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Obscure Titles on Chelsea K's To-Read List

These are the books that have been sitting on my to-read list for years. I'll get to them the sooner I obtain copies of them, which are rather hard to come by as they're mostly out of prints.
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Romanticism and Its Discontents (Anita Brookner)
Romanticism and Its Discontents
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Anita Brookner
World Within World (Stephen Spender)
World Within World
2
Stephen Spender
Dylan Thomas in America (John Malcolm Brinnin)
Dylan Thomas in America
3
John Malcolm Brinnin
Vegas: Memoir of a Dark Season (John Gregory Dunne)
Vegas: Memoir of a Dark Season
4
John Gregory Dunne
A Late Beginner (Priscilla Napier)
A Late Beginner
5
Priscilla Napier
The Dream of the Golden Mountains: Remembering the 1930s (Malcolm Cowley)
The Dream of the Golden Mountains: Remembering the 1930s
6
Malcolm Cowley
Fireworks (George Plimpton)
Fireworks
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George Plimpton
The Winter Beach (Charlton Ogburn)
The Winter Beach
8
Charlton Ogburn
Children of the Sun (Martin B. Green)
Children of the Sun
9
Martin B. Green
Scenes in America Deserta (Reyner Banham)
Scenes in America Deserta
10
Reyner Banham
The Way We Lived Then (Dominick Dunne)
The Way We Lived Then
11
Dominick Dunne
Hustler Days: Minnesota Fats, Wimpy Lassiter, Jersey Red and America's Great Age of Pool (R.A. Dyer)
Hustler Days: Minnesota Fats, Wimpy Lassiter, Jersey Red and America's Great Age of Pool
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R.A. Dyer
My Life and Times (Henry Miller)
My Life and Times
13
Henry Miller
San Francisco Bay (Harold Gilliam)
San Francisco Bay
14
Harold Gilliam
Unknown California (Jonathan Eisen)
Unknown California
15
Jonathan Eisen
Endangered Pleasures (Barbara Holland)
Endangered Pleasures
16
Barbara Holland
Seattle (Nard Jones)
Seattle
17
Nard Jones
The Life of Raymond Chandler (Frank Macshane)
The Life of Raymond Chandler
18
Frank Macshane
Tallulah: Biography of Tallulah Bankhead (Brendan Gill)
Tallulah: Biography of Tallulah Bankhead
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Brendan Gill
Romantic Agony (Mario Praz)
Romantic Agony
20
Mario Praz
The Hollywood Hallucination (Parker Tyler)
The Hollywood Hallucination
21
Parker Tyler
The Shook-Up Generation (Harrison E. Salisbury)
The Shook-Up Generation
22
Harrison E. Salisbury
The Big Red Train Ride (Eric Newby)
The Big Red Train Ride
23
Eric Newby
Open Road: A Celebration of the American Highway (Phil Patton)
Open Road: A Celebration of the American Highway
24
Phil Patton
Vice: Life and Death on the Streets of Miami (Edna Buchanan)
Vice: Life and Death on the Streets of Miami
25
Edna Buchanan
Bingo Night at the Fire Hall (Barbara Holland)
Bingo Night at the Fire Hall
26
Barbara Holland
Love Trouble: New and Collected Work (Veronica Geng)
Love Trouble: New and Collected Work
27
Veronica Geng
Like Art: Glenn O'Brien on Advertising (Glenn O'Brien)
Like Art: Glenn O'Brien on Advertising
28
Glenn O'Brien
From Hardtack to Home Fries (Barbara Haber)
From Hardtack to Home Fries
29
Barbara Haber
Appetite City (William Grimes)
Appetite City
30
William Grimes
Previous Convictions: A Journey Through the 1950s (Nora Sayre)
Previous Convictions: A Journey Through the 1950s
31
Nora Sayre
London Was Yesterday (Janet Flanner)
London Was Yesterday
32
Janet Flanner
In the Hamptons Too (Dan Rattiner)
In the Hamptons Too
33
Dan Rattiner
Populuxe (Thomas Hine)
Populuxe
34
Thomas Hine
Soap, Sex, and Cigarettes: A Cultural History of American Advertising (Juliann Sivulka)
Soap, Sex, and Cigarettes: A Cultural History of American Advertising
35
Juliann Sivulka
Postcards From Paradise: Romancing Key West (June Keith)
Postcards From Paradise: Romancing Key West
36
June Keith
Golden Images: 41 Essays on Silent Film Stars (Eve Golden)
Golden Images: 41 Essays on Silent Film Stars
37
Eve Golden
People Will Talk (John Kobal)
People Will Talk
38
John Kobal
Going Out: The Rise and Fall of Public Amusements (David Nasaw)
Going Out: The Rise and Fall of Public Amusements
39
David Nasaw
Daily Life in the United States, 1920-1940 (David E. Kyvig)
Daily Life in the United States, 1920-1940
40
David E. Kyvig
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