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The Books That Made an Autodidact

An uneducated woman's attempt to educate herself over a lifetime. Still a long way to go.---------------------
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1000 Years of Annoying the French (Stephen Clarke)
1000 Years of Annoying the French
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Stephen Clarke
12 Books That Changed the World (Melvyn Bragg)
12 Books That Changed the World
2
Melvyn Bragg
1415: Henry V's Year of Glory (Ian Mortimer)
1415: Henry V's Year of Glory
3
Ian Mortimer
1599: A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare (James Shapiro)
1599: A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare
4
James Shapiro
1606: William Shakespeare and the Year of Lear (James Shapiro)
1606: William Shakespeare and the Year of Lear
5
James Shapiro
30 Second Philosophies (Barry Loewer)
30 Second Philosophies
6
Barry Loewer
84, Charing Cross (Helene Hanff)
84, Charing Cross
7
Helene Hanff
The Acid Bath Murderer (Jack Rosewood)
The Acid Bath Murderer
8
Jack Rosewood
Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall (Spike Milligan)
Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall
9
Spike Milligan
The Adventure of English: The Biography of a Language (Melvyn Bragg)
The Adventure of English: The Biography of a Language
10
Melvyn Bragg
The Adventures of Alfred Hitchcock (Adam Roche)
The Adventures of Alfred Hitchcock
11
Adam Roche
Adventures of a Young Naturalist (David Attenborough)
Adventures of a Young Naturalist
12
David Attenborough
The Adversary (Emmanuel Carrère)
The Adversary
13
Emmanuel Carrère
Against Interpretation (Susan Sontag)
Against Interpretation
14
Susan Sontag
Agatha Christie: An Autobiography (Agatha Christie)
Agatha Christie: An Autobiography
15
Agatha Christie
Agatha Christie: An English Mystery (Laura Thompson)
Agatha Christie: An English Mystery
16
Laura Thompson
Alan Turing: The Enigma (Andrew Hodges)
Alan Turing: The Enigma
17
Andrew Hodges
Alice in Wonderland and Philosophy (William Irwin)
Alice in Wonderland and Philosophy
18
William Irwin
Alice Neel: The Art of Not Sitting Pretty (Phoebe Hoban)
Alice Neel: The Art of Not Sitting Pretty
19
Phoebe Hoban
Alice, the Enigma - A Biography of Queen Victoria's Daughter (Christina Croft)
Alice, the Enigma - A Biography of Queen Victoria's Daughter
20
Christina Croft
All Creatures Great and Small (James Herriot)
All Creatures Great and Small
21
James Herriot
All That Remains (Sue Black)
All That Remains
22
Sue Black
All Things Bright and Beautiful (James Herriot)
All Things Bright and Beautiful
23
James Herriot
All Things Wise and Wonderful (James Herriot)
All Things Wise and Wonderful
24
James Herriot
Alphabetical (Michael Rosen)
Alphabetical
25
Michael Rosen
American Rose (Karen Abbott)
American Rose
26
Karen Abbott
America's Queen (Sarah Bradford)
America's Queen
27
Sarah Bradford
Among the Bohemians (Virginia Nicholson)
Among the Bohemians
28
Virginia Nicholson
Amphibious Thing: The Life of Lord Hervey (Lucy Moore)
Amphibious Thing: The Life of Lord Hervey
29
Lucy Moore
An American Princess (Annejet Van Der Zijl)
An American Princess
30
Annejet Van Der Zijl
An Economic History of the World Since 1400 (Donald J Harreld)
An Economic History of the World Since 1400
31
Donald J Harreld
An Idiot Abroad (Karl Pilkington)
An Idiot Abroad
32
Karl Pilkington
Ancestors: A Prehistory of Britain in Seven Burials (Alice Roberts)
Ancestors: A Prehistory of Britain in Seven Burials
33
Alice Roberts
And When Did You Last See Your Father (Blake Morrison)
And When Did You Last See Your Father
34
Blake Morrison
Angela's Ashes (Frank McCourt)
Angela's Ashes
35
Frank McCourt
Anger Is an Energy (John Lydon)
Anger Is an Energy
36
John Lydon
Animal (Sara Pascoe)
Animal
37
Sara Pascoe
Another Planet: A Teenager in Suburbia (Tracey Thorn)
Another Planet: A Teenager in Suburbia
38
Tracey Thorn
Aristocrats (Stella Tillyard)
Aristocrats
39
Stella Tillyard
The Ark Before Noah (Irving Finkel)
The Ark Before Noah
40
Irving Finkel
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