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Personal Collection of (Mostly) Thrifted Books

Here is a small collection of books that I've put together in the last few years. No electronic resources, print editions only. About 90% were obtained from used bookstores.
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The White Tiger (Aravind Adiga)
The White Tiger
1
Aravind Adiga
The House of the Spirits (Isabel Allende - Chile)
The House of the Spirits
2
Isabel Allende - Chile
Money (Martin Amis)
Money
3
Martin Amis
The Bridge on the Drina (Ivo Andrić)
The Bridge on the Drina
4
Ivo Andrić
Foundation (Iaac Asimov)
Foundation
5
Iaac Asimov
Moon Palace (Paul Auster)
Moon Palace
6
Paul Auster
Timbuktu (Paul Auster)
Timbuktu
7
Paul Auster
Giovanni's Room (James Baldwin)
Giovanni's Room
8
James Baldwin
The Crow Road (Iain Banks)
The Crow Road
9
Iain Banks
The Player of Games (Iain M. Banks)
The Player of Games
10
Iain M. Banks
The Sea (John Banville)
The Sea
11
John Banville
The Adventures of Augie March (Saul Bellow)
The Adventures of Augie March
12
Saul Bellow
Herzog (Saul Bellow)
Herzog
13
Saul Bellow
Auto-Da-Fe (Elias Canetti)
Auto-Da-Fe
14
Elias Canetti
The Lost Steps (Alejo Carpentier)
The Lost Steps
15
Alejo Carpentier
Death Comes for the Archbishop (Willa Cather)
Death Comes for the Archbishop
16
Willa Cather
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay (Michael Chabon)
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
17
Michael Chabon
The Wapshot Chronicle
The Wapshot Chronicle
18
Disgrace (J. M. Coetzee)
Disgrace
19
J. M. Coetzee
Waiting for the Barbarians (J.M. Coetzee)
Waiting for the Barbarians
20
J.M. Coetzee
House of Leaves (Mark Z. Danielewski)
House of Leaves
21
Mark Z. Danielewski
Fifth Business (Robertson Davies)
Fifth Business
22
Robertson Davies
Corelli's Mandolin (Louis De Bernières)
Corelli's Mandolin
23
Louis De Bernières
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao (Junot Díaz)
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
24
Junot Díaz
Stone Junction (Jim Dodge)
Stone Junction
25
Jim Dodge
The Count of Monte Cristo (Alexandre Dumas)
The Count of Monte Cristo
26
Alexandre Dumas
Hallucinating Foucault (Patricia Duncker)
Hallucinating Foucault
27
Patricia Duncker
Less Than Zero (Bret Easton Ellis)
Less Than Zero
28
Bret Easton Ellis
Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison)
Invisible Man
29
Ralph Ellison
Middlesex (Jeffrey Eugenides)
Middlesex
30
Jeffrey Eugenides
Homo Faber (Max Frisch)
Homo Faber
31
Max Frisch
The French Lieutenant's Woman (Fowles, John)
The French Lieutenant's Woman
32
Fowles, John
Cold Comfort Farm (Stella Gibbons)
Cold Comfort Farm
33
Stella Gibbons
Burgher's Daughter by Nadine Gordimer
Burgher's Daughter by Nadine Gordimer
34
The Good Soldier Švejk (Jaroslav Hašek)
The Good Soldier Švejk
35
Jaroslav Hašek
Steppenwolf (Hermann Hesse)
Steppenwolf
36
Hermann Hesse
Platform (Michel Houellebecq)
Platform
37
Michel Houellebecq
The Elementary Particles (Michel Houellebecq)
The Elementary Particles
38
Michel Houellebecq
Paradise of the Blind (Dương Thu Hương)
Paradise of the Blind
39
Dương Thu Hương
A Prayer for Owen Meany (John Irving)
A Prayer for Owen Meany
40
John Irving
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