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This Theatre Nerd's 500 Books to Read Before 50 - Page 5

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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1,000 Words to Sign (Geoffrey S. Poor)
1,000 Words to Sign
161
Geoffrey S. Poor
Saint Joan (George Bernard Shaw)
Saint Joan
162
George Bernard Shaw
Middlemarch (George Eliot)
Middlemarch
163
George Eliot
Silas Marner (George Eliot)
Silas Marner
164
George Eliot
Merrily We Roll Along (George Furth and Stephen Sondheim)
Merrily We Roll Along
165
George Furth and Stephen Sondheim
The Complete Phantom of the Opera (George Perry)
The Complete Phantom of the Opera
166
George Perry
Eastland: Legacy of the Titanic (George W. Hilton)
Eastland: Legacy of the Titanic
167
George W. Hilton
Get Happy: The Life of Judy Garland (Gerald Clarke)
Get Happy: The Life of Judy Garland
168
Gerald Clarke
My Life on the Road (Gloria Steinem)
My Life on the Road
169
Gloria Steinem
Three Cups of Tea (Greg Mortenson)
Three Cups of Tea
170
Greg Mortenson
What-The-Dickens: The Story of a Rogue Tooth Fairy (Gregory Maguire)
What-The-Dickens: The Story of a Rogue Tooth Fairy
171
Gregory Maguire
The Nine: The True Story of a Band of Women Who Survived the Worst of Nazi Germany (Gwen Strauss)
The Nine: The True Story of a Band of Women Who Survived the Worst of Nazi Germany
172
Gwen Strauss
Great Tales of Horror (H.P. Lovecraft)
Great Tales of Horror
173
H.P. Lovecraft
My Friend Anne Frank (Hannah Pick-Goslar)
My Friend Anne Frank
174
Hannah Pick-Goslar
Fairy Tales (Hans Christian Andersen)
Fairy Tales
175
Hans Christian Andersen
At the Heart of the White Rose: The Letters and Diaries of Hans and Sophie Scholl (Hans Scholl, Sophie Scholl, and Inge Jens)
At the Heart of the White Rose: The Letters and Diaries of Hans and Sophie Scholl
176
Hans Scholl, Sophie Scholl, and Inge Jens
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
177
Harper Lee
Uncle Tom's Cabin (Harriet Beecher Stowe)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
178
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Torch Song Trilogy (Harvey Fierstein)
Torch Song Trilogy
179
Harvey Fierstein
The Fantasticks (Harvey Schmidt, Tom Jones)
The Fantasticks
180
Harvey Schmidt, Tom Jones
I Was Better Last Night (Havery Fierstein)
I Was Better Last Night
181
Havery Fierstein
What the Constitution Means to Me (Heidi Schreck)
What the Constitution Means to Me
182
Heidi Schreck
Hard Times for These Times (Heidi Stillman)
Hard Times for These Times
183
Heidi Stillman
Small Island (Helen Edmundson)
Small Island
184
Helen Edmundson
The Story of My Life (Helen Keller)
The Story of My Life
185
Helen Keller
In Search of Mary Seacole : The Making of a Cultural Icon (Helen Rappaport)
In Search of Mary Seacole : The Making of a Cultural Icon
186
Helen Rappaport
Hedda Gabler (Henrik Ibsen)
Hedda Gabler
187
Henrik Ibsen
The Goodman Theatre's Festival Latino Six Plays (Henry D. Godinez and Ramón H. Rivera-Servera)
The Goodman Theatre's Festival Latino Six Plays
188
Henry D. Godinez and Ramón H. Rivera-Servera
Irish Folktales (Henry Glassia)
Irish Folktales
189
Henry Glassia
The Iliad (Homer)
The Iliad
190
Homer
How to Be an Antiracist (Ibram X. Kendi)
How to Be an Antiracist
191
Ibram X. Kendi
Come From Away: Welcome to the Rock: An Inside Look at the Hit Musical (Irene Sankoff, David Hein, and Laurence Maslon)
Come From Away: Welcome to the Rock: An Inside Look at the Hit Musical
192
Irene Sankoff, David Hein, and Laurence Maslon
The Band's Visit (Itamar Moses and David Yazbek)
The Band's Visit
193
Itamar Moses and David Yazbek
The Children of Húrin (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Children of Húrin
194
J.R.R. Tolkien
The Fall of Gondolin (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Fall of Gondolin
195
J.R.R. Tolkien
The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit
196
J.R.R. Tolkien
The Lord of the Rings (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Lord of the Rings
197
J.R.R. Tolkien
The Lion in Winter (James Goldman)
The Lion in Winter
198
James Goldman
Follies (James Goldman, Stephen Sondheim)
Follies
199
James Goldman, Stephen Sondheim
All Creatures Great and Small (James Herriot)
All Creatures Great and Small
200
James Herriot
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