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Literary References in "The Secret to Superhuman Strength"

Alison Bechdel's new memoir "The Secret to Superhuman Strength" does not disappoint with its abundance of literary references! See my page for similar lists for "Fun Home" and "Are You My Mother?".
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Bhagavad Gita
Bhagavad Gita
1
Bible (Anonymous)
Bible
2
Anonymous
Narnia (C. S. Lewis)
Narnia
3
C. S. Lewis
The Dream of a Common Language (Adrienne Rich)
The Dream of a Common Language
4
Adrienne Rich
Katha Upanishad (.)
Katha Upanishad
5
.
Howl (Allen Ginsberg)
Howl
6
Allen Ginsberg
Running With Scissors (Augusten Burroughs)
Running With Scissors
7
Augusten Burroughs
Light on Yoga (B.K.S. Iyengar)
Light on Yoga
8
B.K.S. Iyengar
The Feminine Mystique (Betty Friedan)
The Feminine Mystique
9
Betty Friedan
Diamond Sutra (Buddhism)
Diamond Sutra
10
Buddhism
The Essential Chogyam Trungpa (Chogyam Trungpa)
The Essential Chogyam Trungpa
11
Chogyam Trungpa
The Wisdom of Menopause: Creating Physical and Emotional Health and Healing During the Change (Christiane Northrup)
The Wisdom of Menopause: Creating Physical and Emotional Health and Healing During the Change
12
Christiane Northrup
Home at Grasmere (Dorothy Wordsworth)
Home at Grasmere
13
Dorothy Wordsworth
Babies and Their Mothers (DW Winnicott)
Babies and Their Mothers
14
DW Winnicott
Charlotte's Web (E. B. White)
Charlotte's Web
15
E. B. White
American Renaissance (F. O. Matthiessen)
American Renaissance
16
F. O. Matthiessen
Poetry (Gary Snyder)
Poetry
17
Gary Snyder
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe (Germany)
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
18
Germany
Peyton Place (Grace Metalious)
Peyton Place
19
Grace Metalious
Walden (Henry David Thoreau)
Walden
20
Henry David Thoreau
On the Road (Jack Kerouac)
On the Road
21
Jack Kerouac
The Dharma Bums (Jack Kerouac)
The Dharma Bums
22
Jack Kerouac
Jane Fonda's Workout Book (Jane Fonda)
Jane Fonda's Workout Book
23
Jane Fonda
The White Album (Joan Didion)
The White Album
24
Joan Didion
Long Slow Distance (Joe Henderson)
Long Slow Distance
25
Joe Henderson
Poets on the Peaks (John Suiter)
Poets on the Peaks
26
John Suiter
The Hero With a Thousand Faces (Joseph Campbell)
The Hero With a Thousand Faces
27
Joseph Campbell
The Wind in the Willows (Kenneth Grahame)
The Wind in the Willows
28
Kenneth Grahame
Harriet the Spy (Louise Fitzhugh)
Harriet the Spy
29
Louise Fitzhugh
Swann's Way (Marcel Proust)
Swann's Way
30
Marcel Proust
Woman in the Nineteenth Century (Margaret Fuller)
Woman in the Nineteenth Century
31
Margaret Fuller
Margaret Fuller: A New American Life (Megan Marshall)
Margaret Fuller: A New American Life
32
Megan Marshall
The Joy of Feeling Fit (Nicholas Kounovsky)
The Joy of Feeling Fit
33
Nicholas Kounovsky
The Phantom Tollbooth (Norton Juster)
The Phantom Tollbooth
34
Norton Juster
Just Kids (Patti Smith)
Just Kids
35
Patti Smith
Silent Spring (Rachel Carson)
Silent Spring
36
Rachel Carson
The Well of Loneliness (Radclyffe Hall)
The Well of Loneliness
37
Radclyffe Hall
Nature (Ralph Waldo Emerson)
Nature
38
Ralph Waldo Emerson
The American Scholar (Ralph Waldo Emerson)
The American Scholar
39
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Be Here Now (Ram Dass)
Be Here Now
40
Ram Dass
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