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Books That Were Foundational for Me

These books were all very influential for me. Some inspired a love of reading as a child while others helped to shape my beliefs, career choice, or a new appreciation for books.
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Les Miserables (Victor Hugo)
Les Miserables
1
Victor Hugo
*Animal Liberation (Peter Singer/AUSTRALIA)
*Animal Liberation
2
Peter Singer/AUSTRALIA
Animals, Property, and the Law (Gary L. Francione)
Animals, Property, and the Law
3
Gary L. Francione
East of Eden (John Steinbeck)
East of Eden
4
John Steinbeck
The Master and Margarita (Mikhail Bulgakov)
The Master and Margarita
5
Mikhail Bulgakov
Einstein's Dreams (Alan Lightman)
Einstein's Dreams
6
Alan Lightman
Charlotte's Web (E.B. White)
Charlotte's Web
7
E.B. White
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay (Michael Chabon)
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
8
Michael Chabon
Empire Falls (Richard Russo)
Empire Falls
9
Richard Russo
Interview With the Vampire (Anne Rice)
Interview With the Vampire
10
Anne Rice
Second Treatise of Government
Second Treatise of Government
11
The Federalist Papers (Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay)
The Federalist Papers
12
Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay
She's Come Undone (Wally Lamb)
She's Come Undone
13
Wally Lamb
The Stranger (Albert Camus)
The Stranger
14
Albert Camus
Nausea (Jean-Paul Sartre)
Nausea
15
Jean-Paul Sartre
The Sound and the Fury (William Faulkner)
The Sound and the Fury
16
William Faulkner
MacBeth (William Shakespeare)
MacBeth
17
William Shakespeare
The Assisi Underground (Alexander Ramati)
The Assisi Underground
18
Alexander Ramati
Wuthering Heights (Emily Bronte)
Wuthering Heights
19
Emily Bronte
Rebecca (Daphne Du Maurier)
Rebecca
20
Daphne Du Maurier
Cyrano De Bergerac (Edmond Rostand)
Cyrano De Bergerac
21
Edmond Rostand
The Good Earth (Pearl S. Buck)
The Good Earth
22
Pearl S. Buck
Great Expectations (Charles Dickens)
Great Expectations
23
Charles Dickens
Madame Bovary (Gustave Flaubert)
Madame Bovary
24
Gustave Flaubert
Lolita (Vladimir Nabokov)
Lolita
25
Vladimir Nabokov
The Mayor of Casterbridge (Thomas Hardy)
The Mayor of Casterbridge
26
Thomas Hardy
Alex: The Life of a Child (Frank Deford)
Alex: The Life of a Child
27
Frank Deford
Izzy, Willy-Nilly (Cynthia Voigt)
Izzy, Willy-Nilly
28
Cynthia Voigt
I Thought You Were My Best Friend (Anne Reit)
I Thought You Were My Best Friend
29
Anne Reit
Bastard Out of Carolina (Dorothy Allison)
Bastard Out of Carolina
30
Dorothy Allison
The Bridges of Madison County (Robert James Waller)
The Bridges of Madison County
31
Robert James Waller
Flush (Virginia Woolf)
Flush
32
Virginia Woolf
*Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl (Anne Frank/THE NETHERLANDS)
*Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl
33
Anne Frank/THE NETHERLANDS
The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe (Lewis, C.S.)
The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe
34
Lewis, C.S.
Blind Faith (Joe McGinnis)
Blind Faith
35
Joe McGinnis
The Tree That Always Said No (Leo Price)
The Tree That Always Said No
36
Leo Price
The Teeny Tiny Giraffe (Rand McNally)
The Teeny Tiny Giraffe
37
Rand McNally
A Raisin in the Sun (Lorraine Hansberry)
A Raisin in the Sun
38
Lorraine Hansberry
Romeo and Juliet (William Shakespeare)
Romeo and Juliet
39
William Shakespeare
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