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Favourite Books of Celebrities

"Libraries gave us power", proclaimed the Manic Street Preachers, and it's true that the written word continues to inspire and instruct. In fact, we're sure that a future Prime Minister will cite the ShortList Instant Improver section as the catalyst for their rise to power one day.
To that end, we decided to delve into the world of celebrities to find out what their favourite work was; some opted for a childhood favourite, others a weighty and classic tome. Others went for the unexpected (naming no names Gordon Brown and Noel Edmonds). And one confirmed his suspected god-complex...
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Barack Obama
Barack Obama
1
Song of Solomon (Toni Morrison)
Song of Solomon
2
Toni Morrison
Stephen King
Stephen King
3
Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
Lord of the Flies
4
William Golding
Kate Winslet
Kate Winslet
5
Therese Raquin (Emile Zola)
Therese Raquin
6
Emile Zola
Tom Clancy
Tom Clancy
7
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (Jules Verne)
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
8
Jules Verne
Dermot O'leary
Dermot O'leary
9
The Bottoms (Joe R. Lansdale)
The Bottoms
10
Joe R. Lansdale
James Nesbitt
James Nesbitt
11
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
12
J.D. Salinger
George Clooney
George Clooney
13
War and Peace (Leo Tolstoy)
War and Peace
14
Leo Tolstoy
Michael Caine
Michael Caine
15
The Fountainhead (Ayn Rand)
The Fountainhead
16
Ayn Rand
Martin Sheen
Martin Sheen
17
The Brothers Karamazov (Fyodor Dostoyevsky)
The Brothers Karamazov
18
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Steve Coogan
Steve Coogan
19
The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman (Laurence Sterne)
The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman
20
Laurence Sterne
Rob Brydon
Rob Brydon
21
The Poems of Dylan Thomas
The Poems of Dylan Thomas
22
Emma Thompson
Emma Thompson
23
The Odyssey (Homer)
The Odyssey
24
Homer
Gary Lineker
Gary Lineker
25
The Famous Five Series (Enid Blyton)
The Famous Five Series
26
Enid Blyton
Gordon Brown
Gordon Brown
27
The Snail and the Whale
The Snail and the Whale
28
Alec Baldwin
Alec Baldwin
29
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
30
Harper Lee
Will Smith
Will Smith
31
The Alchemist (Paulo Coelho)
The Alchemist
32
Paulo Coelho
Chevy Chase
Chevy Chase
33
Moby Dick (Herman Melville)
Moby Dick
34
Herman Melville
Steven Spielberg
Steven Spielberg
35
The Last of the Mohicans (James Fenimore Cooper)
The Last of the Mohicans
36
James Fenimore Cooper
Drew Barrymore
Drew Barrymore
37
Man's Search for Meaning (Viktor Frankl)
Man's Search for Meaning
38
Viktor Frankl
Morrissey
Morrissey
39
By Grand Central Station I Sat Down and Wept (Elizabeth Smart)
By Grand Central Station I Sat Down and Wept
40
Elizabeth Smart
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