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Unforgettable Books From Long Life

I have been an avid reader from childhood to now, past retirement age. This is a list of books that I think about and talk about often in my personal and professional lives.
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The Count of Monte Cristo (Alexandre Dumas)
The Count of Monte Cristo
1
Alexandre Dumas
Les Miserables (Hugo, Victor)
Les Miserables
2
Hugo, Victor
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
3
Toni Morrison
The Poisonwood Bible (Barbara Kingsolver)
The Poisonwood Bible
4
Barbara Kingsolver
Olive Kitteridge (Elizabeth Strout)
Olive Kitteridge
5
Elizabeth Strout
Anna Karenina (Leo Tolstoy)
Anna Karenina
6
Leo Tolstoy
Cane River
Cane River
7
Olive, Again (Elizabeth Strout)
Olive, Again
8
Elizabeth Strout
My Name Is Lucy Barton (Elizabeth Strout)
My Name Is Lucy Barton
9
Elizabeth Strout
The Autobiography of Malcolm X (Malcolm X)
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
10
Malcolm X
One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest (Ken Kesey)
One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest
11
Ken Kesey
The Prince of Tides (Pat Conroy)
The Prince of Tides
12
Pat Conroy
In Search of Lost Time (Marcel Proust)
In Search of Lost Time
13
Marcel Proust
The Screwtape Letters (C.S. Lewis)
The Screwtape Letters
14
C.S. Lewis
People of the Lie: The Hope for Healing Human Evil (M. Scott Peck)
People of the Lie: The Hope for Healing Human Evil
15
M. Scott Peck
The Cloister Walk (Kathleen Norris)
The Cloister Walk
16
Kathleen Norris
Absalom, Absalom! (William Faulkner)
Absalom, Absalom!
17
William Faulkner
The Imitation of Christ (Thomas À Kempis)
The Imitation of Christ
18
Thomas À Kempis
Pilgrim at Tinker Creek (Annie Dillard)
Pilgrim at Tinker Creek
19
Annie Dillard
The Firm (John Grisham)
The Firm
20
John Grisham
The Bourne Identity (Robert Ludlum)
The Bourne Identity
21
Robert Ludlum
The Namesake (Jhumpa Lahiri)
The Namesake
22
Jhumpa Lahiri
Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All (Allan Gurganis)
Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All
23
Allan Gurganis
Where'd You Go, Bernadette (Maria Semple)
Where'd You Go, Bernadette
24
Maria Semple
Because It Is Bitter, and Because It Is My Heart (Joyce Carol Oates)
Because It Is Bitter, and Because It Is My Heart
25
Joyce Carol Oates
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (Rebecca Wells)
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
26
Rebecca Wells
The Covenant
The Covenant
27
Hawaii (James. A. Michener)
Hawaii
28
James. A. Michener
Captains and the Kings (Taylor Caldwell)
Captains and the Kings
29
Taylor Caldwell
Man's Search for Meaning (Viktor Frankl)
Man's Search for Meaning
30
Viktor Frankl
Meditations (Marcus Aurelius)
Meditations
31
Marcus Aurelius
My Mother She Killed Me, My Father He Ate Me: Forty New Fairy Tales (Various)
My Mother She Killed Me, My Father He Ate Me: Forty New Fairy Tales
32
Various
The Patron Saint of Liars (Ann Patchett)
The Patron Saint of Liars
33
Ann Patchett
Mother Land (Paul Theroux)
Mother Land
34
Paul Theroux
The Feast of All Saints
The Feast of All Saints
35
Ugly Ways (Tina McElroy Ansa)
Ugly Ways
36
Tina McElroy Ansa
Wild at Heart: Discovering the Secret of a Man's Soul (John Eldredge)
Wild at Heart: Discovering the Secret of a Man's Soul
37
John Eldredge
Where the Heart Is (Billie Letts)
Where the Heart Is
38
Billie Letts
Five People You Meet in Heaven (Mitch Albom)
Five People You Meet in Heaven
39
Mitch Albom
The Joy Luck Club (Amy Tan)
The Joy Luck Club
40
Amy Tan
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