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TJ's 200 Best Books of a Lifetime

This list varies in the content of the books chosen. Some are mainstream, some are not. Some are a joy to read, some are not. If we only read for pleasure and are not willing to be challenged, then this list is not for you. The goal is not to max out the number of books read, but maybe challenge you to read a new one that may interest you. If you get an idea or two of a new book to read then you will enjoy this list, just as I do with others. I am always looking for new ones and have at least 50-60 in my queue at all times. These books have made an impact in some way in my life.
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Beowulf (Anonymous)
Beowulf
1
Anonymous
Spearhead (Adam Makos)
Spearhead
2
Adam Makos
And Then There Was None and Selected Plays (Agatha Christie)
And Then There Was None and Selected Plays
3
Agatha Christie
Inside the Third Reich (Albert Speer)
Inside the Third Reich
4
Albert Speer
The Gulag Archipelago (Aleksandr Solhenitsyn)
The Gulag Archipelago
5
Aleksandr Solhenitsyn
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich (Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn)
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
6
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Avenue of Spies (Alex Kershaw)
Avenue of Spies
7
Alex Kershaw
The Federalist Papers (Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay)
The Federalist Papers
8
Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay
The Lovely Bones (Alice Sebold)
The Lovely Bones
9
Alice Sebold
Where Eagles Dare (Alistair MacLean)
Where Eagles Dare
10
Alistair MacLean
Future Shock (Alvin Toffler)
Future Shock
11
Alvin Toffler
The Great Good Thing: A Secular Jew Comes to Faith in Christ (Andrew Klavan)
The Great Good Thing: A Secular Jew Comes to Faith in Christ
12
Andrew Klavan
The Diary of a Young Girl (Anne Frank)
The Diary of a Young Girl
13
Anne Frank
Phineas Finn (Anthony Trollope)
Phineas Finn
14
Anthony Trollope
The Eustace Diamonds (Anthony Trollope)
The Eustace Diamonds
15
Anthony Trollope
Uncle Vanya (Anton Chekhov)
Uncle Vanya
16
Anton Chekhov
Once an Eagle (Anton Myrer)
Once an Eagle
17
Anton Myrer
Maus (Art Spiegelman)
Maus
18
Art Spiegelman
Death of a Salesman (Arthur Miller)
Death of a Salesman
19
Arthur Miller
The Guns of August (Barbara Tuchman)
The Guns of August
20
Barbara Tuchman
The Proud Tower (Barbara W. Tuchman)
The Proud Tower
21
Barbara W. Tuchman
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (Betty Smith)
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
22
Betty Smith
Dr Zhivago (Boris Pasternak)
Dr Zhivago
23
Boris Pasternak
Dracula (Bram Stoker)
Dracula
24
Bram Stoker
Mere Christianity (C.S. Lewis)
Mere Christianity
25
C.S. Lewis
Surprised by Joy: The Shape of My Early Life (C.S. Lewis)
Surprised by Joy: The Shape of My Early Life
26
C.S. Lewis
The Weight of Glory (C.S. Lewis)
The Weight of Glory
27
C.S. Lewis
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (C.S.Lewis)
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
28
C.S.Lewis
A Tale of Two Cities (Charles Dickens)
A Tale of Two Cities
29
Charles Dickens
David Copperfield (Charles Dickens)
David Copperfield
30
Charles Dickens
Great Expectations (Charles Dickens)
Great Expectations
31
Charles Dickens
Little Dorrit (Charles Dickens)
Little Dorrit
32
Charles Dickens
Oliver Twist (Charles Dickens)
Oliver Twist
33
Charles Dickens
The Mystery of Edwin Drood (Charles Dickens)
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
34
Charles Dickens
Cold Mountain (Charles Frazier)
Cold Mountain
35
Charles Frazier
Flowers for Algernon (Daniel Keyes)
Flowers for Algernon
36
Daniel Keyes
John Adams (David McCullough)
John Adams
37
David McCullough
Mornings on Horseback (David McCullough)
Mornings on Horseback
38
David McCullough
100 Years of Major League Baseball (David Nemec)
100 Years of Major League Baseball
39
David Nemec
The Goldfinch (Donna Tartt)
The Goldfinch
40
Donna Tartt
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