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Autumn Reads 2005
My Friend FloraMy Friend Flora by Jane Duncan
Buy used from: £9.24
One of the books in Jane Duncan's series of My Friends books - no one seems to read her now but she is excellent and deserves a wider readership
The American BoyThe American Boy by Andrew Taylor
Buy new: £5.96 / Used from: £0.01
Kept me reading despite being ill
CryptonomiconCryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson
Buy used from: £0.99
Long, complicated but worth the effort
Margrave of the MarshesMargrave of the Marshes by John Peel
Buy used from: £0.01
You can hear Peelie's voice in your ear as you read this.
Anansi BoysAnansi Boys by Neil Gaiman
Buy used from: £2.41
An easy, entertaining read.
A Life Inside: A Prisoner's NotebookA Life Inside: A Prisoner's Notebook by Erwin James
Buy new: £5.53 / Used from: £3.17
One man's experience in prison - thoughtful stuff
The Home Stretch: From Prison to ParoleThe Home Stretch: From Prison to Parole by Erwin James
Buy new: £5.11 / Used from: £1.49
More of Erwin James' Guardian columns
The Nine Emotional Lives of CatsThe Nine Emotional Lives of Cats by Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson
Buy used from: £0.01
One of the best cat books I have ever read - 5 cats and a family in NZ
Madhouse: A Tragic Tale of Megalomania and Modern MedicineMadhouse: A Tragic Tale of Megalomania and Modern Medicine by A Scull
Buy new: £15.28 / Used from: £6.70
Not an easy read, but fascinating and disturbing
Blink: The Power of Thinking Without ThinkingBlink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking by Malcolm Gladwell
Buy used from: £3.91
Interesting stuff
Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of EverythingFreakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything by Steven D. Levitt
Buy used from: £13.94
Easy to read economics?