Man
112
Ralph Ellison
Black Boy (Richard Wright)
Black Boy
113
Richard Wright
On the Yard (Malcolm Braly)
On the Yard
114
Malcolm Braly
Stranger in the Kingdom (Howard Frank Mosher)
Stranger in the Kingdom
115
Howard Frank Mosher
The Bird Artist
The Bird Artist
116
The Sympathizer (Viet Thanh Nguyen)
The Sympathizer
117
Viet Thanh Nguyen
The Milagro Beanfield War
The Milagro Beanfield War
118
Working by Studs Terkel
Working by Studs Terkel
119
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance (Robert M Pirsig)
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
120
Robert M Pirsig
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