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This Theatre Nerd's 500 Books to Read Before 50 - Page 3

Here's a list that seems popular this weekend. Enclosed are the books I hope to read before turning 50. Some are rereads, many are first time reads.
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The Anastasia Trials in the Court of Women (Carolyn Gage)
The Anastasia Trials in the Court of Women
81
Carolyn Gage
The Princess Diarist (Carrie Fisher)
The Princess Diarist
82
Carrie Fisher
Wishful Drinking (Carrie Fisher)
Wishful Drinking
83
Carrie Fisher
As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales From the Making of the Princess Bride (Cary Elwes)
As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales From the Making of the Princess Bride
84
Cary Elwes
Harriet Tubman: The Road to Freedom (Catherine Clinton)
Harriet Tubman: The Road to Freedom
85
Catherine Clinton
Mrs. Lincoln: A Life (Catherine Clinton)
Mrs. Lincoln: A Life
86
Catherine Clinton
The Power of Fun (Catherine Price)
The Power of Fun
87
Catherine Price
A Tale of Two Cities (Charles Dickens)
A Tale of Two Cities
88
Charles Dickens
David Copperfield (Charles Dickens)
David Copperfield
89
Charles Dickens
Great Expectations (Charles Dickens)
Great Expectations
90
Charles Dickens
Hard Times (Charles Dickens)
Hard Times
91
Charles Dickens
Little Dorrit (Charles Dickens)
Little Dorrit
92
Charles Dickens
Nicholas Nickleby (Charles Dickens)
Nicholas Nickleby
93
Charles Dickens
The Mystery of Edwin Drood (Charles Dickens)
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
94
Charles Dickens
The Old Curiosity Shop (Charles Dickens)
The Old Curiosity Shop
95
Charles Dickens
A Soldier's Play (Charles Fuller)
A Soldier's Play
96
Charles Fuller
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Brontë)
Jane Eyre
97
Charlotte Brontë
Villette (Charlotte Brontë)
Villette
98
Charlotte Brontë
Romantic Outlaws (Charlotte Gordon)
Romantic Outlaws
99
Charlotte Gordon
Becoming Madeleine (Charlotte Jones Voiklis and Léna Roy)
Becoming Madeleine
100
Charlotte Jones Voiklis and Léna Roy
Margaret Hillis: Unsung Pioneer (Cheryl Frazes Hill)
Margaret Hillis: Unsung Pioneer
101
Cheryl Frazes Hill
We Should All Be Feminists (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
We Should All Be Feminists
102
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Chita (Chita Rivera)
Chita
103
Chita Rivera
Jim Henson: The Works - The Art, the Magic, the Imagination (Christopher Finch)
Jim Henson: The Works - The Art, the Magic, the Imagination
104
Christopher Finch
The Berlin Stories (Christopher Isherwood)
The Berlin Stories
105
Christopher Isherwood
Miss Holmes (Christopher M. Walsh)
Miss Holmes
106
Christopher M. Walsh
Cloris - My Biography (Cloris Leachman)
Cloris - My Biography
107
Cloris Leachman
The Underground Railroad (Colson Whitehead)
The Underground Railroad
108
Colson Whitehead
Girl From the North Country (Conor McPherson)
Girl From the North Country
109
Conor McPherson
The King's Speech (Conradi Peter, Logue Mark)
The King's Speech
110
Conradi Peter, Logue Mark
Finale: Late Conversatoins With Stephen Sondheim (D.T. Max)
Finale: Late Conversatoins With Stephen Sondheim
111
D.T. Max
The Art of Happiness: A Handbook for Living (Dalai Lama XIV)
The Art of Happiness: A Handbook for Living
112
Dalai Lama XIV
Eclipsed (Danai Gurira)
Eclipsed
113
Danai Gurira
2:22 a Ghost Story (Danny Robins)
2:22 a Ghost Story
114
Danny Robins
The Divine Comedy (Dante Alighieri)
The Divine Comedy
115
Dante Alighieri
Jamaica Inn (Daphne Du Maurier)
Jamaica Inn
116
Daphne Du Maurier
Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812: The Journey of a New Musical to Broadway (Dave Malloy, Steven Suskin, and Oskar Eustis)
Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812: The Journey of a New Musical to Broadway
117
Dave Malloy, Steven Suskin, and Oskar Eustis
Wicked: The Grimmerie (David Cote)
Wicked: The Grimmerie
118
David Cote
M. Butterfly (David Henry Hwang)
M. Butterfly
119
David Henry Hwang
20,000 Leagues Under the Seas (David Kersnar and Althos Low)
20,000 Leagues Under the Seas
120
David Kersnar and Althos Low
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