Val's One Book Read, One Book to Read List

Don't you just love books? These are some I've enjoyed that prompted me to seek out other things by the same author.

eta: somehow I ended up with an odd number. Reader's choice as to which book I meant to put there. This list is now interactive.

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The Economy of Cities (Jane Jacobs)

The Economy of Cities (Jane Jacobs)

2

The Death and Life of Great American Cities (Jane Jacobs)

The Death and Life of Great American Cities (Jane Jacobs)

3

Cranford

Cranford

4

Wives and Daughters (Elizabeth Gaskell)

Wives and Daughters (Elizabeth Gaskell)

5

Bleak House

Bleak House

6

Hard Times

Hard Times

7

The Ruin of a Rake (Cat Sebastian)

The Ruin of a Rake (Cat Sebastian)

8

Hither, Page (Cat Sebastian)

Hither, Page (Cat Sebastian)

9

The Body in the Library

The Body in the Library

10

The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Agatha Christie)

The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Agatha Christie)

11

Breakfast of Champions (Kurt Vonnegut)

Breakfast of Champions (Kurt Vonnegut)

12

Player Piano

Player Piano

13

Cosmos

Cosmos

14

The Demon-Haunted World

The Demon-Haunted World

15

March : Book One (John Lewis)

March : Book One (John Lewis)

16

Run (John Lewis and Andrew Aydin)

Run (John Lewis and Andrew Aydin)

17

Legacy of Ashes (Tim Weiner)

Legacy of Ashes (Tim Weiner)

18

Enemies: A History of the FBI (Tim Weiner)

Enemies: A History of the FBI (Tim Weiner)

19

Gotham (Edwin G. Burrows and Mike Wallace)

Gotham (Edwin G. Burrows and Mike Wallace)

20

Greater Gotham: A History of New York City From 1898 to 1919 (Mike Wallace)

Greater Gotham: A History of New York City From 1898 to 1919 (Mike Wallace)

21

Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast

Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast

22

Deerskin (Robin McKinley)

Deerskin (Robin McKinley)

23

Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy: Four Women Undercover in the Civil War (Karen Abbott)

Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy: Four Women Undercover in the Civil War (Karen Abbott)

24

Sin in the Second City: Madams, Ministers, Playboys, and the Battle for America's Soul (Karen Abbott)

Sin in the Second City: Madams, Ministers, Playboys, and the Battle for America's Soul (Karen Abbott)

25

Backlash (Susan Faludi)

Backlash (Susan Faludi)

26

Stiffed (Susan Faludi)

Stiffed (Susan Faludi)

27

They Both Die at the End (Adam Silvera)

They Both Die at the End (Adam Silvera)

28

The First to Die at the End (Adam Silvera)

The First to Die at the End (Adam Silvera)

29

Release (Patrick Ness)

Release (Patrick Ness)

30

Burn (Patrick Ness)

Burn (Patrick Ness)

31

Legend- Marie Lu

Legend- Marie Lu

32

The Midnight Star (Marie Lu)

The Midnight Star (Marie Lu)

33

Any Duchess Will Do (Tessa Dare)

Any Duchess Will Do (Tessa Dare)

34

The Governess Game (Tessa Dare)

The Governess Game (Tessa Dare)

35

Men Explain Things to Me (Rebecca Solnit)

Men Explain Things to Me (Rebecca Solnit)

36

Orwell's Roses (Rebecca Solnit)

Orwell's Roses (Rebecca Solnit)

37

The Glass Universe: How the Ladies of the Harvard Observatory Took the Measure of the Stars (Dava Sobel)

The Glass Universe: How the Ladies of the Harvard Observatory Took the Measure of the Stars (Dava Sobel)

38

Longitude (Dava Sobel)

Longitude (Dava Sobel)

39

Tipping the Velvet

Tipping the Velvet

40

The Little Stranger

The Little Stranger

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