 | The Lord of The Rings (Based on the 50th Anniversary Single volume edition 2004) by J.R.R. Tolkien
Buy new: £12.47 / Used from: £0.01 The greatest epic of our times.
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 | A Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela by Nelson Mandela
Buy new: £8.73 / Used from: £0.01 About probably the man of our times.
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 | The Shadow Of The Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Buy new: £7.49 / Used from: £0.01 A brillant novel that stays long in the memory.
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 | The Day of the Jackal by Frederick Forsyth
Buy new: £5.46 / Used from: £0.01 The most intricate thriller written.
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 | The Silent People (The Irish Trilogy) by Walter Macken
Buy new: £5.47 / Used from: £0.01 The best about the Irish famine. Even better than Star of the Sea and that's saying something.
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 | The Barrytown Trilogy: "The Commitments", "The Snapper" and "The Van" by Roddy Doyle
Buy new: £9.06 / Used from: £0.01 You've seen the movies ? Shoulda read the books. Funniest Irish comedies ever. I will never forget 'the nappy in the batter' (The Van).
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 | It's Not About the Bike: My Journey Back to Life by Lance Armstrong
Buy new: £5.49 / Used from: £0.01 The most inspirational auto-biog.
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 | Cycle of Violence by Colin Bateman
Buy used from: £0.01 Bateman is brilliant. Read them all. This is the funniest and the most manic.
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 | Four Letters Of Love by Niall Williams
Buy new: £5.10 / Used from: £0.01 An Irish love story about destiny. Recommended to me by a friend. Our true love could be standing beside us in Tescos and we wouldn't know it !
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 | Executive Orders: A Jack Ryan Novel by Tom Clancy
Buy new: £7.16 / Used from: £0.01 Clancy's biggest and best. 9/11 as prophesied.
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 | No Second Chance by Harlan Coben
Buy used from: £0.01 A brilliant suspense thriller. A great cantputdownabletilfinished read.
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 | A Star Called Henry: The Last Roundup, 1 by Roddy Doyle
Buy new: £5.04 / Used from: £0.01 Roddy gets historical and doesn't wilt.
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 | Star of the Sea by Joseph O'Connor
Buy new: £5.96 / Used from: £0.01 Will be the next modern classic ! A very unique writing style.
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 | 'Tis by Frank McCourt
Buy used from: £0.01 The sequel to Angela's Ashes. Harrowing but ever so good.
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 | To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Buy new: £11.70 / Used from: £8.98 Deserves its place here and everywhere.
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 | Vicars of Christ: The Dark Side of the Papacy by Peter de Rosa
Buy used from: £0.01 An intriguing expose on the Catholic Church. Every cafflick should read it and be informed !
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 | The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon
Buy new: £4.78 / Used from: £0.01 Moving, unique, funny and deserves all the hype.
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 | A Time to Kill by John Grisham
Buy new: £4.70 / Used from: £0.01 Grisham's fnest. He went downhill after this, his first.
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 | Divorcing Jack by Colin Bateman
Buy used from: £0.01 From the writer of Murphy's Law, another classic that became a movie
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 | The Butcher Boy by Patrick McCabe
Buy new: £5.05 / Used from: £0.01 Darkly disturbing, yet compelling and unique.
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 | Catch-22 (Vintage Classics) by Joseph Heller
Buy new: £5.96 / Used from: £1.49 Very well written. Stays with you for a long time afterwards.
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 | Amazon Adventure by Willard Price
Buy used from: £0.01 My favourite childhood books series, all about animals and travels.
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| Birdsong by Sebastian Faulks
A passionate story of love in WW1. Endearing.
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 | Man and Wife by Tony Parsons
Buy new: £5.79 / Used from: £0.01 A sensitive and yet funny tale of relationships.
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| The Hitch-Hikers Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
The best sci fi read.
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