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Topic: 100+ Books I Should Read
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** I've edited the Subject line to read 100+ Books instead of just 100. Thanks for the great list! **
Okay, here's the compiled list! I hope I didn't duplicate any suggestions. If you see any errors, please let me know so I can correct it. :-) Thanks everyone!!
1. To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee 141. Slaughterhouse Five - Kurt Vonnegut 142. Cat's Cradle - Kurt Vonnegut 143. Think and Grow Rich - Napoleon Hill 144. God's Psychiatry - Charles L. Allen Last Edited on: 10/18/09 12:15 AM ET - Total times edited: 7 |
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To Kill a Mockingbird |
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I will probably have others to list on this thread, but I want to start with:
Black Like Me by John Howard Griffen |
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The Silver Chalice by Thomas B. Costain |
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Wise Children - Angela Carter Watership Down - Richard Adams |
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The Diary of Anne Frank |
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Wow this is hard. One single book? I love series. I guess I'm gonna say: A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle |
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hmmmm . . . maybe 1984 by George Orwell? |
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When Bad Things Happen to Good People by Harold Kushner How To Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie The Road Less Traveled by M. Scott Peck Shell Seekers by Rosamunde Pilcher Angle of Repose by Wallace Stegner Loving Frank by Nancy Horan New Mercies by Sandra Dallas
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"A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini |
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"Gone With The Wind" by Margaret Mitchell |
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Banker to the Poor: Micro-Lending and the Battle Against World Poverty |
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Civil Disobedience and Walden, by Henry David Thoreau. I added both books because they are usually packed together these days. |
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with no context at all? OK. Stranger in a Strange Land - Robert Heinlein cause everyone should read it! The Crucible - Arthur Miller Last Edited on: 9/11/09 4:11 PM ET - Total times edited: 1 |
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Uncle Tom's Children by Richard Wright |
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Death Comes For the Archbishop by Willa Cather The Oddessy By Homer Last Edited on: 9/11/09 4:58 PM ET - Total times edited: 1 |
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The Host by Stephanie Meyers Seriously..it's not Like Twilight. It was very emotional for me to read. My copy is saved for my kids when they are older. And for me to reread. It's the only book on my keeper shelf. |
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It's known as the Merlin Trilogy by Mary Stewart. Similar to Harry Potter, in that it follows the life of Merlin, first as an ordinary boy - but not... Then growing into a man, to become known as the 'wizard" and "magician" to the young man, Arthur, who eventually becomes King Arthur. I often wonder if J.K. Rowling didn't get her inspiration for Harry from this classic trilogy. Books in the Merlin Trilogy: |
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EveDallas...did you know she added a fourth book to her Merlin series? "The Wicked Day" is the tale of Arthur's final battle, and the story of Mordred. These are some of my absolute favorite books! |
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Redeeming Love by Francine Rivers and/or The Color Purple by Alice Walker A Tree Grows in Brooklyn - Betty Smith My Name is Asher Lev by Chaim Potok and The Gift of Asher Lev |
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Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen East of Eden by John Steinbeck Nine Stories By J.D. Sallinger |
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Story of my Life by Helen Keller Helen Keller and Teacher Little House book series Anne of Green Gables series The Bible (of course!) |
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ditto on the Little House series and on To Kill a Mockingbird I'd add Rebecca to the list. |
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momnoch the devil--anne rice a very good book that will make you fall into love, and hate, will the darkside.
Katherine |
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Jane Eyre Crime and Punishment The Road The Poisonwood Bible Still Alice A Thousand Splendid Suns Last Edited on: 9/13/09 12:59 AM ET - Total times edited: 3 |
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