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Books Pat Would Take to a Desert Island

The books I would take to a desert island (assuming I also had my handy survival guide). I realize that I would need a steamer trunk to fit all of these, but I am pretending I planned ahead. I assume that I would be in the mood for different types of books on different days, so I tried to find a variety of books. This is a very personal list, but it was fun to do.
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11/22/63 (Stephen King)
11/22/63
1
Stephen King
Alice in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll)
Alice in Wonderland
2
Lewis Carroll
All Creatures Great and Small (James Herriot)
All Creatures Great and Small
3
James Herriot
The All Souls Trilogy (Deborah Harkness)
The All Souls Trilogy
4
Deborah Harkness
Bleak House (Charles Dickens)
Bleak House
5
Charles Dickens
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22
6
Joseph Heller
Complete Sherlock Holmes Collection (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Complete Sherlock Holmes Collection
7
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Complete Works Edgar Allen Poe (Edgar Allen Poe)
Complete Works Edgar Allen Poe
8
Edgar Allen Poe
Complete Works of Shakespeare (William Shakespeare)
Complete Works of Shakespeare
9
William Shakespeare
The Dark Valley: A Panorama of the 1930s (Piers Brendon)
The Dark Valley: A Panorama of the 1930s
10
Piers Brendon
East of Eden (John Steinbeck)
East of Eden
11
John Steinbeck
Freedom From Fear: The American People in Depression and War, 1929-1945 (David M. Kennedy)
Freedom From Fear: The American People in Depression and War, 1929-1945
12
David M. Kennedy
Good Omens (Terry Pratchett)
Good Omens
13
Terry Pratchett
Harry Potter (J. K. Rowling)
Harry Potter
14
J. K. Rowling
The Historian (Elizabeth Kostova)
The Historian
15
Elizabeth Kostova
Into Thin Air (Jon Krakauer)
Into Thin Air
16
Jon Krakauer
Isaac's Storm (Erik Larson)
Isaac's Storm
17
Erik Larson
Les Miserables (Victor Hugo)
Les Miserables
18
Victor Hugo
Lord of the Rings (J.R.R. Tolkien)
Lord of the Rings
19
J.R.R. Tolkien
Mythos (Stephen Fry)
Mythos
20
Stephen Fry
Persuasion (Jane Austen)
Persuasion
21
Jane Austen
A Prayer for Owen Meany (John Irving)
A Prayer for Owen Meany
22
John Irving
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice
23
Jane Austen
The Rape of Europa: The Fate of Europe's Treasures in the Third Reich and the Second World War (Lynn H. Nicholas)
The Rape of Europa: The Fate of Europe's Treasures in the Third Reich and the Second World War
24
Lynn H. Nicholas
A Short History of Nearly Everything (Bill Bryson)
A Short History of Nearly Everything
25
Bill Bryson
SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome (Mary Beard)
SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome
26
Mary Beard
The Stories of Ray Bradbury (Ray Bradbury)
The Stories of Ray Bradbury
27
Ray Bradbury
A Walk in the Woods (Bill Bryson)
A Walk in the Woods
28
Bill Bryson
The Wind in the Willows (Kenneth Grahame)
The Wind in the Willows
29
Kenneth Grahame
World War Z (Max Brooks)
World War Z
30
Max Brooks
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