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Best Books From 60 Years of Reading - Page 4

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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The Shipping News (E.Annie Proulx)
The Shipping News
121
E.Annie Proulx
The Light in the Forest (Conrad Richter)
The Light in the Forest
122
Conrad Richter
Rabble in Arms (Kenneth Roberts)
Rabble in Arms
123
Kenneth Roberts
Julian (Gore Vidal)
Julian
124
Gore Vidal
Burr
Burr
125
The Confessions of a Child of the Century (Thomas Rogers)
The Confessions of a Child of the Century
126
Thomas Rogers
A MATHEMATICIAN's APOLOGY by G. H. Hardy
A MATHEMATICIAN's APOLOGY by G. H. Hardy
127
Mathematician's Shiva (Stuart Rojstaczer)
Mathematician's Shiva
128
Stuart Rojstaczer
Nobody's Fool (Russo)
Nobody's Fool
129
Russo
Ironweed (William Kennedy)
Ironweed
130
William Kennedy
Cannery Row (John Steinbeck)
Cannery Row
131
John Steinbeck
Sweet Thursday (John Steinbeck)
Sweet Thursday
132
John Steinbeck
The Log From the Sea of Cortez
The Log From the Sea of Cortez
133
Kon Tiki, Thor Heyerdahl
Kon Tiki, Thor Heyerdahl
134
South: The Story of Shackleton's Last Expedition, 1914-1917 (Ernest Shackleton)
South: The Story of Shackleton's Last Expedition, 1914-1917
135
Ernest Shackleton
The Once and Future King (T.H. White)
The Once and Future King
136
T.H. White
The Crystal Cave (Mary Stewart)
The Crystal Cave
137
Mary Stewart
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Mark Twain)
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
138
Mark Twain
Life on the Mississippi (Mark Twain)
Life on the Mississippi
139
Mark Twain
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (Mark Twain)
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
140
Mark Twain
Letters From the Earth
Letters From the Earth
141
The Englishman's Boy
The Englishman's Boy
142
When Alice Lay Down With Peter (Margaret Sweatman)
When Alice Lay Down With Peter
143
Margaret Sweatman
Alice in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll)
Alice in Wonderland
144
Lewis Carroll
Through the Looking Glass (Lewis Carroll)
Through the Looking Glass
145
Lewis Carroll
The Hunting of the Snark
The Hunting of the Snark
146
Herland (Charlotte Perkins Gilman)
Herland
147
Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Floreana (Margaret Wittmer)
Floreana
148
Margaret Wittmer
Mrs. Dalloway (Virginia Woolf)
Mrs. Dalloway
149
Virginia Woolf
Apology, Crito, Phaedo
Apology, Crito, Phaedo
150
PRINCIPIA MATHEMATICA by Alfred North Whitehead and Bertrand Russell
PRINCIPIA MATHEMATICA by Alfred North Whitehead and Bertrand Russell
151
Walden (Henry David Thoreau)
Walden
152
Henry David Thoreau
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