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Terry's 270 Best Books for Laughing, Loving, and Learning

Not all Best Sellers are Best Readers. This list if 270 are the books I would read again, not necessarily the books that have been recommended. Some are books that were mentioned in other books or just titles that sounded interesting. Enjoy your reading.
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Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy: Four Women Undercover in the Civil War (Karen Abbott)
Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy: Four Women Undercover in the Civil War
1
Karen Abbott
The Dollmaker
The Dollmaker
2
M.Y.T.H. Series (Robert Asprin)
M.Y.T.H. Series
3
Robert Asprin
Life After Life (Kate Atkinson)
Life After Life
4
Kate Atkinson
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
5
Margaret Atwood
Clan of the Cave Bear (Jean M. Auel)
Clan of the Cave Bear
6
Jean M. Auel
The Valley of Horses (Jean M. Auel)
The Valley of Horses
7
Jean M. Auel
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice
8
Jane Austen
A Man Called Ove (Fredrik Backman)
A Man Called Ove
9
Fredrik Backman
My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry (Frederik Backman)
My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry
10
Frederik Backman
The Mapp and Lucia Novels (E. F. Benson)
The Mapp and Lucia Novels
11
E. F. Benson
The Osborne's (E. F. Benson)
The Osborne's
12
E. F. Benson
2 A.M. at the Cat's Pajamas (Marie-Helene Bertino)
2 A.M. at the Cat's Pajamas
13
Marie-Helene Bertino
Behind the Beautiful Forevers (Katherine Boo)
Behind the Beautiful Forevers
14
Katherine Boo
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451
15
Ray Bradbury
Mists of Avalon (Marion Zimmer Bradley)
Mists of Avalon
16
Marion Zimmer Bradley
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte)
Jane Eyre
17
Charlotte Bronte
Wuthering Heights (Emily Brontë)
Wuthering Heights
18
Emily Brontë
People of the Book (Geraldine Brooks)
People of the Book
19
Geraldine Brooks
Angels and Demons (Dan Brown)
Angels and Demons
20
Dan Brown
The Davinci Code (Dan Brown)
The Davinci Code
21
Dan Brown
The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics (Daniel James Brown)
The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics
22
Daniel James Brown
The Things That Keep Us Here (Carla Buckley)
The Things That Keep Us Here
23
Carla Buckley
The Plague (Albert Camus)
The Plague
24
Albert Camus
How to Murder Your Mother-In-Law (Dorothy Cannell)
How to Murder Your Mother-In-Law
25
Dorothy Cannell
How to Murder the Man of Your Dreams (Dorothy Cannell)
How to Murder the Man of Your Dreams
26
Dorothy Cannell
Pancakes Pancakes (Eric Carle)
Pancakes Pancakes
27
Eric Carle
The Education of Little Tree (Forrest Carter)
The Education of Little Tree
28
Forrest Carter
The Saints of the Lost and Found (Toni McGee Causey)
The Saints of the Lost and Found
29
Toni McGee Causey
Loretta Mason Potts (Mary Chase)
Loretta Mason Potts
30
Mary Chase
Girl With a Pearl Earring (Tracy Chevalier)
Girl With a Pearl Earring
31
Tracy Chevalier
Ageless Body, Timeless Mind (Deepika Chopra)
Ageless Body, Timeless Mind
32
Deepika Chopra
The Return of Merlin (Deepak Chopra)
The Return of Merlin
33
Deepak Chopra
And Then There Were None (Agatha Christie)
And Then There Were None
34
Agatha Christie
Murder on the Orient Express (Agatha Christie)
Murder on the Orient Express
35
Agatha Christie
If I Fall, I Die (Michael Christie)
If I Fall, I Die
36
Michael Christie
Ready Player Oner (Ernest Cline)
Ready Player Oner
37
Ernest Cline
The Hamilton Affair (Elizabeth Cobbs)
The Hamilton Affair
38
Elizabeth Cobbs
The Blood Countess (Andrei Codrescu)
The Blood Countess
39
Andrei Codrescu
The Alchemist (Paulo Coelho)
The Alchemist
40
Paulo Coelho
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