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Books you should not ignore
Wild Swans: Three Daughters of ChinaWild Swans: Three Daughters of China by Jung Chang
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Wonderful, moving, heart breaking and up lifting.
Long Walk to FreedomLong Walk to Freedom by Nelson Mandela
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Magnificent man. Magnificent book.
Girlfriend in a ComaGirlfriend in a Coma by Douglas Coupland
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Wow!
Life of PiLife of Pi by Yann Martel
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Funny and off beat and ultimately so very sad.
Mister God, This Is AnnaMister God, This Is Anna by Anna Fynn
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God and Life through the eyes of a child.
The Medici: Godfathers of the RenaissanceThe Medici: Godfathers of the Renaissance by Paul Strathern
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Hsitory at it's best
Collected Autobiographies of Maya Angelou (Modern Library)Collected Autobiographies of Maya Angelou (Modern Library) by Dr Maya Angelou
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Wonderful collection of a woman's life
To Kill a MockingbirdTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
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One of the best novels of all time.
Emperor: The Gates of Rome: 1Emperor: The Gates of Rome: 1 by Conn Iggulden
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Action packed adventure
The Autobiography of Malcolm XThe Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm X
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The promice and the frustration of greatness
Foundation (Foundation Novels)Foundation (Foundation Novels) by Isaac Asimov
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The best science fiction book ever written
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective AgencyThe No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith
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The whole series is outstanding
Brave New World (Perennial Classics)Brave New World (Perennial Classics) by Aldous Huxley
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powerful and strangely quite moving.
Fahrenheit 451: The Temperature at Which Book Paper Catches Fire, and BurnsFahrenheit 451: The Temperature at Which Book Paper Catches Fire, and Burns by Ray Bradbury
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I wish I could make this into a film.
The Holy Bible: New King James VersionThe Holy Bible: New King James Version
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It's got to be the New King James Version. The best, most poetic
A Man of the People (African Writers Series)A Man of the People (African Writers Series) by Chinua Achebe
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African Writing at it's best
The Land Where the Blues BeganThe Land Where the Blues Began by Alan Lomax
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Not just about the music. The book drips with hardship and triumph
What's So Amazing About Grace?What's So Amazing About Grace? by Philip Yancey
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A simple message we all ignore
The Rule of FourThe Rule of Four by Ian Caldwell
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Unfairly in the Da Vinci Plods shadow. A far better book
When Was Wales?: A History of the Welsh (Pelican)When Was Wales?: A History of the Welsh (Pelican) by Gwyn A. Williams
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A great introduction to the history of Wales
The drums of Kumasi: The story of the Ashanti warsThe drums of Kumasi: The story of the Ashanti wars by Alan Lloyd
Great piece of historical writing, actually very exciting.