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Yellojkt's Books for Nerds of a Certain Age

This is my list of my favorite books, mostly novels but a few non-fiction that have stuck with me over the years and I regularly recommend to people. I't a little science fiction heavy but that is my favorite genre.
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A Deepness in the Sky
A Deepness in the Sky
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Babbitt by Sinclair Lewis
Babbitt by Sinclair Lewis
2
Chaos
Chaos
3
Fail-Safe
Fail-Safe
4
Godel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid by Douglas R. Hofstadter
Godel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid by Douglas R. Hofstadter
5
Liar's Poker
Liar's Poker
6
Lord Valentine's Castle
Lord Valentine's Castle
7
Thank You for Smoking
Thank You for Smoking
8
The Choirboys (Novel)
The Choirboys (Novel)
9
The Great Santini
The Great Santini
10
The Right Stuff by Tom Wolfe
The Right Stuff by Tom Wolfe
11
Trout Fishing in America
Trout Fishing in America
12
Watchmen (Alan Moore)
Watchmen
13
Alan Moore
Joy Luck Club (Amy Tan)
Joy Luck Club
14
Amy Tan
Ancillary Justice (Ann Leckie)
Ancillary Justice
15
Ann Leckie
The Accidental Tourist (Anne Tyler)
The Accidental Tourist
16
Anne Tyler
Airport (Arthur Hailey)
Airport
17
Arthur Hailey
Foundation (Asimov)
Foundation
18
Asimov
Nickel and Dimed (Barbara Ehrenreich)
Nickel and Dimed
19
Barbara Ehrenreich
Less Than Zero (Bret Easton Ellis)
Less Than Zero
20
Bret Easton Ellis
Tourist Season (Carl Hiaasen)
Tourist Season
21
Carl Hiaasen
All the Birds in the Sky (Charlie Jane Anders)
All the Birds in the Sky
22
Charlie Jane Anders
Sacre Blue (Christopher Moore)
Sacre Blue
23
Christopher Moore
The Thorn Birds (Colleen McCullough)
The Thorn Birds
24
Colleen McCullough
Startide Rising (David Brin)
Startide Rising
25
David Brin
The Hot Rock (Donald E. Westlake)
The Hot Rock
26
Donald E. Westlake
The Goldfinch (Donna Tartt)
The Goldfinch
27
Donna Tartt
The Age of Innocence (Edith Wharton)
The Age of Innocence
28
Edith Wharton
My Brilliant Friend (Elena Ferrante)
My Brilliant Friend
29
Elena Ferrante
The Grass Is Always Greener Over the Septic Tank (Erma Bombeck)
The Grass Is Always Greener Over the Septic Tank
30
Erma Bombeck
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
31
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Seven Days in May (Fletcher Knebel and Charles W. Bailey)
Seven Days in May
32
Fletcher Knebel and Charles W. Bailey
Alas Babylon (Frank)
Alas Babylon
33
Frank
Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune
34
Frank Herbert
The Diary of Anne Frank (Frank, Anne)
The Diary of Anne Frank
35
Frank, Anne
Gateway (Frederick Pohl)
Gateway
36
Frederick Pohl
The Space Merchants (Frederik Pohl & C.M. Kornbluth)
The Space Merchants
37
Frederik Pohl & C.M. Kornbluth
Crime and Punishment (Fyodor Dostoyevsky)
Crime and Punishment
38
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Super Sad True Love Story (Gary Shteyngart)
Super Sad True Love Story
39
Gary Shteyngart
1984 (George Orwell)
1984
40
George Orwell
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