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10 of the Greatest Books Ever Written
The Great Gatsby (Penguin Modern Classics)The Great Gatsby (Penguin Modern Classics) by F Scott Fitzgerald
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The perfect novel - every word honed to perfection
Moby Dick (Wordsworth Classics)Moby Dick (Wordsworth Classics) by Herman Melville
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The ultimate 'great American novel' - all of life is here!
The Outsider (Essential Penguin)The Outsider (Essential Penguin) by Albert Camus
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"A stranger, killing an Arab...." - Forget Salinger, this is the ultimate 'young man''s novel - but so much more ....
Mystery TrainMystery Train by Greil Marcus
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Elvis, The Band, and rock n roll at the heart of America
Dead Souls: An Inspector Rebus Novel 10Dead Souls: An Inspector Rebus Novel 10 by Ian Rankin
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The greatest modern crime novel - but read the other 9 or so in the Rebus series that precede it for maximum benefit and pleasure
BirdsongBirdsong by Sebastian Faulks
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Best recent-ish 'literary fiction' - sadly unequalled by anything else in the Faulks canon
The White Spider: The Classic Account of the Ascent of the Eiger: The story of the North Face of the EigerThe White Spider: The Classic Account of the Ascent of the Eiger: The story of the North Face of the Eiger by Heinrich Harrer
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From the author of 'Seven Years in Tibet', the ultimate history of the Eiger North Face - the ultimate climb; new ed has foreword by Joe Simpson
Feet in the Clouds: A Story of Fell Running and ObsessionFeet in the Clouds: A Story of Fell Running and Obsession by Richard Askwith
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Who'd have thought a book on fell running would be the best recent book on sport, if not one of the most compelling memoirs and social histories too...
Steppenwolf (Essential Penguin)Steppenwolf (Essential Penguin) by Hermann Hesse
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Herman Hesse's haunting, magical, beautiful story of the ultimate outsider ....
Hit Men: Powerbrokers and Fast Money Inside the Music BusinessHit Men: Powerbrokers and Fast Money Inside the Music Business by Frederic Dannen
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The Best book published by my company - the grippint story of the mafia and the record industry