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This Theatre Nerd's 500 Books to Read Before 50 - Page 9

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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Cost of Living (Martyna Majok)
Cost of Living
321
Martyna Majok
Shy: The Alarmingly Outspoken Memoirs of Mary Rodgers (Mary Rodgers)
Shy: The Alarmingly Outspoken Memoirs of Mary Rodgers
322
Mary Rodgers
Argonautika: The Voyage of Jason and the Argonauts (Mary Zimmerman)
Argonautika: The Voyage of Jason and the Argonauts
323
Mary Zimmerman
Journey to the West (Mary Zimmerman)
Journey to the West
324
Mary Zimmerman
Metamorphoses (Mary Zimmerman)
Metamorphoses
325
Mary Zimmerman
The White Snake (Mary Zimmerman)
The White Snake
326
Mary Zimmerman
The Inheritance (Matthew Lopez)
The Inheritance
327
Matthew Lopez
The Good Neighbor: The Life and Works of Fred Rogers (Maxwell King)
The Good Neighbor: The Life and Works of Fred Rogers
328
Maxwell King
And Still I Rise (Maya Angelou)
And Still I Rise
329
Maya Angelou
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
330
Maya Angelou
Girling Up: How to Be Strong, Smart, and Spectacular (Mayim Bialik)
Girling Up: How to Be Strong, Smart, and Spectacular
331
Mayim Bialik
A Bear Called Paddington (Michael Bond)
A Bear Called Paddington
332
Michael Bond
The Yiddish Policemen's Union (Michael Chabon)
The Yiddish Policemen's Union
333
Michael Chabon
Curtains?: The Future of the Arts in America (Michael M. Kaiser)
Curtains?: The Future of the Arts in America
334
Michael M. Kaiser
The Light We Carry (Michelle Obama)
The Light We Carry
335
Michelle Obama
Crying in H Mart: A Memoir (Michelle Zauner)
Crying in H Mart: A Memoir
336
Michelle Zauner
Anne Frank Remembered: The Story of the Woman Who Helped to Hide the Frank Family (Miep Gies and Alison Leslie Gold)
Anne Frank Remembered: The Story of the Woman Who Helped to Hide the Frank Family
337
Miep Gies and Alison Leslie Gold
Don Quixote (Miguel De Cervantes)
Don Quixote
338
Miguel De Cervantes
Hood Feminism (Mikki Kendall)
Hood Feminism
339
Mikki Kendall
Pachinko (Min Jin Lee)
Pachinko
340
Min Jin Lee
Is It Just Me? (Miranda Hart)
Is It Just Me?
341
Miranda Hart
The Wind at My Back: Resilience, Grace, and Other Gifts From My Mentor, Raven Wilkinson (Misty Copeland)
The Wind at My Back: Resilience, Grace, and Other Gifts From My Mentor, Raven Wilkinson
342
Misty Copeland
No Romance (Nancy Harris)
No Romance
343
Nancy Harris
Nimona (ND Stevenson)
Nimona
344
ND Stevenson
Voices From Ukraine: Two Plays (Neda Nezhdana)
Voices From Ukraine: Two Plays
345
Neda Nezhdana
Orlando (Neil Bartlett)
Orlando
346
Neil Bartlett
The Ocean at the End of the Lane (Neil Gaiman)
The Ocean at the End of the Lane
347
Neil Gaiman
Good Omens (Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett)
Good Omens
348
Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett
Shakespeare's Restless World: A Portrait of an Era in Twenty Objects (Neil MacGregor)
Shakespeare's Restless World: A Portrait of an Era in Twenty Objects
349
Neil MacGregor
Long Walk to Freedom (Nelson Mandela)
Long Walk to Freedom
350
Nelson Mandela
Three Plays (Noël Coward)
Three Plays
351
Noël Coward
Kindred (Octavia E. Butler)
Kindred
352
Octavia E. Butler
The Girl on the Balcony (Olivia Hussey)
The Girl on the Balcony
353
Olivia Hussey
The Importance of Being Earnest and Four Other Plays (Oscar Wilde)
The Importance of Being Earnest and Four Other Plays
354
Oscar Wilde
The Picture of Dorian Gray (Oscar Wilde)
The Picture of Dorian Gray
355
Oscar Wilde
Metamorphoses (Ovid)
Metamorphoses
356
Ovid
Death Comes to Pemberley (P. D. James)
Death Comes to Pemberley
357
P. D. James
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (Patrick Susskind)
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
358
Patrick Susskind
Patti Lulone a Memoir (Patti Lupone)
Patti Lulone a Memoir
359
Patti Lupone
Baltimore Waltz (Paula Vogel)
Baltimore Waltz
360
Paula Vogel
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