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What Dan Read (In the Order He Read Them) - Page 33

Dan Pelzer began listing the books he was reading in 1962, and by the time the list was finished in 2023, he had read 3,599 works. Upon Mr. Pelzer's death in 2025, his family posted the list at what-dead-read.com as a tribute to their father, and Mr. Pelzer's life and list now serve as an inspiration to readers everywhere. This is that list, reproduced in the order Mr. Pelzer read them.
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The Mongols (David Morgan)
The Mongols
1281
David Morgan
The People's History of the United States (Howard Zinn)
The People's History of the United States
1282
Howard Zinn
Inventing the Middle Ages (Cantor)
Inventing the Middle Ages
1283
Cantor
The Overworked American: The Unexpected Decline of Leisure (Juliet B. Schor)
The Overworked American: The Unexpected Decline of Leisure
1284
Juliet B. Schor
Black Elk Speaks
Black Elk Speaks
1285
Billy the Kid: A Short and Violent Life (Robert M. Utley)
Billy the Kid: A Short and Violent Life
1286
Robert M. Utley
A Criminal History of Mankind (Colin Wilson)
A Criminal History of Mankind
1287
Colin Wilson
The Rise of the Greeks (Michael Grant)
The Rise of the Greeks
1288
Michael Grant
The Classical Greeks (Michael Grant)
The Classical Greeks
1289
Michael Grant
In Search of the Dark Ages (Wood)
In Search of the Dark Ages
1290
Wood
The Holocaust: The Fate of European Jewry, 1932-1945 (Leni Yahil)
The Holocaust: The Fate of European Jewry, 1932-1945
1291
Leni Yahil
The Age of Battles: The Quest for Decisive Warfare From Breitenfeld to Waterloo (Russell Weigley)
The Age of Battles: The Quest for Decisive Warfare From Breitenfeld to Waterloo
1292
Russell Weigley
The Celts: The People Who Came Out of the Darkness (Gerhard Herm)
The Celts: The People Who Came Out of the Darkness
1293
Gerhard Herm
Banker (Dick Francis)
Banker
1294
Dick Francis
The Captain and the Enemy (Graham Greene)
The Captain and the Enemy
1295
Graham Greene
A Shilling for Candles (Josephine Tey)
A Shilling for Candles
1296
Josephine Tey
Indemnity Only (Sara Paretsky)
Indemnity Only
1297
Sara Paretsky
The Stars at Noon (Denis Johnson)
The Stars at Noon
1298
Denis Johnson
Whoever Fights Monsters (Robert H. Ressler)
Whoever Fights Monsters
1299
Robert H. Ressler
Best Laid Plans (Dennis Martin & John Walcott)
Best Laid Plans
1300
Dennis Martin & John Walcott
Time for the Stars: Astronomy in the 1990s (Alan Lightman)
Time for the Stars: Astronomy in the 1990s
1301
Alan Lightman
A History of Knowledge (Charles Van Doren)
A History of Knowledge
1302
Charles Van Doren
The Washing of the Spears (Donald R. Morris)
The Washing of the Spears
1303
Donald R. Morris
Adam, Eve, and the Serpent (Elaine Pagels)
Adam, Eve, and the Serpent
1304
Elaine Pagels
Hitler & Stalin:Parallel Lives (Alan Bullock)
Hitler & Stalin:Parallel Lives
1305
Alan Bullock
Truman (David McCullough)
Truman
1306
David McCullough
The Creators: A History of Heroes of the Imagination (Daniel Boorstin)
The Creators: A History of Heroes of the Imagination
1307
Daniel Boorstin
The Honey and the Hemlock (Eli Sagan)
The Honey and the Hemlock
1308
Eli Sagan
JFK: Reckless Youth (Nigel Hamilton)
JFK: Reckless Youth
1309
Nigel Hamilton
The Scramble for Africa: White Man's Conquest of the Dark Continent From 1876 to 1912 (Thomas Pakenham)
The Scramble for Africa: White Man's Conquest of the Dark Continent From 1876 to 1912
1310
Thomas Pakenham
Mexico (James A. Michener)
Mexico
1311
James A. Michener
Egypt, Canaan, and Israel in Ancient Time (Donald B. Redford)
Egypt, Canaan, and Israel in Ancient Time
1312
Donald B. Redford
Maigret and the Calame Report (Georges Simenon)
Maigret and the Calame Report
1313
Georges Simenon
Maigret Hesitates (Georges Simenon)
Maigret Hesitates
1314
Georges Simenon
Portraits of American Politics: A Reader (Bruce a Murphy)
Portraits of American Politics: A Reader
1315
Bruce a Murphy
Citizens: A Chronicle of the French Revolution (Simon Schama)
Citizens: A Chronicle of the French Revolution
1316
Simon Schama
Hitler's Generals (Correlli Barnett)
Hitler's Generals
1317
Correlli Barnett
A Forest of Kings (Linda Schele & David Freidel)
A Forest of Kings
1318
Linda Schele & David Freidel
Robert the Bruce (Scott)
Robert the Bruce
1319
Scott
Battle of the Bismarck Sea (Lex McAulay)
Battle of the Bismarck Sea
1320
Lex McAulay
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