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Books by 42: The Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything - Page 7

By the time I am 42 I would like to have read all of the following books. Perhaps it is a bit optimistic (I would have to read about 100 books this year to hit the target...) But you never know. . .
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Shadows in the Sun (Wade Davis)
Shadows in the Sun
241
Wade Davis
Shah of Shahs (Ryszard Kapuściński)
Shah of Shahs
242
Ryszard Kapuściński
Shame (Salman Rushdie)
Shame
243
Salman Rushdie
Shantaram (Gregory David Roberts)
Shantaram
244
Gregory David Roberts
Siblings (Brigitte Reimann)
Siblings
245
Brigitte Reimann
Siddhartha (Hermann Hesse)
Siddhartha
246
Hermann Hesse
Singin' & Swingin' & Gettin' Merry Like Christmas (Maya Angelou)
Singin' & Swingin' & Gettin' Merry Like Christmas
247
Maya Angelou
Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
Slaughterhouse-Five
248
Kurt Vonnegut
Sleepwalking Land (Mia Couto)
Sleepwalking Land
249
Mia Couto
Something Fierce (Carmen Aguirre)
Something Fierce
250
Carmen Aguirre
Something Wicked This Way Comes (Ray Bradbury)
Something Wicked This Way Comes
251
Ray Bradbury
Sovietistan (Erika Fatland)
Sovietistan
252
Erika Fatland
Space Crone (Ursula K. Le Guin)
Space Crone
253
Ursula K. Le Guin
Stars of the New Curfew (Ben Okri)
Stars of the New Curfew
254
Ben Okri
Stasiland (Anna Funder)
Stasiland
255
Anna Funder
Station Eleven (Emily St. John Mandel)
Station Eleven
256
Emily St. John Mandel
Steppenwolf (Hermann Hesse)
Steppenwolf
257
Hermann Hesse
Stiff (Mary Roach)
Stiff
258
Mary Roach
Strangers on a Train (Patricia Highsmith)
Strangers on a Train
259
Patricia Highsmith
Surfacing (Margaret Atwood)
Surfacing
260
Margaret Atwood
Talking About Abolition (Sonali Kolhatkar)
Talking About Abolition
261
Sonali Kolhatkar
Talking to My Daughter About the Economy (Yannis Veroufakis)
Talking to My Daughter About the Economy
262
Yannis Veroufakis
Tess of the D'urbervilles (Thomas Hardy)
Tess of the D'urbervilles
263
Thomas Hardy
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (Sherman Alexie)
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
264
Sherman Alexie
The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle (Arthur Conan Doyle)
The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle
265
Arthur Conan Doyle
The Age of Innocence (Edith Wharton)
The Age of Innocence
266
Edith Wharton
The Age of Reason (Jean-Paul Sartre)
The Age of Reason
267
Jean-Paul Sartre
The Age of Surveillance Capitalism (Shoshana Zuboff)
The Age of Surveillance Capitalism
268
Shoshana Zuboff
The Alchemist (Paulo Coelho)
The Alchemist
269
Paulo Coelho
The Amazons: Lives and Legends of Warrior Women Across the Ancient World (Adrienne Mayor)
The Amazons: Lives and Legends of Warrior Women Across the Ancient World
270
Adrienne Mayor
The Artificial Silk Girl (Irmgard Keun)
The Artificial Silk Girl
271
Irmgard Keun
The Autobiography of Malcolm X (Malcolm X)
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
272
Malcolm X
The Autobiography of Martin Luther King Jr. (Martin Luther King Jr.)
The Autobiography of Martin Luther King Jr.
273
Martin Luther King Jr.
The Awakening (Kate Chopin)
The Awakening
274
Kate Chopin
The Barefoot Book of Ballet Stories (Jane Yolen, Heidi E. Y. Stemple)
The Barefoot Book of Ballet Stories
275
Jane Yolen, Heidi E. Y. Stemple
The Barefoot Book of Fairy Tales (Malachy Doyle)
The Barefoot Book of Fairy Tales
276
Malachy Doyle
The Bastard of Istanbul (Elif Shafak)
The Bastard of Istanbul
277
Elif Shafak
The Beach (Alex Garland)
The Beach
278
Alex Garland
The Beggar and the Hare (Tuomas Kyrö)
The Beggar and the Hare
279
Tuomas Kyrö
The BFG (Roald Dahl)
The BFG
280
Roald Dahl
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