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The 40 Best Books of Doug T's First 40 Years

I turned 40 in 2020,these are the most important books of those first 40 years. Not necessarily the best or the most well known, but the books that made the biggest impact.
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Old Yeller (Fred Gipson)
Old Yeller
1
Fred Gipson
Owls in the Family (Farley Mowat)
Owls in the Family
2
Farley Mowat
Bruno and Boots (Gordon Korman)
Bruno and Boots
3
Gordon Korman
The Great Brain (John D. Fitzgerald)
The Great Brain
4
John D. Fitzgerald
Jughead's Double Digest #1 (Archie Comics)
Jughead's Double Digest #1
5
Archie Comics
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (C.S.Lewis)
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
6
C.S.Lewis
The Black Stallion (Walter Farley)
The Black Stallion
7
Walter Farley
Punisher 49 (Chuck Dixon)
Punisher 49
8
Chuck Dixon
What If 27 (Ron Marz)
What If 27
9
Ron Marz
The Verdant Passage (Troy Denning)
The Verdant Passage
10
Troy Denning
X-Men
X-Men
11
The Skystone (Jack Whyte)
The Skystone
12
Jack Whyte
The Eagles' Brood (Jack Whyte)
The Eagles' Brood
13
Jack Whyte
The Fellowship of the Ring (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Fellowship of the Ring
14
J.R.R. Tolkien
The Eye of the World (Robert Jordan)
The Eye of the World
15
Robert Jordan
Clear and Present Danger (Tom Clancy)
Clear and Present Danger
16
Tom Clancy
Carrion Comfort (Dan Simmons)
Carrion Comfort
17
Dan Simmons
Interview With the Vampire (Anne Rice)
Interview With the Vampire
18
Anne Rice
Road Games (Roy McGregor)
Road Games
19
Roy McGregor
Preacher, Vol. 1: Gone to Texas (Garth Ennis)
Preacher, Vol. 1: Gone to Texas
20
Garth Ennis
Preacher, Volume 2: Until the End of the World (Garth Ennis)
Preacher, Volume 2: Until the End of the World
21
Garth Ennis
Beyond Reason (Robert Knuckle)
Beyond Reason
22
Robert Knuckle
High Fidelity (Nick Hornby)
High Fidelity
23
Nick Hornby
About a Boy (Nick Hornby)
About a Boy
24
Nick Hornby
Underworld (Don Delillo)
Underworld
25
Don Delillo
Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets
Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets
26
The World According to Garp (John Irving)
The World According to Garp
27
John Irving
Trainspotting (Irvine Welsh)
Trainspotting
28
Irvine Welsh
A Prayer for Owen Meaney
A Prayer for Owen Meaney
29
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay (Michael Chabon)
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
30
Michael Chabon
Lonesome Dove, by Larry McMurtry
Lonesome Dove, by Larry McMurtry
31
Testament (Nino Ricci)
Testament
32
Nino Ricci
A World Undone: The Story of the Great War, 1914-1918 (G.J. Meyer)
A World Undone: The Story of the Great War, 1914-1918
33
G.J. Meyer
Stalingrad (Antony Beevor)
Stalingrad
34
Antony Beevor
Napoleon the Great (Andrew Roberts)
Napoleon the Great
35
Andrew Roberts
Wolf Hall (Hilary Mantel)
Wolf Hall
36
Hilary Mantel
The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill
The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill
37
At the Sharp End (Tim Cook)
At the Sharp End
38
Tim Cook
1984 (George Orwell)
1984
39
George Orwell
Victorious Century: The United Kingdom, 1800-1906 (David Cannadine)
Victorious Century: The United Kingdom, 1800-1906
40
David Cannadine
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